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By René A. Guzman | June 12, 2013 | Updated: June 13, 2013 6:29pm
Photo By Billy Calzada/StaffSebastien De La Cruz is a young mariachi singer who sang the Star Spangled Banner before the Miami Heat at San Antonio Spurs NBA Championship series game at the AT&T Center on Tuesday. He stands for a portrait at home on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Sebastien describes himself as a "proud American."
Fans on social media rallied to support young mariachi Sebastien De La Cruz, after his performance of the national anthem Tuesday at the Spurs game against the Miami Heat set off a flurry of racist tweets criticizing the 11-year-old.
Supporters lit up Facebook with cries of "awesome performance" and other positive comments, including:
"Keep representing San Antonio and our Mexican culture just as you are!" posted Ramona Ortiz.
"Amazed at all the racist comments from [Tuesday] night's performance didn't know u had to be white to sing our National Anthem. ... Nonetheless Sebastien De La Cruz did a superb job and can't wait to see him perform again!!!" posted Cynthia Denise.
"Lets (sic) focus on the positive and turn this thing around. You show the world your talent Sebastien De La Cruz! God gave you an amazing gift to share with the world. Blessings!" posted Mayra Garcia, along with a YouTube link to Sebastien's performance.
Twitter had its share of support for the San Antonio native known as El Charro de Oro.
Ray Gonzales (@KensandMadsDad) posted a YouTube clip of Sebastien's performance with a retweet request "to show support and love to Sebastien," while Alexandra Castro (@AlexxxCastro) posted: "Sebastian de la cruz (sic), you are perfect and have already gone further in life than the people that are saying ugly things about you!"
Websites like Public Shaming and With Leather collected many such negative remarks, the likes of which included:
"You really had a Mexican sing the national anthem? Go to hell San Antonio," said a post on Blake Jackson Warner's account, @Uncle_Rico25.
Others referred to the San Antonio native as an undocumented Mexican immigrant, though the boy's Facebook page indicates he has never crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Loaf Shape?
A question to throw out here. I've got a pretty good handle on the crumb issue now, but ...
When I shape baguettes or longer shaped loaves they go in nice and narrow, but end up flatter and wider than desired. It's like they melt and seem to expand more in width than height :-) . These doughs, Hammelman's white or wheat sourdough mainly, are ~60-65% hydration, which is definitely pliable, but not cibatta consistency. I bake at 500-550* F. I was using a sprayer for steam, but went back to a sheet pan with a glass of water. Any ideas what could help here?
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Couple of ideas... Conventional "french style" baguettes are usually in the 60 percent hydration range so you are on the wet side of normal and that will tend to equate to spreading. I assume you are using GP. 65% is pretty wet for GP. I would suggest sticking to 58 or 60 percent until you get that working well.
(Yes there are wetter baguette doughs, but...)
Kneading the dough and shaping a baguette is nontrivial - especially for wetter doughs. You need enough gluten development to keep it from overly sagging. The shaping needs to create enough surface tension to keep it from excessively sagging. The finished loaf needs to be light and well proofed but yet it needs to be underproofed some so the oven spring can lift the loaf. Timing is pretty critical. Great baguettes are hard which is why they are one of the key skills in bread competitions.
Hang in there!
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Thanks, Jay. A wealth of information as usual! I should trust my instincts more, I guess. I had suspected these things, especially the hydration. I also want to try to temper my slashing too as I can get carried away with that.
Speaking of which, I saw a great video the other day. It was a Julia Child show from the 70's and she was making "French" bread. That was interesting in itself, but the good part was when she showed a clip from a visit she made to a bakery in Paris (I don't think it was Poilaine, but I could be wrong). There were some really good shots of his slashing technique and using a baguette board to move the loaves. If anyone out there has access to these DVDs or NetFlix, this was the 3rd disk of "The French Chef 2 with Julia Child". It's worth a watch, IMO. If it isn't available on NetFlix, it's because I still have it and need to pop it in the mail :rolleyes:
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The only thing wrong with the video (I think I know which one) is it is SO LONG! But...pretty good. Have you seen the video with 500 "whacks" (effectively 500 folds). (As I recall her French friend splats the bread on the counter and sort of folds it as she grabs it 500 times. I tried it and it definitely gave a strong, well worked texture that stands up well to slashing.
In general, baguettes should not open much on slashing. If they do the dough is too slack.
An alternative (but an "always flat" one) is Pain l'Ancienne from the Reinhart books that has no slashing.
I don't think your steaming contributes to sag in any way. Good steaming can enable sagging (by keeping the crust soft) but gives the crust you want!
Good Luck!
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A lot of over analysis on my part here, but like the Poilaine video posted in the vids section, it's a beautiful thing to watch a professional like that work with such ease.
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Just a quick followup on the loaf shape. I finally got to fire up the oven last weekend and try a lower hydration dough. I actually got it a bit too dry for texture, but it definitely did improve the shape and prevent the meltdowns I was getting. Hopefully (weather permitting) I can try again this weekend with a bit more hydration. The bread is Hammelman's Roasted Potato (doubled).
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Those are gorgeous!
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Great slashes! Look good!
With experience in forming (which will create loaves that hold their shape better) and more perfect kneading (which will come) you can increase the hydration and get an more open crumb, but if either of the above are off, you tend to get puddles (wide and flat!)
Great work!
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Geez, you guys know how to boost an ego! :-) Thanks for the compliments. I'm going to have to start posting here more often:p .
I have another round planned for the weekend if it doesn't rain too hard. That, and a batch of chocolate croissants :-) Shhhhh! It's a surprise for VD....
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Another try with a white sourdough. I ended up kneading in about an extra cup of flour to get the consistency I thought I needed. The Bâtards came out well and the baguettes not too bad. The lift in those was limited as I mucked them up a bit during loading. I've never used a baguette board (AKA a piece of 1 x 6 pine I had laying around) before and stretched them out too much unloading. I'm still pleased with them, though. I think I will clean up the board for better performance. It was fun making such a long piece of dough :-)
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BELLE PLAINE, Iowa - The trains that blow through Belle Plaine throughout the day also serve as a proper dividing line through town.
Especially during one of the worst droughts in decades.
The city has put out a strict water usage ordinance, banning people in Belle Plaine from washing their cars or other non-essential usage.
"We have five shallow wells that started to show some stress so we put on the restrictions," said mayor Dave Fish.
Belle Plaine residents are allowed to water their lawns, plants or trees one day a week and only at night. People living "north of the railroad tracks" can water on Mondays from 8 pm to 8 am. Others living south of the tracks on Tuesdays from 8pm to 8am.
Yet this action also comes after an incident that brought out law enforcement. City public works employees found at least three water hydrants tampered with and were losing thousands of gallons of water. City administrator Jim Daily said Thursday the vandalism led to the city water supply losing about 100,000 gallons -- all during a severe drought.
Belle Plaine Police Chief Kris Hudson said, in an email, at least three people were involved in the vandalism.
"I anticipate that two juvenile males will be referred to juvenile probation authorities and one adult male will be charged with criminal mischief," Hudson wrote.
Fish said that investigators and the school district will also handle discipline with those who let all of the water out.
"It was unfortunate but I taught school for 38 years and I've seen teenagers do a lot of crazy things," said Fish. "It's not the worst thing that's ever happened in the town of Belle Plaine."
Now with city water levels still at a critical point, Fish said Belle Plaine does have a sixth well but it is one that has not been used since the 1988 drought.
