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Dordt College News
Dordt's new academic complex to benefit art, digital media, future teachers
February 24, 2009
Construction of a $4.5 million academic complex is underway at Dordt College, providing exciting new academic space for growing enrollment in art/graphic design, digital media film production, and teacher education.
Upon completion next fall, the new addition to Dordt's oldest building will be called the Douglas and Henrietta (Miedema) Ribbens Academic Complex, honoring two early contributors to the success of Dordt College.
Art majors will sculpt, paint, and do print-making in new areas, and enjoy use of a newly remodeled art gallery and a kiln room.
Digital media majors and graphic design students will work in spacious computer labs equipped with the latest AVID movie production software and network servers. More workstations will be available for growing graphic design, web design, animation, and digital media classes. The space will continue to support the collaboration between graphic design and digital media as areas of art and communication. There will also be a soft-seating area for round-table team project discussion and a project critique display area.
Student teachers will use state-of-the-art (and newly emerging) educational technology in a smart technology classroom; a science methods classroom; and three other new model classrooms. An education faculty suite will provide space for education faculty offices and informal learning areas for professors and students to discuss teaching strategies.
Other amenities for next year's students include an expanded entry lobby that provides additional space for students to interact with faculty and peers.
Art Addition
During a year of construction, art students at Dordt have gotten their share of exercise, with art classes relocated everywhere from a gymnasium mezzanine to a temporary doublewide trailer, making way for construction crews.
But come next fall, the art department will have a centralized facility with 13,000 square feet of office, studio, photography space, digital media labs, and expanded gallery/display areas.
"Returning and future students will have great facilities to do expanded media and larger works, in a safer and more organized environment," says Art Professor Jake Van Wyk. "New gallery areas will provide a setting for the display of both student and professional artwork."
Van Wyk and a group of six advanced ceramic students are in the process of creating a clay floor-to-ceiling column installation for semi-permanent display outside the art facilities entrance, incorporating biblical symbolism and apocalyptic images. The sculpting of the project began last fall, with firing and installation continuing into the summer months.
The complex will feature large studio areas with skylights in the painting, sculpture, and ceramic spaces. Extensive built in cabinetry; vented hood areas, and dust removal systems will improve the efficiency, safety and comfort of students learning the latest artistic concepts. The new digital media lab will be equipped for animation and graphic design emphases. Dordt's art program also has emphases in fine arts studio, art history, teaching art, or pre-architecture.
Digital Media/Graphic Design Addition
Larger computer labs and the switch from a 4 TB media server to a 16 TB media server in January will accommodate continued growth in digital media film production.
"The growth of the program, the aggressive pace of shooting of many of the majors, and the migration to shooting in high definition requires a much larger space for shared storage," says Digital Media Professor Mark Volkers.
On a recent filming trip to the Philippines for example, 10 students and Professor Volkers generated close to 30 hours of both SD and HD footage that will be used to create three videos. The 16 TB server will easily handle that much footage, leaving plenty of room for class projects and independent study projects.
The additional computer stations will also be used extensively by graphic design, web design, and animation classes taught by Professor David Ver Sluis.
Teacher Education Addition
The best ways to teach and learn are yet to be discovered or invented, say Dordt's teacher education faculty members. "Our new facilities will provide more opportunities for our students to gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they need to be change-makers in education," says Dennis Vander Plaats, Director/Professor of Teacher Education.
Dordt's new model classrooms will be larger and equipped with modular seating, storage and tables that allow flexible, creative classroom teaching styles. "The classrooms will promote collaborative and cooperative learning, differentiated instruction, and conceptual learning," says Vander Plaats.
New facilities will also include a student lounge area and a teacher workroom, structured to simulate actual K-12 school workrooms, available for exchanging ideas and developing teaching and learning materials.
"With new and proper facilities, our students will be better equipped to be leaders in helping their schools to dream dreams about what education can be, can look like, and can accomplish," says Vander Plaats. "This forward-looking facility will support us in preparing the next generation of creative and highly qualified teachers, the teachers America's schools need."
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MONTGOMERY, Alabama --- An Alabama state senator will proceed with his bill that would require drug testing for some welfare applicants after a federal judge found such a requirement in Florida unconstitutional.
Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Montrose, said his bill is different from the Florida law because it does not apply to all applicants. Only those who have had a drug conviction in the last five years would have to be tested.
"That's a pretty high threshold in today's court system," Pittman said.
In a ruling Tuesday, Judge Mary S. Scriven of the U.S. District Court in Orlando held that the testing requirement in Florida violated the protection against unreasonable searches.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said the state would appeal.
Pittman has pre-filed his bill for the legislative session, which starts Jan. 14. He proposed a similar measure last year. Fifteen other senators are signed on as co-sponsors to the new bill.
Pittman's bill would affect those applying for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the cash assistance program known as welfare. Applicants would be required to disclose any criminal conviction related to the use of drugs.
Those with a conviction in the last five years would be tested. The Alabama Department of Human Resources would implement the program and would pay for applicants' initial tests.
A person who tested positive would receive a warning. A second positive test would make the person ineligible for TANF for a year. A third positive test would make the person permanently ineligible.
Children could continue to receive TANF payments through a third party if their parent became ineligible.
If the bill becomes law, Pittman said he hoped it would encourage those who have used drugs to stop because drug use could deprive their families.
As for the possible cost of litigation should the bill become law and then be challenged in court, Pittman said there are other costs to consider.
"What's the cost of the person who doesn't straighten his life out?" he said. "What's the cost to children who don't have their parents taking care of them?"
Pittman said it was wrong to expect taxpayers to help support those who have had a drug problem and are not willing to stop.
"If the courts are not going to let you try to bring about accountability, where are we?" he asked.

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TRENTON — Thousands of New Jersey seniors may be trying to cheat the government by claiming they are eligible for the "senior freeze" program, a reimbursement meant to protect the elderly and disabled from rising property taxes, according to a state audit.
The audit, which compared 2008 federal tax returns to senior freeze applications, found that in about 7,000 cases, seniors reported they made less than the minimum of $70,000 to qualify, when the tax returns showed their income exceeded the limit. The state Treasury sent letters at the end of March notifying recipients that they owed the state money.
The average check in the program is $1,041, treasury officials said.
The program allows seniors and the disabled to apply for a reimbursement if they have income below $70,000 and have been New Jersey residents for at least 10 years. The reimbursement is the difference between property taxes the first year enrolled in the program, and property taxes today. The program was frozen in last year's budget, so checks remained at the same level as last year. About 159,000 seniors are currently enrolled in the program.
When the state last year conducted an audit of 2007 returns and applications, it sent out 1,200 letters to seniors, said Treasury spokesman Andrew Pratt. Of that, 422 successfully appealed. The state collected $1.6 million from the 778 who paid the reimbursement, Pratt said. He could not say why there was an increase in the number of letters sent out this year.
Without the audit, "People will make mistakes or they will intentionally violate the rules and get payments that they don't deserve," said Pratt.
Douglas Johnston, a lobbyist for the AARP, doubted the state's conclusions.
"I wouldn't be surprised if some of those 7,000 had heart palpitations when they got the letters," he said. "Audits are appropriate but I find it very difficult to believe that 7,000 seniors are bilking the system."
Johnston said the rebates "are critical for seniors and disabled adults who are really struggling financially. This sort of thing can push them over the edge."
Seniors can appeal the state's attempt to get the money back by showing extra income came by moving non-taxable funds from a 401K or Individual Retirement Account, said Pratt.


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Portage Public Schools laid out its $119 million construction timeline, spanning the next three years, at a meeting of the Associated Builders and Contractors West Michigan chapter Feb. 19.
American Village Builders in Portage formed a joint venture with Triangle Inc. of Grand Rapids to manage the massive project, which voters passed in November. The two companies, collectively known as AVBT, outlined the bid schedule for four buildings to about 40 who attended the meeting in Portage.
This signals the first time the two companies have joint ventured, but more may come from the partnership than just the school, Triangle's Mick Barney told me after the meeting. The two companies may see if they can generate some more work with their combined power, he said.
Portage schools will give preference to local vendors, though the term "local" has not been defined, AVBT project manager Jeff Jelke said. That brought concern from ABC Executive Director John Doherty, who urged the school to spell out exactly what threshold so-called locals will have over non-local counterparts.
With the amount of work companies do to bid a project, Doherty told Portage Assistant Superintendent Tom Noveer, they should have the courtesy of knowing if a Portage-area contractor will be chosen with, say, up to a three percent higher bid than a competitor from outside the area.


