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Ham, cheese & mushroom turnovers
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- 250ml milk
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- 1 tbsp each butter and flour, mixed to a paste, plus extra for dusting
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- 140g button mushroom, cut into quarters
- 1 tbsp olive oil
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- 140g ham, chopped into small pieces
- 85g leftover cheese (amount will vary according to type – go with your taste buds), cut into small pieces
- 1 tbsp chopped herbs – tarragon, parsley and chives all work well
- 500g block puff pastry
- 1 egg, beaten
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- The first thing to do is to make a thick white sauce that will be the base of the turnover filling. Bring the milk to a simmer, then add the butter and flour paste. Whisk the paste into the simmering milk and allow it to boil for 3-4 mins, whisking gently all the time to prevent it from catching. You should now have a very thick white sauce. Cool the sauce in a bowl. Fry the mushrooms in the oil for 3-5 mins until golden, then leave to cool.
- Place the ham, cheese and mushrooms into a bowl, then gradually add the white sauce until everything is well coated. Finally, add the herbs.
- Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to about the thickness of a £1 coin and cut out 4 saucer-size rounds (about 18cm wide), re-rolling the trimmings if you need to. Brush the edges of each round with beaten egg. Spoon the mixture onto 1 side of each round, then fold over and seal the edges well. The turnovers can now be frozen for up to 1 month. Brush the turnover with the remaining egg, then chill for 30 mins.
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Blood Brother (Documentary Of A Group Of Children Infected With HIV) [Trailer]
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infected with HIV and Rocky Braat, a disenchanted
young American drifting through India. He wanted
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Guide to the William Hammond Hall Papers MS 913
Scope and Contents of Collection
Container List
General correspondence 1883-1910
Irrigation; Its Province and Problems, outline and notes 1889
Dams for Storage Reservoirs, manuscript undated
Notes and miscellaneous documents undated
Published Works 1891, 1897
Reservoir of San Bernadino and L.A. Counties, by J.D. Schuyler 1880-1881
Report on Mountain Reservoirs on the Kern River, by J.D. Schuyler 1888
Specht's Report on Reservoirs and Dams for Storage Purposes undated
California State Engineering Department
General undated
Drainage and debris work - correspondence undated
Irrigation District Report - correspondence 1888
Report on Irrigation 1880-1888
Controversy circa 1890
Association of Irrigation Districts
Correspondence 1891-1992
Directories 1891
Bear Valley Dam and Perris Irrigation Project 1889
Central Irrigation District
Correspondence 1891-1892
Specifications 1889-1891
Cost estimates 1891
Clear Lake Survey undated
Contra Costa and Oakland Water Co. 1886-1894
Coyote River Water Project 1901-1902
The Crocker and Huffman Canal undated
Kern County Irrigation Project 1878-1885
Kern River Gaugings
Correspondence 1903-1904
Reports 1903-1904
Accounts 1903-1904
Nevada Irrigation Project 1889-1890
Sacramento River Flood Control - correspondence 1903-1904
Sacramento Valley Irrigation Project 1883
Salt Spring Valley Reservoir 1889
San Joaquin Valley Canal - statistics 1885
Irrigation in Southern California circa 1888
Irrigation Projects in Southern California (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernadino) undated
Yakima Valley (Washington) Irrigation Project
W.N. Granger 1893-1894
C.R. Rockwood 1890-1892
J.B. Rogers 1893
D.W. Ross undated
P. Schulze 1892-1894
G. Sterling 1891-1893
Correspondence undated
Final Cost Reports 1894
Yolo County Sub-Irrigation undated
Yosemite Valley Project 1902
Arid Lands Legislation 1889-1890
Newspaper clippings 1888-1890
Sierra Buttes Canal & Water Co. - Briefs
California Highway Bulletin, Census Bulletin 1892, 1916


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Moyra Davey, from the exhibition Spleen. Indolence. Torpor. Ill-humour, (Murray Guy)
One of my earliest memories is getting hit in the face by a book. I was two; we had just moved to Dubai, and were staying with another family for the first few weeks. While we were playing, their younger son threw his book at me. It cut open the thin skin below my right eye, just above the line now demarcated by insomnia's purplish bruisings. I remember only fragmented flashes. The green Small World Library hardback with Goofy on its cover, the tears, and the blood—so much blood that the book retained a rusty stain on the spine.
The scar has since stretched and faded to a gathered curve, barely discernible to the touch and perceptible only if you know where to look. As I grew, I accrued many other scars, each with its own story, but this one remained special: my own facial bookmark. Like a tribal mark or that left arm vaccine scar that quietly signifies which global sphere you're from, I had been struck by the weight of a book
And read I did, as if to fill up this hole that the book had gouged in my face—compulsively and voraciously, and at every snatched moment I could. Yet Dubai's public library system was anaemic at best, and its bookstores, with their politely aligned new titles, antiseptic. Summer visits to India became all the more rarified as a result. Here, finally, pavements were hedged with booksellers, and inside, up rickety staircases and under the eye of equally rickety old men, were shelves heaving with books. These bookstores smelled like the ones I had read about: all heady with the intoxicating lignin of tomes gone to seed, mixed in with that slightly musty dampness unique to monsoon season.
Even in this bibliophilic paradise, however, lurked a sense of spoilage, insistently asserting itself like the background static of an AC. No matter how greedily I read and reread, I could never hope to possibly open—let alone own—even a fraction of the books I saw. And that's to say nothing of all the books I had never even heard of, but was still painfully aware were out there.
Later on, college would highlight in relief just how much I hadn't read. Each semester I took far more courses than I could legitimately handle, and reading became consumptive instead of submersive. It became good enough to quickly read each text just once; a slower savouring could come later. On visits home, I would fill my suitcase with that semester's texts in hopes of rereading them—properly, this time—but they always remained in accusative stacks on the floor, neglected in favour of my childhood favorites. As much as I wanted to build a library and surround myself with books, NYC storage concerns colluded with a sense of self-exhorted acceleration to shift my primary reading format from books, to PDFs, to Twitter and tabbed browsing.
Here, again, was that same urgency transposed from page to screen. Do you know the feeling? That sharp, almost adrenal jolt when you open just one more tab and all the favicons disappear to give you a segmented line of characters? You can't increase your screen resolution much more, but keep the pages open, just on the off chance that you might actually read them. Perhaps you quickly scan in order to close a tab, yet find yourself clicking on "History" just moments later, just in case you missed something. Perhaps you feel guilty about not giving each piece the undivided attention you once lavished upon your books, but often, just knowing the dust jacket-like gist seems to be enough. You consider developing an Instapaper habit, but don't trust that you will ever train yourself to go back, sit down, and read them at leisure. Because should you manage the impossible, and find time to actually read them after the fact, won't it be too late? Won't the conversation have moved on?
