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Leave it to the French to fixate on fashion to define the times. That's what the Impressionists did: As Paris became the center of haute couture, Monet, Manet, Degas and Co. painted the styles they saw around them as a way of capturing the pulse of "modern life" — the 1860s to 1880s.
So what better way to display their work now than alongside the frocks, fans and slippers that inspired them? Or, for that matter, to frame a swatch of peach-colored silk from the Marquise de Miramon's peignoir and hang it beside a James Tissot portrait of her?
And there you have some of the fun of "Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity." Opening Tuesday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it hails from Paris' Musée d'Orsay, where it reportedly broke both attendance records — and hearts — when it left.
Here, on loan from Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago and elsewhere are 80 paintings, many of which feature life-size figures in meticulously detailed clothing, along with the fashions that inspired them: 16 costumes in all, plus accessories, from such temples of haute couture as Maison Roger, along with their made-in-America copies. Even then, when Coco Chanel was in diapers, we were following France's fashion lead.
"Artists have always appreciated the power of fashion to flatter or describe character, to provoke or shock, but what's distinctive about the Impressionists' interest is in reflecting the look of the moment," says Met curator Susan Stein.
Decades before his first waterlily, Monet strove to capture every crease in the green-and-black striped satin skirt his mistress, the future Mrs. Monet, modeled in his breakout painting, "Camille." You hardly notice Camille's face, but you'll never forget that dress, or the fur jacket she wore with it. Green had just come into vogue then, Stein says — only recently had they perfected the dyeing process — and that painting became widely known as "the green dress."
There are eight galleries in all, arranged more or less thematically. An entire room is devoted to women in white, another to the black dress. Not the Little Black Dress — because there's nothing little about these formal and formidable, tightly corseted confections. Back then, black dye was expensive; only the wealthy could afford to wear it. Here, your eye goes to a vintage number that looks very much like the one in the Manet painting across the way.
The show is peppered with perceptive text blocks and sound bites: "Black is the queen of colors," Renoir declared, while Manet mused, "The satin corset may be the nude of our era." And yes, there are corsets here, too, along with satin slippers that could have waltzed in from the movie "Gigi" and a case full of men's hats, from a straw boater to a glossy top hat.
There are lots of the latter in Tissot's 1868 painting, "The Circle of the Rue Royale," depicting a dozen dandyish members of a men's club. Dead center in the foreground is a dalmatian: A vision in black-and-white, he's yet to go out of fashion.
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Tension mounts in Nashua over empty seat on Pennichuck boardBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
October 13. 2013 9:31PM
NASHUA — Tempers flared for the second time this year as aldermen again discussed why a seat on the Pennichuck Corp. board of directors remains vacant after nearly two years.
Jay Leonard, chairman of the Pennichuck board, said he would answer questions about the controversial vacancy on the board but would not tolerate being grilled by members of the aldermanic Pennichuck Water Special Committee.
"I am not willing to be here and be deposed. I am here to cooperate," Leonard told the committee last week after aldermen asked when the vacant seat — to be filled by a representative from the Merrimack Valley Regional Water District — will be filled.
While Leonard said he would answer questions, he objected to the "attitude" expressed, maintaining the groups need to work cooperatively. In addition, Leonard stressed that nominations are typically kept confidential until they are actually approved, which has not yet taken place.
A previous agreement with the Public Utilities Commission requires that one seat on the Pennichuck board of directors be filled by a representative from the Merrimack Valley Regional Water District. Although the city acquired the water company in early 2012, the seat still remains unfilled.
"The district presented a nominee to the corporation six months ago," said Brian McCarthy, president of the Board of Aldermen and president of the Merrimack Valley Regional Water District. The nominee, previously identified as Tom Gaydos of Pelham, was submitted to Pennichuck but never finalized.
Initially, there was some confusion as to whether Gaydos was eligible for the position since he serves as a town manager. However, after reviewing the Pennichuck bylaws, it was determined that Gaydos is eligible since his employment is not as an elected role. Still, there was additional confusion when some individuals thought Gaydos' name was withdrawn from consideration, Leonard said.
The matter was being handled through attorneys, he said, adding Pennichuck is now ready to go forward with the nomination but has not yet received feedback from the Merrimack Valley Regional Water District on how to proceed.
According to McCarthy, Gaydos is still willing to serve on the board, however the MVRWD has not been able to reach a quorum to formally vote and move ahead with that action.
Alderman-at-Large Mark Cookson emphasized that he was not grilling Pennichuck officials but was trying to thoroughly understand the situation with the vacant board seat.
Alderman-at-Large Barbara Pressly has voiced concern about the unfilled seat repeatedly for more than a year, noting the communities that make up the MVRWD were instrumental in helping the city acquire the water company and deserve adequate participation.
"They really thought they were getting a voice, and a voice is not a vacant seat," said Pressly. " … They are the little guys. I don't know why they have been so overlooked."
It is still not clear when Pennichuck officials will vote to fill the empty seat, although Leonard said his board is happy to go forward with the nomination email@example.com

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FBI Informant Who Took Down Right-Wing Alaska Militia Claims Palin Was Already in Line for VP Slot in March, 2008
Last week, William Fulton, the FBI informant whose testimony in the Schaeffer Cox conspiracy to murder trial was a key to the latter's conviction, came out of his silence. Since March 15th, 2011, Fulton has been protected by the Federal government, and had disappeared from his Spenard Avenue military surplus and equipment store, the Drop Zone, the day before:
Five days after members of an Interior Alaska militia group were arrested in connection with plots to kill Alaska State Troopers, judges and others, Anchorage businessman William Fulton — a man once identified as the "supply sergeant" for the Alaska Citizens Militia — went missing. He has not been seen since.
Fulton was the owner of Drop Zone, a military surplus store on Spenard Road. He gained some notoriety during the 2010 U.S. Senate race when, acting as security for failed candidate Joe Miller, he handcuffed and detained Alaska Dispatch editor Tony Hopfinger at a public meeting.
On March 15, a Drop Zone employee arrived at work to find Anchorage attorney Wayne Anthony Ross waiting for him in the parking lot. Ross had documents, signed by Fulton, handing over the shop with all its debts and assets to the employee.
Fulton resurfaced to testify in Cox's Anchorage trial, then disappeared again until Schaeffer Cox's and some of his co-conspirators' sentencing last week. Now Fulton has been interviewed by news outlets, beginning with Salon and Huffington Post, on January 11th.
In the HuffPo interview, Fulton revealed that 2010 Alaska U.S. Senate GOP nominee Joe Miller began wearing a bulletproof vest after the nomination. Fulton was in charge of candidate Miller's security during many of the Tea Party- and Koch Brothers-backed candidate's public appearances throughout the late summer and fall of 2010:
Alaska Tea Party favorite Joe Miller wore a bulletproof vest the night he beat Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to become the Republican Party's 2010 Senate nominee, his former private security guard told The Huffington Post.
"As we're finding out that he's winning, I'm in the bathroom putting a bulletproof vest on the guy," William Fulton said in one of several interviews this week. Describing Miller as "paranoid," Fulton said the underdog conservative was afraid he'd be targeted at election headquarters in Anchorage on that August night. "It was fucking ridiculous."
Monday morning, the Palin-centric (still!!!) Alaska blog, The Immoral Minority featured an extended interview between Jesse Griffin, the blog's owner, and Fulton. Griffin ran a teaser on the interview late last week, promising that on Monday he would run the Fulton interview, and that readers would then have a chance to ask Bill questions. Griffin, as recently as this weekend, commenting on the ongoing power struggle within Alaska's GOP, between the realists and the Teas Party Jihadists, noted:
I am reasonably certain that Russ Millette is only a puppet, and that his strings are being pulled by Joe Miller, and more than likely, Sarah Palin.
No WONDER the Alaska GOP is trying so hard to keep their hands off of the Republican money!
Not very people believe Palin has much of a hand in GOP struggles anymore. From my perch in Wasilla, I find the idea of Palin continuing to have a significant following absurd. But Griffin's followers view Palin as some sort of a Zombie force with talons creeping into every nook and cranny of Alaska politics.
Griffin's interview with Fulton is interesting, though. The questions Gryph's cult followers ask vary between quite good and inane and bizarre. Griffin wrote, at the bottom of the interview:
Now as I mentioned before Bill will answer some of YOUR questions next.
What we have worked out is that you can submit them in the comment section, he will choose the ones he feels he can answer, and then I will type them out in a later post, either tomorrow or the next day depending on time constraints.
Please remember that there are still certain questions that Bill will not be able, or willing, to answer.
An occurrence that keeps on coming up is a meeting that was held in the Captain Cook Hotel, on the morning of March 14, 2008, at the Alaska State GOP Convention.
Interestingly, that's the same morning I met Schaeffer Cox.
Here's Fulton's rendition of aspects of that in Monday's interview with Griffin (emphasis added):
Q: Well that's an understatement, however could you please elaborate on why this meeting, which was ostensibly about forcing Randy Reuderich out of the Alaska GOP Chairman's seat and taking over, suddenly changed direction?
Fulton: Well yes the original intent was to shitcan Reuderich and replace him with somebody else. But then they decided not to do that it so that it wouldn't distract from the last minute decision to run Sean Parnell against Don Young.
Q: What changed?
Fulton: I'm not entirely sure, but it had something to do with the fact that Sarah Palin was going to be tapped as the VP candidate.
Q: Really? This was happening in March of 2008, according to Palin, AND the McCain campaign, they did not choose her until the very last minute, late in August of 2008, which is why they did not have time to vet her carefully.
Fulton: Bullshit. Frank Bailey and Joe Miller discussed the nomination as if it was a done deal, and claimed that she was already being vetted.
Q: In March of 2008?
Fulton: Yes, in March of 2008.
So Fulton is at odds with a lot of narratives, including that of the book and movie, Game Change.
Before it became public knowledge that William Fulton had been working undercover to bring down Schaeffer Cox and his colleagues, the former was best known for his arrest and handcuffing of Alaska Dispatch reporter and chief editor, Tony Hopfinger, at a Joe Miller rally in Anchorage, on October 17th, 2010. Fulton's act was more instrumental in the write-in victory of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, in a strange three-way race, than any other single event. Miller's reaction to the Hopfinger incident struck some as paranoid (emphasis added):
Q: And on that note how do you think Joe Miller feels now knowing that you were working with the FBI while you were also working on his security detail?
Fulton: I KNOW how he feels. He has been writing about it on his blog. He thinks I was a plant that was dedicated to sabotaging his campaign from within.
Q: Were you?
Fulton: No. I just did what Miller hired me to do. He also has complained that my version of fitting him for body armor in the bathroom due to his paranoia is an exaggeration and that I had "followed him around the convention center warning him of threats."
Q: And did you?
Fulton: Hell no! Nobody needed to help Joe Miller feel paranoid.
After the 2010 election Alaska political activist and muckraker Ray Metcalfe and I bought the handcuffs Fulton had used on Hopfinger:
Craig says "Fulton has now told the Huffington Post that he thought putting the cuffs on Tony Hopfinger, the co-owner and editor of Dispatch, while working for Miller, a conservative Republican, appeared a great idea. Fulton said it bolstered his image with the militias."
When Ray Metcalfe and I bought the same handcuffs Bill had used to cuff Tony at Begich Middle School, Bill told us "If I had it to do all over again, I'd do it all over again."
He sold them to us a bit below cost for new ones, but they were used – S&W Model M-100. Charged us $40.00.
We later gave them to Tony as a gift.
You can see an image of them here.
(photo I made of the handcuffs, before giving them to Tony)
Fulton reiterated what he told Ray and me in 2010 in today's interview with Griffin:
I still feel that the bust was legitimate, and my people and I had done the same thing at various events and concerts all over town. However because of who Joe Miller was, and the way the media was portraying him, the arrest served as the perfect catalyst to give the media permission to define him as somebody who would hire jack booted thugs to rough up reporters who tried to question him.
In fact I performed my duties to the best of my abilities, and would do so again in similar circumstances.
Schaeffer Cox is now on his way to a 25-year stint in a Federal Penitentiary. Bill Fulton says he wants to keep on working for the government:
I am looking to teach a law enforcement course dealing with extremists and infiltrating their ranks. I am also planning to write a book about my experiences in Alaska, and with the militia up there.
As for Joe Miller, whose star shone so brightly, if briefly, in the Alaska political firmament, here's from a statement that came out at his web site shortly after the Fulton interviews began to be published last week:
I have no idea what makes people like Bill Fulton and Schaeffer Cox tick. But I do know this: Joe Miller has an extreme love for this country and its people and will continue to fight selflessly to restore Liberty.
Too many have become weary in their efforts against increasing regulations and decreasing rights. William Wilberforce did not give up after all his years of failure in Parliament and because of it slavery was abolished in England.
Joe Miller and I believe in a limited government that stays out of the way of its citizens freedoms. I hope you will join the cause of Liberty and support the people who champion her cause.
Hang in there, Joe. You're extremely fun to watch.
(Joe Miller and close friend berating me at the 2010 Alaska State Fair)


