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Pizza Barn in Accord: Foodie Review of Ulster County's Natural Organic Pizza
Natural, organic pizza at Pizza Barn in Accord proves fast food can be good for you
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The words bleach, bromates, hormones, antibiotics and dyes don't sound like they have much to do with food, yet they're all to be found in most pizza — along with trans fats, high fructose corn syrup and artificial flavors. The Daily Beast recently ranked the 30 deadliest pizzas — Domino's came out the "winner" — but you can make any of the big-chain slices into a fatty, high-calorie, sodium-laden carb-fest if you choose the right toppings.
Still, life would hardly be bearable without pizza, right? If you've been trying to cut down on bleach and bromates, you can still have a cheesy, tasty slice at Pizza Barn in Accord, where Tanya and Michael Kefer, the health-conscious couple who run the joint, are turning out pies made fresh every day with organic, whole-grain, crispy crusts topped with all-natural ingredients. As they like to say: Nothing they use will take the paint off your Chevy.
Michael's parents have been in the pizza biz for years, and dispensed traditional pies in Ulster County during the late '80s and early '90s. But by the time Michael opened his own spot in the barn near Accord in late 2009, he was married to Tanya, a personal trainer and acupuncturist with a doctorate in exercise physiology and gerontology. Did she have anything to do with the decision to go organic? "You bet!" she replies. "He was initially hard to persuade. But once he made the switch he was unstoppable."
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I ride my horse on and around East Gilman Road in Lansing. Horseback riding in the country is the most wonderful experience ever, a vacation every day.
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I ride my horse on and around East Gilman Road in Lansing. Horseback riding in the country is the most wonderful experience ever, a vacation every day. After working in a basement office all day, I am one of the lucky few who can escape to a place where I can view from horseback several hundred beautiful acres of terraced farmland and woodlands.
Imagine if you will: the relaxing, rocking motion of the horse walking along. Fresh breezes, warm sun, and a broad expanse of blue sky overhead. Colorful birds flutter in the trees as the horse passes. As the horse climbs an incline on the dirt back road, you take a deep breath. Nothing could be more perfect than this moment. As the horse reaches the top, you expect to see more rolling hills, a rabbit, or perhaps white tails bounding into the trees.
Now imagine how I felt last weekend when I glanced to my left toward the entrance to a corn field and saw instead an old smashed big screen TV. In the drainage ditch to my right was a tarp filled with broken glass, a mattress and box springs, and a deer carcass, presumably discarded by poachers. I felt angry, disgusted, and violated.
People who would do such a thing (dump illegally) show a level of selfishness and irresponsibility that is impossible for me to even fathom. There is absolutely NO excuse for this illegal dumping, especially since the Leavenworth County Transfer Station is less than a mile away!
Of course I was angry somewhat because these selfish people had ruined my "vacation" and because the strange items unnerved my horse.
Primarily, however, I was angry that such a beautiful, natural area had been violated, and I was angry on behalf of the land owner who is trying to make a living with that cropland. Now, in addition to the normal costs of the agricultural business, the land owner has to incur more hassle and expense to remove the discarded items so that crops can be planted in spring and the drainage areas will function properly.
The people who illegally dump in this area know very well that such vast expanses of acreage cannot be guarded constantly. They drive their trucks right past the posted sign that states, "Illegal dumping is a crime!" In their view, by dumping their unwanted items here instead of at the transfer station, they are saving large amounts of money in dump fees! In reality, however, the cost of dumping at the transfer station is minimal, about $10 a tarped trailer load. My husband and I have taken many huge loads to the transfer station over the years and have only been charged a nominal fee. It would be worth a $10 donation from me to have waste disposed of properly, but I know that just about anyone can come up with $10 if they really want to.
I have yet to catch anyone in the act of illegal dumping, but if I ever do, cell phone cameras are a wonderful invention, and I have no reservations whatsoever about contacting local law enforcement.


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I think organ donation would be a good idea, but not every part of me. Only the best for the living!
I don't count myself amongst the "irreligious", its too broad a brush as there are religions congruent with an atheist position. In addition to a non belief in deities explicit in atheism, I'm also a monist in regards to the mind/body question.
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[1] - A Frisbee is a real-world demonstration of; the Bemoulli Principle, Newton's Third Law, orientational stability via angular momentum and aerodynamics, so …Science!
Already signed up as an organ donor. I've considered donating my body to science, but got very skeptical once I was told what the process entails, at least in the area I'm in. Once the medical school or lab is done with the body, they give the remains back to family and tell the survivors it's on your dime to get rid of the remains. The strikes me as rather cheap and miserly. They get the benefit of using my remains for teaching and/or research, and then front the final bill off on the survivors of the donor. It's a donation! If you don't want the costs associated with the gift, don't take the gift in the first place. Now, I could care less if my remains are cremated, dumped in a landfill for the vermin to eat, or are the yummies in the aquarium's shark tank at feeding time. I'm dead, and it's no longer my problem. But the underlying "bait and switch" routine of those institutions I've checked out have gotten them unceremoniously scratched out of my will.
I wonder if you can 'will your body' to any institution any where in the US?. There are also the 'body farms' where your remains can be put for further research.
'Body willing' seems to be gaining popularity simply because of funeral costs: http://www.kens5.com/news/Funeral-or-donate-body-to-science-UTHSC-s...
Thanks for the info Sandi. I may consider UT at Austin. And, it's my son's alma mater.
Yes, no qualms whatsoever.
They are welcome to it if they can use 63 year old body parts..
They can have the organs...dunno about the rest...
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These exhibits encourage children to be creative and think outside the box while learning teamwork, respect, generosity, and several other values that will develop their experience.
