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DRUM!: Tell us about the new CD.
Hussain: My tradition that is represented in this particular CD is the repertoire of solo recital of tabla. And a lot of this repertoire I learned from my father, one of the great masters of the past century. I felt that since I had never done a solo tabla recital for Moment Records, and my father having passed away a couple of years ago, it felt right for me to offer this homage. And apart from just him, I felt a need for me to acknowledge the contributions of some of the other great masters who, without them, tabla may not have survived or become so widely accepted. So that's what the CD is all about: a homage to the teachings that have come down and have come to all us tabla players who are here today. And for me a special connection with my father. The repertoire acknowledges his teachings as well as the teachings of the masters of the past. Tabla is the instrument of that homage.
DRUM!: It seems we're hearing tabla in nearly every conceivable outlet nowadays. Why?
Hussain: Lately, tabla has become an object of attention worldwide. When you talk about jazz, pop, rock, fusion, trance, techno, electronica, whatever, one of the principal sounds you hear in all these bass drum-oriented records is tabla. Then you listen to movie scores, television scores, and suddenly you hear a ping! or a buiong-ca-ping! and those are tabla sounds. For some reason those sounds have become a very commonly used element in music today. That's why I end up doing a lot of fusion stuff, whether it's Shakti, Planet Drum with Mickey [Hart], playing with various jazz musicians, or Tabla Beat Science. Tabla has become this very important element of underground, Asian underground, and the new sounds that are emerging.
Tabla is a very refined percussion instrument with a muscular tradition. You're talking about an instrument where you have ten sticks. Plus you're talking about an instrument with a full range of tones. So it is both a percussive and melodic instrument. Tabla can harmonically complement whatever instrument it is played with. It has some kind of hypnotic element. Your ears go, "What is that?" and you are drawn into it. You get the walking bass line with your left hand and also all these snare drum, Buddy Rich-like patterns with the right [hand]. Tabla allows an incredible array of patterns – rhythmic patterns, percussive patterns, melodic patterns – all emerging at the same time and coming right at you. So the possibilities are endless.
DRUM!: Is this broad integration of the instrument why you decided to release a CD of classical compositions?
Hussain: I just found that, keeping all that in mind, it is very important to bring to the attention of the listeners that tabla is not just that. It has a tradition of its own. It has a repertoire of its own. It does exist in a whole different environment as an entity to reckon with and therefore it's important a record comes out that puts that forward. So this record is nothing but traditional teachings. That's all it is. I'm trying not to do anything modern in it. Nothing contemporary. To stress that point I have actually included in the CD just one minute or two of one part of what contemporary tabla is. So, suddenly in this traditional performance, you do hear this one minute of a soundscape-oriented tabla just to give the listener an idea of what the differences might be.
DRUM!: Can you explain some of the components of these traditional teachings and compositions?
Hussain: Everything you hear on Selects is my solo performances that I did in India over the last three or four years. I've taken what I thought were the best parts of those tabla solos and put them in order that a tabla recital would be. See, there's a particular order that a tabla recital must follow. There are movements, like a symphonic performance, four or five movements in a tabla recital. And I've listed them as separate pieces so you can go to the one you want to listen to. And I've described what those particular movements are in the CD liner notes as well as listed the names of the masters whose teachings I drew from for these performances.
Some of the repertoire is over 200 years old and some of it is 50 years old depending on which master it was drawn from. But it's all traditional tabla playing. A tabla recital in India can go for 90 minutes – that's just drums. It's funny that when you go to a jazz concert and a drummer takes ten minutes, that's considered long.
You have to realize there is one section of a tabla solo that is all fixed composition. And that section alone can be 50 minutes because you're drawing on a repertoire that is 2,000 to 3,000 years old. So these are fixed compositions that have been composed over that many millennia. Plus whatever was taught to the player in recent times. So all these compositions you first sing, then you play them on the tabla. Then there is the opening movement, say the overture, which can be 20 minutes long depending on which master you are highlighting. And if you are highlighting more than one master, it gets even longer because each is different.
It's almost like taking a Ginger Baker solo or an Elvin Jones solo and combining those solos and representing them in your own way. So you are improvising, but you base it on those two solos. The tabla connoisseurs can tell. It's just like drummers here. You play a certain way and people go, "Hey that's a Buddy Rich!" or "He's trying to do Krupa!"
DRUM!: Do you see an appreciation for these traditions in today's younger tabla players?
Hussain: In today's modern world it is such a common thing for the young tabla players to come to you and they are not only aware of their Indian music traditions, but they are also aware of everything else out there. The world has become so small now that they know about fusion, trance, techno, electronica and they are well-educated tabla players. It's not like tabla players of 40 years ago where if I did something with Shakti they found it strange. Today's tabla players are well versed in all these art forms and their performances are multi-dimensional because they are all at once playing traditional stuff as well as tonal things and fusion things.
It's a joy to watch today's young tabla player be a more complete musician than we had a chance to be at that age. People like Karsh Kale and Talvin Singh are way beyond where I could have ever been at that age as far as sound presentation goes. When I was at that age we were still struggling with the idea of tabla fitting with jazz. We were just at the initial stages of tabla arriving on the world stage. And we got it to that point. Guys like Talvin and Karsh have a much more educated approach to world ensemble. It's great to see them taking what we've done and moving it forward to another level. I wish they'd play more tabla! They're doing more and more other things and playing less tabla.
DRUM!: Have you found all of the sounds that tabla is capable of?
Hussain: I don't think I have yet, no. I've found some. I know that my father left me with new sounds that happened from his teachings. And more sound came as inspirations from working with people like Hidalgo, Olatunji, and those guys. I heard sounds from their instruments and kind of imported them onto my tabla to make similar sounds. Their technique of playing helped to create more songs too. The melodic way tabla is played these days is an influence from Latin and African drumming. A Latin conga player, or even a drum set player, has three or more drums that he can play melodically. That led me to think about tabla doing the same thing. So these melodic ideas, I humbly say, are my influence into what the tabla is about. But they are all inspired by people I've worked with and played with. And that's about as far as I've gotten, but I know, having listened to Korean and Chinese and Japanese styles of drumming, that there's more there that tabla has yet to imbibe.


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To understand the impact Sandy Pyonin has had on youth basketball in New Jersey, one only has to look at the wall of the hallway entering the Harry Lebau Gymnasium at the Union YMHA.
The wall – a collage of photos and memories spanning five decades – feature a who's who of New Jersey basketball legends. Kyrie Irving, Randy Foye, Al Harrington, Luther Wright, David Rivers, the list of current and former NBA players seemingly goes on and on. Thirty-five current/former NBA players are on that wall and they all have one other thing in common – they played for or trained with Pyonin.
On Sunday at 1 p.m., the very court where Pyonin trained nearly every person on that board, will be rededicated in honor of him and his Roadrunners AAU program.
"I still have that passion," said Pyonin, who said he has no plans of slowing down after more than 40 years in basketball. "I like to help help everybody, any kid. I hate to see talent go to waste."
Pyonin's work ethic and passion as a coach have become well known. The self-proclaimed "greatest trainer in the world," gained notoriety for his one-on-one games to 100 with his players (including current NBAers) and once working 233 consecutive days with Wright during the 7-2 center's playing days.
Pyonin's association with the Y started when he was a student at Kean, as he started as the facility's JV coach before eventually becoming a varsity coach and athletic director. He gave up the position to take a full-time teaching position and become head boys basketball coach at Solomon Schecter (now Golda Och), but still remained a part of the YMHA community.
The gym has been the home of Pyonin's New Jersey Roadrunners AAU program since it was created in 1975. The program, regarded as one of the best in the country, has continued to grow and now features five teams starting at the 14-Under age level.
"I think the biggest ingredients are working on your skills and having fun. If its not fun, then do something else," Pyonin said. "Those are the important ingredients, work hard, have fun, seek competition because that's important too, and play as hard as you can. If their dreams are to play Division 1, you better learn what playing hard really means."

