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Friday, January 30, 2009
An Appellate Division decision dated January 27, 2009, held that the Zoning Board of Appeals' determination that a real estate sign in Hartsdale (side street near E Hartsdale Ave) exceeded the maximum size permitted under Chapter 240 of the Town Code was not unreasonable or irrational.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 1:01 PM 52 comments:
Most downtown areas in the nation are experiencing trouble. East Hartsdale Ave, which had many vacancies five or six years ago, will be 100% occupied by new and old businesses. This is the latest good news for the avenue...
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing is required to consider a special permit application by Masala Kraft Café to operate a 760 sq. ft. Indian snack food restaurant with ten (10) seats at three tables and four (4) counter seats in the Hartsdale Center District Zone for a proposed project; and
WHEREAS, the store is located at 206 East Hartsdale Avenue
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 285-29.2B(2) of the Zoning Ordinance, the Town Board shall be the approving agency and may grant a special permit for restaurant uses; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh that the Town Clerk set a Public Hearing for Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at Greenburgh Town Hall, located at 177 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, New York, at 8:30 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter, to consider the special permit application submitted by Masala Kraft Café for a restaurant located 206 East Hartsdale Avenue in the Hartsdale Center District Zone and designated on the Tax Assessment Map of the Town as Volume 8, Section 31, Sheet 21, Block 8211, Lot 7.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 6:26 AM 10 comments:
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Due to the inclement weather (and possible freezing conditions in the evening) the Town Board meeting scheduled for tonight will be cancelled. The Town Board had previously scheduled a community outreach meeting next Tuesday, February 3rd at 7:30 PM at the Theodore Young Community Center. We will conduct some Town Board business after our community outreach session. I apologize for the inconvenience but your safety and the safety of department heads (some who reside upstate) is important. Enjoy the night off!
REMINDER: The 2nd half of your school taxes are due on Monday February 2nd -by midnight. Usually, school taxes are due the last day of January. However-- the last day of January falls on a weekend so you are being given a short extension. The Receiver of Taxes office will be open at Town Hall on Monday evening till 7 PM. You can pay online (www.greenburghny.com) till 11:59 PM on Monday evening.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 2:33 PM 41 comments:
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
I am pleased to report that the town has received a grant of $225,000 from the
community development block grants (CDBG)to install accessible sidewalks along the
east side of Saw Mill River Road (Route 9A) from Payne Street to Hunter Lane. The
proposed project will compliment the redesign plans by NYDOT for Saw Mill River Road
(Route 9A); phase one would include improvements from Payne Street to Old County
Lane and phase two would include improvements from Old Country Lane to Hunter
Sidewalks are necessary to reduce the incidents of accidents and fatalities on Route
9A. There have been three pedestrian deaths along Saw Mill River Road over the
last year; and there have been numerous accidents and fatalities going back several
On June 18, 2002 an article appeared in the Journal News entitled "Too Late and Not Enough". This article highlights the need for safety improvements on the winding road. Another article appeared in the Journal News on March 3, 2008 entitled "Family Mourns Father". That fatality highlighted the need to press the NYS Department of Transportation to increase safety on the 9A. A third article appeared in the May 26, 2008 issue of the Journal News entitled "Greenburgh wants study of road where 3 men died." This latest fatality made the cause of sidewalks even more urgent.
The proposed project would look at areas along Saw Mill River Road in order to improve sidewalks along the east side of Saw Mill River Road (Route 9A) from Payne Street to Hunter lane. As part of the Town's Comprehensive Plan update, the identification of possible areas for new sidewalk has been an early action items recommended by the residents of the Town of Greenburgh. This is a CDBG target area and serves as the primary pedestrian and vehicular traffic route into and out of the area for local residents.
The Route 9A Traffic Calming and Sidewalk Roadway Improvement Project will include a "bulb- out" curb extension along traffic calming measures at Payne Street, Beaver Hill Road , Old Country Lane and Hunter Lane. This would be included as addition improvements, to be coordinated with the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT), to upgrade the pedestrian crossing signal and improve pedestrian crossing safety time at Saw Mill River Road. The project will also look at the possibilities of upgrades to the drainage system along Saw Mill River Road as a result of a new curbing along the road. The first phase of the project will be from Payne Street to Old Country Lane.
The project will include pedestrian scale lighting as lighting plays an important role in the overall character of any area. This type of lighting would be used along the sidewalks and pedestrian areas to illuminate and identify routes and provide safety at night.
This project is scheduled for 2010. This project will require coordination with The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Village of Elmsford. We will be requesting $425,000 in Federal funds. This project is scheduled for 2010.
Special thanks to Winsome Gordon, George Gumina of our Philanthopy Dept and Planning Commissioner Thomas Madden for their hard work pushing for this safety improvement.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 10:22 AM 21 comments:
Sunday, January 25, 2009
This blog was created to give residents an opportunity to give their views on town matters by posting their comments. Many of these comments have been sharp and even mean-spirited, but that is OK because even mean-spiritedness is communications. I have not required people to give their names, and most postings are anonymous, and that is also OK. But recently there have been slanderous and malicious attacks on the lives of residents which have nothing to do with the business of the town. This blog is no place for personal and slanderous attacks. Although I do not believe in censorship - and want residents to continue to express their views on town issues (anonymously or using their name) - I recognize that this blog has the potential to become a forum to destroy people's lives. I will not allow that.
In the future -- any slanderous and malicious attacks on the lives of residents which have nothing to do with the business of the town will be deleted. Hopefully, comments will be deleted rarely. Please feel free to e mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you feel that a comment that is not deleted should be deleted.
Most blogs require bloggers to register. I feel that registration discourages participation. And --also want bloggers to retain their anonymity, if they desire. If the blog continues to be misused we will reluctantly require registration.
This blog provides town officials with the chance to obtain feedback from residents on many town issues. It's been useful during the review of town policy. Please don't misuse this open government tool.
I invite your suggestions.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 4:35 PM 7 comments:
This past Sunday an Edgemont neighbor, Paz Kaspi, stopped by at my supermarket problem solver desk to discuss a concern some commuters may be experiencing.
Last year the Greenburgh Town Board amended our town policy and directed town staff to clear sidewalks of snow on Ardsley Road - between Edgemont Road and the Scarsdale train station. Ardsley Road is used by many commuters to get to and from the Scarsdale train station during the day. The road is on a steep hill. When the snow was not cleared from the sidewalks - many commuters walked on Ardsley Road -- which is extremely dangerous.
Mr. Kaspi is suggesting that the town encourage the county (the road is a county road, not a town road) to install an attractive hand rail between the sidewalk and road. This would encourage commuters to use the sidewalk and could also increase safety of commuters ------especially if there is black ice on the sidewalk. If you are using the sidewalk and observe slippery conditions you would be able to hold on to the rail.
I would like to encourage commuters who walk up and down Ardsley Road when taking the train to advise me of their thoughts about this suggestion. I am especially interested in obtaining feedback re: whether commuters would support the placement of an attractive looking hand rail along Ardsley Road. I also am interested in determining if many pedestrians still walk on Ardsley Road when going to or from the Scarsdale train station instead of the using the sidewalk. Please e mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Greenburgh Town Supervisor
Posted by Paul Feiner at 4:27 PM 16 comments:
The Greenburgh Town Board will hold its first outrearch meeting of the year this coming Tuesday evening from 7-9 PM at the Greenburgh library. A week from Tuesday we will hold our second outreach meeting at the Theodore Young Community Center. Future outreach meetings will be held in Edgemont, E Irvington, Donald Park and other sections of town.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 12:24 PM 6 comments:
Thursday, January 22, 2009
The NY State Court of Appeals (the highest court in NYS) has dismissed the Taxter Ridge case, which means that the Appellate Division's decision remains the law. We now need to move forward cooperatively as a friendly and neighborly town.
We are under obligation to charge the costs of parks and recreation facilities that are located within unincorporated Greenburgh to taxpayers in unincorporated Greenburgh. We will resume efforts to amend the Finneran law so as to give the Town Board the flexibility to expand the use of the parks so as to increase town revenues. This decision may generate some momentum to amend the law so we could rent the tennis courts to a private company during winter months --generating significant revenue to the town and major infrastructure improvements at the tennis courts (paid for by a private company). I will ask the committee that has been reviewing the Finneran Law to meet as soon as possible, to draft proposed state legislation so we can start lobbying our state representatives to amend the law.
