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Be Alert
- Be aware of your surroundings and the people with whom you have contact.
- Be wary of people who seem overly friendly or interested in you.
- Be cautious about giving out your address, phone number, or e-mail address to new acquaintances.
- Learn which areas should be avoided. If you find yourself in uncomfortable surroundings, act confident.
Blend In
- Don't dress or behave in a way that will easily identify you as a tourist or an American.
- Integrate yourself as fully as possible into the university community.
- Be sensitive about who or what you photograph.
- Avoid establishments and facilities associated with the United States.
Avoid Theft
- Keep valuable items in a safe place. Lock valuables in hostel/hotel safe when touring a city.
- Leave non-essential items, such as expensive jewelry, in the U.S. If you can't replace it, don't bring it.
- Don't keep all of your documents and money in one suitcase or location on your person.
- Don't flash large amounts of money: carry and use small bills whenever possible.
- Be discrete in displaying your passport—do so only when necessary and avoid doing so in public places.
- Don't carry anything valuable in the back pocket of your backpack or pants.
- Avoid situations and locations popularly identified with tourists/Americans.
- Get in and out of airports, train, bus, and subway stations as promptly as possible.
- Use extra caution when traveling or going out alone.
- NEVER leave your bags unattended (even briefly!) in an airport, bus or train station!!
Be Prepared for an Emergency
- Have phone numbers of program contacts handy at all times.
- Know how to reach a doctor, a hospital or clinic, and the police in the country in which you are traveling.
- Have sufficient funds or a credit card on hand for emergencies.
- Always carry enough local currency to take a taxi home or to make a phone call (pay phones in some countries do not accept coins, and you may need to use a phone card).
Be Smart
- Consume alcohol in a responsible and culturally appropriate fashion.
- Don't accept rides with friends or acquaintances that have had too much to drink.
- Don't use illegal drugs.
- Avoid overt acts or displays of patriotism.
- This is still real life! Consider the consequences of your behavior.
Stay in Touch
- Maintain regular contact with home so that your family and others in the U.S. are assured of your safety.
- Maintain regular contact with your program director or host institution coordinator.
- When traveling, notify someone other than those traveling with you — preferably your host contact or director, as well as someone at home in the U.S. — of your itinerary.
Stay Informed
- Review U.S. State Department Travel Advisories concerning the countries or region to which you will be traveling.
- Keep informed through radio and television broadcasts, by reading the newspaper, and through on-line news services like CNN, BBC, or NPR.
- Develop a political awareness.
Living with Anti-Americanism Abroad
This is the first thing you must tell students now. Some people in my country will not like them, because they are Americans. It will be like being a German 50 years ago. You will not always be welcome.
— Francesco, from Italy
The image of the United States abroad has undergone a tremendous change in the last five years. As our country emerged as the world's sole superpower after the collapse of the Soviet Union, many people in foreign countries waited to see how America would wear its new mantle. The terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, galvanized the sympathies of most of the world in favor of the U.S. Foreign policy decisions since then – most noticeably, the decision to invade Iraq without United Nations support – seem to have polarized opinion in the opposite direction. Policies in the "war on terror," the decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, and the decision not to join the International Criminal Court have led many people around the world to conclude that the U.S. acts with only its own interests in mind.
Until recently, Americans abroad, by and large, have been treated hospitably by the societies in which they are living abroad. While many foreigners disagree with U.S. foreign policy over the past four years, their frustration and anger have not been directed toward individual U.S. citizens. There are several reasons for this. First and foremost is the disputed presidential election in 2000. George W. Bush was defeated in the popular vote, and there were many voting irregularities in the state of Florida. The election was ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, not individual votes. Thus, most foreigners did not hold Americans personally responsible for the policies and actions of the Bush administration, with which so many people around the world have disagreed. U.S. students abroad – some of whom were too young to vote in the 2000 election – were given the benefit of the doubt, and generally not singled out for criticism.
In the 2004 election, President Bush won the popular vote, and scored a clear-cut victory in the Electoral College. From abroad, it appears that his policies have received a mandate from the American voter. Americans abroad may now find themselves held personally accountable for this, and challenged to defend the actions of the United States, whether or not they personally agree with the current administration's policies. In short, many people around the world have lost patience with the U.S. Students who study abroad now should expect to find the social environment politically charged and quite challenging.
Be Informed.
It is reasonable to say that, in many countries, the average citizen has a fairly sophisticated understanding of the role that the United States plays in shaping world events. Students studying abroad should inform themselves about these matters and be prepared for lively debate. Political discussions (and disagreements) are much better tolerated abroad than in the U.S. Citizens in your host country will respect your opinions if you are well informed and able to articulate your point of view, whatever your political persuasion. Likewise, you will gain respect if you take the time to learn about your host country's political climate.
Don't Take Criticism Personally.
You may feel that you are forced to act as a "representative citizen" from the United States and defend your country's social, political, and economic policies. Recognize the role that the mass media (here in the U.S. and also abroad) play in shaping opinion. You may be treated as a stereotype. Such behavior is the result of media manipulation and ignorance. The person leveling criticism at you is unhappy with your government, not you personally. In many cases, you can expect television and the press to be highly critical of the United States. Be prepared for this.
Avoid Large Political Rallies. Leave Situations That Threaten to Escalate.
If you find yourself uncomfortable in a conversation or social gathering, excuse yourself. You do not have to defend personally the actions of the government of the United States. You do not have to explain your position to someone who is abusive. You do not have to "convert" foreigners to your point of view, or demonstrate that there is another side to an issue. Trust your instincts, and if you believe a situation is deteriorating, leave it.


