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And I may as well refer to Elaina and Lincoln as my "worker bees" because they stay so busy at being busy.
Here is a brief rundown of some events that unfolded last week just before I skipped town to soak up the sun and fun of Florida.
About Lincoln and his diaper rash; it has healed up like a dream. I am a true believer that a little sprinkle of powder upon his tiny hiney will keep any further rashes at bay. It's such a relief to see his sweet fleshy colored hiney rather than his bright, red burning hiney. Even better than that, I know that he is over his suffering with his burning butt.
And about that issue with the formula; he had previously been on the standard hospital issued milk-based formula. We hadn't really noticed that he was having a problem with the formula until the past few weeks of watching his behavior, counting his spit-ups and noting his stinky diapers. Given the fact that we're still learning one another, it took me a little while to catch on that his gas seemed to pain him more that it should and more frequently too. He has been arching his back, stiff as a board and would yell with discomfort. Soon, two bottles of gas-relief drops became a staple in our home; one for each floor. On Monday, I talked with the nurse at the pediatrician's office and after consulting with the doctor, she suggested trying lactose-free formula.
Monday night was the big crossover in which we encountered a few bumps in the road of switching. He spit up about three out of five feeds yet didn't seem to mind to much and was still hungry for more. His stools have become slightly firmer and not occurring at every. single. diaper change. Whew! Now that we've gone over the one-week mark, he's doing pretty well and only spitting up (like a geyser) only a few times a week. Although it's still unnerving, feeling so helpless to make my baby feel better, it is still less common than before. I feel comforted knowing that he'll be going for his next well-baby check in only a few short weeks to follow up with the doctor then.
And now for Elaina... oh, where can I begin with Elaina? She has been cracking me up!
Our here-and-there-houseguest which I referenced earlier is an imaginary fly named "Fido." See, I knew she was watching too much TV. Fido is the imaginary fly from this show, which I loath. Their only saving grace is that my child has learned imagination from viewing their program and she is completely entertained by their nonsense. I'm just not in the loop I guess. At this point, we have to be on our toes as Fido will just suddenly pop up from out of nowhere. Elaina always managed to catch Fido and we pass him around between our fingers and he will sometimes sit upon our shoulders. He obviously likes it here since he's managed to stick around as our most-convenient pet for all of about 3 weeks now.
Anther fun thing last week was going puddle jumping in a nearby parking lot following a torrential downpour. This video just reminds me to take time to enjoy the sweet and quiet moments of our normally busy lifestyle. For Elaina, it was sheer enjoyment despite the growing blisters that were welling up around her ankles from her wet, rubber boots.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The Buzz About My Worker Bees
And I may as well refer to Elaina and Lincoln as my "worker bees" because they stay so busy at being busy.
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
Here is a picture of my sweet boy so that I can see him anytime I want and I can see how much he's grown in the 3 days until I can squeeze my arms around him again.
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Sunday, June 17, 2007
My Babies' Daddy!
How lucky I am to have found everything I had always wanted in a husband in one handsome package!
So, where do I begin to give Eric the recognition he so righteously deserves this Father's Day and every other day of the year?
I don't know. How about a list? Brace yourselves!
Eric/ my husband / my babies' daddy is... Loving, faithful, strong, intelligent, funny, practical, hard working, provider, supportive, genuine, kind and true. He's the kind of dad that will do anything for his kids which includes getting up to feed a crying Lincoln at 4 a.m. and falling asleep with him on his chest until 6 in the morning to ensure a peaceful night for mom and some bonding time with his son. The kind of dad who taught his daughter how to count to ten and reach their arms as far as they can stretch to show how much they love each other. Eric is the kind of guy who fixes and builds things from scratch. He's been known to work 80 hour weeks to provide a comfortable lifestyle for his family without so much as a single complaint. My husband provides the exact amount of love I need everyday to feel important in his life.
Oh seriously, I really could go on and on but, how much more convincing do you really need?
Eric, you are a wonderful husband, a great father and my best friend. Happy Father's Day!
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The Predecessors
What would Father's Day without recognizing my own special set of Father's?
To my dad, father-in-law and grandpa... much love to each of you! Happy Father's Day!
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Saturday, June 16, 2007
Graduation Party
Congratulations to our beautiful niece, Brogan on her high school graduation!
Since we went to her party to this evening, you would expect that I may have snapped at least one picture of her at her party. Nope. Unfortunately, I never had my camera ready when she was within an arms reach. Maybe it's because she had almost 100 guests to greet over the course of the evening. What a great turnout to help her celebrate!
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Friday, June 15, 2007
Cooling Off!
Whew... today was a hot one!Grandma and Elaina found a nice way to cool down. A couple rounds of ring around the rosey never hurt anyone. Throw a 100 pound lab in the middle and you get to play ring around the roley-poley! (Sorry Mom, I know Tanner is my step-brother after all) I know, I know - he needed to cool off too.
Elaina loved her little pool and loved the company that joined her.
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Thursday, June 14, 2007
The Power of the Powder
In the hustle and bustle of which has been this week, I have failed to mention a few new things going on with Lincoln. Unfortunately for him, they aren't particular pleasant or comfortable new things.
Lincoln has diaper rash. A burning, bright, red diaper rash. Also, he has baby acne which has persisted now for about 2 weeks.
After a long day of 3 adults, (my mom, dad and self) juggling 2 kids and a 9 hour long garage sale marathon (too many hours!) I packed the kids up and headed over to visit my in-laws. Upon learning of Lincoln's diaper rash, my mother-in-law suggested I try a powder on his bottom to keep him dry and his rash at bay. Admittedly, I was a little skeptical since it wasn't specially formulated and advertised to heal diaper rash, but at this point, the alternative I had been using wasn't even beginning to tame his burning hiney. Since Grandma's always know best, I decided against my doubt and used it faithfully from then on. Amazingly, by the end of the evening, Lincoln's rash was already beginning to look less inflamed.
I have been most concerned about Lincoln's diaper rash and the fact that we have been going through diapers like it's our job, (fresh one every 2 hours) but also, I have been interested in trying to clear up his baby acne as well. My mom and I are on a mission to soak our baby boy's little hiney in the sink every evening while I am visiting. Cleaning his face and taking the burn off his bottom... this is going to be a good week for us all.
Hooray for Grandma's!!
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Lincoln's First Road Trip
So you know that when your baby demands to eat every three hours, and you have a 2 hour and 45 minute trip ahead of you, you have to be somewhat meticulous when it comes to traveling.
I thought I was.
This afternoon, I loaded up the truck, the girl, the dog and Eric loaded in almost 5 ounces of milk into Lincoln's little belly just before we hit the road destined for grandma and grandpa's house. I took the kids and dog by myself as I wanted to allow Eric some time at home to complete more of his garage remodel and finish some painting in what will become Elaina's new room. In addition, we have a busy weekend scheduled which includes a Thursday thru Saturday garage sale at my parents' house. Since I just happened to have two enormous totes filled with my best junk that I intended to sell, I was recruited to help.
