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mmmmm… brains….
Sorry about the delay in publishing this review on Game Revolution,
but the first thing that should be mentioned here is that if you have a 'chipped'
Playstation, don't even bother with Dino Crisis unless your store has a
good return policy. It will not work on most chipped PSX's due to new pirate
protection. If you don't know what 'chipped' means, don't worry about it:
You're in the clear. On the other hand, you shouldn't buy Dino Crisis
either, because it's just not very good.
strange part is that Dino Crisis looks like it should be much better
than it actually is. This is a full blown, big budget, professional Capcom production.
It was developed by Resident Evil guru Shinji Mikami
and much of the Resident Evil team. From the front end to the full motion
video (FMV) to the polygonal engine, this is a seamless game made by good zombies…
er… I mean programmers.
The problem is that it's just not much fun to play. While it is closely based
on Resident Evil-style gameplay, Dino Crisis manages to take all
the annoying parts of Resident Evil and expand upon them. At the same time,
the developers took many of the good elements and ruined them. More on this later…first,
let's get down to the essentials.
Three years ago, research scientist Dr. Edward Kirk was working on a new,
clean, super-efficient form of energy codenamed, "Third Energy." It seems there
was a bit too much of this new energy in his lab, because it blew up, with him
in it. Or at least everyone thought so. It seems he's turned up at another laboratory
on mysterious Ibis island. Perhaps he's a zombie?
You are special agent Regina, oh my. Your mission: parachute with your task
force onto Ibis island, find Dr. Kirk, and bring him back to the 'home country.'
As you will soon discover, Ibis island is also covered with angry dinosaurs. Is
there a connection? Duh.
The graphics are pretty impressive technically, sort of a combination of Resident
Evil and Silent Hill. The characters and backgrounds
are not as sharp as Resident Evil, but that's because the settings are
fully 3D like Silent Hill. The whole thing looks good and Dino Crisis
has what no Resident Evil game ever had: a moving camera.
However, all this extra 3D processing means that the characters and the dinosaurs
have fairly low polygon counts and simpler textures. The backgrounds get really
boring after a short time. The whole game takes place in a single lab and all
the rooms and corridors look far too similar.
Speaking of repetitive, there are only 5 kinds of dinosaurs in the whole game.
This includes the only boss, the T-Rex. In fact, almost all the dinosaurs you'll
ever see are those Speilberg favorites, the raptors, and fighting them just isn't
much fun (although they look good when they are mauling you).
best way to fight the raptors is to stand on the other side of a laser gate and
shoot them when they can't get to you. Yawn. If they can get to you, the combat
is always the same: shoot them a few times, take a hit, then shoot them a few
more times and they're dead. The combat just doesn't seem to take much skill or
interaction and was done much better in the Resident Evil series.
There is more emphasis on puzzle solving in Dino Crisis, but not in
the 'intriguing and mentally challenging' sense. Aside from a couple brain teasers,
most of the puzzles are just cheap tricks to extend the gameplay. Remember how
annoying it was in Resident Evil having to find the 'spade' or 'club' key
before you could open a particular door? In Dino Crisis, many of the doors
have two keys. Each. Usually found on opposite sides
of the building. Want to access the ammo and medical storage crates? You'll need
a series of different colored 'plugs' to do that. It's enough to make a zombie
Dino Crisis also feels like much more of an arcade game. With floating,
spinning ammo crates, 'resuscitation' medicine that will bring you back to life,
and five continues, I kept trying to stick a quarter into my Playstation. Now
there's nothing wrong with arcade action, but Dino Crisis has hardly any
arcade action, so the arcade elements just ruined the mood. In Resident Evil,
death was permanent… more or less.
The mood is really where Dino Crisis fails. The clean, cold lab with
its roaming raptors just isn't very scary. Perhaps zombies are just scarier than
dinosaurs? Who knows. Besides, dinosaurs have really small brains… barely a mouthful.
Despite a slick new 3D engine, Dino Crisis manages to do just about
everything worse than Resident Evil 2. It's
not as scary, the rooms all look the same, the puzzles are far more tedious, there
are far fewer hours of gameplay, and the action isn't as good. Take my advice
and save your pennies for Resident Evil: Nemesis (PSX) or Codename:
Veronica (DC). I'm positively drooooling over those games.


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This summer, a St. Paul tutoring and writing center run by Mac alumni joins a nationwide movement helping at-risk kids.
A WALK THROUGH THE CUBICLES of the Lampert Building reveals an ordinary set of Macalester College offices. In this everyday space, two women working for the Annual Fund became colleagues, then friends. Soon they were talking a lot about education and how they might be able to do something—something significant—to close the widening performance gulf between white and minority students. Today, 10 years later, they're watching their dream come true, right on the corner of Raymond and University Avenues in St. Paul.
The first step toward that dream began with a book-signing conversation between Holly Muñoz '02 and author Dave Eggers, which led to them becoming what Muñoz describes as "sporadic pen pals." When Muñoz later learned about the tutoring and writing centers Eggers was expanding nationwide, she wondered why the Twin Cities didn't have one. "We're a literate, highly educated community, yet we have a huge opportunity gap. I thought, someone should tackle this problem," she says. Muñoz, a committed advocate for education and the first person in her family to attend college, says, "I feel like I won the lottery by getting the education I did at Macalester."
The more she considered the situation, the more she wanted to act. Her first call was to Riddle, then director of Macalester's Annual Fund, now vice president for advancement at Augsburg College. "Holly said, 'I have an idea,' like she always does, and I grew very interested," says Riddle. "I already knew our community was rich in people who want to get involved and make a difference, and it was such a good idea."
We all thought, "How hard could it be?" Muñoz laughs, recalling many meetings in the Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center with early board members, including Peter Ahn '87, Colin Kennedy '04, and the Pohlad Family Foundation. After officially organizing as a nonprofit in 2009, the board chose Rock Star Supply Co. as their organization's name. Muñoz says, "Heather and I are both music lovers, and we figured that anyone who wanted to improve educational outcomes for students was pretty much a rock star."
Still, says Riddle, that rock-star caché turned out to be well deserved. "At Como High School one day, I met a new group of volunteers— two Mac alums and two Mac students. They had crazy hair, lots of piercings, great boots—they looked like a really cool rock band. As I walked them through the hallway, all the kids stopped and stared. When the ninth graders to whom they'd been assigned met them, the kids' jaws dropped. 'These are our tutors?' 'Yes they are,' I told them, 'and this one is fluent in Spanish, and this one is an algebra genius, so you're in luck,'" Riddle recalls.
After operating for five years in St. Paul's Midway neighborhood, Rock Star Supply Co. (RSS Co.) was recently chosen by the Eggers group to be part of a first phase center, with the goal of eventually developing into a national 826 tutoring site. This summer it will re-launch under a new name—the Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute. The 826 tutoring centers—the first of which was founded in 2002 by veteran teacher Nínive Clements-Calegari and Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius—are named after the original San Francisco site at 826 Valencia.
The concept then continues today: to offer free drop-in tutoring, field trips, workshops, and in-school programs for students ages 6 to 18, all based on the belief that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.
Because the original San Francisco location was zoned as retail, its founders hit upon the idea of including a storefront space billed as "San Francisco's only independent pirate supply store." Serving as the tutoring site's entry, the store sells items such as eye patches, compasses, and secret treasures. After that first success, 826 expanded, always incorporating that original crazy store-in-front design. For example, there is Superhero Supply Co. (Brooklyn), Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair (Ann Arbor, Mich.), and the Greater Boston Bigfoot Research Institute. St. Paul's Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute is on track to become the ninth national site.
"The store is more than just a way to diversify the revenue stream," says Muñoz. "It de-stigmatizes tutoring and helps attract a diverse community of volunteers: educated people with flexible schedules who are interested in being civically engaged."