Greenburgh Town Supervisor
Posted by Paul Feiner at 10:23 AM 51 comments:
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Gerald Benjamin, a prominent Dean at SUNY New Paltz,who has written extensively and commented on state and local government, will be my guest on WVOX Radio this Friday at 10-11 AM (WVOX 1460 AM). Mr. Benjamin and I will discuss efforts to reform state and local governments. We will also discuss consolidation, sharing services and the growing movement to push for the abolishment of county governments. Listeners can call in at 636-0110 with your questions.
Dean Benjamin served as chief elected officer in Ulster County for two years. WVOX Radio programs are streamed live on the internet-www.wvox.com .
Posted by Paul Feiner at 6:24 PM 11 comments:
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The Greenburgh Town Board has appointed Captain Joseph DeCarlo as Police Chief-designee for the town. Chief John Kapica will be stepping down later this year and will be working with Chief-designee DeCarlo so that there will be a smooth transition. Joseph DeCarlo was appointed to the Police Department in 1977. He was one of the first members of the department to be certified as a Police Paramedic. He has served as a Detective, Sergeant and Lieutenant. He was the departments' Special Investigations officer and also commanded the department's patrol division. Captain DeCarlo has also commanded the department's Detective division and is the Accreditation Manager. He has worked with the Juvenile Aid Unit and the Greenburgh Drug Task Force. He was largely responsible for the department twice receiving state accreditation. Captain DeCarlo ranked first in Westchester County on 1996 competitive civil service examination for the rank of Captain. He resides in Hastings on Hudson and attended Woodlands High School. He received his BS from Mercy College in Sociology.
The Town Board interviewed three candidates for the position. Each is highly qualified. We also reached out to members of the community seeking input from the community regarding the new police chief. We appreciate the comments we received from residents and civic leaders during the past few weeks.
Greenburgh Town Supervisor
Posted by Paul Feiner at 6:14 PM 29 comments:
Sunday, January 18, 2009
This article appeared in todays Journal News. Highlights the need for the town to continue to tighten up on spending. Reduced sales tax revenue, mortgage tax revenue are hurting all governments. In addition - we have had a number of snow or ice clearing days during weekends in recent weeks (including today). Our highway crews get double time for work on Sundays and holidays... We are not going to cut snow removal services---this is an essential service. As soon as the police advise public works of slippery road conditions we send out the crews to start sanding/clearing the roads.
Westchester cities see revenue slump
By Keith Eddings
The Journal News • January 18, 2009
WHITE PLAINS - Local sales tax collections dropped as much as 4 percent in Yonkers, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle in September, October and November - the run-up to the holiday shopping season that is as critical to city halls as it is to Main Streets - while collections in White Plains were flat, despite a recent quarter-cent increase in that city's sales tax, state figures show.
Adding to the local budget woes, mortgage recording tax collections also dropped as home prices plunged along with the number of sales, which also depressed real estate transfer fees for the localities that collect them.
Deepening the local budget woes, building fees also dropped as projects were shelved.
But the declining sales tax collections are hurting the most and reaching the furthest, affecting every school district and municipality in Westchester County. None of the districts, towns or villages levy their own sales taxes, as do the big four cities, but the county provides them with a cut of the 3 percent sales tax it collects in their jurisdictions.
The county's fourth-quarter sales-tax revenues were down $9.8 million to $108.4 million, a decline that will ripple through school districts and local governments as they begin getting their piece of the disbursement from the county on Feb. 2. The sales tax checks from the county will total $23.3 million for the quarter, down $2.1 million, or 8 percent, from the year before, said Donna Greene, a spokeswoman for County Executive Andrew Spano.
The sales tax revenues make up only a modest portion of most school district budgets, but the revenue is far more critical for local governments. The revenue provides about a third of White Plains' $161 million annual budget - making it the city most dependent on sales taxes in the state - so it has the most to lose.
The city in July increased the local portion of the sales tax a quarter-point, to 2.25 percent, which allowed sales-tax collections in September, October and November to hold steady at $11.9 million. Without the increase, collections would have dropped about $1.3 million, city Finance Commissioner Gina Harwood said.
Mayor Joseph Delfino began battening down the hatches last month, directing department heads to cut their spending this year as much as 7 percent, which could save $11.3 million. About 40 part-time workers have lost their jobs, the Youth Bureau is closing an hour early, thermostats in city buildings have been turned down 2 degrees, the library cut staffing and book purchases, and the Common Council is expected to delay or cancel the purchase of $1 million worth of new vehicles.
"It may sound trite or seem of little significance, but I ask all employees to be more aware in general of energy savings by shutting off lights and appliances in rooms that are not being used," Delfino wrote in a memo to department heads, illustrating how deep he is digging.
In Yonkers, sales taxes slumped $600,000 in the three-month period, to $14.7 million, which, along with even steeper drops in mortgage and real estate transfer taxes, caused Mayor Phil Amicone to dump 150 workers from the city payroll. Most were brought back after unions made concessions, such as working days without pay and giving up raises.
Mayoral aide David Simpson said Amicone is hopeful about 2009 but is bracing for the worst.
"It had been a fluid situation, but it's coming in at an increasingly disconcerting trend," Simpson said of city revenues. "That's the problem with the way the economy is moving right now. It's hard to put a number up on the wall, throw a dart and hit it."
Sales taxes provide $61 million of Yonkers' $892 million budget, which also funds city schools.
In New Rochelle, preliminary numbers from the state show sales taxes dropped 15.3 percent during the three-month period, to $5.3 million, although Mayor Noam Bramson said the drop is not so dire because a major taxpayer, whom he would not identify, has not yet reported its collections for the period. The City Council adopted its budget for the new year in December, when it had a close-up view of the looming recession that cities which adopted budgets earlier did not.
Sales tax projections were trimmed $100,000 in the new budget, but Bramson said that may not have been enough. Among other things, a hiring freeze has been put in place and the purchase of $500,000 worth of new vehicles has been canceled.
Mount Vernon, the poorest of the big cities, may be weathering the storm best. Sales tax collections held steady at $4.3 million over the three-month period.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 8:15 AM 61 comments:
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Javier Anderson, a 12th grader at Irvington High School, wants to be part of the historic Presidential inauguration on Tuesday, January 20th. He rented a 54 seat bus. Currently, 17 to 21 high school students are leaving Irvington High School on Tuesday morning after midnight and will be heading to Washington DC (anticipating arrival around 8:30 AM). They still have about 30 available seats on the bus. The fee: $75 round trip transportation (they will be back in Irvington around 11 PM on Tuesday evening).
If you would like to go to the inauguration and need transportation please contact Javier at email@example.com or at 479-5423. Attendees will not have tickets to the inauguration but can watch the inauguration from the mall. You will also have the chance to enjoy the excitement, watch the parade, see some DC politico's when you're in Washington. It should be lots of fun. Hat's off to Javier for his persistence and hard work organizing the trip.
If you can't attend the inauguration in person - you can still watch the swearing in ceremonies on a large flat screen at the Theodore Young Community Center or on a screen at the new Greenburgh Library. The community center will also be offering lunch. The members of the Town Board and I will be at the local functions and look forward to joining you as we watch one of the most historic events in american history take place.
Greenburgh Town Supervisor
Posted by Paul Feiner at 1:33 PM 21 comments:
Friday, January 16, 2009
Town of Greenburgh
Work Session Agenda of the Greenburgh Town Board
Tuesday – January 20, 2009 – 2:00PM
BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION DAY in the Town of Greenburgh
(All Work Sessions are Televised Live on Cablevision Channel 76, Verizon 32 and are streamed live. Work Sessions and Town Board Meetings will be aired each Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 7:02am and 4:45pm. Each segment will run for approximately 6 to 7 hours, depending upon the length of the two meetings.)
2:00p.m. Executive Session – to Discuss Police Chief Designee Decision & Legal
3:00p.m. Special Meeting – to Appoint Police Chief Designee
3:15p.m. EHA Residential Parking Committee
3:30p.m. Planning Commissioner
3:45p.m. Drug Courts
4:00p.m. Valhalla Superintendent`
4:45p.m. Interview – DPW Commissioner – Executive Session
5:30p.m. Adjourn
Upcoming Work Sessions (Agenda Items are Tentative and Subject to Change
Posted by Paul Feiner at 5:13 PM 40 comments:
Thursday, January 15, 2009
back door pickup update
The Town Board approved the resolution posted below authorizing back door pickup of garbage once a week for $300 a year. Exemptions for individuals (households) who are disabled and whose income is below $36,000 a year.