This kind of pearl clutching over time poverty and the whirling hyperkineticism of the Web is nothing new. A few decades into the Internet, the browser has become cemented as the new battleground. At face, debates about the experience of reading online rest on a collective nostalgia for the book as an aesthetic object. What's really at stake is the practice of reading itself: when, where, and on whose platform...


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1957 Ford Fairlane 500 - Readers' Rods
Clif NelsonAdams, North Dakota1957 Ford Fairlane 500Clif knows that a custom need not be radical to be cool, and his mild Ford is rolling proof. The subdued cruiser was actually almost finished when Clif bought it. The interior needed finishing, but an updated 351 Cleveland/C6 drivetrain was in place, while the body wore custom touches like dummy spotlights, hood louvers (256 of 'em!), a tube grille, frenched headlights, custom taillights, and a pearl white finish. Clif says he "drove the wheels off" the fine Ford until a run-in with a deer sidelined it. Fortunately, Clif's buddy Dale, a fellow Valley Cruiser club member, was able to fix the body and re-spray the white finish, while a local upholsterer stitched the white vinyl and maroon cloth interior. With both the outside and inside freshened up, this Fairlane is primed and ready for many more miles of cruisin' fun.
Merle BalkeKentwood, Michigan1948 Chevy FleetmasterMerle didn't have to wait for our March '07 issue to discover how cool fat-fendered cars are; he was already having rotund fun in his four-door Fleetmaster. Merle says he bought the Chevy off eBay, and it sounds like he's plenty happy with his purchase. The big sedan is set up with the usual, reliable street rod goodies-Mustang II-style front suspension, 350 V-8 backed by a TH350 automatic, and a 10-bolt Nova rearend. The dark purple paint is set off nicely with chrome steel wheels capped with '52 Chevy-style center caps from Wheel Vintiques and wrapped in BFGoodrich radial whitewalls. The cavernous cabin is upholstered in comfortable two-tone gray cloth, and Merle says the chassis and engine compartment are well detailed on this comfy, pudgy driver.


text: Most people possess the ability to be the world's best at something, especially if they can make up the specific feat that would immortalize their name in the history books. RecordSetter, a website that chronicles the world's highest, fastest, longest and most-est, makes it easier than ever to be the best at your chosen act, since it lets users submit their own records. "People have said we're the Wikipedia to the Guinness book's Encyclopedia Britannica," RecordSetter co-founder Dan Rollman said in an e-mail to Wired.com. "We don't judge submissions. Whether you want to set a world record for Farthest Distance to Throw an iPod or Most Socks Put on Left Foot While Listening to 'Beat It,' we welcome your record on our site." RecordSetter, which grew out of a 2004 Burning Man camp, has collected more than 10,000 records from more than 60 countries. A small sliver of those entries can be found in The RecordSetter Book of World Records, which hits stores Thursday; its 300 entries rank among the very best of the best. To offer a taste of the kind of wacky stunts pulled to break RecordSetter records, Wired.com compiled some high-water marks from people who are doubling down on their 15 minutes of fame (because they're already famous). From Justin Bieber's lightning-fast tweets to Cameron Diaz's bunny love, these are the best celebrity RecordSetter records. Witness the events in the gallery above — they're all nuts.Justin Bieber: Most Tweets Sent During a Live Interview In February, Canadian singer/heartthrob and lesbian aspirant Justin Bieber set the record for most tweets during a live interview. While being chatted up by Metacafe along with his Never Say Never director Jon Chu, Bieber sent an amazing 29 tweets.Andrew W.K.: Most Times Singing the Word 'Party' in a Song Perpetually white-clad rocker Andrew W.K. set the record for singing the word "party" when he uttered it 204 times during one tune last June in New York.Drew Barrymore: Most People Hit in the Face With Pies in 30 Seconds While on Roller Skates While promoting her roller-derby film Whip It in 2009, Drew Barrymore did a RecordSetter segment on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in which she set a record for most people hit in the face with pies in 30 seconds while on roller skates. She nailed 13 unlucky pie-holes.Cameron Diaz: Most Bunnies Snuggled With in a Hammock Actress Cameron Diaz brought her giant smile to the set of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in 2009 to set the record for most bunnies snuggled in a hammock. Even though she spooned with 48 of the baby rabbits, her record was later broken when an Australian radio DJ got in a hammock with 50 bunnies about a week later. When DJ Nathan Morris broke the news to Diaz on-air, she replied, "I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive you. It is full-on war. It is bunny-hammock war."Tony Hawk and Kevin Rose: Fastest High-Five Tandem Beer Chug Involving a Professional Skateboarder In 2009, Digg co-founder Kevin Rose and pro skateboarder Tony Hawk set the record for fastest high-five tandem beer chug. It took them only 11 seconds to chug their brews. The record, set in Las Vegas (where else?), stands.


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Best U.S. Airports for Business Travelers
MarketWatch's Christopher Noble and Jim Jelter discuss which U.S. airports offer the best services for business travelers. (Photo: Getty Images)
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N° 20–2003: ESA to sign contract with DLR for Columbus Control Centre
26 March 2003
On 31 March at Oberpfaffenhofen, near Munich, Germany, ESA Director of Human Spaceflight Mr Jörg Feustel-Büechl will sign a EUR 37.7 m contract with DLR, the German national agency for aerospace research and spaceflight, to develop the Columbus Control Centre for the European Columbus laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).
Columbus is a European science laboratory built to facilitate European research in space. It is the cornerstone of the European contribution to the ISS project and represents Europe as a key partner in the Space Station programme. ESA expects to launch the laboratory in October 2004.
The main functions of the Columbus Control Centre will be to command and control the Columbus laboratory systems, to provide and operate the European ground communications network for the facility, and to coordinate operations for the European payloads on board the International Space Station.
"The Columbus laboratory and the Columbus Control Centre are vital elements of the European participation in the International Space Station," said Mr. Feustel-Büechl, "the signature with DLR for the Columbus Control Centre demonstrates Europe's commitment to the International Space Station programme".
