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Chills refers to feeling cold after an exposure to a cold environment. The word can also refer to an episode of shivering along with paleness and feeling cold.
Rigors; Shivering
Chills (shivering) may occur at the beginning of an infection and are usually associated with a fever. Chills are caused by rapid muscle contraction and relaxation. They are the body's way of producing heat when it feels cold. Chills often predict the coming of a fever or an increase in the body's core temperature.
Chills are an important symptom with certain diseases such as malaria.
Chills are common in young children. Children tend to develop higher fevers than adults. Even minor illness can produce high fevers in young children.
Infants tend not to develop obvious chills, but any fever in an infant 6 months or younger should be reported to a health care provider. Fevers in infants 6 months to 1 year should also be reported unless the parent is certain of its cause.
"Goose bumps" are not the same as chills. Goose bumps occur due to cold air. They can also be caused by strong emotions such as shock or fear. With goose bumps, the hairs on the body stick up from the skin to form a layer of insulation. When you have chills, you may or may not have goose bumps.
Fever (which can accompany chills) is the body's natural response to a variety of conditions, such as infection. If the fever is mild (102°F or less) with no side effects, no professional treatment is required. Drink lots of fluids and get plenty of rest.
Evaporation cools the skin and thereby reduces body temperature. Sponging with comfortably warm water (about 70°F) may help reduce a fever. Cold water, though, is uncomfortable and may increase the fever because it can trigger chills.
Medicines such as acetaminophen are effective for fighting a fever and chills.
Do not bundle up in blankets if you have a high temperature. Do not use fans or air conditioners either. These measures will only make the chills worse and even cause the fever to rise.
If the child's temperature is causing the child to be uncomfortable, give pain-relieving tablets or liquid. Non-aspirin pain-relievers such as acetaminophen are preferred. Ibuprofen may also be used. Follow the recommended dosage on the package label.
Note: Do not give aspirin to treat fever in a child younger than 19 years old because of the risk of Reye syndrome.
Other things to help the child feel more comfortable include:
The health care provider will take your medical history and perform a physical examination.
Medical history questions may include:
The physical examination may include emphasis on the skin, eyes, ears, nose, throat, neck, chest, and abdomen. Body temperature will likely be checked.
Tests that may be ordered include:
Treatment depends on how long the chills and accompanying symptoms (especially fever) have lasted.
Leggett J. Approach to fever or suspected infection in the normal host. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 288.
Nield LS, Kamat D. Fever. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap169.
Sullivan JE, Farrar HC, Section on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Committee on Drugs. Fever and antipyretic use in children. Pediatrics. 2011;127:580–587.


