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02.05.12: National Multiple Sclerosis Week
Multiple sclerosis is an issue very close to SNP MSP George Adam's heart, he told MSPs as he opened the debate on national Multiple Sclerosis Week.
Adam's wife of 16 years, Stacey, is one of the 10,500 people in Scotland who are living with MS.
Scotland has one of the highest rates of MS in the world and two new cases of MS are diagnosed in Scotland every 24 hours. Adams argued that he would like Scotland to look at providing Vitamin D as a preventative measure.
"If we could prevent families like Stacey's from having to learn that, at the age of 16, their child has the disease that would make things a lot better," he said.
Adam's motion congratulated the MS Society Scotland and its local branches for its "excellent work" supporting those affected by MS. However, it added that this work is being "undermined by savage cuts to disability benefits including Employment and Support Allowance and Disability Living Allowance, with people with MS being among those hardest hit because of the complex, fluctuating and often hidden nature of the condition and its symptoms." "
It is important to see the people behind the condition," Adams said in closing. "We must remember that when we make decisions."
Responding to the debate Public Health Minister Michael Matheson said the Scottish Government shares the MS Society's view that "everyone with MS should be able to access the care and support that they need."
He added: "Given the prevalence of MS in Scotland, it is extremely important that we achieve that."
Several members, including Adam, mentioned Vitamin D deficiency during the debate. Matheson told members that Scotland's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Harry Burns has asked the scientific advisory committee on nutrition to undertake a full review of Vitamin D supplementation, and to include links to MS and other conditions.
"That process is under way, and it will take a considerable amount of time to examine all the peer-reviewed evidence," he said.
"We expect to have the committee's draft report and finalised recommendations in 2014. At that point, we will be happy to inform Parliament of those recommendations and the actions that we will take as a Government. I am sure that members will recognise that, in order to deal effectively with the issue of Vitamin D, we must ensure that we are clear about the clinical consequences of going down that particular route. We must have clear clinical evidence in order to justify any changes in the present arrangements."
26.04.12: Robot-assisted surgery
MSPs debated UCAN's campaign for robot-assisted surgery. The north-east-based urological cancer charity is aiming to raise £2.5m by 2013 to secure "pioneering" robotic equipment for the provision of keyhole surgery in the area.
Leading the debate, North East Scotland Labour MSP Richard Baker said the campaign for robotassisted surgery to be based at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary "offers the opportunity for a step change in the treatment of those whose conditions would benefit from the new surgical technology."
He explained: "The robotically assisted surgical system is an advanced tool that enables precision surgery to be carried out for many more patients and which speeds up operating times and reduces recovery times. Three of the four most common cancers—prostate, bowel and ovarian—as well as gynaecological conditions such as endometriosis, can be treated using the robotic equipment."
Baker quoted Professor Sam McClinton, who is consultant urological surgeon at ARI and the chairman of UCAN, who said: "Robotic-assisted surgery is the best technology currently available for minimally invasive surgery and we want to … buy this advanced equipment and the updated theatres to properly house it."
There are currently 26 robotically assisted surgical systems in use in England but as yet none in Scotland so the scheme would be a first for Scotland, Baker said.
"UCAN is launching the fundraising efforts to bring the technology to Scotland, and I hope that ministers will assist in whatever way possible," he added.
Responding for the Scottish Government, Public Health Minister Michael Matheson praised the work of UCAN and said its commitment to raising awareness of neurological cancers and early diagnosis fits very well with the Scottish Government's approach in the detect cancer early programme.
The decision to introduce new treatments must be based on sound evidence of safe use and clinical and cost effectiveness, Matheson said. He told members that the Scottish Health Technologies Group will provide advice to NHS Scotland on the results of a health technology assessment that is currently being undertaken by the University of Aberdeen, comparing robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for localised prostate cancer.
"We expect to have that report in September this year, at which point we will be able to evaluate how we move forward with such surgery in the NHS in Scotland," he said.
01.05.12: Psychoactive medication
Labour MSP Richard Simpson asked what percentage of patients in care homes are prescribed antipsychotic medication and whether all such patients were initially given treatments other than medication.
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon replied: "This information is not held centrally.
"The dementia standards state that NHS boards must ensure that systems are in place to ensure that capacity to consent to treatment (including the prescribing of psychoactive medication) is considered and that appropriate documentation is in place, in line with Part 5 of The Adults With Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
"They also state that services must demonstrate knowledge of whether the person with dementia has appointed someone as their welfare power of attorney or if there is a welfare guardian; and that any challenging behaviour must always be addressed by means of an integrated assessment to establish the cause and put a care plan in place to manage it, in line with the relevant SIGN clinical guidelines.
"We have a specific commitment in the national dementia strategy to reduce the inappropriate prescribing of psychoactive medication, in recognition of the fact that this is a key driver in helping the reconfiguration of service provision and the range of response in this key area – and ensuring that care is at all times safe, appropriate and personcentred.
"We are currently considering the findings and recommendations of an academic report we commissioned into time trends in the prescribing of antipsychotic and other psychotropic medications to older people with dementia between 2001-11 and the report will inform a commitment to reduce inappropriate prescribing of psychoactive medication to be finalised this year.
"The report shows that, based on its sample and methodology, since 2009 there has been a decline in the initiation of new antipsychotics and a moderately decreasing trend in antipsychotic use. The report shows that in the first quarter of 2011 the rate of older people with dementia being prescribed an antipsychotic is the lowest level over the entire 2001-11 period.
"On publication, a copy of the report will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 53915)."
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Telehealthcare summit, a Holyrood magazine event, Hilton Glasgow Hotel
13-14 June
Connect: The future of public service delivery, A Holyrood magazine event Hilton Glasgow Hotel


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The last thing you want after getting tucked into bed a night is to have to get back up and hunt around for a tissue or glass of water. Naturally, keeping a well-stocked bedside table is the best line of defense against such annoyances. Check how your essentials measure up to House Beautiful's nightstand checklist after the jump...
