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Many treasures can't be replaced.
I've never been burned out by a wildfire, but I have experienced a house fire. In 1978, when I was student teaching in Warrensburg, MO, the principal called me into the hallway one day and told me that my house was on fire. I spent the rest of that afternoon watching the firemen fight a major fire in the huge old house I shared with several other college girls. One of them died in the fire, and another was severely burned.
As it happened, my room did not burn. I was able to go into the building several days later to see what I could salvage. Many things were too smoke-damaged and waterlogged to save, but at least I decided what to I had to give up and what was good enough to keep.
My sister's home burned
My sister and brother-in-law lost their home to fire a couple of years ago. Their son woke up one morning to a fire in his bedroom, caused by a short in electrical wiring. Charlotte picked up her purse on her way out of the house. Wisely, David would not let his family go back in to try to save anything from the flames. Their house burned to the ground, but no one was hurt.
Rebuilding after the fire
Charlotte and David built a beautiful new home and they moved into it this spring. Its design is highly fire-resistant and energy efficient. They have lots of room. Their community has been generous in giving them many things that they needed.
Charlotte and David are thankful for all that they have, but I know that they will always be sad about the irreplaceable things they lost in the fire. In her Christmas card last year, my sister quoted a Scripture that had become especially meaningful to her.
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
(Matthew 6:19-21, Today's New International Version)
I'm thinking about those families in California. In each home that burned, a family's personal treasures were destroyed. In time, the families will rebuild and re-settle, but the loss will always be with them. How they cope with and think about that loss will determine the real extent of the fire damage. It will shape the rest of their lives.


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Bracero Guest Worker Program
Ana Elizabeth Rosas
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History. Please check back later for the full article.
On August 4, 1942, the Mexican and U.S. governments launched the bi-national guest worker program, most commonly known as the Bracero Program. An estimated five million Mexican men between the ages of 19 and 45 separated from their families for three-to-nine-month contract cycles at a time, in anticipation of earning the prevailing U.S. wage this program had promised them. They labored in U.S. agriculture, railroad construction, and forestry, with hardly any employment protections or rights in place to support themselves and the families they had left behind in Mexico. The inhumane configuration and implementation of this program prevented most of these men and their families from meeting such goals. Instead, the labor exploitation and alienation that characterized this guest worker program and their program participation paved the way for, at best, fragile family relationships. This program lasted twenty-two years and grew in its expanse, despite its negative consequences, Mexican men and their families could not afford to settle for being unemployed in Mexico, nor could they pass up U.S. employment opportunities of any sort. The Mexican and U.S. governments' persistently negligent management of the Bracero Program, coupled with their conveniently selective acknowledgement of the severity of the plight of Mexican women and men, consistently cornered Mexican men and their families to shoulder the full extent of the Bracero Program's exploitative conditions and terms.
Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement
Matt Garcia
In September 1962, the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) held its first convention in Fresno, California, initiating a multiracial movement that would result in the creation of United Farm Workers (UFW) and the first contracts for farm workers in the state of California. Led by Cesar Chavez, the union contributed a number of innovations to the art of social protest, including the most successful consumer boycott in the history of the United States. Chavez welcomed contributions from numerous ethnic and racial groups, men and women, young and old. For a time, the UFW was the realization of Martin Luther King Jr.'s beloved community—people from different backgrounds coming together to create a socially just world. During the 1970s, Chavez struggled to maintain the momentum created by the boycott as the state of California became more involved in adjudicating labor disputes under the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA). Although Chavez and the UFW ultimately failed to establish a permanent, national union, their successes and strategies continue to influence movements for farm worker justice today.
Immigration to the United States after 1945
Xiaojian Zhao
Post-1945 immigration to the United States differed fairly dramatically from America's earlier 20th- and 19th-century immigration patterns, most notably in the dramatic rise in numbers of immigrants from Asia. Beginning in the late 19th century, the U.S. government took steps to bar immigration from Asia. The establishment of the national origins quota system in the 1924 Immigration Act narrowed the entryway for eastern and central Europeans, making western Europe the dominant source of immigrants. These policies shaped the racial and ethnic profile of the American population before 1945. Signs of change began to occur during and after World War II. The recruitment of temporary agricultural workers from Mexico led to an influx of Mexicans, and the repeal of Asian exclusion laws opened the door for Asian immigrants. Responding to complex international politics during the Cold War, the United States also formulated a series of refugee policies, admitting refugees from Europe, the western hemisphere, and later Southeast Asia. The movement of people to the United States increased drastically after 1965, when immigration reform ended the national origins quota system. The intricate and intriguing history of U.S. immigration after 1945 thus demonstrates how the United States related to a fast-changing world, its less restrictive immigration policies increasing the fluidity of the American population, with a substantial impact on American identity and domestic policy.
Latina/o Religious Politics
Felipe Hinojosa
Religion is at the heart of the Latina/o experience in the United States. It is a deeply personal matter that often shapes political orientations, how people vote, where they live, and the type of family choices they make. Latina/o religious politics—defined as the religious beliefs, ethics, and cultures that motivate social and political action in society—represent the historic interaction between popular and institutional religion. The evolution of Protestantism, Pentecostalism, and Catholic Social Action throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries illuminates the ways in which Latina/o religious communities interacted with movements for social justice.
Latinas/os in the Southern United States
Perla M. Guerrero
Latinas/os were present in the American South long before the founding of the United States of America, yet knowledge about their southern communities in different places and time periods is deeply uneven. In fact, regional themes important throughout the South clarify the dynamics that shaped Latinas/os' lives, especially race, ethnicity, and the colorline; work and labor; and migration and immigration. Ideas about racial difference, in particular, reflected specifics of place, and intersections of local, regional, and international endeavors and movements of people and resources. Accordingly, Latinas/os' position and treatment varied across the South. They first worked in agricultural fields picking cotton, oranges, and harvesting tobacco, then in a variety of industries, especially poultry and swine processing and packing. The late 20th century saw the rapid growth of Latinas/os in southern states due to changing migration and immigration patterns that moved from traditional states of reception to new destinations in rural, suburban, and urban locales with limited histories with Latinas/os or with substantial numbers of immigrants in general.
Latino/a and African American Relations
Brian D. Behnken
African Americans and Latino/as have had a long history of social interactions that have been strongly affected by the broader sense of race in the United States. Race in the United States has typically been constructed as a binary of black and white. Latino/as do not fit neatly into this binary. Some Latino/as have argued for a white racial identity, which has at times frustrated their relationships with black people. For African Americans and Latino/as, segregation often presented barriers to good working relationships. The two groups were often segregated from each other, making them mutually invisible. This invisibility did not make for good relations.
Latino/as and blacks found new avenues for improving their relationships during the civil rights era, from the 1940s to the 1970s. A number of civil rights protests generated coalitions that brought the two communities together in concerted campaigns. This was especially the case for militant groups such as the Black Panther Party, the Mexican American Brown Berets, and the Puerto Rican Young Lords, as well as in the Poor People's Campaign. Interactions among African Americans and Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban/Cuban American illustrate the deep and often convoluted sense of race consciousness in American history, especially during the time of the civil rights movement.
Latino Catholicism
Timothy Matovina
The Latino/Latina or Hispanic Catholic presence spans the colonial era, the period of U.S. expansion during the 19th century, and the waves of new immigrants in the 20th and 21st centuries. A long-standing element of Latino Catholic history, the struggle for justice both in church and society, became even more prominent during the 20th century.
While Catholics in the thirteen British colonies were a minority in a Protestant land, in Hispanic settlements from Florida to California, Catholicism was the established religion under Spain and, in the Southwest, under Mexico after it won independence in 1821. Spanish subjects founded numerous missions intended to Christianize and Hispanicize native populations. They also established parishes, military chaplaincies, and private chapels to serve the religious needs of Hispanic settlers. From the standpoints of original settlement, societal influence, and institutional presence, the origins of Catholicism in what is now the United States were decidedly Hispanic.