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Camp Directors - Update this ListingCamp Location: Makanda, Illinois, United States
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A Weight Loss Camp For Kids: The home of Camp Jump Start is an American Camp Association accredited campground with air-conditioned cabins. We are located on the 43,000 acre Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge adjacent to the Shawnee National Forest directly on the beautiful 1,000-acre Little Grassy Lake near Carbondale, Illinois.
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I sent a chubby sad lonely 13 year old girl a thousand miles away and trusted Jean and the Camp JumpStart team with her self esteem and her future. BEST DECISION I HAVE EVER MADE FOR MY DAUGHTER! I heard horrible things about other fitness camps... run by "Fitness Nazi's" and I was terrified to trust a stranger with the fragile ego of my blossoming Teenage Girl. After talking at length to Jean on the phone I knew she was our best hope for a fun summer of fitness and growth. She went well out of her way to make sure my daughter was paired with girls on her level and as a result, my child raved about CJS and is begging to go back... She is happy, confident and She actually misses the exercise!! She even learned to ride a bike something she vowed never to do as long as she lived after taking a little spill. I trusted Jean at first because she is a fellow Nurse... now I trust her because I believe she is truly dedicated to the physical and emotional health of every child she meets. Do whatever you have to do to send your child to Camp Jump Start.. you will not regret the decision.
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UPDATE: The Assembly passed the minimum wage bill Thursday night, sending it to Governor Brown's desk.
State lawmakers are on the verge of passing a law that could make California's minimum wage law the highest in the country.
The Senate passed a bill increasing the minimum wage to $10 this afternoon, and the Assembly is expected to follow suit tonight. The measure is just one of hundreds of bills being sent to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk on the final day of California's 2013 legislative session.
At $8 an hour, California's minimum wage is already the eighth-highest rate in the country. AB10 bumps it to $9 next July and then to $10 in 2016.
Brown rarely wades into legislative debates, but on Wednesday his office sent out a press release endorsing the bill. "The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs," Brown said in a statement."This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh economy."
With Senate President pro tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Perez backing the measure, too, it is all but assured of passage in the Democrat-dominated Legislature.
Business groups are conceding defeat but warning the legislation will backfire. Ken DeVore, legislative director of the National Federation of Independent Business' California branch, said "the costs have to come from somewhere."
"Yeah, some of the employees are going to end up with more money in their pocket," he said. "But I believe there will be fewer of those employees now. Or people working fewer hours." He predicted costs will increase, too.
How will California's new minimum wage compare with other states? Check out this map documenting each state's current minimum wage law. The darker states have wages higher than California's current $8 level.
For mapping purposes, states with no minimum wage law are marked as $0, but of course the federal rate of $7.25 applies in those locations. Several states automatically increase their minimum wage based on the Consumer Price Index or other factors. The information comes from the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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my coupon savings trip 9/28-9/29
Hi people
i cant sleep so thought i would try and post my savings from today n yesterday.
i shopped at Target, Kroger and Martins (giant)
at target i got
2 boxes of the fabric pet hair remover
1 glade odor sprays
4 pks of pledge wipes lemon scent
2 pks of kraft baked mac n cheese
10 pks of kraft shredder cheddar and mozz
2 boxes of meaty bones dog treats
1 pk bertollie frozen entre chicken parmasean..looks good
3 pks of pampers kandoo flushable wipes ($0.65 AWESOME)
2 glade room sprays
1 shout stain remover ($0.69..WOW)
1 bounce bar
3 boxes of pop corn
Total before coupons $92.85
Spent $35.76
was over charged by $0.97
5lbs roll of ground beef on sale $4.95
1 chunk pf beef $2.00
3 boxes velvetta shells n cheese
3 lunchables
1 bounty paper towels
4 glade candles (coupon b1g1 plus 2/$5 and $4.00 bk at register)
3 glade spray refills for the big air freshener (sale $3.99 w/ $1.50 off coupons)
5 cans of del monte veggies
4 can of campbells chicken noodle (only $0.33!!)
4 cans of campbells tomato (" " ")
1 bag of fries ($0.50)
2 bags of chex mix
1 box of fruit snacks
1 box graham crackers
1 pk of sugar
3 pks of idahoan mashed potatoes
Total before coupons $81.83
Spent $46.67
3 all detergents (sweet deal $2.99 with $1.00 of coupons)
1 pk of chicken breast
1 pk of bread
1 pk hot dog buns
1/2 gal of milk
1/2 cart. of eggs
chilli seasoning
2 cans of pork n beans
2 cans of kidney beans
4 lunchables ($0.49)
1 box of crackers
1 chef boy arde
10 pk of drinks for school
teddy grahams
chocolate chip cookie minis
Total before coupons $41.72
Spent $20.08
$216 worth of groceries and cleaners for $102.51
spent more then i wanted too...sales and coupon deals are good but not as good as they were this time of year last year...i can only save about 50% now vs last year i was saving 60-80%
but every little bit helps..im just addicted to couponing..I LOVE DEALS!!! i cant stop my self from oooing and ahhhing over a item and coupon i have..lol and lord help me if its free..im getting it i dont care if we use it or not...its FREE.. (i use everything though..lol nothing has gone to waste..and a few items i got like that i donated)
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Good deals I'm with you about it being around 50% in savings now, rather than near 80%. Some weeks I get lucky and I can hit 75%...but most weeks, it seems like its right at exactly 50%. What's up with that? lol. But, I'm like you..and saving 50% is A LOT compared to paying *gasp* full price09-30-2010, 10:03 AM #5
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There's a woman who wrote a book re what she does with free deals that she doesn't use: she donates the food/stuff to a woman's shelter, her church, etc. If we weren't drowning in stuff, I'd do that too, but there's just no way I have room or the time to spend figuring out deals for stuff we aren't going to use.
Great deals -- good for you!!!
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The top three search engine giants always seem to follow each other, this time Microsoft has followed Google and Yahoo by adding the ability to hold instant-messaging conversations to its Web site. This means that Microsoft have added Web-based IM to Hotmail.