Interior designer Phoebe Howard's list for House Beautiful includes several items we can relate to, such as a tissue box and something to read, but we had to laugh when we read the last item: a mint julep cup with fresh cut flowers. Rather specific, no? Do you think we could slide by with a regular old vase? See the rest of House Beautiful's checklist here, then let us know what you've got on your bedside table (extra points if it includes a mint julep cup).
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Alarm clock, a book or two, lamp, journal and pen... I guess that's all I've got. No candle, flowers, or water, or the cats would have a field day.
Mint julep cup? *snort*
Lamp, large glass of water, small stack of home mags--including House Beautiful of course, eyeglasses, silk eye mask, old-fashioned clock (no alarm thank you I have kids for that task). Sorry no room for a mint julep cup. Now in the drawer I have pen & paper for middle of the night ideas and scissors for cutting pics out of mags. Unfortunately, my creative brain does not rest at night.
Here's my inventory vs. the House Beautiful list:
- battery-operated alarm clock, (sorry, not on a silver tray; and I don't think it's a quartz)
- water in a bottle (sorry, no carafe; that's in the guest room),
- no jewelry (that's in the jewelry box)
- good reading lamp
- no tissues (unless I'm sick)
- candle (I live in the lightning capital of the world, so it's helpful when -- not if -- the power goes out; the matches are in the drawer)
- magazine du jour on the floor, sometimes, next to the bed
- post-it pad w pen
- phone
- emery board (for annoying, raggedy nail which I don't discover until I'm in bed)
The mint julep cup is in the dining room, empty. In fact, I recently polished it and put it away after the Derby party on the 2nd.
Alarm clock, lamp and sometimes my glasses. That's it. I keep other things in the nightstand drawers.
Our only end table is actually the mini-fridge and it's busy with a marble chess set set up (though we never use it). We have a bookcase headboard that works as well as any nightstand though. Small radio, alarm clock, lamp, this little magnety thing you barely rock and it swings around (it's his, ask him), a couple handkerchiefs, and mine and his glasses cases since we both wear eyeglasses.
Some of these are just at night of course...
On top: Lamp, alarm clock, water, cell phone, glasses
Under Shelf: Some books, notebooks, lotion
Drawer: Probably another book, reading light, pen/pencils, a few rubbers, chap stick, silkish eye mask
Holy wow. Louis Vuitton suitcases as a bedside table? No, really?
I just laughed so hard I snorted gin out my nose.
On my table: coaster, water glass, tin with earplugs/earrings/etc., bubble lamp. Inside my bedside table, lots of books, medicine, lotion, reading lamp, what-have-you.
I use a bracketed shelf as a night stand since the room is small forcing my creativity. I have on that shelf a bottle shaped lamp, one of my pairs of glasses, my cellphone which I use as an alarm, an antique bell style alarm clock that does not work, and 5 books, one of which is Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. I read it when I can't sleep.
On my bedside table: lamp (Art Deco inherited from my dad), pretty candle glass, small painting propped against the wall while waiting to be hung. Sometimes some hairpins or hairties, for which, admittedly, a pretty tray would be useful.
My table is a tiny, cute side table. It doesn't have a drawer - I just make sure I get what I need before I go to bed and store things in my dresser.
On my bedside table: alarm clock (quartz, but Ikea nonetheless), lamp, and a book. Last item is optionnal, I rarely read in bed, I prefer the couch because of my hurting back. No flower, tissues are in the drawers, cell stays in the "office".
I guess I'm the minimalistic type.
alarm clock.
painkillers: headaches. lip balm, and books
Lamp, alarm clock -- plug in, but with back-up battery -- mouthguard, glasses, watch, book and coaster for water glass.
Purely utilitarian.
On the table: Simon Pearce glass lamp, a small stack of books (for both toddlers and adults), book of Sunday NY Times crossword puzzles and a pen, water in a glass or plastic bottle and/or sippy cup. It's also likely I'll find a small toy or doll, little socks, or something completely random like a wire whisk or a washcloth or some mittens (my children get around). In the drawers: hair elastics, alarm clock (rarely used), flashlight, more books, unlined journal for drawing and writing, a few design markers, mini reading lamp, a few diapers, wipes and a changing pad, baby blanket, tissues, lotion. So much for minimalism.
On the table: books, a scarf, some hair bands and clips, mobile phones, remotes. On the floor: a standing lamp, and a bottle of water.
For space reasons I got an Ikea helmer drawer unit to use as a bedside table - it's only 30 cm (1ft) wide. It's exactly wide enough to hold my drum-shaded ball-stemmed lamp, a glass of water and a radio. But because it's a drawer unit I have a box of tissues on one drawer, my current book in another drawer, and during the day I keep my (battery powered) alarm clock, lip salve, etc in another drawer. It means I have everything I need close to hand-reaching-out-from-under-the-duvet, but during the day it looks clean and uncluttered. I think I'm sold for life in the arrangement.
I had not realized this until reading this post...I have not had a bedside table since I was a little kid (10 or 12 maybe). hmmm, gives me something to think about when we move out of our camper and into a real house.
Left side, a lamp and a pile of unread New Yorkers. Right side, a lamp and a couple of very beautiful sea shells and a Japanese fan in case I get hot during the night. I can't keep glasses of water next to the bed because I knock them over, So...no julep.
Alarm clock
Reading light
body lotion
lip balm
glass of water
a small stash of condoms (surprised no one has mentioned this one yet! Come on people, be safe, married or not!)
occasionally a book to read, but I usually read in the living room.
And for some reason... I currently have my wrench and drill set on my bedside table... Not to mention a bottle of turpentine.
Nolann, you're frightening me... ~:o)
Dimmer switch, lamp, candle, black lacquer box, Apple remote, iPhone (which serves as my alarm clock).
Lamp, tissues (allergies, etc.), super mini-Maglight (have you ever tried lighting a candle in the dark after an earthquake?), jewelry box from my Mom that acts as catchall, and a book. Alarm clocks are annoying and the light from them is supposed to be a bad for you (your room should be as dark as possible when you sleep). If I have to wake up a certain time, I just repeat the time in my head several times before I sleep and I usually wake up at that time or within a half-hour. Try it on a non-crucial day and see if it works for you!