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KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An American man has been detained at a Nepal airport after seven bullets were found in his baggage, police said Monday.
The man, identified as Leonard John David Rubin, 39, from Washington, D.C., has been in custody since Saturday, police official Rewati Dhakal said. Police had earlier said he was from Alaska.
Rubin arrived in Nepal on Friday and was planning to board a domestic flight the following day in the capital, Katmandu, when security guards found the bullets in his luggage, Dhakal said.
Dhakal said Rubin faces charges of violating the Public Offense Act. Government Administrator Basanta Raj Gautam said Rubin could face up to six months in prison and a 10,000 rupees ($100) fine if convicted.
Calls to the U.S. Embassy seeking comment were not immediately returned Monday.


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December 12. 2012 8:21PM
Sentencing set for man guilty of attempted kidnapping
By JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
BRENTWOOD - A sentencing date has been set for a Portsmouth man convicted of trying to kidnap a woman as she was getting out of her SUV in front of a department store last December.
James Perry, 37, is expected to appear before a judge on Jan. 22 to be sentenced for attempted kidnapping and criminal restraint. He could face up to 11 to 22 years in state prison if a judge sentences him to consecutive prison terms.
Probation officials are now working on a report that will recommend how much time Perry could spend behind bars. Perry was convicted by a jury on Nov. 9 for trying to abduct the woman outside of an Ocean State Job Lots store. The incident happened last Dec. 14.
Jurors returned their verdict after about an hour of deliberation in Rockingham County Superior Court.
The attempted kidnapping charge carries a potential 7˝ to 15 year prison term, while the criminal restraint conviction could add another 3˝ to 7 years.
At trial, defense lawyers argued that despite a DNA match between Perry and a jacket found by Portsmouth police near the crime scene, it did not mean he was man wearing the jacket at the time of the attack.
Assistant County Attorney Patricia Conway said during closing arguments that not only did prosecutors have a DNA match, but Perry admitted to his estranged girlfriend that he carried out the attempted kidnapping.
Police were also able to match Perry to the jacket from a photo obtained from his ex-girlfriend's Facebook account.
The kidnapping attempt set off a major police response around the store parking lot and neighboring areas along Woodbury Avenue in Portsmouth. Perry was living nearby in the Gosling Meadows apartment complex with his girlfriend at the time, but he wasn't arrested until a month later.
Judge N. William Delker revoked Perry's bail at the request of prosecutors pending his sentencing. Perry is being held at the Rockingham County jail.
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Tee Sign Drive!!!
Three years, more than 2,000 volunteer hours, over $5,000 in donations, and we are finally approaching the completion of the Osage Grove Disc Golf Course installation. The finishing touches include installation of 14 alternate tee pads to complete the family friendly short layout as well as the professional layout, installation of three additional pin locations, and the installation of ALL tee signs. Artwork for the tee signs is in process (see rough draft below) and the installation of the tee sign posts will begin the weekend of August 24th & 25th. We are collecting 5-year,$300, tee sign sponsorship on behalf of Goshen Park District. All funds go to covering the cost of the Tee Pads and Tee Signs. Below is the list of tee sign sponsorship commitments and those that are still available. If you have committed to a sponsorship or would like to commit to a sponsorship please contact Andrew Miller at 513-602-0637 to coordinate payment and tee sign design.
Current Sponsor Commitments and Remaining Opportunities
1. GCFDA Long
1. Short Open
2. Donovan Go
2. Short Open
3. Open
4. Rob Glover
5. Kevin Hurst, Jason Hurst, Josh Collins
5. Short Open
6. Open
6. Short
7. Short Open
7. Long Open
8. MDX Inc-Paid
8. Short Open
9. Sam Antoline - paid
9. Short Open
10. Open
10. Alt Open
11. Long Dave Marlow
11. Intermediate-Open
11. Short Open
12. Open
13. Open
13. Short Open
14. Current Paul Denu
14. Long-Gary Beebe
15. Current Paul Denu
16. Long Andrew Miller
16. Gary Anderson Chiropractic - paid
17. Kurt & Shauna Lahm & Family
17. Long Open
18. Adam Jones
18. Short Open