Managing all this amiable chaos in St. Paul is Chad Kampe '04, a classroom teacher with a master's degree in educational leadership from Columbia University. After graduate school and a five-year stint teaching at St. Paul's Friends School, he saw a posting for the first full-time executive director of RSS Co. He called his friend Muñoz, who thought he'd be a perfect fit. Kampe will celebrate his one-year anniversary with the organization in July, right before RSS Co. re-launches as Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute.
Kampe "keeps the plates spinning" as he manages the details of student interactions, volunteer recruitment, and nonprofit administration. He also hopes to get an occasional turn at the periscope, which will be installed this summer.
One of those spinning plates is the complete rebranding and renovation of the physical site and retail store. Local agency KNOCK, inc, whose other clients include Caribou, Perry Ellis, and Target, is heading up the effort. To no one's surprise, there's yet another Macalester graduate on the creative team: KNOCK account producer Diana Ross-Gotta '04. "Our passion for 826 runs deep at KNOCK," she says. "I'm proud that our local chapter is so inspiring, smart and dedicated."
Kampe is aided by a single employee, AmeriCorps staffer Ariel Sehr '13, who credits Macalester with giving her many chances to volunteer, thus helping her gain skills that today help her recruit and support volunteers. "We have an awesome network, many of whom are connected to Macalester, who put in tons of hours of organizational help and volunteering with our students," says Sehr. "The commitment to both the organization and the individual students is incredible." Some of those volunteers travel to three area high schools every Friday for tutoring sessions, while others work at the drop-in tutoring sessions held weekdays at the storefront.
RSS Co. also organizes school field trips and Saturday workshops, mostly focusing on creativity and writing. Right now center volunteers tutor more than 20 students a day at afterschool drop-in sessions, but with support from 826, "We hope to build those numbers considerably," Kampe says.
Recently RSS Co. had a big success with a Monster Writing Workshop it offered, conducted by National Book Award winner William Alexander. "We're hoping to engage more members of the local literary scene as volunteers," says Kampe.
By this fall, he adds, "It's going to be a very fun place to be. I mean, we're going to have a periscope, so good times are pretty much guaranteed."
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TOM: I believe that music has more than just the capacity to reach the hearts and minds of its listeners, music has the capacity and should be played to change the world. I know that it was artists like The Clash and Public Enemy that changed my world and inspired me to not only rock, but also to pursue political activism and introduced to me a set of ideas that went well beyond stereotypical rock fodder. I think the energy exchange between a righteous band and their righteous fans is something to contend with.
JADE: I don't know if you remember this but Davey was emailing with you one time and I told him to challenge you on my behalf to a shred-off. You said that I shouldn't be too hasty because you came up as a metal shredder. How important was that to your development into the guitarist you are now?
TOM: It was very important. My journey from the guitar player neophyte to the cat you see digitally enshrined in Guitar Hero 3, was a long and odd one. I began liking heavy metal bands but was frustrated that I couldn't play complex music like Led Zeppelin. Punk rock like The Clash and Sex Pistols made me actually pick up the guitar and vow to throw away the rule book. The more that I played the more I became attracted to guitar players with technical abilities from Randy Rhodes, Al DiMeoloa from Alan Holdsworth to Steve Vai, shredders of that nature who put in the countless hours of preparation to hone their craft. I soon found myself practicing eight hours a day while balancing an ivy-league education and was driven with a zealot-like commitment to improving as a musician. Even though I started playing guitar late at age 17, it was that obsessive compulsive practice regimen that helped me get the technical expertise to play and to shred. It was not, however, until the early days of Rage Against the Machine where I was able to turn that technical ability into music that anybody would want to listen to. By once again throwing out the rule book and concentrating on the eccentricities in my playing and in song writing and weird sound and texture making I was able to create my own style on the guitar. I still think it would be folly for you to challenge me to a shred-off because I still got all those chops.
JADE: Also, it seems shredding/soloing has had a big resurgence with the new generation of bands, does it warm your heart or do you think it's unnecessary flash?
TOM: Guitar shredding is a dubious endeavor but I've always appreciated a good solo whether its in jazz, country, classical music or rock n' roll. Unfortunately most guitar solos in rock n' roll aren't so good. There's a new crop of swift fingered metalians who are certainly putting in their hours practicing and God bless them for it.
JADE: Who's your favorite Tom?
TOM: I'm guessing by the question that you mean who is my favorite historic person by the name of Tom. I would choose Thomas Paine, one of the instigators of the American Revolution and one of the few founding fathers who was opposed to slavery and against aristocratic privilege. Thomas Paine was kind of the Che Guevara of his day and was not satisfied with just one revolution as he headed off to France to be a part of the French Revolution as well. Thomas Paine is kick ass.
JADE: I went to a party at your house and noticed you had quite a bit of sports paraphernalia? What teams do you follow? Are any of them breaking your heart?
TOM: As a long time Chicago Cubs fan I can only assume this question is a cruel joke. My teams are the woe-begotten Chicago Cubs who have not won a world championship in exactly one hundred years and the St Louis Rams who mercifully have won a Super bowl in my lifetime. I was able to attend it by canceling a Rage Against the Machine show in Belgium. I used to be a Lakers fan but I have soured on that team because they make me and other fans fell bad.
JADE: People have talked about the idea of fragmentation in today's music, how there used to be a style of music called "rock", where bands like the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, or Led Zeppelin fused country, blues, pop, soul, even classical to write songs, but now music has been increasingly pushed into narrower and narrower niches and there are few acts that can hope to even aspire to the longevity and popularity enjoyed by the monster bands of those days. As a songwriter who has blended funk, metal, punk, and hip hop together, do you think that this is a problem with the direction current music is going?
TOM: I'm not sure that I agree that there is one direction that music is going. As someone who has blended different styles of music together in my own bands, Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, I've never felt constrained by musical trendiness. As I'm currently pursuing folk music as The Nightwatchman, I continue to look for different avenues of creativity and expression which ring true. I think that in any genre of music the cream rises to the top. For example, seventeen years ago there were hundreds of punk-funk bands but only one band was good enough to be the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Then there were an ungodly number of horrific rap-rock bands and I don't think it's immodest to say that Rage Against the Machine has weathered that storm pretty well. Then there was a ska explosion and only No Doubt's head stayed up. Prog-metal, only Tool is left. Industrial-metal, Nine Inch Nails remains. Grunge, Pearl Jam is still making very good and interesting records. I think at any given time it makes more sense to look at the true artists that exist in any given genre who have the ability to grow rather than the wannabes.
JADE: This is an extremely stock question that you've probably answered a million times, but people are always interested in it. Who are your guitar heroes/influences? Are there any new or up-and-coming guitar players that've caught your eye?
TOM: My guitar heroes are many and varied. It began with the likes of Ace Frehley and Jimmy Page, then warped into Joe Strummer and Andy Gill of Gang of Four, then the shredding floodgates opened with Randy Rhodes and Steve Vai. Later, my principle guitar influences for some time were people who didn't play guitar. Terminator X of Public Enemy, Jam Master Jay of Run DMC, Dr. Dre's production, the textures and rhythms of Crystal Method and the barnyard noises of cows, sheep and ducks have all clearly had a sonic impact on my playing.
JADE: You've always been able to come up with very unique sounds in your guitar work, especially for your solos, is it ever a burden to have to come up with so many new and interesteing techniques or is pushing the envelope in this way still as exciting as ever?
TOM: I never really looked at it as a burden to come up with new guitar sounds. After a while it just became how I hear music and it wasn't a matter of "oh, I need to come up with a crazy sound". It was more a matter of, I hear the guitar making the sound of a breaking glass window rather than hear the guitar playing recycled Chuck Berry riffs. For me now the most exciting thing musically is writing, recording and performing Nightwatchman songs where there are very few guitar pyrotechnics and the emphasis is on the starkness and mood that is conveyed which is hopefully just as impactful music.
