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August/September 2013
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The Canaries finish in 11th place after a close victory over last season's champions, with the managerless hosts unable to cope with the away side's superb attacking play
The Canaries took the lead through Anthony Pilkington, although they weren't ahead for long as Jack Rodwell equalised three minutes later for the hosts.
Norwich went ahead again thanks to Grant Holt, and despite another Rodwell equaliser, the Canaries were not to be denied as Jonny Howson hit a superb winner.
Manchester City made five changes for this game, with Edin Dzeko leading the line up front as Sergio Aguero was only fit enough for the bench.
Meanwhile, Norwich replaced Sebastian Bassong with Steven Whittaker in what was the only change from their 4-0 victory over West Brom.
Both sides started brightly in the opening exchanges, with Grant Holt proving to be a challenge for the home defenders, turning and shooting wide after showing good strength.
However, the hosts also started well, as Dzeko had a header well held by John Ruddy after a superb cross from Samir Nasri.
Norwich created the best chance of the half midway through, as after a good corner from Snodgrass, Ryan Bennett saw a header cleared off the line by Joleon Lescott.
The Canaries took the lead minutes later, as after some shambolic defending by the home side, Pilkington was on hand to sweep home a pass from Wes Hoolahan.
Manchester City were behind for just three minutes, however, as Dzeko laid off a Nasri pass into the path of Rodwell, who slotted the ball home well.
The hosts exerted a good deal of pressure on Norwich's goal, but despite the efforts of the workmanlike Carlos Tevez, they could not add another and went in level at half-time.
The away side began the second half well, as Bradley Johnson saw a header saved well by Hart after he was left open by the Manchester City defenders at a free kick.
After Tevez was replaced to a standing ovation early in the second period, the Canaries continued to exert some pressure and had an appeal for a penalty turned down.
This pressure eventually told for the visitors, as Snodgrass played a delightful square ball into the area and Holt was on hand at the back post to finish with aplomb.
Once again, the hosts found an equaliser within minutes, as Rodwell accelerated away from Whittaker from inside his own half and finished low past Ruddy.
The Canaries bounced back again minutes later, as Howson rampaged forward from his own half, and finished calmly under no pressure whatsoever to give his side the lead again.
After their latest setback, the home side began to enjoy the majority of possession, although they struggled to break down a resolute Norwich defence.
It took them until the 79th minute to create another genuine chance, as James Milner played a low cross that Dzeko turned just wide at the near post.
However, they could not find another equaliser, with Norwich taking a 3-2 win to finish the season in 11th place.

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Protesters hold signs and shout slogans outside a Chick-fil-A food truck in a demonstration organized by the Human Rights Campaign in Washington on July 26, 2012 after Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy came out against marriage equality in the United States.
As pro-gay marriage mayors roll out the unwelcome mat for fast food chain Chick-fil-A, they're also laying down a principle with ominous implications for faith groups and the needy populations they serve in America's big cities.
This week, mayors of Boston, Chicago and San Francisco warned Chick-fil-A and its CEO Dan Cathy, who's been an outspoken opponent of same-sex marriage, not to pursue new franchises in their cities. Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said he shares his fellow mayors' concerns and would consider trying to block the chain as well.
"Closest #ChickFilA to San Francisco is 40 miles away," tweeted San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee on July 26, "& I strongly recommend that they not try to come any closer."
This principled position sends a not-so-subtle signal to America's largest and fastest growing faith groups, which overwhelmingly oppose gay marriage: you're not welcome here, either. That's bad news not only for religious freedom, but also for legions of new immigrants, single mothers and homeless people who depend on religious outreach to help them meet basic needs.
The Roman Catholic Church, for instance, opposes gay marriage. It also operates Catholic Charities, the largest private social service provider in the country. As a matter of faith, Catholics aim to grow their ranks, help more people in need and add new parishes over time. They strive to grow their enterprises in big cities. But as Chick-fil-A found out, mayors will fight efforts as mundane as selling chicken if people at the helm also oppose gay marriage. Why should Catholics or Catholic Charities not be targeted on the same basis?
Others would be impacted, too. America's fastest-growing faith groups, including Assemblies of God, non-denominational evangelicals and Mormons, by and large do not support same-sex marriage. If the principle used against Chick-fil-A is applied consistently, these groups – as well as all but the most liberal of synagogues and mosques – will face uphill battles to get permits to open houses of worship, shelters or soup kitchens in big cities.
The mayoral decrees are making for some strange political bedfellows. The Illinois office of the American Civil Liberties Union sees in Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's move to block Chick-fil-A a "constitutional problem with discriminating against someone based on the content of their speech." The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), hardly a natural ally of the ACLU, couldn't agree more.
"If Chick-fil-A is not welcome for embracing traditional marriage, then are Chicago Mayor [Rahm] Emanuel and others saying that evangelicals, Catholics and Mormons aren't welcome either?," said NAE President Leith Anderson in a July 30 statement.
Mayors have circumscribed their remarks thus far and targeted only one national chain, whose conservative Christian CEO has become a villainous figure for many in their constituencies. Yet by invoking a broad new principle, they're creating an uphill battle for themselves, too, as they try to apply it coherently.
Take Boston. Mayor Tom Menino says Chick-fil-A doesn't belong (as proposed) near Boston's Freedom Trail, which showcases sites that influenced the War of Independence and the abolitionist anti-slavery movement.
"There's no place for discrimination on Boston's Freedom Trail," Menino wrote to Cathy in a July 20 letter, "and no place for your company alongside it."
But the Freedom Trail actually includes Park Street Church, which in 2009 hosted an Exodus International conference, at which local leaders were coached in how to discourage same-sex relationships. Alongside the Freedom Trail sits Tremont Temple Baptist Church, an African American church that has hosted rallies to oppose same-sex marriage.
The situation begs a question: will Park Street Church face city resistance when it tries to plant new churches or expand its outreach ministries, such as its weekly meals for Boston's homeless or English as a Second Language classes? How many other faiths will be banned in Boston or blocked when they try to expand there?
Unfolding is a progressive parallel to the "Ground Zero Mosque" controversy that riled up conservatives in 2010. When the Park51 mosque was proposed, conservatives debated whether a Muslim center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks would inherently disrespect the site by its sheer presence. For mosque opponents, the World Trade Center site is hallowed ground and would be tainted if certain religious ideas were to garner institutionalized expression nearby.
Now it's progressives' turn to exercise the same principle, even though they vehemently opposed its usage in the Park51 case. The idea holds that certain places, which are de facto "sacred" by their associations with bigger-than-life events, would be corrupted if an unpopular religious viewpoint were granted a symbolic presence there. Chick-fil-A is such a symbol, as was Park51. Zealots of all stripes will have none of it.
What's different this time is how mayors have embraced what was previously regarded as a dangerous stance. In 2010, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg brushed aside conservative angst and sided with Park51 on the grounds that barring unpopular religious expression would violate a core American value. On July 27, Bloomberg called his fellow mayors "wrong" for trying to block Chick-fil-A.
Now progressive mayors are showing none of Bloomberg's confidence in that American value or in freedom of expression. They are instead insisting that unpopular religious views must be kept out, lest what is sacred in their cities – namely the cause of gay rights and same-sex marriage – be threatened or defiled by detractors.
These pro-gay marriage mayors will soon need to decide whether to defend their new principle and all that would mean for social services and religious life in their cities. Or perhaps they'll just apply it selectively and target, say, Christian businesses from Georgia (where Chick-fil-A is based) and other red states. Either way, they'll have some explaining to do.
Since making their initial comments, Boston Mayor Tom Menino and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel have sought to clarify that they do not intend to use city resources to block Chick-fil-A's permitting efforts on account of CEO Dan Cathy's political or religious views. They stand by their comments, however, that the stores do not belong in their cities.
G. Jeffrey MacDonald is a journalist and author of "Thieves in the Temple: The Christian Church and the Selling of the American Soul."
Related links from On Faith:
–Hirschfield: Chicken with a side of controversy
– Chat transcript: Is boycotting a company because of its president's personal views really the way to go?
– Thousands flock to Chick-fil-A restaurants
– Fast food chain sets off national debate
– Quinn: Don't boycott. Infiltrate.