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Family and Medical Leave Act Policy (FMLA)
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) as amended, requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide eligible employees with unpaid leave. There are two types of leave available, including the basic 12-week leave entitlement (Basic FMLA Leave), as well as the military family leave entitlements (Military Family Leave) described in this policy.
This policy establishes the procedures to administer and comply with requests for leave covered by FMLA.
This policy applies to all eligible staff and faculty at Saint Louis University excluding the Madrid campus.
4.1 Serious Health Condition
A "serious health condition" as referenced above means an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves:
4.2 Intermittent and Reduced-Schedule Leave
Intermittent or reduced schedule leave is leave at varying times for the same qualifying condition. Intermittent leave or reduced schedule leave may be available if the need for leave is due to an employee's serious health condition or an employee's immediate family member's serious health condition and when the need for intermittent or reduced schedule leave is certified by a health care provider. Intermittent or reduced schedule leave is not available for the birth or placement of a child for adoption or foster care, unless the Company agrees. Military Caregiver Leave may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule when medically necessary. Active Duty Leave may also be taken on an intermittent or reduced leave schedule. Employees taking intermittent leave must follow the University's standard call-in procedures absent unusual circumstances.
Employees who take a foreseeable intermittent or reduced schedule leave must attempt to schedule their intermittent or reduced schedule leaves so as not to disrupt the operations of the University and in some instances, the University may require employee taking foreseeable intermittent or reduces schedule leaves to transfer temporarily to an alternative position for which the employee is qualified and which better accommodates the employee's leave schedule. Pay and shifts would not be affected by a change to an alternate position. Time worked in the alternate position would not count towards the employee's FMLA leave entitlement.
Employees taking unforeseeable intermittent leaves must follow the University's standard call-in procedures absent unusual circumstances.
4.3 Covered Service member
A member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness; or veteran who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, for a serious injury or illness and who was a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) at any time during the period of 5 years preceding the date on which the veteran undergoes that medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy.
4.4 Serious Injury or Illness
For a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves), an injury or illness that was incurred by the member in the line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces (or that existed before the beginning of the member's active duty and was aggravated by service in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces) and that may render the member medically unfit to perform the duties of the member's office, grade, rank, or rating; or
For a veteran who was a covered service member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves), an injury or illness that was incurred by the member in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces (or that existed before the beginning of the member's active duty and was aggravated by service in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces) and that manifested itself before or after the member became a veteran.
4.5 Key Employees
An employee who qualifies as a "key employee" may be denied restoration of employment after a period of FMLA leave if holding the employee's position would cause the company grievous economy injury. A "key Employee" is an employee who is salaried and is among the highest paid ten percent of the work force within 75 miles of the place where the employee reports to work. Upon requesting FMLA leave, and employee will be notified by the University of his/her status as a "key employee" if there is a possibility that the University may deny reinstatement after leave.
An employee may be eligible for up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a rolling forward 12 month period for the following reasons:
5.1 Eligibility
To be eligible for FMLA Leave under this Policy, an employee must have worked at SLU for at least 12 months and must have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period prior to the commencement date of any leave requested under this Policy. Eligibility will be determined as of the date the leave commences. Employees who work at a site at which fewer than 50 employees are employed within a 75-mile radius are not eligible for leave under this policy. When a request for FMLA is made, the company will advise of the employee's eligibility and the employee's rights and responsibilities.
5.2 Documentation Supporting FMLA Leave:
Your reason for leave must be covered under FMLA and you must provide a completed FMLA Certification of Health Care Provider Form supporting the need for the leave. A request for reasonable documentation of family relationship verifying the legitimacy of FMLA leave may also be required. You will have up to 15 days to return a completed Certification form following receipt of the form from the University. If you fail to provide timely certification after being required to do so, the University may deny your request for leave under FMLA. If the Certification Form is incomplete or insufficient, you will be given written notification of the information needed and will have 7 days after receiving such written notice to provide the necessary information. If there is reason to doubt the validity of the medical certification, a second opinion, at the expense of the University, may be required. The opinion of the third healthcare provider, which the University and you jointly select, will be the final and binding decision. A request for Active Duty Leave must be supported by the Certification of Qualifying Exigency for Military Family Leave form as well as appropriate documentation, including the covered military member's active duty orders. A request for Military Caregiver Leave must be supported by the Certification for Serious Injury or Illness of Covered Service member or Veteran form as well as any necessary supporting documentation.
5.3 Recertification
In the following circumstances, the University may, in its sole discretion, require recertification of the qualifying reason for FMLA: 1) where the employee needs more leave than the original certification justified; 2) where circumstances and facts cast doubt on the employee's need for FMLA; or 3) when the need for FMLA extends beyond 6 calendar months. In these situations, the employee will have 15 days in which to provide a completed Recertification form.
5.4 Military Family Leave
5.4.1. Qualifying Exigency Leave: A "qualifying exigency" referenced above under "Active Duty Leave" refers to the following circumstances:
5.4.2. Military Caregiver Leave: An employee also may be eligible for Military Caregiver Leave to care for a spouse, son (of any age), daughter (of any age), parent or next of kin who is: 1) a current member of the armed forces, including the National Guard or Reserves, and who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness, which is incurred in the line of duty (or for a pre-existing injury or illness which is aggravated in the line of duty) and that renders the service member medically unfit to perform the duties of his or her office, grade, rank or rating; or 2) a veteran who was a member of any branch of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard or Reserves, and who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, for a serious injury or illness that occurred in the line of duty (or for a pre-existing injury or illness which was aggravated in the line of duty) at any time within 5 years preceding the treatment, recuperation or therapy. A covered service member incurs a serious illness or injury for purposes of this paragraph when one of the following occurs:
Eligible employees are entitled to a total of 26 weeks of unpaid Military Caregiver Leave during a single 12-month period. This single 12-month period begins on the first day and eligible employee takes Military Caregiver Leave (as long as it is within 5 years of the covered service member's active duty) and ends 12 months after that date. Military Caregiver Leave applies on a per-covered service member, per-injury basis, so that an employee may be eligible to take more than one 26 week period of Military Caregiver Leave, but no more than 26 weeks of leave may be taken during any one 12-month period.
An eligible employee is entitled to a combined total of 26 workweeks of leave for all FMLA qualifying reasons during the single 12-month period described above. For example, if an employee takes 10 weeks of FMLA leave due to his/her own serious health condition, the employee may take only 16 weeks of Military Caregiver Leave during that same 12 month period.
5.5 Married Couples
Eligible employees of Saint Louis University who are husband and wife are eligible for a combined total of 12 weeks of leave within the applicable 12-month period when the leave is due to the birth or placement of a child, or to care for a parent who has a serious health condition, or a combined total of 26 weeks within the applicable 12-month period when the leave is due for Military Caregiver Leave. (However, in no event shall the husband and wife take more than a combined total of 12 weeks of leave within the applicable 12-month period for the birth or placement of a child or to care for a parent who has a serious health condition).
6.1 Employee Responsibilities
If the need to use FMLA leave is foreseeable, the employee must give the University at least 30 days' prior notice of the need to take leave. When 30 days' notice is not possible, the employee must give notice as soon as practicable (within 1 or 2 business days of learning of the need for leave except in extraordinary circumstances). Failure to provide such notice may be grounds for delaying the start of the FMLA leave. Employees must make reasonable efforts to schedule leave for planned medical treatment so as not to unduly disrupt the employer's operations. If the need for leave is not foreseeable, employees are required to provide as much notice as soon as practicable under the facts of the particular case. An employee requiring unforeseeable leave must, absent of extraordinary circumstances, call his or her direct supervisor and provide sufficient information regarding the employee's need for leave to support a request for FMLA leave. It generally should be practicable for the employee to provide notice of leave within one business day.
Employees requesting intermittent or reduced leave should consult with their supervisor to schedule medical care at a time that does not unduly disrupt the operations of the department. The employee must follow the call in procedure when using intermittent leave and must report that they are taking certified FMLA leave when calling in to their supervisor. Employees will be required to provide certification and periodic recertification supporting the need for FMLA leave.
6.2 Employer Responsibilities.
When an employee requests leave, the University will inform the employee whether he or she is eligible for FMLA. If the employee is eligible for FMLA leave, the employee will be given a written notice that includes details on any additional information he or she will be required to provide. If the employee is not eligible under the FMLA, the University will provide the employee with a written notice indicating the reason for ineligibility.If leave will be designated as FMLA-protected, the University will inform the employee in writing and provide information on the amount of leave that will be counted against the employee's 12- or 26-week entitlement.
Certain states require employers to provide greater or different job-protected leave to family members of persons in the military. When applicable, the University complies with all such military family leave laws. When leave provided under one of these laws is covered by the federal FMLA, it also shall count toward the employee's federal FMLA entitlement and as FMLA Leave under this Policy. These military family leave laws vary by state, and the employee should contact their Supervisor if the employee has questions about them.
7.1 Request for Leave
Whenever possible, requests for FMLA leave should be submitted to Human Resources at firstname.lastname@example.com or faxing to 314-977-1785 using the Request for Family/Medical Leave form available from Human Resources or on the HR Web site. When submitting a request for leave, the employee must provide sufficient information for the company to determine if the leave might qualify as FMLA leave, and also provide information on the anticipated date when the leave would start as well as the duration of the leave. The appropriate Certification by Health Care Provider should be submitted by fax or email to email@example.com or 314-977-1785.
If the leave is foreseeable (e.g., birth of placement, planned medical care, etc.), the employee must provide Saint Louis University with at least 30 days advance notice of the need for leave. If the circumstances prevent the employee from providing the 30 day advance notice, then the employee should provide as much notice as possible (ordinarily the same or next business day). In the case of active duty leave and employee is not required to provide more than 30 days advance notice. If an employee fails to give the required notice for foreseeable leave with no reasonable excuse, the employee may be denied the taking of the leave until the employee provides adequate notice of need for the leave. Employees should make every reasonable effort to schedule medical treatments so as not to disrupt the ongoing operations of the department.
7.2 Pay, Benefits, and Protections
Employees must concurrently exhaust any worker's compensation benefits, accrued sick time, accrued vacation time, or banked holiday time, or any other form of applicable paid leave for FMLA leave. All substituted paid leave that is being concurrently exhausted will be counted against an eligible employee's FMLA leave entitlement. After paid leave is exhausted, the remainder of the leave will be unpaid.
7.3 Medical and other benefits.
During an approved family medical leave, the University will maintain the employee's health benefits as if the employee continued to be actively employed. If paid leave is substituted for unpaid family medical leave, the University will deduct the employee's portion of the health plan premium as a regular payroll deduction. If leave is unpaid, the employee must pay his or her portion of the premium by contacting the Benefits Office.
An employee's healthcare coverage may cease if the employee's premium payment is more than 30 days late. If the payment is more than 15 days late, the University will send the employee a letter to this effect. If the University does not receive the co-payment within 15 days after the date of that letter, the employee's coverage may cease.
If the employee elects not to return to work for at least 30 calendar days at the end of the leave period, the employee will be required to reimburse the company for the cost of the premiums paid by the University for maintaining coverage during the unpaid leave, unless the employee cannot return to work because of a serious health condition or other circumstances beyond the employee's control.
During FMLA leave, the employer must maintain the employee's health coverage under any "group health plan" on the same terms as if the employee had continued to work. Use of FMLA leave will not result in the loss of any employment benefit that accrued prior to the start of the employee's leave.
7.4 Return to Work
Employees on FMLA leave must periodically inform the Human Resources Department of their status and intent to return to work while on FMLA leave. Employees are to notify their Supervisor of their intent to return to work at least two weeks prior to the anticipated date of return. Employees returning from FMLA leave must be able to assume all of the essential functions of their jobs upon return. The University will provide time for the employee to learn of any changes or new technology implementations. As a condition to restoring an employee whose leave was based on the employee's own serious health condition, the employee must provide certification from the employee's health care provider stating that the employee is able to resume work. This return to work statement is required for all serious health conditions unless the employee has previously provided one for that condition within the past year. If safety issues exist, the University may require a return to work statement every thirty days. An employee returning form FMLA leave does not, however, have a greater right to restoration or other benefits that if the employee had been continuously employed during the leave period. Return to Work statements should be submitted by fax or email to email@example.com or 314-977-1785.
7.5 Failure to Return to Work
Unless required otherwise by law an employee granted a leave of absence under these provisions who fails to return to work upon expiration of the leave will no longer have protected absences. Further absences would count against the attendance policy.
This policy was reviewed by the Office of Legal Counsel, the President's Coordinating Council, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, and the Staff Advisory Committee Executive Board.
This policy has been approved by:
Lawrence Biondi, S.J.
Saint Louis University