On the wee table is a lamp, my cell phone which also functions as my alarm clock and a glass of whatever I've brought to bed.
My library is in my bedroom so the shelves within bed-reach also hold a roll of toilet paper as I'm out of kleenex, a candle that smells like clover, lip balm, hand cream and a box of 'personal items.'
Often, beside my bed is what I'm currently reading and my laptop.
reading lamp, telephone, cordless telephone and occasional reading material.
in a small trunk beside the nightstand are - books (i've been meaning to read for the longest time), remote controls, headbands, lotions/oils for bedtime relaxation, and my cellphone charger.
a tribal drum on the other side of the nightstand props up my wifi router.
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two or three books I'm currently reading, a lamp, notebook and pen. My alarm clock is on the other side of the room or I would hit snooze endlessly.
I love the Louie Vuitton suitcases as a nightstand, even though I hate the purses. If you have them it's an awesome way to display them.
On top: A reading lamp, a silver framed photo, a lavender scented candle, little alarm clock and a ceramic dish for jewelry and other odds and ends.
Drawer: Pen & Pad of paper, bar of dark chocolate, mints and a prayer book.
On the shelf: About 5 assorted books and a box of tissues.
A clock radio, reading lamp, glass of water, book of crossword puzzles, and a pen.
Am I the only one who uses my cell phone as my alarm clock?
Other items: Stack of books I'm slowly working through, lamp, small jewelery dish for easy earring removal when I roll into bed.
Cell phone as alarm clock: No, you're not the only one. My boyfriend does that. I do it when I travel.
Reading lamp, alarm clock, wrinkle cream, hand cream, lip balm, coaster, water glass, glasses. It's crowded...
bose radio
hair bands
water glass
book du jour
Where is the bed in that picture from???
OK....so my occasional beer bottle isn't as classy as a mint julep cup. The rest of the time a lamp, clock/radio and remote to the TV is allI keep on my night stand.


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We're getting a sense of what it was like inside the church during the shootings. Witnesses described seeing Mahmoud Hindi kill two men.
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Resident Sally Leezer says, "He was smiling, seemed pleasant. I thought, well, he had a bag. I thought maybe he had papers he wanted to address."
Leezer would later find out resident Mahmoud Hindi had a revolver inside the bag at the Spring Creek Homeowners Association meeting at Springdale Community Church.
She was looking down at the papers handed out at the meeting then: "like you heard a shot almost like a starter pistol."
Ray Leezer, her husband and a retired LMPD narcotics officer says, "The next thing I know he left-handed fires the shot into the first victim. He was seated and soon as I saw that I got up and tried to get around the table and he takes one step and fires one shot into Mr. Merritt, another head wound."
Ray Leezer quickly used his skill and took the weapon away from Hindi, who wouldn't let go at first.
Sally Leezer says, "I remember going in the hallway and hollering 'Help,' and then came in and saw Mr. Merritt on the floor. I don't know where he was shot. There was blood everywhere. I held his hand and he breathed and I said, 'He is alive.'"
She says, "Then I look down and there's Marvin and he's on his side and he was breathing. He was shot in the head. There was stuff on the floor."
HOA President David Merritt and Board Member Marvin Fisher both died. Police say Hindi admitted to shooting the two men because of a dispute over his property including his fence.
The Leezers say the shootings were quick. Ray Leezer says, "He actually didn't make any statements. The shooter, he just looked at me and said, 'I didn't have a problem, not with you, not with you.'"
Sally Leezer then picked up the gun with a piece of paper and set it to the side and called 911. She says she still can't believe what happened.
She says, "I remember Mr. Hindi's hand out with a gun getting pushed down and people running."
In police interviews, Hindi blames the victims for making him a killer. He could face the death penalty.
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The 45-year-old has since admitted to burglaries at 5 other stores during the month of October including the Park St. Market, The Tobacco Store, Paul's Pantry and two different Shell Gas stations.He will be charged with all of them.


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I read in an Indy Star article a few weeks ago that one of my favorite rock artists, Eric Dill, was looking to put together a new backing band. I just saw Erics appearance on WISHTV8s Indy Style this Monday and hes already assembled a new band. I cant believe theyve only been together for a few weeks because they sounded really tight! The band performed a full electric band set of In My Head and War with the Wolves. Eric released his new single In My Head to national radio stations on the same day, January 14th. Eric is currently making a music video for In My Head, but offered a sneak peak at the video during his Indy Style appearance.
You can check it out the Indy Style video here: http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/indy_style/arts_and_music/national-recording-artist-eric-dill
An Indianapolis native and platinum singer/songwriter, Eric returned home from Hollywood with a radio-ready full-length album. Hes currently ranking as the #1 band in Indianapolis on Reverbnation. Parting from The Click Five in 2006, Dill has focused on his solo career. One of Eric Dills collaborations includes the platinum song No Surprise by Chris Daughtry (American Idol) which was co-written with Dill. Not only did he receive a Platinum Album Award but also two BMI Pop Awards in 2010. With his solo career in full swing, Eric Dills first single off his first full length solo album, Forever is Not Enough, is charting at #37 on Billboards Top 40 indicator chart.
Eric Dill incorporates his unique style, experiences, and personal views in his music. Dill stated, It was a priority for me to get this record done right...If I die tomorrow, Ive got to have something that speaks to what I love about music.
If you want to find out more about Eric Dill, you can check out his interview with Indy Star at: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013301010306&nclick_check=1
and his interview with Indianapolis Monthly at http://www.indianapolismonthly.com/circlecitizen/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10486324
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There seem to be a lot of trigger modifications & work available on handguns. (Maybe on long guns too, I don't know.)
How come?
I understand the various handgrip and sighting options as post-production tailoring a gun to better fit one's hand and sight.
