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Keeping your pet's mouth healthy and clean are important steps in preventing many dental problems and diseases in dogs and cats. While brushing and regular cleanings are your first line of defense against tooth decay, gingivitis, mouth sores, plaque, bad breath and gum disease, many times additional intervention is needed.
SeaDent for Dogs contains the plaque-fighting power of kelp with enzymes that fight bacteria and reduce plaque and tartar on teeth.
Gumz-n-Teeth was formulated to help prevent gingivitis in dogs and cats and contains Calcium Fluoride for maintaining the health and integrity of the teeth. It also contains Silica which is frequently prescribed for gum disease (including gum boils and mouth abscess), mouth sores and ulcers and chronic mucous infections.
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If your dog or cat is prone to gum diseases and chronic oral infections, ask your vet whether Immugen from Thorne Research would be beneficial. Immugen contains CoQ10 and is loaded with other antioxidants and vitamins to strengthen canine and feline gum tissue and provide support to the immune system. CoQ10 may also help pets with periodontal disease by reducing the size and improving the health of periodontal pockets in the gums, as well as decreasing inflammation, redness, and bleeding,
Read on to learn more about dental diseases in pets.
Good Dental Health Can Prolong Your Pet's Life
Cats and dogs are particularly prone to tooth and gum diseases. It's estimated that nearly half the cat population over the age of 3 has one kind of dental disorder or another - 85% of felines in this category may suffer from bad gums alone. As many as 80% of dogs aged 1 to 3 are thought to have signs of periodontal disease that requires treatment to areas around the tooth.
In addition to treating the tooth area, a holistic practitioner will likely view your pet's periodontal disease as a symptom of a more subtle health imbalance. Many times, dental problems are indications of immune disorders. The focus of treatment will be to build overall health, rather than just concentrating on the immediate problem.
Symptoms of Dental Disease in Dogs and Cats
Your sense of smell is one of the key ways of discovering periodontal disease, which is the most common infectious (bacteria-caused) disease in cats and dogs. All pets have bad breath to some degree. But those with periodontal disease emit particularly disagreeable odors from their mouth, caused by bacteria and their toxins destroying their gums and teeth.
Gum disease begins when bacteria in the form of plaque eats away at the supportive gum tissue of the teeth. When plaque is not removed either by brushing, cleaning or an animal eating the right food, the mineral salts in saliva form hard crusts called calculus or tartar over the plaque. Mild plaque can be seen as a filmy, yellowish build-up at the base of the teeth. Heavy tarter is thick and rock-hard. It may be brown, yellow or even greenish in tint and will break off in chunks when pried loose with your thumbnail.
The formation of tartar irritates gum tissue, causing redness and then swelling, which lead to gingivitis. If neglected, gingivitis turns into periodontitis. This is a much more serious condition and can lead to progressive infection, inflammation and loss of the tiny ligaments that bind the gums to the teeth, as well as bone recession and loose teeth.
Dental problems are troublesome in their own right, but they often are manifestations of other serious problems such as immune disorders or even heart disease.
Links to Immune Disorders and Cardiovascular Diseases
Chronic oral infections are not confined to the mouth because there is a risk of bacteria being swallowed and then spreading to other parts and organs of the body. The immune system is also subjected to a constant burden and over several years, and even months, these toxins can cause liver, kidney, lung and gastrointestinal disease or organ failure.
Lymphocytic plasmacytic stomatitis (LPS) is thought to be an autoimmune disease of the gums and lining of the mouth and throat. Although the symptoms may appear the same, do not mistake this disease with chronic gingivitis which is almost always due to tartar build-up.
The first thing to understand about LPS is that this disease can be a secondary symptom of a greater underlying viral infection such as Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline Leukemia, Feline Herpes (aka Rhinotracheitis) or Calicivirus, or it may be an immune response gone awry. Current theories are that the cat develops an allergy to tartar. Always have your cat tested for FeLV and FIV if faced with this condition.
Dental disease has also been linked to heart conditions. Recent studies have shown that bacteria is often found on the abnormal heart valves of animals with heart disease. These bacteria were identical to that cultured from infected teeth and gums. It is no coincidence that many animals with heart disease also suffer from periodontal problems. If neglected, periodontal disease can cause a heart infection called bacterial endocarditis, which is life-threatening as well as difficult and expensive to treat.
When your pet is suffering from dental problems, ask your vet whether antioxidants and other immune strengthening vitamins will help your pet.
Maintain a Healthy Mouth in your Pet
Diet is also crucial to maintain good dental health. Remove items that tend to stick to teeth. Natural, raw food diets can be helpful to dogs. Encourage recreational chewing by your dog.
Cats, on the other hand, often don't receive food that's good for their dental health. In the process of eating prey in the wild, cats devoured fur, hair and tough elastic tissue which had a natural brushing effect on their teeth. But today's domesticated cat doesn't eat food with such "built-in" toothbrushes. Often the food is soft and they need something harder that offers abrasiveness without damaging gum tissue. Kibble has a consistency that offers a brushing benefit before it is mashed into mush. While not a treatment for periodontal disease, it can help as part of a prevention strategy.
If your pet is prone to dental problems, ask your veterinarian about an immune support product to help battle against bacteria or viral infections.
Natural Treatments for Dental Disease in Dogs and Cats
Natural treatments for dental care often include antioxidants. The antioxidant Coenzyme Q10 may help periodontal disease by reducing the size and improving the health of periodontal pockets in the gums, as well as decreasing inflammation. Other antioxidant supplements, especially the vitamins A, B complex, C and E with zinc and manganese will strengthen periodontal tissue.


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A dispute between Manitoba and Ottawa over a Statistics Canada population estimate continues to simmer — Friday, Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver was drawn into the eight-month dispute during a trip to Winnipeg.
Oliver refused to give any ground.
Manitoba Jobs and the Economy Minister Theresa Oswald brought the matter up with the federal minister in a morning meeting at the legislature, at which she also raised concerns over flat federal transfer payments and the costs of the 2014 summer flood.
Manitoba says Statistics Canada has underestimated its population by up to 18,000 people — meaning the province stands to lose $100 million in federal transfers a year.
Following a noon-hour speech to the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce at a downtown hotel, Oliver defended the agency's population estimate at the same time he faced questions about an agency fiasco over its July job numbers. On Friday, the agency admitted Canada created 42,000 jobs — not a paltry 200 — last month as it first reported.
Oliver called the faulty job count "a regrettable error" but held firm the agency was not mistaken in its estimate of the province's population following the 2011 census.
"No, I don't believe so," he said when it was suggested that the national agency could have been wrong that time as well.
Manitobans' participation in the census was higher than the Canadian average so "there's confidence" in the agency's numbers, the federal minister told reporters. "As a result of concerns expressed by the government of Manitoba, Statistics Canada looked at this issue specifically and they are comfortable that their approach is sound."
