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The AMG package for the C-Class comes with a sportier mesh grille and air inlets that boast chrome trim, AMG side skirts and AMG rear apron with diffuser. Additionally, 18" light-alloy wheels, lowered sport suspension, and dual exhaust tips are offered.
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Broward to sue condo association over widow's right to have pet
Phyllis Schleifer was so fragile and lonely, her doctors prescribed a medicine that weighs three pounds. His name is Sweetie, a Chihuahua. A prescription pet.
But the Century Village widow has had nothing but emotional turmoil since 2008 when Sweetie moved into her no-dogs-allowed condo in Deerfield Beach. Condo officials refused to allow the pet, even though Schleifer had a doctor's note saying she needed him as an "emotional service animal.'' She says her condo retaliated against her and mistreated her, and made her neighbors pay for the legal fight. Someone — she doesn't know who — even pushed her down a flight of stairs, she alleges.
Now, she's taken her case not to doctors, but to the taxpayers. Broward County government will sue Schleifer's Ventnor "H" Condo Association on her behalf, commissioners agreed Tuesday.
Schleifer, who was in a car accident and then several years later, in 2005, lost her husband of 42 years, suffers "severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder,'' county documents say, a legitimate disability in the courts' eyes. Hence, the county says, she needs Sweetie much like a blind person needs a Seeing Eye dog.
The unusual move to push a case onto the Broward taxpayers' bill is embedded in law, though few cases make it that far. County officials said Schleifer's is their first prescription pet lawsuit — an increasingly common disability case. The case is expected to cost the county between $15,000 and $50,000.
Broward Commissioner Ilene Lieberman worried Tuesday when the case came to commissioners' attention that Schleifer's case would spark a "field day'' of complainants asking taxpayers to pick up 100 percent of their legal costs, whether they're rich, poor or in between.
The county has no choice, though, and is obligated to file the lawsuit because of its contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which provides funding for the arrangement.
Condo residents who want prescription pets can't just line up for the county to represent them. First they have to file with the county's Civil Rights Division, which must find "reasonable cause'' of a violation of the law. Most cases then settle before moving to the lawsuit stage, county officials said.
In this case, investigators believe Ventnor condo violated the federal Fair Housing Act and the county's Human Rights Act.
Schleifer, 68, said she can't live without Sweetie but claims her neighbors treated her horribly because of her request for a pet waiver. One man even answered her smile in the elevator with the response "f--- you,'' she said.
"They need someone to pick on,'' Schleifer said Thursday, cradling the Chihuahua in her arms. "And it's me.''
The former Boca Raton wife and mom said four doctors told her to get a dog to ease her fragile mental state. She went to a pet store and locked eyes with the tiny Sweetie.
"I took one look at her. She took one look at me, and she literally jumped right into my arms. I said, 'Oh, my God. This is heaven,' " Schleifer said Thursday.
Without Sweetie, she said, "that would be the end of me.''
But soon after, Schleifer tangled with some of the worst of what condos have to offer, her attorney, Peter Wallis of Pompano Beach, said.
"I can tell you there is certainly a class of condo people who simply just want to be difficult with everyone else,'' Wallis said. "I think they're invariably referred to as 'condo commandos.' "
Exhibit "A'' in the case is a notice Schleifer says was posted on a bulletin board at Ventnor. It alerted residents that she had a dog, that dogs were not allowed, and that the condo "sought legal representation'' to fight her.
It called out Schleifer by name, and said her dog barked and disturbed neighbors. Then it warned that if a lawsuit were necessary, "we will spend our association's money (all owners money)'' on the suit.
She said seeing the notice was "like a knife in my heart.''
The attorney Ventnor hired, Patrick J. Murphy of Deerfield Beach, sent her a letter demanding that she pay the condo's $16,752 legal fees, and threatened to file a lien against her condo. His letter threatened a lawsuit, county documents say. Those acts were among the things considered "coercing, intimidating, threatening, or interfering'' with Schleifer's exercising of her federal legal rights.
Later, Murphy failed to sit down for mediation, according to county documents, which moved the case to litigation.
Murphy declined to comment Thursday.
William Lourenso, who was condo president when the discrimination and retaliation were alleged to have occurred, said Thursday he had no idea the matter wasn't settled long ago. He said the condo followed Murphy's guidance, and that in fighting Schleifer he thought he was doing his duty. He said the legal tab is now $24,000. Schleifer's 63 neighbors were assessed to pay the bill.
"We had our bylaws and it didn't allow dogs,'' Lourenso said. "She took it upon herself to bring the dog in. Then she came up with the doctor's note. … Anybody can get a doctor's note these days.''


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Recently, the investment firm Piper Jaffray conducted a study that found a full 47 percent of U.S. consumers don't feel the need for 4G. This isn't good news for the carriers, which have been fiercely touting their 4G networks for a few years now. Almost all new smartphones have some kind of 4G connectivity, including the new iPhone, at long last.
Part of consumers' apathy over 4G might come from their inability to understand the difference between different flavors of it. The same survey found that 51 percent of consumers said that all 4G networks are the same.
That's bad news for an industry as competitive as wireless communication, with recent marketing campaigns based upon name calling as a means of brand differentiation. With carriers betting ever more heavily upon data tiers as a main revenue stream, what can carriers do about consumers who don't seem to understand their services?
How to be 4G
Confusion is the name of the game, and the carriers haven't helped explain to consumers the benefits of 4G. Commercial mobile technologies are standardized by a complex number of bodies such as the ITU (International Telecommunication Union), the 3GGP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), and the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). Still reading? Good. They are tasked with bickering until they set a strict, definite standard for each iteration.
These powers that be hold conferences, conduct studies, and perform secret ritual sacrifices in order to define what it each G – or generation – actually means. 4G is, of course the next numerical step, but the powers stumbled when it came to defining what that actually meant.
Strange encounters of the fourth generation
The 4G war got off to a specular fail from a marketing standpoint. There were many, vastly different technologies all vying for subscribers.
Sprint tried to get the ball rolling with WiMAX in 2008, a technology descended from the same tech in your Wi-Fi router. It was branded 4G, though real-life speeds were often more equivalent to a particularly fast 3G device. This was promising, but Sprint eventually declared the technology dead and migrated to LTE (Long Term Evolution, if you were curious). One down.
T-Mobile further muddied the waters with an upgrade to HSPA+, which is technically more like 3.5G, but which has been branded 4G.
AT&T had a wide, but much decried 3G network (partly blamed on iPhone exclusivity for years). While AT&T deploys its 4G LTE network nationwide, it's also making things needlessly confusing by offering HSPA+ alongside, and branding it 4G just like T-Mobile. If you have an AT&T iPhone 4S, you might see a 4G logo appear sometimes, but it's not the "true" 4G LTE you would get by upgrading to an iPhone 5.
Verizon launched a 4G LTE network in late 2010 – in its truest sense – it fulfilled the 4G guidelines.
Simple, right?
Setting low bars
No. Not simple, at all. Once the carriers got to building their new networks, the powers that be decided to change the definition of 4G. They lowered the minimum speed guidelines, so that carriers wouldn't have to do too much heavy lifting, meaning that 4G networks would not be as revolutionary as they had first planned. Hence the bickering over "true" 4G. On top of that, building 4G networks gave carriers a chance to improve their existing networks with beefier backhaul – the connections that tie cell towers back to the backbone of the Internet. This greatly improved 3G speeds and availability, closing the gap between 3G and 4G.
It's not surprising that the average consumer doesn't care about 4G when they don't get it, and 3G networks are progressively getting better. Coverage matters more than speed to many people — a souped-up network means squat if there isn't a tower in your area.
The consumers don't care
With so many different carrier definitions of 4G, and even an official designation that's a moving target, it's hardly surprising that people are confused. So what can the carriers do?
Agree on a standard speed definition. This is probably impossible, because the telecom industry is notorious for talking at, rather than with each other. But setting a baseline speed for 4G would at least let customers know what they're being promised.
Stop slapping 4G on everything. This is really aimed at AT&T and T-Mobile, which are allowed to brand older HSPA+ 3G tech as 4G due to a magical shift in definitions back in 2010. While this is legal, it confuses people to a point where they don't care.
Stop lying about speeds. Advertised speeds are not the same as real world speeds. T-Mobile might advertise 42mbps, but that's the theoretical limit. That doesn't look so rosy when you're getting 45kbps downloads. Averages work much better, and leave less room for error.
Change phone branding conventions. While some handset-makers are responsible for this, it isn't in a carrier's best interest to have a phone named after wireless services. For example: The HTC EVO 4G LTE. Not the easiest name to understand. This particular model caused a friend to ask "What is a 4G?" as if it were some kind of new device. Apple keeps it simple with 3, 4s, 5 and so on. Heck, even Samsung does with its flagship line of Galaxy phones (S2, S3). I wonder where that inspiration came from?
The carriers have themselves to blame for the consumer confusion they're currently stewing in. Unexplained acronyms, incompatible networks, technologies that vanish as soon as they've appeared – it's as if they're running Area 51, not voice and data networks. Carriers have the leverage to make the average consumer more interested in 4G, but it's all up to them.