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Magnus Carlsen will play with the white pieces in his first game of the World Championship match against Viswanathan Anand on Saturday in Chennai, India. This was the result of the drawing of colors performed by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Ms J Jayalalithaa at the opening ceremony, on Thursday afternoon at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. Earlier, during a press conference, Anand had revealed that this seconds are Krishnan Sasikiran, Chanda Sandipan, Radek Wojtaszek and Peter Leko. Carlsen did not want to name his helpers.
On Thursday the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Ms J Jayalalithaa inaugurated the World Chess Championship Match at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. The ceremony took less than two hours (one journalist was somewhat relieved as he rememberd the 4.5-hour ceremony of the Anand-Kamsky's quarter-final match in July 1994!) and included a long speech by Jayalalithaa as well as cultural shows.
Both players were cheered upon by about five thousand spectators (the official press release remarkably speaks of twenty thousand but the stadium can only hold eight thousand, and it wasn't sold out) as they entered the stage, where a speech was given by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who also handed over a certificate of Honorary Member of FIDE to the Chief Minister.
Jayalalithaa was a popular film star in Indian cinema before her entry into politics in the earlu 1980s. She is in her third term as Chief Minister for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). In her speech she welcomed both players and praised Anand as "the biggest sportsman of India", but most of the time was spent on mentioning all the funds she had created for chess thus far.
Jayalalithaa, who was responsible for the 29 Crore rupees budget for the match, was also involved in the most important moment of the ceremony as far as the chess players were concerned: the drawing of colors.
She picked a photo of Anand from one box (causing another big cheer from the crowd, especially the many children)...
...and a black piece from the other.
This meant that Anand will start as Black and play with this color in games 1, 3, 5 in the first half. From games seven the colours will reverse, so in the second half Anand will be playing White in games 7, 9 and 11. The match will be a 12-game contest with the first player to reach 6.5 winning the title. In case of 6-6, a tiebreak with a shorter time control will decide.
The bigger part of the ceremony consisted of cultural shows by Indian Bharathanatyam dancers and musicians and also by five Norwegian theme dancers. Carlsen was not showing too much interest as he was mostly reading a book on the match that was handed out at the start of the event.
Earlier on Thursday the players attended the opening press conference in the Hyatt hotel. It was a brief and quite chaotic affair, as about 150 media representatives had come and dozens of photographers were blocking the view of several video cameras.
Anand revealed that his seconds are Krishnan Sasikiran, Chanda Sandipan, Radek Wojtaszek and Peter Leko. The latter, who has worked with Anand before, lost the 2004 world title match to Vladimir Kramnik.
Carlsen kept his cards close to his chest, and did not mention any names. "I appreciate my opponent's openness, but alas, I am not going to return the favor." Anand then hinted that his list of names was not conclusive. "I can answer a question honestly and you will never know if it's the full truth or not." Rumour has it that the World Champion is also helped by Kramnik via Skype.
Below is our video of the events on Thursday.
And here is a brief clip by Jason Stoneking, who asked Anand about the match back in April at the Alekhine Memorial in Paris.
Below you can watch the full press conference:
GM Jonathan Rowson is among the minority of people who think that Anand will win the match. In his column he reflected on the press conference:
Magnus looked uncomfortable to me. I know it's his first World Championship match, and only his second time in India, but he seemed slightly distracted, periodically defensive, and generally lacking in self-possession. I felt there were insufficient butterflies in his stomach, as if he saw this as just another press conference, before just another tournament.
In contrast, Vishy looked great. He was relaxed and charming, but also seemed concentrated, like he was fully prepared, and was already enjoying the prospect of the tension ahead. Unlike Carlsen, he seemed to have plenty of butterflies, and they were flying in formation.
go vishu go.......?
Go a and!!!!!!
Definitely, Anand would retain title, thanks to his rich tournament experience and swiftness at which he makes moes. Best of luck, Anand!
Anand probably lied about his seconds.
Carlsen go !You won but keep more smile krasnal 40 stay w/YOU !!
I don't remember working with you drumdaddy... are you sure?
Lmao @ drumdaddy
notice carlsens smile at around 7:44 wen anand reveals the name of his seconds in http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QtkRh3y0VNU
both players will really declare war at the chessboard!the nerve of steel and the most honorable will be the victor
My Prediction:
Game 1: Carlsen 1/2 - Anand 1/2 (Carlsen 1/2 : Anand 1/2)
Game 2: Anand 1/2 - Carlsen 1/2 (Carlsen 1 : Anand 1)
Game 3: Carlsen 1- Anand 0 (Carlsen 2 : Anand 1)
Game 4: Anand 1/2 - Carlsen 1/2 (Carlsen 2 1/2 : Anand 1 1/2)
Game 5: Carlsen 1 - Anand 0 (Carlsen 3 1/2 : Anand 1 1/2)
Game 6: Anand 1/2 - Carlsen 1/2 (Carlsen 4 : Anand 2)
Game 7: Anand 1/2 - Carlsen 1/2 (Carlsen 4 1/2 : Anand 2 1/2)
Game 8: Carlsen 1/2 - Anand 1/2 (Carlsen 5 : Anand 3)
Game 9: Anand 1/2 - Carlsen 1/2 (Carlsen 5 1/2 : Anand 3 1/2)
Game 10: Carlsen 1 - Anand 0 (Carlsen 6 1/2 : Anand 3 1/2)
Carlsen is the new FIDE World Champion.
Go ANAND!
i wish both anand and carlsen best of luck.it does not matter who wins .both are chess gods
I watched her speech yesterday, and while it's nice that Jayalalitha has spent so much for the development of chess, much of her speech was shameless self propoganda. It's really silly to paste photos of yourself literally everywhere.
I am Carlsen's second and I thank him for honoring our confidentiality agreement.
First game a draw. Anyone accepting bets!
Carlsen will Win, it is already written in the stars, I saw it last night.
and of course he has butterflies flying in unsteady formations..he is a human after all, not a god damn robot, and the eyes of the world are following. I would be nervous as hell ;)
"Unlike Carlsen, he seemed to have plenty of butterflies, and they were flying in formation."
Lovely depiction! Where can we find the full coloumn of GM Jonathan Rowson?
carlsen is a robot constructed from the strongest engines known to man and half of garry kasparov's brain, violently alchemised together in an orgy of black magic and secret rituals
Less than 24 hours. Looking forward to great games
anand wil win title................no doubt
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Church sign sayings are sometimes funny, sometimes deep, other times just a little corny. But church signs are almost always worth reading.
I have to admit that I've nearly caused accidents trying to read church signs as I'm driving by. So this list is a safe way to read Christian signs... unless you're reading them on you cell phone while you're driving.
Some billboards are showing up in various parts of the USA. The billboards have a black background with white text. These billboard messages could easily be used as church sign sayings.
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By Kristen Shilton
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Hamilton — If you expected anything less than a barnburner Saturday, consider yourself disappointed.
Meeting for the second time in as many nights, Colgate and Cornell — one of the nation's better college hockey rivalries — put on quite a show.
After besting Cornell 2-1 in Ithaca Friday, Colgate looked to complete the sweep at home before a packed house at Starr Rink. However, the Raiders found themselves in a two-goal hole entering the third period against the usually stingy Big Red.
Colgate rallied with four third-period goals to score a 5-3 victory over ninth-ranked Cornell and earn its first season-series sweep over its Central New York rivals since the 2003-04 campaign.
Robbie Bourdon's power-play goal with 5:06 left in the third period finally gave Colgate (14-9-3, 8-5-1 ECACHL) the lead and Thomas Larkin added an empty-netter to seal a hard-fought victory.
Austin Smith scored a pair of goals, giving him 26 on the season — the most in Division I. He is now one goal shy of moving into the top-10 on Colgate's all-time list.
"If Smith's not a Hobey Baker finalist, I'll have to think about resigning," Colgate coach Don Vaughan said, referencing college hockey's Heisman. "He's that good. He's special."
Joe Wilson also scored for the Raiders, who got 22 saves from goalie Eric Mihalik.
Any concern of fatigue for either team was assuaged early as Cornell's Braden Birch got his first goal of the season seven minutes into the opening frame. Colgate responded with a wrister from Smith to even the score at 1-1 at 10:37.
Cornell's Greg Miller would break the tie with 3:43 left in the period, potting the puck past Mihalik to give Big Red a 2-1 lead heading into a spirited second period.
Things began with Cornell netminder Andy Iles facing some unusual adversity when the end of his stick became tangled in the mesh at the back on his net while play continued in his team's zone.
For nearly a minute, Iles had only his pads to rely on as Colgate fired off shots, trying to capitalize. It was all for naught though, as Cornell (11-6-4, 8-3-3) cleared the zone and Sean Collins eventually scored on the power play at 15:55 to make it 3-1 Big Red going into the third.
Hope of a Raiders' comeback were buoyed by Mihalik, who made key stops early to keep his team in the game. They paid off when the rookie Wilson caught Cornell's defense flat-footed and put a nifty move on Iles to score his seventh of the season at 4:39 of the third, cutting the Cornell lead to 3-2.
Less than two minutes later, Smith scored again, netting a shorthanded goal at the 6:15 mark with teammate Nick Prockow off for hooking. It was Colgate's 10th shorthanded goal of the season — tops in the nation — and it pulled the Raiders even.
Cornell's Madison Dias went off for hooking with 6:16 left in the third and the Raiders' dormant power play finally came to life when Bourdon got the go-ahead goal, delighting the big crowd.
Larkin added the long empty netter with 43 seconds remaining.
If any further proof was needed for how much the win — or wins — meant, it was written all over the faces of the players after the final buzzer — elation and excitement vs. detached dejection.
"That's two bad third periods for us in a row," Cornell head coach Mike Schafer said. "You have to give (Colgate) credit though. Their big time players made big time plays."
Vaughan was impressed with his team's resilience in the face of a two-goal deficit.
"Especially playing this team, to come back is pretty special," he said. "They worked hard and it showed.
"I'm so proud of what they just did."