However, a few hours earlier in meeting with Manitoba officials, Oliver committed to speak to his colleague, James Moore, the minister responsible for Statistics Canada, about the issue.
Oswald said she pressed Oliver for federal agreement to appoint an expert panel of statisticians to examine the dispute between Ottawa and Manitoba. The province will abide by the panel's determination, she vowed.
The province says the agency stated Manitoba's 2011 population estimate at 1,251,690 but then reduced it to 1,233,728. The reduction is not consistent with the number of Manitoba tax returns at the time, the provincial bureau of statistics has said.
Oswald said what is frustrating for Manitoba is Statistics Canada initially identified the anomaly, but decided not to do anything about it.
"We are just asking, nay pleading, for a second look at this because we've seen very recently that it is possible for an error to be made (by StatsCan)," she said.
Oliver called the July jobs error "regrettable" on Friday, but said he has not lost confidence in the agency.
"It's had a long-term record of competence and integrity. They made a mistake; they corrected it. And we hope that will inspire the type of confidence that clearly Statistics Canada needs going forward," he said.
Meanwhile, Oswald also briefed the federal minister on the financial impacts of this year's Manitoba flood. The preliminary estimate is it has cost the province $200 million. On Friday, the provincial Department of Finance issued a special warrant to provide the government with an additional $100 million for immediate emergency spending resulting from the flood.
Oswald said she also drew Oliver's attention to the fact total federal transfer payments to Manitoba have been "flat" for five years while other provinces have received big increases.
The anomaly arises from changes in Ottawa's funding formula, she said.
"Only Newfoundland in the nation is experiencing that kind of hit," Oswald said. "At the same time, we're seeing a 66 per cent increase to Alberta, over 30 per cent to Ontario, around 20 per cent to Saskatchewan."
Oswald said she believes Oliver took the province's concern seriously.
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WASHINGTON /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced today the appointment of three members to the Congressional Oversight Panel, which will review and report to Congress on the current state of the financial markets and the regulatory system.
The panel is required to submit monthly reports to Congress on the use of the Treasury Secretary's authority under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, the impact of the government's asset purchases on financial markets, the effect of transactions' disclosure on market transparency, and the effectiveness of the program on mitigating foreclosures and maximizing taxpayer benefits. The oversight panel will deliver a report to Congress by January 20, 2009, analyzing the effectiveness of the current regulatory structure in overseeing the financial system and protecting consumers, and providing recommendations on improved regulation for market participants that fall outside of the current regulatory structure.
Speaker Pelosi appointed Richard H. Neiman, Superintendent of Banks in New York, and Majority Leader Reid appointed Elizabeth Warren of HarvardLawSchool. Pelosi and Reid jointly appointed Damon Silvers, AFL-CIO Associate General Counsel.
"The members of the Congressional Oversight Panel will provide independent and ongoing oversight to ensure that the recovery program is managed with full transparency and strict accountability," Speaker Pelosi said. "It is critical that taxpayers are protected as efforts continue to stabilize the financial markets and restore confidence, and the work of the oversight panel will further that goal. Richard Neiman, Elizabeth Warren, and Damon Silvers bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the panel and will serve with distinction."
"I am very pleased with the breadth of experience our Democratic selections will bring to the Congressional Oversight Board," Reid said. "With their leadership, the Board will provide critical assistance to Congress in its work to improve the economy."
Richard Neiman was appointed to serve as New York State's Superintendent of Banks in March 2007. Prior to his appointment, Neiman was president and chief executive officer of TD Bank USA, N.A. He also serves on the board of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and chairs Governor Paterson's taskforce, Halt Abusive Lending Transactions, to address the housing and foreclosure crisis.
Elizabeth Warren is the Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard University, where her research areas include bankruptcy and commercial law and financially distressed companies. She serves on the FDIC's Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion and previously served as vice president of the American Law Institute and as an advisor to the National Bankruptcy Review Commission.
Damon Silvers has served as Associate General Counsel at the AFL-CIO since September 1997, where he has represented the labor movement before the Securities and Exchange Commission. He also chairs the Subcommittee on Concentration and Competition in the Treasury Department's Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession and serves on the Treasury Department's Investor's Practice Committee of the Presidents' Working Group on Financial Markets.
The panel will also include one member appointed by the House Minority Leader and one member appointed by the Senate Minority Leader.


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First of all, I'll be speaking at SQL Saturday #122 in Louisville next week. I will be involved in three sessions: Features of 2012, 2012 T-SQL Features, and the Women in Tech Panel. http://www.sqlsaturday.com/122/eventhome.aspx Louisville is such a great location if you are in the eastern half of the country so think about joining us!
On August 4th, you can catch me at St. Louis Days of .Net speaking about 2012 T-SQL Features. This event has grown so large that it is no longer "Day" of .Net; it is "Days" of .Net. http://www.stlouisdayofdotnet.com/2012/sessions
September 15th is the very first SQL Saturday in St. Louis
I'll not only be speaking about T-SQL Features, I'll also be the Pragmatic Works representative and will be demonstrating our BI Express tool during lunch. http://www.sqlsaturday.com/154/eventhome.aspx
I am very excited to tell you about my first ever pre-con event! I am teaching a pre-con on SQL Server Clustering at the Nashville SQL Saturday on October 12th and speaking at the SQL Saturday on October 13th. Be sure to sign up early for the pre-con to get the early bird discount. http://sqlsat145_precon3.eventbrite.com and http://www.sqlsaturday.com/145/eventhome.aspx.
One more exciting thing: the new "Beginning T-SQL 2012" book I co-wrote with Scott Shaw is available now! The 2008 book is being used by some community colleges and we also use it to teach T-SQL at Pragmatic Works. After teaching a class with the book, I realized, "Hey, this book is pretty good!"


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Sunny weather and even brighter smiles were in evidence over the weekend at the Summerset Festival in Clement Park, where food, fun and a variety of vendor booths drew thousands.
For three days, Denver area residents enjoyed music, games, shopping, fireworks and camaraderie during South Jeffco's traditional send-off to summer.
It wasn't enough for local artist Tracy Haines to create 30 paintings in 30 days. She wanted her artwork to have an impact on the community.
Haines, a South Jeffco resident who rediscovered a love of painting after a career as a dermatologist, is donating half of any proceeds from the 30 paintings she is creating this month to Extended Hands of Hope, a Broomfield nonprofit that is working to build a shelter in Jeffco for victims of sexual trafficking and exploitation.
Some serious star power was in view on Arapahoe Community College's Littleton campus on Friday night.
About 40 astronomy aficionados attended the year's first star-watching party at ACC — an event that gives attendees a closer look at the stars and planets without investing in a telescope.