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Cnet News tells us that this cool new feature is available through Hotmail, as well as the people page that lists a Windows Live user's contacts. Web-based IM are not as fast as instant-messaging software that runs natively on a PC, but there are a number of reasons why Web-based IM can be useful, just like they are for Web-based e-mail.
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find the leamhthuiscaints hard. Just wondering if all you have to do is copy the answers from the piece or do you have to change the wording to get full marks
With the new changes to the course you will get full marks for copying the answer straight from the comprehension so long as it makes sense. If you can change it slightly to better suit the question that would be ideal but im not sure if its 100% necessary
Irish comprehensions can be hard to answer and most students copy straight from the text. However, doing this, especially on HL will only get you a few marks - maybe not even half the marks for each question that you give this type of answer to - even if it's correct! You MUST refer back to the question.
What I do, is I first add the article "an" to the sentence and the thing that the question is asking me for - example, fáth (reason). So I write down "an fáth" - the reason and then copy the rest of the question and at the end of that write down "ná" and copy your answer from the text! Therefore, this way, you are not copying EVERYTHING from the text - some of it and you're referring back to the question. This way, you get your full marks easily.
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Go-Go Fresh Food Cafe: A Healthful, Affordable Option in South Beach
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On a recent afternoon, we braved the construction on Alton Road to visit Go-Go Fresh Food Café. It's a small, fast-casual restaurant where you order items from a menu laminated on the wall. Offerings include big salads, mini salads, soups, and the popular Go-Go pies (AKA empanadas).
As much as we love "big salads," we opted for the mini shrimp salad ($6.70) instead.
Turns out it wasn't that small after all.
It featured steamed shrimp, green peas, palm hearts, and mixed greens in a cilantro-lime dressing. It was fresh, flavorful, and zesty. We aren't health experts, but it certainly seemed like it would be a South Beach Diet-friendly dish.
Thai peanut chicken Go-Go pie.
Go-Go pies ($2.50) contain eclectic fillings. The classic Argentine empanada pairs ground beef with green olives, hardboiled eggs, scallions, and tomatoes. Other varieties include the Philly cheesesteak, shrimp scampi, chicken fajita, meatball and provolone, and eggplant parmigiana.
We tried the the Thai peanut chicken. It boasted a creamy, nutty sauce, moist chicken, and flaky dough. This empanada was a real standout.
Nutella. Nuff said.
Sweet pies are available in many flavors, such as dulce de leche and blackberries, guava and cream cheese, and Nutella and banana. The last succeeded with a classic flavor combination that everybody loves.
Go-Go is a healthful, affordable option in South Beach for fresh soups, mini or big salads, and sweet or savory empanadas.
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I was very excited to get Invisalign but have been nothing but disappointed with my treatment. I don't know if I just picked a bad doctor but I'm still in treatment after a year and far from over.
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We had a great time in Italy and wanted you to see the picture we took. We wish we had skipped Venezia -- your friends were right! We loved your hotel and restaurant and enjoyed meeting your family. Thank you again, Alfonso, for helping us with our passports. That was very kind of you to help us with that. Staying at your hotel was one of the highlights of our trip -- best food, view, cappuccino, room, and especially visiting with all of you. Hope your guests are behaving and not making you nervous!!! Take care, Tony, Sue and Lisa Gualano— il 06/lug/2007
Dear Alfonso and Alessandro, We are safely back in Finland, still on the way to Lapland. We´re staying in Southern Finland for few days more before returning home. Luckily we managed to bring your farewell gift, the "Tauri" wine, safely with us. We enjoyed the wine during the late supper on the day of the arrival with our dear relatives. The "Tauri" wine is probably the best wine we´ve ever tasted. After reading your guest book on your web sites, we´re not the only ones who have been enjoying your overwhelming hospitality.You always found a satisfying answer or solution to our requests. During our stay we learned to love and appreciate the Italian cooking after enjoying the delicacies of your kitchen.We were given special offers to enjoy home-made pasta and fresh fish and also pasta Bolognese. We could not have been more delighted to have such a superb room with a small balcony facing the beach and the sea.The murmur of the sea and the stunning views gave us a glimpse of a paradise. It was a perfect place to relax after a week in Rome, bathing in the sun, hiking to the isolated beach in Ieranto and visiting Capri. (Travel sickness pills and safety kit for snake bites would have be handy to be sold in the hotel.) We remember the funny chats which made us laugh and entertain. Alfonso´s little daughters charmed us and especially our daughters. Special thanks for Alessandro who woke up very early in our departure morning to prepare breakfast especially for us, so that, we could catch the bus to Sorrento at 6.55 am. On the way to Rome we already started to plan our next visit to your hotel and Marina del Cantone. Our experience as your guests exceeded all our expectations and we totally fell in love with Italy and Marina del Cantone where we had never been before. After traveling around the world with my husband, Jouni, and living abroad for few years and seeing countless of places of interest, I have to admit that my family has never received such an awe-inspiring and emotionally touching travel experience than we had with you last week. Working as a Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality Degree Programme in the University of Applied Sciences in Rovaniemi, I´m delighted to use your hotel as an excellent example of a high-quality hotel for my students. We wish you could visit Lapland and Santa Claus in winter time so that we could offer you the best of hospitality of Lapland. Love, Teija, Jouni, Henna-Elise and Emma-Liina— il 03/lug/2007
Dear Alfonso, ciao Alessandro, after we've been visited Rome, we're now back home. It was an unforgetable holiday at yours and I'd like to come back at once. But unfortunately we have to work, so I think it takes two years til we come back. For your website or just for fun I added a picture taken from our room's balkony. If you want, you may call it "blue hour - with love from Petra & Eike".— il 03/lug/2007
I really enjoyed the Hotel. Right on the beach, quiet and very relaxing. Excellent accommodation and the staff very friendly. Some very good home cooked specialities. Its location was superb - the small bay was perfect. Everyone made me feel welcome with their hospitality. Dave Pearson— il 29/giu/2007
When we arrived the 11th of May, late in the evening already, we were excited of the envirement of the hotel...We had a very warm welcome with Alfonso who gave us immediately a strong sensation of feeling at home... After we had admired the big 'polpo' catched by 'un amico' the Alfonso on the beach...we had a wonderful diner on the terrace with a nice bottle of Prosecco. It was like in heaven...Such a good spirit, it can only be heaven... Next day a fantastic meeting with the brother Alexandro... The breakfast & cappuccino gave us such an energy...With his neverending smile and simpatic eyes he gave us an excellent service which we never forget... He made us laugh and let us enjoy the simply & good things in life.. La dolce vita....All together we were heaving fun till late in the evening...Also our compliments to the staff of the kitchen who made exquis food, so fresh so delightfull ... We could'nt get enough of it... Our compliments to the staff of the roomservice...So clean and the beds every day properly made up...We slept like angels... Last but not least, many thanks to Alexandro who arranged a taxi for us after we had problems with the car on our way to the airport... And of course many compliments to the parents...Mr and Miss Caputo who gave a wonderfull education to their sons... We certainly come back...We'll check our agendas and may be in september, october we hope to see you back. Lucky family, that you may live their on such a quitefull place...You have to believe that you are very 'fortunata'...— il 24/mag/2007


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Peanut Butter Fudge
Chopped peanuts and marshmallows add extra distinction to this Peanut Butter Fudge.