"A deep Artesian well," said Fish. "Artesian water is an acquired taste and it does not have the same taste and it has some rust appearance to it."
Like so many, he is just pushing "for a good soak" in the days ahead.
On the city's north side, Julie Northup was helping with the set-up for a Friday morning garage sale. She said there was a benefit from these dry days.
"It's saving us money," said Northup. "Not only in gas money but also not paying the neighbor kid to mow the grass."
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The massive double-peaked stratovolcano Hasan Dagi in Central Anatolia has undergone four episodes of caldera collapse, the latest of which formed a 4-5 km wide caldera at the summit. The modern edifice is the youngest of four major basaltic-to-rhyolitic volcanic complexes dating back to the mid Miocene and was constructed within the latest caldera. Andesitic-to-dacitic lava domes form the two principal summits, of which the westernmost is the highest and is capped by two nested craters. Lava domes and associated pyroclastic-flow deposits blanket more than half the flanks of the Mount Hasan volcanic complex. A group of more than 25 Quaternary cinder cones, maars, and lava flows dot the plains surrounding Hasan Dagi. Interpretations of neolithic paintings representing eruptions from Hasan Dagi are controversial, but geologic evidence supports eruptive activity continuing into the Holocene.
Summary of Holocene eruption dates and Volcanic Explosivity Indices (VEI).
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This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.
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|The massive, double-peaked Hasan Dagi stratovolcano in central Turkey has a complex history that includes three episodes of caldera collapse. Numerous cinder cones, maars, and lava flows dot the flanks of the volcano. The hilly terrain in the foreground is a debris-avalanche deposit produced by collapse of the volcano.
Photo by Richard Waitt, 1994 (U.S. Geological Survey).
The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography. Discussion of another volcano or eruption (sometimes far from the one that is the subject of the manuscript) may produce a citation that is not at all apparent from the title.
Aydar E, Gourgaud A, 1998. The geology of Mount Hasan stratovolcano, central Anatolia, Turkey. J Volc Geotherm Res, 85: 129-152.
Brinkmann R, 1976. Geology of Turkey. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 158 p.
Deniel C, Aydar E, Gourgaud A, 1998. The Hasan Dagi stratovolcano (Central Anatolia, Turkey): evolution from calc-alkaline to alkaline magmatism in a collision zone. J Volc Geotherm Res, 87: 275-302.
Develle A-L, Williamson D, Gasse F, WAtler-Simonnet W, 2009. Early Holocene volcanic ash fallout in the Yammouneh lacustric basin (Lebanon): tephrochronological implications for the Near East. J Volc Geotherm Res, 186: 416-425.
Feraud J, Ozkocak O, 1993. Les volcans actifs de Turquie: guide geologique et itineraires de'excursions. L'Assoc Volc Europeenne (LAVE), 2: 1-82.
IAVCEI, 1973-80. Post-Miocene Volcanoes of the World. IAVCEI Data Sheets, Rome: Internatl Assoc Volc Chemistry Earth's Interior..
Kuzucuoglu C, Pastre J-F, Black S, Ercan T, Fontugne M, Guillou H, Hatte C, Karabiyikoglu M, Orth P, Turkecan A, 1998. Identification and dating of tephra layers from Quaternary sedimentary sequences of Inner Anatolia, Turkey. J Volc Geotherm Res, 85: 153-172.
Meece S, 2006. A bird's eye view - of a leopard's spots, The Catalhoyuk 'map' and the development of cartographic representation in prehistory. Anatolian Studies, 56: 1-16.
Mellaart J, 1967. Catal Huyuk a Neolithic Town in Anatolia. New York: McGraw Hill, 232 p.
Mellaart J, 1993. Descriptions (picturales) d'eruptions recentes du Hasan Dagi par les hommes du neolithique a Catal Hoyuk. L'Assoc Volc Europeenne (LAVE), 42: 17-30.
Umran Dogan A, Dogan M, Kilinc A, Locke D, 2008. An isobaric-isenthalpic magma mixing model for the Hasan Dagi volcano, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Bull Volc, 70: 797-804.


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If you've ever broken a bone or know someone who has, chances are you're familiar with casts and splints. Doctors use them to keep bones from moving and to support injured limbs while they heal.
Casts and splints may seem like a nuisance, but they're a key part of the healing process. To keep them working as they should (and avoid a longer healing time), they need proper care.
Here are some cast facts, as well as tips on taking care of a cast until it's time to have it removed.
All casts and splints serve essentially the same purpose:
The difference between casts and splints is the material used to make them and the reasons why each is used.
Doctors use splints for minor fractures and for newly broken bones if the area around the injury is swollen. When there's swelling, splints are a better choice than casts because a cast can get too tight and affect a person's circulation.
Doctors will usually replace a splint on a broken bone with a cast after the swelling has gone down. The stronger, closed cast will provide more protection during the time it takes for a broken bone to knit back together.
Casts are sort of like big, stiff bandages with two layers. The inside layer, which rests against the skin, is made of soft cotton. The hard outer layer prevents a broken bone from moving. It's usually made from one of two materials:
If a person needs a cast that goes around the foot, doctors may use a "walking cast."
A splint is like a partial cast — a section of hard material that's held in place with an elastic bandage or Velcro straps. Like casts, splints usually have a soft cotton layer inside. The outer layer of a splint can be made from the same materials as a cast or it can be a pre-made piece of stiff metal or plastic surrounded by strong fabric.
If you need a cast, here's what to expect:
The process is similar for splints:
When a cast or splint is first put on, the doctor might tell you to keep your injured limb elevated as much as possible for the first few days. This helps reduce swelling. If you're using a "walking cast" on your foot or leg, you'll need to avoid walking on it until the plaster or fiberglass used to make it is completely dry.
Casts and splints need to stay in good shape in order to do their jobs properly and allow bones to heal the way they should.
Follow these tips to help keep your cast or splint as strong and as comfortable as possible while you have it on:
Get in touch with your doctor if you notice any of these things:
Once your limb has healed and the doctor says it's OK, a technician or doctor will remove the cast using a special saw. The saw's blade is dull. It's the vibrations that break the cast, not the blade, so it can't hurt your skin. Never try to remove a cast on your own. You could end up re-injuring yourself (and needing a new cast just when you thought it was all over).
Your skin may look and feel a little weird when your limb comes out of the cast. It might be dry, flaky, or scaly, and the hair might look thicker and darker than usual. Your muscles might also appear smaller and thinner. This is all normal and temporary.
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Here are a few tips on how to execute an effective paint job
Painting an automobile is probably the most labor-intensive thing you can do to a car, even more so than pulling and rebuilding a drivetrain. For a paintjob to be exceptional, a certain amount of finesse and excruciating attention to detail is required, along with a large amount of patience. Combine the mental requirements with the ever-increasing prices of refinishing products, and you can see that there is a sizeable investment in the endeavor. That being said, we wanted to share with you some tips that we gathered while working with Rusty and Brian Gillis at Gillis Performance Restorations (Port Richey, Florida) on our '66 Mustang fastback project. You may find that they save time, or probably more importantly, help you obtain a better end result.
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Try using a razor blade or other type of scraper to remove the paint. That's what Gillis Performance Restorations' Rusty Gillis said to us as he shaved the black paint off of our Colt of Personality project. The paint hadn't bonded well to the surface of the metal, and was easily peeled up with a blade. As the previous owner had explained to us, he didn't really know what he was doing with the modern paints when it came to mixing, and he was far more familiar with the lacquer paints of yore. The hazy finish was a sure sign of this. The paint came off very easy with our project, but as Gillis pointed out, sometimes it comes off in smaller chips, so make sure you have a face shield. You can media blast, but don't soda blast unless you know how to properly neutralize the surface afterwards, otherwise your paint may start coming off later on. Gillis always starts with the razor blade scraper and tries to remove the paint, leaving the primer.