Jennifer Jones, an astrophysicist and professor of astronomy at ACC, had the college's 11-inch Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope outside, and as the sun set, she turned the lens toward some spectacular astral bodies.
Area residents were given an extra day off last weekend in observance of Labor Day, the national holiday that celebrates the contributions of the American worker.
The Columbine Courier has profiled four people who work and live in South Jeffco. Each touches the lives of residents every day, whether by providing emergency aid in a time of need, a loving touch to local trees, or a permanent display of art and personality.
Dean Severson — West Metro Fire Rescue, Station 10
Morrison is more than 5,000 miles from the German Alps, but over the weekend it proved to be a fine substitute for those seeking the Bavarian tradition of Oktoberfest.
The T.E.V. Edelweiss Club drew hundreds to Morrison for the German autumn celebration with brats, dancing, beer and plenty of German culture.
The club, founded in 1958, has hosted cultural events like the traditional Oktoberfest since its inception to keep alive and celebrate German culture, said Amy Dodd, a life-long member of the club.
Jeffco residents flocked to the county fairgrounds on Saturday to attend the Jefferson County district attorney's Safety Fair.
The fair, in its seventh year, combined family-friendly activities with a plethora of resources and information on how to stay safe online and at home. Topics ranged from how to avoid being a victim of fraud to the do's and don'ts of bicycle safety. Attendees also were able to shred personal documents and dispose of prescription medications.
Jeffco's summer reading celebrities were treated to a stylish send-off over the weekend.
The Jeffco Public Library hosted a celebrity-themed wrap party for its summer reading program at the county fairgrounds in Golden on Sunday. Kids and adults who spent part of their summer turning pages were treated to music, magic, a red-carpet walk, and a few famous faces, such as Wonder Woman, Batman and several Star Wars characters.
Even man's best friend deserves a refreshing dip in the pool during the dog days of summer.
Foothills Park and Recreation's Deer Creek Pool near South Garrison Street and West Chatfield Avenue closed its season Sunday by letting the canines take over for the last two hours of the day. Dozens of dogs and their human companions took to the water for some fetching fun.
On a bright Sunday morning, the amphitheater at Red Rocks Park is filled with people working out and jogging in the seating area before an afternoon concert. As visitors walked toward the museum at the Denver Mountain Parks property, they passed a statue of a Civilian Conservation Corps worker representing the effort required to build the popular venue flanked by iconic sandstone formations.
Five years after a humble beginning with five students and a chicken coop for a classroom, a South Jeffco teacher has helped establish a school in Kenya that 122 youngsters now attend.
Julie Donohue Manuel, a first-grade teacher at Shaffer Elementary School, has worked at the school during her summer break for the past five years. She also has raised funds for the school and other projects benefiting the Maasai community in Kenya.
"What we do every year is basic," Julie told the Pathfinders in Evergreen on July 22.
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Health care conversation Oct. 9 in Stillwater
The Saint Croix Valley Women's Alliance and the League of Women Voters White Bear Lake Area will partner for the3 forum " A Health Care Conversation: Minnesota Style," Monday Oct. 9 in Stillwater. The free event will take place 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Stillwater Middle School Auditorium, 523 Marsh St. The public is invited to bring questions to be addressed by a panel of local, state and national leaders. The panel will ensure a lively, informative nonpartisan dialogue, organizers said. Panel members will include:
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Yoga classes offered in Hastings
BreakAway Arts and Cafe, Caring Hands Massage and Spa, and MindfulMotion Pilates, Fitness and Ayurveda are teaming up to offer two new classes beginning next month in Hastings.
Tai Yoga Chai begins Tuesday, Oct. 10, in the BreakAway Cafe building at 111 3rd St. East. The class meets 7 to 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 31. The class is appropriate for all fitness levels and will consist of gentle Tai Chi moves, seated Yoga poses and ending with a brief breath exercise. The $60 class fee includes a warm beverage created for class participants. Fee is $15 per drop in class. To enroll, visit www.breakawayarts.com or by call 651-437-3779.
The second class, Mindfulness by Candlelight, will be 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 18-Nov. 8 at Caring Hands Massage and Spa, 115 5th St. East. The class, appropriate for all fitness levels, will consist of 30 minutes of gentle Yoga poses followed by 30 minutes of breath work and quiet mindful focus. Participants will pick up a coupon for a special beverage at BreakAway Cafe. The fee is $60 for all four classes or $15 per drop in class. To enroll, call or text Nicole DePalma at 651-318-9168, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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A free Alzheimer's disease family education class, The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, will be held 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at Westfields Hospital & Clinic in New Richmond. The program will explore the difference between normal age-related memory changes and more serious memory problems that may require medical attention.
Alzheimer's Association offers family education programs across Wisconsin each month. These classes are designed to assist anyone who has questions about Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. Programs are made possible in part by funds raised through the Walk to End Alzheimer's.
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Inpatients needing after-hours, non-emergency care at Hudson Hospital & Clinic and other HealthPartners St. Croix Valley hospitals will see a hospital medicine doctor via video conference. The new Hospitalist Telemedicine program, which began last month, will improve access to hospital medicine specialists during overnight hours, according to a news release. The three HealthPartners hospitals piloted the technology for the video consultations for more than a year to make sure the technology was reliable and easy to use, they said in a news statement. "Patients receive the same high quality care, which can now progress faster by having a hospital medicine doctor available immediately through this technology," said Dr. Kreegan Reierson, chief of Hospital Medicine for St. Croix Valley hospitals. "Our nighttime care team is better supported by this improved access to the hospitalist and we believe it will mean more patients can remain in their community for care, no matter the time of day or night." A hospitalist continues to be available in person at each location from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Outside those hours, the after-hours hospitalist will admit new patients and initiate care plans, order prescriptions and more remotely through the video link.
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A story from CNSNews highlights the disconnect which is taking place in the policy of the Obama administration. As Lucas Zellers wrote on November 16:
President Obama "missed the point" about the shooting deaths of Coptic Christians on Oct. 9 in front of the Maspero television building in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) said Tuesday at a congressional hearing on the violence in Egypt.
Referring to a statement released by the White House on Oct. 10, the day after the shootings, Smith said that President Obama was wrong — the shootings amounted to a one-sided "massacre" of Coptic Christians by government forces and were not just "sectarian violence," as the White House seemed to portray them. …
Smith, the chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Egypt, posed a tough question.
"The time has come to ask, is this government going to be better than the Mubarak thug regime?' Smith said.