However all the trigger work discussion I've seen seems to be in terms of improving a 'mediocre' factory trigger design. The differences in the replacement trigger component pieces I've seen, although providing a big difference in trigger pull and reset, etc., I'm sure, are insignificant in terms of manufacturing process, considering the total production costs involved in a handgun.
So, excepting competition shooting, if a lever, or something, that's a just little bit longer or shorter, or whatever, provides a better trigger, why don't they come like that from the factory?
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Having a smooth, predictable and light trigger pull and reset helps improve first and follow-up shot accuracy and in many cases a single stage trigger isn't suitable for long range target shooting where pinpoint accuracy is essential. Many standard factory triggers are not necessarily "tuned" to the liking of individual shooters. The aftermarket for upgraded triggers and "trigger jobs" is hugh much like the market for golf clubs. Every golfer seeks the Holy Grail of drivers, same thing with shooters seeking the perfect trigger. For most it makes little if any difference, unless the gun you have just has a lousy factory trigger.
Much of the reason you do not see upgraded trigger kits in stock guns is the manual fitting and custom work that would be involved, many makers simply install a mass produced trigger group in their stock models...custom shops and upgraded models can obviuosly have any trigger the buyer wants.
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Exactly what JPyle & Gator said!
The reason for a less than desirable trigger in new guns are exactly what they stated.
1. Company material cost and manufacturing expenses of the Trigger.
2. Cost of additional work and or custom tuning the factory trigger at production.
3. Liability in the times we live in a the trigger being to easy to pull and a law suit by
some ambulance chasing attorney and his client.
4. The potential for additional sales and income by the manufacturers for offering
additional armorer services to tune the triggers. And potential sales of specialty
triggers. Which means $$$$$$$$.
5. Shooters wanting a specific type or pound of pull trigger for different uses and
Pick a few guns whether pistol, rifle or shotgun and you will get several opinions on what they think of the trigger on the specific gun.
We do not all like the same feature.
I could understand if the trigger modification parts were custom machined, but theyre not. Theyre mass produced just like the stock components.
It just doesnt make sense to me that manufactures wouldnt just offer trigger options just like calibers.
"I could understand if the trigger modification parts were custom machined, but they're not. They're mass produced just like the stock components.
It just doesn't make sense to me that manufactures wouldn't just offer trigger options just like calibers. "
If you look at companies that make 1911's you see many offer models with different triggers. If they make only one model then often they try to cut costs to offer a lower priced product that still functions fine and is totally suitable to 90% of the shooters. It has always been this way. Look at the Colt Python it was way more expensive than others due to the hand-tuning. Most shooters did not buy it instead buying a less expensive Colt like a Trooper or something. Thats why Chevy made the Corvette and the Chevette at the same time.
Just walking on the edge of of my grave.
Some of it is personal preference, my son and I both have S&W M&P 45's. He likes his trigger as is, I elected to have my trigger worked on to take up some of the slack and to reduce the trigger pull. I shoot better with mine and he shoot better with his
Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." ~ Thomas Jefferson
Just like cars, people like to customize their stuff.
Most factory set-ups are going to be just the base-line average of what people prefer and function just fine. If your preference goes too far from what the manufacturer thinks is average you can mod it.
Many/most shooters don't know the difference. The gun shoots and they get used to the trigger pull. Others demand better performance and are willing to pay for it or to do the work themselves.
Manufacturing costs and liability have already been mentioned, so no need to rehash.
A perfect example is my old Eddystone. The original trigger was a military type and quite a heavy pull. I changed it out for a Huber match trigger and it smoothed out, lightened up considerably and I am able to shoot it more accurately because of the change.
It shot fine before, but the change improved it.


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In addition to the Action cams, Sony has also announced yet another NEX e-mount mirrorless system camera, the new NEX-5R. This is the third-camera in the NEX-5* series, replacing the NEX-5n which replaced the NEX-5. It is priced near the consumer sweet-spot of $650 (body only) and $750 (w/18-55) and already they are available for pre-order at B&H Photo and at Amazon by Amazon.
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BASE-PAY salaries frozen
City council approved a three-year contract with the union representing water department employees that freezes their base-pay salaries.
But the contract, approved Thursday by council, maintains a number of perks members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2726 have enjoyed for years.
Among the perks are: free vision and dental coverage, a $658.20 annual payment for the "care and maintenance" of uniforms provided by the city, bonuses for not taking sick days, and longevity pay.
Steve Procick, president of the 85-member union, said "concerns over SB 5," a new state law, not yet enacted, that reduces the collective-bargaining rights of public employees, "changed the game a little bit," providing a sense of urgency to get the contract approved.
"We're locked in for three years," he said. "That's a big plus."
Law Director Iris Torres Guglucello said the contract, effective from Thursday through March 1, 2014, is "fair."
The previous contract with the water department union expired Dec. 31, 2010.
That three-year deal had annual base-pay raises of 2.5 percent in the first year and 3 percent in each of the final two years.
Like other union contracts approved by the city in the past two years, the deal with Local 2726 doesn't include base-pay salary increases.
Union members will continue to contribute 10 percent of the total monthly health-care premium, but with higher caps than the previous contract.
Those with single coverage will pay up to $100 a month, and those with family coverage will pay up to $200 a month. The previous caps were $80 for single and $150 for family.
The current monthly premium for hospitalization and medical coverage for these employees is $533.90 for single and $1,334.74 for family.
The union members will continue to receive free vision and dental coverage, something that costs the city $55.75 a month for each employee.
Also Thursday, council approved a $242,679.15 settlement to a 12-year-old lawsuit. The city agreed to that settlement with the former owners of the Wick-Pollock Inn on Wick Avenue.
The former hotel owners, Pollock Inn Restoration Associates, received $800,000 from the federal government in 1987 to improve the facility, which has been closed since 1998.
To get the federal money, the company was to pay $400,000 to the city. Instead, the city got $242,679.15.
Council also agreed Thursday to sell a 5.1-acre parcel in the Fosterville neighborhood for $14,000 to Bottom Dollar Foods, which will build a full-service grocery store there.