Our drive had gone beautifully- just as planned. We got on the road just before Elaina's nap time, just after Lincoln's last feeding and Keegan- well, Keegan lays down in the back of the truck before we even make it out of town. We were well into our second hour of travelling and then came the screaming. The crying. The yelling. Fussing and whining. Lincoln's belly timer was going off 40 minutes early. My time table for travel went out the window. Worse yet, Lincoln's car seat was positioned in the middle of the back seat, Elaina on one side and the 2 ginormous totes-o-crap flanking the other. Nightmare. I was forced to let him cry the kind of hungry cry that makes a mother's heart hurt for all of 20 minutes before we reached my mom and dad's house like a tornado touching down.
Nothing says "Welcome" like a crying, hungry baby and a toddler who begs to play at every child's backyard swing set we see out the car window.
Let our vacation begin!
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Tea for Everyone
By 1:00 this afternoon, I suspected that I was already in over my head for as many things that I needed to do and the amount of time I had to do them in. In other words; the usual.
At that point, I made a decision to shock the socks off of my Type A self and threw my to-do list aside and enjoy a tea party with Elaina. Obviously, my 2 page list of chores, etc. would still be waiting for me as they always do. What a better way to unwind than an imaginary cup of tea and pretend cookies that bake in 2 minutes flat. If only baking were really that easy! Elaina invited only the most important guests to her party and when Lincoln began to make grunting noises as he woke from his nap, Elaina tugged at my arm saying, "Mommy, get Winkin!" So of course, Lincoln joined our party, still in his groggy, sleepy slumber but accompanied by a baby doll at his side as his date with his cup of tea on his lap.
I already know that we'll be enjoying tea much more often. How lucky I am to be a guest at such an exclusive party with such an exquisite hostess!
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Saturday, June 09, 2007
This is what watching too much TV looks like.
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Friday, June 08, 2007
1 Month Old!
I took my big, little guy to the pediatrician today for his one month well-child visit. Here is what we learned.
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The Party That Wasn't
Just picture this:
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Thursday, June 07, 2007
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Blog Time!
Eat Time!
Bath Time!
Change Diaper Time!
Potty Time!
Elephant Time!
Ca'yin Time! (every Mommy is in front of the computer it's to watch Cousin Colin, of course)
Binky Time!
Is anyone beginning to see a pattern unfolding here?
I swear sometimes that if I could open Elaina up and check out her DNA, ours would completely match. She likes routine and she likes to know what's in store for her next. She shouts out "Eat time!" as soon as she wakes up, knowing that is when we go downstairs for breakfast. Everything has it's own time and she's sure to let you know. Even when it's "Elephant time" and she needs some help lifting those darned elephants into the potty. We're still scratching our heads on that one. I can assure you, that didn't come from me!
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Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Hey, finally a new video post!
Staying at home with two kids, this now qualifies for sheer entertainment in the eyes of their parents. Elaina is taking on her big sister role quite nicely and even kept Lincoln occupied while Eric and I got dinner prepared. Although I don't believe that Lincoln was quite enthralled with his sister's act, he couldn't take his eyes off of her!
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Sunday, June 03, 2007
And yet another wonderful weekend has come and gone. Just for the record, this is the very first weekend since Lincoln was born that we haven't had company staying for the weekend. As you may recall, my parents came first when Lincoln was born, then the in-laws, then my parents again and then our friends from out of town. Don't get me wrong, I love company and entertaining- but that's just a lot of keeping the house cleaned up and fresh sheets on the spare bed. After all, that's why we have a big house and welcome company anytime. Ready for a weekend getaway, give me a call, I'll make the beds!
Along about Thursday, Eric and realized that we didn't have a single thing going on for this weekend. Remember that we're home everyday together (maternity leave) and decided it would be nice to invite some friends over for a bonfire on Saturday night. See "dependant." We ended up calling some friends and had about 8 couples of our closest friends from the neighborhood join us Saturday evening. The best part about our group of friends is that there are 4 other kids that are Elaina's age and another little boy who will be in the same grade as Lincoln. I love already being able to establish playgroups with the kids and know the parents and kids that our children will be going to school with. How's that for forward thinking?
Sweet girls with their cupcakes!
The artists latest masterpiece!
In other news...
Regarding the house- Eric is making progress on his garage renovation/ addition. He finished insulating last week and the drywallers finished the walls today. As soon as the finisher comes to mud the walls, he'll be about 85% done with the garage. Forever and ever. Amen!
Regarding Lincoln- You'll never believe which little boy gulped down 6 ounces of formula tonight? Unbelievable! Lincoln is doing his best at growing so big, so fast! I wouldn't imagine that he is quite ready to take 6 ounces at every feeding, but just knowing that his little belly is growing so quick to accommodate 6 ounces already is impressive. Speaking of impressive, he is also doing his best to begin lifting his head up. He's not quite there yet, but I love to see his drive to want to do something new. He's still amazing, incredible and got his share of hugs and holds from about 6 other women last night! He did so well!
Regarding Elaina- Still no progress on the potty training front. I bought her a book about using the potty only to discover that I hate that book more than I ever thought possible. And guess what? Elaina loves it! That would be the only reason it's still exists in our house. It's true that the message is informative and on her level, but seriously, after the 97th reading of this book, hand me the matches! That's why I hate it so much. You may ask, "What does she do in the bathroom if she's not going potty?" Well, after Elaina sits for the duration of two readings of the aforementioned book I despise, she hops down and kneels to the ground and shouts, "Elephant time!" (?????) My beloved little weirdo begins making grunting noises as she laces her fingers together in attempt to pick up the imaginary elephant that awaits at the base of the toilet. Without fail, after about her third grunt and sighing "Ugh, hea-by" (heavy) Elaina says, "Mommy, hep me." (more straining grunting- this is a seriously big elephant we are dealing with here folks!) My job is to help her lift all of the elephants into the potty. Notice I said "all of them?" Oh yeah, my daughter couldn't just be happy with plopping 1 or 2 elephants in the potty. Nope. I usually help her lift about 7 or 8. Elephants. In the potty. I would only love to know how in the world she came up with this idea of putting elephants in the potty. And who knew we had so many imaginary elephants in our house in the first place?
And now... a lovely picture of my tired twosome!
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Published: March 22nd 2011 by Hyperion Book CH
Details: Hardcover, 359 pages
My Rating: 3.5/5
My Summary:
This sequel is just as enjoyable as its predecessor Hex Hall. Here we follow Sophie as she goes overseas to stay on the English countryside with her father and a few of her friends. New characters are introduced, and it doesn't take long before she is put into various peculiar situations. Great witty heroine and fun dialogue, but lacking depth to make it really good. A light entertaining albeit slightly forgettable read.
Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch.
That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka witches, shapeshifters, and fairies). But that was before she discovered the family secret, and that her hot crush, Archer Cross, is an agent for The Eye, a group bent on wiping Prodigium off the face of the earth.
