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Joe, what was it like to go from fronting your own blues-based band to playing in a rock super group?
Bonamassa: If someone had told me just a few years ago that I'd be in a huge rock band, I'd have said, "You're crazy." But that's the way life goes—there's no telling where it will take you. It's such an honor to be playing in a great group with such high-caliber musicians, some of whom I grew up listening to. And it's a very comfortable position, too, just being the guitar player—kind of a relief from fronting my own band, which I do 160 nights a year.
On the other hand, being in a band like this can occasionally be kind of like a rugby scrum. It gets kind of rough and tumble, with everyone jockeying for position and all going for it at once, as opposed to having other players take on more supportive roles in a solo context. But I think we all have a great chemistry together on account of our shared affinity for British blues-rock, and everything comes together so quickly in the studio for us, kind of like what it must have been like back in the day for bands like the Faces.
Glenn, what was it like to play with Joe—did you feel any sort of generational divide?
Hughes: Absolutely not. Joe plays with maturity beyond his years and has such a deep knowledge of, and respect for, the blues tradition. It's very pure. But Joe's not just a great bluesman, he's one of those rare lads who can cross effortlessly between blues and rock, not unlike a Jimmy Page or an Eric Clapton or a Gary Moore. Most rock guitarists can't really play the blues—it's not in their DNA—and vice versa. And Joe's also a consummate professional— he recorded everything mostly on one take and never more than two. I especially liked his signature sound on "Cold"—so painful, like a dying bird, but exquisitely beautiful.
Bonamassa: Neither, really. I like to think of myself as the Line 6 Pod of guitar players: You can set me to "Blues Breakers Clapton" and I'll pull it off, you can set me to "British Blues-Rock 1974" and I'll pull it off, you can set me to "Vintage Muddy Waters" and I'll pull it off. Whatever the situation calls for, I like to think I can deliver in an authentic way.
Glenn, your bass lines on 2 are so soulful and melodic— even in such a hard-rock context. Who are your influences, and how do you go about writing bass lines?
Hughes: It all goes back to when I was a boy in short trousers living in the north of England and getting into the Beatles and, later, the Stones as a sort of rebellious thing. Then, in my late teens, I started getting excited about sounds from black America—some blues, but mostly Motown and Tamla soul records . . . players like James Jamerson and Carol Kaye. All of these sounds came together to inform my sound, and I obviously wear my influences upon my sleeve.
I'm a singer, and the bass is an extension of my voice, so what I write on the bass tends to be highly melodic. I also tend to bend the strings a lot to get a vocal-like sound. Because of that, I've used light-gauge strings since the 1960s, and I've never had a problem with them going out of tune. I'm not a hammer-on bass player—I don't come from the '80s school of thought, where more notes are better. In a nutshell, I write simple bass lines where what I don't play is as important as what I do—tuneful bass lines that have a nice, old-school groove and anchor the song rather than busy it up.
What is your songwriting process like?
Hughes: It's very natural—the cornerstone of my life, really. What I mainly do is hatch an idea for a song and watch it develop. It often begins for me late at night when my wife and I go into the bedroom, where four dogs are usually hanging out on the bed and an acoustic guitar is sitting next to it on a stand—a very relaxed environment for writing, unlike sitting at a desk and forcing myself to write. I believe, by the way, that all of the greatest songs were written on acoustic—take, for example, "Satisfaction" and "A Day in the Life." In any case, as my wife and I wind down from the day, I'll just pick up the guitar and play for a while, recording it onto a Dictaphone. The next morning, I'll have a listen to the tape and see if I captured anything worth expanding into a complete song with lyrics.
For this particular album, even though I was working with brilliant improvisers, I didn't want to just go into the studio and jam. It's nothing against jam music—in fact we'll probably morph into jamming a bit when we take these new songs on the road. Luckily, I had the luxury of spending about four months on writing the songs, rather than rushing something together at the last minute. I brought about a half-dozen barebones sketches, with melodies, chord progressions, and lyrics, into the studio and gave my mates permission to kick my babies around the room. That's the way I look at it—songs are like children. It was hard to let go of them at first, but in the end I trusted everyone to add and subtract little bits and pieces. That's the best way to do it in a band, democratically. In this case, it made my music better to share it with a group of strong individuals— which is something I hadn't done in a long time until BCC got together.
Bonamassa: I think one of my biggest models, in terms of songwriting, is Jimmy Page. I try to take old blues music and make it my own like he did. In terms of the process, a lot of guitarists start out with licks or riffs, but I usually come up with the lyrics first—or, at the very least, the title. When it comes time to write the music, I use whatever guitar I have close by—I have about 100 in my collection—and try to come up with things that are as much about the song as the solo.

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A Spokane sex offender doesn't have the ability to control his impulses when he's gambling or around pre-teen girls, according to prosecutors at the trial of Richard Payne.
Payne, a registered sex offender, took the stand in his own defense Monday in the last days of his trial which, if convicted, could result in him being sent to prison for the rest of his life.
The worst thing about taking the stand in your own defense is that it opens yourself up to cross-examination by the prosecution and sometimes the state's questions can do more damage than the defendant's best answers.
Payne went fishing on July 21, 2012, the day he allegedly molested a five-year-old girl at NorthTown Mall. Monday morning on the witness stand he told the jury after driving to the Coeur d' Alene River he wound up at the Coeur d' Alene Casino where he lost his entire paycheck.
"After losing that money how did you feel?"
"Well I was sick. I was upset. It wasn't the first time I had done this in fact this gambling was a problem of mine," Payne said on the stand.
Payne says he dreaded going home to tell his girlfriend about his losses so he went to NorthTown Mall instead.
"I sat in the car for a minute, just worrying about everything. Decided to go walking; I walked inside the mall. Walking usually helps me think a little clearer," he said.
Payne said he didn't plan to walk inside the video arcade but under cross examination prosecutors accused him of seeking out another one of his vices, young girls.
"You stayed there because that young five year old excited you?"
"That's not true," Payne retorted.
Prosecutors say in the surveillance video jurors will be able to see Payne approach the alleged victim as she sat on a video game and pulled up her dress.
"And you placed you hand on the buttocks of the five year old who was sitting on the back correct?"
"No I did not do that," Payne replied.
"Because you though you could get a quick feel. Correct ?"
"That is not true," Payne said.
"And you did get a quick feel?"
"No I did not," Payne replied.
Payne also denied fondling or exposing himself, saying he was just re-tucking in his shirt. He also told the jury that even though he admitted to police that he had touched the girl he was just telling detectives what they wanted to hear to avoid getting arrested.
If the jury doesn't believe him and finds that Payne did touch the girl for the purpose of his sexual gratification he will automatically spend the rest of his life in prison.


