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LANSING � A couple who bought a South Haven condo built on contaminated land two blocks from Lake Michigan is entitled to about $470,000 in damages from the Realtor and her real estate agency that handled the deal, the Court of Appeals has ruled.
The Realtor who handled the deal knew that sales brochure information about environmental conditions at the 10-unit Factory Condominium redevelopment project � Belgravia � was false, the court said.
Meryl Greene of Coldwell Banker Weber-Seiler Realtors also failed to tell purchasers Gary and Kathleen Bowman of Augusta that the Department of Environmental Quality had found the property still �highly contaminated with chlorinated solvents in the soil and groundwater, and metals in the near-surface soils.�
The abandoned building where the Bowmans� condo is located had been a factory from 1916 to 1979 that made coffins, gun stocks, pipe organs and other products. According to legal documents and the DEQ, workers dumped industrial solvents, sludge and wastes from painting and plating that contained toxic materials � some linked to cancer � into the drains.
A developer, who later declared bankruptcy, hired Greene to market the condos. She prepared a brochure that falsely stated that �the property has been addressed under current Michigan cleanup requirements,� the court said.
The state spent $3.8 million on cleanup, and South Haven spent additional city funds, but there has been no final remedy, said DEQ district supervisor Frank Ballo in Kalamazoo.
Since the developer�s bankruptcy, the condominium association has operated and monitored the vapor mitigation systems �to assure that the building remains safe for the occupants,� Ballo said. The DEQ hasn�t paid for a final remedy, �however, due to the expense of the remedies, the fact that acute risks were being adequately addressed by the existing systems and available DEQ funding sources had been depleted and was focused on higher-risks sites in the state.�
In 2004, Greene handled the Bowmans� purchase of a $360,000 unit.
A year later, the Bowmans learned of the contamination. They sued Greene, her agency and the seller for fraud, misrepresentation and violation of the state law requiring sellers to disclose environmental problems to buyers.
A Van Buren County jury awarded them $483,195, which was reduced by a $12,500 settlement from the previous owner.
In a unanimous decision, the three-judge Court of Appeals panel found enough evidence to support the jury award.
There was testimony that Greene told the purchasers that the condo did not have any environmental issues,� the court said. �They testified that they relied on the brochure in deciding to purchase the condo and they thought the property had been cleaned up.�
And a letter the DEQ had sent to Greene and the developer before the sale supported the claim that the marketing brochure was misleading, the court said.
The court noted that Greene lived �down the street� from the condo development, was present when concrete was poured over the protective vapor barrier and had discussed the contamination with the developer.
The court rejected the defense argument that the state�s Seller�s Disclosure Act applies only to the individual condo unit rather than the entire development.
The law applies to environmental problems �that relate to, affect and influence not only the dwelling unit itself but also the land upon which the dwelling unit is situated,� the appeals court said.
Earlier, Greene and her real estate firm had lost a misrepresentation and fraud suit by the owners of another unit, according to Grand Haven attorney Mike Risko, who represented the plaintiffs in both cases.
Greene and her attorney, Leonard Henk of Bloomfield Hills, declined to comment.
Court: Realtor misled buyers of contaminated condo
LANSING � A couple who bought a South Haven condo built on contaminated land two blocks from Lake Michigan is entitled to about $470,000 in damages from the Realtor and her real estate agency that handled the deal, the Court of Appeals has ruled.


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Markets Respond to Obama Victory
Reaction to Obama's re-election victory in global financial markets has been relatively muted, but fears about the fiscal cliff remain. Lena Komileva, chief economist of G+ Market Economics, assesses the president's options. Photo: Reuters
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Cow Bone Moon and Citrine Sterling Silver Dangle Earrings, "Sleeping Moon in Yellow"
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The crescent moon, made of smooth, milky white cow bone, slumbers peacefully in this pair of dangle earrings designed by Buana of Bali. The crescents are capped in sterling silver that frames an citrine gemstone and are attached to sterling silver hooks.
- 11 grams
- 0.39 oz
- 5 cm L x 0.6 cm W x 2.5 cm D
- 2" L x 0.2" W x 1" D
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"When I began to work with Novica I started with nothing, I could barely support my family. Today I have a growing workshop, and a number of silversmiths work with me."
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Buana has received 14 microcredit loans with 0% interest from Kiva and Novica, the first for $2400 and the most recent for $7000. Proceeds were used to invest in a purchase of natural gemstones and silver for his jewelry.
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"My name is I Wayan Buana. I was born in Sukawati, Bali in 1974. My father was a civil servant while my mother was a food seller. I'm the oldest child of 4 siblings. I remember my childhood was so happy; my parents really loved and took care of their children well. Because our family's economic condition was so limited, I worked after school so I could pay the school fees of my siblings, and also help my parents.
"I like sports like badminton, and I often exercise in Sukawati near my house. In Sukawati, most of the villagers are wood carvers, silversmiths and clothing sellers. It's also famous because of its rich culture and arts. For those who are looking for inspiration, you can find tons of ideas among Bali's tranquil atmosphere and beautiful scenery.
"My enthusiasm in learning about silver jewelry crafting started when I was still in the 6th grade. The father of well known artisan Komang Wijayana was the one who taught me. Once I was around 15, I was finally able to create products by myself and help out with orders from clients.
"I married a Balinese woman who was in a relationship with me since junior high school, and now we have been blessed with 2 daughters and 1 son. The time shortly after we got married was the most difficult time. The economy was not good at all; many people took my silver jewelry but did not pay, and I had to sell my products door to door. The breakthrough happened when I joined with NOVICA. At that time my first child was already 8 years old. When I remember that time, I always give thanks to God for helping me through that moment. There is one thing that I maintain in this life: that God can give one everything, so just keep praying. One thing that I always pray for is that I can have a long life so I can continue to be in this business and provide for my family.
"I really love making silver jewelry, and I love all of my products, yet there is one product that I feel is especially great, which is my 'Face of the Moon' ring. I am the one that designed it, and all of my products are based on my designs. Usually I draw and design a product, and then I give it to my workers. There are 18 workers that work brilliantly with silver. I am also the one who organizes all of them, based on their skills. We use ordinary tools to produce silver jewelry, such as silver plate tools, scissors, hard saws, and polishing machines.
"Another thing that makes me love making silver jewelry is because I can also preserve my ancestral culture. Most of my silver jewelry is influenced by Balinese traditional culture, and also the nature in Bali. When I got an award as the best selling artisan in NOVICA Bali, that motivated me to make better products every time. After 13 years since joining, a lot has changed in my life. I now own a house which my family and I live in, it has been completely life-changing. One thing I can do to repay that is to give my customers my very best products."
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In 1990, Buana decided to learn to craft silver jewelry from a friend in Celuk. He learned it all, from the very basic skills like sanding, polishing and making plates to very advanced techniques. Supported by his family, Buana has continued his profession as a silversmith. "I am thankful to God for giving me such a great gift so I can make a living for my family. Not much, perhaps, but enough for our simple way of life," he says. "Hopefully through my sales I can offer a better future to my wife and two children."


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Tim Richman Gadoffre is researching into the six pointed star in the work of Russian jeweller Karl Fabergé (1846-1920). Tim sent me this image bearing workmaster's marks for Mikhaïl Perkhin and explains that this frame references Russian Orthodox Christian symbolism, of two interlocking triangles. The triangle itself represents the Holy Trinity: God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Phototographer: Katherine Wetzel - Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (c).
P.S from 9-10-2013
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I am sending you a slide with a pair of similar Fabergé Star of David frames, this time by Mikhaïl Perkhin, to follow the photo of the frame I sent you a while ago which is in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Bequest of Lillian Thomas Pratt.
The former was purchased on December 3, 1896 by Tsar Nicholas II, and contained a photo of his second daughter Grand Duchess Tatiana.
It was a cherished possession, and was among the Tsar's belongings taken to the "House of Special Purpose" in Ekaterinburg in April 1918.
The frame on the right hand side of my new slide, attached, has interesting Provenance, suggesting that in this instance.
This Star of David frame was purchased by a Jewish merchant, Boris Leibowitz for his wife née Berch.
By comparing two similar six pointed frames by Fabergé, we can deduce that the Star of David motif resonated strongly with both the Russian Orthodox and Russian Jewish communities of Russia at the end of the 19th Century and early 20th Century. I find it inspiring that the Star of David should be a unifying theme between cultures. These frames give us tangible examples of the enduring and unifying appeal of Sacred Geometry.


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What's new in Cordova iOS 2.3.0
1. iOS 5.x and above support only
We are dropping iOS 4.x support and only supporting iOS 5.0 and greater, going forward.