My Thoughts:
I didn't outright love this book. Yet it still exceeded my expectations. You see, I've learnt to expect the worst with sequels. And this, my friends, is a sequel which manages to be just as good as its prequel.
A miracle in itself.
What probably saved this one from the dreaded "middle-book-syndrome" was the change of setting. As soon as we enter the story, Sophie is whisked away from the familiar setting of Hex Hall to the castle Thorne Abbey in England, where her father, as well as the rest of the council, is staying.
Immediately we are introduced to a bunch of new characters (Daisy,Nick and Lara), as well as getting to keep some of the familiar faces (vampire BFF Jenna and betrothed Cal). There is the giant mansion Thorne Abbey with its corridors and secrets. And Archer is supposedly lurking somewhere on the English countryside.
My interest was piqued.
Just like in Hex Hall the tone is light and sarcastic and the pace is great. Not once was I bored. There were equal amounts of action sequences, as well as space for some bonding, father-daughter or Sophie-Jenna. Sophie Mercer once again proved what a fun character she is. It felt effortless following her around.
I also loved the snarkiness and wittiness, which reminded me of Cassandra Clare's in the Mortal Instruments.
Let me give you a few examples:
On Sophie's dad being British:
"Dad was at his desk when I opened the door, doing what all British people do when they're freaked out: drinking tea."
Or when Sophie finds out about the betrothal:
"As I stomped across the school grounds, all I could see was Cal sitting with my dad in some manly room with leather chairs and dead animals on the wall, chomping on cigars as my dad formally signed me away to him. They probably even high-fived."
Or the snarky remarks between Sophie and Archer:
"Never hurts to be prepared…."
"It just seems like overkill when you already have a sword and I have superpowerful magic at my disposal."
"'Superpowerful'? …. Let me remind you of two words, Mercer: Bad. Dog."
Entertaining indeed.
Yet, just like in Hex Hall, it also lacked depth. All though some terrifying things happened, it never affected me much. I didn't feel the pain, the loss or the fear of any of the characters. Like I said in my review of Hex Hall, it never goes beyond a light version of Harry Potter. A shame, because the potential is definitely there. Hawkins sure knows how to write.
In this sequel we are also introduced to another one of those
dreaded love triangles. Well, dreaded only if forced or superficial, which unfortunately this one is. I would have been perfectly happy with only Archer. God knows there are enough star-crossed problems hanging over them, without an additional problem being added of another guy viewing for Sophie's attention. It doesn't help that this other guy hardly talks or shows any emotions. Consequently, I have absolutely no idea of who he is, more than that he is good at healing. Good thing the love triangle was never at the forefront of the story.
The ending was a real cliffie. Practically everyone is in danger. Who has made it and who hasn't? Well, get the next book to find out!
Urgh, I've never been a fan of those ones.
Yet, cliffie or not, since I did enjoy the book overall, I think I'll have to get my hands on Spellbound when it hits the shelves in March next year. So yep, I have to say I remain intrigued..


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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Missing from the gun show here next weekend will be some of the most popular guns.
Show organizers, facing pressure after last month's elementary school massacre in Connecticut, agreed to bar the display and sale of AR-15 military-style semiautomatic weapons and their large-clip magazines.
"The majority of people wanted these guns out of the city," said Chris Mathiesen, Saratoga Springs' public safety commissioner. "They don't want them sold in our city, and I agree. Newtown, Conn., is not that far away."
Though gun advocates aren't backing down from their insistence on the right to keep and bear arms, heightened sensitivities and raw nerves since the Newtown shooting are softening displays at gun shows and even leading officials and sponsors to cancel the well-attended exhibitions altogether.
The mayor of Barre, Vt., wants a ban on military-style assault weapons being sold at an annual gun show in February. Mayor Thom Lauzon says he supports responsible gun ownership but is making the request "as a father." The police chief in Waterbury, Conn., just a few miles from Newtown, has halted permits for gun shows, saying he was concerned about firearms changing hands that might one day be used in a mass shooting.
In New York's suburban Westchester County, officials decided against hosting a gun show next month at the county center in White Plains, about an hour's drive from Newtown. County Executive Rob Astorino had brought back the show in 2010 after a ban of more than a decade following the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in Colorado, but he said the show would be inappropriate now.
Three additional shows in New York's Hudson Valley and Danbury, Conn., were listed as canceled on the website for Big Al's Gun Shows. A man who answered the site's contact number said it was the venues that canceled the shows, not the promoter.
In Houston, transportation officials temporarily stopped using electronic freeway signs for public safety traffic updates near firearms-related events amid complaints following a gun show the day after the Dec. 14 school shooting. State-level transportation officials overruled the decision.
And on Wednesday, the Saratoga Springs City Council urged organizers of a downtown gun show Jan. 12-13 not to display military-style weapons and the high-capacity magazines "of the type used in the Newtown tragedy." The vote came after about a dozen people gave impassioned pleas at the meeting.
Show organizer David Petronis, of New Eastcoast Arms Collectors Associates, agreed to the limit.
"I don't think it's fair that we're taking the brunt of the problem," Petronis said, "but I can understand the reaction of people in doing so."
Petronis said his group is a "nice, clean family-oriented ... arms fair" that brings in thousands of visitors and a lot of money for the city. He stressed that buyers at his show undergo background checks, as per New York state law.
Gun dealers around the country are reporting a spike in sales of semiautomatic rifles amid renewed talk of a federal ban on assault weapons. The possibility of tighter gun control has also pumped up attendance at gun shows in several states.
Marv Kraus, who helped organize a weekend gun show in Evansville, Wis., said business has been especially strong lately.
"The gun sales have been crazy. They are going through the roof," said Joel Koehler, a gun dealer who operates shows in Pennsylvania. While a few dealers have dropped out of this weekend's show in the Pocono Mountains, Koehler said, it's "because they have nothing to sell. They are out of inventory."
Koehler said he has felt no pressure to cancel his shows in Pennsylvania.
"The shows are going on," he said. "Nobody's said to us that we can't have them."
The gunman in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December used an AR-15 to kill 20 first-graders and six educators in the school. The gun belonged to the shooter's mother, but it's not clear where it was purchased. The shooting has led to calls for stricter regulation of assault weapons, though the National Rifle Association has steadfastly opposed such measures.
President Barack Obama has urged Congress to vote rapidly on measures that he says a majority of Americans support: a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons; a ban on the sale of high-capacity magazines; and required criminal background checks for all gun buyers by removing loopholes that cover some sales, such as at gun shows in states that don't currently require checks.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Friday said he would consider a radio-show caller's suggestion that gun shows be banned on publicly owned property, such as the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. But he also noted that the complex is open to all businesses.
While government officials take a harder look at gun shows, organizers remain adamant that they run safe, legal businesses. There is no central government database on how guns used in crimes are obtained.
