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I'm writing this in my word processing program on the train back into NYC, where I will then take the subway back to Forest Hills.
Today was emotionally wrenching for me. I wound up spending the night in Throgs Neck at my friend's because I went over to her place in the afternoon to help resolve a problem that she was having with her computer and wound up working until almost midnight, and by then I was just too exhausted to spend the two hours it would take me on NYC's subway system to get back to where I was apartment sitting for my friend in Forest Hills (remember that I've been homeless for about the past two years and have been couch hopping among friends since then).
Originally my mother was supposed to come out and see me in Forest Hills, pick me up, and take me to Yonkers where I could finally get to the police station there and file a complain/report regarding what happened to me in October/November/December, and how a really disturbed individual named Louis Rivera pretended to be my friend in order to have me star in his own personal soap opera (at least, this is what it feels like to me). I've previously written about that on my Gather account and, in fact, the narrative was so long that I wound up breaking it up into three separate parts (I'm eventually going to have to post a Part IV...).
So instead I had to call my mother and give directions to my younger brother (who was driving) to my friend's place in Throgs Neck. This actually turned out for the better as it meant that they wouldn't have to drive as far to retrieve me (they live west of Hartford, CT, which is about a bit over two hours from where I was staying in Throgs Neck). Also, my friend is right off a main highway in Throgs Neck, which is a branch of the highway that they would have taken down from Hartford. So this part of it worked out better. My brother said that he would probably arrive between 11 in the morning and noon.
At approximately 1:30pm, my brother and mother finally arrive. I obtain directions to the 2nd Precinct of the Yonkers Police Department and we depart. Once we arrive at the Yonkers PD, 2nd Precinct, I advise the desk sargeant (or whatever his rank was) as to the reason of my visit there, and he tells me that it's probably going to be a long wait. Apparently, the City of Yonkers was going to hell that day and all of their officers were occupied and unable to take a report from me.
I waited at the Yonkers PD for nearly three hours before an officer (a team, actually; I guess they work in teams there) was able to speak with me. And what's worse, because I ended up spending the night in the Bronx (Throgs Neck) instead of going back to Forest Hills (Queens), I didn't have what I really needed in order to lodge the complaint. The officers informed me that there really wasn't anything that they could do because I didn't have bank statements or whatever showing what had been done. They didn't seem to think it a big deal that Louis Rivera still has my old notebook computer, clothing, a suitcase, notebook computer case, diary, debit cards, driver's license, social security card, Medicare card, shopping club cards, checkbook (to my old account) and just about every other important piece of information that helps to identify me. I suppose that because I informed the officers that I had canceled all of my cards, that they didn't think anything was pressing.
Even though I pleaded with the officers to at least open a report, as it is extremely difficult for me to get there via public transportation, they advised me that the best they could do for me was to give me an incident report, which they marked as not having a police report being filed at that time, but when I returned (they advised that I must do so in person) then at least I would have a starting point. So I left there with a small slip of paper with an incident report on it. They took down my name, address, phone number, and email address, and the name and addrees of Louis Rivera (I didn't have his phone number on me as I'd left my mobile phone in Forest Hills when I left for my friend's in Throgs Neck the day before).
So my visit to the Yonkers Police Department was not nearly as productive as I had hoped that it would be.
I also had planned to go up to my bank, and my branch of my bank, to close my new checking account and open yet another new checking account there, without ID (which is why I wanted to go to my branch), because of fraudulent activity that has been taking place on my new checking account. (You may recall that I had to close my old account because of the fraudulent activity that Louis Rivera was conducting on that account.) Needless to say, because of the wait that I had at the Yonkers PD, I wasn't able to make it to the bank in time.
After I was finally finished with the Yonkers PD (it was almost five pm by this point), my mother was complaining that she needed to eat (she's diabetic) so we went to Kam Sen, the Asian Market in White Plains, NY where, in addition to offering everything that an Asian supermarket offers, they also cook food on the premises either for take-out or dining on the premises (they have some cafe-styled tables and chairs set up near where the food is served for people to sit down and eat a quick meal). So we got food, ate, and then my mother bought me some food so I could cook and not have to spend as much money on eating out (which is usually what I do).
As it was too late to get to my bank so I could open a new account,, we wound up going to visit my sister, who lives with my grandfather. Also residing in the household now are my uncle (the one who kicked me out of my grandfather's home), my sister's boyfriend, her daughter, and her godson. Earlier in the day I had called what I thought was my sister's mobile phone number, but my uncle answered and advised me that it was now my grandfather's number, and I asked him for my sister's number and he gave that to me. I really did not want to speak with him and I never call the house number for this very purpose. He was all nice and everything but I just can't deal with it. He's nice one minute and a POS the next.
In any event, I wasn't planning on coming into the house, especially since I'd previously been told that I wasn't allowed inside anymore. But after waiting about 15 minutes in the car while my mother visited with her daughter (my sister) and her granddaughter (my niece), my uncle came outside and told me that my sister wanted to see me, inside. Great, just what I wanted to have happen: interaction with my uncle who likes for nothing better than to screw with my mind.
Oh, have I mentioned that I also haven't seen my grandfather since I was thrown out of the home by my uncle?
OK, so I go inside. I see my sister and she just doesn't look right. [Update: I finally figured out why she wasn't looking "right": she was pale, very, very pale....] I'd been trying to get hold of her since last week--when she told me that she was going in for every test under the sun because they found a lump in her breast, and she's only 31--but she hasn't been online, so of course my anxiety disorder takes over and I start thinking the worst.
I guess that this time, I had reason to be anxious and to think the worst. My sister has a very invasive form of breast cancer—Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Grade 2—and she is scheduled for a total mastectomy of both breasts with axillary dissection, which means that she will have both of her breasts completely removed at the ripe old age of 31, as well as some of the lymph nodes in her breast/back, and then undergo a harsh chemotherapy treatment and, if the results from the lymph removal come back as being positive, then she will also undergo additional surgery to have all of her upper-body lymph nodes removed and then begin radiation treatment. Oh, and did I mention that the reason my mother came down this way was because she has an appointment for a mammogram tomorrow in Bridgeport, CT?
Now here's the thing ... approximately five years ago, I had a lump form in my right breast. There is an estensive family history of breast cancer in my family: my mother has already had a lumpectomy in each of her breasts, the first one occurring in the Fall of 2002—the same year as my automobile accident; both of my grandmothers also were diagnosed with breast cancer, and my paternal grandmother wound up requiring a mastectomy as a result of the cancer in one of her breasts.. Because of this history, I underwent a mammogram and ultrasound to determine if the lump was cancerous. The doctors were fairly certain that the lump was not cancerous and just a cyst at this point, and advised against further testing; however, they did advise me to have the lump checked out every two years via a bi-annual mammogram. Due to a variety of factors (no/little insurance, not having a primary care doctor, etc.), I haven't followed up on their advice. Due to the recent developments with my sister, I believe that I now am left with no choice and must figure out a way to get a mammogram scheduled ASAP.
My sister is absolutely devastated because she went to the plastic surgeon yesterday for a consultation, which she advises me is "practically required for women my age", and the plastic surgeon showed her images of what she would look like without breasts. He also told her that they would insert something into her breasts that would, over the course of six weeks or so, be inflated, so that when she was completed with her chemotherapy and radiation treatments, implants could then be inserted with minimal effort.
