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New York City's Low-Wage Workers Are First in Nation To Benefit from 'Self-Sufficiency Calculator'
United Way of NYC and HRA Deploy New Tool to Inform
Working Poor of Their Specific Eligibility for Subsidies & Tax Credits
To Assist in Their Transition to Financial Independence
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Feb 28, 2002, 00:00 ET from United Way of New York City
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- New York City today became the first municipality in the nation to deploy a new software tool that will help low-wage workers achieve financial self-sufficiency. At a New York news conference, United Way of New York City, along with the Human Resources Administration (HRA), unveiled the "Self-Sufficiency Calculator for the City of New York," a tool developed by the Women's Center for Education and Career Advancement to enable nonprofits to provide low-wage workers with step-by-step instructions on how they can bridge the gap between earnings and their cost of living and develop a long-range plan for financial independence. The tool, now being tested at five local agencies, will be made available at no cost to government and community agencies, employers and educational institutions. The "Self-Sufficiency Calculator" allows counselors and case workers to inform low-wage working families on their eligibility for benefits such as subsidies and tax credits to supplement their income, provide local information on how to access these benefits, as well as a family-specific calculation of how well a given wage will meet their basic needs. For example, according to the study on which the Calculator is built, a single parent in Brooklyn, New York, with one preschooler and one school-age child must earn a minimum of $44,592 per year -- without any government or private support -- to make it out of poverty. The figure is based on the average cost of basic necessities within the borough. Counselors analyze the outcome of each client's calculation and counsel them on the steps they can take to achieve self-sufficiency, including determining how expenses can be reduced or what training they may need to earn a higher wage. "We saw a need to increase the awareness of these benefits, as well as provide working families with long-range solutions that will help break the cycle of dependency. We reached out to nonprofits and HRA to join forces and address poverty in a way that no organization could do alone," said Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, United Way Senior Vice President and Chief Executive for Agency Services. "If everyone who was eligible for food stamps knew they were eligible, we'd put a big dent in hunger in this city." For instance, recent studies show that an estimated 800,000 New Yorkers are eligible for food stamps, while another 300,000 are eligible for Medicare. But many subsidies are underutilized because individuals do not know they are eligible and therefore do not apply. Or, they lose their subsidies due to system errors and do not know they are still eligible. "Our primary goal is to help people move to self-sufficiency, and we are eager to explore innovative ways to achieve that goal," said Verna Eggleston, Commissioner of HRA. "We will set up a pilot project to determine if the self-sufficiency calculator will be part of our intake process." For both families and caseworkers, the Self-Sufficiency Calculator represents a centralized resource that has not been available before, providing application process information, links to helpful Web sites, telephone numbers and contact information for the subsidies incorporated into the Calculator. These subsidies include the welfare cash grant, child care assistance, Medicaid, Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, Food Stamps, Women, Infant, Children (WIC); energy assistance, housing subsidies, the Federal and State Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Care Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit. The Self-Sufficiency Calculator for the City of New York was developed for the Women's Center with eligibility formulas provided by Diana Pearce, Ph.D. of the University of Washington and software development by Daniel Beeby. The Calculator builds upon The Self-Sufficiency Standard for the City of New York, a September 2000 study by Dr. Pearce with Jennifer Brooks, of Wider Opportunities for Women, that charts the actual cost of living and working in New York City. It measures how much a family must earn to pay for housing, food, childcare and other basic necessities -- if they do not receive any help from friends, relatives or the government -- based on the ages, as well as the number of children in each household, and, the borough in which the family lives. "This tool has the power to change people's lives by providing solutions on how they can close the gaps between what they earn and the amount truly necessary to become self-sufficient in this city," said Merble Reagon, Executive Director of the Women's Center for Education and Career Advancement. Working poor families can now use the Calculator with staff at five NYC-area locations, including the New York Urban League (Brooklyn), the Women's Center for Education and Career Advancement (Manhattan), Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation (Bronx), National Puerto Rican Forum (Bronx), and Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc. (Lower Manhattan). Additional sites in Queens and Staten Island will be announced shortly. Agencies interested in receiving a copy of the Self-Sufficiency Calculator for the City of New York can contact the Women's Center for Education and Career Advancement at (212) 964-8934 or visit their website at http://www.wceca.org . How It Works The tool screens a working individual's income eligibility for various subsidies, including public assistance, Food Stamps, Women, Infants and Children; Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), child care, Medicaid, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus, Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Child and Dependent Care Credit. Support fact sheets provide low-income families with information regarding eligibility criteria, how to apply for benefits, local contact information, application forms when possible, and local nonprofits that assist families with access to these supports. The Calculator also links to federal, state, and city agencies and to nonprofit assistance, for example, links to information regarding Disaster Relief benefits and legal assistance centers. United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is a volunteer-led organization dedicated to helping New York's most vulnerable citizens become and remain self-sufficient. UWNYC funds a network of the most effective health and human services nonprofits in the five boroughs; mobilizes collaborative efforts to address our community's most pressing needs, and provides management assistance, technology training, donated computers and more to help nonprofits achieve maximum impact. UWNYC's Web site address is http://www.uwnyc.org . Women's Center for Education and Career Advancement is a 32 year-old nonprofit organization committed to the career and economic self-sufficiency of African-American and other women in the New York City metropolitan area. The Center targets low-income women with serious barriers to paid workforce participation. Through a range of programs, services and supports, women are helped to build competencies and develop effective strategies for realizing career and economic goals. The Women's Center Web site address is http://www.wceca.org . MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here http://tbutton.prnewswire.com/prn/11690X71219323
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text: NBC's "Boss Button" Guaranteed To Get You Fired For Watching Olympics At WorkDashiell Bennett2/17/10 10:00amFiled to: Vancouver 2010NbchateNbcWinter OlympicsTelevisionGawkerValleywag99EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkWe've received a lot more complaints about NBC that will be shared with you a little later, but this one is particularly amusing and pretty symbolic of the network's general ineptitude this Olympic season. Advertisement Reader James P. explains:Was streaming the USA hockey game live yesterday afternoon at work over my computer — they actually have a decent player to watch the events — and noticed they had a "boss button" under the controls. Curious, I clicked on it to see what it would bring up and if it would be as amusing as the ridiculous pie graph CBS has used similarly during the NCAA tourney. Of course the geniuses at NBC have programmed in a screenshot of a single BLANK Excel spreadsheet that doesn't even fill a quarter of the screen. So if your boss did walk by, he'd still think you were a lazy shit-for-brains staring at an empty spreadsheet for hours throughout the day.Ha. "What'cha working on, Bill? Absolutely nothing, huh? Yeah, I'm gonna need your key card." Also, it makes it look like you're running Windows 7, so I hope your IT team has upgraded (or not provided you with a Mac.)Reply99 repliesLeave a reply

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Three Texans are among 23 citizen heroes chosen as finalists for the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation's Citizen Service Before Self Honors.
Between September and December 2012, hundreds of nominations were made by members of Congress, police and fire officials, mayors and governors, as well as ordinary citizens, for either a single selfless act or a continued commitment to public service.
The 23 finalists were selected by judges, including past Medal of Honor recipients.
They include Jorge Martinez of Bryan, who saved an elderly woman he had never met from her burning home in October. He put a wet shirt over his head to shield him from smoke and flames before crawling out with her on his back.
In April, Lincoln LeMere and Archie Jordy, both managers at an Austin Walmart, tackled a gunman who had fatally shot a police officer. The men held him until police arrived, preventing additional injuries.