The Brady Campaign, which advocates for stricter state and federal gun laws, has long pushed to close the so-called "gun show loophole" by forcing every state to require background checks of buyers at the shows. They note that three of the weapons used in the Columbine attack were bought by someone who went to a gun show that didn't require a background check. Seventeen states require an extensive background check, according to the campaign.
Kraus said there was never any reason to consider postponing or canceling the Wisconsin event, which runs from Friday through Sunday. One of the few vendors there with semiautomatic weapons, Scott Kuhl of Janesville, Wis., bristled at any suggestion that he temporarily stop selling semiautomatic weapons because of the Connecticut shooting.
"When a plane crashes, should they shut down the airline for six months?" Kuhl said. "This is my business; this is my livelihood."
Jared Hook, 40, who came to the show looking for a .223-caliber gun for coyote hunting, said he was glad vendors did not back away after Newtown.
"If anything, there's a lot more interest in guns now because of the shooting," Hook said. "People want them for protection, and it's good that they still have access to them."
On the other side are an emboldened group of advocates, like Susan Steer of Saratoga Springs, a 46-year-old married mother of three who started a petition seeking to cancel the local gun show. Steer said she'll continue to push for banning gun shows at the taxpayer-supported venue.
"For many of us," she said, "the shooting in Sandy Hook was the tipping point for taking some action."


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two top executives at Edison International sold $17.7 million of their company's stock when it climbed to its highest price since 2007, after Edison reached a major settlement involving the defunct San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California, regulatory filings show.
On March 31, Chairman Ted Craver exercised stock options held since 2005 and sold 172,644 shares for an average of $56 each, according to federal regulatory filings Wednesday. He profited by about $4.1 million from the option price of roughly $32 per share, according to Edison.
On the same day, Chief Financial Officer James Scilacci sold 143,438 shares at an average of $56, a transaction that netted him $4.3 million, Edison said. He exercised options that were granted in 2005 and 2009 at prices of $25 and $32 per share.
On March 27, Edison, the majority owner of San Onofre, announced a proposed agreement with minority owner San Diego Gas & Electric Co. and consumer advocates to end a long-running dispute over who gets the bill for the shuttered nuclear plant, which was closed permanently last year.
If approved by state regulators, customers of the two utilities would get an estimated $1.4 billion in refunds and other savings.
Edison's share price climbed from $53.89 on March 27 to $56.61 on March 31, a gain of about 5 percent and the highest price since 2007.
The stock sales were reported, as required, to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Edison spokesman Charles Coleman declined to comment on the timing of the sales.
A company statement said Craver's stock options did not expire until 2015. He continues to hold 221,903 shares in a trust. Scilacci retains about 40,000 shares, most of it held indirectly in a retirement savings plan, the filings showed. The stock options he exercised last week did not expire until 2015 and 2019.
Edison closed the seaside plant for good in June but it hadn't produced electricity since January 2012, after a small radiation leak led to the discovery of extensive damage to tubing that carried radioactive water. The problems at San Onfore, located between Los Angeles and San Diego, centered on steam generators that were installed during a $670 million overhaul in 2009 and 2010.
After the plant was shut down, tests found some generator tubes were so badly eroded that they could fail and possibly release radiation, a stunning finding inside the nearly new equipment.
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Prepare your red vines and strawberry milkshakes: The Fringe community will unite Friday when the Fox sci-fi series kicks off its fifth and final season.
In its swan song, Fringe will focus on the year 2036, 16 years after the Observers invaded Earth. As seen in last year's Episode 19, Peter (Joshua Jackson) and Olivia's (Anna Torv) daughter Etta (Georgina Haig) tracked down her family in order to release them from amber so they could hopefully save the world. And that will be their mission this year: Rid the world of Observers or perish. Yes, the stakes really are that high, and you'll discover why in Friday's premiere (9/8c, Fox).
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The only saving grace? Walter Bishop (John Noble), who may hold the key to taking down the Observers in his addled brain. First though, the gang will team up to track down Olivia, who was MIA in last season's flash-forward. While touching, the family reunion will bring up a lot of painful memories for Olivia, says executive producer J.H. Wyman. To find out why and what else is in store this year, read below:
We've seen in some promos flashbacks to the day the Observers arrived, so is the entire season set in the future?
J.H. Wyman: The structure of this season is going to be very straightforward in that I didn't want to pull any tricks or introduce any new universes or anything crazy. I just really wanted to focus on the emotions of what the characters are going through, and stay very focused on our core relationships because I think we spent the last four years gearing up for this season, and I just was always very concerned that the characters would get their emotional due.
I looked at it like it's a 13-episode feature film where in Fringe's past, you deal with one episode that's about Olivia feeling one way and then the next episode she's feeling a completely different way and it's a little bit more sporadic. I think that's the nature of episodic television. But with this shortened season it allows us to really have a continuity of emotional states so you can feel like you're watching a saga, and that's what I felt that the show deserved. That's the direction that I went in, so week to week it's a continuance of the emotions that you've seen the week before.
What will surprise us about the day that the Fringe team landed in the amber?
Wyman: I think the relationships and the state of them and where they were is going to be the most surprising. That's going to be a very big, emotional key to where we're heading this season.
What can you tell us about Peter and Olivia this season? Fans are so invested in getting a happily-ever-after for them.
Wyman: We've said it a million times, but it's really true that the show is a family drama that is masquerading as a science-fiction show. I think that even the title "Fringe" is very indicative of what we're doing here. These are all desperate characters that are trying so hard to keep the family together, and I think that's really worth writing because it's really hard these days to keep a family together. It's very strange with families where they're devolving and then they're coming back together stronger in different ways, and the traditional family doesn't really look like the traditional family any longer. It just is a testament to how people or human beings will do whatever they can to form those familial bonds.
Life is valued by the connections that we make and that this Fringe division, or this Fringe family is trying very, very hard to combat the monsters, which are essentially metaphors for what people have to go through today to keep their families together on a week-to-week basis. This season will be a natural evolution to have them go through their final paces and into areas and emotions that we fully are with them when they're going through them.
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Obviously we're seeing a different side of everyone, but what about Olivia without abilities? How will that change who she is now?
Wyman: She's never really depended on those abilities. Of course, they were utilized when push came to shove. It's funny, it's not that she's going to miss them. For all intents and purposes, she was abused. She was this young child that was put into these trials and basically was very vulnerable, and she has no choice but to push through to the other side. A lot of her life was thrust upon her. She didn't ask for it. In a weird way, this season is very much about that, even though the powers are not really there at this point. It's basically very important because this season is very much about finding strength in your vulnerability, and being able to love things and to accept things and try to understand life in ways that sometimes it doesn't go the way that you want it to, but you have to embrace it and you have to try and change it and make the world you live in not necessarily the one.