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SIOUX FALLS - On Monday, the Sioux Falls Police Department conducted a compliance check of 27 off-sale alcohol establishments within the Sioux Falls city limits. Of the 27 establishments checked, 2 made a sale to a person under the age of 21.
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- Casey's General Store at 3236 S Sycamore Avenue
The clerks that sold to a minor were issued a citation for furnishing alcohol to a person 18-20 years old with a mandatory court appearance required.
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After my 2011 mountain bike ride on Aptos Creek Fire Road through the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, I wondered if I would ever take my road bike here again. I had difficulty negotiating a stretch of road leading up to the green gate marking entrance to the park on the high ridge overlooking Aptos and the Pacific.
I decided to give it a try. As expected there's a short section that's not rideable — for me at least — leading to the green gate. It's not much walking though so it shouldn't dissuade anyone from trying it.
On my way heading east on Summit Road (note that Summit Road runs east-west, not north-south as many, myself included, have believed) I saw dozens and dozens of riders going west as part of the Strawberry Fields Forever century ride. If only they would ride to work. We could save the planet from global warming.
Perfect weather made the ride go smoothly as I turned right at the summit of Eureka Canyon Road onto the dirt Buzzard Lagoon Road. It climbs steadily through madrone, oak and redwoods. The road was at one time paved based on the bits of pavement I saw along the way.
I took the crucial right turn (Buzzard Lagoon heads downhill steeply from here and it's no fun to ride) uphill where soon enough the road became a boulder-strewn stretch that will test even the best mountain bike rider. Over the past 30+ year I've been riding here, I've seen the road deteriorate. It used to be graded, but that's something I figure we'll never see happen again.
Once I reached the summit, where a series of trails from Soquel Creek and Demonstration Forest connect, I came across a mountain bike convention. A dozen riders were contemplating their next move. I continued on Aptos Creek Fire Road and soon started the long, long descent to Aptos.
It was here in 1995 on the last small climb before the descent that a mountain bike rider slammed into me head-on. I was knocked out; he separated his shoulder. I rode home while he waited four hours for the ranger and a ride to his car.
But I digress. I continued on to a small bridge over Aptos Creek. Around 1982 Jobst Brandt took a photo of me and Peter Johnson, as well as Jim Westby and Tim Louis. I didn't understand the location until I walked down to the creek to investigate. Then I realized this was the spot. The bridge over the creek wasn't installed until the mid 1990s. According to my ride report at the time, the bridge was wiped out by heavy rains in the winter of 1981-82.
A couple miles farther along I rode by a small event commemorating the park's 50th anniversary.
On San Jose-Soquel Road I made my traditional stop at the Casalegno Store. This ancient house turned store has a nice selection of snacks. I took a photo of four Strawberry century riders and continued on my way.
While riding on San Tomas Aquino Expressway I got into a conversation with a rider wearing a 7-Eleven jersey (you can still buy them) and he told me a sad story about his bikes being stolen off his apartment porch, 30 feet off the ground. The brazen thieves struck in the middle of the night, taking his Ritchey Break Away cross bike and a mountain bike, as well as his cycling clothing hanging out to dry.
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The Florida Highway Patrol arrested Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig early this morning after they clocked his late-model Mercedes driving away from Miami at 110 miles per hour.
All-Star was headed toward Naples on I-75, nearing the end of a stretch of road Floridians call "Alligator Alley." It's Puig's second arrest this year for reckless driving.
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News out recently from the BBC News Website suggests that attaining good maths skills is a major problem for millions of people in this country and according to figures quoted in the article the situation is getting worse with just 22% of people surveyed possessing strong enough numeracy skills to gain a good GCSE compared with 26% in 2003. A lack of numeracy ability is blighting individual peoples lives because they are unable to understand their payslips, train timetables or household bills.
Chris Humphries, who is chairman of National Numeracy (a charity launched today that aims to emulate the successes of the National Literacy Trust) and a former chief executive of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, says that "15% of Britons studied maths after the age of 16, compared with 50-100% in most developed nations." National Numeracy quotes research which indicates that weak maths skills are linked with an array of poor life outcomes such as prison, unemployment, exclusion from school, poverty and long-term illness. He also asserted that "many people could not get jobs because they struggled to read graphs and interpret documents, while plumbers unable to do the calculations required to install an energy-efficient boiler might lose income,"
But there is an even wider issue here as other surveys carried out show that a widespread lack of basic maths skills is also damaging the UK's economic growth. Mr Humphries referenced research by KPMG auditors which appear to show that annual costs to the public purse amounted to £2.4bn. "We are paying for this in our science, technology and engineering industries, but also in people's own ability to earn funds and manage their lives," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
TV presenter Carol Vorderman, head of the Conservative Party's "maths task force", told BBC News she was "horrified" by more evidence of Britain's poor maths skills.
So is maths really a foreign language? Mathematics is often described as a universal language. It transcends language barriers. Numbers, Algebra, Fractions, Trigonometry. Do they fill your child with dread? Has Maths always been hard work? For many students in the UK, Mathematics has become a blockage, a stumbling block, a subject which is difficult to make the grade in. So why has mathematics become such a foreign language? And how can we help our chldren gain the valuable skills and confidence they need in maths.
Having worked with hundreds of students struggling to make the grade in Maths I believe there are some essential keys.
1) Students do not have a firm foundation of how the number system works making multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100 weak and working with decimals almost impossible.
2) Tables recall is weak. Most students have not learnt these by rote and those who have found it difficult to acquire tables recall seem unable to use known facts as a starting point. A student who knows the 5 times table should be able to start at 5×7 to work out what 7×7 is.
3) Students are not always given efficient written calculation methods for written calculations. I had an A grade student who was unable to solve a long division problem.
4) Students who have mastered effective written strategies need to move on with their calculating. Whilst a number line for subtraction is great for early mastery of skills it is like stabilisers on a bike; there comes a day when the stabilisers are removed and children are able to ride by themselves. Equally in Maths there comes a day when the early strategies need to be replaced with traditional calculation methods. The grid method is great for 2 digit by 1 digit calculations but to calculate a 3 digit by 3 digit multiplication problem it is time consuming, takes a lot of space and has more room for error than the traditional long multiplication strategy.
5) Division, this is the foundation for all work on fractions, decimals and percentages. I believe that division is introduced too early and not consolidated. The introduction of the chunking method in school has caused much difficulty for children to succeed in this area of mathematics.
6) The mathematics curriculum in the UK moves on very quickly. For many children they have not mastered a skill before they have moved on. The next time this skill is encountered the gaps begin to widen as there is little or no foundation to build on.
So what can be done? Find out what topics are being covered in Maths by your child. Ensure they have got the building blocks needed or that if they have not understood a topic they are able to consolidate this before they revisit it.
Tables recall is key, being able to partition numbers, understanding the place value of each digit they are working with and how this links to the number system as a whole. Being able to double and halve numbers, knowing number bonds to 10 and 20. Having reliable age/ developmental written methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. I encounter many GCSE students who do not have efficient and reliable calculation methods.
Check your child understands how the number system works, this reduces concept errors in calculating. Above all children should enjoy mathematics so try to make it fun.
At Kip McGrath Scunthorpe we use proven tution methods that combine both paper and computer based learning activities in order to help our students gain confidence in maths and provide them with the essential numeracy skills they require not just for passing exams but for the rest of their lives. We therefore welcome the announcement of the launch of National Numeracy and the work that they will be doing in encouraging a love of numeracy and a development of people's numeracy skills and we wholeheartedly agree with the importance of having a high level of basic maths.
Additionally, we note with interest that this Wednesday is World Maths Day as part of the World Education Games which includes a National Spelling Day tomorrow and World Science Day on Thursday. The online competition is open to all school age students and approximately 5.5 million are taking part this year. The deadline for registering for the 2012 games has passed but we will be monitoring the results with interest to see how how the United Kingdom compares with other countries. And we will be actively encouraging our students to participate in next years games.
If you are concerned that your child is lacking in confidence or skills with their maths please call us now to book a FREE assessment or visit our website for more information about how we can help.
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Senior Dathan Berning made five 3-pointers, and the Vandals used a fourth-quarter rally on Tuesday to defeat Altamont, 55-51.
Trailing 37-33 entering the final period, Vandalia scored 22 points to Altamont's 14 in erasing its deficit.
The victory gives the Vandals 15 on the season, but the team has some tough challenges in the next week.
On Friday, the Vandals travel to Greenville for a rematch of the third-place game of the Vandalia Holiday Tournament, and on Tuesday, the Vandals travel to perennial power Teutopolis.
Playing without its three guards for the final four minutes against Greenville on Tuesday was too much for the Vandalia girls basketball team to overcome during a 52-48 loss.
Senior Haley Wollerman was hit with her fifth foul with 5:54 left in the game, and junior Amber Bruno got her fifth 1:37 later.
PATOKA – The Warriors had a season high in points scored on Monday, but that was just enough to fend off a pesky North Clay squad during a 72-63 win, Patoka's first since Dec. 12.
"A win is a positive right now," said coach Joe Eddy. "It's a quality win, but the good win is on Friday, when we play a conference game."
That, however, would actually be a great win.
The Vandalia wrestling team had a strong start to the new year by going 2-1 at a quad meet in Belleville, placing 11th at the Princeton Tournament, and defeating East Alton-Wood River and Carlinville.
The Vandals return to the mats on Thursday for a dual meet at Highland, and for a home tri-meet against Monticello and Murphysboro at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Results from this past week's events follow.
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Tuesday, Jan. 10
St. Elmo 73
Ramsey 25
Tuesday, Jan. 10
South Central 46
Wayne City 41
Tuesday, Jan. 10
Beecher City 54
Brownstown 43
For someone who averaged eight points per game as a junior, to be averaging just 6.36 points per game through the first 11 games of the next season is an obvious disappointment.
Raising that average to 8.57 in three games, however, can give a boost to any senior's confidence.
Enter Colby Bushue, a shifty guard from South Central, who appears to have gotten himself going offensively during the final two days of last week's Vandalia Holiday Tournament by scoring 15.7 points per game.
The Vandals opened the third-place game of the Vandalia Holiday Tournament on a torrid pace last Thursday, allowing them to maintain at least an 11-point lead for the entire second half during a 53-41 win against Greenville.
Vandalia and Greenville played even basketball for the first five minutes of play, but after a 3-pointer by junior Tim Ritchey opened up a five-point lead, it was all Vandals from there.
That basket started a 28-6 run that lasted until halftime, leaving the Vandals ahead, 34-10, and giving the team its biggest halftime lead of the season.
Pana held a halftime lead, but it was tournament MVP Paul Knapp's 26 points that helped lead Flora last Thursday to a 75-69 win in the championship game of the Vandalia Holiday Tournament.
The Wolves (15-1) also got a double-double from Ethan Leib, with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while winning their eighth overall VHT title and second in three seasons. Knapp became the first player in tournament history to be named all-tournament four times.
Flora's eight titles are tied with Wesclin for the most all-time.
An extremely hard-fought defensive stand over the final 25 seconds of the fifth-place game at the Vandalia Holiday Tournament last Thursday allowed St. Elmo to come away with a narrow 53-52 victory against Wesclin.
The Warriors thought they had several good looks at the basket during their final possession, but each time a player prepared to take a shot, they found a St. Elmo defender nearby.
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West Bank tense as Gaza conflict unfolds
Jerusalem: As the Israeli missiles continue to rain on Gaza to the south, tensions are growing in the West Bank near Jerusalem.
In Bethlehem on Saturday we watched as dozens of young men and boys ran from the Aida refugee camp towards the security wall that blocks their city off from Israel, picked up the stones left from the previous day's protest and hurled them at and over the wall.
Palestinian Authority policemen stood calmly barely a block away. As we passed, one said: "Don't go there. There is gas. Tear gas."
There were similar protests in the West Bank towns of Nablus, Jenin, at the Ofer prison outside the Palestinian capital, Ramallah, and in Hebron. The UN issued a warning not to go there because of reported clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli Defence Forces.
The day before there had been violence between Arabs and Israeli soldiers at the Damascus Gate, the entrance to the Old City in East Jerusalem. On Saturday all was quiet, some stacked metal barricades behind the herb and vegetable sellers the only indication of the previous day's turmoil.
Monjed Jadou, an editor with the Palestine News Network who lives in Bethlehem, said the Bethlehem protests had continued until dark. On Saturday night hundreds gathered in the town square and a special mass was planned for Sunday "to be dedicated to our people in Gaza".
It is not just Palestinians who are protesting against the Israeli Government's military action in Gaza. There was a peaceful protest in Tel Aviv, where earlier on Saturday sirens had again sounded as rockets fired from Gaza came over the city. One fell into the sea just off the main city beach.
So far, no Israelis have been hurt and no property damaged by the long-range rockets that have landed near Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. But the sirens that sounded over the Holy City in the half hour before the beginning of the Sabbath on Friday night were the first to do so since 1970. As much as the city's residents appear to be operating as normal, there are signs of heightened fear: lines of cars at checkpoints between Israel and ?the West Bank on the other side of the Israeli-built security wall are longer than normal, locals say; there are maybe three times as many soldiers at the checkpoints.
On Friday as I drove into Jerusalem by taxi, we passed a protest near the house of the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu – about 50 Israelis dressed in black held aloft placards reading "Stop the occupation of the West Bank".
The taxi driver, who told me he will vote for Mr Netanyahu in the upcoming elections – "He is a strong leader. He keeps us secure" – rolled his window down and shook his fist at them. "You are a disgrace to Israel," he shouted, and drove on.
Judith Whelan is the News Director of The Sydney Morning Herald


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Natixis Asset Management will be a partner of the Climate Finance Day alongside Mirova, its subsidiary dedicated to Responsible Investment. The event will bring together key financial operators to examine issues related to global warming.
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April 22, 2014, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
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The Century Chest time capsule was buried on April 22, 1913, in the basement of the First Lutheran Church of Oklahoma City. One hundred years later, on April 22, 2013, the church opened the chest and revealed the perfectly preserved contents deposited by the pioneers of Oklahoma. The exhibit opening marks the 125th anniversary of the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889.
Visitors can view never-before-seen photographs, documents and American Indian artifacts and hear Oklahoma pioneer Angelo C. Scott's speech delivered at the burial of the chest in 1913. The exhibit also includes the 1889 poster promoting the first Fourth of July celebration in Oklahoma City on July 4, 1889, a letter to the blind of 2013 written in braille, the First State Flag of Oklahoma, the pen used by President William McKinley to sign the Free Homes Bill for Oklahoma and a 1913 bird's-eye view photograph of Oklahoma City showing the city like never before. In addition the exhibit contains dozens of messages, prophecies and letters from the pioneers of 1913 to their descendants 100 years later. Call 405-522-0765 for more information or visit www.okhistory.org/centurychest.


