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As Distance Learning Grows, Technology Follows
Master Sergeant Eric Madden has been in the Air Force for 16 years. He's currently stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey as a Health Service Manager in the Medical Group. With a job requiring frequent travel, Eric never thought it would be possible to perform his duties while also pursuing a college degree. But thanks to the technology of distance learning, he's currently enrolled at Burlington County College.
"The only way I would be able to complete my degree is with distance learning," Madden explained. "With how much military members move around it would almost be impossible to finish your degree without being able to take classes online. Distance learning makes it so you can stay in one school and meet all your requirements and not have to worry about transferring."
Madden is hardly alone. According to the 2012 Survey of Online Learning conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group, the number of students taking at least one online course is now more than 6.7 million.
"The rate of growth in online enrollments remains extremely robust, even as overall higher education enrollments have shown a decline," said study co-author Jeff Seaman, Co-Director of the Babson Survey Research Group.
As the demand for online learning increases, higher education publishing companies have been forced to keep up, creating new ideas and technology to make the distance learning process easier for both teachers and students.
Pearson Learning Solutions has created an Online Learning Exchange, which provides teachers shareable and editable course content and materials to use in distance education courses.
"Learning is no longer limited to four walls – learning can happen anywhere – and it already is happening everywhere, everyday," said Todd Hitchcock, Senior Vice President of Online Solutions for Pearson Learning Solutions. "The growth of online learning underscores this need for quality, flexible education programs that meet the demands of our 21st-century workforce."
Now that he is able to get his degree, Madden feels as though it will help him become better prepared for his everyday duties. He also looks towards the future, and when he retires from the military the degree will make him much more marketable.
Madden encourages other members of the military–or anyone else in a situation where they cannot physically make it to a college campus–to consider distance learning. "This is a huge plus because it gives you education for your job and for your future," he said. "It is also a big deal for the military. Distance Education helps individuals contribute at a higher level."


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OCEAN CITY — The newest layout for the proposed performing arts auditorium at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center could be the key to getting even the harshest naysayers on board with the idea.
Convention Center Director Rick Hamilton said a new concept, which he has pitched to the Mayor and Council, the Maryland Stadium Authority, members of the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association, the Chamber of Commerce and the newly formed Arts Advisory Board, has been well received thus far.
Originally, the plans for the expansion of the center included the construction of almost 20,000 square feet of bayfront exhibit or ballroom space on the west side of the building, which was approved by the Board of Public Works and the concurrence of the Maryland Stadium Authority to split the projected $8.2 million cost.
In addition to those plans, which to date have not been funded, was the $1.6 million estimate for the conversion of a ballroom into a 1,200-fixed seat auditorium.
As initially planned, the performing arts center would have essentially split the exhibit space to where you could not, according to Hamilton, "use the new ballroom and the existing or older ballroom together because the performing arts center was in between the two."
"I didn't think that the idea made a whole lot of sense," said Hamilton, a 30-year veteran of the convention center industry. "The staff helped me draw up some sketches that would flip flop the placement of the performing arts auditorium so the exhibit or ballroom space would be 30,000 square feet of rectangular column free space, all the way to the bay."
Hamilton said that the 30,000 square feet of new ballroom space on the second floor of the building would compliment the 50,000 square feet of open space downstairs in the convention center and give the building much more flexibility and diversify the building.
As for the new plan for the arts center, which Hamilton is calling an auditorium, the concept is to create a two-story, stadium-seating space with balcony seating that would resemble an opera house more so than just a big room with seats and a stage.
The plan also calls for the removal of the floor on the second floor, creating a 52-foot ceiling and a gigantic stage that would abut the loading bays in the existing Exhibit Hall C on the first floor for easy loading for acts.
City Manager Dennis Dare agrees with Hamilton's opinion that this plan is a much better model.
"It is better for many reasons, but most of all it gives it its own entrance by the office downstairs, and that also means we can have an event in it and the balance of the convention center can be another event, but the two are separated," said Dare.
Hamilton's business strategy in inking deals with competitive arts groups like cheerleading and martial arts groups would be fully utilized by this new idea, as he would be able to address their height requirement needs for their competitions, thus making the room more versatile.
"I knew we would need a fly gallery for sets, sound and lighting, and with cheerleading and gymnastics, you need a minimum of 32-foot-high ceiling clearance, …" said Hamilton. "I tried to think of all the types of events that would use this space, including corporate meetings, and [the original plan] just didn't work."
Aesthetically, the plan sets to make the convention center second to none on the East Coast in Hamilton's opinion, but Dare said the move would help with ensuring that the building, which is essentially booked for the next two years on the weekends, runs smoothly during the construction.
"We had a lot of these issues with the original concept and the new concept solves many of these issues. While first cost [for construction] will be higher, the life cost may not be any higher since it should be more efficient because it is more versatile, and will create more revenue," Dare said.
Hamilton believes the plan could vastly increase the weekly and shoulder month business for the center, but realizes that the sticker shock of "at least $5 million" for the new center could be a bit much.
"It's all going to be determined on what the feasibility study tells us, and whether or not this plan is viable in their eyes," said Hamilton, "but the funding mechanism [the food and beverage tax] coupled with the fact that our partners, the Maryland Stadium Authority, seem to see the viability in growing this building, could work in our favor."
Locally, one of the harshest critics of the performing arts center idea was Councilman Joe Hall. This week, even Hall sounded as if he was liking the new concept.
"I think that Rick [Hamilton] is headed in the right direction, and he's doing his homework and he's trying to maximize the investment of the taxpayers with this new idea," said Hall. "I have always said that the original plan was limited and underestimated the cost, but I think this one is not only more responsible, but more feasible."


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Don't Sleep: 10 Most Anticipated Albums For The Rest Of 2013
2013 has been an incredible year in music with several quality albums that you absolutely NEED in your collection. With several big-name releases spread across the next few weeks, it's easily the most exciting fourth quarter in recent memory.
Here are the ten most anticipated releases for the rest of 2013. Take a look.
Drake "Nothing Was The Same" (Sept. 17)
The waffle-colored Simp Lord watched Hovvie Hov, J. Cole, Wale and Kanye fight over 2nd place behind Kendrick Lamar and now it's Drizzy's turn to challenge for the throne.
Beyonce "TBA" (Unknown)
We don't know what Queen Beysus is doing. Her label doesn't know. We doubt she even knows. But we DO know 2013 is almost over and she's yet to release an official single.
Justin Timberlake "The 20/20 Experience: Pt. 2" (Sept. 27)
Part 1 JAMMED so we're sure Pt. 2 does, too.
Janelle Monae "Electric Lady" (Sept. 10)
The bubbly Soul Quirkstress' debut album "The ArchAndroid" was musically-infectious and we doubt "Electric Lady" will be any different. Prince, Erykah Badu, Solange, Miguel & Esperanza Spalding features? MUST-COP.
D'Angelo "James River" (Unknown)
The beloved Neo-Soul crooner announced that his first album in 13 years would drop this year before his recent struggles with an "mystery illness."
Pusha T "My Name Is My Name" (Sept. 31)
After several album delays and buzz singles, it's finally go-time for everyone's favorite trap philosopher.
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Robert Glasper "Black Radio 2" (Oct. 29)
Jill Scott, Brandy, Marsha Ambrosius, Common, Mos Def, Dwele, Anthony Hamilton, Faith Evans, Norah Jones, Emeli Sandé, Lupe and Snoop on the same album? Yep. Don't sleep on this.
ScHoolboy Q "Oxymoron" (TBA)
You have the juice when your lead singles ("Yay Yay"/"Collard Greens Feat. Kendrick) BANG. "TDE > everyone else.
The Foreign Exchange "Love In Flying Colors" (September 24)
Looking for something musically-fresh and soulful? Pre-order this (and cop the first three FE albums). You're welcome.


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The only departments within the city over budget are the mayor/treasurer offices, which have 49.83 percent of their budget available for the rest of the year, and the city attorney's office, which has 49.58 percent of its budget left for the year as of June 30.