More speed is nice, but most of us would just settle for better reception. After all, if a guy with a mohawk can put a robot on Mars with less cash than it took to put on the Olympics, why can't I have cell reception in an elevator?
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Alpine Bank expands branches to Denver
Alpine Banks of Colorado has plans to expand its operations to the Front Range in 2013. A site in lower downtown Denver has been selected for the new Alpine Bank location with plans to begin serving the public by the 3rd quarter of 2013.
Norm Franke, a 30-year Alpine Bank veteran, has been named regional president of the forthcoming Front Range region. Franke has a lot of related experience. In 1991, Franke opened the first Mesa County Alpine Bank location and successfully grew the bank's presence in the region over the next 22 years.
Taking over as the banks' Mesa County regional president is 23-year employee Clay Tufly. Tufley began his career with Alpine in 1990 and, in addition to managing many Alpine Bank locations over the years, he has been president of the downtown Grand Junction location for the past eight years. Tufly was born and raised in Grand Junction and graduated from Mesa State College (now Colorado Mesa University) with a degree in business management and an emphasis in finance.
Alpine Bank is a $2.4 billion dollar, employee-owned organization chartered in 1973 with headquarters in Glenwood Springs, Colo. With 36 western and southwestern Colorado banking offices, Alpine Bank employs over 500 local people and serves more than 130,000 customers with retail, business, trust, asset management, mortgage and electronic banking services.
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UNC leading scorer Hairston facing drug charge
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Durham police have charged North Carolina leading scorer P.J. Hairston with marijuana possession following a traffic stop.
In an email Thursday, Durham Police Department spokeswoman Kammie Michael said officers stopped Hairston at a license checkpoint Wednesday night. Police also arrested two passengers -- Miykael Lael Israel Faulcon and Carlos Devone Sanford, both of Durham -- and charged all three men with possessing a half-ounce of marijuana or less.
They were released on $1,000 unsecured bonds.
Michael said Hairston, 20, was also charged with driving without a license, though that charge isn't mentioned in his arrest report.
UNC athletic spokesman Steve Kirschner said in an email that both coach Roy Williams and athletic director Bubba Cunningham are aware of the incident.
"We're currently looking into it to gather the facts," Kirschner said. "We will issue a statement when we have enough information to do so."
Hairston averaged 14.6 points for the season, though he averaged 18 points and shot 40 percent on 3-pointers over the final 13 games after becoming a sophomore starter in a four-guard lineup. That helped the Tar Heels (25-11) dig out of an 0-2 start in the Atlantic Coast Conference to reach the ACC tournament final and the third round of the NCAA tournament before losing to Kansas.
Hairston announced in April that he would return for his junior season instead of entering the NBA draft, saying returning was "my way of supporting" Williams and his teammates. He also tweeted that day: "My junior year will be one to remember."
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The State of the Union: Make it stop
Blame Woodrow Wilson, who broke a century-old presidential tradition of delivering the State of the Union message only in writing. Blame Harry S. Truman, the first chief executive to make the address on television, or Lyndon B. Johnson, the first to do so in prime time.
Blame Lenny Skutnik, the plucky government office worker who rescued a freezing woman from the Potomac River after a plane crash and then became the first citizen-hero to be saluted by the president in the House gallery when Ronald Reagan honored him in 1982.
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Blame the Democrats. Blame the Republicans. Blame social media, members of Congress, the wind or the weather. But the State of the Union — as political event, public theater, real-time town hall or self-help reality show — has jumped the shark.
( Full coverage of the 2014 State of the Union)
President Barack Obama acquitted himself with the requisite dignity on Tuesday night, speaking in mostly upbeat — if none too ambitious — terms, despite the divisions that bedevil him. But his assessment that "this can be a breakthrough year for America" belied the reality he faces: partisan stalemate on all the biggest issues. Most of the time, one-half of his audience applauded or stood up, while the other sat on its hands, as usual.
So the power of the State the Union — however much it's hyped — feels overblown. Maybe it's time to rethink the whole drill.
The message has a venerable pedigree, of course. James Monroe's eponymous doctrine of hemispheric hegemony; FDR's "four freedoms"; LBJ's "war on poverty"; George W. Bush's "axis of evil" — all were first articulated in a State of the Union missive. (So was Bill Clinton's erroneous prediction that "the era of Big Government is over.")
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But the anodyne English the Obama White House used in the usual frenzied run-up to Tuesday night's speech seemed to have reached a new level of emptiness, owing more to Procter & Gamble than to Jefferson and Madison. "A year of action." "Pen and phone." "Opportunity for All." "Rewarding Hard Work." Such phrases evoke advertisements for "new and improved" products no one needs, not meaningful articulation of policy or political belief. Perhaps the framers were wrong to include a single sentence in the Constitution stipulating that the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union."
"The Constitution's mild requirement has become a tiresome exercise in political exhibitionism," the columnist George Will wrote this week, calling the speech "the most execrable ceremony in the nation's civic liturgy, regardless of which party's president is abusing it" as a "made-for-television political pep rally."
Conor Friedersdorf, a liberal writer for The Atlantic, complained that the message has become "a banal, risk-averse, scattershot speech that could be cancelled without any great consequence," in part because tradition calls for it to address "so many subjects that nothing deep or lasting can be said about any of them." In this sense, Obama was true to form, voicing support for such motherhood-and-apple-pie (but not easily achievable) causes as equal pay for women, good mental health care for veterans, greater access to early childhood education and affordable college.
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The limitations of the speech's hodgepodge genre have not stopped the media from investing the annual ritual with outsize importance. Indeed, for at least a couple of decades, the Washington punditocracy has portrayed the State of the Union as a make-or-break, do-or-die, cliché-of-your-choice occasion for whoever happens to be the sitting president. News organizations (including this one) have capitalized on the hype to sponsor marketing and promotional events — countdown clocks, watching parties, after-panels, live-blogging — and have coined an ungainly acronym, SOTU, to sum it all up.
Partisans of every stripe turn to social media to try to shape the debate before the president has even finished speaking. And a divided conservative movement now offers not just one but three rebuttal speakers to present its official and ad hoc opposing views.
Presidents themselves try to prolong the moment with barnstorming tours around the country to sell the proposals they outline in the speech. (Obama is heading to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Tennessee to tout his support for raising the minimum wage and his promise to "strengthen the middle class and build new ladders of opportunity into the middle class.")
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Obama's former chief speechwriter, Jon Favreau, defended the State of the Union in a post on The Daily Beast this week, even while acknowledging the near-impossibility of writing a good one. "Along with a few championship games and awards shows, the State of the Union is one of the few annual events that tens of millions of Americans still watch together, as a country," he wrote. "For a brief moment, we get to witness our system of government as the proud, democratic institution it was meant to be, not the sad, partisan spectacle it has too often become."


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The exhibition Linedrives and Lipstick, celebrates the legends and landmarks of the dedicated women athletes who hit, fielded, slid, and caught with passion.
Opening event: Sunday, January 26, Main Library, Koret auditorium, come meet baseball scholars David Block, Jean Ardell, Dorothy Mills, Leslie Heaphy and Monica Nucciarone as they discuss the history of women in baseball.
A book sale by Readers Books follows the event.
The exhibition is toured by Exhibits USA, a national program of the Mid-America Arts Alliance and co-sponsored by the Lefty O'Doul Chapter, Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.
Upcoming Events
- Film: "Mother, Daughter, Sister"
- Sunday, November 24, 2019, 2:00 pmMain Library, Latino/Hispanic Rms A & B
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The 19th Annual Taste of Key West will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., Monday, April 14th on the Truman Waterfront Pier at the end of Southard Street as a benefit for AIDS Help. The event has grown year by year and this year proves to be even better.
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What Is Pygeum Used for Today? | What Is the Scientific Evidence for Pygeum? | Dosage | Safety Issues | References
Pygeum africanus
The pygeum tree (pronounced pie-jee-um) is a tall evergreen native to central and southern Africa. Its bark has been used since ancient times to treat problems with urination.
Today, pygeum is primarily used as a treatment for
benign prostatic hyperplasia
(BPH), or prostate enlargement. The evidence in support of this use is no more convincing than the evidence in support the more famous, natural BPH remedy,
saw palmetto. However, the pygeum tree has been so devastated by collection for use in medicine that some regard it as a threatened species. Saw palmetto is cultivated rather than collected in the wild.
At least 17 double blind, placebo-controlled trials of pygeum for BPH have been performed, involving a total of almost 1,000 people and ranging in length from 45-90 days.3-7,17
Many of these studies were poorly reported and/or designed, making it difficult to draw reliable conclusions from their results. Acknowledging these limitations, pygeum may reduce symptoms, such as nighttime urination, urinary frequency, and residual urine volume.
Besides BPH, pygeum is also sometimes proposed for
as well as
male infertility;1,2
however, there is little real evidence that it works for these conditions.
At least 17
double blind trials of pygeum for BPH have been performed, involving a total of almost 1000 individuals and ranging in length from 45 to 90 days.3-7,17
Many of these studies were poorly reported and/or designed. Nonetheless, overall the results make a meaningful case that pygeum can reduce symptoms such as nighttime urination, urinary frequency, and residual urine volume.