JADE: Who do you think is a better level boss, you in Guitar Hero III or King Koopa from Super Mario Bros?
TOM: I'm afraid, young man, you are speaking a language I do not understand. While a digital version of me appears in the video game Guitar Hero 3, I am not much of a video game player myself and the term "Boss" and "King Koopa" I'm afraid to admit, are unfamiliar to me.
*taken from www.myspace.com/thenightwatchman


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Obama and Romney Resume Campaigning, No More Mr. Nice Guy
The presidential campaign resumes in earnest today, after a brief pause.
Nov. 1, 2012 -- President Obama and Mitt Romney ended a brief truce for the storm Sandy today, and made it clear as they returned to the campaign trail that there would be no more Mr. Nice Guy.
Romney stumped in Virginia, hoping to lock up the battleground state in the waning days of the campaign.
Obama began his day in Wisconsin, another key state where a Marist poll released today indicated he had a 49-46 lead on Romney.
In his first campaign event since Saturday, Obama launched a three-state swing across the country in Green Bay, a battleground where he and Romney have been separated by only a few points in recent polls.
Before easing back into his usual stump speech, the president evoked the superstorm's devastating impact on parts of the East Coast.
"We've also been inspired these past few days because when disaster strikes, we see America at its best. All the petty differences that consume us in normal times all seem to melt away," Obama said. "There are no Democrats or Republicans during a storm, there are just fellow Americans."
It wasn't long, however, before Obama revisited familiar lines of attack against Romney.
"You'll be making a choice between two fundamentally different visions of America—one where we return to the top-down policies that crashed our economy," Obama said before being interrupted by boos from the audience, "or a future that's built on a strong and growing middle class."
"Don't boo, Wisconsin—vote," he added.
Romney, who just a day before campaigned in Florida without doling out his usual barbs directed at the Obama campaign, spent Thursday in Virginia where he launched a new line of attack against Obama focused on Obama's suggestion that he would create a secretary of business.
"We don't need a secretary of business to understand business. We need a president who understands business and I do," Romney said.
The Romney campaign also launched a new ad this morning, which lampooned Obama for wanting to "add another bureaucrat" in response to any problem.
Virginia is considered a "toss up" state in the ABC News political map.
Obama has events planned in Nevada and Colorado today, and Romney has two additional events in Virginia.
This final frenetic stage in the campaign comes after an unusual storm-induced hiatus from the most vitriolic political attacks. During that time, Obama has been off the trail and focused on storm relief, while Romney and his surrogates have focused on striking the right balance between stumping for votes and being circumspect in the face of a devastating natural disaster.
Obama got high marks from likely voters for his handling of the storm response with 78 percent rating his performance positively, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll. Only 8 percent rated it negatively.
And most voters gave Romney positive marks for his handling of the storm.
The two candidates, however, remain virtually tied in most polls, including the ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll.
The ad wars also heated up significantly today, with both campaigns releasing new spots.
The Romney campaign pushed out the "Secretary of Business" and a web video called "Bill's Barbecue" which pinned Obama with the blame for the shuttering of an 82 year-old business. Romney visited the Bills Barbecue business owners today during his campaigning.
The Obama campaign released a new spot, "Solid," touting the endorsement of Republican and former Defense Secretary Colin Powell. The ad will air in 10 states including New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Virginia.
ABC News' Devin Dwyer and Emily Friedman contributed to this report.


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The world depends on mariners. Mariners depend on SCI. And we depend on you.
Photos of seafarers, truckers, SCI chaplains and staff at the International Seafarers' Center in Port Newark, NJ, taken November 29, 2010.
Photos by the Rev. David Rider, President & Executive Director.
SCI maintains a staff of professional chaplains with interfaith and cross-cultural backgrounds. Chaplains and volunteers assist thousands each year, extending a hand of friendship and hospitality.


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Multiple sclerosis can hurt!
Pain is a real part of life with MS for over half of us. Pain can come in several forms and affect several areas of the body. The pain I'd like to proffer for our consideration in this post is called neuropathic pain or neuropathy.
This is a pain which is caused by a dysfunction of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Owing to the fact that we have a disease of the central nervous system (CNS), many of us may not be familiar with the PNS.
These are the nerves which connect the limbs and organs to the CNS.
While there is not suspected demyelination of the PNS, the stripping and scaring of neurons and axons in the CNS is thought to cause misfiring of signals from the PNS, which then tell the brain that we are feeling pain in an uninjured part of the body.
I've had episodes of neuropathy in my nearly nine years since diagnosis. I've tried some of the prescription drugs for this condition to no real avail. I found my best coping strategy came in the form of cognitive retraining therapy (CRT).
I bring the topic up today because I began a new bout of coping with pain last weekend. It's, of all places, in my big toe!
While it may sound like a little thing, pain in the toe, but it is BIG pain!
How many of you have experienced this kind of neuropathic pain? How do you cope? Do you find that medications help you?
Time to chat about pain and MS.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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Commuter, FSAs, Dependent Coverage FAQs
Commuter Benefits
I understand WageWorks has several ways to pay for mass transit expenses. What are they?
- Buy My Pass: Tell WageWorks which pass you want to buy from which transit or vanpool agency and it will be delivered to your home.
- Smartcards: WageWorks loads contributions directly onto Transit Agency smartcards where available.
- WageWorks Commuter Card: Works at points of purchase such as ticket machines/windows that accept MasterCard® credit cards.
WageWorks also offers three ways to pay for parking:
- Pay My Parking: Tell us how much and when to pay your parking garage and we'll send a check directly from your account.
- Pay Me Back: Pay to park and then get reimbursed via check or direct deposit
- WageWorks Parking Card: Works at parking providers who accept MasterCard® credit cards.
What are eligibile commuting expenses?
Only parking and mass transit costs incurred by you in connection with travel between your residence and your work place are eligible. Examples of eligible expenses include:
- Mass transit fares, including tickets, passes, tokens, vouchers or other fares for riding buses, trains, Para-transit vans or other mass transportation vehicles;
- Official vanpool* fees;
- Parking fees at or near your work place; or
- Parking fees at a location from which you commute to your work place via mass transportation or a carpool (ex: park-and-ride lot).
*Vanpool is defined as a vehicle with seating for 6 or more adult passengers, excluding driver; 80% of mileage is to transport employees and 50% of seating capacity used for employee transport.
Can't WageWorks just open an account for me?
Since WageWorks offers a variety of monthly commuter choices, you must open an account and tell WageWorks how to fulfill for your qualified transit and/or parking expense requests.
What is a Smart Card?
A Smart Card is a plastic, credit card size card with an imbedded chip imbedded that stores cash or fare balances. Banks have used them for some time for their credit card holders and now New Jersey transit riders can use their SmartLink SM cards at all of their 13 PATH station entrances. The logic of the card is similar to E-ZPass and all you do is swipe the card at the turnstile. It is so strong, it can read your account even through a leather wallet or handbag. This also helps keep your wallet or bag safe since you don't have to remove your smart card to use it. New York's MTA is working on a similar project and WageWorks will let us know when that becomes available.
How can I buy a Smart Card through WageWorks?
The SmartLink cards can be purchased through WageWorks. You can elect a WageWorks commuter debit card and use it to fund your SmartLink card.
How do I find the transit agencies in my area?
To review the transit agencies in your area, please go to the WageWorks home page and follow the instructions for first-time user. Once logged into your account, go to the Commuter Tab, Select "Place Commuter Order" under the "Manage My Account" section, then click on the "Transportation" button to review your options.
I live in University housing and park my car in a University subsidized parking garage for use on weekends and holidays. Am I eligible for a reimbursement of my parking expenses?