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I need a 50-70 pages Master Thesis for a Master of Science in International Business degree. It needs to be written in English, referenced with the APA referencing style. The ideal candidate for this work will have a Masters or PhD degree in Business or the like. He/she will also have some professional experience in Academic Writing, and Research Methods and Techniques (Statistics) - as the Thesis shall include several Statistical Models that need to be tested.
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The following sections you will need to work out on your own based on several "similar papers" I shall provide: "1) Research hypotheses development, 2) Methodology, 3) Key results, and 4) Implication of Results". They will need to be carefully thought of and approved by my mentor.
I will share the topic in full, and other useful information once we get in touch.
For now, I can say that it involves "purchase decision making factors" for "young-adult consumers" that shall be tested over several countries.
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By Brian McWilliams
First Edition October 2004
368 pages, $22.95 US, $33.95 CA, £15.95 UK
The mounting onslaught of email pitches for porn, pills, and penis enlargement has some techno-pundits declaring that spam is on the verge of destroying the Internet. In Spam Kings, author and veteran investigative journalist Brian S. McWilliams delivers a compelling account of the cat-and-mouse game played by spam entrepreneurs (including the notorious Davis Wolfgang Hawke, "Dr. Fatburn," and Scott Richter) in search of easy fortunes and the cyber-vigilantes who are trying to stop them.
Having recently read this, save yourself some money and do what I did, get it from your local library. I was not specifically looking for it, it just caught my eye in the computer section.
I found it to be a nice little read, and that's about all. It was purely historical from 1999-2004, mainly about the people involved. Nothing in it that could'nt be Google'd


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It's only fitting: F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in the south of France, and now his most famous character, Gatsby, is heading there.
Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" will open the Cannes Film Festival on May 15, festival organizers announced Tuesday. The 3-D film was originally planned for a Christmas 2012 release, but was postponed. It's now scheduled to debut in the U.S. on May 10.
Fitzgerald reportedly finished writing "The Great Gatsby" while living on the French Riviera. He and his wife Zelda moved there around 1924, flush from the success of his best-selling debut novel "This Side of Paradise."
The Fitzgeralds drifted between the south of France and Paris, never staying in one place for long. As Curbed points out, they lived in at least three different places in the French Riviera -- something the website looked into when Fitzgerald's waterfront villa was listed for sale in the fall.
The 19th century villa sounds fit for, well, Gatsby: It's on the waterfront, has a pool, pool terraces, luxurious bedrooms, a wine cellar, "staff accommodations," a triple garage, and a dance floor -- in the listing it's described as "a bar with discotheque," but that could surely be returned to a more art deco feel, something suited to a Gatsby party.
Or maybe intergenerational mashups are appropriate to a 21st century "Gatsby." Luhrmann's first trailer for the film famously combines images of flappers and 1920s New York with a song by Jay-Z. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan and Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway.
Like other opening-night films, the movie "The Great Gatsby" will screen outside of the Cannes competition. Even so, the timing of its appearance at Cannes could be problematic. The Times' Steven Zeitchik writes that "it appears to be dated for a May 15 French release but a May 10 stateside release, which would mean much of the press about it in the U.S. will have already hit by the time the film rolls up on the Riviera. Poor reviews could put a damper on things."
Then again, Fitzgerald himself occasionally had a tough time with reviewers. It was only after he died that "Gatsby" was understood to be a masterpiece.


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It was just a regular day at the beach, said 20-year-old Tanner Degafferelly.
"I was working the beach chairs at Best Western on Okaloosa Island," the South Walton grad said. "It was kind of cloudy; it wasn't really busy."
The day seemed uneventful until Degafferelly happened to turn around and see a father and daughter caught in a rip current. Their raft had flipped over and the father was holding his 4-year-old daughter above the water, while trying to kick himself out of the current. Noticing that there was no lifeguard on duty, Degafferelly ran to their rescue.
"I just grabbed my surfboard and went out there," he said. "No one else saw it. My friends thought I was going surfing."
Born and raised in Florida, Degafferelly says he is a strong swimmer and did not think twice about heading into the water.
"I quickly grabbed the pair and threw him and his daughter across my board and started kicking," he recalled on his Facebook page. "All I could hear is the little girl screaming and the farther trying to fight to keep him and his daughter above water. When I got to the man, his skin was losing color and fast, and all I could hear him say was 'Save my daughter, don't worry about me.' "
When they safely returned to the shore, the father thanked Degafferely.
"He just held me and thanked me," said the Freeport resident. "He told me it was a sign of God that I had happened to turn around."
The father and daughter were visiting from Louisiana. Growing up and working on the beach, Degafferelly said he has seen too many tourists disregard the dangers of the ocean.
"The waters aren't a joke," he said. "I've seen a lot of tourists take more risks because they're on vacation."
As soon as Degafferelly got off work, he made sure to record his experience on his Facebook page to remind himself and his friends how precious life is. When Degafferelly returns to college at Peru State College in Nebraska in August, he'll have quite the summer to report on.
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Google's Dan Kegel will be keynoting at the 2006 Southern California Linux Expo on Feb 12th. He will be giving a presentation titled "Why doesn't Johnny run Linux? Or, Overcoming Desktop Obstacles". Dan will go over some of the main issues identified by the recent Desktop Linux Survey and Desktop Linux Architects' meeting at OSDL, as well as his own list of issues, and what's being done to solve them. This is interesting with regard to El Reg's story on 'Goobuntu'. Elsewhere, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols doesn't believe the rumours.


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Jazz trumpeter and band leader Donald Byrd, whose clean, elegant phrasing made his reputation in the 1950s and '60s before he began experimenting in the '70s and '80s with jazz-funk-R&B fusions on discs such as "Black Byrd" and "Thank You ... for F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life)," has died at age 80.
He reportedly died Feb. 4 in Dover, Del.
Byrd was born Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II in Detroit and grew up immersed in that city's rich blues and church-music culture (his father was a Methodist minister).