The property is bounded by West Princeton, Glenwood and West Indianola avenues, and is the location of the former Cleveland School and adjacent Fosterville Park on the city's South Side.
Council had a special meeting Thursday primarily to approve this property sale because Bottom Dollar wants to start construction as soon as possible, said Councilman Paul Drennen, D-5th. The store is in his ward.
The store should open in November, Drennen said.
Also, Bottom Dollar is building another full-service grocery store on East Midlothian Boulevard at the location of a former Big Lots, near Zedaker Street.
Well taxpayers and city water payers, city council has screwed you again! Had they waited for SB5 to take effect, the outcome would have been in your favor, not the greedy selfish water unionites who get 3 more years of cadillac healthcare, and plush pay/benefits with this contract.
Rick is right, They even get raises although not base pay raises as if that makes it alright. The public sector shafts the taxpayers yet again. Suburbanites are already subsidizing water for the city and now will see yet another rise in water rates.
People can barely afford to pay their outrageous water and sewer rates as it is and now they get this. The Youngstown Water Dept is the biggest scam in this town. I don't even have vision or dental, everything is out of pocket for me and they get it for free! And just because base pay rates are frozen doesn't mean they aren't getting raises. This is ridiculous. It is crap like this that will push people to vote to keep SB5 if it is put on the ballot.
Why are you all blaming the "greedy selfish unions". Most of the mess in the public sector is due to poor management. Why in the h*** would city council agree to such a contract in light of SB5???? All they have to do is say NO. Everyone should be up in arms against city council NOT the unions. Unions will always try to get the best they can for their members. It is management's fiscal responsibility to the taxpayers to negotiate and approve a contract that is economically prudent.
The Youngstown water department has been one of the bigger golden troughs over the years. A place for the connected to employ their friends and family. Any wonder why the management then gives them wonderful raises and benefits?
Bend over water users.
The Youngstown Water department rivals Boardman for the golden fleece award.
I agree, you can't blame the unions, if you have someone wanting to give you something ---you take it.
When they try to raise the water rates lets see what happens - --fire them all!!!
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To get the federal money, the company was to pay $400,000 to the city. Instead, the city got $242,679.15.
In 1987, the owners of the Wick-Pollock received $800,000 from the government for the hotel. As part of that deal, they were to pay $400,000 to the city. The owners defaulted and it's been in the court system for the past 12 years.
The owners recently agreed to write a check for $242K to the city to end the lawsuit.
Here's some information from a Tuesday story about the settlement:
The city will receive $240,000 as soon as council votes to accept it as a settlement to a 12-year lawsuit.
The city has agreed to that settlement with the former owners of the Wick-Pollock Inn on Wick Avenue.
The former hotel owners, Pollock Inn Restoration Associates, received $800,000 from the federal government in 1987 to improve the facility, which has been closed since 1998.
To get the federal money, the company was to pay $400,000 to the city. The case has been tied up in the courts for 12 years.
Council's finance committee agreed to support legislation at the next council meeting to accept the $240,000 settlement.


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If you werean't happy with the digital version of the Veronica Mars movie offered as a Kickstarter reward, Warner Bros. wants to give you $10 as an apology.
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Gavin DeGraw stormed Montclair, New Jersey for VH1′s last night of Super Bowl Blitz. The two time Grammy nominated singer and songwriter was the final act in our jam packed six night concert series. A marching band kicked the festivities off and Gavin opened with his single, "In Love With A Girl."
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Super Bowl Sunday is days away and VH1 has been gearing up for the main event all week with an epic six night concert series. VH1′s Super Bowl Blitz has conquered five boroughs in five days, creating music magic with J. Cole, Janelle Monáe, Fall Out Boy, TLC and the Goo Goo Dolls. The week long event comes to a close on Saturday with Gavin DeGraw rocking out in Montclair, New Jersey.
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You're probably ready for some football, but are you ready for VH1′s Super Bowl Blitz? We sure hope so, because we're about to dropkick six nights of awesome live music your way! The starting lineup has finally been announced, and you're in for one heck of a tail-gating party leading up to the big game. Kick off takes place on Monday, January 27th with J.Cole in Queens, followed by Janelle Monáe playing the Bronx, Fall Out Boy in Brooklyn, TLC in Manhattan, Goo Goo Dolls in Staten Island, and Gavin DeGraw in New Jersey on Super Bowl Saturday.
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DeGraw fedora donned and with just his buddy Billy on the guitar to back him up, the "Not Over You" star performed a spiced up cover of the Christmas classic "Holy Night." Lending it his trademark grit, DeGraw really glosses a song we've heard a million times up with a new romance. Night divine indeed, no?
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The comedian on improv, his love of Canada and gyros working on Halifax-set Moving Day
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Actor-comedian Charlie Murphy is settled down outside New York City, ready to go on another five months of standup touring. But as he confesses over the phone to being pretty much stripped down to his underwear to do interviews in the killer eastern-seaboard heat, his mind is on Nova Scotia and the new feature film comedy he's part of from out there, Moving Day.
"It was like getting to know that town, and then to be going in to do a movie: Halifax is my favourite part of Canada now because of that experience," Murphy enthuses affectionately over the line. "I've been to Nanaimo, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary -- I've been all over Canada, and I had fun everywhere I went. But I did a movie in Halifax.
"I have memories of getting up in the morning and going to work there, like everybody else gets up in Halifax and goes to work, and I was going to a movie set. That made the place special forever, man."
True to the form of Moving Day director and co-writer Mike Clattenburg -- one of the minds behind the hugely successful Showcase television and two-movie run of his home province's hard-luck Trailer Park Boys -- Murphy found himself happily immersed in some of the dark times of average Joes hauling pay under the table for Redmond Furniture, a spit-and-bailing-wire local business in the heart of Halifax's immediate flipside, Dartmouth. And for Murphy -- older brother of and occasional co-star to ubiquitous Eddie, and veteran of the late and lauded Chappelle's Show -- getting a chance to dig in to a fully-rounded role with co-workers Will Sasso, Jonny Harris and Gabriel Hogan was the opportunity he had been longing for.