Bare It All, or Not?
The jury is still out on whether or not it is better to strip the car to bare metal or leave the factory primer as a base. For classic cars, taking it all off is probably the best route, as you don't want to lay thousands of dollars of custom paint on top of 40-plus- year-old primer. Late-model cars can get away with using the original primer as a base because it is generally of better material, and you are more than likely repainting the car's stock color.
If you have to strip it, start out with a DA or orbital sander and some 80-grit paper. If you find any body filler, step down to a coarser 50-grit. Gillis prefers a 3-inch mini grinder, as the single-action machine will remove the filler quicker, and allow you to get into smaller areas.
Clean It And Cover It
Clean the bare metal by using a wax and grease remover. Paint and/or lacquer thinner are generally bad choices. Gillis prefers to utilize SPI products, and in particular, its Wax & Grease Remover, using the #700 waterborne for clean metal. If you are painting over something that has had oil or grease on it, use #710. Also, don't use rust converters once the metal has been cleaned. Just get your primer/sealer on the metal quickly.
Gillis mixes his SPI epoxy primer in a 1:1 ratio with the 6700 activator. He waits 30 minutes before spraying two coats, with an hour of drying time between the two. Check with the manufacturer of the products you are using, as they will most likely specify an ambient working temperature, as well as a material temperature for what you are working on. As a general rule, Gillis makes sure the metal temperature is at least 60 degrees F when shooting the epoxy primer.
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You need an assortment of sanding blocks in all shapes. Gillis uses various sized rolls of self-sticking sandpaper along with a host of blocks and/or tools to fit just about every shape. Keep in mind that all sandpaper is not created equal. Though the grit number may be the same, the quality of the paper and how it works varies among manufacturers.


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John and Lynne Schlaht of Creston stand side-by-side at Graceland Cemetery nearly one decade ago. It is morning. The grass below their feet is freshly cut, a little wet, and in the stillness of the cemetery the most recognizeable sounds are American flags flapping in the wind.
It's Memorial Day.
Like past years, the Schlahts are attending the Memorial Day program at Graceland Cemetery. A small group of people gather with them. The group says the Pledge of Allegiance together and listens to the keynote speaker.
"We've always gone out to the cemetery on Memorial Day," Lynne said. "We're both retired now, but I was a librarian and John is a longtime social studies teacher in Creston, so we're both fascinated with history — especially American history — and cemeteries have so many life stories."
A trumpeter playing taps concluded the program at Graceland Cemetery. The group in attendance scattered in different directions to visit loved ones.
"After the program, we always wander around the cemetery," John said. "We don't have any family in Graceland Cemetery, but we do have friends. As we wandered around, that particular year we began noticing many veterans didn't have flowers on their graves."
Lynne recalls the feeling that gave them both.
"It was really sad to see nothing on their graves," she said. "They probably don't have any family that live in the Creston area anymore."
So, from that day forward, the Schlahts decided to honor at least some of those veterans each year by placing flowers next to their grave.
"We just thought it would be a nice gesture to honor and thank them on Memorial Day," John said. "All of them sacrificed something for this country. ... After we placed flowers the first year, we wanted and felt like we needed to do it again the next year."
So, that's what they've done.
Each year Lynne finds enough red, white and blue artificial flowers to make 35 to 40 bouquets. She finds the flowers at garage sales, local shops and retail stores. Then, after the program on Memorial Day, they select random veteran's graves to place the bouquets on.
"We try and remember where we were the year before," Lynne said, "so we don't have repeats, but I know we miss some. I'd be wonderful if others wanted to do this too, and all veterans graves could have flowers."
Lynne said there are a lot of non-veteran graves that don't have flowers either.
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Today I did another talk at a CPD event for migration agents. I discovered the fees have risen YET AGAIN! I no longer keep tabs on the increases as my family are here now.
One agent told be about a client of hers paying an exorbitant amount in fees and related costs (medicals, and so on) as he has six children – now there is a fee per child. When we applied in 2010 there was no fee per child.
Earlier this year I wrote "User pays or profiteering? Partner Visa fees" about what I saw as profiteering back then. The latest changes encourage me to use even stronger language.
I calculated the fees NOW for my husband and children would be over $6,000 – just in the Department of Immigration visa fee, excluding the rest of the related costs. As discussed in that article, there is no refund of fees if the visa is denied. On-shore applications are even more expensive.
Where else in this country do you hand over $6,000 and GET NOTHING IN RETURN?
My concerns expressed in my earlier article stand. Love is for the rich only in Australia. Taking money for nothing (in the case of a denial) also seems to be acceptable government practice now.
Furthermore those granted protection visas, refugees, are now told it will take TEN YEARS to be reunited with a partner and children under the humanitarian visa path, a partner visa will be faster. Yes, refugees always have thousands lying around spare for this sort of thing.
I am SO ANGRY I can't write any more about this right now!
Later follow-up: Are Australian Partner Visa fees similar to comparable nations
Fees update January 2015: Australian Partner Visa fee increases AGAIN


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Women's Madness: Misogyny or Mental Illness? by Jane M. Ussher, Harvester Wheatsheaf, pp 341, £12.95
Why should more women than men be 'mad'? Many women are responding to what are, literally, maddening circumstances, and to label their distress or anger as mental illness is to describe their behaviour as pathological, control and silence them: the madwoman's ramblings may be safely dismissed.
Jane Ussher, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Sussex, believes women are poorly served by the swelling ranks of competing experts in 'the marketplace of madness', and that the whole rhetoric of madness is highly questionable. It is useless to treat a woman for agoraphobia when the real problem is a marriage she cannot or will not leave.
Ussher's style is lucid, compelling, empathic and personal, with the minimum sprinkling of academic psychobabble. She opens with a harrowing tale of her mother's madness, or rather, her excruciating ...
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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) College of Nursing offers Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Nursing (MN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in nursing.
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks UW–Milwaukee College of Nursing in the top 10 percent of nursing schools with graduate programs. Throughout its history, the College has been widely recognized for its innovation, leadership in the profession of nursing, and extensive history of collaboration with diverse community agencies. The College of Nursing supports the University's urban mission by responding to the health needs of individuals, families, groups, and populations in urban communities. The College is proud of our world class faculty, more than 1/3 of whom have been inducted as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. The College of Nursing faculty research portfolio has grown exponentially in the past three years and research funding exceeds $3M annually with 45% of all tenure track faculty holding extramurally funded projects.
This position will oversee the Clinical placement of students in conjunction with the Program Directors and Associate Deans of the College of Nursing. This is an independent position requiring expertise in the Nursing field, knowledge of clinical sites and locations appropriate for students to gain valuable work experience. This position must coordinate and collaborate with clinical staff as well as UWM College of Nursing administration to ensure the program provides value to the student experience and degree program.
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On April 18, Yumi Media, a food website devoted to delivering the latest and greatest in food news, recipes, and products to incorporate into your own healthy lifestyle, responds to an article published on Seacoast Online regarding two different studies which prove that being on a vegetarian diet can boost quality and length of life.
According to the Seacoast Online article, a study by Dr. Stanley Hazen of the Cleveland Clinic showed that carnitine, an amino acid found in meat products, is also a major factor in heart failure.