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"This is a great win and a milestone for the ETSU men's soccer program," said head coach Scott Calabrese. "I am very pleased with the result today. Lipscomb did a much better job in this game making things very difficult for us. I am proud that our guys were able to find a way to win today and to overcome the adjustments that Lipscomb made."
The Bucs (6-8-3, 4-4-1 A-Sun) outshot the Bisons (6-10-3, 3-4-1 A-Sun) 10-7 in the match with five shots on goal to only three for Lipscomb. The Bisons had a 7-1 advantage in corners in the match.
"To go to the conference semifinal in only our second year gives our players a great deal of experience," Calabrese said. "In the end I am proud of our guys. We are a team determined to keep playing, and now we have to start preparing for Stetson on Thursday."
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The Bucs got a lucky break in the 19th minute as Josh Lind of Lipscomb sent a ball back for the Bisons keeper Brent McGee that had a little too much pace on it and went into the net giving ETSU a 1-0 lead.
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The Bucs outshot the Bisons 6-1 in the first half as they took a 2-0 lead into the break.
Lipscomb had a couple good chances early in the second half as Miguel DaSilva got the ball wide open in front of the net but missed high in the 59th minute. Garret Pettis also missed an open look in the 64th minute as he sent the ball just wide of the net on a one-timer.
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This is Deng Zhengrong to track the status of GSoC 2012.
change log's output on the fly via pacmd command
This is done by adding a new command set-log-target in file cli-command.c. and this patch is already accepted.
add log category support
The original proposal is to have a mechanism that's similar to gstreamer 's category support, therefore we can give it a category's name and a log level to decide whether we want to turn some logs on or off.
- The first version of this category support: * add a palog_category_t_ type and in this type, we have log level, its category name, its category description and its output color. * when a log message comes in, it has a function called initdefaults_ in log.c and I need to register some pre-defined categories before I can use it. * and in every file when we want to use the category, we need to a line #define PALOG_CATEGORY_DEFAULT PA_LOG_CATEGORY_CORE_. * for modules' usage, it's a little different, we need to register the category in painit()_ and therefore we can use this category.
- I've discussed with Arun on IRC and it seems that the first version is not good enough. We'd better have a on-the-go interface. So thanks to Arun's advice, we've second proposal: * Whenever we want to use a specific category, we only need to add one line PASET_CATEGORY("sink-input")_ at the top of the c file. * Then when a log message comes in, it checks whether the requested category exists or not, if it's not, then it creates it dynamically, * For users to take advantage of the category support, we have to add some 'category' related commands, (just like what we've done with the modules), something just come out of my mind is: * list all avaiable categories * set categories to different log level
- Now the implementation is done and the patch is sent to mailing list for review.
look into systemd journal support
* Sadly when I tried to install a new systemd on my old Fedora Core 15, the system can't boot anymore...
* Discussion with Arun on IRC shows that there are two ways we can take from systemd journal
* either make the journal part in systemd a reusable library
* or to do the logging by ourselves.
* Ping Colin and Lennart on IRC, but there's no replies.
circular buffer support
The purpose of this support is to have a buffer to hold the last few lines of the log and then users can query about these logs, e.g. filtering about the messages etc.
- A demo is done and I've sent it out to mailing list for review.
- But the problem is that it incorporates the usage of a mutex and in pulseaudio, we'd prefer to remove that lock. So the next step is to see how we can overcome this shortcoming.
- Setup gcov to see how pulseaudio is covered by the current code. Planning...
- fix compilation warning via PRI prefix
- cli: Add set-log-target command for pacmd
- daemon: use pa_streq instead of plain strcmp
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With Samsung's flagship TV, the UE46B8000, wowing us a couple of months back, we have understandably high hopes for the brand's 'step-down' model too. And, pleasingly, the Samsung UE40B7020, doesn't let us down.
In fact, with its cheaper price, we reckon this model could sell more than its slightly fancier sibling. After all, despite costing a relatively cheap £1,400, this model looks nearly as nice as the B8000 range.
It's equally slim and wears the same 'crystal' finish. Plus, it has the same transparent neck leading on to the detachable desktop stand.
It lacks the prism-like finish of the 8000 series and the desktop stand is black rather than the 8000 series' fetching metallic silver (the red-tinted 7000 is pictured here), but it still makes most rivals look ugly.
The UE40B7020 matches the 8000 models when it comes to connections, meaning you get the four HDMIs, two USB inputs and an ethernet port for connecting to a DLNA-certified PC, or the internet. Well, not the whole internet; just a carefully controlled section of it that's optimised for TV use.
But the amount of content available in Samsung's internet 'corner' is considerably higher than that available on rival TV platforms, thanks to deals done with YouTube, Flickr and Yahoo Widgets.
As per the 8000 series, the UE40B7020 uses edge-mounted LED lighting, and offers the same core specs of a full HD resolution and phenomenal-sounding three million to one contrast ratio.
Its onscreen menus offer much the same wide-ranging set of tweaks and adjustments, too. In fact, the only noteworthy omission in the UE40B7020 versus its 8000 sibling is 200Hz processing. The UE40B7020 only manages 100Hz.
Fast and furious
The difference is evident in this set's display of fast-moving objects with noticeably more blur and resolution loss. However, the 100Hz engine ensures that it's certainly not a bad performer in this regard in the context of the TV world at large.
In every other way, though, the UE40B7020's pictures seem identically brilliant to those of Samsung's 8000 series. And so we find, for instance, impeccable black levels helping the TV reproduce dark scenes with an authority and cinematic naturalism beyond the capabilities of any other screen we can think of bar Pioneer's more expensive Kuro plasmas.
The strikingly expansive colour range noted with the 8000 model emerges intact from the UE40B7020 too, as does the colour blend finesse and general authenticity of normally tricky, low-lit skin tones.