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A new application in the Android Market available for GoogleTVs running 3.0 and up will allow users to stream content from the iPad or iPhone using Airplay, Apple's wireless streaming feature built into iOS.
After downloading the 99-cent app called "Airtight" to Google TV, users will be able to stream videos and pictures by selecting a device from within the Airplay UI on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch (pictured above). Unfortunately, mirroring, DRM protected video, and music is not supported. Users will of course need the latest Google TV update to access the Android Market.
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales will run for re-election in October to press on with his promise of expanding social reforms in the Andean nation, the vice president of the ruling party said on Monday.
The former coca farmer became Bolivia's first indigenous leader in 2006. Morales, 54, is lauded by supporters as a champion of the poor committed to easing the country's grinding poverty and standing up against the United States.
Historically one of South America's most unstable countries, Bolivia has enjoyed relative prosperity and calm since Morales came to power. Gross domestic product per capita doubled between 2005 and 2011.
"Our president and vice president are confirmed as candidates for re-election," Concepcion Ortiz, vice president of the ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), said. "Social organizations across the country have said that he has to go for re-election."
Morales critics accuse the leftist politician of defying the constitution, which allows a president two consecutive terms in office. Morales was first elected in 2006 and then again in 2009. The constitutional term limit was adopted in 2009.
Last year the Supreme Court decreed his 2006-09 period in office should not be counted as a first term as it preceded the adoption of the constitution.
The opposition called the ruling unacceptable.
Morales is the clear front-runner in the Oct. 12 vote, polling at about 44 percent. His nearest rival, cement tycoon Samuel Doria Medina, trails by almost 30 points.
To win the election, a candidate needs to win an absolute majority or at least 40 percent with a winning margin of more 10 percentage points or more over the second-place candidate.
Bolivia is one of Latin America's poorest countries. However the vote comes a year after the roughly $30 billion economy grew 6.5 percent, its quickest pace in nearly 30 years, boosted by high prices for natural gas sold to Argentina and Brazil.
Growth will slow to a 5.7 percent this year, according to government estimates in December.
Under Morales, Bolivia has nationalized key industries, including the hydrocarbon and utility sectors. But he has been willing to guarantee legal assurances for foreign miners.
A new government program, "United we live well", pledges to consolidate the achievements of eight years in office, and continue political, economic and social reforms.
Morales is a harsh critic of the United States and staunch ally of Venezuela and Cuba.
In typically fiery rhetoric, Morales accused Washington and its European allies of "state terrorism" designed to intimidate after several European nations banned his jet from their airspace believing U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden was onboard.
Bolivia's opposition claims it is the victim of persistent political harassment by the government and that several prominent opponents of Morales have been forced into exile.


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Rental growth has overtaken house price growth. In the year to March, rents rose an average of 7.6 per cent in NSW and 6.5 per cent in Victoria, according to management firm Run Property, which looks after 18,000 properties on Australia's east coast.
There was growth beyond 10 per cent in Sydney suburbs such as Kogarah, Glebe, Chippendale and Randwick, and Melbourne suburbs such as Armadale, Oakleigh and Brunswick. Rental growth in Queensland was much more modest, averaging 2.8 per cent.
Run chief executive Rob Farmer said: "Competition is over the top for rental properties, pushing the vacancy rate to less than 1 per cent in many areas."
Cameron Kusher, a research analyst with RP Data, said rental growth had been negligible for two years but there were signs that was turning around. "As price growth comes out of the market, lending for housing slows and we're seeing less and less new stock coming out of the ground, there is obviously more competition for available rental stock," he said.
Chris Martin, from the NSW Tenants Union, said rents in NSW had been rising faster than incomes for the past five years. With high population growth and low supply, tenants had ways of moderating rental growth by methods such as share housing but now they were "packed to the rafters". "Rents have been rising faster than the cost of living and wages, but they haven't been rising like the selfinterested spruikers predict," Mr Martin said. (AFR)
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The Federal Budget was supposed to be the most important economic report released this week however, from a property market perspective it delivered very little. The only points of note affecting the housing market were: the skilled migration target has been revised upwards to 185,000 (from 168,700 the year before) and mostly focused on regional areas where workers are desperately required, $6 billion allocated to a regional infrastructure fund - most of this will be directed towards projects in Queensland and Western Australia to support the resources sector, and the 'Housing and Community Amenities' provision in the budget has been cut by $1.1b reflecting the conclusion of the housing initiatives introduced as part of the Government's response to the global financial crisis. Perhaps most notable is that there was no mention of changes to tax implications for property investors, specifically negative gearing and there was no plan to address housing affordability.
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The Residential Tenancies Act 2010 was passed by Parliament in 2010 and the new laws will commence on 31 January 2011 which is just around the corner. Until then, the existing laws will continue to apply.
The new Act follows a comprehensive review of the existing tenancy laws and includes more than 100 reforms. Some of the changes include:
A Landlord has new disclosure requirement if the property is for sale, including 14 days notice to the tenant before the first inspection. Two inspections each week are allowed and the tenant can ask for a reduction in the rent for compensation for the inconvenience.
A one week holding fee may be payable by the tenant, and once this is accepted the Landlord is committed to proceed.
Lease preparation fees are no longer payable by the tenant.
Rental bond is capped at 4 weeks rent including furnished premises.
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I'm so inspired. Just came home from visiting daughters family and burned her best hot mitt. Mom sure needs to make a replacement or two 🙂
FYI – blog link has changed for the pot holders- http://www.lindamade.com/wordpress/2007/08/hot-stuff-patchwork-oven-mitts/
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Awesome, I need to make some of these!!!
what a wonderful array of pot holders to choose from must make some for my friends and me as I hate my current potholders!
Good idea for a quilt block with no home yet…great project for this weekend.
Thanks for the info, I need some new potholders and this would be a great way to use up some stash
I definitely could use some of these.
This was my Christmas gift for everyone this last year – you can always use more potholders!
Ooh, perfect timing! I desperately need to make some new potholders.
oh fun idea!
These are adorable… I have some I'm working on right now, but I really like this pattern better. Next time I'm using these ones. Very cute!
I never thought about making potholders! That would be super fun project…I will have to take a look at the tutorials.
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This is awesome. I still have my fall season oven mitts up…from the fall of 2007!!! Ugh! Time to get sewing!
I love THIS pattern for fingertip oven mitts.
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After napkins… hot pads!
great project!
How did you know I'm always in need of pot holders? Too perfect!
I think rockin' potholders are one of the best gifts ever. So useful and way better than most you find in stores. These are great!
Good idea! I will have some left overs from the fabric I just bought to make my kitchen curtains.
Perfect Christmas gift for my MIL for next year. Thanks for the idea!!!
What a great idea to use napkins or towels for these cute potholders!
I like that she didn't use binding, makes the project quicker to go! I'll be trying some of these myself!
Lovely!! for my new home!!**
What a cute and useful idea ! I do need to make some more as my old, ratty ones were thrown out in a kitchen clean-out….(thanks hubby dear !!).
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love the design sponge tutorial!
A lovely way to brighten up the kitchen.
I love these posts. They give me so many ideas on how to use some of the fabric I have in fairly simple and easy projects!
I want to make oven mitts for my kids' play kitchen– I'll have to check out all the tutorials! 🙂
i need some of these! great to have things that are useful everyday on this list.
oh MAN i need to make these! we have none and my normally even-tempered (to a fault) housemate yelled, "i want potholders!" while trying to remove a hot pan from the oven, using a dishtowel as a potholder.
Wow, everyone will end up with new kitchen decor. New napkins, table runner, pot holders. I love this month, Thanks.
