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Heart disease is a killer, but you can do plenty to reduce your risk and prolong your life. Research shows that making lifestyle changes can decrease your risk of heart disease and help you control it if you already have it.
Surveys show fewer than one in 10 women perceive heart disease as their greatest health threat. But it's the nation's number one killer, and women are its prime target.
High blood pressure is a sneaky ailment. The condition has no symptoms that you can see or feel. Having your blood pressure checked is the only way to know if it is high.
Coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. There are two main coronary arteries: the right and the left.
Angina pectoris—or simply angina—is chest pain or discomfort that keeps coming back. It happens when some part of your heart does not get enough blood and oxygen.
Although aspirin is a common over-the-counter medication, it's not appropriate for everyone.
A person with coronary heart disease has an accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries. These deposits narrow the arteries and can decrease or block the flow of blood to the heart.
Recent research shows a clear link between heart disease and certain stress-related emotions.
Physical inactivity is just as big a risk factor for heart disease as high blood pressure and smoking are. So, be the exception rather than the rule. Here are eight ways to exercise for a healthier heart.
A heart attack happens when the blood supply is cut off from the heart muscle, usually because of a blood clot. Without blood and oxygen, the muscle cells are damaged and die.
For many women, a heart attack may feel like a strange discomfort in the back or some other easily ignored sign, instead of crushing chest pain.
In many cases, the progression to high blood pressure occurs within four years of being diagnosed with prehypertension.
High blood pressure, or hypertension, increases the risk for coronary heart disease (heart attack) and stroke (brain attack).
Millions of people diagnosed with heart disease enjoy active, satisfying lives. Instead of looking on their diagnoses as sentences to be invalids, they have used them as catalysts to make positive changes in their lives.
Atherosclerosis can be devastating, causing strokes, heart attacks and death. The good news is that you can take steps to protect yourself from this disease.
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By Darryl C. Towns
Commissioner NYS Homes & Community Renewal
Darryl C. Towns, Commissioner/CEO of
NYS Homes and Community Renewal
As the state's housing commissioner and a former New York state legislator from Brooklyn, I believe I can offer a unique perspective on the historic rent-regulation bill Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law last week.
In my 19 years in the State Assembly, I represented tens of thousands of residents who called a rent-regulated apartment home. I saw how important those apartments were to their daily lives, to raising a family, and to living a good life here in New York state. But I also witnessed the constant worry these tenants felt as New York's rent laws were systematically weakened, threatening their rights and their homes.
Now, under the leadership of Governor Cuomo, we have not only renewed the rent laws but we have enacted the state's strongest rent laws since 1974. We have brought stability to our rent-regulated housing stock and fairness to a system that too often favored landlords over tenants.
Why is rent regulation so important? Among American cities, New York City has the largest renter population. Yet for decades, affordable housing remained out of reach for many families and individuals. This gap and the resulting housing shortage led to an emergency declaration in 1969 and the passing of the first rent-regulation law. Because the law was based on emergency conditions, those conditions are subject to regular review by the state.
Unfortunately, instead of a rational discussion of the merits of the regulations over the last three decades, the process has been undermined by political dynamics, which have eroded the law year after year.
Conventional wisdom held that such erosion was an inevitable fact of life. Changes to the law in 1984, 1993, 1997 and 2003 increasingly threatened the availability of rent-regulated units and damaged tenants' rights. There was little that the state's nearly one million rent-regulated tenants felt they could do to protect themselves from facing unaffordable rents or losing their homes.
But under Governor Cuomo's leadership, conventional wisdom was proven wrong. Working with the Legislature, the governor crafted profound changes to our rent laws that will reverse the attrition of protections and the inequities that have long been considered the Albany norm.
Among the most important changes, the new law raises the deregulation rent threshold from $2,000 to $2,500, making this the first increase in the rent threshold since 1993. It also raises the income threshold from $175,000 to $200,000, the first change in the income threshold since 1997. These changes will help ensure that almost 100,000 units will stay in the rent regulation system over the next few years and remain available for working-class New Yorkers.
Another important change this law makes is allowing landlords to collect only one vacancy bonus per year, reducing the manipulation of leases in order to push units out of the system. Finally, it also makes important changes to the way improvements are calculated and verified for individual apartments, which will reduce a landlord's ability to abuse these renovations as a tool to force units out of regulation.
Taken together, these changes represent a historic new direction for our rent laws, significantly leveling the playing field between the landlord and tenant. I speak from both legislative and executive experience when I say that the law that Governor Cuomo and the Legislature produced this year is the most positive news for rent-regulated tenants in over 35 years. But most importantly, it sends the clear signal that this government will protect our middle and working classes, ensuring our families are able to afford to live here in the Empire State.
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School students sat recently at an Oakhurst pool testing their latest class projects. With their backs to the water, they operated underwater robots while keeping their eyes on a small video monitor.
The trial run was held as part of Eric Hagen's underwater robotics class. Hagen is the technology administrator and assistant principal at Mountain Home School Charter and Glacier High School Charter. This is his sixth year with the program.
"When I started I knew nothing, except for basic electronics," he said.
Through experimentation and by attending workshops, his knowledge increased.
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The class is part of the Marine Advanced Technology Education Remotely Operated Vehicle (MATE ROV) student program. About 20 students, divided into five teams, were busy preparing for an upcoming competition.
Designing, constructing and operating an underwater robot is a challenging way for students to learn problem solving, mechanical engineering, software writing and communication, and other valuable life skills.
Their ages range from upper elementary through high school and beyond, with categories appropriate to their age and skill levels: scout (beginner level), navigator and ranger (intermediate) and explorer (expert).
PVC pipes and joints were used to build the robot frames. Attached to frames are propellers, a motor, a camera, hydraulic pump, clear rubber hoses, electrical wires and circuits, and foam for insulating wires and pipes. A tether connects the control box to the frame. Additional equipment might include a claw, netting, lights, a syringe or instruments used to measure water clarity and temperature.
ROVs are unoccupied and highly maneuverable, operated by a crew aboard a ship. Or as in this case, by students on the ground.
"In a timed format," Hagen explained, "teams must identify and preserve a shipwreck, using a list of dates, ports of origin, and cargo."
The "shipwreck" was a cube approximately 4 to 5 feet square, also made of plastic pipes.
A list of designated missions had to be completed within 15 minutes. If the robot malfunctioned, students made repairs using tools and supplies provided nearby. Then they would continue their missions, hoping to finish within the allotted time.
Hagen's daughters, Emma and Olivia, are Mountain Home students and part of his class. Their scout team, called H2O, includes Daniel Peters and Abby Rumohr.
In the trials Emma's turn was cut short by a broken switch. The repair was made, but time ran out.
"We can practice some more at my grandma's pool," she said. "Thankfully at competition we get two tries."
Parents and a few of Hagen's co-workers volunteered to act as judges, a safety inspector, a diver and a timer. Judges followed a simple rubric, for evaluating underwater performance and poster displays, and in conducting team interviews. They asked questions regarding design, function, and problems or challenges they faced before or during competition.
Justin Talley is on the navigator team Underwater Innovation. This is his third year in the class.
His mom, Cindy, said, "Last year his team won the Guts and Glory award, because almost everything that could have gone wrong did. But they persevered and kept a great attitude."