The pictures are also extremely sharp and crisp with HD footage, while showing no undue emphasis of noise or edges.
The UE40B7020 shares the weaknesses of the 8000 as well as its strengths. And so standard-definition images only look fair to middling rather than great, and the 100Hz engine can throw up minor side effect issues if you don't take care with getting the correct settings.
Also, the TV's shipping preset is just as dire as that of the UE46B8000 and does demand significant manual calibration.
Finally, the UE40B7020's skinny body makes it hard for the screen to produce a convincing bass response within its audio range, but that's a common trade-off.
Don't let its little foibles put you off, though. The bottom line with the UE40B7020 is that it's another effortlessly brilliant LED TV from Samsung with the added benefit that it won't break the bank.
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Inter President Massimo Moratti has confirmed Philipp Coutinho "has a great opportunity and a deal that could go well for us too" ahead of a €12m transfer to Liverpool. [12]
The English media continue to maintain that Liverpool have offered £8.5m, whereas the Italian sources insist it is worth £10.2m.
"There are opportunities to be taken and at times players can have the chance to get more playing time. This is why I think it can be a great opportunity for Coutinho and a deal that could go well for us too," Moratti told Sky Sport Italia.
It is widely reported that Inter will immediately reinvest the money to buy Paulinho from Corinthians for €20m.
"He is very expensive, without doubt, but we'll see over the next few days whether this is a concrete opportunity for us or not."
It is also confirmed that Mario Balotelli's contract includes a clause giving Inter first choice if he leaves Manchester City. Moratti was asked if it would irritate them to see Balotelli at Milan.
"No," he assured.
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You might have noticed, if you're a heavy user of PerfMon, that some counters are exhibiting alterations in behavior between SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005. For example, I've long used the "Transactions/sec" counter to get an idea of how much work a SQL Server is accomplishing. Now, in SQL Server 2005, certain internal system processes and their transactions which were not counted in the "Transactions/Sec" reading are now tallied. Consequently, I recommend that you consider looking at "Batch Requests/sec" as a better indicator of how much work is being processed.
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I have been using Log Flushes/sec counter to see how busy (transactions) my server is. If you compare Batch Requests/sec and Log Flushes/sec what woud you perefer to count?
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Navigate the Faculty Center
There is more than one way to navigate through the Student Information System. You can choose to access all of your information via the Faculty Center window, or you can use the navigation menu at the top of the window. In these tutorials, we will assume that you will use the Faculty Center window. In order to navigate to a page outside the Faculty Center you will need to use the top navigation menu.
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- Sign into MyVWCC by clicking on the Login to MyVWCC link on the left of this screen or the MyVWCC link on the VWCC homepage.
- Click VCCS SIS: Student Information System.
- Click Self Service, Faculty Center, My Schedule.
Navigating the Faculty Center Window
Instructors use the Faculty Center window to view their teaching schedule and to access instructor-related transactions. Instructors see only those terms for which they are assigned as the instructor. Use the "change term" button to change the term displayed. Use the icons located on the left-hand side of "My Teaching Schedule" to access your class and grade rosters. Use the underlined class link to view class details. Use the "View Weekly Teaching Schedule" link located below your teaching schedule to view your weekly calendar with your class schedule blocked in for the week. Use the "SIS Workload" link located below your teaching schedule to view your workload for the semester.


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Kadri's options for retaliation discussed in school board attorney's email
Groton - The attorney for the Board of Education has expressed concern that Superintendent of Schools Paul Kadri might retaliate against the school board and witnesses if the board tries to fire him.
Kadri has been away from the district since early May when the board voted unanimously to put him on paid administration leave pending an investigation into his "interactions with and treatment of district employees."
"In addition, given what we know of the personality/temperament of the individual involved, if the report is very negative, and if the board terminates, it is likely the board will be tied up in very contentious litigation for the next several years," school board attorney Floyd Dugas wrote in a confidential email obtained by The Day.
Dugas suggested that when the report is made public, Kadri might perceive the board as having ruined his career.
"I strongly suspect that once the report becomes public Paul will ... sue the board and look for a large settlement to reflect the fact that he will have difficulty finding work. I also think he is more likely to engage in retaliation against certain witnesses."
Later in his opinion, Dugas reiterated that idea.
"Another more serious concern is that he will know who 'ratted' on him and may seek retribution," he wrote.
Contacted Monday about the email, Dugas said he could not comment.
In the email Dugas outlined his concerns after the board asked for his opinion about the risks and benefits of providing Kadri with a "preview" of the contents of a not-yet-completed report and investigation into Kadri's treatment of central office employees.
Specific allegations against Kadri have not been disclosed. In May, a town official who has dealt closely and extensively with Kadri and school staff said the investigation came about after Kadri berated a central office employee.
"He's basically a bully," the official said in May. "He yelled and screamed at a secretary. The board told him last year in his evaluation that he needed to improve the way he talked to people. Several women have left the district because of him."
The official said Dugas was made aware of Kadri's alleged behavior and alerted the school board, which took the action to maintain "a safe work environment" and avoid further encounters. Kadri has not commented on the allegations.
School board Chairman Kirsten Hoyt said Monday, following an executive session during which the board conferred with Dugas in a telephone conference call, that the investigation was proceeding on schedule and should be concluded by the end of this month.
According to the email from Dugas addressed to the school board chairman, Kadri's attorney requested that he and Kadri be given a sense of what is in the report "prior to it becoming public, for the (off the record) purpose of him discussing with Paul his 'options' before the report is finalized."
Dugas indicated his opinions had nothing to do with the content of the report.
"I note that I have no real idea what the report will state or if the board will conclude that termination is in order," he said.
"That stated, the primary benefit in previewing the report to his lawyer is that Paul may, with the urging of his lawyers, decide to resign rather than go through a hearing."