The first large group of Hispanic Catholics incorporated into U.S. territories was Mexicans in the Southwest, who, as a common adage puts it, did not cross the border but had the border cross them during U.S. territorial expansion. When military defeat led Mexico's president to cede nearly half his nation's territory to the United States in 1848, Mexicans underwent the disestablishment of their Catholic religion along with widespread loss of their lands, economic well-being, political clout, and cultural hegemony. Many continued their traditional expressions of faith, which enabled them to defend their sense of dignity, to collectively respond to the effects of conquest, and to express their own ethnic legitimation.
Nascent 19th-century Latino immigration to the United States quickened over the course of the 20th century, expanding the diversification of national-origin groups among Latinos in the United States. Mexican immigration increased substantially after the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution in 1910 and has continued into the 21st century. Significant numbers of Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, and Central Americans have also come, along with some South Americans. Each group of Latino newcomers has fostered ministries and church structures that served the needs of their compatriots.
Latino Catholic activist efforts range from local initiatives such as establishing Spanish-language masses and prayer groups to broader endeavors such as the recent National Hispanic Pastoral Encuentros of the 1970s and 1980s, major events that enabled Hispanic leaders to articulate their ministerial needs and demands to Catholic bishops and the wider church. Latino Catholics have also been active in social causes such as the plight of farmworkers, immigration, and faith-based community organizing.
Latino Environmentalism
Sara C. Fingal
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History. Please check back later for the full article.
Since the 1960s, Latinos have played prominent roles in the environmental justice movement and organizations that defined their members as Latino environmentalists. Organizers created their own groups in response to their alienation from mainstream environmental movements that were predominately white and focused on wilderness preservation and government conservation policies. Latino community activists related social justice and grassroots democracy to struggles over public parks and beaches, clean air, clean water, pesticide exposure, and high environmental risks. Eventually, mainstream environmentalists and federal government agencies responded to calls for diversity with increased attention to environmental justice in the late 20th century. In recent years, the National Park Service has attempted to engage with Latinos via American Latino heritage projects. The U.S. Forest Service also started a campaign entitled "Descubre el Bosque" (Discover the Forest) in an effort to connect to a Spanish-speaking audience. It featured advertisements and a Spanish-language website encouraging people to "Reconectar tu familia con la naturaleza. ¡Descubre un bosque o parque cerca de ti!" (Reconnect your family with nature. Discover a forest or park near you!). These campaigns are a response to the predominance of white visitors to national and state parks and the increasing percentage of Latinos under the age of eighteen. Previous calls for environmental justice and this shift in demographics have made many mainstream environmental organizations aware of the need to engage with Latino communities, but there are still persistent stereotypes about Latino disinterest in access to public lands and conservation. Newer organizations such as the National Hispanic Environmental Council have worked to engage community members, young people, and departments in the federal government. Latinos have and will continue to be critical actors in conversations about local and global environmental issues.
Latino Literature
Elda María Román
Latina/o literature can be understood both in terms of its historical emergence and development as well as its engagement with and representation of history. The formation of a canon called Latina/o literature is a contemporary phenomenon. Institutions that have published, disseminated, and shaped this literature into a discernible entity emerged in the 1970s as extensions of political activist movements. In the 1990s, the establishment of the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project also made possible the recuperation and publication of literature written before the 1960s. Studies of Latina/o literature now explore texts dating back to the 16th century, include 19th-century exile and dissident writing, and trace the evolution of Latina/o literature through the 20th and 21st centuries. While most writing and scholarship has been produced about Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans, literature by Dominican Americans, U.S. Central Americans, and U.S. South Americans is increasingly gaining visibility. Since the mid-20th century, most Latina/o literature has been written in English, though many writers incorporate Spanish or Spanglish. This tradition now spans a wide range of themes, experiences, and genres.
Latinos and the Law
Allison Brownell Tirres
Latino Americans have intersected with the law in complicated ways throughout American history. Latinos themselves are a diverse and heterogeneous racial, ethnic, and cultural group, with members hailing from all parts of the Spanish-speaking world and representing all variations on the spectrum of race. Each group has a unique origin story, but all have been shaped by law and legal process. Legal historians and legal scholars explore the role of law in incorporating Latino groups in American society, the effects of law on Latino communities, and the struggles of Latino lawyers, activists, and ordinary people against legal discrimination and for equality. The civil rights story of Latinos bears strong resemblance to that of African Americans: In each case, members have been subjected to de jure and de facto discrimination and social subordination. But the Latino civil rights story has unique valences, particularly in the areas of language discrimination and immigration law and policy. Latino legal history demonstrates the complex ways that Latinos interact with the color line in American law and politics.
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Marquee matchup pits No. 1 Michigan against No. 3 Indiana
Bloomington, IN – The top two teams in the Big Ten Conference settle their differences on the court at Assembly Hall on Saturday night, as the top-ranked Michigan Wolverines come calling on the third-ranked Indiana Hoosiers.
At 20-1, Michigan is off to its best start ever, and the last time the Wolverines owned the top ranking in the AP poll was back on Nov. 30, 1992. Coach John Beilein's squad has won four straight since suffering its lone defeat of the campaign (56-53 at Ohio State), with their most recent triumph coming in a 68-46 rout of visiting Northwestern on Wednesday night, running its home record to a perfect 13-0 this season, and 28-1 over the last two years.
Indiana held down the top spot in the nation through the first month of the season, but a tough overtime loss to Hoosier State rival Butler put an end to the team's dream of a perfect campaign. Since then, IU has won 10 of 11 bouts and sits at 19-2 overall and 7-1 in conference (same as Michigan). The Hoosiers have won the last four games since suffering a 64-59 loss at home to Wisconsin on Jan. 15, the most recent of which being a 97-60 shellacking of another in-state rival in Purdue this past Wednesday.
Indiana owns a 101-56 advantage in the all-time series with Michigan, and the teams have split the last 10 meetings. The Wolverines will host the Hoosiers in the regular-season finale on March 10.
Trey Burke (17.9 ppg, 7.1 apg) is among the best guards in the Big Ten, while backcourt mates Tim Hardaway, Jr. (15.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg) and Nik Stauskas (12.6 ppg), along with forwards Glenn Robinson III (12.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and Jared Morgan (6.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg) give Michigan one of the finest starting groups in all of college basketball. The team as a collective unit averages 78.0 ppg, laying claim to substantial differentials in scoring (+19.4), rebounding (+7.5) and turnovers (+2.7), all while shooting 51 percent from the field, which includes a near-41 percent showing from 3-point range. The Wolverines jumped on top of Northwestern early in their recent matchup, and kept the pedal down the rest of the way in what turned out to be a 22-point triumph. Michigan got 18 points from Burke, 13 from Robinson III, 11 from Stauskas and 10 from Jon Horford, who filled in for the injured Jordan Morgan (ankle). The Wolverines committed only two turnovers in the game, while holding the Wildcats to a mere 37.3 percent shooting, which included a dismal 4-of-19 effort from 3-point land.
Indiana owns the nation's No. 1-ranked scoring margin (+23.6) -- Michigan is third -- as the Hoosiers average 84.0 ppg while allowing just 60.4 ppg. Cody Zeller (16.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg) continues to pace the team in both scoring and rebounding, all while shooting nearly 60 percent from the field and 74 percent from the charity stripe. Victor Oladipo (14.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.3 apg) is next in line in the scoring column, and additional help comes from Christian Watford (12.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg), Jordan Hulls (11.1 ppg, 3.3 apg) and Will Sheehy (10.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg). All five starters scored in double figures for IU in its recent win at Purdue, with Zeller logging a double-double consisting of 19 points and 11 rebounds. The team as a whole drained 49.3 percent of its total shots, including 12-of-25 3-point tries, and it was almost perfect at the free throw line (19-of-20). The Hoosiers committed only eight turnovers, while goading the Boilermakers into 18. A 39-29 edge on the glass certainly helped matters, as did the fact that the home team hit only two treys on the night.