There's a large journey for Olivia this season that's all about that. It's all about understanding what had happened to her. There's very interesting things in that for me, like how does that little girl that grew up to be Olivia Dunham, how does she view motherhood? And what was it like when she even thought about having children? I mean, we know very well that it was said that she wasn't sure the world was ready to have children. She is the one who is hesitant, and Peter was the one who said, "No, no, come on. It's our turn to enjoy some of the freedoms we fought so hard to give others and have a child." So there's a lot of really interesting psychological emotional things that goes on with what had happened to her, and that's kind of what I mean by I'm trying to be really honest about this character and where she's been and how she's going to look at the world, and what's presented to her in 2036, and coming face-to-face with this daughter that she lost so many years ago, that is now older. It brings up a lot of the past for her.
Because the stakes are raised in the final season, can you say whether there will be major casualties?
Wyman: There will be death in the final season, but we don't know whose death. Whenever there's a war, there's going to be casualties. I think they are going to be unexpected and I think that that's part of the fun. I wanted to give you a real experience where you feel like, "Wow, I've just been put through the wringer with these people and I love that!" That's what I'm hoping for.
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Considering the recent bloody Walter promos, he seems like a likely candidate. He knows how to take down the Observers, but we know he's also damaged going into this season. How will he struggle along his path to save the world?
Wyman: He had a piece of his brain put back in and the reason why he had that brain taken out is because he didn't like who he was becoming and it was very dangerous. He instructed William to take it out, so one would assume that once it gets put back in he is going to start to maybe be conflicted and start to have his brain growing back into ways that maybe we're surprised to see. This is an ongoing source of conflict for Walter, because you understand that he is a great man at the hands of Peter. He loves the man Peter has helped him become and he loathes the man that he used to be, so there's a natural conflict in that. The difficult thing is that he's got to deal with this plan. He's got to save the world, and he needs to have all his capacity and that may mean that extra little shove of intelligence that he's getting from this piece of brain that was put in, but at what cost? What does that mean to Walter? He has to save the world, but he also loves his relationships with people.
Do you think Peter will be a different father than Walter was?
Wyman: I do. I do. I think he'll be a better man than his father.
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Officials commemorate start of Habitat for Humanity project in West Grove
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Pictured at the ceremony are Terence Farrell (county commissioner), Mark Johnson (vice president of West Grove Borough Council), Sharon Nesbitt (West Grove Borough manager), Christopher Freese (West Grove Borough Council), Charles L. Huston, IV (executive director, Habitat for Humanity of Chester County Board of Directors), Richard S. Turkington (president of West Grove Borough Council), Brian Knezek (West Grove Borough Council), Ryan Costello (county commissioner), Clyde Jacobs (West Grove Borough Council), Stephen Black (Mayor of West Grove), Alan Randzin (local government policy specialist with the Governor's Center for Local Government Services), Kathi Cozzone (commissioner), David Prosser (West Grove Borough Council), William DeFalco (president of Habitat for Humanity of Chester County Board of Directors), Patrick Bokovitz, (Director of the Department of Community Development) and Arthur Munson (Habitat for Humanity of Chester County Board of Directors).
The Chester County Commissioners gathered with members of West Grove's Borough Council and Habitat for Humanity representatives earlier this month on the 6.8-acre site at Willow Street and South Guernsey Road in West Grove. The commissioners awarded a Community Revitalization Program grant of $1,111,000 to the borough for improvements on, and surrounding, this property. These public improvements include construction of the storm water management system, storm sewer system, public water system, new street construction and widening of existing streets. Habitat for Humanity of Chester County will then build 40 affordable, owner-occupied homes on this property in partnership with families earning between 30 percent and 60 percent of the area's median income.
Ryan Costello, the chairman of the Chester County Board of Commissioners, noted, "Since 2003, more than $3.7 million in Community Revitalization Programs funds have been invested in West Grove, for water system, storm sewer and streetscape improvements. This year's grant of $1.1 million helps pave the way for the construction of 40 affordable homes in the borough, and we thank Habitat for Humanity of Chester County and Borough officials for their commitment to investing in this very worthwhile project."


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A blend of retroactive + continuity.
The term "retroactive continuity" was popularized by comics writer Roy Thomas, who was known for writing superhero comic books set decades in the past such as All-Star Squadron and attributes it to an anonymous source [bold in original]:
"As for what Roy himself (myself) is trying to do, we like to think an enthusiastic ALL-STAR booster at one of Adam Malin's Creation Conventions in San Diego came up with the best name for it, a few months back: 'Retroactive Continuity.' Has kind of a ring, don't you think?"[1]
retcon (plural retcons)
- A situation, in a soap opera or similar serial fiction, in which a new storyline explains or changes a previous event or attaches a new significance to it.
- 2003. Glen Cadigan, The Legion Companion, p. 152:
- TLC: What do you say to the Legion fans who have become disenfranchised with the series due to its various retcons and reboots?
- 2005. Rhonda Wilcox, Why Buffy Matters: The Art of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, p. 9:
- Fans talk of retcon—retroactive continuity—giving information that explains an earlier event, especially seeming plot contradictions or lacunae.
- 2006. Glenn Yeffeth, ed., The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman, p. 155:
- It's a little trick called retcon, short for "retroactive continuity," ...
- Yet I'm unsure even Millar is fully aware of the power given him by the retcon.
- 2003. Glen Cadigan, The Legion Companion, p. 152:
retcon (third-person singular simple present retcons, present participle retconning, simple past and past participle retconned)
- To employ such a device.
- 2003. Jean-Marc Lofficier, The Nth Doctor, p. 5:
- While 'retconning' the scripts, I came up with a number of theories that throw new light on the Doctor, his past, and various other elements...
- 2004. Eric Nolen-Weathington, Modern Masters Volume 3: Bruce Timm, p.79:
- A lot of people were like, "Oh, they just retconned their own continuity. They should have used Kyle. I don't like that." So we just threw Kyle in there to say, "No, no, Kyle's still there. He still exists in the animated universe; he's just not stationed on Earth at the moment, regularly."
- 2006. Len Wein, ed., The Unauthorized X-Men: SF and Comic Writers on Mutants, Prejudice, and Adamantium 92:
- Retroactive continuity (aka retconning), would reveal that Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are also Magneto's children, showing that this was a guy who was really committed to his cause
- 2006. Michael Eury, Daniel (CON) Best, Glen (CON) Cadigan, Mike (CON) Esposito, David (CON) Mandel, The Krypton Companion, p. 157:
- Luthor appeared a handful of times, Gary "retconned" the Toyman and created Terra-Man, and Superman would get a worthy opponent whenever Len Wein did a fill-in.
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SALT LAKE CITY — A college student has posted a video on the Internet in which he strips down to a Speedo bathing suit to protest security measures at Salt Lake City airport.
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The video was purportedly shot Tuesday in a security line, but an airport official reported another Speedo protest was taking place Wednesday.
In the video, a Transportation Security Administration agent asks the student, "Sir, what are you doing?!"
"This is a safety precaution, man," the student replies. "Just making sure I don't have any trouble."
"Put your clothes back on!" an agent orders before the protester tries to explain that he plans to dress after exiting a metal detector.