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Geographic Range
Burmeister's porpoises are only found along the coastal waters of South America. They inhabit the Atlantic waters on the coast of Brazil and continue to be found south around the coastlines of Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands and north into the coastal Pacific waters of Peru.
Biogeographic Regions: atlantic ocean (Native ); pacific ocean (Native )


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MSU grad wins teaching award
Minot State University alumni Brenda Maus Morman, a first-grade teacher in Wahpeton, is the winner of the North Dakota Geographic Alliance's 2012 Warren Kress Outstanding Geography Teacher Award.
Morman has taught for 34 years and integrates geography into her daily teaching.
"My students love to find places on the map and globe," she said in a press release issued by Minot State. "So, I integrate geography into my daily teaching and help students explore maps and globe. During writing activities, I may ask, 'Where could your story take place besides Wahpeton?' My students learn about cultural geography by celebrating the Chinese New Year, Thanksgiving, St. Patrick's Day and Christmas around the world and through units that use maps to take a trip to Alaska and to places where penguins live."
Morman has completed a variety of programs sponsored by NDGA. In addition, she received the Who's Who Among America's Teachers Award in 2004-2005 and 2005-2006, and the N.D. Reading Council Literary Award. She was also the N.D. Ag in the Classroom recipient and attended the National Ag in the Classroom Conference.
Ward spelling bee set for Feb. 20
The Ward County Spelling Bee will be held at 10 a.m. Feb. 20 on the third floor of the Minot State University Student Center.
The competition is open to fifth- through eighth-graders in the county.
A written competition will begin in the morning followed by an oral round that will start at about 1 p.m. The winner and runner-up in the oral round will advance to the state competition on March 23 in Bismarck.
Observation of the event is open to the public.
ASNE?offers journalism class
The American Society of News Editors is offering an expenses-paid, two-week summer journalism institute for secondary school teachers.
One hundred seventy-five teachers will be selected to attend the 2013 Reynolds High School Journalism Institute. Applications should be postmarked by March 1. Online applications are available at (hsj.org/reynolds).
The institute teaches reporting, editing, multimedia, layout and design, journalism ethics, First Amendment rights and student press law. Teachers return to their classrooms with the knowledge and skills to invigorate their school journalism programs and produce top-notch online and print news publications
Institutes will be held at Arizona State University in Phoenix from June 16-28; University of Texas at Austin from June 16-28; Kent State University at Kent, Ohio, from July 7-19; University of Nevada at Reno from July 14-26; and the University of Missouri at Columbia from July 14-26.
There is no cost to the teacher or school. Teachers from schools that lack online student media or have struggling journalism programs are especially encouraged to apply. Transportation, lodging, meals, materials, tuition and continuing education credits are paid by a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
Mathcounts slated for Wednesday
The annual Ward County Mathcounts competition for seventh- and eighth-graders will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday on the third floor of the Minot State University Student Center.
A written test will be given in the morning, followed by an countdown round that will begin at about 1 p.m.
Observation of the math competition is open to the public.
Game bolsters disaster skills
"Disaster Hero," a free emergency preparedness game, was developed by The American College of Emergency Physicians and Legacy Games as part of a grant administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Disaster Hero includes a variety of different game genres, tailored to the specific type of educational content to be conveyed. For example, arcade and puzzle gameplay is used to teach how to prepare for a possible natural disaster and how to stay safe afterward, such as determining escape routes and meeting places, avoiding common hazards or shutting off utilities. Hidden object gameplay is used to teach what items belong in an emergency supply kit, for example batteries, flashlight and canned food. Along the way, players will be quizzed on the information presented through gameplay.
In the game, the dashing "Dante Shields" is the original Disaster Hero, founder of the Disaster Arena that recruits the best prospects to lead the next generation of the Disaster Hero Squad. Points, trophies and achievements are earned throughout the experience and displayed on the Disaster Hero website, along with additional downloadable learning activities targeted to teachers and parents. For more information and to play, go to (disasterhero.com).
ACT?registration for April 13 open
Registration is now open for the April 13 administration of the ACT college and career readiness exam. Students who want to take the exam on this date must register by March 8.
Students can register online at (www.actstudent.org) or by mail. Paper registration forms can be obtained from school counselor offices or by requesting a registration packet from ACT. Students must submit a photo of themselves to register for the exam.
The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement exam. It measures the academic skills and knowledge that students have learned in school and need to know to be ready for first-year college courses.
The ACT comprises four multiple-choice subject tests – English, mathematics, reading and science – and takes about three hours, plus breaks, to complete. An optional writing test, which takes an additional 30 minutes, is also available. Students who want to take the writing portion should register for the ACT Plus Writing.
The cost to take the ACT (with no writing test) is $35. The cost to take the ACT Plus Writing is $50.50. Fee waivers are available to qualified students who can't afford the registration fee. Students should apply for a fee waiver through their school counselor's office.
All four-year colleges and universities across the United States accept ACT scores for admission purposes. During registration, students may select up to four colleges or universities to receive their score reports at no additional charge. ACT sends score reports only when authorized to do so by the student.
Each test taker receives an ACT score report that includes a wide variety of information to assist with course planning, college readiness, career planning and college admissions.


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Few sights are as magical as the view of the Manhattan Skyline at night from the walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge! It's is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the USA, built in 1883 it spans 5,989 feet over the east river. Come along and enjoy the spectacular views as New York City's lights sparkle over the waters of the Hudson! We'll also grab a bite to eat in Brooklyn before riding the subway back to Harlem!
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Remember When: Postcards
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my mum is from Wales and we often still go camping to North Wales around the areas where I used to go to visit my relatives as a child. My dad is Liverpudlian through and through like me!..enjoyed looking at your photosReplyDeleteReplies
How lucky to have those memories and to get to visit those areas. Have you thought of putting together a little picture album for the future generations who might not be able to do that?Delete
Rita, you're so lucky to have these old postcards showing where your family lived. I wish I had those for my family. I know I used to have a shoebox full of postcards from my childhood. I wonder what ever happened to that ...ReplyDeleteReplies
Doris, I found both of these postcards on e-bay. Usually they are very cheap for "off" places like this. There are also many sites that show postcards from different areas. Look around. You'll be amazed.Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 12, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Oh, my gosh. Do you remember the smell of the warm cashews from the nut case when you entered the Woolworth's stores? Especially on a cold, snowy day. That was as close to heaven as it got!ReplyDeleteReplies
No I don't remember the cashews. My memory of smells is more talcum powder and a mustyness. Maybe a hint of popcorn? Nor sure about some memories.Delete