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Wallace Speas Joyce, 65, husband of Helen Rodgers Joyce, and formerly of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, died Sunday, January 26, 2014, at Carolinas Hospital System of Florence. Memorial services were held Friday, January 31, 2014, at Carolina Funeral Home Chapel of Scranton. A second memorial service was held Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Mizpah-Moravian Church of Rural Hall, North Carolina. Mr. Joyce was born January 27, 1948, in Forsyth County, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the son of the late Wallace Kermit Joyce and Mary Virginia Speas Joyce. He was a graduate of North Forsyth High School and attended Forsyth Community College. He was a tobacconist for many years in the Winston-Salem area, a men's clothier with Joyce & Royal of Winston-Salem and formerly in Wal-Mart Receiving Department and then a "Loss Prevention Greeter" for Wal-Mart of Lake City. He was a member of Mizpah-Moravian Church, former Booster Club President of Forbush High School, Yadkin County, North Carolina. Two children, Amy Joyce and Lee Joyce, preceded him in death. Survivors are: his wife, Helen Rodgers Joyce of the home in Lake City; one son, Rod Joyce (Heather Graham) of Yadkinville, North Carolina; one daughter, Mary Joyce-Hale of Yadkinville, North Carolina; one sister, Jenny Lynn Preacher (Dickey) of Kingstree; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Mizpah-Moravian Church Building Fund, 3195 Mizpah Church Road, Rural Hall, NC 27045.
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DETROIT -- All the feel-good talk of Michigan State playing for, and in front of, the people of its economically depressed region made for good stories the past two days.
But after the opening tipoff Monday night, it got the Spartans nowhere.
Playing with a purpose, North Carolina methodically swept aside any intangible -- or home-court -- advantage and with it the Spartans in an 89-72 victory at Ford Field before a record crowd of 72,922.
That total broke the record for an NCAA Tournament game of 72,456 set two nights earlier in the semifinal session. Ford Field now has the top three college basketball crowds in NCAA history.
The Tar Heels (34-4) completed a journey that started with, and was spurred by, a crushing loss to Kansas in last year's semifinals, winning the school's fifth national title and second in five seasons.
Coach Roy Williams called a timeout with 1:03 left to sub in a new five players while the starters exchanged hugs and hand slaps.
When the final horn went off moments later, it took only seconds for the Tar Heel players to don their championship caps and continue the celebration. Confetti and streamers poured from the ceiling while firecrackers popped and the players danced.
"All year long people expected a lot from us, " Williams said. "They played their tails off and had some bumps in the road. They handled the injuries and handled the losses. With these guys behind me, I'm the luckiest coach in America."
North Carolina is now 5-4 in championship games with a four-game winning streak.
Paced by hot shooting and aided by a shaky foe, North Carolina surged to a 22-7 lead in the first six minutes and hardly bothered to look back. The Tar Heels made eight of their first 12 shots and paraded to the free-throw line to sink 15 of 19 in the first half.
Wayne Ellington, the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four, scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half.
"It feels great, " said Ellington. "You never know what it's like until you experience it. We've worked hard since last year when we fell short. We wanted to redeem ourselves."
Tar Heels point guard Ty Lawson had seven points, three assists and seven steals with no turnovers in the first 20 minutes and finished with 21 points, six assists and eight steals with only one turnover. He was 15-of-18 from the free-throw line.
Tyler Hansbrough added 18 points and seven rebounds while Ed Davis had 11 points and eight rebounds off the bench.
Though the record crowd was heavily packed with Michigan State green, the Spartans (31-7) were never seriously in the game. Goran Suton's 3-pointer gave them their only lead at 3-2 and the Spartans helped the North Carolina cause with a spate of turnovers and never did recover or make a serious run. Michigan State had nine turnovers in the first 13 minutes and finished the first half with 14.
Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo and his players spoke emotionally the previous two days about playing for the home folks, who reside in one of the hardest hit areas of the nationwide economic slump. But the best Michigan State could do is battle the Tar Heels on even terms in the second half after trailing 55-34 at the break.
They could get the deficit no lower than 13 points, 78-65, with 4:45 left on two free throws by Durrell Summers. But Lawson answered with a driving layup, and the Tar Heels eventually pushed the lead back to 19.
Suton led Michigan State with 17 points and added 11 rebounds while Lucas had 14 points and seven assists. But he shot only 4-of-12 and had six of Michigan State's 21 turnovers.
North Carolina showed off one of the best all-around starting lineups in NCAA history. All five starters entered the game averaging in double figures and each had scored in the game's first four minutes.
The Tar Heels also put to rest any criticism about their defensive talents. They twice caught Michigan State napping on inbounds plays, which resulted in steals and baskets.
Raymar Morgan hit a shot to bring Michigan State within 8-5 but the Tar Heels quickly got a driving bank shot by Lawson, two free throws by Deon Thompson and a 3-point basket by Ellington to push the lead to 10 points. North Carolina followed that up with a 9-1 run.
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What. the. fuck.
My food bill averages out to 4.54 a day... So... $63.56 every 2 weeks...
Just curious as to what everyones food budget is. I probably spend too much, but I spend way less in other areas, and I think good food is important.
Ours is $800 every 2 weeks. Half of that is on meat.
Works out to be $100 per person per week, which I guess is not awful. But I know it could be done on much less, so wondering what yours is, and do you go organic always?
I don't buy organic everything, and occasionally lately ive been buying produce at the supermarket which I don't normally do, but its a convenience to do so at the moment.
Our meat is from one butcher who uses no hormones, and all his meat is organic free ranging, same with the egg chickens.
I mostly buy fruit and veg from a small local farm with seasonal stuff, not certified organic, but he says he only uses pesticides on the broccoli.
Supermarket is generally for toilet paper, tuna, spices and olive oil.
What. the. fuck.
My food bill averages out to 4.54 a day... So... $63.56 every 2 weeks...
Make America Great Again
$60-$100 range here too ... a fortnight
I don't even know how one person could eat $100 worth of home-prepared food a week.
and you have only you to feed?
The meat actually does last more than 2 weeks at times, but depends on what I buy exactly, but yeah I guess it is a lot. The meat is actually very similar to supermarket prices, as there is no middleman. We buy a fair bit of lamb which is fairly expensive.
And that really is just meat and fresh produce, very little else is purchased.
Yup, I spend easily $200.00 per week for myself and my husband. This does not include all the meat that we purchase. I would spend more on the weeks that we are entertaining.
Groceries include:
veg and fruit
some cleaning supplies and Toilet paper/paper towels, laundry soaps.
Start Date: 25-06-12 @ 161lbs
Goal Reached: 30-09-12 @ 143lb. Now bouncing between 145lb - 149lb. I'd like less bounce and more consistency :-)
Started Cross Fit 20.12.12 ---- Can't wait to submit my success story on the 1st anniversary of starting primal.
oh and the meat includes our pet food too, but that is probably a very small portion of that.
We spend about $100 a week for the two of us, which includes 8 cats.
Well you said it worked out $100/week per person, so mine is $60-$100/fortnight per person. I live with my partner though so that's an estimate. We tend to spend $150/fortnight for the both of us usually, but he eats a lot of his lunches at work.
Lamb is very expensive though... that would do it
I am due to go out to the butcher again soon, so will break it down but yes lamb is pretty expensive, even in the supermarket here.
And we like to have shoulder roasts, and chops, cutlets, and also he mades lamb meatballs, with just herbs and spices and the meat. My sons love these cold for lunches. Cold sausages are a fav too. He makes a huge range of sausages with different meats and no preservatives. These are also a fav for my oldest for school lunches, even cold. I think compared to the supermarket here the sausages may be more. I think $9 per kg, where supermarket you can get preservative filled sausages for $5 per kg maybe?