"I come up there, eat donairs and have fun, man," Murphy says, laughing and fond. "I ate a donair. Yep. Let me tell you something: A donair -- we eat those here, and we call them a gyro. Different name, but the same thing."
Well, not exactly: "It's sweet. That's what's different. They're sweet; that's the difference. It's like a sweet gyro - a gyro with sugar on it."
Murphy is Cedric, probably the most easy-going and anxiety-free blue collar of Moving Day, a film in which his pal Clyde (Sasso, the Canadian veteran of MADtv) is paralyzed with fear over losing the very relative safety of a dead-end job. They work with an alcoholic and arrogant ladies' man (Hogan, veteran of TV's Heartland and Rent-a-Goalie), a slacker with nowhere ambitions of being a rock star (Harris, most prominently known for his work as the wheelchair-bound family friend who gets in over his head in the acclaimed Newfoundland drama Grown Up Movie Star), and under the thumb of the business patriarch (veteran Canadian actor Victor Garber, who is about to be seen in the crucial role as Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor in Ben Affleck's upcoming Iran-hostage drama Argo). While everyone is hanging by their fingernails and almost knuckling each other under with a sort of soft blackmail intended to keep Redmond Furniture in shady business, Cedric is the voice of reason.
"He's a mature guy, a serious guy," Murphy says. "But what I like about him is that he's not angry. He's just real. You know what I'm saying? He's matter of fact. Like: 'Look, man. We're in the same situation. But I'm not looking at it like you're looking at it. You know? With a fatalistic view of it. I'm looking at it and trying to see a way out of it - even if there is a way out of it.'"
Right out of the box, with posters featuring the big man Sasso, Moving Day looks like a straight-on comedy in the mold of Office Space. But that isn't quite the truth. With oppressively anal-retentive clients (Gerry Dee, star of CBC's Mr. D) breathing down their necks and Clyde's own sister (Gabrielle Miller of the CTV hit Corner Gas) often a little too naively by-the-book for everyone's own good, the pranking and the comedy barely mask the pain each character feels in not seeing a clear path through to the future.
"I like to mine some realism and not always be chasing the joke," says director Clattenburg, on the phone from Halifax. "Because sometimes you get a really funny joke, and it kind of blows the realism. I'm not necessarily after jokes all the time. I'm drawn to drama. I like drama a lot, and I like to work dramatic stuff into what I'm doing. I like every scene to appear as if it's real, that it could have actually happened rather than some big, crazy contrivance for a joke."
All actors were in right away. Garber has yet to see the film, but the way Moving Day was made has him eagerly anticipating the final result.
"What interests me in anything I do and why I choose things is because of what is really going on underneath it," says Garber, whose boss-character Wilf Redmond keeps his yappy dog as his closest companion, and tries to hide any sleaze under a veneer of old-time distinction. "I was sort of amazed as I read the script - and, by the way, this is a long time ago I read it - I remember thinking 'This is not a normal film, and it's got much more dimension than most things I read.' And, also, the farcical element of it, the comedic element, was balanced by a reality. And that, to me, is the only thing that ever works in comedy, ever."
Garber is a six-time Emmy nominee for work in such series as Frasier and Alias, but the task put to him for Moving Day put him in a world he clearly loved.
"Every actor involved was so accomplished that we created this instant family immediately," Garber says. "And then the way that Mike works, he wants to improvise and go 50 steps further. That was kind of the surprise for me. I didn't really know what it was going to be like. But I was really impressed with the way he did it. I'll be very curious to see the movie, because, honestly, the improvisation -- the scene would go on three more minutes after we did it. And then I'd say to Jonny Harris afterwards: 'How the hell is he going to put this in the movie?' What he does is, he takes these little clips and vignettes and little moments and adds them and subtracts them. That's what editing is, but I'm so curious to see it for that reason."
For Clattenburg, Moving Day -- coming less than a year after the wry Afghanistan-Canada war drama Afghan Luke, which he worked up with frequent collaborator Barrie Dunn -- is part of a full calendar of jobs that have him pushing into some new territory and taking a fresh look at some old.
"I'm working on a film that's set in Halifax," he says. "It's called Berzerkers. And it's a story of some garbage scavengers who live off the coast of Nova Scotia. They wear garbage there. They're unknown to the modern world, and they're starting to starve, and they come up with a plan to attack the grocery stores in Metro Halifax. And then they land and get into all kinds of trouble. Berzerkers is one I'm working on, and..."
...here it comes...
"...there's another story I'm hoping to bring to theatres real soon. It's about a drunk trailer supervisor and these three guys in a trailer park. It might not work -- I don't know -- but we'll give it a shot."
The well, evidently, hasn't run dry on Mr. Lahey, Ricky, Julian, Bubbles and the low-rent population of Sunnyvale.
"We've all had a chance to take a break from Trailer Park Boys," Clattenburg says. "When we were doing it, it was crazy. We were doing the series; we were doing movies at the same time. It was quite a bit of work, and there was quite a bit of demand for Trailer Park. And the fans -- I was hoping we would leave them wanting more. I think that's an understatement now. People are demanding more."
The unique fundamentals Clattenburg established held as valuable guidelines when getting Moving Day off the ground. Always up to something, Clattenburg collaborated with his musical bandmate Mike O'Neill -- they're in the band The Self Conscious together; O'Neill is one of the co-founders of celebrated Canadian band The Inbreds -- to work an idea about guys like the Redmond Furniture movers (not to mention use the confines of a virtual time-capsule of a store in Dartmouth) into a feature-length script.
"We went in with a pretty tight script, but I'm always open to changing it and playing around with it to get it off the page," Clattenburg says. "Sometimes, a scene will work exactly as scripted and sometimes it's not - so, you just try something to give it some life and keep the floor to be open to improvisation. Gabrielle Miller really shone. She sparked with all kinds of interesting improv, and a lot of it made it into the film. So, yeah -- I'm always open to it. But if you're losing the turn of the scene or whatever, then you get back to the script. I like to keep it loose."