2. Cordova.plist is changed to config.xml
The configuration Cordova.plist file has been changed to config.xml — it comes in a new format that is the same as the Android config.xml. If you are upgrading, you will need to convert your existing Cordova.plist by running the bin/cordova_plist_to_config_xml script. The 2.3.0 project itself will warn you (in the console log) if you are still using the old Cordova.plist and tell you to upgrade.
The new project settings are documented here.
An example config.xml:
<cordova> <preference name="MySetting" value="true" /> <plugins> <plugin name="MyPlugin" value="MyPluginClass" /> </plugins> <access origin="*" /> </cordova>
3. InAppBrowser – includes events
More details here. In a nutshell, this has the same functionality as the ChildBrowser, and has events support as well. It supports this simplified spec. Also, the InAppBrowser does not use the app whitelist. Example usage:
var ref = window.open('http://google.com', '_blank'); ref.addEventListener('loadstart', function(event) { alert(event.type + ' - ' + event.url); } ); ref.addEventListener('loadstop', function(event) { alert(event.type + ' - ' + event.url); } ); ref.addEventListener('exit', function(event) { alert(event.type); } ); // also, you can do ref.removeEventListener('loadstart', myfunc) .. etc
4. LocalNotification plugin event, AppDelegate override
Your project's AppDelegate.m can add a new AppDelegate override so your plugins can receive LocalNotification events. Uncomment these lines to enable your plugin to receive the notifications in their overrides.
5. Renaming of Cordova cli commands
The new list of commands are here. Basically debug has been renamed to build, and new release, and run commands have been added. This is common across all the platforms.
6. Objective-C plugins are not white-listed anymore
With the InAppBrowser release, we restructured the whitelist to only apply to the main Cordova WebView. As a consequence, the whitelist does not apply to all connections for the app, thus connections from your plugins are not whitelisted. To whitelist your connections with the app whitelist, you will need to set the "User-Agent" header of the connection to the same user-agent as the main Cordova WebView.
You can get this by accessing the userAgent property off the main view-controller. The main view-controller (CDVViewController) also has a URLisAllowed method for you to check whether a URL will pass the whitelist. See this guide.
7. Device API changes
Minor changes as specified here. For iOS, device.platform used to return "iPhone", "iPad" or "iPod Touch" — now it returns (correctly) "iOS". For iOS, device.name (now deprecated for all platforms) used to return the name of the user's device (e.g 'Shazron's iPhone 5') — now it returns what device.platform used to return: "iPhone", "iPad" or "iPod Touch". For all platforms, there is a new property called device.model — this returns the specific device model, e.g "iPad2,5" (for other platforms, this returns what device.name used to return).
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The command delegate could not be overriden properly, now fixed. Please look at this issue on how to override the delegate functions, for inspection.
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Heart Imaging in Children With Muscular Dystrophy
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01633242
Recruitment Status : Terminated
First Posted : July 4, 2012
Last Update Posted : September 13, 2019
- Study Details
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- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
- Muscular dystrophy can affect the muscles used for heart function and breathing. Treatment usually involves drugs that help improve heart function. However, better types of heart imaging studies are needed to improve treatment of heart problems related to muscular dystrophy. Better heart imaging methods are especially needed for children with muscular dystrophy. Researchers want to test different heart imaging methods in children with muscular dystrophy. They will look at cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and standard heart function tests.
- To develop and test new methods for imaging the heart in children with muscular dystrophy.
- Children and adolescents between 8 and 17 years of age who have muscular dystrophy.
- Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history.
- Participants will provide a blood sample at the start of the study. They will also have heart function tests before having the imaging study.
- Participants will have a cardiac MRI scan that will last up to 60 minutes. Some tests will require a MRI contrast agent (a drug that helps the image appear more clearly on the scan).
|Condition or disease
|Muscular Dystrophy
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|2 participants
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|A Pilot Study of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Patients With Muscular Dystrophy
|Study Start Date :
|February 24, 2012
|Study Completion Date :
|October 11, 2016
- Evaluate CMR measures in muscular dystrophy patients
- Early Detection
- Measurement of Disease Progression
- Ultimate identification of the response to developing therapies
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|8 Years to 100 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Male or females with a diagnosis of Duchenne, Becker, or Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy.
- 8 to 100 years of age.
- Day-time users of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Sip ventilator users
- Invasive ventilator dependent
- Pregnant minors (when uncertain, participants will undergo urine testing) or lactating minors
- Decompensated congestive heart failure (unable to lie flat during CMR)
- Impaired renal excretory function (calculated Glomerular Filtration Rate less than 30mL/min)
Contra-indications to Magnetic Resonance Imaging:
- Cardiac pacemaker or implantable defibrillator
- Cerebral aneurysm clip
- Neural stimulator
- Metallic ocular foreign body
- Harrington-rod
- Any implanted device (i.e. insulin pump, drug infusion device)
- Claustrophobia
- Metal shrapnel or bullet
- Investigator assessment of inability to comply with protocol
- Unable/unwilling to lie still throughout the research procedure or who require sedation
- Persons with cognitive impairment
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01633242
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|Andrew E Arai, M.D.
|National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|Responsible Party:
|National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|July 4, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|September 13, 2019
|Last Verified:
|October 11, 2016
Muscular Dystrophy
Intramyocardial fat
Muscular Dystrophies
Muscular Disorders, Atrophic
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
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The late-term abortion ban proposal will not be on the ballot during Albuquerque's next election. This article explains how unpopular "voter initiated" measures are often passed anyway by a highly organized minority.
Local physicians, midwives, mothers and members of the Jewish community are holding a "rally to denounce terror" on Civic Plaza today at noon, protesting the tactics of anti-abortion group Operation Rescue.
How one anti-abortion group is trying to intimidate physicians and clinics who provide women's reproductive health services.
Radioactive water is leaking out of Fukishima again.
Former ruler of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf has been charged with murdering Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Russian police busted an unlawful gathering of Pastafarians last Sunday.
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Provoked, Battered Woman's Syndrome
I hope everyone is enjoying the new year! I'm usually 'anti' any sort of holiday, even if it's not religious, but the fresh start of a new year is quite tantalizing. Anyone have any good resolutions to share?
Also, here's a video review of the film Provoked:
Watch Provoked for free online, here.
Order the book, here.


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A training webinar for companies wishing to report chemicals to the FracFocus disclosure submission system is now available. The webinar shows operators how to register their company and set up the company Representative, Supervisors and Data Submitters. It also discusses the disclosure template, how to complete and submit it and how to manage records and users in the system. Designed in concert with the Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program managed by the Houston Advanced Research Center and the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) at Texas A&M University, this webinar offers companies a way to quickly train their personnel in the use of the disclosure system. The webinar can be accessed through the TEEX website at http://www.teex.org/eu/flash/player.html ‡
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Alice Austen was one of the first women photographers in this country to work outside the confines of a studio. She is best known as a documentary photographer - a style of photography unusual until the 20th century. With a natural instinct for photojournalism some 40 years before that word was coined, she saw the world with a clear eye and photographed the people and places in it, as they actually appeared. But she was also an artist, with a strong aesthetic sensibility and a determined eye. She knew what she wanted to capture, and she knew how to capture it.
Alice's interest in photography began at the age of ten when her Uncle Oswald brought home a camera from Germany, on one of his many voyages abroad. Through experimentation she taught herself how to operate the complex camera mechanism, judge exposure, develop the heavy glass plates, and make prints. Alice also took copious notes about the picture-making process. On the envelopes in which she stored her negatives she diligently penciled the brand name of the plate and of the lens she had used, the exposure time, the aperture and focal distance, light conditions, the subject, and the exact time at which she had taken the photograph. Poring over these envelopes later, she learned to correct her mistakes. By the time she was 18 Alice was an experienced and highly accomplished photographer.
Working steadily and taking pictures almost every day for the next five decades, Alice produced about 8,000 photographs of which some 3,500 still exist. In her earliest photographs Alice's devotion to her home, "Clear Comfort," was especially evident. Her home was the backdrop and subject of her images as she recorded in extensive and loving detail family members, friends, and happy events. These photographs captured a relaxed upper middle class enjoying a now long-vanished social life of ritualized leisure pursuits. From picnicking in the mountains, cavorting at the beach, and bowling parties in the private alley at a friend's mansion, to the new game of lawn tennis, the sport she enjoyed with the greatest enthusiasm, and the latest fad of bicycling, on the new "safety" bicycles with their pneumatic tires, along the unpaved roads of Staten Island - Alice's camera captured it all. It has been said that it was Alice's athletic stamina, as much as her artistic sense, that made her such an extraordinary photographer. She even climbed atop a fencepost, not caring if she exposed her ankles, in pursuit of the picture she wanted of a local auto speed trial.