The best of these studies was conducted at 8 sites in Europe and included 263 men between 50 and 85 years of age.8
Participants received 50 mg of a pygeum extract or
twice daily. The results showed significant improvements in residual urine volume, voided volume, urinary flow rate, nighttime urination, and daytime frequency.
We don't really know how pygeum works. Unlike the standard drug finasteride, it does not appear to work by affecting the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone.9 Rather it is thought to reduce inflammation in the prostate, and also to inhibit prostate growth factors, substances implicated in inappropriate prostate enlargement.10,12
The usual dosage of pygeum is 50 mg twice per day (occasionally 100 mg twice daily) of an extract standardized to contain 14% triterpenes and 0.5% n-docosanol. A dose of 100 mg once daily appears to be as effective as the most common dosage of 50 mg twice daily.13
There is some reason to believe that pygeum's effectiveness might be enhanced when it is combined with
nettle root, another natural treatment for BPH.14,15
Pygeum appears to be essentially nontoxic, both in the short and long term.16
The most common side effect is mild gastrointestinal distress. However, safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease has not been established.
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Pygeum Africanum
in prostato-bladder pathology [in Italian].
Arch Ital Urol Nefrol Androl.
Carani C, Salvioli V, Scuteri A, et al. Urological and sexual evaluation of treatment of benign prostatic disease using
Pygeum africanum
at high doses [in Italian].
Arch Ital Urol Nefrol.
Bombardelli E, Morazzoni P.
Prunus africana
(Hook. f.) Kalkm.
Bongi G. Tadenan in the treatment of prostatic adenoma. Anatomo-clinical study [in Italian].
Minerva Urol.
Rizzo M. Terapia medica dell'adenoma della prostata: Valutazione clinica comparativa tra estratto di Pygeum africanum ad alte dosi e placebo.
Farmacia Terapia.
Ranno S, Minaldi G, Viscusi G, et al. Efficacia e tollerabilita del trattamento dell'adenoma prostatico con Tadenan 50 [English abstract].
Prog Med.
Bassi P, Artibani W, De Luca V, et al. Standardized extract of
Pygeum africanum
in the treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy. Controlled clinical study versus placebo [in Italian].
Minerva Urol Nefrol.
Barlet A, Albrecht J, Aubert A, et al. Efficacy of
Pygeum africanum
extract in the medical therapy of urination disorders due to benign prostatic hyperplasia: evaluation of objective and subjective parameters. A placebo-controlled double-blind multicenter study [translated from German].
Wien Klin Wochenschr.
Rhodes L, Primka RL, Berman C, et al. Comparison of finasteride (Proscar), a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, and various commercial plant extracts in in vitro and in vivo 5-alpha reductase inhibition.
Andro MC, Riffaud JP.
Pygeum africanum
extract for the treatment of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a review of 25 years of published experience.
Curr Ther Res.
Yablonsky F, Nicolas V, Riffaud JP, et al. Antiproliferative effect of
Pygeum africanum
extract on rat prostatic fibroblasts.
J Urol.
Chatelain C, Autet W, Brackman F. Comparison of once and twice daily dosage forms of
Pygeum africanum
extract in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a randomized, double-blind study, with long-term open label extension.
Hartmann RW, Mark M, Soldati F. Inhibition of 5 alpha-reductase and aromatase by PHL-00801 (Prostatonin), a combination of PY 102
(Pygeum africanum)
and UR 102
(Urtica dioica)
Krzeski T, Kazon M, Borkowski A, et al. Combined extracts of
Urtica dioica
Pygeum africanum
in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: double-blind comparison of two doses.
Clin Ther.
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Prunus africana
(Hook. f.) Kalkm.
Wilt T, Ishani A, MacDonald R, et al.
Pygeum africanum
for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
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Albuquerque Special Collection Library
423 Central NE
Albuquerque, NM
(On the corner of Central and Edith)
Saturday, November 17, 2012
10:30 AM – Noon
The Albuquerque Special Collections Library
The New Mexico Genealogical Society
Richard Melzer
Delay after Delay and Finally,
Statehood at Last!
New Mexico's statehood was delayed for many reasons in the territorial period, 1850-1912 and this presentation will focus on five of the main reasons for the frustrating delay. Political cartoons from the last decade of the struggle will help illustrate New Mexico's troubles in Washington and in the court of public opinion. The presentation will end with a discussion of how these five main obstacles were overcome by 1910, thus allowing New Mexico to finally achieve statehood in 1912.
Richard Melzer is a professor at the University of New Mexico Valencia campus and is the author or editor of numerous books and literally hundreds of articles on New Mexico history. His most recent works are: New Mexico – Celebrating the Land of Enchantment, History of New Mexico Since Statehood, and Sunshine and Shadows in New Mexico's Past. We are grateful to Richard for agreeing to wrap up this series of programs celebrating the Centennial.
For more information about our programs, check out the New Mexico Genealogical Society's website at www.nmgs.org.
This program is free and open to the public.


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Like everyone else I was so excited for yesterday to check out the 1940 Census. I had to work in the morning so I had to wait until I got home. Well I was not able to get in. So I put it all aside and did some indexing. And in the evening had my first 1940 Census indexing project. It went well.
This morning I had to work but I thought I would see what was happening while I waited for my daughter to be ready to leave. So at 5:30 this morning I put in my Dad's family address in 1940, 2318 Wallace Street, Philadelphia, PA. After I put in all the surrounding streets only one ed came up for me to check out. So I clicked on 51-230 and to my surprise it opened right up to the first image. I did not have many images to look at before finding them on sheet 7A. They were right at the top and my Grandfather was line one and my Uncle Charlie was line five. So they were given the Supplementary Questions.
Well I was just so excited but I had to go to work and was not able to look at it at all. So I downloaded it and hurried home after work to read it.
My grandfather, David, was 42. He worked 40 hours the previous week as a Chauffeur for a publisher(he was a truck driver for a Philadelphia newspaper). His earnings for 1939 were $796 and they paid $23 a month rent. My dad, George, was 17 and he had worked 60 hours the previous week as a grocery delivery boy. He earned $252 in 1939. Hi brothers and sister were all in school. They were living in the same place in 1935.
So now that I have this information it is on to finding some more people!


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TUESDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — Those who were directly exposed to the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on 9/11 appear to face an increased risk for developing long-lasting symptoms of acid reflux disease, New York City health researchers reported Tuesday.
The current analysis backs up previous indications that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms are more likely to develop in those who also have asthma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But GERD symptoms showed up independent of other health issues for people who were in the vicinity of the Twin Towers when they collapsed.
The findings are reported by a team led by Jiehui Li, from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and are published in the Sept. 6 online edition of the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Prior research has already established that individuals directly exposed to the World Trade Center attacks have a higher-than-average incidence of GERD, asthma, and/or PTSD.
But the health team wanted to explore whether 9/11 gave rise to GERD independently. To do this, they looked back at data collected by the World Trade Center Health Registry, which was set up in 2002 to track the health status of those exposed to the attacks, including rescue and recovery workers, local residents, passers-by, and those employed and working in the vicinity of the towers.
Focusing on a pool of more than 37,000 adults, which amounted to a little more than half of the Registry's database, the authors analyzed responses to two health questionnaires administered in 2003-2004 and 2006-2007.
None of the participants had ever reported having GERD symptoms before 9/11.
The surveys collected information on the type and duration of environmental exposure on 9/11 and the days after. Exposure included direct contact with the dust and debris from the buildings' collapse.
Li's team found that a little more than one-fifth of the Registry pool had symptoms of GERD when the first survey was conducted, and about two-thirds of those continued to struggle with symptoms by the time the second survey was administered.
Overall, the researchers found that the greatest incidence of GERD symptoms was cited among rescue and recovery workers who were present on 9/11; those who worked at the site for more than three months afterwards; and residents and vicinity workers who returned to homes, stores and offices that remained covered with dust.
The risk for developing such symptoms appeared to be equal across gender. However, Hispanics, poorer individuals, smokers and those with less than a high school diploma were more likely to report symptoms, while younger individuals (between 18 and 24) were less likely.
The researchers additionally confirmed prior indications that asthma and PTSD are in some way linked to GERD risk, and that having either or both significantly elevated GERD symptom risk.
While just under 14 percent of those who had neither asthma nor PTSD were found to have developed initial GERD symptoms, that figure rocketed up to nearly 46 percent among those with both, the investigators found.
The long-term persistence of GERD issues similarly went up with the presence of PTSD and asthma: 36 percent of those with both conditions were found to have lingering GERD symptoms five to six years following 9/11, while the same was true among 13 percent of those who just had asthma and nearly one-quarter of those who had PTSD.
However, even without asthma or PTSD, the risk for developing lasting GERD symptoms increased in direct correlation to the length of exposure to the dust cloud and other effects, the findings showed.
Li and colleagues suggested a number of reasons why 9/11 might have independently boosted GERD risk, including the environmental contaminants found in the dust cloud (such as alkaline materials). But, they said, "the biological mechanism is not clear."
Dr. Ronnie Fass, chief of gastroenterology at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson, cautioned that "you have to be really careful how you interpret this data. Questionnaire retrospective studies like this have limitations."