Once the Columbus Control Centre is set up in Oberpfaffenhofen, on the premises of DLR's German Space Operations Centre (GSOC) and ready for operations in 2004, DLR will take responsibility under a further ESA contract for management of the centre and coordinate and support all on-orbit operations of the Columbus laboratory on behalf of ESA. The Columbus assembly mission, scheduled for October 2004, and the first period of Columbus operations will be managed by an Integrated Flight Control Team consisting of DLR, Astrium and ESA personnel led by an ESA Flight Director. For subsequent periods, DLR will lead the Columbus Laboratory Flight Control Team, with up to 90 operators. The team will act on ESA's behalf vis-à-vis NASA and other ISS partners for the execution of all Columbus operations.
The Columbus Control Centre has to be operational in time to provide ground communication services for the ESA Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Control Centre in Toulouse, France. The ATV is scheduled to be launched by Ariane 5 from Kourou, French Guiana, in September 2004 and is designed to resupply the ISS and carry out orbit reboost operations.
In placing this contract, ESA is recognising the long-standing experience and competence of DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen in the management of manned spaceflight operations. DLR has been involved in spacecraft operations for 35 years and in the management of manned spaceflight missions since the first European Spacelab mission in 1983. Since 1998 DLR specialists have contributed to the design and preparation of the Columbus Control Centre.
Media representatives wishing to attend the contract signature event at DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen on 31 March at 11:00 (see programme attached) are kindly requested to complete the attached accreditation form and return it, preferably by fax, to ESA Media Relations Service in Paris (Fax: +33(0)184.108.40.20690).
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ESA Columbus Control Centre Contract Signature
DLR/GSOC - Oberpfaffenhofen, near Munich (Germany)
Monday 31 March 2003
10.15 - Doors open for check-in and refreshments
11.00 - Welcome address - Prof. Bernd Höfer, DLR
Role and importance of the Columbus Control Centre,the overall operations of the ISS - Jörg Feustel-Büechl, ESA
The Columbus Control Centre, the culmination of 35 years' spaceflight operations control at GSOC - Prof. Achim Bachem, DLR
Signature of Contract
Columbus Control Centre operations - Robert Chesson, ESA
Design and implementation of the Columbus Control Centre - Prof. Klaus Wittman, DLR
Questions and Answers
12.00 - Opportunities for individual interviews - Buffet lunch
Place: DLR/GSOC Oberpfaffenhofen, near MunichMotorway A 96, Munich-Lindau, Exit: Oberpfaffenhofen, then follow the signs to DLR.
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One week from today, the FIFA World Cup will kick off with a game in Sao Paolo featuring host nation Brazil versus Croatia. This year's theme is "All in one rhythm" or, as recording artist Pitbull declares in the official theme song, "We are one."
There's been plenty to suggest that that may not be the case, as comes standard with all sporting events of this magnitude. As we see with most of these gatherings, the possibility always exists for human trafficking, with many Catholics on the front lines to spread the word to stop it. Brazil, which also recently hosted World Youth Day and will host the 2016 Summer Olympics, has seen plenty of social unrest due to the large infrastructure projects required to host all these international affairs.
Beyond the issues in the host nation, Catholic Relief Services points out that 12 of the 32 countries participating in the tournament are places where CRS currently serves. And poverty—along with hunger, human trafficking, and lack of education—make it very difficult for nations, and the entire world, to truly proclaim that all are living in one rhythm. As such, Catholic Relief Services is sponsoring #KickPoverty, a campaign to help raise money to support better futures for those in need. To make a donation, click here.
If you're among the seemingly large group of people not optimistic about the United States progressing beyond its tough group draw (featuring Portugal, Germany, and Ghana), why not consider the tournament as a way that you can provide hope for others around the world.


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Downtown Farmers Market 2019
June 22, 2019 @ 7:00 am - 1:00 pm CDT
An event every week that begins at 7:00 am on Wednesday and Saturday, repeating until October 30, 2019
In 2019, the Downtown Farmers Market is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. beginning April 27th and ending October 30th.
The Downtown Farmers Market is located in Founders Square parking lot at the corner of 9th & Main Streets in Historic Downtown Hopkinsville.
The Downtown Farmers Market accepts debit and EBT cards, Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Vouchers, and WIC.
For more information or to register as a vendor, please contact Holly Boggess at 270-887-4285 , or email Laura Faulkner at [email protected] .


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Powerful Websites
Your website should work for you, not against you. SNO sites work overtime. They're preloaded with everything you need to deliver the news in high-definition: immersive images, story templates, multimedia capabilities. If our websites were people, they'd be drinking protein shakes and pumping iron. Just look at those muscles.


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Amanda Palmer & Neil Gaiman Return to Bard College
Last September, the husband-and-wife team of Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer played something of an oddball doubleheader at Bard College's Fisher Center in Annandale-On-Hudson. (Would you expect anything less from them?) Read reviews here and here.
The evening started out with a reading of a new, as-yet-unpublished story by award-winning author Gaiman in the Sosnoff Theater, and then as a separate event, Palmer and her band the Grand Theft Orchestra whipped up a pre-tour concert in support of her upcoming album Theatre Is Evil in the center's black box Theater Two.
At the time, they promised to return. And now they are…
This time, however, they'll be sharing the same stage at the Sosnoff Theater at 8pm on Saturday, April 6. They're describing the performance as "an intimate night of spoken word, songs, stories, chats with the audience and more than a few surprises."
Priced at $25, $30, $35 & $40, tickets are scheduled to go on sale at 10am today (Monday, January 14).


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...we close on our FIRST home Friday! can i get a whoop, whoop!? :-)
...i have been a Pinterest fool pinning tons of ideas for future projects, paint colors etc. I got all the room colors figured out except Tucker & Cy's room. I'm hoping to get that figured out this week!
...sunday evening has become family movie night & I look forward to that time as MUCH as my little three year old. Tonight was Toy Story. Big Hit! Looking forward to introducing him into the classics this Christmas!
...I started listening to Christmas music today. yep, its only oct 7th. :-)
...i haven't forgotten about this blog & hope to get it back up & running as we take on LOTS of new projects and capturing precious moments with our little family!
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...we close on our FIRST home Friday! can i get a whoop, whoop!? :-)
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NETZSCH applications laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art technology and are part of our comprehensive service program. The NETZSCH wet grinding and mixing laboratory is located in Selb. The NETZSCH dry grinding and classifying laboratory is located in Hanau.
These laboratories allow us to accurately test customer products in order to obtain the maximum grinding efficiency according to customer specifications. Grinding tests can be run on both laboratory scale and production sized machines. After testing is complete, a comprehensive test report, including a sample of the final product, is prepared and sent to the customer.