Occasionally Alice undertook photographic projects of a quasi-commercial nature to oblige friends. When Violet Ward decided to write a book, Bicycling for Ladies, in 1896, Alice photographed another friend, gymnast Daisy Elliott, as a model demonstrating the correct (and dangerously incorrect) positions in which to turn corners, coast, dismount and turn the vehicle upside down for repairs. Daisy posed motionless, her bicycle supported by a stout pole that later was made invisible when the illustrations were reproduced. A professional teacher of gymnastics, Daisy also requested that Alice photograph her smartly uniformed students in her studio with its impressive array of calisthenics equipment.
Alice also took an extensive series of photographs - almost as a professional assignment, at the request of Dr. Doty of the U.S. Public Health Service - of the local Quarantine Station in the early 1890s. During this time, half a million immigrants a year were sailing into New York, as the greatest mass immigration in human history got under way. The immigrants were admitted through the newly-built (1892) federal station on Ellis Island, but before they were allowed to enter the harbor, all ships had to pause for inspection at the Quarantine Station just south of the Austen house. To provide additional space for quarantine facilities, two small islands off the eastern shore of Staten Island were enlarged with landfills: Hoffman and Swinburne Islands. The work of the Quarantine Station so fascinated Alice that she returned with her camera, year after year, for more than a decade, to record the equipment, laboratories, buildings and people of Hoffman and Swinburne islands and the shore station near her home. These particular photographs reveal her natural instinct for photojournalism. Alice's reluctance to abandon a photographic subject until she covered it thoroughly can be seen in this exhaustive series of pictures that was commissioned and then exhibited in Buffalo at the Pan American Exposition of 1901.
Alice was as comfortable in the rush and clamor of Manhattan as she was in the more rural settings of Staten Island, and her studies of the people and places she found there offer as good a record as we have of turn-of-the-century New York. Compiling a large portfolio of "street types" (which she had copyrighted at the Library of Congress), she documented street-sweepers, snow-cleaners, rag-pickers, and peddlers. She also recorded postmen, policemen, bootblacks, fishmongers, organ-grinders, messengers, shoeshine boys, and newsgirls. She photographed these people quite simply because she found them interesting. As she traveled throughout Manhattan, the subjects she chose for her camera included drivers of hansom cabs, the first automotive taxis, the victory parade for Admiral Dewey, the tickertape celebration at the end of World War I, and for calmer moments in photography, boating on the lake in Central Park.
Alice Austen considered herself an "amateur" in relation to her photographic pursuits. This was largely because she did not receive compensation for her work. She did send some 150 prints to the Library of Congress in Washington to be copyrighted, and several of those were printed as postcards for her own personal use. One series of photographs dating from 1896 (the 50 "street types" of New York City) was published as a small portfolio of photogravures by the Albertype Company of New York and may have been intended for sale. Alice's work is significant because of its high quality, its range, and its level of expression. For her, the creative process was one of composition and selection, which allowed her subject matter to speak for itself.


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Back in grammar, one of the many rules we were given was to always avoid "get," "got," or "gotten" due to their ambiguity and tendency toward poor grammar as in:
What happened to your arm? It got broke.
rather than
What happened to you arm? It was broken.
I got a ticket.
rather than
I have a ticket. or I purchased a ticket.
Is there still a respectable place for this abundantly overused verb (such as the passive mood, which, while generally to be avoided, can be used to convey an otherwise unobtainable feel in phrase)? Or is it ever condemned to literal taboo?


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AMC: Bianca is floored when she answers the door.
ATWT: Iris and Jade threaten to expose Gwen's secret.
B&B: Stephanie discovers Jackie's shameful past; will she use it to her advantage?
Days: Patrick kidnaps Hope right before she goes into labor.
GH: Maxie uses her "miscarriage" to gain sympathy from Lucky.
GL: Lizzie's dreams of a perfect beachside honeymoon get swept out to sea.
OLTL: Marty stops John from making a huge mistake.
Passions: Whitney's doubts about Chad re-emerge shortly after their wedding.
Y&R: Dru makes a confession after more DNA evidence is found on Devon.
-- Dana
Saturday, December 23, 2006
SPOILERS! Week of Dec. 25th
AMC: Bianca is floored when she answers the door.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
"General Hospital" Favorite Returns
Bad boy Scott Baldwin (played by Kin Shriner) returns to "GH" just in time for February sweeps. The reason for his return has been kept on the DL, but we can't wait to see what he has in store for Port Charles' residents.
Many fans speculated that he would return in time for Luke and Laura's remarriage (much like his debut at their wedding 25 years ago when he emerged from the shadows to catch Laura's bouquet). But their wedding has come and gone, and still, no Scotty.
"I look forward to returning to the General Hospital family," Shriner said. "The fans are going to be very excited to see my character return to town with a well-crafted and edge of your seat storyline. Some very important questions about Luke, Laura and Scotty will be answered."
To add a bit of a twist, here is what ABC has said about Shriner's return: "[Shriner's] return will coincide with an explosive story line for the upcoming February sweep where a new storytelling technique will be used, a first in daytime."
Hmmmm ... what could it be? Anyone have any guesses?
Monday, December 18, 2006
SPOILERS! Week of Dec. 18th
AMC: Kendall arranges a secret DNA test to see if Ryan is Emma's father.
ATWT: Katie is surprised to see whom Mike is with at the Snyder farm.
B&B: Stephanie finds a surprise on her doorstep for Christmas.
Days: Stefano reveals EJ's true identity.
GH: Nikolas faces his worst nightmare at the Christmas pageant.
GL: Coop resorts to manipulative tactics in his attempt to start a new life with Ava.
OLTL: Blair and the life of her unborn child are in great danger.
Passions: Fancy's investigation of a peeping tom has heartbreaking consequences.
Y&R: Brad and Sharon share a special moment during the winter storm.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
As the Revolving Casting Door Turns
Each week we get news of someone in the soap world not renewing their contract, or the show not renewing it for them, and then in return we see some new faces gracing our screens. It's always upsetting to hear that one of your favorite stars is leaving daytime, but also realize there is a good chance he or she could return after trying their luck in Hollywood. I love seeing soap stars succeed in primetime and movies, but I love it even more when one of my favorite stars comes back.
One such star is Jay Kenneth Johnson, who is returning to Salem ("Days of Our Lives") as Philip Kiriakis starting Jan. 12th. Johnson had a role on the now-defunct primetime series "North Shore" and a recurring role as the cutest gynecologist ever on the NBC sitcom "Scrubs." I'm not sure how long his stay will be in Salem -- if it's a typical 3-year contract or just a quick stint to wrap up Philip's storyline – but, either way, savor him while he lasts because he's young, talented and pretty enough to want to give primetime stardom a shot again someday.
Also coming back is Elizabeth Hendrickson as Maggie on "All My Children." Now I do know this is just a short-term gig, but fans are thrilled anyway. Now that Eden Reigel is back full-time as Maggie's partner, Bianca, everyone keeps asking, "Where is Maggie?!" The only thing we know so far is that Maggie cheated on Bianca, and that's why Bianca headed home to Pine Valley, but now Maggie has some competition with the peculiar Zarf trying to win Bianca's heart. If you're not tuning in already, make sure you do on Jan. 15th when Hendrickson makes her first appearance.
Unfortunately, we must say goodbye to two more "Days" stars who are being let go: Rhasaan Orange (Tek) and Judi Evans (Bonnie). Hopefully we WILL be seeing these two some more, either on another soap (to me Evans will always be Beth Raines on "GL" -- come back and bring Grant Aleksander, as Phillip, with you) or on a primetime show worth their talents.
Lastly, some good news. Hillary B. Smith has signed a new contract to continue as Nora on "One Life to Live." Yippee! I was worried because her character gave up the job of prosecuting Spencer to her colleague Evangeline, and her time onscreen seemed to be dwindling more and more lately, but the soap has shown renewed faith in her appeal (fans have long since known this), and she's supposed to have a juicy storyline coming up with Nora's rival, Lindsay (Catherine Hickland).
So we lose a few, we win a few. I wish all the stars good luck in their new endeavors, but if I see your mug back on my TV during the hours of noon and 4 p.m. someday, I won't be complaining.
Monday, December 11, 2006
SPOILERS! Week of Dec 11th
AMC: After another woman is found murdered, Josh is determined to protect Babe.
ATWT: Lucy makes good on her promise to Jennifer.
B&B: Nick's therapy sessions with Taylor uproot some buried memories.
Days: This is the week Steve and Kayla fans have been waiting for!
GH: Carly remains torn between Sonny and Jax – will she call off the wedding?
GL: Jonathan and Tammy act on their passion while Lizzie grows increasingly frustrated.