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European Commission, UN Environment step up cooperation to protect the world's oceans 20/12/2016 00:00:00
Mushrooming Cooperation 05/12/2016 00:00:00
Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director
I have been asked to address the issue of the Green Economy-or to give it its full title from the outcome of last year's Rio+20 Summit in Brazil, the Green Economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
These elements are important because the greening of the economy is not just an environmental agenda. It is a vehicle for delivering growth and prosperity that also provides positive social outcomes such as improved human health and decent jobs.
It is also a vehicle and a pathway towards a world in which natural capital or nature-based assets are well-managed rather than mined, and are understood as among the fundamentals underpinning wealth across cultures and society.
China's concept of eco-civilization also echoes to a further dimension that should not be ignored?namely the cultural and spiritual values of nature and human dignity within societies.
These are concepts that many intuitively understand in China and beyond.
It is good to give them expression in your over-arching theme because they are values and concepts of quality, not just quantity of life, that unite us all and link generations. They are beyond profit and loss.
Let me also congratulate the leaders of the city of Guiyang?an urban centre in a rapidly developing economy that is part of a worldwide cities movement towards the aims and aspirations of a low-carbon, resource-efficient green economy.
Honourable delegates, ladies and gentlemen,
We meet here just over a year after the Rio+20 Summit and its outcomes, and less than two years from two major and intertwined events.
These are the launching of a suite of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that build on the Millennium Development Goals while forming part of the post-2015 development agenda, and the urgent need to deliver a universal and meaningful climate agreement by 2015 so that it can become operational in 2020.
The global challenge and opportunity underpinning both of these is this: how do we grow economies while decoupling that development from natural resource use?
The UNEP-hosted International Resource Panel estimates that on current trends the world will triple that resource use by 2050?an unsustainable path if ever there was one.
Rio+20 has given the international community new or modernized tools to achieve this:
UNEP and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN earlier this year launched Think Eat Save: Reduce Your Foodprint?an international campaign to cut the at least one third of all food that is currently wasted and lost.
This is in direct support of the agri-food theme of the 10 YFP and I would like to thank the estimated half a billion people in China who have supported and are supporting us through, for example, 'Operation Clean up Your Empty Plates'?a social media campaign on Weibo?in the run up to, during and since World Environment Day 2013.
There will be many foundations, pillars and building blocks to a green economy and an ecological civilization; food and the way we manage agriculture and food supplies will be a critical one.
The issue here at this meeting for China and for countries worldwide is where do we go from here?
China and the Green Economy
China is showing real leadership on a wide range of activities contributing to a green economy transition - from wind, solar and other renewable energies to the environmental industry sector.
A UNEP report to be released shortly will confirm this by revealing the following:
China has also developed forward-looking policy frameworks to support a green economy transformation. For example, incentives such as feed-in-tariffs, subsidies and tax advantages already exist and are helping stimulate green investment, as are strict regulations to help phase out inefficient plants, halt water pollution and improve waste management.
However significant challenges remain, as you all know.
For example China is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases - accounting for 10 per cent of the world's output in 2011.
Local pollution, particularly to air but also to water, is putting a strain on China's growth. It is estimated that 90 per cent of the country's urban water bodies are polluted, and outdoor pollution is estimated to contribute to 1.2 million premature deaths per year.
So while a green economy transformation is underway, the challenge is to accelerate and scale-up this transition and transformation.
Earlier this year, UNEP launched a new UN-wide Partnership for Action on Green Economy called PAGE, along with ILO, UNIDO and UNITAR.
Between now and 2020, this partnership aims to help 30 countries' accelerate their transition to socially inclusive, resource efficient and low carbon economies by offering them a comprehensive suite of tools and resources to reach their sustainable development goals.
Last month, Mongolia was announced as the first PAGE country, and others will follow in the coming months.
Meanwhile many countries in Africa like Kenya and South Africa are jump-starting their economies with green strategies and polices. In South America, several countries such as Peru have put "natural capital" and the environment at the heart of their development plans.
In the Asia-Pacific region, numerous countries such as the Republic of Korea and Vietnam are developing their own unique green economy plans.
China is also playing a significant role in South-South Cooperation and is a key contributor to this year's Global South-South Development Expo, which will be held at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi.
The evolution of the green economy to what one might term green economy 2.0 is now a priority for UNEP in respect to its engagement with partners such as the Government of China.
The policies and actions here and across the globe can assist member states of the UN as they devise and refine their plans for the Sustainable Development Goals, not least by underpinning them with green economy pathways and indicators.
The green economy can also underpin support and a sense of optimism that greenhouse gas emissions can be brought down to levels that will keep a global temperature rise this century under 2 degrees C.
UNEP would like to congratulate China on achievements to date, its openness to engage on these critical global issues and its commitment to seek solutions.
UNEP looks forward to continuing its long-time partnership with China, as the country continues to drive innovation and investment in building green economic models that will support a global transition to a sustainable eco-civilization. Thank you.


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This guide uses visual representations to show the benefits of regular exercise to those with diabetes. It gives suggestions to get more active and includes places for you to write your ideas and create your own physical activity plan.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
This flipbook helps teach patients to identify ways to become more physically active. It provides color illustrations with two- to third- grade level text on the patient pages and simple teaching points on the corresponding instructor pages.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
This guide will help you fit physical activity into your life—your way. Decide the number of days you'll exercise, the types of activities you'll do, and the times that fit your schedule.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
This guide shows you many types of exercise and physical activity. It also has lots of tips to help you be active in ways that suit your lifestyle, interests, health, and budget, whether you're just starting out, getting back to exercising after a break, or fit enough to run a 3-mile race. It's for everyone—people who are healthy and those who live with an ongoing health problem or disability. En español
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
This tip sheet describes ways to get more active to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
This DVD, designed for older adults, features strength, balance, and flexibility exercises that can be done at home, at work, or at the gym.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
This website for kids tells you cool stuff about how your body works, how eating right helps you play better and feel good, and how staying active is lots of fun! En español
This tip sheet helps Hispanics/Latinos at risk for type 2 diabetes move more and eat less to reduce their risk. En español
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
This comprehensive kit includes reproducible patient education handouts on 29 topics related to cardiometabolic risk reduction, prediabetes, diabetes, and CVD. En español
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
This website makes publicly available materials that were used in the HEALTHY intervention program, which was designed to moderate risk factors for type 2 diabetes in adolescents including nutrition, physical education, behavior, and communications and social marketing. En español
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Javier Baez Autographed Memorabilia and Collectibles
Javier Baez is an infielding phenom for the Chicago Cubs. Called to the Majors in August 2014, Baez finished out the 2014 season as the Cubs' starting shortstop. Becoming the first player since 2003 to hit an extra inning home run in a MLB debut, Baez took his MLB playing time and made it count. Bouncing back between High A and the Majors, Javier Baez is sure to be called back up to the majors – and stay for a long while.


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The Queenstown Dream
Beta on the trail-runner's paradise of New Zealand's South Island
The feeling was instantaneous, an epiphanic jolt so profound that it nearly stopped me dead in my tracks ...
Photo by Nathan Secker
The feeling was instantaneous, an epiphanic jolt so profound that it nearly stopped me dead in my tracks on a technical doubletrack trail towering over New Zealand's South Island adventure capital, Queenstown. In that prolonged moment, I appreciated how incredibly fortunate I was to be engaged in my favorite pastime—trail running—in such a fantastic place.
The 360-degree panoramic views atop Queenstown Hill's tree-barren environs are more like a jocular siren to a descending trail runner. The rocky, rutted trail drops at a precipitous rate and is no place for a wandering eye. Still, I cannot help it.
At the foot of Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu reflects a soft blue color, mirroring the clear sky enveloping me. Layered in between, the valley's dark-green flora creeps upward until swallowed by each mountain's rocky, brown-gray edifice. I resolve to spend any remaining free time in Queenstown trail running, and manage to float the final miles of the 1500-foot descent, exuberant in my epiphany.