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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, seen here at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 23, 2011, is accused of murdering 16 Afghan villagers.
The case of a decorated U.S. Army sergeant accused of murdering 16 civilians in two Afghanistan villages will proceed to a court-martial and he could face the death penalty if convicted, the Army said Wednesday.
The military's General Court-Martial Convening Authority this week referred charges against Staff Sgt. Robert Bales to a general court-martial. The decision came after a review of evidence from a pretrial hearing last month.
No date has been set for the court-martial, which will be held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord south of Tacoma, Wash.
Bales, 39, faces charges of premeditated murder and other crimes in the predawn shooting and stabbing attack on two villages in southern Afghanistan early on March 11. Prosecutors say he left his remote base, attacked one village, returned to the base, and then slipped away again to attack another nearby compound.
Sixteen people were killed, nine of them children, and six other civilians wounded.
Army prosecutors have suggested Bales went on the rampage in revenge for a bomb attack on his unit in which a fellow soldier lost a leg.
At the time, Bales, an 11-year Army veteran, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team and was serving his fourth combat tour. He is currently being held at the Northwest Joint Regional Confinement Facility at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
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For the death penalty to be imposed, the court-martial members must unanimously find: the service member is guilty of the eligible crime; at least one aggravating factor exists; and that the aggravating factor must substantially outweigh any extenuating or mitigating circumstances.
The charges are merely accusations and the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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What begins as a simple expedition to the ruins soon turns into a life-threatening exploration of a long-forgotten complex beneath the streets, an underground facility that is directly tied to the Savants' mysterious abandonment of the city years ago...
Note to subscribers: I added both issues to your account so you got part 2 early.
I've also put up a new Bundle+ for all the Post-Apocalyptic Dispatches. Remember you only pay for books you don't own with Bundle+.
Now that I pushed first phase of the new website, I took some time to update the catalog. You can see it all on the new DW homepage.
The next 3 immediate DW items are:
-Revenge of the Terminals (gencon 2008 adventure) by Chris Davis
-Burning Lands: A Darwin's World Novel (this is a print book) by Dominic Covey
-Secrets of The Mind Masters (first of 3 loosely connected Savant adventures) by Dominic Covey
The last 2 might not come out in that order.


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'Free banking': Good thing or barrier to competition?
If you believe that there is no such thing as a free lunch, then you will certainly think the same is true of a current account from a bank.
The majority of customers do not pay a fee to their bank for the right to open and maintain a current account, but they are charged in other ways.
Interest rates are lower than the levels offered with savings accounts or official rate set by the Bank of England. Charges are levied for going overdrawn without permission or for making certain transactions.
Is this method of charging stifling competition and making it too confusing for customers who might consider shopping around for a bank account on the basis of price?
Or is it an acceptance that, unless they are offered added extras, customers have little appetite for paying a monthly fee to a bank for keeping their money safe?
The debate is not as clear-cut as you might think.
Mike O'Connor is the chief executive of Consumer Focus, which has considerable power to act on behalf of customers. He says that the "perception" of free banking is not good for competition.
"It is great not to have to pay for a bank account, but is not necessarily good for the consumer in the bigger scheme of things," he says.
"Bank accounts are paid for by people who make mistakes and go overdrawn - they are often the least well-off and the least well-informed."
He says that no bank has totally broken ranks. That may not be that surprising, given the relatively hostile reaction to suggestions that Virgin Money may charge £5 a month for a current account.
The provider, which is attempting to gain a foothold in the High Street with the purchase of the good chunk of Northern Rock, says that customers will get a choice between a fee-charging account and a "free" account when it launches a current account offering in 2013.
Soiled reputation
It is often said that people in the UK are more likely to change their partner than they change their bank.
Even if you accept that people would shop around more if they could compare the "price" of an account, could banks really attempt to bring in a monthly fee for all current accounts?
Banks hardly have the best of reputations among the public at present. Add to that a whiff of suspicion about existing fee-charging accounts.
The City regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) says that one in five UK adults has a packaged bank account.
These current accounts have a monthly fee because benefits such as insurance or ticket discounts are bolted on. Other common elements of the package are commission-free foreign currency, travel insurance, preferential overdraft deals, mobile phone insurance and breakdown assistance.
But the FSA wants greater checks to ensure customers are eligible and aware of the insurance elements of the bundle.
"We are concerned that it may be too easy at the moment for firms to sell customers something they do not understand or need," the FSA's Sheila Nicoll said in October.
So, if "free" banking is unfair, and fee-charging accounts offer a pathway to mis-selling, then what can be done to allow customers to shop around?
The Independent Commission on Banking - the Vickers report - was published in September. It came up with a recommendation that customers' annual statements explain the amount of "interest foregone" by a customer or, in other words, the price of having a current account rather than a savings account.
Interest foregone is calculated by subtracting the amount of interest earned from a current account from the amount of interest that could be earned had the consumer put his or her money in an account which earns higher interest, or put some of that money in savings.
"Transparency must also be improved so that customers can identify the products that best suit their needs, forcing banks to offer the prices and services that customers seek," the report says.
That may still be somewhat opaque for the busy bank customer.
Andy Gadd, head of research at analysts the Lighthouse Group, says that price comparison websites can do the hard work for those looking to switch accounts to get the best deal.
"Comparing current accounts isn't necessarily easy but there are various comparison sites for those who want to review their banking facilities and find the best deal for their particular circumstances," he says.
"All individuals are different and the fact is that different current accounts are designed for different people - simply saying that all current accounts must charge a fee rather than paying interest will not change this and will actually disadvantage some."
'Firing customers'
While, it may disadvantage some customers, it could be good for the big banks, argues banking analyst Jonathan Charley.
"All of the big banks today have customers that they do not make any money from. These will be the types of customers that open a current account for their household money, for their book club, for their children, where the balances are low, transactions sizes are small and they have only one product," he says.
"The problem is that in today's banking environment it is very difficult for a bank to fire customers.
"However if customers were made to pay directly for the services that they use then it would be far easier for the banks to adjust their charges to either makes the low balance and low transaction value customers profitable or, better still for the banks, to encourage those customers to take their business elsewhere."
Meanwhile, the banks themselves are doing their best to attract the proactive customer by offering incentives to switch - with a bit of a frenzy of offers introduced in January.
Gone are the days or a free clipboard and pen. Now, for example, the Halifax is offering £100 to new customers at the start of the switching process, HSBC is offering 6% interest for 12 months in its current account "January sale", and the Co-operative Bank is dropping overdraft charges for existing customers for three months to keep them on-board.
But anyone tempted by such offers needs to stay on their toes.
"Customers should consider whether, despite the initial tempting offers, these accounts offer value over time," says Kevin Mountford, at moneysupermaket.com.
So, it seems, customers will have to stay engaged and informed if they want to pursue the best banking deal.
Instead of simply looking at a headline price - as they do in a store - the current account shopper needs to sit down with a calculator, a computer, and a considerable amount of time.
The question remains - will they bother, or will they go out for lunch instead?