"Aside from the time and money that will be saved, we would have to have current and former board personnel testify, and that could be very difficult for some of them," Dugas said. "Some are actually in fear for their safety already, whether justified or not. ... In addition, having gone through the somewhat public process of terminating your superintendent could create a reluctance in the superintendent community to apply to Groton, limiting your pool of qualified candidates."
"... I do feel, having been down this road, that for all concerned, it will be in everyone's best interest, especially the kids, teachers, etc. if he goes away quietly without an ugly, expensive and protracted battle," he wrote.
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By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal Over 30 years. Five state titles. Jim Goorman, AYBT President Five-hundred-and-four career wins. And a legion of former players and fans that would walk over fire for him. Yes, it's been quite a career for Coach Goorman. Last year, Jim Goorman, a founding member of the American Youth BasketballRead More
American Youth Basketball Tour has allow my programs and teams: Indiana Ice, Blackout Basketball, and Hoosier Heat to grow, compete, and get better by playing in their District Series Events and National Tournaments. The Directors are very accommodating with times and scheduling as well as working with you to make sure your teams are placed correctly in the skill and competition level desired. AYBT allowed my teams to play up one grade/skill level to seek the competition level they want as well as play in the correct skill/level for the teams playing at that desired level. AYBT District Events and National Tournaments allow you to play a lot of games for pennies on the dollar. My teams will be back for future games and events.
Our Central Illinois Elite program been participating in the AYBT program for the last 15 years with various age groups involved on the boys and girls side. AYBT has provided a great way for a lot of young players to have the opportunity to excel in advancing their game. Having multiple options for tourneys throughout the country has also given us the flexibility to schedule events around the many other activities that so many young athletes and families have today.
Playing in the AYBT circuit has given our players a competitive advantage coming off the summer months. It is well organized and officiated. I would highly recommend playing in the AYBT if you are looking to get better.
As a parent and high school coach, I have found AYBT to be the ultimate in the building of our program and the confidence in my players and teams. We get to play equal competition that is always challenging us to improve. It becomes a bonding experience for our parents, team and basketball community. It is not uncommon for us to have four or five different teams of all ages at a tournament. When you start adding in parents, brothers/sisters, friends and grandparents the support for all of our teams is fantastic. We enjoy the tournaments in Ludington and Muskegon because so many of our group go to the lake shore in between games. We really like the National tournament because the games are so evenly matched, especially the single elimination tournament on the last day. It feels like a run in the state tournament. I have been bringing teams for over 20 years. It started with my son and three daughters and continues now with all of grade school and high school teams
AYBT is a wonderful program for young players to learn to play basketball the right way; the team way. The emphasis of individual players getting better each year within their team framework is critical to success for players and school programs. I have two sons who have participated in AYBT and, without question, they have become better players and teammates through their experience.
AYBT is a wonderful program for young players to learn to play basketball the right way; the team way. The emphasis of individual players getting better each year within their team framework is critical to success for players and school programs. I have two sons who have participated in AYBT and, without question, they have become better players and teammates through their experience.
Players for Legit Basketball have played extensively in American Youth Basketball Tour (AYBT) events, and the relationship has worked out pretty well due to both organizations' focus on skill and character development. "AYBT is a perfect balance for what we believe in our program," said Gorman. "We stress fundamentals, and we move at a slower pace than others. Having AYBT events in our area allows our program to find events that better fit the skill set of our younger and late-age bloomers. (The AYBT) rule of everyone plays is a great balance of teaching, because it gives everyone an opportunity to see where they are in their basketball development against similar levels of competition. This sets (AYBT apart) from others, because the focus isn't always about winning." Players from Legit Basketball take part in a variety of events in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Many of those teams play at the Fort Wayne Nationals event, held in mid-July, and a few of them have won national titles. In fact, Gorman's first group of players won the 7th Grade girls national title. Gorman said that entire group in now attending college. "All of their first competitive basketball games were AYBT events," said Gorman. That large network of volunteers has come to relay on AYBT's focus on skill and team building. "AYBT allows players to feel a part of a team even if their contribution is small," said Gorman. "Playing in every game lets those players with less basketball skill be a part of a team by given them an opportunity to play." Then he added, "The AYBT program has been a Godsend to our program in so many ways!"
Our club teams have participated in the AYBT Events for over 15 years. The events are very organized and the AYBT Directors work hard to meet our scheduling requests. We enjoy the format of the AYBT Events and the AYBT Nationals is a great culmination for our teams at the end of the summer!


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Scout Tee - Summer 2013
Added Aug 11, 2013
by patzel
Brooklyn, New Yo...
I need more clothes that I can wear to work. Once I leave the apartment in the morning there is no going back, I am out for the entire day and into the night. Effectively, this means I'm a bag lady hauling around lunches, umbrellas, dry cleaning, groceries, patterns for class, fabric, but I digress. Really my point is I need clothes that I can both wear to work and run around Boston in while still looking fabulous. At least that is the goal.
Laney made an adorable chambray scout tee a couple weeks back and it seemed like just the thing to satisfy my work clothes initiative.
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Pattern: Scout Tee , Grainline Studio
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Two months ago, I went on holidays to Iceland. I spent two weeks there, driving around the country, and I had a plan of writing sort of a "travel diary", describing what I did day by day, with photos, maps etc. I would publish that, but it would also work as a "memory enhancement" (helping me remember the trip).
I think by now I should resign myself to the fact that this is not going to happen, but I still feel like I should write something about the trip. So, here goes.
Getting there
From Sydney, you can either go west and fly through southern Asia and Europe, or go east and fly through the USA. The distance is essentially the same in either direction. I went east mostly because it was less expensive; I flew with Virgin Australia to Los Angeles, then with a small airline (Frontier Airlines) from there to Denver, and then with Icelandair to Reykjavík. It was a long trip, but really not that bad. The flight back was the same thing, reversed.