But while the city looks to be on track financially, some department heads presented concerns of an increasing price of fuel.
"According to the Wall Street Journal last week, we anticipate an increase in fuel costs," Fire Chief John Cochran said. "It's already started increasing today."
Cochran added vehicle maintenance throughout the rest of the year may cause concern as the department spent a large portion of its budgeted amount on the reparation of a truck damaged by a flood in November.
District Court, the department most under-budget in the city, has 63.37 percent remaining. District Judge Don Bourne said the department budgeted an excessive amount of money for utilities after moving to a new location in anticipation of unexpected costs.
While the department budgeted $24,000 for utilities for the year, it's only spent $2,869.69 as of June 30.
Lynn Jacimore, the city's information technology director, said her department has spent $25,6790.67 of its budgeted $27,850 on computer replacements, and hopes to increase the number of iPads distributed to the city's various departments.
Cochran said his department uses an iPad Jacimore's department issued to it for multiple purposes.
"We use it at every structure fire and every multi-company response," Cochran said.
The city's general fund is still in tact after the first half of the year with $581,296.04, or 52.04 percent left in the account. $1,211,997.25 was budgeted for the fund for the year.


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Clarkson University Entrepreneur Recognition Dinner to Honor Small Business Community
The Reh Center for Entrepreneurship at Clarkson University will host its second annual Entrepreneur Recognition dinner on Friday, April 27, at Clarkson's Cheel Campus Center.
North Country small business owners and interested community members are invited to attend the event, which will recognize five individuals for their commitment to and support of entrepreneurship.
The event will feature an address by Spencer Thew, an Iditarod veteran who will discuss what the "Last Great Race on Earth" has taught him about business. Thew mushes competitively at age 61 and is a local business executive, from Canton, N.Y.
Timothy Gardner from St. Lawrence Valley Roasters will receive the Entrepreneur of the Year award, which annually recognizes a practicing entrepreneur that demonstrates an unwavering commitment to building their small business and supporting their community.
Dale Rice, director of the SUNY Canton Small Business Development Center, will receive the Entrepreneur's Hero Award, which is given annually to an individual or group that provides resources resulting in increasing the viability of multiple entrepreneurs located in the communities served by the Reh Center.
Prof. Susan Powers, Spence Professor in Sustainable Environmental Systems and associate director for sustainability at Clarkson University, will receive the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award.
This award is given annually to a student, faculty, staff member, office or organization at Clarkson University that, through the creation of a new program, organization or value-added offering, demonstrates a deep commitment to the Clarkson community and demonstrates each of the key characteristics of successful entrepreneurs.
David Reh '62, founder, RAYTEC Inc., Victor, N.Y., and Robert Kerr '89, founder, Swish Data, Warwick, N.Y., will be inducted into the Clarkson Alumni Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame inductees are entrepreneurs who have consistently demonstrated an unwavering drive, dedication, determination, and commitment to pursuing entrepreneurship. They have risen to the highest level of entrepreneurial achievement, having achieved national recognition as a leader in their field. Inductees must have graduated from Clarkson University and founded a firm.
Social hour begins at 5 p.m. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. and awards will follow. The cost of the event is $30 per person, which includes dinner, drinks, and dessert.
Those interested in attending should call the Reh Center for Entrepreneurship at 315-268-3995.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.


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Preliminary testing done on a letter mailed to U.S. Senator Carl Levin's office Wednesday has come back with negative results.
The tests were run by the FBI, the Michigan Department of Community Health and a Micro-Biology Laboratory in Lansing.
Levin issued the following statement:
"I have been advised by the FBI that preliminary testing by the Michigan Department of Community Health, Micro-Biology Laboratory in Lansing showed negative results in the suspicious letter received by my Saginaw office. The office is open as usual this morning. I want to express my appreciation to the local, state and federal authorities who responded to this incident so quickly and professionally."
A hazardous material team was called to the scene around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to the office at 515 N. Washington in Saginaw. The building was immediately evacuated. The officer worker who found the letter was transported to a local hospital where he was decontaminated as a precaution.
Levin has offices in Washington and seven in Michigan.
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MPs to decide on hunt changes - PM
David Cameron says MPs will have the final say on proposals to increase the number of hunting dogs allowed to be used to flush out foxes.
The Prime Minister was responding to calls for him to end speculation that the Hunting Act might be repealed or amended to remove the limit on the number of dogs.
Campaigners have been pus hing the Government to scrap a ban on using more than two dogs to flush out foxes so they can be shot, with farmers saying attacks on lambs have increased.
Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron said: "T his will quite properly be a matter for the House of Commons.
"As you will know, what has happened is a group of Welsh and other MPs have looked at a particular problem of pest control in upland areas of Wales and other parts of the country.
"They are making a proposal. That proposal will be properly examined by the department and in the end the House of Commons will be able to decide."
He was responding to a question from Labour's Chris Williamson (Derby North), who asked: " Will you end the speculation over the future of the Hunting Act by confirming that you don't intend to use a statutory instrument to repeal or amend the Act by removing the limit on the number of dogs that can be used to flush an animal to guns?"


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Extreme Weather Events Sync Rise and Fall of Arctic Populations
Climate change and changes in weather can affect species in many ways. From altering migration patterns, to varying plant growth leading to deviating diets, to extending or decreasing hibernation periods, climate can ultimately influence the success of a species. In an attempt to study some of these effects, a group of Norwegian scientists have found that extreme climate events can cause population fluctuations not only among single species, but also in a relatively simple high arctic community.
Scientists, with lead authors from the Centre for Conservation Biology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), investigated how climate and weather events influenced Arctic populations specifically in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, an arctic island that is home to just four winter species: the wild Svalbard reindeer, the Svalbard rock ptarmigan (a type of bird), the sibling vole, and the arctic fox.
Here, population fluctuations were mainly driven by rain-on-snow events, where rain seeps through the snowpack and pools on top of the frozen soil. It then freezes into an impermeable shell that prevents animals from grazing and reduces food accessibility for populations, causing extensive simultaneous population crashes in all three herbivore species in the following seasons after the extreme weather.
The arctic fox, on the other hand, did not experience population decline mainly due to the abundance of reindeer carcasses, which serves as the foxes' main winter food source. Even though the synchronized die-offs decrease the number of live prey available for foxes to eat, the high number of reindeer carcasses generates a food surplus, which ultimately leads to higher fox reproduction.
However, the reindeer that have survived the extreme weather events will thrive due to the reduced competition for resources and the following winter will have almost no reindeer carcasses. At the same time, the other herbivores that may be a secondary food source for the foxes will not be able to recover after the icing. This results in low fox reproduction and a strong reduction in the arctic fox population size one year after the herbivore die-offs.
"We have known for a long time that climate can synchronize populations of the same species, but these findings suggest that climate and particularly extreme weather events may also synchronize entire communities of species," says lead author Brage Bremset Hansen. "Svalbard's relatively simple ecosystem, which lacks specialist predators, combined with large weather fluctuations from year to year and strong climate signals in the population dynamics of herbivores, are the likely explanations for how such clear climate effects can be observed at the ecosystem level."
The findings are published in the 18 January issue of Science.
Read more about the study at ScienceDaily.
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Steve Aoki Is The Ace On Las Vegas' EDM Scene
("The Vegas Issue" of GRAMMY magazine features "Spin City," a cover story revealing how Las Vegas has emerged as a mecca for dance/electronica music. Read the story here.)
Steve Aoki first wandered beneath the bright lights of Sin City at the tender age of 19, with his 29-year-old brother's ID in hand. "It worked. I was playing blackjack," says the DJ/producer and Dim Mak Records head, who released his debut album, Wonderland, in January.