If the current policy enunciated by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is any indication, the United States is likely to do very little to push the post-Mubarak regime to improve the treatment of Egypt's Coptic minority. As reported for The New American on November 9, the administration is actively cultivating ties with the emerging Islamist parties, and thus has done very little to openly criticize the anti-Christian policies that are readily apparent in the new regime. Clinton's criticism of the new government has been so mild as to simply observe that "Egyptians will have missed a historic opportunity" if "over time, the most powerful political force in Egypt remains a roomful of unelected officials." Of course, given the Obama administration's increasing reliance on "unelected officials" throughout the federal bureaucracy to legislate through increased regulation — a tactic which is often nothing more than an amplification of the practices of prior administrations — it is difficult for Clinton to criticize the Egyptian regime for a practice which is quite familiar to the Washington elite.
With anti-Christian violence on the rise in Egypt, the circumstances of daily life for Coptic Christians are rapidly deteriorating. Protests that have taken place since the October massacre have been greeted with continued violence; a November 21 story for Catholic.org reported that a march planned by two recently-formed organizations (the Free Copts and Blood of Martyrs movements) with the intention of commemorating the October massacre was greeted with new violence:
"We were marching peacefully with candles to commemorate the 26 martyrs of Maspero on the 40-day anniversary of the Maspero attacks, when several youth clashed," Sherif Doss, the head of the Egyptian Coptic Association said.
"Some residents started throwing rocks and glass bottles from the rooftops of buildings at the crowds, which left many injured," Doss added.
"Hundreds of police conscripts assigned by the ministry of interior to protect the march started firing tear gas canisters to stop the clashes between the unidentified men," Sameh Mina, a Coptic protester, told television reporters.
"The Copts defended themselves and threw rocks back at the attackers until the police intervened," Mina added.
It is an Egyptian tradition to commemorate the dead on the 40th day after death.
In other words, when Coptic Christians acted in accordance with tradition and sought to commemorate the deaths of over two dozen victims of anti-Christian violence, the response to those mourners was to afflict them with further violence. At least 32 of the marchers suffered injuries as a result of the attacks.
While the Obama administration lavishes praise on the rising Islamist parties, Christians find themselves on the political sidelines in Egypt in the wake of the Arab Spring. The Salafi Islamists believe that their hour has come for power in Egypt, and Al-Nour (the largest Salafi political party) is posturing itself for an expansion of Sharia law if it gains power in the parliamentary elections scheduled to start on November 28. A Reuters article ("Strict Muslims stake claim on Egypt's political scene") captures the change which the growing Islamic movement has worked in Alexandria, one of the strongholds of Coptic Christianity:
"What we want is the complete commitment to Islamic sharia law... The minimum is the constitution and then establishing a system of good governance," said Abdel Monem el-Shahat, a scholar and spokesman for Alexandria's leading Salafi body. …
"Alexandria isn't the same any more ... It's losing its character and it will be unfeasible for it to return as the center for political and cultural freedoms," said Sarah Hegazy, a Muslim woman who teaches at Alexandria University.
Salafis staged a show of strength in Cairo's Tahrir Square on July 29 when they appeared en masse chanting slogans such as "Islamic, Islamic, we don't want secular."
At the same time, Coptic candidates for office de-emphasize their Christian beliefs if they want to seek office; for example, the Jerusalem Post highlighted the example of Shaheer Ishak — a young Copt who was active in protests earlier this year, and who is now a candidate for parliament:
But as sectarian tensions have erupted in the weeks leading up to November 28 parliamentary elections, the young political economist is ignoring religion, both as part of his personal identify and as a campaign issue. He shares the liberal philosophy of the Egypt Freedom Party, which was founded last May by a group of activists from the revolution and to which he belongs.
"I don't see myself as a Christian candidate," he begins, able to multi-task at their downtown Cairo headquarters after a leadership meeting. He told The Media Line that for him, "this election is about creating national consensus and not about breaking the country into religious lines."
With the Obama administration appearing to take it for granted that Islamist parties will continue to gain power in the wake of the Arab Spring, Coptic Christians take to the streets — and the ballot boxes — endeavoring to retain some of their political voice in the aftermath of a "revolution" in which American influence certainly has helped to tip the scales in favor of the Islamists. For those who must live with the implications of American foreign policy, the dangers of reckless interventionism may never have been so clear.


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The bride wore pink — details have emerged about Hugh Hefner's New Year's Eve nuptials.
The 86-year-old Playboy boss wed former bunny Crystal Harris, 26, on Monday, with brother Keith as his best man.
The couple exchanged vows beneath a rose arc adorning the staircase at the Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills in Los Angeles.
Harris, who broke off the couple's engagement just before a planned 2011 wedding and then auctioned off her ring, wore a strapless pink rosette "mermaid" gown, while the groom donned a tux for his third trip down the aisle.
Hef confirmed the wedding had taken place in a tweet on New Year's Day, writing, "Crystal & I married on New Year's Eve in the Mansion with Keith as my Best Man. Love that girl!"


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Start out by measuring from the inner crotch to how many inches long the legs need to be. Hubby has short legs (shhh don't tell him I said that). He needs his pants to be 27 inches. I need one inch to fold up so I mark 28 inches with a Sharpie.
Mark straight across with a ruler.
Cut and save the piece.
Use it to measure the second leg, mark and cut it.
If the only reason I bought my serger was to hem jeans then it was money well spent! Serge all the way around, just barely trimming. Yes I know it's white thread, and I know I should change it to blue, but I hate changing it and besides who's going to see the inside of Hubby's pants? If you don't have a serger I'm sure you could do a zig-zag stitch using your sewing machine. We just want to stop the fray.
Remember that extra inch when you measured? Fold the jeans up one inch and pin.
Make sure the seams lay flat.
Pin all the way around.
Use your sewing machine, and with blue thread, stitch all the way around. I like to follow the serger line.
Iron everything flat.
This step is purely optional but it will look more professional if you do it. Change your thread to gold and, using your sewing machine, sew around about a 1/2 inch from the edge.
Because the hem is only doubled over you can even backstitch over the seams, something I could never do if I had them folded up twice without risking a broken/bent/flying needle.
The inside doesn't look so hot but when Hubby starts wearing his pants inside out then I'll worry about it. I'm sure there are a zillion different ways to hem jeans but this is what works for me. I hope you enjoyed the tutorial :)
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It's hard to get enough of mussels in the summer. Pretty much everywhere I go these days, there's some sort of mussels special on the menu, whether it's a large appetizer for sharing or with a pasta or seafood casserole entree.
When I make mussels at home, they're usually steamed with a minimal number of other ingredients, such as wine, shallots, and ginger. But sometimes I like to spice things up a bit (pun fully intended) by cooking it Thai-style with red curry paste. Store-bought mild red curry paste adds a bit of a kick, while the coconut milk and lime make this the quintessential summer dish. A bit of light brown sugar creates a lip-smacking sweet-and-sour curry.
You'll need several changes of water to clean the mussels (a clean brush comes in handy for scrubbing the shells) and to pull the beards from the shells. But the cooking itself takes all of 5 or 6 minutes, which is all the time you really want to spend in front of the stove in July. I think the curry itself contains plenty of flavor already, but feel free to adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper if you choose at the end of cooking.
