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Events Calendar
Rock Climbing (Grades 1-5)
February 25, 2018* Note: This event has already passed.
Stop by the YC and try our rock climbing wall. See if you have what it takes to make it to the top! Bring your friends and have a friendly competition. Youth must be accompanied by an adult, wearing sneakers and appropriate clothing and must have a completed Rock Wall Waiver Form. To download the form log onto www.townofcortlandt.com/yc.
Location: Youth Center
Day/Time: Sundays, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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14 August 2012
Tuesday Tip - How to Write a Blog for a Year
I don't know...it just happened!! Holy smokes, I CANNOT believe that it's been a year since I started this blog. I know it's a rather arbitrary milestone, but still. There are 89 of you who follow me, another 18 through NetworkedBlogs, and those that get it by email. Wow. Heck, I didn't think that anyone would read it, and that's the truth.
So, how've I done? You've been very generous in your comments on my posts, and I try to respond to each one. I'm pretty sure you know I put my heart into what I write; I can't really do it any other way. But I'd love to know if there are things you'd like to hear more about, or less about. I recognize much of this has become more personal than I ever intended, but hey, it's my blog and it's my genealogy. 50 years from now I want my 4th cousin 6 times removed to have a decent picture of who I am, because this'll probably be the only way that'll happen. But if you don't want to hear about my fitness pole dancing classes, or what my terrible trio of the feline variety are up to, well, I'll understand, but you'll have to tell me.
So, quick recap for those of you who may be new. I've been doing genealogical research for 16 years. I've been an Archivist for the last 8 1/2 years or so. In January, I gave my first Archives presentation to a genealogical group for the Town & Country Public Library in Elburn, IL and started in the ProGen Study Group program. I attended the Midwest Geneabloggers Meet up in March, and I'm hoping to attend again in October. I met my 2nd and 3rd cousins who live in Cincinnati last December because of this blog, and stayed with one of them again while I was doing my own research and attending NGS 2012 in Cincinnati in May as an Official Blogger! I received a grant through OpenSNP to have my DNA tested at 23andme. I've taken one trip to Michigan for a personal archives client and will be going back over Labor Day weekend to finish the first part and (hopefully) begin on a second portion. As of today, with the exception of the huge interruption after finding letters written by Varina Howell Davis (much more on this later), I'm 95% finished processing my OWN material so I can begin the process of filling out applications to Ohio Genealogical Society Lineage groups (First Families, Settlers & Builders, Century Families, Society of Civil War Families) and The First Families of Hamilton County Ohio. I have one scheduled speaking engagement in November, and I'm hoping that I'll be able to do more speaking in the future. Whew!
I struggle to be able to define how far my genealogical research and research skills have come in the last year. I thought I had a clue what I was doing. Heh. As with applying common sense to how we handle older genealogical material, or ANY old material for that matter, having an understanding of how to do that and learning technical aspects of the correct way to do it are two completely different things. So, I'm learning. And it's fun but, I gotta be honest, it's challenging. Those darn source citations are gonna be the death of me. But I don't know how many times I've looked at my own old database (I started a new one last year that is technically correct) and wondered, 'where the HECK did I get this information from?!' I've moved the lines that are important to me back several generations, but not without the generous help of some of you. There have been lots of random acts of genealogical kindness, small and big, that have helped me. So, I try my best to do the same. What's more, I gained an incredible group of diverse people from all over the world and, I've come to care deeply for many of you.
If you would've asked me a year ago what I would've thought was going to happen in this year, NONE of this would've been on the list. It's incredible how genealogy has opened up another world for me. But, there is NO way that I could've done it without all of you. I've found an incredible amount of support in the genealogical community. As with any community, it hasn't been without it's bumps in the road, but those are behind me and will stay there. My focus is on the future, and helping the genealogical community to be better. *I* want to be better. A better Archivist, a better Genealogist, and a better Community Member.
You can find me on Social Media: Twitter = @ArchivalBiz ~ Facebook = laura.lorenzana ~ Google+ = Laura Cosgrove Lorenzana
Also, stay tuned for another *small* announcement about how I want to help all of you take better care of the material that you have, that might come into your possession, or that your client's might have. It's time we all took better care of what we've worked so hard for! Tell me how I can help you do that. Thank you for being here and I really hope to see you next year!!
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Popping in to say Happy Blogiversary! I can remember reading your very first post.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for hanging in there with me, Wendy! You're a trooper for sure...LOL.Delete
Congratulations Laura!! Told you you could do it!ReplyDelete
Well done, Laura! Congrats!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Christine...I appreciate it!Delete
Happy first blogiversary, Laura! I've enjoyed the journey with you this past year.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Jacqi! Thanks so much. It's been a little rocky at times, but that's life, right? LOL Hopefully there'll be more ups than downs in the future...Delete
Happy Blogiversary Laura!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the greetings, everyone! It's been a rewarding experience thanks to all of you.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous14 August, 2012 12:06
Happy blogiversary, Laura - looking forward to reading your next year of posts :-) JoReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Jo! Glad that you enjoy it.Delete
Only a year -?! I somehow assumed by your writing that you'd been doing this for quite a few years!! Happy Blogiversary, indeed! Cheers.ReplyDeleteReplies
Celia, thank you so much, that's a great compliment. I never want it to sound forced or fake...just want it to be 'me'. I'm very glad that you like it!Delete
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Happy blogiversary! One year and going strong. --GeneJReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much, Gene...let's see what the next year brings!Delete
Congratulations on your one-year anniversary of "The Last Leaf on this Branch." Thank you for the recap, since I've only known you a few months (new on Twitter). Definitely I can tell that you put your heart into what you write, and that's one of the many things that I love about your blog. That goes with the "common sense" element -- to know what really matters. I look forward to reading many more blogs. Come to think of it, I better sign up to follow you by email. I always forget.ReplyDeleteReplies
Mariann, thank you so very much. You've been a joy to get to know on Twitter and the fact that you enjoy my writing is an incredible compliment!Delete
Happy first blogiversary, Laura! Love hearing about your passions and accomplishments, and always appreciate your tips for archiving. Looking forward to another great year of posts!ReplyDeleteReplies
Shelley, thank so much! I'm going to try to include more practical information on handling and caring for material, but will keep the essence of the blog the same. Glad you enjoy it!Delete
Keep it commin' Laura! Happy blogiversary! I like that you are willing to keep it real - it's so fun that way. :)ReplyDelete
Congrats, Laura!ReplyDelete
And what a year it has been . . . Congrats!ReplyDelete
HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY TO YOU, HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY TO YOU,HAPPY 1st BLOGOVERSARY DEAR LAURAAAA, HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY TO YOUUUU!!!ReplyDelete
Happy blogiversary! Here's to many more...ReplyDelete
Congratulations Laura. And here's to another year of blogging adventures!ReplyDelete
Happy Anniversary! I only just started reading your blog, but am loving it! Thank you for sharing :)ReplyDelete
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Starting at noon, Atlantans will have a new way to look at the city. After twice delaying its grand opening, SkyView Atlanta will be open for business Tuesday.