We prefer not to provide the service. We are outreaching to private carters and will be inviting them to offer residents the service at reduced costs/more frequency.
I have asked the Town Attorney to take a look at the town code. It is possible that the Town Board may have to amend our code to authorize private carters to provide the service.
We also may wish to require private carters to start the service after 7 AM. Some private carter companies start their day earlier than government (at 6 AM) and most residents would not like to hear the sounds of garbage trucks in their neighborhood so early in the morning.
We will be discussing this on Tuesday--at our work session.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 5:27 PM 60 comments:
JOBs, JOBS, JOBS AT THE US CENSUS
I met wtih a representative of the US Census Bureau today. The US Census Bureau hopes to hrie a number of part time employees within the next few weeks. This is an excellent opportunity for people who need some extra income. Please follow up, if you are interested.
To Westchester organizations and community groups -please feel free to place this information in your newsletter or as an e-blast to your membership/contacts.
The U.S. Census Bureau is now recruiting Westchester residents for temporary part-time census positions for the 2010 Census. The pay is good (field workers can earn $18-$20 per hour), the hours are flexible, and the work is close to home.
Census taker jobs are excellent for retirees, college students, persons who want to work part-time, persons who are between jobs, or just about anyone who wants to earn extra money while performing an important service for their community.
In order to apply, you must be 18 years old or over and pass a written test. US citizens are given preference. Tests are currently being offered in convenient locations all over Westchester County. To apply to take the test, please call (866) 861-2010. For more information, you may go to www.census.gov/2010censusjobs/index.php
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Posted by Paul Feiner at 5:25 PM 3 comments:
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
The Greenburgh Town Board will be voting on this resolution tonight. It won't make everyone happy but the town (like every municipality in the nation) has budget issues and has to make cuts in the budget. The reduction in the back door pickup service enabled the town to reduce our workforce by 5 employees and to reduce the size of tax hikes.
We appreciate your feedback. I feel very badly that we can't continue to proivde the service. I am hopeful that neighbors will help their neighbors who can't take on the burden themselves. I personally will help any resident who doesn't want to contact your neighbors. My office can be a clearing house an d match volunteers with residents.
Feel free to call me at 993-1545 or 438 1343 (cell), 478-1219 (home).
WHEREAS, the Greenburgh Town Board authorizes the Commissioner of Public Works to offer residents of the unincorporated area of the Town of Greenburgh one day a week Walk-in (also known as "back door" or non-curbside) garbage pickup at a cost of $300.00 a year; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works is authorized to waive the fee for residents of the unincorporated area of the Town of Greenburgh who provide the Commissioner with a signed letter from a physician indicating that all family members residing in the household have medical disabilities that prevent them from bringing their garbage to the curb for pickup, and who also provide proof satisfactory to the Town Assessor that the total household income is below $36,000.00 a year;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh hereby authorizes the Commissioner of Public Works to offer residents of the unincorporated area of the Town of Greenburgh one day a week "back door" or non-curbside garbage pickup at their residence at a cost of $300.00 a year; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Commissioner of Public Works is also hereby authorized to waive the fee for residents of the unincorporated area of the Town of Greenburgh who (1) provide the Commissioner with a signed letter from a physician indicating that all members of the household have medical disabilities that make them unable to bring their garbage to the curb for pickup and (2) provide proof satisfactory to the Town Assessor that the total household income is below $36,000.00 a year; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Commissioner of Public Works, the Town Assessor's office; the Town Attorney's office, and the Receiver of Taxes' office shall work together to formulate specific rules in connection with implementing this Resolution to ensure it is equitably enforced and implemented.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 5:22 PM 87 comments:
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Tel. 914-721-8200 --Greenburgh Library
The Library Board of Trustees will hold their first meeting for 2009 on Thursday evening,January 15th at the Greenburgh Library. Welcome--Frank Musantry, Diane Creston & Tomas Saez. They are the new members of the Library Board. Among issues to be resolved in 2009 are---
1) What should the library do with the cybermobile...Should the town sell or keep the cybermobile?
2) Sunday hours vs. later weekday hours. What about modifying schedule of the library --having Saturday evening hours? This could be done at no additional expense. The library only has to change their schedules. The Library should coordinate Sunday hours with neighboring communities - if budget cuts have to be made different libraries should be open different weeks.
3) Fundraising--naming of rooms, the library for big donors. How can we attract substantial donors to the library?
4) Should the Library be independent of the town government - a separate elected Library Board would present a proposed budget to the voters each year. Would take the politics out of library funding.
5)Maintaining book drop on E Hartsdale Ave
2009 Library Board of Trustees
You can contact the Library Board members via email. firstname.lastname@example.com
Diane T. Creston
George Hayward
Mindy Leiterman
Thomas McCarthy
Frank Musantry
Tomas Saez
Calvin Thomas
Liaison to the Board
Diana Juettner, Town Board
Posted by Paul Feiner at 11:20 PM 45 comments:
Sunday, January 11, 2009
The Town Board will be conducting interviews with candidates for Public Works Commissioner on Tuesday at our work session. We will be interviewing two candidates this week and anticipate interviewing other candidates next week.
If you were conducting the interview what questions would you ask the candidates? What are some of the qualities that you would like our new Commissioner to have?
Last week the Town Board interviewed three highly qualified candidates for Police Chief. The Chief will be stepping down later this year and expressed a desire to work with a Chief-designee for the balance of his tenure. The Chief designee will not receive any additional compensation until he assumes the job of Police Chief. Each of the Police Chief candidates the Board interviewed holds a high ranking position in the Greenburgh Police Department and is familiar with police operations. The Town Board will discuss the interviews on Tuesday and will make a decision on Wednesday or shortly thereafter. What are some of the qualities you'd like to see in our next Police Chief?
Posted by Paul Feiner at 12:24 PM 60 comments:
Saturday, January 10, 2009
I have been advised that the Governor's submitted budget cuts an additional 18% from the STAR benefits. In recent years the state has been reducing STAR benefits to taxpayers who receive basic STAR and those seniors over 65 who receive enhanced STAR.
School districts are independent of the town.
The cut in STAR exemptions, if enacted by the NYS Legislature, will result in higher school property tax bills since your school tax bills will not be subsidized by STAR to the degree that they once were. Schools, like every municipality, county, fire district, state governments are experiencing budget difficulties EVEN without STAR being cut. So this is very bad news. I have asked the Assessor to provide the town with an analysis of the impact the 18% proposed cut could have on each of the school districts within the town.
Members of the NYS Legislature will be reviewing the Governor's proposed budget in the coming months and are constitutionally required to approve a budget by April 1st.
Although the town and school districts are independent of each other - the additional tax burdens that will be placed on schools highlight (in my opinion) the need for all governments to look for ways to tighten our belts, to make government more efficient. The Town Board and I will devote significant resources reviewing all operations in the town.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 9:38 AM 46 comments:
Friday, January 09, 2009
I am pleased to advise you that yesterday, detectives from this department apprehended Garry Semljatschenko, age 31 of 2937 8th Avenue, New York, New York for the push in robbery and assault that occurred at 143 North Hampton Drive on July 16, 2008. Semljatschenko was charged with Burglary 1st degree, a class B felony, as well as robbery assault and weapons possession charges. He is currently being held without bail at the Westchester County Jail. Chief Kapica
Town of Greenburgh
Work Session Agenda of the Greenburgh Town Board
Tuesday – January 13, 2009 – 2:00PM
(All Work Sessions are Televised Live on Cablevision Channel 76, Verizon 32 and are streamed live. Work Sessions and Town Board Meetings will be aired each Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 7:02am and 4:45pm. Each segment will run for approximately 6 to 7 hours, depending upon the length of the two meetings.)
2:00p.m. Philanthropy Department
2:30p.m. Waterwheel Inn and 27 Main
2:50p.m. Boards and Commissions – Review Process
3:00p.m. Interviews – DPW Commissioner – Executive Session
4:00p.m. Interviews – DPW Commissioner – Executive Session
5:00p.m. Police Chief Candidates – Discussion/Review any Comments received
From the Police Advisory Board – Executive Session
5:30p.m. Adjourn
Posted by Paul Feiner at 3:48 PM 27 comments:
Thursday, January 08, 2009
ETHICS BD MET WITH TOWN BOARD, RECOMMENDED SOME CHANGES TO CODE - FOLLOW UP MEETING ON FEB 12TH AT 7:30 pm
The Town Board and Ethics Board had a very productive meeting last night. All the members of the Town Board met with members of the Ethics Board and discussed increasing the number of members of the Board, some amendments in the code, the role Ethics Board members should be allowed to play in the community, and penalties that the Board could impose on town officials. A recommendation was made to authorize but not require a town employee to sit on the Ethics Board. A follow up Town Board/Ethics Board meeting will be held on Feb 12th at 7:30 PM at Town Hall (Lincoln's Birthday).
