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The board of supervisors in Kern County, Calif., the fourth largest agricultural county in the nation, has followed the lead of Fresno and Kings counties in the agriculturally rich San Joaquin Valley, passing a resolution supporting agricultural biotechnology.
In early April, Kern supervisors, in recognizing the importance of the county's $2 billion agricultural economy, affirmed "the environmental and health benefits of biotechnology" as important to the long-term sustainability and enhancement of its agricultural industry and "the county's way of life."
The resolution affirmed "the right for farmers and ranchers to choose to utilize the widest range of technologies available to produce a safe, healthy, abundant and affordable food supply, and that the safe, federally regulated use of biotechnology is a promising component of progressive agricultural production."
The unanimously passed resolution said the county "will make every effort to preserve the choice of using biotechnology in agriculture."
These resolutions from the largest agricultural counties in the nation are non-binding, but they put on notice the radical anti-biotechnology elements operating in the Bay Area and Northern California that any attempt to get an anti-GMO initiative on the ballot in the heart of California's $28 billion agricultural industry, San Joaquin Valley, will be met with resistance. Fresno County is the largest agricultural county in the nation with almost $3 billion in annual agricultural income. Kings County ranks ninth with more than $1 billion in ag income.
Anti-GM0 factions were turned back last fall in the efforts to ban biotechnology crops with ballot initiatives in agriculturally-significant Butte and San Luis Obispo counties and in Humboldt County. They have been successful in getting anti-GMO initiatives passed only in Mendocino County, where there is significant agriculture, primarily wine grapes, and in Marin County just north of San Francisco, where there is basically no agriculture. An anti-GMO county ordinance was hastily passed by Trinity County, but it can be modified or tossed out by the board of supervisors. It was passed partly to stave off a costly county ballot initiative. The same group also had an anti-GMO city ordinance passed in Arcata, Calif., a redwood coastal town of about 20,000 people 275 miles north of San Francisco. Arcata is the home of Humboldt State University.
University towns
The anti-GMO activists target university towns in hopes of drawing liberal support from academia. That backfired in Butte County, home of California State University, Chico. Although there were campus rallies in support of the anti-GMO county initiatives, there was also strong support from university scientists and administrators.
The only upcoming anti-GMO initiative scheduled in California is on the November general ballot in Sonoma County, and opposition is already lining up.
More than 45,000 signatures were gathered by a group associated with the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, an 80-acre organic farming commune near Bodega Bay in Sonoma County, to force the county to put an anti-GMO ordinance before voters. The petition passers did not get enough signatures on petitions to get the measure on the spring 2004 ballot, but continued collecting signatures. They presented the petitions to the county earlier this year and attempted to get supervisors to call a costly, special spring single-issue election. Supervisors rejected that and also turned back attempts by the group to force the supervisors to pass an anti-GMO ordinance in lieu of calling a special election. The supervisors instead voted to put the initiative on the regular general election ballot this November.
Although there are six months until the vote, several prominent groups have announced opposition to the initiative which would ban biotech crops in Sonoma County for 10 years.
The Sonoma County Farm Bureau is heading what is expected to be an aggressive effort to turn back the anti-GMO proposal, according to Tito Sasaki, a vineyard and orchard farmer in the southern Sonoma County community of Schellville, Calif. Farm Bureaus in Butte and San Luis Obispo counties led successful efforts there to defeat anti-biotechnology initiatives.
Wine growers opposed
Sasaki is a board member of the North Bay Agriculture Alliance (NBAA), which has also come out in opposition to the initiative along with United Wine Growers and Russian River Valley Winegrowers in Sonoma County. Russian River Winegrowers represents more than 65 wineries and almost 150 vineyards in the Russian River Valley.
Sasaki said NBAA has about 50 members representing 15,275 acres of farmland and another 46,000 acres controlled by Sonoma Land Trust, California Fish and Game and U.S. Fish and Wildlife.
NBAA was formed almost 10 years ago to fight efforts by environmental groups to enlarge the bureaucratic jurisdictions of diked farmland in Southern Sonoma County.
"Most of our members are landowners and farmers in the San Pablo Bay area," he explained. "NABB was formed to establish farmers' rights against onerous government intrusion."
Sasaki said the anti-GMO initiative represents the same type of political battle.
The anti-GMO group heralded the collection of the record 45,000 signatures calling for the initiative. Sasaki said the signature-gathering campaign was based on misinformation.
"They were telling people that biotechnology was crossing tomatoes with fish and who wants to eat a fishy-smelling tomato. Sure people will sign something like that," he said.
"Many of the people behind the anti-GMO moratorium are people looking for a cause…any cause," said Sasaki, who is confident an "enlightened public will see what this is all about."
Prey on emotions
Proponents of GMO bans often prey on the emotions of the public to win support; using terms like "Frankenfoods" and the illogical fish/tomato cross to scare people into supporting biotechnology bans. The majority of the scientific community says biotechnology is safe to humans and the environment.
Sonoma County administrators have put a price tag on those emotions. If the ordinance is passed, it will be costly, according to a report presented to supervisors, including:
$250,000 in additional costs for the county agricultural commissioner for staffing and legal and investigation costs, about the same amount money spent to monitor and control glassy-winged sharpshooter to protect the county's 60,000 acres of wine grapes with an annual value of more than $300 million.
More than $90,000 in costs to remove dispose and replace soil on one acre "contaminated" by GMO.
The proposed Sonoma ordinance contains the right to sue the agricultural commissioner to "compel compliance" with the ordinance. There is no due process detailed in the ordinance and the county administration said "if we are not sued by third parties demanding that we comply with enforcement deadlines, we will likely be sued by alleged violators for lack of due process — adding to our costs."
If the ordinance were in effect today, at least a half dozen dairies in the county growing herbicide-resistant corn for silage would be in violation and their crops subject to destruction.
There are currently 11 biotechnology firms in Sonoma County employing more than 1,600 people. The ordinance would place more restrictions on these firms and could force them out of the county because of the high cost of compliance in Sonoma.
The ordinance also could preclude the use of immunization vaccines used to combat West Nile virus in horses, rabies, distemper and feline leukemia because they contain living GMOs. It could also impact human health or the livestock industry by limiting sale, distribution or use of currently used or emergency vaccines.
One of the primary arguments used by proponents of the ban is that it would protect organic farmers from pollen drift from GMO crops. According to the county, there are 164 organic crop producers farming about 7,000 acres and producing $9.9 million in gross sales. The county's total agricultural income is more than $515 million annually, primarily from wine grapes.
However, according to the county report, USDA under the National Organic Program, there is no decertification procedure based on GMO drift to an otherwise compliant certified organic producer. "To the best of our knowledge, USDA has not decertified any organic farmer due to 'drift' of transgenic materials," according to the report.
Although several state and federal agencies regulate bioengineering, there are no laws in many states, including California, that prohibits anti-GMO county ordinances like the one on the ballot in Sonoma.
However, legislatures in several states have passed bills preventing counties, towns and cities from introducing ordinances, resolutions, or other legislation relating to agricultural seeds.