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Someone is leaving food laces with dangerous objects for pets in a neighborhood in Michigan.
Police Detective Sgt. Dave Schreiner said there have been nearly a dozen incidents since October.
"It always seems to be the same content, metal objects, sharp, hazardous objects places in food and something a dog would eat," said Schreiner.
At least two dogs required surgery after ingesting meat that had needles in it.
Police may install cameras in the area to try and track down the culprit.
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Personal connection to homeschooling series
The year was 1977. I saw "Star Wars" that year. My daughter was born that year. I never connected the two events until I started thinking about my editor's request for me to do a story on homeschooling. I homeschooled my daughter for four years beginning in 1984 and I wasn't sure whether that was going to help or hinder my efforts to write an objective and interesting story.
During research and interviews, the crawler from "Star Wars" kept coming to mind. The time I homeschooled seemed long ago and it might have been a different galaxy.
I am no longer actively involved in homeschooling, but I do have a sense of history about the subject. When I told the superintendent of our school district, Westmoreland Central School (near Rome, N.Y.), of my intention to teach my daughter, he wasn't quite sure what to do with me. Although there were homeschoolers elsewhere in the state, we were the first family in the district to make such a request. Regulation 100.10 Home Instruction did not exist. There was no packet of information to mail to a family at that time. Neither the acronym IHIP (individual homeschool instruction plan) nor the format for the IHIP had been developed.
In contrast to the brief letter of intent required today, my original written request was part legal brief. I spent hours in the law library in Utica, looking up cases about the subject, one of which went back to the 1950s. It was part of my job to convince the district I had the right to homeschool. I didn't give much of a philosophical argument. Most teachers favored individualized instruction. To me, homeschooling was individualized instruction taken to its logical conclusion. Legally, I did not have to prove I could do "better." I simply wrote I could do at least as much as the school could. I am a permanently certified teacher in Nursery through 6 and Social Studies 7-12 so there was no argument about whether I was qualified to teach. After looking up what subjects were mandated, I provided an eclectic listing of what books and methods I would use.
Requests for homeschooling are now approved by the superintendent of a district. Only if an appeal process is necessary do school boards come into the picture. The summer before we began, a resolution was introduced at a board of education meeting to allow my husband and me to homeschool.
The superintendent advised I not go to the meeting. The Rome Sentinel covered the story, noting one member of the board voted against the resolution. He said he understood parents doing this if the child was ill and unable to attend to school, but not for my reason. When the reporter called for my reaction to his comment, I was very careful to only repeat to her what was in my plan, that I could provide for my daughter's education as well as the school. I also expressed gratitude to the board for passing the resolution and said I looked forward to working with my child.
There was no local policy on homeschooling, although later another school district asked for my input when they wrote one. There was no requirement to submit quarterly reports; there was no specific reporting requirement at all.
I decided to submit monthly reports. My theory was to give the officials full information, and maybe more than was needed. Reports seemed to reassure the administration. I set up a template on our Apple IIe computer and just modified the information each month. After the second year, doing the report was part of my daughter's schoolwork. Since she was working well beyond her grade level, I didn't worry about proving she was on grade level.
Anneke went to the public school each year during testing time. She always did amazingly well. We confined our efforts to making sure she understood the format of the test and gave her some test taking tips (Don't dawdle over a question you don't know, and make sure to check to see you are answering the question in the right space.) The only time I taught to the test, was when she was invited to take the SAT early (middle school) to qualify for Johns Hopkins' summer program for the gifted.
I invited the superintendent to visit us each year at the end of the year. The first superintendent never bothered. The next year the new superintendent accepted the invitation. A wonderful educator, he became a trusted partner. He allowed us to homeschool half-time the year before my daughter re-entered the system full-time as a high school freshman. This was a violation of policy on homeschooling in New York state, but he decided it was the right thing to do for Anneke. He helped me with her placement for half-time, making sure she got the best math teacher and placing her ahead a year in every subject and two years in math. He wrote a wonderful letter of reference for her when we decided to send her to Mary Baldwin College's PEG (Program for Exceptionally Gifted) in Virginia after her freshman year in high school.
My daughter had a high capacity for academics. She recognized letters early and read pretty fluently at age 2. On the other hand, physical tasks were a problem for her. My original research to meet her needs centered on gifted education. Well before she was school age, I tried to be prepared. I sat on a committee for gifted education in my district. I attended conferences about gifted education. I talked to the principal of an elementary school in Rome who was well-respected for his knowledge and practice in the field. He was excited about planning a program for Anneke and made a request to allow her to attend his school. We could afford tuition, but we couldn't afford to move into the district. Our request was rejected. The Rome district did not allow anyone outside the district to attend.
Despite a committee, the local school never implemented a comprehensive gifted program. We sent her to an alternative school for pre-school and kindergarten and then a Catholic school. No one was deliberately unkind, but neither did they understand what my daughter needed as well as I did. The truth is either my husband or I figured out how to meet her needs. Rather than advocating for her within the system and trying to change the system, I cut out the middle man and just instructed her myself. It saved time and cut down on my stress level.
I never felt we fully fit into the homeschooling community that was developing. In our area, there were two main types of homeschoolers. The larger group was evangelical Christians. The other group was what has come to be known as unschoolers. I genuinely liked and respected some in each group, and often gave my expertise to provide workshops. I wrote for homeschooling magazines and with another teacher turned homeschooler offered a course called "Teach Your Own" through the continuing education department of Mohawk Valley Community College. The course was geared for homeschoolers as well as those parents who sent their children to school but wanted to take a more active role in their children's education.
Although at times the path was difficult, we had fun learning. We learned about our community through the use of community resources, making friends of librarians, museum staff, and instructors such as the swim teachers and our music teacher. Our vacations were geared to what we did in school. For example, we visited Prince Edward Island in Canada after my daughter became fascinated with the Anne of Green Gables books. We even brought back books by Lucy Maude Montgomery that weren't in print in the United States at that time. Both my husband and I like to learn so we became informed about topics we may not have otherwise considered.
As I wrote about homeschooling now, I found some things had not changed. Gina Gerace spoke to me of her teaching background and her feeling that while her children would do fine in school, she wanted more. Susan Hillman talked about her philosophy of enriching her children's lives through wide use of community resources and travel. I saw Jenna Heim in action at the Westfield library. Enthusiastic about teaching and learning, she told me how "seamlessly" lessons seem to fit together. What she meant was study about a topic could go across many separate school subjects. (For example studying a historical event can lead to a consideration of literature of the time, writing, spelling, music and cooking.)
For Gina, too many misconceptions about homeschooling arise from the subject of socialization, sometimes phrased as "How will they make friends?" I have heard it asked way too many times. Worse still are those who just consider it fact that all homeschooled children are socially inept. I have heard a lot of this through the years, especially from people who don't know any homeschoolers.
For me one of the most amusing things I learned was that Chautauqua County Sheriff Joseph Gerace's family is homeschooled. The humor stems from the fact that some children and a few adults were absolutely sure we were going to be arrested. Gina laughed and said at least if she and her children were arrested, they could talk to their dad.
I asked my daughter, who now works for the New York State Office of Child and Family Services and is working on her Ph.D., for her thoughts about her homeschooling experience and the practice in general
She wrote, "The point is that I think that for certain children, in certain situations, homeschooling is the best possible option, and I was almost definitely one of those special cases. However, a lot of homeschooling is done for reasons that are questionable at best, and those people are a problem for homeschooling families that absolutely need the option for a truly serious reason."
Jolene Walker Nelson is the daughter of the woman with whom I co-taught the "Teaching Your Own" class at Mohawk Valley Community College. To Jolene and her sister, I became "Aunt Diane."
Jolene wrote, "Yes, the experience was definitely positive … I really can't think of any regrets I have about being homeschooled. I take a lot of pride in the fact that I was homeschooled 'successfully' from pre-K through 12th grade, because I do believe that it's not for everyone. I think there can be more than one way to homeschool 'well,' but I think my parents gave us an excellent combination of time at home and time with other kids and adults in many settings. As a private school teacher today, witnessing the amount of time teachers have to spend on classroom control and bureaucracy even in a fairly small school, I realize that we had time for all those extra activities because we could get our academic work done in much less time – or spend longer on schoolwork that we didn't understand or really enjoyed. I would definitely consider homeschooling as an option for my own children unless I encounter a serious reason why they would personally be better suited to classroom education."
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We met Leila (center) in Zugdidi, Georgia over a year ago. Like so many others, she and her friends at the market have probably been evacuated recently. … [Read more...]
This Land Is Not Your Land
Before this journey, our experience with the disputed regions in the Caucasus - Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Nagorno-Karabakh - amounted to a few news articles and flashpoint body-count news tickers drifting across the bottom of our television screens. Something bad had happened, people had died, but we never truly appreciated or understood the details. … [Read more...]
Blue Eyes, Gold Teeth: The Fabled Land of the Svans
When you get there, you'll meet the Afghan at the telephone pole. These instructions given to us in Mestia by the Svaneti Mountaineering Tourism Center left us baffled. Is our mountain guide a member of the Mujahideen who'd lost his way and made his home in the mountains of Georgia? After all, in Svaneti just about anything seems possible. … [Read more...]
Svaneti, A Mountain Inauguration
As the first tourists to take advantage of the Svaneti Mountaineering Tourism Center (SMTC), we planned our arrival in the town of Mestia to coincide with the organization's inaugural party. Because of our exceptionally long ride from Zugdidi to Mestia, we barely arrived in time for the opening speeches, including one which singled us out and unexpectedly turned the … [Read more...]
Tbilisi, Georgia: A Scavenger Hunt
Some cities seem to exist in two dimensions, best taken in with a camera from afar. Not Tbilisi. Its turbulent history is a veritable bullet list of invasions, destructions, occupations, and reconstructions. As a result, it tends to reveal itself in layers, both architecturally and culturally. Labyrinthine and tactile, Tbilisi invites visitors to dig into it like … [Read more...]
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And without fear. Which is good, because trouble - big, violent, complicated trouble - finds Reacher wherever he goes. And when trouble finds him, Reacher does not quit, not once...not ever.
But some unfinished business has now found Reacher. And Reacher is a man who hates unfinished business.
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I have listened to many of Lee Child's books with Jack Reacher, but I have to say this was my favorite to date. The story was seamless, very well thought out, and very well written. All of the characters were believable and Child gave us some of his best ones yet. Dick Hill is a fantastic narrator, and did his usual great job. All-in-all a very exciting, "sit-on-the-edge of your seat" story, but with provocative human elements. I believe that Child is improving as an author, and it is noticeable in this book. This was my first read where Reacher is acting in an undercover capacity while working with another agency (not sure if he has any other stories where he does this.) He must infiltrate a very dangerous smuggling ring in an effort to fulfill two objectives: recover a kidnapped federal agent, and take care of some unfinished business of his own from an arrest-gone-wrong in his old days as an MP. Child brilliantly weaves this past story into the present one, and this makes for an even more compelling story. In this book we are given more insight to Reacher, the man, than any of his books I have read so far. As with most of Child's Jack Reacher stories, one doesn't have to have read any previous books to enjoy this one, so even if this would be your first Reacher novel, go for it! I highly recommend this listen!
"Great Superman Reacher novel."
Child is getting better as a writer, and many of the flaws of the earlier books are less present here. Reacher isn't as invulnerable and doesn't know everything, and there are fewer jarring coincidences for you to ignore or pretend not to notice. The characters mostly behave in character, and fewer bad guys act completely like bad guys. Most of the dangers and decisions actually make sense, unlike in some earlier novels. All in all, it's a good book to add to the series, or if you are new, it's a pretty good place to dive into the series.