Posted by Paul Feiner at 10:53 PM 24 comments:
I just learned of an interesting program for girls who are sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school who are interested in politics. A leadership retreat. Please pass this on to students who have leadership potential.
Great opportunity for our girls!
Let's start them young. This program also builds self-esteem...they do not
need to be interested in politics to be chosen to attend!
COST: The program is entirely FREE of charge, and travel scholarships are
available to sophomores, juniors and seniors!
Running Start is accepting applications for their 2009 Young Woman's
Political Leadership Retreat. Please share with teachers and
encourage any high school girls you know to apply!!!
WHAT: Running Start encourages high school girls from across the
country to channel their leadership into politics. Participants will
meet extraordinary women leaders of diverse backgrounds and learn the
importance of having more women in political leadership and running for office.
EVEN if the girls are not interested in politics, this is
a great program way for them to build self-esteem, practice public
speaking and learn to collaborate with other young women.
WHO: Open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school
WHERE: American University, Washington D.C.
WHEN: July 15-19, 2009 (no applications will be accepted after February 16,
COST: The program is entirely FREE of charge, and travel scholarships are
For more information, or for specific attachments contact Susannah
Shakow at 202.421-4102 or email@example.com.
Great opportunity for our girls!
Let's start them young. This program also builds self-esteem...they do not
need to be interested in politics to be chosen to attend!
COST: The program is entirely FREE of charge, and travel scholarships are
available to sophomores, juniors and seniors!
Running Start is accepting applications for their 2009 Young Woman's
Political Leadership Retreat. Please share with teachers and
encourage any high school girls you know to apply!!!
WHAT: Running Start encourages high school girls from across the
country to channel their leadership into politics. Participants will
meet extraordinary women leaders of diverse backgrounds and learn the
importance of having more women in political leadership and running for office.
EVEN if the girls are not interested in politics, this is
a great program way for them to build self-esteem, practice public
speaking and learn to collaborate with other young women.
WHO: Open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school
WHERE: American University, Washington D.C.
WHEN: July 15-19, 2009 (no applications will be accepted after February 16,
COST: The program is entirely FREE of charge, and travel scholarships are
For more information, or for specific attachments contact Susannah
Shakow at 202.421-4102 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 11:03 AM 9 comments:
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
The Town Board asked the Comptroller's office to implement a hand scanning program for part timer's. The Board approved the following memo at yesterdays Town Board work session. This will improve controls.
---- Original Message -----
From: Michael Kolesar
To: Paul Feiner; Diana Juettner; Sonja Brown; Kevin Morgan; Francis Sheehan
Cc: Bart J. Talamini; Dipak Pandya
Sent: Tue Dec 30 16:32:49 2008
Subject: ADI Implementation Plan
ADI Implementation Plan
In accordance with our commitment to provide the Town Board with an ADI Implementation Plan, we offer the following:
1. Hire the open payroll position as soon as possible and train this individual in all of the various elements of the ADI system from the perspective of the payroll function. The payroll function has been without this capability and resource since the end of last April 2008.
2. MIS has estimated that the Town needs one ADI clock for every 100 persons who would be using the system. In order to have an adequate number for the peak summer months, therefore it is estimated that the Town needs 3 for Parks and Rec and 3 for the TDYCC. These cost about $3,000 each, so that would be an investment of about $18,000 plus installation / wiring cots of about $1,000. It is estimated that from issuance of purchase order to receipt will be about one month. In addition there will be annual maintenance costs of approximately $400 per clock or $2,400
3. MIS estimates that complete installation and testing at each location and for each clock will require one calendar month.
4. Upon completion of training under 1 above, payroll can begin the process of rolling out the system and training an appropriate number of individuals in each location as to system maintenance, i.e. adding individuals, deactivating individuals, the approval process, handling exceptions, etc.
The specific timetable appears to be the following:
1/15/09 – Board authorizes the hiring of the second payroll person
1/16/09 – 3/15/09 Interview & hire second payroll person
2/1/09 – 3/1/09 – Place purchase order and acquire additional clocks.
3/1/09 – 4/1/09 - Install and test new clocks
3/16/09 – 4/30/09 Train new payroll person; train department personnel in details of ADI system
5/1/09 – 5/31/09 Add 600+ summer employees to payroll system as well as input ADI relevant information for each of these new employees in the ADI system.
We look forward to the Town Board's support for this plan and will proceed with it upon receipt of a sufficient number of affirmative responses.
---- Original Message -----
From: Michael Kolesar
To: Paul Feiner; Diana Juettner; Sonja Brown; Kevin Morgan; Francis Sheehan
Cc: Bart J. Talamini; Dipak Pandya
Sent: Tue Dec 30 16:32:49 2008
Subject: ADI Implementation Plan
ADI Implementation Plan
In accordance with our commitment to provide the Town Board with an ADI Implementation Plan, we offer the following:
1. Hire the open payroll position as soon as possible and train this individual in all of the various elements of the ADI system from the perspective of the payroll function. The payroll function has been without this capability and resource since the end of last April 2008.
2. MIS has estimated that the Town needs one ADI clock for every 100 persons who would be using the system. In order to have an adequate number for the peak summer months, therefore it is estimated that the Town needs 3 for Parks and Rec and 3 for the TDYCC. These cost about $3,000 each, so that would be an investment of about $18,000 plus installation / wiring cots of about $1,000. It is estimated that from issuance of purchase order to receipt will be about one month. In addition there will be annual maintenance costs of approximately $400 per clock or $2,400
3. MIS estimates that complete installation and testing at each location and for each clock will require one calendar month.
4. Upon completion of training under 1 above, payroll can begin the process of rolling out the system and training an appropriate number of individuals in each location as to system maintenance, i.e. adding individuals, deactivating individuals, the approval process, handling exceptions, etc.
The specific timetable appears to be the following:
1/15/09 – Board authorizes the hiring of the second payroll person
1/16/09 – 3/15/09 Interview & hire second payroll person
2/1/09 – 3/1/09 – Place purchase order and acquire additional clocks.
3/1/09 – 4/1/09 - Install and test new clocks
3/16/09 – 4/30/09 Train new payroll person; train department personnel in details of ADI system
5/1/09 – 5/31/09 Add 600+ summer employees to payroll system as well as input ADI relevant information for each of these new employees in the ADI system.
We look forward to the Town Board's support for this plan and will proceed with it upon receipt of a sufficient number of affirmative responses.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 4:35 PM 61 comments:
The town will be discontinuing backdoor garbage pickup because of budgetary reasons. This cut only impacts some residents-- the overwhelming majority of residents in the town have always put their garbage out at the curb. We anticipate that we will save about $400,000 a year (we were able to reduce the sanitation workforce by five employees). In 2009 all garbage pickup will be at the curb --similar to our current requirement for paper, plastic recycling).
Although most people will have no problem taking their garbage to the curb (we recommend garbage cans with wheels), some senior citizens and disabled residents have contacted me advising me of difficulties they are having.
We are contacting private carters and will be compiling a list of companies that are willing to provide back door service for a fee.
In addition -- I am trying to match up senior citizens and disabled residents with neighbors or students who will volunteer and take the garbage out from the house to the curb once or twice a week. If you are interested in helping out by reaching out to neighbors who have legitimate problems OR if you would be willing to help one or two residents out by taking their garbage out for them -- please e mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com or call me at 993-1545 (cell:438-1343). Volunteers will be assigned to only people who have major medical problems and need the assistance.
Thank you for your help.
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Hands off our books!
• January 7, 2009
Where can you go for free entertainment, unlimited education and valuable career advice in these troubling times? The library. But only if its doors are open. While budgets cuts are ricocheting through nearly all public agencies these days, there is good reason to keep libraries out of the budget-cutters' crosshairs: people need them now more than ever.
"This isn't the time to cut library services," John Smith, comptroller for the Westchester Library System, told the Editorial Board. "The reality is that during tough times, people use the library more. They don't have disposable income to go to Barnes & Noble to buy books, and during these times the library is used for a lot of other things."
Many of those "other things" are especially necessary now, as attendance at Westchester Library System's recent career-counseling workshops shows; they were so popular that many job seekers had to be turned away.