Crews spent the weekend and a few late hours on Monday prepping the 200-foot high Ferris wheel near Centennial Olympic Park for completion. Following the grand opening, the attraction will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on most days. But it isn't just riders who will be impacted by SkyView. Downtown Atlanta's newest attraction is also bringing jobs to the city.
SkyView hosted a job fair on June 5 where Atlanta residents could attend and apply for the many positions available at the site. Jobs were reportedly available for full- and part-time positions that paid between $9 and $13 an hour.
The selected employees went through a simple application and interview process and got their phone calls less than a week later. An orientation session was held July 11 to begin training employees in their new positions.
"It is going to be a great attraction in Atlanta," said Natalye Givons, a new employee at SkyView Atlanta. "It's definitely going to bring sight seers and visitors and tourists from different places here. We need people to help serve customers and maintain the ride."
So far, more than 50 positions have been secured and 20 more positions may be available in the future, representatives from Atlanta Partners LLC, the company behind SkyView, told the Daily World. And unlike summer theme parks, Skyview is expecting to operate all year.
"It's not like Six Flags where pretty much everybody gets laid off in August," said Jason Evans, a SkyView Atlanta spokesman. "These are year-round positions. If the people that are employed by us are doing a good job, then we have no problem keeping them."
The attraction will cost a little less than $15 per rider and each flight takes between 12 and 15 minutes and includes four rotations around the wheel. Time will tell if SkyView can remain a viable attraction for tourists and city residents, but its opening has captured a lot of attention.
"I definitely plan on visiting as soon as I find out when it is opening," said Taylor McCoy, an Atlanta resident. "I think it is good for people visiting Atlanta because they get a better view of the city. I think it will open up new ideas for the city itself."
The Atlanta City Council approved the project on May 21 and according to Councilman Kwanza Hall it was a no-brainer. The project is a private project on public land and Hall told WXIA that it did not require money from the city.
"I think we only benefit from a tax revenue perspective," Hall said. "We get cash in, in this case, so we don't have to make any investments or anything like that."


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My second grade teacher quietly passed away two weeks ago. He had taken a personal health leave from my elementary school, where he inspired and nurtured first and second graders for the last 30 years. He had long battled depression, and apparently chose to end that battle. But as a student of his long ago, I would never have guessed he was unhappy. He always smiled in the classroom.
As students, specifically seven-year-olds, our teachers exist for us within the confines of the classroom. They spring into being with cheery smiles and a bounce in their step as we stow lunch boxes and head to morning meeting. They retreat again at 3 o'clock with the lines of carpooling parents and yellow school buses.
My teacher Jim was always summed up simply — a sketch by a seven-year-old mind. He was tall but not imposing and grew a bushy beard. He always smiled. He favored flannel and wore Birkenstocks no matter the weather.
I have recently discovered these contradictions of the classroom as I have returned to school, this time as a teacher myself. While students might fail to conceive of teachers outside the classroom, I now know that for us teachers — our students are never far from our thoughts. My students do not cease to exist with the school bell, rather they continue to run wild in my thoughts late into the night as I agonize over the girl who struggles with a math concept or the boy who can't sit still for five minutes straight.
In the classroom teachers are the sounding boards and documentarians for our students' lives — we hear about the birthday party plans, the antics of a younger sibling and last night's fried chicken. We hang up our lives, our worries and our concerns and cloak ourselves with those of our students.
At seven, I was just the same. On a recent foray to the basement, I unearthed a cardboard box filled with relics of second grade. Jim had us write every day. I have uncovered 15manila journals filled with elaborate and atrociously spelled stories detailing trips to relatives, to friends' houses, describing home cooked meals and depicting colorful baseball caps we once bought on vacation.
We all were eager to share our everydays — just as my students are now.
And Jim always listened — listened with such intensity that each of us came away feeling that our stories and our lives were remarkable. When my youngest brother was born in November, I brought him in at three weeks old for show and tell. When Passover came in April, Jim was invited to our Seder.
Teaching made me appreciate the duality of a teacher's life. My own teacher's death made me realize how I saw my own teachers the same way.
Looking back I am ashamed to realize that I knew very little about Jim.
The only thing I do know definitively was that Jim loved nearby Punkatasset Pond. Year after year, every first and second grade class spent an afternoon at the pond, poking at the water's edge and exploring the surrounding trails. I remember building tree forts out of sticks and catching tadpoles in mesh nets.