"Put your clothes back on!" the agent repeats.Slideshow: Airport Body Searches (on this page)
The protester refuses and tells a TSA supervisor, "I looked on the TSA website and it didn't say anything about going through in a bathing suit."
Agents then try to coax the man to at least put on a shirt. The words "Screw Big Sis" were painted on his back.
"I will on the other side — is that cool?" he replies.
Agents finally give up and let the man remain in his bathing suit.
The student was identified only as Jimmy on the blog complaining of "ridiculous" screening procedures at U.S. airports. The footage was taken by a video camera filming from a security line conveyor belt.
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On Wednesday, a man in a swim suit, boots and cap was walking around a terminal, airport spokeswoman Barbara Gann said.
He also spent time outside the terminal in frigid temperatures.
"He's being allowed to exercise his freedom of speech," Gann said. "That Speedo guy is definitely provocative."
The TSA saw no reason to take action.
"He's not a security threat," said TSA spokesman Dwayne Baird at the Salt Lake airport. "We would have no reason to detain him."
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- santiago calatrava bridge in dallasOne of our favorite architects, Santiago Calatrava, has just made design history, completing his first ever vehicular bridge in Dallas, Texas. The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, opening this weekend, will connect two banks of Dallas' Trinity River, revitalizing an amazing space at the heart of the city and creating a one of a kind outdoor recreational hub inspired by New York's Central Park.1
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- santiago calatrava bridge in dallasWhile the striking bridge with its 400 foot arch is finished, plans for a recreational area at its feet are still in the works. Calatrava and planners aim for the bridge's park to be a bustling public place and a new favorite stop for Dallas visitors and tourists.4
- santiago calatrava bridge in dallasThe Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge's six traffic lanes are expected to carry nearly 14,000 drivers a day, undoubtedly breaking up some of monotonous commuter traffic jams that surround the city.5
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- santiago calatrava bridge in dallasA sister bridge aimed to replace the Interstate Highway 30 further along the bend is still in the design phase.7


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Simone Zurbuchen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Zurbuchen is the author of Naturrecht und natürliche Religion. Zur Geschichte des Toleranzbegriffs von Samuel Pufendorf bis Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Natural Law and Natural Religion. On the Concept of Toleration from Samuel Pufendorf to Jean-Jacques Rousseau), 1991, a major work in its field. She has also published several articles on eighteenth-century philosophy, politics, and religion, and is the author of a major chapter on religion and society in The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Philosophy (forthcoming).


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The Moon is the satellite of our planet, and moves around it, as the Earth moves around the Sun. Now it seems like common knowledge. Modern people are used to considering this fact as a general truth. But our predecessors didn't think so. For quite a long period of time people had an absolutely different view of the surrounding world. Zodiac Clock 3D Screensaver allows you to travel through Time and Space to see what ancient people thought of the place of our planet in the universe.
The rarity-like golden clock seems to be soaring in outer space. Decorated with extras from the ancient atlas, the face of the clock stands for the Earth, while its semi-transparent outlining acts as an orbit for the Moon and the Sun moving around our planet. The clock is encircled with 12 gorgeously shimmering zodiac constellations: Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagitarius, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Leo, Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries and Pisces. Zodiac Clock 3D Screensaver highlights the current zodiac sign and shows the date, day of the week and month. With this screensaver in action, try to concentrate and listen carefully and maybe you will share the eternal wisdom of the ever-shining stars!
Zodiac Clock 3D Screensaver is based on the medieval drawings and atlas illustrations created by the astronomers and scientists of that time. Modern graphics technologies in a perfect combination with an original music track instantly take you up to the boundless night sky full of beaming starlight! Moreover, you can create your own rules for this wonderful outer space journey by choosing your favorite music tracks from your own personal library!


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The compassionate care provided by their exceptionally dedicated doctors and nurses is vital for the terminally ill individual and greatly appreciated by their families. All net proceeds raised through The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance have gone - not toward administrative or overhead expenses - but directly to making those with a terminal diagnosis more comfortable.
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The prognosis is good. According to its National Renewable Energy Action Plan, the country will achieve the increase primarily through existing energy schemes and strategies. Wind energy already supplies some 20% of electricity in Denmark and there is more installed wind capacity per person than anywhere else. This year, it expects to supply 12.4TWh of electricity from 4.6GW of installed renewables capacity.
In 2020, it targets 20.6TWh from 6.8GW of installed renewables. Of that, 11.7TWh will be produced by 3.96GW of wind, including 1.3GW offshore. Those figures highlight that though total wind capacity will rise by only about 13% from the current 3.5GW, projected electricity output will increase by about a third, thanks to more efficient new turbines and output from wind-rich offshore projects. According to the action plan, renewables - primarily wind and biomass - will supply 51.9% of electricity by 2020.
Still, the green energy industry wants more. Planned 2020 renewables capacity is expected to push the share of green energy to 28.3%, short of the 30% target. The Danish Wind Industry Association argues that wind power has greater potential. "By setting more ambitious targets, we could maintain a leading role in the global market for energy technology," says chairman Jan Hylleberg.


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IRVING, Texas (AP) Tony Romo sat alone on the Dallas bench, his stare frozen at the ground on a cold night in Washington.
Any number of things could have been going through the mind of the Cowboys quarterback in the final minutes of a 28-18 loss to the Redskins on Sunday night - his third playoffs-or-bust failure in five years in a finale against an NFC East rival.
Maybe it was his latest big mistake in a huge moment, an interception that helped Washington clinch the win. Or his famous flub on the hold for what could have been a game-winning field goal in his first playoff game six years ago at Seattle. Or that the Cowboys still had a chance so late in a season notable for the death of a teammate and injuries to so many key players.
``It stings,'' said Romo, who dropped to 1-6 in elimination games with Dallas. ``You put your heart into this thing for so long, throughout the year, this offseason. We had to overcome a lot of stuff just to get ourselves in this situation.''
The words of tight end Jason Witten when he arrived at training camp - ``can't be the same old story'' - haunt the Cowboys now because it was. Mistakes and poor game management cost them some wins early in the season. Interceptions - nine of them - piled up on Romo in two losses. After winning five of six to regain control of their playoff fate, the Cowboys dropped the last two.
In the recent series of winner-take-all finales, the Cowboys have been swept by their three division rivals. Philadelphia blew them out in 2008, and the New York Giants took a 21-0 lead in a 31-14 victory last season.
Romo had the ball 85 yards from the end zone against the Redskins, with plenty of time to lead a scoring drive that could have ended a two-year playoff drought. Instead, he floated a pass that leaping Redskins linebacker Rob Jackson grabbed, and now Dallas is missing the postseason for the fourth time in Romo's six full seasons as the starter.
Dallas has become the definition of mediocrity, finishing 8-8 for the second year in a row and now holding a record of 128-128 since the start of the 1997 season. That means 2013 will be the third straight year with a record that starts at an even .500 going back more than a decade. Dallas has one playoff win in that span.