But, Fass added, "I will say that this is somewhat surprising, because it suggests that we're not really sure what's going on. This means that we have to go back to the drawing board and further investigate to find out what is the exact mechanism in these patients that gave rise to reflux."
Dr. Perry J. Milman, an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, agreed.
"This is interesting because the big question remains: why?" he said. "That is not answered here. It could be stress, which is a known trigger for GI [gastrointestinal] symptoms. And for those prone to develop GI symptoms when exposed to a major stressor, exposure to these particular events could have been the trigger. But that remains to be seen."
Learn more in the Everyday Health Digestive Health Center.


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Earlier this year, we welcomed the first print magazine dedicated exclusively to Washington wine – WINO. Now that WINO has six months or so under its belt, let's take an extended look at how they are doing.
WINO fills a clear void in writing about Washington and its wine. While the industry has exploded over the past five to ten years, Wine Press Northwest, the only other periodical to dedicate a substantial portion of its magazine to Washington wine, has remained a quarterly and largely unchanged in format. While still offering excellent reviews and features articles, it has been challenged to keep up with the fast growing Washington wine industry where wineries and wine appear almost by the day.
Enter WINO. WINO was created publisher Josh LaRosee and editor Doug Haugen. The magazine, as its irreverent title would suggest, is dedicated to bringing wine writing and drinking down a notch or two to where the non-country club set can discuss wine and enjoy it. For this, they should be commended.
WINO has settled into a rhythm with the following sections: First Impressions – This section has articles on the latest items in the industry, such as breathable wine glasses and "wine wipes". First Impressions also includes a "Label of the Month" and a section reviewing a specific "Wine Club" with a description of the club and its offerings. The items in First Impressions have been informative, interesting, and well written. This section also contains a Venue Spotlight which focuses on an area wine bar. The strength of this section is that they stray farther afield than many a local wine drinker may. One suggestion here would be to include the address and phone number for the establishment they are reviewing. Although this information is easily available, I often find myself wondering where exactly the spot is while I am reading the article.
Ask a WINO is just what it sounds like. While many question and answer sections can be mundane (Savage Love being an obvious exception), Ask a WINO provides detailed information on topics such as Noble Rot and Residual Sugar. What are these you say? See Ask a WINO to find out.
The Features section has provided solid, if somewhat short, articles on such topics as wine touring companies and women winemakers.
Each issue, WINO focuses on a particular wine region within Washington in their Focus Region section. This section is complimented by the Wine Touring section where WINO lists specific wineries, giving each a short description and rating them on a one to five scale as: a venue, the service they provide; and their wine. For standout wineries, they give a "WINO Approved" label. This section provides excellent information on where you should go and what you can expect to find there.
In the Round Table section, WINO rates specific wines. They also provide the label for the winery which is extremely helpful. WINO's approach to wine rating however is unique. Rather than provide a short description of the wine and a rating of some sort, WINO provides a list of descriptors by individual provided by a group of different tasters. While I love the idea of this – wine rating is always very subjective and controversial and including different people's opinions provides value – it makes for a bit of a difficult read. It also does not answer the fundamental question or whether the taster liked the wine or not. While this is obviously deliberate, this information in my opinion is important in helping to direct people to or away from wine. Perhaps a simple thumbs up/thumbs down from each? With so much wine out there and an increasingly shrinking dollar, not to mention expanding wine prices, I find myself wanting a little bit more direction about individual wines than I find here. However, as we all know, wine rating is a slippery slope, and WINO has deliberately steered away from it.
Much more successful in the Round Table section is their graphical charts (Note: these do not appear in the on-line edition) for each wine that show, in a visual form, the wine's Sweet/Fruit, Sour/Acid, Earthy/Herbacious, Bitter/Tannic profile. A friend of mine and I have long been drawing pictures of how the wines we are sampling taste. These pictures convey a great deal of information missing from most wine evaluations, my own included I might add. This is an excellent addition that I would expect other publications might adopt.
The Cheapskate section focuses on the inexpensive wines we all seek out. These reviews are informative and well written. Interestingly, in each issue, the author compares each wine to something – a Mario Brothers or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle character, a country, etc. This is a cute idea to mix it up a bit but does not come off entirely in my opinion, not to mention it will most likely become increasingly difficult to do.
The Vine Curmudgeon section has focused on several different areas, from organic viticulture to prohibition. I have, however, not quite been able to get the general idea behind this section.
Higher Learning has focused on different topics from the science behind "mouth feel" (successful) to Mesopotamia (less successful).
The Last Glass which closes out the magazine has varied from interviews with winemakers to guest articles by the likes of Rusty Figgins.
Overall, WINO has filled a clear gap in Washington wine writing and has done it very well, evolving and improving with each issue. WINO helps in addressing one of the fundamental problems with Washington wine at the moment – with so many wineries out there, how does one know where to go or what wine to choose.
WINO is free and can be found at the locations listed here. You can also have the magazine delivered to your doorstep for a very affordable $3 an issue. The magazine is currently published bi-monthly. WINO also has a website that started as a supplemental to the magazine but has evolved into a full fledged site that contains each issue as well as additional articles and information.
If you haven't picked up an issue yet, the November/December issue recently hit the shelves. Pick it up or check it out on-line.
A look at Wino magazine six months in
Earlier this year, we welcomed the first print magazine dedicated exclusively to Washington wine – WINO. Now that WINO has six months or so under its belt, let's take an extended look at how they are doing.
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Recommendation #1 for Wino improvement: hire Sean Sullivan. Of course, given the low, low price of $0.00 per issue, salaries might be somewhat limited.
J. LaRosee Says:
Thanks for the nice overview, Sean. As swordfern suggested, I think I'll hire you. Payment in wine is sufficient, I presume?
Sean P. Sullivan Says:
Is it that obvious that I have "will work for wine" written across me?
Doug Says:
I've long been a participant in the Work for Wine program. While the salary is low, the wine can be considered fringe benefits like "health" and "vacation."
It's despicable how they trashed the wineries in their first two issues. Woodinville and Chelan specifically. In an attempt to be humorous and pithy, they gave misleading interpretations about what you should expect at each winery tasting room. Shame on your publication.
J. LaRosee Says:
Hi, "Anonymous." I hope you got a chance to read much or all of the other content that we provide in each and every issue. Along with our pithy, opinion-driven reviews of regional wineries, we aim to inform and educate our readership in effort to create a strong, always growing consumer base for the industry that we support. Forest for the trees, right? As for you comment, surely "despicable" is a bit harsh, no? You aren't even specific as to which wineries we addressed unfavorably! And, just so you know, we encourage everyone to experience the industry themselves rather than just read about it. That has always been the message of what we do. While we might not care of this wine or that winery, you might find them to be a favorite. That is the beauty of it all. I'm sure you can agree with us there. Right, Anonymous?
"Despicable" might seem harsh, but to publish comments like "I might have purchased a bottle of two, had it washed the bad taste out of my mouth" at Sparkman, or "winemaker Larry Lehmbecker was polite but curt, much too engaged with matters of consequence to talk to me" at Vin Du lac, or even "Winemaker Derek DesVoigne [gave] the feeling they were just waiting for us to leave" at Cuillin Hills reeks of someone who expects extra special attention from each winemaker to validate his wine writer status, and when he didn't get it he becomes vindictive in his review. These are just a few of many similar comments that are just so unneccessary. I stand by my original comments.
Hello, again, Anonymous! I'd just be tickled to take this conversation to a private channel where I could better talk to you about a) the comments in question, and b) your further thoughts on our publication and the direction of local wine as a whole. (You have yet to weigh in on the bulk of our content.) Wouldn't that be more fun? I'll buy you a beer. Shoot me an email, you know the one, and we'll go from there. There's no need for you to be so shy. As for continuing in this sort of flabby flame war with a post-with-no-name, I just don't see the point. Know what I mean?
Cheers, good sir or madame! I await your call.
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D. Haugen, WINO Magazine Says:
While this conversation is probably best suited for a private channel (as Josh suggests), I feel that a couple of things need to be clarified here. First, particularly in the first two issues, we made it a point not to introduce ourselves in most cases, because we wanted the experience that any average wino would experience when visiting a winery. We did not want special attention as members of the media; we just wanted to visit the wineries and see what visitors should expect. Second, WINO is committed to journalistic integrity. The comments you quote, Anonymous, were true, despite the fact that we visited the wineries as average customers.
Our goal at WINO is not to "trash" those in the industry we're trying to support. We are proud of how far the Washington wine industry has come, we're excited to see where it's going, and we're calling attention to Washington wine because it's damned good stuff. The Washington wine industry has fought its way onto the world stage, and deserves accolades for its accomplishments. That being said, we also respect our readers enough to give them honesty and accuracy. They deserve it.


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How to Organize Any Room
Are you ready to get serious about organizing your home? Getting organized is a great way to reduce stress. The following steps guide you through the organization process from beginning to end. In the long run, it saves time to approach each room with a plan.
Determine the goal of the room.
You may already have a firm vision for your space. Perhaps it's from a friend's home, a TV show, or a magazine spread. Or maybe you're so frustrated by the current state of your room that you can't see the forest for the trees. In either case, spend a little time sitting in your space, assessing what you like and don't like, and envisioning the way you want it to feel — and function!