Even years later when I returned to the school to visit my favorite teachers, my conversations with Jim continued to center around me – what classes I was taking, what art or what writing I was engaged in. For me Jim, as well as all of my teachers, continued to exist within the confines of school.
My second grade teacher was not a famous person; his obituary will likely be modest. But I think it is worth pausing to consider the devotion of great teachers. Almost everyone has had at least one – men and women who listened to you, supported you and made you feel special. Like great parents, great teachers have a herculean ability to maintain two completely separate lives – successfully hiding personal struggles in order to show only warmth and support for the students they teach. Theirs is a selfless commitment to the lives of others.
Jim was one such teacher — always there to listen, with complete and absolute focus, to the adventures of a seven-year old, always there with a smile, and always wearing Birkenstocks — no matter the weather.Jessica Lander is a teacher and writer. She has taught in Chiang Mai and Charlestown. She writes an education blog and contributes to the Boston Globe Magazine.


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Author Notes: I love cooking lamb shanks in my yellow tagine, and there were the prettiest baby artichokes at the store this weekend ... result ... read on! - aargersi —aargersi
Food52 Review: In choosing this recipe, I glanced quickly at the ingredient list and loved the idea of lamb shank, lemon and artichokes together -- what a wonderful combination! Then as I was going over the ingredients before going shopping, the full realization of the recipe hit me: black lemon? grains of paradise? preserved lemon? How was I going to procure all these things? So I ended up substituting grated lemon zest for the black lemons (per aargersi's suggestion), 1 quartered lemon (and a little extra salt) for the preserved lemons, and some coarse ground pepper, coriander and cardamom to mimic (slightly) the flavor of the grains of paradise. I ended up cooking my lamb for about two hours, flipping the lamb every half hour or so, then taking the lid off for the last half hour. The end result was an amazingly succulent, flavorful dish. The lemons, artichokes, tomatoes, lamb and spices melded together to create a dish that was layered with flavor and texture. I am looking forward to trying this again with actual preserved lemons and grains of paradise, but for now, this was absolutely lovely. - coffeefoodwritergirl —The Editors
Serves: 2
lamb shanks
olive oil
salt and pepper
yellow onion - sliced
cloves garlic - chopped
baby artichokes, trimmed and cleaned
preserved lemon - quartered
black lemon - crushed (World Spice Merchants!)
small sweet tomatoes - quartered (I had campari ones)
cup dry white wine
a good drizzle of honey
pinch grains of paradise
vinegar and water in a bowl
- Clean the artichokes by cutting away the tough outer leaves and stem, then cut them in half and throw them in the bowl of vinegar water (this prevents browning). I did NOT trim mine enough because they were so pretty, so I ended up having to scoop out the tender insides when I ate them.
- Salt and pepper the lamb shanks. Heat some olive oil in the tagine (or a dutch oven) and brown the shanks on all sides, then remove them to a plate.
- Brown the onions in the tagine, then add the garlic and saute a couple more minutes. Now put the shanks back in and add in the remaining ingredients, drizzling the whole thing with honey last. Cover and turn the heat to low. Go outside and play, it's spring! Or sit on the back porch and have a glass of wine. The lamb will be done in an hour or so.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
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China and Japan Tied for Olympic Medals
Halfway through the Sochi Olympics, how are South Korea, Japan and China performing? The WSJ's Michael Arnold and Will Davies discuss the highlights and what to expect.
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A ban or harsh regulations are on the horizon.
Yesterday two people were rescued very far out because they were just too inexperienced for the weather conditions, they both lost there twin tips.
Rescues are becomming a daily occurance !
I have received many complaints from the windsurfers, other beach users, and commercial vessels.
This involves total lack of kite boarders knowledge of right of way sailing rules, look at me kite boarding just off the beach, and unsafe beach kite handling.
People have been showing up having never sailed there without asking for advice and getting in trouble.
This beach is for expert kite boarders only, unless specifically supervised by a local rider to assimilate a fairly competant rider to the challenging conditions here at Crissy, weather conditions permiting, no beginners.
Just like any sailor of any type of water craft it is nice to know that the Coast Guard is there.
Most rescues of kite boarders at Crissy are not the local riders.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/138553396/MSI ... yak-Safety


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OLB Bryan Thomas, longest tenured Jets player, suffered what appears to be a serious pectoral injury, per source. Further tests coming #nyj
A torn pectoral would usually end a player's season even if it happened early in the year, so with three games to go it seems likely that this would end Thomas' season.
While reviewing the film for BGA, coming later today, I actually noticed what appeared to be Thomas suffering this injury as he was battling in the trenches with Eugene Monroe on the play where Quinton Coples came up the middle for a sack. Monroe kind of wrenched him aside and Thomas wheeled away clutching his chest in pain as you can see below:
He left the game and did not return, although he was standing on the sideline without a helmet over the last few minutes.
Manish also unwittingly re-opens the argument of whether Thomas can strictly be considered the longest-tenured Jet when he was released for one week while injured earlier in the year. However, if this is where his Jets career ends, it's a disappointing end to a career that has had its ups and downs, but has seen him develop into a reliable veteran over the past few seasons.
The final question is what the Jets will do to pick up the slack. While they will probably activate Ricky Sapp, who has been dealing with an ankle issue, the obvious solution is to give Coples more reps and that's what they did at the end of the game yesterday, to good effect.
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Ian Kinsler got Texas started with a leadoff homer, Matt Harrison earned his 18th victory and the AL West-leading Rangers held on to win 9-7 Thursday for a four-game split with the chasing Oakland Athletics.