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Twin Valley schools have strong presence in Jr. Iron Chef
WHITINGHAM -- The Deerfield Valley has a bunch of talented cooks, who have won several awards in a recent statewide competition that promotes farm-to-school initiatives.
"It was hard," said Justin Hicks, a winner from Twin Valley High School. "But we had to keep our hopes high and hope for the best."
The 6th Annual Jr. Iron Chef Vermont competition was held at the Champlain Valley Expo Center in Essex Junction on Feb. 2. It gave teams 90 minutes to prepare dishes to be shown to an expert panel of judges.
The team from Twin Valley Middle School that won during the morning heat was the Dipsters, who won Best in Show. It included members Kyla Lavoy, Caitlin Hunt, Gabby Gramazio, Karlee Walkowiak and Brett Swanson. This was their second year as state champions. They created "Asia-dillas."
The Zeman's Zing Zangs from Twin Valley High School won the Lively Local Award and the J-Lee Quinwonkers won the Best in Show award for the afternoon heats.
The Zeman's Zing Zangs team included Karissa Littleton, Maddie Howe, Kim Froment, Emily Gerardi and Jacob Hicks. Their dish was the Roti (Indian Flat Bread) with Vermont root vegetables, apple, cheddar cheese, Vermont maple caramelized onions and Tahini dressing.
The J-Lee Quinwonkers had won last in 2010, but came up with "Asian Quinoa Cups." The team included Justin Hicks, Kaylea Niles, Hailey Gamache and Baylee Crawford. This team has represented the Twin Valley for the last four years.
"I'm super proud of these teams," said Lonny Paige, Twin Valley Schools Food Service Director. "I'm super proud of all the kids who have participated. They all worked really hard and it's a testament to the whole organization, all the coaches and kids who are involved in it. Those three teams happened to shine the brightest. It's just such a great program for all the kids."
This year, the judges included the James Beard Award-winning author Rowan Jacobsen and school chef, Meggen Hanna. There were 12 judges for each competition.
"They represent the wide variety of experts in the food education world," said Jr. Iron Chef Vermont Coordinator Libby McDonald. "There were really interesting conversations on the different dishes. It was a great panel of judges altogether. They bring their perspectives to the table. We were honored to have them come."
Participants had to prepare dishes that could be re-created in a school kitchen within the time limit set at 90 minutes. The food also had to be locally grown or produced.
Before this event, Twin Valley school students held a preliminary competition at the Twin Valley Middle School on Dec. 20. Winners from this event went on to compete at Essex Junction.
Paige said that this year, he noticed the tables that were used in Essex Junction seemed smaller.
"In past years, there's been more room to move," said Paige. "They sort of organized it how to best arrange the 40 teams."
He thought there had been about 29 teams from Vermont middle schools and 11 teams from the high schools.
Prizes that teams won included scholarships to the New England Culinary Institute, chef shoes, cook books, and cooking equipment such as cutting boards and knives.
"This event has taken off way more than expected in the beginning," said McDonald. "We like to say it's more of a celebration of localized culture, school and food than a competition."
McDonald told the Reformer that the competition works more like a program, which students are thinking about months in advance.
"It feels likes everyone's coming together for the reunion," she said. "We get new teams every year and some kids have come for six years. We get together and celebrate what we do."
Paige said the event helps with improving at cooking, organizational skills and recipe development.
"Adults love that kids are absorbing this and enjoying it," he said. "Then kids come back for the competition because they're enjoying themselves and they're competing."
Baylee Crawford, a freshman, said, "We plan on going throughout high school."
Vermont Feed Education Every Day and the Burlington School Project started this cooking competition in 2008, to promote food education as well as local food production.
"It's a great outlet that brings together people from all different backgrounds and all different interests with a common goal that doesn't happen in that many different ways," said McDonald.
She went on to mention that students have forged relationships because of Jr. Iron Chef, which wouldn't have happened without the event.
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OCEAN CITY – It's been a decade since downtown design guidelines were instituted in Ocean City, and the success of the program is clearly visible with a ride around the historic area.
Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) Executive Director Glenn Irwin explained the OCDC and Downtown Design Committee came about in 2000 following a report by the International Waterfront Group in 1999 suggesting a "Downtown Village Overlay District" be created in downtown Ocean City, as well as that area have its own design standards and that economic incentives be offered to encourage compliance and reward projects that meet specific development guidelines.
The first Downtown Design Committee was made up of Chairperson John Trumpower, Tom Davis, Alfred Harrison, Jay Knerr, Jerry Milko, Paul Morris and John Staley. The committee met with Irwin, then-Planning and Community Development Director Jesse Houston and Assistant Planning and Zoning Director Blaine Smith at least once a week for several hours over a year and half to develop the Downtown Design Standards.
"It was real lengthy, it took a long time, we had a really good commitment from the members, and when we went through the public process there was some heated moments," Irwin said.
Irwin recalled one of the most heated debates was over proposed signage standards.
"You have to remember prior to design standards in downtown Ocean City you could have a sign that was 100 square feet and you could have as many as you wanted on your building," he said. "We came up with a standard that limited the amount of signage and tried to make the building more prominent then the sign on the building."
Irwin said prior to the design guidelines there were no standards, as long as the building complied with building and life safety codes the project could look any way the developer wanted.
"We were trying to promote that the building should have some of those architectural elements that are found in old Ocean City buildings," Irwin said of the direction the committee.
According to the OCDC Downtown Design Guidelines, the standards are intended to guide property owners, builders, engineers, and architects in designing projects that will be compatible with and improve the quality of the existing community.
In November of 2002, the Downtown Design Standards were approved and became city code for all new development and substantial building renovations to follow.
The design standards do not apply to the facades facing the Boardwalk. Irwin explained properties on the Boardwalk have an entirely different character and the committee did not feel comfortable addressing those design standards.
"It has really helped us a lot, not only reviewing projects but recognizing downtown Ocean City is unique," Irwin said of the standards. "There is an architectural standard when you think of deep porches on a building, pitched roofs or light colored buildings. Those are all old Ocean City standards and a lot of other places don't have that same architectural look."
The guidelines encourage the design elements and architectural characteristics that are associated with the traditional Ocean City style, including simple building masses with gable or hip roofs of varying shapes; generous porches with large-scale columns on first and occasionally second floors; second-floor porches overlooking the street; colonnaded walkways with roof overhangs; large plate-glass storefronts; decorative railings, trellises and gates; and mostly white painted fences and railings.
Irwin added the committee believes it's important to hide the parking and promote the pedestrian nature of the downtown, such as placing the parking behind buildings or screening parking spaces with fencing and landscaping to achieve this goal.
Besides a couple of differences, the committee found the public to be in agreement with the architectural standards as most of the people involved were also interested in keeping the old Ocean City look alive.
"The thing with the design standards is we have as a committee been flexible when we needed to be to make the projects work and come out to be a nice project, not only what we like but the owners like, to benefit the community," Irwin said.
One of the challenges that has arisen with the standards is to have them codify for taller buildings, such as the eight-story Belmont Towers on Dorchester Street, because such projects go against the old architecture of Ocean City that was only two to three stories tall.
Although the intent of the standards are to encourage old Ocean City architecture, Irwin pressed that the idea is not to replicate the old Ocean City buildings but to emphasize some of the architectural standards of old Ocean City that make it a special and unique place.
"We believe the design standards increase the quality of development projects," he said.
There have been 25 buildings built under the Downtown Design Standards from the Inlet to 3rd Street over the past 10 years, several projects being significant to the city's tax base, such as Belmont Towers and the Dough Roller restaurant and Breakers Hotel mixed-use project.
Other attractive projects are the mix-use project, Board's Edge Villas on Baltimore Ave., a residential project on the north side of 1st Street between Baltimore and Philadelphia Ave and the Seabright Condominiums on Wicomico St.
Following in the Downtown Design Standards footsteps, in 2006 the Upper Downtown Design Standards were implemented.
"We worked on them for about a year or so with the committee, very similar as the downtown design standards but we wanted to separate the two because the area from 3rd Street to 15th Street is more residential in character as opposed to south of 3rd Street is a mix of residential and commercial, and a lot of mixed use but when you look at it there are many similarities of the two districts. We were trying to replicate that old Ocean City cottage look in that district," Irwin said.
As far as setting design standards past 17th Street, Irwin said it has been discussed but will be another large chunk of time where the resources will need to be evaluated and available, as well as direction needs to be given by the Mayor and City Council.
"Overall, I think it has been a good thing for Ocean City and it fits in well with retaining that old Ocean City character not only through the buildings bur we also emphasize that through our public programs too," Irwin concluded.