No. The following is a partial list of ineligible expenses for reimbursement under a commuter spending account: Tolls; Traffic tickets; Fuel; Mileage or other costs you incur in operating a vehicle; Taxis; Payments to a fellow participant in a carpool or to a friend who drives you to work; Parking at your personal residence; Parking at your spouse's place of work; Parking at a mall or similar location where you stop on your drive to or from your place of work; Costs that have been or will be paid by your employer, such as for a business trip; and Parking at an airport for taking an airplane to work.
I ride the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) and use their "Mail-n-Ride" program for both my train pass and my MetroCard. How do I avoid receiving two passes – one from the LIRR and one from WageWorks?
You will not need to do anything. WageWorks coordinates elections with the Long Island Railroad's Mail-n-Ride program to ensure that participants do not receive multiple orders. At the time you make your election, you will provide specific information about your mail-n-ride account. Payment to your account (partial or full) will be made from WageWorks directly to LIRR. You will continue to receive your ticket via the mail-n-ride program. NOTE: Elections for the Long Island Railroad (and MetroNorth Railroad) mail-n-ride program must be completed by the 4th of the month. This is regardless of the deadline of your employer.
Can I get my transit pass/commuter cards automatically without having to come back to the Commuter Spending Account Web site every month?
Yes. By selecting Every Month when you configure your transit selection, you will automatically receive your transit pass/commuter cards and you will not need to come back to the Commuter Spending Account unless you wish to make a change to the monthly frequency or to the type of pass.
What if I get a reduced fare MetroCard? Will that be an option with WageWorks?
Yes, WageWorks offers the sale of reduced fare MetroCards on their site. Or you can sign up to load funds onto a WageWorks commuter card to purchase your reduced fare MetroCard directly from the transit agency.
Will this new program work if I buy a Senior Discount MetroCard?
Yes, you can sign up to load funds onto a WageWorks commuter card to purchase your Senior Discount MetroCard directly from the transit agency.
I have 2 parking vendors; a monthly commuter lot which I have to annually prepay and EBPA has been allowing me to take monthly deductions against it and then on occasion, I have to drive in to NYU because of business needs, I submit receipts for this. Will this new commuting plan allow for this type of flexibility?
Yes, WageWorks can support your specific needs. Since you prepay for your annual parking space, you can elect a monthly Pay Me Back election equivalent to 1/12 of the annual cost. Assuming that this amount is less than the maximum IRS limit, you can request additional funds be deducted to cover your infrequent parking expenses when driving in to work.
For those infrequent parking expenses, you still need to remember to update your election before the deadline of the appropriate benefit month. You cannot retroactively submit claims for expenses already incurred.
- Example 1: Your annual parking permit is $1200 per year. You elect for a $100 Pay Me Back parking for January. On January 1, you submit your electronic acknowledgement of the expense paid and you are reimbursed $100. If you later spend additional money for parking at NYU in January, no additional funds can be reimbursed.
- Example 2: Your annual parking permit is $1200 per year. You also anticipate you will drive in to NYU and pay additional parking costs of $50 during the upcoming benefit month. You elect for a $150 Pay Me Back parking for January. On January 1, you submit your electronic acknowledgement of the expense paid for your annual permit and you are reimbursed $100. Later, you spend the additional $50 for parking at NYU. You fill out a paper claim and fax it to WageWorks with your receipts and you are reimbursed $50.
What if my monthly expenses are over the IRS limit? How will that work?
If your monthly transit expenses exceed the IRS pre-tax limits, we will deduct the maximum before tax benefit from your paycheck. Any remaining balances will be deducted from your pay check as an after tax deduction. This gives you the convenience of paying the full cost of your commute by convenient payroll deductions with no outlay of cash by you.
What if my transit pass gets lost in the mail?
WageWorks makes every effort to ensure that passes are mailed out in time so they can be received by the first of the benefit month. If you do not receive your order by the first of the benefit month, please contact WageWorks within the first three business days of the month. You will be instructed to purchase your exact order directly from your public transportation or vanpool service and will be provided with a Special Handling Form with which you can request reimbursement. The Special Handling Form must be received no later than the 10th of the benefit month to be accepted for reimbursement up to the cost of your regular WageWorks monthly order. There is a lifetime maximum of two replacement cards.
Are the transit passes I order through WageWorks insured?
No, they are not insured the way some transit authorities insure transit passes purchased by using a debit or credit card. However, if you don't receive your pass by the first of the month you should call WageWorks who will tell you how to replace the card. If you lose the card during the month you use it, there is no insurance to replace it. If this is a concern, you may use the WageWorks commuter card to purchase an unlimited MetroCard to benefit from the MTA's insurance policy. Rather than delivery of the pass each month to your home, you will need to purchase the pass directly from the MTA.
I really like the idea of paying my parking provider. How do enroll in this benefit?
After logging into your WageWorks account, click on "Place Commuter Order" from the menu on the main Commuter page, and then select the Parking option. Choose "I have contracted a space and pay a monthly fee to part there throughout the month." The site will return a list of parking providers in your area. Choose your provider from the menu.* Confirm your garage's information, input your monthly expense and parking garage account number, and then complete your order. Remember to cancel your existing parking deduction if you already have one.
*This should pull up your garage's information. If it does not, there is a link that will take you to a page where you can manually input your garage's information.
How long do I have to file a "pay me back" claim?
You have six months from the end of the month to file claims for reimbursement from your Pay Me Back account. Be sure to check the deadline for each benefit month on the Account Activity page for this account. If you have a balance remaining after the deadline, you will receive a credit in that amount which will automatically be applied toward your next Commuter deduction. For transit, a benefit month is defined as the month in which the transit pass is useable. For parking, it is the month in which you can actually park.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
What are Flexible Spending Accounts?
NYU's Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), administered by WageWorks, allow you to set aside money on a pre-tax basis, to pay for eligible health care or dependent care expenses.
There are two different types of FSAs:
- Health Care FSA: used to reimburse out-of-pocket medical expenses for you and your eligible dependent(s).
- Dependent Care FSA: used to reimburse expenses related to the care of eligible dependents in order for you and your spouse (if you are married) to work. You are also eligible to use the account if your spouse is a full-time student, is disabled, or is actively seeking work. Note: Health care (medical) expenses for a dependent are not reimbursable from a Dependent Care FSA.
The amount you set aside is placed in the type of account (health care or dependent care) that you choose to open. You can then reimburse yourself for eligible expenses you incur during the calendar year, up to the lesser of the amount deducted from your paycheck or the allowable maximum.
Keep in mind that contributions for an FSA are taken out of your paycheck before taxes are applied, reducing your taxable income and your take-home pay.
What expenses are eligible for tax-free reimbursement from a Health Care FSA?
The Health Care FSA can be used for out-of-pocket health care expenses incurred by you or your eligible dependents.
To be eligible for tax-free reimbursement from your Health Care FSA, expenses cannot be covered by any other benefit plan. In general, expenses that are eligible for reimbursement are medical, dental, and vision expenses incurred for the diagnosis, treatment, cure or prevention of disease, a physical or mental condition, or an injury.
Examples of ineligible expenses: Any amount that is eligible for reimbursement from another source, such as other insurance or Medicare; expenses for which you take an itemized deduction on your federal income tax return; personal care items, cosmetic services and supplies, including hair transplants, cosmetic orthodontia, liposuction, or other cosmetic surgery; weight reduction programs for general health; marriage/family counseling.
What expenses are eligible for tax-free reimbursement from a Dependent Care FSA?
The Dependent Care FSA can be used to pay for eligible daycare expenses for a dependent under age 13, in order for you and your spouse (if you are married) to work. You are also eligible to use the account if your spouse is a full-time student, is disabled, or is actively seeking work.
Examples of eligible expenses include: Care at a day care center with six or more children that meets state and local regulations, babysitters (over age 19), nursery school expenses for the care of a child under age six, and before- and after-school programs.