A couple of the moral issues raised in the book bothered me, I must admit. There's a review below that mentions Reacher being a homicidal maniac, but the reviewer obviously didn't read the book. Still, there are a few cases where Reacher's moral code allows him to blatantly murder a few henchmen who aren't necessarily clear evil-doers. Pretty standard stuff for most movies these days, but one reason I read books instead of watching movies is to hear more complex discussions of morals and conscience and stuff like that. The bodies hit the floor with little or no reflection on who they might have been, whether they may have been guilty of anything or not. At times it is distracting. I can buy into the portrait of Reacher as a character who simply does what he does, and leaves it to the reader to judge ethics, but even so, he's close to the line a few times.
That said, it's pretty standard fare for the genre. Good page-turner that will keep up you up past your allotted time.
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"Reacher is still the Man of Steel"
After listening to "Persuader" I am persuaded that author Lee Child made a point of creating antagonists for Reacher that would test his mettle. At times you wondered if Reacher would prevail against some pretty steep odds. But if you're a fan of Reacher, you could guess where things would lead. I think Child was very effective in telling parallel stories that were tied together during the last two-three hours of the listen. I was disappointed that there were some loose ends left untied at the end, but nothing major. And the narration, as usual, was excellent. Bottom line - if you like the Reacher series (and I do), you like this listen (I did).
"Maybe his best - it was great but missed a bit"
This was the most thoughtful and complex Reacher I have read. More multidimensional, more characters, etc. The person who reviewed the book by asserting that Reacher shooting and killing a van full of innocent people destroyed any sympathies for him as a protagonist (my words) either did not finish the book or was not paying attention. I won't do a spoiler but the critique was off-target.
Another liked how Child spun two stories together. This to me was a flaw. There was too much back and forth in the last two hours of the story for my taste.
Overall, my favorite of the several Reachers I have read. Dick Hill has the touch as narrator, too.
"Loved This Book"
This was a rip-roaring adventure. I loved it from the first page (literally) to the last page.
"2 stars for the back story. 4 stars for the rest."
Another fun tough guy Reacher story. Several scenes where he takes out bad guys, my favorite parts.
Reacher thought he killed bad guy Quinn ten years ago. He recently saw Quinn on the street. He learns that FBI agents are trying to catch Quinn and Beck who work together. They believe Beck is into drug smuggling. Reacher gets hired by Beck and is now undercover.
There is a great scene in the beginning with Reacher thwarting a kidnaping attempt. There's a fun scene later where Reacher kills two men with one stone. It weighed ten pounds. I still laugh when I think about it. What a tough guy. Ok so this is another typical Reacher story. It's fun. It's escapist. There are some really bad guys, and Reacher does them in. There were a few parts where I was thinking, don't do that, or why are you doing that, or this is illogical. But it's best if I try not to be too logical or analytical. Just enjoy it. It's revenge, justice, and vigilantism. If civil and legal rights for bad guys are important to you, you may not like this. Even though I had a few grumbles about the book, as soon as I finished it, I went straight to the next one. These Reacher books keep me entertained and engaged.
I did not like the way the author told the back story from ten years ago. I would have preferred the author tell it completely at the beginning of the book and then do the current day story without interruption. The back story was broken into about a dozen pieces, with little chunks thrown in throughout the book. It was distracting and interrupting. At times I was confused until a character's name was said which told me whether it was now or then. And, the back story was not very good. Also, I would have liked an epilogue to find out what happened to Beck and his family.
Narrator: Dick Hill was very good.
Series: This is book 7 in the Jack Reacher series.
Genre: Mystery suspense thriller.
Ending: Good.
"Jack reaches for the lobster dog on the beach"
Persuader is Lee Child's 7th Jack Reacher installment. As usual, this is another stand-alone adventure. Jack runs into a figure believed 10 years dead. As Jack attempts to follow up, he runs into an off the books DEA operation that suborns Jack into an undercover operation. Jack plays along in order to get closer to the individual he has unfinished business with. As typical, Jack's "Holmesian" deductive reasoning slowly unravels a long standing mystery. At the same time, Jack is flashing back to 10 years earlier, when an op during his military career went south.
Jack's excellent tradecraft is on full display as he systematically outwits each adversary in succession as he crawls his way to the big dog and his chance to correct the past failure. At the same, Jack's physicality is always present, sometimes blindingly fast with plenty of variety in terms of styles, brutality, and lethality.
Dick Hill's performance is simply superb with an expert mastery of the full range of voices, including both genders. His pacing, tone and mood perfectly match the Reacher persona as well as Child's storytelling style. This is definitely a can't stop listen.
Delight in the journey and the struggle on the road to your dreams
"More of the same; and not in a good way."
An excellent beginning, good writing, and the power of a great character are; in the end, wasted due to the two weaknesses of Lee Child. The first is the omnipresent filler that takes the Jack Reacher novels two or three hours longer than they need to be; this one drags things out to a painful level; it is the weakest Reacher novel since Tripwire. The second factor is the overly drawn out finale that is a part of every book in the series; in this case though it is taken to ridiculous lengths. There is one anti climactic scene that to me appeared absolutely ridiculous. There is much that's okay in this listen but if this is your initial foray into the Reacher series; you might not read another.
"Yes! More Lee Childs! Always worth the ticket."
Lu-u-ved it. Reacher reasons and muscles his way through intricate difficulties and unspeakable difficulties as only he can. Very, very nice.
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"Another Great Reacher Story"
I have listened to most, if not all, of the Jack Reacher stories. I like the action and the fast pace in which the stories are told. In this story, Reacher infiltrates (undercover) a dangerous smuggling ring in an effort to recover a kidnapped federal agent, and to finish some unfinished business of his own. He recently saw a man he had killed years ago. Now, Reacher must get to the bottom of it. Is the man dead or alive?
If you are not familiar with the Jack Reacher stories by Lee Child, they are fun and they allow you to escape from reality and retreat into fantasy with a story that's entertaining and holds your interest throughout. Reacher is the man that most men want to be! He a superman who can do everything, except fly! So it's best if you try not to be too logical or analytical, just sit back, relax and enjoy because the stories are about revenge, justice, and vigilantism as dished out by Jack Reacher. Overall, the stories are exciting and keep you on the edge of your seat wanting to know what happens next.
Dick Hill is an excellent narrator of the Reacher stories. His voice adds something extra to the blustering swagger that Reacher exudes.
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Republican red meat in Rochester
ROCHESTER – Minnesota's Republicans held a pep rally at the Mayo Civic Center Thursday night, a full-throated partisan crank-up for this weekend's state convention.
Barack Obama (more than Hillary Clinton), Nancy Pelosi, Al Franken, liberalism and the "Democrat†Party were repeatedly, if predictably, bashed. "Look at what the Democrats
offer us – Barack Obama and Al Franken are the most radical extremists this country has ever seen,†said state GOP chairman Ron Carey, decrying their "left-wing values.â€
Surveying the conventional wisdom writings of what he called "the pundits†who have predicted a "slaughter†of Republicans in November, Carey predicted that "the joke's gonna be on these folks.â€
The party trotted out a couple of its congressional candidates who are facing decidedly uphill battles in deeoly blue districts come November and gave them a few minutes in the spotlight.
Ed Matthews, who is trying to take down Rep.Betty McCollum in a district that has been held by Democrats for 60 years, mentioned "change†in Washington almost as incessantly as Obama has. He said his platform is grounded on God, the U.S. Constitution and the Republican Party's platform.
Barbara Davis-White, who is trying to knock off first-term Rep. Keith Ellison in the deeply blue Fifth Congressional District, called him "a liberal."
"BOOOOOOOOOO,†the crowd replied.
"We cannot let our country die under the influence of Democrats and socialism,†she said, adding that Ellison is "a man who's threatening our national security.â€
Sen. Norm Coleman, whose endorsement for a second term is expected to be the centerpiece of the convention, made a brief, surprise, appearance when he introduced Sen. Tom Colburn, who gave the keynote address of the night. "Six more years,†members of the crowd roared.
"You are what defends liberty,†Colburn told the Republicans, saying the party can "regain our footing†if the party keeps its focus on Islamic radical terrorism and the federal government's deficit spending. "There's a culture in Washington that kicks the can down the road,†Colburn said. "It's time that stops.â€
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Team USA Media Summit to take place Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Park City, Utah
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Team USA Media Summit presented by the United States Olympic Committee will take place Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2013, at the Waldorf Astoria Park City in Park City, Utah, a resort within the Hilton HHonors portfolio, a USOC sponsor. More than 100 Team USA hopefuls for the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, will participate in the four-day event.
The Team USA Media Summit provides an opportunity for print, broadcast, online and photo journalists to conduct interviews and photo sessions with America's top Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls roughly four months prior to the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. At the event, reporters are able to conduct interviews during press conferences, roundtables, sports demonstrations and special television/radio interview sessions. Photographers will also have the opportunity to photograph the athletes.
"The Team USA Media Summit provides a valuable opportunity for journalists to become familiar with the stories of America's athletes prior to the Games, and we are excited to bring this event to Park City for the first time," said Patrick Sandusky, USOC Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer. "The state of Utah is one of the world's top winter sports destinations and will provide an inspiring backdrop for this important event. We're also pleased to bring the Media Summit to the training home of so many of our 2014 Team USA hopefuls."
The Media Summit will begin with an opening reception on Sunday evening, Sept. 29, and the first full day of interviews will take place on Monday, Sept. 30. Press conferences and interview sessions will take place at the Grand Summit Conference Center, located minutes away from the Waldorf Astoria Park City by shuttle or gondola. The event will conclude on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 2.
The USOC has hosted the Team USA Media Summit prior to each Olympic Games since 1988. The host cities have included Atlanta; Chicago; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Dallas; Houston; New York City; and Salt Lake City.
At the Team USA Media Summit prior to the Vancouver 2010 Games, 84 Team USA hopefuls representing seven Olympic sports and two Paralympic sports participated in the four-day event held at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Of these athletes, 47 had previously competed in an Olympic or Paralympic Games, 70 represented Team USA at the 2010 Games and 32 won medals in Vancouver.
Headlining the 2010 group was Angela Ruggiero (Simi Valley, Calif.), four-time Olympic medalist in ice hockey and current member of the International Olympic Committee; 2010 Olympic figure skating champion Evan Lysacek (Naperville, Ill.); four-time Olympian Billy Demong (Vermontville, N.Y.) who is the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in Nordic combined; and the entire four-man bobsled team - comprised of Steven Holcomb (Park City, Utah), Steve Mesler (Buffalo, N.Y.), Justin Olsen (San Antonio, Texas) and Curt Tomasevicz (Shelby, Neb.) - which went on to win the first American gold medal in the event since 1948.
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This isn't going to be a massive rant or anything, but I thought I'd report the situation.
Some folks booked the Bristo Hall on Wednesday (23rd march) and performed a play, "School for Scandal", from 7 til 10ish.
It all went well and I think it's great to have theater in the Forest, but apparently the crew+audience decided to have a little party once the performance was over... which is fair enough, but they left a massive mess and didn't bother clean it up.
Basically, it seems there was no event manager, since it wasn't actually a party or gig, and I assume that whoever booked the hall didn't specify they'd like to have a party once the play over.
Also, they were drinking but there were no event manager so it was almost impossible to check under age drinkers (all of them were in their twenties luckily but you got the point). They were also smoking, which could have gotten us into trouble as it's against the law.
They didn't pay any deposit either, so obviously they didn't give a monkey about the state they left the hall in (broken glass, tons of empty bottles, take away food boxes... took forest folks 2 hours to clean).
So, PLEASE, when hall is booked, could you make sure you have a MINIMUM of details about the night, get an event manager if needed, if there isn't any AT LEAST communicate info to the night manager downstairs? And I don't understand why those guys didn't pay a deposit... by the time I went up there (it was Golden Hour in the cafe) the hall already stank of tobacco and there was broken glass on the floor, they didn't seem to know about who was event manager, they didn't seem to care much either... shouldn't it be the responsibility to the person in charge of the Hall bookings to check all of that with whoever's booking Bristo Hall?
The play crew and their mates nicely stopped smoking and nicely left soon after I went to talk to them. So either they were very, very careless, either they were given no instructions at all when they booked the hall... I'm going to sound boring and annoying but it looks to me like a total lack of responsibility and organisation, sure it's a pain having to check all the details with the artists or people wanting to book, and ask for deposit, but there's got to be a reason why we do that, no? I'd be happy to hear from whoever secured the booking or anyone who was here that night, as this is only my point of view.