The article goes on to mention another study from Oxford University. After studying 45,000 people, the results concluded that vegetarians were 32 percent less likely to suffer from a heart attack, than those people who ate meat and fish.
An additional study regarding the consumption of meat by Harvard University was mentioned in the article as well. The results found that after observing 37,698 men and 83,644 women, that meat consumption can raise the total hear and cancer mortality rate.
Yumi Media representative Justin Maas commented on the article by saying, "More of these types of studies are coming out every year and they should be encouraging people to make the switch to a vegetarian diet. Quorn can easily be used to replace meat in a regular diet, and it has great health benefits. If you've been considering trying a vegetarian diet, now is the best time to start."
Yumi Media is a food website devoted to delivering the latest and greatest in food news, recipes, and products to incorporate into your own healthy lifestyle. Launched in 2012, Yumi Media was founded by a group of friends as a way to explore their mutual love of food while sharing that love with the community at large. Whether you're looking for something cutting-edge, like Quorn, or comfort food like mom used to make or something in between, Yumi Media is your one-stop resource.


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Call 6 Investigators measure common playground danger
Some schools don't stick to federal guidlines
INDIANAPOLIS - Younger students often list recess as their favorite part of the day, but returning to the classroom in one piece can be a struggle for some, especially when playground equipment's not up to snuff.
As schools get their playgrounds ready, Call 6 investigators found a danger that's being overlooked at schools throughout our area.
A local dad went to work with a tape measure after his 7-year-old son was hurt, so we went measuring those playground hazards too, and it's a lesson for all parents.
Seven-year-old Daylan Frye ended up in the ER with his broken arm. Now he avoids the slide where it happened at his school near Greenwood, Ind.
"It just looked high. I mean, he's in first grade!" The boy's father, Darrell Frye, said. "It just didn't look right at all."
Darrell then started measuring, because he searched online and found federal guidelines for school playgrounds.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the bottom chutes on slides like those on a playground should be 15 inches or fewer off the ground. But Darrell said the slide Daylan fell from was 5 inches too tall, so his son could barely reach the ground and he tumbled off.
"We went to three other schools, measured 14 slides in total and found three other ones, so a total of four out of the 14 were above the 15 inches," Darrell said.
He said that means other kids could get hurt, so the Call 6 investigators started measuring other school districts' playgrounds and found many districts exceeding those safety standards.
In schools throughout the Indianapolis area, many playgrounds we checked had slides that were too high: 18 inches, 20 inches, and even 22 and 23 inches.
"Now we have to play a little protective and make sure that he's on a safe playground before he's even allowed to play," Darrell said.
The superintendent of Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation, where Daylan was hurt, told us student safety is the school corporation's top priority and playgrounds are routinely inspected.
But he also said the federal guidelines are not mandatory.
The National Program for Playground Safety wants to change that, saying 16 other states now require those guidelines for slides and other playground safety must be followed.
With all those other states now enforcing playground safety standards, we asked State School Superintendent Glenda Ritz if it was time here. Her office called back and said it's not a state issue: It's up to local school boards to correct any dangers and police themselves.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents about burns on playground equipment.
Just like the metal slides from years past, new equipment made of plastics and rubbers can get very hot just from sunlight.
Here's what parents should keep an eye out for:
- Uncoated metal equipment or equipment where the heat-reducing coating has rubbed off
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LAWRENCEVILLE - Think supersized outdoor food court.That's one way to look at Avenue Webb Gin, the new 56-acre lifestyle center taking shape on Ga. Highway 124 halfway between Lawrenceville and Snellville. The shopping center has lined up Mexican restaurant On the Border, Romano's Macaroni Grill, Chili's and Doc Green's gourmet salads. More restaurants may be added by the time Avenue Webb Gin opens in about seven months. "We could have eight or nine different options, from American fare to Italian to Asian cuisine," said Kevin Polston, vice president, retail division, for Cousins Properties Inc. The company has developed several Avenue-branded lifestyle centers in Georgia and elsewhere. With 365,000 square feet, the Webb Gin project will be Cousin's largest lifestyle center in the state. The project also has its share of national retail chains - many geared to women shoppers. Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor Loft have signed on. So have Banana Republic, Barnes & Noble and Gap Inc., which will offer a new concept store that also combines GapKids, GapBody and Baby Gap. More than half of the Avenue's tenants will be restaurants or women's ready-to-wear, making it a shopping center geared to "moms on the move" who want to shop and grab lunch in the morning, then pick up the kids from school in the afternoon. "Women are going to be our core shopper, and we're going to have a wide range of opportunities for them," Polston said. Lifestyle centers have been around for years, and just over 100 were operating across the United States in 2004, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. Typically upscale and built in affluent areas, lifestyle centers are not as big as the traditional regional malls run by real estate companies like Simon Property Group or Mills Corp. Forum Development Group launched Gwinnett's first lifestyle center in 2003 in Peachtree Corners. Real estate developers have informally tossed around the idea of a regional mall on Gwinnett's east side for years, but Cousins felt a lifestyle center would be a better fit - especially because of the high concentration of affluent households it could serve. The average household income within three miles of the Avenue Webb Gin was almost $94,000 in 2004, according to Cousins' estimates based on marketing research firm Claritas. Cousins also expects to pull shoppers from fast-growing Walton County. "We saw a lot of wealth in the Lawrenceville, Snellville and Lilburn trade area," Polston said. "They could go to the Mall of Georgia, but it wasn't as convenient. This is an alternative. Much like the Forum serves the area west of Interstate 85, we think we can serve the eastern side of the market."
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1980 - 1983
FIRST CCD COLOR VIDEOCAM - 1980. In 1980, Sony marketed a commercial color videocam using a CCD. The world's first commercial color video camera to utilize a completely solid state image sensor, a charge-coupled-device, or CCD. It was also the smallest camera on the market, weighing only 2.8 pounds.
MIMIYA ZE 35 - 1980. The ZE 35 was among the last of the 35mm SLR cameras produced by Mamiya. It was the first Japanese SLR to use an electronic coupling system to transmit information between the camera body and its interchangeable lenses. List $365 (about $1020 in 2012 dollars). Many 35mm SLRs such as the one above are readlly available on eBay in near mint condtion and at very low prices. Such cameras can be be jewels of any camera collection.
RICOH A-100 - 1980. The Ricoh A-100 was an automatic, 35mm, SLR camera launched by Ricoh in 1980. The A-100 featured aperture priority AE mode and electronically-controlled focal plane shutter. The camera was equipped with multi-coated XR Rikenon 50mm f/1.4 standard lens made of 7 elements arranged in 6 groups, but it could also use other Rikenon K mount interchangeable lenses. The A-100 was powered by two 1.5V silver oxide batteries (JIS G13, Mallory MS76, or Eveready S76).
IBM PC 5150 - 1981. The IBM PC ( PC = Personal Computer ) model #5150, was conceived by a team of IBM engineers in Boca Raton, Florida in early 1980. The IBM PC was introduced on August 12, 1981. Digital Photography, Mikkel Aaland, 1992, p11.
3.5-INCH FLOPPY DISK - 1981. Sony introduces the floppy that we are all familiar with today - 3.5 inches or 90mm. A variety of disks of various sizes had been produced to take the place of the 5.25-inch disk, but when several companies adopted Sony's 3.5-inch format it became the industry standard.