These days Aoki doesn't have to be anybody but himself in Las Vegas, where he's not only a resident at Wynn Resorts' 45,000 square-foot Surrender Nightclub [http://www.surrendernightclub.com/flash/], he's also the music director. Aoki's House, his weekly party at the venue, has been "going off" since 2010, featuring Aoki himself, as well as hand-selected guests such as DJs Dillon Francis, Lil Jon and Porter Robinson. No one's sure if it was the chicken or the egg, but Vegas' adoption of dance/electronica music has corresponded with the genre's explosive popularity worldwide, making it the international home of the latest music revolution. In an exclusive interview with GRAMMY.com, Aoki discussed the thriving EDM scene in Sin City, his experiences and why the genre will stand the test of time.
What was your first gig in Vegas like?
I remember playing the [House of Blues] Foundation Room monthly in 2005, on the basis of a cover story in BPM magazine about electro artists. But the people at the club didn't make that connection. They were just like, "You're a popular name, here's $800 all in. Play the hip-hop room." I was playing for 300 people, an urban crowd that knew hip-hop and wanted to hear gangsta records that weren't on the radio. I was way out of context.
How did your relationship with Surrender come about?
Before Surrender opened, [Wynn Director of Original Programming] Jonathan Shecter hired me as a music director. We met through my friend DJ AM. He wanted to make Surrender a proper cutting-edge dance club that was going to be part of bringing this music to Vegas. At the end of the day, Vegas is all about dollars and cents, how much money you're making in the club. It's not about educating people — that's not the point. But Surrender had a different idea in mind. I told them, "If I'm music director, I'm going to bring substance. It's going to change entirely."
Who did you bring?
Afrojack, Calvin Harris [and] later Deadmau5. The Wynn properties started to understand dance music was really growing. Aoki's House was up from day one of the club's opening. I love starting something from the ground up and helping to build it. I was happy to do it with a company that was willing to take that risk, and really make an impact on the whole nightlife scene. They're not the only ones who did it, but they are a big part of why Vegas dance culture exploded.
Read "The Vegas Issue" of GRAMMY magazine
Is it just a coincidence that the mega-festival Electric Daisy Carnival is also in Las Vegas, or is that related to the club scene?
It's all connected now. All the big DJs playing EDC also play the clubs. I remember we were helicoptering back and forth; I did Surrender, and right after we went to the helicopter pad to make sure I made my set with Afrojack at EDC, and Nick [van de Wall, nee Afrojack] had to fly right back after we were done.
Are the crowds different?
Yeah, for sure. The EDC crowd is educated already. They know the songs, they know the artists, they're engaged actively on social networks, [and] they know what's coming. I look at a Vegas club crowd, from a sociological perspective, in a different way. I play the songs and interact with that crowd totally different than I would at EDC, because it's all brand-new to people.
How long do you think this thriving Vegas scene is going to last?
Vegas is a very fickle market that's about fun. It will change to what people want. Right now, that's dance music. I don't know where the ball's curving, but the pop side of EDM is expendable. The soul of it isn't going anywhere. It's an underground art form that's going to be around for the rest of time.
(Kerri Mason is a New York-based freelance writer who has been covering the business and art of dance/electronica music for the last decade. Her work has appeared in outlets such as Billboard, Billboard.com, Mixmag, and Elektro.)


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'Tokyo Drift' Star Lucas Black Returning For Fast & Furious 7, 8 & 9
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As if franchise newcomer James Wan (Insidious 1 & 2) didn't have enough talent to direct as the new helmsman behind Fast & Furious 7, the ensemble has just gotten a little bit bigger. After welcoming action star Tony Jaa, veteran Kurt Russell and Oscar-nominated Djimon Hounsou to the already-massive cast of Fast & Furious 7, Universal Pictures is bringing back another familiar face to the series.
If Michelle Rodriguez's Letty can return from the dead for Fast & Furious 6, why can't the star of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (re)join the core group too? That's right. Lucas Black is finally back.
The mid-credits button at the end of Fast & Furious 6 pulled the story of Tokyo Drift (the series' third installment) into the main timeline of the numbered franchise installments, by introducing the brother of Fast & Furious 6 villain Owen Shaw (Luke Evans) – another Shaw played by Jason Statham – and tying his intro to a key scene in Tokyo Drift where Han (Sung Kang) is taken out in an explosion resulting from high-speed car collision.
Since 2006, fans of the series have waited to see how the story of Fast & Furious 3/Tokyo Drift would fit into the main timeline since Han dies here but is alive in the three following films (all directed by Justin Lin). And since this scene was teased at the end of Fast & Furious 6, that would mean that Lucas Black's character Sean Boswell – the protagonist of Tokyo Drift – would likely be rejoining the series, giving the story behind why Vin Diesel shows up at the end of that film some meaning.
For those who don't know, Universal Pictures made a deal with Vin Diesel that in exchange for a limited-time use of the rights to Riddick he would do a cameo in Tokyo Drift, and now that investment is paying off. According to Deadline, Lucas Black is not only returning for Fast & Furious 7 but at least two more series installments.
Yes, Fast & Furious 8 and 9 are on the way, not that the news comes as any surprise. Vin Diesel already has begun talking up the eight installment along with Kurt Russell's role that sequel, and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has already teased the potential for a spinoff involving his character, Luke Hobbs. As the franchise gets bigger, so too does its fan base with Fast & Furious 6 raking in nearly $800 million worldwide.
It's been a long time coming. Are you excited to see Lucas Black join Dominic Toretto's crew?
Fast & Furious 7 releases July 11, 2014 – with Fast & Furious 8 sure to follow soon thereafter.
Source: Deadline
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|201309250002hq (25 Sept. 2013) --- The Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft is seen on its launch pad hours before its launch to the International Space Station, Sept. 25, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for Sept. 26, Kazakh time, and will send Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy on a five and a half month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
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To prepare students for career placement, students compile a professional portfolio including résumé, log of field experience, professional statements and work samples. Students also participate in mock interviews which help to prepare them for future interviews.
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the attack of the puffy nipples :)
i love to suck her tit..
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murag iring kusog mo ko-on og oten
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q tetas y q chucha tan rica
No cumshot, .......FAKE
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Kylie Worthy
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LOL @ his shoes
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wheres the cum?
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What's her name??
Shooting blanks??LMAO.
The sight of those amazing nipples jagging on her inner thighs as she rode was rather an arousing one. The spunk-free cumshot - a sort of mime which I don't think Marcel Marceau ever included in his repertoire - was innovative.
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Diagnosed in 2011/2012 with Hashimoto's and Grave's.
Have had GI issues for years. Mostly gone after eliminating gluten. All gone when grain-free.
Wheat makes my skin swell and itch.
I was declared dead at birth. But I am was not. I was declared brain-damaged, too. But I am a scholar.
Eyelash Tinting - Did/would You Do It?
ButterflyChaser replied to ButterflyChaser's topic in Gab/Chat Room - To Discuss Anything BUT Celiac Disease / Gluten-Free DietHi Gemini, I'm in NYC - I didn't even check whether this is legal here? Apparently there have been controversies. To my ignorant self it seems less dangerous than eyelash extensions, but what do I know. In what state did you use to get these done? Do you have any tips for finding a trusted professional? And did you notice any thinning/brittling of your lashes when doing that?
Eyelash Tinting - Did/would You Do It?
ButterflyChaser posted a topic in Gab/Chat Room - To Discuss Anything BUT Celiac Disease / Gluten-Free DietHi everyone, I was wondering of anyone on these boards has had any experiences with eyelash (not eyebrow) tinting, and can tell me about the pros and cons (I am mostly worried about the dangers). I have very long but very blonde and very thin lashes, and I wish I didn't need to colour them with mascara. Nothing wrong with mascara per se, it makes me look like I have falsies on, but I often wish I could just have them dark, without any smudge. So I have been pondering tinting, but I am very worries about possible reactions. I have very sensitive skin and dry eyes, I react violently to any products containing soy, as well. Anyone here tried it? If so, how was it? Thanks
Hashimoto's Testing While Gluten-Free?
ButterflyChaser replied to Irishgirl76's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchI was negative for celiac, but tried the gluten-free diet anyway since October 2012. My new blood tests show that my aTPO was half as much as it used to be. Stil raised, but not as much.