OLTL: Blair takes a DNA test, praying her baby is Todd's, not Spencer's.
Passions: Fancy finds herself in a dangerous situation without any backup.
Y&R: A winter storm puts several lives in danger. Will Phyllis and her baby survive?
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Soapy tidbits
"Guiding Light" fans, you only have a few more days to enter to win a lunch with "GL" stars Mandy Bruno (Marina) and John Driscoll (Coop). From now through Dec. 14th, log on to http://www.charitybuzz.com/ to enter the contest, which benefits New York Cares, which brings volunteer support to over 850 diverse nonprofit agencies, public schools and other deserving organizations throughout NYC's five boroughs. Visit http://www.nycares.org/ for more information on this wonderful organization.
"Passions" may not be known for winning Emmys, but collectively it probably has the best-looking cast in daytime. Adrian Bellani, who plays Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald, has been named one of the year's 25 Hottest Latin Bachelors in the world by Cingular Wireless and "People en Espanol" magazine. You can now also download his pretty mug to your cell phone by texting from your Cingular Wireless device to 45313 and typing in the letters (ADRI). You will then receive the information needed to download his image to your phone.
If you've ever admired Hope's jewelry on "Days of Our Lives," you're just a keystroke away from adding it to your collection. Kristian Alfonso, who plays Hope Brady on the soap has launched a jewelry line she calls Hope Faith Miracles. Prices range from $24 to $95 and include beautiful earrings, necklaces, bracelets and even stationery designed and worn by Alfonso. Visit http://www.hopefaithmiracles.com/ and start shopping!
If you've been enjoying Gwen's bluesy vocals on "As the World Turns," you can download the song at iTunes. Jennifer Landon recorded the song "Slide," which was written by Nini Camps and published by Cherry River Music/Lovepie Music. Simply log on to http://www.itunes.com/ and search for "Slide" by Jennifer Landon and you'll be tapping your foot in no time.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Days Star Fired!?!
Fan favorite Renee Jones ("Lexie Carver" of Days of Our Lives) has been let go. The dismissal is particularly surprising as it comes as Lexie's family - the DiMeras - is getting increased air time on the NBC soap. "Renee is still taping here at Days," a show spokesperson stated. "Unfortunately, I do not have any further information at this time."
This is a huge surprise, storyline-wise, but not budget-wise. It's no secret that the show has been struggling with money concerns, and characters have been dropping left and right. I had hoped that the firings had reached a plateau, and that we wouldn't have to bid adieu to anymore of our favorites.
Hopefully Renee's firing will be the last for a while. Pretty soon, there will be no one left!
A final airdate for Renee has yet to be announced.
Leyden and Collier leaving Oakdale
Pilot season usually begins in January, and we often lose some of our best soap stars around this time so they can try their luck in primetime. Last year Mark Collier (Mike, ATWT) and Grayson McCouch (Dusty, ATWT) both left their soaps temporarily to audition for several pilots (TV shows that aim for a spot on the fall schedule) but came back to their soap roles when they didn't have any luck. This year, Collier is leaving "ATWT" permanently, when his contract is up in December, to give pilot season another try. Paul Leyden (Simon) is also leaving -- he just signed a 6-month contract, and it's up in December. Leyden actually landed a primetime gig a couple years back on the Heather Locklear airport drama "LAX" but, alas, it was canceled.
So now that the soap's two biggest hunks are leaving at the end of the year, where does that leave Katie (Terri Colombino)? With Austin Peck, most likely. Peck has won of the role of Brad Snyder and will debut early next year. This is just speculation, but I'm thinking he'll be a love interest for Katie (poor Henry, no blondes seem to appreciate him), and thus fufill the show's hunk deficit in the process.
I wish Collier and Leyden luck in L.A., but if Hollywood doesn't come calling, let's hope they return to Oakdale. Katie is at her most entertaining when she's conflicted about love.
Monday, December 04, 2006
SPOILERS! Week of Dec. 4, 2006
You know the drill, so here goes:
AMC: The cause of Simone's death is determined.
ATWT: Paul and Meg's wedding day arrives, but will Emily allow the marriage to occur?
B&B: Stephanie confronts her mother.
Days: Willow interrupts a decisive moment between Belle and Shawn.
GH: Lucky and Elizabeth find themselves under the mistletoe.
GL: Gus gets bad news from the fertility clinic.
OLTL: Todd sets out on a mysterious mission.
Passions: Miguel and Kay continue to have misunderstandings.
Y&R: Katherine and Jill decide to end the mother/daughter question once and for all.
Friday, December 01, 2006
AMC Breaks New Ground
In what will be a first for daytime television - or any scripted series on broadcast television - All My Children will reveal that a new character, Zarf, is a transgender person.
While I am all for this new development, I am not so sure about the name "Zarf." Sounds like a character from a Poppy Z. Brite novel. If the show is trying to promote "transgenders as people too," perhaps they should have opted for a more normal name? I know the character is an international rock star, so hopefully that is just his/her stage name.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Sneak Peek for the Week of Nov. 27
Semi-spoiler zone, kiddies. So, don't read iffen you don't wanna know!
AMC: Zach makes a big purchase for Kendall.
ATWT: Dusty aims a loaded gun at Craig.
B&B: Stephanie revisits old ghosts with a phone call to Chicago.
Days: Marlena and John go on an Italian adventure.
GH: Robin loses her gracious bedside manner.
GL: Olivia uncovers something in her deep-seeded memory of the night with Jeffrey.
OLTL: John catches Natalie in a compromising position.
Passions: Ethan finds dirt on Jared.
Y&R: Jill worries about Kay's health, and Kay continues to have disturbing dreams.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
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In Japan they're known as the angels from Bavaria. The Tölzer Knabenchor is formed of up to 200 boy singers from Upper Bavaria and has won fans all over the world through its festivals, tours, operas, radio concerts and recordings.
The choir originated as a scout singing group in Bad Tölz in 1956 and by 1963 it was working for the first time with composer Carl Orff. Since 1971 Munich has been the focus of its work. The Tölzer Knabenchor is a mixed boys' choir specialising in medieval, baroque, church and folk music. It has made several award-winning Bach recordings, and individual appearances by the Tölz boys in operas (from Monteverdi via Mozart to Britten) have received rave reviews. Over the years the Tölzer Knabenchor has worked with many great orchestras and conductors including Barenboim, Bernstein, Harnoncourt, Karajan, Rattle and Solti. Herbert von Karajan called it "one of the best choirs in the world".
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Graduate Council Meeting
February 22, 2010
I. The meeting was called to order at 2:35 p.m.
Voting members and alternates present were: G. Alter, G. Bernhardt, L. Caron, A. Chamberlain, R. Dodge, A. Goshtasby, R. Grandhi, L. James, M. Kazimierczuk, J. Lindsey, M. Miller, B. Milligan, D. Pringle, L. Ream, J. Runkle, A. Russell, C. Ryan, E. Self, L. VandeCreek, D. Voss, S. Watamaniuk, R. Williams, E. Wolf
Non-voting alternates and other attendees were: J. Bantle, C. Brun, S. Foster, J. Petrick,
E. Reinsch-Friese
II. Approval of Minutes
It was moved and seconded that the minutes of the October 26, 2009 meeting be approved as written. Motion carried unanimously.
III. Report of the Interim Dean (J. Bantle)
J. Bantle shared that there are four very viable candidates for the new Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, each having unique gifts. Interviews will be completed on March 15 with feedback from the University community due shortly thereafter. We should be ready to make an offer by April 1 or invite a candidate back to campus. By April 15 we might expect to have confirmation on who the new Dean will be and in June or possibly on July 1, we will welcome the new dean to campus. There is an additional candidate who could fill in if someone drops out of this pool.
April 16 is the date set aside for our "Research Celebration" in the Student Union, with both undergraduate and graduate students presenting posters for the first time. There will be no judging for this inaugural event. We want to attract our undergraduate students who are not presently doing research and get them interested in research. We plan to have additional programs, such as a summer fellowship program to encourage their interest in research. You are asked to encourage graduate students to participate in this, who in turn will stimulate undergraduate students who are doing research, and undergraduate students who are doing research will stimulate those who aren't currently doing research. We are asking for abstracts from the students and hoping they will register. The web site for registration is: www.wright.edu/urop. We are looking for corporate sponsorships and will utilize the money to support undergraduate research and will try to use some of this work as a springboard for future grant proposals. Dr. Dominique Belanger is in charge of this program and will answer any questions you may have concerning the Research Celebration.