According to another Northern California-based environmental group, Environmental Commons, bills preempting local ordinance banning biotechnology already have been signed into law in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Idaho, North Dakota, and South Dakota, and are rapidly working their way through the legislatures in Arizona, Oklahoma, Ohio, and West Virginia. Similar bills in Indiana and Kansas have passed both houses of the legislature and are awaiting the governors' signatures. Additionally, the Maine Department of Agriculture is seeking to forestall local action around genetically modified organisms (GMOs) via an interpretation of the state's "Right to Farm" Law.
Environmental groups are opposed to these bills.
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The Forgotten Man
The love for Cory Schneider extends beyond a Vancouver fan bias. The former first-round pick is regarded by many as the NHL's best backup goalie.
We could take it further and say that many people – myself included – believe Schneider could start for half the teams in the league.
Last season, Schneider got 22 starts and made the most of them, going 16-4-2 with a 2.23 ERA and .929 save percentage.
He only started one game in the 2011 playoffs but appeared five times in total, posting a 2.58 goals against average and .915 save percentage (Roberto Luongo's was at 2.56 and .914 for the playoffs).
Those are starter's numbers.
The kid has clearly proven he deserves to play more.
The question Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault must answer this year is whether not Schneider will in fact play more — at Roberto Luongo's expense.
Luongo has been much maligned for his hot-and-cold play with Vancouver, particularly in the playoffs, but it's very difficult to argue with his outstanding regular-season numbers.
After just four seasons with the team, Luongo is first on the Canucks all-time in shutouts and, save percentage and goals against average and second in wins.
So, as much as some fans call for his head, Luongo doesn't appear to be going anywhere.
Remember, he's under contract through 2021-22.
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Addiction to the information age
Many of us remember when the major newspapers had morning and evening editions. Some of the larger cities and towns even published two big newspapers. Usually one had conservative leanings, while the other was liberal.
Today, we hear about many people lamenting the death of newspapers and complaints of reading and writing becoming dying arts.
Nothing could be further from the truth. More people are reading today than ever before. More books are in the marketplace, and publishers are offering more authors to a seemingly insatiable audience. The difference is in the delivery system.
The book market has gone digital with the new wave of Kindles and other electronic readers. This cuts printing costs for publishers and it's good for the environment. More material is now available to the public at greatly reduced prices.
With the advent of the new technology, classics like "Moby Dick," "Great Expectations," "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Don Quixote" are free, or cost a fraction of the price of a hardcover book.
Publishers tell new authors to write short novels under 120,000 words. Readers want quick reads and new material.
Admittedly, there was a downturn in reading with the advent of cable television. The tube offered the same information as readers were accustomed to finding in newspapers and books.
The visual media was appealing because it required no work and very little thought on the part of the viewers. The only other competition was radio, and that didn't seem to affect the news market.
However, newspapers felt mildly threatened when the first newsreel appeared in movie theaters.
When I was growing up, a trip to the movies included a travelogue, a newsreel, a cartoon and a feature, whether we liked it or not.
Then television stations presented the news for 15 minutes a day. Everyone was certain that would be the death of the newspapers.
However, not until a man by the name of Ted Turner invented 24-hour news on CNN in 1980 were the newspapers seriously threatened.
Most predicted the idea of 24- hour news as absurd and swore that it was destined to fail. Turner Entertainment and CNN revolutionized the cable TV business by offering classic movies, 24- hour cartoon and news networks, and other programs that attracted broad audiences.
At the time, they were mostly commercial free. Cable subscribers paid the bills for the programming. I have no idea what happened, but that concept quickly died. It still exists in many European countries, but nowhere in the United States.
The golden age of television dramatically reduced newspaper advertising. Raising subscriber rates did not generate the revenues needed to keep the big newspapers operating. Consequently, they cut corners.
Newspapers began buying more syndicated material. The Associated Press provided national and international news while Reuters handled financial matters.
Reporters stopped flying across the country and around the globe to scoop stories. Their duties were reduced little more than covering local news and events.
Although newspaper sales dropped due to the popularity of broadcast media, the book publishing business held its own. People still liked to curl up with a good novel and read tales spun by their favorite authors.
Books were free of commercials and in-your-face print ads prompting readers to call, buy and act now.
Then came the advent of the Internet. Information on a scale never before imagined became available to everyone owning a home computer. The technology advanced faster than that of any other industry.
From the mid-1990s to nearly the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the Internet was commercial free. Internet ads were mildly annoying, but no more obtrusive than their newspaper counterparts were.
However, with the development of technology that provided Internet video and sound, commercials began appearing and soon inundated the World Wide Web. Now visitors to any of the news channels cannot watch a news clip without enduring a sponsored video commercial first.
Nonetheless, the web offers a smorgasbord of news from around the globe. CNN, FOX, AOL, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNBC, BBC News, and an English edition of Al-Jezeera are available with written articles for all to read – free of charge.
If that isn't enough to satisfy the information junkies, most local television and radio stations in every market have an Internet presence.
Worry not – the world is addicted to information. And thanks to today's youth, the literary arts are alive and well. Reading is enjoying a welcome resurgence in a system that we cannot understand.


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by Karen Johnston
It's that time of year again – a time usually wrought with guilt and gravy, when we eat too much, spend too much, and absorb a year's worth of stress in a matter of weeks. This season, take it easy on your purse, your health and the environment by applying some of these simple strategies for making your holiday festivities and feasting a celebration of your family, your community, and the local treasures available within your region!
- Transform shopping drudgery into fun foraging: We all spend more money during the holidays, so keep those dollars local, and avoid mall traffic and box store crowds by patronizing Main Street shops or one of the nearly 8,000 farmers markets and farm stands dotting our nation. Many feature special holiday and winter markets for choice local food specialties, wreaths and other decorations, and those one-of-a-kind gifts and crafts we all love. Take the kids, invite a neighbor or a shut-in along on your shopping forays – save by sharing gas costs and create a happy new annual tradition.
- Enrich your holiday feast with local ingredients: Living in Vermont, I often use maple syrup collected in my state to replace corn syrup, sugar and even vanilla. Local sourcing of high-use items like eggs, butter, milk, honey, breads and grains guarantees freshness, deliciousness, and the best nutrition money can buy. It also supports the local economy. When shopping at farm markets, stroll the booths, talk to vendors and sample their goods. Check for local labels and ask if foods come from within 50 miles of home.
- Mix up the main course: I know it sounds like blasphemy, but why not give yourself permission to eschew the traditional turkey this year, or at least shrink its poundage and allow Tom to share the spotlight with a second main course. Try out meats and fish that showcase your region's very best, freshest, tastiest local offerings, such as baked ham in Virginia, Pacific salmon in Seattle, and Texas beef in Dallas. Be creative!