Those are really cute! I can't wait to try to make my own!
These are so adorable…and a much needed addition to my household…they have officially been put on the to-sew list…
I need a fat quarter pack. 🙂 I am so excited to know what they are and can't wait to start using them! Now can you tell us what a "charms" pack is?
I am so glad I found your website, this month has been so fun. I have printed out so many great projects to do with fat quarters, now that I know what they are used for!
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hmm… i'm supposed to be sewing exclusively from stash this year. does buying insulated batting really count as fabric shopping? 🙂
My plan is to make pot holders for Christmas gifts this year, thanks for more inspiration. I need to get some of that insulation batting.
I really need some potholders. I just never get around to making them.
Great little tutorial. Thanks, Sonja
How cute — vintage napkins turned potholders!
Freda's hive @fredashive.blogspot.com has a cute tutorial for pot holders. They are really sweet.
How cute! Great gift idea! Thanks!!
I just made some scrappy pot holders, with scraps left over from FQ projects, and gave them as swap gifts. They were extremely well received!
Sooo great as gifts!
I love this site! Thanks for all the great ideas.
I can't wait to try these cuties! I have been wanting a simple oven mitt idea for a while! I love this!
i just posted my own potholder tute this week:
http://kleiosbelly.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/how-to-make-a-potholder/quick, easy & fun!
This is great. I just got a new machine and maybe I will stitch up some of these to test drive the new Singer!
Yeah a new potholder pattern to try out!!
I need new potholders like crazy!
OOooo. Green fat quarters! Now you're talkin'. Cmon random generator. Mama needs a new set of fat quarters.
I have probably two pot holders to my name, and I've been married fifteen years. This would be a good endeavor for me.
I have to try. Thanks!
Thanks for all the great FQ ideas.
cute idea. super easy gifts!
These would be so cute for a bridal shower or a housewarming party. Thanks for the ideas, as always!
Such a cute idea, I will have to keep that in mind!
Ooh, this is fancy. I just use kitchen towels as pot holders, so now I can make up some actual pot holders!
Ha! I just added potholders to our household needs list – guess I'll be going through the stash instead to whip up a few fresh ones! Thanks again for the inspiration!
These are so nice…I can do this!
cute and practical, what more could you want?
Received my package of blue fat quarters today, love them completely. The fabrics are WONDERFUL. Thank you, ladies!
This sounds like a fairly easy project for beginners like me, definitely will try it out soon.
I love your site and the patterns you provide.
Cute pot holders! Making your own makes it easier to match your kitchen and keep em cute!
very clever and bound to be welcomed as gifts, would also look great in green
I need new potholders and an oven mitt so badly. My current oven mitt has a big hole where my fingers poke out – not safe! Thanks for the ideas and inspiration.
I am SO in love with the oven mitts I made last month!
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I am so glad you posted this because yesterday I was searching for tutorials like these…I am hoping to make potholders as gifts for a couple of people so this is perfect.
I've been a fan of fabric napkins for years…now I have a use for orphan napkins. Thanks Sew, Mama, Sew!
I love to make potholders from the rear end of old blue jeans. Some scrappy pieced-together binding makes it really cute.
I need to get on these, mine are looking pretty bad.
yikes, only 4 more fat quarter days. 🙁
This is on my "to do" list!
I need some new ones myself!
OHHH I hate my potholders. I am embarrased to say they are from my wedding shower almost 12 years ago! I am totally going to make these. Thanks for the inspiration
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I'm desperately in need of new potholders and oven mitts. Thanks for the links.
Oh how cute, those would make such a fun hostess gift!
Perfect! Exactly what I need to make for myself! Thank you!
Ahh, the luck of the Irish be with me!!!
These are super cute! I love projects that use vintage textiles, though I have a hard time cutting or sewing with these fabrics (afraid I'll "ruin" them somehow!).
this is a great idea! where do you comment to enter to win the fat quarter pack? I'd love to enter! I love this blog… just recently found it and am addicted! thanks for all of your tutorials!
Great use of fat quarters… my pot holders are getting a bit ratty!
I love these!
I'm excited to see this. I really need some new potholders and the patterns look doable even for a newbie.
Great way to get items to match your kitchen decor! Thanks.
GREAT idea. I really need some new pot holders that aren't filthy. Also, I sent off my fat quarters last week and can't wait to receive mine!!!
I want some!
I tried to make oven mitts once and had a real hard time with the thumb joint. Maybe I'll try this again.
I ADORE the all the kitchen cuties!! Being in a cute apron that has adorable hot pads and oven mitts to go with it just makes cooking and baking that much more fun!! Thanks so much for all the lovely ideas!
I've been meaning to make some of these, so thanks. This should help!
I've used Bean's tutorial and it's awesome. I like the idea of the patchwork front, but the wavy lines quilting in Byrd's was awesome too.
Just the sort of project I'm looking for – quick and useful! I've got a serious potholder shortage going on. 🙂
My potholders are old and ratty, time to make new ones.
Very cute. I love all these small, quick projects with FQs.
I agree, I need to make new ones too… mine are ratty and old…and don't work too well.
Wouldn't these be great paired with a couple of the patchwork towels from last week? Too cute!
This is great. I burn my potholders all the time and constantly have to replace them.
very pretty. i make little apron sets for wee chefs, with an apron, potholder + oven mitt. they are a super fun gift! there are a few pics on my flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/smidgebox/3216906142/in/set-72157612874705784/
These are beautiful – I will certainly be making some of these
Here are some I made as Christmas gifts along with coordinating tea towels: http://butterandsugar.blogspot.com/2008/12/handmade-christmas.html
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I've been wanting to make potholders for a while. These ones are so cute!
i think i need to make some for myself too 🙂 Thank you for sharing 🙂
Cute! I might have to break down and make a set for my kitchen 🙂
After this month, I may not have any fat quarters left! Thanks for inspiring me to get busy and organized!!!
I tried to make oven mitts a year or so ago and they ended up tiny! Oops. Guess I'll stick with the potholders.
Great ideas as always. I've been cutting strips to make those patchwork potholders – they're going to look great!
Such a great idea, thanks!
Fabulous! My kitchen needs some style.
I hate my current mass produced pot holders. I would love some that I actually like.
I just made myself some potholders that were too skinny. 🙁 This is giving me incentive to try again. Thanks. Oh, any advice as to what is the best heat-proof lining for these?
cute potholders! I like the use of the vintage cocktail napkins!
o good grief, I never thought about making these. easy.
These will be the perfect addition to the apron I'm making as a gift, thanks!
I made a few variations of potholders based on the tutorial from My Byrd House this last Christmas and gave them as gifts. I'm a beginner, so instead of using patchwork scraps I used decorative Japanese fabrics for the center fabric and they turned out to be hits! I also stitched a loop of binding into a corner of the binding for hanging and it worked out great. Thanks for listing some others to try in the future!
making some of these potholders with a table runner would be a cute gift idea. thanks again for inspiration!! not that i don't already have too many projects going on…. 🙂
I really love colorful oven mitts. And your right, they look great with matching towels.
Pretty way to brighten up your kitchen! I can always use potholders. Thanks.
Wonderful! Thank you! I was just searching for pot holder patterns the other day!
I definitely could use new pot holders – my last two don't look to good!
I love making pot holders. Thanks for all the great ideas for fat quarters.
Ooo! I love making potholders – here's two I made that I embroidered before sewing – http://www.siblingcraftery.com/2008/12/sewing-surge/ and then some I made for my sil:http://www.siblingcraftery.com/2009/01/jens-birthday-presents/ So quick and easy to make!