You also can use the dependent care spending account for eldercare, provided you are responsible for at least 50-percent of the support of the elderly parent, or any person living with you, who is physically or mentally incapable of self-care and this person is noted on your income tax statements as a legal dependent.
Examples of ineligible expenses: Educational expenses (kindergarten or higher), overnight camp, round-the-clock nursing home care, transportation to and from a dependent care location, services provided by your spouse or a person you claim as a dependent on your income tax return, and expenses that are not work-related.
Note: Health Care (medical) expenses for a dependent are not reimbursable from a Dependent Care FSA.
When can I enroll in an FSA?
Each fall, during the designated Open Enrollment Period, you will have an opportunity to enroll in a Health Care FSA and/or a Dependent Care FSA. FSA elections made during Open Enrollment become effective on January 1 of the following year.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) elections do not "roll over" from year to year. Therefore, if you want to participate, you must make a new election for your FSA every year, even if you want to contribute the same amount.
Can I change my election or stop contributing money to my FSA at any time during the year?
Federal regulations state that once you have designated the contribution amount, you cannot change your decision during the year, unless you experience a qualifying life event.
Examples of qualifying life events are: birth or adoption of a child; marriage; establishing a domestic partnership; divorce; ending a domestic partnership; disability; death; you or your spouse/domestic partner gains or loses a job or stops working.
At the end of the year, if there is unused money in my Health Care FSA, do I get to keep it?
NYU allows you to carryover up to $500 of unused Health Care FSA balances remaining at the end of a plan year. You have until March 31 following a plan year to claim eligible expenses incurred from January 1 through December 31 of the plan year.
Can I transfer money from my Dependent Care FSA to my Health Care FSA, or vice versa?
No. The Health Care FSA and the Dependent Care FSA are two separate plans. IRS regulations do not allow you to transfer money between these two accounts.
If you are unsure of how much to save, be conservative.
When can I get a reimbursement from my FSA?
You may file a claim for reimbursement as soon as you have "incurred" a qualified expense. Out-of-pocket expenses under any of the medical plans, the Caremark Prescription benefit, and the NYU Dental Plan administered by MetLife will be automatically submitted to your FSA for reimbursement.
Remember that according to IRS guidelines, a qualified expense is "incurred" at the time the service is provided, not when you are billed or when you actually pay for the service. This is important to note when filing claims at the end of a calendar year.
- For Health Care FSA Expenses: When you submit an FSA claim for health care expenses, you will be reimbursed for your claim, up to the full amount of your annual election, regardless of the amount of money that has been deposited into your account.
- For Dependent FSA Expenses: You can reimburse yourself on a monthly basis for dependent care expenses incurred during the calendar year, up to the amount available in your account. If you submit a claim for more than the balance in your FSA, you will only be reimbursed for the amount of money available in your account at that time. The remainder of your claim will be held for reimbursement once future contributions are deposited into your account.
What are the filing deadlines for the FSA accounts?
The deadline for submitting claims for your prior year's FSA expenses to WageWorks is March 31.
How can I file a claim for reimbursement from my FSA?
For health care FSA: WageWorks will issue a debit card that you may use at the point of service for eligible expenses. If you activate your debit card you will be able to use it at any provider when you have services that result in you paying out of pocket (i.e., a copayment at the doctor or pharmacy). The amount you charge using the debit card will automatically reduce from the annual election amount.
The debit card should not be used in the case where you do not know your exact out of pocket costs (i.e., using an out of network doctor). In that type of situation, you should pay out of pocket as required. When the claim is processed by your carrier, you will receive an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) that will clearly show what your out of pocket cost is. You may then submit that EOB statement along with a claim form to Wageworks. Wageworks will then reimburse you via check and the amount will be deducted from the annual election amount.
If you choose not to activate your debit card when received, your out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed via an auto rollover feature in two possible ways:
-- All medical carriers, Caremark and Metlife Dental send reports to Wageworks on a routine basis that will list all out of pocket expenses you incurred. Wageworks will reimburse you via check and deduct the amount from your annual election.
-- You may file a Wageworks Pay-Me-Back Claim form along with documentation of your expense and you will receive reimbursement via check and the amount will be deducted from your annual election.
You must choose to use the auto rollover feature or the debit card, you cannot have both systems active.
For dependent care FSA: You must first pay the facility or caregiver, and then complete a Spending Account Claim Form and send it to Wageworks. You will need to include a canceled check, a receipt or an itemized bill.
What is a "Pended Claim"?
At times, a medical or dental claim might not be processed. The claim could be "pended" for additional information, either from you or from the provider of services. If a claim is pended, it won't roll over to your FSA until it is fully processed and the amount of the charges that you are responsible for is determined.
It is very important to review your FSA account periodically to determine whether all of your medical, dental, and prescription drug claims have been processed. If any of your claims are pended, you need to be sure to take any additional steps required to properly resolve your claim.
How can I contact WageWorks if I have questions?
WageWorks can be reached at 877-924-3967. You may also visit their website at www.wageworks.com.
Dependent Coverage
Can I cover my spouse?
Yes, you can cover:
- your legal spouse
- your domestic partner whom you registered with the Benefits Office
If you are divorced, you cannot cover your divorced spouse.
Can I cover my domestic partner?
You can cover your opposite sex or same sex domestic partner if you:
- agree to be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and to share financial obligations
- live together in a long-term relationship of indefinite duration
- are not related by blood to a degree of closeness which would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which you legally reside
To apply for coverage for your domestic partner, register your domestic partner with the NYU Benefits Office.
Can I cover my child?
You can cover:
- your natural child
- your stepchild
- your registered domestic partner's child
- your legally adopted child (or child placed with you for legal adoption)
- a child for whom you have been appointed legal guardian by a court of competent jurisdiction
- a child for whom you have been given temporary or permanent custody under an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction
- a child for whom you have been appointed legal guardian by a court of competent jurisdiction or for whom you have been given temporary or permanent custody under an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
For your child to be covered, he or she must be under age 26 (coverage ends at the end of the month in which age 26 is attained).
A newborn natural child is eligible for coverage at birth.
If at any time your child isn't considered a dependent child under this plan, your child's coverage will stop. (See also, "Continuation of Coverage under COBRA".)
How long can I cover my dependent child?
Generally, you can't cover your child as a dependent once your child reaches age 26. You may be able to extend coverage for your dependent child if your child was found to be physically or mentally handicapped, mentally ill, or developmentally disabled before the age of 26 and continues to be fully dependent on you for support and unmarried.
When does my dependent cease to be eligible for coverage under an NYU medical plan?
- Once your child no longer meets the requirements to be your dependent, your child's coverage will stop (See also "Continuation of Coverage under COBRA")
- at the end of the month of your divorce or revocation of your domestic partnership
- at the end of the month in which the child reaches age 26
Can I cover my disabled child after they are over age 26?
You can cover your disabled child after age 26 if the child is unmarried and fully dependent upon you for support and found to be physically or mentally handicapped, mentally ill, or developmentally disabled before the age of age 26.
Note: In order to cover your disabled child past age 26, the child's disability has to begin before the date eligibility would otherwise end and you will need to provide proof of the disability.
Can I cover my married child who is still dependent on me?
You can cover a married child as long as he or she is under age 26.
What happens if my spouse also works for the University?
You can cover your spouse as a dependent under your plan, or your spouse can cover you as their dependent, or you and your spouse can elect separate employee coverage, if eligible. Neither you nor your spouse can be covered as both an employee and a dependent under the plan.


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1852 was the year that the State of Texas empowered San Antonio and other incorporated cities to enforce ordinances necessary for the protection of its citizens. It was during this time San Antonio employed a city physician.