- Give local veggies a starring role: Dress up locally grown, Plain-Jane vegetables with unique flourishes. Serve broccoli and beans in a parmesan or béchamel sauce, or sprinkle with toasted sunflower seeds or add a sprinkle of fresh lemon. Try a new ratatouille or curried vegetable recipe that all your relatives will be asking for after dinner. It's also a scrumptious way of getting the American Medical Association seal of approval: they recommend vegetables over meat in a balanced meal.
- Honor Native traditions: Explore the history of early Americans in your region and remember them in native food choices. Be sure to tell children and relatives why you selected native cranberries, corn, pumpkins and other foods for this special meal. The holidays are more than a time for feasting – they were, and are, a celebration of family, community, and gratitude for the natural abundance of this amazing and diverse country.
- Check the sources of exotic ingredients: When buying chocolate, coffee, pineapple, cinnamon sticks, olive oil and other ingredients from abroad, make sure they are fair trade labeled, that they aren't manufactured with child labor and made with sensitivity to the environment. It does matter.
- Waste nothing: Set up a composting system or strategy for your holiday bounty of veggie peelings. If you don't have a composter or pile, find a local gardener or farmer who does, or place your scraps in a local wildland – a way of honoring fellow creatures and enriching soils. However, do spread compost away from human habitation, since you might be inviting skunks to the feast!
- Choose cloth over paper: Paper napkins can't be recycled. Replace them with colorful cloth napkins to add elegance and personality to your holiday table. Avoid paper towels too. I've lived without them for years, using washable hand towels instead. Haven't missed the paper at all – a good year-round habit. It only makes sense to save some trees.
- Plan now for next year: Use some foresight – harvest local crops and wild foods throughout the year, preserving them for your next holiday feast. I've picked autumn apples, and gathered and frozen summer blueberries, blackberries and strawberries for holiday baking extravaganzas and jams for gifting. Every fruity bite is full of sweet memories of foraging on sunny days gone by. Local harvesting is an activity you, your family and friends can share – a celebratory tradition that may endure for generations.
Happy Local Holidays!
Karen Johnston is an Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant, former farmer, and community food activist living in Montpelier, Vermont. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com. © Blue Ridge Press 2012.
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EAST PEORIA — As the name for a pizza, Crust says a lot about a new eatery here.
Crust (as in the base of a pizza pie) is a key at Crust (as in the location of a new pizzeria). You can choose from several crust varieties, befitting a menu replete with customizable options.
The bill of fare resembles that of Firehouse Pizza, and for good reason. Crust is the latest offshoot from Kelly Couri, who started his first Firehouse in Peoria in 2003.
Crust takes over a new corner slice of the Levee District. The place is minimal and casual, with corrugated-metal wainscoting and bright colors.
Wooden tables are strewn about to allow plenty of room. That's good, because you do much of the work here yourself. You order at the counter and fetch drinks, though a staffer will haul grub to your table. On our visit, the process moved along briskly, if a bit blankly; we don't expect to be wowed at the counter, but there should be a level of enthusiasm that indicates people want to be there.
We showed up for Sunday lunch, with a buffet available. Beside a salad bar, three pizzas sat at the ready. But we were more interested in checking out the menu.
The appetizer choices mostly mine familiar territory. The garlic bread, though not altogether crispy underneath, had a nice flavor, and at $1.99 for a half loaf was a bargain. But the bosco sticks (three for $3.99) — thick breadsticks infused with mozzarella — were doughy and undercooked, almost flavorless.
And then things got awesome.
Crust offers several pasta bowls, with multiple minglings of cheeses and sauces and whatnots, melded with penne and stuffed into a bowl fashioned of homemade crust. My wife and I shared the four-cheese marinara bowl ($6.99), which involved Parmesan, mozzarella, provolone and cheddar, with plenty of butteriness underneath. Considering you can eat the bowl, this is a hefty and delightful option.
For pizza, crusts include thin and crispy, New York-style hand-tossed, deep dish and Detroit. We shied away from the latter, as we didn't want to put anything Detroit into our mouths; however, we later found out that it involves a rectangular, thick crust that's baked in a pan, which sounds pretty good as an option for next time. But, unaware of that knowledge when ordering, we played it safe and went with thin and crispy.
Crust offers 20 pies, from traditional fare to novelties like chicken spinach alfredo and mango habanero chicken. We went slightly off the beaten path with cheeseburger (hamburger, onion, bacon, cheddar and mozzarella) but made it a supreme, adding pickles and mustard (16-inch, $20.50). Sound gross? Not at all. The flavor was tremendous and addictive.
Crust has no desserts. So I had a couple extra pieces of cheeseburger supreme. It's that good, like a treat, better than any confection.
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I think I have previously mentioned my slight obsession with the Hummingbird Bakery. You see, the Portobello road store is just around the corner from my flat and so if I ever feel like a pick me up I love nothing better than to pop in and snaffle a cupcake to take away. The Hummingbird bakery cupcakes are the real American deal, similar in style to the famous Magnolia Bakery in New York the cupcakes are over the top, super sweet and fabulous. So you can imagine my delight when I discovered that the Hummingbird Bakery had brought out a cookbook so it was possible to feed my addiction on a slightly more economical basis. Even better the recipe for the standard vanilla cupcakes is actually pretty simple. Sure my cupcakes didn't turn out looking quite as perfect as Hummingbird's but they were close and most importantly they tasted just as good.
The secret which I have discovered through trial and error is that for Hummingbird style cupcakes you need to bake the cupcakes in a muffin tin and use muffin cases (available from Waitrose) rather than cupcake cases. Cupcake cases are too small and if you put them in a muffin tin the cupcakes will spread and turn out looking squashed.
240g plain flour
280g caster sugar
3 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
80g unsalted butter at room temperature
240ml milk
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
250g icing sugar sifted
80g unsalted butter at room temperature
25ml milk
A couple of drops of vanilla extract
A couple of drops of food colouring (I used red for pink frosting)
1. Line muffin tray with paper cases and preheat oven to 180C.
2. Cream the sugar and butter then mix in the flour, baking powder and salt until combined.
3. Gradually pour in half the milk and beat until the milk is just incorporated.
4. Whisk the eggs, vanilla and remaining milk together in a separate bowl and then pour into the flour mixture and continue mixing for a couple of minutes until the mixture is smooth.
5. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases but only fill them two thirds full. Bake in the oven for 25 mins or until slightly golden and then cool on a wire rack.
6. Beat the icing sugar and butter together until well mixed.
7. In a separate bowl combine the milk, vanilla extract and food colouring then add to the butter mixture gradually. Continue to beat until the frosting is light and fluffy.
8. Decorate the cupcakes with the frosting once cool.
Makes 12. Recipe adapted from The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook. I have doubled the quantities used in the book to ensure that the cupcakes are of a generous size.
If you liked reading this you might enjoy reading about the Hummingbird Bakery or if you are in the mood for sweet treats try this recipe for sticky caramel slice.


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Sneakers hanging on a lamppost at Chrystie and Rivington Sts. three years ago, including a pair of flat ones made from wood by Skewville.
