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I'm a product of the 1950s. I was born in the middle of the decade, and grew up in a nation of veterans who had served in three consecutive conflicts – World War I, World War II and the Korean War.
Similar to most kids of the era, I was bombarded with television shows featuring cowboys, Indians and soldiers. My favorite toys were all military related, ranging from toy soldiers to an Army helmet, and a backpack complete with a Tommy Gun and a trusty Colt .45 pistol.
It seemed my relatives were all veterans, including a favorite uncle who was a fighter pilot during WWII and a great uncle who served under General Black Jack Pershing during WWI.
I remember finding his old scrapbook which was filled with photographs taken with an old Brownie camera. There were pictures of battlefields and wrecked biplanes and filthy trenches scattered about with the occasional body or two.
I was fascinated by the scenes, but whenever I asked about the content, he simply said, "Not now, we'll talk about it some other day."
Although we regularly watched military-based TV shows such as McHails Navy, Gomer Pyle USMC and a host of old war movies, that day never came.
There was rarely a mention of the years my father spent in the Navy during WWII while serving as a landing craft operator in the Pacific Theatre.
I was young, and due to my interest in the history of war, I failed to recognize the obvious psychological wounds that likely still lingered in their minds.
My father served in the South Pacific, shuttling troops in the Bikini Islands as they assembled for the invasion of Japan. He was there when they received news of the Atomic Bomb. But that's about all I know of his war record, as he rarely spoke about it.
Although I graduated high school with a draft card in hand, my lottery number never came up. As the Vietnam War was winding down I took the physical for military service, but passed on the opportunity to enlist.
By now, most readers are probably wondering what military service has to do with a column that's generally devoted to all things outdoors.
The point is, despite my knowledge of the outdoors, I haven't a clue as to what it's like to be a camper for life.
Lest we forget, soldiers were the original campers. And yet, on the recent occasion when a young Australian Army veteran visited our community, he did not come to camp.
Most likely he came to the Adirondacks seeking solace, and in his effort to escape the demons of war, he discovered the necessary comfort as he lay down on the soft shoulder of a local mountain and went to sleep.
His name is Captain Paul J. McKay, and reportedly he served several tours of duty in Afghanistan with the Australian Armed Forces. He was a survivor, but he couldn't escape the obvious wounds that weren't as apparent to others.
Early in the morning on New Year's Day, while others were either still celebrating or recovering from the previous evening's festivities, the young soldier walked off alone in an effort to escape the pain of an old military malady currently known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
In previous generations, it was known as Soldier's Heart, Shell Shock, Survivor's Syndrome and the Thousand Mile Stare. Although the name of the affliction has been changed over the years, the pain remains the same.
The fact that his tragic death occurred in the lonely woods on a small Adirondack peak located half a world away from his native land must have some meaning. It does not appear that it was just a random, irrational act, but we may never know.
It would have required too much planning and too many logistics. Sadly, McKay is the only one who could explain why he wandered off to a round-topped mountain where he couldn't see any other humans, and if he could, they were far away, and very small and they just didn't matter much anymore.
Over the centuries, many societies have provided built-in loopholes to offer individuals a means to escape, or an acceptable way to disassociate from society. The practices are known as trance dancing, vision quests, or even the aboriginal "Walkabout" of Captain McKay's own homeland.
There is almost always a spiritual purpose in such practices, and the inspiration for such practices are to be found within the pages of various holy books where people like Abraham, Moses, Mohammed and even Jesus fled to the wilderness or climbed the mountaintop in order to fast, pray, or seek divine intervention.
It begs the question if it was really death that he sought, when the young Lieutenant decided to lay down in a slight depression located on a small knob known as The Little Mountain, a short distance from the trail to Scarface.
His body was discovered nearly two weeks later following an extensive search conducted by local forest rangers, state troopers and members of a local volunteer search and rescue team.
McKay was repatriated from Saranac Lake to his native land with a procession that included state police, Department of Environmental Conservation and village police vehicles. Local citizens, including many veterans, lined the streets of the community and saluted as the procession traveled through the village. It was a ceremony befitting a military man, and it came from a community that has a long history of honoring its veterans.
While many continue to ponder the significance of Captain McKay's final journey into the mountains, it appears there is an obvious and overriding message related to his decision to travel to Saranac Lake. It will remain a mystery if he even knew about it.
For several years now, there has been an ongoing effort within the community to develop and establish a Veteran's Reintegration Facility in Saranac Lake.
The process has progressed slowly through a series of fits and starts. Despite the immediate lack of progress, the effort continues to sputter along due to the dedication of numerous concerned citizens who have been working with a small but dedicated group of veterans who simply refuse to quit.
It would seem the message recently hand delivered from the far side of the globe, via Afghanistan, Australia and on to the Adirondacks would be enough to reignite interest in the effort.
Saranac Lake is a community with a legacy for healing, and it is surrounded by many miles of Healing Woods.
The critical need for a Veterans Reintegration Center has been highlighted by the tragic death of a handsome, young Australian Army Captain. The incident wasn't just a combination of coincidences. It offers stark evidence that the time has come to get the Homeward Bound Adirondacks project rolling once again.
The following passage comes from the "Boys Book of Camping and Woodcraft," published in Jan. 1939:
The Rain Gods Symphony
Sleep in the woods, sleep that house dwelling folk can never know,
Sweet, healing, restorative rest.
The cool, sweet scented night air, close to the damp and smelly earth,
Fragrant with the incense of the things that grow,
The blessing of calm, sweet sleep, the woodlands perfect rest,
Restoring and making us strong for the battles of life ahead.


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September 27, 2010 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: 2010 Missouri WIC Conference
SUBJECT 2: Upcoming Holidays- WIC Help Desk
SUBJECT 3: Microcuvette & Analyzer Deliveries
SUBJECT 4: Revised WIC Supply and Nutrition Education Resource Request Forms (WIC 7 and WIC 8)
SUBJECT 5: Best Choice Tortillas – New Bags
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Cass County Nutritionist
- 2010 Missouri WIC Conference:
The Missouri WIC Association and the Department of Health and Senior Services WIC Program would like to invite you to join us for the 2010 WIC Conference October 25-27 with the theme of "Work Well, Be Well, and Live Well".Please visit the new Missouri WIC Association website (http://mowica.org/) and follow the links to register on-line for this event. Our new site will be fully operational within the next few days with full conference details but the registration feature along with a Capital Plaza Hotel link are now LIVE. You'll see that you can now pay electronically on-line if you choose via a secured connection through Eventbrite.
Conference Details
Event Location: Capital Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City
Registration Fees: $225 per person if registered by October 8, 2010 or $250 after with registration closing October -18, 2010.
*Includes 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, breaks, evening reception, conference premium and program guide.