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Ive just started my first T project, I will be building a depot hack, Does anyone know where I can get a set of plans?
Kind Regards
Dominic Johnson
If anyone can send me a photo of the undercarriage, where the body attached to the frame on a depot hack, I would appreciate that. Forgive me since i am starting out from scratch here.
Dominic Johnson
Dominic. About nine months ago, I bought my first Model T. A 1917 Touring. I asked about converting it to a pick up, and OH BOY!!!! Numerous people told me that maybe I should make it into a Depot Hack or a Huckster. They even provided me links to companies that made the kits. But for the life of me, I cant find that info now. Nor can I get the same responses.
Heres a hint though. Let everybody think that you're gonna' cut it up. Then watch all the answers that you get. Then let me know.
If you can "scale", then here (http://model-a-ford.com/depothack.html) is a link to our D/H. IMO there is a lot that one would need to work through just pretending they were a craftsman back in the day building them just like many others were.
I think I still have a set of drawings over in my barn. Will look in the am and if I do I will make a copy at Kinkos and mail them to you. Address? Also will be in Tucson in late Feb or March and always looking for some car activities. Send me an address or phone number
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Jon. Would yuo be willing to provide a set of plans for me too?
My address is
490 W. Vuelta Friso
Sahuarita, Az 85629
Sahuarita is about 20 mins. South of Tucson,
With Regardsing to "Cutting it up" Believe me, what I am starting out with is by no means an an original,
WHen I brought it home in the back of my truck it looked like I was making a run to the crap metal yard! I made my wife wait to see any of it until I could sort of place it all together to resemble a car! THe great thing is that now that I have put the fenders, running boards and spash guards together, now it really does not look so bad.
I am looking forward to a great project.
Hudson Wagonworks is still going, but their web site is not active (lost their server). Jay Cramer's email is: firstname.lastname@example.com. They sell a nicely detailed set of plans for a York 803 Suburban body for a T Ford. They also sell repro hardware for the same.
Dom, send me a e-mail, there are several Hacks in Tucson.
I have been looking for over a year
for a set up T hack plans!
Does anyone have a set I can get a
copy off of?
I can't find my plans. Must have given them to someone else. Try Hudson Wagon Works or whatever their name is these days, up in Iowa. Nice folks that sold plans for a fair price. jon crane


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The Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office will continue to prosecute defense attorney and former Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authoriry member Nader Nassif, a judge ruled Thursday.
Joe Simon, Nassif's attorney, filed a motion to disqualify the prosecutor's office because their attorneys received a massive amount of Nassif's text messages as a part of their investigation. Simon contended those text messages contained information regarding other cases that was protected by attorney-client privilege.
"The prosecution has got a peek behind the attorney-client privilege curtain," Simon said.
Nassif is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct for an incident in the 200 block of South Fourth Avenue on July 31. He is currently free on bond.
Simon alleged the prosecutors would be biased in other cases in which Nassif is representing a client charged in Washtenaw County. Prosecutors had agreed to not use any information culled from the approximately 85,000 text messages received from Nassif's phone for purposes other than the criminal case against Nassif.
Simon said at least one case, and as many as 50, could be affected by the prosecution looking through text messages that were being used as evidence in the case. The text messages are being used to show the communication between Nassif and the alleged victim in the case.
Before the preliminary exam takes place, the prosecution must provide Simon with all relevant communications from Nassif's phone from 45 days before the alleged incident. All relevant communications from the woman's phone starting 30 days before the alleged incident must be turned over to Simon as well.
Washtenaw County Assistant Prosecutor Eric Gutenberg argued that attorney-client privilege is meant to benefit the clients, not attorneys. He said Simon was trying to flip the privilege around in order to protect Nassif.
Cases cited by Simon in his written motion and verbal arguments did not cover the perceived conflict of interest in this case, Gutenberg said. Those cases only allowed prosecutors to be disqualified if they had a personal relationship with the defendant or if they knew something about the defendant, or the defendant's case, that would violate attorney-client privilege.
That doesn't exist here, Gutenberg said.
"There's no such exception, there's no class for what the defendant claims as a conflict of interest," he said.
He added, "the claimed privilege is that of his clients."
A portion of the 85,000 text messages seized from Nassif's phone have already been reviewed and turned over to the defense, according to both attorneys. Prosecutors said they are going through each line of text messages and submitting any text they believe could violate attorney-client privilege over to the judge in the preliminary exams, District Court Judge J. Cedric Simpson.
Simpson agreed with Gutenberg's argument and said it would be up to the clients Nassif represents in the other cases to determine if their attorney-client privilege was breached by the prosecutor's office.
"Those have to be dealt with in those other matters," he said.
Simpson said "it is those clients' privileged communications" that are potentially coming into the prosecutors' hands and possibly creating conflicts in their cases.
Gutenberg said not enough examination has been done of the text messages to even confirm or deny that there were texts on Nassif's phone that could present issues in other cases.
"I can neither admit nor deny that we have those (communications)," he said.
The judge's decision likely won't placate Simon, who gave an impassioned argument in defense of his motion to disqualify the prosecutor's office. He said it would be impossible for prosecutors to look over the text messages, potentially see information about other cases and then keep that information out of their minds.
Simon said the process would erode the public's confidence in the prosecutor's office and added prosecutors are using the ability to look through Nassif's phone to potentially bring other charges against him.
"(This case) is the vehicle to get behind the cases that connect them," he said, adding, "In my view, they have a direct conflict of interest."
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for The Ann Arbor News. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or you can follow him on Twitter.


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By Sara A. Scholtens
In these difficult economic times, the legislators in Michigan need to take part in Gov. Snyder's "shared sacrifice." Although they have just taken a 10 percent cut in salary, they are some of the highest paid legislators in the U.S., in a state with unemployment at 11.7 percent.
Beginning January 2011, entry level salaries for senators and representatives in Michigan went from $79,650 to $71,685. Their expense account was reduced from $12,000 to $10,800. The qualifications to be elected as a Michigan lawmaker are citizenship in the U.S., age 21 and no criminal record.
Health benefits for legislators are currently almost fully paid (after age 55) for retired legislators who have served only six years. Legislation has been discussed since 2007 to reform this benefit. A current bill would cut this benefit to current and future legislators, but not for retired lawmakers already receiving free health care. (The bill is sponsored by Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge).
I propose a way for legislators to participate in Gov. Snyder's shared sacrifice. Why not pay them the same salaries teachers make? After all, both teachers and legislators are public employees.
In the Thornapple Kellogg District, for example, beginning teachers earn $38,461 for a nine-and-a-half month contract. This is after they have:
• Obtained a four-year degree in an approved college of education;
• Successfully student taught for one full year, no pay;
• Passed state mandated qualifying tests (in math, reading, writing, specific subjects);
• Applied for a provisional teaching certificate, at teacher's expense.
• To continue teaching, probationary teachers must:
• Be on probation for four years once hired; may be let go at will during this time;
• Within six years must take 18 graduate level credits at an approved college and successfully teach for three years; graduate classes paid for by teachers;
• Apply for a professional teaching certificate, at teacher's expense;
• Every five years must reapply for teaching certificate and obtain six grad credits, all at teacher's expense;
• Must repeat this process for as long as one teaches.
Not only are Michigan legislators highly paid, there are only 10 other states that have full-time lawmakers. Cutting legislators to part time will save money.
Critics of this plan might argue that reducing legislators' salaries and benefits will barely make a dent in Michigan's looming deficit. However, a reduction in salary from $71,685 to $38,461 ($33,224 times 148 legislators), is a savings of $4.9 million. Reducing expense accounts from $10,800 to $90 (teachers' yearly supply allotment) is an additional savings of $1.6 million.
This is my challenge to Michigan senators and representatives: reduce your salary for one year to that of a first-year public school teacher. Cut your salaries. Cut your perks. Cut your retirement benefits just as you would cut those to every other citizen in Michigan. If the people of Michigan can live with the cuts you propose to the budget, then so can you. Don't ask us to do what you will not.
Sara A. Scholtens teaches 2nd grade in the Thornapple Kellogg School District. She lives in Middleville.