There will be plenty of delicious curry left, so be sure to have plenty of white rice to pour the broth over or crusty French bread for dipping.
Bon appétit!
Thai Red Curry Mussels
Serves 3 to 4
- 3 pounds mussels
- 1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 3 tablespoons Thai red curry paste
- 1 14-ounce can unsweetened light coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- Rinse and scrub the mussels under cold water, changing the water several times, to remove any grit. Debeard the mussels by removing the stringy bits in the seam where the two shells meet as best you can. Discard any mussels with cracked shells or any with open shells that don't close when you gently tap them against the counter.
- Heat a deep sauté pan, wok, or medium pot over medium-high heat until a bead of water sizzles and evaporates contact. Add the oil and swirl to coat the base. Add the garlic and ginger and cook briefly until aromatic, about 20 to 30 seconds. Add the curry paste and cook for another 30 to 40 seconds. Add the coconut milk, fish sauce, and brown sugar.
- Bring the liquid to a boil. Add the mussels, cover, and steam for 4 to 5 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally. Uncover and add salt and pepper to taste if desired.
- Discard any mussels that have not opened, then transfer to a serving dish. Spoon the curry over the mussels and add lime wedges to the dish (for squeezing at the table.) Serve with rice or crusty French bread.


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15-20 minutes Materials: Decoding Sunscreen Label worksheet, pencils 1. Facilitator hands out Decoding Sunscreen Label worksheet and tells students to fill out the bottom portion as s/he explains different parts of a sunscreen label. 2. Facilitator goes through different parts of sunscreen labels. a. SPF: Sun Protection Factor. This tells us how strong the sun protection is. While the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) recommends a minimum of SPF 15, the American Academy of Dermatology suggests at least SPF 30. b. Broad spectrum: You might see this on some of your sunscreen labels. This means that this helps protect against the sun's UVA and UVB rays, as well as helps prevent sunburn and skin cancer. c. Skin Cancer/Skin Aging Alert: This would be found in the Drug Facts part of the label. If you see this, it means that this sunscreen can prevent sunburn but does not help protect you from skin cancer and early skin aging. Products must be SPF 15 or higher and broad spectrum or else they will carry this label in their drug facts. d. Water resistant for up to 40 or 80 minutes: This means that the sunscreen will protect you for the stated amount of minutes while in water or swimming. 3. Facilitator then says that they may see the term "sweat proof" or "waterproof" but they are not supposed to have them because the FDA is unsure whether these terms are misleading. 4. Facilitator then asks for volunteers to read what terms they wrote on the Decoding Sunscreen Label worksheet. 5. Facilitator asks students if they can think of other ways to protect themselves from the sun: a. Seek Shade: If your shadow is shorter than you, you should hang out in the shade. The sun is usually strongest between 10AM and 2PM. b. Cover up: sunglasses, clothes, and hats. 6. Facilitator checks for questions.
2 minutes (to explain) 1. Facilitator says that when they go home or next time they are at the store, look in the sunscreen aisle and look at the label of the sunscreen they usually use. Is it broad spectrum? Are they getting as much protection as they thought?
7-10 minutes 1. Facilitator tells students it's important when using sunscreen to put it on daily to protect their skin. UV rays can affect skin even on cloudy days. It's easy if they buy lotion or moisturizer that already has sunscreen in it. 2. Facilitator reminds them that it's also important to reapply! They should remember to apply sunscreen, especially around water, sand, and snow because they can reflect the sun and increase the chances of you burning. 3. Facilitator then informally and orally quizzes class on different parts of sunscreen label and what they mean.


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Jurors can ask questions of witnesses, take notes and use them during deliberations, and take trial exhibits into the jury room, under a comprehensive jury rule package announced by the Michigan Supreme Court last week.
The new rules are aimed at "giving jurors the tools they need for their very demanding job: seeking the truth," said Chief Justice Robert P. Young, Jr.
"Traditionally, the legal system has been somewhat conflicted about juries," Young said.
"On the one hand, lawyers and judges tell jurors how important they are to the justice system and how much we value their service. Then we proceed to tie their hands - they can't take notes, ask questions, or talk to other jurors about the evidence while it's still fresh in their minds.
"We ask them to make tremendously important decisions and then take their decision-making tools away. The last time any of us were expected to learn while sitting quietly like jurors was in kindergarten."
By contrast, the new rules "permit jurors to be truly involved, rather than sitting in enforced passivity," Young explained. "The rules allow jurors to be more engaged and make well-informed decisions."
Young noted that other states, including Arizona and Massachusetts, have already adopted jury trial reforms and that about 30 other states have either made such changes or are studying them. "This is our future," he said.
Noting that the Supreme Court has proclaimed July to be Juror Appreciation Month, Young said the Court is grateful to Michigan jurors for their service.
"People make sacrifices to serve on juries - time away from family, time away from work," he said. "Those of us in the court system owe it to them to make their service as meaningful as possible, and that includes freeing them to be more actively engaged in the trial process."
The Supreme Court began working on jury reforms in 2005, publishing a proposed rule package for public comment and then, in 2008, authorizing a two-year pilot program involving 12 courts.
In surveys, jurors who participated in the pilot program strongly favored the reforms. For example, 91 percent of jurors who participated in the survey agreed that being able to discuss the evidence before final deliberations helped them understand the case, focus on and recall the evidence, and reach a correct verdict.
Features of the jury reform package:
* Jurors can, with the judge's permission, submit questions to witnesses through the judge.
Criminal procedure rules already contained such a provision, but the new rule includes jurors in civil cases as well.
* Jurors can, if permitted by the judge, take notes during trial and use those notes during the jury's deliberations.
* The jury can request to view "property or ... a place where a material event [such as a crime scene] occurred."
* In civil cases, the judge "may instruct the jurors that they are permitted to discuss the evidence among themselves in the jury room during trial recesses," as long as all jurors are present.
* After the jury is sworn, the judge "shall provide the jury with pretrial instructions reasonably likely to assist in its consideration of the case," covering "the duties of the jury, trial, procedure, and the law applicable to the case ...." The rule also requires the court to give jurors copies of the instructions.
* The judge may "authorize or require" attorneys to provide jurors with "a reference document or notebook," which would include a list of witnesses, relevant provisions in statutes, and copies of any documents at issue, such as a contract.
Other items, such as preliminary jury instructions, trial exhibits, "and other admissible information," can also be added to the notebook.
* The judge may require attorneys to prepare "concise, written summaries of depositions" for the jury instead of having the full deposition read aloud.
* In addition to making opening and closing statements, attorneys may, "in the court's discretion, present interim commentary at appropriate junctures of the trial."