Dr. Henry P. Howard was the first City physician serving in 1854 and again in 1858. He was born in Washington D.C. in 1829. He came to San Antonio in 1846 at the young age of 17 and took part in the battle of Buena Vista and was singled out for his outstanding bravery on the battlefield. At the end of the war he returned to Washington where he enrolled as a medical student at Columbia University in 1853. Upon graduating in 1853 he returned to San Antonio and became a Charter member of the Bexar County Medical Society which was organized on September 22 of that year.
Dr. Rudolph Menger was appointed City Physician in 1879 and he served in this capacity until 1883. Dr. Menger was born in San Antonio in 1851. He attended the old German English School located on South South Alamo street. Dr. Menger worked as a clerk in Kalteyers Drug Store from 1866 to 1869. In 1869 Dr. Menger went to Germany and studied medicine at the University of Leipsic. He graduated in 1874. He returned to the United States and served as a physician in the United State Army until he became the city physician in 1879.After his run as City Physician, Dr. Menger practiced Medicine in San Antonio for several years. He is remembered for his nature observations and writings on natural history. Dr. Menger donated a unique scrapbook of nature's unique objects to the Bexar County Medical Society in the early 1900s. This precious scrapbook now lives on the shelves at the P. I . Nixon library and is in the process of being digitized so anyone with internet access can enjoy its distinctive micro pictographs,
San Antonio's first Board of Health was organized in 1883. The Board of Health was composed of the Mayor of San Antonio, the City Physician, and three other physicians appointed by the Mayor and approved by the council. The members of the first board were: J. H. French, Mayor; Dr. Julius Braunnagel, City Physician; Drs. F. Herff, T. J. Tyner and Amos Graves. The Board of Health was responsible for sanitary conditions, hospitals, and reporting and keeping of vital statistics. Reports of communicable diseases were reported to the Board of Health by physicians, school personnel and homeowners. With the knowledge available at the time health officials worked bravely to isolate people with communicable diseases. Smallpox and Cholera were diseases that were problematic during this time.
Dr. Julius Braunnaugel was City Physician from 1883 to 1892. He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at St. Louis, Missouri in 1883. He practiced medicine for forty years in San Antonio.
Later, from 1897 to 1903 Dr. Berthold E. Hadra served as City Physician. Dr. Hadra was a one of a group of German physicians to come to Texas after the Civil War. He was educated in Europe and served in the German Army before moving to San Antonio in 1870. He was considered one of the notable surgeons in Texas and later worked as professor of surgery at the Medical School in Galveston. He was President of the Texas State Medical Association for the years 1899-1900.
The faces of Public Health officials have changed over the years. As we continue to move forward and face new challenges let's not forget our past and the brave men and women who work tirelessly to keep us safe.
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When you create a Directory Server instance, a default self-signed certificate is automatically provided.
You can use DSCC to perform this task. For information, see Directory Service Control Center Interface and the DSCC online help.
To create a self-signed certificate with non-default settings, use this command:
$ dsadm add-selfsign-cert instance-path cert-alias
Where cert-alias is a name that you provide to identify your certificate.
To see all the options for this command, see the dsadm(1M) man page or the command-line help:.
$ dsadm add-selfsign-cert --help
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Top 10 secret beaches
FACT: The number of bodies on a given patch of sand is directly proportional to the proximity and size of the closest parking lot. That means that if you don't mind scrambling for parking or hiking a bit, you just might find yourself alone on a beautiful empty beach.
1. Hamoa Beach
Hala trees and swaying palms fringe a half-moon of salt-and-pepper sand, backed by black lava cliffs. In summer, the crashing waves calm down to make the water welcoming for beginning bodysurfers. The three-hour drive from the touristed southern shore keeps crowds at bay.
Where it is About a mile past "downtown" Hana on the S. Hana Hwy., turn left onto Haneo'o Rd. -Lisa Trottier
2. Indian Beach
At the end of a twisty road that winds through dense Sitka spruce forests in Ecola State Park, Indian Beach looks open and welcoming. The smooth, sandy, horseshoe-shaped beach is tucked into a cove and sheltered from wind, making it a perfect place for surfing or just staring at sea stacks.
Where it is At the end of the paved road in Ecola State Park. INFO: $3 per vehicle. -Lucy Burningham
3. Salt Creek Recreation Area
Sculpins, seastars, and oceanography students all frequent the tidepools at Tongue Point, but Salt Creek's charms don't end there. Climb a sea stack, fly a kite on the beach, photograph passing ships, or overnight at a blufftop campsite.
Where it is From Port Angeles, take U.S. 101 west 5 miles; turn right on State 112 and go 7 miles; turn right on Camp Hayden Rd. and go 3½ miles to Salt Creek Recreation Area. INFO: Campsites from $18; clallam.net or 360/928-3441. -Jim McCausland
4. Robert E. Badham Marine Conservation Area
Better known as Little Corona, the petite, shy sister of hefty, popular Corona del Mar State Beach can be accessed only by those willing to look for street parking and then hike down (and back up) a lifeguard access road to a cove.
Where it is Poppy Ave. at Ocean Blvd., Newport Beach; 949/644-3038. -David Lansing
5. Point Buchon
Decades of hikers at Montaña de Oro State Park have reached a fence at the park's southern end and gazed longingly at the unspoiled California coast just beyond it. Now a 3-mile loop trail has opened on this Pacific Gas and Electric Company property, with access to secluded Coon Creek Beach.
Where it is In Montaña de Oro State Park, follow Pecho Rd. to its southern end. INFO: 805/772-7434. -Matthew Jaffe
6. Leigh Lake
For a strangely tropical setting beneath the Tetons, canoe or kayak north up String Lake until a short portage brings you through the forest to Leigh Lake. On Leigh, bypass the first island you come to and head north about a half-mile, to where a peninsula on the western shore juts out to form a tiny beach. (There's a campground nearby too.)
Where it is From the Grand Teton National Park entrance at Moose, take Teton Park Rd. 10 miles north, turn left at N. Jenny Lake Rd. for about a half-mile, then follow signs to the String Lake trailhead. INFO: $25 per vehicle; 307/739-3300. Campsites from $19; gtlc.com or 800/628-9988. -Amanda Gersh
7. Mahai'ula Beach
An oasis of brilliant sand set amid miles and miles of ebony lava fields, the beach appears to have been dropped in the middle of nowhere. Its westward orientation delivers some of the best sunsets on the Big Island, and its out-of-sight location 1½ miles off the main highway keeps away the tourists.
Where it is Look for a sign reading Kekaha Kai State Park about 2½ miles north of Kona International Airport, off State 19, marking the entrance to the unpaved beach access road. INFO: Closed Wed. -ALEX SALKEVER
San Mateo County, CA
8. Bean Hollow State Beach
Hidden off State 1 along the San Mateo County coast, Bean Hollow is famous for sandy beaches and tidepools with orange-lavender seastars and purple shore crabs. It's also a favorite spot for beachgoers ― after big storms, it has been known to turn up glass floats that come all the way from Japan. For more discoveries, follow the self-guided nature trail.
Where it is 17½ miles south of Half Moon Bay and 2¼ miles south of Pescadero on State 1. INFO: 650/879-2170. -Matt Villano
9. Sandcut Beach
A creek spills onto the beach in a misty waterfall, tidal pools carved in sandstone teem with life, and the pebbles are as smooth as eggs. Get an unexpected reflexology foot massage as you walk on stones warmed by the sun.
Where it is 30 miles northwest of Victoria, B.C., on Pacific Marine Route/Hwy. 14. Due to development in the area, the future of public access may be in doubt; call the Sooke Information Centre for more information. INFO: Sooke Visitor Information Centre, 250/642-6351. -Beverley Sinclair
10. Bowling Ball Beach
Don't let the closed trail sign deter you from visiting the southern Mendocino Coast's most unusual beach. Just beyond an incredible temporary driftwood fort built by some beachgoer and a few hundred yards to the north, extreme low tide reveals dozens of large, round sandstone boulders. Very few people scramble down the ladder to the beach to check out this unusual natural phenomenon, and that's just the way we like it.