Connor Wallace of the Techno Geeks described parts and functionality. "Air-filled tubes with caps add buoyancy for diving capabilities, allowing the ROV to go deeper without completely sinking."
Having a solid understanding of buoyancy and basic electricity is important.
After a successful trial run and final repairs, on May 3 the Oakhurst teams went to Monterey County for the MATE ROV regional competition. Aptos High School welcomed 60 teams (over 200 students) from all over California to its campus for the event.
Exploring the Great Lakes is the theme of this year's competition. Teams analyzed shipwrecks, documented their findings and studied sinkholes. The work done by ROVs is part of conserving our national maritime heritage sites, according to the MATE website.
Following the competition Hagen was thrilled to announce that "all five teams performed among the top ten."
The International MATE ROV Competition will be held next month at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Michigan for regional competition winners.
For more information, visit www.nps.gove/archeology//submerged/intro.htm and www.thunderbay.noaa.gov. Educators interesting in learning more about the program may contact Hagen at (559) 642-1422, ext. 16, or by email at email@example.com.


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Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1,700 Miles of Australian Outback
Robyn Davidson
1980, Pantheon/Jonathan Cape
Every time I feel a bit stuck in my life, I think of this book. Tracks is a memoir about Robyn Davidson's quest to cross the Australian desert with no company but four camels and her dog. Set in the 1970s, when women weren't supposed to do wild things like go on adventures without men, the book details her journey as she learns how to survive in a harsh environment. Any time I need to open my eyes to the world beyond my computer, my apartment, or even my city, I remember Davidson's story. What I love most about this book is that it doesn't seem like a total dream—Davidson is treated badly by people she meets along the way, feels like she's compromised her own vision by agreeing to write about the experience for National Geographic, and loses some of her beloved companions (you'll need tissues). It reminds me that achieving what you want isn't always easy, but is its own reward. —Estelle
The Girl With the Silver Eyes
Willo Davis Roberts
1980, Aladdin
The Girl With the Silver Eyes is singly responsible for my not paying attention in almost any meeting or school or church function since third grade, which is when I first read it. It's the story of Katie Welker, a badass know-it-all 10-year-old who's a social outcast everywhere, including in her own family. She makes everyone "nervous" because she has silver eyes, and because when she's around, "strange things always happen." KATIE IS TELEKINETIC, you guys, and she does hilarious things with her gift, like prank her nasty middle-aged neighbor and make her pastor's hair dance a little jig in church. Things take a sinister turn, though, when Katie is accused of something bad that she didn't do, and the book gets SERIOUSLY EXCITING, involving missing children, the police, and CRAZY TELEKINETIC FEATS. The reason I stopped paying attention to my teachers and bosses after reading this book is that I decided that I, too, must be telekinetic. Anytime I get bored, in any situation, you can bet that what I'm doing is focusing intensely on a small nearby object, mentally entreating it to come to me. —Krista
Karen Russell
2011, Knopf
Karen Russell is some kind of badass magician. At the age of 32, she's written three books (this novel plus two fabulous short-story collections) and recently won a MacArthur Fellowship, also known as the "genius grant." Swamplandia! was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. I mean, really—this woman is on her way to Total World Domination. But that's not why you should read this book. You should read it because it takes place at a crumbling alligator-wrestling roadside attraction in Florida (the titular Swamplandia!) and stars a 13-year-old girl named Ava Bigtree who tries to save her family from illness, loss, love, and a darkness just out of her reach. By the end of the book, you will be rooting for this wild, brave girl so hard. —Emma S.
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
2013, Little, Brown and Company
A terrorist attack at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art instantly makes 12-year-old Theo Decker an orphan. As he leaves the museum and walks in a daze through the rubble, he grabs The Goldfinch, his now-dead mother's favorite painting. The rest of the book follows Theo through high school and his 20s as he moves through different homes with the knowledge that he has a secret, stolen painting in his possession. Donna Tartt writes so beautifully, creating worlds that feel timeless and making even the grittiest parts of her stories sparkle. This book is for anyone who has loved a piece of art so much it hurts, or for anybody who has felt like a masterpiece was created just for them. —Anna F.
Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories From History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
2013, Quirk Books
I have an obsession with bad bitches—the ladies out to take jobs, heads, hearts, everything, and more. My dad used to read me fairy tales before I went to sleep, and my favorite characters by far were the witches and the rest of the villains. My favorite cartoon heroes? Mulan and Anastasia, certified butt-kickers. If you're like me and like strong, stubborn, fiery babes, I think you will love this book—even more if you're a history buff. It covers international princesses from many different eras and ties mythology to history, gender, and religion. It's an engaging read that's not weighed down by academic jargon, so it's actually very fun and light. One of my favorite stories in the book is about Njinga, a Central-West African queen from the 1600s who forced the region's Dutch colonists to treat her as an equal and led her army, with help from the Dutch, into battles to reclaim land from the Portuguese. I like to read it in the bathtub while listening to Little Mix and pretending I am bathing in the blood of my enemies. —Arabelle
Ship Breaker
Paolo Bacigalupi
2010, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Paolo Bacigalupi's vision for the future in Ship Breaker is terrifying because it seems like it could come true: the U.S.'s Gulf Coast is so ravaged by hurricanes that New Orleans is under water; oil is in such scarcity that kids are forced to do the dangerous work of breaking into wrecked ships to try to obtain it; most of the population is living in poverty, many escaping into a haze brought on by something like meth; and genetically engineered human-dog hybrids roam the land (maybe that last part is a stretch). The story centers on Nailer—a teenage "ship breaker" who is prays to strike oil so he doesn't end up like his abusive, drug-addicted dad—and the rich girl he finds trapped in a wrecked boat. Nailer has been raised in an everyone-for-themselves kind of world, so he has to decide whether he's going to help the girl or use her to lift himself up. This book's language and imagery, and the way it deals with how our choices shape the future, remind me of lush, twisted fairy tales like Pan's Labyrinth and dystopian allegories like The Handmaid's Tale. If it sounds dark, that's because it definitely is. —Stephanie
Night Film
Marisha Pessl
2013, Random House
The plot, in a nutshell: Ashley, the 22-year-old daughter of an eccentric, reclusive film director named Stanislas Cordova, is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Enter Scott McGrath, a reporter who suspects Cordova of foul play. McGrath, the book's narrator, decides that this is his opportunity to resurrect his dying journalism career, and sets out to uncover the truth behind Ashley's death and her father's disturbing movies. You'll probably find this book in the literary fiction section of bookstores, but it's a pager-turner that reads like a pulp thriller. Its spooky, noir vibes will make you sleep with the lights on. (And in my experience, it even engrosses people who don't like it! I lent it to one of my best friends who texted "I hate this book" at three in the morning. But she was up reading it at 3 AM!) —Anna F.
Curtis Sittenfeld
2013, Random House
Two things I have always wanted are to be psychic and to have a twin sister. This novel combines both of those dreams and relays a suspenseful, funny story about how special powers don't necessarily make sisterly love any easier. Twin sisters Vi and Kate have taken totally different paths—one denies her innate gift and the other profits from it—but when an earthquake hits their native St. Louis, the sisters' lives crash together again. —Emma S.