I can only imagine what my sister is going through. She already has body image problems (like me, she's morbidly obese, although unlike me she was more svelte as a teenager and put weight on as she grew into adulthood; I was the opposite as I was quite "chunky" as a kid growing up and wound up taking off the weight in college but I have put all of it back on afte my automobile accident, because I am unable to physically move around like I was before the accident. But I digress....
She's had relationship problems with her boyfriend (the father of her daughter), and he's left her for other women in the past, although now they seem to be doing OK but one never knows. Add to this the fact that she will be losing both here breasts, at the age of 31, and the body image problems rise exponentially. She confided in me that she doesn't want to have to undergo any more surgeries (she had an injury to her arm while she was in college and she also has had, from time to time, some sort of growths in her intestines removed) and she really doesn't want to have to undergo plastic surgery to have breast implants. I told her that she didn't have to undergo any medical procedure that she didn't want to but she responded that, because of her age, they were essentially dictating that she undergo therapy and have fake breasts put on as it was too psychologically damaging for a woman of her early years to have both breasts removed. I'm not sure I buy that answer; if you don't want to undergo a procedure then you aren't required to undergo it.
However, what I didn't pick up on was that my sister was talking about not wanting to undergo any of it, including the removal of the cancerous lumps in the first place. I advised her, as gently as I could, that should she choose that route then she was certainly fortelling her early demise, and I know that that's not what she really wanted, especially given how much she cares about and loves her daughter. She responded that if such was the case then that wasn't a good thing, and she truly seemed torn by the decision to have both of her breasts removed or face certain death.
As we were getting ready to leave, I my grandfather had emerged from his room. He was sittting in a chair in the living room. He is wheeled around the house in a wheelchair. He has a chair that he can slump into in the living room (it's one of those chairs that rise off the ground to make it easier to get out of—the back pushes up and the chair tilts forward so that one is left virtually standing by the time it is finished its thing, and it remains in that position until one returns to sit in it.
I don't know if I've written about this previously, but my grandfather had a run of very bad luck with regard to his health over this past summer (summer 2007). He suffered a heart attack while he was driving (and took out a bus stop near his home). While he was hospitalized, he wound up having, and I'm not certain of the order of these events so I'll just lump them all together, another minor heart attack, a massive coronary, and a major brain hemorrhage (a/k/a a major stroke). The stroke left him unable to speak and unable to use the right side of his body, although he has begun to recover somewhat from that.
It was a real shock seeing my grandfather. He looked frail, and if there was one thing one never would say about my grandfather was that he looked frail. He's now 86 years old, and will be turning (should he survive so long) 87 come April. He can't hear out of his right ear, so he has to turn his face so that his left ear is facing you while you're talking to him. That's from the stroke.
The train will be pulling into Grand Central Terminal in a few moments; I'm emotionally drained, which, along with my depression has left me physically drained. I don't think I could really write much more anyway.
My sister, my grandfather, my mother, my niece, and me. Happy, happy, joy, joy....
For my Gather friends, here's a link back to the article so you can return to comment and receive your points.


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Thousands Flee Australia Floods
Police force residents in northeast Australia to evacuate their homes, as flood waters continue to inundate the coastal region. Video courtesy of Reuters.
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... desperate times in northeast Australia ... as residents flee their homes amid rising floodwaters ... throughout the town of Rockhampton ... the race was on to lead ... as officials predict a forty percent of the counts homes ... will be flooded in the coming days ... meteorologists warned the waters can reach a depth of thirty feet by Monday ... well it doesn't have that little there was no ... I use and I ... gold grains have eased in Australia's coastal northwest ... the spreading waters have spurred an environmental disaster ... in the last week's floods that inundated in every out larger than France and Germany combined ... transportation routes are out of service ... thousands have been forced from their homes ... in the region's economy is badly hit ... police have also confirmed the death of a forty one year-old woman ... who disappeared while trying to cross a flooded river in her car ... the thirty eight year-old man remains missing ... but officials have called off the search because of safety concerns for rescue workers ... David Bhakti ...

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Weaving The Incantation Lyrics
Artist: Amorphis
Album: Silent Waters
A mind dejected, blood boiling with anger
the storm of the warpath, now sings in my heart
your pleadings, useless, I now shall disregard
I'll leave you to weep and to fear for me
I'm ready for my end
my hair I comb down
with resin into braids
I'm ready to ascend
my will burning high
summon strength from the night
I equip myself, to warfare I prepare
I put on my black cloak, enchanted adders skins
your prayers shall not reach into my heart
your despair shall not stop me now
This precious hairbrush, thrown at the wall
it came to me from my father
I give you this as a token of myself
for you to have and mourn over
And when my blood flows from it's bristles
when my sap is dripping from it's shaft
then you will know of my anguish
my destruction will be revealed
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Undefeated light heavyweight king Sergey Kovalev and his January 30th opponent Jean Pascal have added more to the stakes of their upcoming rematch. Sergey Kovalev had predicted that he was going to finish Pascal earlier this time than he did in the first fight when he knocked out Pascal in round 8. Pascal asked Kovalev to put his money where his mouth was, and Kovalev answered that he would.
The bet is $50,000 that Sergey Kovalev will knockout Jean Pascal before the 8th round. If Kovalev can take out Pascal before then he will win the 50K. If Pascal makes it past the 8th round then it's him that will walk away with the cash. The fight is scheduled for January 30th live on HBO.


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This blog is to share what I like and know how to cook. Anything from Mexican recipes taught to me by my mother to old fashioned traditional Cuban (Pre- Castro) and Spaniard cooking taught by my grandmother. Simply because it is what I've been exposed to. I learn plenty from friends, family, and other blogs. However often I wonder into other cuisines I am intrigued of and will share my finds of these. :)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Lengua Entomatada (Beef Tongue in Tomato)
It is delicous with fluffy rice so the rice can soak some of the savory rich sauce served with a raw salad typically of cucumber, tomato, and onion (I like to put Mojo de Ajo on the salad)
Ingredients for preparing tongue:
-2 1/2 lbs. of beef tongue
-2 bay leaves
-4 whole peeled garlic cloves
-1/2 onion
-salt to taste
Ingredients for the rest and sauce:
-1 whole onion cut in half and julienned
-1 green bell pepper cut in half, cleaned and julienned
-6 cloves of garlic peeled, crushed and minced
-1 can 15 oz. of tomato puree
-1 cup water
-1 Cup of Red Wine (when cooking Cuban food you don't need fancy wines to cook GOYA brand wines work great with Cuban food)
-1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
-1 teaspoon ground cumin
-black pepper to taste
-Salt to taste
Directions for beef tongue:
(1)Bring water to a boil in a pot, add bay leaves, oregano, pepper, onion, garlic, salt and beef tongue. When boiling cover and simmer on low for 2-3 hours. (If boiled any longer it will become to tender and break easily)
(2)Remove beef tongue when done and get rid of the stock and stuff we don't like the stock from the beef tongue.