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Hard to believe that we're about to turn another page on the calendar. Before we mosey into May, we've got one more shopping weekend to fill the cart and shop smart.
Remember to use your $10 rewards coupon if you shopped Safeway last week. That 10 bucks buys two $5 Friday items or 4 boxes of Post cereal or 2 packs of buns and 2 packs of Johnsonville Brats!
Since we're already talking Safeway, let's just start there. You must buy at least 8 items, but you'll get 50-cents off each on in the Mix & Match sale. Examples: Rosarita refries or Knorr sides for 79-cents; Bertolli pasta sauce for $1.99; Hunt's canned tomatoes for 99-cents and Planters Peanut Butter for $2.49.
In produce, tomatoes on the vine are 99-cents a pound; asparagus is $1.99 a pound; Fresh Express salads are $2 and baby peeled carrots are 99-cents a bag. Kiwi Fruit is 3/$1; pears are 99-cents a pound; white corn is 2/$1 and green onions or radishes are 2/$1.
Want coupons? Florida OJ is $4.99 for an 89-oz jug; Stouffer's or Lean Cuisine meals are $1.99; Ragu pasta sauce is $1.25; DiGiorno parmesan in the deli is $3.99; Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal is $1.99; Safeway coffee is $7.49 for a huge tin and Powerade is 59 cents.
Other stuff we like: BOGO Arm & Hammer detergent; coupons for Ivory or Dawn dish detergent $2.49. Heinz ketchup is $1.99; Doritos are BOGO; Old El Paso dinner kits are 2/$5; gallons of Crystal Geyser spring water are $1. If you want a case, refreshe water is $3.33.
The soda special this week is buy 2-12 packs and get 2 free plus a package of Chips Ahoy! cookies.
The $5 Friday only offerings are Signature Cafe 8 piece chicken; fresh baked cookies or muffins; Artisan reserve extra virgin olive oil; 3 pounds of strawberries and a rose bouquet.
Over at Save Mart, the 7 Days, 7 Ways to Save specials are "back by popular demand." Our favorites (and they won't change throughout the month of May) are a dozen Sunnyside eggs for 69 cents on Wednesday and bananas for 39-cents a pound on Monday.
Other stuff we like at Save Mart: fresh artichokes 3/99-cents; whole seedless watermelon for $3.97; bell pepper and cucumbers for 69-cents each; BOGO blackberries and roma tomatoes for 97-cents a pound.
The rotisserie chicken meal deal for $9.99 includes the bird; a salad; and bread - enough for a family of 4.
Kellogg's cereal is $1.99 a box when you buy 4; Barilla pasta is 99-cents; Ragu sauce is $1.49 with coupon; and Sunnyside Farms split top bread ins $1.69 a loaf. Other coupon items include Sunny Select light tuna for 69-cents; Gallo salame for $4.99 and Johnsonville Brats or Italian sausage for $3.99. Sunnyside Farms yogurt is 10/$5; butter is $2.50 and frozen veggies are 98-cents. Ruffles chips are BOGO; a case of Sunny Select drinking water is $2.88 and Boston Market entrees are $1.88 in the freezer. A 16-oz tube of Haris Ranch beef is $3.99 and all the fixins' for a taco bar are on sale, too.
Raley's has whole Foster Farms chickens for 89-cents a pound; asparagus for $1.99lb and a 2lb container of strawberries for $3.99. If you like shrimp salad, fresh shrimpmeat from Oregon is $3.99lb. Buy one pack of Raley's dry pasta and get a jar of Ragu for 99-cents (with coupon).
Coffee cake is buy 2, get 1 free; 8-piece fried chicken is $5.99 and Quaker chewy granola bars are $2 a box. A case of Arrowhead or Nestle water is is $3.99; Ruffles are BOGO at Raley's, too; and an 89oz jug of Minute Maid OJ is $3.99. Golden Grain pasta is $1. You can do your pre-Cinco de Mayo stock up with El Paso taco shells for $1; Las Palmas enchilada sauce for $2 and Rosarita refries for $1. Padrinos chips are $2 a bag.
Skippy peanut butter is $2.50 a jar.
In produce, large 'chokes are 99-cents each; personal-size watermelon is $3. Live organic basil plants are $3.99.
You can try Sam's Club free this weekend. Check out the ad in Wednesday's Bee.