Accommodations: Capitol Plaza Hotel, 415 West McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101.
*Room rates are $79.00 for single/double occupancy plus 10.22% for state and local taxes.
*Register on-line via our link or call the hotel directly at 573-635-1234 or toll free at 800-338-8088. Please tell the reservation desk that you are with the Missouri WIC Conference to receive your discounted rate.
If you have any questions please feel free to call or email Jim Wheaton, MWA President, at 816-404-9745 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Upcoming Holidays- WIC Help Desk: The State WIC Office will be closed but there will be WIC Help Desk coverage from 8:00-5:00 on Columbus Day, October 11 and Veteran's Day, November 11, 2010. If you have questions, please contact Mark Davis at email@example.com or 573-526-5323 or 800-392-8209.
- Microcuvette & Analyzer Deliveries: Agencies scheduled to receive a shipment of microcuvettes and/or analyzers should be receiving their shipment starting this week, September 27th.
Once you have received your order, please verify the number of microcuvettes and analyzers received with the number listed on the packing slip. If the number of microcuvettes/analyzers in the package is the same as the packing slip, sign and date the packing slip. Please fax the packing slip to Leslie at the State WIC Office (573-526-1470) within one (1) week of receiving the shipment. Confirmation on the packing slip is required in order for the State WIC Office to pay for the microcuvettes. If the number of microcuvettes/analyzers received is different from the packing slip, please call Leslie at 1-800-392-8209. If you are unable to locate your packing slip, please send an email stating how many boxes or analyzers you received and the date you received the shipment to firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you for your prompt cooperation.
- Revised WIC Supply and Nutrition Education Resource Request Forms (WIC 7 and WIC 8): Please begin using the revised forms (WIC 7 and WIC 8) effective September 27, 2010. These forms will be available through the website during the week of September 27, 2010. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Takako Tagami at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Best Choice Tortillas – New Bags: Attached are images of new Best Choice Tortillas bags (Corn Tortillas and 100% Whole Wheat Tortillas). The new bags should be on shelves about the middle of October 2010. Please share this information with your staff and participants. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Takako Tagami at firstname.lastname@example.com.
WIC-8 Supply Request.doc
WIC-8 Supply Request.pdf
WIC-7 LWP Supply Request.doc
Best Choice Tortillas.pdf
WIC Positions
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Cass County Nutritionist: Cass County Health Department is looking to fill a part-time WIC nutritionist position. This position will require a minimum of graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in public health nutrition, dietetics, nutrition, foods, home economics, or closely related field, including or supplemented by at least 15 hours in foods and nutrition including at least 1 course in diet therapy and 1 course in community nutrition. Please contact Jenny Gladden at 816-380-8435 or email@example.com 300 S. Main St. Harrisonville, MO 64701.

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The allures of France are, of course, legendary: all that history, all that culture—all that amazing wine. Americans have been venturing there since the late 1820s, first to Paris, and then, over time, to the Riviera, Provence, Bordeaux, and Brittany. A region we've explored far less—yet one that in-the-know Europeans, especially Parisians, crave for its crisp air and bucolic landscapes—is the French Alps.
Two popular resorts, Megève and Chamonix, lie in the Haute-Savoie, the dramatic, snowcapped mountain range anchored by the colossal Mont Blanc. The villages are a study in contrasts: Megève has cozy, small-town charm with a sophisticated ambience; Chamonix's austere peaks and wooded terrain attract those with an adventurous spirit. Both are less than an hour's drive from Geneva. In winter, each offers pleasures all its own.
Prized for its sunny, wide-open ski slopes, Megève is a quintessential French mountain town, albeit one whose narrow, cobblestone streets are lined with chic home decor shops and luxury boutiques (Hermès opened back in 1950). Yet it retains its rustic roots: Colorfully painted horse-drawn carriages gather in the town square at dusk for après-ski rides, and 300-year-old chalets punctuate the hilly farmland.
The resort town has the Rothschilds to thank for turning it into a glamorous international retreat. During World War I, Noémie de Rothschild (who married into the famous banking family) headed to the Swiss village of St. Moritz for a break from wartime Paris. When the Jewish baroness encountered a German businessman there, she was so offended that she left, determined to create her own French ski resort in Megève. The lodge she built in 1924, now the Chalet du Mont d'Arbois hotel, became an intimate hub for vacationing society families, and it remains an inviting fixture today.
"Everybody knew one another—it was like a club," Paris-born, New York–based interior designer Robert Couturier recalls of his youth in Megève. "My grandmother had a chalet, and I spent all my Christmas and Easter holidays there until I was 25. We learned how to ski, we took skating lessons, and we had chocolat Viennois at Madame Vouillon, the best pastry shop in town. The rhythm of life there was slow and luxurious."
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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY. The USA Pentathlon team will be represented in the finals competition of World Cup 3 today (May 10) in Budapest by Beijing Olympian Sam Sacksen who qualified on Friday in the semi finals at the Budapest Olympics Centre in Hungary. Sacksen moved up 14 places in the final combined run-shoot event with a time of 11:45 which was the fastest time of the day in his qualifying group.
Fellow teammates, Dennis Bowsher, Will Brady, and Eli Brady failed to finish in the top eighteen which was required to move on to the final field of 36 which competes on Sunday. Both Brady and Bowsher had very strong performances in the combined event, finishing eighth and ninth respectively, but this was not enough to move them up to the qualification spots. Bremer was in strong position after the fencing and swimming events, but his performance in the combined event was not strong enough to move him to the top eighteen.
Head coach Janusz Peciak reported from Budapest that all four athletes individually had strong performances in key events, but only Sacksen was able to put all three events together to achieve a spot in the finals competition to be held starting at 8 am CET in Budapest.
The results for Friday's semi-finals can be viewed by clicking HERE. In addition, they can be viewed on the UIPM website and the website of CARDSYS (the Hungarian based scoring system which is being used at the competition.
Updates for Sunday's competition can be viewed at both of the websites previously mentioned. In addition, the UIPM will once again be featuring live streaming video of the top eighteen placed riders as well as the entire exciting combined run-shoot event.


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Ryan Lochte and the U.S. swim team continued collecting records and medals as the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) concluded in Istanbul, Turkey.
Lochte won two gold medals and a silver Sunday to finish with eight total medals (six gold) at the short course championships.
Meanwhile, the United States won five medals Sunday to end the five-day competition with 27 medals, well ahead of the second-place China, which had 11. The United States won 11 golds, eight silvers and eight bronze medals.
Lochte was named Male Swimmer of the Meet after finishing with six gold medals, one silver and one bronze.