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Plymouth will be the site of a medical marijuana dispensary, and former U.S. Rep. William Delahunt promises it will represent the "gold standard" in terms of compliance and operation.
PLYMOUTH – Plymouth will be the site of a medical marijuana dispensary, and former U.S. Rep. William Delahunt promises it will represent the "gold standard" in terms of compliance and operation.
Delahunt, a Plymouth resident, is the president and public face of Medical Marijuana of Massachusetts (MMM), which the state announced Friday will receive three "provisional licenses" to operate marijuana dispensaries: one in Taunton; one in Mashpee; and the third dispensary to be located at 9 Collins Ave. in the Plymouth Industrial Park.
According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the selection of dispensaries was based on the quality of the applications.
"This was an objective, merit-based process guided by state procurement principles," a statement accompanying the list of winners stated. "An expert review by ICF International scored the applications in areas including public health, security and strength of business plan. The expert review determined the score for each applicant, based on a scale of 0 to 163 possible points."
The scores of qualifying applicants were all 137 or higher, but each of MMM's applications received a score of 160 points, the highest of any of the applicants.
"I think the score demonstrates, first, that these decisions were merit-based," Delahunt said, "and secondly, that the team we have assembled is truly remarkable. It's up to us now to prove that over time, and I am confident that we will."
The MMM team includes former senior law enforcement officials, several medical professionals and others with, as Delahunt said, "years of experience dealing with drugs and addiction."
Delahunt also acknowledged that it was important the team included local people already recognized for their local civic engagement, including former Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce President Kevin O'Reilly.
Delahunt said he was very excited about the success of the Plymouth application.
"I spend a lot of my time here. This where I live," Delahunt said. "And the community has been very welcoming."
The Board of Selectmen was also very welcoming.
As part of the second round of applications, organizations were encouraged to seek letters of support or non-opposition from the executive branch of the communities where they planned to site their facilities.
The letters were not required in order for their proposals to gain final approval, but they would enhance the second-phase proposals.
Of four groups who initially sought the town's recommendations, only MMM received a letter of support. One other applicant, Mass Organic Therapy, received a letter of non-opposition but was not selected for a license.
Despite its high scores from the state, the MMM team was never overconfident, Delahunt said, and sweated out the last few days before the announcement.
"There was a lot of uncertainty, as this was the first time the state had undertaken an effort of this kind," Delahunt said, "and it was also a very rigorous, demanding process."
There won't be any let up now though, Delahunt said Friday. In fact, he said, he expects the next five months will require a non-stop effort to meet the state's expectation that all dispensaries are operational by July 1 of this year.
"We have a great facility in the industrial park, with good access to Route 3, located well outside of any residential areas. But now there is a lot of preparatory work to be done," Delahunt said.
The non-descript steel building where the dispensary will be located will have to be modified to both cultivate and dispense marijuana and will provide a high level of security for both operations, 24-7.
Delahunt said he believes that if this is done right – "And I am confident it will be," he said – this can provide a partial answer to the epidemic of subscription painkiller abuse that is going on now throughout New England and the country.
"Overdose deaths from these painkillers is steadily increasing and now account for more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined," Delahunt explained. "We have to provide alternatives that are not as dangerous as the painkillers that are devastating communities in Massachusetts and across the nation."
First things first, though, Delahunt added. MMM is going to immediately move forward with its plans for a dispensary at the site, always keeping the community in mind.
"I make a public commitment to the community, a promise that we will not disappoint," he said. "We will be the gold standard for compliance and how these dispensaries operate."
There were actually four dispensaries approved by the state associated with Plymouth residents. Besides MMM's three approved dispensaries, a dispensary to be located in Cambridge will be run by The Greeneway Wellness Foundation, whose CEO is Plymouth resident John Greene.
Greene is also the owner and operations director of Adaptonic, an herbal company headquartered in Marshfield.
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(Part of the picture is borrowed from a portrait from the Portrait Portal. I'll give it back if they ask.)
My favorite flirt option for Jaheira is "Play with Jaheira's braids". Unfortunately I got a bit carried away, so the 38x60 version that you see most in the game doesn't look that great. At the moment I'm using the second portrait instead.
I was allergic to headbands for a while, so I removed them from the Nalia and Viconia portraits. Then I started editing other things as well, and then my trial version copy of Photoshop stopped working. These two would be "works in progress" if I was planning to ever do anything about them. But since I probably won't they're just 'works in'.
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BOSTON -- People who have undergone bariatric surgery may be at greater risk of acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure, researchers reported.
In a retrospective analysis of 101 liver failure patients, 54 had disease induced by acetaminophen overdose, and of those 16.7% had previous bariatric surgery, according to Edward Holt, MD, of California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
In contrast, among the 47 patients with disease with other causes, there were none who had previously had bariatric surgery, Holt reported at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).
The association appeared to be independent of other factors linked to acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure, including depression, alcohol abuse, the use of combination analgesics, and the intention to commit suicide.
Holt cautioned that the study is retrospective, but suggests a prevalence of bariatric surgery among patients with acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure that is "strikingly higher" than the 0.66% prevalence in the general population.
He said the findings are sufficiently alarming that larger multi-center studies are needed, as well as research into the mechanisms that might underlie the phenomenon.
Bariatric surgery has a number of important consequences, Holt noted, including changes in how the body processes some drugs, such as alcohol, an increased risk of suicide, and nutritional changes.
To see if bariatric surgery plays a role in acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure they studied a cohort of 101 patients whose liver disease was prospectively identified between 2009 and 2011.
Of those, nine patients had undergone bariatric surgery, on average 5.9 years before the liver failure -- eight with a Roux-en-Y procedure and one with a duodenal switch.
Acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure was determined either by the presence of the drug in the system or by medical history, in the absence of other possible causes, Holt reported.
There was no difference between the acetaminophen and non-acetaminophen groups in age, but there were more women and Caucasians in the drug-induced disease group and more deaths and transplants among the others.
As well as containing all those with bariatric surgery, the acetaminophen group had significantly more depression, alcohol abuse, and combinations of analgesics, Holt said.
On the other hand, when the nine bariatric surgery patients were compared with the remaining 92, there were no significant differences in age, sex, ethnicity, depression, alcohol abuse, combination analgesic use, transplants, or death, he noted.
If the finding is validated, the 1.6 million people in the U.S. who have undergone bariatric surgery are at increased risk of acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure, which would require changes in management, including additional warnings about the painkiller.
The rate of bariatric surgery is likely to increase owing to the "growing epidemic of obesity," commented AASLD president Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD, of Yale University School of Medicine, who discussed the study with reporters.
If the finding is replicated, she said, "there will be important implications in the practical management of patients who have bariatric surgery."
The researchers did not report external support for the study or any conflicts of interest.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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WORCESTER � Firefighters made a couple of dramatic saves just before 7 Saturday morning at a a four-story apartment building at 3 West St.
Firefighters rescued a disoriented couple from their burning third-floor apartment and got them out of the building. Firefighters also worked fast to prevent fire from spreading into apartments in the attached portion of the building at 1 West St.
The couple told fire officials that they were glad that firefighters came or they wouldn't have gotten out otherwise, according to District Chief William M. O'Connell. Fire investigators believe the two-alarm fire, first called in around 6:45 a.m., started in the kitchen of that third-floor apartment.
"Coming up Pleasant Street from Main Street, you could see the fire lapping out the windows off to the porches in the back of the building," Chief O'Connell said. "Luckily the porches had concrete that saved things in the back from really catching."
Chief O'Connell said fences prevented firefighters from getting to the back of the building, so they had to enter the building through the front door with hoses to reach the fire.
"The guys did a hell of a job," Chief O'Connell said. "They got right in. The crews did a great job getting those lines in there and getting that amount of fire out so quickly."
The structure has two addresses � 1 West St. and 3 West St. A firewall divides the apartment complex and helped prevent the spread of fire to the 1 West St. side. In fact, tenants on the 1 West St. side were allowed back into their homes by early afternoon.