FUJICA AX-1- 1981. Shutter 1/2 - 1/1000 sec. Lens Fujinon f/3.5-4.5, 43-75 mm zoom. The lens and camera in excellent condition were obtained on eBay with a winning bid of $9.95.
PENTAX ME-F - 1981. World's first SLR (single lens reflex) camera with TTL (through-the-lens) autofocus capability. Click on image to see enlarged view.
POLAROID THE BUTTON - 1981 . Donated by Tatiya Hwang. One of several Polaroid cameras that used the same film packs as the much more expensive Polaroid SX-70 camera.
SONY MAVICA ELECTRONIC CAMERA - 1981. A new era In photography begins. On August 25, 1981, at a packed conference in Tokyo, Sony unveiled a prototype of the company's first still video camera, the Mavica (Magnetic Video Camera). It recorded images on two-inch floppy disks and played them back on a TV set or Video monitor. The Mavica was not a digital camera, but a TV camera capable of writing TV quality stills onto magnetic disks, with a shutter that would allow it to freeze frames within the limits set by twin-field interlace making up the complete frame. The Mavica was a single lens reflex with interchangeable lenses. The original Mavica was provided with three bayonet-mounted lenses: a 25mm f/2, a 50mm f/1.4, and 16-65mm f/1.4 zoom. CCD size was 570 x 490 pixels on a 10mm x 12mm chip. F/stop was controlled manually according to lighted arrows that appeared in the viewfinder. Light sensitivity was rated at ISO 200. The original Mavica had only one shutter speed, 1/60th second. Each image was recorded in its own single circle on the floppy disk that Sony called the Mavipak. Up to fifty color photos could be stored on one Mavipak. Multiple exposure of 2, 4, 8. or 20 images could be selected. The Mavica was powered by three AA-size batteries. Images were displayed on a television set and were considered to be equal in quality to the maximum capability of a TV set of that time.
Cutaway Drawing of the Sony Mavica
First Operational Electronic Still Camera
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Advertisement Announcing the Sony Mavica Electronic Still Video Camera
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Sony Corporation today announced that it has developed a revolutionary video still camera, embodying fully the advantages of advanced electronic technology in magnetic recording, CCD and IC semiconductors.
Called the MAVICA system, the new magnetic video still camera uses no photographic film and therefore does not require developing and printing processes which are indispensable to conventional chemical photography. This new video still camera represents an epoch-making innovation in the history of still photography.
The conventional camera has seen some improvements over the years, such as the change from dry plate to film, the use of electronics in certain parts, and the reduction of size and weight. However, for more than 140 years since the invention by Daguerre of France, there has been no fundamental change in the concept and technology of photography, in which images are recorded on film through chemical reactions of photo-sensitive materials.
Sony's MAVICA system replaces each chemical processes with an electromagnetic system. The MAVICA is no larger than a conventional 35mm single-lens reflex camera. An image that comes through the lens is converted into electronic signals by a solid-state imager called CCD (Charge Coupled Device), previously developed by Sony. The signals are recorded on a very small magnetic disk called MAVIPAK that Sony has developed for the new camera system.
The newly developed memory medium called MAVIPAK can record 50 still color pictures. The recorded pictures can be viewed immediately on the home TV set through a specially designed playback unit called the MAVIPAK Viewer. MAVIPAK pictures require no developing or printing processes such as required in chemical photography. It is expected that hard copies of color pictures can be produced from the MAVIPAK by means of a new color printer now under development by Sony.
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE - 1981. Sony introduces the first 3.5 inch floppy disk drive.
FIRST SHUTTLE SPACE PHOTOS - 1981. The first photos from space taken by Shuttle astronauts occurred in 1981. Cape Cod shown above, right (NASA).
spaceflight.nasa.gov/.../ linenger-p-042.htm
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY FAIRCHILD ALL-SKY CCD CAMERA - 1981. In 1981, the University of Calgary Canada ASI Science Team constructed the first operational digital camera which used a CCD (previous digital versions of the Calgary All-Sky Camerma used an imager tube). . The All-Sky camera used the first commercially available CCD, the Fairchild 100 x 100 pixel CCD of 1973 (see 1970s page), thus the name, Fairchild All-Sky Camera. Unlike other early electronic cameras, the All-Sky Camera provided digital data rather than analog data, thus making it the first documented operational digital camera using a CCD imager. It was used to photograph auroras. Shown above left to right: camera exterior, camera interior, camera on location. Shown below: Image of an aurora captured by the UC Fairchild All-Sky Camera.
See D. Van Hall's excellent web site, digicammuseum.com for more detailed information on the Calgary All-Sky Cameras and much other early digital technology history.
HITACHI VK-C1000 - 1981. First consumer video camera with solid state (MOS - metal oxide semiconductor) image pickup device rather than an image pickup tube. The viewfinder was a small color CRT rather than an LCD. The recording device was basically a table-top VTR with a shoulder strap attached. The battery was very large and was usable for about 45 minutes of recording. A separate power supply was required to operate the VTR when not on battery power. Click on image to see the complete system. Compare with today's palm-sized camcorders.
SONY CDP-101 - 1982. The CD player prototype Goronta was shown at the Audio Fair in the Fall of 1981 (photo on the left). On 1 October 1982 the Sony CDP-101 was released - the world's first consumer compact disk player. The Compact Disk was digital, reconstructing sound from a rapid stream of 1's and 0's stored sequentially on the disc. Sony chose 101 as the model number to represent the digital 1's and 0's. Although pundits of the time predicted that it would be at least ten years before CDs made serious inroads into LP sales, and that CD players would never be made for automobiles because they "weren't needed," CDs quickly took over the recorded music market and relegated LPs to the realm of collectors and vinyl diehards. MSRP: $900
SCANNER IMAGE TRANSMISSION - 1982. Kodak demonstrated image transmission using a scanner. Don Sutherland, "Digital Deal," Photo trade News, Chapter 3, August 2000.
Nikon FM2 - 1982-2001. Sometimes you have you pay more than $10-20 to win and item on eBay, but that's OK if you get more in quality or value. The above purchase is an example of both. The Nikon FM2 had an original price of $364 for the body only. That would be about $873 in 2010 dollars. By 1995 the MSRP had risen to $745 ($1065 in 2010 dollars). The above FM2 along with three lenses, two flash units, a Weston III light meter, three filters, a self timer, a remote, a lens hood, and four lens containers, all in excellent condition, were purchased on eBay for $102.50. The unheard of 1/4000 sec shutter speed was unique to the FM2 at the time of its introduction.
DISC CAMERAS - 1982. Kodak began marketing disc photography in 1982 with a line of compact cameras built around a rotating disc of film. A variety of disc-based cameras were produced between 1982 and 1990. The Disc 4000 (1982) and the Disc 4100 (1984) are shown above along with a disc cartridge and interior film disc. Shown below are a Minolta and an Ansco version of the disc camera.
Kodak Partytime II Kodamatic Instant Camera - 1982. Camera designed for 'instant' photography. It was produced to be given away free at Tupperware parties. Kodak began to manufacture instant cameras in 1977. Polaroid, who had pioneered instant photography in 1948, took legal action. In 1985, after prolonged litigation, judgment went against Kodak who had to discontinue the production of instant cameras and film.