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Big, bad bacterium is an "iron pirate"
24 February 2012Life inside the human body sometimes looks like life on the high seas in the 1600s, when pirates hijacked foreign vessels in search of precious metals.
For Neisseria bacteria, which can cause gonorrhea and meningitis, the booty is not gold or silver but plain old iron.
Until recently, scientists did not understand how these bacteria snatch iron from healthy human cells, where a protein called transferrin binds the metal in a molecular bear-hug. However, a new study led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health in collaboration with biophysicist James Gumbart at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has demonstrated the likely process by which the bacteria steal the biologically valuable metal.
Within the pathogenic Neisseria bacteria, the iron transport system consists of a two-part membrane protein complex that binds human transferrin. At the molecular level, the primary membrane protein involved - called TbpA - resembles a narrow barrel, woven from a strand of amino acids, the building blocks of all proteins. When not in the process of transport, the barrel of TbpA is blocked by a separate region of the same protein that forms a kind of "plug" to prevent other molecules from freely entering or leaving the bacterium, said Gumbart.
"Normally, this protein looks something like a wine bottle with a cork inside of it," he said. "When an iron-containing transferrin comes along though, TbpA is opened by another protein inside the bacterium, which pulls on the cork and brings the iron in."
To gain a better understanding of how the theft unfolds in real time, Gumbart developed computational models that highlight electrostatic changes in TbpA during opening. Initially, the interior of the barrel is negatively charged, creating a "sucking" effect that extracts the iron from transferrin. As TbpA opens, however, the electrostatic potential gradient in the barrel becomes more positive, thereby expelling the iron into the bacterial cell.
The long-term goal of the research, according to Gumbart, is to use this discovery to drive the development of a new class of antibiotics that would prevent the heists from taking place.
"Without iron, these bacteria don't have a hope of surviving," he said.
"Proteins like TbpA make highly attractive targets because they are unique to specific classes of bacteria," Gumbart added.
"Now that we have a better idea of how this process works, we should be able to use the knowledge we've gained to combat these diseases."
The result of the study appears online in the journal Nature.
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A term originated by one Mr FandL describing wankers who list a few books on Ebay, Amazon or Abebooks. By doing this they perceive that they suddenly have the status of Maggs Brothers.
An upper middle class housewife from Kent lists her husband's library of law books on abebooks for £1.00 each and tells all her friends that she is an antiquarian bookseller. When husband finds his rare and valuable collection on the shelves of Maggs brothers the wife is found strangled on the side of the road. An example of what happens to a vanity seller.
by Once an abe lover April 11, 2006
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Wyoming Rated Top 5 Most Patriotic State
With the 4th of July fast approaching and the swell of pride felt for the U.S. Soccer team and their successes in the World Cup, the question was posed, Which state is the most Patriotic?
The folks at Movado Real Estate took on the task of finding the most patriotic state in the nation. The criteria set included National Historic landmarks per capita, veterans per capita, money spent to fund veterans, percent of residents that voted in the last Presidential election, people who Google for American flags and people who list America as an interest on Facebook. With all of these factors taken into account, the top five includes Wyoming as #4. North and South Carolina along with Maine and Virginia round out the top 5.
In the description of Wyoming and what elevated the Cowboy State to number 4, a couple of things stood out,
It's you're looking for a little history and a love of the nation, look no further than Wyoming. With over 25 percent of the nation liking the United States on Facebook and the second highest number of national historic monuments per capita, Wyoming might be the Equality State, but it's still better than most other states in the way of national pride.
So celebrate Wyoming, celebrate America and know that your efforts are recognized.


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Martha Stewart Weddings, Summer 2010
Print clip art onto standard-weight 11-by-17-inch paper (if your printer does not handle this size, copy the clip art onto a disc or thumb drive, and take it to a copy shop or office-supply store with a printing department).
Then, cut the templates to fit various heights of square candleholders or vases (to shorten the wrapper, cut away excess from bottom by the stem). Wrap around candleholders, and secure with double-sided tape.
To finish the bottoms, wrap green grosgrain ribbon around the candleholder, and secure with double- sided tape.
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There is only so much time in a day. Where does it all go? I found a video that is actually a couple years old I had seen it at a Business Development workshop just about a month ago. So it still has great meaning.
It is really Incredible how much time we waste each day with little things that are basic minimum wage work. Doing dishes, laundry, cooking, linking, commenting posting, and the list goes on. I agree that some of us cant afford it all right at this moment in time, but I used to. I'm not above doing such tasks by any means, I am about to get up from here and do some dishes after this post.
A good Business Development Strategy includes having the small stuff taken care of and tending to the important things. I have been bogged down with all the small crap for so long my ability to be creative and excel had been squashed. This is all coming to an end and soon.
There is no two way street here when it comes to a real and great Business Strategy Implementation. I value my time and will treat it as such.
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Learning & Interpretation
- Art Is for Everyone
- History
- Kinder Foundation Education Center
- Programs for Adults
- Programs for Families
- Programs for Educators and School Groups
- Programs for Colleges & Universities
- Programs for Visitors with Disabilities
- Join the Patron Group: Family Circle
Art Is for Everyone
The MFAH is founded on one simple belief: Art is for everyone. The mission of the learning and interpretation department is to offer programs, tours, resources, and materials that teach and engage adults, children, educators, and students in the world of art. The goal is to create experiences that embrace the importance of art and the Museum; to position art and the Museum as a meaningful part of a well-rounded life; and to work with partners who support the community through shared values and interests.
Since 1900, when the MFAH opened as an art education project in the public schools, the institution has maintained its mission of bringing art to people wherever they live, play, and learn. This commitment has established the MFAH as A Place for All People, an initiative that began in the 1990s with the support of the Wallace Foundation. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com to learn more.
Kinder Foundation Education Center
The Kinder Foundation Education Center (KFEC) is the central source of information on art for visitors of all ages at MFAH. A physical space within the MFAH campus, a hub of resources and materials, and curriculum support for educators, KFEC is the heart of the learning and interpretation department and the driving force that helps the Museum achieve its mission of being A Place for All People.
Programs for Adults
The Museum offers a wide range of lectures, guided tours, gallery talks, concerts, readings, performances, book club meetings, and symposia throughout the year. Learn more
Programs for Families
The MFAH is a place for families, featuring a variety of dynamic programs free with Museum admission. Visit the Families section for a look at all the offerings for adults and kids, including art workshops, family days, homeschool programs, drop-in gallery activities, and Glassell Junior School art classes. You'll find printable activities and handy tips for visiting, too!
Programs for Educators and School Groups
Make the Museum your classroom with a free visit to the MFAH, and expand your professional development with a selection of teacher workshops. Looking at, thinking about, and sharing ideas on art support personal growth and reinforce cognitive skills needed for success in all subject areas. Learn more about MFAH resources, activities, and workshops for teachers and students of all ages.
Programs for Colleges & Universities
Read more about our offerings college students and instructors, including guided tours, internship opportunities, and educational resources.
Programs for Visitors with Disabilities
The Museum strives to accommodate every visitor. We offer programs for blind or partially sighted visitors and those with Alzheimer's or dementia, as well as assistance for deaf or hard-of-hearing guests and those with limited mobility. Learn more about how we can assist you on your visit.
Join the Patron Group: Family Circle
The Family Circle is a group for families who want to foster a long-term appreciation of the visual arts in their children while supporting the MFAH. The museum hosts four events per year exclusively for Family Circle members: three programs that focus on the MFAH permanent collections and touring exhibitions, and one major benefit staged throughout the Museum.
Family Circle members have the opportunity to take exclusive behind-the-scenes tours designed to give children a personalized and interactive introduction to the world of art; attend seminars that share strategies for enhancing children's visits to the Museum; and participate in other fun programs that encourage a lifelong interest in the visual arts. Annual dues: $950 (includes a Family-level membership to the MFAH)
Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Sterling-Turner Foundation; ExxonMobil; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Occidental Petroleum; Leslie and Brad Bucher; Houston Junior Woman's Club; Mr. and Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock; The Windgate Charitable Foundation; the Samuel H. Kress Foundation; Mr. William J. Hill; the Susan Vaughan Foundation; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; The Americana Foundation; The Joe Barnhart Foundation; The Carruth Foundation, Inc.; the CFP Foundation; Texas Commission on the Arts; Frost Bank; Mrs. Nancy Glanville Jewell; Mrs. Denise D. Monteleone; W. A. and Madeline Smith Charitable Trust; European Fine Art Foundation; Air Liquide; Mr. Scott Ensell; Mr. William J. Hill; Huneycutt Family Foundation; Mrs. Fred R. Lummis; Mary Lynn and Steve Marks; The Claire & Theodore Morse Foundation; the Strake Foundation; The Summerlee Foundation; Alice and Terry Thomas Charitable Fund; Humanities Texas; The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™; International Fine Print Dealers Association; Junior League of Houston, Inc.; Polly and Murry Bowden; James C. and Nancy R. Gordon; The Lubrizol Foundation; and Volunteer Houston.
All learning and interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive endowment income from funds provided by:
The Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest
Caroline Wiess Law
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation
The National Endowment for the Humanities
The Fondren Foundation
BMC Software, Inc.
The Wallace Foundation
The Neal Myers and Ken Black Children's Art Fund
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WJHC 2011 GDT – Canada 10, Norway 1 – Game 3 – 2010-12-29 @ 5:30PM MST – TSN
|Canada – 10
|Norway – 1
|WJHC 2011 Game 3
|Canada were silver medal winners in 2010
|Norway finished below 10th in 2010
|Date: Dec 29 @ 5:30 PM MST
OK, so for starters… Zack Kassian was ejected from the last game for a hit to the head of Czech defenseman Petr Senkerik in yesterday's game. Dan Marouelli ruled that he will also miss the following game against Sweden. I think he got it right. If you watch the replays, Kassian clearly hits Senkerik in the head. We can dispute whether or not Kassian intentionally did it (I don't think he did), but that doesn't really mean anything. Let's bear in mind too, this is the World Juniors, not prison rules. Rules are a bit more strict in this tournament, as they should be. They need to protect these future stars. Anyways, Puck Daddy did up a Continue reading 'WJHC 2011 GDT – Canada 10, Norway 1 – Game 3 – 2010-12-29 @ 5:30PM MST – TSN'»