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Hiring Process
All hiring is done through the Library office. Do not contact library supervisors directly. Applicants are considered on the basis of skills and hours available for work. Preference will be given to those eligible for Work-Study. Do not contact library supervisors directly.
- Complete an "Application for Student Employment" form, listing the hours you are available to work and give it to the secretary in the Library office. Various departments have special needs, which require a variety of working hours; therefore; it is in your interest to list all hours you could work. International students are allowed to work a maximum of 20 hours per week during Spring and Fall semesters and 40 hours per week at other times.
- Hundreds of applications are submitted each semester for a limited number of positions. If you are being considered for a position, you will be called. However, not all applicants will be called. Be sure that your current phone number is on your application.
- When a student is hired, his/her application is removed from the file. If you are hired and wish to be considered for additional work hours in another department, you should arrange to have an updated copy of your application put back in the office file.
- Applications are removed from the file at the end of each semester. If you wish to be considered for work in the new semester, you will need to fill out a new form.
Eligibility to Work
A student who withdraws from all of his/her classes is no longer eligible to work.
- During Fall and Spring semesters, a student worker must be registered and attending classes.
- Over Interims (January and summer), a student worker must either be currently registered and attending classes, or must have attended classes the previous semester and be registered for classes the following semester.
- International students are required to complete the international student's employee eligibility process defined by the University. This is done in the Payroll Department after a student is hired.
- In public service areas, facility in the English language is required. A communication skills test will be given to a student at the time he/she is being considered for a public service Library position. A student who does not pass the test may be considered for another position, which does not require public contact. The test may be taken again after six months.
Student Jobs in the Library
Access Services
- Circulation Desk Assistant provides service directly to all patrons. (Students must be prompt and work as scheduled, or find a substitute among current workers.)
- Reserve Desk Assistant provides service directly to all students and faculty. Checks out computer software and reserve materials. (Students must be prompt and work as scheduled, or find a substitute among current workers.)
- Document Delivery Assistant acts as a courier between faculty and library. Retrieves, copies and delivers or picks up items campus wide. Hours are usually arranged between 9-11 a.m. or 2-4 p.m. weekdays.
- Interlibrary Loan Assistant assists in retrieving and copying items to be sent to other libraries.
Government Document Assistant
- Assists in shelving and maintaining the document collection. Weekday hours.
Administration Office
- Student Assistant performs various office activities such as answering the phone, taking room reservations, typing, filing, running errands, and other related duties as assigned. Weekday hours.
- Student Assistant works directly under specific librarian in performing duties as assigned.
Music Resources Center
- Desk Assistant provides services to all students, faculty, and other library patrons. Helps patrons with listening and recording of music.
Reference Services
- Student Reference Assistant assists patrons in locating and using library materials. Some clerical and computer work may be required.
Special Collections Center (weekdays 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Student Research Assistant works under supervision of Special Collections Assistants. Inventories, files, shelves, retrieves, photocopies materials, and clips newspapers. Some research assignments. Work involves handling valuable, often brittle books and other materials which must be done with great care. Ability to work independently required. Interest in local history an asset.
- Senior Preservation Technician, Preservation Technician works under supervision of Special Collections Bookbinder. Repairs books, monitors supplies, maintains tools in good order. Ability to measure and cut accurately and to work on own required.
Technical Services
- Cataloging Assistant maintains shelf list. Works with online catalog. Performs a variety of task-oriented duties. Weekday hours.
- Serials Assistant checks in and processes newspapers, journals, and microforms. Weekday hours.
- Shelving Assistant shelves and straightens circulating books, reference books, microfilm, and journals. Usually shelves in two-hour time blocks.