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Rams Defeat NYU-Poly at USTA National Tennis Center
Farmingdale State - 5, NYU-Poly - 4
White Plains, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's tennis team defeated Skyline opponent NYU-Poly on Thursday night, 5-4, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The Rams improved to 6-4 overall, 4-1 in the conference with the win. NYU-Poly fell to 4-6, 3-2 with the loss.
In doubles play, Farmingdale State won at 2nd doubles and 3rd doubles to hold a 2-1 advantage before the start of the singles matches. Junior Chris Genzmann (Massapequa, N.Y./Farmingdale) and freshman Alex Bessarabov (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) won at #2 doubles with an 8-6 win, while senior Joe Hotzak (St. James, N.Y./Smithtown) and freshman Adrian Summerlin (Riverhead, N.Y./Riverhead) won 8-0 at #3 doubles.
The teams split 3-3 over the six singles matches, as Bessarabov won the deciding match, 7-6 (7-4), 7-2 to secure the 5-4 victory for Farmingdale State.
Farmingdale State will host Purchase College on Monday, April 19th, before closing out the regular season on Wednesday, April 21st at the Binghamton Racquet Club against Yeshiva at 8:00 p.m.
Farmingdale State 5,
NYU-Poly Mens Tennis 4
Apr 15, 2010 at USTA
|Singles competition
|1. Yan Krasny (NYUPOLYM) def. Passarella, Joe (FSCM) 6-0, 6-0
|2. Bessarabov, Alex (FSCM) def. Julian Wrede (NYUPOLYM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
|3. Connor Doherty (NYUPOLYM) def. Gioles, Theo (FSCM) 6-2, 6-1
|4. Genzmann, Chris (FSCM) def. Kyle Garingalao (NYUPOLYM) 6-2, 6-1
|5. Hotzak, Joe (FSCM) def. Dheeraj Erraballi (NYUPOLYM) 6-1, 6-1
|6. Conor Dawson (NYUPOLYM) def. Summerlin, Adrian (FSCM) 6-4, 6-2
|Doubles competition
|1. Yan Krasny/Connor Doherty (NYUPOLYM) def. Gioles, Theo/Passarella, Joe (FSCM) 8-3
|2. Genzmann, Chris/Bessarabov, Alex (FSCM) def. Kyle Garingalao/Julian Wrede (NYUPOLYM) 8-6
|3. Hotzak, Joe/Summerlin, Adrian (FSCM) def. Conor Dawson/Dheeraj Erraballi (NYUPOLYM) 8-0
|Match Notes
|Farmingdale State 4-6
|NYU-Poly Mens Tennis 6-4


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10 Simple Centerpieces Without Flowers
Although flowers are quite lovely and in abundance this time of year, some of us still might not have easy access to them. If you're without a garden and don't live in a big city, you can be stuck with what's sold at your local grocer. And unless you're into carnations, supply can be limited. Instead, try out one of these non-flower-based centerpiece ideas that you might already have in your kitchen!
1. Cruditè Edible Centerpiece: This centerpiece is perfect for all those spring veggies when they're still a little small. Who cares that your carrots aren't 12" long yet? Pull them up and put them to use!
2. Romanesco Broccoli Trees: Although we saw these at Christmas time, these mini trees are perfect for any time of the year. Accent your table with other natural elements to round out the look.
3. Pretty Sticks: Sticks can come straight from your trees or even receive a coat of paint before adorning your table. Also in this helpful post from the past is the suggestion of using kale since it's so bouncy and full!
4. Live Plant Centerpieces: Forget fresh cut stems and try using your entire potted plant instead. Less hassle and fuss and they'll last longer than a few days, unlike their cut alternatives.
5. Paper Flowers: Even though the real thing will only last a few days, paper flowers can last as long as you need them to. Whip up a few bunches or even just buds for your guests and store them away for later, use them elsewhere in your home, or even send them home with guests as parting gifts.
6. Use Your Veggies: In this past post we linked to a few other great ideas when it comes to playing with your food — or rather, styling it. In this case Brussels sprouts and daikon radishes were put to use!
7. Quick Citrus Centerpiece: Your table can be full of life when you add a bit of citrus to it. It can double as a meal extender or after-dinner snack, or just use your on-hand supply to add a pop of color while you dine.
8. Make a Radish Wreath for Spring: This idea doesn't have to be executed as a wreath. In fact, it could be made into a topiary or small balls to spread across the table. Leave it as a wreath and place your favorite bowl or vase in the middle!
9. Tomatoes Make Good Centerpieces Too!: Tomatoes are always best when left out in the open instead of hidden away inside the refrigerator (although my mother will fight me till the end on this fact). Try letting them sit out and be part of the show instead of clearing them off the table when guests arrive.
10. Gilded Fruit: Sure, fruit is pretty in it's own right, but turn it gold and boy-oh-boy is it ever a showstopper! Check out several different displays of this idea from our archives.
Related: 10 Inexpensive Resources to Dress Up the Dinner Table
(Image: Martha Stewart, Kitchn reader Angela, Seth Smoot/Holidash, House Beautiful, Craftershock, Blomsterverkstad, Martha Stewart, Elizabeth Passarella, Thomas J. Story for Sunset, Faith Durand, Christopher Baker/Real Simple)


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PORT SAID, Egypt – Looters broke into a Nile-side luxury hotel in the Egyptian capital early Tuesday, taking advantage of clashes in the streets outside to trash shops and the lobby before police and demonstrators alerted via social media drove them out, a hotel spokeswoman said.
The break in, which happened despite the presence of hundreds of riot police nearby, cast another cloud over Egypt's flagging tourism industry. Once a key source of foreign revenue, tourism has been hard hit by waves of political turmoil and street violence that have dogged the country since the uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
Egypt's latest unrest erupted around Friday's second anniversary of the revolt, and the Semiramis InterContinental, which overlooks Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square, has been on front line of clashes between riot police and rock-throwing youths since then.
Around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, dozens of people forced their way into the hotel, sacking stores inside its shopping plaza and smashing glass and furniture in the lobby.
"Looters had tried several times to break in over the past two days, but when protesters beat back police on Monday night they operated with impunity," said Nabila Samak, a spokeswoman for the hotel.
When appeals to police failed to end the incursion, Samak said she started contacting journalists and calling for help on social media.
"We r under attack and several thugs have entered the Semiramis ... We need help," she wrote on the hotel's Twitter account in the first of several pleas.
Help finally arrived in the form of security forces and protesters, who drove the looters out about two hours after they broke in, she said.
On Tuesday, broken glass, fallen chandeliers, and papers lay scattered across the lobby, and the sting of tear gas still hung in the air. Workers wearing surgical masks swept up the debris as men welded steel plates to block the main entrance to the hotel, which is now closed.
Security officials who declined to be named because they were not authorized to brief reporters said police had foiled an attempted robbery by 12 masked gunmen they suspect were criminals using the street clashes as cover. AP television footage shows protesters trying to arrest some of the thieves.
Once an opulent stomping ground for elites in the first half of the 20th century, the Semiramis and neighboring Shepheard Hotel have both been rebuilt since and now rely heavily on foreign tourists.
Outside the Semiramis on Tuesday, riot police guarded the main entrance but street battles showed no signs of abating as fire bombs and tear gas canisters traced arcs in the sky. The nearby U.S. Embassy suspended public services.
The fresh wave of unrest roiling Egypt is likely to further stifle tourism, which has traditionally been one of the country's main economic pillars -- along with revenues from fossil fuel sales and the Suez Canal.
From January through November 2012, 10.5 million tourists brought some $9.37 billion to Egypt, Tourism Minister Hesham Zazoua said in December, when he expected total annual tourist numbers to reach 11.5 million. But December figures, yet to be announced, will likely bear the impact of the recent violence.
The numbers pale in comparison to pre-revolt levels. In 2010, 14.7 million tourists brought in some $12 billion in revenue.