Leslie Marmon Silko
1977, Penguin
Ceremony's main character, Tayo, is half white, half Laguna Pueblo, and a veteran of World War II. Overseas, he witnesses the death of his cousin, Rocky, and is held as a prisoner of war. After the war, he is sent to a veteran's hospital in California to recover from his injuries and "battle fatigue," or what we now call PTSD. When he goes back home to his reservation in New Mexico, he's far from healed, and he finds that his tribe is in a similarly bad way—their cattle have vanished without a trace and many of the men are drinking heavily. Tayo also turns to alcohol to escape his memories of the war, but he "escapes" into a mental breakdown. I was assigned this book in a college mythology class, and though it does read like an epic, intricately crafted myth, it was so much more than that to me. I found catharsis in the poetry of the healing ceremony; it was my lifeline out of self-injury. I buy used copies of this book whenever I see them at bookstores or garage sales so I have them on hand to give to friends when they're struggling with similar problems. —Stephanie
Poems 1962–2012
Louise Glück
2012, Carcanet Press Ltd.
I was introduced to Louise Glück's poetry when I read her 1996 collection, Meadowlands, when I was 19. My heart was instantly and permanently manacled to her words, which, in that book, partially focus on the lived experience of Penelope, a character in the classic Greek epic the Odyssey. In Homer's text, Penelope's role in the plot takes a backseat to the journeys of her husband, the book's protagonist, Odysseus, as he travels around for a decade trying not to fall in love with sirens or whatever as he sojourns home from a war. Penelope mainly hangs out at home, turning down other dudes who want to marry her (of which there are many) and working at her loom. Her story might seem less engaging to most readers than Odyssesus's…but not to Louise Glück. The first poem in Meadowlands, "Penelope's Song" (also included in this anthology), imagines Penelope's interior life, turning upside-down the impression of her character as a steadfast and devout spouse. In the poem she is self-aware and brilliant, "unnatural…passionate like Maria Callas," and powerful in ways the men in her life could never begin to understand. To Glück, Penelope is kind of a Beyoncé figure: She's in love with her dude, but knows she's got plenty to offer the world outside of their relationship, and basically everybody in her life finds her irresistible. Plus, when she chooses to be, Glück's Penelope is trouble, and everyone's trying to get in it: "Whose most demonic appetite could you possibly fail to answer?" the narrator asks of her, knowing that the answer is NOBODY—PENELOPE WOKE UP LIKE THIS. In this poem, her slyness and self-possession makes Odysseus look kind of like a chump. Don't think she's just his little wife.
Sometimes, though, your Odysseus doesn't come back home. Glück knows what that's like, too: So much of her non-Odyssey-based work demonstrates how well she understands the feeling that you're undeniably smarter than your heartbreak—you know you can get over it and go on with your life, and you realize that your experience as a person isn't limited to the role you play in a romantic relationship—but sometimes, you don't give a fuck about all that stuff. You want to dress yourself up in your pain like it's an elaborate costume that it really only makes sense to wear for this one special occasion (this period of your heartbrokenness, which is coming to an end). This is your last chance to sink inside that feeling, and it feels illogical and horrible and true and great. In "Matins," one of my favorite of Glück's poems, she expresses the savage awfulness of begging someone you know is no longer worthy of your love not to leave, because you're afraid of life without them: "Forgive me if I say I love you: the powerful / are always lied to since the weak are always / driven by panic." No one else I've read gets my heart, when it's at its craziest, like that. The beauty of her lines practically makes my blood vibrate inside my veins, as when, at the end of "Quiet Evening," a work that draws a parallel between a modern relationship and the one shared by Odysseus and Penelope, she gives us this portrait of how wrenching it is to long for a partner you've been separated from: "From this point on, the silence through which you move / is my voice pursuing you."
So much of why I love Glück's work, which she's been making for over 40 years, is because in it, I recognize so many of the polarizing conditions that come with being a person whose heart is always going to rule out over her brain—the confidence, sexiness, and self-composure that fuzz over the world when love is being good to you, and how frenzied and all-encompassing your fear and misery are when it isn't. I admire her honesty: When things go to shit for her, she doesn't kowtow to pride, or try and look composed and aloof, and that quality makes her poetry some of the most beautiful I've ever read. When she writes, Louise Glück is all the way in or not at all, which is why I'm all the way into her. —Amy Rose ♦


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Diane C. has written and edited long and short form articles, blog posts, white papers, PR releases, adverts, and product/service presentations. She has also covered the City Awards in NYC.
Diane's experience includes IT consulting, data breach, Cloud Computing, traditional and alternative medicine, mental health, Boomer health issues, fashion, beauty, footwear, web content, deployment, marketing, social media, video marketing, upscale educational toys, concrete consulting, retail environments, and book authors.
Diane's content has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, W, Bullett Magazine, Nails Magazine, Detroit Free Press, Kansas City Star, The Daily News, NY Post, Playthings Magazine, Licensing International, USAtoday.com, World News, Robb Report, Forbes.com, and the Journal News, among others.
For four years, Diane served as Editor and Journalist for Westchester Women's News covering health, breast cancer recovery, fashion, beauty, and the Coty Awards. She worked with the publisher and sales force to monetize the articles.
She also had a monthly column in Licensing International.
Diane's ad copy has appeared in Forbes FYI, Robb Report, Dr. Dobbs Journal, Architectural Digest, TV Guide Award Issue, The New York Times Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Parents Magazine, Parenting, Landscape Design, 20/20 Magazine, Playthings, Toy and Hobby Magazine, The Licensing Book, and all inflight airline magazines.
Creston's script writing talents are also highly respected. Her most recent assignment was for a $20 million dollar fund raising script for a prominent private school in Ohio. Within two years, they raised $10 million during a recession. The additional money was raised during the following year..
In her role as executive producer and script writer, Creston joins the ranks of Meryl Streep, Al Roker, and Harry Belafonte by winning the gold "Classic Telly" Award. This very special one-time competition celebrates the Telly Awards' 25th Anniversary and honors the most outstanding work produced in the past 25 years. Winners were selected out of a field of 10,000, only 800 entries received the "Classic Telly" Award.
Many years earlier, Creston won the 23rd Telly Awards Silver Telly for the same Playmobil video. Once retail buyers viewed the video during market week, they all requested a copy for their retail stores.
Interests: Cloud Computing, AI, data breach, The Internet of Things, Big Data, business trends, medicine, alternative medicine, medical research, natural skin care, the environment, wildlife/animal rescue, responsible pet adoption, conservation, jazz, blues, ballet, fitness, and healths.
Degree covers marketing, branding, consumer psychology, advertising, copywriting, market research, target markets b2b and b2c, demographic analysis, account analysis, along with print, TV, radio, outdoor, special events, and lifestyle marketing.
Diane C's business experience includes a wide array of client campaigns from IT, corporate identity campaigns, concrete consulting, data breach, cyber security, health/wellness, content authoring, real estate, market research, luxury goods, radio shows, PBS TV show distribution deals, fashion, beauty, golf and tennis sportswear, swimwear, men's dress shoes, athletic shoes, motivational books, children's clothing, natural vitamins, toys, videos, and educational products.
The work covers online and campaigns, corporate identity brochures, catalogs, web copy, PR campaigns, white papers, article marketing, print campaigns, blog content, podcasting. TV commercial scripts/editing/production, along with a script for a $20 million dollar educational fund raising video.