Kodak Kodamatic 960 Instant Camera - 1982. Another Kodak instant camera that Kodak was forced to discontinue. Film Size: Kodak HS144 Instant. Shutter: Electronic 1/15 - 1/250. Lens: Fixed 100mm f/12.8. Original List Price: $78.00
www.nwmangum.com/ Kodak/K960-1.html
Kodamatic 980L Instant Camera - 1982. Similar to the 960, but with auto-focus. Kodak's only auto-focus instant camera. Original MSRP: $115.
www.rwhirled.com/ landlist/nonland.htm
SHARP ELECTRONIC STILL VIDEO CAMERA (ESVC) Prototype - 1982. A photo of this camera has been shown on at least one web site, however, I have been unable to find any mention of this camera in a Google search, in photo magazines of that time, or on Sharp's very extensive history site. This may have been a quickly made mockup to present to the press to in effect say, "Hey, we are working on one of these too!" At the time of the showing of an actual working still video camera by Sony in August of 1981, the general reaction by other camera manufacturers was stunned silence. Companies that were not thinking of an electronic camera, or perhaps had such a camera on the back burner, were suddenly stirred into action. It was immediately obvious that Sony, an electronics company with a great deal of experience in professional quality video camera production, now had a big jump on many others in the forth-coming electronic still camera market and thus they had better put their own programs into high gear. If you know of any other photos or additional information concerning the Sharp ESVC, it would be greatly appreciated if you would send an e-mail as to where such information can be found.
KODAK PARTYSTAR Kodamatic Instant Camera - 1983. This particular camera was produced for distribution at Tupperware parties.
www.rwhirled.com/ landlist/nonland.htm
Designed by Luigi Colanie as a still video camera, one of five camera styling
exercises commissioned by Canon in 1983. Luigi Colani is a German who
was born in Berlin in 1928, and is famous for his opinions such as "an egg represents
the highest form of packaging since the dawn of time," or "no straight lines
in the universe." His digicam was to use solid-state memory and
was characterized by the objective lens and viewfinder being on the same axis.
The flash unit was to fire through the objective lens. Exhibited in the
1984 Photokina, the 5 System mockups produced a major sensation.
CANON NEW SURE SHOT - 1983. The third in Canon's Sure Shot series, released in 1983, this was known as the (New) Sure Shot in the US, AF35M II in Europe, and Autoboy 2 in Japan. Its specifications are very similar to the original Sure Shot (but with a 4-element, 4-group lens this time) but can be identified by the sloped edge near the shutter release button.
NIMSLO 3D CAMERA - 1983. Jerry Nims and Alan Lo. One of many 3D 35mm cameras produced by various manufacturers over the years. The Nimslo was a stereoscopic camera that took four photos simultaneously on 35mm film which then provided three-dimensional views. Four fixed focus f5.6, 30mm triplet lenses. Shutter 1/30 to 1/500 second. The Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, England. The company that produced the Nimslo was taken over by another company which followed up with the Nishika N8000 3D camera (photo on the right).
SONY BMC-100/110 - 1983. The Sony BMC-100 (BMC-110 in USA) Betamax was the first consumer model combined camera and recorder to go on sale. http://www.totalrewind.org/
SANYO VRC 100 - 1983. Other manufacturers produced Beta movie cameras similar to the Sony BMC-100/110 which were then sold under a variety of brand names. Sanyo and Toshiba manufactured store brands for Sears, Marantz, Radio Shack, Rent-A-Beta, Navco, Magnasonic and others. Sony produced units for Zenith and Pioneer. The Sanyo VCR 100 kit came in a nicely fitted aluminum case as well as with a lined vinyl case for the camera itself.
typical video camera of the 1980s. It used a Saticon direct-readout
television pickup tube. Saticon Tubes with a Selenium storage layer
were considered suitable for acquiring fast moving images. Their
typical charateristics were low lag, excellent resolution, and signal
PENTAX NEXA - 1983. Pentax demonstrates a B&W analog still video camera prototype, the Nexa. Images were stored on a miniture floppy disk.
- 1983


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22nd July -26th July 2014. Bournemouth Pavilion is host to Sister Act A feel good musical comedy in its' 60th year. It has been a smash hit on Broadway and the West End. The film starred Whoopie Goldberg and became an instant hit with all ages.
Deloris a wannbe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the police hide her in the last place anyone would think to look! A convent!!
Under the suspicious watch of the Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices, as she unexpectedly finds her own.
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Washington, DC -- Federal funds have been authorized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help New Mexico battle the uncontrolled La Cueva fire located in Mora County.
According to the agency, the state's request for federal fire suppression aid was approved last night immediately after it was reported that the blaze was endangering life and property in the communities of Canoncito, El Alto, La Cueva, Lucero, Mora and the Martinez Trailer Park. The fire, which started last Tuesday, had burned 800-acres of land and forced the evacuation of at least 100 people at the time of the request.
The fire suppression authorization is the fifth granted for the state as a result of wildfire outbreaks this year. Previous fires designated for such assistance were the Viveach fire in San Miguel County (May 30); the Scott-Able fire in Otero County (May 14); the Cree fire in Lincoln County (May 8); and the Rio Grande Fire Complex in Socorro and Valencia counties (April 20).
The authorizations make federal funds available to pay 70 percent of the state's eligible firefighting costs that are above $95,097. The figure, called a floor cost, is derived through a formula based on the state's five-year annual average cost for fighting fires.
Federal fire suppression aid is provided through the President's Disaster Relief Fund and made available by FEMA to assist in fighting fires when they threaten to cause a major disaster. Eligible state firefighting costs covered by the aid can include expenses for field camps; equipment use, repair and replacement; tools, materials and supplies; and mobilization and demobilization activities.


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The original owner, Russ Gay, had racked up most of the miles commuting on the freeway. That meant the main wear and tear was confined to rock chips on the front end. Even the plastic headlight housings showed only minimal yellowing.
Russ didn't smoke, and given the condition of the interior, he must be a pretty tidy guy. None of the controls showed any wear. In fact, the only wear was a small tear in the driver's seat. One nice option that started in 2000 was the steering wheel remote controls.
We searched Craigslist, eBay, and LS1tech.com for just the right car. The Internet is a great place to search, but it's best to find something local that you can check out in person. Look the car over for any signs of accident repair or run a Carfax report. Ask the owner if he, or she, has any maintenance receipts. If you're lucky like us, you'll find an original-owner car and be able to gauge how well it has been taken care of. You can weigh that against the asking price.
Nothing special under the hood. The only mod here was a K&N filter Russ had recently added. Keep in mind that buying a car with modifications is both good and bad. On the good side, you end up paying pennies on the dollar for those mods. Just make sure they were installed correctly so you won't get screwed when you go to smog or register the car. Mods can also be a tip that the Camaro has been run hard. If you see that the car has, or had, nitrous solenoids, are you really going to believe the seller when he tells you he never got around to filling the bottle?
If you're going to have leaks, then where the T-top meets the A-pillar is a likely spot. Again, since this car spent it's time in a garage, the rubber was still pliable and looked like new. That equated to no leaks. Sure, we would have preferred a hard top, but T-top-equipped Camaros can be made nearly as stiff with a good set of subframe connectors.
Here are a few things to keep in mind regarding LS1-powered fourth-gens: In 1998 the heads had perimeter bolt valve covers, but in following years, the design was changed to center bolts. This makes the 1998 heads less desirable, and if you do a head swap, you'll need new valve covers and racks. Plus, nobody will want your cores. In 2001, the LS1 ditched the EGR valve and started to get the better flowing LS6 intake developed for the Corvette.