This would be fun to make with the new Fat Quarters I got in the swap!
I need to make some new potholders for myself. Thanks.
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Jeremy Meier, who teaches theater at Owens Community College, performs as Oliver Hazard Perry during a chautauqua in a large striped tent. His performance will be part of the 2013 chautauqua.
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Rossford has been selected as one of five sites next year for the Ohio Chautauqua Program, which tours with actors playing characters who figured in the Buckeye State's history.
For the 2013 tour, the Ohio Humanities Council picked Rossford as a stop along with Bexley, Coshocton, Lakewood, and Madison.
The date, in June or July, is confidential. It will be released on Sept. 10 at Owens Community College at a special performance of Jeremy Meier's Oliver Hazard Perry: Hero of Lake Erie at 7 p.m.
Rossford City Council has shifted its regular Sept. 10 meeting to Sept. 11 so its members could attend Mr. Meier's 35-minute solo act and hear the announcement.
Mr. Meier teaches theater at Owens and toured this summer with the chautauqua as Commodore Perry, who defeated the British navy in the the Battle of Lake Erie during the war of 1812. He uttered the famed words "We have met the enemy and they are ours."
Beth Genson, marketing consultant for the Rossford Convention and Visitors Center, said landing the chautauqua program is a coup for the city.
"I attended four of the five chautauquas held this summer across the state," she said. " 'Chautauqua' is an Indian name and it's a traveling tent show. They put up a giant red-and- white-striped tent. That's the signature."
She said the tent accommodates 500 chairs and draws overflow crowds. "There were over 900 people in Warren the first night I was there. People bring their lawn chairs and sit outside if they can't get inside the tent."
A Rossford site for the tent has not been decided on, she said, but "we're leaning toward Veterans Memorial Park by the river."
The chautauqua also includes historical workshops that will be held in the Rossford Public Library, she added. The theme of the tour is "When Ohio Was the Western Frontier."
The other historical characters portrayed in the chautauqua are Johnny Appleseed, Margaret Blennerhassett, an Englishwoman who lived in an estate on an island in the Ohio River, Iroquois leader Chief John Logan, and York, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The 2013 performances will be the same as this year's.
Fran Tiburzio, director of public relations for the Ohio Humanities Council and the chautauqua coordinator, said the application process to become a tour stop is competitive. She visits the communities, then returns to Columbus and makes a recommendation. She said Rossford stood out among the contenders when she visited last winter.
"I was impressed by Rossford. They had a committee together already and they had already contacted their local media. They gave the impression that they had been really serious. They had thought about their facilities and that made me think they were going to be conscientious," she explained.
She said she'll meet with Rossford officials in September to work out details. The chautauqua, which is aimed at smaller communities, has never stopped in Wood County.
Mr. Meier said his portrayal of Commodore Perry should have special resonance northwest Ohio in 2013, which is the bicentennial of the Battle of Lake Erie near Put-In-Bay.


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My girls and I just started an organization, actually. It's called "Sew'n Hope." We make simple dresses and will be sending them to childrens' homes in the US and in Africa. Our first shipment goes out in June to the Village of Hope in Ghana and then a second one will go to Namwianga, Zambia. It's a brand new organization, but we've got people from all over willing to help us with materials and with actually making the dresses. It's pretty exciting. www.facebook.com/SewnHope


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This past week, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross showed why many owners choose to let National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell do their talking for them. Ross spoke out for the logic of extending the current 16 game season to 18 games, saying, "The additional games, the studies show will not really increase injuries. We're still playing 20 games, we're eliminating two preseason games and adding two regular-season games, which is really what helps with the revenues, and make the fans a lot happier and those games will be a lot more meaningful. But in terms of the players, they're still playing 20 games."
The idiocy of this argument is dizzying. Of course more games will mean more injuries. Of course even someone who wouldn't know Tom Brady from Tommy Tune could surmise the differences in intensity between preseason and an actual football game. It's like comparing a tofurky to the real deal. These comments were especially galling coming from Ross, whose Dolphins are injury depleted to the point where their starting quarterback is third stringer Tyler Thigpen.
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Everyone, meet Madeline Stuart. She's the first-ever professional model with Down Syndrome, and she's inspiring millions of people around the world:NFL Players Association President DeMaurice Smith wasted no time striking back at Ross. "Comments like that tell me that they just don't get it," he said. "Their teammates lost two franchise quarterbacks in the same game ... and the message is we shouldn't worry about adding two more games? Men are not expendable and neither are their families." This question about whether to extend the season by two extra games has become one of the great sticking points in the ongoing negotiations aimed at avoiding a 2010 lockout in the country's most popular sport.
I asked Smith two weeks ago about the owners' push for an 18 game season and whether it was a deal-breaker in the current negotiations. He said, "Our only strong stance is about signing a new collective bargaining agreement. That's it. I'm willing to discuss anything that guarantees that football continues for our players. There's an 18 game proposal from the NFL that we have looked at - we're going to respond to it - but there are some things that are inviolate. When I show up at a team meeting and I've got half the guys sitting in a conference room wrapped up in ice, three or four guys already on crutches, well anybody who wants to know how brutal this game is, show up at a team meeting on a Monday morning after a Sunday game where you watch some of the best athletes in the world tip-toe down two steps, where if you want to shake hands, you had better be gentle. So it's not an enhanced season, as the owner's call it. It's two more end of the season games where players are already beat up, nicked up, and knocked out."
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Everyone, meet Madeline Stuart. She's the first-ever professional model with Down Syndrome, and she's inspiring millions of people around the world:It's this heightened awareness of injuries and the owners desire to throw on two new games without increased compensation that has the two sides in a Buffalo Stance. I asked Smith in May, on a scale of 1-10, what the chances were for a lockout to start the 2011 season. He put it at a 14. When I asked Smith again, he said, "Still at 14... We are still far away from a deal being signed by the deadline in March. Just [five] weeks ago the NFL informed us that they were going to cancel the NFL players and their family's health insurance in March if a lock-out occurs if you're sitting where I'm sitting and you want to know if a lock-out is on the table, I'm not sure that any player in the National Football League would disagree with me that there's a strong likelihood that this is going to happen."
The scheduled canceling of health care benefits for players and their families has been received by the players as a heartless, aggressive act, especially with the recent avalanche of press stories about the physical toll of playing the game. "Our players risk everything on the field," he said. "There's been a lot of media coverage of the helmet to helmet hits, over the last few weeks, and the cover of Sports Illustrated is about concussions...There has been recently a great deal of concern expressed by ownership about it. The thing that we wanted to point out to our fans is that the NFL, right now as we speak, has sued 262 players over their workers comp. It still takes at least a three year NFL career to get any health care after you retire. We had to fight legislation from a team last year to take away workers comp from the players who play the game, being notified in March that their health insurance will be canceled. The players, and likely their families, are saying 'How can you express a concern about health and safety, after watching four hits on Sunday, and then snap your fingers and say that health care is over in March?' It seems both hypocritical and misleading... They put out a press release about larger fines, larger punishments, perhaps suspensions, but oh by the way, ignore the fact that we're going to cancel the health insurance for people who have kids, at least two players whose kids are in need of heart transplants. We have several who have kids on kidney dialysis. Right now we as a union are trying to figure out how to provide supplemental health insurance for the players families."