Orchard gallery is taking its sneakers to Bushwick
By Brooke Edwards
The Lower East Side is losing yet another of its enclaves for underground artists with the closing of the Orchard Street Art Gallery.
Known for housing street and graffiti artists, the Orchard St. gallery recently lost its home after an eight-month court battle. The site, at 139 Orchard St. between Delancey and Rivington Sts., will be converted into condo apartments by the buildings owner, the DAB-Group, according to gallery owners Adam Deville and Ali Ha.
Theyve kicked everyone out of our building, Ha said. Were the last ones left.
For the couple, losing their lease means not only losing their gallery space, but also their home. Deville and Ha say DAB-Group paid the other residents up to $15,000 to vacate their rent-stabilized apartments, but refused to pay them anything because they also used the space commercially.
In the end, the couple lost their lease and did not receive any compensation, though they did get to live in the space rent-free for most of a year while their case was in court.
The last eight months in court were as fun as they sound, the owners wrote in an e-mail to their patrons. But dont worry, we aint going out like that
The gallery has planned a grand closing event for Fri., April 6, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The finale, open to the public, will feature the original signs from each of the 20 artists the gallery has featured throughout its three-year run. There will also be various Orchard Street Art Gallery signs for sale.
It will be like a little smorgasbord of everything, Ha said.
Deville said prices might range from $5 to $10,000, depending on How much we know you and how much youve got in your pocket.
Deville, 35, and Ha, 29, have worked and lived in the gallery since December 2002. They opened the gallery, which also serves as their living room, to have a place to display the now-famous line of wooden sneakers known as Skewville.
Skewville is the creation of Deville and his twin brother, known as DROO. As kids growing up in Queens, the brothers would toss their old black converse sneakers on power lines as a way of representing leaving your mark on the hood, Deville said. But soon, they wanted to toss more shoes than they were wearing out. And so, in 1999, they started making wooden versions of the iconic sneakers, calling the line Skewville after the name of their crooked Astoria house. The brothers then began tossing the shoes on power lines and street lampposts around the world.
The most famous Skewville show at the gallery, titled Gang Related, featured customized wooden sneakers by 75 different artists. For five months before the show, the Deville twins passed out blank editions of their wooden sneakers to the artists. The show drew so much attention, it was held at Orchard St. for six months in 2004.
The gallery was home to the first solo shows of many underground street artists, including Jet+Rubble, Abe Lincoln Jr., Solar, Rep1 and Gore.b.
We like to give artists a chance to have their first solo show in a setting that is not gallery-like, which is so not fun, said Ha.
Orchard St. also prided itself on welcoming artists who werent allowed in more mainstream galleries, such as ELiK, who was asked to leave the McCraig Wells Gallery due to protests over the artists reported connection to neighborhood graffiti.
The gallerys reputation for supporting vandals got the attention of the New York Police Department. Deville said undercover officers stopped by constantly. He said even the chief of police himself showed up at one of their last shows, threatening fines because they were serving alcohol without a license.
Though they may have been pushed out of the Lower East Side, theyre not through with New York. Theyre planning their rebirth in Brooklyn, where young artists are migrating eastward from Williamsburg.
Were going to take our scene to Bushwick, Ha said. They are looking to buy a small space, so that theyll never have to worry again about getting pushed out by another in their words slumlord.
Their new spot will likely be a bar in addition to a gallery space because, Ha said, Art doesnt really make us money.
Deville added, Whether we call it a bar or call it a gallery, we just know its definitely going to involve art and its definitely going to involve alcohol. The only reason people come to see art is for the free beer.
Shortly after they opened, the Orchard Street Art Gallery was listed as one of 25 in the Lower East Side loop. Now, Ha said, there are eight.
Its just sad that theres not going to be a place for underground artists, with rent so high, she said.
In the end, the couple is happy with the run the Orchard Street Art Gallery had.
It was fun while it lasted, Deville said. From a business point of view, it failed. But from a street cred point of view, we were really successful.
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Women sue to be grunts in foxholes
But general says 'anti-discrimination' claim just trying to undermine U.S. military
A federal lawsuit brought against the Department of Defense over its exclusion of women from some ground combat positions has nothing to do with discrimination or the protection of the nation from its enemies, contends a decorated general who now works with the Family Research Council.
Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin, who served in Delta Force and brought down warlords, war criminals, despots and dictators from Panama to Colombia, Vietnam, Iran and Mogadishu, told WND the lawsuit aims to undermine the last great American institution that represents hard work, personal responsibility and courage: the military.
"Part of the agenda is to reduce the military from being the anchor of our society," he said. "[The anchor] should be the church, but the church has been compromised."
He said the military has maintained rigorous standards, noting, for example, it's still against military code to commit adultery.
The antagonists, Boykinin insisted, "cannot change American society totally as long as there is some entity that people can see on the horizon that shows what our society is supposed to be."
"Look in the military's Uniform Code of Military Justice," he said. "There's the work ethic there. There's courage. There's personal responsibility."
He said the legal action is an attempt to reduce the military's standards.
Boykin, whose book "Never Surrender: A Soldier's Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom" discusses how his faith intersected with his military service, was commenting on an action brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of several women.
They are challenging the military's ban on women in some specific ground combat units.
A statement from the Service Women's Action Network, or SWAN, said the plaintiffs are in the armed forces and have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. But the document claims their "career opportunities have been drastically limited."
"Combat exclusion is an archaic policy which does not reflect the realities of modern warfare, the values which our military espouses, or the actual capabilities of our service women," said Anu Bhagwati, executive director of SWAN. "Rather than enforcing a merit-based system, today's military bars all women regardless of their qualifications from access to prestigious and career-enhancing assignments, positions and schools, and is thus directly responsible for making service women second-class citizens."
The plaintiffs include Maj. Mary Hegar, a combat helicopter pilot who flew combat search and rescue missions in Afghanistan.
"Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be an Air Force pilot, and I have proven that I can do the job," said Hegar. "The ability to serve has very little to do with gender. It has everything to do with heart, character, ability, determination and dedication. This policy is a disservice to those women who put their lives on the line for their country."
Boykin said women already are in combat positions and have been for some time.He said the combat exclusion isn't based on whether a woman can perform the job or not.
In fact, the Washington Times reported just days ago that only two of some 80 eligible female Marines recently volunteered for the Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course. And they both washed out of the program, one on the first day along with 26 of the 107 men trying the course, and the other two weeks later for medical reasons.
That effort had been launched after the Pentagon opened to women another 14,000 jobs in the military that could place them closer to front lines.
"The crux of the issue is the conditions under which people on the front lines have to line," Boykin said. "If our society is willing to at least recognize some privacy for certain aspects of day-to-day life, what we're doing [by advancing women into those specific roles] is putting an extraordinary burden on commanders."
He said, "The commanders should be focused on accomplishing their mission and protecting their troopers and bringing them all home alive" not "worry about where soldiers do their personal hygiene and normal body functions."
Boykin said the potential complications from putting hormone-charged 20-somethings together in living situations were so obvious as to not even need mentioning.
Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness, who battled against dropping the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy that banned openly homosexual service members, joined Boykin's comments.
"Once again, the ACLU is trying to misuse the federal courts to impose their own liberal agenda on the armed forces. They have done this several times before, on behalf of men trying to impose Selective Service obligations on young women. In each case, the courts correctly deferred to Congress and the Executive Branch, the branches of government that have the authority under the U.S. Constitution to make policy for the military," she said.
"The ACLU, apparently, does not understand the meaning of direct ground combat, which goes beyond the experience of being 'in harms' way.' The plaintiffs deserve respect for the injuries they suffered, recognized by the Purple Hearts they earned, but their experiences do not fit the definition of direct ground combat. 'Tip of the spear' infantry battalions, which currently are all-male, engage in deliberate offensive action against the enemy, as in Baghdad in March 2003 and Fallujah in November 2004," she continued.
"According to numerous studies and tests conducted over the past 30 years, in the direct ground combat environment, women do not have an equal opportunity to survive, or to help fellow soldiers survive. The armed forces are not subject to 'EO' laws, and there is no equal opportunity to serve in direct combat. Contrary to allegations, women in the military have been promoted at rates equal to or faster than men."


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Wayne Bennett says he will continue coaching despite confirming he will quit the Brisbane Broncos at the end of the 2008 season.
Bennett, who holds the record for most consecutive seasons coaching at a premiership rugby league club, told his players of his decision before training at Red Hill headquarters this morning.
The 58-year-old has been at the helm of the Broncos since their inception in 1988, winning six premierships from six grand finals - in 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2006 and the 1997 Super League title.
While Bennett refused to speculate about his future beyond the Broncos, he says he will carry on coaching either in the southern or northern hemisphere.
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So… after my face finally tried to explode then got better, I jumped on a 747 for DC, thanks to finally having a decent Dentist and his assistant. Into Dulles and transport into DC was straight forward: for the exact fare of $6 (no change given) the 5A bus on the far right of the upper level gets you to the Rosslyn Metro Station… for the Blue and Orange Metro lines..In my case, I was heading to Foggy Bottom and where my first frustration of DC took place. My sense of direction is good in the very worse case… so how did I end up outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy? 😦
Well DC Metro could better their "You are here" directional maps and maybe even put a North, East, South, West mosaic on the pavement outside the stations – because it seemed every one was getting lost lol….
Kit dumped, and off in search of food, beer and delights that this city had in… which yielded results in the form of Marshalls Bar and Grill – wonder why I chose that place lol.
The Following day, sunshine was gone and in its place sleet and snow and the presence of the one I'd come to trip up – @gabsatrucker on the 36th USMC Marathon… Then on to apparently pick up what they call "The Packet" in Marathon circles – aka sign in, get your t-shirt and loads of freebies. This took place right across the other side of town at the Stadium Armory.
And what a Marathon…. 30,000 people willing to suffer, including a load of guys from 3 Rifles and 16 Air Assualt..
The 16 Air Assault guys were staying at the same hotel and the locals were bemused to see 12 guys getting ready to run 26 miles with beers and cigarettes… I pointed out that it was just the way things are in the British Army, if you can't run a marathon drunk – where's the fun of running a marathon at all 😉
Washington DC is a bland city in many respects, there aren't shops obviously located, Malls are so hidden, you walk right by. If it wasn't for the amazing monuments and its historical and political heart, I fear it'd be boring…
But amongst the bland grey limestone, DC is incredibly colourful… with autumn kicking in fast, the sun rising and illuminating the features of a city known throughout the world… it was a majestic sight and a place of real presence.
The Marathon was getting underway, and the sheer numbers were impressive if not retarding by the sheer mass. In fact I would say that because of it, no one could seriously consider making a good time. The amount of people out cheering was stunning and the support, totally outstanding.
I headed from Arlington Cemetery across the Arlington Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial…
Cheering crowds behind me I started to come across memorials which for some reason I thought were elsewhere.
First was the Korean War memorial… the statues here tell their own story, and while fantastic to see in this light, I kinda wish there had been a ground mist or mild fog to enhance the atmosphere of it… Awesome…
So I walked on and came across the one memorial you can't not have heard of… The Vietnam War Memorial.
With so few people around I took my time, looking at the simplicity of this slit in the ground, bearing witness to a hard fought fight for what many believe was a bullshit war… So much so, the veterans had to fight tooth and nail for this memorial and the fact that this place exists at all. It is witness to the determination of those whom witnessed this war first hand and knew it must not be forgotten.
Here the names mean nothing to me at all… (other than the names of the 7th Cavalry) here, a monument that had nothing to do with my own nation and a war that has seen the inside of Hollywood and the butt of much sarcasm… but I can't help but say that when I drew close to the centre of this place, I became choked…
It's powerful to stand in the shadow of monolithic black slabs bearing the names that few truly care about.
It's a message as well as a remembrance… and one we today are so ready to ignore…
The Nam memorial to me – was indeed a moving experience and something a nation should be and is proud of… for every name, there is deep suffering, and you start to feel it standing there. As many of my regular readers may have noted, I have immense respect for the retired Lt General Hal Moore… It is through his experiences and the testimony of his men that I have come to learn so much more about this war and what it was truly about. Yet I cannot, not even for one minute, imagine what these men went through, or how the living must feel when standing here.
On then… and walking east I noticed that in the sun it was warm and in the shade – bloody freezing.. And if I stayed in the sun in any one place too long, I suddenly got cold again… the reason was this…
I never really thought about how big this sucker was – but it's Bloody HUGE!!!!!
Also with the help of a park ranger we managed to hold my new phone steady enough to zoom in half a mile to grab a pic of the White House – so I didn't have to walk the mile there and back to get it 😉
Back to the Marathon and noticing that the USMC really like to fly their helicopters low – at tree top level (especially when it's a Huey)…
The stream of colour and encouragement that was the marathon, was broken intermittently by the hard punching sound of rock in the form of live bands and on this occasion – the School of Rock itself.. In other areas, there was Blue Grass and just about every style of music being performed live!
Another pic I only just got was of two marines running, one was blind and being chaperoned by his buddy – that to me is dedication and the force of will to carry on, be a part of society and something I just felt moved by.
Gabby stopped by for a photo opportunity (show off) and I headed towards the Metro…
Seriously… The DC Metro, dark, dingy and VERY badly sign posted and probably the worse ticket machines on the planet – lol… If you go, here's the trick – shove your cash in first 😉
Off to the finish line where I met loads of amazing people, most looking salty and crusty… I spoke to one guy who was trying to stretch his muscles out. He had come in from Nashville for the race and the night before had proposed to his GF, who also came over – now having a "Just Engaged" label covering her back… Of course as a guy I do know to ask to see her ring 😉 and frankly I can honestly say I really don't think I've seen a rock that large that wasn't fitted to a royal crown… I can only assume that guy owns a carrot farm 😉
With @Gabsatrucker finishing I couldn't help notice the sheer number of US Marines limping…. But being fair, they were accompanied by 30,000 others whom all seemed to have learned the same dance – this is apparently called the MCM Shuffle 🙂
One thing I will also add, the Medal for this Marathon was stunning!! Seriously!! even the little blue globe thing spins around – other marathon organisers should take note!!