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Just because they're called deer widows doesn't mean they're in mourning.
In anticipation of the opening of firearm season Sunday, many retailers are offering special deals just for the spouses who stay behind.
About 82,000 shoppers are expected to hit the Prime Outlets in Birch Run this weekend for the shopping mecca's 14th annual Deer Widows Weekend. Organizers say the event, Friday through Sunday, is a shopping extravaganza in honor of wives and girlfriends who remain as husbands and boyfriends head out for the official start of deer hunting season.
Phil Whitsel, marketing manager for the Prime Outlets, said some of the retailers will do as well or better than they would on Black Friday — the shopping frenzy the day after Thanksgiving.
"It's just become a phenomenal event for us," Whitsel said. "The women are getting excited about the weekend, and we are ready to get them out there and get them shopping."
And shop they will.
Organizers estimate shoppers will spend about $22 million at the center's 145 merchants, 12240 S. Beyer, during the three days.
"It's been an incredible success for us because the shoppers are coming here looking for some of the best deals of the year, and they've been finding them," Whitsel said.
In addition to sales, the event will include extended shopping hours and special events, including a VIP welcome reception from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and the chance for shoppers to text votes for their favorite "Young Buck" throughout the weekend, automatically entering them to win a $250 Prime Outlets gift card, Whitsel said.
Those wishing to attend the reception should call guest services at (877) 276-8853.
On Friday, shoppers can register before 3 p.m. at the Columbia Sportswear Co., the official registration station for the weekend, to win a $250 Prime Outlets shopping spree, and Saturday, the first 300 people in Banana Republic, Gap, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger and VF Outlet will get a Big Bucks Scratch game and the chance to win a Prime Outlet shopping spree worth $10 to $500.
"The weekend is known throughout our region and beyond as a can't-miss bargain-hunting event," Whitsel said.
Other retailers in the area, including the Genesee County's Genesee Valley Center and Saginaw County's Fashion Square Mall also are baiting shoppers with special deals.
Genesee Valley General Manager Ed McHale said the shopping center will host its first "Doe's night out" from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday with live music, sidewalk sales, a scavenger hunt, raffles and gifts for the first 200 women.
"We are certainly expecting a good turnout," McHale said. "We've had a very good turnout at previous events."
Events and specials will run at the Flint shopping center, 3341 S. Linden, from 10 a.m. Thursday through 9 p.m. Monday.
Sue Karoub, assistant general manager at Fashion Square Mall, said many retailers there will offer special sales.
"A lot of our holiday tenants have already moved in, in anticipation for this weekend," she said.


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Nurse wants to help clinic get access to water
POULSBO — Glenda Gottfred's "passion for the future" is to bring running water to a tiny medical clinic in Sierra Leone.
One sunny day last month in Sierra Leone, Gottfred, a Poulsbo resident, delivered some letters that she brought in her suitcase from people with the Children of the Nations' Village Sponsorship Program. She sat down with some of the recipients to help them to write letters back to their sponsors in America.
She remembered her visit to one little mud-brick home with a dirt floor. She had a letter to deliver to a little boy who lives there. Next to the family bed was a picture of his sponsor and every letter that the sponsor had sent to him.
As Gottfred looked at that evidence of a cherished tie to someone across the globe, she realized, "I can make a difference somewhere else, even though I can't be there all the time."
Gottfred was part of a team of nurses that served a mission at the clinic in Sierra Leone in January. The team consisted of three nurses and a nurse practitioner from Kitsap County and a husband/wife team from Portland.
The clinic is part of a complex run by Silverdale-based Children of the Nations. The complex includes an orphanage for 105 children and a school for hundreds of children from surrounding villages. The school is named after the late Mallory Jansen, daughter of Dr. Perry and Brenda Jansen from Silverdale. Dr. Jansen now serves at an HIV/AIDS clinic in Malawi. Even though many locals cannot read or write, their children are learning English at the Mallory Jansen Memorial School.
Sierra Leone is a lush, tropical country on the west coast of Africa. But malaria and malnutrition are rampant. And after 10 years of war the previous decade, there are many orphaned children.
The local team of nurses worked in Banta, which is about five hours from Freetown by car (in the dry season).
Tanya Spoon, the team's leader, oversees the clinic and has made five trips to Sierra Leone over the years. It is her desire to improve the clinic's standards. So, Tyler and Ashley Van Brunt of Portland spent three months last year at the clinic, observing the conditions of the clinic and the practices of the four resident nurses. Based on the Van Brunts' findings, the team, under the direction of Spoon, developed new standards of care and standards of service for the Children of the Nations clinic. The purpose of this recent trip was to teach those standards to the resident nurses.
The team gave lectures on a variety of subjects which covered basic nursing education. Gottfred taught IV therapy and pain control. She said they taught about three days a week and worked alongside the nurses the rest of the week to help them implement their new training. The clinic has three cots and a covered outdoor waiting area.
"It was hard because there is no running water," Gottfred said. "There was only electricity from 7 to 10 at night when we ran the generator."
Gottfred related how she and the other nurses wore headlamps to see when they assisted a delivery at 2 a.m. one morning. She is proud to have helped to deliver two babies during her time in Sierra Leo
ne, something she has never had the chance to do before as an oncology nurse.
"[We treated] lots of babies with malaria and various people with injuries," she said. The clinic sees about 40 patients a day and helps deliver one or two babies a week. The average age for pregnant women is 15 in Sierra Leone; the clinic runs prenatal checks on Fridays.
Gottfred said the resident nurses sing songs to the ladies at the prenatal checks to instruct them on how to keep their drinking water clean. The villagers speak Mende, but they don't know how to read it and they don't know English. "You can't just hand them a pamphlet," she said. So, the songs help the moms to remember information on how to keep their families healthy.
Good hygiene practices are not only an issue for the patients, but were one of the main focuses of instruction for the clinic nurses. Gottfred said her team needed to reinforce many things we take for granted, such as not re-using needles and not washing hands in a common bucket.
The types of conditions that the nurses experience at the clinic are the same as those of the villagers.
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Serving as a nurse on a mission trip is something that has always been on Glenda Gottfred's "bucket list." She said it just wasn't possible before when her children were younger.
She and other team members from Children of the Nations raised the funds for their transportation to and from Sierra Leone. They also raised money to purchase supplies for the clinic and new scrubs for the nurses there.
Besides working to develop new standards of care and service at the clinic, team members helped to clean, paint and organize the clinic.
The most rewarding part of the experience for Gottfred was seeing that the resident nurses felt empowered, felt that people cared about them and the clinic, and were showing signs of implementing what they were taught.
She said the person who got her involved with Children of the Nations was her walking buddy, Margaret Orn.
When asked if she'll go back, Gottfred replied, "The journey [from Sierra Leone] was the hard part. It took 45 hours of car, ferry, and plane to get home. If it wasn't for that, I'd be back in a heartbeat." Then she added, on a lighter note, "Those Third World-country ferries are scary."
As for the rest of the team, Amy Sullivan and Orn have returned home. But Spoon and Tyler and Ashley Van Brunt are on their way to a surgery clinic in Malawi to implement the same standards of care and service, then they'll go to Uganda.
Above: Glenda Gottfred, RN, holds a baby she helped to deliver at a clinic in Sierra Leone. She is an oncology nurse, and said this was a wonderful new experience for her.
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Evacuation over for 10 homes in Overlea after gas main breaks
BGE crews find break, work to repair it
UPDATED 6:39 PM EST Nov 28, 2012
Residents of 10 homes in Baltimore County were given the all-clear to return home following a gas main break near Overlea High School.
Fire and Baltimore Gas and Electric crews were on the scene around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday just as school was letting out, along Kenwood and East avenues.
Police said school transportation was not impacted.
BGE said the natural-gas line that ruptured was a half-inch plastic service line that serves one customer.
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The cook's note on this next recipe says the brownies may look undercooked at the end of cooking time, but they will be perfect when cooled.
Martha Stewart's Triple Chocolate Slow Cooker Brownies
Makes 14
Nonstick cooking spray
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup walnut halves, coarsely chopped
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 ounces)
Lightly coat a 5-quart slow-cooker insert with cooking spray. Line bottom with parchment paper and lightly coat with spray. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
Place butter and chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until chocolate is melted. Add sugar; stir to combine. Stir in eggs. Add flour mixture, walnuts, and chocolate chips and stir just until moistened (do not overmix). Transfer to slow cooker and smooth top.
Cover and cook on low, 3-1/2 hours. Uncover and cook 30 minutes. Remove insert from slow cooker and run a knife around edge to loosen brownies. Let cool completely, still in the insert, on a wire rack, about 2 hours.
Turn out onto a work surface and cut into 14 brownies.