Why Can't I Lose Weight?
ButterflyChaser replied to ButterflyChaser's topic in Gluten-Free Diet & Weight IssuesThank you everybody for your advice and support. I have lately been focusing on these: getting to bed a bit earlier (though not optimal yet), and eating after 9-10 PM, and shortening my workout times. It would be very difficult for me to have days that are completely off workout because I have a desk job and I am in pain if I don't do something, so I decided to reduce the workout time. Other changes I did was getting a larger share of my calories at breakfast, and that has almost totally eliminated snacking/sugar cravings for the rest of the day. So far so good. I seem to have lost 3 kgs from the day I posted this. Fingers crossed. I have also got my blood tests back. Hypoalbulinemia gone. Cortisol in range again (top half). TSH always suppressed, but FT3 and FT4 are getting lower, ever if they are still hyper, but I guess this means the therapy is working. But the AMAZING thing, is that my aTPO was slashed in HALF. I wonder if the gluten-free diet helped on that one. It is still high, and positive, but half as it was about a year ago. Anti-tyreoperoxidase and TRab still the same thing.
Hashimoto's Testing While Gluten-Free?
ButterflyChaser replied to Irishgirl76's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchThis also depends on the time of day you get tested. From what my endo told me (she also has them antibodies, and never developed the disease, ie. she has always been symptomless for the past 25 years she has been positive), once they are high they tend to remain in the body, but their quantity will not be stable, so that, with the exception of dramatic drops/increases, changes in the range are only relatively indicative. I will have new results coming in soon, and will see if there's a difference after a few months gluten-free.
Why Can't I Lose Weight?
ButterflyChaser replied to ButterflyChaser's topic in Gluten-Free Diet & Weight IssuesGottaSki, THAT actually makes a lot of sense, and it makes me wonder whether something similar might be going on with me, ie. bloating/swelling more than proper fat, because that's what all the people closest to me, and who have seen me through the years, seem to remark when I complain about not figuring out what's wrong with me. There definitely is quite some water on me, judging from the "pressure holes" that you can leave on my legs, if you know what I mean. THAT is a fantastic post, thank you so much, tarnalberry! So... 1) Not sure if this answers your question well, but I have a desk job (grad student), so except for walking to-fro campus and around the 'hood on errands I pretty much sit a lot. As for variety, I also no idea to what extent my current training is varied. But what I have been doing these past few weeks was: Mon: 45 min treadmill, brisk walk with incline, 60 min sculpt class; Tue-Thur: 30 minutes light cardio, 75 min ballet (beginner, pointe), 45 min strength training; Wed: 60 min zumba, 60 min strength training; Fri: 120 minutes ballet (beginner-intermediate, pointe), 60 minutes light walk to-fro dance studio; Sat: 60 mins bootcamp, 30 minutes light walk OR 45 minutes elliptical and 45 minutes strength training or 60 min sculpt class and 30 mins elliptical; Sundays off/walking in the park etc (though I was thinking of adding a modern dance class on Sunday nights. 2) I most surely do NOT get enough sleep. I often sleep around 6:30 hours per night, but I'd need 8. What happens is that I often get to bed past 2 AM. 3) I do often eat too late at night. Sometimes I come home from work at 9 PM, and therefore I finish dinner at 10 PM. If I eat earlier, then I often get hungry again by the time I get back to bed (see #2). 4) I used to do that, but I have found controversial studies re: muscle loss, which given my current problem with protein, worries me a little. The other practical problem is that I am taking lots of classes this round, simply because I find exercising alone all the time to be a bit alienating, and all the classes are later in the day. Thoughts? 5) I am using MyFitnessPal - used CalorieCount for a few months, but their interface drive me bonkers, so I switched. I am very short, around 5 foot 1, and I often end up eating about 1400-1500 kcals per day, even if theoretically aiming for 1250-1300. 6) Short answer: I am VERY stressed. Worried about not being able to finish my dissertation/getting a fellowship extension, being several thousands miles away from my family that's going through lots of financial and health problems, just recovering from over two years of what I now recognize as an abusive relationship, even just living in a different country, continent, culture where I even rarely speak my own language, making ends meet in NYC while living on a student stipend, etc, and I don't know how well I am coping with all this: outwardly I seem to be doing fine, but I am rarely relaxed without being guilty/in avoidance strategy. That was the long answer. How this helps, and thank you again!
Have I Lost Chocolate Too? Or Was It Cc?
ButterflyChaser replied to ButterflyChaser's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesThank you, Zibby, and Peleg. By the way, Peleg, what brands do you get? In my case, soy seems to be a bigger issue than gluten itself (it looks like I have NCGS rather than celiac disease, thankfully), so I have even been doing fine with Michel Cluizel's chocolate, though I am not sure that would be ok for the many (or most sensitive) celiacs. Their bars have never given me a problem so far, but I haven't really had chocolate in the past few days.
Why Can't I Lose Weight?
ButterflyChaser replied to ButterflyChaser's topic in Gluten-Free Diet & Weight IssuesI am already eating primal - have been doing so for several months now, and most of my foods are raw. The foods I mentioned are my only "not more in their natural shape" foods, and those make for no more than 10% of my intake. I eat no starchy vegetables because I don't really like potatoes, either, and I don't like bananas. I also realize now that I should have specified that my dairy intake is around 1 cup daily, because I see now that my phrasing made it sound otherwise. Since I've also been cutting out chocolate these pat few days, due to some bad reactions, there is no added sugar in my diet (nor in my house, LOL!). This is why I am so frustrated. I have not - yet. But I need to see my internist and I will ask. Which digestive enzymes are you thinking about? I am on several supplements (vitamins, minerals, probiotics, too), adrenals seemed fine last few times they were checked. I have both an internist and an endocrinologist re: thyroid theraphy etc. I think you are right that something might still be off, and we haven't figured out what that is. I have just had a blood draw to see what's going on. I am trying to get some more rest days, but I am a bit of an addict, perhaps because I was a dancer for such a long time, and it's just plain difficult for me to sit still . I'll keep working on further cutting out cow's milk, but my main problem would be coffee, because I can't drink coffee without milk, and non-dairy milks are really, really hard on my tummy, so they're not really an option. I wonder if raw milk would be better. I seem to feel better when I get the grass-fed, unhomogenized milk. Thank you... I am hoping something new will come out concerning my cortisol levels now, and I will speak to my endo in the next few days. GottaSki, yes, I'd be curious to hear more regarding what you meant by remaining "heavy," because I have a feeling it may be something closer to what I am experiencing. Edited to add: I have one crazy thought in my mind. When my thyreotoxic crises first began, two years ago, I lost a crazy amount of weight. Do you think it is possible that my body is still freaked out by months of unintentional starvation, and therefore when my FT3 and FT4 go up it is somehow preventing weight loss so as not to get near death again? Like a weird defense mechanism, so that I still get some hyper symptoms, but not the one that my body has identified as the most deathly? I don't think that's how the body does/should work, but I swear that sometimes that's what it feels like.
Why Can't I Lose Weight?