Our new Z28 came to us with brand new Yokohama tires, but they and the 16-inch wheels they're mounted on, won't be around much longer. Along with dropping the stance, bigger rollers with wider tires are high up on the to-do list. The factory brakes work great and Russ had recently added the slotted and cross-drilled rotors. This is good since a common problem with the factory rotors is that they warp rather easily.
We found this '98 Z28 on Craigslist. It was a contender based on the price. The seller was willing to go down to $5,200. That was the good news. The bad news was that the car was uncared for both cosmetically and mechanically. It needed a new clutch, the driver side power window "occasionally" worked, and it needed a ton of TLC in the looks department. The $2,300 more we spent on the '01 was well worth it. We don't have to deal with the on-off 1998 heads, we gained the super slick steering wheel controls, and the newer LS engine. Plus, we won't have to deal with manycosmetic fixes. Still, if you had under six grand in your pocket, this was the best deal we found for an LS1-powered Camaro.
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FLC President Manny Marono, Mayor Helen Miller of White Springs, SRLC President Shirley Clark (Councilwoman of Branford).Mayor Helen Miller of White Springs received the 2012 Suwannee River League of Cities (SRLC) Municipal Official of the Year award at last Thursday's (April 11) quarterly Board of Directors' Meeting held in Madison, FL.Florida League of Cities President Manny Marono, Mayor of Sweetwater, made the presentation to Mayor Miller. In his presentation, Marono stated: "The 2012 SRLC Municipal Official of the Year has accomplished a great deal in her 32 months of service. This individual worked to start summer enrichment and after school programs for K-12 youth, as well as an adult and community education program. Through these initiatives, the town has made use of more than $300,000 in grant funding. The after school program was saved after funding ran out through the diligence of this individual and the community. The 2012 Municipal Official of the Year has worked in cooperation with the University of Florida to complete an architectural visioning for the community and presented the plan at the Florida Rural Economic Summit and to Governor Rick Scott.The award recipient was nominated for her tireless effort on projects and resolutions that address and attempt to reverse the continued drawdown of the Floridan Aquifer. She has also worked to establish food and fuel banks in her community, hosted a series of community forums to identify the concerns of the citizenry, appointed committees or individuals to act on citizens' concerns, and initiated the position of Health Counsel for White Springs.When a group of juveniles broke into her home, Miller worked to create programs that benefit youth and adults in the community instead of seeking punishment for the individuals.A quote from her nomination reads: "Mayor Miller has made White Springs a better place to live and has brought all sides of our community together to address our problems, needs, hopes and aspirations."After being named Municipal Official of the Year, Mayor Miller was installed as a new SRLC Board Member to serve the 2013-1015 term.
About White Springs...
Many people are attracted to the White Springs community because of the historic Suwannee River which flows right through the Town. The river promises much excitement and entertainment for White Springs as well as the surrounding counties.
The river offers opportunity for the boating enthusiast, the canoeist, and divers. Many enjoy simply floating along the river banks fishing for red-bellies, brim, mullet and catfish. Divers come from all over the country to dive in the many springs that spawn off of the river. There are plenty of caves to explore along the Suwannee River..
Come to White Springs and take advantage of this beautiful rural scenery that we are so blessed to have. It is more than just a place to drive through.
White Springs is a small, friendly town nestled on the banks of the Suwannee River, where pride in family, community and patriotism create a wonderful quality of life. It is a peaceful, rural area of natural beauty balancing the old with the new.
Enjoy browsing our website and then make plans to come see what you are missing here in White Springs Florida. More HERE
The Town of White Springs operates under the Council-Manager form of government. The Town Council is elected by the voters and in turn, the Council appoints a professionally trained individual as its Town Manager. It is the responsibility of the Town Manager to handle day to day operation of city business. The Town Council makes policy decisions, and votes on all legislative or quasi-judicial matters required or enabled by state or federal law.
All of the seats on the Council are at-large seats which means all council represent the Town at large and not any particular district. This allows residents to address particular issues with any council Member.
Shirley Heath, MMC
Interim Town Manager
Mrs. Heath retired January 2014 after serving the Town of White Springs as their Town Clerk for 18 years. Mrs. Heath received her Master Municipal Clerk Designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks and, served twice as Interim Town Manager during her tenure. Mrs. Heath is looking forward to working with Mayor Bullard, the Town Council and staff. She plans to continue moving forward with the plans and visions set forth by the previous manager, Bill Lawrence and the Council. She is excited to once again serve the town and citizens of White Springs.
Mrs. Heath and her husband, Rev. Gary Heath has made White Springs their home since 1994. They have two children, three grandchildren and a great granddaughter due in the fall.
Town elections are held the 4th Tuesday of April each year. Even number years the town elects three council members and odd numbered years two are elected. The candidate who polls the highest number of votes for office shall be declared the winner thereof. The officials are sworn in the following Thursday after the election at which time the council elects among itself a mayor and vice mayor.
Finance Director/Town Clerk
The Finance Director manages the Town's fiscal affairs and is responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, central accounting and fixed assets.
The Town Clerk is a charter official and reports to the Town Manager & Town Council.The Town Clerk is responsible for giving notice of public meetings and maintaining an accurate record of all proceedings. The Town Clerk also serves as the municipal Supervisor of Elections, administers the publication of the Town Charter, and maintains custody of the Town's vital records including agreements, contracts, minutes, ordinances, proclamations, and resolutions.
Pam Tomlinson has been employed with the town for over 12 years and is also a member of Florida Government Finance Officers Association.
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The Adminstrative Assistant answers phones and provides general information, run errands for Administrative Staff, Type letters and documents, Make copies and collates documents, Take utility payments and Assist Finance Director/Town Clerk and Town Manager.
Anita T. Rivers has been a resident of White Springs for 24 years and was hired December 3, 2013 by the Town of White Springs.
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White Sulphur Spring has drawn people to the bend in the Suwannee River that is the site of the Town of White Springs for centuries. Artifacts from Paleo-Indians and Timucuans are commonly found there, with shell middens and burial mounds close by.
First incorporated as Jackson Springs in 1831 by a group of businessmen who saw the spring and a good site for a ferry as moneymaking opportunities. William B. Hooker (who later became a cattle baron in Tampa), James T. Hooker, James D. Prevatt, Joseph Bryant and John Lee obtained the incorporation papers
By 1832 the healing powers of the waters surrounded with rocks encrusted with crystals of sulfur was being celebrated as far away as Philadelphia. CHB Collins established a ferry just up river from the spring and Florida's first tourist destination was in business.
Bryant Sheffield, who took over the ferry in 1836, built a log hotel and built a log springhouse at Upper Mineral Springs, as it was then known. From there, the resort grew. During the Civil War,
Confederates found refuge from encroaching Union troops in the inland town. The Broward family, including the future governor Florida, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, moved from Fernandina to a plantation outside town and called it Rebel's Refuge.
Wight and Powell, a prosperous mercantile business in Georgia, bought the spring property known as White Suphur Springs from the Sheffields in 1882 and laid out city lots. They sold to enterprising folks to establish retail stores, suppliers for the Sea Island cotton planters in the surrounding area and services for the burgeoning health and pleasure resort centered on the spring. The settlement incorporated in 1885 as White Springs.
Soon there were large hotels, boarding houses, cotton buyers and a gin, fashionable clothing and hat shops, a college for teachers and all manner of entertainment of the day including skating, lawn tennis and ballroom dancing. Stagecoaches gave way to railroad travel and the automobile replaced that.