Being there
As I mentioned, I spent most of the time there driving around the country. I booked a "self-drive tour" with a company called Touris – you choose from a set of itineraries, they book the car and all accommodation for you; your job is to fly there and to drive yourself from one hotel to the next. They even picked me up at the airport, which is when they gave me ridiculous amounts of material for the trip: a 400-page road guide, several maps – personalised maps, with the itinerary and all hotels marked very clearly – plus all vouchers for all hotels. They were very helpful, starting way before the trip, while I was still deciding what to do – they would respond to e-mails with questions very quickly and helpfully. The whole experience went as well as it possibly could.
I should probably mention that, in preparing for the trip, one of the most useful sources of information was a blog called I heart Reykjavík, which has information not only about Reykjavík but the whole country; particularly, the girl who writes the blog did an "around the country" trip just like mine earlier this year, and her descriptions were very useful. That blog is the only reason why I visited Seljavallalaug, and it was a side road worth taking.
Iceland is a very small country, with a very small population – and, just like Australia, most of the population lives near the coast, because the interior of the country is not very hospitable. There is one main road – aptly named Ring Road, Hringvegur (sometimes also Þjóðvegur 1, National Road 1) – that encircles the country, and that's where I spent most of my time. Reykjavík is on the west side of the country, and I drove from there in the counter-clockwise direction (starting towards the south and east).
Observant souls will have noticed that I went there in the middle of autumn (mid to late October). My intention was to "avoid the crowds", as most people (understandably) visit Iceland in the summer; it meant fewer people around and cheaper flights and hotels, but it also meant that there was a good chance the weather would not be as good as I'd like. In the end, I was very lucky; other than some rain in the first few days (while I was driving on the south coast) and occasional snow and ice on the ground, most of the time the weather was just great. It was cold, of course, and a heavy jacket and gloves helped a lot in some areas, but at times it was nice enough that a sweatshirt was all you needed. And the days were not as short as you might expect: when I arrived, sunrise was around 8.15am and sunset was at 6.10pm (almost ten hours of daylight); on the day I left, sunrise was at 8.52am and sunset at 5.30pm (a bit over eight and a half hours of daylight). By the way, it feels like sunset and sunrise last forever; the sun never rises too far above the horizon, so the light is always very slanted and it feels like it's always late in the afternoon. The "golden hour" loved by photographers lasts for most of the day.
"Fewer people around", however, also meant that lots of places (and even roads) were already closed for the winter. On three stops I was the only guest at the hotel I was staying in (two of them were reasonably large hotels, the other one was a large guesthouse), and in smaller towns the choices of places to eat were quite limited. Visitor centres at some attractions were closed, and even some of the possible itineraries for the tour were not available. Also, many sea birds had already flown away – so, no puffins around. I still think I made the right choice, though; I got to have some taste of the icy side of Iceland (driving through the mountains in the north) and even the major tourist attractions were not full of people at any time. Even Reykjavík seemed like a very quiet country town. I would seriously recommend going either very early (March, April) or very late (September, October) in the season.
Icelandic is a Germanic language, so there's some similarity with English, but you'd only notice that in writing, if at all; it sounds nothing like English (or even German). Thankfully, most people there do speak English very well (and some like to show it; a school-age girl – maybe seven or eight years old – approached me while I was trying to read a poster at a historical site and started explaining to me what the poster said), and even street and road signs are often in English. But not always, and the farther you get from Reykjavík the less English you'll see (and the better the chance of running into someone who doesn't speak English).
A few months before the trip I bought a book, "Beginner's Icelandic", that came with CDs with dialogue and pronunciation guides. I spent several hours studying that and, while I absolutely can't speak Icelandic and I could not understand a word of what I heard on the radio or TV there, what little I learnt was very useful for understanding road signs, restaurant menus and similarly small bits of text here and there. And Google Translate helped me understand the manual that came with the SIM card I bought.
I did not try any of the most unusual Icelandic dishes (seriously, fermented shark meat is not something that attracts me). I did have skyr, their yoghurt-like cheese that is sold everywhere in much the same way yoghurt is sold here, and it is pretty good. I also had lamb, of which they eat a lot, and some types of rye bread that tasted amazing. Other than that, I can say that the burgers from the Hamburger Factory in Reykjavík are really, really good.
Roads are pretty good most of the time, but a small section of the Ring Road on the east coast is not paved; still reasonably good. I had to drive on gravel roads a few other times as well, and they're usually ok (if a bit scary when icy). Pretty much all bridges have a single lane, so you have to give way if someone else is already on the bridge (another benefit of going late in the season: only once in the whole trip I had to wait to use a bridge). My car was a 4-wheel drive fitted with snow tyres; because it was late in the season, the tour company strongly recommended getting this kind of car, and I think it was a good idea. Fuel is kind of expensive, around A$2.30 a litre, but at least the price didn't change all that much even in the more remote areas, and finding places to refuel was never a problem.
You can see every possible type of landscape there, from glacier-covered mountains to geologically-active mud flats (and many, many, many waterfalls). Which reminds me: that is a very geologically-active country, and the whole country smells vaguely of sulphur (I'm not exaggerating; I wish I were). Particularly, hot water is always from geothermal springs, and it definitely smells when it comes out of the shower.
But, back to the landscape, it is a very beautiful country. I stopped very often by the side of the road to take photos or just to look at the sights, and in many places I wish I could have stopped but there was nowhere to. Although, to be fair, in most places I could probably have stopped the car in the middle of the road and walked out to take photos with no problem at all (as I said before, there were not many people around).
Speaking of photos, I came home with nearly 1,400 photos and a few videos. A small selection of photos (130 or so) are in my Google+ page: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4. Many of the photos are geo-tagged, so if you click on "photo details" on the right you'll see where they were taken. And, if anyone wants to see the other 1,300 or so photos, let me know.