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I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this, but I chose it because, well, I'm a programmer and I wanted to ask other programmers this question.
So my question is in regards to all things computer glasses. I have started to experience what I would call eye fatigue, where at the end of a day of programming, I just want to close my eyes for a while. I haven't had my eyes tested in a while, but I have excellent vision and have never needed any corrective eye wear. So basically I am wondering the who/what/why/when/where of computer glasses. Your opinions, likes, dislikes, etc. I have done a bit of reading about them but was hoping for some experienced feedback.
Thanks in advance.
Back in the late 90's, "computer glasses" was just a fancy name for prescription eyewear with an anti-reflective coating. The coating at the time was kind of crap, and didn't last very long. If you don't need glasses in general, you certainly don't need fancy ones.
Solutions for eye fatigue that cost zero dollars:
Set up a lamp that shines on the back of your monitor - make sure no part shines in your eyes. You want the light to reflect off the back and illuminate the area behind the monitor.
If it's bright where you're at, you might instead just need an anti-glare screen.
Eye fatigue is almost certainly a sign that you need better viewing conditions - rarely does it mean you need some sort of eye correction.
One professor of mine did have a pair of glasses just for looking at an object 18-24" away. It makes sense if you wear glasses that it's not optimized for such a situation.
How about getting a nice big monitor? 24" monitors are $110 on sale, or $160 regular. Every computer professional, and every non-professional over 50 should have a nice big monitor.
And you should have an eye exam.
"Computer glasses" to reduce eyestrain are pretty low down on my list.
1) Instead of getting computer glasses, spend that money updating your prescription more regularly
2) Spend that money on a better monitor, focusing a little more on quality rather than whiz-bang
3) Get the right lighting behind and in front of the monitor. Too much lighting behind the monitor causes eye strain because your irises can't adjust to the right light level for the monitor. Too much lighting in front of the monitor causes glare, which causes eye strain.
If you don't already use glasses, using glasses while working on your computer is probably a good idea.
You probably need reading glasses. Go to the doctor and get yours eye checked out.
I am using contacts most of the time, and some days my contacts get very dry.
I have found that using a pair Gunnar Optics Ambassador works well for me. YMMV and you will look like a dork with those on.
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I installed this on my workstation at home, and my workstation at work a couple of days ago. I came in early this AM, and flux just transitioned me from night light to normal light. It was painful because it's still dark.
Anyway, I'm very impressed with the halogen tone for working in the dark. Very, very nice.
Now if only it had a sunrise/sunset +/- minutes/hours feature. I've had to fudge it by telling the program I'm in Columbus, OH.
Years ago I thought about programming something like this.
Now trying it out and liking it so far.
I tried F.Lux and it does not work with RGS. Will stick to glasses
You probably need reading glasses. Go to the doctor and get yours eye checked out.
Even if you don't "need" reading glasses, I found that buying a really wek prescription (like +0.25) helped "blur" things enough that it took off the strain on my eyes while still keeping things clear enough to work. I really only used them when I wore my contacts, since my contacts were a slightly higher prescription than my older glasses.
On a related theme anyone here had intraocular phakic lenses (implantable contact lenses)?
Seriously considering it (consult soon) but for a fairly minor prescription (around -2 and about plus the same but with astigmatism) as opposed to lasik (not keen on the destructive nature of that). I might not be a good candidate of course, but I'm interested if anyone has done it and is staring at a screen all day.
I've read wunderhund's wonderfully detailed description already
I really found that getting my office to reduce the amount of lighting in the actual work areas has helped a lot. (And of course having the "back" light behind the monitors.)
Oh yeah and lux.
Before you try glasses, have you tried the 20-20-20 rule to help with eye strain (every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds)?
http://lifehacker.com/5976390/use-the-2 ... l-day-long
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vafarmboy wrote:
I installed this on my workstation at home, and my workstation at work a couple of days ago. I came in early this AM, and flux just transitioned me from night light to normal light. It was painful because it's still dark.
Anyway, I'm very impressed with the halogen tone for working in the dark. Very, very nice.
Now if only it had a sunrise/sunset +/- minutes/hours feature. I've had to fudge it by telling the program I'm in Columbus, OH.
You can change the actual settings for the color. You can also set the transition speed to slow so it will take 60min to switch it defaults to fast which is 20secs. Would be nice if there was a way to use other values but there doesn't seem to be.
While probably not relevant to the OP, my understanding of "computer glasses" refers to a reversed bifocal lens. So a bifocal wearer would have a second set of "computer glasses" that has the main part of the lens for close-up and the insert part for distance.


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"A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes." (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
"Hell is not other people; it is yourself." (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
"I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it
is not in order to enjoy ourselves." (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
"If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent
would ever get done." (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
"Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come
down into the green valleys of silliness." (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
"No one likes having offended another person; hence everyone
feels so much better if the other person doesn't show he's
been offended. Nobody likes being confronted by a wounded
spaniel. Remember that. It is much easier patiently - and
tolerantly - to avoid the person you have injured than to
approach him as a friend. You need courage for that." (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
"Not only is there no guarantee of the temporal immortality
of the human soul, that is to say of its eternal survival
after death; but, in any case, this assumption completely
fails to accomplish the purpose for which it has always
been intended. Or is some riddle solved by my surviving
forever? Is not this eternal life itself as much of a riddle
as our present life?" (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
"The face is the soul of the body." (Ludwig Wittgenstein)


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Tuesday, sunset cocktails at the Halekulani Hotel with Noelle.
They're all decked out for the holiday this month, wreaths and Christmas tree twirls…
…all festive, sophisticated cheer. I can't quite translate in words the gentle breeze and plush couches. The high ceilings that open to the palm tree-lined garden and beach, lazy wooden fans and easy sense of peace. You'll have to come see for yourself.
Walk closer to the ocean and turn left. That's the House Without a Key, a dreamy spot to relax with good cocktails and watch the sun go down. With a bit of luck you'll catch that bare flash of green just before it disappears into the ocean.
The best seats are outside, facing the water, but everyone was moved inside because of the rain. No worries, we'll be back another night to catch perfect ocean views.
Here we are, a table for two. Just in time for live Hawaiian music and dancing. Tonight it was Brook Lee, a local girl and former Miss Universe.
Drinks? Yes, please. A Mai Tai each – Halekulani's signature cocktail topped with sugar cane, an orchid and fresh mint. You can even download their recipe here.
The sun went down and it was time for Coconut Cake. Fluffy with cool custard tucked between layers, and shredded coconut flakes rolled over the whole cake. Entirely successful in setting off coconut cake cravings…such things can only be satisfied in Hawaii (with two, three exceptions!) I better work fast while I'm here ;)


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Thanks for generous donations
As the season draws to a close, The Eagle Santa Fund raised $39,175.23. Thanks to all the folks who shared so generously this season to make the holidays brighter for local children. Contributions may still be made, but the giving will kick into high gear in November.
Contributions can be listed in the donor's name, in memory of loved ones or anonymously. Donors and their contributions will be listed in the paper unless otherwise noted. Donations are tax-deductible.
Donations can be mailed to The Eagle Santa Fund, P.O. Box 1171, Pittsfield, MA 01202, or dropped off at The Berkshire Eagle office at 75 S. Church St. in Pittsfield.
Today's donations:
Cyrus A Henry Jr. 25
Merry Christmas from Bill Briggs & Don Usher 100
Jack & Rita Laviolette 25
The Everhart Family 100
Merry Christmas Mom and Dad. Miss you, and yes, Mom, your voice was like a bell. 25
To our local tiny angels, Merry Christmas! In honor of Ann Curry's 26 Acts of Kindness. Charlotte, Grace, Daniel, Anne Marie,
Rachel, Emilie, Olivia, Jack, Josephine, Noah, Ana, Caroline, Dawn, Dylan, Jessica, Madeleine, Avielle, Catherine, Lauren, Chase, Mary, Jesse, Victoria, James, Benjamin, Allison. Pay it forward! John & Lorraine Roccabruna 50
Pat & Bert Pritchard 30
Caryn, Beth & Joe 50
Gerald & Vidahlia Ferreira 25
In Memory of:
Peter McErlair, with love from the
Wojtkowski Family 35
Louise Andreoli from Judy 20
Our Gramp and Guardian Angel, David Campbell, with love from Collin, Jillian, Lily and Max. XOXO 30
Pauline & Samuel Brecher 50
Marge Johnston. Mom, I miss you so
much 25
My Dad & Mom, from Angela Hayes 25
Koziol, Browne & Munsinger Families 20
Our Parents: Herbert & Gladys Spring and
Donato & Esterina DeNovellis, Love
Ron & Elda 30
Victims of Sandy Hook 26
Frank & Mary McKeever 25
Gene O'Brien 10
Sandy Hook School Children 200
Anonymous 20
Anonymous 500
Anonymous 150
Anonymous from Becket 50
In Lieu of Gifts
Julie Briede-Ibar 15
Today's total: $1,661.00
Total to date: $39,175.23
Needed to reach goal: $5,824.77
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By Jon Wiederhorn
Taylor Swift will donate $1 million to Louisiana flood relief in response to the deadly flooding there that has killed at least 11 people, reports Billboard.
Related: Taylor Swift Congratulates US Gymnastics Team
"We began the 1989 World Tour in Louisiana, and the wonderful fans there made us feel completely at home," she said in a statement. "The fact that so many people in Louisiana have been forced out of their own homes this week is heartbreaking."
The flooding in Louisiana is some of the worst in the history of the state. More than 40,000 homes have been damaged and over 60,000 people have registered for disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said a representative from the office of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards.
Since Friday, more than 30,000 people have been rescued and emergency workers continue their efforts to save individuals and families.
"I encourage those who can to help out and send your love and prayers their way during this devastating time," Swift said.