(3)When you remove the beef tongue, wait for it to cool a but, remove the hard skin covering the tongue also remove excess fat then slice it about 1/2 inch thick or 1 inch thick slices. Set aside and reserve. Directions for the rest and sauce:
(1)Heat generous amounts of olive oil in a pan on medium to medium high, sautee bell peppers, onions, and garlic until fragrant and the onion is slightly translucent.
(2)Add red wine and bring it to a boil, add tomato puree, dilute with a littel water to form a sauce, add oregano, cumin, pepper, and salt to taste bring to a boil and cover then simmer on low covered for about 5 minutes. (3)Uncover and add beef tongue slices then bring back to a boil cover and simmer an additional 5 minutes then turn of heat. Sprinkle chopped parsley or cilantro to garnish (4)You are done enjoy.
NOTE: The sauce is NOT suppose to be really thin so do not dilute with to much water. Also some people like to use the beef tongue stock instead of water but for some reason it grosses my mother and grandma out so they just throw it away and use water. Plus the stock from the beef tongue is really greasy and may make the beef tongue flavor too strong.
3 comments:
- Núria said...
Hey Nathan! Great job here :D. I love veal's tongue and still have to cook it in a stew. I'm going to bookmark your recipe and try it in autum or winter. It's too hot for stews now here :D
- July 17, 2008 at 2:04 AM
- Nathan said...
It get's really hot where I live to. Someday's it reached 110 degrees fahrenheit that's like 43.3celsius.
Yet I couldn't help myself to make these stew dishes even if I was dying, usually I would wake up really early in the morning so it wouldn't get so hot.
- July 17, 2008 at 11:41 AM
- Catatan dinda said...
Look so great..today will try cook beef tongue...litle bit on my Country style...
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Has the fact that ISIS is chopping the heads off of Christian children turned you into a terrorist? Does it make you want to do the same thing to their children?
The answer is no, for sure, because people in the civilized world do not chop the heads off of children for any reason--religious or otherwise. No matter how ugly it gets over there, chopping off heads simply will never be in our repertoire here.
Yet the argument constantly is made that we should not get involved in that part of the world because doing so only "breeds more terrorism". If their savagery in Iraq doesn't breed savagery here, why is it that our involvement there is supposed to breed terrorism?
The argument that American involvement "breeds more terrorism" is asininity pure and simple. Nothing that the West did, nothing that the civilized world did, nothing that Bush did or that Obama did, makes these thugs chop the heads off children. Atrocities are caused by the people who commit them.
The vast, vast majority of people around the world just want to live in peace, raise their kids, and generally be left alone. This is true for Muslims and Christians; for Africans, Indonesians, and Iowans; true in the First World, true in the Third World.
The fact is that these ISIS folks are something other than civilized. We didn't make them that way and we can't change them. The only hope, short of killing them, is to scare them into inaction. At some point they will have to be dealt with. The savagery will spread until it meets resistance.
Just stop it with the "American involvement breeds more terrorism" argument. Outside involvement certainly didn't breed this horror. And neither did we.


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I passed the MCTS last week and figured people might want to know a little about the test and what I did to pass.
First of all, I used the Microsoft Press Self Paced study guide for the 70-562 test (available on Amazon). It is a BIG book, but a lot of it is fluff (like lesson reviews and such), and there's plenty you can skip if you feel comfortable with the material. The book comes with a 15% off test voucher making the test $106 or so (down from $125).
It's not a bad idea to take tons of practice tests from different places — I saw a link from MS that says they'll pay for your second test if you fail the first time, but why take them up on the offer?
Regarding the test itself, it's pretty straight forward save for a couple things. For the most part, it's multiple choice with 4 choices (though some questions have a bunch of checkboxes and you might have to choose 2 or 3 options out of the lot). Now on every multiple-choice question there are 2 answers that if you aren't completely brand new to ASP.NET you can throw out right away; that leaves 2 possible choices for each question.
Sometimes they are kind of tricky like if they ask something where you have 2 code snippets that look EXACTLY the same except one reads has something about "DataSource=" and one has "DataSourceID=". When there's a lot of filler above and below that line it's hard to see that line though. That kind of stuff is what I mean by tricky. Especially because the test is kind of new, that kind of thing made me think "wait, is there a mistake here? these two answers are exactly the same!" until I re-read and re-read and re-read.
One of my biggest complaints about the practice tests I took was in regards to the questions that ask you to choose multiple answers. The test tells you how many to choose (e.g. there are 7 options, choose 2), but some practice tests don't do this.
Also, there was definitely 1 question on the test that was easy. I mean really easy. Too easy actually. And having 4 choices I was very tempted to double-guess myself because it was just too easy. You figure MS is tricking you. But the test in that regard is pretty straight forward. I got that one right by not over analyzing, so just keep that in mind. If it's the answer, it's the answer.


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Papahana Kuaolas Limu Namasu
This week we had Papahana Kuaola in the kitchen for a special edition of Cooking Hawaiian Style presented by Royal Hawaiian Center and they took us back to our roots with their cooking. Kealoha Domingo made one of my favorite dishes: limu namasu which reminded me of how my Tutu would always make for our beach outings.
Papahana Kuaola is part of the Heeia Ohupuaa starting from up the mountain side. They teach and educate the community about the land and their loi'i's and what's growing on the land. Today we have a simple limu namasu salad that is perfectly pickled. Mahalo to Kealoha and Keoni for sharing their stories and recipes with us.
1/4lb. limu manauea
1/4 cup round onion, fine julienne
1/4 cup rainbow carrot, fine julienne
1/2 cup akulikuli kai (pickleweed)
1 cup kai n?oi (chili pepper water)
1 cup rice vinegar
1 cup simple syrup
Clean limu thoroughly and combine all ingredients in a bowl. Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Watch Kealoha Domingo's episode on Cooking Hawaiian Style on OC16 channels 10 &1012. You can also watch episodes of Cooking Hawaiian Style nationwide via LifeStyle Network, Roku and Hawaiian Airlines in-flight entertainment.
Chill in refrigerator before serving.


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I was quite surprised to hear that there were rumours going around about the undertones of the movie Frozen, which I loved more than any other Disney movie ever made. Finally: a book about a girl saving herself instead of waiting around for Prince Charming to do all the work! I'm thrilled. Unfortunately, it isn't unanimous. I really don't know how people can take something as beautiful as sisterly love and as powerful as believing in yourself and twist it into something else. And even if it were all about coming out (which would be a good thing), what they said about bestiality is just silly. Okay, it is a free world and everyone is allowed an opinion but I sometimes think given the chance people would find something wrong with things as innocent as puppies.
"...Greydanus argues that the Oscar-winning song "Let It Go" shows lead character Elsa "celebrating her acceptance of her true identity" and essential "coming out", while her lack of interest in male suitors implies lesbianism...
...As for the so-called bestiality, Greydanus points to a line in the film's "Fixer Upper Song" about hunter Kristoff's relationship with Sven the reindeer: "His thing with the reindeer/That's a little outside of nature's laws!"..."
(Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/disneys-frozen-is-very-evil-gay-propaganda-says-christian-pastor-9189043.html)
Stupidity at its peak it seems!