Well the numbers were large, the organisation was good, the long walk around the Pentagon to the start line yielded some things of interest… a couple of Osprey's flew over and everyone took pics. It was all very Sci-Fi really with a thought of – that's the future of modern policing right there..
Another thing was, they apparently don't like you taking pictures of the Pentagon.. except from the memorial side… But the thing is, no one went past that side and we were far enough from the building to honestly state that all sides look exactly the same – but apparently it's ok to to take pics of the prime area of where terrorists prefer to attack…
Basically, in Washington I became all too aware (as did some of the 16 Air Assault guys) that they are paranoid about security and frankly know fk-all about it… I would elaborate, but that would be just wrong.
But in no way is this a whinge, DC is great… the people are fantastic and true to fine American hospitality at its very best; Gabsatrucker got booted and suited after the Marathon and took me to dinner and showed me around and got me to see and do all I wanted.
A great weekend, good to catch up with Gabby again (after all, she bought the food – yet…. no cake) and the one thing i'll remember is DC is a city of bright colours 🙂
Back to Dulles for me, sit staring at the BA 777 until such time to board… It turned out we had a helluva following wind and hit London in 5.5hrs!! doing 760 mph only to sit in a stack for what seemed like an eternity…
I was brought to the attention of this when I heard someone state "but a 777 can't go this fast" We soon reduced speed – but it left me wondering what the structural limit of the 777 truly is.
Hey ho, life's like that lol…
Especially after Gabby posted this picture of me looking bewildered around Rosslyn when I really try to stay anonymous 😉


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STOCKTON - Approximately 90 people gathered at a Chinese multicultural center in central Stockton on Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Tai Chi Chuan Institute of Stockton.
STOCKTON - Approximately 90 people gathered at a Chinese multicultural center in central Stockton on Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Tai Chi Chuan Institute of Stockton.
The event was held at Confucius Church of Stockton on East Lafayette Street. It included a martial arts demonstration and a luncheon featuring broccoli beef, tofu, egg rolls and vegetables. The celebration was dedicated to Master Bihn Ly, the institute's founder, who served as director until 1998 and died five years ago.
Former Director Ray Tom teaches tai chi chuan classes at Confucius Church each Saturday from 8:30 to 11 a.m. He said classes have been held at the church every Saturday for 30 years. He also leads classes at other locations, including University of the Pacific and San Joaquin Delta College.
"Tai chi chuan is a martial art, but we teach it more for health and wellness," Thom said. "People who take tai chi have true balance, better health and more flexibility."
The demonstration featured the 24-posture simplified form of tai chi chuan, which is taught in all Chinese elementary schools, Tom said. The exercise consists of a series of 24 postures and 177 steps that take about five minutes to complete, Tom said.
Master Joel Juanitas and Will Lattimore of the Bahala Na Filipino Martial Arts Association on East Hazelton Avenue were on hand to lead an Eskrima demonstration. Eskrima emphasizes weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives and improvised weapons, Juanitas said.
"You take the holistic approach of tai chi, which is a softer style, and then you take the other side of the spectrum, where Eskrima is a harder, more aggressive style. It has all the holistic benefits of training and getting your body moving, and it also has the aggressive techniques and more self-defense."
Bob Hong is an 88-year-old Stockton resident who has practiced tai chi for more than 30 years. He said he takes classes about four times a week.
"It's not just physically beneficial," Hong said. "The mind trains your actions, so it trains your mind too. You begin to see how you're connected to the environment - the air, the ground, the people - and you begin to see how you're related to everything.
"With what's happening now in the world, we've become so isolated and we identify ourselves as different from other people. Here, you can relate to people because right now we're all thinking about tai chi."
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MANVEL, N.D. (KVLY) -- In the Manvel K-8 school in North Dakota, teachers and administrators are trying something a little different.
"We know that words are important," said Kimberly Schanilec a teacher at Manvel.
They had some important words painted by the mirror in the girls' bathroom.
"The words we say, remembering that those words really do impact people," Schanilec said.
Not just the words we say to others, but the words we say to ourselves.
With the principal's help, and some brave third graders, Gray-TV affiliate, KVLY, blocked off the bathroom and had the girls read what was on the wall. "You are brave. You are amazing and you are smart," one third grader read.
Then they were asked what they saw in the mirror.
"My teeth are shiny clean," said one third grader.
"I'm ready for the day, I got my hair combed," said another.
Then they described how they felt.
"I'm really happy, excited and kind of scared," said another third grader.
"I'm going to have an amazing day at Manvel," another said.
The 8th grade artists behind the encouraging words hope the words have positive ripple effect throughout the school.
"Positive self-talk, thinking about yourself that you should always be brave and strong and you will be able to do the things that you do," said 8th grader Kamee Horner.
"And that when you say those positive and encouraging words to others they really start to believe and becomes apart of who they are."
Teachers said they're already seeing the results.
"I can do this. I am amazing," said a third grader.
School officials said they've already started planning to have a similar art project for the boys' bathroom.


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We are used to stories of deer populations getting out of control and calls for hunters to help relieve the stress. But this one's a little different. First, it takes place on one of the most exotic and popular tropical destinations in the world. Second, the deer aren't native … they aren't even whitetails.
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Deer can swim, but not very far. When they showed up for the first time on the Big Island of Hawaii, mystified residents wondered how they got there.
The island is some 30 miles southeast of Maui, where non-native axis deer are plentiful.
Hawaii wildlife authorities think someone dropped a few from a helicopter on the northern tip of the island. And tracks along the southern coast indicate deer were pushed into the ocean from a boat and forced to paddle ashore.
Whether they arrived by air or sea, wildlife managers want to eradicate them to avoid a repeat of the destruction seen on other islands where they ate through vineyards, avocado farms and forests where endangered species live.
Officials estimate that there are 100 deer on the northern and southern ends of the Big Island. A government-funded group is leading efforts to get rid of them before they breed.
"They didn't get here by themselves, so the people who brought them over did so and have done it many times," said Jan Schipper, the group's project manager.
People have reported seeing deer on the Big Island for a while, but it wasn't until a motion-sensor camera captured a photo of one last year that their presence was confirmed.
Axis deer, called chital in their native India, are similar in size to whitetail deer found in the continental U.S. Tigers and leopards keep axis deer numbers reasonable in India, but the deer population is growing 20 percent to 30 percent per year in Hawaii because there aren't any natural predators — except for humans.
The deer first came to Hawaii in the 1860s as a gift from Hong Kong to the monarch who ruled at the time, King Kamehameha V. They were first taken to Molokai Island.
In the 1950s, some deer were taken to Maui as part of post-World War II efforts to introduce mammals to different places and increase hunting opportunities for veterans, said Steven Hess, wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Biologists believed they could improve the environment by introducing species that didn't naturally exist, he said.