The rescued couple, Idalia Ortega and Dennis Greene, said they were sleeping this morning when their apartment caught fire.
"We were overcome by smoke," Mr. Greene said. He said neighbors had also tried to get them out of the building. Mr. Greene said the fire was an accident, "I guess something was left on the stove."
The building's smoke detectors went off.
Reynaldo Orellana and his family live on the third floor.
"Everybody was sleeping when I heard the alarms," Mr. Orellana said. "I woke my kids. Nobody had time to grab anything."
Tenants and authorities scrambled to make sure everyone was out of the building. According to fire officials, 31 people, including 12 children, were displaced from the 15 apartments. The American Red Cross assisted the tenants. One cat perished.
"It could have been a lot worse. A lot of people were still sleeping," Chief O'Connell said. "The alarms worked and probably saved a lot of people."
A firefighter who was slightly injured was treated and released from a city hospital.
Fire officials preliminarily estimated the damages to be $100,000.
The building is owned by William Mantalvanos, according to authorities. He was at the building this morning.


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We spent the month of December as nomads, roaming between the homes of friends and family who generously welcomed us (thanks y'all!). It was a whirlwind of catching up and being amazed that people had managed to have birthdays and new babies while we were away. (In my mind, everyone else remained frozen in time while I traveled. Turns out, not the case at all). It was a soft landing to return back to our previous lives.
The soft landing can only last so long, and eventually (January, time of so many new beginnings), it was time for one for us. We gathered our things and moved to Austin, where we know only a few people. I know very little about the city. I don't know what we are going to do for work. But now that the last box is unpacked (okay, I have one left, but it's just going to wait for a new burst of motivation), it's time to address the burning question on everyone's mind – what are you going to do for work? (Okay, I think it might actually be — when are you going to have babies!?! but I'm not answering that here.)
I haven't felt ready to write a post wrapping up the trip until tonight, when I poured myself a glass of wine and sat down…and I felt ready. The trip was amazing. Most importantly, I think it gave Tommy and I the chance to really grow as a married couple and learn to work together better, be more patient, and understand each other's way of communicating better. I cannot articulate very well the changes there, but I can feel them every day.
I think I have become a little gentler on others and myself. I made an unconventional choice, and I feel more openness to others who make unconventional choices. There are a million ways to live, many of which I haven't chosen yet, but certainly I don't know the future. I never dreamed I would take a trip for 14 months around the world. I'm sure plenty of people thought me a little crazy and irresponsible. It was the right choice for me. So – whatever to those people. And I am working on being less judgemental of others. We all have our own challenges and rough roads, poor choices and regrets. I don't need to heap my foolishness or scorn on top of the climb for someone else. Keep yours off mine too. Being out of the loop of gossip within a circle made me appreciate more how very pointless and damaging it all is. I'm sure I'll slip and I know I already have, but at least I have turned my face toward a different direction.
I have gained peace with less planning. By nature I am such a planner, wanting to research each decision in order to make the right one. Travel doesn't allow for that, and often surprised us with delights in the least expected ways. I don't need to make a plan for everything. I can trust that God will carry me forward. Patience.
I place more value on taking care of myself. I am more aware of my need for personal time and more aware of how to fill that time for maximum satisfaction. I am more spritually aware than I would have been attending church and listening to sermons each week (at least that's how I feel). I can see my perspective a little clearer, and I have more peace with the fog and doubts that travel with me no matter where I go. Experiencing other religions in small ways only enhanced my own relationship with God, as did lots of quiet time away from the hustle and bustle.
I am excited to turn thirty in a few months. My twenties have been filled with surprises — marrying my college sweetheart, living in NYC, working in finance, starting a healthcare business with my Dad, taking a trip around the world….if you had asked me at 18 – not a single one of those would have been in my expectations for my twenties. Without a plan for work or really much else, I'm excited to see what adventures my thirties have in store.


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By a margin of three to one, Victory members voted to free the company from the state's oversight of rate changes.
Victory Electric members voted nearly three-to-one to remove the cooperative utility from the rate-setting jurisdiction of the Kansas Corporation Commission in a decision tallied this week.
About 74 percent of Victory members — that is, customers — that voted on the issue ultimately agreed with the position of the company and its member-elected board, that deregulation would allow more flexibility in rate structures and reduce the cost of adjustments in front of the KCC.
"We were pleased with how the vote came out and we're still committed to doing what's in the best interest of our members: keeping the rates low, the cost of power low, doing whatever we can do save our members money," Victory spokesperson Jerri Imgarten said.
Roughly 22.7 percent of Victory ratepayers voted on the issue, around 3,100 households and businesses, Imgarten said. Votes were counted by a third party firm.
The vote unifies the two classes of customers that have existed since Victory, in a partnership with four other rural coops, purchased the remnants of the for-profit power company Aquila. Victory's legacy customers approved deregulation in 2000. The new customers, including most of those in Dodge City, have been under KCC oversight.
As such, the company had to operate essentially two separate units for reporting, billing and other business requirements. The vote by all Victory customers, legacy and new — for or against — also unifies the two under the same regulatory umbrella.
Victory is expected to pursue changes to its rate structure in the near future to further unify the two sides of the company. This process could take several months as the company commissions a cost-of-service study and receives approval by the board of trustees.
Under KCC jurisdiction, rate cases can take many months and involve hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney fees, Victory CEO Shane Laws said, describing the process as including a fair amount of gamesmanship between rate changes proposed and those desired. The decision to pursue the plan was supported unanimously by the 12-member board.
The last rate increase in 2010 for new Victory customers cost the company $215,000 as part of a multi-cooperative case following the purchase of Aquila. That rate increase was a result needing to invest in the fading infrastructure left by the former utility, Laws said.
The 2011 rate change for legacy Victory customers costs $23,000 in comparison, according to the company. Rate cases can cost as much as half a million dollars and take nearly a year to complete, Laws said. The 2011 rate case was the first for the company's legacy customers since 1992.
Opponents of deregulation, including the state-funded consumer advocacy group Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board, or CURB, said deregulation removes a protection for consumers who likely do not have the expertise or time to closely follow the utility's issues.
CURB, through Victory, had sent letters to all of the cooperatives members making a case for its continuing advocacy and the benefits of the KCC. Under state law, cooperative utilities seeking to deregulate are required to also send opposing views.
As Victory will still be required to follow state and federal labor, safety, emissions and other regulations, and has an elected governing body, the cooperative has preferred the term "self-regulation" during the months leading up to the vote.
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Volume 17 Issue 3 | June 11 - 17, 2004
SOLSTICE MUSIC FEST Come to the Synagogue for the Arts, 49 White St., for folk music and jazz performed by the Solstice Music Festival. Pictured above Ronald Sat and Judith Ingolfsson, husband and wife perform. Thurs, June 17 at 7:30 for folk, followed by Champagne with the Artists reception. Thurs, June 24 at 7:30 for jazz, and Sun., June 27 at 3 for Soulfully Yours. Tickets: $25 adults, $13 seniors, $8 students. Or attend all three concerts for the price of two. Champagne Reception is $15. Tickets: 212-923-3285 or www.SolsticeMusic.org
Battery park city neighbors & Parents association, various locations, bpcnpa.com, 212-786-9306: Call for information about numerous events for June; In preparation for the next BPC block party in Sept., BPCN & PA are putting together a cookbook with recipes from the neighborhood, e-mail yours to email@example.com or call for more information, apply by June 30.
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE, 645-9800: Buy shares in the bounty of produce of small New York State farmers, weekly deliveries of fresh produce, delivered through November, approx. $375 for six months, call for more info.
Downtown nyc river to river festival 2004, various locations, rivertoriverNYC.com: Go to the website for general information about R2R events throughout the Summer.
Hudson river park, 212-533-PARK: Call for information about Take Me To The River 2004 events at the park through the end of August.
Laff-a-rama, The NYC Laughter Workout Club, 18 W. 18th St., 6th fl., 212-989-8549: June 10-Laugh yourself happy with Laughing Yoga, exercises using laughter to heal, 7 p.m., $10.