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One of the most anticipated preseason college football magazines - Phil Steele's College Football Preview - has been released and with it comes his much talked about top 45 team rankings.
So where does Penn State fall in Steele's top 45?
It doesn't. PennLive's David Jones takes a look at where the Nittany Lions stack up against some of the other Big Ten clubs in Steele's preview publication and how Penn State ranks in all of the key positions.
Also on Monday, Attorney General Kathleen Kane released her report on Gov. Tom Corbett's handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal when Corbett served as attorney general.
Penn State not in Phil Steele's preseason top 45 [David Jones]
Politically, Kane report unlikely to change many minds: analysis [Donald Gilliland]
Penn State running backs listed by Phil Steele as No. 11 unit in the nation [Dustin Hockensmith]
A 2015 defensive back impresses, Michal Menet steps up and 2016 standouts visit: Penn State camp notebook [Audrey Snyder]
New Penn State verbal commitment Manny Bowen an impact player for Barnegat at multiple spots [Bob Flounders]Lasch Bash event gives prospects, verbal commits taste of James Franklin's Penn State program [Audrey Snyder]
Newest Senators pitcher cannot record an out; Richmond rolls in series opener [Geoff Morrow]
Penn State's David Taylor earns Big Ten Male Athlete of Year award [Jim Carlson]
Philadelphia Flyers' trade of Scott Hartnell marks a step toward the future [John Tuscano]City Islanders entering critical five-game stretch that could move them higher in USL PRO standings ... or not [Michael Bullock]
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Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to noon -- South Clinton Street between West Genesee and West Washington streets.
Sunday, intermittently between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.:
- South Clinton Street between West Washington Street and East Adams Street
- East and West Washington Street between South Clinton and South Warren streets.
- Erie Boulevard West between South Clinton and South Franklin streets
- South Salina Street between Genesee and Adams streets.
- West and East Jefferson streets between South Clinton and South State streets
- West and East Fayette streets between South Franklin and South Warren streets.
- South Warren Street between East Onondaga and East Jefferson streets.
Also closing Sunday will be:
- East Adams Street from South Clinton to South Townsend streets, 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- South Townsend Street from East Adams to East Genesee streets, 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- The corridor including Genesee Street to Onondaga Street to Jefferson to Salina streets, 10:20 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
- West Onondaga Street from South Clinton Street to Bellevue Avenue; Summit Avenue from Bellevue Avenue to Stolp Avenue, and Stolp Avenue from Summit Avenue to Hancock Drive, 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Hancock Drive from Stolp Avenue to Arden Drive; Arden Drive to Strathmore Drive; Strathmore Drive from Twin Hills to Onondaga Park; roadways through Upper and Lower Onondaga parks, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Onondaga Avenue; South Avenue from Onondaga Park Drive to Kirk Avenue; Kirk Avenue from South Avenue to Landon Avenue; Landon Avenue from Kirk Avenue to Beard Avenue; Beard Avenue from Landon to South Salina Street; and South Salina Street from Beard Avenue to East Colvin Street, 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. East Colvin Street between South Salina Street and Comstock Avenue, will be restricted flow.
- Interstate 81 on-ramp at East Colvin Street, 10:20 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Vehicles can access I-81 at Calthrop Avenue or East Adams Street.
- Comstock Avenue from East Colvin Street to Euclid Avenue, 10:15 a.m. to noon.
- Stratford Avenue from Comstock Avenue to Ostrom Avenue, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
- Thornden Park roadways, 10:20 a.m. to noon.
In addition, the following streets all will be closed from 10:20 a.m. to noon Sunday:
- Ostrom Avenue from the Madison Street entrance into Thornden Park through Harrison Street.
- Harrison Street through South Crouse Avenue.
- South Crouse Avenue from Harrison Street to East Genesee Street
- East Genesee Street from South Crouse Avenue through South State Street/East Jefferson Street
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Crackers, originally uploaded by Vegan Year.
I made three different types of crackers this morning as R is having a "Dinner Party" tonight. I also made Banana Mini Cupcakes, and have still to make a pasta sauce. Busy morning, but I hope it all goes well.
Here we have Chees-y Crackers (the yellow ones), Nut and Seed Crackers (with the black specks of poppy seeds) and Spelt Crackers. This way I'm hoping at least one will be liked!!


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SPRINGFIELD - Firefighters are currently on Gilman Street in Springfield's East Forest Park neighborhood investigating what was initially reported as a minor structure fire.
Just after 5:30 a.m., a person at the home called 911 to report an electrical fire which had apparently made its way to the roof. The man who called was apparently trying to contain flames with a garden hose prior to the arrival of firefighters.
As crews arrived, they reported seeing increasingly thick smoke coming out of the second story of the home. Firefighters, however, had the fire were knocked down within minutes.
It is unknown if there were an injuries in the incident and further details will be posted online as they become available.


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Redfin is an online real estate broker that is available in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. They made a big announcement on 11/05/2009 that they are making multiple listing service details on sales public the moment they are marked final on the MLS. This is huge news and Redfin knows it. From their blog:
First of all, a warning. If you're browsing this post in a car, or while you're listening to someone blather away on the phone, pull over, mute the line, buckle up, REMAIN CALM. We've got some good stuff to tell you about.
Redfin has uploaded 9 million photos of 1.4 million recently sold properties. The details of the sales price and photos of the property will be available on their website within 15 minutes of an agent's taking a property off the market.
My first thought was if real estate appraisers will use Redfin as another data source or even an alternative to their local MLS. Will Redfin charge appraisers for access to this data? Redfin doesn't support the counties I cover but if they did, would I still need a membership to my local Multiple Listing Service? Redfin will have a wealth of data and I wonder if they will eventually sell automated valuation models or electronic appraisals?
You do have to register on their website to access the data. Once you register you can search for homes that sold last week in the cities they support. The information available includes everything the associate selling the property provided when listing the house, plus parcel outlines, tax records, and automated appraisals.
Redfin allows you to create a Comparative Market Analysis and view trackbacks. Any time someone links to one of the listings on the site, Redfin links back to the webpage so everyone can see what is being said about the house. Trackbacks do seem like a nice feature and it will be interesting to see how they can filter out noise from good links.
Redfin also has an iPhone app
The best MLS-powered real estate app. Get all the details & photos on every home for sale. Then add your own pics and notes. GPS-enabled.
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Orioles @ Rays series finale lineups and pregame notes (updated)
*Wilson Betemit had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in Baltimore yesterday, to get a few things cleaned up and for the organization to make sure there wasn't anything unexpected in there. The procedure is not expected to change his timetable of 6-8 weeks and was performed by Dr. John Wilckens.
*Pitcher Steve Johnson (strained right lat) started a long toss progression yesterday as he works his way back.
*Dylan Bundy, who was placed on the seven-day Minor League disabled list, through today with no reported right elbow discomfort. The organization remains optimistic it's just a minor issue with Bundy's elbow.
*Manager Buck Showalter said there are two options the team is discussing, feasibly three, in terms of a roster move on Saturday to activate Chris Tillman. Tillman will start that game and –asked if he could play with a short bench– Showalter said all options are still on the table.
*The Orioles have claimed right-handed pitcher Josh Stinson off waivers from the A's and have optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk, where he will work out of the starting rotation. So Norfolk's rotation right now will be Zach Clark, Jair Jurrjens, Zach Britton, Freddy Garcia and Stinson.
Nate McLouth LF
Manny Machado 3B
Nick Markakis RF
Adam Jones CF
Chris Davis 1B
Matt Wieters C
J.J. Hardy SS
Ryan Flaherty DH
Brian Roberts 2B
Miguel Gonzalez RHP
Desmond Jennings CF
Matt Joyce LF
Ben Zobrist RF
Evan Longoria 3B
Shelley Duncan DH
Yunel Escobar SS
James Loney 1B
Jose Molina C
Ryan Roberts 2B
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Runway Safety Survey
As a result of the "Call to Action" meeting between FAA and Industry groups during August of 2007, ATL was one of twenty airports selected nation-wide, with the greatest impact on reducing runway incursions (RI). The factors considered were RI rate, RI severity, and Threat Areas identified in the Wrong Runway Study. Additional factors included increasing RI rate, higher RI severity and a high number of threat areas. ATL had 2 of the 8 wrong runway threats identified in the Wrong Runway Study, which were: 1) Airport complexity, and 2) One taxiway to multiple runways.
A Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) meeting was conducted on September 25, 2007. One outcome of the meeting resulted in an initiative to develop a survey to request feedback/recommend/ations from airport users about any locations or conditions at the ATL Airport that may be confusing or considered hazardous, and may need corrective actions to avoid potential incidents.
The FAA Runway Safety Team, in conjunction with the ATL Air Traffic Control Tower and The Atlanta Airport Authority will review all survey recommendations received; compile a list of accepted initiatives and prioritize them for implementation.
Airports can be exciting places to work but there are many hazards which can affect the lives of hundreds or thousands of families in an instance. Any safety suggestions/recommendations you have for improvements will be considered. Act now and make your voice heard. You can make a positive difference!
You may respond to the survey here: SURVEY
or e-mail your suggestions to: email@example.com
or, you can mail your suggestions to:
Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region Runway Safety Program Office Attn: Anna B. Cohen, Manager - AJS-4SO 1701 Columbia Ave. College Park, GA 30337
Please include as much detail information with your suggestions as you can. Your name and contact information is optional and will not affect the merit of any suggestions; however, we strongly encourage including it, should we need clarification. You may attach additional sheets as necessary.


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Cylvia Hayes, the longtime companion of Gov. John Kitzhaber, has accepted a job with the Eugene-based West Coast Regional Clean Economy Collaborative, according to Sustainable Business Oregon.
"We really see the benefit in building bridges between urban and rural communities around clean energy," Hayes' new boss, Craig Smith told Sustainable Business Oregon.
"We don't want anyone to think that we're trying to leverage influence" with the hire of Hayes, Smith added.
Before Kitzhaber's election in November, Hayes ran 3E Strategies, a Bend-based renewable energy consulting firm that did work for state agencies. That line of business presented potential conflicts, as evidenced by a 2010 Oregon Department of Justice investigation into contracting practices at the Oregon Department of Energy, where Hayes' company was a subcontractor.
An independent review of the DOJ investigation is being conducted by retired Judge Frank Yraguen and is expected to be completed by mid-March. At that time, the public will finally have access to the vast pile of information gathered between August and the end of December as investigators probed the contract ODOE issued and Hayes got a part of.
Four ODOE employees remain on administrative leave pending the completion of Yraguen's review.