* Court can schedule expert testimony to assist jurors' understanding of the issues - for example, by having expert witnesses testify sequentially.
Another option is to allow each expert to be present for the opposing expert's testimony, so that the expert can "aid counsel in formulating questions to be asked of the testifying expert on cross-examination."
* Judges may "fairly and impartially sum up the evidence" after closing arguments, while also reminding jurors that they must decide fact issues for themselves.
The rule bars judges from commenting on a witness's credibility or stating a conclusion "on the ultimate issue of fact before the jury."
* Judges are required to give the jury a copy of the final jury instructions to take into the jury room for final deliberations. In addition, judges must invite jurors to ask any questions they may have to clarify the instructions.
* In addition to jurors' notes and final jury instructions, the judge "may permit the jurors to take into the jury room the reference document ... as well as any exhibits and writings admitted into evidence."
* The judge "may not refuse a reasonable request" from jurors to review evidence or testimony as they deliberate.
* If the jury appears to reach an impasse during deliberations, the judge "may invite the jurors to list the issues that divide or confuse them in the event that the judge can be of assistance in clarifying or amplifying the final instructions."
The jury reform rules go into effect on September 1, 2011.
Both Justice Diane M. Hathaway, who expressed concerns about the rule changes, and Justice Stephen J. Markman, who supports the new rules, included statements with the Supreme Court's order adopting the reforms.
The Court plans to review the rules and their impact in fall 2014.
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EARLIER this month, Gov. Cuomo presented his first preliminary budget for New York State.
The budget problems he's inherited are complex, and he's come up with some very bold and innovative ways to resolve them.
We applaud the fresh ideas the governor is bringing to state government, and we fully support his efforts to reduce state spending.
I recently went to Albany to testify before committees in the State Senate and Assembly and explain to them how the budget the governor presented last Tuesday will affect New York City.
I told the Legislature which of the governor's proposals we support — and there are many — and I also urged them to make some key changes.
There are two main elements that we'd like the governor and the Legislature to reconsider.
First, we'd like to make sure that New York City taxpayers are treated equitably.
We knew this year's budget would include cuts, and we are prepared to share in the pain.
But we shouldn't have to absorb more of the pain than the state's other residents — especially since the city provides the bulk of the state's revenue.
Yet the governor's budget cuts aid to other localities by 2 percent, while New York City's funding was cut by 100 percent.
That will take away $300 million we could use to avoid some of the layoffs we are facing, including in our schools.
The second concern we have with the governor's preliminary budget is that it doesn't address some of the major structural issues that are driving up our costs every year.
On the campaign trail, the governor promised to help eliminate some of the unfunded mandates that make it impossible for cities like ours to contain costs.
In some cases that will mean reining in the rising pension costs that will force us to make deep cuts to services.
In other cases, it will mean amending laws and rules to free the city's hands and allow us to make changes to the way we purchase goods and services and hire and manage employees.
For example, if we do have to lay off teachers this year, we should be able to make decisions based on merit and performance.
But right now, state law says we must lay off teachers based solely on the number of years they've logged on the job, not how hard they're working or how well they're performing.
That would be unfair to teachers — and devastating to our kids.
If we don't deal with these and other structural problems this year, they will only get worse next year, and every year after that.
And we'll feel the pain in every area of city life — in our schools, our health system, and our social services.
We cannot let that happen.
Not after all the work we've done to pull our city out of the national recession faster and stronger than the rest of the country.
That's the message I'm bringing to Albany as I remind our state leaders that 8.4 million New Yorkers are counting on them to realize the bold vision Gov. Cuomo has outlined for a strong, healthy and financially stable New York State.
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Was wondering how I can accomplish what's done on the Steam Community website with the "Guide Index" feature
As you scroll down the page, a "selected" class is given to the DIV in the Guide Index corresponding to the section being viewed.
I'm a designer, not a developer. I can work with jQuery, but can't code anything from scratch. Was wondering if there was some sort of plugin I can use on my website to achieve the desired outcome? Pretty sure it detects the viewpoint reaching the corresponding IDs of the sections (sounds relatively simple), but there's no way I'd be able to code something by myself though.
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Memorial Day marks the official start of life outdoors — another form of "rapture" for many, including me — so here are a few patio furniture suggestions, prompted in part by my friend industrial designer Eric Pfeiffer of Pfeiffer Lab, who has just debuted an outdoor version of his famous bent plywood Mag Table. It's the Metal Mag 3, made of steel in a brilliant orange and produced in collaboration with Offi & Company and Loll Design. With his steel Fire Ring that doubles as a coffee table with a resin-based top when not burning wood — also produced in collaboration with Loll Designs and also new — the outdoor room is definitely warming up. Other designs that caught my eye after a quick Web search include the elegant Valencia Teak Chair from Viva Terra, which is inspired by Mies van der Rohe's famous Barcelona Chair (the name is clever, referring to another Spanish coastal city). Using wood that's sustainably grown and harvested, the chair deconstructs to fold flat for storage. For the recycler who can't stop dribbling — wait for it — what about this coffee table from Uncommon Goods that uses part of a gym floor for its top. Worth a free throw at least! If you are a do-it-yourselfer, why not bring back the classic picnic table-and-bench idea using reclaimed wood painted white to give a fresh contemporary twist (this example designed and built by Houseplans' own Stephen Williamson). Paired with white-painted antique metal chairs the effect is summery and sophisticated. Classics are definitely in this year — at ICFF in New York last week (the International Contemporary Furniture Fair) the Editors' Award in the Outdoor Furniture category went to an Eames outdoor furniture design from 1958 — for the Miller house in Columbus, Indiana by architect Eero Saarinen — retooled with new materials for today (image courtesy theoutdoorstylist.com). The chair is produced by longtime Eames manufacturer Herman Miller.
New Home Plans that Celebrate the Outdoors
The latest additions to the Houseplans.com inventory include a range of designs that deftly incorporate outdoor living. Plan 484-5 is a small two- bedroom house organized around what's called a "Chill Deck," which is really the outdoor living room.
Plan 519-1 is a small cabin designed for a sloping site and
includes a view deck off the living area and kitchen.
Similarly the focal point for Plan 449-2 is a seductive pool patio, complete with waterfalls. Time for a dip!