I was also recently informed that my female characters are much too bold to be Asian girls. Apparently, I've not been setting a very good example by introducing young, female characters who go off and save the world. Their boisterous opinions and sometimes not very ladylike language have come under scrutiny. And all I can say is, Yay! Girls can do anything a guy can...in high heels at that!
Why is it that our society thinks that once girls start thinking in a certain way, they stop being feminine? When I was growing up, it was all about empowering women and strutting about in pants suits. Now pants suits are aggressive and female characters get lesbianism thrown in their faces if they so much as step out of Prince Charming's shadow. A woman can be strong and feminine at the same time. Just like a man can be strong and sensitive too.
So what happened? Are we moving backwards? Back to the ages where women were supposed to sit around in towers with their hair growing out long enough to climb up (nursing a major headache in the process!)?
"Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity." – Gandhi
"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission." -- Eleanor Roosevelt
"The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world." -- Charles Malik
Book two of The Scarlet Omen trilogy is coming out in a few days...filled with kick ass women! Let's see what people have to say about my female pirate captain, junkie fairy, hormonal teenager, a witch set on revenge and a girl who tries to do the right thing...despite everyone telling her to cut it out. I can't wait.


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Cairo International Airport has a clear-cut ambition: "We want to become both a passenger and cargo hub, particularly in the MENA region," says Ibrahim Ahmed Manaa, chairman of Egyptian Holding Co. for Airports and Air Navigation. "We want to rise to global competitive levels according to international standards and start to gradually apply air transport liberalization policies."
Cairo International Airport has a clear-cut ambition: "We want to become both a passenger and cargo hub, particularly in the MENA region," says Ibrahim Ahmed Manaa, chairman of Egyptian Holding Co. for Airports and Air Navigation. "We want to rise to global competitive levels according to international standards and start to gradually apply air transport liberalization policies."
The aim to elevate CAI's function and future started just over three years ago when the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation formed two holding companies, one for national carrier EgyptAir incorporating seven subsidiaries and a second for airports and ATC activities. EHCAAN controls four companiesCairo Airport Co., Egyptian Airports Co., National Air Navigation Services and Aviation Information Technology. CAA is the regulatory body.
The first steps in Cairo Airport's privatization coincided with the launch of a "very aggressive" investment program to upgrade existing facilities and build a new Terminal 3, Manaa tells AE&T. The airport, located about 20 km. northeast of the city, has seven arrival and departure halls spread out over two terminals. Terminal 1, also known as the Old Airport, was inaugurated in 1963 and has an annual passenger capacity of 6.5 million. Terminal 2 dates from 1984 and can accommodate up to 3.5 million passengers annually. T1 has 67 check-in counters, T2 60. T1 has 12 gates, three of which are double-level for large aircraft and all of which use bus transfer between terminal and aircraft. T2 has seven gates with 10 passenger boarding bridges.
There are 131 aircraft stands, of which nine are contact stands, and three runways. Runway 05R/23L is 3,300 m. long, 05L/23R has a length of 4,000 m. and 16/34 is 3,180 m. All are 60 m. wide. Plans for a fourth runway, to be built south of the existing airfield, have been approved. It will be 4,000 m. by 65 m. "and thus A380 compliant," Manaa notes. He proudly adds that the new T3 will have three contact gates able to accommodate the giant. He admits that no carrier has yet indicated it might operate the A380 into Cairo, but he laughs, "We hope that maybe Emirates will do so. Why not?"
Foreign Know-how
In 2004, local authorities decided to outsource the management of CAI and five regional airportsSharm El-Sheikh, Hurgada, Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbelto an international airport operator. Two separate tenders were launched; Fraport (see box, p. 14) won both, but under the bidding rules a company could be awarded only one of the projects. Fraport indicated its preference for managing the Egyptian capital's international gateway and the contract for the regional airports was awarded to Aeroports de Paris. The CAI management contract runs for eight years with the option to extend it twice by one year. Under the terms of the contract, Fraport is not required to invest in either Egyptian Airport Co. or the airport's infrastructure.
"It is the first time for Egypt to have a non-Egyptian airport operator. This is a major change," states Cairo Airport Co. Chairman Mohamed Fathalla Refaat. He admits it has been "a very tough process to try to understand and to interact" but he describes the move as positive and necessary. "We want to develop our human resource capacity to improve our performance and our level of service," he explains. "Moreover, we want to get the know-how on how to implement an international hub strategy. Historically CAI is essentially a point-to-point airport, but we want to increase the connectivity with our neighboring airports. We want to develop Cairo as the main transit point for the MENA region." He argues that CAI has the necessary ingredients to become a successful hub: "We are located at the crossroads of Africa and the Middle East, Europe and the Gulf area. In addition to this central location, Egypt enjoys all-year-round excellent weather, allowing for smooth ATM throughout the year."
Fraport began work in February 2005 and seconded five senior executives to CAC in the positions of executive director, CCO, CFO, chief technical officer and COO. "Together with our Egyptian colleagues, we introduced practices to improve the efficiency and increase the productivity in a short term of the airport and of the staff," says CCO Jean-Pierre Tabet.
There are two kinds of training programs: A 60-day course including 20 days in Frankfurt for senior executives, and training for around 100 middle management that also includes a few days in Frankfurt. Tabet says, "Frankfurt is one of the most efficient hubs and developed airports in the world. It is important to gain hands-on understanding of how it works at FRA rather than listen to us explaining how it is done."
In the first six months of the contract, some 14 different teams came from Frankfurt Airport to help draw up so-called "diagnostic reports" on all aspects of CAI's operations. "We looked at everything, going from engineering and insurance to finance, operations, commercial activities, safety, security, health," Tabet recalls. "We identified some aspects that needed immediate adjustments and started implementing the recommendations."
One of the first areas of Fraport input visible to passengers is the improved food and beverage offerings. Refaat says, "In fact, we did not have any variety in F&B. EgyptAir provided all catering. Now we have more variety and more concepts." A new coffee bar, Ritazza, operated by Louis Catering/Compass Group, was opened at the new International Arrival Hall 3 in T1 in August 2005 and was followed by a similar outlet in T2. Terminal 2 mainly serves international carriers whereas T1 is considered the EgyptAir terminal. The public area in Departure Hall 1 in T1 saw the addition of a Pianola food outlet and a new Food Village was set to open in mid-February in T2. A themed AirMall is currently in the pre-opening preparation phase. It fits into Fraport's concept of AirportCity and is the first of its kind in Egypt.
New Terminal
The T1 and T2 renovation and development plan was finalized last year and represented an initial investment of EGP0.5 billion (E74 million). It contains some 43 projects, some of which were reconstruction of the infrastructure, electricity, water, drainage and air-conditioning systems. It also includes demolishing the old Hall 3, previously used for domestic arrivals and departures, to construct a new hall for international arrivals.
Meanwhile, work started on a new passenger terminal, T3. The 23-gate complex, scheduled to open in late 2007, will include a main three-level structure and two concourses and will be capable of handling initially up to 11 million passengers yearly. An aerial walkway will link the 164,000-sq.-m. facility with T2. T3 is being co-financed by the World Bank, Egyptian government and National Investment Bank of Egypt. Cost of the project is almost EGP2.2 billion (E320.5 million).