Customers are welcome to take part in the testing of their product, guaranteeing that all tests are run exactly according to their requirements. During the trials, customers will also learn more about our company, its manufacturing abilities and staff.


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Reading Together® at Manurewa Central School, Auckland - Video 2.
The Biddulph Group provides professional support and research-based resources for principals, teachers, early childhood educators, librarians, parents/whānau and children.
The Reading Together® programme is "the closest thing to a silver bullet we've ever seen", says Dr Laurie Thew, former Principal of Manurewa Central School.
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Aspen Heights Workers out of Money and Hotel
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COLUMBIA - The group of construction workers unhappy with pay issues at the Aspen Heights construction site faced another problem Friday--being kicked out of their hotel. EconoLodge reports that contract R Energy has not paid for rooms it rented for workers for the month of January, so hotel management decided to evict the workers. They packed up their bags and stood in the parking lot, trying to figure out a plan.
"I don't know, look for job...I don't have enough money to get home," said worker Robert Purell from Oakland, Miss.
The group said workers have not been paid for any of the work they have done so far. They said they also have not received the promised meals. Most of the workers said they have used the little spending money they brought with them and are now out of money and options.
The group that was staying at EconoLodge were mostly from Memphis or Mississippi. The workers said a company called Wilkins Development hired them but has not paid them for any of their work and was unwilling to talk with them Friday.


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What happened with this movie ?! some time ago it was shared over dead-donkey (679,06 MB):
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but then just died out, pitty, im missing only cca. 100 MB and few guys more..
We all would be very happy if someone put it back, so it can pass on next generations
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The Portofino Collection takes garden furniture to a new level of cutting-edge contemporary style and simplicity. Featuring a fine powder coated mild steel and wire mesh, the Portofino offers the epitome of contemporary city living. Precision is the hallmark of this collection and this is no better demonstrated than in the intricate way the mesh and structure blend together, fusing lines, shapes and patterns in the designs of the tables and chairs. The Lounge cushions are Charcoal grey on both sides and the seat pads, bench cushion and sunlounger cushions are reversible, allowing you to choose from Charcoal grey or a decorative grey pattern.
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In July, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a competition to design, build, and manage a small apartment building of 50 or so units on a city-owned site at 335 East 27th Street in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan. This, in and of itself, was nothing out of the ordinary.
What was groundbreaking was the requirement that at least 75 percent of the apartments be between 250 and 300 square feet (23 to 28 sq m) in size, which have come to be called "micro-units." In a city where the average apartment measures 1,300 square feet (120 sq m), the idea of a building entirely composed of apartments one-fifth that size has stirred intense interest in the press, the local real estate industry, and, apparently, around the world.
According to Robert K. Steel, deputy mayor for economic development, the New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development received 33 proposals to build these units by the September 14 deadline, nearly three times the normal response the city receives to similar requests. Proposals came from teams that included partners from London and Amsterdam, as well as teams from New York City, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.
But interest in the municipal government's request for proposals (RFP) spread far beyond the city; according to Steel, the RFP has been downloaded more than 1,600 times over the past two months from cities across the United States and around the world, including Athens, Bangalore, Berlin, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Innsbruck, Jerusalem, Lima, Melbourne, Milan, Montreal, Paris, Quebec, Rotterdam, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei, and Zurich.
One reason for the surprising interest shown by the New York real estate industry is that, if this effort is successful, there is the possibility that the city will reduce the current minimum apartment size from 400 square feet (37 sq m), which has been the requirement since 1987. This would allow many developments to include more units, potentially improving financial feasibility and lowering rents in a city where the cost of new construction makes it impossible to build housing at rents affordable to people with modest incomes, especially the young and the old, without considerable subsidies.
This last point is important because the city is offering no subsidies, although the evaluation criteria include both the price to be paid to the city for the land and the proposed rent levels. In other words, the apartments are to be offered as market-rate units with no income restrictions or city subsidy (other than a possible reduction in the land price), but the affordability of the rents will be considered in evaluating proposals.
The average rent for a studio apartment in New York City runs $2,000 a month, and is $2,700 a month for one-bedroom apartments, according to municipal officials. Those rents are well out of reach for many New Yorkers. So, from the city's perspective, this initiative has the potential to demonstrate a way to provide decent housing at lower rents without the need for a subsidy from the city.
There is good reason to believe that micro-units would be popular, as 46 percent of all New York City households consist of only one person, according to the 2010 census. This is almost double the national figure of 27 percent, although this percentage has been climbing over the past decade. New York City has a severe shortage of smaller units, as there are 1.8 million one- and two-person households but only 1 million studios and one-bedroom apartments.
A fundamental question that this initiative is designed to answer is the extent to which simply building smaller apartments in fact reduces the cost of the apartments and makes an otherwise unfeasible building economically workable, and whether this reduces rents absent a city requirement. Given that there is the potential of strong demand for these units, at what price point will it materialize? How much below today's average rents would these micro-units have to be priced in order to rent them?
Just making an apartment smaller reduces some—but by no means all—of the costs associated with building that apartment. Even when size decreases, the costs of installing a kitchen, a full bathroom, and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning equipment change little, and those costs become a larger percentage of the total cost. The same is true for space lost to corridors, chases, and other common elements.
Another key question is habitability. Is this building going to be simply a throwback to the old days of the Lower East Side tenements that housed generations of immigrants at the turn of 20th century, or a return of the now-disgraced single-room occupancy (SRO) housing style? Municipal officials argue that the pitfalls of yesteryear's tenements and SROs will be avoided because these units will be occupied by only one or two people—not the large immigrant families who occupied tenements—and will offer modern design, good construction, and strong management.
The fact is that this initiative responds to a longstanding aspect of the New York City housing market in which young people just coming to the city have crowded together in order to make their accommodations affordable. Paying the same for a well-designed, modern micro-unit as for one bedroom in a crowded, older apartment would seem like an attractive alternative.
Another intriguing aspect of the proposals submitted will be the kinds of programming and common facilities that developers propose. For instance, would a building be targeted to those who work in the arts, with shared studio space made available to them? If the target population is young tech entrepreneurs, would there be shared facilities with access to high-speed broadband where residents can collaborate on their work?
Micro-units also have the potential to be great homes for people in their late 70s and 80s, especially if the buildings have the right programming. There is growing resistance to the institutional aspects of traditional seniors' housing, and a building of micro-units with a community kitchen for occasional community meals, and common facilities for appropriate services and socializing, could provide a needed sense of community and support while allowing residents to live independently.