Diane C's fashion experience involves many elements of the industry with everything from scripts for fashion shows, fashion web content, e-commerce content, fashion articles, scripts and music content for fashion videos, wholesale catalog copy, photography, blog content, editorials for the Coty Awards, and graphics along with consumer and trade ad copy for ads and brochures.
It was not long after the introduction of Cabbage Patch Kids that a license was sold to a leading pharmaceutical company for Cabbage Patch Kids Vitamins
In developing her press materials, Diane worked very closely with Dr. Lendon Smith, who was the spokesperson for the brand and Hoffman LaRoche, a supplier of ingredients.
Diane was hired to help with branding, content, press materials and social media for Late Night Health Radio. Diane's skill's in SEO and audience engagement have boosted the show's Facebook Likes from 32 to 1000 and counting.
A New York based organic foods manufacturer and distributor sought out Diane's services for branding, marketing, article content and public relations.
She has also authored content about natural tooth care, oral cancer, gingivitis and the way it can cause health problems.
Diane C. was asked to become a Chapter Author for a new marketing book due to be released in 2013. She was also selected as a Chapter Author with a focus on how pets enrich family life for a popular parenting book.
Diane has written business proposals for various product/service categories including book authors, live coaches, beauty/fashion products, IT clients and Fortune 500 clients including Sony, Samsung, and the 2 billion dollar investment firm of Behrman Capital.
In all cases, Diane has also created marketing and branding campaigns for these same clients.
Diane C. has an extensive background with products involving kids, parents, blended families and grand parents. She has conducted research on child behavior, focus group sessions, children and nutrition, deployment anxiety issues involving military families, senior citizen abuse by relatives and care takers, how to select a good toy, and the educational value of specific toys.
The research was used as web content, in online articles, print articles, brochures, toy train product packaging, puzzle packaging, in press releases. talk show TV scripts and radio interviews.
In addition to working with technology clients, for many years Diane has always played a role in reporting technology advances and challenges. Her content on cloud computing, continues to appear in articles, blog posts, press releases, and most importantly in corporate identity brochures.
She attends and reports on major tech trade shows in NY. Diane has also scheduled and supervised photography, and handled creative design, paper selection, and graphic elements for all brochures.
Diane's creative content includes one sheets, blog posts, Facebook posts, articles, press releases, advertisements, and packaging copy for a variety of beauty clients including major brands involving shaded products, skin treatments, nail conditioners, nail polish strips, fragrances, hair colouring, styling, shampoo, and hair treatment products. All of the lines were targeted toward women and teens.
Branding, Advertising, and PR consumer/trade campaigns for print and web. Targets: men, women, parents, grandparents, and children.
Diane brings unique talents in the area of medicine because she comes from a medical family. She also worked for her uncle in his medical practice, and gained a tremendous amount of medical knowledge as a result of his training.
Diane's articles include the use of music therapy within medicine, heart health for women, vitamins and children, holistic health alternatives, the importance of massage therapy, stretching, Alzheimer's disease and nutrition, along with breast cancer recovery. .
Diane C. wrote a variety of press releases for AccelTree's new JBuilder FULCRUM Bridge software that helps reduce manual coding, Content was also developed for web content, articles, a series of 4/C print ads, editorials and a white paper.
Diane negotiated a complimentary trade show booth space at New York's Javits Center along with the inclusion of all FULCRUM press materials in media press bags for a major industry trade show.
Diane C;s diverse fitness background started when she created and marketed a women's fitness and weight loss program for a men's Y in Brooklyn, New York. Her ballet, jazz and fitness experience was a valuable asset to the program.
In addition to managing the program, she created a successful marketing and public relations campaign/
She has developed press materials and fitness content for Encore Living Radio, which was targeted toward Baby Boomers, and most recently for Late Night Health Radio. Diane also creates content for the show's Facebook page.
Late Night Health started with 32 Likes, and due to Diane's expertise, the show now has over 1000 Likes.
Diane C's work involves online learning with recent online educational developments involving MIT and Harvard, among others. Due to the proprietary content contract now owned by the publishing platform, Diane is unable to share content samples.
Diane has also lectured about public relations, branding, and consumer psychology for over 18 years at the Eastern New Mexico University and Queens College in NY.
Diane C. supports programs that help to protect the environment and decrease commercial and residential utility usage.
She spearheaded projects in her own immediate area and consulted with with elected officials to provide them with information they requested. This information has lowered utility costs and usage.
Diane is an award-winning public relations professional. Her work has appeared in every major national and regional newspaper including the Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Detroit Free Press, USA Today, New York Times, Daily News, usatoday.com, World News, WWD. W., the Robb Report, and Good Housekeeping, among others.
Her content has also resulted in major media coverage on NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX 5 NEWS, CNN, GMA, Regis, Conan O'Brian, and Court TV, among many others.
Diane maintains that innovative advertising, be it online, print, radio, outdoor, or TV is critical to any marketing campaign. One things she does not support is what she terms "Me Too Advertising" even tf it's an easy approach. To be clear, if you see the same type of creative and the only thing that changes are the models and the logo somethings wrong because it's money wasted.
Diane C. serves as an admin for a number of Facebook pages including Late Nigh Health (see posts below). She built the Likes from 32 to over 1000 and counting.
Diane makes a point to welcome each and every guest by name. She sometimes does it in groups. The visitors love the recognition and personal attention...also known as engagement. She also makes a point of posting interesting content and It keeps them coming back for more.
Diane is informative, kind, caring, witty, playful and very well respected on Facebook. When she asks her followers to follow a page, they respond. When she posts something as simple as "Who ordered this miserable cold weather?" they start playing with her with 15 or 20 comments and suggestions.
Diane's articles are very diverse, and frequently match her interests. Other articles focus on client issues such as data breach, cell phone safety, IT, parenting, corporate news, fashion, beauty, health, nutrition, environmental issues, along with marketing, public relations and website tips.
In the same manner that Diane will take excerpts from press releases and adapt them for use as blog posts, she also takes inspiration from press releases that can be turned into editorial articles.
Diane has been blogging for many years. One of her blogs covers The Latest in Marketing, Retail, Business, Social Networking, Beauty, IT, Television, and so much more. The blog has a very active international and domestic following.
Diane's second blog covers radio, marketing, web and video tips, health, nutrition and wellness information.
Diane C created a presentation proposal for the creation of a unique parenting e-commerce website for a new children's brand The site will also appeal to friends and relatives, or anyone interested in high quality toys, CDs, music, videos, books, one off solid wood puzzles featuring photography of rescued farm and domestic animals.
Diane enjoys working in video and film...everything from the concept and storyboards to long hours with final edits and sweetening touches. She has created a wide range of creative and cost-effective film and video solutions from television commercials, corporate identity videos to
sales promotion, web, and fashion campaigns.
She is also known to have the eyes and ears of a hawk. Most humans have a lower acuity for color differences than for luminance...not so with Diane. She sees things with the naked eye with a hearing capability to match.
Based upon Diane's experience, she recommends corporate identity brochures, educational brochures, product based brochures and sales brochures for one reason...effective ones work.
As in the case of the content listed below, Diane was recommended after the client had attempted to work with three other creative sources. For whatever reason, the other sources didn't understand the objective and couldn't deliver.