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A Superstition Begins
Ok. Clearly I have to save my pep talks for very important games. The must-wins. Do they have magic powers, these enthusiastic pep talks that no beloved Met will ever get near, let alone read? Um, no. But this is baseball, so you will indulge me this one (of many) supersition. And so the season's begun.
Tonight's the first "real" game on SNY, and I can't wait to have the whole team back together, from pre-show to post. As fun as Sunday's game was to watch, I could certainly have done without the ESPN announcers, Captain and Major Obvious. What fun are such duh-worthy statements as Jon Miller's "Carpenter's really struggling here." "This Mets lineup is a meat grinder." "Glavine is dazzling them right now." Um…ya think?
The Mets blogosphere has been buzzing about the David Wright article in this week's New York Magazine. Mine arrived in my mailbox yesterday, but I have yet to read it. You know I'll have some commentary to add here after I do…so stay tuned, folks 😉
(We're starting the David Wright Goatee Watch 2007 clean-shaven…will the bare chin be able to repeat last year's power performance? Let's Go Chin!)


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There are only six days remaining to pay Pope County property taxes.
Lee reappointed to state panel
LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe announced Wednesday the reappointment of Carol Lee of Russellville to the Children's Behavioral Health Care Commission. The reappointment expires Aug. 15, 2016.
NARFE to meet Monday
National Active and Retired Federal Employees will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at the Pope County Senior Activity Center. All National Active and Retired Federal employees are welcome to attend.
'Hope for Raylen' benefit
The Krazey Kritter 4-H, the Maple Springs Community and the Maple Springs Free Will Baptist Church will host a potluck and bluegrass music benefit/fundraiser for Raylen Daniel on Oct. 19 at Maple Springs Free will Baptist church. Raylen is the daughter of Stephen and Tawana Daniel. She has been diagnosed with a-HUS, a rare syndrome, and is currently in Arkansas Children's Hospital.
The potluck will begin at 4 p.m. and a special prayer will be offered and a love offering will be received followed by the singing. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and instruments to listen or join in on the music and singing. All proceeds will go to the Daniel family to defray medical expenses.
For more information, contact Denise Owens at (479) 886-1565.
KidsFest slated for Oct. 31
KidsFest will take place from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Hughes Community Center. This free event for all area children is sponsored by the Russellville Recreation and Parks Department. There will be games, prizes, candy and a hero alley. For more information, call the Hughes Center at (479) 968-1272.
Habitat for Humanity applications
Pope County Habitat for Humanity is now accepting pre-qualifying applications for a potential homeowner found at www.hfhpca.org. Mail completed pre-qualifying applications to Habitat for Humanity of Pope County Arkansas, Inc., PO Box 1863, Russellville, AR 72811-1863 before Oct. 17. Applicants meeting pre-qualification requirements will be notified by mail or phone to then proceed with the application process. Forms may also be obtained at the following locations in Pope County: ARVAC, Social Security Office, Main Street Mission, DHS, Universal Housing & Development Co, Help Network, Health Dept., and Ark Rehab. Each Habitat affiliate selects "partner families" to become Habitat homeowners. Habitat for Humanity follows a nondiscriminatory policy of family selection. Neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing partner families. Partner families are always selected based level of need, ability to pay and willingness to partner.


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Moving away from eBay and Amazon to sell your products on your own webstore is a fantastic strategy for most online retail businesses. Aside from not having marketplace fees butcher your profit margins, you also get away from the overwhelming level of competition that these marketplaces present. However, most online retailers find that not getting […]Read More


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"I would never die for my beliefs, because I might be wrong."--Bertrand Russell
E.J.Greater Lowell Road RunnersCry havoc and let slip the dawgs of war!May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your SPF30, may the rains fall soft upon your sweat-wicking hat, and until you hit the finish line may The Flying Spaghetti Monster hold you in the hollow of His Noodly Appendage.
And made it to page 1! Great stuff.
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I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
and PWL - love the new avatar...awwwwww
Thanks! It's our first child so we average about 15 new pictures a day of the little guy...


text: How would you go upon transforming a Head Microgel Radical midplus into djokovics specs? http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=441393 According to those ^^ STRUNG specs, he has a racquet of 358grams, 60 flex and a swingweight of 370. I don't know his balance point, so if anyone knows, chip in. (Also it looks like djokovic uses a leather grip, take that into account as well) Also extra question, could you do it to a youtek prestige pro? how about youtek prestige midplus? You would have to take into account the cap gromments. That would be interesting!! Thanks, I would like detailed information on lead tape placement, how much, how little, etc. Should be fun.


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Wrist better, Pearce activated off disabled list
By Jason Mastrodonato / MLB.com
BOSTON -- After an injection was successful in helping Steve Pearce deal with tendinitis in his left wrist, the Orioles reinstated him from the 15-day disabled list in time for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
Pearce has played in 38 games for the O's, batting .241 with a .689 OPS and three homers. He'll provide another right-handed bat off the bench.
"I think the injection really helped him," manager Buck Showalter said.
Pearce, who has been on the DL since Aug. 31, said he's ready to test his wrist with full force and won't hold anything back.
"Let it eat," he said. "I had an offseason to get ready. I'll do anything to help the team, so I'll go out there and I'll swing."
Hammel to start crucial series against Rays
BOSTON -- Jason Hammel will start Friday's important game against the Rays, but with Bud Norris battling right elbow soreness and Miguel Gonzalez due to miss one start with a right groin strain, manager Buck Showalter predicted there could be an unfamiliar name starting for the O's on Saturday.
"We used to call it Jonny Wholestaff," Showalter said. "We'll see. I'm hoping Bud feels good enough to [start]."
Norris threw a side session at Fenway Park on Tuesday and came out of it feeling good, but if he's not ready to start on Saturday, Showalter is prepared to go with a multiple-pitcher approach. He said he's identified five or six guys that could go, if needed.
"We'll see how [Norris] is, make a decision on Thursday to see where we're going with him, whether we need a starter for Saturday or not," Showalter said. "Who that will be, we'll talk about when we make that decision."
O'Day could return to bullpen on Wednesday
BOSTON -- Sidearming righty Darren O'Day could return to the Orioles as soon as Wednesday.
Manager Buck Showalter said he spoke to his late-inning reliever on Tuesday, and O'Day reported feeling good after throwing all of his pitches off a mound in Sarasota, Fla.
"We'll see how he feels in the morning when he comes in," Showalter said. "He still has a little bit of soreness from the actual injections, so he seems to be making progress."
O'Day has pitched just twice this month, the last time Sept. 7, due to tingling and numbness in the fingers of his pitching hand.
"Compressed nerve is the way I understand it," Showalter explained. "The inflammation was doing it. Once we get the inflammation out of there, the nerve is no longer compressed. I could be wrong, but that's the way I understood it."
O'Day has posted his second consecutive impressive season, posting an identical 2.28 ERA while striking out nearly a batter per inning. The O's have been forced to mix and match in the late innings without the 30-year-old available.
McLouth feels lucky to be healthy
BOSTON -- Nate McLouth feels like he's been lucky to avoid the injury bug this season. He feels even luckier after dodging a serious one on Sunday.
McLouth was hit by a pitch in his right knee and felt his whole leg go numb for a moment, but feeling soon came back and he's now just dealing with general soreness.
In his the third full season since he broke into the Major Leagues seven years ago, McLouth was thrilled the injury was nothing serious.
"I've learned after having struggled for a few years, having had ups and downs throughout my career, I just don't take anything for granted in this game," said McLouth, who has contributed 1.9 wins above replacement, the second highest mark of his career. "I know how fortunate I am to have the opportunity to play here and be here every day. You just don't know when your last day is going to be. So I just really have taken the approach to enjoy it for what it is, because it really is an awesome opportunity that we all have in here."
McLouth entered Tuesday's game eight at-bats away from the 500 mark. Due to injuries and lack of playing time, this is just the third time in his career he's approached 500 at-bats.
McLouth followed up his breakout season in 2008 -- in which he hit 26 homers on his way to his first and only All-Star selection -- with 20 homers in '09. But he hasn't played a full year since.
Manager Buck Showalter said he's been impressed with McLouth's ability to bounce back from a few rocky years to post a .744 OPS while stealing 30 bases and playing a strong defensive outfield in 2013.
"He's just a solid baseball player, a guy you can count on every day," Showalter said. "You know what he's going to bring, he's been in both leagues, been in the fight a lot. I like the fact that he's got his nose bloodied some throughout his career and got back off the deck. He's a tough guy. He fits us well."
Worth noting
• Red Sox closer Koji Uehara, who spent his first three years in the Majors with the Orioles, entered Tuesday having retired 37 consecutive batters. Showalter said he was impressed, but not surprised by Uehara's success with the Red Sox.
"We made an offer [in the offseason], they just offered a lot more than we could," Showalter said of Uehara's contract that pays $4.25 million this season. "We wanted him back. We miss him. He's a good man. I like him a lot."
• The Orioles lead the season series against the Red Sox 7-6 and are 20-11 against Boston since the beginning of 2012.
• Sixteen of the Orioles' last 22 games have been decided by two or fewer runs, though the O's are 6-10 in those 16 games.
• The Orioles' 113 errorless games this season are a new club record (previously 104 in 1998). They tied the 2008 Houston Astros for most errorless games in a season since 1900.
Jason Mastrodonato is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @jmastrodonato. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Zone Labs sent me an email today asking what I thought of their tech support.
Guess what?
When you fill out the survey and click on the "send" button,
it causes the computer to freeze up so that I have to reboot to regain control.
I guess I don't have to state publicly how much I am underwhelmed by their so called "Tech Support".
Here is the offending link: http://survey.sykes.com/surveyform.a...amp;lname=Labs
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Operating System:Windows XP Home Edition
Product Name:ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite
Software Version:7.0