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Obamacare: The law of the land
State legislators from throughout the nation recently heard a stern lecture from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Clearly, Sebelius was in a mood to browbeat leaders in states that have been reluctant to implement mandates of the new national health care law, "Obamacare." During the National Conference of State Legislatures, Sebelius told them, "This is no longer a political debate. This is what we call the law."
Perhaps she should take that show on the road. A good first stop might be the White House, which does not seem to have gotten the proverbial memo.
How else to explain frequent decisions by President Barack Obama himself to disobey the law, and not only when it relates to the health care overhaul? These transgressions have not been inconsequential infractions. For example, the White House unilaterally decided businesses should be exempt for a year from part of Obamacare requiring them to provide government-approved health insurance for employees. That will save businesses billions of dollars.
But because ordinary Americans still must obtain insurance, one way or another, Obama's ruling will cost millions of them dearly.
Yes, Obamacare is the law of the land. Would someone remind Obama he's supposed to enforce the law – not break it?


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LEFT: Blue Water Hill Residence - Westport, CT
For this remodeling project, Atmosphere Design focused on the "bones", keeping new construction to the minimum. Starting from the basic footprint of two boxes with gable, the designers shaved away distracting shapes and reworked what had been a constrained layout into an open plan of simple elegance. To create a sense of warmth and calm inside and out, the design introduced Ipe wood floors throughout and added a boardwalk ending at a window framed in mahogany.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Compo Road Residence - Westport, CT
After numerous add-ons and revisions over its 80-year life, this typical New England residence had ample space but lacked a workable front entry. The project involved designing a new entrance that would lead guests to the front of the house (ensuring that they bypass the kitchen door entry) and expand a mezzanine above the old entry. By creating an arched front portico, Atmosphere Design established a strong, clear point of entry; the enlarged footprint allowed the upstairs bath to be expanded. Subtle but elegant leaded glass embedded with scrolling metal "tree branches" surrounding the new front door signify to arriving guests that this is the receiving portal.
TOP RIGHT: Stoneleigh Residence Pool House - New Canaan, CT
Atmosphere designed this pool house as part of a larger project to fit out the interior of a 10,500 SF manor house situated on 11 lush acres. The work also included the exterior design of the addition to the main house.


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Too much politics, 1970
The Columbus Dispatch - November 02, 2012 03:39 PM
An editorial cartoon published in The Dispatch in early November 1970 shows that not much has changed since then ... in terms of being inundated with politics at this time of year.
Ohioans were getting ready to vote for governor (for major party candidates Roger Cloud or John Gilligan) and for U.S. senator (Robert Taft Jr. or Howard Metzenbaum), among making other decisions. President Nixon was in office, and when to get out of Vietnam was one thing on people's minds.
Notable results from this year's election included the first woman to be elected to an executive state post in Ohio (Gertrude Donahey became state treasurer-elect) and the passage of a 50-percent income tax hike in Columbus, which was favored 2-1.
If I could update the cartoon for Election 2012, I'd show a look of much greater disgust on the part of the local voter at being subjected to shoveling up all those "leaves."


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Cramer: Learn to Recognize a Stock Bargain
NEW YORK (Real Money) --When you get the price breaks, do you take them? When you see a sale, do you run to the stock mall, or do you run away from it?
I think most people don't take the breaks because they don't know how to spot a bargain. That's because it's not always obvious. It's not like the fight I got in at a Vanity Fair factory outlet in Reading, Pa., years ago over a pair of Lee jeans that had been marked down to $7 from $26. No one is pulling one pant leg while you are pulling the other.
Oh, of course, I got the pants -- the other guy didn't pull hard enough.
No, it's much more subjective, much more homework-oriented, but certainly doable, particularly around earnings announcements, provided you have a clear head and know what you need to read in the press release and hear in the conference call.
Let's take the three sales that the market put on last night and this morning: the discounts on the stocks of Red Hat
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First, when Red Hat reported, the headlines were dismal: a big guide-down, lots of worries about slowing sales, the endless chatter about a weak government vertical, meaning that Red Hat didn't sell enough service contracts to slimming-down governments worldwide. To me, though, Red Hat is part of a secular wave to save money by going to an open-sourced system, the cloud, and when I got on the conference call, the worries that took the stock down 10% seemed way overdone.
That was a huge opportunity, but you had to buy from the panickers, and that's never easy. Plus I don't like after-hours trading. Still, it was there for the taking for anyone who had an understanding of Red Hat and of Jim Whitehurst, the mild-mannered CEO who has been on the show numerous times and who told you not to worry, it was all good. And it was.


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Savings of: $1.02 (26% off)
Not so good
Posted by Reviewer1988306 on Mar 26, 2012
Did not like this soup at all! I would have better luck making it homemade! The chunks of meat were hard, and I found that I did not care at all for the seasonings in the broth.
love this
Posted by Reviewer2356201 on Dec 16, 2011
living in a gluten free/dairy free household can make quick & easy meals not so quick or easy. homemade is always best, but this stuff is great in a time crunch, and quite yummy!
great GF chicken noodle soup!
Posted by Reviewer1421789 on Jan 19, 2012
I've been looking for a GF chicken soup to have on hand, especially when someone gets sick. I haven't found one until now. This was delicious, and I'm happy to keep it in my pantry! Thanks Health Valley!
Great Alternative
Posted by Reviewer1477814 on Feb 20, 2012
This is a delicous option for those who are GF and miss chicken noodle. Unfortunately, ike most soups, it has alot of sodium.
A really great chicken noodle soup
Posted by Reviewer3050276 on Jun 25, 2012
It's not perfect but it really is comforting to know I can just crack open a can of chicken noodle soup that is satisfying and tasty. It is a little starchy but the taste is good and it's not too salty.
Hard to Find but Worth the Effort
Posted by Reviewer1191031 on Jan 05, 2012
This is the best canned gluten free soup around.
Nice option for a gluten-free soup. Not the best tasting though
Posted by 4903000289496051423 on Jul 07, 2013
There are so few soups that someone who is gluten sensitive can buy at the grocery store. This is a nice option to have. However, it isn't the best tasting soup, so we don't order too much of it.
Posted by MonicaH78 on Jun 17, 2012
Tastet ok, but will not bye again.
Posted by Reviewer2951013 on Dec 07, 2011
ok... my son did not like the taste of it...
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Sorry to take long posting the recipe i used. 085 TF, 59 % hydration. . 25 idy 1.90 salt 2day cold ferment for a 17 " pie but I only stretch it to 16 wanted a big cornizione not sure if i am wrong with the salt any comment?