And that's it. I really, really enjoyed the trip, and I would very much like to go back again (although that probably won't happen for a while, Iceland is a bit far from Australia). Next time I wish I can do it in a different season; I'd love to see what the country looks like in spring, when it's waking up after winter. And, to be honest, even winter sounds like an interesting time to visit.
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Nashville --- Tennessee State University women's basketball senior Jasmin Shuler has once again partnered with Souls4Souls, Inc. to collect shoes for individuals in need.
Shu's Shoes 4 Haiti initiative, a community service effort spearheaded by Jasmin Shuler, is in its second year. The drive kicked-off in November and will continue through February 2013. Shuler has also teamed up with the girl's basketball teams from University School of Nashville (USN) and Lebanon High to collect donations.
"Last year's shoe drive was a success," commented Shuler. "We raised over 200 pairs of shoes and this year we want to do even more."
This year, Shuler has extended her outreach beyond Haiti. In addition to providing shoes for those affected by the storm in Haiti she also has taken on the task of providing shoes to individuals in Tennessee.
"There are a lot of people in the state of Tennessee that need shoes, so we wanted to be able to provide those for them. I'm happy to be a blessing to someone else's life."
Soles4Souls and Shu's Shoes 4 Haiti will be collecting your new or gently worn footwear and/or donations to make a tangible difference through the gift of shoes. Every donation will support the charity's initiative to distribute shoes to those in need.
There will be donation locations set up throughout the Gentry Center during all the home basketball games November through February.
Soles4Souls Inc. has committed to collect and distribute shoes to people living in extreme poverty and recovering from natural disasters. The shoe charity provides one pair of shoes to a person in need every 7 seconds. Since 2005, Soles4Souls has distributed more than 13 million pairs of shoes because of the generosity and commitment of people and organizations like Shu's Shoes 4 Haiti.
Soles4Souls believes partners like Shu's Shoes for Haiti will challenge others to become a force of change by helping the charity cater to the evolving needs of the global community. The shoe charity recognizes its success is the result of individuals and industry partners such as Shu's Shoes for Haiti who clean out closets and warehouses so that individuals around the world can have a better life through American's excess.
"With tragedies such as the earthquakes in countries like Haiti and Japan, on top of the enormous needs elsewhere, we can use the estimated 1.5 billion shoes taking up space in the closets of ordinary people to change the world one pair at a time," said Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls, Wayne Elsey.
Elsey added, "We need partners like Shu's Shoes 4 Haiti to get behind Soles4Souls. Donating shoes is one of the most simple yet profound acts you can do, because it will greatly improve someone's life in the most difficult of times."
People and companies interested in donating can visit the organization's website at www.giveshoes.org.
About Soles4Souls®, Clothes4Souls®, and Hope4SoulsTM
Soles4Souls collects new shoes to give relief to the victims of abject suffering and collects used shoes to support micro-enterprise efforts to eradicate poverty. Soles4Souls' other two divisions, Clothes4Souls and Hope4Souls, provide the same relief and support through clothing and other necessities. Donating parties are eligible for tax advantages. Visit www.giveshoes.org <http://www.giveshoes.org>, www.clothes4souls.org <http://www.clothes4souls.org>, or www.hope4souls.org <http://www.hope4souls.org> for more information.


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February 15, 1930 - April 24, 2013
Highland Mills, NY
Marion C. Wydra, a lifelong resident of the area, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY. She was 83 years old.
Daughter of the late Agatha Puchalski Curesky and Mitchell Curesky, Sr., she was born February 15, 1930 in Wallkill, NY. Marion was a retired Liability Investigator with the Orange County Department of Social Services, Goshen, NY.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph J. Wydra of Highland Mills, NY; her son, Mark J. Wydra and his wife, Sheree of Schnecksville, PA; her daughter, Melani J. McClennan and her husband, William of Highland Mills, NY; her six grandchildren: Jessica, Ashlee, Meredith, William, Adam and Stefani; her brother, Mitchell Curesky, Jr. and his wife, Mildred of Westtown, NY. Marion was predeceased by her grandson, Joey and her brother, Frances Curesky.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 28th, at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home, 117 Maple Ave., Monroe. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Monday, April 29th at St. Patrick's Church, 448 Route 32, Highland Mills, NY. Interment will follow in St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery in Gardiner, NY.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties, Inc., 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, PO Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142.
Funeral arrangements made by Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home, 845-782-8185 or www.ssqfuneralhome.com.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - On Saturday afternoon, the No. 5 MIT men's swimming and diving team battled the No. 16 Lord Jeffs of Amherst College in the Zesiger Center Pool. Amherst held the score close early in the meet, but MIT hit their stride and cruised to a solid 174-124 victory, locking up their second undefeated season in institute history.
Before the start of the meet, five male MIT seniors were recognized for their dedication and contributions to Tech's swimming and diving program.
MIT seniors Luke Cummings and Jeff Zhou had a stellar day in their final competition in the Z Center pool beginning with the first event as the two swam together on MIT's winning 200 Medley Relay (1:33.78). In the 50 Free, Cummings (20.71) and Zhou (21.49) led a 1-2-3 sweep with teammate Wyatt Ubellacker (21.79). To polish off their dual-meet career, both seniors picked up one additional individual win-Cummings in the 100 Free (46.25) and Zhou in the 100 Fly (51.65).
Amherst's Alex Fraser kept the Lord Jeffs in the hunt throughout the day. After winning the 200 Free (1:45.53), the junior had to settle for second in the 100 Free (47.73) behind Cummings. Fraser got some retaliation when he and Cummings swam head-to-head in the anchor leg of the 400 Free Relay; Amherst (3:11.61) edged MIT (3:12.02) to win the final event of the afternoon.