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup (5 fl.-oz. can) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 1/2 cups (9 oz.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
- 1 cup chunky or regular peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts (optional)
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STIR in marshmallows, morsels, peanut butter and vanilla extract. Stir vigorously for 1 minute or until marshmallows are melted. Pour into foil-lined 8-inch square baking pan; cool for 1 minute. Top with peanuts, pressing in slightly. Chill for 2 hours or until firm. Lift from pan; remove foil. Cut into 48 pieces.
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I used peanut butter morsels instead of the chocolate ones. Really great for peanut butter lovers!
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This recipe was worth making. It was a bit hit in my family.
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This was a very easy fudge to make, and so good too! What doesn't go better together than peanut butter and chocolate! I will definately make this fudge again.
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This recipe is so easy to make and so delicious and melts in your mouth. This is my first time ever, to make PB Fudge; I am thrilled how great it turned out. I have made 2 pans today and will definitely make more
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This recipe was simple and easy. Chocolate and Peanut Butter it doesn't get much better than that!
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Serving Size: 1/24 of Recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 24
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 200
- Calories from Fat: 90
- Total Fat: 10g (15% of DV)
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g (19% of DV)
- Cholesterol: 5mg (1% of DV)
- Sodium: 90mg (4% of DV)
- Carbohydrates: 26g (9% of DV)
- Dietary Fiber: 1g (5% of DV)
- Sugars: 21g
- Protein: 4g
- Vitamin A: 0% of DV
- Vitamin C: 0% of DV
- Calcium: 2% of DV
- Iron: 2% of DV
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A suspected burglar has been filmed on a night-vision camera installed by Springwatch host Simon King to spy on urban wildlife.
Police have released the image after BBC TV nature expert Simon spotted the man while editing for his YouTube channel.
It is believed the man attempted to burgle a house in the early hours then escaped through a garden.
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128) have sex with angelina jolie. (sory underaged readers, you will understand me when you grow older)
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PatrikL saidHmmm… I don't think that was a very good idea! This is like respecting the letter of the law vs. the spirit of the law. I think you need to consider the context here! Metaffex just offered a dribbble invitation for a good portfolio, I don't think anyone here posted their portfolios to convince Metaffex to buy some of their stuff! If we are going to do it like this, why don't you ban all dribbble posts from the forums?
Hey guys, I had to clean up this thread a bit as it contained a lot of links to different portfolios on the marketplaces.
Sometimes Humans make the law and sometimes Law makes humans. Sometimes law is just black letters on white ofcourse it's nonsense to remove the links because it is faster for the giver of the invite to look at them, what is the logical difference between saying to look it up in my profile? none But what he done is right, rules are rules. And I am sorry I forgot about that one.
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There is no logic in this logo. It is just trying to make W D A ant paint brush into one big lump.
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ZZZ-RETIRED Helping Families Respond to Tragedy: People of Faith Respond to September 11
By Pat Hoertdoerfer
"What can we do when tragedy fills the airwaves and the consciousness of society? No matter how frightened or bewildered or sad you may be, it is even more frightening to young people to think that nobody cares enough to listen and share the experience with them."
—Pat Hoertdoerfer
The tragic events of September 11 in New York City, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania are overwhelming, bewildering, and incomprehensible "the day after" and the weeks after. As adults many of us have experienced wars, natural disasters, shootings in schools, violence in our neighborhoods, and deaths in our families. As parents, caregivers, and teachers we face the daunting tasks of assisting, supporting, and responding to our families, our friends, and our Unitarian Universalist (UU) community of children, youth, and adults.
We provide the following guidelines (gathered and distilled from many sources) to help you help your children, youth, families, colleagues, and UU community respond to loved ones in these difficult times. Your relationship with young persons as a parent and caregiver is the most important ingredient of help that you provide. LISTEN to the words and actions of the children and youth. AFFIRM their feelings and worries. SHARE your mutual feelings and express your love. RESPOND through safe outlets of communication, play, and touch. ACT in collective ways through family prayers, Unitarian Universalist gatherings, and interfaith services and vigils.