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Rick are you easy track all the way around my custom power bench it was about 8 feet long and then I wanted to be able to slide the ridge to any position I wanted so I fasten the black plastic with easy connectors I think you could take the idea of the double rail extrusion connector and possibly re-configure to an up-and-down motion I had to try and lay it in to the top of the custom power bench and then I never did use the bench I gave it to a gentleman and Houston whose name was Larry came on the form but into thousand 14 and showed a lot of interest in Power benches I think he had some health problems with knees and hips and never really used it yet he may of come to see you I'm not sure he was retired from the Coast Guard he got lots of track and fittings on bridge I originally bought two power mention from do you know when they first came out and I enjoy playing with all The different configurations you can do with a power bench I currently have one that uses a easy modified power balance the Dino offered at one time and I have settled on a first tool track but still use the easy bridge mechanism and I have drill holes in the tabletop else Tom P9 13 did I think that's the only way you can keep the material from sliding around
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Well in my previous post I'll test for JPEG but they didn't show up so I will try to post a single one and if it works will put up more Rick I could not get your drain plug from the Al to open up eithe well in my previous post I'll test for JPEG but they didn't show up so I will try to post a single one and if it works will put up more Rick I could not get your Photo to open I can see the thumbnail in your post so I don't know if there's a website problem or somethings wrong with my iPad here we go
Very nice looking table!, Tw218! Many thanks for sharing.
Not sure why pics aren't showing up for you- they're showing up for me, as long as I sign in to the forum.
So, how is the design of the table working out for you? Anything you'd change? any specific features you like the most?
That certainly is a nice looking bench. Uses a lot of extrusions, mine was planned to have two short pieces of SME, centered where the bridge would be, and bolted to the 2x apron. Mine would be similar, although only 48" long because of limited space, except with (3) sections in t-track in the top for attaching the fence with t-bolts, making it easy to square the fence to the track. Won't need that now; the track will be set with the Y-axis dogs, and the fence located on the X-axis with dogs and connectors as shown in the photo. The photo also shows a check of the fence to track alignment - merely a formality as the holes locate them.
Not sure what you're asking about the material sliding. I won't be using the ACE in the track, although considering putting some of the Festool sponge rubber tape on the bottom of the track to stop movement, going to depend on how the whole set-up works when I get it operational, I resisted the whole dog hole top concept for a long time, but now I've used it for a while, the holes come in really handy. I'll probably wind up clamping the material to the top as I think the router puts more force than cutting with a saw - these clamps by Kreg are quick and easy to use, and really clamp the part down tight.
Took a minute to look at the attachment of the Bridge brackets to the Festool extrusions, and it actually looks as if it will work - even as is. Which is good as I can't find enough thick aluminum to make the adapters (plus I need to work around the problem of my buddy taking his mill with him when he moved to SC ), thinking though that I can mock something up out of 1/2" BB, give me a chance to make any changes while still relatively easy. I think though that the set-up is workable as is - the t-bolts clamp it nice and tight, plus there is a second contact at the top of the extrusion that's going to keep it from rocking. Want to start playing with it but need to finish up what I've got started as I don't have enough room for all the projects I have started now.
Looks like one easy way out might be to a) replace the horiz. piece on the EZ bridge that holds the arms with a new piece of HDPE to extend across the Festool extrusion; b) add a "V" on the bottom of that new HDPE to ride in the top of the extrusion; c) drop the bridge to let that new HDPE ride on the top of the extrusion.
Seems that might help with rigidity as well as easy on/off and sliding.
Adding the 45° ledge sounds like a good idea, maybe that will be Plan "B". Unfortunately (you have to know something went wrong from that), when I bolted up the front bracket, I realized that I had a problem - it's way too high, and I guess I knew that but had just taken a couple minutes while the glue was drying and wasn't thinking. When I put the front bracket on later, it was obvious that it wouldn't work, the track attachment was hitting the top of the bracket. A few minutes watching the EZ1 video and I saw what I was doing wrong - they put the top of the bracket even with the SME, but then the fences sit on top of that so the work surface needs to be at least 1-1/2" above the top of the bracket (or, the top of the bracket needs to be 1-1/2" below the top). So, I need to make a plywood adapter to bolt to the extrusion, and then bolt the brackets to it. For a first cut, I'm going to take a 3/4" x 1/4" strip of oak, cut a rabbet on the back to clear the little lip along the top and then bolt that to the extrusion - I figure that the strip will hook on the lip and help to keep it from pivoting out. The plywood will have to be wide enough so that the bolts are outside the width of the bracket. Oh well, that's why I have a bucket of plywood scraps.............
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Now, how many misleading or flat-out ridiculous statements can YOU find? I'll start you out with an easy one...
1. If the state stores are privatized, PA will lose $500 million in revenue. No, about $400 million of that is taxes that will still come in through a privatized system, just like we still collect sales tax from, say, drugstores.
It's your turn...what else can YOU find?
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- Rich said...
"Knowledgable" employees, the level of their knowledge of the store products, and liquor in general is questionable, and has been questioned on this blog in the past.
Zero tolerance...how can they make this claim when they don't do compliance audits. We could make the argument that private enterprise would have better carding habits and stricter rules due to the amount of money they could loose if they have their license revoked.
- February 25, 2011 at 9:38 AM
How about the part of the video that illustrates the different public services are funded, and the image to accompany the spoken word "police" is one for liquor enforcement rather than normal police? I would guess that a lot of people would say that having liquor control police is an unnecessary service.
As for public v. private, I am almost certain that you wouldn't go along for ideological reasons, but why not just open up the market to private stores that aren't limited to the state product listings and leave the public stores in place? Give customers other choices so they can get wines and spirits the state stores don't carry, and let customers decide where to shop, public or private.
Don't abolish state stores, just take away their monopoly. That is the simplest and most practical solution. Yes, if you were starting from scratch, not having Commonwealth stores at all might be the simplest, but that's not where Pennsylvania is now.
- February 25, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- Lew Bryson said...
I don't necessarily have a problem with that idea, Bob. The problem is that the state would probably still be the wholesaler, so they would largely determine what the private stores could buy and at what price. Not going to work well.
However, if we don't get privatization, breaking the "you must buy in Pennsylvania" part of the monopoly wouldn't be a bad consolation prize. That's incredibly galling to those of us who live hear the borders, to have all that choice and be legally prohibited from it.
I'm curious, though: why do you seem to support the gov't-owned stores? Are you simply anti-privatization?
- February 25, 2011 at 10:28 AM
No, I don't _support_ the state stores. Apart from the antiquated "control" mentality, I see no particular _necessity_ for the government to be in the business of selling private goods.
As I said in the earlier comment, if you were starting from scratch, there would be no good reason to establish a state system for selling wine and spirits (or beer). But you _do_ have a state system now, and private store advocates are running into a lot of opposition to completely abolishing the current system, in part because of the disruption it would cause, particularly for working people who (regardless of what you might say about some clueless clerks, who might be just as unknowledgeable about products if they were working in private stores) bear no personal responsibility for the stupidity of the current structure. They just want to go to work, do their jobs, and make some semblance of a decent living to support their families. Remove the threat represented by complete abolition of the stores, and it would seem that much of the opposition to the idea of allowing private stores would diminish substantially.