Not the case with Diane. When the client eventually sold the company, he called Diane to thank her once again and to tell her the brochure played an important role in the sale. It was his first and only brochure after 14 years in business.
Diane C. takes the same approach to designing and creating concepts for web pages as she does for print and TV...unique, different, affordable and engaging.
One of her favorite pieces of advice is that websites are always a work in progress. Many clients don't want to hear that...they just want the site to be created and finished.
Diane always advises clients that a website should Pbe a reflection of a company's corporate identity campaign and not some element "up there" with no connection.
Diane still finds it a little amusing that not all that long ago, she had zero interest in Twitter. In fact, when a client said, "Please tell me you don't do Twitter." Her response was "Absolutely not." ... with a straight face no less.
Never say never. Now Diane not only uses Twitter for herself, she manages accounts for clients and a professional organization where she sits on the board.
Many clients don't understand how to use Twitter or how to connect their professional company or product Facebook page with their Twitter account. That's where Diane comes in.
The below-listed white paper was researched and written by Diane for a client who had a very personal interest in educating people about Syndrome X. The client's interest was due to his father's problems with the disease.
The paper was also used as content on a web site, and it provided Diane with a tool to book the client on a TV talk show..
Diane has also written other white papers including technical ones for software products.
Diane is a chapter author for a 2013 marketing book The topic she has included centers on the role of public relations within the marketing mix along with the very latest strategies in maximizing exposure and ROI.
She is also a chapter author for a parenting book. The chapter topic is the importance of family pets, and how children and parents can learn from pets.
Diane is also in the process of writing a business book on branding that is slated for a 2013 release.


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Established in 1783, Hancock Village thrived as an active Shaker
community during most of the following two centuries. Divided
into six family groups along north-south and east-west axes, Hancock
was a typical Shaker community with communal dwellings, craft
shops, a meetinghouse, and barns. Like most Shaker communities,
the design for the buildings at the Hancock village were driven
by function and utility. No extra materials or time were wasted
in their construction. Emphasis was placed on efficiency, and
although architecturally conservative, at the same time they are
quite intriguing. The Round Stone Barn, the most notable Hancock
building, is an architectural gem and the only Shaker barn of
its kind. Built in 1826, its circular design was a model of efficiency
and a curiosity to Shakers and "the world's people" alike, including
farmers and progressive thinkers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and
Herman Melville. The elegant beauty of its simple form and details
typify Shaker design. In the past, the barn was a center of community
activity. Hay was unloaded from wagons into a wooden lined central
storage area on the top floor spanning 95 feet in diameter. One
level down, 50 or more cattle were kept in stanchions, posts used
to secure the animals, which radiated outward from a central manger.
Finally, at the bottom level lay the manure pit, accessible by
wagon. Unfortunately, this architectural model of efficiency succumbed
to fire in 1864. The wooden interior and roof were quickly rebuilt
thereafter, with the whole building undergoing complete restoration
in 1968.
The Hancock Shaker Village, a National Historic Landmark,
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Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine used a supercomputer from the University of Illinois to map the structure of the protein that makes up the HIV capsid (the virus's protein casing that holds its DNA). The capsid has to be strong enough to protect the virus outside of a host cell, but pliable enough to break open when the virus infects a cell so that the contents can be released for the virus to replicate in the host cells.
Scientists have tried to find ways to attack HIV's capsid, but it has proved to be too tough. Now that The University of Illinois's supercomputer, called "Blue Waters," has been able to detail the chemical makeup and reveal "seams" in the capsid, scientists can use the information to find ways to take advantage of vulnerable areas of the virus. Peijun Zhang, one of the study authors, suggested that researchers now can work on two possible lines of therapy: they could try to make the capsid "hyperstable" or unable to separate or break open, thus rendering it harmless to humans; or they could make it less stable, destroying the virus before it had a chance to cause damage. The team discovered a three-helix bundle in the capsid that they felt could be a target for a drug.
HIV mutates very quickly, making it resistant to almost every antiviral drug. By targeting the capsid rather than its DNA, researchers believe the virus will not develop drug resistances as quickly. Zhang commented that most therapies target the virus's reverse transcriptase, which is the process that allows it to reproduce. She felt that another strategy would be to develop drugs against the parts of the virus that do not mutate as much.
The full report, "Mature HIV-1 Capsid Structure by Cryo-Electron Microscopy and All-Atom Molecular Dynamics," was published online in the journal Nature, (2013; doi:10.1038/nature12162).
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- 3 egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup crushed saltines about 12 crackers
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 quart fresh strawberries divided
- 4 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 carton frozen whipped topping thawed, 8 ounces
- Sprinkle 2 Tblsp. of crushed crackers into the bottom of a greased 10-inch, deep dish pie plate.
- In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Fold in the crackers, pecans and vanilla.
- Spread onto the bottom and up the sides of pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Cool on wire rack.
- Set aside a couple strawberries for garnish. Slice half of the strawberries; set aside. In a bowl, mash the remaining berries; drain and save juice.
- In a saucepan, combine marshmallows and ½ cup reserved juice. Cook and stir over low heat until marshmallows are melted. Refrigerate until partially set.
- Fold both the sliced and mashed strawberries and whipped topping into marshmallow mixture. Spoon into meringue shell. Garnish with the reserved strawberries. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until set. Refrigerate leftovers.
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- This works well with raspberries and blueberries too!
- For the 4th, decorate the outer edge, where the cream filling meets the meringue, with a circle of blueberries.
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Stuck in offensive daze, Giants fall in Oakland
OAKLAND -- Hunter Pence was the Giants' most valuable player Tuesday night. This imaginary distinction stemmed more from his perspective than his performance.
Pence enjoyed himself at O.co Coliseum. His spirit remained buoyant as the Giants' fortunes continued to plummet with their 6-1 Interleague loss to the A's.View Full Game Coverage
OAKLAND -- Hunter Pence was the Giants' most valuable player Tuesday night. This imaginary distinction stemmed more from his perspective than his performance.
Pence enjoyed himself at O.co Coliseum. His spirit remained buoyant as the Giants' fortunes continued to plummet with their 6-1 Interleague loss to the A's.View Full Game Coverage
Example: Aware that the right-field patrons were baying at him, Pence made a lunging catch of Alberto Callaspo's third-inning line drive, then cupped his right hand to his ear as he jogged back to his position. That incited spectators to bellow more loudly and launch an uncomplimentary chant featuring him as the subject.
"They were a lot of fun out there, man," Pence said. "They're creative, they're rowdy and they're loud. It's a baseball atmosphere that's fun to play in. They were razzing me a little bit."
Of his I-can't-hear-you gesture, Pence said, "I don't really remember exactly what happened. I was kind of in the moment and having fun with it."
Pence demonstrated that it's possible to remain lighthearted even as adversity grows more oppressive. The Giants fell to 7-20 since June 9, matching Texas for the Major Leagues' worst record since that date. Only Tyler Colvin's seventh-inning leadoff homer prevented San Francisco from absorbing its fifth shutout defeat in nine games.
Given the Giants' collective slump, perhaps Pence's teammates could benefit from sharing his attitude, which famously occurred during the 2012 postseason when they responded to his fiery pregame oratory.