He wrapped up the competition by anchoring the 4x100 medley relay team that won by nearly two seconds to complete a U.S. sweep of the three men's relay events. Matt Grevers, Kevin Cordes and Tom Shields were also part of the winning medley relay team.
Lochte's first medal Sunday came when he finished .02 seconds behind Poland's Radoslaw Kawecki in the 200-meter backstroke.
Later, Lochte won the 100-meter individual medley in 51.21 seconds, one day after setting the world record with a time of 50.71 in the semifinals.
The first world record by Lochte came in Friday's final event when he finished the 200 IM in 1:49.63 to break his own two-year-old mark.
"Any time you break the world record, it's amazing," Lochte said. "I wanted to do something that no one else did here."
The 4x100 women's freestyle relay team of Megan Romano, Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal and Allison Schmitt won a gold medal Saturday.
Shields set an American record in the semifinals before taking third in the 50-meter butterfly Saturday.
The United States collected multiple medals each day. Complete U.S. results from each day of the World Championships are available here.
Ted Ligety dominated in the first run on the way to a repeat victory at the Audi FIS World Cup giant slalom Sunday in Alta Badia, Italy.
"It's tough to go out in the second run when you're winning by 2.40 (seconds)," Ligety said. "You don't want to lose all that speed and not win, but you also don't want to go so relaxed you make big mistakes as well. So I was going hard."
The win was the 14th of Ligety's giant slalom career, tying him for fourth all-time with Austria's Benni Raich and Hermann Maier.
The win was the second of the weekend for the U.S. Ski Team in Italy. Steven Nyman won the Val Gardena downhill Saturday.
Elsewhere, Heather McPhie won the FIS Freestyle World Cup opener in Ruka, Finland, while Jeremy Cota took third for the men.
Julia Mancuso was sixth and Mikaela Shiffin ninth at the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom Sunday in Courchevel, France.
On a flatter surface, two-time Olympian Kikkan Randall was second in the sprint Saturday at the FIS Cross Country World Cup event in Canmore, Alberta. Randall was eighth and Ida Sargent 14th in the women's 15k skiathlon Sunday.
Noah Hoffman was eighth and Kris Freeman 10th in Sunday's men's 30k skiathlon.
Lindsey Van was fourth to lead five U.S. women into the top 12 at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Ramsau, Austria.
Bryan Fletcher finished eighth Saturday and 17th Sunday at the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau.
Todd Lodwick won three consecutive FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup races at Soldier Hollow, Utah. Lodwick, an Olympic medalist and world champion who was slowed by problems with asthma last season, used the wins Friday, Saturday and Sunday to earn a return to FIS World Cup competition.
The final game of the year went much like the rest of 2012 for the U.S. women.
Abby Wambach scored two goals Saturday in Boca Raton, Fla. and the London 2012 Olympic champions completed an unbeaten Fan Tribute Tour with a 4-1 victory over China.
The U.S. women went 8-0-2 on their post-Olympic tour of the country to finish the calendar year with a 28-1-3 record. The team is unbeaten in 23 games since losing to Japan in March.
Wambach had four goals in the final two games of the tour, pushing her career total to 152, just six shy of Mia Hamm's world record of 158 international goals.
Megan Rapinoe and Sydney Leroux also scored in Saturday's win.
Wambach finished the year with 27 goals. Alex Morgan led the team with 28 goals and also had 21 assists, the last of which came on Wambach's first goal of the game.
Team captain Christie Rampone played in her 276th career game, passing Hamm to rank behind only Kristine Lilly (352 caps).
The women will be back in Florida when they return to action Feb. 9 against Scotland in Jacksonville. Jill Ellis finished 5-0-2 as interim head coach. Tom Sermanni takes over at the New Year.
Katie Uhlaender returned to her winning ways Saturday in La Plagne, France, when she became the first women's skeleton racer to win two events this World Cup season.
"I got here and decided to stop thinking about results or training and to have fun again," said Uhlaender, the reigning world champion. "I mentally got into a funk after some major errors over these last few races, and I knew I had to stop worrying about results and stay in the moment."
Uhlaender had a lead of 0.31 seconds after the first run and extended it to 0.49 to win with a combined time of 2:08:22.
In two-man bobsled, Steven Holcomb and Steve Langton moved up three spots in their final heat to earn the bronze medal on Saturday. The four-man team of Holcomb, Langton, Justin Olsen and Curt Tomasevicz was seventh Sunday.
The United States landed both silver and bronze medals in women's bobsled Friday. Jamie Greubel and Emily Azevedo got their first World Cup medal with a second-place finish. Elana Meyers and Katie Eberling used a record start to finish third. Jamie Fenlator and Lolo Jones placed eighth.
The race concludes the first half of the season and Team USA will return early this week to the United States for a holiday break. The Altenberg World Cup is set for Jan. 4-6 in Altenberg, Germany.
Tim Burke completed an impressive weekend at the World Cup event in Pokljuka, Slovenia, by making it to the podium Sunday with a third-place finish in the 15k mass start. It was the fourth career podium finish for Burke and the first since the 2009-10 season.
"I'm very happy with today's race," Burke said. "It felt so good to finally put everything together on the same day with a really strong day on the skis and also good shooting in some foggy conditions."
Burke, who had been fourth in the 10k sprint on Thursday, was seventh in Saturday's 12.5k pursuit.
The weekend results moved him to sixth in the overall IBU World Cup standings.
Read more here.
The United States finished fifth in the team relay at the World Cup event in Sigulda, Latvia. The team relay will be added to the Olympic program in 2014.
Erin Hamlin, a two-time Olympian and 2009 world champion, got the relay started with the third best time among women's singles competitors. Chris Mazdzer handled the men's singles run followed by the men's doubles team of Matt Mortensen and Preston Griffall.
Mazdzer was 19th and Taylor Morris 23rd in men's singles. Hamlin was sixth in women's singles Saturday with Julia Clukey finishing 10th. Mortenson and Griffall were 12th in men's doubles.
Elsewhere, the United States was fourth in the team relay at the Junior World Cup event in Koenigssee, Germany. Summer Britcher, Aidan Kelly and Ty Anderson-Anthony Espinoza made up the relay team. Britcher was seventh in women's singles.
Two-time Olympic champion Seth Wescott won the USANA Snowboardcross Cup Friday and then teamed with Nate Holland Saturday to take the SBX title at the Paul Mitchell Progression Session. Both events were held in Telluride-Mountain Village, Colo. The win by Wescott and Holland represented the second straight weekend the United States has won an FIS Snowboarding World Cup team event. Holland teamed with Hagen Kearney last week in Austria. Elsewhere, Shaun White and Kaitlyn Farrington won the Dew Tour superpipe finals Saturday in Breckenridge, Colo.