text: After completing an upgrade to CentOS 6 to 6.1, the Bind service would not start. Upon further investigation the Bind service reported 2 zones which had errors. After deleting these zones, I was able to start the Bind service. Before the upgrade there were no problems and the service was able to start and restart without issue. My question is this: What in the upgrade from 6 to 6.1 could be causing problems, or is ISPConfig not compatible? (My guess is it works ok, just something in the upgrade, I do not know if there was a Bind update) If a service is not started, should not the ISPConfig monitor screen show an error? These zones were created in ISPConfig, is there a problem with how ISPConfig is saving them? (I am not thinking so since my other 8 zones work fine) The error I was given was the zones contained no A records, yet from the ISPConfig control panel they had A records, same ones they had before the upgrade. I am assuming this is an isolated incident, but I cannot be certain. I only have 3 ISPConfig servers, 2 of which are mirror DNS. Once I deleted those records they both came back online, so I have no other server to test on. I have an unconfigured testing environment which took the upgrades, but alas it has no DNS records so the error did not show up. Any ideas? Thoughts?


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Racing Begins Tomorrow at the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta
MIAMI, Fla. – One month after establishing themselves as two of America's next Olympians, Yale alums Sarah Lihan '10 and Stuart McNay '05 are ready to return to the race course; however, this time with the pressures of the Olympic trials process behind them. There may be many new pressures, but whether or not they will be racing in London this summer is no longer a question.
Racing at the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (OCR) begins Monday and will continue until Jan. 28. Lihan and McNay, along with their respective teammates, will be racing in the Men's and Women's 470 classes for which 24 and 16 competitors are registered, respectively. Compared to the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Australia, last month, this is a small event; however, its ISAF Grade 1 status attracts strong competition from around the world. Grade 1 is the ranking given by the International Sailing Federation to regattas that fall just below the level of world championships. Success at a Grade 1 event can earn competitors a great number of points towards their individual ISAF world ranking.
In the Men's 470 class, six out of the top 10 teams in the world will be competing at the OCR. McNay and his crew, Graham Biehl, are currently ranked sixth. As for the women's class, Lihan and her skipper, Amanda Clark, are currently 11th in the world rankings; however, they will actually be the top-ranked women's 470 competitors at the OCR.
With less than eight months left until The Games kick off in London, the Miami OCR should be a great way for the Americans to begin the final stretch of their Olympic preparation. For one, the international competition is coming to them. Most often US sailors have to travel to Europe to get experience in competitive international fleets, but this time the Americans get to have the local knowledge advantage and the competition. The majority of US Olympic sailors, including Lihan and McNay, have made Miami their home base for training. Its climate permits them to sail year-round with very little daily commute to a great open-water venue.
In addition to being a great training event, the Miami OCR is also the second regatta in the seven-regatta ISAF World Cup series. For the Yale sailors this is particularly significant because both are looking to repeat their strong performances from the first World Cup event. In fact, McNay and Biehl are currently leading the Men's 470 World Cup standings after a big win at the Sail Melbourne regatta back in early November. In Melbourne, Team MB, as they call themselves, beat out the number-one-in-the-world and likely-Olympic-favorite Australian team of Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page. Sail Melbourne was also a strong event for Lihan and Clark, who finished third overall in the women's 470 class and are consequently sitting third in the ISAF World Cup standings. Since the two teams ahead of them in the standings will not be racing in Miami, a good OCR result could easily bump them into the top spot.
After racing finishes in Miami, there will be five more World Cup regattas before the Olympics. Since these events tend to offer the best competition and most Olympic-like racing, the Americans will try to travel to as many of them as possible.
The trials process is behind them and therefore McNay, Lihan and their teammates can now fully concentrate on preparing for the Olympic Games. Beating out the American competition was one thing, but winning at the Olympics will require performance at the next level. This week in Miami they are looking to set the tone for the rest of 2012. You can follow the racing online at the official Miami OCR website.
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Dreaming Green/
I received the nicest gift in the mail the other day from the very kind people at Environment Furniture. You may remember this blog post. Environment Furniture is an eco-friendly and very stylish maker of sustainable furniture...as they say....they "put the chic in eco-chic!" I would have to agree.
So.....I open the package and was very excited to see it was this book: Dreaming Green by Lisa Sharkey and Paul Gleicher (All photos from the book by Linda Bell Hall). Books are my favorite gift to give and to receive....so I of course started to flip through it immediately! As I am flipping, I came across this chapter...which I now have to say is my favorite, called the EcoManor :
(Because the couple are co-educators, they give frequest tours of the space and needed a grand entryway for assembled crowds. The large doors are made from wheat instead of solid wood, saving trees - pg. 149)
EcoManor is the home of Laura and Rutherford Seydel. Laura is the daughter of Ted Turner, CNN founder. Taking her life's cue from her environmentally active father, Laura became an environmental activist who happened to marry an environmental lawyer. Laura is the chairman of Captain Planet Foundation and cofounder of Mothers and Others for Clean Air. It was only natural for the couple to build a house with the environment in mind. It is the first ever LEED-certified manor home and the first LEED residence in the South, South being Atlanta Georgia.
Dining Room
(Custom-made recycled scrap-iron chandelier. 19th Cent. Dining table, 18th Cent. Dining Chairs)
The couple brought in their friend Jillian Pritchard Cooke to help with the interior. Pritchard Cooke specializes in sustainable projects. Everything is energy efficient, chemical-free, and recycled or sustainable.
Family Room
(Throw pillows are from vintage remnant fabrics. All fabrics are sustainable and toxin-free. - pg. 150)
It doesn't look like the typical "green" house does it? And this is why I am impressed. The "green" anthem may end up playing itself out unless it appeals to a very broad spectrum of tastes. Not everyone is comfortable in a contemporary home. I think it is wonderful and important that this home was included in a book about green design. Antiques are a pretty green way to furnish a home....perhaps the greenest. Cooke incorporated as many antiques and family heirlooms into the design as possible.
This Secondary Dining Room moves outdoors during warmer weather
(Concrete and Glass counter tops and renewable hay cabinet interiors - pg. 153)
Many of the light fixtures and counter tops were made using recycled products. The chandelier here was made from scrap iron and the counters were created by Dex Studios using concrete and recycled glass, mother-of-pearl and marble.
Cooke used the theme of Four Seasons to create the interiors for the home. This study off of the Family Room represents Autumn. All paints used in the home were low-VOC.
Master Bedroom Reading Area
One might never guess just how green this pale blue room is. The contrast between the pale blue white upholstery and the almost black drapery and ottoman are quite striking!
To find out more about EcoManor project and Jillian Pritchard Cooke visit the website here. You can see a tour of the manor which shows many more pictures, learn about all of the green products used in the home, and find out how EcoManor is being used as an "educational tool to builders, architects, designers, vendors, landscapers, educators and homeowners in an effort to promote green living, conservation options and improved residential building practices."
I want to say a hearty THANK YOU to the team at Environment Furniture for sending me this wonderful book!
If you are in the Los Angeles Area, you might want to check out their new flagship store on Beverly Boulevard:


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Regarding "Slow Down and Know that I am God," by C. Christopher Smith (December 2012): A real "slow church" would be one where there was no planned-weeks-or-years-in-advance church services and where the Holy Spirit was allowed to be in actual charge of the services. There would be no time limit on how long a service would last. Those in attendance would be allowed to participate as the Lord wills. Paul wrote about this in 1 Corinthians. A "slow church" wouldn't be an entertainment center with a band and worship singers, with words flashed on a TV screen, as in many churches today.
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Well actually Meds isn't cool with that. Meds didn't know about that because Meds doesn't really pay attention to anything that involves the CFL outside of the odd Lions scoreboard.RoyalDude wrote:BC Place built in 1983 I believe for 126 million bones. The renovation for the new roof cost $563 million. The renovation budget was set for $365 million by the BC government. End result, $200 million over budget for a building to house the BC Lions. Greg Kerfoot owner of the Whitecaps wants to build his own soccer only stadium, trust me, he still does. What is so funny about Kerfoots situation is that he was literally on his hands and knees begging to build one on the waterfront with ALL HIS PRIVATE MONEY AND NO HELP FROM THE TAXPAYERS, but unfortunately some Federal Government funded Railroad company won't make a land swap deal with him, or should I say, sell the space above the tracks to add to the land that he owns on the waterfront, and so because of that he is TEMPORARILY playing his soccer team at BC Place. Kerfoot was even willing to build that waterfront stadium (keep in mind, WITH HIS OWN MONEY) to house both the Caps and the Lions at one point. This AMAZING new convention centre built on the waterfront, funded by taxpayers, is supposed to handle all the new big conventions, so it couldn't be the conventions that justified the $200 million over budget reno that cost $563 million to build is it???? So at the end of the day, this fucking $563 million renovation for a new roof to BC Place, is really for the BC Lions only, what 8 home games a year, and maybe a couple conventions??? Wow, money well spent. But hey, Meds is cool with that, Just not what is going on with the Oilers, damn the Katz group to hell if they want help from taxpayers to build a new stadium.
I have to confess that I'm confused by your post there. You talk about this new stadium that Kerfoot wants to build on the waterfront with his own money. Then talk about an amazing new convention center built on the waterfrom that will be funded by taxpayers that is supposed to handle the new big conventions. Then say it couldn't be the conventions that justify the over budget reno. And at the end of the day the new $563M roof/reno is just for the Lions' 8 home games a year and some conventions. So is there a new convention center? Or are conventions and [some] concerts still being held at BC Place (and Rogers for [smaller] concerts)? If there is a new convention center that was going to be built then the reno on BC Place was even dumber than it actually was. If Kerfoot can't get the land and therefore won't build a convention center then the reno on BC Place is still a disaster budget-wise but was still necessary. Regardless, your rant makes no sense, but I get that you are not OK with the money spent on BC Place and somehow get the idea that I am OK with it.
If I recall the renovation on BC Place was also pushed up for the 2010 Olympics (that and it wasn't really safe to have anyone in the building anymore).....not that that reason is justification for half a billion dollars in renovation/repair for a single building, but all the same, if all that the building was going to be used for was as a home for a CFL team then it was a waste.....I guess they should have torn the place down. Or maybe come up with a way to redo the roof for much cheaper.
Regardless, typical RD, rant and rave, express your frustration, omit facts, erroneously infer someone else's opinion, and then simply sign off because you aren't smart enough to actually offer a better idea. It's a good thing people like you exist.....the world wouldn't get ANYwhere without forward thinking problem solvers like you.


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In Wednesday's blog post I talked about the Resource Auto Update script and how it is important that you run it regularly to make sure that you have the most up-to-date version of your resource files.
I mentioned how you could bookmark the link in your browser, but some of you may prefer to have the link right in Libronix. So I've created a quick video demo that shows you how to create a resource update toolbar button.
If you don't want to watch the video but just want the steps, here they are:
- Open Libronix.
- Right click in the toolbar area and click "Customize."
- Click "New" to create a new toolbar. (You can also add the button to a pre-existing custom toolbar.)
- Leave the "Category" as "Special," and click on "Go To (Internet Application)."
- Click "Add," give the toolbar a name like "Resource Update," and then click on "Details."
- (Optional: Give the button a name, select a style and icon, and assign a shortcut key.)
- Paste the following link into the "Internet Address" box: https://www.logos.com/media/update/ResourceAutoUpdate.lbxupd.
- Click "OK," "OK," and "Close."
- Click your new button (or use your shortcut key) to run the Resource Auto Update.
Or just download the toolbar, put it in your My Documents\Libronix DLS\CustomToolbars folder, and enable it from the right-click menu by clicking in the toolbar area and selecting "Resource Update."


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Two More East Texans Die from West Nile Virus
The Texas Department of State Health Services confirms a person has died in Harrison and Cass County as a result of West Nile.
A total of five people have died from the illness in East Texas. Gregg, Panola, and Cherokee Counties each reported a death resulting from the mosquito-borne virus.
That brings the 2012 West Nile death toll statewide to at least 50.
DSHS has confirmed 1,127 human cases of West Nile illness in Texas this year. This is the worst year ever for West Nile in Texas, which has about half of the nation's deaths from the illness.
DSHS reminds Texans to reduce the risk of exposure by eliminating standing water and other mosquito breeding areas; making sure door, porch and window screens are in good condition; and using a repellent that contains DEET.
Woman Robbed at Tyler Shoe Store; Police Seeking Suspect
Tyler Police responded to the Payless Shoes located at 3840 Highway 64 West on a Robbery call at 11:11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2012.
Police say the suspect walked into the store, displayed a handgun to the clerk and advised her it was a robbery.
During the course of the robbery a customer walked into the store. The suspect became nervous and grabbed the customer's purse from her and ran out the store. The suspect drove away in a dark green possibly a Ford Explorer SUV, unknown license plate.
The suspect is described as a black male in his early 20's 6' tall, thin build, wearing a gray shirt with a black garment wrapped around his neck.
No one was injured during the incident.
Cass County Man Guilty of Bank Robbery
A 52-year-old East Texas man has pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in Atlanta, Texas.
Robin Marion Allen pleaded guilty to bank robbery today in connection with the June 25, 2012 hold-up of the Wells Fargo Bank on East Main Street in Atlanta, Texas.
According to information presented in court, Allen borrowed a car and then drove to the Bank and approached a bank teller with a hand-written note on instructions to fill a black bag with cash. The teller placed $1,944 in cash in the bag and returned it to Allen. Allen was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 11, 2012 and charged with bank robbery.
Allen faces up to 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.
This case is being investigated by FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Allen Hurst.
East Texas Burglary Suspect Arrested in Dallas
On Monday September 10th, 2012 the Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office received a Crime Stoppers tip of the whereabouts of wanted suspect Michael Schwankner. The Sheriff's Office has received many tips for Schwankner but this tip was the first one giving his location in Dallas.
The Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office contacted the Dallas Task Force. The Dallas Task Force organized a team and reported to the suspected location where Michael was hiding. The Task Force conducted the operation and while doing so, Schwankner attempted to flee the residence through the back door and was quickly placed into custody.
He is currently booked into the Lew Sterrett Justice Center in Dallas, Texas awaiting arraignment on several charges.
"This is a great day for many victims in Van Zandt County and surrounding counties. There were many law enforcement agencies that worked lots of hours together trying to apprehend this wanted fugitive and today there are many victims who can rest easy knowing he is behind bars."
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Argentina bombing victims' relatives want justice
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — The relatives of 85 people killed in Argentina's deadliest terror attack are demanding justice and calling on their government to annul an agreement with Iran to investigate the bombing 20 years ago.
The call came Friday on the anniversary of the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association in downtown Buenos Aires. The attack remains unsolved, but an Argentine prosecutor last year released an indictment that accuses Iran and Hezbollah of organizing the attack.
Iran has denied involvement.
A joint Argentine-Iran "truth commission" approved by both governments in 2013 promised to move the investigation forward by enabling Argentine prosecutors to travel to Tehran and question high-ranking Iranian officials.
But the probe has not advanced and the victims' relatives believe the agreement has actually protected the perpetrators.