The plan worked perfectly for Charlie Murphy.
"There's no hack stuff," the actor-comedian says. "I like the way it's done, man. Put it like this: If you go watch [a successful comedy] and if you see the type of jokes they do, the jokes work because of the wit.
"That's what's making it work. The wit, not the physical performance, not over-the-top characters. It's the wit and the writing. And that's what this film has. And that's why I'm really proud to be in this film."
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A mother's touch in the kitchen: Priceless
Just cut myself again the kitchen. We all do, of course. But I actually cut myself with a butter knife. That's right. The one with the super-safe edges that even most 10-year-olds can use. As soon as it happened, I had to laugh. My mother, God rest her soul, almost always kicked me out of […] [Read More]


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Hospital ManagerCathy Waltrip, RVT
Veterinary Tech School: Foothill College
Cathy has been with VCA Orchard Plaza since 1993. She is a graduate of Foothill College's Animal Health program and is a Registered Veterinary Technician. Cathy says her favorite thing about working at a veterinary hospital is that every day is different, with new experiences and challenges, and lives by the motto "Don't sweat the small stuff." She enjoys managing our large staff and making sure patients receive the care they need.
Her family includes her husband and grown children. Kaliegh, her sheltie, and Sam, her cat, as well as her "grandpuppies" Bella and Roxy, help round out the family. During her spare time, Cathy enjoys gardening, spending time with her pets, and making crafts.


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Odia Wikipedia celebrating its 8th birthday
Odia Wikipedia celebrating its 8th birthday
Cuttack: Odia Wikipedia is all set to celebrate it's 8th birthday, a first of its kind of celebration in Odisha. Wikipedians from across the state are attending this event in Cuttack.
Odia Wikipedia (or.wikipedia.org) is an online encyclopedia and the largest available online encyclopaedia in Odia. Apart from Odia there are 20 Indian language Wikipedias and globally 275+ Wikipedias exist in all different languages. Contrary to common myths about Wikipedia being edited by some paid staff, it is an open platform for collaborative encyclopedic content development. WIkipedia articles can be written by anyone and everyone having access to internet.
Odia Wikipedia, which was created in 2002 and the first ever edit happened in 2004, is one of the 4 first Indian language Wikipedias. It has 2030 encyclopaedic articles in it about various topics in different subjects. Furthermore, it has a lot many articles related to Odia language, culture, art and other Odisha related topics. Odia Wikipedia can be accessed at http://or.wikipedia.org/. There is also an Odia dictionary called Wiktionary available at http://or.wiktionary.org/. Though many people refer Wikipedia for various academic purpose they never understand how the articles are written. The volunteers who edit Wikipedia (known as Wikipedians) reach out to people like them who can take voluntary participation to edit Wikipedia and create a knowledge base. The content in Wikipedia are free to share, distribute and use for commercial and noncommercial usage. Unlike any other website Wikimedia Foundation, the non profit foundation which hosts Wikipedia doesn't earn money and keep the Wikipedia free of advertisement. And also, the content in Wikipedia are completely unbiased with neutral point of view. Being edited by people of multiple view points the biased and unnecessary information always get filtered and that is how Wikipedia is gaining popularity across the world to get relevant, unbiased information.
Back to Odia Wikipedia, it was quite inactive for about 7 long years. By the effort of few Odias the first Odia Wikipedia meetup was organized in Bengaluru which engendered successive outreach sessions in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Baleswar. By the effect of 12 Wikipedia editing workshops and meet ups, many people are being brought into the Odia Wikipedia movement. Odia Wikipedia is not only documenting topics of our art, culture, language and heritage in Odia language, but it is also creating an awareness and encouraging people to contribute in Odia where most people are moving away from the language. Moreover, Odias across the world have uploaded more than 700 Copyright free images of Odisha and other places by conducting photo donation events. People interested to learn more about Wikipedia and how they can make use of it are all invited to the 8th birthday of Wikipedia, to be organized at Image Institute of Technology and Management, Upper Telenga Bazar, Cuttack.


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The Carnegie Hill section of Manhattan, full of magnificient townhouses that are rarely for sale because their owners tend to hang on to them, has wonderful access to Central Park. Larger buildings house prewar apartments of six or seven rooms, known as "Classic Sixes" and "Classic Sevens," but the light in the area is generous as even these magnificient co-ops are usually not too tall. The resulting old-world feel, which bathes even modern condos in Carnegie Hill, shows you why steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie picked this quiet, countrified section of Manhattan as the place to build his ultimate family home. (You can still visit it today on your way to buy or rent an apartment — it's now a branch of the Smithsonian known as the Cooper-Hewitt museum.)


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These Loaded Potato Wedges are the perfect appetizer for all your upcoming football game and tail gate parties! We made these for several get togethers this summer and they were completely devoured! This is basically our recipe for regular potato wedges with a serious upgrade in the flavor department. Be sure to get some good … [Read more...]
Baked Chicken Firecrackers
These Chicken Firecrackers make for a great game-day appetizer or a quick after-school snack for the kiddos. They remind me a lot of Southwestern Eggrolls, but they are easier AND they are baked! If you are making these as an appetizer you can cut them in half or in thirds to make for easier eating … [Read more...]
BBQ Chicken Pitas and a Trip to Fitness Ridge Resort
I have been so excited to share my experience at Fitness Ridge Resort and these yummy BBQ Chicken Pitas from Fitness Ridge! And I am even more excited to give one of you the chance to spend a week at Fitness Ridge too!!! (see the very bottom of this post to enter!) I'm not exaggerating … [Read more...]
The Ultimate BLT
I have tried several BLT recipes, but this Ultimate BLT is my favorite. It is fresh and crisp with the cucumbers added in, and you can't go wrong EVER when you add avocado slices to a sandwich…Yum! My daughter, Alexa, had this sandwich one night when she was visiting at her friend's home – the Hansens. … [Read more...]