TABLE TENNIS: Lily Zhang, a 2012 Olympian, reached the quarterfinals of the Volkswagen World Junior Table Tennis Championships before falling 11-6, 11-2, 11-5, 11-9 to China's Ruochen Gu.
FENCING: The United States claimed four of the top eight spots in women's epée and three of the top eight spots in men's foil in Junior World Cup events in Europe. Kat Holmes and Nina Van Loon earned bronze after reaching the semifinals in women's epée Saturday in Laupheim, Germany. Stephen Mageras won silver and Brian Kaneshige bronze to lead the men's foil team Sunday in Leszno, Italy.
Story courtesy Red Line Editorial, Inc. Tom Robinson is a freelance contributor for TeamUSA.org. Material from various news services and press releases from National Governing Bodies was used to compile this report. This story was not subject to the approval of any National Governing Bodies.


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David Akers (1975/88): The 1878-S is most definitely not a common date. It is not particularly scarce in circulated grades but in strictly uncirculated condition it is very difficult to find. Overall, the 1878-S is more rare than the 1875-S and 1877-S and on a par with the 1874-S. It is far rarer than the common 1876-S. This date is most often available in EF or lower grades although AU's are also seen fairly often. In average uncirculated condition, the 1878-S is very scarce and in choice or gem mint state it is decidedly rare. In my opinion, this issue, as well as the 1879-S, 1880-S, 1881-S, and 1882-S, are all very underrated in uncirculated condition.
Ron Guth:
The Saddle Ridge Hoard of gold coins, discovered in northern California in 2013, contained thirty-four 1878-S $20s, of which twenty-seven were gradeable, four were Mint State, and one was tied for Finest Known.
Saddle Ridge Hoard
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How Many Years Have You Been Practicing Design? 12 years
Have You Worked In Any Other Cities/Countries? We have completed homes in several locations across the United States.
Do You Have Expertise In Other Fields Aside From Design? I took a winding path to design. From nanny to bartender, restaurant manager to event planner, it is in these professions I learned two top qualities found in any successful designer- sales and organization!
Trends You Forecast To Be Relevant In Design and Society in 2013? I truly believe the value of design is coming full circle. Between television, the real estate boom, and the influx of cheap products from China- interior design had become a commodity, thus blurring the actual true value of the service the designer brings to the table and the products that they may supply. After the financial crisis of the past few years, clients are now rediscovering the value of the designer especially when it comes to evaluating quality versus cost. The concept of "cheap" is now understood in bigger terms in how it affects our homes, our environment, and our bottom line- in other words, cheaper isn't always better. Thus, clients are now saving money to work towards quality in design and goods, understanding that things that last cost a little more and take more time to manufacturer.


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The Association of Attorney Mediators identifies Gene as a "New Master of Mediation." Gene is the Chair of the Dallas Bar Association's ADR Section (2012) after serving as its Secretary for three years. Gene served the Dallas Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution as a member of its Board of Directors, President-elect and President. He is a member of the board of directors for the Texas Association of Mediators and co-chair of the 2013 conference in Dallas.
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Last week, people around the world gathered to recognize World AIDS Day, honor those whose lives have been lost to this tragic disease, reflect on the tremendous strides being made, and recommit to achieving an AIDS-free generation. As I arrived in South Africa to help open the 17th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), we also noted the passing of a great leader and champion, Nelson Mandela, whose personal leadership and outspoken courage helped to break the silence surrounding HIV/AIDS, and brought hope and inspiration to millions of people living with the disease.
We have come so far since the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Merely 10 years ago, HIV/AIDS was still a death sentence in many countries -- destroying communities, stalling economic development, creating millions of orphans, and silencing the hopes and dreams of people around the world. In 2001, the pandemic was of such magnitude that the United Nations Security Council recognized it as a global threat. In response, in 2003, President Bush launched the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) -- the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease internationally. Today, through the collective efforts of partner countries, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), and other key stakeholders, new HIV infections are falling steeply and AIDS-related deaths are on the deep decline.
America's commitment, through PEPFAR, has been significantly strengthened under President Obama, and with continued bipartisan support from the United States Congress. This World AIDS Day, the President announced that PEPFAR now supports more than 6.7 million people on lifesaving antiretroviral treatment -– a four-fold increase since the President took office. Over the last two years alone, PEPFAR-supported programs also reached 1.5 million HIV-positive pregnant women with interventions to prevent HIV transmission to their babies -- allowing 470,000 babies to be born HIV-free who would have otherwise been infected during this period. In addition, through PEPFAR support, more than 4.2 million men have undergone voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), which dramatically reduces the likelihood of acquisition of HIV – and PEPFAR is on track to reach the President's goal of delivering VMMC to 4.7 million men by the end of 2013.
As President Obama said on World AIDS Day, "The United States will remain the global leader in the fight against HIV and AIDS." That same day, President Obama reaffirmed this commitment by signing into law the PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013, which reauthorizes the program for another five years. But the United States cannot win this fight alone. Achieving an AIDS-free generation is a shared responsibility and all partners have a role to play. As we enter PEPFAR's second decade, countries are stepping up their leadership of national responses like never before, and we are witnessing unprecedented coordination with the Global Fund, UNAIDS, civil society, faith-based organizations, the private sector, and other partners. This collective embrace of country-led responses allows all partners to invest their respective resources in the most complementary and synergistic manner possible for maximum impact.
The strength of global partnerships was seen again last week, when the United States had the distinct honor of hosting the Global Fund's Fourth Replenishment Conference in Washington, D.C. The United States is proud to be the Global Fund's largest donor. In his World AIDS Day address, President Obama announced that America will continue its historic commitment to the Fund, pledging to seek up to $5 billion from fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2016 as a matching contribution of $1 dollar for every $2 dollars contributed by other donors. This challenge pledge will remain open for some months, and we urge other donors and partners to increase their support and not leave U.S. money on the table.
As I reflect back on the events of this remarkable week, the one word that comes to mind is 'inspired'. As individuals, we should be inspired by how far the world has come in just a decade, turning what was once a death sentence into a life with hope. As a nation, we should be inspired and proud of the leadership role our country has played in helping to bring the world to this point. And as a global community, we must be inspired by the fact that an AIDS-free generation is truly within our reach.
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Summer is a serious, hard-working time of year in southern Africa. Chilly mornings and bright, clear days define this hemisphere's winter months when school is in session and young minds are focused. That made it a perfect time for U.S. Embassy Harare and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to bring five American writers from the University of Iowa's prestigious International Writing Program to workshop and discuss the power of books with Zimbabwean youth.