Nonetheless, libraries are very much a target of budget-cutters, who face tough choices at every level of delivering necessary services; lately even cops and firefighters have been getting pink slips. Gov. David Paterson's proposed 2009 budget calls for a 20 percent cut in state library funding. The money goes to library networks such as the Westchester Library System, the Mid-Hudson Library System and the Ramapo Catskills Library System. At the local level, libraries are in the bull's eye as well.
Closing the book
In White Plains, Mayor Joseph Delfino recently ordered the library to close on Sundays as part of a plan to cut $400,000 from the library's $6 million budget. Delfino is trying to cut $4 million from all city agencies in order to balance the city's $161 million budget. Surprisingly, the library, which comprises 2 percent of the city's budget, is asked to shoulder 10 percent of that cut.
"We feel that closing a library (causes) disproportionate hurt in a bad economy to people who can least afford the loss of service in our community," said library President Julie Trelstad. There was a disagreement between Delfino and the library's board of trustees over which day of the week to close - the trustees wanted to close on the slowest day, Friday, but the mayor wanted Sunday to avoid renegotiating with the library's civil service employees.
All three branches of the Yonkers Public Library began closing on Sundays in December, as its library board struggled to comply with Mayor Phil Amicone's directive to find $550,000 worth of cuts in the $8.7 million library budget. "It's ironic that this year we're on track to have our busiest year ever," Yonkers library Deputy Director Edward Falcone said when the cuts were announced. "It looks like we won't be able to maintain the momentum that we worked so hard to achieve."
Pain reaches far
Cities aren't the only ones feeling the pinch. In North Castle, the library is shortening its hours at both the Armonk and North White Plains branches, and cutting back on programs and materials. Similarly, the Finkelstein Memorial Library, in Spring Valley, has shortened its hours.
In Greenburgh, where a lovely $20 million library opened last month, Town Supervisor Paul Feiner is worried that those who are shut out from neighboring town's libraries on Sundays will overwhelm the new Greenburgh Public Library.
He is proposing that the Westchester Library system either reimburse towns that keep their libraries open on Sundays (unlikely, given the library system's own budget woes) or coordinate a schedule that could keep libraries open on Sundays on a rotating basis. He also proposes a non-residents service fee, though that seems particularly un-library like.
Finding ways for neighboring libraries to work together may be a better solution than simply cutting hours. The benefits that libraries provide - from the educational to the vocational, including all-important free Internet access - loom even larger in an economy such as ours. Cutting libraries truly cuts at bone, and strikes at the least among us.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 8:34 AM 18 comments:
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
You are invited to the Presidential Inauguration Celebration on Jan 20th
The 44th Inauguration Celebration of President-Elect Barack H. Obama
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer."
Join us as the Nation becomes a Community for the swearing in of the 44th President of United States of America.
Theodore D. Young Community, 32 Manhattan Ave,
White Plains, New York, 10607
10:00am – Until
Lunch will be available with prior reservations for $5.50 for those under 60 years, $2.50 for those 60 yrs and older, and lunch will be served lat 11:30am.
Call 989-3622 by January 14, 2009 if interested in lunch.
The Inauguration will be viewed on a large movie screen. There will be a program with local school children and community leaders that will share on that day.
Be a part of history right here at home.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 7:51 PM 32 comments:
Monday, January 05, 2009
Work Session Agenda--Tuesday
Police Chief Kapica will be stepping down later this year. The Board will be interviewing candidates for police chief tomorrow and will be announcing a designee shortly thereafter. Chief Kapica will spend his remaining months as chief training our next Chief for the position--helping to make sure there is an orderly transition of this important dept.
Work Session Agenda of the Greenburgh Town Board
Tuesday – January 6, 2009 – 2:00pm
(All Work Sessions are Televised Live on Cablevision Channel 76, Verizon 32 and are streamed live. Work Sessions and Town Board Meetings will be aired each Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 7:02am and 4:45pm. Each segment will run for approximately 6 to 7 hours, depending upon the length of the two meetings.)
2:00p.m. Comptroller and Deputy Comptroller
2:45p.m. DPW – Sanitation Schedule Transition
3:00p.m. TDYCC Commissioner – Camp Fees
3:30p.m. Special Meeting – Decision. Camp fees
4:00p.m. Interviews: candidates Chief of Police – Executive Session
Break--5:30 to 7:30 PM
7:30p.m. Interviews continue with police chief candidates
8:30p.m. "
Posted by Paul Feiner at 4:19 PM 47 comments:
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4 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY 10595
Starting: January 21, 2009
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Posted by Paul Feiner at 9:13 AM 1 comment:
Sunday, January 04, 2009
The indoor pool will re-open Monday at the Theodore Young Community Center. A part was installed today. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 9:51 PM 31 comments:
This is a letter I am sending out to the Executive Director of the Westchester Library System about Sunday library hours. I just came back from the Greenburgh Library-- was very impressed. There were hundreds of patrons enjoying the library. There is definitely a need for library services. However - it's unfair for Greenburgh to have to assume the additional costs of being a regional library WITHOUT getting some reimbursement. White Plains and other libraries are closing down operations on Sundays.
Terry Kirschner, Executive Director
Westchester Library System
540 White Plains Road Suite 200
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Dear Mr. Kirschner:
This letter is being written to suggest a meeting with all the Library Directors from around the county to discuss Sunday hours. This past Sunday the Journal News reported the closing of the White Plains Public Library on Sundays. My guess is that other communities, experiencing budget problems will also consider closing down library operations on Sunday as well.
On Sunday I had the opportunity to visit the Greenburgh Library. I was very impressed. Hundreds of people were at the library, enjoying the books, computers, reading rooms. The problem: Many of the library visitors do not reside in Greenburgh. Yet, Greenburgh is absorbing the costs of providing library services to residents and non residents. When White Plains closes the library on Sunday's turnout at the Greenburgh library will be even greater -- possibly requiring more staff services and additional expenses. Greenburgh residents should not not have to absorb additional taxes to pay for additional services offered to non residents.
A few options could/should be considered: The Westchester Library System might wish to provide local communities that offer library services on Sundays with a subsidy to help defray costs. When the Greenburgh Library is open on a Sunday it is serving the entire region -- not just Greenburgh. It would be fair if taxpayers from the rest of the county would help defray the costs associated with staffing the library.
Another option: The Westchester Library System could coordinate the scheduling of Sunday hours. You have about 30 participating libraries as members of the WLS. Instead of every library being open every Sunday libraries could rotate the service and be open on specific Sunday's during the calendar year. A calendar could be distributed to library patrons advising them which library is open on a given Sunday. The county could be divided into different sections so every resident who wants to use a library on Sunday can conveniently access the library. For example, White Plains, Scarsdale, Greenburgh, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, Irvington, Tarrytown might be in one region. Each of the libraries in the region would be open on a different Sunday during the year.
A third option: To reduce pressure from taxpayers to close down libraries on Sunday's - a non resident service fee could be authorized for each book taken out by non residents. This would help local libraries that are open on Sundays pay part of the expenses.
I believe that libraries should be open on Sundays. There is definitely a need for the Sunday hours. I also would like to see library hours open on Saturday evenings. I would be grateful for the opportunity to meet with the Westchester Library System to discuss these suggestions in greater detail. These suggestions should be considered a first draft -- other options might be considered.
Thanks so much for your consideration.
Posted by Paul Feiner at 5:06 PM 59 comments:
A member of the Ethics Board has missed most meetings since 2007. When I meet with the Ethics Board on Wednesday I will propose a town law to address this matter. The suggestion I have: If a member of any appointed Board misses 3 meetings a year without a legitimate excuse (medical, family) the Town Board should have the ability to declare the position vacant and appoint a replacement.
What do you think?
Posted by Paul Feiner at 11:07 AM 16 comments:
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Just got home from a visit to my in laws. 2009 promises to be a challenging and exciting year. Members of the Town Board and I are looking forward to the challenges that face us.
Here are just a few of the items on our agenda that face us in 2009...
** Appointment of new Commissioner of Public Works to replace Al Regula who retired at the end of 2008. Al Regula is helping us with the transition.
** Appointment of a new Police Chief. John Kapica will be retiring later this year. The Chief asked the Town Board to designate a new chief early in the year. He will devote his remaining months as chief preparing the Chief designee for the job.
** Members of the Town Board and I are determined to avoid significant tax hikes in the future. There will be no double digit tax hikes in the forseeable future. We will make cuts and increase efficiencies during the year. We will review all town operations.