- Maintain a calm atmosphere at home. Children sense and adopt the anxieties and tensions of their parents. Don't assume that children know little about it. They probably know more than you think. The reality of today's world is that news travels far and wide. Adults and children learn about disasters and tragedies shortly after they occur, and live video footage with close-ups and interviews are part of the report. Children and youth are exposed to the events as soon as they watch TV or interact with others. Not talking about it does not protect children. In fact, you may communicate that the subject is taboo and that you are unavailable if you remain silent.
- Be available and "askable." Allow children to talk freely and express their reactions to things viewed on television and heard in school. Let young people know that it is okay to talk about the unpleasant events. Listen to what they think and feel. By listening, you can find out if they have misunderstandings, and you can learn more about the support that they need. You do not need to explain more than they are ready to hear, but be willing to answer their questions.
- Be honest. Share your feelings. Tell young people if you feel afraid, angry, bewildered, or sad. It can help them to know that others also are upset by the events. They might feel that only children are struggling. If you tell them about your feelings with age appropriate language, you also can tell them about how you deal with these feelings. Talk with adolescents about the range and intensity of their emotions. When appropriate invite teenagers to help younger family members talk about their feelings. Be careful not to overwhelm them or expect them to find answers for you.
- Help children and youth use creative outlets like art and music to express their feelings. Young people may not be comfortable or skilled with words, especially in relation to difficult situations. Using art, puppets, music, or books might help children open up about their reactions. Teenagers may want to draw, journal, write letters and then destroy them, or they could want to display them or send them to New York City or Washington, D.C. congregations and families. Be flexible and listen.
- Monitor television viewing, including the amount and intensity of the coverage of the tragedy. Reassure young people and help them feel safe. When tragic events occur, children may be afraid that the same will happen to them. Some young children may not be able to separate the tragic events of world from the world inside themselves. It is important to let them know that they are not at risk, if they are not. Try to be realistic as you reassure them, however. You can try to support them and protect them, but you can not keep all bad things from happening to children. When possible, watch television as a family so you can ask questions and be available to respond to them. You can always tell them that you love them. You can say that, no matter what happens, your love will be with them forever. That is realistic, and often that is all the children need to feel better.
- Support young people's concern for people they do not know. Children and youth often are afraid not only for themselves, but also for people they do not even know. They learn that many people are getting hurt or are experiencing pain in some way. They worry about those people and their well being. It is heartwarming and satisfying to observe this level of caring in children and youth. Affirm (and reaffirm) our UU Principle of the inherent goodness of every person and the importance of respecting all members of the human family. Explore ways to help others and ease the pain.
- Maintain your daily family routines, which can be reassuring. Look for feelings behind their fear. Reassure young people, but don't stop there. Children and youth may feel sad or angry. Let them express that full range of emotions. Support the development of caring and empathy. Love them; hold them. Be the love you want to see and the world needs.
Help children and youth find a course of action. One important way to reduce stress and move beyond the feelings of helplessness is to take action. This is true for adults and youth and children. The action may be very simple or more complex. Let the young people help to identify the action choices. They may have wonderful ideas. A few suggestions are:
- Write a letter to a relative and/or friend about their feelings;
- In the spirit of "kids helping kids" write a letter/drawing/message of compassion and hope to a peer and send it to: U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Kids Helping Kids, 333 East 38th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10016 and they will distribute it through their network of schools and groups most affected by this tragedy;
- Send money to help victims and their families;
- Get involved in an organization committed to helping people, such as the Red Cross, UUSC, and local agencies;
- Get involved in combating hatred through organizations such as Southern Poverty Law Center, American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Democratic Renewal, Stop Hate on Campus, and others.
- Write a letter to a relative and/or friend about their feelings;
- Take action and get involved together. It is not enough to let children or youth take action by themselves. Young people who know that their parents, minister/religious educator, teachers, or other significant caregivers are working to make a difference feel more hopeful. They feel safer and more positive about the future. So do something. It will make you feel more hopeful, too. And hope is one of the most valuable gifts we can give children and ourselves.
- Be aware that racism may be directed against people of Arab descent or against any people of color and that discrimination may be directed at Muslims and followers of Islam. As people of faith, let us remember a central teaching of all great religions—love one another—and abide by the precept of all great faith traditions, "in the face of escalating violence, escalate love." Identify, discuss, and oppose expressions of prejudice, intolerance, and racism. Recognizing our place in the interdependent web of many cultures and faiths, let us respond with concrete examples in conversations with children and more philosophical discussions with adolescents.
Take time to worship together. Gather around the family table.
- Symbolic items on the table could include a family candle, a peace crane, family crest or banner, and/or family UU chalice and poster of UU Principles. Play some favorite meditation music.
- Light the chalice/candle and invite people to join in the spirit of prayer and meditation. Speak with a voice of sorrow and sadness for all that is broken, for all that gives such profound pain, and for overwhelming grief. Speak with a voice of protest and anger that this is what has come anew into our world (yet not really new to the world) and we seem powerless to change it. Speak with a voice of trust that our love is stronger than hate and grief, that the path of peace is still to be chosen over retaliation or revenge, and that coming together gives us strength which we need to face the days ahead. Rejoice in our UU faith that affirms the dignity of each person, that life is good and worth living, and that hope is the essence of our faith.
- Invite family members to light a candle and share their feelings. Hold hands and dwell in silence together.
- Sing "Spirit of Life" or "We Would Be One."
- Close with a benediction and a song such as "Go Now In Peace" or "Love Will Guide Us."
- Symbolic items on the table could include a family candle, a peace crane, family crest or banner, and/or family UU chalice and poster of UU Principles. Play some favorite meditation music.
Find your own support and healing group in your UU community, RE parents group, women's or men's group or with neighborhood parents. If it's more than you feel capable of handling alone—or if you need help in dealing with your own emotions, seek help from a professional—a clergy person, a pastoral counselor, a psychologist/social worker, or a family therapist.