After the Giants endured their 11th loss in 13 games here dating to 2010, Pence's advice was measured.
"We have to make sure we're paying attention to what's happening and continue to grow and get better," he said. " ... Stay focused on what we can control."
That was difficult for the Giants to accomplish as Oakland swept the O.co Coliseum portion of this home-and-home, four-game series. When they weren't complaining about plate umpire Angel Hernandez's strike zone, they watched bloop hits supplement the A's offense. Jed Lowrie's popup that fell between Pence and second baseman Joe Panik opened Oakland's four-run third inning, which included Yoenis Cespedes' soft, broken-bat RBI single to center field.
Up after Cespedes was Josh Donaldson, who took Madison Bumgarner's 2-2 pitch that prompted the Giants left-hander to start striding off the mound, believing he had recorded an inning-ending strikeout. Instead, Hernandez called ball three, which was followed by ball four, which was followed by Derek Norris' single that sent home the inning's final run. That outburst propelled the A's to their sixth consecutive victory.
"It [stinks] to make pitches and get beat on them," said Bumgarner (9-7), who allowed six runs and 10 hits, both season highs, in seven-plus innings. "It seems like [the A's] can break a bat and get a hit and our guys are crushing the ball and it seems like it's always at somebody. That's the way the game goes. But, man, it's a frustrating time."
The Giants' angst is rising, but manager Bruce Bochy urged his players not to bottle it up and hurl it at objects such as umpires.
"That can become a problem, too. That can compound the damage," Bochy said. "Now you're not only competing against the pitcher, you're thinking about the calls. I know it's frustrating for them, but you can dwell on that a little too much. That's what we have to stay away from. We have to play better and that's our best way out of this."
For the Giants, playing better means improving upon their hitters' 1-for-27 effort with men on base in these first two games against Oakland, which included 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position. The Giants' luck wasn't the best. Then again, they were outclassed by Oakland starter Sonny Gray (9-3), who walked one and struck out eight in seven precise innings. The Giants' only recourse is to keep swinging.
"I had two bloop hits today; Buster [Posey] hit three balls hard right at people," Pence observed. "You can't totally quantify bloops vs. solid hits. You just have to play the game and make sure we're locked into playing solid defense and running the bases well and making good pitches. That's baseball. [The A's] did that."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Haft-Baked Ideas, and follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat.


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Project Scratch-Built ScramblerPosted in Project Vehicles on October 1, 2010
There is a point in a project build when the reality of finishing the rig is so close that driving it down the road could be just a week or two away! Our Scratch-Built Scrambler is starting to look, feel, and roll like the Jeep we've been designing for the last few years. We even made a trip to the Department of Motor Vehicles to have it registered as a custom-built vehicle, which was also a major endeavor in patience and time.
Looking for a good coating to cover the interior of the Aqualu aluminum Jeep body, we hooked up with Rhino Linings and had the entire inside of the tub shot with the spray-on bed and body liners. Rhino Linings are a high-quality spray-on liners that work incredibly well at protecting surfaces and as sound-deadening material while also making for a nonslip/skid surface. We are extremely happy with how the linings turned out.
The guys at Overkill Engineering have done an incredible job reworking the Scrambler's rollcage and suspension. The four-link front suspension was redesigned and changed to a radius arms, and the cage was reworked to incorporate the seat mounts, which are also tied into the frame. This finally gave us the ability to securely mount the Mastercraft Baja RS seats we ordered up a number of years ago.
Since this is a scratch-built Jeep, a number of small components like hinges, seals, and cables were needed. We spent a lot of time thumbing through our favorite Omix-Ada/Rugged Ridge catalog and ordered many parts that will add the finishing touches to the Jeep.
With the temporary operating permit from the DMV taped to the front windshield, we hope to have the new/old Jeep on the trail quickly-the end of this build is near, and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel!


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Social.com - Tagline is "Be Social"
Social.com is a website and suite of tools for users to share their online discoveries as they surf the web. It's a mega powerful name and we have a suite of tools coming to match, that let you share info using browser plug-ins and send to twitter, facebook, google reader, etc. Social.com is the revamped brand name – the existing tools are in Beta (and undergoing a facelift) can be seen by visiting http://www.bigtweet.com. There is nothing on the existing social.com site that needs to be, (or should be) included in the revamped logo.
Web surfers that want to share their online discoveries.
We want the logo to standout but not be to fancy – it should evoke a feeling of being hip and current but also solid. Our favorite logo / brand that uses a similar naming convention is salesforce.com. The style of their logo and the favicon all look good but feel free to experiment. We are open to other concepts that convey the social, communication and sharing aspects of social.com.
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Christmas Star Merchandise in Our Restaurants
At the following locations, you'll also find Christmas Star long-sleeved t-shirts. These locations will be receiving additional stock by the end of next week, so if the restaurant nearest you is sold out at the moment, check back later!
10% of all Christmas Star merchandise sales will benefit our 34th annual Caring for Kids Campaign.
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In this case study, students read about the Canopy Crane at Wind River, a project that enables the study of Earth system interactions that take place high in the tree canopy. The chapter profiles scientists, studying birds, fungi, chemical transfer... (View More) and the water cycle, as well as technical experts and the project manager. The chapter details how a research program is supported by a team of professionals with varied interests and specializations, and concludes with a discussion of the properties of a system. This is chapter 4 in the unit, A New World View, which introduces global systems science, emphasizing the concepts of environmental diversity, Earth as a system, and sustainability. The resource includes a textbook chapter, integrated hands-on and inquiry activities, links to current news articles, and a suite of pre- and post-unit assessments. A teacher's guide supports classroom use. The resource is part of Global Systems Science (GSS), an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
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I love the African Jade beads for luck and strength. I'm taking the LSAT in June to go to law school and I need all of the luck and strength I can get!!! These are beautiful, great giveaway.
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I love the African turquoise that stands for growth. I think that we can all constantly grow and devlop and become better, and that one is perfect! I love the color!
I liked Tiny Devotions on facebook too!
Turquoise Ocean Mala is my favorite! Love these ladies.
What beautiful mala beads! :) It's so hard to choose just one...but my favorite is the African Jade Mala for luck, strength and good energy. I love all the meaning behind each piece. :)
Oooh how exciting! I'd pick the Amethyst, Sand and Ocean or Lapis Sandalwood :)
I love the Sand and Ocean one, though I have my eye on some of the other ones too. So hard to choose!
The Amethyst Om has chosen me....how blessed am I???
I love the Rose Quartz Mala Necklace, because it can aid with so many intentions. Thanks for the opportunity.
Love the Rose Quartz Mala for Healing, Heart Chakra, Love, Peace :) Just love the rose color.
Great Giveaway!
AMAZING Giveaway Ladies!! So hard to choose love them all!!
It is so hard to pick just one! But I love the Amazonite Mala as well as all the ones with pretty Jade stones.
I would pick the Mama Mala!
I follow Tiny Devotions on Twitter!
I like Tiny Devotions on Facebook!
mala beads sound interesting. love the pendants
I'd pick the Amethyst Om Mala. very pretty.
Definitely the white stone, it's just beautiful. I love the look of all of them.