** A new Library Board assumed office on January 1st. I hope to work with the Library Foundation to raise private dollars for the library. Issues to be considered: Should we sell the cybermobile or continue to use the cybermobile on a limited basis? Should library hours be adjusted to include Saturday evening hours?
** The Town Board will discuss (at Tuesdays work session) camp fees at the TDYCC and parks dept. In my opinion, camp fees should be uniform for all camps run by the the town--with scholarships provided to those who cannot afford the camps. I would like to see transportation run by the TDYCC instead of by both TDYCC and parks.
** We will aggressively look for ways to reduce energy consumption in town owned facilities.
** We hope to sell the waterwheel property in Ardsley and 27 Main Street.
** I am meeting with the Ethics Board on Wednesday evening to discuss the current code. Amendments to the code will be considered after the meeting.
Those are just a few of the issues we will be discussing in the coming weeks/months. What issues would you like to see the Board focus attention on? A more comprehensive list of goals/objectives will be published shortly.
Have a great year.
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Chiasma begins enrolment in Phase III trial for acromegaly
Chiasma has started patient enrolment in Phase III CHIASMA OPTIMAL clinical trial of its product candidate Mycapssa (octreotide capsules) as a maintenance therapy to treat adults with acromegaly.
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Upfront Gamma Knife radiosurgery for Cushing's disease and acromegaly: a multicenter, international study.
CONCLUSIONS Upfront GKS resulted in good tumor control as well as a low rate of adverse radiation effects in the whole group. Patients with CD achieved a faster and far better remission rate after upfront GKS in comparison to patients with acromegaly. GKS can be considered as an upfront treatment in carefully selected patients with CD who are unwilling or unable to undergo resection, but it has a more limited role in acromegaly. PMID: 30117768 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Gupta A, Xu Z, Kano H, Sisterson N, Su YH, Krsek M, Nabeel AM, El-Shehaby A, Karim KA, Martínez-Moreno N, Mathieu D, McShane BJ, Martínez-Álvarez R, Reda WA, Liscak R, Lee CC, Lunsford LD, Sheehan JP Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research
Inoperable Giant Growth Hormone-secreting Pituitary Adenoma: Radiological Aspects, Clinical Management and Pregnancy Outcome.
CONCLUSION: the history we report, therefore, confirms previous experiences reporting a possible favourable outcome of pregnancy in patients affected by acromegaly and add further information about the behaviour of giant pituitary tumors in patients underwent pregnancy. PMID: 30088454 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Authors: Yamamoto R, Robert Shima K, Igawa H, Kaikoi Y, Sasagawa Y, Hayashi Y, Inoshita N, Fukuoka H, Takahashi Y, Takamura T Abstract A 43-year-old woman with an 8-year history of diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia presented with amenorrhea and convulsion. Her MRI scan revealed a 3.5-cm T2-hyperintense pituitary macroadenoma with suprasellar extension to the frontal lobe and bilateral cavernous sinus invasion. Her serum levels of GH and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) were elevated to 9.08 ng/mL (normal range:
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Publication date: July–August 2018Source: Reumatología Clínica (English Edition), Volume 14, Issue 4Author(s): Rita Fonseca, Alberto Fernández-Martínez, Roberto Miguélez, Jacqueline Uson
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Condition: Acromegaly Intervention: Sponsors: Tulane University; Chiasma, Inc. Not yet recruiting
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Efficacy and Safety of switching to Pasireotide in Acromegaly Patients controlled with Pegvisomant and Somatostatin Analogues: PAPE extension study.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: to assess the efficacy and safety after 48 weeks of treatment with pasireotide long-acting-release (PAS-LAR) alone or in combination with pegvisomant in patients with acromegaly. In addition, we assessed the relation between insulin secretion and pasireotide-induced hyperglycemia. DESIGN: The PAPE extension study is a prospective follow-up study until 48 weeks after the core study of 24 weeks. METHODS: 59 out of 61 patients entered the extension study. Efficacy was defined as the percentage of patients achieving IGF-I normalization (≤ 1.2 x the Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)) at 48-we...
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Sporadic pituitary adenomas: the role of germline mutations and recommendations for genetic screening.
Authors: Iacovazzo D, Hernández-Ramírez LC, Korbonits M Abstract INTRODUCTION: Although most pituitary adenomas occur sporadically, these common tumors can present in a familial setting in approximately 5% of cases. Germline mutations in several genes with autosomal dominant (AIP, MEN1, CDKN1B, PRKAR1A, SDHx) or X-linked dominant (GPR101) inheritance are causative of familial pituitary adenomas. Due to variable disease penetrance and occurrence of de novo mutations, some patients harboring germline mutations have no family history of pituitary adenomas (simplex cases). Areas covered: We summarize the ...
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Authors: Bima C, Chiloiro S, Mormando M, Piacentini S, Bracaccia E, Giampietro A, Tartaglione L, Bianchi A, De Marinis L Abstract INTRODUCTION: Acromegaly, caused in most cases by Growth Hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary adenomas, is characterized by increased skeletal growth and enlargement of the soft tissue, because GH and its effector Insulin-like Growth factor-1 are important regulators of bone homeostasis and have a central role in the longitudinal bone growth and maintenance of bone mass. Areas covered: Despite the anabolic effect of these hormones is well known, as a result of the stimulation of bone turnove...
Source: Expert Review of Endocrinology and Metabolism - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research
Authors: Schilbach K, Schopohl J Abstract INTRODUCTION: Somatostatin analogs are most commonly used in pharmacological treatment of acromegaly. Pegvisomant and dopamine agonists are alternatives, which are used to a lesser extent. Dopamine agonists are the only orally applicable medication but are less effective than the other options. For a large number of patients, life-long pharmacotherapy has to be applied and frequent injections represent a reduction of quality of life for many of them. Areas covered: Recently published evidence for the use of oral octreotide therapy for acromegaly. Expert commentary: Oral oct...
Source: Expert Review of Endocrinology and Metabolism - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research
Somatostatin analogs, cabergoline and pegvisomant: comparing the efficacy of medical treatment for acromegaly.
Authors: Grasso LFS, Auriemma RS, Pivonello R, Colao A Abstract INTRODUCTION: Therapies for acromegaly aim at normalizing hormonal excess and controlling tumor growth . Therapeutic approaches are surgery, pharmacotherapy and radiotherapy. Area covered: This review focuses on the role of medical therapy of acromegaly, comparing the efficacy of somatostatin analogues (SSA), dopamine-agonists (DA) and pegvisomant (PEG), the three available drug classes for treating acromegaly. To clarify the difference in response rates reported in the literature for these therapies, we performed a search for original articles publish...
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For years, members of the Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (LCDLA) have gathered on the steps of the Lubbock County Courthouse in early July. There, to honor America, they publicly read the Declaration of Independence, just as citizens in colonial times did in 1776. The public recitals are part of an effort sponsored by the…
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Heather Davis
Board Chair
Heather Davis has a heart for serving those in need, especially women and children. She is an active member at Mount Pisgah UMC where she leads a small group experience with children on Sundays as well as is engaged in the churches Emmaus community. In addition, she is a leader at Community Bible Study in Norcross, GA. Her desire to help others extends to Zambia, Africa where she has traveled and serves on the board of Wiphan Care Ministries, serving widows and children (www.wiphan.org).
Heather resides in Alpharetta with her husband, Bryan, and their two daughters, Madeline and Kendall.
Dave Farrington
At-Large Member
Dave Farrington is the president of Farrington Consulting Company; a meeting facilitation and organizational performance company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. In his tenure with Farrington Consulting, Dave has worked with many of leading companies in Georgia including Delta Airlines, The Coca Cola Company, and the Southern Company. Dave also has extensive experience in the non-profit sector working with The Atlanta Regional Commission, Hartsfield-Jackson Development Program, Atlanta Department of Aviation, The Center for Disease Control, The Carter Library and The United Way.
Dave and his wife Sandy have lived in downtown Atlanta for the past 7 years where they have become active in their community connecting with the poor in their neighborhood. They have served in local mission opportunities via SafeHouse Outreach, City of Refuge, and Grace United Methodist Street Ministry. Both Dave and Sandy feel blessed to have been engaged over these past several years with inner city missions.
Trent Shuping
At-Large Member
Trent Shuping is a partner with the Warshauer Law Group, an Atlanta law firm that represents individuals and families in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. Trent focuses his practice on representing victims of tractor-trailer wrecks, railroad accidents, defective medical devices, industrial accidents and unsafe consumer products. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and the Duke University School of Law and has been a member of the Georgia Bar since 2005.