Millenium tribeca H.S., 75 Broad St., 212-628-0123: June 15-A Taste of Millennium, food tasting benefit for the High School, 7-9 p.m., $35.
PRABHUPADA SANKIRTAN SOCIETY, 48 Ave. B, 888-hungry-5: Sun.Sunday Love Feast, a social feast of gourmet vegetarian dishes, free, 6-8 p.m.
South street seaport, Fulton & South Streets, 212-SEA-PORT: Through October-The Seaport Antique Market, more than 200 dealers sell their wares on the second & fourth Sunday of each month, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., free admission.
Watson adventures, various locations, 212-726-1529: Scavenger hunts around the city for adults, dates for hunts include June 5 & 10, hunts are held in the afternoon and evenings, call for specific schedule and information, $15-$25/person.
DRUMMING AT THE WATERFRONT Teens practice basic drumming rhythms with Maguette Camarra, program leader with the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy. Tuesdays at 4. Rockefeller Park. Free.
The lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community center, 208 West 13th St., 212-620-7310: Call for details about upcoming events at the Center.
OUR LADY OF POMPEII CHURCH, 25 Carmine St., 633-9868: Sat. & Sun.Antique/flea market, 10 a.m.-dark.
The sporting club, 99 Hudson St., 212-219-0900: Call about events & availability to use this 5,000 square foot space for events in this great sports club.
Wall street rising downtown information center, 25 Broad St., 212-425-INFO: Call for information on events taking place at the Information Center and around the Downtown Area.
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The Black Lung Benefits Act requires each coal mine operator to secure the payment of its benefits liability by either qualifying as a self-insurer or by purchasing and maintaining in force a commercial insurance contract (including a policy or contract procured from a State agency). Coal transportation and coal mine construction employers who are not also coal mine operators do not have to secure benefit payments in advance; however, once an employee is awarded benefits, the Department may require the employer to secure a bond or otherwise guarantee payment.
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Please note that any coal mine operator who is required to secure the payment of benefits and who fails to do so is subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each day of noncompliance. In addition, the president, treasurer and secretary of an uninsured coal mine operator that is a corporation may be liable for the payment of benefits owed to former employees.
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Daily Links, March 1: Marriage, mosques, and Mitt
It's already March! We're a week into Lent--here's a nice reflection to keep you inspired for the next several weeks. Our March issue is out, where we covered some of the new immigration laws and the toll they are having on families. Today, part of Arizona's controversial law was blocked in court.
Our March issue also focused on the struggle of many gay and lesbian Catholics to feel at home in the church. Today, Scott Alessi blogs about the public's view on same-sex marriage, while another state--Maryland--has legalized same-sex marriage. We've blogged about the woman denied communion at her mother's funeral mass due to her sexual orientation. Her response to the controversy: "So many people have said to me that now they'll never go back. That would break my mother's heart. [My family's] mission is not to divide the church. Our mission is to receive an apology from Fr. Marcel."
We've heard a lot about Islamophobia in the last decade since 9/11, but a new survey shows that the number of mosques in the U.S. has doubled during that time. The study also says: The number of mosque leaders who believe that American society as a whole is hostile to Islam has dropped almost 30 points since 2000, from a majority (56%) of mosque leaders to only one quarter (25%).
The Blunt amendment was voted down in the Senate today. Speaking of religious freedom, have you heard about the Jewish high school basketball team in Texas who decided it wouldn't play for the state championship due to the game conflicting with the Sabbath? The game has now been rescheduled, after threats of a lawsuit. And, will taxes be the next issue in the cries of religious freedom violation?
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With eight solo albums, four of those released internationally, and guest spots on hundreds of releases, Nathan Haines has been at the forefront of acoustic jazz, modern soul, and electronic music for over 20 years. In his native New Zealand, he is a highly regarded musician, producer and performer with two gold albums, numerous awards, and a loyal and strong following after playing many major concerts and festivals over the last twenty years. March 2012 saw the NZ release of "The Poet's Embrace" (Warner Music) which debuted at number 15, the first top 20 instrumental album to do so in New Zealand in over twenty years. This album heralds Nathan's return to his acoustic jazz roots with a quartet album of largely self-penned originals, recorded completely analog straight to vintage Ampex two-track tape with no mixing or overdubs - exactly how jazz records were made before the invention of multi-track recording. With producer Mike Patto at the helm, the album exudes warmth and authenticity. His most internationally successful albums Squire for Hire and Soundtravels, produced in London by Phil Asher have remained classics, and feature an incredible array of talent including US soul legend Marlena Shaw, UK diva Vanessa Freeman, US poet Rich Medina, Damon Albarn in his D2 guise singing a Steely Dan cover, plus the hit singles Earth is the Place (released on Francois Kervorkian's US label) and Squire for Hire featuring Marlena Shaw.
"It's a beautiful record, beautifully recorded" Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2
"a fine performance... full of exceptionally lyrical and beguiling music" Bruce Lindsay, All About Jazz
"a lush, occasionally downright sumptuously sensuous sound" Chris Parker, London Jazz News
"a player who makes every note and phrase count" Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here
"the album is full of muscular playing and emotional bite" Mike Hobart, Financial Times
"Haines has created a characterful album of pleasingly contained breadth and depth" Michael Tucker, Jazz Journal
"Dig deep, go way back and make it sincere, and Haines does this very admirably" **** Stephen Graham, Marlbank
"this is an inspired collection of songs, that you will keep returning to again and again" 9/10 Alan Anthony Jones, Press Association
"an enjoyable set" Charles Waring, Record Collector
"The Poet's Embrace is delivered with subtle transitions from light to dark, and a driven emotion that really makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck" **** Jeremy Williams, Yorkshire Times
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There are 56 AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) and another 50-plus Medicaid programs in the United States and its territories. ADAPs are funded by the Ryan White CARE Act (federal money). ADAPs and Medicaid receive some money from the state governments, and it is up to each state to determine how to use the money to help provide drug services to those needing assistance.
Many of my patients who relocate from another state ask why they are not able to get the same drugs that were covered by their previous program. That's because it is up to each state to define the benefits of each program for the residents of their own state; programs and benefits differ from state to state. A person receiving ADAP drugs in California may, in addition to the antiretroviral drugs, get medication for treating side effects like lipodystrophy, while in Illinois the same drugs may not covered.
In general, many states' budgets are in trouble. After September 11, 2001, states are finding that they do not have as much money in their accounts as in the past. Citizens of many states are being warned of tax increases and budget cuts across the board. Included in these cuts are plans to limit or reduce some programs that people living with HIV/AIDS depend on. Nine states now have a waiting list for access to drugs. There are many reasons why the state governments are pressured.
Also, as drugs are added to a regimen, other drugs to control side effects plus new unique therapies are prescribed, and price tags soar as these can all contribute to a higher drug bill. Some patients are now taking more than three antiretroviral drugs. Boosted protease inhibitors or "salvage" therapy may include up to six or seven drugs. An example of new therapy being added to existing HIV regimens is the new drug by Roche called Fuzeon (T-20). The price is about $2,000 per month. Certainly, it will take time before states can find funding to supply this drug to patients on either the ADAP formularies or Medicaid. Other new drugs are coming as well.
Because of the economic situation that we are all living with these days, more people are losing their jobs and insurance coverage. We are also seeing new HIV infections increase nationwide, which will eventually increase the number of people requesting assistance for obtaining drugs to treat HIV.
Although drug prices are not going down, the good news is that many of the pharmaceutical companies have agreed to freeze prices of the HIV drugs. Glaxo and Pfizer have promised not to raise prices on any of the antiretroviral products that they market for a period of two years. The hope is that a long-term solution to find funding for these programs will be found. Generic equivalents of branded products used in other countries could reduce our drug bill, but they are still years away from use in the United States because of patent protection that these companies enforce.