The goal for your space should be specific, concrete, and directly related to the function of your space. For example, the goal for your home office may be a place to manage paperwork, a desktop on which to write letters, or a space to manage your thriving home business. If you still aren't clear on your vision, make a list of exactly what you need to accomplish in your space, and develop this into your goal. For inspiration, search spaces online or in magazines until one jumps out at you.
Identify the limitations of the room.
Is your goal realistic? To determine the answer to this all-important question, factor in limitations such as size, layout, and requirements of the room. For example, the goal of your living room may be a welcoming space for entertaining guests.
The limitations of the space may be its small size, lack of entryway, and the reality that it's the only room in the house for the home office. The fusion of the goal and its limitations is a living room with an entryway table for guests, a single sofa with an ottoman/coffee table to provide additional seating, and a discreet office nook.
Sort the room.
After you set a realistic goal for your room with the room's limitations in mind, you can empty out your room. This process is vital for organizing a space because it allows you to assess the storage needs for the items that will stay in the room.
Sort items into four large bins as follows:
Stay: The items in this bin are in good condition, are used often, are relevant to the room's goal, and will stay in the room.
Move: The items in this bin are in good condition and used often, but they don't belong in the room you're organizing (as related to the room's goal).
Share: The items in this bin are in good condition but haven't been used in the last year, are duplicates of other items, or no longer serve the room's goal.
Go: The items in this bin are trash — simple as that!
After the contents of your room are sorted, transfer all your Move items to their proper places in your home, place your Share items in your garage to donate at a later time, and throw away your Go items. Review your Stay items to make sure they really do support the goal of your room.
Build and install your projects.
Pat yourself on the back: After emptying and sorting the contents of your room, you now have an empty space! If you plan to paint your space, this is the opportune time because the area is cleared out and wall-mounted projects haven't been installed.
Reassemble the room.
Now the fun can begin! Your newly organized space will have more storage options and far fewer items. Reinforce your commitment to an organized space by putting like items in a single container and labeling it. Add decorative accessories and a touch of whimsy to every room.


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Vessel Walkthrough
The Neptunus 650 is a Euro Style Express with a decidedly North American flair. Her interior is graced with a luxurious stained horizontal grain cherry joinery with a satin finish. The vessel is built and certified as ABYC, Transport Canada & CE category "A".
She has a comfortable Cockpit Deck with built in seating, same level Salon with built in furniture, a raised Galley with dinette and a very impressive dashboard with dual helmseats.
Below are three cabins with the forward VIP and Starboard double bed Guest Cabin each with its own en-suite and the full beam Master on centerline with a private head, shower and walk-in closet.
Boarding is from either the swim platform and up the port or starboard steps or from either the port or starboard side Deck.
The Engine Room is accessed via the transom door or via a hatch in the Aft Deck sole. The large crew cabin is easily accessed via the custom transom door from the swim platform and offers an abundance of storage, separate toilet, sink, shower, hanging locker and storage drawers below the bed
The Salon is entered via an enormous sliding Trend stainless steel entry door. The hardwood sole and satin gloss cherry contrasts nicely with the upholstered leather settee to starboard and two chairs to starboard. The sofa is L shaped and has storage below. It provides seating for four to five people and includes built in cherry end tables at both ends.
Custom table with storage below lie in front. The forward end of the sofa terminates into a built in end table with storage cabinet.
To port starting aft are two leather covered seats with a table in between. Overhead of the port settee is the built in 46" Samsung smart TV. With the push of a button, the TV swivels down from the ceiling
Cabinets just forward on port side house a Bose Lifestyle 535 AM/FM/CD/DVD player with hard drive storage, a Direct HD TV receiver, the RayMarine Sat TV control panel and the attenuator for the Glomex Terrestrial TV antenna.
Also in the Salon are Hunter Douglas Silhouette blinds and a sliding insect screen on the aft door, build in Bose speakers, a decorative ceiling treatment over the salon, a Bose five channel speaker system with a hidden subwoofer, eight LED mini spots on a dimmer and the digital AC controls.
Overhead in the salon is a large electric opening sunroof with a custom ceiling detail with LED back lighting
The Galley is open to and two steps up from the Salon. The sole is planked cherry to match the Salon. The customized Galley is half beam with a large Dinette forward. The Dinette seats at least four people with a light grey leather seating surface.
Equipment includes:
Under mount extra deep stainless steel sink
Single handle spray faucet
4 burner Ceran top cook tops
Built in microwave with exhaust fan
24" oven
Two Jenn Aire fridge/freezers drawers with icemaker
Jenn Air Beverage center
Cherry cabinet doors
Cherry corner storage cabinets
Cherry drawer
Quartz countertops
18" dishwasher drawer w/cherry front
Central vacuum outlet
Overhead four door cherry cabinet w/dedicated lighting to port
(12) LED mini spots – most on a dimmer
Side opening windows with mosquito screens
Blinds for the cabin side windows
Helm Station
All the way forward and to starboard is the dash board with dual sliding captains seat. The dash board houses all the navigational equipment one is used to such as dual RayMarine 16" screens, Simrad Autopilot, dual Icom VHF's, engine controls, CAT display, fuel gauges, various switches for equipment. Bilge control panel, LED indicator panels for various on-board functions. Bow and stern thruster controls, wiper controls, 5" compass, trim tab controls with indicators Yachtcontroller joystick and remote.
Above are two dedicated LED mini spots.
Five steps each with an LED step light lead to the accommodations below. Along the way is a two door electrical panel with separate AC/DC electrical panels.
The Companionway at the bottom landing also houses the separate washer dryer with a cabinet next to it to store detergents.
At the bottom of the stairs one can go aft and down two more steps to the Master Cabin furthest aft or forward with the Guest Cabin and guest head to starboard and VIP cabin and VIP head forward in the hallway. The area at the bottom of the companionway is open to the windshield and is very bright and airy.
Master Cabin
The Master Cabin is midship. A king size berth on centerline has storage drawers and rope lighting below and a contemporary headboard with lacquered ceiling panels above following the contour of the bed. Four LED reading lights are in the soffit. The headboard is affixed to the bulkhead and offers recessed light boxes with LED rope lights. Built in cherry nightstands flank the berth. To port is a built in chest with six cherry faced drawers. To starboard are also 6 cherry faced drawers. Above the drawers are a single 46`round port lights covered with blinds. Integrated into the large portlights are 12" opening portholes with screens The large portlights provide an abundance of natural light and ventilation with the 2 opening ports. Facing the bed is a 40" built in Samsung TV. The master cabin features two cedar lined hanging lockers on the port side as well as a walk in cedar lined closet.
Also in the Master cabin are three battery shutoff switches, a CO detector, a Bose wave radio system, digital AC control and many LED mini spots, most on a dimmer.
Master Head
The en suite Master Head has a porcelain tile sole, a straight cherry vanity with a storage cabinet below and a white porcelain above mount sink in a Quartz countertop. Above there are four mirrored medicine cabinets above the sink with an opening 12`porthole with a blind.
The stall shower has a clear glass door, a flip down teak seat, a handheld and wall mountable shower fixture, a light and an exhaust fan.
The toilet is a freshwater flush Raritan Atlantis elongated bowl model.
Starboard Side Guest Cabin
The Guest Cabin has one double berth with two drawers below.
Outboard the berth is a cherry hanging locker, cedar lined and a small cherry nightstand. An opening port light with blind are above with a reading light in a soffit above for each person.
Also in this cabin are four overhead dimmable LED mini spots, two LED mini spots as reading lights, digital AC controls, a CO detector and a carpeted sole.
Guest STRB Head
The STRB Guest Head is for the STRB Guest Cabin with two entry doors, one to the main Companionway and other direct to the STRB cabin.
The sole is porcelain tile. The toilet is a freshwater flush full size Raritan Atlantis model. The cherry vanity has one cabinet below and a Quartz countertop with a China above mount sink above.
Above the sink is a blind covering an opening porthole. Three mirrored medicine cabinet doors are above with rope lighting below the valance.
The shower has a clear glass door, a handheld and wall mountable fixture, acrylic walls and a wallpaper like finish on the head bulkheads that is as elegant as it is practical.
Also in the shower is a light and an exhaust fan. The Head also has three LED mini spots above in a mirrored overhead.
VIP Cabin
The VIP Cabin is entered via a custom cherry door. The queen size berth sits on centerline with a custom headboard off the forward bulkhead . Twin LED reading lights are above.
One large storage drawer sits at the foot under the berth. There is rope lighting around the bedtrim for the custom Innerspring mattress. Built in cherry countertops both port and starboard serve as nightstands. Above is an opening escape hatch with mosquito screen and night blind. One fixed dead light with blinds to both port and starboard. Above the blinds on either side are four cherry storage cabinets to supplement the cabin's storage. Special mood lighting is located next to the custom head board.
Aft to port is a cedar lined hanging locker and access the Forward Head.
To starboard is a matching cedar lined hanging locker.
On the aft bulkhead is a built in Samsung 19" LED TV. The sole has access to the forward bilge and bow thruster. The cabin is equipped with a Bose Wave radio.