Most strikingly, at the end of our discussion, Smith made an open plea to involve fans in struggle to avoid a lockout and made clear that this issue transcends sports. "Fans [who want to help] can go to NFLOCKOUT.com. We will send people to speak at any union meetings or community meetings.... Only the owners make money when there is a lockout, making four billion dollars from the networks and paying nothing in salaries. But everybody else loses. Every city would lose about a hundred and fifty million a year in revenue. Every city will lose jobs. It's bigger than professional football. We all have an interest to avoid a lockout."
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Precautions can help reduce the odds of fatal lightning strike
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Georgia is among the top 10 states with the most lightning deaths and injuries, and the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers precautions to take to lower your risk of being hit.
Lightning is one of the leading causes of weather-related fatalities. Even though the odds of being struck by lightning are 1 in 500,000, some factors can put you at greater risk.
People who work outside or are engaged in outdoor recreational activities are at greater risk of being hit. Regional and seasonal differences also can affect your risk of being injured by lightning.
June, July, and August are the peak months for lightning activity and outdoor summer activities across the United States. As a result, a National Weather Service study of lightning deaths since 2006 found that more than 70 percent occurred during these months, with Saturdays and Sundays having slightly more deaths than other days of the week.
The consequences of lightning strikes are serious. Nationally, it caused an average of 35 deaths per year between 2003 and 2012. Georgia, which had 17 deaths in that period, is ranked No. 5.
Florida, with more than 2,000 lightning injuries over the past 50 years, is considered the "lightning capital" of the country. The other states with the most lightning deaths and injuries are Alabama, Colorado, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
The National Weather Service, operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says that 64 percent of lightning deaths since 2006 occurred while people were participating in leisure activities. Fishing topped the list at 26 deaths, followed by camping with 15 deaths; boating, 14; soccer, 12; and golf, eight.
Others were struck while participating in a number of other leisure activities like enjoying the beach, swimming, walking and running, riding recreational vehicles, and picnicking or relaxing in their yard.
Between 2006 and 2012, 82 percent of people killed by lightning were male.
John Jensenius, the National Weather Service's lightning safety specialist, says that when people think of lightning deaths, they usually think of golf.
"While every outdoor activity is dangerous when a thunderstorm is in the area, outdoor activities other than golf lead to more lightning deaths," he said. "NOAA has made a concerted effort to raise lightning awareness in the golf community since we began the campaign in 2001, and we believe our outreach has made a huge difference since lightning-related deaths on golf courses have decreased by 75 percent."
Jensenius said the large number of lightning deaths while fishing, camping and boating may occur because these activities require extra time to get to a safe place.
"People often wait far too long to head to safety when a storm is approaching, and that puts them in a dangerous and potentially deadly situation," he said.
Prior to the lightning safety campaign, lightning killed an average of 73 people each year in the United States. Since the National Weather Service launched the campaign, the average has dropped to 37.
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I'm sitting here finishing up burning a cd for a friend that I will see tomorrow. The buzzing is making me sleepy. Well it is either the buzzing noise or the Ambien I took over an hour ago. I took it – then realized that it's Ghost Hunters night and made sure the DVR was set just in case I fall asleep pass out. Then, Alan calls (he's outta town) to chat and remind me when to pick him up at the airport. Thanks hunny! My phone then perishes from lack of battery life. Bah .. sent Alan a message on GChat telling him about the phone.
I can't keep my eyes open anymore peeps … My peeps just aren't peepin' anymore! (that was an ode to my New Yawk Sistah)
Goodnight sweethearts!
Ps. My dog just fell UP the stairs. Is that even possible? Or do you think he got into my mind-inducing drug collection? Samson those are MY prescriptions! Get your OWN ZOLOFT!
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Linn of Dee
According to an article by W Gregor in Folklore [A Quarterly Review Of Myth, Tradition, Institution & Custom] Vol III (1892). 'At one time there lived near the Linn of Dee, in Mar Forest, a man named Farquharson-na-cat, i.e., Farquharson of the wand. He got this name from the fact that his trade was that of making baskets, sculls, etc. Read More »
The Linton Worm
During the twelfth century a worm lived in a hollow on the Northeast side of Linton Hill (called Worms Den today). Read More »
Littledean Tower
The 15th century Littledean Tower is now a ruin, but this fortified house was the home of the Kers of Littledean. The following story about Littledean was published in 'Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders by William Henderson' (1879). Read More »
Loch Ashie
A spectral army is said to appear on the shores of the loch at dawn on May the first, which is Beltane in the Celtic calander. One sighting is alleged to have taken place during the First World War, when a walker was on the moors close to the loch. He witnessed a battling army of horsemen and foot soldiers savaging each other in silence. Read More »
Loch Awe
Loch Awe is Scotlands third largest fresh water loch at with a length of 35km and total surface area of 14.9 miles. It shares a common legend about its creation which concerns a well that flooded. Read More »
Loch Coruisk
The isolated fresh water Loch Coruisk (Cauldron of Waters) on the Isle of Skye was thought to be the abode of a kelpie. Read More »
Loch Druich Mermaids
There is a story connected to Loch Druich and three brothers who happened across a troupe of merfolk. One night the brothers were by the loch side when they saw a group of seals come up onto the beach and shred their furry skins. Beneath the skins were naked people, who danced together on the shore. Read More »
Loch Leetie
According to an article by W Gregor in Folklore [A Quarterly Review Of Myth, Tradition, Institution & Custom] Vol III (1892) 'This is a loch in Nairnshire. It was the common belief that a bull lived in it. He was often heard roaring very loudly, particularly during frost. (Told by Mrs. Miller.)'
Loch Lomond Avro Lancaster (1965)
The following account was e-mailed in by one of our readers. 'I am a retired police officer, but before I joined the police I went on a camping holiday with my girl friend and another couple. This was in June1965. We had been driving some time and decided to stop to stretch our legs. Read More »
Loch Ma Naire
This loch has long been seen as a healing loch, according to legend the loch received its powers from a magical healing stone belonging to a wise woman. Read More »
Loch Maree
Until the middle of the 18th century bulls were sacrificed on August 25th (St Maerlrubha's Day) to dragons that dwelt in the lake. These may have been akin to the creatures still reported in other Scottish Lochs to this day.
Taken from an article by Richard Freeman.
Loch Morar
It is surprising how many lochs in Inverneshire have monster traditions and sightings, Loch Ness, Loch Lhinne, Loch Lochy, and Loch Arkaig to name a few. Read More »
Loch na Beiste
In his 'Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree' (1886), John H. Dixon gave the following account of a creature that was said to live in Loch na Beiste roughly 50 years early. 'The existence of water-kelpies in Gairloch, if perhaps not universally credited in the present generation, was accepted as undoubted in the last. Read More »
Loch Na Fideil
Loch Na Fideil was reputedly the home of a legendary female creature or spirit known as the Fideal after which the body of water is named (Loch of the Fideal). Depending upon which source you read, she attacks either men or women and children, dragging them down under the water in order to devour them. Read More »
Loch Ness
Loch Ness is famed in modern times as the supposed abode of a strange long necked monster, but the area is also rich in folklore, which Read More »
Loch Ness Water Horse
James Mackinlay in his Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs (1893) tells of another creature that was said to lurch in Loch Ness. 'A noted demon-steed once inhabited Loch Ness, and was a cause of terror to the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. Read More »
Loch Treig Water Horse
The freshwater Loch Treig (Loch of Death) has been a reservoir since 1929, however prior to this it had a reputation of being the home to some very dangerous Water Horses or Each Uisge. Read More »
Loch Urabhal
Loch Uravel or Urabhal in Gaelic is a small body of water roughly 2 miles north of Achmore. On 27 July 1961 two teachers fishing at the loch had a strange experience. Thirty five metres from their boat they reputedly saw a two headed, single humped creature swim by.