"A new ATC tower and a fourth runway represent an additional E100 million investment and a new five-star hotel, which will be connected with T3 through a 330-m.-long bridge, is another E40 million," Manaa sums up. "We want to achieve the highest level of activity and return on investment. Concretely, this means that we are reviewing everything, also landing fees, parking fees and departing passenger taxes. We are benchmarking CAI against surrounding airports. Cairo Airport is government-owned yet not subsidized by the government."


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*I'm posting this ideas now in case anyone wants to adopt it into their own Christmas plans*
Every year among the regular gift giving, our family has a gift exchange. We are assigned a person in our immediate family and are charged with the task of MAKING a gift for that person. We don't really have a set amount that we are allowed to spend on whatever supplies are needed, and there really aren't any other restrictions other than it has to be made by you.
Little ones too young to make things themselves have had help from mom or dad. Some things we've done for preschoolers and under: Hand prints...on an apron, shirt, etc. Picture collages of that child (would be nice with them placed around a piece of art made by them as well). Sticky back gems place on a frame of a mirror. A decorative candy jar with colorful candy art layered inside.
Other things that have been made by our family members to give each other are:
Rice sock
Puppet theater and puppets
Cloth Tee Pee
Road rug for toy cars to drive on
Decorated wooden jewelry box (can be purchased at craft store then decorated)
Decorated magnetic memo board
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There are so many ideas on the Internet and in books on homemade gifts and the possibilities are endless.
This is our favorite part of Christmas morning. We open the homemade gifts together. It has really changed the way we think about gift giving. There is so much thought, time and love put into these gifts and they are always received very well. I think the biggest joy comes from making them.
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don't want to be on the wrong side of history, do you? That's a particularly important question to ask yourself regarding autism acceptance. It's important for you to accept, and then help other people understand, that autistic people like my son are your fellow human beings, with your same inalienable rights to live happy and pity-free lives. That whatever their needs and abilities, autistic people are not "less" than other people.
You can start small with Autism Acceptance if you need to, start on the personal scale -- taking the time to understand, for example, that my autistic son Leo doesn't like restrictive shoes, and prefers Crocs -- it's a sensory thing. Why would I put him through the trauma of wearing other shoes? Understanding that he finds having a straw in his mouth soothing, and letting him have the damn straw because it helps him self-regulate and does not get in the way of his speaking. Understanding that part of his autism is needing an extra beat or two to process spoken language, and not trying to hurry him through that beat or two. Presuming competence, and never speaking about or in front of him as if he is not there.
It is also recognizing that Leo doesn't just love Easter Egg hunts for their candy, but is a visually-oriented kid and is really, really good at finding those colored eggs -- better than his non-autistic sisters. Recognizing that, yes, his visual memory really is so phenomenal that he recognizes when we're on approach to an interstate-adjacent restaurant he's only been to once before -- miles before any of the restaurant signage appears. That he has perfect pitch, and a beautiful singing voice, and is not afraid to use it. That he adores and excels at long hikes in forests or along beaches. That I adore him, that he adores me, that we're part of a happy family.
Being thoughtful and accepting (and appreciative!) of autistic people like Leo is also the right thing to do from the perspective of compassion. Lack of acceptance doesn't just deny autistic people their rights -- it hurts them. Autism parent Colin Meloy understands how negative media messages about autism, and the lack of acceptance those messages demonstrate, can affect autistic peoples' self-esteem and self-regard:
"You have kids like my kid -- who can read and is verbal -- but is clearly very autistic. There is no doubt Hank has autism, and severe challenges that will likely be with him throughout his life -- and the last thing we'd want him to see or hear or read is how this thing that is a part of him, part of his identity supposedly makes peoples' lives a living hell and tears apart families."Autism acceptance is about accepting autistic people in general, accepting that my son and his autism spectrum-mates are a diverse crew, accepting that while not all autistic people can speak for themselves, there are large and vibrant autistic communities in which autistic people do speak out, frequently -- and that, when it comes to autism, you need to listen to them.
Leah Kelley's son, for instance, is not at all pleased about the negative way the media tends to portray autism:
"...at barely 14, H is already sensitive to what others are saying about autism and he often feels uneasy and personally threatened by representations of autism in the media that are framed as tragedy and epidemic."Autistic advocate Kassiane of Radical Neurodivergence Speaking is similarly tired of hearing how autistic people are "burdens" and part of that unsubstantiated "epidemic." Kassiane can read, and she can hear, and she is retaliating with superficially wry but core-deep angry humor:
"49 in 50 people lack autism! Help us find a cause! Help us develop more effective therapies! Help us integrate those lacking autism into a functional society with autistic people! This campaign, while sounding a bit silly, is also a bit serious. Tone it down. Tone down the fear rhetoric. Tone down the alarmism. It is not necessary to light anything blue to show support and love for an autistic individual that can be accomplished by, well, actually supporting autistic people."One of the best ways to listen to autistic people is by reading their blogs, as Alyssa of Yes That Too knows. There are multiple benefits to doing so:
"Long story short, as long as your goals for your child come anywhere near lining up with the ones most parents of neurotypical kids I've spoken to have (wanting the kid to be happy, satisfied with their own life, not in danger of dying due to physical/medical needs having been neglected, not traumatized, not getting abused) reading the blogs of autistic people is a way to realize that all this is possible -- and give you both hope that this will happen for your kid and ideas on how to help your kid make it happen."Finally, Autism Acceptance matters because until we get to that point, it will be difficult to do the work that needs to be done to ensure proper accommodations and supports for our autistic children and their adult spectrum-mates. As Matt Carey of Left Brain/Right Brain writes about the new CDC "1 in 50" autism numbers:
"We have roughly 2% of our school age children in the U.S. who are autistic. Disabled to various degrees. Probably a like number of adults as well. For those who don't accept this notion, keep in mind that one of the major themes of the recent report was how a large fraction of autistics were identified late. They had fallen through the cracks and were possibly not receiving the supports they needed. We are talking teenagers, not just young children. It isn't that great a leap to say that we there is a large population of unidentified autistic adults.
"Most news stories and most discussion will focus on one number: 2%. I would argue, and will argue, that a factor of at least equal importance is not how many autistics there are, but how diverse this population is and how little is really known."Do the right thing. Invest in Autism Acceptance. Listen to autistic people. Presume competence with non-speaking autistic people like my son. Put compassion and understanding first. Stop thinking about autistic people with pity, or fear -- and they may stop thinking about you that way, as well. And the world will be a better place. I mean it! I believe it. I do.
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Where Metropolis was the fictional earthly home of Superman and Necropolis the final resting place of ancient Egypt's dead, Minneapolis is very much alive and kicking. Popularly referred to as the "City of Lakes," Minneapolis boasts a diverse geographical and cultural legacy along with its twin city St. Paul, serving as a hub of entertainment and recreation in the upper Midwest.
French "explorers" may have been the first Europeans to navigate their way to the region in the late 17th century but the Native American tribe of the Dakota Sioux had been setting up camp there for thousands of years. Throughout the 1800s, Minneapolis thrived as an industrial center entailing milling of flour, wool, paper, cotton as well as iron works and timber processing.
With a continental climate characterized by hot and humid summers and cold and dry winters, Minneapolis offers ideal opportunities for languishing in various water based activities to cool off or pack on warm layers to ski and skate on the frozen lakes.