The writers, representing a wide variety of literary styles, including poetry, journalism, novels, and short stories, started their program by speaking about their craft and inspirations at writing workshops and literary readings in the capital of Harare. To liven up one evening, they turned a reception at the Deputy Chief of Mission's residence into an impromptu poetry slam. Zimbabwean poets performed in English and Shona, while the Iowa Writers read from their own work. Even our Deputy Chief of Mission joined in with a rousing rendition of Judge Noah Sweat's "Whiskey Speech," a monument to Southern oratory and political doubletalk, according to the diplomat.
Early the following morning, our team hit the road to Masvingo, a town 300 kilometers south of Harare, for the Youth Cultural Arts Festival (YOCAF). At YOCAF, the group led discussions with young Zimbabwean students, dramatists, and journalists on the festival's 2012 theme, "The Power of the Pen." In light of Zimbabwe's turbulent political history over the last 10 years, this gathering and its workshops were truly daring and courageous. In the words of one festival organizer, "young Zimbabweans must express themselves despite existing restrictions on free speech."
Masvingo security officials, in true form, disagreed with the YOCAF director's remarks. As a justification for their obvious presence at nearly all of the festival events, plain-clothes security forces cited "security concerns" over YOCAF youth forums, performances by members of Zimbabwe Poets for Human Rights, and a performance of the election drama "No Voice, No Choice." Despite the tense atmosphere, YOCAF events continued as planned, and the Iowa writers held nothing back as they spoke with packed audiences about challenges in journalism and the writer's obligation to the truth. Zimbabwean YOCAF attendees were no less courageous: at a drama workshop, students wrote and performed a play criticizing the Zimbabwean diamond mining industry.
Both the Iowa writers and the Zimbabweans felt renewed by their interactions and exchange of views. One novelist likened his experience to a high striker carnival game, saying that he'd seen the "hammer of free speech come down so hard that it rang the bell at the top," and that he felt confident "young Zimbabweans were so inspired that there was no turning back from this point." While his optimism will likely not spark an immediate social transformation, this cultural exchange was public diplomacy at its finest: passionate Americans and Zimbabweans sharing a love of literature, powerful idealism, and free speech.


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WBGO part of Endless Arts Month in Newark
October 1, 2012. Posted by Brandy Wood.Add new comment | Filed under: concerts, Democracy of Jazz, Endless Arts October, Jazz Alive, Newark Arts, Newark CVB, njpac, wbgo
Did you know that WBGO is Newark Public Radio? It's not just the station's corporate name, it is part of everything we do. We are proud to be the community radio station for New Jersey's largest city.
This month, WBGO and other Newark arts organizations are teaming up to showcase the amazing cultural richness that exists in Newark. This effort, spearheaded by the Newark Convention & Visitors Bureau is called Endless Arts October.
WBGO activities during Endless Arts October include our partnership with the TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, The WBGO Kids Jazz Concert Series, Too Heavy for Words, a gallery exhibit at the station featuring works by four New Jersey photographers, which will be part of Newark Art's Open Doors celebration, and of course, our ongoing, award-winning jazz and news programming.
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Accessible Parking
Handicapped accessible parking is available.
Travelex ATMs are located at the following locations:
 - Lower level near JCPenney's
 - Lower level near Bloomingdale's
 - Lower level near Neiman Marcus
 - Upper level near the restrooms in Cafe Terrace
Baby Changing Station
Baby changing stations are available behind Guest Services on the lower level near Boudin Bakery and in the restrooms located in Cafe Terrace on the upper level.
Bike Racks
Bus Stop
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Children's Play Area
Located in corridor on the 1st floor, to the west of Macy's.
Coca-Cola Vending
Coca-cola vending machines are located at the following locations:
 - Lower level near JCPenney
 - Lower level near Guest Services
 - Lower level near Bloomingdale's
 - Lower level behind staricase leading up to H&M and Sony
 - Upper level near H&M and Sony
 - In certain parking structures near the stairwells

Complimentary Coat & Package Check
Complimentary coat & package check is available at Simon Guest Services® Simply bring your coat, bag or package by and a guest service representative will gladly receive and store your item(s) while you shop or dine. This free service is available during mall hours.
Currency Exchange Stations
Trevelex currency exchange booth is located on the lower level near Neiman Marcus.
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Drinking Fountain
Located near the restrooms.
Movie Theater
EV (Electric Vehicle) Charging Stations
Located near the south entrance to Bloomingdale's on level P2 of parking structure D, and also in the parking lot nearest the north entrance to Bloomingdale's adjacent to Friar's Road.
Family Restrooms
A Family Restroom is located in the Food Court.
Fax & Copies
Fax and copy services are available at Guest Services on the lower level near Boudin Bakery and below Cafe Terrace. Faxes are $1 per page and copies are $0.10 per page.
Food Court
Delight in visiting our various food court selections such as California Pizza Kitchen, Stone Oven Gourmet Sandwiches, Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill and Pinkberry in our Cafe Terrace.
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For lost and found item inquiries, please call Security Dispatch at (619) 299-2428 or visit the dispatch office on the lower level around the corner from Stacked on the North side of the mall.
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Free parking is provided around the shopping center, including wheelchair accessible parking. Valet parking is available for a fee and our main valet area is located on the lower level on the North side of the mall next to Blue Smoke Sushi Lounge and Stacked. UpFront Plus Parking is also available for a minimal fee -- Park closer and shop longer! Entrance to UpFront Plus Parking garage is across from main valet area near Cheesecake Factory.
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Retailer Gift Cards are available for sale at Simon Guest Services located on the lower level below the Cafe Terrace.
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- Single Strollers: Available for rent behind Guest Services on the lower level for $5 each. Machine accepts cash payments only. $1 refund given upon return.
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Planners put hold on Wal-Mart request
A plan for a Wal-Mart Supercenter in north Minot left the Minot Planning Commission with too many unresolved issues Monday to push the project toward a quick ground-breaking.
The commission voted to hold the zoning request and plan review to allow staff more time to visit with Wal-Mart representatives on a variety of concerns.
The commission did recommend that the Minot City Council approve a permit for Home Depot to operate a temporary area for sales to contractors on South Broadway, where it plans to construct a store this year. The projected opening date is Jan. 1, 2014. The property is located just north of the Minot Chrysler Center. The temporary sales would start by May 1 if approved by the council.
The Wal-Mart property is located just east of the U.S. Highway 83 Bypass, on the south side of 21st Avenue Northwest. It is somewhat farther east of the intersection of 21st and the bypass than a previous plan, which presented some dilemma for the city.
The city has a policy requiring dedication of property for interchange when the property is platted at intersections of the bypass and major arterial streets. The property owner who is selling to Wal-Mart will be retaining the piece of property next to the bypass and leaving it unplatted for now. The city does not want to miss an opportunity to get the land dedicated for the interchange, which city staff has indicated will be needed eventually.