IV. Committee Reports
* Policies Committee (L. Ream)
L. Ream stated that the Policies Committee had one meeting since the October Graduate Council meeting. Three items were considered with none requiring a vote by Graduate Council. A dual degree program between Wright State University and Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) in Taiwan and PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India were approved by the Policies Committee to satisfy the International Track in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Master's degree program. CYCU submitted a list of 20 courses which were reviewed by Mechanical and Materials Engineering and the College of Engineering and were judged to be at the Master's level. Wright State University students would spend a year at WSU and a second year at the international institution. International students will spend their first year at their international institution prior to coming to Wright State University for their second year. CYCU listed 20 courses consisting of 61 credit hours for Mechanical Engineering, with only three of them being taught in English. Students will be required to take one year of Chinese at Wright State University.
PSG College of Technology lists 12 courses in the Master's for Mechanical Engineering and 12 courses in the Master's for Materials Science in Materials Science and Engineering. The proposed curriculum from PSG College of Technology satisfies the International Track Master's degree offered in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. All courses were deemed to be 600-700 level courses. We currently have two students who plan to begin this program.
To update the Semesters Conversion process, the workflow process has been set up in WINGS and was going well until the work stoppage occurred. Departments may choose to continue inputting courses in WINGS up to the point of voting on them. Once voting is reinstated, Committee members may approve or disapprove a course. Notes which can be shared with other Committee members as well as the submitting Department may be added as the courses are reviewed.
In July 2009 RACGS voted not to recommend the proposal for the Ph.D. in Sustainability and Renewal in Organizations. They recommended it be anchored to the recognized discipline of Organizational Leadership Studies since CEHS has a Bachelor's and Master's degree program in the discipline. CEHS added Psychology and Urban Studies core courses which strengthens the interdisciplinary components. The core curriculum and concentrations have been revised to include course work in Organizational Theory, Leadership Theory, Psychology and Urban Studies. This proposal which emphasizes Organizational Leadership Theory and Practice will be resubmitted as a "Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership."
* Membership Committee (J. Petrick)
The Membership Committee recommended four (4) new nominees who met the standards for full graduate faculty status and six (6) who met the standards for adjunct full graduate faculty membership.
The full graduate faculty member nominees are:
Susan Kraner NCBP/BSoM
Rory Roberts MME/CECS
Rosalyn Scott Surgery/BIE/BSoM
Yanhua (Felix) Wu MME/CECS
It was moved and seconded that these nominees be approved; the motion passed unanimously.
The following nominees are recommended to the Graduate Council for adjunct full graduate faculty membership:
Olivier Bodenreider CS/CECS
Daniel Herms ESPhD/CoSM
David Johnston MME/CECS
Ryan McEwan ESPhD/CoSM
William Pierson EE/CECS
Rolf Sondergaard MME/CECS
It was moved and seconded that these nominees be approved; the motion passed unanimously.
* Student Affairs Committee (C. Brun)
The Student Affairs Committee met in November with Dean Thomas and reviewed the charge of the Committee. Dr. Bantle sent an e-mail today explaining the Graduate Council Scholars nomination process. Colleges or departments nominate for these scholarships; individuals do not apply. A limited number of five to seven of these two-year awards are given each year. The Student Affairs Committee will review nominations in April. If you want to offer an accelerated Graduate Council Scholarship, contact Dr. Bantle. This is used as a recruitment tool to attract new students. Decisions will be made by early May.
The OBR Grant for Regents Graduate/Professional Fellowship Program was not been given last year due to funding, and it is assumed this will not be available again this year.
V. Research Report (E. Reinsch-Friese)
E. Reinsch-Friese reported that as of January 31, 2010 just over $61M and 375 awards were funded, which is up from FY09. We are doing well this fiscal year both in dollars and number of awards received. Part of what has been received from OBR this year, or $6.5M, are Recovery Funds. We expect to receive about 14 million dollars by fiscal year-end.
The Research Incentive Competition is now open with a deadline for submission of March 8. This is an internal funding program with proposals to be reviewed by members of Research Council. It includes two components: Research Initiation Grants that are valued at up to $10,000 each and are generally used as Seed Funding for faculty to put together larger proposals that may be sent out for external review; and Professional Development Grants for other kinds of opportunities, such as training for faculty and are worth up to $3,000 each. Guidelines and applications are available on the RSP web site. Faculty of the Boonshoft School of Medicine are not eligible because they have their own Seed Grant program.
National Science Foundation (NSF) of American Competes Act implemented a training plan requirement effective January 1, 2010. Our plan is in place on the web site at http://www.wright.edu/rsp/policies.html. We are working on how to monitor and certify training of individuals and will provide a matrix of workshops, online training, coursework and mentoring that are required in each discipline. This institutional plan should also fulfill NIH requirements for training. This is a work in progress, so let us know is something needs to be changed or is not understood.
There has been a drastic cutback in funding from the Ohio Board of Regents for Research Challenge, down to $260,000 from $675,000 last year. Research Council is developing an RFP for an internal competition which should be completed in the next month or so. Proposals must be related to Ohio Third Frontier categories.
The Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies is sponsoring a "Proposal Writing Workshop" led by Dr. Robert Lucas of the Institute for Scholarly Productivity on Thursday, April 8, 2010. This will be announced on the faculty list serve. Please respond right away as seating is limited.
J. Bantle added that Research Council petitioned the Provost for additional monies to fund internal grants for non-Third Frontier aspects. This is currently under consideration.
VI. Old Business
No old business was brought forward.
VII. New Business
It was asked if there will be an Associate Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. J. Bantle confirmed that this position will be filled and that the plan is to have the new Dean of the School of Graduate Studies have a part in the job description and selection for this position.
VIII. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:58 p.m.


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DepartmentOman Air & Malaysia AirlinesEnhance Travel Connectivity
Oman Air and Malaysia Airlines entered a code-share partnership today, opening up more international destinations to their customers, effective immediately.
Oman Air's passengers who currently enjoy direct flights to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok will now be connected to 6 new destinations in Malaysia and Asia; Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu, Penang, Kuching, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Malaysia Airlines' customers will enjoy non-stop flights from Kuala Lumpur to Muscat. From the capital of Oman, they will be able to connect seamlessly to Amman and Kuwait City. This partnership also provides passengers with more flight options to Dubai and Beirut.
Oman Air CEO Mr Peter Hill said, "We are very happy with this remarkable code-share agreement which marks a very important milestone for Oman Air. Apart from Oman Air passengers benefiting from the added destinations through this code-share, it will also present them the opportunity to experience the exemplary services of Malaysia Airlines."
"We are sure this opportunity will be seized by the discerning passengers of Malaysian Airlines, on top of tasting the unparalleled services of Oman Air and visiting Oman and the unique destinations Oman Air flies to," he added.
Director / CEO, Tengku Dato' Azmil Zahruddin said, "This is an opportune time for our two airlines as we endeavour to provide more choices to our customers. This also enables us to grow tourism to Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu, Penang and Kuching initially and then to other points in Malaysia.
"In addition, this partnership expands and strengthens our hub-and-spoke network. We will be able to capture untapped traffic from secondary points in Middle East through Muscat onto our network. We target to capture approximately 60% of the existing traffic to Kuala Lumpur and beyond, valued at more than RM26 million per annum. Many travellers are currently travelling to Kuala Lumpur and beyond via other Middle Eastern points."
This partnership will also pave the way for closer co-operation between the two airlines on a range of other joint initiatives, including collaboration on frequent flyer programmes, ground handling, customer support, cargo and airport lounge access.
Oman Air offers 4 weekly flights between Muscat and Kuala Lumpur. With this partnership, its customers will enjoy many weekly flight options to Langkawi (35x), Kota Kinabalu (62x), Penang (63x), Kuching (49x), Singapore (49x) and Hong Kong (14x).
Malaysia Airlines currently offers 17 weekly flights between Kuala Lumpur and Dubai (7x), Jeddah (4x), Beirut (3x) and Istanbul (3x). It also operates seasonal flights between Kuwait and Kuala Lumpur in line with summer demand from Middle East to Malaysia and beyond.


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OpenStack Community Manager Stephen Spector posted the OpenStack Conference Call for Speakers just a bit ago. I'm pleased to be a part of the Program Committee for this conference, and encourage you to submit your presentation ideas. There are two basic tracks, Business and Technical, and each session is planned to last only 30 minutes (so be concise!).
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The Coming Medical War
Shaw and the Doctors
The Quality of Mercy: A Report on the Critical Condition of Hospital and Medical Care in America
In Failing Health: The Medical Crisis and the A.M.A.
A Sacred Trust
Women in Medicine
Negroes for Medicine
Medicine in the Ghetto
Higher Education and the Nation's Health: Policies for Medical and Dental Education Higher Education
The American Health Empire: Power, Profits and Politics prepared by
RIDGEON: I think I did. It really comes to that…. I suppose—yes: I killed him.