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More communities are speaking out against a wave of proposed apartment buildings to be built without parking.
• Larry Bingham writes that The Beaumont-Wilshire Neighbors for Responsible Growth will join four other groups Wednesday morning to speak to the Portland City Council on the subject. Developers have proposed apartment buildings in the inner eastside communities of Richmond, Kerns, Hollywood, Sellwood-Moreland.
• Casey Parks adds that Overlook residents will also testify at the 9:30 a.m. meeting, about a 65-unit apartment building proposed for Overlook Boulevard.
• And Steve Beaven recently reported that a 50-unit building at the northeast corner of Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard and 30th Avenue will be built with no on-site parking. Read his past coverage on the issue.
Neighborhood roundups
• For Northeast Portland news, read Larry Bingham's report.
• For Southeast Portland news, read Steve Beaven's report.
• For North Portland news, read Casey Parks' report.
Will suburbs be charged for fluoride?: The backlash from Portland's wholesale water customers has left city leaders noncommittal about whether suburban cities will have to help pay for fluoride. Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis and Tigard Mayor Craig Dirksen have each told Portland officials that they shouldn't be billed for fluoride. Water Bureau Administrator David Shaff tells City Hall Watch that a decision hasn't been made and apparently won't need to be finalized until the fluoride facility is up and running, which is scheduled for March 1, 2014. See Brad Schmidt's story.
Possible coal trains delay: Portland's City Council will consider a resolution next week that opposes coal trains running through town until the Army Corps of Engineers fully evaluates the impacts of exporting Wyoming and Montana coal from the Northwest. The draft resolution, by Commissioner Amanda Fritz, would have Portland follow in the footsteps of Seattle, Hood River and other cities that have raised concerns about train traffic and coal export from new Northwest terminals.
East county• It's the peak of fall chinook season in the Columbia River Gorge. Some 400 Native American fishermen from the four tribes allowed to fish in the 147 miles between Bonneville and McNary dams will be furiously minding nets.
• Election races are in full swing, with candidates seeking endorsements (Jim Kight and Doug Daoust in Troutdale have been making rounds) raising awareness about their issues (Richard Strathern in Gresham is speaking about districting) and joining or dropping races (Ken Quinby in Fairview is going for a fellow incumbent's seat, and Leslie Moore, a challenger for Position 1, has withdrawn).
• For more east county news, read Sara Hottman's report.
Portlanders aren't the only ones
enamored with our food carts. Seattle resident Tommy Kane made this
(dare I say cute) music video after being impressed with the many
cart choices on a recent visit to the Rose City.
Portland mayoral candidate Charlie
Hales reported a $200 contribution from Michigan on Monday, violating
his pledge to take money only from Oregon donors. Tuesday, a campaign
spokeswoman said it was a clerical error and that the donation would
be sent back.
Portland's Right Brain Initiative adds a new school district and 14 new schools to its arts education program this year. It's the largest expansion since the program began in 2009. This year, the initiative will serve 45 elementary schools in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties. Last year, 10,376 students participated in the program.
Northwest Portland
The Blanchet House of Hospitality is moving from the Old Town building it has occupied for 60 years to a newly constructed $12.9 million facility just next door. The new building will be shown off at a grand opening ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 12.
Don't miss The Oregonian's photo essay of the 11th anniversary of 9/11.


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Android development is partially about having a set of tools in your UI toolbox that you bring out when appropriate in the design and implementation phases of the project. I'm about to add an invaluable tool to your toolbox. Meet the SwipeView.
What is a "SwipeView"?
A SwipeView is an Android UI view similar to the homescreens. You have several similar panes of content that you access by swiping left and right. As you swipe left and right, transitions between the views are animated so that the view in focus follows your finger. See the handy illustration below (Click to enlarge):
When Should I use a "SwipeView"?
SwipeViews are useful if you're going to have several screens with the same layout and function that you want the user to switch between. If you've ever used the Epicurious app they make good use of a SwipeView-esque implementation when searching for recipes. Think of SwipeViews as something like a Gallery implementation for Views instead of just images.
How Do I implement a "SwipeView"?
Here's the fun part. Now that you know you want a SwipeView in your Android application how do you implement it. As you probably know its not a standard Android View. As such we're going to make use of a third party library. Jason Fry has put together a nice library for the simple implementation of SwipeViews. Head on over to his site and blog post for more details about how to implement your very own SwipeView. Since each SwipeView implementation is going to be widely different, I'm just going to summarize the steps to implement his library below:
- Add SwipeView element (<uk.co.jasonfry.android.tools.ui.SwipeView…) to the desired XML layout as you would any Android View.
- Reference SwipeView in java code via findViewById() as usual
- Populate SwipeView with number of views that you'd like to be able to swipe between
- Implement method private class SwipeImageLoader implements OnPageChangedListener {public void onPageChanged(int oldPage, int newPage) {}}. Look at the library's documentation and examples for more details on how to do this. Essentially this method will handle dynamically allocating and populating views as your user swipes back and forth.
I would include an example of implementation here, but my implementation was quite unorthodox and borrowed ideas from how to implement ListViews and other portions of my Android experience. Needless to say its a bit more involved than what should be expected from an introduction to an UI pattern. If you'd like help implementing your own SwipeView, feel free to drop a line in the comments below or give us a shoutout via twitter @droidweb.


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We present third harmonic generation from an InGaAs/AlInAs Quantum Cascade laser based on a three-well diagonal transition active region with an integrated third-order nonlinear oscillator. The device displays pump radiation at λ~11.1 µm and third order nonlinear light generation at λ~3.7 µm as well as second harmonic generation at λ~5.4 µm.
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EDISON -- A 34-year-old Edison adult soccer league player has been charged with attacking a 17-year-old referee Sunday during a game after the player became upset by a penalty call, police said.
Andres Diaz, of Middlesex Borough, is accused of charging at the referee from the sideline and punching and kicking the 17-year-old, who was hospitalized after the attack, police said.
"Usually, you hear about scuffles at baseball games between parents or coaches," Edison Police Sgt. Darrin Cerminaro said. "You never see an adult attack a juvenile official."
Diaz faces an aggravated assault charge. Authorities would not identify the referee, who is an Edison resident, because he is a minor.
The altercation broke out at 4:40 p.m. Sunday during a sanctioned match of the township league at Thomas Edison Park, near Middlesex County College.
League president Douglas Weh said the league was formed last year as a way for adults to stay in shape and have fun, while training young referees on how to officiate games. Weh said the 17-year-old referee is state-certified,
"It was just a fun game," Weh said of the match, prior to the attack. "I don't know why it happened."
Witnesses said Diaz leaped at the boy, violently slamming him to the ground.
"He continued to hit the kid until others dragged him off him," Cerminaro said.
Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan said the referee's father intervened, trying to break up the fight.
The 17-year-old suffered a bruise over his left eye, swelling and black-and-blue marks on his back, Cerminaro said. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and released.
Diaz was held in Edison's municipal jail on $5,000 bail after the game, Cerminaro said. Diaz could not be reached for comment today.
Weh said he has kicked Diaz out of the league and games have been suspended for a few weeks.
"We want to talk to every individual in our league," Weh said. "We don't want this to happen again. It never should have happened."