I've never spent any real time as an adult in Pennsylvania (an occasional connecting flight, or drive past Erie to get from the Northeast to the Midwest doesn't count), much less ever dealt with your Commonwealth stores. So I'm personally in no position to judge how bad they are and don't doubt what you say about them. But I don't necessarily see that all state liquor stores have to be awful. As a kid, I recall on several occasions my parents stopping in Vermont to buy liquor at state stores because it was cheaper than in NYS. (I also recall occasional news stories about State Troopers attempting to enforce stupid laws about crossing state lines with alcohol purchased elsewhere.) And I am also aware that crossing from Massachusetts into New Hampshire to buy booze was also popular for people who didn't live far from the state line. (And I have at least one recollection of our stopping at a rather large state store in Portsmouth while driving back to NYS from a vacation in Maine.) So perhaps state stores aren't uniformly such a bad thing for consumers, it just depends on what state.
I don't have much experience with these as an adult, so I can't speak from personal experience. Where I have encountered the government stores has been in Canada. Generally, provincial control over beverage sales sucks, compared to what I'm used to. Nonetheless, there is considerable variation between provinces. The difference between buying beer in Ontario and Québec, for example, is like night and day, and I was actually favourably impressed with some of the SAQ stores where I've shopped (particularly in more remote/less populated areas where I suspect they offered a lot more choice than a private store might have). And it also doesn't hurt that you can also buy beer in grocery stores in Québec. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, not so great, although I understand NS now has some private stores. It's been a long time since I've been in Manitoba, but that wasn't very good at all (although I recall that they had drive-through places, presumably private, though I would also guess heavily regulated, where you could buy cases of swill fairly easily). BC isn't so bad, and from what little experience I've seen of private stores there (I had to check out a couple just out of curiosity), BC Liquor has had a better beer selection than the private stores. I've been to Alberta only once, but I wouldn't say that the private stores where I shopped had substantially better selection than what I would find in a BCLiquor. In any event, there can be state-run systems that can do a decent job, and others that are horrible. My biggest objection would be to their having a monopoly and restricting consumer choices.
- February 25, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- Lewis Houghton said...
"Here in Pennsylvania, If you want to buy wine or liquor, you CAN go to a wine or spirits shop."
You MUST go to a wine and spirits to purchase liquor in Pennsylvania
- February 25, 2011 at 1:39 PM
@ Rich.....PLCB does do both financial and compliance audits. I am one of those auditors.
- February 25, 2011 at 2:05 PM
- Lew Bryson said...
Anonymous, glad you stopped by. Maintaining your anonymity -- which I can understand -- can you enlighten us on just how compliance audits are done? I'd do a FOI request, but they're pretty demanding on asking for particular documents, and I don't know what to ask for. Thanks!
- February 25, 2011 at 2:24 PM
He has gas. response to the sound the stand alone clerk makes..
But on the serious note get rid of the system it is evil, open the state up it will make more money, their will not be any over head to pay for that alone is a savings to the state. They paid to much money for their job. I knew a guy that work for them,not once did he step inside that store to work, but he got the 25 years you need to pay for his health benefits, by the tax payers of pa. But their are more people like him in this system. So yes get rid of this system. Get a real job...
- February 25, 2011 at 2:48 PM
Lew, a possible model for your "consolation prize"?
Vermont's personal import limit:
8 quarts of booze, 6 gallons of beer or wine.
It's not enough to bring in a keg (other than a 1/6 bbl), but otherwise seems adequate, if they have to insist on controlling it at all.
I wonder, though, it does say "a person may..." not the total amount that may be carried in a private vehicle, if you get the drift....
- February 25, 2011 at 4:08 PM
- Lew Bryson said...
That's no model for me: why do we have ANY limits? NO limits on personal importation.
- February 25, 2011 at 5:04 PM
I'll give you the short version. After that feel free to ask questions. Our audits consist of many different things.
We start every audit with a sample inventory (usually 50 codes or 4% of the codes carried by the store which ever is greater). Criteria is based upon sales volume, dollar value, and auditor judgment.
We also complete a scan test where we sample a minimum of 30 codes. This shows whether the store has been keeping up with price changes. And ensures that customers don't get over or under charged.
We also sample voids, returns, minor challenges, licensee sales, inventory breakage, cash overages and shortages, and we also review store losses.
For voids, returns, minor challenges, inventory breakage, and licensee sales we select a sample from every sales period. We check for procedural compliance for each of the above.
Store losses are determined by inventory shrinkage (breakage, and proven shoplifting are not included in this calculation). To make this calculation take sales and multiply by 0.0005%. (ex. 1,000,000 in sales means that a store is allowed to lose $500).
Every cash overage or shortage over $50 is researched in an attempt to determine what caused it.
Any questions or if you want further information just ask.
- February 25, 2011 at 7:06 PM
The compliance is if the BLCE does checks on the PLCB stores. According to the PLCB spokesperson, they do not.
I'd like to see the list of things that went DOWN in price and not because of being closed out or discontinued.
- February 27, 2011 at 5:57 PM
Lew, on the topic of personal importation, sure, in something more closely approaching an ideal world, no limit on personal quantitites would probably be a good thing.
But I was somewhat impressed that a "control" state would acknowledge that it is reasonable for someone to want to bring home something that might not be offered for sale in his/her home state. Granted, that's Vermont, where a lot of things are more reasonable than a lot of other states ;-) It's certainly much better than zero import into Pennsylvania. But not only that, it's also more generous than the law of the state where I live (not a "control" state), where personal importation is limited to "household goods" for someone who is moving into the state, or 4 litres tax-free from a foreign country (or 16 litres for military returning from a foreign country), and personal importation of liquor and wine (not beer) is otherwise prohibited. I'm not aware that state police are doing checkpoints at the border to enforce it, but that's the law here, and I submit that Vermont's is more favourable such that it would seem to qualify as the "consolation prize" you suggested.
- February 28, 2011 at 12:50 PM
- Lew Bryson said...
If we're going to fiddle with the state booze laws, let's make them RIGHT, not half-right. No limits. High booze taxes next to a state with substantially lower taxes are simply a subsidy for smugglers. No limits; why should we have limits?
- February 28, 2011 at 2:11 PM
And which states have "no limits" now? Good luck with that quest to have your state (commonwealth) immediately rise from being among the worst in that respect to doing a better job than any other state is now.
And while you're at it, maybe you can work on getting rid of the worst aspects of three-tier.
Now go have a session beer, or a lot of coffee ;-) (Just don't mix them or you might piss off some other regulator.)
- March 1, 2011 at 11:29 AM


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Somehow, with not much planning, SFMV members seem to choose diverse, delicious dishes for our potlucks. Our July Slow Supper was no exception: We enjoyed a range of wonderful salads, fabulous bread and Flying Rhino coffee, plus interesting conversation in a unique setting: the PetMassage Institute, owned and operated by SFMV members Jonathon and Anastasia Rudinger.
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