JENNIFER: And you tell me that! to my face! callously! You are not afraid!
RIDGEON: I am a doctor: I have nothing to fear.
—George Bernard Shaw
The Doctor's Dilemma
"Let us not wantonly weaken that persistent delusion," Dr. Filerin urges a colleague in L'Amour médecin, "which fortunately provides so many of us with our daily bread and enables us, from the money of those we put under sod, to build a noble heritage—for ourselves." Today, however, it is not Molière, but Shaw who seems to have the squirming physician and surgeon by the collar. In the United States, where most medical practitioners are private entrepreneurs and good health is regarded as a commodity, Shaw's criticism remains fresh after half a century. "It is not the fault of our doctors that the medical service of the community, as at present provided for, is a murderous absurdity," he wrote in the Preface to The Doctor's Dilemma.
That any sane nation, having observed that you could provide for the supply of bread by giving bakers a pecuniary interest in baking for you, should go on to give a surgeon a pecuniary interest in cutting off your leg, is enough to make one despair of political humanity.
The medical profession, Shaw was fond of saying, "is a conspiracy to exploit popular credulity and human suffering." As medical care becomes increasingly difficult to find, to pay for, and to be reasonably satisfied with, some of his most cantankerous accusations appear very like the truth.
Shaw emerges from the pages of Roger Boxill's excellent study as an articulate and compassionate critic of the medical profession. Modern "medical sociologists" should be measured against the standard he set. "The course of Bernard Shaw's life (1856-1950) coincides with an eventful chapter in the history of medicine," Mr. Boxill writes. Shaw was a concerned witness to the unprecedented joining of medicine and science—if not in fact, at least (and most important) in the public imagination. The physiological investigations of Claude Bernard, the discoveries of Pasteur and Koch, the methods of Lister and Jenner combined during Shaw's lifetime to invest the art of medicine with the authority of the laboratory. Or so it seemed. In fact the germ theory, antisepsis, and even vaccination have done less than we had supposed to improve the health of anyone, as not only Shaw but, most recently and authoritatively, René Dubos has observed.1
But at the time, and for the first time, the traditional arrogance of doctors was said to have some basis in demonstrable truth; and there, for Shaw, lay the danger. The pretentious physician might, with the sanction of science and technology, begin to take himself seriously; and, worse, he might be taken seriously by others. When in Britain the Medical Act of 1886 created rigid licensing criteria and a consequent monopoly for the regular, "scientific"…
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Friday, November 24, 2006
November Remembrance, Part One
I believe it is possible.
I know it is possible.
I know it because I participate in this kind of love and admiration everyday for two vastly different Americans who left this Earth almost a year to the day from one another. My admiration for these two inviduals stems from my mother who shared her memories of them with me during my formative years where they became entertwined and linked indelibly in the murkiness where actual memory and grafted memories blend.
I was six months old on Saturday, November 24, 1962. Naturally I have no real memories of this day. What I know comes from Sister Dear who was six at the time. We had just celebrated Thanksgiving the previous Thursday. More than likely my parents had driven my sister and I to their shared hometown to visit with my Dad's folks and then my Mom's. Little did anyone know it would be the last time my Mom saw her mother alive. Sister Dear recollects the phone ringing that Saturday afternoon and nothing ever being the same again. She tells me now that Mother began wailing and flung herself across her bed. Sister Dear remembers simply standing and staring at Mother as she became a grieving, heaving mass of pain. When she remembers that moment she sees a collage of images of mother mixed with the piney hardwood floor of our hallway, the old radio that had been mothers as a teen now used as a phone table in the hallway, and how time seemed to stand still. Sister Dear was watching Mother's agony as she had been told her mother had been found dead of a heart attack at the age of 62.
It was sudden. It was cruel. It was not what anyone would have expected. In writing that my Mother has left behind she states Nanny was tall and slender with broad shoulders. She had beautiful skin and dark, thick, course hair. She was a great cook and seamstress----most of the clothes my mother wore were handmade by my grandmother. She was always a cheerful person---smiling, laughing, and always hid any problems she might have---plus she always wanted to do something to help people who were less fortunate than herself.
Sister Dear speaks of our "Nanny" by describing her simply as FUN. She remembers having great times with Nanny. In every picture I have ever seen of my grandmother she is wearing a June Cleaver type dress…..shirtwaist, short sleeves, and full skirt. Sister Dear tells that Nanny would place her in the hem of her skirt and swing her back and forth. That had to be fun. Sister Dear tells of waking on warm mornings and gazing up on the wall where a picture hung of a little boy and a little girl. They were about to cross a bridge and an angel was hovering at their shoulders. She has told me this picture actually scared her. We were told as children that the boy and girl were on their way to Heaven. I remember the framed print too…….it scared me as well. Sister Dear has told me she would lie in bed the longest time and try NOT to feel sorry for the kids, but it was hard. As an adult I now understand the significance of that print. My grandmother had bore tragedy upon tragedy as young woman. Her first husband had been shot to death in front of her, and she had lost three children….one to sickness, one got ahold of some medicine that had been left out, and a baby boy had been born dead. The print that scared my sister and I so probably gave comfort to our grandmother and might have been the reason it hung in the spare bedroom.
Once up Sister Dear would walk into the front room and find a big bowl of blueberries on the floor between the screen door and door jam. She'd sit on the gritty floor and munch away. It always seemed, Sister Dear says, that Nanny would just know she was up and awake. She'd turn from her chores in the garden and give a hearty good mornin' wave, and Sister Dear's day of fun would begin by building a playhouse out of tongue and groove planks and a cardtable Nanny would provide for her. I've always been told Nanny loved working with plants and apparently she could get anything to grow anywhere. Sister Dear remembers Nanny always smelled deliciously of outside, sunshine, and fresh turned earth. Things could be done at Nanny's house that could not be done at home. Nanny always allowed Sister Dear to make mud pies on the porch not with water, but with real honest to goodness buttermilk.
Sister Dear remembers Daddy holding her as they stood in front of the casket set up in the front room of my grandparent's home, and she remembers the funeral which took place at the one room wooden church with the obligatory outhouse in the back plopped in the piney woods where three generations of my mother's family scratched the dirt. The land for the church had at one time been part of the family farm, but my great grandfather had donated it to the church folk. Nanny was laid to rest in dirt that was home to her. Sister Dear remembers a long service, our distraught mother who we now know had been given something to keep her calm and quiet, and the long row of our grandfather's half-sisters who were actually more in line with our mother's age than our grandfather's. Each dear aunt took her turn holding Sister Dear in her lap….first Dee, then Blanche, then Claudine, then Nelle, and Elizabeth and then back to Nelle, then Claudine, then Blanche, and then Dee where the whole process started over again.
Mother grieved. Years later Mother spoke of grieving hard. She often said the knowledge that she had to take care of Sister Dear and I got her through, but there were days she didn't know if she could make it. Our grandfather grieved hard as well. Sister Dear remembers his home being fun. I remember it as dark and dusty shrine much like the Haversham bedroom in Great Expectations. Many things were left exactly like they were the day Nanny left us even down to her pin cushion which always hung on a nail in the hallway with the pins in it just like they were the last time Nanny used it. As I grew older it remained hanging on its nail fading in color with the dust eventually caking over it until it was practically rotten.
The remainder of this post can be found at American Presidents Blog here.
5 comments:
- Meredith said...
I hope I'm not offending you when I say this: I have a hard time understanding JFK. I was only three when he died, so as with you, I don't really remember the shock and mourning so many do, except for John-John's famous salute. Of course, I DO feel shock and outrage at his assisnation.
But, I am dismayed at some of the things I've read about his character in the years since his death. Please, correct me, because I AM NOT a historian as you, but I find it troubling that he was making decisions while influenced by the meth he was taking for back pain. I find it troubling that, as Clinton did almost blatantly, JFK held liasions privately. Am I in a positiong to judge? Of course not. I just don't understand JFK as most people do.
I do, however, miss the America that was during JFK and Jackie's "reign." They presented an incredible public persona; they did a lot to boost America's image and belief in her strength.
I remember when JFK was assassinated. I really hadn't a clue about what was happening, but I remember on that day, I couldn't watch cartoons on TV because all three stations ( NBC, CBS and ABC ) were showing news reports about the death of JFK . This is about the oldest personal memory I have.
( Oh, wasn't JFK assassinated in 1963 ? )
- CaliforniaTeacherGuy said...