Wal-Mart proposes a special assessment district be created to widen 21st Avenue and install traffic signals at the Walmart entrance and at the intersection of 21st and the bypass. Wal-Mart also proposes a significant landscaped buffer between the store and area residential developments.
Area residents voiced concern about having a Walmart store as a neighbor because of the increased traffic that could end up on their residential streets and the potential for transients to camp out in the parking lot.
"It's too much in a residential area. It's too big a retail store in a residential area," said neighbor Mark Brown.
"We need it. There's not a lot on North Hill," commissioner Travis Zablotney said of the Walmart. "What happens is it is in somebody's backyard and nobody wants in in the backyard. All we can do is make a decision that's best for the community and try to protect those who are impacted the most."
For that reason, he moved to hold the request for a month so staff could work with Wal-Mart officials on the details. He also urged the company to revise the architectural design to come closer to the look of a new store in Fargo, which he indicated is more aesthetic.
The new Walmart will include grocery and garden departments and a tire and express lube. It is projected to create 250 to 300 jobs.


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DES daughter and breast cancer survivor Jackie White�our Very Inspiring Person of the week�is speaking out for generations of women.
Jackie White was in her early teens when her mom, Sandie, sat her down for an important talk�more serious than the one girls typically get at that age. She explained that Jackie was a �DES daughter�: When her mom was pregnant with Jackie, she�d taken a medication called diethylstilbestrol (DES) to prevent miscarriage. That day, she told Jackie evidence had surfaced that both the women who took DES as well as their daughters could be at much higher risk for gynecological cancers and fertility problems.
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�I remember trying to process it at the time,� Jackie says. �Does this mean I won�t be able to have babies? What should I do about birth control? Will I always have these horrible menstrual cramps?�
Sandie, a nurse, encouraged her to ask all those questions and to learn as much as she could about the kinds of health problems a DES daughter might expect. She even took her to see the doctor who�d prescribed the drug�who the family continued to see for years. As a result, from that early age, Jackie became incredibly proactive about her health.
�I never saw a doctor who I didn�t identify myself to as a �DES daughter,� and kept up with DES research,� she says. �And I always did my Pap smears, mammograms and breast self-exams on schedule.�
Jackie is one of an estimated 2.5 million DES daughters in the U.S.� Anywhere from five to 10 million Americans total were exposed to the drug while it was prescribed from 1938-1971, including women who took it while pregnant and their children of both genders, says Fran Howell, executive director of DES Action. DES daughters have 40 times the risk of developing a rare gynecological cancer called clear cell adenocarcinoma than women not exposed to DES, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and they have more than twice the risk of abnormal cervical cells, early menopause and infertility. Research on breast cancer has been less conclusive, but a 2006 study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention found that DES daughters were nearly twice as likely to have breast cancer after age 40.
Those scary statistics were in Jackie�s mind when, in March 2010, at age 47, she found a lump in her right breast while doing a self-exam. �She was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer, and underwent a double mastectomy that April. Her road to recovery included long courses of chemotherapy, radiation and several complications from reconstruction surgery. But nearly three years later, she�s on the mend, resuming work in Shohola, Pa., and her favorite hobbies with her husband and two sons�camping and riding Harleys.
�I have check-ups every three months and they�re watching a couple spots,� she says. �But I am wonderful�I have my hair back, and I�m starting to get my energy back.�
Now that she�s feeling like herself again, Jackie has become a passionate advocate for DES awareness and research. She filed a lawsuit along with other DES daughters against the drug manufacturers, and became heavily involved with DES Action, which she discovered while researching the connection between DES daughters and breast cancer after her diagnosis. This past fall, she was elected to the Board of Directors and strives to spread the word about DES through the group, other cancer organizations and social media. In fact, someone she works with at a commercialized insurance company saw a post on Jackie�s Facebook page and subsequently realized she, too, was a DES daughter. Both she and her mom have reached out to Jackie for more information.
�Even if it happens by chance, that�s the kind of thing that drives me,� Jackie says.
But one DES daughter who Jackie has approached with mixed success is her younger sister, who struggled with fertility problems for years. (By the time Jackie�s youngest sister was born, doctors had stopped prescribing DES.)
�My sister doesn�t like doctors� avoidance is her strategy,� says Jackie. �And I understand that, especially as we started to have some of the symptoms. You�re in this horrible place where you have to face what you�ve got.�
But Jackie continues to reach out, sending her sister literature about being a DES daughter, and is hopeful she�ll come around.
In the meantime, Jackie and Sandie, a cervical cancer survivor, have continued to have open, if difficult, conversations over the years about the effects of DES on their lives.
�When I first got cancer, she was like, �Oh my God, I did this to you,�� Jackie says. �But I was able to help her understand that in no way what happened to me or her was her fault. She was just doing what a medical professional told her to do, and she never could have anticipated this.�
�We protect our children�that�s what we do as a parent,� continues Jackie, who also encourages her two sons to participate in research on the third generation of DES exposure. �My mom is a phenomenal parent and role model.�
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Topic: Help with DRY up
I am a newbie trying to DRY up my first application. Going well accept this annoying item (simplified down to problematic code) ...
Original code:
business_attributes = params[...] # values from a form in a view
business_application = BusinessApplication.find(..) # id from view
business_area = BusinessArea.create! business_attributes
business_application.business_areas << business_area unless @business_application.nil?
Now refactored to make more generic and not tied to any particular models (so I can add as an ApplicationController method and become part of a acts_as helper). This code is part of a set of methods that are used 10's of times across various controllers (the rest successfully DRY'd). target and source have a habtm relationship. The new code is as follows:
target_model_class = Object.const_get(target) # target == 'business_areas' - passed as argument
source_model_class = Object.const_get(source) # source == 'business_applications' - passed as argument
attributes = params[...] # values from a form in a view
source_instance = source_model_class.find(...) # id from view
target_instance = target_model_class.create! attributes
source_instance.method(target) << target_instance unless source_instance.nil?
But gets the following error complaining << method does not exist in line 7 above:
undefined method `<<' for #<Method: BusinessApplication#business_areas>
Have tried using #push instead of << method but with same error. Also tried some poorly constructed #call methods too. I know I'm probably doing something completely wrong around the use of #method.
Any help?


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Saffron, Zucchini and Herb Couscous
- 1 1/2 cups homemade chicken stock or canned broth
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 zucchini, large dice
- 1 1/2 cups couscous (10 ounces)
- 1 cup chopped basil leaves
- 1 cup chopped parsley leaves
Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a small saucepan, and turn off the heat. Add the salt, pepper, cumin, and saffron threads and allow to steep for at least 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil and melt the butter in a saute pan. Add the zucchini and cook for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned. Bring the chicken stock just back to a boil. Place the couscous in a large bowl and add the cooked zucchini. Pour the hot chicken stock over them. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and allow to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Add the basil and parsley. Toss the couscous and herbs with a fork, and serve warm or at room temperature.