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This bike is tuned-up and ready to roll. Perfect for commuting or touring, it will last a very long time and can take whatever the road dishes out.
I bought this bike last year. It has been only ridden on long trips; it was never used as a commuter and was never ridden when salt was on the road. Very well maintained. It just got a full tune-up: NEW DERAILLEUR, new cables, and trued wheels (and the never-used stock pedals)
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Past Continuous
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– [was/were + present participle] –
- You were studying when she called.
- Were you studying when she called?
- You were not studying when she called.
Complete List of Past Continuous Forms[/alert]
Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the Simple Past. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time.
- I was watching TV when she called.
- When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.
- While we were having the picnic, it started to rain.
- What were you doing when the earthquake started?
- I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm.
- You were not listening to me when I told you to turn the oven off.
- While John was sleeping last night, someone stole his car.
- Sammy was waiting for us when we got off the plane.
- While I was writing the email, the computer suddenly went off.
- A: What were you doing when you broke your leg?
- B: I was snowboarding.
In USE 1, described above, the Past Continuous is interrupted by a shorter action in the Simple Past. However, you can also use a specific time as an interruption.
- Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.
- At midnight, we were still driving through the desert.
- Yesterday at this time, I was sitting at my desk at work.
[alert type="warning"]IMPORTANT!!!
In the Simple Past, a specific time is used to show when an action began or finished. In the Past Continuous, a specific time only interrupts the action.
- Last night at 6 PM, I ate dinner.
I started eating at 6 PM.
- Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.
I started earlier; and at 6 PM, I was in the process of eating dinner.
When you use the Past Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time. The actions are parallel.
- I was studying while he was making dinner.
- While Ellen was reading, Tim was watching television.
- Were you listening while he was talking?
- I wasn't paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I made several mistakes.
- What were you doing while you were waiting?
- Thomas wasn't working, and I wasn't working either.
- They were eating dinner, discussing their plans, and having a good time.
In English, we often use a series of parallel actions to describe the atmosphere at a particular time in the past.
- When I walked into the office, several people were busily typing, some were talking on the phones, the boss was yelling directions, and customers were waiting to be helped. One customer was yelling at a secretary and waving his hands. Others were complaining to each other about the bad service.
The Past Continuous with words such as "always" or "constantly" expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happened in the past. The concept is very similar to the expression "used to" but with negative emotion. Remember to put the words "always" or "constantly" between "be" and "verb+ing".
- She was always coming to class late.
- He was constantly talking. He annoyed everyone.
- I didn't like them because they were always complaining.
[alert type="info"]While vs. When:
Clauses are groups of words which have meaning, but are often not complete sentences. Some clauses begin with the word "when" such as "when she called" or "when it bit me." Other clauses begin with "while" such as "while she was sleeping" and "while he was surfing." When you talk about things in the past, "when" is most often followed by the verb tense Simple Past, whereas "while" is usually followed by Past Continuous. "While" expresses the idea of "during that time." Study the examples below. They have similar meanings, but they emphasize different parts of the sentence.
- I was studying when she called.
- While I was studying, she called.
[alert type="warning"]REMEMBER!!!!
– Non-Continuous Verbs / Mixed Verbs –
It is important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Also, certain non-continuous meanings for Mixed Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using Past Continuous with these verbs, you must use Simple Past.
- Jane was being at my house when you arrived. (Not Correct)
- Jane was at my house when you arrived. (Correct)
The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.
- You were just studying when she called.
- Were you just studying when she called?
- The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store. (Active)
- The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store. (Passive)
Check out some of the other 'Continuous Verb Tenses'


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Voice: Steve Volk, Munger
Media malpractice is allowing crooked politicians in power free reign to pillage and destroy the American way of life.
TARP extended until February, a convenient coincidence or just proof that is a slush fund the Democrats are utilizing to fund elections? Six million dollars to Hillary's former public relations firm to "save" three jobs was actually President Obama helping Hillary pay off her campaign debts at taxpayers' expense.
In the past only Congress could appropriate funds, but now the Secretary of Treasury is able to do so. He also has a myriad of spending bills with unappropriated funds at his disposal.
A bill that is nothing more than a tremendous tax increase is being masqueraded as a health care bill. It is being written in back rooms out of the public eye and moving along on the floor on weekends and in the dark of night.
Why does it enact taxes immediately with the program benefits not rolling out until 2013? Simple, they know it is going to be tremendously unpopular and lead to another economic depression. So delaying it past President Obama's re-election campaign is not just dirty and underhanded, it is very smart. The other reason it taxes for three years before benefits go into effect is so they can use trickery to skew the CBO scoring of the bill's true cost. All the while the media are running headlines that make it all appear to be OK, even trying to make it appear that the public option is no longer a part of the Senate bill. It may not be, but this new version with expanded Medicaid will lead to single payer even faster, which is why Nancy Pelosi is not objecting.
The media have tricked half of America into believing this bill is not the economy destroying unprecedented theft of American liberty that it is. Let me ask the radical left crying about people dying in the streets without health care why they are willing to wait three years for the program to start. President Obama says we can't afford to wait because health care costs are out of control. Yet this bill will only raise health care costs, and increase the tax burden for business and individual Americans.
The media are absolutely complicit by allowing the American way of life to be completely stolen under the guise of health care reform, all being done in back rooms out of the public eye. Something tells me that if George W. Bush and the Republicans had tried similar tactics the media would have been ringing the alarm bell, making sure the American people who aren't plugged in to politics were all aware.
Make no mistake, the future of this country as a free market based on liberty and property rights is in jeopardy. The radicals in power are doing everything in their power to wrap up their "New America," program that you all believe is health care reform. I urge everyone in this country to start waking up! Maybe you do need to listen to the naysayers that the mainstream media spend so much time marginalizing.


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Following is the list of holes-in-one and double-eagles published in the Syracuse Post-Standard on Aug. 25, 2011:
Linda Wysocki, Aug. 7, at the 148-yard 5th hole at Kanon Valley, using a driver. Witnessed by Chet Wysocki.
Jerry Stepien, Aug. 15, at the 135-yard 17th hole at Griffins' Greens, using a 7-iron. Witnessed by Don Vanouse, Mike Otis and Rob Inch.
Kathy Wilkert, Aug. 17, at the 115-yard 17th hole at West Hill Golf Course, using a driver. Witnessed by Kathy Nichols and Mary Pat Kaminski.
Mike Frontuto, Aug. 19, at the 177-yard 6th hole at Drumlins East, using a 6-iron. Witnessed by John O'Brien and Denny Nicholson.
Todd Kellis, Aug. 20, at the 160-yard 2nd hole at The Pines in Pulaski, using a 7-iron. Witnessed by Marty Lazzaro, Austin Lazzaro and Reese Lazzaro.
Steve Shallcross, Aug. 20, at the 124-yard 3rd hole at Camillus Country Club, using a pitching wedge. Witnessed by Kelly Steckel, Jamison Gordon and Ron Pitoniak.
JJ Geariety, Aug. 22, at the 144-yard 13th hole at Woodcrest Golf Club, using a 7-iron. Witnessed by Marj Holt, Melissa McGinnis and Mick McGinnis.
Jacqueline Heaphy, Aug. 22, at the 125-yard 13th hole at Emerald Crest, using a 3-hybrid. Witnessed by Lori Wontkowski, Brenda Halloway and Donna Acome.
Cathy Bunce, Aug. 23, at the 89-yard 18th hole at West Hill Golf Course, using a 7-hybrid. Witnessed by Jen Rogers and Patty Casullo.
Curt Kemp, Aug. 23, at the 137-yard 11th hole at Barker Brook Golf Club, using a 7-iron. Witnessed by Terry Murphy, Dale Nolan and Curt Kemp Jr. Curt's wife, Pat, made an ace at the same hole three years ago.
Double Eagle
Wesley Sprague, Aug. 17, at the 345-yard par-5 10th hole at Thousand Island Country Club Lake Course, using a driver and putter. Witnessed by Rachael Bowles, TJ Sprague and Jamie Runge.
Lyle Johnson, Aug. 21, at the 480-yard, par-5 12th hole at Kanon Valley, using a driver a 3-hybrid from 205 yards. Witnessed by Jack Mowers, Bob Alexander and Bob Urtz Jr.
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21 Oct 2009, Dehradun
After the Uttarakhand government set up a medical college at Srinagar town in Garhwal region, a couple of proposals for new medical colleges and hospitals in the hill state have kept the healthcare market buzzing.
Faced with shortage of doctors, the government has decided to build two more medical colleges with a total investment of Rs 400 crores.
Besides two government medical colleges, Max Hospital is also looking for land at Purkul area at the foothills of Mussoorie in Dehra Dun district. Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said Dehra Dun would soon get its first government medical college, for which a proposal had already been submitted to the Medical Council of India (MCI). For this purpose, the government is looking for 10-acre land in Dehra Dun. Already, some of the sites have been identified in this regard.
Another government medical college would be built at the hill resort of Almora in Kumaon region. Nishank also said the government was contemplating a move to take over the Forest Trust Hospital at Haldwani. With this, the total strength of government medical colleges in the state would go up to four. The government last year set up its first medical college at Srinagar in Garhwal region, which has already started operation.Already, two private medical colleges – Shri Mahant Indresh Medical College and Jollygrant Medical College — are functioning in Dehra Dun district.
Union Minister of State for Labour Harish Rawat said that a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Rishikesh would start function in 2011. The proposal for the AIIMS had been gathering dust during the past few years. But Rawat said the Centre was now ready to take up the work for civil infrastructure for building AIIMS at Rishikesh.
Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has also submitted proposals for building medical colleges and hospitals at the industrial estates of Haridwar, Pantnagar and Selaquie. The State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (SIDCUL) has identified land for building ESI hospitals in the state.
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Alter European Society for Disability Research
Alter ESDR is an international learned society dedicated to the advancement of interdisciplinary research in social sciences and humanities in the area of disabilities. Particular emphasis is placed on the plurality of scientific approaches and knowledge (theoretical, applied, grounded on the experience of disability) provided by this research area.
Established with a focus on Europe, the society welcomes scholars in the international scientific community. Alter ESDR welcomes all having an interest in disability research, without exception or particular orientation.
5th Annual Conference
Inclusion, Participation and Human Rights
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Comparisons and Exchanges
Stockholm – Sweden, 30 June - 1 July 2016
The conference is organised in the context of the annual meeting of Alter - European Society for Disability Research. Its goal is to offer a European and international multidisciplinary view of disability research, across its whole spectrum, addressing sociohistorical and political dimensions as well as the subjective experiences of the actors concerned (disabled persons themselves and those close to them, professionals of the field and other social and political actors).Considering disability as a category of analysis is also likely to shed light on the modes of organisation of contemporary societies.
The language of the conference is English (with live captioning during joint sessions and one parallel session). The venue of the Fifth Annual Conference of Alter is Stockholm University, located close to Stockholm City centre.