I have to agree with Bellezza: I was dismayed, years after his death, to find out that JFK had been having numerous affairs in the White House. A part of me would like to believe that it's possible for a person to be a good president and do what's best for the country, even if he is unfaithful to his wife. I really admired how Rudy Guiliani gave leadership to stunned and frightened New Yorkers in the aftermath of 9/11. But I think he did a really scummy thing by dumping his wife and kids to marry another woman. I guess I don't really know how to reconcile a leader's "good" public persona with a "bad" private life. Maybe it's not possible...
- HappyChyck said...
"Is it possible to love someone through another's memory?" This is an interesting question that I've never outwardly considered before. I love how your family's history intertwines with our nation's history! It makes me want to sit down and listen to more of my dad's stories of our family. Thanks for your beautiful insights and writings! It's always thought-provoking!
- EHT said...
bellezza, you are not offending me at all. I love the fact that readers question me and give their own opinions. You and CTG have brought up serious concerns about JFK that have to be addressed. I find the accusations and proved items troubling as well, however, the point I'm making with this piece is not that he was a holy man. As you state, bellezza we miss the America that was...the America that was promised to us...the America that perhaps was denied to us because of the assassination. I simply tied it to the fact that I was denied my grandmother as well. The assassination had a major impact on this country. My grandmother's death had a major impact on my family.
Thanks to you and CTG you've given me something to think about when it comes time to revise this piece. Thanks!
Polksi3, thanks for visiting. Did you read the entire piece? Part 2 over at American Presidents? JFK was assassinated in 1963....both deaths I wrote about were 1 year and few days apart, however, my sister and I have figured out my mom made them days apart in her stories. Part 2 of my post correctly gives the information about the missing year from Mom's life with the correct dates. If I missed something let me know.
Hi happychyck! I believe it is possible to love someone through someone else's memory because I love my grandmother though I have no memories of her myself. Everyone I have ever met that knew her has a wonderful story to tell.


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An agreement is imminent on a new national unity government for Tunisia to resolve the simmering political crisis brought on by the assassination of an opposition politician, the leader of the powerful Islamist party told The Associated Press today.
Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, said a new government is expected to be announced in two or three days, as the country that kicked off the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings of the Arab Spring teeters on the edge of a political crisis.
"We are on the road to an understanding," he said. "We are moving toward forming a government of national union."
Last week's assassination of leftist lawyer Chokri Belaid resulted in days of rioting after many people held the government responsible for his death, at a time when negotiations to widen the governing coalition were deadlocked. The assassination was the culmination of weeks of rising political violence in which many opposition parties had been attacked by thugs.
Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, also of Ennahda, proposed a government of technocrats to lead the country and resolve the crisis, in tacit acknowledgement that the coalition of Ennahda and two secular parties had not succeeded in tackling the country's economic woes or the rising violence, including that by hardline Muslims known as Salafis.
Mr. Jebali's move was hailed by the opposition, but rejected by his own party, and Mr. Ghannouchi's latest statement suggests Ennahda has come up with an alternative of its own that would keep it in control of key ministries, such as interior, foreign affairs and justice.
"A government of technocrats has no future because the political parties have rejected this initiative," said Ghannouchi. "For this reason, Jebali has returned to the parties to form a consensus government."
Jebali's office could not confirm Ghannouchi's assertion that the technocrat option had been abandoned. The prime minister had earlier stated that if his new apolitical government was not accepted by the general assembly, he would resign.
After announcing it had quit the government yesterday, secular coalition member Congress for the Republic said it would wait a week before leaving. One of its conditions for remaining has been a change in the ministers of justice and foreign affairs.
In the interview, Ghannouchi hinted that perhaps the party might relinquish some ministries.
After Tunisians overthrew their long-ruling dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on Jan. 14, 2011, they held their first free elections and handed Ennahda a plurality of seats in a new assembly tasked with writing the constitution.
The constitution was meant to be completed by now and new elections set for a permanent legislature, but the parties have become deadlocked amid increasing dissatisfaction with Ennahda.
Jebali said a nonpartisan government was the only way to resolve the crisis, finish the constitution and set up new elections, but observers say many in Ennahda fear losing power.
The funeral of Belaid, whose left-wing Popular Front coalition of parties had few seats in the assembly, saw a massive outpouring of support that was widely interpreted as a sign of growing popular dislike for the Islamists.
"We have condemned and we still condemn this crime, which is a crime against humanity, against our revolution, our national unity," asserted Ghannouchi. "It constitutes a real danger for stability."
There has been no information about who might be behind the attack, which Ghannouchi only vaguely ascribed to "counterrevolutionary forces inside and outside the country."
Ghannouchi, who returned to Tunisia after the fall of Ben Ali after almost a quarter-century of exile, said that after their peaceful revolution, Tunisians are seeking a modern, democratic state that could be a model for the region.
"There is no doubt we are for a civil state and not a religious government that rules in the name of God. The only legitimacy we accept is the one from the ballot boxes and popular will," he said, adding that he is seeking a constitution that defends human rights and guarantees equality between the sexes.


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Volvo Ocean Race organizers wanted to come to Baltimore in May 2015 as part of their 'round-the-world competition but had one request: Could it share the spotlight with the Preakness Stakes or bump the Triple Crown horse race to another date?
The city said thanks, but no way.
So Tuesday, the only U.S. stopover of the Volvo went instead to Newport, R.I.
"We were shocked," said Robert Housman, executive director of Ocean Racing USA, the Baltimore bidder. "It would be discouraging to work hard on something and lose, but clearly they moved the finish line. We won on the merits of our bid and that's a fact."
Ryan O'Doherty, a spokesman for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, called the outcome "unfortunate. The city and state partners worked in good faith."
Moving the Preakness would be like paving the Inner Harbor. The race originated at Pimlico in 1873 and has been run there every year since 1909. It has been the middle leg of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown for more than seven decades.
Volvo officials said scheduling the 10 ports over nine months of racing is a juggling act with very tight windows of opportunity.
"We were coming at the wrong time for the city and they couldn't change the date," said Jon Bramley, Volvo's spokesman.
Ocean Racing USA posted a thank you to Baltimore on its website Tuesday morning, calling the city's support "amazing."
Baltimore was host to the race in 1997-1998, when it was known as the Whitbread, and then twice more after it became the Volvo. The two-week stopover was worth an estimated $40 million to the local economy.
On Jan. 22, Volvo officials sent a letter to Housman and other members of the bidding team congratulating them on winning not only the 2014-2015 edition of the race but also the race in 2017-2018.
"We are really delighted to once again welcome Baltimore as a city in the Volvo Ocean Race. We have both visited Baltimore as race entries in the past and have great memories from those races. Now we are certainly looking forward to making the next two races the most successful U.S. stopovers ever in the 40 years history of the Volvo Ocean Race," wrote Volvo race CEO Knut Frostad. "We very much look forward to creating a hugely successful event and positive partnership with Baltimore and starting preparations with you."
That was before negotiations broke down on timing.
In early December, Ocean Racing USA had suggested that the stopover be scheduled for April 24 through May 10 — the same window as in previous stopovers. A Volvo consultant handling the bidding replied the same day, saying that it appeared the racing yachts would arrive in Baltimore from a Brazil stopover "in mid-April, roughly the week before your preferred dates."
During their visit to Baltimore on Jan. 14, Volvo organizers were told repeatedly that the race and tens of thousands of spectators could be accommodated any week in spring 2015 except Preakness week, when hotels, restaurants and support staff already would be overwhelmed, Baltimore officials said. The Preakness runs on the third Saturday in May.
Nevertheless, the bidders promised to review the logistics of hosting both events at the same time with city officials, Housman said. They decided it couldn't be done.
But almost immediately after telling Baltimore it won, Volvo officials pushed the possibility of moving the Preakness or of the city hosting both races simultaneously, which prompted a strongly worded four-page letter from Rawlings-Blake on Jan. 28, who noted that, "we only heard of the Preakness weekend date within the last week."
Housman said, "It was April, April, April — Preakness week. Long after the formal bid process was closed, and after months of saying the race would visit Baltimore in April, they dropped this on us cold."
The mayor said in her letter that it would be impossible for the city and state to focus their energy and attention on ensuring a successful Volvo stopover while remaining true to a horse race that dates back 140 years. She warned that the Volvo would find itself overshadowed by the Preakness and would lose valuable media exposure and marketing opportunities.
"Unlike your past experiences elsewhere, Baltimore will only commit to an event if we are ready and able to guarantee success," Rawlings-Blake wrote. "And, to be clear, we cannot guarantee, and therefore cannot support the VOR on Preakness weekend."
The mayor said she hoped that with three years of lead time, and no firm race dates announced, a compromise could be reached.
But on Feb. 1, city and bid officials said, they received a call from race organizers, saying that they would award the race to Newport if Baltimore didn't budge. That afternoon, Newport officials got a call congratulating them on winning the stopover.