The experiment has had devastating, unforeseen consequences in Hawaii, where plants and animals evolved in isolation over millions of years and lack natural defenses against introduced species.
In Maui, deer have caused $1 million in damage during the past two years for farmers, ranchers and resorts, according to a county survey. They spent half that amount during the same time trying to eradicate the animals. On Lanai, deer that eat everything from Hawaii's native ebony tree, the lama, to a native olive tree and a now-extinct mint helped turn a rich native forest into a desert-like landscape so desolate people compare it to the moon.
Big Island hunters like Tony Sylvester welcome the axis deer as a new source of meat.
There are no native land mammals in Hawaii except for a bat. Big Island hunters, who hunt to supplement their diet, say the deer should stay because the gift to the former king was for all of Hawaii.
Sylvester suspects other hunters brought the deer from nearby islands to retaliate against government agencies and conservationists for converting vast tracts of hunting ground to forest restoration. He said he understands the concern for the environment and the need to protect the forest, but he said the deer can coexist if managed properly.
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My initial reaction upon hearing the topic was "come again"; after all, when we think of leaders, community associations are not the first entities that come to mind. Most of us can name at least a handful of military leaders throughout history, a few business leaders and some political leaders. However, do any names of community association leaders come readily to mind? When you think about it though, the same kind of leadership skills that apply to the military, business and politics would serve our communities well.
I asked the people in attendance how many had ever attended a leadership seminar at their jobs; quite a few hands went up. I asked them how many had read a book on leadership in their business careers and many of the same hands remain raised. Several popular titles were shouted out: Winning by Jack Welch; Leadership is an Art by Max DePree; On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. I then asked the audience how many of them had applied or even discussed any of the lessons learned in their training and these books to their roles as community association directors and committee members. Not surprisingly, every hand was lowered.
How many folks have served on a board where the members disliked and mistrusted each other? How many have served on an association board where the members liked and respected each other and worked well together? It's not hard to figure out that the former situation creates dysfunction in a community. How many people would like to turn the reins over to a new generation of leaders in their community but no one is willing to take up the baton? How many communities currently don't have any leader on their board or the wrong type of leader(s)?
My next several blogs will contain strategies for your community to identify and train potential new leaders.
Organize formal training. The board should search out free educational classes and materials for board members, committee members and potential candidates for the board. Going together to one of these classes and discussing what was heard and learned together can be tremendously helpful in deciding how to put that new knowledge to good use in a community. Even buying one of the books mentioned above or the hundreds of other books on negotiation and leadership skills out there is a good start; approach the matter like a book club and discuss the chapters at successive meetings. By all means let your community members know about the classes you're attending and materials you are reading as a board. It might just help change a resident's mind about serving on the board in the future when they see the camraderie displayed.
Do some informal training. This is another option when it comes to getting some new blood on the board. You can develop future leaders by handing out challenging assignments to current board and committee members. Those members who show focus, talent, ethics and skills should be encouraged to seek roles as future leaders. Even just taking note of who consistently shows up for meetings and community events can provide a clue as to future leadership candidates.
Focus on an internal succession plan for your community. Do current board members who are directors but not officers wish to become officers? Do current officers wish to hold different offices? Do current committee members wish to run for the board? If your board does not know who wants what in terms of serving the community, it should.
Next time your board meets, ask yourselves a question. If the president of the association moved would the current VP wish to fill the president's slot? I asked this question at my Community Conference and the answer was a resounding "NO". That in itself reveals what a hurdle most communities have when trying to plan for future leaders to carry on projects and to undertake the tasks necessary to keep the community functioning.
My upcoming blogs will feature on what can be done to overcome this and other hurdles to cultivating new community association leaders.


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Concerts & Music
Amato Opera, 319 Bowery at 2nd St., 212-228-8200, www.amato.org: VERDIS LA TRAVIATA, Opera about love and sacrifice. $30 adults, $25 seniors/students/kids. Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays thru Nov. 20. Call for days and times. THE MERRY WIDOW, Music by Lehar in English; Performances begin Sat., Dec. 3 at 7:30pm; Continues thru Jan. 8; $30, $25 seniors, kids and students. New Year's Eve Gala on Sat., Dec. 31 at 7pm; View The Merry Widow and enjoy a homemade dinner buffet before the show, party favors, countdown and more; $125.
The Art Mob, 140 Sullivan Street, 212-533-9713: SEDUCED and Abandoned, An oddball mix of offbeat, witty and occasionally heartrending music from the bygone days. The 13-member group specializes in victorian parlor songs, sacred harm hymns, 1920s radio gospel, childrens songs and rock n roll gems. Fri., Dec. 2 and Sat., Dec. 3 at 8pm at the NYU Catholic Center, 238 Thompson St., downstairs and Sun., Dec. 4 at 4pm at the Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 W. 13th St., 1st floor, bet. 5th & 6th Aves. Admission by donation. Www.artmob.org.
Eldridge Street Project, 12 Eldridge Street: WINE Cellar Cabaret, Come for an extravaganza inspired by Joseph Moskowitzs famous Rivington Street tavern as musicians Peter Rushefsky and Jeffrey Wollock and poets Rob Holman and Celena Glenn pay tribute to the "sweet gypsy sounds" of the renowned cimbalom player-restauranteur. Sun., Dec. 18 at 2pm. $18 adults, $15 students/seniors.
Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow St., 212-242-4770: KEYS to the Future, A two-concert festival that offers listeners an array of compelling contemporary piano works that explore the vast potential of the instrument. Tues., Dec. 6 & Thurs., Dec. 8 at 8pm. $15, $10 students & seniors.
Open Music Circle, A self-directed improvisatory gathering of acoustic instrument players and vocalists. The event begins and ends in silence. In between, participants experiment with playing in the moment. Second and fourth Sunday of each month. $5-10 donation per person suggested. Bring your own instrument or instruments will be provided. RSVP to 212-988-3306. The New York Insight Meditation Center, 28 W. 27th St., 10th floor, Ring buzzer to enter.
The Provincetown Playhouse, 133 MacDougal Street, 212-998-5867: A Family Concert, Bill Gordh brings his warm style and his banjo for a program of songs and stories for everyone. Hear a mixture of world folktales musicalized and personally fashioned to original story songs. Sun., Dec. 4 at 3pm. $5.
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I try to make time, within reason, to listen to the complaints of donors and customers. For one thing, sometimes it's a matter than can be easily fixed, or explained. For another, it's good to know what bothers people. And third, it's part of my code that if you're going to dish it out, you should be ready to take it.
Of course, another reason I take complaints is that I have a blog, where I can COMPLAIN about them.
A complaint that I get on a regular though infrequent basis is that of price mixing. No no: not price fixing. That's for people much higher on the economic ladder than I expect to be, barring that Mega Millions jackpot. (If I don't win this time, I'm going to sue. Surely it's illegal to demand that I buy a ticket before I can win.)