ButterflyChaser posted a topic in Gluten-Free Diet & Weight IssuesSo... As many of you know, I have been practically primal for over three months now. it does help a lot with my tummy, especially since I have limited my intake to 3 brazil nuts per day. 90% of what I eat is whole foods; the 10% of foods including human intervention are: milk and yogurt, coconut bread, sometimes two tablespoons of organic fruit spread (unsweetened) at breakfast, and, increasingly rarely because I've had reactions to it, very very dark chocolate. I only drink water, coffee, and tea; rarely enjoy a glass of wine if dining out (read: no more than twice per month). I exercise 6 days a week (sometimes 7, or on the 7th day I walk a lot) for 90-120 minutes: usually half medium-high impact cardio, and half strength training; I rotate activities - dancing, bootcamping, running, etc. I am hyperthyroid - or so I was in January. I have all antibodies for both Grave's and Hashimoto. My FT3 and FT4 were through the roof. I am getting treatment trying not to suppress my thyroid function because I have seen lots of "suppress and replace cases" around me which did. not. go. well. Many symptoms are disappearing. Insomnia, especially, is mostly gone. My period is back - sorry for TMI - after being in menopause for a year and a half (I am 30) following being underweight due to thyrotoxic crisis in 2011. Now I am 30 lbs overweight, and no matter how hard I try I do not lose weight, but pounds keep creeping up. I gained 15 in a week in July 2012. I was hypERthyroid then. Then I gained 8 lbs in a month in October, soon after going gluten-free. I was still hypERthyroid. Then I gained 7 lbs in the past few months, while being primal/low-carb/calorie counting. AND *very* hypER. My joints hurt from excess weight. I cannot move properly and I used to be a ballet bun. Lots of this is water weight - I have hypoalbulinemia. My cortisol levels are below range, so that's not what's making me fat. What is going on with me? It is not just frustrating that no matter what I do my weight goes up and up, it is also scary, because no one seems to have neither an explanation nor a solution. :( :( I want to cry
Have I Lost Chocolate Too? Or Was It Cc?
ButterflyChaser replied to ButterflyChaser's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesLady Eowyn, raw onion does give me a headache. Delicion - I know I do fine with something called "Gnosis chocolate." But I'll look into those as well. GFinDC - I have been back to basics for a couple of days and do feel better. Thank you for the Recipes GottaSki! I also have a French chocolate mouse recipe I should share. I'll probably end up buying cacao butter and a thermometer to try and make my own truffles...
Why Are Drs So Hesitant To Test?
ButterflyChaser replied to MissyShelle's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsThank you, Kamma. I was on a roll yesterday night. I hope you feel better soon, MissyShelle, (((hugs))) 1desperateladysaved: I often think of this when we talk about the 1% of celiac sufferers. We should have a Facebook campaign: "Do you have 300 friends of FB? At least three of them are celiac. Around 25 of them may have NCGS. What? None of your buddies have problems with gluten? Then they are probably undiagnosed." It would be useful to give a face to celiac disease (or other commonly undiagnosed diseases) using social media.
I Just Told Off Michael Pollan On Behalf Of The Celiac Community...
ButterflyChaser replied to ButterflyChaser's topic in Celiac Disease - Publications & PublicityI don't have a problem with the intention of the piece, ie. to say that gluten-free diets are not weight-loss diets; I have a huge problems with the sloppy rhetoric of the article, which actually ends up reinforcing, rather than counteracting, the idea that gluten-free people are people on a fad diet, rather than people who are sick. SO the problem is really that its faulty rhetoric backfires the author's own intention, thus creating more confusion than anything else. What this article does is reinforce the perception that the "many Americans" choosing to cut out gluten from their lives are doing it because of a health craze or a fad diet rather than clear up the misinformation. I don't need to explain to anyone on this boards why that is a problem. "About 1 percent of the population has celiac disease." True-ish, if we want to assume it is OK that someone writing on gluten-free diet then offers this queer definition of NCGS: "people with gluten sensitivity, who may feel better when they eat less gluten, WebMD says." Which is and oversimplification and a misunderstanding of what Dr. Fasano and peers mean by speculating that NCGS people are lucky enough not to get the cascade of additional diseases brought on by autoimmune responses. But let's see, who's her main source? A dietitian. What did this dietitian write, that's conveniently linked in the article via Amazion? Diet Simple: 195 Mental Tricks, Substitutions, Habits & Inspirations. Lose Weight and Get Healthy Without Dieting. From the Amazon description: "The secret to losing weight and keeping it off for good is simple. It's the small, easy changes you make in eating that have the most dramatic and lasting results. Diet Simple is the only program that shows you exactly which changes to make and how much weight you can expect to lose. Learn how to replace fat-laden habits you'll never miss, make substitutions you'll relish, and retool your mind to view eating in a whole new way. All in a style that's fresh, entertaining, and fun." Here's just a taste of what you'll discover inside: How singing in the shower can help you lose 26 pounds. How visiting "Old MacDonald" can help your kids lose 10 pounds. How your alarm clock can help you lose 14 pounds. How "Batch" Recipes can help you lose 40 pounds. Thank god a personality show dietitian wrote this book of mindblowing suggestions I would never find elsewhere in the internets, or Cosmo. Let's take a peek at what's inside. The linked book must have a section in which she breaks down the gluten-drama for celiacs, non-celiacs, and uncertain people in between, which could not make it in the word-count of the article. Search: "gluten." ONE hit. On a chicken soup that magically becomes gluten-free if you hold the baguette. I double-check with the search and index features to make sure that I haven't missed stuff on the copyrighted pages. I try with wheat - must be related, right? All wheat occurrences are about the old "hearth healthy whole grains." Bravo! Maybe I'm sour because I am an amateur baker and used to love the fragrance of whole wheat. But, hey, maybe that gets me off the hook, too, because I don't technically "hate" wheat (and I mostly had eikorn and emmer varieties back in the day), barley, or rye - it's just that my love isn't reciprocated. So to recap: Ms. Rettner is a bit confused about what NCGS is, and couldn't be bothered to get a more specific source that WebMD, and uses as a source on gluten a dietitian that barely mentions the problem in the book referenced by the article itself. In my class, that gets a C- What next? The concern, laudable in itself is that "people who unnecessarily shun gluten may do so at the expense of their health, Tallmadge said. That's because whole grains, which contain gluten, are a good source of fiber, vitamins and minerals, Tallmadge said. Gluten-free products are often made with refined grains, and are low in nutrients. If you embrace such a diet, you'll end up "eating a lot of foods that are stripped of nutrients," Tallmadge said. Studies show gluten-free diets can be deficient in fiber, iron, folate, niacin, thiamine, calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus and zinc, she said." There are two problems in the passage above: one is the content, the other is the rhetoric. 1) The content: the source allegedly harps on the old "fiber issue" - as if vegetables, fruits, and seeds had no fiber. Fair enough, I guess people like whole-wheat bread more than they like lettuce and raspberries, in which case why are they looking for diet advice? And you see all those absent micro-nutrients listed above? Well, guess what? Most flours, yes, even whole-wheat flours, have them ADDED back in artificially because they have been stripped of it in the processing. So yes, junk food is junk food is junk food - but the author is making it seem as if gluten-free=junk and non-gluten-free=whole foods, and we all know that's not the case. There are, as NorthernElf suggested, whole options of gluten-free products. But above all, all those micronutrients can be obtained from whole plants and animals - no need for bread of gluten-free products of any kind. Obviously this seems to be not an option. I wonder who is it that benefits, in terms of money, from that... 2) The rhetoric: did you notice that? All that the article-writer knows about gluten can be summarized in "that's what she said" - she being the dietitian who doesn't write on gluten at all, because she writes on weight loss. Nothing wrong with that, but having a popular weight-loss authority speak about why you don't need/should not cut out gluten implicitly reinforces the popular perception that "gluten-free people are just trying to lose weight by being posh and a pain in the neck, and they don't even know how to lose weight," because in this article the people who need to eat gluten-free are first marked as the smallest minority and then shoved off at the very bottom of the piece/second page, where no real "new information" is given. Then there's this: '"You can eat a healthy diet without gluten, but you have to be very knowledgeable, and most people aren't," Tallmadge said. People who go gluten-free may feel better because, to avoid the protein, they end up cutting out desserts and junk foods, thus losing weight. "They mistakenly attribute that to their gluten-free decision," Tallmadge said.' Thank you for giving all the people who roll their eyes when we have to ask "is this gluten free?" another reason to not to take us seriously, because we'd be "ok" if we just ate less junk. And, oh, yes, how patronizing is that? "Most people aren't knowledgeable enough to get nutrients on a gluten-free diet? And who should be responsible for getting actual nutrition education across to the unknowledgeable masses? (I can see the dry bushes rolling on the desert sand as the only voice that answer is the wind). The implication is that people are ignorant about food, and because they are ignorant about food, they need Big Government subsidized enriched whole wheat bread to save them, because they'll do it wrong if they try and get folate - which, as the words itself suggests, is available a-plenty in leafy greens - without whole wheat flour. Michael, advocate of the "eat food" rule, how did THIS escape your otherwise always discerning eye? Thankfully, someone comes to save us all: "'Heather Mangieri, a nutrition consultant and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, agreed. "There's nothing magical about eliminating gluten that results in weight loss," Mangieri said. Any of us that eliminates or removes cookies and candies from our diets, and replaces them with fruits and vegetables is going to feel better." This sounds good, doesn't it? Isn't that what I myself have been ranting about in the previous paragraph? Another world-recognized expert who published in "Self" and "Men's Health" saves us from the stupidity of gluten-free people by spitting out truisms about how cookies and candy will make you fat. Do you see the what is the only connection that matters? gluten-free-weight loss, gluten-free-weight loss, gluten-free-weight loss. Do we really need that? So while the article intends to say "Stop freaking out people! Not everyone is going to die if they eat gluten! Also, it won't make you any thinner!" - which we all agree upon - the way in which it is written does nothing but reinforce the misinformed audience's perception that when someone says they are gluten-free they are on a "fad diet" - which is unfortunately proved by some comments on his FB page. Sorry this is more like a long rant! But I did feel for those on here that are very sensitive and have to endure carelessness and mockery precisely because of the supposed faddism that articles like this reinforce rather than counteract. And that. is. just. irresponsible. I'll shut up now.