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Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 2am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind between 7 and 10 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers before 9am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 9am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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SPRINGFIELD – Teresa Benitez, 73, who has smoked most of her life, knows her smoking days are numbered at her Saab Court apartment at the Springfield Housing Authority.
The Housing Authority recently announced that it will implement a smoking ban, beginning in April for all of its public housing properties.
"I don't have a choice so I have to quit," Benitez said in Spanish, translated by her daughter. "I am going to miss it."
In April, smoking will be banned inside all residences and workplaces at the authority. One year later, on April 1, 2013, the entire Housing Authority, both indoors and outdoors will be smoke-free, Authority Executive Director William H. Abrashkin said.
Benitez is not looking forward to the new policy, but her daughter, Emily Villanueva, thinks it is "great."
"We want to have her quit," Villanueva said. "She has tried but has failed. Now is the time for her to quit."
Benitez said she does not expect to give up smoking sooner.
"No, I am going to wait until the very last day," Benitez said.
Benitez recalled that she quit one time before for three years, when her youngest daughter, then 10 years old, pleaded for her to stop. Villanueva said it was her younger sister who did the pleading decades ago, but she too "gets sick" when her mother smokes near her.
To appease her non-smoking husband, Benitez often smokes on the porch, or under the stove vent, or in the bathroom.
Efrain Gonzales, a non-smoking resident at Saab Court, said he is glad a smoking ban is coming.
"Smoking is no good," he said.
The new policy was approved by the authority's Board of Commissioners in March, but it is being delayed and implemented in two phases to ease the transition, officials said.
Abrashkin said the new policy will promote a healthy environment and protect people from second-hand smoke. In addition, smoking is a fire hazard and the damage done by smoking is very expensive to clean up when a tenant who smokes vacates an apartment, Abrashkin said.
"By now it is firmly established that second-hand smoke is one of the major public health problems in America," Abrashkin said. "Second-hand smoke causes cancer, respiratory and heart disease and it is a major trigger for allergies and asthma, among other health problems."
The authority is offering help to its smoking residents and employees by providing access to smoking cessation programs and literature, Abrashkin said. The authority has 170 employees and 2,400 housing units citywide.
The Boston Housing Authority recently announced a similar smoking ban, set to take effect in September of 2012 for its approximately 25,000 tenants. Some other housing authorities also have smoking bans including Amherst.
A poll was conducted of residents prior to adoption of the smoking ban, which found that the "overwhelming majority were in favor of a smoke-free environment," Abrashkin said.
One resident seen smoking under a bus stop shelter at the Saab Court apartments on Wednesday, however, said he believes the policy is a violation of people's constitutional rights. The man, who declined to give his name, said he pays his rent, and believes he should be allowed to smoke unless he is bothering someone, in which case he always stops or moves.
Another resident, Kenny Maddox, who does not smoke, said he believes people should be able to do what they want in their own apartment if they pay their rent.
Abrashkin said people who are more affluent can afford to choose to live in smoke-free housing.
"Public housing residents should not be treated as second-class citizens, condemned to breathe other people's smoke just because they do not have the means to live elsewhere," Abrashkin said.
Springfield Housing Authority to ban smoking at all public properties
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SPRINGFIELD – Teresa Benitez, 73, who has smoked most of her life, knows her smoking days are numbered at her Saab Court apartment at the Springfield Housing Authority.