At this time, each state can negotiate prices independently with each drug company with different degrees of success. States are now banding together to negotiate with drug companies to lower prices. This strategy should be successful because with larger buying power, the drug cost should come down.
There are some things we can do as individuals to help the states serve more people. While one is protected temporarily with support by an ADAP program or Medicaid, we should continue to look for more permanent solutions to finding employment, disability, or insurance. Even companies like Starbucks offer health and prescription benefits for their employees. It might even be fun to get paid to hang out at a coffee shop!
Another point that we cannot overlook is that we are a powerful political force. Let's get together and pressure our politicians and lobby for more funding and show them how important this is to the state and country. One only needs to look to countries like China and the African continent to understand that ignoring the need to provide lifesaving drugs to people living with AIDS will be disastrous to governments.
Finally, let's play safe! We all have in our control the ability to help others stay negative. Keeping people negative will allow more of the money we are able to secure for helping those already in need.
Editor's note: Many in the AIDS community have been critical of the pharmaceutical industry's domestic pricing practices and its overall impact on ADAP and the health care system. The ADAP Crisis Task Force is a group that is currently negotiating with antiretroviral manufacturers for additional ADAP rebates for all states' ADAPs. The central premise for the work of the task force is to have each company make one agreement that would cover all state ADAPs to ensure equity and access. By joining forces all ADAPs will benefit; creating better prices in the short term and impacting pharmaceutical pricing practices in the long term. For more information on the ADAP Crisis Task Force contact Murray Penner (202) 434-8099. -- Charles E. Clifton
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This is a really great bike that I would highly recommend. I am a beginner to the fine sport of cycling. I wanted an activity that I could enjoy but also has fitness benefits. Cycling has been wonderful thus far. It also has the added benefit of offering transportation around the campus come Autumn. I started by reading all of the information my LBS' website had to offer and was immediately obsessed. Before this bike I had a Townie 21 speed since the 7th grade. It was a good comfort bike for around the neighborhood but was heavy and didn't have the sporty feel of the Vita. I went into my LBS and looked at several bikes including some Cannondales and Giants. This bike fit me the best of them all. I am a 5'4" young woman of exceedingly average dimensions. The stem of the bike was a little too short for me, but my LBS put a slightly longer one on for me. After that, this bike fit just perfectly. Don't buy a bike unless it feels like it is an extension of you made only for you! If this bike didn't fit me so well, I doubt I would still be riding. Whenever I drive anywhere in my car, all I can think of is how I should ride my bike there. The only negative thing I can say about this bike is that the seat can um, numb you after awhile. Perhaps this would improve with a pair of padded bike shorts. I plan to head to my LBS and get a pair soon. Overall, this bike is extremely stylish as well. I have the purple color. I love how it has the matte finish rather than the shine. It gives it an expensive and sleek look. I have found this bike to be lightweight, smooth, comfortable, stylish, and extremely enjoyable. To me, nothing beats the feeling of pedaling along as cars pass and laughing to myself about what they are missing. Since I'm a very new beginner, all I can say is that I am absolutely in love with this bike and it has enabled me to find a healthy passion, and let's face it, an obsession. If you're still reading, here's the bottom line: This is a great bike that you should seriously consider and is worth every cent two times over. I cannot give it higher reviews. Everytime I look at it, a smile comes to my face as I imagine the places we will go and the things we will see.
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This is my first 'real' bike. Absolutely love it. I'm working on training to commute to work (46mi round trip) and it's been fantastic to train on.
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I recently bought this bike to begin commuting to work and school. My car is 10 years old now and has 150,000+ miles on it. I want to keep it for several more years and would like to slow the daily wear and milage it's racking up. This led me to my bike purchase. I test rode a few bikes and this one was by far the smoothest ride. (A Trek I test rode was VERY clunky when shifting, which I've heard from Trek owners is apparently common with that brand.) The gears on the Vita are quiet and easy. And it's light! Which is important, not only for speed but, because I'm a small woman at 5'6" and 115-lbs. I work in an old loft downtown and I can't manhandle a large bike up the flight of stairs but this bike is light enough I can pick it up with 1 hand and carry it straight up at my side. It does have a painfully tiny saddle for someone who lacks much natural, err, uh, "cushion" in their seat. But that is easily fixed by swapping out the saddle and wearing some good bike shorts. I'm having a lot of fun riding it and can't believe it took me so long to retire my car as a daily driver in favor of a good bike!
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I don't know what the other reviewer is talking about when he said this bike is cheaply made. I ride a 2010 Cannondale Caad 9 5, one of the last Caads that were handmade in America. I went to our LBS with my father to pick out a bike for him. Out of the entire shop, and it is a huge bike shop, me and my father agreed this was one of the sleekest looking. Of course, that is, excluding all the $6,000+ roadbikes. The components on this bike are exactly like other hybrids/comfort bikes in this price range. The other reviewer mentioned Trek 7.2 and Spesh Sirrus, well they pretty much have the same components. The components are mostly Shimano so they shift reasonably well. The V-Brakes are firm and well controlled - in fact, much better than the cheap Tektros on my Caad9 5. I do have two complaints about the groupo - 1) triple chain rings are kinda heavy and can never shift as smooth/accurate as a double compact. It is not the shifters or the derailleurs fault, and no amount of tuning at the LBS can fix that. 2) the crank arms are silver - against the rest of the bike which is all sleek black, this is an eye sore. I might replace the crank arms with something all black. So yeah, we really do enjoy the all black paint finish - it feels premium, like a higher end bike. All the other offerings in this price range are silver/metallic color with silly designs, and in turn look cheap. This bike is about 1/3 heavier than my Caad9 5 road bike, which is not bad at all. It is got a hi-ten steel front fork, no suspension. My father is so glad that I talked him out of getting a bike with front suspension - they are heavy, and don't work well anyway. For commuting/trail riding, the suspension is really going to nerf your each pedal stroke and slow your acceleration, and the comfort they provide is only slightly better than letting a bit of air out of your tires. Here is something you can't tell my father though - When he's not biking, I sneak out with this bike. It is such a joy to ride. Compared to my roadie, this bike is smooth, comfortable, feels very responsive in handling and accelerating. I can go almost as fast - about 1 to 2 miles per hour slower than on my roadie. I might get a bit more tired riding long distance, but I don't care because it is so much fun to just pound the pavement with this bike! If you are wondering about getting this bike, versus say, a $300 bike from Target, or spend a bit more into the $600 range, stop right there! $200-300 bikes may look almost as good as a $400-500 bike from a LBS, but you get much inferior components, usually where you can't see them - cheap brake pads, nuts and bolts that rust easily, etc. Plus you don't get the support that LBS offers. So your Target bike may ride so-so out of the store, 1 month later when things start to fall apart - wheels no longer true, brakes constantly rubbing against your wheels, derailleurs hold an adjustment for about 20 minutes, etc etc. And those $500-600 bikes? They have the same grade of frame as this bike. Maybe you get an Aluminum fork, but I'd prefer a steel one anyone because steel smoothes out road vibrations, and if I want to upgrade I'd just get a carbon fiber fork. Oh one last thing I wanted to add - the geometry of this bike is women specific, but my father and I both ride it fine. The wheel base is a bit longer than my 54CM caad9, but headset and seatpost locations are exactly the same. This means a more comfortable ride (where shorter wheel base gives quicker turns and accelerations and are more race-oriented), and even if you ride a 54CM roadbike you will be fine on this one (maybe a tad smaller but definitely rideable) Oh and one more thing, stock saddles usually suck. However I do find the women-specific saddle on the Vita quite pleasing. I alternate between this bike and my Caad9, and my buttocks appreciate the wider and shorter saddle shape (designed to suite a woman's wider pelvis anatomy, for giving birth and stuff). In all, the vita is an excellent value - fantastic looking/paintjob, everyday components that get the job done, fun to ride around. I hope this helped!
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I purchased this bike for my wife who is not an avid cyclist. I looked at several bikes including the Trek 7.2 but purchased the Vita because I have the 2011 Sirrus Sport and love it. Compared to my Sirrus the Vita feels cheap. If I had to do it again I would have spent the extra $50 and purchased the Trek 7.2.