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The Product Support Group is focused on the future and committed to exceeding customer's expectations. The public is our most important customer. Because of our commitment to customer service, Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) provides Flight Procedures Offices (FPOs) in each FAA service area to create an atmosphere that recognizes and promotes superior customer-focused services to internal and external customers.
The FPO provides up front advice and guidance on FAA instrument flight procedures development and maintenance functions. The FPO is the focal point to start the process for completing requests for new and revised instrument flight procedures. The FPO answers questions related to General References, Survey, Airport Data, Environmental Data, Funding to assist the FAA in support of an instrument procedure request. The FPO evaluates the effect of proposed Obstacle Evaluations and Airport Airspace Analysis upon current and future instrument procedures.
The FPOs provide assistance in the collection and interpretation of airport and navigational aid data to ensure the highest possible quality of data is being used for procedure development, flight inspection and publication.
The Product Support Group manages the production planning, administration, distribution, and coordination with Flight Inspection, maintaining records for the Magnetic Variation Epoch year of all ground base navigational aids in the NAS.
The AIS production plan (can be accessed via the website) is prioritized based upon risk assessment and contains a matrix that displays the priority as directed by the Regional Airspace and Procedures Team (RAPT).
These priorities are:
- Procedures requiring amendment to correct a known safety deficiency.
- Procedures based on newly installed or relocated navigational aids or airport runway/addition change.
- Procedures which test or implement an FAA National Initiative.
- Procedures at airports with no existing Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) approach.
- Procedures providing a reduction in takeoff or landing minima.
- Procedures which eliminate the requirement for a waiver or NOTAM.
- Procedures providing flow improvement, more efficient routing, reduced Communication, or reduced coordination or complexity.
- Procedures providing other benefits; i.e, compliance with new criteria or noise reduction.
- Public use procedures not providing benefits of priorities 1 through 8.
- Special and private procedures not providing benefits of priorities 1 through 8.
The NFPO performs, on an annual basis, over 40,000 Obstacle Evaluation (OE)/Airports and Airspace Analysis (AAA) studies. This is the review and analysis of proposed constructions to determine possible impact on existing procedures. Also, over 1,000 feasibility studies per year are performed for pending procedure actions.


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...By Karli Taylor
As if there weren't enough etiquette rules to remember during your workout, believe it or not, there are even more that apply to locker room behavior! The basic premise behind all of the following rules is this: the locker room is not your own private bathroom!
- Don't take a long, luxurious shower if people are waiting. Try to limit your shower to 5 minutes during peak morning hours as many people are in a rush to get to work.
- Make sure that you remove all your shower supplies- even empty containers.
- Don't forget to reach down and clean your hair from the drain- think about how you would feel if you stepped in to see someone else's locks!
- Don't hog the mirror or the power outlets. Keep your toiletries confined to a small area and plug in only long enough to get the job done.
- Wipe off the counter and the area around the sink when you are done- don't leave hair, soap scum or make-up residue for someone else to deal with.
- Don't take up three lockers worth of space and spread your clothing over the entire bench.
- Don't leave your belongings in lockers overnight unless you have permission from your gym to do so. Most gyms empty out lockers at the end of every day and won't guarantee the safe return of your personal items.
- Wear a towel. Though you may be comfortable with your body, others may be uncomfortable with having to look at it.
Whether it's in the locker room or out on the gym floor, being respectful of your fellow gym members will make for a pleasant experience for everyone.


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LUMBERTON — Three Lumberton teenagers are charged with breaking into 43 cars in the township, according to a report on PhillyBurbs.com.
The three boys allegedly stole cash, laptops, cell phones and other merchandise totaling $12,500 from cars in the Bobby's Run section of town. Most of the stolen items were recovered at an undisclosed house, the report said.
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BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Business-booming Beachwood just keeps on growing, with the multimillion-dollar Omnova Solutions headquarters set to open at the end of the year, bringing more than 110 employees from the Fairlawn office and adding an additional 70 jobs over the next five years.
That's just one of many projects in the works.
Northeast Ohio Media Group and The Plain Dealer recently collected information about more than 100 economic development projects in the suburbs. Here's a review of the three biggest projects in Beachwood since Jan. 1, 2013, according to the city, which would not provide estimated costs for any of the projects.
The 57,000-square-foot Omnova Solutions headquarters is under construction in the Chagrin Highlands corporate park. Neither Omnova nor developer The Richard Jacobs Group would say how much the project costs. And although city officials also aren't talking, the city gave the company a $500,000 occupancy grant, as well as a $629,000 job creation grant to be dispersed over five years. Click here to read more about the project.
Representatives from Stratos Wealth Partners – which opened an office at 3750 Park East Drive in March – also aren't saying how much their move from Solon cost. The company relocated 47 jobs and has hired eight new employees since moving to Beachwood. Click here to read more about the project.
Construction on a 348-unit luxury apartment community called The Vue will be completed early next year at 23220 Chagrin Blvd. The project costs an estimated $31.7 million, according to developer NRP group. Click here to read more about the project.
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Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Books from 2013December 2013
It's not too late to write to Santa for these.
Editors' Picks: November ReadsNovember 2013
A quarter-life crisis during Mardi Gras, the Soviet Union right after it crumbles, and the murders in Mexico in 1990s are definitely things to write home about. Or to write books about.
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Spooky reading recommendations from the editors at Guernica on the things that terrify us: from Edith Wharton's ghosts to rotting elevator salmon.
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"What grows best in the heat: fantasy, unreason, lust."
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Guernica's staff brings you their favorite writing on race, in America and beyond.
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Some stories of love, passion, and sex to get you through the winter.
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6 - GBTL not correctly tracked
(Originally a project comment on wowace.com, but more properly moved to a ticket.)
The Guarded by the Light changes in the most recent alpha (r30) make an assumption that is not always true. The assumption is that if GBTL is up, then it will absorb all damage regardless of any other absorption aura that is currently on the player. This is definitely untrue in a variety of cases:
- The player is standing under an Anti-Magic Zone which will absorb magic damage.
- The player has a spell absorption buff that will absorb magic damage.
- The player has an absorption buff that will expire before GBTL.
In the three (non-exhaustive) cases listed above, GBTL will not be used first.
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Raspberries With Prosecco Zabaglione
- 8 large egg yolks
- 2/3 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup prosecco or other sparkling wine
- 4 cups fresh raspberries
Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Put the egg yolks, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk to combine, then set the bowl over the boiling water. Cook, beating constantly with a handheld mixer or whisk, until the mixture is thick and pale yellow, 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove the bowl from the heat, whisk in the prosecco, and continue beating until the mixture cools to room temperature, about 5 minutes. Serve at room temperature or cold with the raspberries. Store leftover zabaglione in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a day.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Several high-profile cases of Birmingham police officers in trouble in recent months prompted Mayor William Bell today to personally address the city's new police recruits on their first day of class.
Two Birmingham police officers were arrested in connection with a spate of arson that struck west Birmingham in May. Also in May, a police sergeant was charged in connection with a child pornography investigation.
"We want to remind our recruits that this is an honorable profession," Bell said today. "They have to not only have the physical attributes it takes to be a police officer, but also the character. It's the character that will help them make the right decisions."
Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper also addressed the recruits this morning. The chief said his brief statements today were to set the stage for success and, on Thursday, the chief himself will teach the ethics course, something he has always insisted on doing.
"I think it's important for the new recruits to hear the expectations and standards of conduct from the chief himself," Roper said. "That way there will be no surprises if they end up before me."
There are 32 recruits in the department's newest class. They are set to graduate in November. Bell told them the academy won't be an easy road, but that it would be worth it when they stand before police administrators and their families to receive their badges.
"I promise you," he said, "it will be the best day of your life."
Bell said he would pray each day that, "you will have the confidence, ability, skills and courage to protect our society."Follow @RobinsonCarol
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Which means that Sakurai is going to focus more on improving what he already has then making a whole bunch of new characters.
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AUBURN, Alabama -- Avery Young might be the most versatile and athletic offensive lineman on Auburn's roster.
The sophomore, however, will likely not start when the Tigers open the season Saturday (6 p.m., ESPNU) against Washington State.
Young has long since recovered from shoulder surgery, which was required after he played through the pain of a torn labrum in three starts as a freshman in 2012. Sophomore Patrick Miller is expected to start in front of Young at right tackle, but Young could see time at two different positions Saturday.
"He can play all five positions if he had to, because he's very versatile and very athletic," coach Gus Malzahn said. "Kind of like we talked about last week, we're just trying to get moving forward with depth issues that may present themselves as the season goes on. So when you have some time in fall camp, you've got to be thinking ahead."
Young's quick feet and upperbody strength make him a viable option at guard, where athletic linemen are needed to properly -- and consistently -- to pull and block in Malzahn's run-heavy offense. The 6-foot-6, 304-pound Young could back up Chad Slade on the right side or Alex Kozan on the left if needed, or he might replace one of them if the need arises in certain games. He will also be an option if injuries mount at other positions.
"At guard he can really pull, at tackle he's very athletic, really good in the run game," offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said. "Shoot, he hasn't done it yet but he would probably be a really good center. He's just a real, versatile athletic guy."
Young is the second-tallest lineman on the roster, and he out-weighs the 6-7 Miller, the starter. It's Young's quick feet that stand out. He practiced at tackle early in camp and then moved to guard, practicing both positions before moving back to tackle during the final week of camp. His athleticism can be utilized on pull blocks at tackle, too, if the Tigers are looking for more athleticism from the right side to help attack creases by picking up a defender other than a lineman.
More than anything, Young appears to be the Tigers' go-to man if a player goes down with an injury.
"He's been working at a lot of spots," Kozan said. "He was my roommate last year. He's an athletic guy; he can play pretty much anything. He'll do whatever's best for the team."