The two-time defending American League champion Rangers (92-64) have a four-game division lead over the A's with six to play, including three games in Oakland next week.
Kinsler's 19th homer, his majors-best seventh leadoff shot this season, started a five-run first for the Rangers against Travis Blackley (5-4). The Rangers had four consecutive two-out hits, capped by Mike Napoli's two-run homer.
Harrison (18-10) went six innings, allowing four runs and seven hits, to become the Rangers' first 18-game winner since Kenny Rogers in 2004.


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WWE Canada boss Carl DeMarco says wrestling fans in "the true north strong and free" just have to be patient.
While WWE rolls into Hamilton, with all three brands on hand, for a non-televised show on Dec. 13, then follows up with a live RAW and Smackdown! taping at Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Dec. 22, the rest of Canada gets nothing, at least for now.
"It's not going to happen in 2008, but we're looking at booking opportunities for 2009," said DeMarco. "As far as future TV shows and pay-per-views in Canada, I'd say there's a real good chance for next year."
The pay-per-view, reportedly, will be Judgment Day, May 17, in Toronto.
DeMarco says it'll be worth the wait for fans.
"We clearly recognize that Alberta has a great wrestling following and tradition," he said. "But it's not just Edmonton and Calgary. Winnipeg, the home of Chris Jericho, is a great place. And we could go to Vancouver or Victoria."
DeMarco has, in the past, campaigned for a TV show for Ottawa. And Montreal always has an electric audience.
"About three or four years ago, we were playing here too many times a year," said DeMarco. "We had to adjust that. It's difficult with the routing, with WWE becoming global. You've got to fit it in with the touring schedule and make it cost effective."
A ladder match with Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho highlights tomorrow's No Mercy pay-per-view. Also: Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy; Rey Mysterio vs. Kane; Beth Phoenix vs. Candice Michelle; Big Show vs. Undertaker; Batista vs. JBL; and Matt Hardy vs. Mark Henry.
Even with a change in network in the U.S., Smackdown! still airs Friday nights (same time, same channel ... The Score) in Canada ... The Great Charlie meets The Great Khali? Charlie Haas' impersonations have been superb, nearly as entertaining as Santino Marella's Honk-A-Meter.


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Bring the Parks to the People - 2nd Century NPS
In four years, the National Park System will be 100 years old (almost as old as the Sierra Club). Last week, I attended America's Summit on National Parks to participate in a discussion about the future of what Ken Burns has called (and I agree), America's Best Idea – the National Parks.
Speakers, ranging from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, to National Park Director Jon Jarvis, to REI CEO Sally Jewell, to Sierra Club volunteer and Natural Leaders Network Coordinator Juan Martinez helped paint a vision for the parks in the second century.
For those of you concerned about the growing divide between kids and nature, you are not alone. The alarming trend towards indoor-ism has the leaders of our parks systems concerned, too. Who's going to care for our parks and public lands in the future when today's kids spend only minutes a week in nature-based activities?
One of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's priorities for his agency is to get youth back outdoors through service, education, recreation and by making the outdoors more accessible. With more than 80% of Americans living in urban areas, investments in close-to-home parks must be part of any plan to reconnect our kids (and adults) with nature. During his keynote address, Salazar reemphasized the importance of park accessibility. Last year, as part of the America's Great Outdoors initiative, Salazar announced that the National Park Service was working with the local community to establish the largest urban park campground in America at Floyd Bennett Field in New York City.
During a break out session on urban populations and parks, I learned about additional efforts to bring the parks to the people. In San Francisco, Crissy Field was established following a massive community outreach effort that would lead to an attractive and useful urban park with historic, cultural and natural features. We also heard from a small but important program of the National Park Service – the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program partners with communities upon invitation to support neighborhood greening initiatives. RTCA might provide assistance to turn a brownfield into a greenfield, or plant trees along a route from a school to a park. The program recognizes that greening initiatives within a community are the first step towards connecting people with nature and our parks and public lands more broadly.
Getting people outdoors where they live is not just good for our parks and green spaces. Did you know that Gallup has a well-being index that has begun looking into access to the outdoors and health? During a panel presentation, Gallup revealed some of its findings: people who live near parks have fewer headaches, lower obesity rates and as many as 25% fewer heart attacks.
Getting outdoors is good for people and good for the planet. The "Call to Action: Preparing for a Second Century of Stewardship and Engagement," released last August, says the second-century National Park Service "connects people to parks and helps communities protect what is special to them, highlight their history, and retain or rebuild their economic and environmental sustainability." Over the next one hundred years if we want to reverse this growing divide between people and nature, we will need to do more to bring the people to the parks AND the parks to the people.
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Good news coming out of SXSW today for all those eagerly awaiting Instagram's arrival on Android. The application has been shown off at the event, and so say the developers that "in some ways it's better than our iPhone app."
Instagram's Kevin Systrom took to the stage clutching a Galaxy Nexus running a prototype of the app which is currently being tested in private beta. But what about a release date? Systrom had something -- albeit not much -- to say on that subject. The team "hope to have it out to people really soon."
Really soon isn't really much to go on, but it is really coming. By the sound of it it'll be worth the wait too. Systrom also added that the app works great on larger screens, is really fast and offers sharing to Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. Definitely no watered down version then.
All that remains is to actually the see app running on an actual device. But after today, the wait appears to be nearing its end.
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People Are More Terrifying Than HIV/AIDS
By Alive2
October 23, 2012
Just recently I went to a doctor's appointment. As I was going through the doors, I noticed a very familiar face. I was so stunned all I could say was, "What are you doing here?" Yeah, just like we were at a store.