Also in this cabin are digital AC controls and a CO monitor.
Forward Deck
Heavy Duty stainless steel bow rails w/welded stainless steel lifeline
Stainless steel anchor pulpit w/bow roller
66 lb. Delta stainless steel anchor
Maxwell 3500 VW Windlass w/150' high tensile chain
Up & down foot switches for windlass
Two triangular fiberglass hatches to access chain locker
Freshwater wash down in bow anchor locker
Heavy duty rub rail
Dual spring line cleats
International LED navigation lights
Air horn
Diesel deck fills for fuel port & starboard allows single side filling
Removable stainless steel burgee pole
Stainless steel hand rails at bow cushion area
Black Textulene wrap around windshield cover incl. port & starboard side windows
Frameless cabin side windows
Stainless steel sliding boarding gates port & starboard midship
Raised fiberglass toe rail for safety
Round Trend Marine deck hatch into VIP Cabin
(2) Sun pad cushions on bow w/headrest & (4) drink holders
House side stainless steel handrails
(2) Teak Tread steps to side deck port & starboard
ACR/LED spotlight, remote controlled
Aft Deck
½" Teak sole over fiberglass decks
Stainless stern cleats w/fairleads
Built in LED coutresy lights
(2) Hinged stainless steel gates to swim platform with Neptunus emblem
Custom high gloss cherry table w/stainless steel pedestals & cover
(4) DC lights in cockpit Deck overhead
Built in Aft Deck seating for four with cushions & cover
900 lb. Capacity hydraulically operated swim platform for tender storage
Huge full beam Lazarette w/6' of headroom configured storage
2 stereo speakers
Pressure water inlet
Deck waste pump out plate
Hot & cold shower in custom cabinet
Custom watertight entry door from swim platform into Crew Cabin
(2) Custom fender lockers in transom
Electrically operated sunshade that covers the cockpit seat
Built in on port and strb a bar unit with sink and storage as well as a teak cutting board and BBQ
Straight Trend stainless steel trimmed entry door
Sink with cold water faucet
BBQ unit
Hydraulically operated swim platform, rated for 900 lbs
Entered via the transom door is the crew cabin
Stall shower
Fresh water flush Raritan toilet
Stainless sink with hot and cold water and mirror
Large berth with storage under
Hanging locker
AC fluorescent lighting
Rudder & hydraulic gear under aft bench enclosure
Engine Room
Anti vibration mounts for engines & generators
15 hp 24 volt DC electric bow thruster
15 hp 24 volt DC electric stern thruster
(6) Automatic/manual bilge pumps w/"Ultra" bilge pump switches
Dual Head Hunter DC freshwater pumps with switch over manifold
20 Gallon Raritan water heater
(5) Fluorescent Engine Room lights
110V GFCI outlet
FRP flooring between engines
2 1/2" stainless steel shafts
Dripless shaft seals
Site tubes for both fuel tanks
(2) Engine Room blowers
3" Heavy duty insulation material covered w/white aluminum perforated paneling
Oil Exchanger oil change system for engines, transmissions & generator
Fireboy automatic fire suppression system with manual pull at dashboard
Air filters on Engine Room air intakes with air dampers
Centrek Industries gas/water separator for generator exhaust
Teleflex power steering system
Marine Air 72,000 BTU chilled water air conditioning w/(5) air handlers & (3) compressors for variable command
Dual Racor 1000 FG fuel filters for main engines
(1) Racor 500 filter for generator
6 Step stainless steel & teak ladder to Engine Room from Aft Deck
(2) Engine block heaters
ZF 550A Transmissions w/1.97:1 reduction
Airsep crankcase ventilation system
Twin 550 gallon fuel tanks, total capacity 1100 gallon
Oversize Groco sea strainer & sea valves for main engines
(1) Aluminum baffeled water tank
(1) Aluminum baffeled waste tank
Central vacuum system
Macerator pump for waste tank w/timer switch
Fiberglass wrapped single tube exhaust riser system
110V/220V 60 Hz AC system
24V DC system
21 kW CAT generator in sound shield
(3) Banks of 24 volt gel cell batteries separated by blocking diodes as follows:
(2) 8D's (450 ah) for house 24V, (2) 4D's (360 ah) for engine starting 24V plus (2) 24 volt batteries for bow & stern thruster (24V system)
DC Digital voltmeter
DC Digital amp meter
AC Digital voltmeter w/dual positions to read each leg of power
AC Digital amp meter w/dual positions to read each leg of power
Breaker protected 110 volt AC circuits
Breaker protected 220 volt AC circuits
Breaker protected DC circuits
Central bonding system w/shaft brushes
Two Battery chargers for the various battery banks
(2) 50 amp Glendinning cord reels w/75' of cord each
Generator "on" indicator light at Helm
(5) Battery shutoff switches
(2) Galvanic isolators
Port engine alternator 105 amps, 24V
Starboard engine alternator 105 amps, 24V
4 engine isolators
(5) Gang centrally located GFCI's
EFCI's for shorepower
EFCI for generator
12 KVA transformers with manual selector boost switch
Generator start/stop at main electrical panel
Water tank level indicator at main electrical panel
Waste tank level indicator at main electrical panel
Construction Details
The boat is a composite construction using Kevlar Hybrid materials for superior strength and puncture resistance. Six longitudinal foam stringers and 20 transverse foam stringers enclosed with stitched woven roving, reinforce the entire hull bottom. The hull sides above the waterline are cored. The engine stringers run from stern to bow with steel top plates for engine mounting. The Deep (19.5 degrees) Vee Hull has been designed to ensure a vessel with excellent sea keep qualities. Special attention has been given to a ratio between installed power, speed and fuel consumption. Four layers of Interlux 2000E primer beneath the bottom paint.
The Neptunus 650 express is custom built for a knowledgeable owner.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
8 Keefer Road
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|Felix Jones isn't starting for the Dallas Cowboys anymore and might not receive a new contract in 2013.
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They've got the crabs
After hanging out for dinner at Sartin's Seafood Nederland for a few hours, we made friends with a lovely couple of characters named Jimmy and Snook several times over.
At first they were a little daunting to look at; well dressed, smelling wonderful and backed by a mountainous army of friends, we didn't really know how to approach them. But finally, we got to know Jimmy and Snook and we will never forget them — they were delicious.
We're talkin' about a couple of barbecue crabs.
"The male crab is called the 'jimmy' and the female crab is called the 'snook,'" explained Kim Tucker, owner of Sartin's Seafood Nederland, who will gladly show you how to tell whether a crab you've got is a male or a female. "For some, it's a tradition to come bring the family in and eat crabs; people have been eating them all their lives, and they want to bring their families in to teach their kids how to eat them. Anyone new who comes to town, they want to bring them in to try it because it's just a fun thing to do."
Eating barbecue crabs is very hands-on and messy but well worth the work. Once your server delivers your first round of barbecue crabs, you'll have plenty to get started with — and after you're a few crabs in, you'll get the hang of it.
"The first thing to do with the crab is break it in half. Start breaking it in every little segment; that's where all your meat is going to be," advised Tucker, who's been eating crabs since she first started working at Sartin's when she was 17 years old.
"That's one thing we're really famous for is the barbecue crabs. People come from all over to get 'em. They long for the taste; they crave it," Tucker laughed, though she said she's seen folks camp out in the restaurant for hours at a time to eat all they can possibly eat.
"Crab meat inside a barbecue crab is unlike anything else; you really have to try it if you haven't before. It's got a unique taste —it's got a sweeter taste to it, and it's just white, plump, firm, pure crab meat."
The crabs barbecued and prepared at Sartin's are none other than blue crabs, direct from the Gulf of Mexico, and after the crab is deep fried in a delicious seasoning, the shell seems to soften up just enough to break easily. The white meat inside is juicy, perfect, and pretty abundant — and you don't even need any special tools.
$31.99 gets you all you can eat barbecue crabs, along with all you can eat fried shrimp, catfish, boudain balls and crab balls, plus the salad bar.
Or for $26.99, get started with the all you can eat shrimp and crab special, with hush puppies, french fries and salad bar included.
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Roleplaying game
A roleplaying game, or RPG, is a game where a number of participants typically assume the roles of fictional characters.
One of the most popular and long running RPGs is Dungeons and Dragons which was created in the USA. It became so popular that it spawned a children's cartoon of the same name.
Traditionally, an RPG was played by a group of friends with one of the group assuming the role of "game master" and effectively running the game. These are often called "tabletop" RPGs because they employ rulebooks, pen/pencil, paper and dice of assorted shapes. Nowadays there are a great number of RPGs available in videogame format - everything from online games designed for any number of players (for example World of Warcraft, Phantasy Star Online, and Everquest) to single player story led games (for example, the Final Fantasy series). Proponents of tabletop RPGs criticize computer and console-based RPGs for their relative inflexibility, since even the best computer-model can't be as ingenious as an actual game-master can.