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SPRINGFIELD – Voter turnout at the Springfield Boys & Girls Club was light Thursday morning, much to the dismay of voters Tammie Vancini and her brother, Michael McCray.
Both stressed the importance of being able to weigh in on all the candidates during primary elections before the field is winnowed down. In some cases, only candidates from a single party are on the ballot, so today's primary will determine the winner of the race.
"It's the most important election," said Vancini. "It always has been."
"It's our civic duty, everybody needs to come out and vote," said McCray. "Voter apathy won't change anything, only voting will bring about change."
Peggy Sullivan, warden of Precinct 2B, reported only 65 ballots cast, out of 1,494 registered voters, as of about 10:30 a.m. "That tells you how we are doing," she said. "The primary? People don't take it seriously."
Joyce Doyle, clerk for Precint 2A, echoed Vancini's comment about the importance of primaries: "If you don't come out now, you don't have a shot at it."
Precinct 2A logged in some 26 ballots cast as of mid-morning. Precint 2C, also voting at the Boys and Girls Club, logged in 39 voters, officials said.
Gwen Burgos, warden for Precinct 1C, based at New North Community Center in the North End, reported 18 votes as of about 11 a.m. "Primaries are slow," she said.
At stake in today's state primary are races that include the U.S. House of Representatives, Governor's Council, Clerk of Courts, and the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate.
Primary winners move on to the general election on Nov. 6.
Pollls opened at 7 a.m. under partly cloudy skies. The National Weather Service forecasts and isolated chance of showers this afternoon and tonight.
Polls close at 8 p.m.
Springfield Election Commissioner Gladys Oyola said voting has been slow throughout the city. "We kind of expected a lower turnout, especially earlier in the day," she said.


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Superstar Olivia Newton-John performed recently for a full house at the 10th Anniversary of Musical Moments for MS to benefit the New Jersey Metro Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Joined on stage by longtime friend and colleague John Travolta for a surprise duet, the evening was not only memorable but also successful. Proceeds from the event, which exceeded $1,000,000, will also benefit the Neurological Institute of New Jersey at New Jersey Medical School and will support research, local MS Wellness Centers and MS Clinics as well as critical programs in the community for 13,000 people in New Jersey living with MS and their families. Donations will continue to be accepted at musicalmomentsforMS.com.
Musical Moments for MS was launched in 1998 by philanthropists Lee and Murray Kushner of Livingston, to support the work of world-renowned neurologist Dr. Stuart Cook, director of the Neurological Institute of New Jersey. They envisioned a high profile event that would raise awareness about multiple sclerosis, as well as funds to find a cure for the disease and support those living with MS. Mrs. Kushner was diagnosed with the disease in the mid-1990s. Musical Moments has featured artists such as Bette Midler, Smokey Robinson, Frankie Valli and the concert events have collectively grossed nearly $15 million.
Musical Moments for MS also honors several individuals who have made significant contributions or lent support to the MS movement. Honorees this year included John DeLuca, Ph.D., Vice-President for Research and Training, Kessler Foundation (Medical Excellence Award); Leslie Donato, Vice-President and General Manager, Neurology & Hematology, Bayer HealthCare (Humanitarian Award); and Rick Lyon, Executive Vice President Commercial Real Estate, Capital One Bank (Corporate Excellence Award).
Dr. John DeLuca, Ph.D. from Rockaway, has been involved in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience research for over 25 years and is an established leader in rehabilitation research and training. He is internationally known for his research on disorders of memory and information processing in a variety of clinical populations including multiple sclerosis. A published author of over 200 books, articles and chapters, he is also a Professor in the Departments of PM&R and Neurology/Neurosciences at UMDNJ-NJMS, a licensed psychologist in the States of New Jersey and New York, is board certified in Rehabilitation Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), and the recipient of numerous prestigious awards.
Leslie Donato from Haddonfield, accepted the award on behalf of all of the Bayer employees who she says have worked with commitment and passion for the last 25 years to advance treatment of MS and provide best-in-class support programs for the people affected by it. She joined Bayer in 2009 as the Global Head of Regional Business Units for Specialty Medicine, and now leads the U.S. Neurology and Hematolgy Business Unit. She was previously a Partner at McKinsey & Company where she specialized in health care and served many of the leading pharmaceutical companies through engagements spanning strategy, commercialization, business development and organization.
Rick Lyon, based in Philadelphia, accepted the award on behalf of Capital One Bank, a local bank committed to investing in individuals, families, small businesses and communities throughout New Jersey. Lyon is specifically responsible for managing the Bank's commercial real estate activities, including providing financial services to the real estate development and investment community. Before joining Capital One Bank in January 2008, Lyon spent 27 years with Wachovia and its predecessor companies, leading a number of Real Estate, Corporate and Middle Market banking groups.
"Musical Moments for MS is proud to recognize these individuals for their commitment to supporting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society," noted event founder Murray Kushner. "Their contributions have been extensive and deserve to be acknowledged."
To date, Musical Moments for MS has provided funds to support two endowed chairs for research being conducted by world-renowned MS researchers at New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Stuart D. Cook, internationally recognized for his contributions to the field, holds the Ruth Dunietz Kushner and Michael J. Serwitz chair while Dr. Teresa Wood holds the Rena Warshow chair. Additionally, proceeds have helped to fund all of the MS Centers throughout NJ including CentraState Medical Center, Holy Name Hospital, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, St. Barnabas Medical Center, and UMDNJ.
Proceeds have also funded informational programs that educate people with MS and their families, professionals, community leaders and the public about multiple sclerosis; support programs that help people with MS and their families manage the impact of the disease; outreach programs that help people gain access to community resources and quality, specialty health care and advocacy programs that stimulate changes in the community and public policy beneficial to people affected by MS.
"Thanks to the funds raised from events like Musical Moments, we are able to fund important research and provide programs and services to thousands of people impacted by MS," says Jim Roberts, President of the New Jersey Metro Chapter of the MS Society.