It's very obvious I knew what she was there for, as well was the fact she knew the exact same of myself. She happens to be the daughter of someone I've known for many years, and I hadn't had a clue about her diagnosis. From the moment I saw her until I got out of there all that kept running through my mind was what was going to come out and what was going to be said. From the original day I was diagnosed I kept my issues to myself (and wife).
A few weeks later I ran into her father and we talked about many things, and I'm so glad not a word was mentioned about any doctors or my seeing his daughter at her appointment; after all, the doctor's office is specifically for HIV/AIDS patients. I haven't seen this person in a while now, but I'm sure glad she didn't say a word about anything.
You see I'm the kind of guy who has to be bleeding from the eyes, to be going to a hospital or the doctor's (except now) and I hold my cards very close to the vest as a means to protect myself from those who don't know or are just opinionated on issues they have no knowledge of.
Just two weeks ago it was let out again, to someone who used to treat me as a friend, and don't you know he's got the biggest mouth there is, as well as the totally wrong outlook on the HIV issue and its real implications to a person's body, and the means in which we contract HIV. He's one of those who think anyone who has it must be dirty, or a lesser person than he is. I had been around him even before I was diagnosed, and to sit and hear some of the things that come out of his mouth would have dropped the average person; but me, I'm not so easy a target. I just listen to him ramble his ideas and incorrect thoughts. All the while, he had not a clue he was preaching the uninformed lesson to the choir, so to speak.
As time went on I slowly slipped some information (always use condoms) to his teen kids without them knowing I had HIV. It's because I do understand a lot of medical issues, and have gone through so many, I have learned so much that I wasn't ever worried about saying what I thought.
As I wrote in the title, it's more the people who worry me the most now that I know what to do with my health. It used to be I worried about this virus. It's really ironic that someone you have known for so long can turn into someone you never knew after all; they were just somebody whose name and phone number you knew, that's all.
It's sad when you realize things truly aren't what they seem, when for years things were good. All the uninformed and misinformed people are the ones who suffer silently because they just don't get it. Sure I suffer in silence too, but I suffer for different reasons. As I'm getting older I become more guarded with who I allow myself to call a friend, and it's really disheartening to me, because I'm the kind of guy who will be out having fun telling jokes and trying to get other people into a good mood. Maybe this is the part where I grow up finally. I have been called a big kid long enough.
I just don't like the seriousness of how people can still be so naive to such a big health issue. HIV is still around and I have seen it firsthand -- both the caring and the not caring at all. Kind of like being on a listing ship; flip a coin and decide which way it's going to turn over. It can be bothersome most times, but, then there are times I don't care and I say it the way I see it.
I hope that ex-friend calls me one more time, so I can tell him, "Sorry, but I can't speak right now, I have HIV and I heard you can catch it through the phone now" -- then just hang up and leave that part of my life gone for good.
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I've been playing with Lego for 25+ years and recently had a daughter, who got her first Duplo set (we'll have to save it until she gets older, but the point is, I have been a loyal customer for a long time and am hoping to continue in the same and new ways) and I spend upwards of USD $1,000 every year on Lego. I stuck it out through the grey & brown colors changing and the mismatched purple from the Knight's Bus set.
I recently got a complete set of these figures. I was very excited... until I opened the first few bags...
I was horribly disappointed with the quality of the plastic in these figures. I haven't been one to complain about the figure quality in the past (I thought people were overreacting) but these figures are the worst quality I have ever encountered. The legs feel loose, like they're going to break off if I move them at all. The plastic also isn't up to your usual standards; if I didn't know better, I'd think I'd been swindled into buying a cheap knock-off brand from China (shifty-bricks, anyone?). The color looks wrong too...
The cowboy hat looks nearly transparent in places. As does Robin Hood's cap. The bow and quiver feel cheap and poorly made.
For paying $2 per figure, I am very disappointed. This is a horrible step in the complete wrong direction for Lego. I loved the idea of this line and loved the design of the figures and was very excited about the whole line. But now I am very very disappointed. I was seeking multiples of many of the figures, but think I'll have to pass, given their poor quality. I hope this issue can be resolved before the 2nd wave of these figures, or I may, regretably, have to pass on those too. I can only hope this shoddy work doesn't spread to the usual sets.
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Last Saturday, two hours before Nebraska and Michigan kicked off a nationally televised game, four Husker quarterbacks signed autographs at Husker Nation Pavilion. Dennis Claridge (1960s), Jerry Tagge (1970s), Craig Sundberg (1980s) and Tommie Frazier (1990s) accommodated Big Red fan requests to help Nebraska commemorate 50 Years of Sellouts: 5-Plus Decades of Excellence. Representing the most recent decade was quarterback Joe Ganz, an offensive intern on Bo Pelini's coaching staff. Because of game-day responsibilities, Ganz signed an 8x10-inch graphic that was handed out at the Pavilion. A quarterback and punter from Robbinsdale, Minn., Claridge became Bob Devaney's first quarterback starter at Nebraska. He led the 1962 Huskers to a 9-2 record and Nebraska's first ever bowl game win. The N-Sider asked Claridge if he would look back half a century at life in general and football in particular. A season ticket holder for both football and men's basketball, Claridge was kind enough to oblige.
Q: Do you have a Facebook or Twitter account?
A: Are you kidding me? I have no desire to have either.
Q: What music do you enjoy listening to most?
A: Country music and old country mostly. Waylon Jennings was always my favorite. I saw him in Las Vegas in the early '70s before he was popular. He was playing in a lounge show at the Golden Nugget. I was visiting my parents, and when I heard him, I went home, got (wife) Rhoda and took her to see him. That's when I became a country fan. I like most country at least 10 years or older.
Q: What's the one thing you learned from participating in college athletics?