- First consider a minister (parish minister, minister of religious education or community minister). Most Unitarian Universalist clergy are trained with basic skills in counseling with a spiritual or religious foundation, and have had at least one unit in clinical pastoral education (CPE). Some have had advanced training in a particular specialization (e.g., aging, grief, family counseling).
- Pastoral counselors have advanced or specialized training requiring supervision and/or certification in counseling. They are specially trained to help people connect to a variety of spiritual resources.
- Psychologists and social workers—the training of secular psychologists (Ph.D. level) and social workers (master's or doctoral level) are trained to address a wide range of issues, but not all psychologists or social workers are counselors. If you are planning to see a psychologist, you may wish to locate one who has a specialty in loss, grief work, and/or post-traumatic stress syndrome.
- Family therapists may include persons who self-identify as clinical psychologists, pastoral counselors or social workers.
- First consider a minister (parish minister, minister of religious education or community minister). Most Unitarian Universalist clergy are trained with basic skills in counseling with a spiritual or religious foundation, and have had at least one unit in clinical pastoral education (CPE). Some have had advanced training in a particular specialization (e.g., aging, grief, family counseling).
Additional Resources Families
- Talking to Our Children About September 11th: thoughts from the Family Pride Coalition and the Early Childhood Equity Alliance
- When the Buildings Fell (PDF, 16 pages), by Connie Dunn
- Where Were You? (PDF, 13pages), by Connie Dunn
- Dramatic Reading for Children's Story with Two Voices, by Rev. Christine Robinson
- Constructive Conversations about Challenging Times (PDF, 61 pages): A Guide to Family Dialogue, from the Public Conversations Project
- Preparing for the Coming Anniversary, by Rev. Patricia Hoertdoerfer and Jacqui James


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Snapchat, a photo messaging app, has immensely grown in popularity among teens and adults since its release in September 2011. But the audience is limited, as the "temporary" photo storing app has had a strict 13 and over policy. But now Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy, the two Stanford developers, have a solution for those who haven't hit their teen years yet. In a blog post on Saturday, Snapchat announced SnapKidz, a kid-friendly version of the app.
SnapKidz allows users younger than 13 to take snaps (photos), caption and draw. This feature restricts users from linking to friends, meaning users can't send or receive snaps. Once a snap is taken with SnapKidz, it is saved locally on the user's device, giving the option to send through an MMS picture message.
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Polly MacDonald intends to tame Mitch Taylor's five mischievous children, even though every other nanny has fled. She needs this job—and Mitch's brood sorely needs affection. Perhaps their widowed papa does, too. But when the children begin scheming to make her their new mother, Polly must resist. She's seen too many bad marriages to want one of her own.
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TORONTO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index was barely higher on Friday, as gains for bank, consumer and railway stocks offset declines for miners which fell on weaker metals prices.
Gold lost ground, snapping a week-long advance after a top Federal Reserve official joined other policymakers signaling support for a U.S. interest rate hike in coming months.
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Spring is my personal favorite time of the year. Yes, I do like going deer hunting and that happens in the fall. I do like watching football and that happens in the fall. It can be excruciating when we have to watch the Lions, but there are other good teams to watch like our Rockford Rams and several good college teams. I like going to Knoxville, Iowa, in August to watch the World of Outlaws winged sprint cars put on their spectacular racing show. Salmon fishing in Lake Michigan gets going seriously in late summer. Going to Canada fishing in June is always a treat. We try to go camping somewhere in Michigan in the summer.
Those are all good things and good times, but spring is still the best for me. Baseball is getting started. As of this moment, the Tigers have the best team on the planet. Their pitchers are healthy, their defense is the best in the league, and they are going to hit the stuffing out of the ball. This could be that World Championship year. I still play slow-pitch softball and my mind is ready to play. My mind says I can bat like Al Kaline this year, run as fast as the younger guys, play some shortstop, and maybe leg out an inside-the-park home run. The truth is my body isn't there anymore, but it's spring, so those things are still technically possible.
I see a few guys in the river fishing already. As soon as we wrap up tax season, I will be one of those guys out there trying for that elusive Rogue River steelhead. I heard The Mines golf course was open last week and it's a sign that golfing season is going to start pretty soon. I enjoy golfing and, who knows, this year might be the year I get a hole-in-one and break 40 for 9 holes or break 80 for 18. I might be satisfied, however, if I can just play regularly and maybe stay in the 40s and 80s. There is nothing better than going golfing for the first time in the spring, fishing for the first time in the spring, and stepping out on a ball diamond for the first time in the spring. I have all of those things to look forward to every spring. Optimism reigns supreme in the spring. Hooray for spring!
Before spring gets here, however, there is some tax business that has to be dealt with and a few tax articles to write. Since President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 on February 17, I have plenty of material for those articles. This week, I will discuss the provision known as the Making Work Pay Credit. I had planned to wait on this article for a few weeks, but I was informed by a reader that his take-home pay has already been adjusted, so I adjusted the schedule.
Millions of taxpayers will receive between $10 and $30 in added take-home pay per week. The Department of the Treasury has drawn up revised tax withholding tables to reduce federal withholding so that take-home pay is increased by the $10-$30.
The Making Work Pay Credit provision also directs that taxpayers will get an offsetting credit on their 2009 tax return. Taxpayers claiming "Single" on their W4 at work should receive about $400 increased take-home pay during the year, and their tax return should reflect an offsetting $400 credit. It's a break even scenario on the tax return, and the taxpayer gets to keep the $400 received during the year. Taxpayers claiming "Married" on their W4 should receive about $800 during the year with no ill effect on their tax return.