``If we don't do a good enough job then it is the same old story,'' Witten said Monday in a quiet and mostly empty Cowboys locker room. ``We've just got to stomach it up and get better because of it. That's the only way to get to the top.''
Much has changed since Dallas was 3-5 and facing early playoff elimination. In the midst of the 5-1 stretch that vaulted them to a tie for the division lead, the Cowboys had to play through the death of practice squad linebacker Jerry Brown in a car accident that led to intoxication manslaughter charges against nose tackle Josh Brent.
The wreck happened hours before Brent was supposed to be on the team plane to Cincinnati, where he was expected to start in place of injured Jay Ratliff. Dallas scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and beat the Bengals 20-19 on a field goal by Dan Bailey as time expired.
That turned out to be the first of three straight games decided on the final play, with the Cowboys splitting back-to-back overtime games at home by beating Pittsburgh and losing to New Orleans.
Questions about coach Jason Garrett's job disappeared as he steered the team through the death of Brown and the wins kept coming. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones lauded Garrett's leadership, and while Jones hasn't directly said Garrett will return, he has said he was never really considering an alternative.
Now the question is whether these Cowboys will be remembered for perseverance or another failure.
``I think we'll probably remember it for both of those things,'' Garrett said. ``These players and coaches went through a lot this year, overcame a lot of adversity, handled things the right way, got stronger as a result of it and that's really a special thing to be a part of.''
Injuries picked part the Dallas defense most of the season, but it was the offense's turn against the Redskins. Receivers Dez Bryant, Miles Austin and Dwayne Harris were sidelined at various times, and Bryant spent the night in a hospital after injuring his back late in the game.
Bryant, who had a breakout season with 1,382 yards and 12 touchdowns, was moving gingerly on crutches at team headquarters Monday. Austin and Harris had sprained ankles.
The defense, which gave up 200 yards rushing to Washington rookie Alfred Morris, will eagerly await the return of inside linebackers Sean Lee and Bruce Carter, along with three other starters who missed significant time. Several waiver wire pickups played plenty of snaps late in the season.
``Eventually, we're going to get this thing right,'' said cornerback Brandon Carr, who signed a $50 million free agent contract this year. ``This offseason is going to be turned up a few more notches than last offseason. I don't accept losing and none of the guys in this locker room accepts losing and we're tired of this feeling.''
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Everett True's guide to the Sub Pop rosta, 18th March 1989.
You can tell the grunge scene is still developing – check those cowboy boots on the crowd surfer! That said nothing would please me more than if someone from the gig photo got in touch.
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Bridgeport Art Trail a 4-day celebration of city's cultural assets
Cultural treasures on expanded art trail
Don't even think about attempting the Bridgeport Art Trail without the free guide book in hand; there's so much to see and do in celebration of the city's cultural treasures that visitors should plan a strategy in advance.
That's the advice of organizers, who say the fifth annual event (always on the weekend prior to Veterans Day), Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 7-10, will feature scores of free events at dozens of spots around town.
Several downtown venues will conduct free open-house receptions on Thursday, Nov. 7, so that visitors will be able to walk from show to show.
"Year after year, this event has grown and caught on with so many people who look forward to checking out the great art and creativity that is happening here, along with the museums and galleries and interesting old factories, which have been turned into artist studios," said organizer Suzanne Kachmar, director of the nonprofit City Lights Gallery.
Paintings, photography, textile fashions and accessories, ceramics, quilts, mixed-media pieces, jewelry, sculpture and a host of other arty items will be available for purchase, she added.
"Our mantra this year is `View Art/Talk Art/Buy Art,'' Kachmar said laughing, adding that the goal is to "promote the artists, engage the community and attract visitors" to Bridgeport.
Gallery and museum art shows, open studios for about 65 artists, jazz and dance concerts, poetry readings, wine tastings and receptions are planned. So too are demonstrations on blacksmithing, knife painting and Japanese Gyotaku printmaking on fabric, along with workshops on beading/jewelry-making and cutting dovetail joints/cabinet-making -- to name a few.
One of the many highlights will be a free public reception for the opening of "A Celebration of Chuck Close and his Turnaround Arts Kids," Thursday, Nov. 7, from 7:30 to 8: 30 p.m. -- an exhibition at the Housatonic Museum of Art through Dec. 15 of Close prints and pieces from about 30 students at Roosevelt School. (Close has been mentoring these students for the past year as part of President Barack Obama's White House Turnaround Arts Initiative to encourage student "engagement.") Close is now being feted with an exhibition at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, but this will be his first show in Bridgeport.
More InformationPrior to the opening of Art Trail, guides may be picked up at City Lights Gallery, 37 Markle Court, Bridgeport; 203-334-7748. During the Art Trail, guides will be available at participating venues. For more information on events, maps and area restaurants, visit www.bridgeport-art-trail.org. Additional information is available at www.HousatonicMuseum and www.citylightsgallery.org.
(An benefit event, at $250 per person, will open the Close exhibition from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., during which the arts-world legend, based in Manhattan, is expected to attend; for tickets, contact the Bridgeport Arts & Cultural Commission at the B-Hive, 285 Fairfield Ave., the new home for the BACC; www.bhivebridgeport.com. Proceeds will benefit the Turnaround program in Bridgeport.)
A bicycle tour for the athletically inclined takes place on Saturday, Nov. 9, from noon to 6:30 p.m., that will take in numerous studios at the Nest Arts Factory and the American Fabrics Arts Building, and make stops at the 305 Knowlton Street Gallery and at Mountain Grove Cemetery for a visit to the monuments of 19th-century entertainment entrepreneur P.T. Barnum and his protege Tom Thumb.
"I think some (people) may have a concept of an artist as someone who works in their studio and isn't in touch with the world. However, throughout history artists have been greatly concerned and actively involved in addressing issues and the problems of their time," Kachmar said.
For example, at the American Fabrics Arts Building, 1069 Connecticut Ave., is the studio for internationally respected contemporary quilt designer Denyse Schmidt and more than two dozen other artists. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 9-10, American Fabrics artists are inviting visitors to their open studios, while Schmidt presents her annual sample sale. Schmidt has donated one of her quilts for a raffle (tickets are $5 each), with the proceeds being donated to the Bridgeport Rescue Mission.
City Lights Gallery will host an exhibit that features the creativity of city art teachers in "What I Did on My Summer Vacation, Bridgeport Art Teachers as Artists," with a reception Thursday, Nov. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Participating arts venues, each offering some type of exhibition or display, will include t the University of Bridgeport's Schelfault Gallery; the Black Rock Galleries, 1720 Fairfield Ave.; the Barnum Museum; McLevy Hall; the Mayor's Gallery in the government center at 999 Broad St.; the Historic Arcade Mall, 1001-12 Main St. and the Read's Art Space Gallery.
Art Trail guides are available now at City Lights Gallery, 37 Markle Court, Bridgeport; 203-334-7748; www.citylightsgallery.org.
During the Art Trail, guides will be available at participating venues. For additions or cancellations, visit www.bridgeport-art-trail.org.