A: I've learned lots of different things. The biggest thing is what that little ball has done to influence my life and all of it in a positive way. It's opened multitudes of doors. If I hadn't been a football player, I might not have gotten into dental school. If I hadn't been a football player, I might not have gotten into orthodontics school. The people you meet and the friends you make are just incredible.
Q: What was the most difficult part of playing for Bob Devaney?
A: For me, that's simple. I wish I could have had another year with him. It was a joy, and I didn't appreciate it enough at the time. I was too immature at that age to understand the privilege I had.
Q: What was the highlight of your athletic career?
A: It has to be the (1964) Orange Bowl, and I say that because that's what everybody recommends. The thing I'm proudest of is being an Academic All-American, and I thank (Sports Information Director) Don Bryant for that. He must have had some IOU's or something there to make that happen.
Q: What teammates have you remained in contact with over the years?
A: Lloyd Voss came to see us about every other year, and we enjoyed that. He had a liver transplant and died about three years ago. Dennis Stuewe comes by about every three or four years. I play golf quite a bit with Dwain Carlson and John Kirby. Other than that, unless there's a reunion or an organization reaches out to you, that's about it. We all mature and grow and get into our fields of work and gain different friends.
Q: Is there any funny incident that comes to mind when you think back to your playing days?
A: Oh jeepers. The one that comes to mind was after beating Miami in the Gotham Bowl, and some sportswriter said: "Coach Devaney, why don't you kiss Claridge?" And Devaney said: "Back in Nebraska, we kiss girls." There were others, but that was probably as good as any. I wish I could relate just half of Bob's talks because he always had people in stitches. I'd pay money to have some of those moments recorded.
Q: What do you remember about your touchdown run against Auburn in the '64 Orange Bowl?
A: My son told me the run was on film on HuskerMax, and I hadn't seen that rerun since 1964. I looked at it and ran it back about three or four times and just said 'Wow!' It was surprising.
Q: What do you remember most about the Gotham Bowl?
A: I remember that there wasn't anybody there. You hear stories about there being 3,000 people there, but I swear there were 500 people there or less. That wouldn't show up much in Yankee Stadium. Basically, no one was there except a band. The field was frozen and Yankee Stadium was downhill. There was a slight slope. I remember intercepting a George Mira pass and remember Willie Ross returning a kickoff for 92 yards and a touchdown. I know when we had the awards ceremony and everything leading up to it was cowed to Miami. They were the ones always acknowledged first and got all the "stuff." By the time we got there, they ran out of watches, and I remember (trainer) George Sullivan giving his watch to one of our players because there weren't enough to go around.
Q: Who were your closest friends among Husker teammates?
A: I roomed with Kent McCloughan and Dennis Stuewe most of the time on road trips. Lloyd Voss and John Kirby were very, very good friends. (The late) Bill Thornton was a guy I always admired. He was one of the two best football players I was ever around, pro or college. The other was Ray Nitschke with the Packers.
Q: What did you think when Bill Jennings was fired and Bob Devaney was hired?
A: At that time of your life, you like continuity and don't like abrupt change. It disrupts the way things are. I was scared. I was nervous. I didn't know if this guy (Devaney) would do something different that I didn't do. You don't know what someone's like until you work with them. It turned out great because when Bob came, he said, "I don't know any of you. You're all starting on page one, and those of you who are on the fourth team will be given an opportunity to be on the first team, and those of you on first are going to move down and work your way up." With Bob, everyone gets an even shot. When he and Jim Ross came in, they pretty much told us in a meeting what was going to happen. Bob couldn't have done it without Jim. The personalities of all those guys really mixed well. They were all so different. Mike Corgan. Carl Selmer. They were good people, good coaches, solid individuals.
Q: What was the fan support like in the early 1960s?
A: The stadium held about 35,000 or 36,000. The first year for a major game we probably sold seats between the 40-yard lines. I think the fan support was there. They were just waiting for something to get excited about. We sold out the Missouri game for Homecoming in '62 and the sellout streak started. We didn't win that game, but they were seeing enough positive things to keep it going and here we are 50 years later, and it's still going.
Q: How many Husker games do you see now?
A: We go to most of them. My wife and son are major fans just like I am.
Q: Are you in favor of a playoff system for college football?
A: I like the bowl system, and I don't believe in a playoff. We've already diluted the bowl system. Remember when we were co-champs with Michigan in 1997? What's the matter with two teams with 100 players on each team getting national championship rings? They were all No. 1, and they will all be remembered by their fans forever.
Q: What's your opinion of Nebraska's decision to move to the Big Ten?
A: I think it was the best of all worlds, and I think Nebraska will thrive. I think it will take us another two or three years in most of the sports to acclimate and figure out our place and I think we'll do well. The Big Ten is a great place for us academically and everyplace else. It couldn't be better. There is no down side that I can see ... period. I think Tom (Osborne) knew, and I think Harvey (Perlman) knew that the other culture was not working for us, and it wasn't going to. I think we will be thankful for a long time that both of them helped us make this move.
Q: What was it like playing both offense and defense?
A: First of all, I was a better offensive player than I was a defensive guy. But if you like to play football, there is nothing like playing and not coming off the field. If that's your love, then it is awesome. I think for a couple of years I mostly came out when it was a punt return or kick return. As a senior, they changed the rules and you could sub two people in and I think Ron Michka, the center, came out and I came out. Defensive guys came in and took our place. As a sophomore and a junior, I loved every minute of it. There are some guys that thrive on contact. Guys like Jerry Murtaugh relish it. I could do it and did it and enjoyed it, but I didn't relish it. There is a big difference between guys that want to put a helmet into somebody whether they have the ball or not. That's just part of their physical make-up.
Q: Did you pick your jersey number at Nebraska or was it assigned?