However, there are some caveats that need to be pointed out. What about taxpayers who work two jobs? It looks like those taxpayers could easily receive too much take-home pay during the year. For example, a single taxpayer works at Meijer during the day and moonlights for the White Caps at night. That taxpayer would receive $400 extra from both jobs for a total of $800. However, when that taxpayer files his/her tax return, only $400 in credit will be calculated. That taxpayer may end up with a balance due.
Even worse could be two married taxpayers. Both taxpayers claim "married" on their W4. They would each receive $800 during the year for a total of $1,600. However, when they file their return next year, they only get $800 in credit. They very easily could have a balance due. Possibly worse, if one of the two works a second job, they would receive even more extra take-home pay. It could be a real bad scenario for some taxpayers next year.
My advice is to realize how much additional take-home pay is received. Do some math and, if the total additional take-home pay is much more than $400 for singles and $800 for married filers, it might pay to re-adjust that withholding back to the old rate.
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BLOOMFIELD, N.M. (AP) — San Juan County authorities say a man already facing a charge of escape from jail was recaptured Thursday after he managed to get out of a sheriff's transport van.
The sheriff's [auth] office says 23-year-old Andrew Whittenberg of Aztec used a handcuff key to free himself from restraints and then broke out a window in the back of the van taking him and other prisoners to court Thursday morning.
According to the sheriff's office, Whittenberg fled into a neighborhood where he took off his jail uniform and stole a pickup truck.
A Bloomfield police officer alerted by radio traffic took Whittenberg into custody after seeing Whitenberg driving the pickup while wearing long underwear.
The sheriff's office says Whittenberg faces new charges that include escape and unlawful taking of a vehicle.
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Characterizing and modeling the hydrologic properties of coal combustion by-products in landfills
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Characterizing and modeling the hydrologic properties of coal combustion by-products in landfills
Webb, Ryan
Stormont, John
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Stone, Mark
Thomson, Bruce
Thomson, Bruce
University of New Mexico. Dept. of Civil Engineering
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Coal ash--Environmental aspects.
Contaminated sediments--Environmental aspects
Sanitary landfills--Environmental aspects.
Fly ash--Leaching.
Contaminated sediments--Environmental aspects
Sanitary landfills--Environmental aspects.
Fly ash--Leaching.
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Coal combustion byproducts (CCBs) disposed of in unlined landfills can impact the quality of adjacent water resources. In previous studies, CCBs have been found to leach toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury, and lead into groundwater. CCBs include fly ash, bottom ash, and flue gas desulfurization product (FGD gypsum). This investigation focused on determination of the saturated and unsaturated hydraulic properties of fly ash and bottom ash to then be used in order to develop a 1-dimensional unsaturated flow model. Ash samples from a power plant as well as core samples from buried CCB pits were collected for laboratory analysis. Saturated hydraulic conductivity was measured using falling head tests. Moisture characteristic curves were developed from hanging column tests, pressure plate tests, dew point potentiometer measurements and relative humidity measurements. Hydraulic properties were measured at various densities to simulate a range of conditions expected in the deep disposal pits. The measured hydraulic properties were utilized in a saturated/unsaturated hydrologic water movement model of flow through disposal pits containing natural overburden and buried CCBs. The model used historical climatic conditions at the ground surface, and estimated water infiltration through the CCB pits. Results display infiltration from surface water into CCB pits is most likely to occur in areas where ponding occurs. These results can be coupled with information about the chemical quality of CCB leachates to estimate the impact of landfill disposal of CCBs on the underlying ground water quality.
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My grandmother used to can over an open fire in a metal 55 gallon drum that had been cut in half down the center with supporting legs welded underneath. She would build a fire under it and bring the water to a boil, I can still remember the rumbling of those Mason jars as the water churned around them.
Today, I use an old metal wash tub (not galvanized) that I found at a dump. I raise it off the ground with concrete blocks and build a fire under it to boil the water.
I built a rack out of heavy gauge wire that fits inside the tub this keep jars from being directly on the bottom surface of the tub and a few inches away from the heat source.
You can safely can high-acid products, such as fruit, tomatoes or pickles, this way, but low-acid foods, such as beans requires a pressure canner. The temperature for killing bacteria in low-acid foods must reach about 240 degrees, far above the temperature of boiling water.
If you are new to canning, I suggest you get a copy of Ball's Blue Book Guide to Canning it has detailed but easy to follow information.
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There are a couple of YouTube videos that show the action. That should explain things.
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Zynga's Revenue Growth Rate Is Slowing
Zynga is just out with its yet-again-amended IPO filing, and it shows some slowing — albeit still impressive — revenue growth, and its first-ever dip in the company's preferred measure of sales.
Zynga also disclosed it conducted a "third-party" valuation in August that assumed a $14.05 billion value for Zynga's stock — up slightly from the $13.98 billion valuation three months earlier. The analysis also baked in 75% odds of an IPO — slightly lower than the 80% probability of an IPO three months earlier before a stretch of wild market swings that dented the IPO market.
In its IPO filing, Zynga said its 4% dip in second-quarter "bookings" — the company's preferred measure of revenue — was "primarily attributable to a decrease in [average daily active users]."
Zynga had 59 million average daily active users for the second quarter, down from 62 million in the first quarter but up from 48 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. This number tends to bounce around a lot, tied to the launches of new Zynga games, and the company said it didn't launch any new big games in the first half of the year.
According to the IPO filing, Zynga's revenue was $279.1 million in the three months ended June 30. That's a 115% jump from the summer quarter in 2010. Not too shabby, at all, except the company's revenue growth rate in the prior two quarters was 141% and 251%.
The company's adjusted Ebitda also dipped about 31% in the three months ended June 30 from the same quarter in 2010. Total costs and expenses in the second quarter nearly equaled Zynga's revenue, the company disclosed.