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Shopping center update: 2 of 3 approved
Three shopping centers in the works will change the way Charlottesville shops– not in time for this holiday season, but certainly by 2005.
When The Hook reported on Albemarle Place, Hollymead Town Center, and North Pointe in our July 10 cover story, none had gotten the critical rezoning approval from the Board of Supervisors that would allow them to break ground.
Four months later, here's what's happening:
Hollymead Town Center
The bulldozers are hard at it up U.S. 29 just south of Airport Road. "We're going," says United Land's Wendell Wood. "It's going."
The BOS approved Wood's section of Hollymead Town Center– the part that will house the long-awaited Target– on July 16. Two other developers, the Kessler Group and Virginia Land Company, will be building residential units and smaller retail and offices as part of the same project.
And after nearly four years, Wood has the land rezoned and a site plan approved. The only thing he says he needs is a highway permit for the nearly $11 million in roadwork he had to proffer to get the county's okay to start building. That's for building extra lanes on U.S. 29– "about $6 million just on 29," he says– and a parallel road that will connect the center to Airport Road.
And the target date for Target? Spring of 2005, Wood says.
Albemarle Place
The favorite of "neighborhood model" proponents, Albemarle Place had its rezoning approved by the BOS October 22.
Next hurdle for the center that encircles Sperry Marine at the intersection of Hydraulic and U.S. 29: site plan approval.
Mike Fenner, a planner with Frank Cox Associates, which is managing the project for owners Albeville Station LP, estimates that site plan and grading plan approval could take several months. "I don't anticipate any major problems, but the county will take a hard look at it."
County planner Michael Barnes says the process could take as much as six months– and that the county has not received a site plan for Albemarle Place.
Fenner estimates a best-case scenario of breaking ground in the spring. The developers have long wanted to open for the 2005 holiday shopping season, but Fenner acknowledges Albemarle Place could be looking at spring 2006 for its first phase.
As for which swanky retailers are signing up for a space in Albemarle Place, Fenner remains mum. "Once you get the formal rezoning, you have a lot of movement in the leasing," he says. "I know there have been a lot of phone calls and interest."
Announcements TBA.
North Pointe
At the October 28 Planning Commission meeting, developer Chuck Rotgin was gaveled by chairman William Rieley for being out of order. "I was out of order," says a contrite Rotgin, who attributes his speaking when speaking wasn't allowed to a misunderstanding in scheduling.
Rotgin's Great Eastern Management is behind North Pointe, a 269-acre mixed-use project off U.S. 29 and Proffit Road. Developers went to the Board of Supervisors in May for rezoning approval, and were kicked back to the Planning Commission. In October, the Planning Commission twice deferred a vote on the project.
Part of the problem, says Rotgin, is "a feeling among staff and some members of the Planning Commission that we do not represent the pure 'neighborhood model' as they envision it."
Great Eastern believes consumers want big box stores, they don't want to park in back, à la relegated parking, when they go to the grocery store, and that the neighborhood model should be one– but not the only– form of commercial development in Albemarle County.
And unlike Albemarle Place and Hollymead Town Center, says Rotgin, North Pointe has a major residential component that includes single-family dwellings in an area where subdivisions like Forest Lakes are almost built out.
Critics say North Pointe will contribute to traffic and, coming on top of Hollymead Town Center and Albemarle Place, will create an excess of retail space.
One problem faced by the developers, says Great Eastern spokesperson Pam Fitzgerald, is the county's desire for connected roads and the "terrain factor" that isn't conducive for connectivity.
"They've increased the number of units per acre and the percentage of affordable housing units," says Fitzgerald. "The developer has done everything to meet the spirit and letter of what the Planning Commission asked."
North Pointe goes back to the Planning Commission November 18, and to the Board of Supervisors for a public hearing December 10.
"I think all parties are frustrated by the lengthy and onerous process," says Fitzgerald. "In the end, we'll come up with a model that works" for the county.
The earth moves at the future home of Target, ETA spring 2005.


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5. Is Ed Reed's game slipping?
The Ravens' star free safety had a terrible game against the Oakland Raiders, by his own admission. The former NFL Defensive Player of the Year recorded just three tackles and no pass deflections. He was late providing help over the top on a touchdown allowed by Corey Graham against the Raiders. He ricocheted off Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey (Maryland, McDonogh), sustaining a right shoulder stinger. Reed's injuries aren't serious in nature, but they are debilitating. So is his age. Although Reed is arguably the most natural, instinctive center fielder to play this game in the past two decades, his issues in tackling are beginning to become detrimental to a defense that's already had its struggles in the front seven. It's not that Reed's ability isn't still there. It's his body that's betraying him.
Gene Sweeney Jr., Baltimore Sun
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Promise Kept rulings on the Walk-O-Meter
Reform and speed up permitting process for businesses
Will "reform the permitting process to require state agencies to review permit applications within 60 days of receipt. If the application is not approved or denied by the agency within 180 days of receipt, the application will be presumed approved."
Have lieutenant governor lead statewide "small business roundtables"
"To ensure that the state and Wisconsin businesses have an open and ongoing dialog on the state of the economy, I will empower my Lieutenant Governor to head regular small business roundtables in all corners of the state."
Call special legislative session on jobs
Will, with first official act as governor, minutes after taking the oath of office, "declare an economic emergency and call a special session of the legislature on cutting taxes for small businesses, curbing frivolous lawsuits, eliminating state tax on Health Savings Accounts and reorganizing the Department of Commerce."
Create and convene "Waste, Fraud and Abuse" Commission
"As part of my Emergency Jobs Plan, I will issue an executive order on my first day in office, creating this commission, directing it to meet within one week, and giving it the authority to access the books of all state agencies and go through them line-by-line. I will appoint a tough, private-sector chairman who will bring common sense to government spending and ensure that taxpayer money is being spent efficiently and effectively."
Eliminate state tax on Health Savings Accounts
Will "call on the legislature to eliminate the tax on Health Savings Accounts, taking effect immediately." This would be part of the special "economic emergency" session of the Legislature.
Replace Department of Commerce with development-focused agency
"Working with the legislature and through executive order, I will replace ( Department of Commerce) with a true economic development agency. I will hire an experienced economic development professional as Executive Director. All regulatory functions will be transferred to other agencies. Existing economic development functions of state agencies, like the Department of Workforce Development, and state affiliated entities, like the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, will be consolidated within the new agency."
Implement simplified and understandable DNR regulations
Will "allow increased access to state lands for forest management and all of Wisconsin's citizens. Implement simplified and understandable regulations."
Appoint "Whitetail Deer trustee" to review deer counting system
Will "appoint a Whitetail Deer Trustee, an outside independent expert to revise our deer counting system."
Change to hunter-friendly chronic wasting disease strategy
Will push "policymakers in Madison (to) recognize that our Chronic Wasting Disease efforts aren't working and shift to a strategy that makes sense for our hunters."
Improve deer hunt rules; return to 'traditional' hunts
Will return state "to traditional hunts – enough with T-Zones and Earn-a-Buck (programs related to herd management) – making Wisconsin the best place in the nation to hunt white tailed deer again."
Create new panel to provide advice on hunting and environmental matters
Will "create Governor Advisory Groups consisting of everyday sportsmen, conservationists, business owners and rank-and-file DNR employees to advise me on new and existing regulations and practices."
Adopt strong "Castle Doctrine" law
Will adopt a strong "Castle Doctrine" law. "Homeowners should take comfort in knowing that their home is truly their castle, which is why I support citizens' rights to protect themselves in their own homes and anywhere they have a legal right to be, by adopting a strong Castle Doctrine law"
Lower taxes on business investment capital for new firms and expansions
Will lower taxes on business investment capital for new firms and expansions. "We must lower the tax burden for all individuals and job creators. Specifically, we can lower the tax on early stage and investment capital to make it more accessible to Wisconsin employers that want to stay in Wisconsin and expand while also luring start-ups to our state."
Lower the income tax
Will lower the income tax. "I want to lower the tax on employers, lower the tax on income, freeze property taxes and phase out retirement income taxes. States that have a lower tax burden have more jobs and better budgets, and its time Wisconsin was a better state to do business."
Reduce taxes on employers
"I want to lower the tax on employers, lower the tax on income, freeze property taxes and phase out retirement income taxes. States that have a lower tax burden have more jobs and better budgets, and its time Wisconsin was a better state to do business."
Cut manufacturing taxes
In a conference call Monday (Nov. 2, 2009) with reporters, Walker said his first budget would undo tax increases approved this year by the Legislature and implement cuts in manufacturing taxes, estate taxes and retirement taxes.
Freeze property taxes
"I want to lower the tax on employers, lower the tax on income, freeze property taxes and phase out retirement income taxes. States that have a lower tax burden have more jobs and better budgets, and its time Wisconsin was a better state to do business."
Require cabinet to hold "brown bag lunches" with employees to find waste, fraud and abuse
Will require cabinet to hold "brown bag lunches" with employees to identify waste, fraud and abuse. "As part of my Waste, Fraud and Abuse Commission to find $300 million of savings for the taxpayers, I will issue an executive order requiring my cabinet secretaries to hold regular brown bag lunches with frontline workers to help identify cost savings and more efficient ways of providing services."
Review all tax policy to lighten burden on farmers
Will "conduct a comprehensive review of all tax policy that impacts farmers, eliminate tax barriers to production, and rein in government spending so that farmers can invest in their operations instead of sending more money to the state treasury."
Oppose efforts to weaken "Use Value" law as it relates to farms
Will "oppose any efforts to weaken Wisconsin's 'Use Value' law that has kept property taxes on farms in check and helped family farms stay in business."