WOW these are so pretty! I love the Awakening Mala! xoxo
I've liked Tiny Devotions on FB! xoxo
So cool. Loventhe awakinening
I would really, really love to wear the Rose Quartz Mala!
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I LOVE the White Jade Highest Potential Mala.
I just finished school, so I am in that scary transitional stage and am just trying to make the most of everything I do at the moment :)
I follow Tiny Devotions on twitter AND
I like them on facebook!
Oh my, this is lovely. I'd go for the African turquoise, for growth. Progress. My mantra.
I'd love the Awakemimg Mala! It wraps up the intentions I am focusing on at this point in my life.
I am following you and Tiny Devotions on Twitter and TD on Facebook.
I just learned of these beads last weekend and love the concept. They are all great, but think I would pick Mama Mala...great giveaway!`
loving the amazonite mala!
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i love the Adventure Mala! what a great gift idea :)
Love the Amethyst Om Mala! its so beautiful and the cultivation of peace and calmness would be so useful for me during this hectic time! thanks for the giveaway! xo
-Shani Cobb
Fun giveaway! I'd pick the White Jade Highest Potential Mala it's really pretty and I love what it's for!
love the starstruck mala! although the african turquoise would be perfect for a friend a mie :)
also like on facebook {Heather Moore}
so pretty! i'd choose the amazonite mala i think!
These beads and necklaces are so gorgeous! I love that they have a story behind them. I'm especially drawn to the Goddess Mala :)
Love these. I would def choose Amazonite Mala. Probably better than therapy ;)
would love the Amethyst Om Mala or the White Jade Highest Potential Mala. In need of those right now!
Love the Amazonite Mala! :D
I would treasure the white jade highest potential mala. i have already liked and followed tiny devotions. Can't redo - does that count?
I'd love the "Turquoise Ocean Mala". Thanks! :)
I follow "Tiny Devotions" on Twitter
I am "liking" Tiny Devotions on Facebook
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Season 2 of HBO's "Enlightened" finds Laura Dern as fortysomething executive Amy Jellicoe conspiring with an egotistical Los Angeles Times muckraker (Dermot Mulroney) to bring down her corporate overlords. Well-meaning but hopelessly naive — "I'm like the Julian Assange of Riverside," Amy boasts without a drop of irony — she is quickly in over her head.
"She's missing so many pieces," says Dern, 45, shaking her head with weary sympathy. "Poor Amy."
Decked out in an elegant black cap-sleeved dress at a swanky restaurant off Central Park, Dern is noticeably more sophisticated than her on-screen counterpart. But there are moments when the line between the actress and her creation are less distinct — in the way she gesticulates using her entire torso, hunching her shoulders forward to emphasize a point, or in the passion with which she speaks about the benefits of Transcendental Meditation and the horrors of genetically modified foods.
"What if Lucy became Norma Rae?"
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That's the question Dern used when she pitched "Enlightened" to HBO, but it's also an apt summary of her acting style and three-decade career. Conceived while her parents, Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern, were filming Roger Corman's outlaw biker flick "The Wild Angels," Dern claims to have watched the decidedly more wholesome "I Love Lucy" nearly every day of her life.


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Recent polls indicate American disapproval of Obamacare grows each month and at 69 percent is higher than anytime since passage in 2009.
For those of us who warned about the dangers and complications of Obamacare, we owe an apology. Two or three years later it is apparent most of us underrated the problems. Perhaps it can best be described by heeding Democrat Senator Max Baucus's memorable phrase "Obamacare has become a rolling train wreck".
The latest episode was revealed on July 2nd when the Obama administration ordered a one year delay on the mandate that companies with 50 or more "employee equivalents" (whatever that means) must provide government approved health insurance.
Even the devoted followers in the media are expressing concern over the biggest boondoggle in American financial history. Here is how the Associated Press puts it on July 4th, "The sudden delay of a major part of President Obama's historic health care overhaul is raising questions about other potential problems lurking in the homestretch". When you have that type of comment from loyal supporters, you know you are in serious trouble. Recent polls indicate American disapproval of Obamacare grows each month and at 69 percent is higher than anytime since passage in 2009.
It seems one of the roadblocks in working with companies with 50 or more employees is the administration's failure to recognize the hundreds of thousands of companies that file as partnerships or "S" corporations. With virtually no one in this administration with private industry experience it is apparent these government lackeys had no better knowledge of what is an "S" corporation than The Sun Times liberal columnist who complained that "S" corporations weren't paying income tax. If you are going to write a law with gigantic negative effect, you need to at least know how to spell "BUSINESS."
And how about the creation of another monstrous problem by deferring the company's requirement until January 1, 2015. They did not defer the mandate for individuals. Thus individuals are only supposed to be eligible for Obamacare's subsidies if their employer doesn't offer the right benefits, but how will the treasury know who qualifies in 2014 if they lack the information that the companies now won't be required to submit until 2015?
These incompetent darlings who are trying to regulate this mess will find themselves completely overmatched. Do you think private industry will just stand by and let the government run roughshod over them? I think not. An example: Obamacare administrators think they are ahead of the game by stating an individual must be covered if he or she works 30 hours a week or more. Some companies will hire many more part time workers thus forcing individuals to have more than one job.
Other companies will operate with a little more imagination. Let's say McDonalds and Taco Bell are located within a block or so. These two businesses could work out a sharing agreement where workers in the same week work 20 hours in each of the two eateries
More imaginative might be an arrangement where the two eateries had the same 20 hour arrangement but instead of the workers rotating back and forth, the companies just borrow workers for 20 hours and the worker stays in one location. Private industry will be forced to be creative.
Meanwhile with most everyone being distracted by these ridiculous complexities the projected cost of Obamacare is going through the roof. For individuals and for many companies conservative estimates indicate health insurance premiums in one year will increase between 50 and 80 percent.
One big reason for this probable increase is that people with serious or chronic illnesses will jump into the exchanges or other instruments of coverage. The other young and healthy individuals will elect to pay a small penalty and take coverage only when and if they have a serious health problem. This is such a basic tenet of human behavior a 5th grader could predict it. Perhaps they could amend the law so the penalty for not buying health insurance would be a 10 year stay in the pokey.
I've heard a number of progressives explain the way penalties will be enforced. They tell us it will all be coordinated and the IRS will simply deduct this penalty from the taxpayer's refund. Do you really think taxpayers will not catch on and simply change their withholding so there will be no refund?
You might think this delay on requirements for companies would temper some enthusiasm by Obamaites. A top ranked official sees the delay as nothing but a win - win situation for all parties. He reasons that it gives business and government regulators more time to work out the kinks and believes the one year delay will be helpful for the Democrat congressmen who are battling for re-election in 2014 – like our own
Mark Pryor.
Wow! What a desperate search for a consolation prize. Does he really believe a one year extension in a program that by his own definition is bad will take the pressure off the Democrats who supported Obamacare?
(Jerry Jackson of Heber Springs writes his "conservative viewpoint" column each week)


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I recently moved to the other end of the East Coast and thus had the pleasure of exploring a new chapter in my life—the green move.
Green moving is an apex achievement in living the green life. Unless your parents start you off all green and sustainably perfect, the process of becoming green at a point in your life causes side effects to general living. These habits come to a head eventually:
- The first is you don't get rid of things for fear of creating more trash. The result is more clutter. Some might call you a hoarder, but of course they jest. I think.