Since the 1980s, RPGs have come under a great deal of criticism from groups who feel that playing these games is inherently dangerous, especially to children, and could potentially lead to insanity, murder, suicide, and occultism.[1][2]
Others have argued that RPGs can be used to teach mathematics, problem solving, social skills, and critical thinking to kids, especially those who might have trouble learning these skills in a traditional environment [1]
Tabletop RPGs
- Dungeons and Dragons
- Vampire: the Masquerade
- Traveller
- Top Secret
- Exalted
- Empire of the Petal Throne
- Nobilis
- Boot Hill
- In Nomine
- Dragonraid
- Bunnies and Burrows
- Paranoia
Bad Tabletop RPGs
Please note that the tabletop roleplaying games listed below may cause feelings of disgust or shame if for some reason you attempt to look them up online. Essentially all of these are poorly-designed and many of them feature subtly (or not-so-subtly) racist, sexist, or otherwise bigoted ideologies inherent in their ruleset or backstories.
The "Unholy Trinity" of tabletop RPGs
- RaHoWa
- HYBRID - A confusing mass of unnecessarily-complex rules with no structured backstory, HYBRID was an attempt to write rules for reality using comic books. An utter failure, both unplayable and offensive. Given the nature of the Internet, HYBRID will likely be replaced by another yet-worse RPG in time.
Other notably-bad tabletop RPGs
- Spawn of Fashan - one of the first "bad" RPGs, generally thought to be a deliberate parody. The game is well-optimized for people who roleplay to ruin other people's fun.
- The World of Synnibarr - Considered a terrible RPG by many online and a "B-list" RPG worth playing for the hilarity by others, the badness comes not from poor design (like virtually every other title contained herein), but from the ridiculous-by-any-standard setting. An infamous example of a typical Synnibarr monster is a flying bear with laser-beam eyes.
- SenZar - Perhaps better-designed than most of the games on this list, the balance between classes is still terribly off (even more so than the first edition of D&D). It also not only allows but openly encourages abandoning roleplaying in favor of optimizing one's character, a tack that offends many roleplayers.
- deadEarth - Ridiculed for claiming "realism" while simultaneously having comic-book-level powers gained from radiation exposure, including a table of 1000 random powers included in the core mechanics. Given backhanded praise by some critics for a rule that is often interpreted as only allowing a single player to create three characters (ever, and characters dying during the creation process is not uncommon.)
- Phoenix Command - Not so much "poorly" designed as overdesigned, Phoenix Command and other games from the now-defunct publisher Leading Edge Games were the products of a rocket scientist attempting tabletop RPG design.
- Wraeththu: From Enchantment to Fulfilment [sic] - Almost as oversexualized as the Unholy Trinity above, Wraeththu is one of the most recent additions to the ranks of legendarily-bad RPGs, and boasts what is almost certainly the only extant depiction of an alien penis on the cover of a tabletop RPG rulebook.
The role of the game master is four fold: author, director, referee, and (commonly omitted) manager.


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Monday, July 5, 2010
Muffin Tin Monday - Independence Day!
Back row: fireworks shaped panini, sunflower kernels, strawberries.
Front row: cucumber slices with hummus, cupcake (happy birthday, America!), star shaped cheddar cheese.
I was going to make her star-shaped panini sandwiches, like her big brother had in his Independence Day bento, but she had no desire to wait for that. So she ended up with the leftover edge bits from his cut-outs instead. The arrangements of scraps looks a bit like an explosion, yes? As in "bombs bursting in air"? ;-)
We made cupcakes for the 4th and the three big kids decorated them with whatever red, white and blue sprinkles they liked. I had four different dishes of Indepence Day sprinkles to choose from for their own custom cupcake creations. My little miss decided to encrust her cupcake completely by dunking it upside down in a sprinkle dish. It made for one very crunchy cupcake. I might have gagged a little watching her eat it.
As always, if you'd like to see what other muffin tin moms came up with today, you can click on over to the home of Muffin Tin Monday to check them out!
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10 comments:
- JDaniel4's Mom said... [Reply to comment]
We talked about making cupcakes yesterday and didn't get around to it. I love that you used the scraps. I never know what to do with them and end up eating them myself.
- July 5, 2010 at 4:50 AM
- Jenny said... [Reply to comment]
Your cucumber hummus sandwiches always look so good. And fireworks panini is very creative, anyway.
- July 5, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- Wendy said... [Reply to comment]
I love the fireworks panini! That's the sort of innovation/short-cuts we need in the lunch packing community. It's all about how you present it, right?
- July 5, 2010 at 11:41 AM
- Jamie said... [Reply to comment]
Looks very good!
- July 5, 2010 at 12:26 PM
- Mommyof2girlz said... [Reply to comment]
Great tin..wow that is one crunchy cupcake but I am sure she loved it...lol
- July 5, 2010 at 5:23 PM
hummus is a new favourite in this house to. I think that is just the perfect amount of sprinkles, I think my daughters would agree!
- July 5, 2010 at 10:31 PM
- Holly said... [Reply to comment]
Looks great! And it reminds me that I need to find the panini maker I got for Christmas.
- July 5, 2010 at 10:31 PM
- Casie and Andrew said... [Reply to comment]
Okay I am new at this and loving it! Where do you find the little star shaped dish and tiny cookie cutter (used for cheese)? So cute!
- July 5, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- Jessica New said... [Reply to comment]
Amazingly Awesome!!!
- July 7, 2010 at 9:33 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Casie & Andrew - the star shaped silicone cup is from Cost Plus World Market and the star shaped cutters I used here are from J-List, but Wilton makes some too. :)
- July 8, 2010 at 9:02 PM


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City staff is conducting a survey to better understand food buying habits in Madison and to gauge community interest and preferences for the Madison Public Market. The survey can be completed online at the link below. We'll also be conducting some in-person "intercept surveys" at branch libraries over the next couple weeks to reach folks who are less likely to access the survey online. This survey is one of several outreach efforts we will be making during the next few months to engage the community about the project.
I am really excited about our progress toward making the Madison Pubic Market a reality. Over the last several months, we've held community meetings, talked with numerous project stakeholders, and met with dozens of prospective public market vendors. The level of interest and enthusiasm has been extraordinary and momentum for creating a Public Market is building.
This online survey is yet another way to reach people and we need your input to help shape the vision. With your help, the Public Market will become a special place in Madison provides more healthy food choices, supports our region's farmers, creates jobs, and grows businesses. Moreover, with thoughtful planning, the Public Market will become a place that adds to Madison's existing food traditions like our beloved farmers markets, and will build on Madison's growing reputation as a city that values and takes pride in the connections between the food on our plates, the strength of our economy, and the health of our community.


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Bachmann survives to earn fourth term in House
Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Tea Party favorite who ran for the GOP presidential nomination, barely survived her toughest race yet, beating Democrat Jim Graves to earn her fourth term in the U.S. House.
Bachmann, faced a tougher-than-expected challenge in Minnesota's 6th District from Graves, a millionaire hotel executive who made an issue during the campaign of Bachmann's poltiical aspirations.
Early Wednesday, Bachmann opened up a 4,000-vote gap to nail down the victory. She had 50.6% of the vote with 98% of precincts reporting, to Graves' 49.4%.
Redistricting was supposed to help Bachmann, with a new political map that made the 6th even more conservative. But for the first time since she won her seat in 2006, there was no Independence Party candidate to siphon support from her main rival, and she had her hands full with Graves.
Bachmann is well-known for her opposition to President Obama's health care law and made repeal of it a centerpiece of her campaign. Once a leading contender to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, she abandoned her bid for the presidency after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses.
Meanwhile, Democrat Rick Nolan began preparing for a return to Congress after 32 years away. He upset GOP Rep. Chip Cravaack to reclaim the seat that Democrat Jim Oberstar lost in 2010. Nolan, who left Congress in 1981, had 55% of the vote, with 92% of the precincts counted.


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Beckerman adds fire to RSL-Rapids rivalry
Real Salt Lake captain Kyle Beckerman, a former Rapids fan favorite, added some fuel to the fiery rivalry between the teams on the eve of Wednesday night's showdown in Utah.
"They won a championship, they had a good run," Beckerman told the Salt Lake Tribune. "But let's see them do it over a season. Then we'll see if they're going to join the elite."
Beckerman apparently believes the Rapids simply got hot at the end of the season, much like RSL did the season before. RSL barely made the playoffs but won the MLS Cup.
"We went out and won" a championship, Beckerman said, "but they didn't put us in the elite because we won. It was after what we did last year and continue to do this year that now they're starting to say that we're in the elite at the top of this league. I think [the Rapids] still have some work to do. They definitely won the championship, but they still have work before they can be in the elite."


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***Update : The winner is Morgan! You can read her story below in the comments section. Morgan - please send me an email (email@example.com) and we can arrange the delivery of your new pair of shoes (or gift card)!
Lately, I've been keeping a mental (and Pinterest...) list of several new pairs of shoes I need. Last year I bid goodbye to my trusty gold driving loafers that I had had forever... they were in rough shape and Mike finally broke it to me that they were no longer something I should wear out of the house. Since then I've had a major hole in my casual shoe wardrobe. I hadn't been able to find a replacement that I were reasonable enough for me to actually wear on a daily basis... until, I came across these from C. Wonder for $98. Under $100? Perfect. But, I've been waffling...
Jack Roger Navajos...