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Pioneer Valley communities are continuing their digging out following Wednesday's storm, and special parking restrictions or outright bans remain in place.
- Springfield's winter parking ban, which prohibits parking on the even-side of city streets from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and on the odd-side, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., remains in effect until further notice.
DPW crews spent Thursday plowing and removing snow from residential side streets.
- In Easthampton, city workers will begin removing snow from downtown and the Parsons Street area. Any vehicles parked there will be towed.
The city-wide overnight parking ban remains in effect through 10 a.m. Friday.
- Holyoke's winter parking ban remains in effect until further notice. The ban forbids parking on the even side of any street unless it is specifically posted otherwise. For the latest status, call (413) 322-5500.
- In Greenfield, the DPW will begin removing snow from downtown at 1 a.m. Friday. Any cars parked there after that time will be towed.
The city-wide ban will remain in place until 6 a.m. Friday.
- Northampton announced it is lifting its city-wide parking ban, although the possibility exists that the city could enact a selective-street parking ban for snow removal. If that happens, a separate warning will be issued.
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The 'Bombs to Butterflies' Interviews
Interviewee: Robert Hanson
Interviewees: Anne Hughes and Mary Dove
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Mr Hanson, can you tell us about how it all started?
It goes back a long way. I think it all started in about 1947.
It was not called the Ministry of Defence. It was called the Ministry of Supply.
They approached the Chartered Auctioneers in London, asking if they could
recommend a firm who could conduct a series of auctions at Ruddington. They
did not say how many or for how long, but it was to auction surplus equipment
from the Navy, the Army and the Air Force. The president at that time was
Mr Linnel who was the senior partner of Richardson and Linnel in Derby and he was a friend of my father,
Mr Charles Hanson – of Walker, Walton & Hanson - and since the sales were to take place in Nottinghamshire, he rang and asked my father if he would be willing to come in with Richardson and Linnel and to do these sales. It sounded a pretty big job and so he suggested they should include someone else in Nottingham such as Turner, Fletcher & Essex, where his brother, my uncle, Desmond Hanson, was the senior partner. So then there were the three firms, - Richardson & Linnel, Turner Fletcher & Essex, and Walker, Walton & Hanson.
It was decided that Walker, Walton & Hanson would be the lead player so we did the "lotting"-that is the cataloguing, and the advertising and the organisation of the sales; and the others would come in on the sale days and assist us with the auctioneering duties. The sales were very substantial, sometimes lasting 5 days and I think the longest lasted for some 10 days with two catalogues. The equipment was mainly located at Ruddington, on three sites. I forget how big the sites were but they were at least 10 acres. A catalogue I have in front of me now, for 1958 for example, shows 2,550 motor vehicles, trailers, motor cycles and ancilliaries, and I see the total number of lots in that sale was 5,380, and these were taking place six times per year. These were really substantial sales and being so close to the end of the war, there was a shortage of motor vehicles of any sort. You could not get cars, or lorries, or land rovers and looking at this catalogue I see we had the Standard Vanguard and the Standard Vanguard Van and the Humber Pullman, Willis Jeeps, Bedford Vans, Ford Consuls, Ford Anglia's, Ford Populars and all of these sold extremely well in the sales. There was a lot of demand. There were plenty of dealers and also plenty of buyers who came regularly to the sales with the intention of picking up a bargain. They were not able to start the vehicles so you wonder why did they bid if they were unable to have the key, to start them or run them or anything like that.
But I think, over the years, the reputation of the vehicles sales at Ruddington was such that if it looked bad it was very bad, if it looked awful it was b-awful. There were land rovers that were taken up in aeroplanes and dropped out of the sky with parachutes from 20,000 ft. and they looked a pretty sorry sight. But you could see exactly what was wrong with it and the Ministry never tried to hide any problem there were. They were quite up front and quite clear on the condition of the vehicles, so if you came to buy a Morris Minor or Mini, even though you couldn`t get they key, if it looked complete it was likely to be complete. It would have been looked after extremely well during its life. I would have been properly serviced and if it needed a reconditioned engine, it would have had one. Everyone had a lot of confidence about the sales at Ruddington.
So what was the situation as far as the money was concerned?
Well for the payments, the MOD were very strict with us. They imposed conditions us regarding the money. At the fall of the hammer the buyer had to produce cash to the tune of 25%. He was given about half an hour to pay his deposit, and if no such deposit was forthcoming his name appeared on the blackboard and he was given about another half hour. If, after this time the money was not forthcoming and it was obvious that he had no intention of paying the item was resold. The effect on all others whose names appeared on the blackboard was fairly instantaneous. They usually paid immediately or they would lose whatever they were hoping to buy. There were no ifs or buts, they either paid or they lost out. So, as a result of this there was a lot of cash taken at Ruddington and it was always a worrying security problem. Even though we were enclosed by a fence around the depot which was guarded, the public were still involved and it was always a problem. There were always wrong`uns about and you could never be sure. But the sales went on until 1986 and we actually never had a hold-up of any sort. At the time we banked with Lloyds Bank and we employed them to take the money and during the day, twice a day, I think, they would collect the cash and take it to the Market Square in Nottingham. But of course there were days when we didn`t finish cashing up until 6.00pm and there was a fair amount of money to take and put into the night safe in Nottingham. I remember on one occasion we were walking down Arkwright Street, past the Chinese Restaurant, the Hongkong, with an awful lot of money in cash, through a pea souper of a fog and it was slightly alarming. However, there were five of us so we felt reasonably secure. During the year of 2002 we would feel no such thing! We would have stayed at the depot until morning, with that sort of money.
How long did the dealers have to pay the remaining 75% ?
They had 7 days to do that. Provided that we had the 25% cash, he could leave us a cheque for the remainder and wait for the cheque to be cleared, or he could get a special clearance over the phone and then we would speed things up. Some of the big dealers would make credit arrangements. They would deposit an amount of money in our bank to be drawn on by cheque as and when required. Of course we accepted a banker`s draft and building society cheques as well. We accepted foreign money and all sorts of money in the early days. Some of it was from under the bed or buried in the garden. Some of it was wet and sticky and I remember the bank staff being just amazed at the state of some of the money. I suppose it was "hot money" really from the black market during the war.
Did everybody pay up? Did you ever have anyone who did not pay up in the end?
No, not normally, because the pain of losing 25% of your cash was so punitive so they preferred to complete the deal Just occasionally there were people who did not complete the deal, never to be seen again. The lots were then resold. If they made the same amount they would get their 25% back, but if they made a loss then they lost it.
Once they had paid their 25% did they move the vehicles from the area?
If they had paid in full in the morning they could go that day. They could go straight round to collect the vehicle - we had facilities such as cranes and ramps and tractors which would pull their vehicle to the gate, where they took responsibility it. They weren`t allowed to drive it in the depot. We brought it to them. This system worked very well. Some vehicles needed a crane to lift them out but others were OK. They did not have log books. They just had service numbers so they had to be re-registered with a number plate. It was a bit of a scam. For example if they were registered as 1999 they would get a log book showing 2002. Eventually they stopped that sort of thing and a 1998 vehicle would have a 1998 registration.
Did you have foreign dealers coming to buy vehicles?
Yes, we did. We found that if there was trouble, say, somewhere in Africa, there would be an increase in demand for 4 wheel drive vehicles and particularly Bedford 4 wheel drive trucks. The foreigners would flock over here and there would be a sudden increase in the price of those vehicles. So the foreign buyers did make a difference because they knew they could come and get 100 or 200 vehicles, only at Ruddington. You couldn`t do that anywhere else in the country.
That pushed the price up then?
Yes, that pushed the price up, but they still came back for more. We all benefited from the extra money.
Did you catalogue the items yourselves or did you have a team of people to do it?
I did do it myself occasionally, but only when we were very
busy. I had a team led by David Loach who worked with me for 25 years and
another chap called Brian Busby who is still with the firm. They went round
and did the cataloguing and knew each item like falling off a log. I would
have been lost but they knew every vehicle that the Ministry ever had because
they had seen them all. They had to be careful to look not just at the front
of a vehicle but at the back too. There were a number of occasions when a
man would buy a Bedford lorry and come to collect it. He would look in the
back and find up to 10 motor cycles in it. So that would come as a bit of
a surprise! (Laughter)
They were either BSA or Norton's which in those days were worth between £5 and £15, but today would be worth thousands as collectors` items. We sold an awful lot of English bikes.
So the sales were started by the Ministry of Supply? Did that develop over the years – did other Ministries use that facility as well?
Yes, it became so successful and so well known that the Foreign
Office requested the permission of the Ruddington Depot to dispose of their
limousines, such as the Ambassador`s car from Lagos or wherever. These would
be shipped to Ruddington to be sold off. I well remember the one from Washington
I think. I remember thinking, "What a way to treat a Rolls Royce".
The bumpers were smashed to smithereens. I don`t know if they practised parking
by shunting but I have never seen so many bumps on a Rolls Royce.
Then we had vehicles from the Ministry of Health. They sent their hand controlled vehicles, used for invalids or the disabled. There were Morris Minors and Minis with hand controls. They were extremely popular and it was quite easy to remove the hand controls and revert them to ordinary vehicles. The Ministry of Agriculture sent tractors in and the Forestry Commission sent in their equipment for removing trees. The Air Ministry sent tractors etc. used for building airfields. These were later used in the construction of the M1 motorway.
So the equipment sold at Ruddington had a really wide market throughout the U.K.
Did you auction a lot of clothing?
Yes, there was another side to it called the Miscellaneous Sales, where they sold army boots, jackets, haversacks, razor blades, housewives (those little sewing kits), shoes, raincoats, tents, sparking plugs, watches, binoculars all spares and bits and bobs. These sales went on in parallel to the vehicle sales. Because of the quantities they were intended for the dealers, not for the private buyer. In contrast, the vehicle sales were intended for the private buyer.
Some of the heavy equipment – did you say it came from America?
Yes it came from a system that Churchill organised with Roosevelt, called Lease-lend. When Churchill went to see him he said, "If you give us the tools we`ll do the job". So these pieces of equipment such as caterpillar tractors had quite severe restrictions on where they could be sold. For instance they could not be sold to Arab countries or Israel because of the problems in the Middle East. They were really quite strict about granting export licences, so quite a lot of it stayed in this country. As we did not at that time make a lot of heavy equipment it was extremely useful for earth moving, road construction and that sort of thing.
So a typical day that you would spend – were you banging the gavel all the time?
No. Each day would start at 10.30am. We would do about 150 lots per hour. We sat in a room in a tin shed with cast iron boilers all the way round and wooden benches. It was draughty, it was horrid and they treated the punters pretty badly. They were awful places. The lavatories were no good and the food was b-awful but we had to put up with it. Eventually in the 1970s they built a proper purpose-built theatre with proper seating which was a lot better. Anyway, the auctioneer sat on the rostrum with the booking clerk next to him and then the witnessing officer from the Ministry of Defence was present to check that everything was above board, making sure that the auctioneer was not fiddling anything or knocking it down to his mates. The auctioneer would be there for one hour which is the optimum time for selling. After that you tend to slow down a bit. Then another auctioneer would come on followed by one or two more in the following hours, selling so fast the purchasers had no time to think. It was a very slick operation.
That building, is it still there do you think?
I don`t know, I know the tin shed isn`t. Whether the new building is still there I can`t tell you.
You say the food was awful – was there a canteen there?
Yes, there as a very big canteen, an army services type of canteen. You could get mugs of tea, sandwiches, soup and that sort of thing, because you were not allowed to leave the site during the working day. You couldn`t bring your car in and it was a long way to a local café. It was a long walk just to get out the gate to the car park. When you first came in the gate you bought a catalogue and this allowed two of you in again. Without that you could not get back in again.
So you got the catalogue earlier did you?
Yes, we had 4 days of viewing and they had to come and buy the catalogues at the viewing gate or they would be on a mailing list. If they paid a year`s subscription they would get a whole year`s catalogues which were sent out as they became available.
It must have been an enormous operation.
Yes, it was – we used to advertise in the Daily Mail and the Daily Express, all the national press as well as the local papers. They came from all over the country, not just locally.
You probably got to know the regulars, those who came to each sale.
Oh, yes we did. I knew from when they first started and they came for 20 years. Most of them were upset when the sales stopped, because it was a market place where they met their friends and talked business. It was quite a social occasion with a very good atmosphere and they found it depressing when it finished.
You say you made a lot of friends in those days. Was there one particular character who stood out from the rest?
Yes, there was one particular man – a man called Bernard. I remember him coming to the sales with cash in bundles. I think he had about £20, 000 in old fivers. He was a regular dealer who came from Stratford on Avon and he was a scrap man. One day he came and said, "I wonder if it would be possible for me to pay by cheque? " I said, "I don`t know why you haven`t done it before Mr Bernard." He said, "I can`t write, but by the time I come next time I hope to be able to do so." So I told him we could fill in the cheque for him, but he replied, "It`s not that – I can`t write my name." He was obviously self-educated, what you might call dyslexic now, but he could add up so fast you couldn`t believe it. But the next time he came with a smile on his face. He took about five minutes to write the cheque in separate letters, and this he did for the next three sales. Then, an impressive moment, he managed to join the letters up and we all cheered.
What sort of age was he?
Oh probably in his sixties. He had two sons but he didn`t trust
them to sign his cheques and he was determined to do it himself. He was an
absolute gentleman and he became extremely wealthy. I believe he sold out
to a plc and retired to Eastbourne.
Then there was another man from Doncaster – Lew Jackson his name was. One day I came to the office and the police were outside. I said, "Is it a parking problem?" They said, "It`s a lot more serious than that. We want to know who bought Lot No. …." I said, "You could have rung me up about that". They said, "Have you not read the paper?" I said, "You mean the train robbery?" "Yes" they said, "the vehicles used in that robbery came from Ruddington. We want to know who bought them." I had a look at the book and said, "It`s a Mr Lew Jackson, Owston Ferry, Doncaster." "Thank you" they said and were gone! So, apparently two or even three of those vehicles used in the Great Train Robbery came from Ruddington.
You never heard from the Police after that, or whether Mr Jackson was involved?
Well they interviewed him and apparently he said that a third party had bought them. I heard later that when the enquiries were finished the vehicles were sold again at auction and had an unusual value due to their notoriety. It gave them a special ambience with their history.
What was the most unusual item you sold?
Well most of the items seemed normal to us, but I suppose the land rover conversions were unusual. Some of them had tracks on them at the back for going cross country and over mines. Another unusual item was something called an army pig. They were Humber armoured cars. We were suddenly stopped from selling them. They were removed from Ruddington, but I believe they were very useful in Northern Ireland to protect the soldiers. Once they were refurbished they were very useful, giving protection from petrol bombs etc.
You obviously enjoyed your work?
Oh yes, I learnt an awful lot whilst I was working. Not all of the vehicles came to Ruddington. Some of them, such as earth moving equipment and cranes, were too costly to move so they were sold on the spot wherever they happened to be. It was cheaper to move the personnel around. We went to a depot near Tewkesbury, another near Uttoxeter simply to carry out a sale wherever it was required. I found it very interesting and I have kept up this interest all my life.
You were saying that on some days you didn`t cash up until 6.00pm. so they were pretty long days?
Yes, you could be auctioning all day and you had to be there when the books were balanced. Yes they were longish days. It was pretty hard work but always interesting.
You would miss it when it finished?
Yes, but the good reputation we had achieved reflected on our firm, Walker, Walton & Hanson. We became specialist auctioneers in contractors` plant and earth moving equipment. We still do those throughout the U.K.
Thank you very much indeed, Mr Hanson for a most interesting
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UK investment banking fees off to dire start
As if things haven't been bad enough for the investment banking arms of Barclays and RBS this week, figures have been released that show investment banking revenues in the UK are off to their worse start for 11 years as debt and M&A markets fail to take off.
UK investment banking revenue has crawled to $110m year to date, down 38% from the same period in 2012, and the lowest start to the year since 2002, according to data from Dealogic.
It is a long way from the heady days of 2006, when the UK managed to pull in $470m in fees over the first few weeks of January. It is the fourth consecutive year in declining revenues.
The news comes as Barclays on Tuesday put its UK investment banking staff on notice for potential job cuts. At RBS, John Hourican, the chief executive of markets and international banking at RBS, is expected to leave the bank as part of the internal shake-up following the bank'ss role in the Libor fixing scandal.
Debt capital markets revenues have totalled just $30m for the year-to-date, down 66% from 2012. M&A was also down 10% year-on-year, falling to $52m.
Revenues from equity markets, although small, were the only business to see an improvement, increasing 200% to $9m year-to-date.
Although it is early days, leading the way in the UK revenue table is Bank of America Merrill Lynch, with a 14.8% market share. Goldman Sachs, UBS, Barclays and Rothschild make up the top five.
And there may be some major deals in the pipeline as investor confidence returns to the equity markets. The FTSE 100 is up 11% over the past six months, and earlier in the week house-builder Crest Nicholson announced plans to return to the market in what may be an IPO over £500m.