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The serene and beautiful images of butterfly colonies in Windle Turley's The Amazing Monarch are a long way from the snapshots of truck and airplane crash sites that first spurred the well-known lawyer's photography hobby.
One of Dallas' most successful plaintiff's attorneys, Turley, 73, picked up the camera almost 30 years ago as part of his law practice.
"I was around some great expert witnesses who took pictures documenting evidence in airplane and big-truck catastrophic cases," he says. "I started hanging out with those guys and got interested in photography."
In the mid 1980s, he took his first trip to Africa, a journey that launched a 20-year fascination with photographing large mammals: polar bears, orangutans, gorillas, bison, big horn sheep, whales and more.
"I've taken five photographic trips to various parts of Africa. I've been to the Arctic and in North America to Yellowstone. I've had the wonderful privilege to visit these places and see these things," he says. "Many times I just took my camera along when I was on a litigation trip. In Papua, New Guinea, I was over there taking depositions in a helicopter crash, and I thought, 'I'll bring the camera.'" That trip yielded photos of highland villagers and tropical birds.
Until his visit to the monarch butterflies' winter sites in central Mexico in 2005, Turley never considered photographing insects. For one thing, he says, the photography is difficult on a number of levels.
To start, the monarch's mountain refuges are hard to reach. The six to 10 colonies are found in groves of oyamel fir trees located between 10,000 and 11,000 feet elevation and about 150 miles west of Mexico City. Travel to the established monarch sanctuaries is by horseback most of the way, but visitors have to walk the last mile or so, usually on climbing but well-defined paths.
From their arrival in the last days of October until they start their northern migration in mid-March, the monarchs "hang in these great clumps, millions of butterflies," Turley recounts. To cool off or find water, they take flight in huge swarms.
"They cascade down, and it's like a river of gold, just flowing, like a waterfall," he says. "They move so much air, there is this noise, this swoosh."
Watching the butterflies swarm is as moving a moment as he's ever experienced in nature, he says. He calls it as awe-inspiring as staring into the curious eyes of a silverback gorilla or seeing a whale breach the ocean's surface at close range.
With all the motion and the forest shadows, it's a difficult image to catch in a photo, Turley says. "I tried but didn't get a good shot of it."
What he did capture were photos of butterflies coating nearly every inch of the high-mountain firs, countless butterflies crowding the skies in silhouette, and close-ups of single butterflies, fragile creatures that weigh less than 0.02 of an ounce yet travel as far as 2,800 miles on their southern migration.
He whittled about 5,000 photos taken during three trips to the 100 or so that made the book. "That's the hard part," he says. BenBella Books, a boutique publisher in Dallas, releases about 20 books a year.
Turley said the monarchs' unique migration is what first captured his interest. It is the only creature known to have a multigenerational migration, he says.
The monarchs that leave Mexico in the spring lay their eggs on common milkweed plants, and for three or four successive generations, which each live 60 to 90 days, they keep heading north to fresh patches of milkweed until they reach Ontario, Canada, and the northern limits of their range.
Then a generation that lives nine months migrates south to the same colony that was home to its great- or great-great-grandparents and the annual cycle begins anew.
Turley says he reviewed every scientific paper he could find on the monarch and summarized the research in the book's text. The large-format coffee table book is subtitled The Secret Wintering Grounds of an Endangered Butterfly, and Turley says there is concern among scientists who study the monarch that the great butterfly migration faces a perilous future.
Although the Mexican government has taken steps to protect the sanctuaries, illegal logging and human encroachment are taking a toll. More ominously, he says, climate change threatens the fir trees in which the monarchs gather and the timing of the milkweed germination that sustains their movement north. Beyond that, modern agriculture is steadily improving ways of eradicating milkweed, which farmers consider a problem that cuts crop yields.
"Some scientists say they doubt the monarch migration will last 50 more years," Turley says. "I try not to think about that."
Instead, his book celebrates the monarch as it has endured today. The sharp color photos are separated by butterfly poems or aphorisms, some serious, others whimsical.
One of Turley's favorites is a line from Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish author, that is printed opposite a photograph of what looks like millions of monarchs bunched on a tree.
It reads: "Just living is not enough," said the Butterfly. "One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower."
Thomas Korosec is a Dallas freelance writer.
Buying the book
Windle Turley's The Amazing Monarch, published by BenBella Books Inc., is $29.95. It is available in the gift galleries department at Neiman Marcus stores (call your preferred store to confirm availability before driving), Barnes & Noble (check barnesandnoble.com to determine the store closest to you that has it in stock, or order online) and Amazon.com.
Monarch movie
Learn more about the amazing journeys of the monarch by viewing the film Flight of the Butterflies. The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History will air the 3-D movie in its Omni Theater beginning Dec. 26.
Details: Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, 1600 Gendy St.; 817-255-9300; fwmuseum.org/flight-butterflies


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STUTTGART, Germany, July 11 (UPI) -- Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic cruised into the quarterfinals of the Mercedes Cup in Germany Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Belgium's Steve Darcis.
Tipsarevic, the No. 1 seed, will go against Bjorn Phau of Germany on Friday on the red clay courts at TC Weissenhof in Stuttgart. Phau emerged from the second round by subduing tenacious Czech Lukas Rosol 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2).
In other second-round action, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez ousted fourth-seeded fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. Andujar was last year's Stuttgart runner-up to former world No. 1 compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero.
German wild card Dustin Brown served up 19 aces in dispatching Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-1. Brown and Garcia-Lopez will meet in the round of eight.


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The new wave of Scandinavian fashion and design has made Norway an attractive destination for fastidious shoppers.
What's the one thing you should buy when coming to Norway? Well, that obviously depends on your budget, as we are not a low-prized nation by any stretch of the imagination. However, you can find some true gems on a limited budget as well – as long as you know what you're looking for.
In the last decade or so, the interest in Scandinavian design has grown significantly, mostly thanks to young designers who combine traditional materials such as bare wood, leather and wool with contemporary styles and impulses. Furniture, lighting, carpets and other decor items (often deceivingly simple-looking and minimalistic) are attractive among high-end shoppers.
Fashion is another focus area for young Norwegian creatives, and in the last few years several local clothing brands have gotten international recognition. Scandinavian fashion design is known for focusing on functionality, sometimes minimalism, and bright colours – a consequence, perhaps, of the the long, dark winters. Either way, the probability of finding high-quality wool and knitwear is high in Norway, as the art of knitting has long traditions here.
Wool is sometimes used as basis for sportswear as well. Many local producers of hiking gear, hunting clothes and skiwear offer products of supreme quality,tailored to cool or outright freezing climates.
While a few things are admittedly quite expensive in Norway, more pricey objects can sometimes give good value for money. Certain brands of expensive Swiss watches, for example, are favourably priced in Norway, especially considering the VAT refunding when leaving the country.
Souvenirs like trolls, jewellery, goat and reindeer skins, glass and the like can be bought at most tourist destinations. Certain local food specialities are suitable for bringing home as well, such as sausages, fenalår (the traditional dried and salted leg of a lamb), cheese and local brews.
More than 4,000 shops across Norway offer foreign tourists the opportunity to shop and receive a refund on VAT (Value Added Tax) when leaving the country. There are several refund points where you can receive your tax refund, such as airports, road borders, on board ferries and cruise ships.
There is no need to wait until you're here to find out what you'd like to shop.
If you're hungry for food or hungry for action, we can help you to find what you need. Whether you want natural highs or artistic depths, climbing up or skiing down, walking slow or running fast, there's a good chance you'll find what you're after.
The change in attitude towards Norway's food traditions has been formidable. From envying other nations, to celebrating what is uniquely Norwegian in modern and untraditional ways.