Regardless of its size and programming, the ultimate amenity for any building in New York City —or any lively, walkable urban neighborhood—is the city itself, with its parks, shopping venues, coffee shops, arts, museums, libraries, and wide diversity of people and opportunities. Younger people, in particular, live more out of their homes than in them, using their apartments as places to retire to and rest up for their next foray into the world. The same is often true of the growing number of people in their 70s and 80s who are increasingly living alone by choice.
For all these reasons, this initiative may succeed. If so, it may open the way for a spread of the concept throughout the city's five boroughs. And a success in New York may lead to similar initiatives in other cities, given the interest shown in the RFP.
If so, does this mean that the United States—the country where for decades the average size of homes grew larger every year, and where the typical home is now many times larger than homes anywhere else in the world—may now become the poster child for a new, smaller style of home, one more like those found everywhere else? Or is this simply a sensible response to a longstanding problem unique to New York and a few other high-cost cities? On the other hand, is it a facet of a larger rethinking about the nature of "home" being brought on by the Great Recession?
Whatever the answers are to these questions, this is an intriguing and innovative initiative that is well worth watching in the months ahead.


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George Engel reviews the Kodak 'Mini Shot' Camera, compared to the Polaroid Snap
So, I could be wrong but, it appears that Kodak just advertised a new Digital Camera with a built-in printer for $100. Is this a Wow moment or what? Is this a good thing? Worthwhile, or just a laugh-in moment?
Let's take a look at this... Kodak coming out against the Polaroid 'Snap'... at $89 (Amazon)?
But is this printing-in-a-Camera thing anything worthwhile or not? Have we been here before? December 22, 2017


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Scientists to eaters: Don't freak out over Fukushima fish
A team of scientists who have been tracking radiation in bluefin tuna since the 2011 tsunami that crippled the Fukushima Daichi power plant have a message for fearful American eaters: Stop worrying about the health effects of eating fish that carried the radiation from Japan to U.S. shores.
"Fears regarding environmental radioactivity, often a legacy of Cold War activities and distrust of governmental and scientific authorities, have resulted in perception of risks by the public that are not commensurate with actual risks," wrote marine biogeochemist Nicholas Fisher of Stony Brook University in New York and his co-authors in Monday's online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Fisher and his colleagues analyzed measurements of radioactive cesium from Fukushima in bluefin tuna caught off the California coast to estimate the dose of radioactivity a person might receive from eating the tuna. (For more on this monitoring and the work of scientist Dan Madigan, who uses the cesium measurements to study tuna migration, check out the Los Angeles Times story "Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up," in the related links at left.)
The team reported that a 7-ounce, restaurant-size serving of Pacific bluefin tuna contaminated with cesium at the level recorded in fish caught off the coast of San Diego in August 2011 delivered a 7.7 nanosievert dose of radiation -- about 5% of the dose one would get from eating a garden-variety banana. Bananas contain a naturally occurring isotope of potassium, they wrote.
A hypothetical fisherman who consumed about five times as much fish as the average American would get a dose of around 2.8 millisieverts over a year, of which only 4.7 microsieverts would come from cesium, and Fukushima. That's about the same amount of radiation a person receives when getting a dental X-ray, the team wrote. The increased probability of developing a fatal cancer for the hypothetical fisherman was 0.00002%, the equivalent of two additional cancers per 10 million people eating the relatively larger amount of fish.
There are higher levels of contamination in fish in Japanese waters, the team reported -- especially among bottom-dwelling fish. And health effects of very low amounts of radiation are not altogether understood. Still, the team said, there is little cause for worry when it comes to Fukushima radiation and eating U.S. fish.
"This study shows that the committed effective dose received by humans based on a year's average consumption of contaminated Pacific bluefin tuna from the Fukushima accident is comparable to, or less than, the dose we routinely obtain from naturally occuring radionuclides in many food items, medical treatments, air travel and other background sources," Fisher and his co-authors wrote.
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This is excerpted from Michael Newdow's acceptance speech as "Freethinker of the Year" before the 25th annual convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Westin Horton Plaza Hotel, San Diego, on Nov. 22, 2002.
By Michael Newdow, M.D.
I want to thank the Freedom From Religion Foundation. I've always been an atheist but was never part of any movement like this. It's a special honor. I'm going to mention later how Robert Tiernan and FFRF were somewhat integral and became part of this lawsuit. I'll start at the beginning, though.
I have two friends who are law professors in Chicago, Michelle and Larry. They're great people, and I like to visit them. But when you go to their house, they only have liquid soaps, and I just hate liquid soaps--you can't get clean with the stuff.
I thought as a gag I'd bring them soap, regular soap, so I bought about a hundred bars. I'm standing in line, and it turns out it comes to $36.96, which all of you will immediately realize can be paid for with a twenty, a ten, a five and a one, and a half-dollar, quarter, dime, two nickels and a penny.
As I'm standing in line, I'm looking at the twenty dollar bill, and it says "In God We Trust." What the heck is this doing here? It just had never hit me. I looked at the ten dollar bill. "In God We Trust." And the five and the one and all the change. I thought, "What is going on here? I don't trust in God. I'm an American."
By the time I get to Michelle and Larry's house I'm fuming. I said, "Did you see this? It says 'In God We Trust.' " And they said, "Well, it's been there for a while." I told them, "I'm getting it off."
Larry, who knows constitutional law, said, "I think the case has already been tried." It turns out he was correct. The Freedom From Religion Foundation had tried to challenge the phrase as the motto and on currency in 1994. It eventually went to the Tenth Circuit.
When I got home from that trip, I resolved to get "In God We Trust" off of the coins and currency. I got on the Internet, and typed in "In God We Trust."
The first thing that came up was a website from the Treasury Department, and it tells the story. In 1861, Rev. Watkinson wrote a letter to Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, saying we need God on our coins.
Chase contacts a man by the name of James Pollitt, who was a founder of the NRA, which was not the National Rifle Association back then. It was the National Reform Association, which still exists today. Their goal is to have us declared a Christian nation. They came up with the idea of putting "In God We Trust" on a two-cent piece in 1864. Since that time it's progressed and it got on all the coins.
The second thing I found on the Internet was the Gaylor case. The Foundation attorney was named Bob Tiernan.
Somehow I found his phone number. I called him up and said, "Hi, my name is Mike Newdow and I'm going to get 'In God We Trust' off the currency," which was pretty arrogant, 'cause he had just lost in the Tenth Circuit.
I was down in Florida, which is the Eleventh Circuit, so I told Bob I would bring the case there, in a different circuit. Bob says, "More power to you, I give you my blessings." I told him I had one small problem I was wondering if he could help me with. He said, "Sure."