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team beats Spartans for first district title since 1997
After back-and-forth battles with Moberly all year, Mexico golf traveled to Moberly's Elk Creek Golf Course Monday to face the Spartans yet again at the district championship.
This time, the Bulldogs came out on top. For the first time in sixteen years, Mexico girlf golfers are the district champions.
"Yesterday started out as a challenge for our team. They were struggling, across the board, with playing the Elk Creek Golf Course," coach Lindsey Yancey said. "This is a pretty challenging course for girls to play anyway, there are holes that are fairly straight forward and then there are holes where it seems there are no safe shots to be played."
The Bulldogs beat the Spartans by a margin of nine strokes, 403-412. At last week's conference championship, Moberly prevailed by a three stroke margin 377-308 on Marshall's Indian Foothills Golf Course. The team did not let the loss affect them and bounced back on the more challenging Elk Creek course.
"We had focused on playing smart golf, going into it knowing the scores were going to be higher than usual," Yancey said. "Overall the girls really fought for everything they made yesterday, it is their work ethic in general that made this happen."
The victory came on a day when everybody impressed. Senior Layne Ray earned second place honors with her score of 94 while senior Kaylee Stone shot 99 for third place. Junior Abby Gooch earned fourth place honors by shooting 101, while juniors Jessica Slagle and Abigail Hoer tied for eleventh place at 109 strokes. All five members of the team earned all-district honors for their effort.
"Another very noteworthy accomplishment: All five of my girls achieved all-district honors," Yancey said. "I have never seen that happen and again I think that reflects the work they have put in. It was not just one person who brought us to the top of the pile, it was every single one of them. Golf is a very individual sport but these girls really make it a team effort."
Moberly's Nichole Marquis earned top individual honors with a score of 91.
The Bulldogs return to Moberly Monday, this time to Heritage Hills Golf Course, to compete in the sectional championship and earn the chance to compete at the state tournament. Last year at the sectional championship, Mexico took third, narrowly missing the state tournament by three strokes. The team is now one step close to the goal of competing at state.
"We are excited and very ready to play next Monday at sectionals," Yancey said. "We love Heritage Hills in Moberly and are excited that is were we get to play for the last competition before state.
Complete Results:
MSHSAA Class One, District Five Golf Championship
Team Scores
Mexico 403
Moberly 412
Harrisburg 458
Hallsville 486
Centralia 504
Glasgow 527
Individual Scores
2. Layne Ray 94
3. Kaylee Stone 99
4. Abby Gooch 101
11. Jessica Slagle 109


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|A faster no knead bread made in a Dutch oven, that's simply delicious!
Easy and Faster No Knead Bread Recipe in a Dutch Oven
No Knead Bread really doesn't take less time to make than good ole hand kneaded loaf bread - kneading bread is not that difficult and certainly a cinch with a Kitchen Aid. No knead bread just became sort of a novelty ever since the recipe from Jim Lahey, for his New York Sullivan Street Bakery, made an appearance on the circuits back in 2006. For awhile there, everybody was talking about it, and, making it.
His takes more than 18 hours to make. Mine doesn't.
And yes... I know that there is certainly something to be said about allowing yeast to ferment over a long time to produce a flavorful bread. This method is just a shorter way to get a wonderful loaf of no knead bread, faster. And trust me. Even if you don't consider yourself to be a bread maker, you can do this - and you don't have to have a fancy pot for it either. It's nice if you have one, but in truth, you can use a plain ole cast iron Dutch oven, or enameled cast iron Dutch oven, or one of those high dollar, fancy French ovens. Any one of those will work. I used a vintage Corning Ware Visions Dutch oven my grandma gave me this time.
If you don't have a Dutch or French oven, you can keep the bread very rustic and dump it right on a parchment covered baking sheet for the second rising if you like. The main difference between the open baking and the covered baking is that the pot both conforms the bread to a specific shape, and it also acts as its own little oven that creates condensation inside. The results of this tightly closed environment is an ever so thin, crispy layer on the crust that you are gonna love. The pot is uncovered for the last 10 minutes or so, allowing the bread to brown beautifully.
Chef Lahey preheats the baking vessel and takes a few extra steps with the dough by transferring it to different bowls and folding it a bit. He also leaves the dough for that first rise for somewhere between 12 to 18 hours. I don't find all that necessary to be honest.
This is a much more simple recipe. You'll bloom the yeast, and warm the milk and water, and bring it all together in a big bowl until it's gooey. If you like, add in some herbs, or some cheese, or whatever ya like. That's it! Leave it right in that bowl, cover it, and let it rise in a warm spot. Use my trick and that'll only be about an hour.
Then you just deflate it. {Punching down just sounds so violent, don't you think?} I just stir it down from the outside to deflate it and loosen it from the bowl really.
Now you turn the dough out into the well lubricated vessel of your choice. I used non-stick spray and that Pyrex covered Dutch oven that I mentioned. Let that rise again, another 30 minutes or so.
Cover and bake in a preheated 475 degree oven for 30 minutes, then remove the cover.
Return to the oven and bake, uncovered, for about 10 minutes or until nicely browned.
Turn out onto a cooling rack and let rest. Enjoy!
They say Lahey's 18 hour bread is tasty and maybe one day when I have the time to spare maybe I'll give it a try. In the meantime, this quicker no knead bread is plenty tasty for me. It's nice and tender on the inside, and by cooking it in a closed vessel, has a wonderful thin and crispy outer crust. Just a fantastic and easy bread.
Tip: I buy yeast by the jar and store it in the freezer. When I'm ready to make rolls or bread, I remove whatever amount of yeast that I need and let it come to room temperature. Success with any kind of bread or yeast rolls is dependent on the yeast and the freezer keeps it fresh for a long time. Hasn't failed me yet!
If you think this sounds yummy, I'd sure ♥ it if you'd click to pin it, tweet it, stumble it, or share it on Facebook to help spread the word - thanks!
Recipe: Easy No Knead Bread©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Inactive time: 1 hr 30 min |Cook time: 45 min | Yield: One loaf
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup water
- 4 cups of bread flour
- 2-1/2 teaspoons sugar, divided
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2-1/4 teaspoons (1 package) rapid rise yeast
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water (110 degrees)
- 1 tablespoon of canola oil
Turn the light on in your oven and preheat to the lowest setting.
Combine the milk and water and heat to almost boiling. Set aside to cool. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, 2 teaspoons of the sugar and salt. Add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of the sugar to the yeast and stir in 1/4 cup of warm water (110 degrees F); let stand for 10 minutes until the yeast mixture is puffy and expanded. If it doesn't puff up, your yeast is dead and your bread will not rise.
Add the milk mixture, the yeast mixture, and the oil to the flour mixture. Include any add-ins you like here. Stir the mixture together well. It should be soft and somewhat gooey but use additional warm water if needed. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a clean dishtowel. Turn off the oven and set the bowl inside the oven to rise, about 1 hour, leaving the light on. This oven procedure will help to speed up the rising process, without damaging the yeast.
Generously spray a 4.5 to 6 quart sized covered Dutch oven with non-stick spray. When dough has doubled in size, deflate it and turn it out into the prepared Dutch oven. Cover and keep warm to let rise a second time, until doubled, about 25-30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. Bake the bread in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes, remove, uncover and bake another 10 to 12 minutes, or until top is nicely browned. Carefully turn the bread out onto a cooling rack.
Optional Add-ins: 1 tablespoon of crushed dried herbs (rosemary, basil, Italian seasoning, hard cheeses (cheddar, monterey jack, pepper jack, swiss etc.) about a cup, cut into very tiny cubes, or grated, using the large holes on your grater, cooked chopped bacon or pepperoni, 1/4 cup of pickled, chopped jalapenos, 1 small jar of pimentos, well drained, 1/4 cup of well drained and rough chopped olives - stuffed, green, black, Kalamata, whatever kind you like. Use your imagination.
Variations: To bake as a rustic loaf on an open baking sheet, after the second rise, turn dough out onto a parchment covered baking sheet and bake at reduced temperature of 400 degrees for about 30 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 and bake another 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Loaf will be flatter than if baked in a container. Can also make into one or two oblong loafs.
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Kathy Ireland is the next star to be booted off Dancing With The Stars. She tells Usmagazine.com that she is "disappointed" about leaving DWTS this Tuesday.
"I would have loved to continue because it's been such an incredible experience," says the former swimsuit model who had one of the lowest scores on Monday night. In addition, Kathy says she enjoyed working with partner, Tony Dovolani for the past 6 weeks.
"What I've learned from him the past six weeks, I'll carry with me forever," says Kathy. "When I walk into a meeting, all I can say is, 'Watch out,' because Tony taught me to walk with confidence!" she continues. "I've got this power walk now! That's going to be cool!"


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As it stands, many of you have been craving some Slingplayer action on your iPhones. Well the good news is you are about to get it, the bad news is you may be paying more than you originally thought.
Engadget has posted that folks with older Slingboxes must upgrade to newer hardware in order to be able to stream content to your iPhone. And to make matters worse, this upgrade is technically not needed! Yup, the good people at Sling have decided that for everyone who wants to use Slingplayer Mobile on their iPhone, you can dish out some extra cash on some fresh hardware at home as well.
blockquote>the company just posted up a page saying that owners of every older SlingBox save the Slingbox PRO will have to upgrade to a Slingbox SOLO or Slingbox PRO-HD in order to stream to iPhones. Yes, this is totally ridiculous: we've been told that the limitation is purely money-driven and that previous builds of the iPhone client worked just fine with older Sling hardware
Ouch, there you go, the only reason you may have to upgrade is pure corporate greed. This is surely a shot below the belt to current owners of older Slingboxes. So what do you say, will this prevent you from using Slingplayer Mobile on your iPhones or is it time for you to upgrade? We are curious...
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Full screen? [Insert vomit icon]I actually wasn't aware of that, Kevin, but it's good to know. I'll be picking up the Widescreen, and I'm pleased to hear that Widescreen is silver - Gold isn't my color...
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NFL to be honoured for suicide prevention efforts
The National Football League will be honoured May 8 for trying to lower the amount of suicides.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will give the NFL its Humanitarian Award.
Launched in 2012, NFL Life Line was created as a place for current and former NFL players, coaches, team and league staff, and family members who may be in danger. Callers are connected with trained counselors.
Players such as Junior Seau, OJ Murdock and Jovan Belcher had committed suicide in 2012 alone. NFL Life Line also lists information about depression and suicide warning signs, and contains player testimonials imploring those in danger to "make the call" for help.