Where it is On State 1, 3 miles south of Point Arena, just north of the Schooner Creek Bridge at milepost 11.3 (take the northern trail from the turnout). INFO: parks.ca.gov or 707/937-5804. -Abigail Peterson
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The palace was now reborn in a mix of bold and geometric motifs and hand painted floral walls. A pet lemur occupied the specifically designed rainforest room on the upper floor of the house, and the rich textiles and decorative treasures throughout told tales of the owners exotic travels. All were housed within traditional tudor beams – reminiscent of the Liberty shop – and surrounded by quintessential English rose gardens. It is this juxtaposition of opposing styles that inspires this collection. Art Deco and traditional English symbolism have been combined to create an array of printed textiles filled with rhythm, colour and surprise.
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by Jay Parr
I had a completely different blog entry ready to go this morning, but then I woke from a dream that got me thinking about something more important.
In the dream I was walking into a diner that was attached to a basic travel hotel. There were three or four young women — college athletes dressed in team sweatshirts or some such (you know how vague dreams can be) — sitting on the bench waiting to be seated. The host offered to seat me (and my companions?), when I pointed out that those young women had been there first.
That was when it came to my attention that the diner would not seat unaccompanied women.
I'm proud of my dream self, because I went ballistic. I started off ranting at the poor young host. He was, of course, just an employee, who could either do what he was told or find himself without even this subsistence-level job. In fact, as I pointed past him at the unoccupied counter seating, traditionally used by those who are eating "unaccompanied," his face kind of looked like the the counter clerk's in that famous image at the top of this post: Surely sympathetic (I mean, the guy in that picture couldn't even eat at the counter where he worked), but in no position to even comment on the disparity, much less do anything about it.
After a vague dream-transition I found myself talking to the man in charge. And a police officer. Both were white men. The manager/owner was older, white-haired, and reeked of privilege. Actually, looking back at the dream, he kind of reminds me of Newt Gingrich. He was spewing some nonsense about the morality of allowing unaccompanied young women to come into a family establishment and distract the poor unsuspecting fathers from their families. Because that's obviously what these college athletes were up to, in their team sweatshirts, with no makeup on, hair pulled up in practical athletic ties, ignoring everyone else and talking shop amongst themselves. Surely it was all a ruse, and they were really there to steal me from my wife and daughter. Oh, and somehow it was their fault that I just might be too weak-willed to control myself? And of course, were I to have such a moment of weakness it would be inconceivable that they might, you know, reject my advances or something.
The cop had been called because some hothead was making a scene.
That's about all I remember of the dream. That and something about large vehicles getting tangled up at highway speeds (anxiety much?). But as I was setting the coffee to brew this morning I started wondering what I really would have done, had I found myself in a similar situation, say, perhaps at that Woolworth's counter down on Elm Street on that Monday afternoon in the winter of '60. I like to think I would have pointed out those four scared but stoic freshmen and politely said, "They were here before me; I'll wait until they've been served." I mean, I know I wouldn't have been among the hecklers shouting racist epithets (I've always been a little too Quaker for that), but would I have just quietly gotten my order and gone on with my day? Would I have gone home and mentioned the incident to my wife? Would I have been among the Woman's College (UNCG) or Guilford College students who came downtown to clog the counters with white "customers" insisting that the the black protesters be served first? Or would I have been too busy supporting my family (or perhaps "too busy supporting my family") to do much more than follow the articles in the newspaper?
I definitely connect that issue with North Carolina's "Amendment One" vote last May. I was vocally against it, not just because I support same-sex marriage (which I do), but all the more so because its wording is so much broader and insidious that it affects any unmarried couple in the state, gay or straight. Oh, and their children.
I learned of the bill's introduction in the state legislature shortly after an old coworker of mine lost his partner of thirty years and had to endure absurd legal challenges because the state considered my marriage — my second marriage, mind you, which was less than three years old at the time and had been performed in another state — more valid than his decades-long partnership, which had begun before my wife was even born. She and I have been flying a pride flag on our house since the referendum bill passed in the legislature. It's a small gesture, but it's how we feel about the issue.
The fact that those being denied service in my dream were women also points (albeit circuitously) to mainstream America's complicated and uncomfortable relationship with Islamic nations, Muslim Americans, and Islam in general. I have a problem with any legal system or culture that limits the options of any group merely by virtue of their membership in that group. That goes for nations that curtail the rights of women — some of which do so on religious grounds, and some of which (not all the same ones) are Islamic nations — but it also goes for western nations and institutions that want to limit the rights of Muslim women to wear hijab, niqab, or even burqas. My wife has childhood friends, two sisters, who are Muslim. One of the sisters is divorced from an abusive husband — and the Muslim divorce was a lot simpler than the American legal divorce. The other sister once set aside the injunction against being alone with a man other than her husband, simply so that her sister's childhood friend's husband (i.e., yours truly) didn't have to sit and wait alone. Brought me delicious cardamom tea and we had a delightful conversation amidst the din of playing children. Southern hospitality at its finest. These women are American born and raised. They are not oppressed by a misogynistic culture (well, that's debatable, but that's a whole different conversation). Their choice to wear hijab is not a symptom of their oppression, but an expression of their cultural identity. Yes, there are women who wear hijab (and niqab, and burqas) because they are legally bound to do so by oppressive theocratic legal systems. Yes, there are places in the world where unaccompanied women cannot be seated in a restaurant, or drive a car, or even walk down the street, because those in power have deemed it inappropriate. And yes, there are radical Muslim elements that view America(ns) as the godless enemy. But we can't allow ourselves to conflate an expression of religious and cultural identity (wearing hijab) with sympathy for oppressive governments or violent radicals. Really. It makes as much sense to declare anyone with a crucifix or a rosary in league with the IRA bombers (and don't get me started on how our media always point out the religious affiliation of "Islamic terrorists" but never that of Christian terrorists). But I digress.
I suppose this post could be an examination of my responsibilities as one who benefits from the privilege of the straight white male, or more broadly, the responsibilities of anyone who benefits from the privilege of majority status. Because I really do feel that whenever I encounter situations in which someone is being denied equal treatment or equal access to resources because of their gender — or their race, or their economic background, or their sexual identity, or their cultural identity, or their citizenship status — that it is my responsibility to call attention to the disparity, to voice my opposition to it, and to subvert it in any way that I can. And I guess that's why, even in that dream that got me started on this rambling post, I caused enough of a ruckus that someone called the cops. Because really, it's what I think any of us should do.
What bothers me most, though, is that it never occurred to me to simply say of those unaccompanied girls, "Oh, they're with me."


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On February 1st my little girl turned 16 months old..... 1 1/2 years old is coming wayyyyy to fast!!!!
LOVE this sweet face
She is such a poser these days!!!
As soon as we pick up the camera she says Cheeeeezzzzz!Kinley bugs you have started talking up a storm these days. This month you started saying: Ashley, Abby, Aubrey, open please, I dun-o (I don't know), whez daddy (where's daddy), pick me up please...which totally shocked us that you put that many words together!!!! And you call cousin Copper.... Pooper that that tickles us and Aunt Ashely!!!! Your teacher told us the other day that you have the best manners; that you always say please and thank and that makes me so very proud of you!!!! You have turned into a little bitter this month and IDK what to about that?!?!? One day you bit zizzy so hard you left upper and lower teeth print marks on her; which got you your first little spanking. And this month we've tried time out two times and you did great; you sat there for the whole minute!!!! And you love to have your pictures made with her zizzy!!!So I have put off and put off Kinley bugs first hair cut but it finally happened on Friday February 3rd. I told Ms. Taylor not matter what, don't let me cancel this appointment ;)
This was her last front shot with her baby hair, so long and stringy and places, I should be ashamed for letting her so this long without a trim!