The following extract is taken from Folklore [A Quarterly Review of Myth, Tradition, Institution & Custom] Vol III (1892). 'This is a small loch on the side of the old military* road between Gorgarff and Tomintoul. The road passes close by its brink on the west side. On the other side of the road is an almost perpendicular rock, between 400 and 500 feet high. Read More »
Lochan-wan (Lambs' Loch)
The following extract is taken from Folklore [A Quarterly Review of Myth, Tradition, Institution & Custom] Vol III (1892). 'Lochan-wan* is a small loch, in a fine grazing district, lying on the upper confines of Aberdeen and Banffshire. Read More »
Lochmaben Castle
Dating from the 13th century, Lochmaben Castle, which is now a ruin, was built by King Edward I of England (Born 17 June 1239 – Died 7 July 1307) replacing the earlier 12th century Bruce motte and bailey castle. The de Brus or Bruce family, the Lords of Annandale, moved to Lochmaben following the ruination of Annan Castle. Read More »
Lochmaben Stane (Stone)
The Lochmaben Stane (or Lochmabenstane, Lochmabenstone, Clochmabenstane, Old Graitney Stone, Lowmabanstane, Loughmabanestane) stands in a farmers field near where the Kirtle Water enters the Solway Firth. Made if granite, it measures 7-8 feet in height and has a girth between 18 and 21 feet (depending upon your source). Read More »
Lochranza is situated at the Northern Tip of Arran, the loch contains a small island with a ruined castle, which was mentioned by Sir Walter Scott Read More »
Lordscairnie Castle
The castle has links with the legend of the more infamous Glamis Castle. Read More »
Loudon Castle
Now home to the Loudoun Castle Family Theme Park, there was a castle here from at least the 15th century, which was then converted into a mansion retaining the tower house. Read More »


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Docket DC-12-0004: Text Amendments to Article 4-116 - Niwot Rural Community District to amend the parking requirements in the old town Niwot commercial area.
Several County departments have worked over the past year with the Niwot Business Local Improvement District to study parking and transportation issues and to create the Niwot Transportation & Connectivity Plan. As a result of this process, we have identified potential Land Use Code amendments in order to implement the plan.
Staff will meet with the Niwot community to discuss the details of the code amendments and to ask for input. We will then draft code language. These proposed amendments will be brought to Planning Commission and then the Board of County Commissioners for consideration at public meetings. Public testimony will be taken by both Boards. The Niwot Rural Community District also requires a vote of the property owners which will occur before the final BOCC hearing.
Some possible amendments discussed include:
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Board of County Commissioners Public hearing on a proposed Land Use Code amendment to Article 4-116: Niwot Rural Community District, to amend the parking requirements and related standards in the old town Niwot commercial area. Date: Tuesday, July 31 Documents: Staff Recommendation for Board of County Commissioners The Planning Commission held a public meeting on June 20, 2012, on a proposed Land Use Code Text Amendment to amend the parking requirements in the old town Niwot commercial area. Boulder County hosted a public meeting on April 4, 2012 at at the Left Hand Grange to discuss possible amendments to the Niwot Rural Community District. Community input primarily related to the parking regulations for the old town Niwot commercial area was requested. Business owners and residents near to the commercial area were especially encouraged to attend.
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Is there a drug to treat mild anxiety for someone with myasthenia gravis? My GP has prescribed Xanax for me, but I just read on-line that it`s not recommended in patients with myasthenia gravis as is all the other benzodiazepines. Thanks for your response.
The first line drugs to treat anxiety disorders are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - these include fluoxetine (prozac) and sertraline (zoloft) among others.
I am not aware of any contraindications to someone with MG using these medications, but I advise you to talk to your mental health provider, neurologist and pharmacist before beginning any new medication. In addition to your disease, if you are taking medications, there is always potential for drug interactions when new drugs are prescribed, and this needs to be evaluated on an individual basis.
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The baseball season is a month old. The Bulls and Celtics are currently engaged in a 1st round playoff matchup that may very well go down as the greatest series in NBA history. The Caps and Pens are about to begin a 2nd round playoff series featuring the 3 best players in the sport (and someone named Semin.)Â The Kentucky Derby is tomorrow. You know what no one is talking about right now? College football.Â
Well, almost no one. With the economy in freefall, wars in two nations, an upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court, and the swine flu threatening humanity, a Congressional subcomittee has decided to hold hearings on the BCS.
Texas Congressman Joe Barton, who is a well known moron, compared the BCS to communism, which I'm sure makes all the hard working Americans who fled here from Eastern Europe and Cuba during the cold war feel good about the sacrifices they've made in life. It's football, you yutz!


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Second Age 371 (abbreviated to S.A. 371) is the 371st year of the Sun of the Second Age of Middle-earth.
Notable events in this year include:
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Christmas Cash
These Johnny Cash Christmas Specials offer a country music time capsule from the 1970s. Belting out songs of the season with his usual suspects, Carl Perkins, the Carter Family, and the Statler Brothers, Cash the genial host is in fine voice. The specials include popular singers from the time (Tony Orlando, Barbara Mandrell) but also lively folk traditions and country chestnuts (Stephen Foster songs, Gene Autry's Christmas hits like "Frosty the Snow Man").
On the first special, Cash gives a tour of his Tennessee farm, then later welcomes viewers into his main home for a "guitar pullin'" with his family and friends, replete with an inspirational story from Billy Graham. That format allows the musicians to stretch their legs. Guitar legend Merle Travis shares some fast, old-time music licks on "Cannonball Rag", while pop star Mandrell returns to her roots and demonstrates why she first became famous as a child prodigy multi-instrumentalist, on "Steel Guitar Rag".
Johnny Cash
Christmas Special: 1976
(Shout! Factory)
US DVD: 13 Nov 2007
Johnny Cash
Christmast Special: 1977
(Shout! Factory)
US DVD: 13 Nov 2007
Cash's famous house, built in 1967 on Old Hickory Lake outside Nashville, is showcased here for its loosely Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired architecture (this is the same home that was featured in Cash's "Hurt" video [2003] and that burned down in a disco inferno when new owner Barry Gibb was having it remodeled this year). It is a convivial setting for this enactment of a long-running country music tradition. As the folksy master of ceremonies, Cash defines a "guitar pullin'" as an evening in which "everybody kinda sits around and chips in with whatever they do best, you know, whether its playin' music or singin' a song or tellin' a story."
The specials highlight Cash's investment in such musical traditions as well as his favorite imagery and themes. For example, both speak to how Cash's use of Western and cowboy imagery consistently form part of his thematics. In the 1976 special, his first, Cash offers some down-home humor when he sits around a campfire in cowboy hats with Roy Clark and Orlando, although the cowoboy motiff is not too obtrusive (though Tony Orlando in a cowboy hat is played for a bit of humor).
The Western theme continues when Graham speaks. Making an analogy between the baby Jesus story and Western literature, Graham uses a gloss of Bret Harte's famous Western story "The Luck of Roaring Camp" (1868) to argue that the birth of a baby into even the most desolate of communities (like a 19th century Western mining camp) can transform the people into a moral community. In the later disc, Cash expresses a Western loyalty when he discusses Autry as the most important "singing cowboy".