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I can think of Spock and Kirk, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Martin and Lewis, Starsky and Hutch, Shawn and Gus*, and now we have Nick and Brian as the latest hot bromance.
Yesterday, I get an email, a united statement from state Sens. and Mayors Nick Sacco of North Bergen and Brian Stack of Union City. It reads as follows:
"As many know, there has been a perception of political discord in North Hudson. While differences have existed, we both recognize the need to work together for our respective constituencies. Furthermore, it is also recognized that certain political forces perpetuate the politics of division. Bearing this in mind, we wish to make public that we both support and endorse the candidacies of each other and that we strongly disapprove of other candidates using our names in campaign literature in order to give a false sense of endorsement regarding their candidacies. Now is the time to put politics aside and continue to work for our respective constituencies."
I love the phrase "... there has been a perception of political discord ..."
Everyone in the state knows that the relationship between the two North Hudson senators are more like the combatants in "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" than the two principals of "Behind the Candelabra."
The animosity was strong enough to start a civil war among Hudson County Democrats in the first decade of the new millennium and terrified county politicians who thought attending a function where they might bump into one would surely insult the other.
This is why Jersey City Mayor-elect Steven Fulop visited Stack in North Hudson at the Coach House office -- I love the cheese cake -- in the middle of the week to convey the message that he is more interested in governing than politics. Before running for mayor, count Fulop as one of those pols who did not want to be sucked into an angry vortex created by the North Bergen and Union City unpleasantness.
The joint statement is a veiled declaration of detente.
It comes because Sacco and Stack have been hammering each other for years with clandestine operations that have resulted in ethics charges and criminal probes and attacks by surrogate "concerned citizens." It takes an effort to plant BS in the news media about each other after engineering investigations or criticism from Trenton-based and easily manipulated agencies.
Each side wants to get through a June primary and November election without major concerns and while maintaining a healthier campaign war chest.
Stack has been hit by charges that his ex-wife used a city vehicle for personal chores. she paid the city back for some gas. His police chief resigned after videos emerged of the top cop at a gym when he should have been moonlighting as security at a public school. Sources say these events were a result of Sacco-backed operations.
Sacco would love to see the state probe of the Department of Public Works end. Four superiors of the DPW were indicted on various charges that include official misconduct involving working on political campaigns and doing chores at a superior's home while being paid by the township. The DPW probe was kicked off by video of DPW workers working on a private home taken by "concerned citizens" that sources say have ties with Union City.
Besides, there are more important things to think about. Sacco is about to see Hudson County Democratic Organization head and Mark Smith, mayor of Bayonne, ousted in June and replaced by his avatar, Assemblyman Vincent Prieto, who is still pretending he doesn't know what will happen at the reorganization meeting.
North Hudson discord has also spilled over into West New York, where Mayor Dr. Felix Roque has been thoroughly investigated by a handful of federal agencies. Political vengeance in North Hudson has taken the form of a Spanish soap opera. Or am I thinking of lucha libre?
So far, Roque and his son face charges of hacking a political website "purchased" using fictitious names and addresses. The victims of the hacking are backed by Sacco and operatives, including Freeholder Jose Munoz of West New York. The trial for this case has been pushed back twice.
Prior to the announced bromance of Nick and Brian, Roque had already waved a white flag and made peace with Sacco. The doctor is being a good boy but still facing charges that he may just beat, depending on whether his son can stand up to the prosecution pressure.
It should be pointed out that all those "concerned citizens" in those North Hudson communities will not stop their attacks just because the two big honchos have put away their maces.
As for the bromancers, we'll see how long this lasts. As the Hoboken municipal election in November heats up, it would not take much to trigger a "misunderstanding." Sacco seems to be quietly backing Stack's outgoing assemblyman, Ruben Ramos, who is challenging Mayor Dawn Zimmer. The show will get more interesting should Freeholder Chairman Anthony Romano decide to jump into the mayoral race, as rumored and reported, after being forced to retire as a Mile Square City police captain by Zimmer's administration. In the end, I don't believe Romano will run.
The point is that Hoboken is in Stack's 33rd Legislative District, not Sacco's 31st District.
-- *Do you know who is Shawn and Gus? Think cable TV show, and to be even more contemporary, I could have said Wilson and Vaughn.
-- From the "what do you expect from them?" category: four council members voted against amending the city budget to reflect a true picture of city finances.
Councilwoman at large Viola Richardson led the narrow defeat of the amended budget that would reflect a $6 million shortfall. The administration hd originally included an anticipated $12 million sale of city property when crunching numbers. There is no guarantee that the city would ever see that "anticipated" money, except with the use of smoke and mirrors.
Now what? Fulop and company would have to turn one of the outgoing council people who voted against it, either Peter Brennan, Bill Gaughan or Michael Sottolano, all hard core Healy people. It's amazing how fiscally "responsible" they have become. Any change may have to come after a new administration takes office.
The amendment never made it to the council's Wednesday agenda, by a vote of 5-4. What was interesting is that the four changed their votes only after learning that six votes were needed to place an item on their agenda. They never knew how many votes were needed, when most of them had been seeking a third term in office?
-- Back in 2011, I wrote that Freeholder Eliu Rivera of Jersey City was in the last phase of his political career. Rivera had inhaled some bug bomb chemicals, sources said, then, in a yet to be explained incident. He spent a long time in a hospital. After reading my column, Rivera announced he was running for re-election, and as a member of the HCDeadO he won that same year.
In bad taste, because Rivera had to breathe with the occasional assist of an oxygen tank, I started referring to him as Darth Vader. Freeholder Bill O'Dea said I would be ferried to Hades for the reference. Even though Rivera missed a number of county meetings, either because of health or his recurring visits to Puerto Rico, Rivera managed to get around.
Well, he is in his Last Hurrah phase. My sources tell me that Rivera will resign before his term in office is completed. The freeholder is keeping the "when" close to the vest, but I expect that it will happen when the county budget is expected to be approved about July 1.
Expect former city Councilman Junior Maldonado to finish Rivera's term in office. Maldonado worked hard for the Fulop campaign in Hispanic districts, I'm told. The former councilman is also aligned with O'Dea, a big political winner in the Fulop victory.
-- The county budget may have some problems. Mayors Mike Gonnelli of Secaucus, Richard Turner of Weehawken and Hoboken's Zimmer held a press conference saying they opposed the tax increases for their municipalities. Kearny Freeholder Al Cifelli's district includes Secaucus. O'Dea has always been against tax hikes. While Union City's taxes are going down, I'm hearing that Stack does not feel it went low enough.
County Executive Tom DeGise will not have enough votes for a budget approval.
I'm interested in Romano's vote. Hoboken has been slapped the hardest by county taxes. Zimmer will want Romano to reject the budget, but traditionally, the head of the Board of Freeholders has always supported the administration's budget. 'Tis a quandry.
-- Ward C runoff council candidate Richard Boggiano held a fund-raiser Wednesday evening at Puccini's and had a decent turnout that included a few Healy people and at-large council candidate Sean Connelly, who just won the right in court to get on the runoff ballot once two other hopefuls, incumbent Peter Brennan and Omar Perez, begged off. Connelly complained to me that he was ignored by the Journal, meaning me.
Boggiano said there were people he never met before but who came with donations to his campaign. The top vote-getter in the first ballot is trying to knock out incumbent Nidia Lopez, who is on the Fulop ticket. Lopez is attracting Healy Hispanics to her campaign.
-- Hudson Media Group will cablecast its Ward D debate between Heights businessman Michael Yun and Assemblyman Sean Connors on Comcast Channel 190 on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Thursday at 4 p.m.
-- I'll be doing my civic duty as a juror most of this month, but I'm not out of touch and will do my best to provide you with the Political Insider every Saturday. Instead of dropping a dime, feel free to email me at email@example.com to keep the communication lines open.