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Recipe for White House honey ale
Makes about 4½ gallons
Besides the malt extracts and other unusual ingredients, all available at a homebrewer shop, you need a stock pot, hop bag, thermometer, two 6-gallon jugs,
a boiling bucket, a siphon (all part of a home-brewing kit), 2 cases of bottles
(48 12-ounce beer bottles) and something to cap them. Mark the outside of the jug at the 5-gallon point. You need to sterilize everything that touches the beer, including the bottles. Sterilize by rinsing with boiling water or use Easy Clean powder from a home-brewing shop.
|ounces crushed amber crystal malt
|ounces biscuit malt
|gallons bottled water, or more as needed
|cans (3.3 pounds) light malt extract
|pound light dried malt extract
|ounces Kent Goldings hop pellets
|teaspoons gypsum
|ounces Fuggle hop pellets
|pound honey
|package Windsor dry ale yeast
|cup corn sugar
|quart boiling water
1. Wrap the crystal malt and biscuit malt in a hop bag. In a 12-quart stock pot, combine the hop bag with 1½ gallons water. Heat to 155 degrees. Let it sit for 30 minutes. Remove the hop bag.
2. Add the light malt extract and dried malt extract. Bring to a boil.
3. Add the Kent Goldings pellets and gypsum. Boil for 45 minutes. Add the Fuggle pellets during the last minute of the boil.
4. Add the honey and boil 5 minutes more. This is the "wort."
5. Pour 2 gallons of the water into the jug. Add the boiling mixture (no need to strain it), and enough additional water to total 5 gallons.
6. Let the wort cool to 70 to 80 degrees. Add the yeast.
7. Add enough additional water to come halfway up the empty airspace at the top of the jug. Cover with a clean kitchen towel. Let the mixture ferment at 68 to 72 degrees for 5 days. Pour the mixture into another jug and set aside for 14 more days. Total fermenting time is 19 days.
8. To bottle: In a saucepan, dissolve the corn sugar in the boiling water and simmer for 15 minutes. Pour the mixture into an empty bottling bucket. Siphon the beer from the fermenter into the bucket. Distribute the corn sugar mixture evenly over the mixture in the bucket. Siphon into bottles and cap each one.
9. Let the bottles sit for 2 to 3 weeks at 75 degrees. Adapted from The White House


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It is shaping up to be the worst cold and flu season in about ten years, with more than 40 states reporting widespread influenza doctor visits and hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
"This year's strain appears to be similar to the one we saw back in 2003," said ISI Group health care analyst Ross Muken in an e-mail. "Flu hit early that season and was quite severe."
Analysts note searches related to the flu on Google's Flu-Tracker have risen sharply every week since the start of December, and are up about 200 percent from a year ago.
Flu Season Winners: Drug Stores, Tissue-Makers
The early start has already boosted flu shot demand. Walgreens reported earlier this month that it had administered 5.5 million flu shots by the end of December — up from 5.3 million in the same period a year earlier.
"Walgreen is a key provider of flu shots," said Muken, " so they are seeing a modestly outsized benefit."
Beyond flu shots, a strong cold and flu season could mean stronger sales for over the counter medication and other cold care items at Walgreens and its competitors, CVS Caremark and Rite Aid.
The six-month cold and flu season is a big driver of facial tissue sales. Kleenex-maker Kimberly-Clark and Procter & Gamble, which make Puffs, saw lower sales last year because of the mild season. They could see a boost in the current quarter.
Similarly, Helen of Troy CEO Gerald Rubin told analysts, after the personal care product maker's health care sales flagged last year, that a stronger cold season this year will bode well for sales. (Read More: Ryan: Is the Health Care Sector 'Healthy?')
"The cold season is very, very important to us," Rubin explained on the firm's 2012 fiscal fourth quarter conference call. "Not that we want people to get sick, but when the cold season does come, they do buy humidifiers and vaporizers and thermometers, which are a big part of our business."
Doctor Visits Impact Diagnostics, Hospitals, Insurers
The CDC reports outpatient visits and hospitalizations are up sharply with the early start of the flu season. That likely results in more testing for influenza, and higher overall medical costs. (Read More: GlaxoSmithKline Wins U.S. Approval for New Flu Vaccine)
"Higher flu incidence should be positive for several diagnostics companies," Leerink Swann analyst Jason Gurda wrote in a note to clients. Gurda noted micro-cap diagnostic firm Quidel, which gets about 10 percent of its revenue from flu-related testing, already pre-announced strong fourth quarter results. Alere, Hologic and Cepheid are among the other diagnostic firms he thinks could benefit.
Hospitals should see a modestly positive impact, Gurda said, noting Health Management Associates, Community Health and HCAhave more than 80-percent of their beds in the states with the worst flu levels. (Read More: 3 Top Health Care Plays: Barbara Ryan)
But all of the increased doctor visits, testing and hospitalizations will likely add up to higher medical costs for health insurers. In December, Centene lowered its guidance citing higher flu costs, among other expenditures. WellPoint and Aetna have both reaffirmed guidance in SEC filings this week.
Still, estimates are this year's flu season may not peak for another five weeks.
—By Bertha Coombs; Follow her on Twitter: @coombscnbc


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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Hart unfazed by Arsenal hoodoo
Joe Hart insists there will be no sense of inferiority in the Manchester City camp on Sunday even though it is 37 years since they last beat Arsenal away from home in the league.
Although the Blues knocked Arsene Wenger's men out of the Carling Cup at the Emirates last season, Tony Book was in charge the last time they tasted a top-flight victory - but Hart does not feel the sorry statistic is anything to worry about.
"These records are made to be broken," he told Talksport. "We feel strongly that we can turn up anywhere and win. It has not happened at the Emirates. But it is not a case of us turning up and thinking we are going to lose."
He added: "It is a great pitch, great atmosphere and it feels like you can go and express yourself. Hopefully that will be the case on Sunday."
City know they will be 10 points behind at kick-off if Manchester United defeat Liverpool earlier in the day, a legacy of some scrappy form which has seen them drop more points than anticipated at this stage of the campaign.
"It has been frustrating for us," he said. "We know what we are capable of but there have been occasions when a couple of us have not played great. Last year, two or three would play brilliantly and that would be enough for us to win the game.
"It has been difficult. We are fighting through it and are still feeling positive."
City will be without the influence of Yaya Toure, who has departed for the African Nations Cup and is not due to return until the middle of next month. With Jack Rodwell once again struck down by injury, either James Milner or Javi Garcia will fill the central midfield vacancy.
Either way, Hart insists City will cope and he added: "Jack has been pretty unlucky but Javi has settled in really well. His English is good, which helps. He is physical and is ready to rumble.
"He is going to help us in central midfield and it will give James Milner an opportunity as well because I know it is his favourite position. We have plenty of options."