A: My number was assigned. Bill Jennings had three backs and he wanted the running backs in the teens. He wanted his quarterbacks in the 20s and I was No. 24. When Devaney came in, it changed. The backs were in the 20s, 30s and 40s and the quarterbacks were in the teens. I was No. 14.
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As a teenager 20 years ago, I was told who my orthodontist was and of his past fame, but I didn't know his full history since it was way, way before my time. You wouldn't think a football player would make the best orthodontist since he has to have his huge hands in your mouth but he did alright. I enjoyed reading this interview as I do any that take you back in time and almost let you re-live a time that was so long ago. We never discussed football in the three years I visited Dennis Claridge, so mostly I enjoyed how this puts more pieces of the puzzle together for me to understand just who I was privileged enough to have as my orthodontist. Scott Haydon, Lincoln, Nebraska
What a great memory and story! I was a fraternity brother of Dennis Claridge, Kent McCloughan, and Dennis Steuwe, and I was a late addition that played on the 1962 football team with them. The Gotham Bowl was a special treat for me because my hometown was Williamsville, New York (outside of Buffalo) and my childhood dream was to play in Yankee Stadium (I played three years of baseball at Nebraska). The attendance of the game was horrible - but was caused primarily by a 9 week old newspaper strike prior to the game and 14 degree weather. Denny's recollection of the poor attendance is completely accurate - I had 32 of my relatives from White Plains in the audience - almost 5% of the crowd! Another highlight of that New York trip was that all of the seniors were allowed to attend The Tonight Show on NBC where a new Nebraska comedian, Johnny Carson, was just starting out. We were part of the Name That Tune piece where we sang There is No Place Like Nebraska. Lastly, later in 1964 Dennis Claridge and several other graduated football players came to Buffalo, New York to play in an all-star football game (their first as pros) in the old Offerman football stadium. They all brought their wives, and we went to a postgame celebration where I attended with a blind date, Nathalie, who became my wife after getting the full Nebraska indoctrination. Today, I have two season tickets and attend about four home games each year and one away game. I have lived in the Atlanta area for the past 30 years and one of my favorite highlights was attending Nebraska's 300 Consecutive Sellout Celebration a few years ago. Thanks. Erny Bonistall, Norcross, Georgia
Thanks for the memories! I certainly enjoyed reading your interview with Dennis Claridge. He was a "hero" of mine, along with Frank Solich, when I was in high school. I attended NU for three semesters in the mid-1960s before going off to the Navy, marrying a California girl and settling in California. I'm a Husker forever and don't have Twitter or Facebook accounts either! Warm regards, Dave Minette, San Diego, California (formerly of Columbus, Neb.)
I was one of the lucky ones to get a Dennis Claridge autograph before the Michigan game on Saturday. He signed a 1963 schedule poster which has a picture of Bob Devaney, Bob Brown and him. Devaney signed it years ago. As one other fan said, Dennis Claridge was my "hero" growing up. When I saw that he was signing autographs before the Michigan game, I told my wife that we had to go, so all other pre-game plans were put on hold. It was a journey back to my childhood for those few brief moments. The 1962 game (at age 11) against Iowa State was my first Nebraska game with my dad (recently deceased) at Memorial Stadium. My second was Nebraska's 1963 game against Oklahoma - Nebraska's first Big Eight championship. I sat literally (on the grass) right behind the end line under the goal post, in the south end zone knot-hole section. And the memories go on and on from there. But it was Dennis Claridge and those early Devaney teams that made me fall in love with Memorial Stadium and the Huskers. I like to change a line from Field of Dreams to make my point: Is this heaven? No, this is Nebraska! Mark Empson, Chappell, Nebraska
I enjoyed your column on Dennis Claridge. It reminded me of my dad taking me to Nebraska in the 1960s and being able to attend games at Memorial Stadium as a Band Day member. Your columns are great. Spud Spiegel, Huntsville, Alabama


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According to the "father of exit polling," the late Warren Mitofsky, exit polls are intended for academic analysis of voting patterns and opinions (e.g., what did 25 to 34 year-old white males regard as the most important issue?) and not as any sort of check on the validity of the votecounts. Unless, of course, you are anywhere else on Earth (other than America), where exit polls are routinely employed, often with the sanction of the government of the United States, as just such a check mechanism, and have frequently led to official calls for electoral investigations and indeed electoral re-dos.
In America, where votecounts in competitive and significant races consistently come out to the right of the exit polls (it is called the "red shift"), the media machine has waved off the exit polls, concluding, without so much as a quick peek under the hood of the vote-counting computers, that the exit polls must be "off" because they "oversample Democrats," conclusive evidence to the contrary notwithstanding. We're the Beacon Of Democracy, dammit--we don't need no stinkin exit polls! We're "one nation under God" so our elections must be honest!
Nonetheless, exit polls remain critical to whatever election forensics can be undertaken to assess the honest and validity of our concealed and partisan-controlled computerized vote counting system from election to election. This is because all "hard" evidence--memory cards, computer code, actual ballots where such exist, etc.--is strictly off limits to public investigation, being the protected proprietary dominion of a handful of secretive corporations (one of which is so aptly named "Dominion") with ties to the radical right.
So the announcement that this November the media consortium known as the National Election Pool (NEP) has canceled all exit polling in 19 states comes as a blow to "academic analysts" and election forensics experts alike. The non-exit poll states are AK, AR, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, KY, LA, NE, ND, OK, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WV, WY. Of course all these states are noncompetitive, solid reds or blues (with the exception of a Senate race or two) so what's the problem??