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Spotted: Kelly Rowland Hits Miami Beach, Macklemore's Airport Swag
Fresh off partying with Yonce at the Versace Mansion in Miami, Kelly Rowland got some more down time in yesterday, lounging on South Beach and kicking around a soccer ball.
Meanwhile up North, Macklemore was spotted toting luggage at JFK airport (rocking thrift store gear?) after ringing in the New Year, Times Square style, and Martin Lawrence was spotted in Cali wearing the opposite of skinny jeans. Click through for the flicks.
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The Family Medicine Residency Training Program is an innovative, developmental curriculum that integrates behavioral science, social medicine and community involvement. This track trains family physicians who excel in providing the highest quality clinical care. The program's goal is to train family physicians prepared to meet the needs of diverse, urban underserved patients and communities and to be leaders, scholars, teachers and advocates for health equality and social change.
Residents practice at two Montefiore Medical Group sites:
The Family Health Center, a federally-funded community health center in the mid-Bronx serving primarily Latinos, African-Americans and Southeast Asians with a significant population of new immigrants; Williamsbridge Family Practice, serving predominantly working-class Caribbean Americans and other immigrant populations in the Northeast Bronx.
For more detailed information on the program, please click on the links below:
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My name is Michelle Allman (a.k.a. Lady Mea) - President/CEO of Karibbean Under One Magazine (KUOM), and I am a nine year Breast Cancer survivor. Allow me to share my thoughts….my pain….my story. Nine years ago, I heard the most frightening words that no woman wishes to hear "You have breast cancer". As I struggled to absorb the news and began to consider what options I had, it just didn't make any sense, because I never thought I would ever hear those words. Six months prior my oldest sister Valerie was diagnosed with Lymphoma Cancer (which begins in the lymphatic cells of the immune system and presents as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells). As I coped with my sister having cancer, I remember thinking to myself, how would I handle something like that? Because I couldn't image what was going through in her mind. As faith would have it, that time did come, and all I could remember were well-meaning friends and colleagues showering me with advice, "get a second opinion," "think positive," talk to someone who's going or been through it." It all sounded reasonable, but was it the best advice for me? That's something I had to decide for myself. Like every woman with breast cancer, you will be faced with so many challenges.
I had to figure a way to cope. My first thought was, how much time did I have? Then I looked at my life, and realized the stage I was at currently; it was not a very good place, because I had placed God second in my life. I even blamed him for allowing it to happen to both me and my sister at the same time. How could he allow this to happen to our mother, who had to deal with both her oldest and youngest daughters having cancer? But then I remembered what my father (Baptist Pastor) always said, "things happen for a reason, and never blame God." Sometimes things happen to wake you up so you can get your life in order. So, I guess that was my wake up call, to get my life in order and face it dead on. I then picked up my bible, prayed, and placed all my trust in God, that whatever was to come, he would give me the courage to handle it and not be scared. My sister however, was not so lucky, because she went home to be with the Lord during her last treatment. I know she's in a better place right now with no suffering.
Being a survivor, has taught me over the years to do a lot of research on my own breast cancer prevention. They say knowledge is power! Well, I have taken that knowledge and put my focus on finding ways to stay healthy and to teach others through KUOMagazine. It has been a tough nine years, because I am still dealing with a chronic condition associated with breast cancer called " Lymphedema" in my left arm that has kept me in and out of the hospital for the past six years. It's a chronic condition, which I must deal with for the rest of my life and I have come to terms with it. It has also taught me not to take things for granted and start living life to the fullest. My friends often try to tell me I need to slow down, but I have fun with something I love to do and that's my online Caribbean magazine I created called "Karibbean Under One." It allows me to learn about my Caribbean culture, meet various people, attend cultural events, learn about other cultures and especially meet other women whom have had breast cancer. We have shared tears, cried and support each other in sharing our story. I have a wonderful team of Editor's, Multi-Media/Graphic Designers, and an amazing team of contributing writers from the Caribbean that make the magazine come to life. I have my good and bad days, but I don't let that stop me from living. I've learned that life is too short to worry about things you can't control and only try to fix what you can. What I can't handle today, I pray for guidance to finish tomorrow. When I look back over the past nine years, I think, that if it weren't for my kids, my mother, family and friends, I would not have the courage to be here today. God has blessed me with a wonderful team of doctors over the years and I am looking forward to celebrating many more years that I pray he will grant me. To all the beautiful women out there that are struggling, or their friends, and family members that have faced or are facing Breast Cancer, please support them and love them, because they are going to need every bit of it.
Finally, take control of your life, have faith, educate yourself, eat right, exercise, get your annual checkups, laugh often and surround yourself with positive people, and live life as if it's your last, because tomorrow is not promise. I can't thank God enough for all the blessings he has given me and for placing wonderful people in my life. This year KUOMagazine and I will be supporting the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and participating in the Komen Race for Cure on Sunday, October 17th, please visit their website at www.komencentralflorida.org for more information and to get involved. Komen for the Cure is ranked second on the 2010 list of the nation's most trusted charities. Also, check out my website at: www.kuomagazine.com and click on the health tab on (Health Prevention) to see more on my condition about Breast Cancer and Lymphedema with Cellulitis as I share educational tips and our upcoming events to help raise funds in finding a cure to save women and men worldwide facing this disease.