No, it's the sort of thing I had to listen to in the early days of the box of prints. There has been a box of prints on the Collectibles table since at least 1990; sometimes there are two. I put in the cardboard pictures of big-eyed puppies, and the reprints of William Blake illustrations, and anything else that shape and size: collectible sheet music or catchy little poster cards from somebody's dorm room.
Twice, people have given us the Real Deal: Daumier cartoons cut from magazines of his day, and hand-colored early 18th-century botanical prints. And I put those in the same print box with the pictures costing a buck or two. Anybody who likes to look at pictures ought to want to look at those, too, right?
I didn't expect the cries of anger. "Why did you put those in there?"
"Er, ah, so people could buy them?"
"You shouldn't have those right there where just anybody can pick them up!"
"Um, ah, but just anybody can buy them, so why can't…."
"They should be in another place! I almost fainted when I saw the price!"
By the way, 2012 will mark 27 years that I've been working out of this lemonade stand and, just for the record, I have yet to see anybody faint when they look at a price.
A couiple of years ago, just to set my mind at rest about it, I looked up prices on a vast collection of textbooks on endocrinology we'd been given. Our practice is to throw old medical textbooks away, but upon investigation, I found that a number of these particular texts were still in print, some of them for $600. So I thought I'd give them a try in our Health section, at $200 or $300 each.
The screams of agony! "How could you put a $300 book in with the $3 diet books?"
"Er, ah, so people could buy it?"
"I nearly fainted when I saw the price! This should be in Collectibles!"
I actually had considered that. But I asked myself how many people, looking for a textbook on the latest works on kidney repair, would search in the Collectibles room. Frankly, I had been told by a number of my volunteers that I should have thrown the silly books away, that nobody would even look at an old medical textbook.
I did learn one thing from the experiment. If nobody looked at medical textbooks, there wouldn't have been any complaints. This year, by the way, I have a large collection of reasonably expensive books in pathology. They will be in the Health section. If you are prone to fainting spells (or prone afterward), please be warned.
Of course, if you win that Mega-Millions jackpot, you can buy those AND the Daumier cartoons. I may even listen to you complain about them. (At so much per hour or billable part thereof.)


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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder. It is characterized by:
- Unpleasant sensations in the legs
- An irresistible urge to move the legs
The cause of primary RLS is unknown. RLS may have some genetic components. In some cases, it may be caused by other conditions or certain medications. This is called secondary RLS.
Many people with RLS also have periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD). This is a related motor disorder characterized by:
- Involuntary, repetitive, jerking movements
- Interrupted sleep because of periodic leg movements
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of getting RLS include:
- Family history
- Pregnancy
- Certain medications, such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, caffeine, theophylline, dopamine antagonists, and sedating antihistamines
Certain chronic diseases may lead to secondary RLS. These include:
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Chronic kidney failure
- Anemia or iron deficiency
- Diabetes
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Symptoms may include:
- Feelings of tingling, creeping, pulling, prickling, pins and needles, or pain in the legs during periods of rest or inactivity—may also occur in the arms
- Symptoms typically get worse at night
- A strong urge to relieve uncomfortable sensations with movement
- Restlessness, including floor pacing, tossing and turning in bed, and rubbing the legs
- Difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep
Symptoms may begin at any age, but they are most common in people older than 60 years old. Symptoms usually increase in the evening and during times of rest, relaxation, or inactivity. For this reason, people with RLS generally have insomnia, which may be severe.
The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical and neurological exam will be done. The diagnosis is based mainly on your symptoms. There is no specific test for RLS.
Tests to check for conditions that may trigger RLS include:
- Blood tests
- Monitoring of leg activity during sleep
- Study of leg muscles, such as electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies
There is no cure for RLS. Treatments are aimed at relieving or reducing symptoms.
Treatment for Mild Cases of RLS
- Massage your legs.
- Use a heating pad or ice pack.
- Take a hot bath.
- Avoid using tobacco, alcohol, or caffeine.
- Follow a sleep routine.
- Begin a safe exercise program with the advice of your doctor.
- Avoid the use of medications that may worsen RLS.
Treatment for Conditions That May Trigger RLS
Effective treatment of conditions that may trigger RLS can ease or resolve your symptoms:
- Anemia
- Diabetes
- Neuropathy
- Kidney failure
- Hypothyroidism
Treatment for More Severe Cases of RLS
Dopamine agonists are the only drugs that are FDA approved to treat restless leg syndrome. They are often considered the most effective type of medication for this condition.
Other medications may be used to help control symptoms of restless leg syndrome. Some medication options include clonidine, anticonvulsants, and opioids. Your doctor will select the medication based on your symptoms and medical history.
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Opinio Juris - November 2009
Scroll down to learn about Case Law Research on Google Scholar, Media Alerts on Federal Courts of Appeals, Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline, 100 Milestone Documents, and Fantasy SCOTUS.
Case Law Research on Google Scholar
Google announced this month that users will be able "to find and read full text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state district, appellate and supreme courts" using Google Scholar. According to Google, "Google Scholar allows you to search and read opinions for US state appellate and supreme court cases since 1950, US federal district, appellate, tax and bankruptcy courts since 1923 and US Supreme Court cases since 1791." Users interested in doing case law research will probably find the advanced search screen easier to use than the basic search. This is an exciting development for those interested in free public access of legal information; however, legal professionals should probably keep their LexisNexis and Westlaw accounts for the time being.
Google has not provided information about how it collects this case law, so we do not really know how comprehensive its collection is. We also do not know how frequently the case law information is updated. These shortcomings do substantially limit its use for legal professionals. That being said, it is a massive undertaking to collect and update U.S. case law, so it is probably not reasonable to expect any free service to be comparable to expensive professional services like LexisNexis and Westlaw. Google Scholar's case law search is hopefully a sign of great things to come.
Media Alerts on Federal Courts of Appeals
The American Bar Association this month launched the Media Alerts on Federal Courts of Appeals web site. The new site is intended to inform the media and the public of important cases in the federal appellate courts. "It represents a collaborative effort to broadly disseminate timely, accurate and unbiased information about noteworthy and legally significant cases in the federal courts of appeals. The site will be updated daily with postings on key decisions and alerts on upcoming cases."
Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline
The National Constitution Center has launched Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline. This site highlights key dates and events that mark more than 200 years of constitutional history. The collection includes images as well as audio and video clips and interactive content. The web site tells the evolving story of the U.S. Constitution and the continuing role that it plays in our society.
100 Milestone Documents
The National Archives and Records Administration has compiled a list of 100 landmark documents in American History. This impressive collection includes such monumental works as George Washington's First Inaugural Address, Marbury v. Madison, and Thomas Edison's patent application for the light bulb.
Fantasy SCOTUS
For those who think that baseball and football pale in comparison to the real sport that takes place at the U.S. Supreme Court, you may have found your game. FantasySCOTUS.net has created a Supreme Court fantasy league. In this league, players compete against friends and colleagues to determine who has the greatest ability to accurately predict the outcome of U.S. Supreme Court cases. The league is free for students, and $5 for law school faculty and staff.