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late January, DailyTech brought you news that Telsa would
end the production of its current all-electric Roadster in 2011.
The information regarding this development was found within the
company's SEC filing for an IPO. The company explained that sales
would stop "due to planned tooling changes at a supplier for the
Tesla Roadster."
company then added, "we do not currently plan to begin selling
our next generation Tesla Roadster until at least one year after the
launch of the Model S, which is not expected to be in production
until 2012."
now appears that Tesla Motors is changing its tune and has made
arrangements for its suppliers to continue providing parts for the
Roadster through 2012 according
to Autoblog.
to customer demand, Tesla has negotiated agreements with key
suppliers that will increase total Roadster production by 40% and
extend sales into 2012," said Telsa in a company newsletter.
quite interesting that Tesla was able to not only get production
extended, but also a boost in production as well for the Roadster.
There must have been some serious negations going on to get its suppliers to go from "we're cutting you
loose" to "sure, we'll make room for 40 percent more
capacity" in just over a month.
extending the sales of the Roadster into 2012, that gives Tesla time
to bring its four
door Model S sedan to the market during the same year without
having a lull in vehicle sales. According to Tesla's SEC filing, the
next generation Roadster will debut in 2013.


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Teens Distribute Trees for Arbor Day
This past week encompassed Earth Day and National Arbor Day. In celebration of these days, teens from the Library Youth Board distributed spruce trees to library residents. In the past several years, hurricanes and snow storms have damaged and destroyed large numbers of trees in our area. Spruces are not usually eaten by deer and provide a lovely green color throughout the winter. The above volunteers are Erin O'Shea, Brendan O'Shea, Ronith Reddy, Nithin Binu and Nevin Binu.


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Thank you for stopping by the City Hall website. City Hall is a premier banquet facility in the Cross Timbers area. We strive to make your special occasions more memorable! City Hall has been the host to a variety of events:
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City Hall is a family owned and operated facility that is here to meet your needs. It is located adjacent to The Agave Grill and City Limits in Stephenville, Texas. City Hall is available to rent Monday - Saturday. You may rent the hall by itself or as a catered event that may be either buffet or individual plated meal.


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(NNPA)—Believe it or not, President Obama's decision to finally stand up to Teapublicans—a Republican Party hijacked by Right-wing Tea Party zealots—in the latest standoff over the Affordable Care Act and the debt ceiling was the easy part.
As Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, said: "The war isn't over. It's only a cease-fire."
Next comes the real fireworks over the budget. And, judging from the past, there is no reason to think Democrats will prevail.
Although Obama campaigned on the promise to extend the Bush tax cuts only for individuals earning less than $200,000 and couples making less than $250,000, which would cover 98 percent of all taxpayers, Obama eventually relented under Republican pressure, extending the Bush-era rates on incomes below $450,000 for families and $400,000 for individuals.
And in his unsuccessful effort to reach a grand bargain with House Speaker John Boehner in 2011, according to leaked confidential documents, Obama expressed a willingness to support cuts to TRICARE, the health insurance program for the military and military retirees; Social Security, Medicare, housing, nutritional assistance and other social programs.
Former Labor Secretary Reich explained why he, too, feels Obama will cave in to Republican demands.
"He's already put on the table a way to reduce future Social Security payments by altering the way cost-of-living adjustments are made—using the so-called 'chained' consumer price index, which assumes that when prices rise people economize by switching to cheaper alternatives. This makes no sense for seniors, who already spend a disproportionate share of their income on prescription drugs, home healthcare, and medical devices—the prices of which have been rising faster than inflation. Besides, Social Security isn't responsible for our budget deficits. Quite the opposite: For years its surpluses have been used to fund everything else the government does.
"The President has also suggested "means-testing" Medicare—that is, providing less of it to higher-income seniors. This might be sensible. The danger is it becomes the start of a slippery slope that eventually turns Medicare into another type of Medicaid, a program perceived to be for the poor and therefore vulnerable to budget cuts.
"But why even suggest cutting Medicare at all, when the program isn't responsible for the large budget deficits projected a decade or more from now? Medicare itself is enormously efficient; its administrative costs are far lower than commercial health insurance."
Equally troubling are the signals the president is already sending on the budget.
"Keep in mind that the budget that we are going to pass under any deal is going to be the Republican budget. It will have cuts that are much more substantial than Democrats would prefer," Obama said in an interview with New York's WABC-TV two days before the government reopened. "The Democrats have not asked for anything to reopen the government. The Democrats haven't asked for anything for paying our bills on time."
The last time I checked, the Senate and the executive branch were controlled by Democrats. Republicans control only the House. Given that reality, why does President Obama feel that the nation will be stuck with a "Republican budget"?