"I haven't the slightest idea how you file a lawsuit or do any of that stuff," I said. He was really amazingly generous, because he had spent a lot of time on the case, and he offered to send me his papers. I modeled my complaint on the Gaylor case.
As I thought about it, I realized that the case to get "under God" out of the pledge was stronger. The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892, and for 62 years it was doing perfectly well with no religion. Then in 1954 Congress took two words, "under God," and stuck them in the middle of this pledge, where it didn't belong. That's clearly unconstitutional.
So I'm thinking, "I really wish I had taken this case instead of the 'In God We Trust' on the coins." It turns out there's a Rule Fifteen that says you can amend your complaint as long as the defendants haven't responded. The sixty days had gone by, and they asked for an extension. So I thought, "All right, I take this as a sign from 'God,' " and I amended my complaint to challenge "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. That's how I got to this case.
I was planning on enrolling my daughter in a school in Florida, but for reasons we needn't go into, she ended up out here in California. I had lost in the lower level. My case got to the court of appeals and I wrote that I was no longer in Florida, and didn't have standing anymore. They threw the case out. When you lose the case on standing it's not like losing; it's like you never brought the case.
So I got one run-through and then I got to bring it again in the Ninth Circuit. You know what happened since then. We had oral arguments on March 14, and then they came out on June 26 in my favor. [applause] Thank you.
It turns out that in Rule Fifteen there's also a section rule 15(b)3 which says if you amend your complaint you have to come up with a song. So. . . [brings out his guitar, song excerpted below]
"They had those Pledge-of-Allegiance-needs-some-old-religion blues"
Well the world was full of danger,
It got worse with every hour.
The people put the call in
to Dwight E. Eisenhower
They ran it through the Congress.
Each colleague gave a nod.
"Well damn the Constitution--
This country needs some god."
In the aftermath of the Pledge of Allegiance, I wasn't prepared for the media. I had got a computer program that arrived the day of my decision. I was really bummed because I'd planned on setting up my computer to say, "Hi, this is Mike Newdow. For compliments press 1, for questions 2, for insults 3, for media 4." I never got a chance to set it up.
The Ninth Circuit call came in that they had a decision, and they vaguely told me I'd won. Then I waited for the papers to get faxed. Before the fax comes through, the Associated Press calls. Then I started getting phone calls from the television stations. I'm thinking: this is dangerous. I'd never publicized my case in any way.
At first I refused to have a photograph taken. The television studio started calling, wanting to do an interview. I said, "Well, can you blur the face?" Really!
Then the doorbell rang, and like an idiot I answered. There's four cameras there. There goes the anonymity. (I can just let you know I've yet to see a story that doesn't have something that's significantly wrong.)
You recall the 99 Senators coming out and saying how much we need God in our country? The Ninth Circuit ruling said I couldn't name Congress in my lawsuit because they have sovereign immunity--unless they waive immunity. Well, when they came out to say how wrong this decision is, they said, "We're sending the congressional legal authority out to the Ninth Circuit to go argue this case." So now we have Congress in the case.
The chaplains came out the next day and specifically said this decision was wrong. I decided that I'd bring suit against the chaplains and try to get them taken out of our government.
I have all this fodder now because of the pledge case. Now I have standing, because they addressed me personally on this case. I also applied for a position of chaplain. It turns out it's the highest paid position in government. They work for a minute a day, they get $140,000. It's not a bad job.
It's clear that nobody who's an atheist would ever get this position. In Article VI of the Constitution it says that "no religious test shall ever be required for any office of public trust under the Constitution."
Robert C. Byrd, a Democratic senator from West Virginia, came out and called Judge Goodwin "stupid." He also said, "If his name ever comes before me in his promotion in the judiciary, he'll never get it because of this case." Pretty amazing stuff.
Then Byrd said, "I for one am not going to stand for this country being ruled by a bunch of atheists. If they don't like it, let 'em leave." Which is really good because it gave me another song, this one about Byrd, hold on. [gets guitar]
He is the man for the whole USA
As long as you're Protestant and you're not gay
"If they don't like it, let 'em leave"
Q: When does your CD come out?
Thank you for asking. I actually have a CD.
Q: What's happening in your case?
We don't know what's going to happen yet in the Ninth Circuit, it hasn't been finalized. If I win there, it's pretty certain it'll get appealed to the Supreme Court and I think they'd take it. If I lose, I'll ask the Supreme Court to hear it, but you have about a 1% chance of the Supreme Court ever hearing a case, so it's not particularly great odds. We'll hope anyway.
Q: What can we do to help you? Financial support is always appreciated, I'm doing this myself. I did go to law school, although I never took the bar, I never did any practice until this case came along. I like the idea that people can look and see what just one person can do in this country, how one person can change it. It's impressive. There's a website: www.restorethepledge.com and we keep names of volunteers.
Q: How has this affected you in the medical community?
It hasn't affected me much. I'm a part-time attendee at UCLA in the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Q: How has this affected your daughter?
My daughter's great. She wants to go swimming and play. Doesn't affect her too much at all. She's happy.
Thank you.


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(CNN) -- On the night where one of the club's greats may have played his final game, a new star shone brightly.
Ryan Giggs may have appeared in the famous red shirt for the last time in his illustrious career although the 40-year-old has yet to confirm his retirement.
Giggs, who has presided over the team as interim manager since the sacking of David Moyes, looked emotional as he spoke to supporters following the 3-1 victory against Hull City.
It was a night when Giggs gave youth its chance and was repaid handsomely as 18-year-old James Wilson gave a glimpse of the future.
Wilson, who has progressed through the ranks at Old Trafford, scored twice on his debut -- not bad for a player who wasn't even born when Giggs won his first title with United.
Giggs' future is unclear with just one match of the season remaining -- and he looked to be feeling the emotion during his short speech.
"I'd just like to say a big thank you from all the players and all the staff for your support this year," Giggs said as he addressed the crowd at the end of the game.
"We know it's been tough this season and over the years we've been spoiled with the success we've had, but you've always supported the team and the staff, and I'm sure in the coming years we'll bring you more success.
"I'd just like to say keep supporting us, you've seen a little glimpse of the future, we always play attractive football -- keep supporting us and the good times will come back soon."
Giggs, the most decorated player in the history of British football, has won 13 league titles with United, two Champions League crowns and a host of cups since making his debut as a teenager against Everton in March 1991.
A one-club man, the Welshman has become synonymous with the Alex Ferguson era where United dominated English football.