These specials continue the format from Cash's earlier network TV show (1969-71), mixing Cash performances with those of guest stars, as well as some footage of Cash touring around to show viewers his home, his friends and family, or to reenact scenes from his life or from country music history. In the 1977 edition, for example, Cash joins with his band, the Tennessee Three, and the Statler Brothers to reenact a 1951 Christmas spent singing with his buddies in Germany during his time in the Air Force (1950-54), helped by a barracks set and Air Force uniforms.
Cash tells a story of being lonely far from home and turning to music for succor: "I was lonesome, homesick and had no idea what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. But one day I walked four miles through the snow to a little pawn shop where there was a guitar in the window with a five-dollar price tag." He had been singing for years and had played some guitar, but in Germany, he turned to it in earnest. He reminisces here about how, after buying the guitar for five dollars at the pawn shop, he learned three chords (C, G7, and F) from a buddy, and began playing old traditional songs. He explains that after he began to be comforted by playing music, his "life started to change".
The 1976 special conveys the singer's investment in old traditional songs, especially when he, Clark, and Orlando sing a medley of Stephen Foster songs (whom Cash describes as "a man from the North who wrote such great things about the South"). The special also hones in on country versus city humor. Cash the country trickster jokes around with city folks, as when Orlando tours Cash's farm in Bon Aqua, Tennessee, and Cash teases him that "June makes the best snake and potatoes around."
The stand out in the 1977 special from the Grand Ole Opry House, in addition to his fiery duets with June Carter Cash, is a truly historic tribute to Elvis, who had recently passed away. Cash's fellow Sun Records stars Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Roy Orbison join him to honor their label mate, appropriately, with a gospel number, "This Train is Bound for Glory".
The performance is sharp and compelling, and it allows an interesting comparison of these singers who all got their start in Sam Phillips's cauldron of country mixed with rhythm and blues. Cash's songs elsewhere on the special highlight his signature sound—his distinctive deep bass baritone voice the focal point, staying in a limited range with straightforward singing and little vibrato or other adornment, backed by the boom-chicka-boom of the simple guitar and rhythm section mimicking a train.
Cash's attitude is often playful, especially on the Carter Cash duets. In comparison to his peers, Cash was never the balladeer that Elvis could be or that Roy Orbison epitomized, and he was never a singer who equally featured his instrumental talents, as Lewis did with the piano or Perkins did with the electric guitar. His instrumentation was much simpler (classically at Sun in the 1950s just the lead guitar, Cash on rhythm, his bass player and eventually a drummer, and on later albums Cash sometimes added a piano). His sound was much more stripped bare, and the focus was always on his power as an empathetic storyteller. His signature songs also fit much more firmly in a country genre, while Orbison gravitated to pop music ballads and Lewis and Perkins had more driving rockabilly beats than Cash did.
Reflecting these dynamics, in an earlier number on the 1977 special, Lewis, "the Killer", is every bit as volcanic as he ever was on a virtuoso rendition of his solo hit, "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On", his pounding piano solos anchoring the song he once described as "obscene". But when Lewis joins with the quartet of stars, he is subdued, his voice plaintive and pious as he throws in the occasional gospel shout.
Also earlier in that show, Perkins had delivered a rousing version of his hit "Blue Suede Shoes" (whose title came from Cash), in which he yelped while driving the song along with his up tempo guitar solos, throwing in a bit of reverb at the end of the song. In the quartet, meanwhile, he retreats to the background, offering solid vocals but no flash. Orbison had earlier underscored his balladeer skills on a performance of "Oh, Pretty Woman", his high voice unmistakable. When he joins the other boys for the gospel number, his high, delicate voice stands out even more, in sharp contrast to Cash's much deeper sound.
Available on DVD for the first time since they aired, these two hour-long specials area must-have for Cash loyalists, as well as more casual fans looking for something special with a holiday touch.. While there are no extras, beyond a song selection menu, Shout! Factory did fans a solid when they partnered with the fabulous Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to make this footage available.
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A thick, round scar on Larry Bloemsma's left arm is evidence that he has been stuck with a needle over and over again.
âThey say I look like a druggie,â he said with a chuckle.
Heâs not, though. Heâs a repeat blood donor. On Thursday, Feb. 6, at the LifeStream blood bank in San Bernardino, Bloemsma made his 1,000th blood donation. This is a record high in LifeStreamâs 64-year history.
âIt just blows my mind when I think about it,â said Bloemsma, 79, of Redlands. âI've been blessed with good health.â
You have to be healthy to give blood. And it doesnât hurt if you have big veins, like Bloemsma. The veins in his left arm are especially supple.
The blood bank celebrated Bloemsma's milestone by tying red and white balloons to his donor chair, putting up a banner and making an announcement on the loudspeaker, greeted by cheers and applause. A reception was planned as well.
LifeStream says that since it began keeping electronic records of donations in 1986, Bloemsma has donated an estimated 575 times.
Bloemsma, retired from the Air Force, has been donating blood since 1964, when he was working at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino. He said the guys were told if they gave blood, they could take off Friday afternoons.
A long weekend sounded good to him, but thatâs not why he kept giving blood.
âI just enjoy helping people,â he said.
He initially donated whole blood, but has been giving platelets since 1993. He was a good candidate because he has good veins and a high platelet count.
âWe always need platelets. Their shelf life is so limited,â said LifeStream spokesman Don Escalante.
Cancer patients often need platelets, which help control bleeding.
Bloemsma can donate more frequently by giving platelets. The rules state that someone can donate blood every 56 days. But for platelets, donations can be made weekly or biweekly, as long as the person is healthy.
For the procedure, Bloemsmaâs blood is drawn and a high-tech machine stationed next to his reclining chair removes the platelets before returning most of the blood to his body. Afterward, he has a snack in LifeStream's cafe, usually a couple of cookies, chips and Starbucks coffee.


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Wondering about what sort of comments make good closing statements for a business plan? The question is more about art than science, but there's a healthy debate about how to conclude the business plan or a presentation of its core contents. Oftentimes, the exit strategy is the last content-driven part of a business plan. If your venture has a clear exit plan or can make a compelling case that "this is the best way to get out of the venture," then that can make for a fine capstone piece for your investors or lenders. Other people choose to focus on the final part of the executive summary, considering this the "conclusion" to the document's central artery. What ways can that be capped off?
• A statement about your expertise in the industry
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• A restatement about the competitive edge you wield
• A highlight line about the potential financial returns
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These are just a handful of ways to make a concluding statement. You should ask yourself, what is most compelling about my business? How is the intervention it makes worthy of being funded? If you have a special marketing plan, mention that. If you have a board full of Wharton MBAs, mention that. Whatever you do, have it reviewed so that you know it comes off the right way. Need help or want guidance? MasterPlans has written 9,000 business plans to date (intro and conclusion!) and we'll surely have an idea or two. Call 877-453-2011 to learn more.
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'One bad match'
Coach says Ja's collapse to Trinidad result of poor batting
HEAD coach Junior Bennett said "poor batting" is to be blamed for Jamaica's capitulation against hosts Trinidad & Tobago in the semi-final of the NAGICO Super50 cricket tournament last Wednesday.
The bulk of the squad returned to the island yesterday and head coach Junior Bennett said that, while the Queen's Park Oval pitch was a challenge, the batsmen should have done better.
"I think we did not apply ourselves much on it. It was a difficult pitch to start on.
"At the end of the day I have to put it down to poor batting because we should have done better than that," Bennett told the Jamaica Observer yesterday at Sabina Park.
The Jamaicans, who won all three preliminary round matches to progress to the last four, were bowled out for a record-low regional score of 49 as T&T's quicker bowlers made merry on a seamer-friendly surface.