For the artist in you, venues such as the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Museum of Russian Art and Weisman Art Museum offer copious gratification, whereas theater buffs can get their just desserts at The Playwrights' Center or the Guthrie Theater. However, everybody can get their groove on with the plethora of festivals on offer such as the Pride festival & Parade, one the largest in the US for the LGBT community as well as the Minnesota Fringe Festival.
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Pin Flag Framing - The Open Championship 2012
We would like to share with you all a golf pin flag framing which we just completed recently. It is a authentically hand-signed pin flag by Adam Scott, the runner-up of THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2012, held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England.
Instead of using ordinary matting to hold the pin flag in the frame, we use a double glare technique to pin it.
Some event photos together with the profile of Adam Scott was printed as the background to tell the story.
Hope you like our new creation!
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I saw on the Simile mailing list recently a thread discussing possible uses of relationships between user-supplied tags in an information system. This idea is intriguing to me. I've long believed we don't use the relationships recorded in our library-land controlled vocabularies in our systems for end-users to anywhere near their potential. A digital library collection I've been involved with demonstrates ways in which we might use these relationships. The methodology used is documented in this paper.
Yet I'd never thought about relationships for folksonomic vocabularies before. I think it's a fantastic idea, however. The same strategies for improving end-user discovery based on term relationships can be used no matter where these relationships come from. Relationships determined by methods such as this could be used in the same way human-generated relationships in a formal thesaurus could be used. I wonder if these relationships might be even more important in a folksonomic environment, as a method by which the vocabulary control us library folk hold so dear could be achieved.
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True folksonomic thesauri?
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The NSDL Registry Project has been thinking along those lines as well, though we're not yet doing much besides thinking and talking about it amongst ourselves. First we need a functioning registry ... (see: http://purl.org/nsdlregistry/ for our new site, and the Registry Blog).
There are a log of interesting ideas for figuring out how to use already structured information to make the kinds of assertions the tagging community is now thinking about. I can't help hoping that the time is finally right to see these ideas come to fruition.
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Hangmen Also Die!
On May 27, 1942 the Nazi Reichsprotector of Bohemia/Moravia, the "Hangman" Reinhard Heydrich, died from the bullets of unidentified resistance fighters. Hangmen Also Die is the story of Heydrich's assassination in fictionalized form. It was Bertolt Brecht's only comparatively successful Hollywood project; the money he received allowed him to write "The Visions of Simone Marchand", "Schwyk in the Second World War" and his adaptation of Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi". Hanns Eisler won an Academy Award for his musical score.
Genres: Film-Noir, War, Drama, Thriller
Actor: Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, Gene Lockhart, Dennis O'Keefe, Margaret Wycherly, Nana Bryant, William Roy, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Alexander Granach, Tonio Selwart, Jonathan Hale, Lionel Stander, Sarah Padden, Edmund MacDonald
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If you or a loved one is living with a serious illness and struggling with pain, stress or other symptoms, a referral to a palliative care team can help provide relief and improve your quality of life. While a doctor referral is usually necessary, here's a place to start: the Palliative Care Provider Directory on GetPalliativeCare.org. The Provider Directory is designed to help you find and locate palliative care in your area, quickly and easily.
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Are you living with an illness and feeling tired all the time? Palliative care can help.
If you're living with an illness, it's not unusual to also suffer with fatigue. Fatigue is the feeling of being easily tired so that you are unable to do everyday tasks. You may feel especially forgetful, have a sense of general weakness, and feel unable to focus.
Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of illness, but it is often not recognized by doctors. If left unaddressed, this symptom can undermine your quality of life and even your ability to pursue treatment for your illness.
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Palliative care may be right for you if you suffer from pain, stress or other symptoms due to a serious illness. Illnesses may include cancer, heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, Alzheimer's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's and many more. You can have palliative care at any age and at any stage of your illness, and you can have it together with treatment meant to cure you.
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You can expect relief from symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, constipation, nausea, loss of appetite and difficulty sleeping. Palliative care helps you carry on with your daily life. It improves your ability to go through medical treatments. It helps you better understand your condition and your choices for medical care. In short, you can expect the best possible quality of life. … Read More
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If you or someone you love is living with Parkinson's disease, there are ways to improve your quality of life. While there is no cure for Parkinson's disease, there are medications and treatments that can reduce the symptoms. A medical specialty called palliative care can help.
Palliative care for leukemia and lymphoma is important for you and your family
If you have leukemia or lymphoma, you and your family are on a difficult journey. But you don't have to travel it alone. Palliative care can help.
Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with serious illnesses like leukemia and lymphoma. It is focused on treating the pain, symptoms, and stress of the illness, with the goal of improving quality of life for you and for your family. Palliative care is provided by a team of doctors, nurses, and other specialists, who work together with your other doctors to give you an added layer of support. It is available at the same time as all your other treatments.
Are you living with serious illness and feeling depressed? Palliative care can help.
If you're living with a serious or chronic illness, it's easy to overlook symptoms of depression or anxiety. You may assume that it's normal to feel sad or worried when you're sick, and you may believe that your symptoms are caused by your other medical problems. And while it is normal to have days when you feel blue, if those feelings of sadness don't go away, you're having trouble eating or sleeping, or you're not enjoying things the way you normally do, something is wrong. Palliative care can help.
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Itineraries from Villa La Paiolato Health and Well-being
Even in remote antiquity, the thermal sulphurous water of Viterbo
were known as the " beauty waters".
A holiday at this beautiful place of the Province of Viterbo
means well-being and health, sun and tan.
Viterbo's Thermal Springs take part
of the most famous Thermal Centres of Italy: by sulphurous waters of Sirmione on Lake Garda in Veneto up to the hydrothermal Park on Ischia, through Chianciano and Montecatini Terme in Tuscany, a path that has as its protagonist the water, not so secret ingredient for beauty and psychophysical balance.
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Quilled card for a dog lover
She's a dog-lover, trainer and walker, so I really didn't have to think very long about the theme for this card! All it took were a few doggy pictures, a plain oval background ... and then I could indulge myself with a feast of quilling doggy paws!! The bone and the heart add a bit of extra variety, with colours to lift the overall design. Happy birthday, Tina!
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Brilliant! Love the paws..xxReplyDelete
What a cute card that is. Happy birthday to your nieceReplyDelete
Tina must have loved your card. I found adorable.
A great Christmas to you!
I am sure your niece will love this card.ReplyDelete
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I know what you mean about birthdays. I have two daughters with December bithdays, in fact one's is today. I love your quilled doggy bone. My co-worker got a puppy early for her Christmas present. I think I'll borrow your idea to make her Christmas card.ReplyDelete
Great idea, MariLynn! I'd love to see a photo of your card when it's finished.ReplyDelete
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GPS navigation services provider MapmyIndia has updated the in-car GPS device offering with the latest offering – the Lx340 navigator. The device has been priced at Rs. 8,990. This device brings 3D Maps to the affordable navigator segment. Incidentally, 3D Maps is something seen in the more expensive devices till now.