I Just Told Off Michael Pollan On Behalf Of The Celiac Community...
ButterflyChaser posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Publications & Publicity... for Tweeting this: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=most-people-shouldnt-eat-gluten-free I teach his works in my food politics/animal rights classes, and I think that a public figure as himself should be held accountable to a modicum of responsibility.
Why Are Drs So Hesitant To Test?
ButterflyChaser replied to MissyShelle's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsHi MissyShelle, Great thread! I am not sure I have an answer, but I can say what I have observed from my own personal experience. 1) They tell you that tests are expensive, and if they run them, they don't run complete panels. If medical health is provided not as a basic human right but as a privilege (and here the issue gets more complex than insurance only, so it's not just an American problem, though here it may be more visible), then you don't want to pay the labs, you want to pay the pharmaceutical industry. They're the ones that, ahem, hold classes in exotic islands for their doctors... so yes, tests are expensive, but also if you make a "diagnosis" that keeps the patient on lifelong medications, which after some years require medication #2 for the side effects of medication #1, then the doctor is feeding Big Pharma, saving Big Insurance's money, and therefore getting their little perks. Most honest doctors *will* tell you that they get incentives to act this way, which is how I learned about this. You make the patient live with the disease rather than trying to shake the disease off them. Chronicizing is monetizing. 2) Misinformation/laziness/sheer ignorance/degrees granted where the students should have been given a plow to till the land. No specification needed here. 3) The spinning out of control of the "psychosomatic disorder" craze, which I summarize as a great insight gone awry. They finally figured out that the mind can affect the body - which is "duh," if you think about it, since my mind exists because I have certain organs - brain above all - which just happen to be parts of my body. But then this became misinterpreted by people at point 2 as an epidemic of "hypochondria rampans" - which was exploited by people at point 1 to make munny out of, mostly, psychotropic drugs. A quick search in the APA archives will help you figure out how many people in the US use one or more psychotropic drugs. The numbers are high enough that either the whole nation is under the attack of invisible soul-sucking zombies, or simply psychotropic drugs are being prescribed to people who do not necessarily need them. Long story short: if we believe that most people are hypochondriac, why should we test them? Just give them Prozac! 3.1) The latter point is further complicated by how some conditions are simply not or at least badly understood AND may mimic mental health disorders. Autoimmune conditions are a case in point. Many of them cause exhaustion, or altered moods, "brain fog," nervousness, panic attack, weight alterations etc... Obviously, it's easier to assume it's the "mind alone" to cause them, rather than the "mind as part of the diseased body" (which, as you can see, contradicts the principle itself of the psychosomatic hypothesis), as if the patient's "mind" floated around, detached from their bodies. So you don't test for celiac disease because the plaintive patient is just victim of the latest diet's fad; you don't look for lupus / arthritis rheumatoid because the patient is lazy; you don't test for thyroid disorders because the patience is a lazy pig or an annoying anorexic (this is what happened to me). You "choose" to be ill, so why bother? After all, we know that most women are "weird" in the head and blame it on their bodies, like in that times of the month, so how can you trust a woman in pain? Funnily, most autoimmune patients are - you guessed it - female. So you need to multiply the imaginary patient bias by the gender-defined bias. 3.1.1) Which brings us to cultural frameworks. All of the above behaviours are instances of "victim blaming." So long as we live in a world in which we believe no one should receive help because they "brought it upon themselves," we will not receive better healthcare - no, not even those of us which were sc*ewed by our genes. Sorry, this may be more of a rant than an answer! Hope it is of some use though!
The Gluten Contamination Elimination Diet (Summary Of Dr. Fasano's Recent Paper)
ButterflyChaser commented on jebby's blog entry in The Patient CeliacThank you so much for posting this, and the reference too! I was put on a very similar diet by my doctor because I got muchbetter but not fully well on a GF diet even if I seem to only have NCGS. My blood panel negative, nurse here told me gluten would make no difference to me; so I went ahead and GF; felt much better but not "normal" yet; doc in Italy put me on a diet pretty much like the above - he calls it the "grandma's diet" minus rice and beans (I cannot yet tolerate them) and plus coconut flour - that's the only exception to that list :) It is helping me a lot. I hope it will work for you, too! Best, Maria


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The stalemate that was brewing on the firefighter retirement system board of trustees is over.
The board, which was made up of two Key residents and two firefighters, elected Longboat Key Fire Rescue Lt. Michael Murphy to the seat for another two-year term that expires Oct. 31, 2011.
The vote at the board's Feb. 24 meeting gives the firefighters the majority of the pension board seats.
The town's three retirement boards each require two town employees and two Key residents, with the fifth board member selected by the board.
But the residents and firefighters on the firefigher pension board could not reach a majority on whom to select for the last three months because each group wanted majority.
Key resident Ronald Vale and resident Arnold Malasky had previously voted for resident Shannon Gault at several meetings.
And firefighter pension Chairman Keith Tanner and firefighter Brandon Desch had consistently voted for Murphy, an eight-year pension board member whose latest term expired in November 2009.
Murphy has also entered the town's deferred retirement option plan (DROP), which allows employees to collect pensions while still working.
Town staff and some residents have questioned whether a firefighter who is collecting his pension should be allowed to make decisions that affect the plan.
Because the board was split, board attorney Pedro Herrera said last year that Murphy could stay on as a board member until the board could reach a consensus.
Murphy's seat was solidified last week when Vale changed his vote and voted for Murphy. Vale then resigned from the board at the end of the meeting.
Vale told The Longboat Observer after the meeting that he changed his mind because he was tired of dealing with the point of contention.
"Had Shannon Gault been there, I may have changed my mind," Vale said. "But why continue with that kind of situation? It needed to be resolved."
Vale submitted a resignation letter to Finance Director Tom Kelley, citing personal reasons. He served on the board for two quarterly meetings and one special meeting.
Meanwhile, Gault, who has attended pension board meetings in the past, said she was unable to attend the latest meeting because of a prior commitment.
"It's unfortunate the firefighters now retain control of their pension," Gault said. "I totally understand what they are trying to do, but I don't think they are doing themselves any favors."
Gault said she was hoping the firefighters "would take a leap of faith."
Gault, who still hopes to join the pension board, could be appointed by the Town Commission to replace
Vale's vacant seat at its Thursday, March 25 regular workshop.
"There are residents on this Key who could use their services to help the pension plan," said Gault, a former banking official with pension-plan experience. "It's time for a different perspective."
Pension Questions Tabled
Firefighter pension board Chairman Keith Tanner told the board Feb. 24 that due to a family emergency, the union's consultant has been unable to review the questions the union has regarding the town's pension and its unfunded liability.