Low Calorie Sesame Chicken Stir Fry
This Sesame Chicken Stir Fry is kind of my knock-off version of the Lean Cuisine Sesame Chicken. I have to admit, when I was working in an office and only had 30-minute lunch-breaks I had the Lean Cuisine Sesame Chicken all the time. In fact, it was my favorite quick, frozen, lunch. My biggest gripe … [Read more...]
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We have teamed up with Blendtec to bring you an awesome giveaway to start your Monday off right! One lucky person will win the all mighty powerful and amazing Blendtec Blender and Twister Jar. These blenders are the worlds most advanced blenders. Here are just a few of the amazing features that sets this blender … [Read more...]
Lemon Zucchini Bread
If you are trying to sneak zucchini into everything you are making this time of year, without your family knowing it's there, this recipe is for you. This Lemon Zucchini Bread is so moist and lemony! If I hadn't put the zucchini in myself, I never would have known it was there! I love zucchini … [Read more...]
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Grilled Chicken Pasta Primavera
This Grilled Chicken Pasta Primavera is a twist on the version that my husband loves from his mom. The main twist being that we grilled the chicken instead of cooking it over the stove. My mother-in-law was so kind to share this recipe that she recited to me over the phone completely from memory! You … [Read more...]
Easy Peach Lemonade and my TSRI Summer Getaway
As you may have seen on Facebook or Instagram last weekend– I (Erica) was in Scottsdale, AZ at an AMAZING blogger retreat with some of my favorite bloggers. Donna and Chad, our friends from "The Slow Roasted Italian" hosted the event and they did a fabulous job. You may have seen us using the hashtag … [Read more...]
Layered Pasta Salad
This Layered Pasta Salad tastes as good as it looks! It is a complementary side dish at BBQ's and potlucks, but it really is a full and hearty meal in itself. I served this the another night at dinner with some corn on the cob, and it was very filling. Everyone loved it! I am … [Read more...]
Locos Tacos in a Bag
Ok I know this recipe is everywhere— honestly it's not as much of a "recipe" as it is an awesome idea. These tacos in a bag are just too good to not share here on FFR! I don't even know why it has taken us so long to get them on here. We have made … [Read more...]
Open Face Avocado Egg Sandwich
This Open Face Avocado Egg Sandwich is the perfect way to start your day! With school starting up again this month, quick and easy breakfasts are a must! But even though you are in a hurry in the mornings- you shouldn't skimp on good nutrition, a healthy breakfast can really keep you feeling full and … [Read more...]
Easy Fruit Pizza
This Easy Fruit Pizza is the result of a fruit pizza I tasted at a Pampered Chef party many years ago. What a genius idea! Sugar cookie dough, cream cheese, fresh fruit…what could possibly be better! It is an especially yummy treat in the summer when fresh fruit is easily available from your own garden … [Read more...]
Turtle Cookies
I knew I wanted to make these turtle cookies the moment I discovered these baking caramel bits HERE. These changed my life when it comes to caramel. I love baking and making caramel apples with traditional caramels, but I HATE unwrapping every individual piece. It takes forever! Now I can have my cake and eat … [Read more...]


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"The harder you work, the luckier you get."
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Below is the poem entitled Neighbourhood which was written by poet
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Neighbours come in many
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They're there when needed
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Some just to say hi,
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text: When describing Christmas in the Sand, Colbie Caillat expressed the desire to make an album for those who don't live in cold areas and can't relate to songs about classic wintertime clichés like snow, chilly weather, and huddling around the fireplace. While the album does maintain a generally sunny disposition, it can't help but feature standards like "Baby It's Cold Outside" and original lyrics in Caillat's contributions such as "It's not Christmas / If the snow don't fall." Even though Christmas in the Sand is meant to be a Christmas album for those who spend most of their time in the sun or on the beach, it still seems obligated to retread the same ground as past holiday releases. Of course, listeners instinctively understand this, but it is worth noting how Caillat's motivation for recording the album and the way in which that motivation plays out, at times, incongruously with the original intent, highlights the difficulty inherent in recording a type of album that in its very nature defies innovation. Continue reading 'Review: Colbie Caillat's 'Christmas In The Sand''


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We just moved to Fanwood from another country. My 5 year old daughter is attending their Kindergarten program and she have shown a lot improvements. The teachers and the principal are very supportive. My youngest child can't wait to join her sister in this school.
My 2 older children went to McGinn and overall, we loved it- with some less-than-great experiences along the way: a short-lived principal who was less than impressive, a particular kindergarten teacher who was not well-suited for working with kids of that age, and some parent politics that I didn't much enjoy. Now my youngest is finishing kindergarten as the vibrant new principal, Dr. Slocum, finishes up her first year at the school. Wow! What a difference she has made. Dr. Slocum knew every kid's name the first week of school. She's always accessible, full of energy and enthusiasm, loved by kids, parents and teachers alike. I'll never forget hearing about how Dr. Slocum dressed as the Cat in the Hat and walked on the school roof to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday! What a contrast to the previous principal (whom many parents never even saw). Many fine teachers, lots of school spirit, a new chess program for 2nd and 3rd graders... I am very happy with the direction in which McGinn is going, and so glad my youngest will be able to benefit.
McGinn has the most amazing teachers! They are committed and caring!
My son went to this school and now is in 5th grade at Terril . He is so overly qualified for 5th, because he had such excellent and stimulating teachers at Mcginn. Ms.Cassidy the principal runs a fabulous school. She is extremely involved with all teachers and students. I am quite impressed with her. She runs the school like a private school. You cannot ask for a better elementry education then Mcginn.
Our 3rd Grade son loves McGinn. The Teachers are very involved and his progress has been fantastic. It seems to be a great school!
I currently have 2 children at Mcginn. It is a very good school, with highly professional staff members. We have not been disappointed!
You don't know quite how good you have it at one school until you move & are forced to try a different school! My kids are now at their 3rd elementary school and McGinn by far was the best. The dicipline was exceptional. Parent involvement controlled perfectly. Ellen Earl the greatest gift.
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1100 Roosevelt Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Phone: (908) 233-7950
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