And the last back shot..... can you see that curl under those straight hairs?!?!? She has two big curls under all that straight hair. Ms. Taylor says don't hold out hope that they will stay because her hair is so fine.... so sad!!!!Ta-Da!!!!! Kinely bugs with her new trim!!!!! Ms. Taylor cut off 2 inches off in some places!!!!Kinley bugs you did great, you sat there like a big girl and enjoyed your sucker!!!
And here's the finished product from the back.....please notice the 4 year old in the back ground taking a pic with my iPhone. She can work that thing better than me, so sad!!!!


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Last week, Ashtyn, Thatcher, & Drew were in town for VBS. We LOVED being able to hang out with them. One night, we met at the river for some fun.
Ashtyn & Chandler are so excited to be adding girls to the family!!
Drew & Thatcher were loving the boat ride!!
Laura worked with Chandler to ski....she got up but has more work to do!! But she has the bug & will be skiing all over the river soon.
After all the playing in the water, everyone was hungry so we ended the night by roasting hot dogs over the fire!! We can't wait till our cousins can visit us again.


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The indestructible monster returns in an all-new episode this Friday...
Chancellor Palpatine and Anakin Skywalker observe the still-dormant Zillo Beast.
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Managing to sustain the creature's unbridled fury before it can completely ravage its home planet, the Jedi are ordered to transport the tenuously subdued Zillo Beast to Coruscant for scientific study. An indestructible monster of indescribable power on the galaxy's most densely populated planet – what's the worst that can happen? Find out when "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back" in an all-new episode of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS airing at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, April 16 on Cartoon Network.
One of the largest CG-models ever created for The Clone Wars, the Zillo Beast cuts an intimidating first impression by virtue of its sheer size. But daunting though it may be from a physical perspective, the Zillo's true terror comes not from its corporeal enormity alone; its instantly iconic sound design complements the creature's features by giving the giant beast just the right mix of power, personality and pain.
"There was a lot of trial and error getting there," says Dave Acord, sound editor on The Clone Wars and creator of the Zillo's distinctive cry. "I tried a number of animals, musical instruments, cars – but ultimately, the Zillo roar is 75% horse. Pitched down, of course, and boomed. The other 25% is varying combinations of bobcat and lion, mostly for the growls and some of the heavier bellows. The complexity of the horse whinny seemed to have the right appeal in terms of expression and otherworldliness. At times, the roar can sound terrible and menacing. Other times, you can hear the pain in his voice. The Zillo has a lot of character, and we've tried to match that with our sound design."
Citing musical beginnings as an influence on his notions of cinematic sound design, Acord has worked to develop a keen ear – an essential requirement for creating the aural foundation of that "galaxy far, far away." The process itself tends to be an iterative one, he says - but that's all part of the fun.
"When designing a new creature, for example, I may record some animal – or I might have recorded something previously," says Acord. "But often in the creation of the effect, the idea evolves. I might decide a 'death scream' needs a better shriek – and maybe a table scraping on a concrete floor will be the right sound sweetener. That's really still the best way to get what you want – get out there and record! Sometimes what I start with ends up being something else entirely by the time I'm finished."
Given that so many of the creatures, vehicles and aliens of The Clone Wars don't exist in our galaxy, much of Acord's job requires that he design and develop the rich Star Wars sound-scape from scratch. The result is a daily routine which is anything but monotonous – and a resume which is anything but typical.
"I get to create all the new sounds for the show," he says. "I was really happy with the way the spider-assassin droids turned out [in 'Voyage of Temptation']. Very creepy little springy servos and metallic screams. Some of my other favorites have been the Malevolence and its ion weapon, the darksaber and the commando droids. Dave Filoni has even cast me a few times in the show, too, The most fun is collaborating with some really talented people, like Dave, Matthew Wood, George Lucas and Ben Burtt – to name just a few. I am so proud of the work we do for The Clone Wars; it's an incredibly dense and detailed show, and we manage to create a 5.1 mix for every episode, which is no easy feat!"
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KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, May 10 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a surprise visit Friday to Afghanistan to visit with German peacekeeping troops in Kunduz, officials said.
Merkel's visit, along with German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere, comes less than a week after a German soldier died in an insurgent attack in northern Afghanistan, Voice of America reported.
Early Friday, Merkel and de Maiziere visited Mazar-i-Sharif city, then made their way to Kunduz, about 150 miles north of Kabul, Chinese news service Xinhua reported.
There are approximately 4,200 Germans in the NATO International Security Assistance Force, the third-largest international troop deployment in Afghanistan.
Germany will station 600 to 800 soldiers in Afghanistan in the course of two years beginning in 2015 after NATO operations end, de Maiziere said last month.


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Find yourself immersed in the majestic grandeur of a giant kelp forest, where algae called kelp grow as large as trees and support a tremendous variety of life. You may be amazed to discover that examples of this spectacular ecosystem, which in the wild can support over 800 species, exist right off the coast of Southern California. Peer into our 188,000-gallon tank and get a glimpse of what life is like in these special underwater forests. And find the species you see in the tanks on our new iPads to learn more about them!
Solve the mystery behind why kelp is found in some spots along the coast and not others. Meet some of the animals that live in the kelp forest—and divers that like to visit! Find out how choices you make daily can affect the kelp forest and the ocean in ways you may not even imagine. Also, discover why and how we need to protect this important ecosystem for generations to come. This exhibit features live animals such as leopard sharks, horn sharks, moray eels, a giant sea bass, rays, rockfish, spiny lobsters, anemones and more!
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Diversity on Display
Examine a huge variety of living organisms up close in our tabletop aquariums, featuring animals like a giant anemone, sea stars, lobsters and more. The animals you'll find in this area are a fascinating sample of the amazing diversity found in a kelp forest.
What is Kelp?
Though it looks like a plant, kelp is an algae, and the giant kelp we have in our exhibit is only found in a few places in the entire world—including in Southern California! Find out what makes giant kelp special, and discover the ingredients it needs to survive—chilly, nutrient-rich water, sunlight and water motion.
Look for Kelp Forest Homes
One of the biggest reasons for all the diversity in a kelp forest is the variety of homes animals can find there. From the kelp forest canopy to the rocky ocean floor, search for the right homes for some kelp forest tenants, like urchins, bat stars, kelp crabs, kelp bass and two-spot octopuses.
Who Eats Whom?
In our kelp forest food web aquariums, see different kelp forest animals and what they eat. You'll find scavengers that eat dead animals, drifters like moon jellies that eat microscopic organisms called plankton, scrapers that scour algae off rocks and eat loose algae, and algae that turn sunlight into sugars.
Curator's Lab
See real people doing science! Experiments available for guest participation may include examining brine shrimp and moon jellies bred at the Science Center, learning about sustainable seafood practices and more. The Curator's Lab is open Monday-Friday 11am - 2pm and weekends and holidays from 11am - 5pm.


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George Washington's Union County Headquarters
The Nathaniel Drake House is located in Plainfield, New Jersey. The house was built in 1746 by Isaac Drake. Isaac Drake was a son of the Rev. John Drake, first Baptist minister of Piscataway, NJ. Originally, the home was a 1 1/2 story building with four rooms and a lean-to kitchen. George Washington stayed at the home during the Battle of Short Hills in 1777 and made it his Union County Headquarters for that time. The Drake family were all patriots.
The home is now operated at the Drake House Museum and is the headquarters of the Historical Society of Plainfield. The building has been updated by grants from the NJ Historic Trust. It is listed on the National Register of Historical Places and is one of the oldest buildings in NJ. Among the museum's collection are the original deed to the property, the will of Nathaniel Drake, the family Bible, and a well-preserved portrait of Nathaniel.


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