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Beauty How-To: Blue Eye Makeup
Avoid using the hottest setting on your hair dryer, as it can be damaging to your strands, especially if you're pairing it with another hot tool, like a flat iron.
Always try to opt for the warm setting on your dryer and hold the dryer 6 to 8 inches from your tresses. Be sure to point the airflow down on the hair shaft to prevent frizz.
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Skip to comments.SESAME STREET'S Elmo accused of child sex abuse...
Posted on 11/12/2012 11:38:05 AM PST by Anti-Hillary
The man who voices the puppet of Elmo on Sesame Street has taken leave amid allegations he had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy.
Kevin Clash, 52, has taken a leave of absence from the popular children's show after the programme's lawyers were contacted by a 23-year-old man who claims he had a sexual relationship with the puppeteer seven years ago, when he was aged 16.
TMZ, who reported the allegations, said that Mr Clash had admitted he had a relationship with the man, but only after the accuser was an adult and said the accusations were both false and defamatory.
Allegations: Kevin Clash, the voice and movements behind Sesame Street's Elmo has taken leave amid allegations he had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy
'I had a relationship with [the accuser]. It was between two consenting adults and I am deeply saddened that he is trying to make it into something it was not,' said Mr Clash who joined Sesame Street in the mid-80s,
The website reported that after the accuser's initial meeting with Sesame Street lawyers, he felt that that he was being silenced so he hired a lawyer.
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Hey kids, it's that time of year again. So be sure to get your parents to take you down to Sodomy Street and get the season's hottest new toy, Bugger Me Elmo!
Can you tell me how to go around Pedophile Street?
Gee, that picture of Elmo sucking down the mic really says it all.
Sodomy Street!! LOL. Almost as good as my own "Bugger Me Lions" at Penn.
A leave of absence? Isn't that a requirement for work at PBS?
First they came for Big Bird, but I didn't speak up because I am not a large feathered freeloader. Then they came for Elmo, but I didn't speak up because I'm not a gay, black pedophile. Then they came for...
It's apparently not an accident that Elmo represents the greatest threat.
You know Bert and Ernie are next...
well,bugger me elmo...
Kept quiet until post election.
"Almost as good as my own Bugger Me Lions at Penn."
It goes right along with (you can't make this stuff up) Jerry Sandusky's book "Touched"
Knock the feathers out of him....
I love you,
You love me,
We are into sodomy.....
"Am I wrong: a sixteen year old cannot give "consent" to a sexual relationship-it would be rape (I cannot find in what jurisdiction this took place so I may be wrong)."
Whatever jurisdiction this took place in I'm sure has a law or laws that address the consent issue.
In my state there is an age cutoff so that what would be a "lesser" offense for a victim who is 16 years old would be treated as a greater offense if the victim were, say, 13 years old.
In the above example, neither victim can give "consent".
Was Kevin Clash an member of NAMBLA?
"Tickle Me Elmo" will morph into "Touch Me Elmo".
Elmo's Indian name, "poke a hind ass"
President Obama could not be reached for comment.
Not surprising. He's had his hand up a little kid's butt for over 20 years!
We have been deceived into believing there is a separate class of perversion called pedophilia. In reality Sodomites require ever increasing stimulation in order to maintain the same feelings of aliveness. This need causes them to seek out younger and younger boys. Sodomy is a crime not a mere matter of personal preference.
As Norm MacDonald said regarding Michael Jackson,
folks, get it right, he's not a "pedophile", he's a
HOMOSEXUAL pedophile.
What did Big Byrd know and when did it know it?
Tickle Me Elmo will morph into Touch My Elmo.
Fixed it.
Males involved in children's programming have always given me the creeps, particularly where there are children involved in the show and not just puppets or animation. We've moved well beyond the days of Mr. Rogers in the US and The Friendly Giant in Canada. The homo-predators are attracted to places where they have prospects.
Depends on the state. In some states, DC, and ironically the UK given who's reporting here about "child sex abuse," 16 is legal age.
I wouldn't be surprised if someone is looking for a payday.
So THAT'S why Elmo ran away from Katy Perry!
Intel and UPS have announced they will no longer give money to the Boy Scout's because of the organization's anti-gay policy. No doubt the Scouts will ultimately cave and this behavior will become routine. Part of our brave new world.
a 16 year old cannot give consent in most areas. So the accuser may be a liar. Angry young men and women know the best way to get back at someone is to accuse of inappropriate sex.
Now that homosexual "marriage" is a foregone conclusion, they will set their sights on eliminating age of consent laws. Mark my words.
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Our published work (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17) concerning the possible role of gut bacterial metabolites in autism has been listed among the top 50 scientific discoveries in Canada by the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). With the assistance of Surface Science Western, we are developing a novel brain imaging technique, Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (1, 2, 3, 4) to image potential metabolic markers in neurological disorders.
The Autism Group participated in CBC Canada's "The Nature of Things" documentary, "The Autism Enigma", concerning the role of the gut microbiome in autism. Click here for more in depth documentary interviews and discussions. For the ARTE France Version "L'enigme de l'autisme - La piste bactérienne": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnXEGRBuVDw
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"Don't neglect or reject unexpected success. Identify it, absorb it, and learn from it. "
Michael Pascucci
Michael Pascucci wanted to go to Florida. Never mind that he was only 13 and supposed to be in school. He bought an old Ford from a neighbor for $45; taught himself to drive; skipped out of classes in Manhasset, N.Y.; and, along with three friends, headed south.
The brakes started to fail in Maryland and, in Washington, the police spotted the kids and sent them back home. But Pascucci never stopped thinking big, and his subsequent endeavors have proven a whole lot more successful than that teenage joyride. Most notably, in 1974 he started Oxford Resources Corp., an auto-leasing firm that became a giant in its field. When Barnett Banks Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla., bought the publicly traded company for $570 million in stock in 1997, Pascucci and his family reportedly pocketed almost half the proceeds.
Some people would have used the money to fund an early retirement, but today, at age 70, Pascucci seems busier than ever. Among other things, he is chairman of WLNY, a Long Island, N.Y. commercial television station that he founded in 1985. He is also the driving force-and financial power-behind Sebonack, a luxurious private golf club that opened last year in Southampton, N.Y.
Instead of an old Ford with failing brakes, Pascucci gets around these days on one of the three jets he owns or co-owns. And, oh yes, he did finally make it to Florida, where he now has a North Palm Beach home next door to Jack Nicklaus, who co-designed Sebonack.
I understand your dad finished only three years of school.