The popularity of mineral springs as health resorts faded in the 1930s but by 1950 the Stephen Foster Memorial Museum, surrounded by lush formal gardens and later a carillon containing the world's largest set of tubular bells, which honors the author of the world-renowned song of the Suwannee River, "Old Folks at Home", continued the tourist trade.
Modern White Springs looks remarkably like it did in the 1950s. The frame general store, Adams Brothers, still stands alongside the scale used to weigh cotton. Hosting the Florida Folk Festival for 60 years has earned White Springs a reputation as a folk arts center. Bicycle trails abound in the serene woods and other natural areas along the Suwannee. Trophy fishing is available just outside town. The Florida Trail passes through the town attracting hikers and the Suwannee River is great for canoeing.


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Great central location in Barcelona, just off Las Ramblas. Great continental breakfast inculded and a roof terrace! I went on the free walking tour which leaves everyday from reception and it was great. I will definetly go back


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Present: Jane Baker, Willie Boyd, Patty Dudick, Lee A. Duteil, Alexia Etsios, Kitty Friedman, Shelia Hollenbaugh, Marty Jenkins, Mary Kenton, Nancy Makley, Brian N. Maxwell, Juanita E. Melton, Merita Moffitt, Judy Rose, Amy Sues, Kelli Zaytoun Bryne, Christine Zeller
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This is an excellent opportunity to make significant impact. We offer an innovative and collaborative culture with a flexible work environment. This opportunity has long-term potential for the right individual.
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The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) has made available $5 billion to States, Territories, and Tribes in fiscal year 2008. This program, authorized by the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, and Section 418 of the Social Security Act, assists low-income families, families receiving temporary public assistance, and those transitioning from public assistance in obtaining child care so they can work or attend training/education.
Child Care Services Funded by CCDF
Subsidized child care services are available to eligible families through certificates (vouchers), or grants and contracts with providers. Parents may select a child care provider that satisfies any applicable State and local requirements, including basic health and safety requirements. These requirements must address prevention and control of infectious diseases, including immunizations; building and physical premises safety; and minimum health and safety training.
Where can I get assistance?
State child care assistance programs are funded through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). CCDF is a Federal program that assists low-income families, families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and those transitioning from TANF in getting child care so they can work or attend training/education. Each State has its own eligibility guidelines. You may apply for child care assistance (sometimes called a "subsidy" or "voucher") at a State or local agency. You may receive assistance if you show that the following is true:
- You need child care to work, attend school, or receive training;
- Your income is not greater than the income limit set by your State;
- Your child is younger than 13 years; and/or
- Your child has a special need or is under court supervision and is younger than 19 years.
States have different ways to apply for help, including different forms to fill out and steps to follow. The following are some examples of State requirements:
- Some States require in-person applications, and others offer off-site application services, such as online, telephone, or mail options.
- All States require families to pay a co-payment fee based on their family income. Some States waive the fee under special circumstances.
- Some States require single parents to cooperate with child support enforcement regulations to be eligible for services.
- Some States give assistance to grandparents and other relatives if they meet program requirements.
- All States allow families to chose from a broad range of child care providers, including relatives, friends, or neighbors.
- States require providers to meet basic health and safety requirements, but States vary in exactly what providers must do. Some require all child care providers to be licensed, while others exempt some providers, such as those serving children of relatives or those serving a very small number of children.
- States pay providers based on a set rate that can vary by age of child, type of care, location, and other factors.
- States have different systems for paying providers. Some States use paper checks, others use direct deposit, and others give parents debit cards that can be used to transfer the payment to the provider electronically.
- States may require providers to sign a contract agreement before they can participate in the child care assistance program.
To learn more about your child care assistance program, contact your State child care agency.
Child care resource and referral (CCR&R) agencies sometimes have information about child care programs that have scholarships, special funding options, or sliding fee scales that are based on household income. To learn how to locate a CCR&R agency in your area, visit the NCCIC Web site.
What are my child support/custody rights?
Some States require single parents to cooperate with child support enforcement regulations to be eligible for child care assistance through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Child support enforcement (CSE) agencies can help single parents, and family members with legal custody of children, locate an absent parent, establish paternity, and collect child support monies. Your State CSE agency can help answer questions about child support and child custody laws in your State. Contact information for all State CSE agencies is available on the Web.
The Child Custody Network is an organization that links families with resources and information about laws, research, discussion boards, and forums about child custody issues. The Child Custody Network Web site is available here.


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By Akansha Yadav
This article is in response to Farzana Afridi's 'Social audit isn't enough' (IE, January 22). Social audits have been enshrined as one of the transparency and accountability tools in the MGNREGA. Such accountability mechanisms aim to strengthen the otherwise weak institutions of delivery as they engage the beneficiaries in the process of implementation, who participate, measure and raise concerns related to the implementation. The mere provision of a scheme does not necessarily guarantee its access, and certainly not where the awareness on rights and entitlements is lacking. It cannot be truer than in the case of India, which has a set of well-designed social policies suffering from major implementation failure. Among other things, it is a stark manifestation of the existing top-down approach that has failed to deliver at the grassroots level and needs to be addressed on priority. The lack of involvement of beneficiaries, who are systematically disempowered and discouraged from questioning service delivery and holding implementing agencies accountable, is one of the key reasons for implementation failure.
It is important to differentiate between the structural- and the process-related barriers to implementation that lead to financial and non-financial irregularities and the scope of social audits to impact them. Structural barriers arise from within the social, economic and political contexts within which the scheme operates, which shape and define the constraints of implementation. On the other hand, process-related barriers refer to issues of awareness, access to information and overall participation that impact implementation. As a community monitoring tool, while social audit reveals largescale corruption in the implementation of MGNREGS, it also redefines and strengthens people's engagement and participation. Thus, in assessing the credibility of social audits, it is imperative to look at these through a qualitative lens throwing light on people's engagement with the state at the grassroots level, beyond measuring corruption.
The public hearing forum in the social audit process is one of the few platforms at the grassroots level where beneficiaries can voice their concerns and negotiate their entitlements directly with senior state officials. In Andhra Pradesh, where the process of social audits has been institutionalised, so far more than 6,000 public hearings have been held, related not just to MGNREGS but also other schemes, such as Social Security Pensions, Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana, Mid-Day Meal Scheme and the Integrated Watershed Management Programme. Through this, the state has reached out to more than one crore beneficiaries and trained more than 1.5 lakh village youth — of which approximately 20 per cent are women and the majority belongs to SC/ ST/ backward communities — in conducting social audits. In FY 2012-13 alone, public funds to the tune of Rs 50 billion have been audited in Andhra and 35,000 members from the families of beneficiaries …continued »


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The poem "The Spider To The Fly" was written by English poet Mary Howitt and published in 1829.
The opening words of the poem "Will you walk into my parlor?" have become an aphorism, suggesting a false offer of friendship or a trap. The line has been used and parodied by various writers; including "Lewis Carroll, whose "Lobster Quadrille" from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is considered a parody of "The Spider To The Fly".
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You can sing this shorter version if you want
Will you come into my
said the Spider to the Fly,
'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy;
The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,
And I've many things to show you when you are there."
"Oh no, no,"
said the little Fly,
"to ask me is in vain,
For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down
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Chloe, United States
14 November 2012 at 6:25am
think about it. the poem is really creepy, but well writen.
Jeanne, Baker, Usa
9 February 2009 at 9:18pm
My grandmother used to recite this poem to me when I was a little girl (back in the late 50s and early 60s). She had learned it in school as a little girl and was then in her late 70s and early 80s. This has been around a long time!


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