The questions were presented to the union consultant in an attempt to address the union's concerns and avoid spending plan money to perform an audit.
Tanner, who is also a firefighter/paramedic and district vice president of the union, told his fellow board members last month he has lost faith in Foster & Foster, the town's actuary.
Tanner asked the board to consider an audit of the firefighter pension, which is expected to cost more than $100,000.
But pension board member and former pension actuary Arnold Malasky spent more than an hour addressing a list of 17 questions presented at the pension board's November board meeting.
Tanner will let the board know at its next meeting if the union has issues with the answers provided by Malasky.
Contact Kurt Schultheis at [email protected]


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a resident of Mission Park
on Sep 7, 2012 at 6:18 pm
So great! I went on a tour with my 3rd grader the the Pleasanton Museum last year and she was the leader. She was wonderful and so knowledgeable. So great to finally see a positive book for girls, I'm so sick of princess stories. I hope she goes a long way with these books! Anyone know where I can get the book- the Pleasanton book shop?
a resident of Country Fair
on Sep 8, 2012 at 3:39 pm
I got a signed copy at Towne Center Books on Main. It's also available on Amazon.
a resident of Golden Eagle
on Sep 17, 2012 at 5:57 pm
I would like to see a book about Chloe in India or any other non-famous country in Asia
a resident of Castlewood
on Sep 17, 2012 at 9:45 pm
hi that was a good story keep up the good work
a resident of another community
on Sep 18, 2012 at 4:06 pm
Wish I could meet her someday.
Keep up the great work!
a resident of another community
on Sep 18, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Btw, I think you should take Chloe traipsing around the globe to many different famous archeological sites. Readers would love this.
a resident of Del Prado
on Sep 19, 2012 at 8:49 pm
Thank you for your lovely comments and thank you for reading the article.
Laura- So glad you and your child enjoyed the program with me. Hope you got your hands on the book. Feel free to go to the website and we can arrange for you to get the book signed!
Vishal- Chloe would find India absolutely amazing! Great idea... Rich history, incredible mythology and such colorful festivals and celebrations. Perhaps I should plan a research trip!
Andrei- I hope to have Chloe visit many countries! So many amazing archaeological sites, but also a chance for readers to enjoy the sights and sounds of other cultures. So much out there to explore!
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However, in 10 or 15 years, the opening cinematics will be the game graphics.
I don't think so. We heard that 10 or 15 years ago as well. And by the standards of the time, today's game graphics could be cinematics – but the quality of cinematics has not stood still in that time, so today's game graphics cannot hold a candle to the opening cinematics any more than they could 15 years ago.
I think it'll be a while before the quality of cinematics tops out and the game graphic
I wasn't meaning the the graphics of the game would match what we see in cinema. I was meaning that the graphics we see in games will match the the opening graphics that we see on WoW today.
What I thought you meant was that in-game graphics would match the game's intro sequence graphics; not that the graphics would match cinema.
Ah, OK. I misunderstood your misunderstanding of my vagueness


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The U.S. Department of Energy has appointed a new federal project director to oversee the $1.4 billion Salt Waste Processing Facility under construction at Savannah River Site.
Pamela A. Horning, who has 29 years of nuclear experience, most recently served as the vice president of assurance and operational excellence for Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services.
She will replace Tony Polk, who will become programs director at DOE-Savannah River's Office of the Assistant Manager for the Nuclear Material Stabilization Project.
The processing facility is a one-of-a-kind plant that will treat the highly radioactive portion of salt waste stored in underground tanks at the site. It will replace interim components of its existing Saltstone Facility, which opened in 1990.
In a news release announcing Horning's appointment, site manager David Moody said the facility advanced significantly under Polk's leadership, with construction 65 percent complete and all major equipment delivered.
The project, which will use new technology to accelerate cleanup operations, is behind schedule. It was supposed to be working in 2009, then 2011, and now 2015 – a date DOE acknowledged earlier this year might be pushed to 2018.
Officials have said the missed deadlines were the result of delays in delivery of specially made steel tanks, regulations triggered by a change in the project's "performance category" and recurring issues with material quality.
In the meantime, the contractor that manages the site's interim salt waste facilities said the program has exceeded expectations.
"The salt processing facilities have surpassed expected operational results by processing more efficiently, at a higher rate, and for a longer period than expected," said Savannah River Remediation President Dave Olson.
The program set a record in 2012 by processing more than 704,000 gallons of salt waste – more than 4,000 gallons over its target number.


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High Tatras / Vysoké Tatry > Świnica / Svinica > Climber's Log
Świnica / Svinica Climber's Log
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|From Kasprowy Wierch
Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006
|Took the cable car to Kasprowy Wierch, then walked along the ridge to Swinica.
|Posted Sep 10, 2008 5:08 pm
|Kościelec & Świnica, a great day
Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2007
|Posted Aug 29, 2008 7:12 am
|From Swinicka Pass - in winter 2007
Date Climbed: Jan 22, 2007
|My first contact with winter hiking. No people on summit that day.
|Posted May 26, 2008 9:46 am
|from Kasprowy Wierch
|Windy,cloudy and fortunately few people
|Posted Dec 3, 2007 1:41 pm
|few times
|15.08.2013 North Pillar IV UIAA
very cold day or we both felt weak..that is why we finished on the top our climbing without the East Ridge which was planned after Pillar. It was long day finished with good dinner in the hut ;)
Climbed with Mariusz
-in 2004 traversed in summer from Swinicka Pass to Zawrat and spring- lower summit Easter atempt 2008.
|Posted Aug 27, 2007 2:27 pm
|Route Climbed: from Five Lakes' hut through Zawrat
Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2006
|Peak covered by clouds. No crowd :) - no view :(
|Posted Jun 27, 2007 11:37 am
|From Kasprowy Wierch
Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2007
|Sunny and windy weather, good snow conditions.
|Posted May 6, 2007 8:23 am
|Traverse from Kasprowy Wierch
Date Climbed: Mar 12, 2007
|Traversed the ridge from Kasprowy Wierch to the summit of Swinica. Nice snow conditions, sometimes deep snow. Sunny, but windy weather.
|Posted Mar 19, 2007 1:08 pm
|Romuald Kosina
|Route Climbed: From Zamarla Turnia by a red trail Date Climbed: 14 June 1992
|A trekking was done at a moderate weather conditions, in part through rocks covered by snow and ice - this is normal in this period of spring in Tatra Mts.
|Posted Jul 18, 2005 2:45 am
|Two times
|November 8, 2009
Went along the ridge from Kasprowy Wierch to Swinicka Pass. From the pass took the normal route halfway up but then chose the straight up variant. Reached the ridge between the main and the lower summit and climbed it to the highest point. Descended by th normal route.
Bad snow conditions.
Climbed with Radek (brade), Igor (Igi), Pawel and Maciek.
August 7, 1998
Very crowded...descend via Zawrat Pass.
|Posted May 4, 2005 10:48 am
|Tomek Lodowy
|Route Climbed: Red Marked Tourist Route from Swinicka Pass Date Climbed: 7 August 1998
|Beatiful place but a bit overcrowded especially in the summer season (July,August) .
|Posted Jan 22, 2005 6:44 pm


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Choo headed to DL with broken left thumb
Indians to recall outfielder Buck on Saturday to take his place
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
In the fourth inning the Indians' 4-3 Interleague loss to the Giants on Friday night, Choo had his left thumb broken by a pitch from San Francisco left-hander Jonathan Sanchez. Cleveland's star right fielder is now bound for the disabled list.
"He's going to be out for a while," Indians manager Manny Acta said.
That was all Acta could offer shortly after the Tribe's latest defeat.
Choo was still at an area hospital at the time the Indians' game completed and the extent of the right fielder's injury was not known. Acta noted Choo also suffered a contusion on his hand, adding that the club would be able to provide more information on Saturday morning.
One thing is clear: Choo is headed to the 15-day DL. Acta indicated that outfielder Travis Buck -- optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Thursday -- was being recalled and was already en route to San Francisco.