He went to third grade, but he became a contractor and did very well. He did tens of millions of dollars of work for Abraham Levitt, who created Levittown. He did road work, landscaping, shopping centers. And all with no contract-all on the honor system.
I sense that he was a big influence on you.
Well, he was hard working, high integrity and believed in the value of the working man. And he backed me [financially] when I was 23 and started my own company.
What got you into auto leasing?
My idea was that I would like to do some finance thing with individuals. I didn't want to loan money to a company and roll the dice. I wanted lots of little onesies and twosies. That way, if somebody failed [to pay], it was insignificant to the business.
At the time, though, few people were leasing cars. What made you think they would start doing that?
We saw the generational change. I like to buy and own. But I could see the mentality was, "Listen, I'm going to pay $250 a month to drive something. Whether I own it or lease it, I don't care. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't mind leasing because at the end of three years, I don't have to worry about selling." And because of the leasing, you don't have to pay for the whole car, only for the portion you're driving. So you can get more bang for your dollar and it's more convenient.
How did you get into television?
In the late '70s, I was helping the local Catholic diocese with their cable television operation. And I said, "Wouldn't it be neat to own a television station?" So I built WLNY from scratch. It took me six years to get the license and the tower site.
Aside from the TV station, your big project these days is your golf course. How did that come about?
Probably 10 years ago, I was in Florida as a guest at [businessman and Miami Dolphins owner] Wayne Huizenga's private course. That's where I started thinking I would love to have a course on Long Island. So I started looking for waterfront property. I figured the worst case, I'd have a nice house with a private course like Wayne. That was my fallback mentally.
I hear the initiation fee is $650,000.
I really don't get into that. Let's put it this way: we're trying to divide the [cost by the] number of members. So if you divide a roughly $140 million project by 200 members...[you get $700,000.-Ed.]
I read that you first got involved with golf as a business decision.
Golf is a great equalizer. You get a different relationship when you go out there with somebody and you humiliate yourselves together. Having a meeting in an office is different from playing golf and sitting around later and chit-chatting. My business would not have developed to the extent it did if I didn't play golf.
When did you first fly privately?
I'm one of these guys who flew coach until I had offices around the country. A lot of them were in spots that made it difficult for me to do business. I once did a road show for the company and flying commercial was a nightmare-trying to get to meetings in Minnesota and California and Chicago and Cleveland. [When] I had to do the next one, I said, "We're gonna charter a plane." That's when I saw the financial benefit of chartering versus going commercial.
So I bought a Lear 55 about 12 years ago. I got a local company, Northeastern Aviation, to manage it-maintenance, hangar it, provide the pilots and so forth. And it's a terrific airplane.
So you went pretty rapidly from flying coach to full ownership? You never even flew first class?
Rarely. I didn't want to waste the money. Maybe if I went to Europe, I'd go first class or business class.
What airplanes do you have now?
I still have the Lear 55. When I realized its range limitation, I bought a Gulfstream III about 10 years ago. Northeastern Aviation is my partner in that plane. And then I have a friend, [real estate investor] Steve Witkoff, who had a position on an Embraer Legacy, so I bought that with him. It's got a big cabin and Rolls-Royce engines, and having a second large airplane gives you flexibility for the charter business. We put it in the fleet at the end of April. Very, very popular-people love it.
You told me the first time we talked that your own flights actually cost you nothing because charter more than covers your expenses.
It does. My flights cost me less than tickets on JetBlue!
Conventional wisdom says that charter can offset some ownership costs, but never all of them.
Well, we're cash-flow positive, plus we have the depreciation [to deduct]. We didn't plan it, but lo and behold, I found we were making money with the charter of the Lear, so we added a second plane and we're making money with that airplane.
Even taking into account your acquisition costs?
Absolutely. You know, [owning an aircraft] is not passive. It's not like you say, "Well, I'm just gonna call up and reserve my plane for tomorrow from the fractional guy." It's more work than that, but it's way more economical and it's nice knowing that you have your same pilots and with your own airplanes everything's familiar to you.
Are you surprised at how well you've done in business?
No question about it. I mean, I struggled at Bucknell [University]. I wasn't prepared. I didn't read in high school. I didn't do homework.
And after college, you didn't set your sights on becoming a multimillionaire?
No, nothing like that. You know [Home Depot cofounder] Ken Langone? I'm going out with him next week to play golf and I'm getting a ride in his just-delivered Global Express. It's funny: Langone had two cents growing up. He and I ended up at Bucknell together. Neither one of us you'd ever expect to amount to anything. He became a billionaire. And [I was] least likely to have any kind of success. I've just been blessed. Right place at the right time.
It couldn't have all been luck.
I think you've got to pick a business that provides value to the individual. Second, don't go into a business with tight margins-there's no room for error. I've also tried to hire the best people and pay them more than they'd make anywhere else that will allow them to have the luxuries if they work hard or smart or they're just lucky. If you can hire those kinds of people, they make the business successful.
So you've had low turnover?
No turnover. My turnover is the guys in the car leasing business who made so much money that they retired young or did something else that was their dream.
There hasn't been much turnover in your personal life, either. You've lived in the same town for more than 35 years and been married for 50.
Five-oh. Right. They threw a surprise party just last week.
I read that you said you never had another date. Meaning after you met your wife or ever?
Ever! We started going out at 15.
Do you still have turkey on whole wheat nearly every day at the same diner?
No. I graduated from turkey on whole wheat. Now I'm having broiled filet of sole if I eat at the diner, which I do probably three or four days a week. If not, grilled chicken on whole wheat.
Fast Facts
Name: Michael C. Pascucci
Age: 70
Home: Locust Valley, N.Y.
Occupation: Chairman, WLNY-TV. Also oversees Internet and real estate projects, including Sebonack Golf Club, and serves as chairman or trustee for several charities.
Education: Bucknell University, degree in finance. New York University, MBA
Aircraft: Learjet 55, Gulfstream III, Embraer Legacy
Hours flown: 100 to 150 annually
Personal: Wife Jocelyn, four children, 11 grandchildren
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CONCORD - An industry group will release a report today that says one third of the 4,500 miles of roadway maintained by the state are in poor condition.
The Road Information Project (TRIP) will release a report at a Concord news conference that says there are "significant pavement deficiencies" on major state highways.
TRIP is an industry association of road and bridge builders and materials suppliers. New Hampshire is the fifth state to come under the group's scrutiny in the past five weeks.
The report also says the number of bridges with structural problems continues to grow.
"Over the next four years, at the state's current level of funding, the number will increase," said Frank Moretti, TRIP's director of policy and research. "The state is behind and will fall further behind."
The group says New Hampshire has a backlog of deteriorating highways that is expanding every year. While it recommends spending more money on repairing roads and bridges, the group does not make recommendations to states on how to pay for it.


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