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Electric Motorcycles – A High-Performance Green Transportation Alternative
A Step-by-Step Guide to Building an Electric Motorcycle from Alternative Fuel Expert Carl Vogel
Why should anyone buy, convert, or build an electric motorcycle today? They are clean, efficient, and cost-effective; plus, they can go as fast as 168 miles per hour! Electric motorcycles are virtually maintenance-free: They never require oil changes, new spark plugs, or any other regular repairs. Gas car conversions have been built for years using performance-based engines and motors and currently approved frames. Why not motorcycles?
Part of the Green Guru Guides series of books, Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle by Carl Vogel, provides the latest technical information and easy-to-follow instructions for building a two-wheeled electric vehicle – from a streamlined scooter to a full-sized motorcycle.Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle
The book covers not only building an electric motorcycle but also converting an existing conventional one, complete with hundreds of pictures, charts, and graphs for the latest and most efficient technologies. Bringing together all current data on the required materials, components, and specifications, Vogel also shares his own experience building an electric motorcycle.
In detail, Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle covers:
• Rake, trail, and fork angle
• Frame and design
• Batteries and chargers
• DC and AC motor types
• Accessories and converters
• Electrical system and wiring
• Conversion process, and many others.
"I thought how great it would be if there were a book geared to a smaller electric vehicle project that more people could enjoy, build, and finish – perhaps just an average-sized motorcycle, a smaller dirt bike, or a scooter," says Carl Vogel. "Writing this book was a way to share my experience – the joys and the challenges I faced. It was a way to place all the knowledge that I have garnered over the past 10 years in one place, creating a resource that anyone could use."
The Green Guru Guides is a new series of books offering the environmentally conscious consumer and hobbyist authoritative, practical, and fun do-it-yourself green living information. It shows the reader how to do a particular task, whether it's building a new energy-efficient vehicle, greening a particular task, or greening an entire home. The Green Guru Guides' covers and interior pages are printed on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) approved, acid-free papers containing 100% post-consumer fiber.
• Build Your Own Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle by Seth Leitman
• Renewable Energies for Your Home by Russel Gehrke
• Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle by Carl Vogel
Future titles include:
• Do-it-Yourself Home Energy Audits by David Findley
• Build Your Own Home Wind Power System by Leo Wiegman
• Green Lighting by Brian Clark Howard, William Brinsky and Seth Leitman
• Build Your Own Electric Bicycle by Matthew Slinn
Carl Vogel is the president of Vogelbilt Corporation, a research, engineering, and development company for alternative fuels and alternative-fueled vehicles. Vogelbilt is in the process of building renewable fueling stations in the New York City area, which will function on a platform of sustainability, using wind and solar energy and cogeneration to stay mostly off the grid. Mr. Vogel is also the president of the Long Island chapter of the Electrical Automotive Association. Previously, he worked at Festo Corporation and Curtis Instruments, planning and designing robotic and programmable logic controller applications for computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM). While at Curtis Instruments, Mr. Vogel worked on battery chargers and solid-state motor controllers for electric vehicles. He has also taught at SUNY Farmingdale, expanding electric vehicle and fuel cell operations R&D on campus.
More on Electric Vehicles From The Green Living Guy
Return of The Electric Car
Why the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid is More EV Than Hybrid?
More from The Green Living Guy:
1. Build Your Own Electric Vehicle by Seth Leitman and Bob Brandt
2. Build Your Own Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle by Seth Leitman
3. Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle by Carl Vogel


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You're starting to see her as the enemy, which is also heartbreaking, because you've been friends for like 10 years!
Well, just hold on for a minute: Let's organize the facts. You said you're not sure if she knows how much you like him. After all, if she does know, then it might be time to find a new best friend, because she doesn't care about your feelings. However, if she doesn't know how much you like him (because you've been too embarrassed to admit it, perhaps?), then she's not the enemy at all! These are two different situations entirely, and you now realize that you need more information before you jeopardize a lifelong friendship.
It's really helpful to take the information we know and rewrite it into "if . . . then" statements, especially when the "if . . . then" logic is sort of hidden! These are called conditional statements.
General Statement
The same statement in
"if . . . then" form
If he's late, I'll be mad.
If he's late, then I'll be mad.
My nails break when I travel.
If I travel, then my nails break.
I love the weather when it's rainy.
If it's rainy, then I love the weather.
All ducks are cute.
If it's a duck, then it's cute.
If your sister has been late for school every day this year, then you might guess that "your sister will always be late for school." Or if you look at a bunch of prime numbers, like 3, 7, 19, and 41, you might try to conclude that "all prime numbers are odd," which is totally false!
Deductive reasoning, on the other hand, means that we are told some general facts, called Givens, and we make specific conclusions based on them with a chain of "if . . . then" logic. This kind of reasoning is airtight (which means there could never be any counterexamples), and it's what we'll use when we do proofs.
Given: If it's a baby duck, then it's cute.
Given: If it's cute, then Annie loves it.
Therefore: If it's a baby duck, then Annie loves it.
Ta-da! We just did our first proof. That wasn't so bad now, was it? By the way, even if you don't agree that all baby ducks are cute (who are you?), because it was a "Given," you have to act as if it's true for the sake of this problem. Let's make sure we remember the difference between induction and deduction, in case anyone asks (like on a test).
Given the statements below, use deduction to reach a new conclusion, if any. I'll do the first one for you.
1. Given: Bonzo has a moustache. All monkeys have moustaches.
Answer: No conclusion possible
2. Given: All Barbies are dolls. All dolls are creepy.
3. Given: All puppies like bones. Sparky likes bones.
4. Given: All fruit grows on trees. All apples are fruit.
5. Given: All aliens speak Martian. Debbie speaks Martian.
(Answers at bottom)
The Converse, Inverse, and Contrapositive of a Statement
Let's say we're given All hot guys wear smelly socks. We could rewrite this as "If a guy is hot, then he wears smelly socks." Great. Now, if we're told that some guy (Zac) wears smelly socks, must he be hot? Nope! All sorts of people wear smelly socks, not just hot guys, after all. So the statement, "If a guy wears smelly socks, then he's hot," isn't necessarily true. In fact, we've swapped the cause and effect in the statement, and that's called the converse.
The converse, inverse, and contrapositive of a statement are all ways to change an "if . . . then" statement by moving around its "cause and effect" parts in very specific ways.
Converse: If q, then p.
Inverse: If not p, then not q.
Contrapositive: If not q, then not p.
Believe it or not, the contrapositive actually tells us the same information as the original statement. I mean, if a guy doesn't wear smelly socks, then we know he can't be hot . . . because if he were hot, then he'd be wearing smelly socks!
Same information, written differently!
Original statement ⇔ Contrapositive
In our particular case, the p is hotness and the q is smelly socks, right?


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DENVER (AP) - February 6, 2013 --Denver police say two children under 10 years old and a woman were killed and a third child was wounded in an apparent shooting at a house in the northeast part of the city.
Police Lt. Matt Murray says that child is in critical condition.
Investigators are waiting for a warrant to re-enter the house.
Murray says it appears to have been an isolated shooting and there's no indication the shooter is still on the loose.
The neighborhood is in industrial area, surrounded by warehouses and a trucking terminal, near the National Western Stock Show complex.
Neighbor Debbie Martinez says the house was recently sold.


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Rock Band Reloaded Review
Just as we expect a yearly edition of Rock Band on the major consoles, it looks like we might be in for the same treatment on the iPhone. If you're into rocking out on your iDevice, that's good news. On the other hand, if rock '˜n roll is your scene, you've probably played this type of game many times before.
Rock Band Reloaded comes with 29 songs, although some of them (the ones you've never heard of) require free in-game downloads. Regardless, on this platform that's a stadium-sized heap of music. To put that in perspective, last year's Rock Band came with 20 songs and originally cost $9.99, while Guitar Hero came with a meager six songs and cost $2.99.