He will now await to see who the club bring in to replace Moyes on a permanent basis -- but whoever takes over appears to have found a gem in young Wilson.
The striker, who has scored goals for United's younger teams throughout his time at the club, is one of the most highly-rated young English players in the country.
A regular for the England under-19 side, Wilson showed his class to net twice before Robin van Persie secured victory.
It was also an emotional night for defender Nemanja Vidic.
The Serbia defender was given a great send-off by the home crowd following his final appearance in an United shirt at Old Trafford.
The 32-year-old, who will join Inter Milan at the end of the season, established himself as one of the best defenders in the Premier League after arriving from Spartak Moscow in 2005.
Vidic won five league titles and the 2008 Champions League during his time with the club but will test himself in Italy's Serie A.
"I had so many great times here," Vidic told the crowd.
"It is hard to speak because of the emotions. Most importantly I would like to thank the players, the manager and all the coaches. Thank you for everything and especially to the fans, you have been fantastic to me all these years."
Sassuolo shock
Meanwhile, in Italy, minnow Sassuolo produced an astonishing 4-3 victory away at Fiorentina to secure three vital points in its battle against relegation.
Domenico Berardi scored a hat-trick for the visiting team and while Giuseppe Rossi managed his first goal since returning from injury, Fiorentina was unable to stave off defeat.
That result ends Fiorentina's hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League -- which was confirmed by third-place Napoli's win over Cagliari.
Dries Mertens, Goran Pandev and Blerim Džemaili scored the goals to wrap up a comfortable 3-0 win for the home side.


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The winners of athletic letters for Hope College fall sports teams have been announced by men's athletic director Ray Smith and women's athletic director Eva Folkert.
The winners of athletic letters for Hope College fall sports teams have been announced by men's athletic director Ray Smith and women's athletic director Eva Folkert.
With conference championships in football and men's golf, Hope has taken the lead in the MIAA Commissioner's Cup standings. In addition to the first place finished, Hope was second in men's soccer and volleyball, third in women's soccer and men's and women's cross country, and fourth in women's golf.
Twenty-one athletes lettered in their sport for a fourth consecutive year. They are Michael Amerman (soccer), Colin Balas (football), Troy Blasius (football), J. David Booko (football), Sarah Cochrane (soccer), Mark Dishnow (soccer), Julia Fischer (soccer), Joseph Goeb (football), Anne Hoekstra (cross country), Matt Lapham (golf), Jeff Layman, (cross country), Steve Martindale (golf), Emily Mills (cheerleading), Matthew Rugenstein (football), Amanda Scheeringa (cheerleading), Jeremiah Schutt (football), Ryan Sheets, (golf), Dan Tresslar (soccer), Ellie Tresslar (soccer), Kevin VandenBosch (football), Tommy Yamaoka (golf).
Men's Golf Letterwinners
Joshua Jelenek**, sophomore from Laingsburg (Laingsburg)
Donald Kring**, junior from Williamsburg (St. Francis)
Matt Lapham****, senior from Brighton (Brighton)
Steve Martindale****, senior from Midland (H.H. Dow)
Dan Oumedian***, junior from Jenison (Jenison)
Donald Scholten***, junior from Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids Christian)
Ryan Sheets*****, senior from Saline (Saline)
Steven Strock**, sophomore from Grandville (Grandville)
Tommy Yamaoka****, senior from Zeeland (Zeeland East)
Women's Golf Letterwinners
Katie Blodgett*, freshman from Traverse City (Traverse City St. Francis)
Cassie Hildebrandt**, senior from Auberry, Ca. (Sierra)
Julie Hoogerhyde**, senior from Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Northern)
Clare Hubbard*, freshman from Oxford (Oxford)
Jori Niemann*, freshman from Elmhurst (York Community)
Brittany Posma***, junior from Zeeland (Zeeland)
Cassie Sneller**, sophomore from Holland (Hamilton)
Men's Soccer Letterwinners
Jack Abe***, junior from Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North)
Michael Amerman****, senior from Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf Prep)
Justin Bailey**, sophomore from Portage (Portage Northern)
Ross Bailey*, freshman from Golden Dunes, Ind. (Portage)
Kevin Bartosek**, sophomore from Traverse City (Traverse City West)
Riley Byrnes*, freshman from Michigan City, Ind. (Michigan City)
Daniel Chesney***, junior from ClintonTownship (DeLaSalle)
Ryan Cotter*, freshman from Zeeland (Zeeland East)
Sam Coughenour*, freshman from Traverse City (Traverse City West)
Mitchell Currie***, junior from Fort Collins, Co. (Fort Collins)
Mark Dishnow****, junior from Saline (Saline)
Daniel Glaser*, freshman from Ann Arbor (Lenawee Christian)
Andrew Goorhouse*, freshman from Caledonia (East Kentwood)
Chris Harrison**, sophomore from Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata)
John Herbert**, sophomore from Culver, Ind. (Culver Academies)
Kevin Isaac*, freshman from Portage, Ind. (Portage)
Kevin McMahon***, junior from Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Central)
Andrew Nichols*, freshman from Traverse City (Traverse City West)
Anthony Palazzolo*, junior from Warren (De La Salle)
Ben Rosema**, sophomore from SpringLake (SpringLake)
Ausable Schwiebert**, sophomore from Chelsea (Chelsea)
James Trebilcock***, junior from Haslett (Haslett)
Dan Tresslar****, senior from Bloomington, Ind. (Bloomington South)
John Turner*, junior from East Kentwood (East Kentwood
Aaron Van Andel*, freshman from Ada (Grand Rapids Christian
Travis VerHey*, freshman from Luling, La. (Hahnville
Women's Soccer Letterwinners
Emily Baracy*, freshman from Canton (Canton
Kirsten Bonzelaar*, freshman from Holland (Holland Christian
Kelsey Bos*, freshman from Holland (Holland)
Sarah Cochrane****, senior from Watertown, Wisc. (Watertown)
Courtney Cook*, freshman from Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Central)
Erin Eddy**, sophomore from WalledLake (Walled Lake Central)
Julia Fischer****, senior from Laingsburg (Laingsburg)
Mallory Fox*, freshman from Livonia (Livonia Stevenson)
Kirsten Kaufmann**, sophomore from Clio (Flint Powers Catholic)
Bethany Kicz*, freshman from Ada (Forest Hills Central)
Suzi Knowles**, junior from North Fork, Ca. (Yosemite)
Katie Lovinger*, freshman from Hillsdale (Hillsdale)
Kara Marsman*, freshman from Holland (Holland Christian)
Sonya Masghati***, junior from Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central)
Lauren Miller*, freshman from San Diego, Ca. (University City)
Ellen Molenaar***, junior from Portage (Portage Central)
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Jo-Ann Fabric employee terminated while undergoing chemotherapy
REDLANDS, Calif. -- A longtime employee of Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft in Redlands looked forward to returning to work after her chemotherapy ended, but she was dismissed while still undergoing treatment.