These are not ladies that need driving loafers or ballet flats to wear to drop her kids off at daycare so she can run errands, or have something new and fresh for date night, these are women that need comfortable shoes so they can work. On their feet all day long. So they can show up for a new job (or interview) and feel good about how they look and be comfortable - and make a life for themselves and their children.
The long row of multiple colors of ballet flats, flip flops, running shoes, tennis shoes, uggs, house shoes, heels, loafers and boots in my closet have haunted me since I saw this note.
I don't know about you, but I'm most moved when I hear something specific - we all remember when Oprah asked her audience to donate children's pajamas to her foundation. The thought of sweet little children that didn't have a pair of pajamas to put on at night (much less multiple outfits to wear to school the next day) moved so many mothers to help pitch in. So many of us want to help, but to often we're not to sure how.
There are two options...
*These are local KC charities, so please feel free to donate to a local charity in your area - I just wanted to make it easy if you didn't know of a local charity... after all, ladies are ladies, am I right, ladies?
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A toxicology test checks blood, urine, or saliva for
the presence of drugs or chemicals. In rare cases, stomach contents or sweat may
also be checked.
Drugs can be accidentally or deliberately
swallowed, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through a skin surface or
mucous membrane. These include prescription medicines,
nonprescription medicine (such as aspirin or acetaminophen), vitamins,
nutritional supplements, alcohol, and illegal drugs, such as cocaine and
A toxicology test may check for one specific drug or for
up to 30 different drugs at once. Testing is often done on a urine or saliva sample
instead of blood, because urine and saliva tests are usually easier to do than blood tests
and many drugs show up in either urine or saliva. Traces of a drug may remain in urine longer than in blood. Urine tests often can detect drug use within the last 5 days. Saliva testing can detect drugs used within the past day.
A toxicology test ("tox screen") can be
done to:
Many medicines may change the results
of this test. Be sure to tell your doctor about all the nonprescription and
prescription medicines you take. Make a list of any medicines (prescription and
nonprescription), herbal supplements, vitamins, and other substances you are
taking or have taken in the past 4 days.
You will need to sign a
consent form that says you understand the risks of the toxicology testing and
agree to have it done. If you are a student involved in competitive extracurricular activities, your parents may also need to sign a consent form before you can be tested.
Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have
about the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the
results may mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out
medical test information form(What is a PDF document?).
The health professional taking a sample
of your blood will:
testing for drug abuse, another person will watch you to make sure that the
sample you are providing is your urine and that you have not added anything to
the sample. The temperature of the urine may also be tested to make sure that
it is a fresh sample.
This collection method prevents
contamination of the sample. Wash your hands to make sure they are clean before
collecting the urine.
The person who collects a sample of your saliva will do it in one of the following ways:
The blood sample is taken from a vein
in your arm. An elastic band is wrapped around your upper arm. It may feel
tight. You may feel nothing at all from the needle, or you may feel a quick
sting or pinch.
There is no pain while collecting a
urine sample. A trained person of the same sex may need to watch you during the
urine collection. This may make you feel uncomfortable.
There is no pain while collecting a saliva sample. A trained person will be present to either collect the sample or watch you collect the sample.
There is very little chance of a
problem from having a blood sample taken from a vein.
There is no chance for problems while
collecting a urine sample.
There is no chance for problems while
collecting a saliva sample.
A toxicology test examines blood, urine, or saliva for the presence of drugs. Most toxicology tests determine only the
presence of drugs (called qualitative testing) in the body and not the specific
level or quantity. Follow-up testing is often required to determine the exact
level of a certain drug in the body (called quantitative testing) and to
confirm the results of initial testing.
No unexpected drugs are found in the blood, urine, or saliva.
Levels of prescription or nonprescription medicines
found in the blood, urine, or saliva are within the effective (therapeutic)
Unexpected drugs are found in the blood, urine, or saliva.
Levels of prescription or nonprescription medicines
found in the blood, urine, or saliva are too low or too high to be effective
(therapeutic) or potentially toxic, if too high.
High levels of prescription or
nonprescription medicines may be caused by a drug overdose, either accidental
or intentional. A drug overdose may be caused by one large dose of medicine or
long-term overuse of a medicine. Interactions between medicines also can cause problems, especially if you start taking a new medicine. A high level may mean that a person is not
taking his or her medicine correctly or that the medicine is not being properly
processed by the body.
Low levels of prescription or
nonprescription medicines may mean that a person is not taking his or her
medicine correctly.
Reasons the results may not be
helpful include:
Many medicines may change the results of this test. Be sure
to tell your doctor about all the nonprescription and prescription medicines
you take.
Other Works ConsultedChernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis:
Saunders.Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009).
Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2010). Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (2011). Athlete Handbook. Available online:
http://www.usantidoping.org/files/active/athletes/athlete-handbook.pdf.World Anti-Doping Agency (2004). Guidelines for Urine Sample Collection, Version 4. Available
online: http://www.wada-ama.org.
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Grassroots Beach Volleyball Course in Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam, August 9, 2013 – A Grassroots Beach Volleyball Course conducted through the Volleyball Cooperation Programme (VCP), was recently completed in Vietnam.
The course, led by Australian instructor Ms. Lauren McLeod, had an encouraging level of participation with 30 individuals from all over the country in attendance.
The participants included current and former beach volleyball players, coaching staff from both national and local levels of the sport as well as sports administrators from government and university programmes.
The Grassroots Beach Volleyball Course is designed for National Federations and
beach volleyball enthusiasts willing to further develop the sport in their
respective countries. The course provides an insight into the world of beach
volleyball and teaches fundamental issues like how to create and to organise
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Archive for Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Fighting SIDS
Safe Kids Kansas hopes to raise awareness
October 20, 2010
Cheri Sage, state director for Safe Kids Kansas, answers questions about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, October is SIDS Awareness Month.
Q: What is the best way to avoid SIDS?
A: Babies need to sleep alone, placed on their back, and in a crib. The phrase "back to sleep" has saved hundreds of lives. Within 10 years after public health professionals started teaching new parents to lay a baby on his or her back to sleep, the death rate from SIDS was cut in half.
Q: Is there anything special that needs to be done for the crib?
A: The sleeping surface should be a firm crib mattress and should not have pillows, quilts or stuffed animals on it. For warmth, use infant sleepwear or crib-sized blankets tucked under the mattress so they do not reach above the baby's chest; do not use adult-sized blankets. Crib bumpers are not necessary, but if used, they should be firm, thin and securely tied to the crib.
Q: What about pacifiers at bedtime?
A: Offer a clean pacifier to the baby at bedtime, but do not put it back in if it falls out of the baby's mouth. There is evidence that pacifiers help protect sleeping babies from SIDS, though pediatricians don't know why.
Q: Are there any environmental influences that can lead to SIDS?
A: The American Academy of Pediatrics found a higher risk of SIDS in babies with a high body temperature and recommends that the air temperature in the nursery should be "comfortable for a lightly clothed adult" and the baby should not be overdressed. Also, there is evidence of a higher risk of SIDS in babies who are exposed to secondhand smoke.
Q: Are there any recommendations besides "back to sleep"?
A: Do not rely on any consumer products or medical devices to prevent SIDS. No such product has been shown to be effective, and some are unsafe.
You can find more information about safe sleep in child care at safekidskansas.org.
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New at Alma [Home for Hebrew Culture, in Tel Aviv]! Daf Yomi [daily Talmud folio study group] with Kobi Oz... Your daily or occasional participation would delight us... Sundays through Fridays, from 9am to 10am... At times, Alma lecturers join us. [No fee]
Our Daf Yomi group has been engaging in a dynamic and spirited text inquiry since spring 2011 as we follow the seven-and-a-half-year cycle studying the oral Torah and its commentaries, in which each of the 2,711 pages of the Babylonian Talmud is covered, in order. We are a mix of secular and religiously observant Israeli men and women who share wide-ranging knowledge of Talmud, Torah, Jewish history, and rabbinic law; anthropology; education; computer science; music, management; culinary arts, community organizing; and Israel's geography, ancient and modern history, agriculture, and customs. And more.
At our recent Siyum [completion] of Bava Metzia (the second of three Talmud tractates, or sections, on damages), we celebrated with strong drink and sweets while reading the tractate's closing verses, and the opening verses of Bava Batra (the third tractate). We concluded this traditional siyum with the special Rabbinical Kaddish prayer for rabbis, scholars, and their disciples on completing a unit of study — a significant accomplishment and a milestone.
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For more information about the group and to ask questions (in English and Hebrew), visit our Facebook Page דף גמרא יומי נינוח במרכז תל אביב. You can also join the group's page (Hebrew).
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A judge has approved a $12.5 million partial settlement in the lawsuit over the state's failed $75 million deal with Curt Schilling's video game company 38 Studios.
Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein on Friday approved the settlement by four defendants in the lawsuit: two former leaders of the state economic development agency that struck the deal with Schilling's company, one of the agency's lawyers and his law firm.
Schilling and others opposed the settlement, but Silverstein called it a good faith settlement and overruled their objections.
It's the second settlement in the case. Silverstein previously approved a $4.4 million deal by another lawyer and his firm.
The case continues against Schilling and others at the company, as well as others who are involved.