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Photos from Run Me Home V – Saturday, April 25th, 2015
Check out the link to lots of great photos from Saturday's event. Special thanks to Amy Lovelady for volunteering her time and talents to capture the memories of a wonderful outing.
Check out the link to lots of great photos from Saturday's event. Special thanks to Amy Lovelady for volunteering her time and talents to capture the memories of a wonderful outing.
Thanks to all that came out for another fun and exciting Run Me Home.
Putting together an event like Run Me Home takes lots of people and sponsors. We'd like to thank each and every sponsor, without their support this day wouldn't be possible!
Here's a bit about them…
We are so grateful for the support!!
Living Realty, LLC is excited to be the Title sponsor for the second consecutive year! As a proud sponsor all five years they are looking forward to this fun filled event .
Champion Title continues their support for the 5th year as a Platinum Sponsor.
Melissa Bell with McLean Mortgage proudly supports Run Me Home as a Platinum sponsor. Make sure to say hello to her on race day!
We welcome Oxifresh Carpet Cleaning this year as a Platinum Sponsor.
Chick-Fil-A continues their support as a Gold Sponsor by donating the biscuits for all to enjoy.
Leesburg Today is proud to be a Gold Sponsor this year.
Jocelyn Lasher with MVB Mortgage continues to support Run Me Home this year as a Gold Sponsor.
Run Me Home welcomes Advanced Corrective Chiropractic as a Silver Sponsor.
Buddy Saunders Flooring continues as a Silver Sponsor for the fifth year.
We welcome Schatz Hayes Homes as a Silver Sponsor this year.
With the 5th Annual Run Me Home 5K/10K Race and Fun Run just 9 weeks away, if you've been thinking about a Couch to 5K program this Spring, now is the time.
We're also pleased to announce several updates and happenings for Run Me Home V. Once again, we will feature one of the best post race celebrations in the area. Our extensive post race buffet will feature breakfast biscuits from Chick-fil-a, as well as fresh lemonade from Not Your Average Joe. This year we're pleased to announce that runners will be rockin' across the finish line to the tunes of The King Street Kats.
We're also excited to share that we're currently in the process of certifying both the 5k & 10k courses for those ultra-competitive participants. Early registration has also begun, with 5k registration for just $20 and 10k registration for $25 now through February 28th.
Finally, a little something for the ladies . . . This year we will once again feature commemorative t-shirts, but we will now have ladies fitted shirts as well.
Run Me Home IV Race Results are in, thank you to everyone who joined our mission Helping Children Find Loving Homes. We are grateful for your support and look forward to seeing you again next year!
Run Me Home is excited to share the WINC FM interview featuring our very own Race Organizers, Brian & April Whritenour! Race Day is less than a week away!!
On your mark, get set, GO!!!! Join us on Saturday, April 26th!
Today, we are excited to introduce our most recent sponsors for Run Me Home IV; thank you all for your dedication to this cause that is near and dear to our hearts. We would like to take this time to recognize many amazing organizations coming together in support of Run Me Home and support of our mission "Helping Children Find Loving Homes."
Living Realty, LLC will be our title sponsor this year!
Champion Title has been here since the very beginning and returning this year once again as a Gold Sponsor!
Northwest Title & Escrow is returning as RMH's Silver Sponsor!
BB&T will be our Gold Sponsor this year!
Leesburg Today another wonderful part of the RMH family coming back for the second year in a row as a Gold Sponsor!
MVB Mortgage is joining the RMH family as our Gold Sponsor!
Donations are coming in and there are plenty of fantastic race day give aways… We have everything ranging from gift certificates from local restaurants such as Clyde's Willow Creek to a Tea & Tour for two at the Historic Rosemont Manor, and Fun Run prizes range from a Super Go Pogo donated by Go Banana's and 4 passes for Rebounderz and more…
We look forward to yet another great year, thank you again for all you do!
Run Me Home's 5K race and Fun Run will be here before you know it! As we are preparing for the race, we wanted to remind everyone early registration ends on February 28th. Get a head start and sign up for Run Me Home 2014!
If you miss early registration, regular online registration continues until Thursday, April 24th. Please check out our registration page for more details and hard copy submissions as well.
Thank you all for your continuing support, Run Me Home IV is going to be a blast and we look forward to seeing you on Saturday, April 26th!
Feeling a little nostalgic… Today, I came across our first interview from 92.5 WINC-FM. The interview took place in 2011, our first annual Run Me Home race. As I reflect upon this wonderful cause that is close to my heart, I am reminded of all the wonderful people we have in our lives. We are incredibly grateful to our Run Me Home Family. Helping children find loving homes is our mission and we stand by it everyday.
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Enjoy images from Run Me Home's 3rd Annual 5k/10k race & Fun Run
A special thank you to Amy Lovelady for capturing this day so perfectly.


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Comedian Whoopi Goldberg, whose real name is Caryn Johnson, just paid $2.8 million for a 23-room mansion in Llewellyn Park, an upscale gated community in West Orange. And we say welcome.
It's good news for a state that's been suffering from a bit of an image problem lately. Property taxes in the state, ranked at the top nationally by the Tax Foundation, have caused thousands of would-be residents to run screaming in other directions.
When it comes to people exiting, New Jersey ranks fourth. From 2000 to 2008, the state lost 163,000 households and $12.8 billion in gross income, adjusted for inflation, according to data from the Internal Revenue Service.
West Orange is in Essex County, which has the third-highest property taxes in the state. With a median tax bill of $7,924, the county trails only slightly behind Hunterdon ($8,492) and Bergen ($8,446).
Real estate agents say some house shoppers won't even look at West Orange or its neighbors, South Orange and Montclair, because of the taxes.
That's a problem all over New Jersey. Which only reinforces the perception it's becoming an increasingly unaffordable place to live. Unless things change, maybe it's the fate of the state to become a hub for celebrities. Or maybe just people with deep pockets.


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The Hershey Co. has named John P. Bilbrey, formerly the company's chief operating officer, president and CEO. He was also voted onto the company's board of directors.
The Derry Township based chocolate company made the announcement Wednesday evening. Bilbrey assumed the duties of interim CEO following the departure of David West in May.
Bilbrey, who has been with the company since 2003, has been widely considered one of the front-runners for the position.


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The beginning of downtown Battle Creek's transformation should be visible over the coming months as current projects wrap up and other investments get under way.
Battle Creek Unlimited announced its downtown transformation plan in November 2008. Infrastructure is one of the plan's four pillars, but the city's physical transformations are starting to extend beyond the infrastructure projects.
The gateway project along State Route 66 is under way and should be complete by November, BCU President Karl Dehn estimates.
Construction also is set to begin on an improved open space and a new access drive to the Jackson Street parking lot adjacent to the Kellogg Co.'s building. The approximately $450,000 project will help create a campus-like setting for Kellogg's headquarters, Dehn said.
"That's been an open space in downtown, but it's been in need of improvement, so now we have a plan to improve the walkability through there," he said.
Another improvement that will get under way within a few weeks is the bridge lighting project. LED lights will be added to pedestrian and vehicle bridges that cross the river downtown. They'll be programmable so the colors and patterns can change for holidays or downtown events.
"That will be a nice feature," Dehn said. "I think it will really add some pop in the downtown."
The bridge lights will enhance the water theme of the Michigan Avenue streetscape project, as well. That project, however, won't begin until the spring.
The project's concept was revealed in March, and some of the phases were planned to start this fall. But concerns about the winter weather interrupting delayed the start.
"We decided we better wait until the full construction season begins in the spring," Dehn said. "Bidding will be done through the winter months so we will be set to go as soon as the weather breaks."
Downtown investment is coming from places other than BCU and the city, as well.
"Other organizations have stepped up to do things that are in line with the downtown improvement plan," Dehn said.
One example is a Battle Creek Community Foundation project, Dehn said. The organization this summer led a mural project on the back of several buildings that needed sprucing up.
"They managed it in a way that provided some youth employment and youth leadership development opportunities," Dehn said. "So it was a very successful project."
Dehn is excited to see what else Battle Creek can do with art downtown. BCU will be using the public's input on art, among other things, and many are in favor of using art to tell the history of Battle Creek, Dehn said.
"We see (the community foundation project) as just the beginning because we see numerous opportunities to expand on that and take that model and do it in other locations," Dehn said.
In addition to infrastructure and aesthetic improvements, other investments are coming to fruition in the downtown.
"We've probably had close to just over $20 million of construction activity pretty much year to date," Dehn said.
Covance is nearing completion on its new lab space, he said. About $14.5 million has gone into renovating the former Semco Energy building, which should be complete in October. Covance will host an opening celebration and community event on Oct. 6.
Kellogg's relocation into the 64 West Michigan building, owned by The Hinman Co., will represent about $4 million in renovations, Dehn said. He expects Kellogg employees will start relocating to the building beginning in October, as well. Hinman also renovated the Battle Creek Tower for some tenants that relocated from the 64 West Michigan building.
Dehn is excited about the activity, but he's not the only one.
"The activity and concentration of people, the investments taking place, have created interest in the downtown," Dehn said.
For one, restaurateur Jeff Samson will open a new eatery, Malia, this fall. And BCU is working with two others interested in opening restaurants that Dehn thinks would be good additions to the downtown.
Although he knows infrastructure improvements alone won't draw people downtown, Dehn believes they're an important pillar in the overall plan.
"In infrastructure, you can't have a build-it-and-they-will-come mentality," Dehn said. "Having an attractive setting is part of it, but there has to be a reason for people to be here."
One big reason for people to be in Battle Creek is food science and food protection, he said. And, as the critical mass of people downtown is built through those industries, the infrastructure needs to be attractive and supportive.
"Economic development strategy really has to lead this," Dehn said. "I'm very pleased that those are the areas that we've had the most success — the economic development components, with the institute, Covance, Kellogg. So I'm pleased that that's where we've seen the greatest progress."