text: SEOigloo 14 Posted May 27, 2011 (edited) This article by Peter Shankman made it to the front page of Sphinn recently and was posted to the site by Jill Whalen. I found it an interesting read, but didn't actually come away from the article nodding my head in agreement. My take on Shankman's main point is that he feels people are jumping on the bandwagon thinking that SM will solve their problems, but that this is a wrong approach because SM is just another form of marketing, same-old-same-old. I'm with him to a certain degree, but the title of the post "Why I will never hire a social media expert" just doesn't work for me. I do believe there is a genuine need for, if not that iffy word 'expert', then trainers in this field who can take business owners through the steps of using SM to broaden their visibility and activity on the web. If 'experts' don't offer consulting and services to help business owners get the hang of this, then who will? I'm coming at this from the angle that my firm does not offer social media services of any kind. We need to send our small business clients to someone who works in the SM sphere on a daily basis, keeps on top of the changes and news and can teach the client from the very beginning what Twitter is, how to set up a Facebook account, what is allowed, what is a violation, what is a good idea, what is a faux pas. We can't teach this. We need an 'expert'.... So, the author may not feel the need to ever source something like this for himself or his clients, but I do, and I know I've talked with other folks in my same shoes who have the same need. What do you make of all this? I'd love to discuss. Edited May 27, 2011 by SEOigloo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Foot/Lower Leg Wounds and Treatment
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When you find your horse with a severe wound of the hoof or lower leg, you likely want to clean it up, remove any foreign matter such as fence wire, and apply antibiotics, right? However, this could make evaluation by your veterinarian more difficult, said Earl Gaughan, DVM, of Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine at the 15th annual Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium January 21-23.
"Try to get the client to not topically medicate the wound, so you can really see what's going on," he began. "The key to success is to see the wound as it happened, not covered with purple, green, blue, or whatever colored dressing or powder."
He also encourages clients to leave any penetrating objects such as nails or wire in place so that the veterinarian can see visually and via X rays how deep the object penetrated, and treat those structures accordingly. If transport is necessary, he suggested clipping off the object near the skin if possible, and wrapping the area in a bath towel to pad it before shipping the horse to a hospital.
The veterinarian's physical examination of the wounded horse should evaluate three things: The systemic health of the horse (i.e., has the wound resulted in significant blood loss, etc.? Does overuse of the contralateral limb risk unilateral laminitis?), the wound site (what tissues are involved and has any tissue been lost?), and the region surrounding the wound (has the wound significantly damaged the vascular system around the wound?). Physical manipulation is also important, as this can reveal excessive laxity of the limb due to transected support structures.
If it's a ventral (solar) wound, you might have to deal with penetration to the coffin bone (P3), which is not uncommon and can result in fracture or osteitis of P3 (see article #2771 for more on septic osteitis of P3). "After several of our cases, we've become optimistic about losing parts of P3 to these problems and still ending up with a sound horse," Gaughan commented.
"Some of these wounds don't look like they go anywhere dangerous, but if you wait for the horse to tell you, then you might be behind and success might not be possible," Gaughan cautioned. "If you have any doubt about a wound, get attention to it early. Also, you can't go wrong assuming that a joint or other synovial structure is involved (and treating accordingly). If you wait to confirm this, it might be too late."
Injecting the joint and/or the wound with positive contrast medium can help identify whether the joint has been compromised, or injecting a sterile solution (lactated ringers or saline) into a non-wounded aspect of the joint to see if the solution exits the wound. Flushing of compromised joints, preferably arthroscopically to visualize any debris that might need to be removed surgically, is important.
Thermography can be another valuable tool for assessing blood flow distal to the wound. If there is little to no blood flow beyond the wound (noted by cold, dark areas on the thermograph), then the prognosis is very guarded. "This is a good assessment tool for detecting evidence that may indicate that treatment will not likely succeed before a lot of investment in treatment," Gaughan commented. "But keep in mind that wounds are dynamic, and things can change from day one to five, or seven." Also, ultrasonography can help detect foreign material, gas pockets, and abnormal fluid accumulation in and around the wound.
Moving on to treatment, cleanliness is naturally next to godliness, but this doesn't include topical medications or antibiotics. "It's vital to maintain good hygiene--usually clean and covered is the way to go--but my advice is to back off of any topical medications initially, until you can see what tissue will survive and what won't," Gaughan explained. "I've seen P3s mostly lost to bone necrosis from excessive Kopertox going through a wound. Also, once granulation tissue covers deeper structures, antibiotics might not continually be necessary because the granulation tissue is providing a barrier to the environment.
Gaughan said that it is important to support tissues that can heal "to reduce the influence of the great motion and tension in the distal limb. There's a lot of concern with covering these wounds, but it can help a lot especially when movement is not allowing the wound to heal," he said. He uses foot casts for some of these horses, which he said can last two weeks without major difficulty. "The immobilization of the foot cast does wonderful things for these wounds, and I feel comfortable with putting horses in these casts on a trailer to go home," he added.
"Be careful with Bute (phenylbutazone)," he continued. "If you have synovial (joint) compartment involvement, Bute can make a horse look better than the true state of treatment response. We tend to give Bute for 36 hours and then give the horse 12 hours off of it to see if lameness improvement is due to Bute or to treatment and healing."
Shoeing can sometimes be done around foot wounds, but Gaughan warns against covering such wounds with acrylics, citing a risk for abscess formation due to the moisture in the wound. Hospital plates have been very useful in his practice, especially when frequent debridement of tissues near the sole is necessary.
"The prognosis for these horses varies depending on what structures were injured, but often patience (during the often lengthy healing process) is rewarded," he concluded.
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Christy West has a BS in Equine Science from the University of Kentucky, and an MS in Agricultural Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Bobby's Outfit Details:
jacket – Topman
shirt – J.Crew
glasses – Bonlook Jungle Chic
Bobby is forever on the go. Working as a bartender at two different locations means he's mixing drinks and being social day and night; he often works from the early afternoon until the wee hours of the morning. His busy schedule even keeps him from going home for the holidays, so I give him his gifts early, and it often includes a new fragrance, since he likes to switch it up a lot. HUGO BOSS asked us to participate in their #ReadyIs campaign, test out their BOSS BOTTLED and BOSS BOTTLED.NIGHT. fragrances and show how they can keep a man ready day and night. I took that literally and documented Bobby's shift from day to night – from casual and fuss free to buttoned up and ready for work. He paired the BOSS BOTTLED fragrance, which is fresh and light with a hint of warmth, with a more casual look for day. This one is my personal favorite of the two; it can work for day or night.
Outfit Details:
shirt and tie – H+M
suspenders – thrifted
tie bar – vintage
pants – Zara
Bartending isn't just about mixing drinks – it's a must to be hyper-social and active throughout the night. BOSS BOTTLED. NIGHT. has a deeper, overtly masculine scent that can permeate a crowded bar scene without being overpowering.
Share what #ReadyIs on twitter or with HUGO BOSS on their #ReadyIs site – we'd love to hear your thoughts!
p.s. Thank you, HUGO BOSS, for giving Bobby and me a chance to work together!
It was nice to be on the other side of the camera. He's a photogenic
guy, isn't he?


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In a previous post, I wrote about how political language has been abused and how words have either lost their meaning through misuse or whose meaning is deliberately kept vague so that they can be used as political weapons.
Glenn Greenwald (over at Unclaimed Territory) points out how this process of distortion is in full swing currently over the labels "liberal" and "conservative." And in the process, he points put that conservatism, as a recognizable political ideology, is dead in America, killed by the very people who currently proudly claim themselves to be conservatives. I am excerpting some key passages from his long essay on this act of ideological suicide but you really should read the whole thing, with its links to supporting examples..
It used to be the case that in order to be considered a "liberal" or someone "of the Left," one had to actually ascribe to liberal views on the important policy issues of the day – social spending, abortion, the death penalty, affirmative action, immigration, "judicial activism," hate speech laws, gay rights, utopian foreign policies, etc. etc. These days, to be a "liberal," such views are no longer necessary.
Now, in order to be considered a "liberal," only one thing is required – a failure to pledge blind loyalty to George W. Bush. The minute one criticizes him is the minute that one becomes a "liberal," regardless of the ground on which the criticism is based. And the more one criticizes him, by definition, the more "liberal" one is. Whether one is a "liberal" – or, for that matter, a "conservative" – is now no longer a function of one's actual political views, but is a function purely of one's personal loyalty to George Bush.
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People who self-identify as "conservatives" and have always been considered to be conservatives become liberal heathens the moment they dissent, even on the most non-ideological grounds, from a Bush decree. That's because "conservatism" is now a term used to describe personal loyalty to the leader (just as "liberal" is used to describe disloyalty to that leader), and no longer refers to a set of beliefs about government.
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As much as any policy prescriptions, conservatism has always been based, more than anything else, on a fundamental distrust of the power of the federal government and a corresponding belief that that power ought to be as restrained as possible, particularly when it comes to its application by the Government to American citizens. It was that deeply rooted distrust that led to conservatives' vigorous advocacy of states' rights over centralized power in the federal government, accompanied by demands that the intrusion of the Federal Government in the lives of American citizens be minimized.
Is there anything more antithetical to that ethos than the rabid, power-hungry appetites of Bush followers? There is not an iota of distrust of the Federal Government among them. Quite the contrary. Whereas distrust of the government was quite recently a hallmark of conservatism, expressing distrust of George Bush and the expansive governmental powers he is pursuing subjects one to accusations of being a leftist, subversive loon.
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And what I hear, first and foremost, from these Bush following corners is this, in quite a shrieking tone: "Oh, my God – there are all of these evil people trying to kill us, George Bush is doing what he can to save us, and these liberals don't even care!!! They're on their side and they deserve the same fate!!!" It doesn't even sound like political argument; it sounds like a form of highly emotional mass theater masquerading as political debate. It really sounds like a personality cult. It is impervious to reasoned argument and the only attribute is loyalty to the leader. Whatever it is, it isn't conservative.
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A movement which has as its shining lights a woman who advocates the death of her political opponents, another woman who is a proponent of concentration camps, a magazine which advocates the imprisonment of journalists who expose government actions of dubious legality, all topped off by a President who believes he has the power to secretly engage in activities which the American people, through their Congress, have made it a crime to engage in, is a movement motivated by lots of different things. Political ideology isn't one of them.
This happens to ideologies. Initially they are about ideas, about the principles around which societies should be organized and about how to govern. But when people with a strong sense of ideology get into power, they find that trying to attain their goals takes longer and is more difficult than they anticipated because most people are not strongly ideological and resist being forced to conform to a rigid mold. So then the focus shifts to cutting corners on honesty and ethical and even legal behavior, doing anything to silence their critics and stay in power for as long as they can so that they can attain their goals by whatever means necessary. And in the process, the principles of the very ideology that initially drove them become sacrificed.
When that happens, the original followers of that ideology have a choice to make. Either they stay with their original principles and become critics of those in power or they abandon the principles and become instead power cultists, slavishly and uncritically following the dear leader.
A good test to gauge this thinking is to ask such people if there is anything, anything at all, about the leader's actions that they find objectionable. The signs of cult-like behavior are when those people cannot find anything about the leader's policies to criticize or when they do criticize, point to trivialities ("I wish he would make better speeches") or say that the leader should be even more extreme. ("There should be warrantless wiretapping of everyone!", "We need to invade more countries!", "We should torture not just suspects but their families as well!", "We need to put all foreigners in internment camps, not just Muslims!") Such statements are not really criticisms. They are in reality a form of pandering, because they enable the leader to claim the mantle of moderation while pursuing extreme measures.
When this kind of thing happens on a large scale, it signals the impending death of the ideology. It is what we currently see happening in the US for the movement formerly known as conservative.
Greenwald's essay seemed to have touched a nerve, with many "conservatives" trying to deny the existence of a Bush cult and to discredit his main point that conservatism these days is measured by the degree of blind allegiance to whatever Bush does. He has responded to those arguments in this post.