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Budd Schulberg, who exposed the dark side of American ambition in his acclaimed Hollywood novel "What Makes Sammy Run?" and won an Academy Award for his screenplay depicting the mob-controlled longshoremen's union in the film classic "On the Waterfront," has died. He was 95.
Schulberg, a onetime Communist Party member who was ostracized in Hollywood after naming names before the House Un-American Activities Committee in the early 1950s, died of natural causes Wednesday at his home in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., his wife, Betsy, told the Associated Press.
In a writing career that spanned more than six decades and reflected a strong social conscience, Schulberg wrote novels, short stories, screenplays, plays, teleplays and nonfiction books.
Among his other best-known works are:
* The 1947 novel "The Harder They Fall," a prize-fighting expose that became a 1956 movie, co-written by Schulberg, with Humphrey Bogart in his final role.
* "The Disenchanted," a best-selling 1950 novel loosely based on Schulberg's experience collaborating on a film script with F. Scott Fitzgerald.
* The screenplay for "A Face in the Crowd," director Elia Kazan's 1957 movie about a singing Arkansas drifter (Andy Griffith in his first movie role) who turns into a power-hungry tyrant after becoming an overnight national TV sensation.
Schulberg's resume included being a syndicated newspaper columnist, the first boxing editor at Sports Illustrated and a columnist for Fight Game and other boxing magazines.
He was a lifelong boxing aficionado, and his nonfiction books include "Loser and Still Champion: Muhammad Ali" (1972), "Sparring With Hemingway: And Other Legends of the Fight Game" (1995), a collection of his essays; and "Ringside: A Treasury of Boxing Reportage" (2006).
Greatest success
But Schulberg's greatest success came with "On the Waterfront." His screenwriting Oscar was one of eight Academy Awards the 1954 film won -- including nods for picture, director (Kazan), supporting actress (Eva Marie Saint) and actor (Marlon Brando).
Schulberg once said, however, that his proudest achievement was as founder and director of the Watts Writers Workshop. Launched in 1965 after the Los Angeles riots of that year, the workshop lasted until 1971 and spawned workshops in other cities.
"I didn't want to just hang back and complain about things," Schulberg later told People magazine. "I thought that we should all do something. I found great poets, great hearts in the ashes of Watts."
The son of B.P. Schulberg, the powerful production chief of Paramount Pictures in the 1920s and early '30s, Budd Schulberg burst onto the literary scene in 1941 at 27 with his first novel, "What Makes Sammy Run?"
A vivid portrait of a brash and amoral young hustler from New York's Lower East Side who connives his way from newspaper copy boy to Hollywood producer, the novel is considered one of the best about Hollywood, and the name of Schulberg's back-stabbing anti-hero, Sammy Glick, has become synonymous with ruthless ambition.
'That horrible book'
Viewed as a savage indictment of the movie business, the novel drew the immediate ire of the Hollywood establishment. As Schulberg once put it: "Overnight, I found myself famous -- and hated."
Movie columnist Hedda Hopper, encountering Schulberg in a Hollywood restaurant, huffed, "How dare you?"
A furious Samuel Goldwyn, for whom Schulberg was then working as a screenwriter, fired him because of "that horrible book."
MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer not only denounced the book at a meeting of the Motion Picture Producers Assn. but also suggested that Schulberg be deported. To which B.P. Schulberg laughed and said, "Louie, he's the only novelist who ever came from Hollywood. Where the hell are you going to deport him, Catalina Island?"
John Wayne so despised Schulberg's negative depiction of the film industry in the book -- and, no doubt, Schulberg's left-wing politics -- that he reportedly attacked the author verbally whenever they met.
Wayne's wrath finally turned physical when he and Schulberg ran into each other in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and the actor challenged the writer to a fistfight at midnight. The 6-foot-4 Wayne managed to get the much shorter Schulberg into a headlock before Schulberg's then-wife, actress Geraldine Brooks, separated them.
The encounter with Wayne was but one of many memorable incidents in Schulberg's life -- one that included coming to near-blows with Ernest Hemingway in Key West when Hemingway challenged Schulberg's knowledge of boxing; playfully sparring with Muhammad Ali in what was then Zaire; and accompanying Sen. Robert F. Kennedy into the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles the night Kennedy was assassinated.
Schulberg was born in New York City on March 27, 1914. His film scenario writer-turned-producer father moved the family to Hollywood in 1922 when Schulberg, the eldest of three children, was 8. Schulberg's mother, Adeline, became a leader of Hollywood society and later a literary agent.
First partnered with Mayer in the now-forgotten Mayer-Schulberg Studio near downtown Los Angeles, B.P. Schulberg became vice president in charge of production at Paramount in 1925.
The family lived in a mansion in the exclusive Windsor Square neighborhood. Schulberg was a timid child who stuttered, raised homing pigeons and wrote from an early age.
But he was a true child of Hollywood's elite whose playground included the studio stages and back lots of Paramount and MGM.
At Paramount, Schulberg and his best friend, Maurice Rapf, son of MGM executive Harry Rapf, played Foreign Legion on the abandoned fort from "Beau Geste." At MGM, they watched the filming of the chariot race for the original "Ben Hur" and, hidden from view, threw over-ripe figs at a parade of MGM stars, scoring a direct hit on Greta Garbo.
As Schulberg grew up, it wasn't out of the ordinary for Gary Cooper to take time out on the set to chat with him or for Cary Grant to drive up in his Model A roadster to present him with a new dog.
And Schulberg had to be the only kid in America who sold magazines on a street corner after being dropped off in a chauffeur-driven, custom-made town car modeled after an 18th century coach.
Schulberg captured those early days in "Moving Pictures: Memories of a Hollywood Prince," his 1981 memoir of his life with his film-pioneer father.
Favor seekers
But the writer grew contemptuous of Hollywood, which the public may have viewed as the glamour capital of the world but which "B.P.'s little boy," as he was referred to, saw as a company town.
"If you were raised in Hollywood, it wasn't too difficult to get pretty angry at the world around you," Schulberg told People magazine in 1989. "People would come up to me when I was a little boy -- 11, 12, 13 -- an actress would want some favor from my father; a writer would urge me to say something about him. That was all around me. When they fussed over me, I knew why."
Schulberg's golden life tarnished in 1931 when his father, a gambler and philanderer, moved out of the house to live with his latest discovery, actress Sylvia Sidney.
By then, the 17-year-old Schulberg was working in the Paramount publicity department, writing fictitious biographies of the studio's stars.
After earning a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., in 1936, Schulberg returned to Hollywood, where he spent the next three years as an apprentice screenwriter for producers David O. Selznick, Walter Wanger and Sam Goldwyn. Among his assignments: writing additional dialogue for "A Star Is Born" and collaborating with Fitzgerald on the "Winter Carnival" script.
Schulberg had already published short stories in magazines when he moved to New Hampshire in 1939 to write "What Makes Sammy Run?"
In his later years, Schulberg lamented that his work had become "a handbook for yuppies," who had seemingly come to embrace Sammy's credo of success at all cost. "Going through life with a conscience is like driving your car with your brakes on," Sammy says at one point in the novel.
Serving in the Navy during World War II, Schulberg was a member of director John Ford's documentary unit. After Germany's surrender, Schulberg spent six months examining secret German films for visual evidence of war crimes.
The writer had been a member of the Communist Party from 1936 to 1939. He later said he became disillusioned with the party at the time of the Hitler-Stalin pact and quit after party members in Hollywood tried to dictate how he should write "What Makes Sammy Run?".
During his appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1951, Schulberg named 17 people he said he had known in the Communist Party.
"It's not a pleasant thing," he said of naming names in a 2000 interview with the Hollywood Reporter. "My own feeling was that while I didn't like the committee being so right-wing, I didn't think it was healthy having a secret organization trying to control the Writers Guild. I felt it was wrong and undermining democracy."
Many felt that the "On the Waterfront" plot, in which a longshoreman (Brando) courageously testifies at a waterfront crime commission public hearing against the vicious mobster who controls the dockworkers' union was an allegory for Kazan and Schulberg's friendly testimony during the committee's investigation into communist influence in Hollywood.
Kazan did not reject the parallel, writing in his autobiography, "I put my story and my feelings on the screen, to justify my informing." But Schulberg strongly denied that "On the Waterfront" was his apologia for testifying.
"It's total, total nonsense," he told the Chicago Tribune in 1994, saying he had welcomed the opportunity to renounce the Communist Party before the committee.
In writing "On the Waterfront," he said, "I was interested in social conditions on the waterfront and drawing a truthful story, not in justifying my position. Can you imagine Kazan asking me to write something that would justify our friendly testimony? It's a shame that an inaccuracy like that has become a 'fact' when it simply couldn't be more wrong."
Denial supported
A Fordham University professor supported Schulberg's denial, telling the New York Times in 2003 that he had found an early "Waterfront" script among Schulberg's papers that had a similar theme but was written before his congressional testimony.
Of those who see links between "On the Waterfront" and his testimony, Schulberg told the Chicago Tribune: "Let them say what they want, but they're missing the point of the film, which was not about informing but about men standing up to the mob for their rights on the docks. I'm proud of it for a lot of reasons: We prevailed over the enormous resistance of the studios and got it made, and we also proved we could hold an audience and say something we believed in."
Schulberg is survived by Betsy, his fourth wife. Information on other survivors was not immediately available.