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~Honoring the Dream~ 3rd Annual Candle Light Prayer Vigil
The Healthy Heritage Movement
Monday, January 21, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PST)
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Join us as we pray for the health and well-being for Riverside County,
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Terry Starks
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I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.
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Our MISSION is to eliminate health disparities in the African American community by providing culturally relevant wellness programs and resources, peer navigation and advocacy training. Our VISION is to serve as the premier provider of knowledge and tools, to help end the behavior that contributes to increased high-risk, life-threatening health conditions that plague African Americans. We provide health education programs to decrease the disproportionate number of African Americans affected by chronic diseases: Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Obesity.
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Our strategies for educating adults and youth have proven successful. Our healthy lifestyle programs are designed to change behavior by providing a healthier alternative through trainings, interactive workshops, health screenings and products.
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Dr. John Daly (Ph.D., Purdue University, 1977) is the Liddell Centennial Professor of Communication, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, TCB Professor of Management, and an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy. He has published more than one hundred articles and chapters in scholarly publications, and completed six books. Dr. Daly''s interests focus on practical ways of improving the communication skills of individuals. Thus, he has examined topics such as shyness, personality difference in communication, communication difficulties people experience in their personal and professional relationships, and ways people advocate for their ideas. Daly has served as editor of Communication Education and co-editor of Written Communication, as well as a member of the editorial boards of ten different academic journals. He has also consulted with numerous organizations, both public and private, on communication issues. In recent years, he has worked with the White House on issues related to customer service and communication. Dr. Daly has been the winner of every campus-wide undergraduate teaching award. He was named a Fellow of the International Communication Association in recognition of his scholarly work. He has taught classes in interpersonal communication, persuasion and attitude change, and empirical research methods. Professionally, he has served on the Board of Directors of ICA, the International Customer Service Association, and the Administrative Council of the National Communication Association. He has served as President of the National Communication Association and Chair of the Council of Communication Societies.
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By MICHAEL CIEPLY
LOS ANGELES — On Feb. 24 Hollywood will turn out for the Oscars.
But it's starting to feel as if it might be "The Last Picture Show."
Next year's Academy Awards ceremony — the 85th since 1929 — will be landing in a pool of angst about movies and what appears to be their fraying connection to pop culture.
After the shock of last year's decline in domestic movie ticket sales, to $1.28 billion, the lowest since 1995 (and attendance is only a little better this year), film business insiders have been quietly scrambling to fix what few will publicly acknowledge to be broken.
That is, Hollywood's grip on the popular imagination, particularly when it comes to the more sophisticated films around which the awards season turns.
Several industry groups, including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars, and the nonprofit American Film Institute, which supports cinema, are privately brainstorming about starting public campaigns to convince people that movies still matter.
That seemed self-evident only a few years ago. But the mood has turned wistful as people in the industry watch the momentum shift toward television. Even the movies' biggest night will feed that trend: The Academy has lined up Seth MacFarlane, a powerful television writer-producer, as the host of the Oscars.
"Shakespeare wrote his sonnets long after the sonnet form fell out of fashion," James Schamus, a screenwriter and producer who is also the chief executive of Focus Features, noted in a recent email.
George Stevens Jr., the founder of the American Film Institute, said he would not descend "like Cassandra," with a lecture for members of the movie academy, when he accepts his honorary Oscar at their Governors Awards banquet on Dec. 1.
"I think they will find their way, but it's a time of enormous change," Stevens said. He spoke by telephone recently of his concern that a steady push toward viewing on phones and tablets is shrinking the spirit of films. In the past, he said — citing "A Man for All Seasons," "8½" and "The Searchers" — there was a grandeur to films that delivered long-form storytelling on very large screens.
But the prospect that a film will embed itself into the cultural and historical consciousness of the American public in the way of "Gone With the Wind" or the "Godfather" series seems greatly diminished in an era when content is consumed in thinner slices, and the films that play broadly often lack depth.
As the awards season unfolds, the movies are still getting smaller. After six weeks in theaters "The Master," a 70-millimeter character study much praised by critics, had been seen by about 1.9 million viewers. That is perhaps half the audience for a single hit episode of a cable show like "Mad Men" or "The Walking Dead."
The weakness in movies has multiple roots.
Films, while in theaters, live behind a paywall; television is free, once the monthly subscription is paid.
And at least since "The Sopranos," sophisticated TV series have learned to hook viewers on long-term character development; movies do that mostly in fantasy franchises like the "Twilight" series.
And a collapse in home video revenue, caused partly by piracy, drove film salaries down. Television, meanwhile, raised its pay, and attracted movie stars like Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Laura Linney, Claire Danes and Sigourney Weaver.
Ticket sales for genre films like "Taken 2" or MacFarlane's broad comedy "Ted" remain strong. And a growing international audience, particularly in China, has brightened the outlook for action-hero blockbusters like Marvel's "Avengers" or "The Dark Knight Rises."
But the number of films released by specialty divisions of the major studios, which have backed Oscar winners like "Slumdog Millionaire," from Fox Searchlight, fell to just 37 pictures last year, down 55 percent from 82 in 2002, according to the Motion Picture Association of America.
The drop-off leaves many viewers feeling pained.
"They feel puzzled," said critic David Denby. "They're a little baffled." He was referring to those who have applauded his argument — made both in a New Republic essay "Has Hollywood Murdered the Movies?" and in a new book, "Do the Movies Have a Future?" — that the enduring strength of film will depend on whether studios return to modestly budgeted but culturally powerful movies.
"If they don't build their own future, they're digging their own graves," Denby said.
The turn toward MacFarlane, who directed and voiced a foul-mouthed teddy bear in "Ted," his main contribution to feature film, has left the academy scratching for ways to get the public reinvested in the sort of pictures it typically honors. Its staff, for instance, has been looking at the possibility of getting filmmakers who have made best picture winners to join a promotional campaign in theaters.
In Los Angeles the academy is also building a movie museum, meant to showcase the medium.
Separately, the National Association of Theater Owners recently asked public relations and advertising consultants to submit proposals for a similar push.
Board members of the film institute also have been looking ways to strike a new interest in feature film, said Bob Gazzale, its president.
Gazzale said it was too early to discuss details, but another person briefed on the initiative said the group had considered things as far afield as reaching out to prominent politicians — say, Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton — as supervisors of film awards programs. The goal would be to re-establish a connection with viewers who were turning elsewhere for cultural direction.
In a discussion at Colorado State University this month, Allison Sylte, a student journalist, suggested that the academy helped break the connection between her own generation and high-end movies in 2011 when it chose as best picture "The King's Speech," which looked backward, rather than "The Social Network," which pushed ahead.
"So, what does that mean for us as a culture?" Sylte asked of a vacuum that might occur if the better films went away.
The hole, Gazzale said, to whom the question was relayed, would be a large one.
"Movies remind us of our common heartbeat," he said.
Cinema in peril?
By MICHAEL CIEPLY