Losing Choo is the latest in a string of injuries to hit the Tribe this season.
Outfielder Grady Sizemore has had two stints on the DL this year due to knee issues. Designated Travis Hafner missed one month due to a right oblique strain. First baseman Matt LaPorta is currently shelved with a sprained right ankle. Pitchers Mitch Talbot, Carlos Carrasco and Alex White have each missed time with health woes.
Cleveland has also been without outfielder Trevor Crowe all season due to a shoulder injury. And similar to Choo, infielder Jason Donald had his left middle finger broken by a pitch during Spring Training, costing him a shot at making the Opening Day roster.
Choo's injury impacts the Indians in a variety of ways.
"It's huge," Acta said. "He means so much to us, not only offensively, but defensively and running the bases. He's a very important part of our lineup."
In the fourth inning, Sanchez unleashed a 2-1 fastball that carried inside to Choo, who was unable to shift out of the way in time. The baseball deflected off the outfielder's hand and appeared to also ricochet off his helmet.
Choo collapsed to the dirt in the batter's box and stayed on the ground until a member of the Indians' training staff met him on the field. After Choo's hand was examined and his batting glove was removed with scissors, he left the game and headed to the trainer's room.
Shelley Duncan entered as a pinch-runner for Choo.
Choo has labored for much of the season at the plate and has admitted that his main issue has been between the ears. In early May, Choo was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. In the aftermath of his arrest, Choo let outside criticism distract him from his on-field performance.
Choo exited hitting .244, with five home runs and 28 RBIs in 72 games. He is homerless in his last 125 at-bats, dating back to May 13. The right fielder had, however, hit safely in 29 of his last 36 games, and posted a .370 average over his past eight contests.
Recently, Choo felt he was in a better place mentally.
"I feel better," he said earlier this week. "I feel a lot better."
The timing of Choo's injury could not have been worse.
"The way he's been swinging the bat the last week or so," Acta said, "and the way we know he was going to swing the bat the rest of the season, it's a big blow."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It looks like the University of Georgia is taking back its turf.
After seeing other programs sign six of the eight top 10 in-state prospects that they offered in the Class of 2007 (the Bulldogs never seriously pursued Nick Claytor or Cameron Newton), UGA is at the moment poised to sign most of the elite talent from the Peach State in the Class of 2008.
It's no secret that one of the keys to having a championship-level program in Athens is to sign the top players out of the talent-rich state. Mark Richt and his staff have done an excellent job doing that during their tenure at UGA, with the exception of last year, when they lost Eric Berry to Tennessee, Antwane Greenlee to Florida State, Morgan Burnett and Jonathan Dwyer to Georgia Tech, Allen Bailey to Miami (Fla.) and Cameron Heyward to Ohio State.
It was unheard of, really.
One look at this year's Rivals.com Georgia Top 50 shows that Richt and his staff are well on their way to re-establishing their in-state dominance. Bulldogs commitments litter the top 50 and many of the other highly-touted Georgians are leaning toward the Red and Black.
The state's top-ranked overall prospect, defensive tackle DeAngelo Tyson, already has committed to UGA, so has the No. 2 overall prospect Richard Samuel. The Nos. 5 and 7 prospects, wide receiver Tavarres King and defensive end Cornelius Washington, both have already given Georgia a verbal as well. The Bulldogs also are in the thick of things for running back Dontavius Jackson and offensive tackle Cordy Glenn, the Nos. 4 and 10 rated prospects in the state.
It's quite the year to have success in-state, too. The state of Georgia is loaded with top-shelf prospects. It would not be a stretch to say that as many as 85 from the state will sign with BCS Conference programs before all is said and done.
If there has been a team that has been able to compete with Georgia on the elite in-state talent, it's Clemson. The Tigers currently have a commitment from offensive guard A.J. Harmon (No. 3 overall) and are in the driver's seat for defensive tackle Brandon Thompson (No. 8 overall). It's almost like flashback to 1980s when Vince Dooley (UGA) and Danny Ford (Clemson) annually battled it out for the top Peach State talent.


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HELPING any patient is a difficult task. Having spent time in and around the DGH over the last few weeks what has really struck me is the hard work, dedication and professionalism of the hospital's near army of doctors, nurses and other staff.
However, without belittling the amazing work done elsewhere – and much of it really is amazing – there cannot be a much more high stress and high stakes area of the hospital to work in than that of intensive care.
Dr Rhian Edwards is one of seven ITU consultants who are in charge of the unit, working on rotation one week in seven between 8am and 6pm each day.
They are joined by a trio of junior doctors and a legion of nurses, who spend most of their time working one to one with patients.
Bright and full of smiles, Dr Edwards does not give off the appearance of someone who spends her days dealing with life and death situations, faced by the most serious and difficult to treat conditions which come through the DGH doors.
Even when treatment can be appearing to go well, patients are not out of the woods. Not until they are out of the ward.
"Working on ITU can be a bit like snakes and ladders," she revealed. Patients can be up a ladder one day and straight down a snake the next.
"Our survival rates are good, but obviously there are going to be times when people do not make it.
Mortality rates are higher than elsewhere in the hospital because of the nature of problems we are dealing with, but here at the DGH they are lower than the national average.
"That said, it is hard to lose someone.
"The nature of ITU is that staff, especially nurses, work very closely with patients – most of the time a nurse is at their bedside.
"It can make it difficult when a patient does not make it."
And, just as staff get to know the patients, they also get close to families who, more often than not, are keen to keep a watch over their loved ones 24/7.
This, according to Dr Edwards, is where people skills come in.
"A lot of the time on ITU is spent talking to families, keeping them up to date with their relative's progress," she said.
"There is a lot of information to share with the relatives.
"That is where our nurses are so good. They spend time with the families, help them understand what is going on.
"They are with the person and their families all day every day. They really are brilliant."
Supporting relatives is a key part of work on the unit, but providing a similar level of support to each other is almost as vital.
As Dr Edwards explained, "It [the work] can be taxing on an emotional level.
"Colleagues support each other and everyone has confidence in each others ability that they are all doing their best. We work together as an excellent team."
And what a team it is.
There are eight beds on intensive care and while they are not all full every day of the year, in 2011 alone the unit helped treat 435 patients.
And, while some of these will be admitted as a result of planned surgery, more than 300 were non-scheduled medical admissions.
The average age of a patient was 59 years old, with the oldest aged 92 and the youngest just a few weeks old.
An average stay in ITU was a surprisingly short 5.3 days (with a median of 2.6) but as Dr Edwards explained, this did include some who will have had to stay ventilated and supported for anywhere up to 45 days.
Although Dr Edwards says the most common cause of admission to ITU is breathing problems, it is the sheer variety of complaints which keep her and her colleagues on their toes.
The level of expertise needed to keep someone alive on ITU, as well as the huge range of equipment often used on each patient, is made clear in the cost associated with it.
An average bed at the DGH costs about £250 a day to run. One on ITU is nearer £1,300.
"We are the most expensive department to run at the hospital so there is pressure on us to have the right number of beds.
"Our admissions are also variable. You do not know from one day to the next who will be coming in.
"You can have nobody one day and four the next, so it is difficult to calculate.
"But that variety is also one of the interesting things about working on ITU.
"You do need to know an awful lot about a wide range of conditions.
"It is what makes the work so rewarding."


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GOP Rep. Allen West Concedes Florida Congressional Race; Says He Will Decide with Family on Plans for Future – Video 11/20/12
Here is video from this morning on Fox & Friends, where Florida GOP Rep. Allen West conceded defeat to Democrat Patrick Murphy in their 18th Congressional District race. West made the concession today following two weeks of recounts. According to this video, West trails Murphy by 0.58%. He said he did not believe he could get down to the required 0.5% margin to generate an automatic full recount of the vote.
West said he would decide, along with his family, in the days ahead what direction to go in as far as his political future. West's name is already coming up as a possible candidate for the 2016 GOP Presidential Nomination.