Volvo officials said that since Newport had been awarded only the next race, they hoped Baltimore would submit a proposal for a 2017-2018 U.S. stopover, when the invitation to bid goes out in about three years.
"I'm taken aback. It's akin to how Lucy treats Charlie Brown with the football," Housman said. "If their interest is in coming to Baltimore, why didn't they award 2017-18 to us today? It would be an amazing show of good faith."


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Each year my friend Jodi and I make felt stockings for friends and family. We find felt so easy and satisfying to work with so we never tire of making them. We're both last minute Charlies so it's great that we can whip up a few of these in one evening! Each year we change the theme of the stockings since the possibilities of shapes you can make with felt are endless. This is mostly thanks to fact that it has a finished edge simply by cutting it. The pink and cream color palette we chose for the Purl Bee Christmas just enhanced how clean and contemporary our felt stockings feel.
Snowflakes are one of our themes for Christmas week on the Purl Bee and I had a great time figuring out how to make delicate snowflakes from felt to adorn these stockings. The beauty of the snowflakes is that they look as though they took hours to make each one when they were actually really quick and easy!
Happy Holidays! –Page
To make one stocking:
- Two pieces 18-inch x 18-inch Wollfilz Wool Felt for the stocking (I used Ecru #91)
- One piece 18-inch x 18-inch Wollfilz Wool Felt for the cuff (I used Bright Pink #27)
- Straight Pins
- 100% cotton thread to match the cuff (I used color 5980)
- Pink colored pencil (if you don't use iron-on pencil method) or Iron-on Transfer pencil in red
- Craft glue suitable for use on fabric
- Small very sharp scissors
- Pinking Shears
- 4.5″ x 12.5″ ruler (with 60 degree angle markings) or template plastic
- Iron
- Sewing machine with a straight stitch
Download and Print our Felt Stocking template here.
Download and print our Tiny Felt Snowflakes template here (if you use iron-on transfer pencil method to make the snowflakes) or download and print our Felt Snowflake Template here (if you decide to use the freehand method).
Cut Felt
Download and print the stocking template from above. Tape the body and foot templates together.
Cut two cuff pieces from the cuff felt and two stocking pieces from the stocking felt. Save the remaining ecru felt for your snowflakes.
Sew cuff and stocking
Sew one cuff piece to one stocking piece as pictured above.
Repeat with the other cuff and stocking with the stocking facing the opposite direction.
Press seams open.
Layer the two halves with the exposed seams facing out. Sew with a 1/4- inch seam allowance around the outside edge of the stocking and cuff using the pink thread.
Use your pinking shears to cut around the entire edge of the stocking and cuff. Make sure you only cut 1/8- inch in from the edge so you don't cut the seam! Fold the pink cuff over at the seam.
Trace, sew and cut snowflakes
There are two methods below to make the snowflake pattern on the felt.
Iron-on Transfer Pencil Method
Download and print the Tiny Felt Snowflakes Template above. You will see that each snowflake shape comes in three sizes and each is surrounded by a circle.
Using the iron-on transfer pencil, trace all the circles and snowflakes directly onto the print out. Cut out each circle just outside the line so that you don't cut off the iron-on pencil.
With a hot iron transfer circles and snowflakes onto ecru felt that was left over after you cut out the stocking. It will take approximately 40 seconds of pressing firmly with the iron to get the transfer dark enough. Keep the iron moving during this time so you don't burn the paper or felt.
If you would like to make more than one of each size and shape, re-trace the circles and snowflakes and repeat the above step.
Freehand Method
Download and print this Felt Snowflake Template above if you would like to create your own snowflake shapes.
Using something circular of the appropriate size as a guide and the pink pencil, draw four 2-inch circles, four 2.5-inch circles, and four 3-inch circles onto the ecru felt. Cut out all the circles.
Snowflake style 1
Using the pink pencil and the ruler, draw a line down the middle of the circle. Now using the 60 degree angle triangle from the Snowflake Template, make two marks on each half to form 6 pie wedges that are each at 60 degree angles. Complete the pie wedges by connecting the marks with solid lines that intersect at the center of the circle. Now draw three more lines that are half as long through the center mark that divide it into 12 pie wedges all together. These are easy to freehand.
Snowflake style 2
This snowflake has the same framework as the first. Using the pink pencil and the ruler, draw a line down the middle of the circle. Now using the 60 degree angles on the ruler, make two marks on each half to form 6 pie wedges that are each at 60 degree angles. Complete the pie wedges by connecting the marks with solid lines that intersect at the center of the circle. On the outside of each line (this is the same measurement for all 3 sizes) measure a 1/2-inch in from the outside of the circle. At this point draw two arms coming off the long pie wedge line. Make sure to angle these little arms at approximately 45 degrees.
Stitch Snowflakes
With your sewing machine threaded with the pink thread, sew over the snowflake patterns. There is no need to cut the thread each time you move from one line to another. Just lift the foot, reposition the snowflake, lower the foot and start sewing again. (Note: It really helps to use the needle down function with sewing the little arms on snowflake style 2).
Snip thread ends off as close to the felt as possible. Using the small scissors, trim all the excess felt that is around and between your sewn lines. The closer you get to the sewn line, the more delicate the snowflake will feel, but be careful not to cut your sewn line. To give it that extra special touch, snip the end of each appendage to a point. It really completes the snowflake look.
Arrange the snowflakes on both the cuff and body of the stocking and affix with the glue. You only need small dabs. If you choose not to use glue, you can sew on each snowflake with a simple stitch at the center of each snowflake.
I hope you have as much fun making this as I did!
Happy Holidays! -Page


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Nevada taxpayers group opposing three tax repeal initiatives
LAS VEGAS – A high-profile Nevada taxpayers group is opposing three referendums seeking to repeal taxes enacted by the 2003 Legislature.
"The referendums pose as many unintended consequences as the tax legislation they propose to repeal," Carole Vilardo, Nevada Taxpayers Association president, said in an association e-mail posted this week.
She told the Las Vegas Review-Journal for a Thursday report that, if approved, the referendums would pose problems for the state and might prompt a special session of the Legislature.
"In all probability, short of the governor imposing major cuts across the board, there would have to be a special session called," Vilardo said. "There is no reason to believe that sufficient cuts would be made, which then leaves the alternative of enacting taxes, and the question then becomes what taxes."
A survey completed by 72 percent of 44 association board members was ratified by the association's executive committee earlier this month and made public Tuesday.
Of those who responded, 94 percent opposed the Nevadans for Sound Government referendum and 97 percent opposed two other payroll tax repeal referendums.
Christopher Hansen, Clark County spokesman for Nevadans for Sound Government, accused the taxpayers association of being funded by casinos.
"The casinos wanted the gaming tax and they (the taxpayers association) know where they get their money," Hansen said.
The association is funded by membership dues assessed on a sliding scale based on business size. Five hotel-casinos and one small casino are members, and two of the 44 board members represent gambling.
Vilardo said she was concerned that if the referendums qualify but fail to pass, the taxes would remain in effect and could only be repealed by voters.
In 1956, citizens approved by referendum the state's 2 percent portion of the sales tax, which continues.
Vilardo said the referendum sought by Nevadans for Sound Government contains other problems, including calling for repeal of $28 million already allocated and spent by the Department of Taxation for new computer equipment.
The backer of the other two referendums – seeking repeal of payroll taxes on businesses and financial institutions – has suspended his effort to collect signatures.
But Dan Burdish said he was stunned the taxpayers association would oppose the repeal of taxes contained in his referendums.
"I think they've lost all credibility," he said.
In addition to the tax repeal referendums, the association opposes the Nevada State Education Association's initiative seeking to amend the constitution to require education funding meet the national average by 2012.
Vilardo said the initiative erodes legislative authority and provides no accountability for funds spent.


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"With The Mile End Cookbook, Noah and Rae seamlessly reinvent the recipes of our ancestors in a style that's at once thoroughly modern and truly authentic. These are the cravings of our people —past, present, and, thanks to Mile End, of future generations, too. Delicious, thoughtful, and utterly satisfying. L'Chaim!" –GAIL SIMMONS, AUTHOR OF TALKING WITH MY MOUTH FULL: MY LIFE AS A PROFESSIONAL EATER
"At long last my grandma's Eastern European food gets the great chef treatment at Mile End. It's the real deal, only—Grandma and Ma please forgive me—maybe better. Happily and deliciously hamische. No more calls home with desperate pleas for that seder-saving brisket secret (burn the onions!)."–PETER KAMINSKY, AUTHOR OF CULINARY INTELLIGENCE: THE ART OF EATING HEALTHY (AND REALLY WELL)