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I recently spoke at WindowsIT Pro's Keeping Mission-Critical Applications Available online event.
My session, High Availability Isn't Disaster Recovery, focused on a number of topics and concepts to the point where I wanted to provide a blog post with additional resources and links for organizations and IT pros who are either managing or contemplating HA solutions – in order to ensure that they're not exposed to common flaws and misconceptions about how HA compares to DR.
If you didn't have the opportunity to attend any of the sessions in this event, they'll be available (free) for roughly 3 months for on-demand viewing starting (roughly) the day after the event is over.
Otherwise, what follows are a set of additional resources, links, and content that anyone who is dealing with HA solutions should skim.
The Importance of RPOs and RTOs
In my presentation I stressed the importance of RPOs and RTOs – something I've already blogged about in my post on SQL Server Recovery Time Objectives and Recovery Point Objectives.
Stated simply, if you haven't defined RPOs and RTOs, then your best efforts in responding to a disaster are still likely to meet with failure, as management has likely been working under the assumption (as crazy as it is) that everything was protected and that there really wasn't much of an opportunity for down-time and lost-data. As such, RPOs and RTOs represent a 'reality check' for management who might not give much thought about the true cost and scope of data-loss and down time while also expressly quantifying acceptable levels of data-loss and down-time per system/database/etc.
Or, in even simpler terms: RPOs and RTOs are essential not only as a CYA mechanism, but as a means for helping define and set expectations – something that's essential to tackle any time we're talking about the potential for disaster.
Confusing HA with Disaster Recovery
Another common problem I run into as a SQL Server Consultant is cases where many IT pros mistakenly assume that since they've implemented vast/expensive High Availability solutions to ensure the redundancy and fault-tolerance of their systems and data, that they're protected from disaster.
I've written on this before – for SQL Server Magazine: Confusing High Availability with Disaster Preparedness.
As such, a large portion of my presentation was focused upon demonstrating ways in which disasters could 'defeat' High Availability Solutions. And, in terms of specifics, my presentation focused on how two kinds of corruption, logical corruption and physical corruption, can defeat many High Availability solutions.
Logical Corruption
Simply stated, logical corruption (something that I also like to call 'soft' corruption, because it's either caused by software glitches or bugs in your applications or by soft-skinned-air-breathers (or 'meatbags')) is something like DROPing or TRUNCATEing a table – or doing an UPDATE against a table without a WHERE clause – it's something that quickly renders your data BAD. And the problem with HA solutions is that they don't care about the state of your data – they're simply tasked with making it available and redundant. But highly available and redundant data that's bad data is still busted – or a disaster.
Physical Corruption
Unlike logical corruption which is almost always software or humans, physical corruption is corruption at the IO subsystem level – or where SQL Server asks the OS to write data (either for your data files OR even for your log file) to disk and the disk, controllers, drivers, or something else mangles that request and renders gibberish instead of well-persisted zeroes and ones.
Third Party Log Reader Agents and Dealing with Logical Corruption
As I pointed out in my presentation, dealing with logical corruption can be a SERIOUSLY ugly task. High Availability solutions just don't help in dealing with most logical corruption – unless you're willing to potentially sacrifice substantial LOST data in many cases.
I touched upon some of the ugliness involved in using backups (to create a copy of your non-disaster'd database and to try and copy values out of that copy back over/into production – but this approach is tedious and error prone) along with an overview of how third party log reader agents a while back in a competitive review article for SQL Server Magazine.
Unfortunately, the problem with third-party log reader agents, or tools that 'magically' read SQL Server Log Files and then give you the ability to generate scripts that can roll-out/back unwanted operations while ensuring that desired operations are rolled forward, is that they're terribly hard to create.
Kalen Delany touched upon this a bit in a post for SQL Server Magazine where she asked Can the Transaction Log Tell us What Happened? She then followed up on this on her own blog – where comments from other DBAs and SQL Gurus helped point out just how hard it is to be able to actively READ the log. And that's because, for all intents and purposes, SQL Server Log files are 'proprietary' and 'internal' storage mechanisms that are subject to change.
As such, vendors who attempt to offer the ability to read log files and offer DEPENDABLE information from them have to spend a decent amount of time working closely with Microsoft to stay abreast of changes and ensure that their applications work correctly. This, in turn, incurs some serious costs and overhead for products that everyone should buy – but which (strangely) not everyone seems to purchase or deploy.
At any rate to my knowledge, there are only TWO vendors today that provide Log Reader Agents/Solutions. I've used both and love them both – even though they both come with different price-points (because those different price-points are indicative of different features, options, etc). And those solutions are:
- ApexSQL Log – which offers a bevy of features (and I recommend that you take a look at ApexSQL Recovery Studio as well – as it also includes ApexSQL Recover) and
- Quest's Toad for SQL Server – which actually bundles a log-reader agent into this SSMS replacement as an effective 'freebie' that makes Toad for SQL Server a phenomenal value (as I pointed out in my recent review).
Dealing with Physical Corruption
In my presentation, I also covered techniques for addressing physical corruption. Effectively, handling these kinds of problems in HA environments takes a couple of interesting turns or twists.
- Depending upon what HA solution you're using, it's possible that SQL Server will automatically detect physical corruption and will transparently attempt to correct it. For example, since database mirroring has a full-blown copy of non-corrupt data on, say, the mirror when corruption is encountered on the principal, then it's possible (in some cases – as there are caveats) for SQL Server Mirroring solutions to just 'ask' the mirror for a copy of corrupted data which can then be replaced without missing a beat. Similar features also exist with SQL Server Denali's 'Always On' capabilities as well. For more info on how this works with Mirroring (in SQL Server 2008 and above) – along with LIMITATIONS and caveats – make sure to see Books Online for Automatic Page Repair During a Database Mirroring Session.
- In cases where there's no 'magical fix' (or even when there is a magical fix and it runs into limitations/constraints), the most important technique for addressing physical corruption is early detection – because allowing it to go undetected allows it to become more ensconced – to the point where it becomes MUCH harder to remove.
- And, in cases where you're not automatically protected, you then need to KNOW how to deal with corruption when it occurs – meaning that you need to know how to run RESTORE operations with the PAGE option when deemed necessary. Likewise, you need to know how to assess the impact of physical corruption when it manifests (in many cases it can be CLEANLY and EASILY addressed without ANY down-time – but you have to know when this is the case.)
To learn more about those last two bullets, I recommend that you check out my free presentation on SQL Server Disaster Recovery and Prevention (which should be available until roughly July 25th) – where I've outlined best practices for detecting, assessing, and addressing physical corruption. Likewise, I've also made a blog post available that covers SQL Server Disaster Recovery and Prevention Resources.
Best Practices
Finally, as part of my presentation I 'harped' upon common best-practices that I iterate over and over again to clients and during presentations. Specifically, I touched upon the fact that many HA solutions or initiatives (as well as DR plans) tend to forget about the importance of environment – meaning that ensuring application up-time requires more than just ensuring that you have your data and systems to run it on. Or, more specifically, if you haven't addressed issues with connection strings, permissions, certificates, paths, firewall ports, and other things prior to initiating an HA failover or a DR recovery operation, then you have no idea if things will work as needed.
As such, I touched upon the need/requirement to not only test HA/DR solutions initially for initial validation but to regularly test these plans/operations as well. Otherwise you run the VERY serious risk that a subtle environment change somewhere has busted your HA or DR solution in a way that will be unpleasant to deal with in the case of a true disaster.
Likewise, as I regularly point out, if you're REGULARLY testing HA failover and DR plans, then you're REGULARLY building familiarity and skill with the commands, operations, and tasks necessary to recover from a disaster – something that's worth it's weight in gold when an actual disaster strikes (because there's no worse time to learn about how to restore a database, for example, than when your database is down, end-users are ticked, and your manager is standing over your shoulder).
And, of course, in order to make sure that Disaster Recovery operations go as smoothly as possible in both regular testing and disaster scenarios, you need to clearly document your HA and DR plans as granularly and succinctly as possible.
For more information on these topics, I high recommend Merill Aldrich's (blog | twitter) post on All Those Extra Bits We Need for DR – which touches upon environmental and other concerns.


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Ben Affleck: I've Got a Great Family with Jennifer Garner!
Jennifer Garner keeps it casual chic while grabbing some coffees and juices from Starbucks on Friday (February 15) in Los Angeles.
The day before, the 40-year-old actress and her precious daughter Seraphina dropped by Brentwood Country Mart for some coffee.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jennifer Garner
Earlier in the week, Seraphina donned the same cute coat while grabbing breakfast with her mom and father Ben Affleck.
"I've got a great family; I'm really inspired by where my career is," Ben recently shared to People. "I've seen a lot of different things rambling around in this business, and I'm just really, really happy to find myself where I am."
15+ pictures inside of Jennifer Garner and Seraphina grabbing coffee together…


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Cholera is caused by a specific bacteria. This bacterium releases a toxin that causes rapid loss of fluids from the small intestines. Cholera is spread by ingesting food or water contaminated by fecal waste. It is common in countries that lack proper sewage disposal.
Risk Factors
Cholera is more common in children 2-5 years of age. Other factors that increase your chance of cholera include:
- Living or traveling in areas where cholera is present
- Eating contaminated food or fluids
- Eating raw or undercooked shellfish
- Having blood group O
- Having a weakened immune system
- Having low levels of stomach acid
Symptoms of cholera begin quickly and can be severe. They include:
- Sudden onset of painless, watery diarrhea without blood or pus
- Thirst
- Vomiting
- Muscle cramps
The severity of symptoms ranges from mild, short-lived diarrhea to shock and death due to extreme fluid loss. Most symptoms occur 1-3 days after exposure.
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. It is important to tell your doctor about any recent travel to areas where cholera is common. If cholera is suspected, stool and blood samples will be tested.
Fluid Replacement
The first priority in treating cholera is to replace fluids and electrolytes lost through diarrhea. In severe cases, dehydration can be fatal if it is not treated right away. Hydration solutions can be given orally or through an IV.
Antibiotic medications may help shorten the course of the disease in severe cases. They may also be given to the people you live with to prevent them from becoming ill.
Cholera Vaccine
Although it is not available in the US or Canada, a cholera vaccine is available in areas where cholera is common. Currently, these areas include parts of these countries and continents:
- Asia
- Africa
- India
- South America
- Central America
If you will be visiting a country where cholera is present, you may be advised to receive the vaccination when you arrive at your destination.
Careful Eating Habits
You can prevent cholera by avoiding contaminated food and fluids in areas where cholera occurs.
When traveling in areas where cholera is common, you are advised to:
- Drink only bottled or boiled water
- Eat only well-cooked foods that are served hot
- Avoid all raw or undercooked shellfish
- Avoid salads
- Avoid raw vegetables that you have not peeled yourself
- Carry oral rehydration solution (ORS) and know how to use it if you develop severe diarrhea
Revision Information
- Reviewer: David Horn, MD
- Review Date: 05/2016 -
- Update Date: 06/19/2014 -


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Controls on CO2 Fluxes in the Marginal Ice Zone: Biological Productivity and Air-Sea Gas Exchange
Rachel Stanley Brown, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry
Brise Loose, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry
Arctic Research Initiative
2010 Funded Project
AbstractPolar ice zones are important regions for air-sea CO2 fluxes. However, CO2 fluxes in the ice zones have been hard to quantify, in large part because of the complicated physical and biological processes that take place during the spring bloom associated with ice melting. During the winter, sea ice acts as a barrier to air-sea gas exchange. In the spring, when the ice melts, biological production thrives as light and nutrients become plentiful. Quantifying biological production associated with ice melt, and its effect on CO2 fluxes, has proven difficult. Satellite algorithms are not effective due to the small spatial scale of productivity associated with leads in the ice. We propose to develop a new methodology for simultaneously quantifying biological production and air-sea gas exchange in melting ice zones. We will use this methodology to study the interaction between ice melt, biological production, and gas exchange in a pilot study in the Bras D'Or Lakes, Nova Scotia. The lakes, an analog to the Arctic environment, provide an ideal "natural" laboratory for studying ice melting processes in an easily-accessible, fully supported field environment. This study will serve as a logical first step towards applying this methodology in the Arctic.
Net community production (NCP) is the net amount of CO2 removed from the atmosphere by organisms and thus is of direct climatic relevance. We will quantify NCP on sub-kilometer scale resolution in the melting ice zone by using a field-capable mass spectrometer to measure oxygen and argon ratios. Additionally, we will quantify gross primary production (GPP), the base of the food chain, by using a novel gas tracer, the triple isotopic composition of oxygen. Concurrent measurements of NCP and GPP will allow us to quantify the recycling rate of the carbon. We will simultaneously quantify air sea gas exchange by making near real-time measurements of the gas tracer SF6. The combination of measurements of two types of biological production and air-sea gas exchange made concurrently will provide mechanistic insights on the effect of melting sea ice on the carbon biological pump and CO2 fluxes. This study addresses the first key question of the ARI program – namely, the effects of changing sea ice cover on the Arctic carbon cycle.