Trinidad & Tobago won by a commanding seven-wicket margin, despite pacer Jerome Taylor snatching three early scalps.
"In other matches we lost early wickets, but we still managed to score 280-odd and 240-odd and so on. This time we never recovered from it. I think it was a good toss for Trinidad to win. Having said that, after losing four early wickets we should have tried to rebuild that innings which we did not do," the Jamaica coach added.
During the preliminary phase, Jamaica were able to put decent totals together.
In the opening game against Windward Islands, Jamaica nudged to a 14-run win after tallying 282-5. Andre McCarthy and Tamar Lambert were the batting heroes with 93 and 88, respectively.
In game two against invited team Ireland, they cruised to 166-4 in 29 overs in a successful chase of 161. Young left-handed opener John Campbell made 71.
Nkrumah Bonner was the star with 122 not out in the team's 243-7 as Guyana were beaten by 10 runs in the final preliminary outing.
In explaining the ignominious nature of the collapse against Trinidad, Bennett said the surfaces got more difficult to bat as the tournament went on, due to wear and tear and limited pitch preparation.
He maintained, however that the batsmen should have risen to the occasion in such a critical match.
"Most [of] the matches were played there ( Queen's Park) so it was difficult for the groundsmen in terms of the time to prepare the wickets. It seamed around (sideways movement for the bowlers) and there was inconsistent bounce.
"Overall performance, I'd say we did well but it was one bad match and we lost out. But also it's the business end of the tournament that you have to up your game and we didn't [do that]," Bennett said.
Barbados won the Super50 title after defeating Trinidad in the final.
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Lower back pain is an ailment that affects a majority of adults at some point in their lifetime. Treatment for low back pain and lost labor due to low back pain costs up to 50 billion dollars annually in the United States. There are many different causes of back pain, including degeneration of intervertebral discs, compressed nerves, vertebral fractures, arthritis and muscle strain. One type of muscle strain that can cause lower back pain is called latissimus dorsi syndrome.
The latissimus dorsi muscles are attached to a large portion of the lower spine via a sheet of tissue called the thoracolumbar fascia. The large muscle comes up to the shoulder area and attaches to a groove on the humerus, or the upper arm bone. When the latissimus dorsi muscles are working properly, they serve to move the arm towards the body, rotate the arm bone inward and pull the arm backwards. The latissimus dorsi muscles also help to some degree with breathing; they are called "accessory breathing muscles" because they are not primary muscles associated with breathing but they can help with expanding and compressing the rib cage during breathing.
Latissimus dorsi syndrome is pain due to strain of the latissimus dorsi muscles. Because of the location of the muscles, the pain of latissimus dorsi syndrome can affect the lower back, the shoulders or both. Depending on the severity of the injury due to muscle overstretching or tearing, the pain may be a dull aching pain or a sharper, more severe pain. Abnormal tightness or soreness in the muscles can make it harder to move the arm in certain directions or make the hips uneven. Pain can be due to an acute injury of the latissimus dorsi muscle or chronic tightness that puts tension on the lower back.
Acute latissimus dorsi strain injuries can usually be treated at home with basic first aid measures. Avoiding the activities that caused the muscle injury can prevent the injury from becoming worse; bed rest has been shown to be less helpful than moving around but being careful, however. It may help to apply ice to the injury, take over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and gently stretch the back muscles. If pain persists or is overwhelming, or if low back pain is a chronic problem for you, see a doctor for additional pain management options. Prescription pain medication and physical therapy are some of the options that may help you control your low back pain.
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Snoring and pouring
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Now, I realise that snoring is a natural and, in many cases unavoidable, human function. I have been known to tear up a few Z-tickets in my time too, especially after a few beers. However, if your snoring is so loud, irregular and persistant that you make things unbearable for others around you, you should at the very least get a private room.
So, after a noisy and smelly night, we wake up unrefreshed but optimistic. Our other roommate, a hippy from Edmonton, Canada, meets us downstairs and complains about the snorer as well. Fortunately, says the lady at reception, Mr. Snory is not booked to stay tonight.
Jane and I catch a local bus out to a place with the evocative name of Blackbutt Reserve, a kind of wildlife place that apparently has some nice bush walks as well. We see some koalas lazing around on trees, plenty of vividly-coloured birds, some emus, and a few uninspired kangaroos.
Just as we begin the 1.4km bush walk back to the park entrance, the sky becomes deathly dark and an eerie wind starts to shake the trees around. We can tell it is about to rain but we don't really have anywhere else that we can go, as we are basically past the point of no return. Sure enough, the first splashes of rain come down, followed by the most ferocious and intense downpour. Deep puddles are formed instantly, the raindrops hit the ground and bounce back up to ankle height and we can barely see where we are going for the wall of water in front of us. Then, just as we reach the carpark, the rain stops, as suddenly as it had begun. However, we are of course completely soaked from head to toe and we get a few interesting looks as we board the bus back into town.
After a shower and a nap we feel more or less normal again so we wander down to the beach. Jane doesn't feel like swimming but I charge in for a bit of bodysurfing and lolling around in the warm ocean water as the real surfers zip around us swimmers.
Tonight is another free meal night, this time it is a nice big fish & chips, plus a veggie & rice meal that was spare - bargain!


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Enjoy casual Kauai dining steps away from the beach at The Hukilau Lanai restaurant at Kauai Coast Resort at the Beachboy. From fresh Pacific Rim cuisine to free-range beef, roasted chicken to perfectly grilled fish, The Hukilau Lanai Restaurant features delightful menus that are popular with locals and tourists alike. And to complement your meal, the Kauai restaurant offers an excellent wine list as well as live entertainment.
Our restaurant in Kauai opens at 5:00 p.m. and is open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday (no breakfast or lunch available).
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When you're ready to venture beyond Kauai Coast Resort at the Beachboy, you'll find yourself ideally located to sample a range of international cuisines and local delicacies. Here is just a sampling of your restaurant choices, from casual Kauai dining options to fine romantic restaurants.
Kauai Pasta (Less than five minutes from the resort)
4-439B Kuhio Hwy.
Kapaa, HI 96746
(808) 822-7447
Good Italian Restaurant in Kapaa. Simple but, delicious.
Kintaro's (Less than five minutes from the resort)
4-370 Kuhio Hwy.
Kapaa, HI 96746
(808) 822-3341
The very best Japanese and sushi restaurant on the island. A local favorite. Also, they have Tempanyaki for an exciting dining experience. You must try the Hanalei Roll or Bali Hai Bomb sushi rolls.
Gaylord's Restaurant
Located at the legendary Kilohana Estate
(808) 245-9593
Hale Ainai Award and Zagat Award of Excellence
Historic setting with unmatched charm Lunch and dinner.
The Bull Shed (Less than five minutes from the resort)
4-796 Kuhio Hwy.
Kapaa, HI 96746
(808) 822-3791
Oceanfront casual dining with a full salad bar.
Roy's Poipu Bar and Grill (30 minutes from the resort)
Poipu Shopping Village
2360 Kiahuna Plantation Dr.
Poipu, HI 96756
(808) 742-5000
The Beach House Restaurant
5022 Lawai Rd.
Kapaa, HI 96756
(808) 742-1424
Oceanside setting, spectacular sunset view.
Café Hanalei
Princeville Resort
5520 Ka Haku Rd.
Princeville, HI 96722
(808) 826-2760
Located on the North Shore of the island. Spectacular view of Hanalei Bay. Buffets on Friday and Saturdays, Sunday's Sunday Brunch