- The second is you start to stockpile packaging and non-biodegradable plastics that of course, could be repurposed. "By someone, that's who," I'd say to the man of my house upon questioning. I then right away call a green bestie so she can cheer me on this sound logic.
Once I realized I was for sure moving, I had nary two months to go through a well-loved, well-lived-in 2-bedroom apartment plus office of four glorious years. There was also nine years worth of "previous life stuff" (crap) that divorcés like me are known to tote around for a post-dissolution decade or so. In addition, I've worked from home for 8 years, so there's all that, too. Finally, I should admit, I had 22 chairs in my possession.
This was not going to be easy. In fact, the green moving mission took every free minute until the moment I drove away from my nearly empty apartment.
The mental stock
For two weeks or more after the decision, I walked around my apartment and assessed (obsessed over) each object—it's utility and value. Where it could go and how I would deal with it if it was not coming with me or going into storage.
After two weeks of this mental cataloging, I developed a vision (delusion) of moving on trash day, as it was to happen, with just our customary one bag of landfill waste and maybe a touch of extra recycling.
I would even see if I could drop our old and uncomfortable mattress for recycling just a stone's throw from the Mass Pike en route to our new destination (it turns out the company only does commercial/institutional mattress recycling).
Get storage space
The single best decision was to find storage space close by and book a date two weeks in advance of our move. We are storing things that we certainly want when we return—grandma's dresser and mirror, my awesome dining room table and chairs, kitchen stuff, etc… I found Cranny Self Storage in Danvers, Mass. It was down the road from our apartment, the company donates $1,000 monthly to deserving charities, and the warehouse is clean with friendly staff.
Also, the building is sized nicely, which is important in dealing with my phobia of large warehouses.
My boyfriend has a brother with a van—the two were a dream team.
Yard sale, Craigslist, consignment, and friends
My thinking was a yard sale, Craigslist, and selling items on consignment would cover the cost of the gas to drive to our new, temporary apartment in Miami, Florida, the cost of the rental trailer and new hitch we needed to install on our trusty Jeep Wrangler "Sylvia," and six months of storage. Along with the funds accrued from a handful of pick-up waitressing shifts at a cocktail lounge my friend manages, the efforts covered nearly $2,000 of moving expenses.
Note, Craigslist sales are both time-consuming and annoying because you have to find someone to hang out with you when strangers come to look at your couch or buy your brother's old Star Trek 45. But, the extra cash and knowing that your white leather sofa bed, bookshelf, and parent's first dining room table is making someone's house a better home helps.
I took an ad out for a yard sale and hoped it would not rain. It did, and people showed up before we were set up, more than an hour before the start time while we were trying to rig tarps over our wares (my crap). Another ad ran the following week and I held a second yard sale. Even though I made $225 total, I did not get rid of as much as I had hoped.
Would, coulda and moments of brilliance
Had I known we were going to move more than two months before the date,
- I would have gone to Spring electronics recycling. I tried bringing some things to the electronics bin in Salem, but they weren't taking these particular items.
- I would have brought items to the swap/donation area at Clean Salem Green Salem in May.
- I could have done a better job banding together with others for hazardous waste day. I didn't have enough. Thankfully my landlord/friend thinks it's good to hang onto my shoebox of stuff until a full carload is built up, making it worth the $20 fee to attend and drop off.
- I would have moved all moving tasks up one week.
My brilliant green moves:
- I dropped all leftover yard sale items at Beverly Bootstraps.
- I carefully thought out items to give to friends hoping not to inundate them and giving them things they wanted or would use.
- I left some furniture and small items behind for a friend moving back to town. He hasn't moved back yet, but thankfully my former landlord is a good friend who doesn't mind having this stuff stashed in his basement.
- I had a party. I cooked everything I could and encouraged raiding the liquor shelf. I went to another party and gave away open bottles of amaretto and whiskey.
- I packed in used cardboard boxes.
- I recycled about 180 pounds of paper with personal information at the free Shredder Shark service by Northshore Recycled Fibers on Canal St. in Salem.
- A green bestie took my stash of old socks and other cloth to a textiles recycling event happening a couple weeks after my departure date.
- I held "shopping spree days" for friends living near me—they took more than 90% of what would be left from my pantry and refrigerator/freezer.
The Moment of Truth
When the final day came, I realized I have no real sense of how much stuff will actually fit into a 5' x 8' rental trailer. In addition to some stuff in the basement, I was going to leave a small, but significant trash pile behind—the kind that screams "moved out."
In the end, it was a good friend—a queen of getting rid of things—that saved us. I think my boyfriend gave her the tribute she deserved by singing a few bars of Beyoncé's "Halo." She did what I could not. She came over like an angel in sneakers, climbed under my kitchen sink, and went through my closets and cupboards like a vortex. If she hadn't, I might still be in my old apartment trying to figure out a way to recycle or repurpose old cookie sheets and a partially-broken clothes drying rack.
Lessons learned
At the beginning, when I started to go through my second bedroom, two closets, office, and storage area in the basement, I experienced intense anguish and guilt. The kind that brought me to tears and had me looking at my reflection in the mirror lamenting my awful human nature. "How could I have so much stuff? What is wrong with me—I am a hoarder!" I brow-beat myself.
Two months after the move, I know I took the right things with me on this 18-month journey and I've learned to live more simply. I even went through one of those divorce boxes labeled "pain" and found some pictures that made my cousin's day. I did right with removing many unneeded objects from my life—on to people who want or need them, into the proper recycle/reuse/repurpose stream, and also dealt with spent objects and trash as sustainably as is possible at this juncture on my green journey. I feel lighter. I'm down to nine chairs.


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Eastwood Thermo-Coustic Sound DeadenerPosted in How To: Body Chassis on October 1, 2011
Ever get out of your rig after a long day on the trail just absolutely exhausted and can't figure out why? While driving might seem like easy work, it really takes a toll on your body. Distractions such as heat, noise, and fumes just add to driver fatigue. And let's face it. Most of our 4x4s are loud, hot, and smelly.
While there's not much we can do about the smell besides patching holes or making your buddy walk the trail, we can do something about the noise and heat. Eastwood, the company known for bodyworking tools, has just introduced a line of noise- and heat-suppression aids called the Thermo-Coustic Barrier. The barrier is a 0.060-inch-thick butyl rubber material that is bonded to a high-performance aluminum facing and that uses a high-tack adhesive to stick to the various surfaces on your vehicle.
We measured the sound levels inside our 4x4, which is equipped with a rollcage and has loud exhaust and creaky multilink suspension with noisy bypass shocks. Before applying the Thermo-Coustic Barrier, we measured 96 dB of noise inside the cab at highway speed and 100-plus dB while passing or accelerating. Then we applied the noise-deadener to the door panels and floor boards of the truck. Want to know how well it worked? You have to visit 4wheeloffroad.com to find out!


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User has a 100+ GB drive with only a handful of gigs actually used on it, yet he's getting "The number of Hard Disk Drives in your system has decreased" warnings in Event Viewer.
Google searching isn't revealing much at all, and EventID.net only says that you'll get that error as long as it's configured to warn you at a certain percentage, regardless of HD size. That's great and all, but is there a way to make it stop? He's not even using 5GB on it!