Deborah Browning, 60, of Highland is a two-time cancer survivor who worked at Jo-Ann's more than 20 years - until this month.
A spokeswoman said this week that the company is taking another look at Browning's case.
Browning started working with the company full time on Feb. 11, 1990, in Washington state at a subsidiary of the company, Beth's Fabrics and Crafts.
In 2000, she moved to Highland and worked for Jo-Ann's in San Bernardino until it closed and all merchandise and staff was shifted to the Lugonia Avenue store in Redlands.
In late 2011, said Browning, her hours were cut to 29 per week, causing her to lose her health benefits.
Several weeks later, on Dec. 16, Browning was diagnosed with breast cancer. She continued to work until she could no longer do so, she said.
"All my co-workers were very supportive of me," she said.
Making a little over $10 an hour, Browning said she wanted to stay on board for as long as she could, to serve her longtime customers.
Browning said she was put on medical leave on March 16.
Per company policy, the leave would continue up to 26 weeks, but the company would consider an extension of leave if appropriate medical documentation was provided, according to the store's human resources department.
Several months of chemotherapy, radiation treatments and surgery followed, paid for by Medi-Cal.
And when things seemed to be in the clear, doctors found a trace of cancer in her left lung, she said, and part of the lung was removed.
While beginning a new round of treatment, Browning received a letter from the company on Aug. 17, asking for medical documents to verify that she needed more time.
The language in the letter read paperwork needed to be submitted in a "timely fashion" by Sept. 5.
Paperwork was submitted on time, she said, and an extension until Nov. 2 was granted.
However, the company letter approving the extension - postmarked Oct. 4 - arrived by certified mail on Wednesday, 16 days after Browning received the letter of termination, she said.
It also said if she wanted a second extension, she must "provide medical documentation for evaluation supporting an extension."
Browning had already provided documentation.
On Oct. 17, her physician, Dr. Shanmuga Subbiah at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, sent a letter to the company saying that Browning would be unable to work from Oct. 15, 2012, through Feb. 28, 2013.
In a letter to Browning dated Nov. 12, the company's disability department said that while it had received the information from Browning's doctors requesting the extension, "a leave of extension will not be granted."
Her employment ended effective Nov. 9, according to the letter that reads:
"We appreciate your service with our company and welcome you to reapply with Jo-Ann once you have been released to return to work."
Browning was shocked.
"Even if I reapply, I won't get the pay I was getting and will have to start all over," she said.
There is no guarantee she will be rehired.
The corporation declined to comment on the specifics of why she was let go.
"Our human resources team is in the process of reviewing this case," Beth L. Shivak, manager of corporate communications for the company, said in an email. "The personal matters of our Team Members are treated with a high degree of confidentiality, so, at this time, we cannot discuss the details of this situation beyond that."
Kevin Erwin, an attorney with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP in San Bernardino who focuses on labor and employment law, said that while an employee is entitled to a certain amount of medical leave, they need to provide their employer with a reasonable account of their disability if more time is requested.
It is up to the company to decide if it wants to accommodate the extra time off, he said.
If the employer can prove the position was going to be eliminated or prove the leave extension would create an undue hardship, the company has the legal right to terminate the employee, said Erwin, who represents neither Browning nor Jo-Ann's.
None of the correspondence from Jo-Ann's suggested either was the case.
Browning said she is now cancer-free but continues to receive treatments as preventive care.
She said she spends up to nine hours, two days a week receiving treatment, in addition to some hour-long treatments throughout the week.
And though the stress of knowing there's no job waiting for her when she completes her treatments could weigh on her, Browning says she has tried to remain positive.
Despite losing her job, she said she still would return to work for the company because of one thing - her longtime customers.
"I've known them for years, and they are some fantastic people," Browning said. "They ask about me every day when they go in, how I'm doing. And I miss it because I'm really a people person."
Her customer service skills were recognized by the company several times.
For a high volume of positive comments, employees receive a silver scissors pin for their name tags. Ten silver scissors may be turned in for a golden scissors pin.
Browning holds three gold pins and several silver ones.
And while the pins are a token of appreciation from the company, Browning said her relationships with her customers are what has kept her going those 22 years.
Many have approached her while she's out in the community, asking when she will return to the store, she said.
She does not have an answer for them.
She also does not have any plans to sue the company, she said.
"At one time there was a lawsuit (against Jo-Ann's) for breaks and stuff, and when I got the paperwork, I shredded it," Browning said. "I couldn't do it because I loved my job, and thought it would affect my job.
"Come to find out, one of my bosses did and she got $1,200. And another girl got $500. I should have done it, but in my heart, I couldn't."
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The Browning Timeline
Feb. 11, 1990: Deborah Browning begins working for Beth's Fabrics and Crafts, a subsidiary of Jo-Ann's.
2000: Browning moves to Highland where she begins working for Jo-Ann's in San Bernardino until moving to the Lugonia Avenue store in Redlands in 2007.
Fall 2011: Her hours are cut to 29 per week, causing her to lose health benefits.
Dec. 16: She is diagnosed with breast cancer.
March 16, 2012: She goes on medical leave.
Summer: Cancer is discovered in her lung, requiring partial removal of lung.
Aug. 17: Browning receives a letter from Jo-Ann's stating that her medical leave is set to expire on Sept. 14. To consider an extension, she must submit medical documentation from a physician by Sept. 5. The company also has her fill out a Work Status Form.
Oct. 17: Browning's physician sends a letter to the company that states Browning is unable to work from Oct. 15, 2012, to Feb. 28, 2013, in order to document a second extension of leave as required. Browning also submits all of her other medical paperwork to document her need for an extension of leave.
November: A letter from the company's disability department dated Nov. 12 tells Browning that her employment was terminated effective Nov. 9. It states that she will be allowed to reapply for a job with the company once she has been released to return to work.
Nov. 28: She receives a letter dated Sept. 28 via certified mail that her first medical extension request was approved and extended until Nov. 2. It said she must provide "medical documentation for evaluation of another extension" by Nov. 3. The letter was postmarked Oct. 4.
- Redlands Daily Facts