Research-and-development expenses in the first half of the year nearly tripled from the same period in 2010. Nearly all of the R&D expense jump was for "headcount-related expenses," Zynga said, as headcount grew to 2,451 at June 30 compared to 1,483 at the end of 2010.


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Gardeners teach and learn from hosting tours
By MELANIE PLENDA
Special to the Union Leader | July 01. 2013 7:24PM
Comments from tour visitors seeing the garden beds originally cultivated in the 1930s by a beloved local schoolteacher have given their new owners, Marcia and Jim Duffy, a better insight on Keene history. COURTESY
These days that yard is home to more than a half a dozen elaborate gardens through which she can stroll with her cat and place where the public is invited during semi-annual garden tours.
A hardy water lily in Bonnie Curtin's Fremont garden makes a relaxing rest spot for a frog. COURTESY
When she was first asked to show her gardens —which she spends 20 to 25 hours per week maintaining — for a tour, she was shocked. After all, no one can see them from the road and she had always sort of done it just for the joy of doing it. But once she did open her gardens to the public, she made a new discovery.
Bonnie Curtin of Fremont likes to create plant labels and lists of the plants in her water garden for tour visitors. Reactions from guests make the hard work that goes into preparing for a tour gratifying, Curtin says. COURTESY
As she was growing up, Scott's father was into gardening, but she didn't pick it up in a serious way until much later. But when she did, the habit took root.
She kept moving until she had several large plots which include an English Garden stocked with mainly perennials that are just getting ready to bloom as well as already-bloomed roses and delphiniums.
But hosting a garden tour isn't all peaceful walks through arbors. It's work, too.
"It's a little like having a bunch of people over at Christmas: You have to get the house prepared," said Marcia Duffy of Keene, whose gardens have also been featured on tours, most recently in June. "And I really appreciated it, even though it was a lot of work. We're now relaxing. …We don't have to do a thing now (that the tour is over)."
And when all was said and done, Duffy said the work was worth it.
Bonnie Curtin of Fremont said she, too, does a lot of prep work at her home before her gardens are ready to show, including labeling her plants and printing out lists of what's in her water garden. Curtin said some people also print out labeled photos for tour guests to take home so they can replicate what's in the garden.
There's a sunny perennial garden featuring daylilies and a variety of plants chosen to bloom throughout the summer and into the fall, including columbines, peonies, poppies, perennial phlox and hyacinths to name a few. That's in addition to her hosta-heavy shade gardens, perennial borders, vegetable gardens, knockout roses by the porch and, of course, window boxes.
Hosting a garden tour is "really interesting," Curtin said. "Because people who have never done a garden tour before are really enthused and rejuvenated by the excitement that other people bring to their garden.… It's an amazing feeling that you get (from the tourists) and it's a wonderful surprise."
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"Betty White's Off Their Rockers" Cancelled by NBC
Busier than probably the vast majority of 91-year-olds, Betty White's schedule just got a little lighter as NBC cancelled her show, "Betty White's Off Their Rockers."
Because of ratings struggles, the series' season finale on Tuesday became its series finale, though a producer has hopes for a new home elsewhere.
In an interview with Deadline, Chris Coelen explained, "We're really proud of the show and the fact that the audience has responded as favorably as they have, and the interest we have already received from other networks is a testament to the show. We are thankful we had this experience at NBC."
However, fans of the last surviving "Golden Girl" can get their fix on TV Land, where "Hot in Cleveland" is renewed for a fifth season.


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As I write this to you, our house guest Magnus Berg (visiting from Norway), sits here in the office, jamming away on my "brand new" 1938 Gibson EH-150 lap steel guitar (my favorite birthday present ever!). We are about to dig into songs for our upcoming shows in NYC, Norway and France.
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Update on alternative sites will be presented Wednesday
The Canby Urban Renewal Agency board will hear an update on alternative sites for a new library and city hall at its Wednesday, Sept. 11, meeting
City Administrator Greg Ellis will present the draft report on location options. The alternative options are being prepared by Frank Berg, of FC Berg Architects, who will present a final report Oct. 9.
The search for options began after the URA board killed a project July 10 underway to build a new library on North Second Avenue.
The old library would have been remodeled for city offices. That project would have cost about $12 million.
Mayor Brian Hodson directed city staff to find alternatives that would leave Second Avenue available for commercial development.
The three alternatives that will be presented to the agency board all came in at about $15 million.
The first two proposals would require the purchase of additional property but include no estimate of that cost.
Ellis described the options as a starting point for a conversation on an alternate site. Other options also may be offered.
The first site option would take up the south side of Northwest Third Avenue between North Holly and Ivy streets. A 25,875-square-foot new library would be built in the librarys present location at Holly and Third with a two-story, 15,500-square foot city hall at the other end of the block.
The second option would move the library west on Third Avenue to just east of Grant Street. The 22,348 square foot library would extend east to North Holly Street. A two-level, 20,000-square foot building would be built on the east side of Holly Street where the current library is located.
The new city offices and council chambers would be housed in a two-level, 20,000 square foot building on the current library site.
The third option, considered the least likely, would relocate both the library and city offices to Pioneer Industrial Park. A 23,000-square foot library and 15,500 square feet of city offices building would go in on a 265,715-square foot property off South Sequoia Parkway.
None of the options features a library and city hall in one structure as proposed by the mayor. Hodson has proposed building a two-level civic center-library with elevator and stairs on Third Avenue. The 1 ½ stories-high first level would house the library an the second level would hold city offices and council chambers.


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Albany County ARES participates in the Laramie Area Amateur Radio Net. This net meets on Sunday evenings at 6:15 PM local time on a repeater frequency of 146.61 MHz with a 600 kHz negative offset or 146.610 MHz simplex in case of repeater malfunction.
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