That's the rock 'n roll superhighway.
Just like last year, you won't use plastic peripherals or create an avatar to play. Instead, everything is streamlined to get you in the game as soon as possible, tapping virtual buttons as notes stream down the screen. You can choose from three modes: Quick Play, World Tour, and Multiplayer. Quick Play lets you jam on any song in a single serving, which is great for playing on the go. World Tour is the campaign mode, where you start as an unknown garage band and tour the world to become bigger than the Rolling Stones. Multiplayer supports up to four players at a time, but it's local only.
None of this will be new to anyone who played last year's version. So what is new, you ask? Vocals, for one. You can now sing into your device's microphone, and the game will judge your pitch just like the console version does. This works great as long as there's not too much background noise. The game now plays in landscape mode now, too, which makes the device easier to hold while you tap away at the screen. And don't worry– there's still plenty of room to see the notes coming. Lastly, on the guitar and bass you can now put a whammy effect on sustained notes by holding down the button and wiggling it back and forth.
Sing sad songs into your phone.
A few more small things have been introduced, like improved leaderboards and a no-fail mode, but nothing that will knock your socks off. There's not even that awesome strum mechanic that made Guitar Hero surprisingly fun to play.
Basically, we were hoping for a lot more from this sequel. Granted, there was nothing wrong with last year's edition, but even when it came out, the music/rhythm genre had been feeling stale for a while. Now it's almost impossible to get excited about a new entry that's mostly just more of the same.
There's no question that Rock Band Reloaded comes with an impressive number of songs for a very reasonable price. And if you're not burned out on music/rhythm games, you're going to love it– it's a very solid game. But here we are, half a decade after the release of Guitar Hero for PlayStation 2, and, gameplay-wise, not that much has changed. Call us cynical, but we'll need a little more innovation if we're going to be impressed.


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WILLIAMSBURG — In the eight years the LPGA has played at Kingsmill, the champion has always been a major winner.
Paula Creamer and Jiyai Shin, who will resume their playoff on Monday after darkness halted it after eight holes on Sunday, both have major championships to their credit.
Creamer won the 2010 U.S. Women's Open, her most recent victory. Shin was the 2008 Women's British Open champion.
Two-time Kingsmill champion Cristie Kerr (2005 and 2009) won the U.S. Women's Open (2007) and LPGA Championship (2010). Annika Sorenstam, who won here in 2008 before announcing her retirement, has seven major titles to her credit.
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The following rules come from the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Title 18, Chapter 21: 2119 Bicycle Parking Spaces:
2119.1 Bicycle parking spaces shall be provided for office, retail and service uses, except for retail and service uses in the C-3-C (Medium Density Office, Retail, and Housing), C-4 (Central Business District), and C-5 (Pennsylvania Avenue) (PAD) districts.
2119.2 The number of bicycle parking spaces provided shall be at least equal to five percent (5%) of the number of automobile parking spaces required under §2101.1.
2119.3 Bicycle facilities shall have convenient access from the building or structure and street or other bicycle right-of-way, be clean, secure and well lit and shall be located within a building or structure, either on the ground floor, basement, or first cellar level.
2119.4 All bicycle parking spaces required under §2119.1 shall be a minimum of two feet (2') in width and six feet (6') in length.
2119.5 An aisle five feet (5') in width shall be provided between rows of bicycle parking spaces and the perimeter of the area devoted to bicycle parking.
2119.6 If a room or common locker not divided into individual spaces is used to meet these requirements, twelve square feet of floor area shall be considered the equivalent of one (1) bicycle parking space. Where manufactured metal lockers or racks are provided, each locker or stall devoted to bicycle parking shall be counted as one bicycle parking space.
2119.7 For office uses in the C-4 and C-5 (PAD) districts, bicycle parking spaces shall be provided as if the building or structure were located in a C-3-C district.
2119.8 Signs shall be posted stating where bicycle parking spaces are located in each building or structure where bicycle parking spaces are required. The signs shall be located in a prominent place at each entrance to the building or structure. The sign shall have a white background, with black lettering which is no more than two inches (2") in height.
2119.9 For a building or structure existing on March 1, 1985, one percent (1%) of the amount of required parking spaces may be converted to bicycle parking spaces of appropriate size.
To provide bicycle parking in all buildings with car parking.
Program at a Glance
Program Title: Bicycle Parking Regulations
Agency: District Department of Transportation
Office: Progressive Transportation Services Administration (PTSA)
Type: Administrative


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OROVILLE With the help of donors, the Pacific Northwest Trail Association has raised about $44,000 with the hopes of purchasing 70.9 acres of cliffs and scab land near the Whistler Canyon trailhead.
Okanogan County plans to sell the property, along with about 32.5 acres of adjacent agricultural land, at auction in December.
The trailhead itself and part of the trail, about 3.77 acres, will remain under county ownership to secure public access, but a popular offshoot of the trail to Frog Pond will be sold.
John Knechtel, the association's director of trail operations, said the organization had an additional $2,500 in pledges as of Friday. The plan is to raise about $70,000 by Dec. 13, although the county hasn't finished its assessment of the land's value yet.
"I've got a couple of land trusts that have guaranteed they'll make up the difference of whatever we don't have, but we're hoping to not have to do that," Knechtel said. "We're not interested in the ag land. All we want is to protect the Pacific Northwest Trail and also the trail out to Frog Pond."
The county commissioners have hosted an ongoing hearing about the issue since last month, the most recent being Oct. 7. The hearing was continued again until Monday to give the county departments more time to finish assessing the two parcels.
"We received a suggestion from our planning director but we felt more information was needed to help us find the (minimum) price," Commissioner Sheilah Kennedy said.
The Whistler Canyon trail area, located off U.S. Highway 97 south of town, has become a popular destination for rock-climbers and other outdoor enthusiasts, local resident Joseph Enzenberger said Thursday at an Oroville Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
Outdoor recreation is "really a draw" to the area, Enzenberger said. He referenced a concern that had previously been debunked by Commissioner Jim DeTro, which is that a nearby rock quarry owner would buy the agricultural parcel and expand the quarry to surround the trailhead.
The Pacific Northwest Trail Association has said more than 3,500 people used trails in Whistler Canyon over the summer.
A number of like-minded groups and individuals have come together to raise money, from trail users to organizations concerned with wildlife preservation, he said. A Facebook group called "Save Whistler Canyon Trailhead" has been created and had 137 "likes" as of Friday.
The federal Bureau of Land Management is still interested in purchasing the land, Knechtel said.
Kennedy told The Chronicle last month that the commissioners want to put the property back on the county tax rolls.
The county purchased the property with $405,000 of Title III funds in 2008, with a promise from the U.S. Forest Service to buy the land from the county as soon as it was able. The agreement fell through.
"This is a problem that's been ongoing, and Okanogan County has been the only one out of all the players that did what it said it was going to do," DeTro said in the Sept. 22 Chronicle. "As soon as Okanogan County plopped the money down, everybody ran for the tall grass."
Donations to the Pacific Northwest Trail Association could be refunded if the plan falls through, or if the Bureau of Land Management purchases the land through the association.
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Our trade deficit is out of control. Our national debt is out of control. The dollar is dropping against most currencies. Oil is at an all-time high. The housing market is weak. The mortgage market is in disarray.
And, until two weeks ago, the stock market was hitting record highs.
In the last two weeks, it appears the market finally noticed the economy really isn't doing that well. A rather sudden "correction" is well under way.
Does anyone have a clue what "forces" actually influence the market? I know the "experts" don't. Dozens of times the market has reversed course mid-day and the headlines give the same reason for the market going down as they did for it going up. For example, we'll get lousy news on employment. The market will go up and the "experts" will say it's because the bad news has eased inflationary concerns. Later in the day, the market will go down and the "experts" will say it's because the bad news means the economy is in trouble.
Given that a substantial part of my retirement money is in the market I'd really like to know what is going on here. Anybody have any bright ideas?


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