The problem is that Karl Rove now has 19 states to mine votes to cover a Romney popular vote loss (undermining and casting suspicion upon his easily arranged Electoral College "win"), without the remotest trace of the theft, not even the telltale "red shift". This was done in 2004 for Bush, and it showed up in the red shift in states like Alaska and New York, as millions of votes were shifted in noncompetitive states where there was little forensic vigilance. They'll likely need even more votes for Romney and, with the public now 100% blind to these 19 states, they'll have them by the millions.
The NEP and the networks will merely shrug and say, "Who needs exit polls (especially discredited exit polls) in noncompetitive states?" and "We needed to redeploy our limited resources." I feel their pain: exit polling is difficult/expensive and more so now with early/absentee voting and cellphones. Put it in context though: $2 billion per week for years to bring "democracy" to Iraq; you know $2 billion would buy approximately 200 years of biennial exit polls at their current cost here in the good old USA! I guess having democracy for seven generations in America is not worth one week in Iraq. Makes sense, doesn't it?
And, while we're at it, what a stupid way to insure democracy, a few volunteer democracy fans following along after the election circus with a forensic broom and dustpan, then having their evidence ignored or ridiculed by the media, which, just to show how accepting it is, accepts on 100% pure unadulterated blind faith every number that comes out of the partisan operated and controlled blackness that is our oh-so-convenient vote counting system. Again for that same $2 billion week in Iraq, we could fund hand-counted paper ballots (if we were unwilling to assume it as a civic responsibility on a par with jury duty) at a decent payscale for an entire generation.
Are we that cheap, that stingy, that lazy, when it comes to this democracy, this homeland that we profess to "love"? There is nothing to be done about all this but howls of protest. Am I wrong? Impotence--we're used to it; bend over.
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The annual Helen Hayes Awards are celebrated each spring during a festive awards ceremony and after-party. Nominations are the result of a rigorous year-long process in which 40 judges on five panels attended approximately 200 eligible productions, including 40-50 world premieres. Recognizing work produced in the previous calendar year, nominations are made in "Helen" or "Hayes" cohorts, depending on the number of Equity members involved in a production.
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Have finally gotten around to reading Hayden Panettiere's interview with Details. Another entitled child star, smug as sh-t, imbued with that peculiar sense of "specialness" that comes from parent pimps – you were born to do this, you are a star, you are better, more talented, prettier, MORE SPECIAL than anyone else.
I understand it's good for parents to work with their kids on self confidence. But the push to be extraordinary is getting out of hand. Then again, who am I to say? I hate babies and gossip for a living. Judgy mothers know more than me.
And Hayden Panettiere is MORE SPECIAL than you.
She tells Details:
"It wasn't like I suddenly started feeling different. I always knew that I was. I never felt I missed out—in fact, it was like, 'Oh, thank God I'm not that.'"
And then there's the part where she pretends to hate the fame thing, pretends to hate being talked about in tabloids, pretends to hate getting papped.
My favourite though is when she's approached, politely, by two tourists who are excited to have spotted a famous person. She obliges them with a photograph, then tells the reporter that:
"I gave them a half-smile. It's a survival skill."
Because in Hollywood there's a shortage of little, blonde, cute, not terribly remarkable, not super talented actresses.
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Milton Feng (left) with Nick Holonyak, Jr. (right),
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A serving United Nations staff member, Michael Zammit Cutajar was assigned in 1991 to set up in Geneva the interim secretariat supporting the intergovernmental negotiations that produced the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). After the entry into force of the Convention and its first Conference of the Parties (1995), he was appointed head of the permanent Convention secretariat, with the title of Executive Secretary and the rank of Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. He rebuilt the secretariat at its new home in Bonn in 1996 and headed it there until his retirement from the United Nations in 2002.
Between 2002 and 2011, Mr. Zammit Cutajar advised the Government of Malta on climate change and international environmental issues, serving as Malta's Ambassador on Climate Change in the work of the European Union and the UNFCCC. In that period, he also participated in bodies providing advice to the World Bank and to the President of the European Commission.
As Malta's Ambassador, he was elected to be Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Kyoto Protocol (2006) and Vice-Chair and Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (2008-2009) the two negotiating tracks then aiming at agreement on stronger international action to address climate change. In the latter functions, coming to a close at UNFCCC COP 15 at Copenhagen, his working base was the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), in Paris.
Since resigning his ambassadorial functions in 2011, Michael Zammit Cutajar has continued to take part in discussions around the international negotiations on climate change.
During 2014-2015, he renewed his relationship with IDDRI, providing advice on those negotiations in the context of IDDRI's mission to provide substantive support to France's Presidency of UNFCCC COP 21. In that capacity, he was included in the French delegation to the UNFCCC. Also in 2015, he advised the Government of Malta on the climate change content of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit hosted by Malta that year and led the drafting of the Commonwealth Leaders Statement on Climate Action.
He stepped back from the climate change scene at the end of 2015.
Mr. Zammit Cutajar has been awarded honours for his work in the area of climate change: Member of the Order of Merit of Malta (2007), Knight's Cross in Hungary's Order of Merit (Civil Division) (2009), Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, France (2010), and Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany - Verdienstkreuz am Bande - (2013).
Mr. Zammit Cutajar a citizen of Malta, born 1940 - was educated at St. Edward's College, Malta, and the University of London. Before being parachuted into the climate change arena, he had devoted most of his career to work in and around the United Nations on international cooperation for development and environment.
His earlier United Nations postings were with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (1967-71, 1974-78, 1986-91), the UN Conference on the Human Environment (1971-72) and the UN Environment Programme (1973-74). Between 1982 and 1985, he undertook assignments for the United Nations at its Geneva and New York offices and on mission in Iran.
His work outside the United Nations framework included assignments with the Uganda Development Corporation, Kampala (1963-65), the Overseas Development Institute, London, UK (1965-67) and International Foundation for Development Alternatives, Nyon, Switzerland (1978-81).