Trent and his wife Lisa live in Downtown Atlanta. They have served in various capacities at the City of Refuge, Central Outreach and Advocacy Center, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Cobb Legal Aid and the Ending Mass Incarceration Team of the North Georgia Conference.
Kramer Johnson
Kramer Johnson and his wife Hayley were drawn to RATL's approach of "being with" rather than "doing for." They began building relationships with women and children served by RATL in 2014. Kramer is passionate about transforming himself and others through RATL's unique mission. He is an experienced Marketing Manager who leads loyalty strategy at Chick-fil-A, and he co-led the launch of Chick-fil-A's mobile app.
Kramer spends his free time with Hayley and their daughters, Emery and Cameron. The Johnson family lives in Atlanta and they're excited to grow with the city and all who make it special.
Cristina Crays
Cristina Crays fell in love with the women and children of RATL during her first overnight mission in August of 2015. She went on to serve RATL as a bible study facilitator and Make it RATL Auction committee member. She is passionate about introducing the mission of RATL to her friends and family. She is an active member of Northpoint Community Church serving with her husband as a 2-1 mentor working with engaged couples as they prepare to marry. They have previously led a married small group, served in the children's environment, served in a mission to El Salvador and Cristina led a women's small group for 3 years. She is currently in a weekly Discipleship Group and was able to introduce her group to RATL at the silent auction. Cristina works closely with her husband as the Restaurant Marketing Director for their Chick-fil-A franchise in Alpharetta.
Cristina resides in Alpharetta with her husband, John, and their two daughters, Hannah and Olivia.
Dana Hamrick
Dana Hamrick is Managing Director of NGKF Global Healthcare Services where he leads national business development for the firm's U.S. healthcare capital markets business. Global Healthcare Services is a specialized healthcare real estate advisory team which currently advises over 150 hospitals and has advised on over $1 billion in transactions recently.
Prior to his role at NGKF, Dana Hamric was a principal with Univest Holdings, a private real estate investment firm based in Atlanta where he oversaw numerous retail, office and mixed use projects. He has a 17 year track record in the industry as an investor, trusted advisor and business development executive within the healthcare real estate sector.
Mr. Hamric earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Alabama with a minor in economics. He currently resides in Johns Creek, Georgia with his wife, Kelly, and their five children. They are active members of North Point Community Church.
Jacque Smallwood
Jacque Smallwood is an Executive Board Member at Solomon's Temple Foundation, Inc. and is one of the founding board members of the agency. Jacque, alongside her son, who is the founder of the agency, started this gracious endeavor to provide a safe-haven to homeless women and their children, who are affectionately referred to as "the least of these" in Metro-Atlanta. Prior to her appointment as Executive Board Member, Jacque retired from the State of Georgia, where she worked as a Psychiatric Case Manager for 27 years. Jackie graduated from Grady Memorial Hospital, School of Nursing, in 1967, and has over 40 years of experience in various aspects of nursing. In the late 80's, Jacque founded her own nursing services where she provided medical professional staffing and supplemental health care to various hospitals, nursing homes and private homes. In 1995, Jackie owned and operated "A Cut Above" catering and event planning service here in Atlanta for 14 years.
Jacque is an active and devoted member of Berean Seventh Day Adventist Church and has been for the past 45 years. Dedicated to the service of others, she has served on various ministries and boards to include, Aid Atlanta Street Ministry, Helping Hands, Hospitality and Deaconess Board. She also served as Sabbath leader and teacher, and taught Bible study to new members. Her most recent accomplishments is being awarded the Black History Achievement Award for her significant contributions to her church and joining the board of Restoration Atlanta (RATL).
Jacque is the Matriarch of her family and the proud Mother of 3 successful children, Grandmother to five and Great-grandmother to one. Jackie is very well traveled and has vacationed 5 of 7 continents with plans to visit Australia soon. She reports Israel as her most favorite and most memorable place to visit.


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I must veer once more just a moment to Micanopy. For some reason, the name honors Mikanope, the chief of chiefs who led his Seminole warriors in what is called the Dade Massacre of 1835.
A Cuban land grant had been settled by white colonists as early as 1817 and a Virginian established his settlement there the same year as the massacre. The challenges of proper pronunciation remind me of New Hampshire natives daring newcomers to say the word Coos, as in Coos County, correctly. Anyway, I'm pretty well assured the majority of that town's residents prefer Mi-CAN-nopy or even Mic-A-nopy over all others. However, local lore also remembers a certain slow-paying Irish merchant, "Mickey-no-pay."
Many Marion County location names are for communities that no longer exist. Like Nixie, which was a postal clerk's identification of an incorrectly addressed or otherwise undeliverable letter. It became the name of this community for a whole six months in 1883.
But Ocala has been Ocala since 1847, then under the shadow of Fort King, the principal fort in the entire state. Ancient Timucuan Indians considered the area their Ocali province and would later use the name to describe all of Central Florida.
Wordsmiths have tried to translate Ocala as meaning "water margin, lay on the fire, fertile soil or big hammock" among quite a few other tries without much agreement.
Ocklawaha is at once a river running through the middle of Marion County, the name of a town, and even a lake formed by the Rodman Reservoir along the erstwhile Cross Florida Barge Canal. An 80-mile tributary of the St. Johns River, the Ocklawaha was to link several man-made sections of the defunct canal.
Corruption of the Creek Indian ak-lowahe, meaning "muddy," came pretty close as both Oklawaha and Ocklawaha, with the "c" version eventually becoming official.
Hope it's okay if I wander again to mention Plum Nelly. This lumber mill crossroads was not far from Palatka and described as "plum out of town and ne'ly plum in the country," by some joker who talked his neighbors into making it legal.
Down in the Keys you'll find Pull-and-be-Damned Creek near Key Vaca, and what is now Marathon. The tidal flow of this narrow waterway suggests everyone's efforts to row against a swift current likely prompted this well-deserved name.
Rainbow Spring and Silver Springs represent the majority of our state's three first-magnitude springs in Marion County. A few miles north of Dunnellon, Rainbow Spring is a beautiful state park you can enjoy for $1.
Silver Springs is a multi-featured tourist attraction you can enjoy for a whole lot more dollars and the town has been here since 1852. A few miles beyond Rainbow Springs State Park and just barely within the Marion County border you'll find Romeo.
And yes, it and up-the-road-apiece Juliette are supposedly named for a long ago Florida version of the tragic Veronese snuffed out romance. I can't find Juliette on my AAA map nor the state gazetteer, so can't say whether Juliette is also in Marion County.
The next three are outlanders, but I know you'll want to learn about Sopchoppy, as I did. The town goes back to 1853, so we have another conglomeration of two Creek Indian names for either sokhe, for "twisted" and chapke, meaning "long" to describe the long, twisting Sopchoppy River running through town or, as another version has it, from the Seminole-Creek word lokchapi, which means "red oak" adding very little excitement to the translation.
Finally, I must acknowledge my editor's tip to finding Two Egg. Just off U.S. 90 in Jackson County, it remembers a man with 16 children who did not have the wherewithal to dole out their allowances in cash. Instead, as each became old enough to barter with the local store owner, he gave them a chicken.
The youngsters learned to barter two eggs for store candy, which prompted locals to say they'd been to "Two Egg Crossing" and eventually just plain Two Egg.
He also suggested checking out Yankeetown, another Gulf Coast community. A small fishing camp using the name of Knotts was set up to attract northern immigrants by Judge A.F. Knotts of Gary, Indiana.
Nearby Inglis residents became united in a not-in-my-back yard stance by encouraging all newcomers from up north to settle in Yankeetown, as they called Knotts. In 1925, incorporators decided that was a fine name.
Did you know the word Yankee has a Dutch derivation? The Dutch who colonizes Manhattan ridiculed the English settlers in Connecticut by calling them "Jan Kees," or "Yahn Keys." Now you do.
Let's not forget Steinhatchee, currently the Gulf-side launching spot for scallopers, as well as the name of a river. Here again the Creek Indians provided aka for "down" or "dead;" isti for "man" and hatchee as in "creek" (okay, or crick) to come up with Deadman's Creek when sort of put together. And there just happens to be a Deadman's Bay at the mouth of the Steinhatchee River.
So … from Achackweithle Bluff to Zuber, there are dozens more fascinating town and place names throughout Florida. If you have a favorite story about the source of a town's name, please tell it to someone else. I have learned more than I ever expected to know, and all that I really want to.