In diving, sophomore Chao He scored a win for MIT in 3-meter (166.85), while Amherst's Gavin Front posted a season-best to take the 1-meter event (163.20).
Ryan Lichtenfels, Amherst's distance specialist, recorded two solid wins for the Lord Jeffs. After winning the 1000 Free (9:38.26), the sophomore led Amherst's 1-2-3 sweep of the 500 Free, taking first (4:41.96) over teammates Sheng Hu (4:43.02) and Ryan Colby (4:49.59). In the end, the Lord Jeffs' late rally would not be enough to catch the dominant Engineers.
Freshman Brendan Deveney came through big for MIT. After taking second in the 200 Free (1:45.69) behind Fraser and second in the 200 Back (1:56.72) behind teammate Brendan Liu (1:54.18), Deveney picked up his only individual win in the 200 IM (1:57.85), securing the points that would seal the meet for the Engineers.
MIT ends the season with an 8-0 dual-meet record, tying last year's identical showing as the best record in Engineers' history.
The Engineers (8-0) swim next at the Wheaton Invitational on February 6. The Lord Jeffs (5-2) will compete on the same day in their final dual-meet against the Pride of Springfield College.


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Consistent high quality is the result of thousands of processes and thousands of people throughout Cedars-Sinai, all working together with a unified focus on exceptional care for our patients.
Quality patient care, dedication to patient satisfaction and rigorous attention to patient safety are hallmarks of Cedars-Sinai.
Because we believe that people can make better decisions about their healthcare if they have accurate information, we have made a commitment to reporting publicly how Cedars-Sinai ranks on a range of quality standards and benchmarks.
Our quality is measured in patient satisfaction scores, continuous clinical performance monitoring, medical outcomes, ongoing research and academic programs, and receipt of major designations and awards.
In this section of the Cedars-Sinai website, we provide accurate, up-to-date, comprehensive data on our performance in key areas and, when possible, comparisons to other medical centers, nationally, statewide and locally.
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Cedars-Sinai provides a wide range of patient care through clinical areas that specialize in the treatment of specific conditions. To learn more about these areas, please click on the links below.
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- Readmission rate for patients treated for heart attacks
- Mortality rate within 30 days of discharge for heart attack patients
- Mortality rate within 30 days of discharge for heart failure patients
- Readmission rate for patients treated for heart failure
- Heart transplantation
Care for Patients With Kidney and Pancreas Diseases
Care for Patients With Liver Diseases
Care for Patients With Lung Diseases
- Lung transplantation
- Readmission rate for patients treated for pneumonia
- Mortality rate within 30 days of discharge for pneumonia patients
Care for Patients With Obstetric and Gynecological Conditions
- Fertility and reproductive medicine
- Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery
- Obstetrics and gynecology
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1st time father here, trying to help my wife out. Our son was born 9 days ago and it seems that his breastfeeding is going backwards. Immediately after delivery, he latched well and sucked very hard. Wife fed him regularly for about 24 hours but became very raw. In house lactation consultant (IBCLC) said he was latching and sucking well but had been on the tip and told her to take 24 hours off to heal then showed us how to use curved-tip syringe. During that time she pumped every 2-3 hours and we would use what she produced and supplement with formula. We were also fighting jaundice at the time so the Dr said that it was important to keep input and output high so that's why we added formula. When she tried to resume breast feeding, he would still latch but did not suck nearly as hard and would either get fussy after a few minutes or would suck lazily for as long as she would allow him to stay on her (up to 45 minutes) without self-seperating. Even after staying at her breast for this time, he would come off and still act hungry, eating up to 50mL of milk that we had previously stored. At this time, my wife could pump about 30-45mL per side so the milk was available.
We are still taking him to the breast 1st, but have been using the feeding tube method and a finger tip to feed him when he shows little to no interest in the breast. He will still latch and appear to suckle but still comes off hungry and eats a decent amount after. When finger feeding he will suck very hard, especially when attempting to remove the finger from hims mouth prematurely. This sounds a lot like what I've read in other posts about nipple confusion but the fact that he will latch but not really feed has us at a loss. Any thoughts/advice on how to get him to suckle like he should.
tl;dr - new born will latch but won't suckle well; possible bad habits from finger feeding. Demonstrates strong suction when finger feeding but doesn't translate to breast.
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a-bull wrote:They're much less eager to please than APBT's---more easily bored, I've found, very strong, and they're prone to neurosis, ---real "thinkers"---almost coniving. I adore them. My Am Staff/Catahoula can't hold a candle to my APBT/BT, (because of her BT nature), when it comes to strength.
Fun breed!
Dexter lays down, and refuses to get up.
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MALDEF Responds to House Passage of DREAM Act
Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel, Statement on DREAM Act Vote by the U.S. House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the latest version of the DREAM Act (the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act). The final vote was 216-198 in favor of passing the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act would provide a qualified path to citizenship for thousands of immigrant youth and young adults seeking to obtain a college degree or to serve in the U.S. Military, and who otherwise meet the conditions of the law. For the last decade, MALDEF and other organizations nationwide have pushed to transform the bi-partisan supported DREAM Act into a reality.
Thomas A. Saenz, President and General Counsel of MALDEF, issued the following statement in response to today's vote on the DREAM Act:
"Today the House of Representatives took a courageous and patriotic step by passing the DREAM Act. We urge the Senate to put aside the politics of exclusion and to join in enacting this important legislation. The DREAM Act would help to alleviate the nation's dire need for highly-educated workers and for highly-motivated service members by ending the current practice of discarding through disallowance the contributions of some of our nation's most successful young students."
"The Act also vindicates longstanding national, constitutional values to embrace newcomers and to reject cross-generational punishment. Through the vote this afternoon, the House has cast aside the 'lame-duck' moniker in favor of bold and progressive assistance to our still-hobbled national economy."