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Witnesses Finalize Sale of Five-Building Complex and Signal Move Out of Brooklyn
NEW YORK—On October 2, 2013, Jehovah's Witnesses finalized the sale of a five-building complex in Brooklyn, New York, to RFR and Kushner Companies. The Witnesses vacated the complex in 55 days after signing an agreement to sell the buildings in July. The buildings were formerly used for the Witnesses' printing operations.
Real estate professionals note that the availability of the Witnesses' buildings in Brooklyn sparked intense interest among several large real estate firms. Jared Kushner, chief executive officer of Kushner Companies, states: "We rushed to put together a competitive bid for the project. . . . It's a very exciting opportunity."
For the Witnesses, the sale of the five-building complex signals the upcoming move of their world headquarters from Brooklyn to a property they purchased in Warwick, New York. "This sale is definitely a big step in our relocation plan," states David A. Semonian, a media spokesman for Jehovah's Witnesses.
The Witnesses plan to complete construction of their new world headquarters sometime in 2017. Richard Devine, chairman of the Witnesses' construction project committee, states: "Moving our headquarters to Warwick is simply the best use of our resources, enabling us to further expand our global Bible education work."
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Nominations for the Humana Starlight Award are being accepted through Friday.
The award will honor a local volunteer age 65 or older for outstanding service in their community, by presenting a one-time grant of $10,000 to the qualifying nonprofit organization of the Starlight Award recipient's choice.
Nonprofit organizations in Kent County can nominate their most dedicated volunteers age 65 or older. Applications are available at humana.com/starlight and must be submitted by a nonprofit organization.
Humana is a provider of Medicare Advantage health plans and prescription drug plans. Grand Rapids is one of six cities nationwide to participate in the award program. For more information, visit humana.com/starlight, or call 942-6701, ext. 2222.
'Pink Cooking' available
Michele Schilling's cookbook, "Pink Cooking: A Food Fight Against Breast Cancer" is available online for $28. The book includes recipes, breast cancer statistics, how to reduce the risk of breast cancer and a list of American Cancer Society programs and services.
Schilling's husband's grandmother, Anna Rivera, has stage four breast cancer, and Michele Schilling's two daughters are at high risk for the disease. Sales of the book will go to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Grand Rapids.
CAHC impact study released
The first long-term statewide study of the impact of Child and Adolescent Health Centers concludes CAHCs in schools provide long-term positive impact on students ranging from better health to greater academic performance.
The collaborative study - done by the Michigan Department of Community Health, the Michigan Department of Education, Michigan State University and the University of Outreach and Engagement - adds the health benefits for 68 state-funded CAHCs that operate throughout Michigan provide a range of primary, preventative and early intervention services to more than 100,000 children at all grade levels.
Health benefits include less physical and emotional discomfort, higher self-esteem, engaging in fewer health risks and negative peer influences. Health benefits include engaging in more physical activity, eating healthier foods, greater family involvement and increased social problem-solving skills.
Flu shots
Flu vaccines are offered at all Kent County Health Department clinics. Call 632-7200, or visit StickItToTheFlu.com to schedule appointments and for clinic locations.
Spectrum Health Continuing Care Visiting Nurse Association's flu clinics can be found at spectrum-health.org/flu or by calling 486-3939. Vaccines also are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week at five Spectrum Health Urgent Care locations. Go to spectrum-health.org/urgent for locations.
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Friday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Greenville Area Senior Center, 715 S. Baldwin St.
Sunday: Flu shot clinic, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 227 E. Fulton St. Cost $30.
Oct. 15: Flu clinic, 9-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4 p.m., at United Lifestyles, 407 S. Nelson St., Greenville. Appointments unnecessary. Cost: $30. Call 800-406-4551.
Oct. 16: 9 am. to noon, First Congregational Church, 126 Cass St., Greenville.
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Today: Free support group for those who care for people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias, 6-7 p.m., United Methodist Community House, 904 Sheldon Ave. SE. Call Arlene Colbert, 821-9186, for details.
Today: Free pain-management seminar, noon, Grand Rapids Public Library, 111 Library St. NE. All may bring their lunch.
Today: Yoga instructor Lynn Medow demonstrates and discusses her new DVD, "Graceful Aging," 7 p.m. Schuler Books & Music, 2660 28th St. SE.
Wednesday: Free tobacco cessation program, 6-8 p.m. at Breton Village Green Apartments, 2305 Burton St. SE. Call 975-0123 or online, tobaccofreepartners.org, to register.
Thursday: Dr. Kevin Hoard discusses therapeutic advances with common shoulder problems, 1-2 p.m. at Metro Health Professional Building's lower level conference room A, 2122 Health Drive SW, Wyoming. Call 252-7199 to register.
Oct. 12 and Oct. 26: Loss-of-a-child ongoing grief support group, 6:30-8 p.m., at Hospice of Michigan, 989 Spaulding Ave. SE in Ada Township. Call 356-5258 for required registration.
Oct. 12: Free better eating for better aging wellness class, 6-7 p.m., Priority Health, 3111 Leonard St. NE. Call 888-389-6647 to register.
Oct. 12: Infertility support group, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 227 E. Fulton St.
Oct. 12: Free understanding and organizing your medications workshop, 1 p.m., at the Gary Byker Memorial Library, 3338 Van Buren St., Hudsonville. Call Melissa Huisaman, 669-7171, or United Service's' Jennie Smith, 878-7021, to register.
Oct. 13: Peripheral neuropathy support group, 4 p.m. at St. Paul's Anglican Catholic Church, 2600 Lake Michigan Drive NW. Call Mary TerMeer, 243-1047, for details.
Compiled from wire and local reports by Press correspondent Paul R. Kopenkoskey. To send an item for Health Notes, e-mail email@example.com.