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Red Sox hit rock bottom with new CD
At what point do the Red Sox look themselves in the mirror and realize that they reek of embarrassment?
If it isn't after the release of the Fenway Park 100-year commemorative anniversary CD, I'm not sure that moment will ever happen. To be released May 8, the CD features current Red Sox players
demeaning showing off their singing talents, as well as the usual cast of characters like Ken Casey, Peter Gammons, Mike O' Malley, Gary Cherone, and Nuno Bettencourt. Yup, it's an Extreme reunion, hitting up the mikes with Daniel Bard for a rendition of the Cars' "Let the Good Times Roll." I kid you not.
The album opens with Kevin Millar doing his best to cover "Tessie," a song that never should have come to modern times to begin with. The results are … well, awful. Things really get cooking when Jerry Remy tries to lend a hand to "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," a song he sings with such pep that you can vividly imagine the gun Dr. Charles had to his head while he was recording. Yes, "Sweet Caroline" is here too, sung by Mark Salling and accompanied by Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Ryan Kalish, and Darnell McDonald. It actually makes you pine for Neil.
Samples of the album are available here. Proceed with caution.
Who exactly do the Sox think is dumb enough to buy this? According to the Red Sox' website: "This historic album is comprised of contemporary recordings of songs that are fan favorites traditionally heard at Fenway Park and associated with iconic Boston bands."
Oh, it's historic all right. And you say we get to hear this mess at Fenway from now on? Good grief, can somebody please deliver a cease and desist order over to Yawkey Way?


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If you encounter problems. Try the following:
If you find a bug, please send a bug report to the mailing list, including dmesg output, and which Linux version, and hardware you are using. Thank you!
Sometimes IrCOMM fails to connect, especially when both devices discover each other. You can disable discovering with echo 0 >/proc/sys/net/irda/discovery.
A CR (carriage return) character cannot be transfered between two linux boxes via IrCOMM with cat file >/dev/ircomm0 and cat /dev/ircomm0. It causes a strange thing and freezes your Linux box.
IrOBEX may eat some data on receive. The bug is most probably in the user-space side of IrOBEX.
Although I'm not much of a hacker I collected some tricks to track errors or bugs in the Linux/IrDA software.
For some ThinkPad models you have to reboot to the preinstalled M$ OS and activate the IrDA port using the Thinkpad tools. There is currently no Linux tool to achieve that. This will disable your internal serial port (ttyS0)!. The DOS tool is PS2.EXE, as far as I know tpctl doesn't achieve this. It is really important to use this DOS program to enable IrDA. Using the Microsoft-Windows tools does not work. Without that the driver loads correctly and everythings seems OK, but the LED does not light bright enough.
Daniel R. Risacher magnus_at_alum.mit.edu wrote: To syncronize my Palm III with my Tecra 8100 running 2.2.17, I needed to edit /usr/src/linux/include/net/irda/toshoboe.h I changed "#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_FIR701 0x0701" to "#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_FIR701 0x0D01"
scanport can be used to get the correct device ID for a chip. It's part of the hwtools package (on Debian, probably same elsewhere). You just type it in and it scans the I/O ports from 0x100 to 0x400 - the usual ISA range. Above 0x400 there are shadows of below 0x400 devices, and beyond that there are PCI devices, so the default is not to scan above 0x400. "Anyway, I had to manually scan using inb to find my chip's I/O. Fortunately I didn't have to go far to find it. (Newer sound cards often sit at 0x530ish, with 0x220 reserved for legacy compatibility modes) Normally, if you know where some device is located you just point the driver at it and the driver probes to see if it's the device the driver is expecting. Not entirely safe, but much safer than every driver probing every I/O port looking for something it thinks it can understand. scanport only does reads, which are usually safe."


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If you had tickets to specifically see Audra McDonald in Broadway's "The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess," you're out of luck – at least for the next two weeks.
The actress, who won a Tony Award this month for her role as Bess, is temporarily stepping down from the show while she recovers from inflamed vocal cords. She is due to return July 3.
"No one is more frustrated and disappointed than she is that she will be out of the show through the end of June, but she must adhere to her doctor's orders," her rep said in a statement.
At this month's Tonys, McDonald was named best lead actress in a musical and her show was named best musical revival.
Late Wednesday, a frustrated McDonald said she's endured cameras and mirrors shoved down her throat and must now be silent. She tweeted: "Want 2 scream but not allowed to speak."


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Brazil Bus Firm Powers Fleet on Biofuels
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- South America's largest city might be getting a bit greener. A bus company in Sao Paulo is now powering part of its fleet with a new mix of biofuels and diesel in an effort to curb emissions and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
The mix _ a blend of 30 percent biodiesel, 8 percent alcohol and 62 percent petroleum diesel _ will eventually be used by 1,900 buses, about a quarter of Sao Paulo's entire bus fleet, said Paulo Mendes, director of B100, which was created by the Itaim Paulista bus company to research alternative fuels.
"We are worried about the environmental situation and about Brazil's dependency on international petroleum," Mendes said.
The fuel was developed as part of joint effort between B100 and state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, known as Petrobras.
Brazil has been a leader in the development of biofuels, with ethanol providing about 17 percent of the country's fuel needs. Brazil also will start requiring that biodiesel be added to regular diesel at a rate of 2 percent in 2008. By the year 2013, trucks will have to run on 5 percent biodiesel.
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Ala. college unveils UAV for campus surveillance
The drones offer a new tool to campus police to investigate criminal activity and emergency situations
By Paul Gattis
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The University of Alabama in Huntsville today unveiled new drone-like technology designed to enhance campus safety that someday may be available to help protect K-12 school systems.
At a news conference today, the school showed off a variety of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that will provide an "eye in the sky" for campus police, according to Gary Maddux, who is leading the research as director of the Systems Management and Production Center (SMAP).
"We just want to be able to make a difference and we want to make a difference quickly and come up with something to help law enforcement," Maddux said. "That's what it's all about — improving response times so maybe we could mitigate the next tragedy that could occur."
Full Story: UAH unveils drone-like UAVs to aid police with campus safety


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Brattleboror Selectboard sets special DID vote
BRATTLEBORO -- Property owners within Brattleboro's downtown will be asked to weigh in on the future of the specially designated district.
Brattleboro has a Downtown Improvement District, and a special option tax on goods sold within the district helps fund the Building a Better Brattleboro organization.
Town Meeting Representatives approved the district in 2005 and the Town Charter and state statute both require that the property owners within the district vote on renewing the district designation every five years The town needs to re-apply to the state for the downtown designation, and with the application due to the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development in March 2013, property owners will vote on whether they want to continue the designation.
Ballots are being sent out from town hall, and completed ballots are due back by Jan. 8.
Building a Better Brattleboro receives funding from taxes collected within the district, but the organization is not directly tied to the district.
Even if property owners elect to eliminate the special designation BABB could continue to operate, though more than half of its budget comes from the local option tax collected from merchants in the DID.
Town Manager Barbara Sondag told the Selectboard members at their Tuesday night meeting that the district also allows the town to compete for special grants and for the property owners to receive tax credits for work they do on their buildings.
She also said the board might want to take a look at the current map that outlines the district and make changes.
Sondag and the board talked about including new properties on Park Place and Canal Street, and Sondag said it might make sense to call a special informational meeting to gather input from existing, and potential, members of the district.
BABB Executive Director Andrea Livermore said it made sense to ask property owners if they wanted to be included in the district.
In other business Tuesday, the board postponed a decision to accept a $240,781 Hazard Mitigation Grant from Vermont Emergency Management to purchase a property at 805 Western Avenue that was damaged during Tropical Storm Irene.
With only four members present at the meeting Tuesday the board elected to postpone the discussion until the complete board was at the table.
The Hazard Mitigation Grant program provides the funds to purchase land from a property owner and then takes that land off of the grand list, prohibiting it from any future development.
Selectboard member Chris Chapman said it was a big decision to remove land from the grand list and he wanted a full board to approve the grant.
At the meeting Tuesday, Sondag recognized the recent death of Steve Reynolds, a longtime employee of the Public Works Department.
Martin Webster was appointed to the Tree Advisory Committee. The board also opened the public comment period for the Town Plan, and will continue receiving input on the plan at its Dec. 13 meeting.
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