Rog Patterson is a Marion Landing resident, Friendship Kiwanis Club member and Citizen writer.
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December 22, 2009
[x] 2,25-1 on Cavs @ Suns.
[x] 1,97-1 on a double with Magic beating Jazz and Bulls beating Kings.
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Well, when I went to bed, Bulls had like a comfortable 30 point lead or something. When I woke up and checked the score, THEY HAD FUCKING LOST. That shit was gay as fuuuuuuuuck, obviously. Tyreke Evans is like a one man army or some shit like that imo. I guess I should've thrown some d's on Spurs beating Clippers as well, but my brain obviously didn't comprehend.


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Do you experience nightmares about having problems to sing high notes?
Recall the last one you had and try to visualize the muscles you were using to hit high notes.
Were you using throat muscles (the one used for swallowing)?
Were you opening your mouth very wide to sing?
Well, if you were giving fatigue to the muscles, then definitely you were also trying hard to push the notes out.
Everybody is afraid of heights even if it is in singing, because of past experiences.
You have to get over this fear and learn how to sing high notes.
In this case, 'mirror' is your friend. Sing in front of the mirror to get a visual aid.
People keep going through the same procedure to sing high notes and expect different results each time.
Singers struggle to sing high notes, therefore they try different techniques and methods and eventually find out the way to sing successfully.
One must keep in mind that they should not apply pressure and stress unnecessarily otherwise they'll fatigue their vocal cords and results will be disappointing and unfortunate.
Set your goal high in your mind and don't give up till you get satisfying results about achieving head voice.
To learn about singing high notes, it is important to know what happens when you create a sound.
I'm sure you want to learn how to sing high notes without screaming.
Of Course, everyone knows that voice is produced by the vocal cords (vocal folds) located near the larynx.
One must keep in mind that huge (long) strings create lower notes, whereas short (thinner) strings produce higher notes.
Let me tell you an example:
You might have used a guitar before.
While plucking the strings of a guitar, the thicker strings produce lower notes while the thinner strings will produce a higher pitch sound.
You can see the guitar strings in this image clearly.
Now that you know that how high and low notes are produced.
We can use this idea and demonstrate how our own vocal cords work and learn how to sing high notes.
To sing high note ranges, our vocal cord should become thin.
The thinner it is the higher you go and vice versa.
So, let's see what causes our vocal chords not to be thinner and how to sing high notes successfully with ease.
Amount of air that flows is the guide on how to sing high notes.
We must not force to push the air (the sound travels through the air).
This is the mistake that most singers do and believe me it is more dangerous than it seems to be.
Mariah Carey has also done this mistake while singing at Christmas last year.
Your vocal stamina should be big enough because in some songs the notes go on increasing.
Don't strain your voice enough that a lot of air leaves your mouth.
Only a little amount of air must leave the mouth.
It is not true that our mouth should be opened wide.
Same amount of air should be used throughout the singing process.
Learning how to sing high notes? Singing with relaxation (both facial and vocal) is most favorable.
Obviously, don't relax too much that your voice sounds like you have a blocked nose or that you have cold.
There must be a balance because cutting excessive amount of air will cause a flip/break in falsetto or it will cause a weak head voice.
I recommend you to increase your vocal stamina so that the air is ready to come out, without struggling to find a way and without forcing yourself to apply pressure.
Holding your breath to sing high notes is not a good idea too.
You should have a grip and control on your voice so that less air is used and the voice finds the upper register easily.
To achieve this, large breaths must be taken before singing from the diaphragm to expand. And then just blow the air out by 'shh' or 'mmmm' sound slowly until all breath is used up.
This will help in supporting the sound and the need to push and strain can be reduced.
Feel the air pressure in the mouth and don't let it build up in the throat.
Let the air come out of the stomach by practicing 'ha hah' sound.
At the end of the post, I'll mention some more worth doing exercises. Don't forget to try those.
As mentioned earlier that singing high notes is possible when the vocal cords become thinner, so there must be balanced and good cord closure for a steady flow of air. You'll learn about cord muscle usage and working in the next section.
Train your muscles to achieve high.
The lower part of your voice has a different structure than the higher one.
The vocal cord muscles are quite slack while singing low notes, when this vocal cord position is used in singing high notes, it results in raising the larynx, which is really really bad as it means that you are carrying too much 'weight'.
Voice is produced when a lot of muscles work together.
And when these muscles are stretched tight, there will be trouble in singing high notes.
So, muscle stain must be avoided.
While practicing in front of a mirror, watch the areas where tension might occur like the tongue, lips, jaw, neck, shoulders, abdomen etc.
Relaxation of muscles is very important while singing.
Try to massage the area under the chin to loosen up muscles before singing. Stretching neck and shoulders or yawning also helps in relaxing muscles. The muscle must be relaxed while singing both higher and lower notes.
Correct muscles use is also damn important. We don't want to use unnecessary muscles because it'll cause trouble and your voice will get interferences and tension.
Grip on cord closure shouldn't be left behind. Work harder on cord closure by exercising regularly.
We have to make our muscles (larynx and surrounding muscles) flexible. Just like other muscles we must use them more and more, stretch them before and after their use.
Eventually, these muscles will be under your control and it'll be easier and comfortable to sing higher notes.
Exercise more often. Soon your voice will sound amazing.
The exercise that I do the most and found it helpful is this one:
Make the sound using only the vowel 'a'.
Sing Aaa-Aaa-aaa in six tones.
Don't just sing Aaaaaaa continuously rather break it into small parts like Aaa-aaa-aaa-aaa-aaa-aaa.
Start singing from low notes and go up on a little higher note steadily one-by-one.
Practice it out a few times, then do this exercise again, but at the sixth and the highest note, steadily come one note back one-by-one and sing from a higher note to lower note. Do this exercise and go up and down the tone and note levels and practice mixed voice.
Also, you can try replacing your song with the aaa-aaa-aaa sound.
This exercise will make you to get a grip of the vocal cord and your vocal cords will become stronger.
You can also practice using different vowels rather than 'a' like eee-eee-eee or ooo-ooo-ooo etc.
Other exercises worth noticing are as follows:
Lip Roll exercises:
Well, it certainly looks funny, but lip roll exercise is really awesome.
It is just like making noise when we feel cold like 'brrr' but adding 'uhh' sound to it.
This exercise helps to drop weight from the voice.
Do check out this amazing video on how to do lip roll exercise (and also see her other videos on vocal exercises too).
This exercise is a lovely and powerful way to add limelight to the head voice (high notes).
Here is a video of an astonishing instructor:
'GI' 'MI' 'WO' or 'WE':
Try singing these one-by-one by going up and down on notes.
This will help in keeping larynx low and also will help you in ascending from high to low note singing.
Important Resources
Here I'll provide you with some amazing resources:
They will help you in doing it in a better way.
How To Sing High Notes Without Straining
This video will help you in singing high notes without straining.
It is important that you learn it, this video was created by Become A Singing Master channel on youtube. Thanks to them!
How to sing high notes? No need to ask this question now, just keep on practicing as much as you can. And don't let your fear of singing bad destroy your golden potential.
Please comment below, I would love to hear your feedback. And don't forget to share!


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Atomic wrote:I've heard a producer was trying to set up "Real Housewives of Alabama," but was thrown out of the trailer park. Seems they all had more sense than to put up with a snotty Hollywood type.
They got chased out of several towns in fear of their lives during their tenure on that show. Then the BBC sacked Clarkson and Amazon snapped them up before the BBC could tender an apology and a raise. Now Joey Tribbiani hosts it, and it's just one step shy of a F*R*I*E*N*D*S reunion.GlytchMeister wrote:I recall an episode of Top Gear where the boys nearly got stoned (as in, rocks, not pot) in Alabama.
Dave wrote:Security guard at the estate of a spoiled-rich, insecure, and socially conscious "climber", whose dysfunctional family relationships and social interactions make "The Real Housewives Of New Jersey" feel like a breath of calm and sanity, and whose wealth turns out to be built on a tissue of bogus "investments" and Ponzi schemes which come crashing down around her ears shortly before your first paycheck is due.
She manages to flee to a small South American nation with different banking laws and no extradition treaty, leaving you to defend the estate against an endless stream of zombie-like creditors, with your sole weaponry being improvised firebombs fueled by the nitrocellulose filmstock from the cache of old decaying family home movies you found in the root cellar.
I think you're better off in your local library.
Congrats on the new gig, by the way! Almost certainly less stressful than being in surgery, and it's an honorable path. Books and learning are important... jewels of civilization.
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