Shivalik Prasad, Executive Director, MapmyIndia, says, "With Lx340, we're making available to all car owners in India, a powerful and premium GPS navigation and entertainment experience, at a very affordable and attractive price point. We're excited to further accelerate the strong proliferation of in-car GPS navigation systems in India and power every car in India with a MapmyIndia product in the coming time, and will continue to innovate and invent new products and technologies to deliver the best navigation and driving experience to Indians."
The Lx340 has a 4.3-inch display with a 480x272 pixel resolution. The device comes with 2GB built-in storage, and a microSD card slot for memory expansion up to 8GB. The device runs on Windows CE 6.0 operating system, which is pretty much standard across most devices that we have tested.
The maps installed on the device include door-to-door navigation to house addresses in 39 cities, 7.08 million points-of-interest across various categories covering 4,551 cities at street level with localities, streets, landmarks and 5,79,000 towns and villages connected by complete highway network across India. Additionally, 3D landmarks across various Indian cities and 2D building footprints across 36 cities.
The Lx340 navigator brings in the new 'Don't Panic!' GPS navigation software interface for instant route calculation and re-routing feature to keep user on track all the time with powerful, easy to use single-line search to find any place easily. There will be visual & audible alerts for lane guidance, over-speeding & road signs.


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n winter you are likely to spend the majority of your time in your living room when you are at home, so it's important it is warm and cosy. Here are some tips to help you achieve this.
Fill Up Your Senses
In order to give your front room a complete sense of warmth and comfort, it is important to play on the senses.
Opt for sofas and chairs that are squashy and comfortable. Any furniture that needs 'softening up' can be muffled with squashy throws made from faux fur or chenille. Cushions should be textured with velvet, thick knits or weaves. Change the curtains to heavier types that are faux suede or double layered to keep the cold out and to add a more chunky, winter look. A statement rug on the floor tiles is a great idea, especially if they are cold underfoot. Alternatively, consider adding a 'slipper rack' for the family and guests to use so they can avoid getting a chill from the cold floor tiles. Last of all, make sure you don't forget about your sense of smell. Light winter scented candles that smell like vanilla, orange and spices.
Interior Decor Colours
Deep purples and dark blues are on trend this winter, as are warm yellows, olive greens and hot reds. Rich browns are also a great addition, best added via natural materials like woods.
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If you have a real fireplace with a fire in, you'll already have a cosy focal point. If you have an empty fireplace, dress it up for a warmer look. Consider adding a wood pile, or some candles (if safe) and making the fireplace look inviting. If you have a raw brick fireplace, one great way to modernise it or make it a 'feature' is to add vintage porcelain tiles to it. You could fix them in properly, or simply arrange them around the fire. If you are lucky enough to have a real wood floor then polish your wooden flooring until it gleams and reflects the light of the fire.
Sofa, So Good
Sometimes you don't have to add anything, you just need to move things around to get a completely different look. Your furniture should look inviting, immediately creating a social and inclusive environment. Don't push furniture against the walls, and instead bring it forward and centre it around a focal point like the TV, a view, or a fireplace.
This Little Light Of Mine, I'm Gonna Let It Shine
Often a change in lighting can completely change the mood. For winter you will want the lighting to be soft. Use candles and fairy lights where possible, and change lampshades to give out muted light.
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Try not to make any expensive changes to the interior of your home before Christmas, it's just not the time of year to be splashing out! Use this change in interior design to experiment with your thrifting and upcycling skills, there's no reason you can't have a warm and inviting living room this winter for minimal expenditure.
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Winter is the perfect time to improve your living space when there is less desire to go out in the cold. So try some of these top tips to make your home warm and cosy.
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Weather Alert: Due to snow in the weather forecast, a parking ban on campus will begin Sunday, Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. and remain in effect until 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18. PARKING BAN INFO×
Lynn M. Shelley, Ph.D., Chair
Phone Number: 413-572-5607
Office Number: Wilson 105 H
Field of Doctoral Degree: Applied Developmental Psychology
Doctoral Institution: Fordham University
Areas of expertise: : Cross-Cultural Psychology, Early Intervention and Assessment for Infants and Toddlers; Sex and Health Education in Adolescence; Family Diversity
Courses: Research Methods in Psychology; Child Development; Adolescent Development; Advanced Developmental Psychology; Infant and Toddler Development; Contemporary Family Diversity
Linda Hogan-Shea, Administrative Assistant II
Phone Number: 413-572-5376
Office Number: Wilson 105 I
Linda Albright, Ph.D.
Phone Number: 413-572-5701
Office Number: Wilson 115 F
Field of Doctoral Degree: Social Psychology
Doctoral Institution: University of Connecticut
Areas of Expertise: Interpersonal Perception; Dyadic Interaction Leadership; Experimental Validity
Courses: Social Psychology, Statistics, Theories of Personality, Interpersonal Relations and Communication, Psychology of Religion, Group Dynamics, Experimental Social Psychology
Leonardo F. Andrade, Ph.D., BCBA
Phone Number: 413-572-5380
Office Number: Wilson 115 D
Field of Doctoral Degree: Behavioral Analysis
Areas of expertise: Delay Discounting, Behavioral Economics, Choice, Impulsivity, Contingency Management Treatments for Substance-Use Disorders and Healthy Behaviors.
Courses: Learning, Research Methods, Introduction to Psychology, Theoretical Foundations of Behavior Analysis, Single Subject Design and Methodology, Choice, Impulsivity, and Addition, Verbal Behavior
Eric R. Bressler, Ph. D.
Phone Number: 413-572-5719
Office Number: Wilson 105 B
Field of Doctoral Degree: Evolution and Social Behavior
Doctoral Institution: McMaster University
Areas of expertise: Evolutionary psychology, animal behavior, mate choice, humor
Courses: Comparative Psychology; Learning; Research Methods; Introduction to Psychology; Psychology of Film
Rebecca A. Burwell, Ph.D.
Phone Number: 413-572-5379
Office Number: Wilson 105 F
Field of Doctoral Degree: Clinical-Child Psychology
Doctoral Institution: University of Denver
Areas of expertise: Adolescence, Developmental Psychopathology, Counseling, Depression, Eating Disorders, Self-Concept, Self-worth Contingencies, Rumination, Emotion Regulation
Courses: Adolescent Development, Theories of Personality, Theories of Counseling, Counseling Theory and Practice, Psychology of Depression (capstone), Psychology of the Family (in person and online), Mindfulness and Buddhist Psychology (online), Advanced Counseling and Supervision (graduate program)
Joseph A. Camilleri, Ph.D.
Phone Number: 413 572-5700
Office Number: Wilson 115 G
Field of Doctoral Degree: Social-Personality Psychology
Doctoral Institution: Queen's University
Courses: Research Methods, Statistics, Introduction to Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Psychometrics
Areas of expertise: Evolutionary psychology, psychometrics, and forensic psychology, particularly etiology, assessment, and treatment of sexual offenders, domestic violence, psychopathy, developmentally disabled offenders, and risk assessments
Other: Director-at-large, Criminal Justice Psychology Section, Canadian Psychological Association
Personal Page: Dr. Camilleri
Claudia Ciano-Boyce, Ed.D.
Phone Number: 413-572-5749
Office Number: Wilson 106 F
Field of Doctoral Degree: Counseling Psychology
Doctoral Institution: University of Mass/Amherst
Areas of expertise: Psychopathology and diagnosis; clinical and counseling psychology; nontraditional families; gay/lesbian family issues; psychology and public policy
Courses: Abnormal Psychology; Theories of Personality; Theories of Counseling; Psychology of the Family; From Disorder to Orientation: How psychology has dealt with homosexuality; Psychology, Politics and Presidential Elections
T. Alex Daniel, Ph.D.
Phone Number: 413-572-5346
Office Number: Wilson 115 E
Field of Doctoral Degree: Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences
Doctoral Institution: Auburn University
Areas of expertise: Memory, attention, taste perception, object recognition, abstract-concept learning
Courses: Cognitive Psychology, Sensation & Perception, History & Systems, Research Methods, Introduction to Psychology
Personal Page: http://www.danielcog.com
Janet Gebelt, Ph. D.
Phone Number: 413-572-5435
Office Number: Wilson 105 C
Field of Doctoral Degree: Developmental Psychology
Doctoral Institution: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Areas of Expertise: Developmental Psychology; Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood; Psychosocial Development (especially identity) and Emotion
Courses: Introductory Psychology; Child Development; Adolescent Development; Statistics; Emotion
Robert Hayes, Ph. D.,
Chairman of Graduate Program in Psychology
Advisor for Mental Health Counseling Graduate Program
Phone Number: 413-572-5488
Office Number: Wilson 118
Field of Doctoral Degree: Clinical Psychology
Doctoral Institution: George Washington University
Areas of Expertise: Clinical Health, Behavior Change, Applied Counseling, GLBT
Courses: Health Psychology, Research Methods, Statistics, Introduction to Psychology, Counseling Theory & Practice, Ethics
Stanley Jackson, Ph.D.
Phone Number: 413-572-5720
Office Number: Wilson 105 D
Field of Doctoral Degree: Physiological Psychology
Doctoral Institution: University of Colorado
Areas of Expertise: Physiological Psychology; Learning and Memory; Neuropharmacology; Behavioral Genetics
Courses: Physiological Psychology; Research Methods; Introductory Psychology; Drugs and Behavior; Psychopharmacology (Graduate)
Ricki E. Kantrowitz, Ph.D.
Phone Number: 413-572-5378
Office Number: Wilson 105 E
Field of Doctoral Degree: Clinical Psychology
Doctoral Institution: Michigan State University
Areas of Expertise: Counseling Skills; Women's Mental Health Issues; Global Mental Health Issues
Courses: Abnormal Psychology, Practicum in Psychology, Counseling Theory and Practice, Cross Cultural Psychology, Women and Mental Health; Counseling Basics, Advanced Counseling (Graduate), Psychology Internship (Graduate)
Jorge Reyes, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Advisor for Applied Behavior Analysis Graduate Program
Phone Number: 413-572-8902
Office Number: Wilson 106 G
Field of Doctoral Degree: Behavior Analysis
Doctoral Institution: University of Florida
Areas of expertise: Assessment and Treatment of Adult Male Sex Offenders with Developmental Disabilities, Autism, Developmental Disabilities
Courses: Introduction to Psychology, Behavior Modification, Behavior Analysis Applications, Behavioral Interventions
Other Interests: Education, Staff Training, Delay Discounting, Behavioral Economics
Other: Advisor to the Applied Behavior Analysis graduate program
Jack A.Szpiler, Ed.D.
Advisor for Continuing Education
Phone Number: 413-572-5381
Office Number: Wilson 105 G
Field of Doctoral Degree: Education (Prescriptive Counseling)
Doctoral Institution: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Area of Expertise: Stress Management
Courses: Introductory, Educational Psychology, Child Development, Stress Management, I/O Psychology
Roger M. Tudor, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Phone Number: 413-572-5651
Office Number: Wilson 106 D
Field of Doctoral Degree: Applied Behavior Analysis (Board Certified Behavior Analyst)
Doctoral Institution: University of South Florida
Areas of Expertise: Applied Behavior Analysis, Educational Psychology, Verbal Behavior, Autism
Courses: Behavior Modification, Educational Psychology, Child Psychology, Behavior Therapy, Single Subject Research Design, Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (Graduate)
Summer Williams, Ph.D.
Phone Number: 413-572-8786
Office Number: Wilson 115 C
Field of Doctoral Degree: Social/Personality Psychology
Doctoral Institution: University of California, Riverside
Areas of Expertise: Health communication and health outcomes research including: Interpersonal aspects of health communication including verbal and nonverbal communication, physician humanism, empathy, mental health care, lifestyle/ health promotion counseling, effects of patient ethnicity and economic status on therapeutic communication, and patient participation in medical care.
Courses: Intro, Health Psychology, Social Psychology, Capstone Experience in Psychology of Illness, Capstone Experience in Health of Vulnerable Populations.


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WASHINGTON — The scientific process has given birth to many medical miracles over the years. But sometimes it can be a cruel parent.
As a result of a New York Times story Sunday trumpeting news that two chemicals discovered by a Boston researcher can cure cancer in mice, oncologists across the country have been overwhelmed by patients seeking this remarkable new therapy.
But the doctors have told them that it won't be available for years, if ever.
"They are desperate to find something that is an easy way out of a difficult situation," said Dr. Philip DiScaia, deputy director of UC Irvine's Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. "I get very concerned for the patients who have a false sense of hope that something can come of this immediately, when that is just not the case."
Researchers note that as many as nine other drugs acting on the same basic principle--and that also cure cancer in mice--are in clinical trials in humans. So far, the results haven't overly impressed physicians. "This is not penicillin," said Dr. Lee Rosen of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.


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Free laparoscopic gallstone surgeries
By Antonio De Jesús Aguado
Individuals and businesses are teaming up to donate 50 laparoscopic surgeries for sanmiguelenses; the call for patients is open until August 12.
From August 12 through 14, doctors from Hospital Ángeles del Peregal will visit San Miguel de Allende to perform 50 laparoscopic surgeries on patients who have gallstones. Federal legislator Ricardo Villarreal commented that this is a joint effort made possible by the General Hospital, hotels, restaurants, some residents and himself. In a hospital such as Ángeles del Pedregal the surgery would cost up to 50,000 pesos. According to Villarreal, currently 30 patients have been confirmed, but there is still room for 20 more.
The surgeries will be performed at the General Hospital in two operating rooms with 10 medical personnel each; among them will be Dr. Mauricio Rodríguez, a laparoscopic surgeon, who said that the procedure will be performed on those who have a serious gallstone problem and acute pain. Patients heal from this kind of surgery quickly, he said.
Anesthesiologist José de Jesús Alarcón, who will assist in the surgeries, commented that the service is for low-income patients who cannot afford this surgery. Potential candidates will be screened and diagnosed at the General Hospital.
For more informationcall 121-0288, the office of the federal legislator in San Miguel.


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Monday, September 27, 1999 Published at 14:20 GMT 15:20 UK
World: Asia-Pacific
Timor refugees return to shattered land
Scorched earth: Piles of ashes are all that remain of many homes
The growing presence of international peacekeepers in East Timor has encouraged a steady flow of refugees to emerge from their hillside hiding places and return home.
Most are finding that their homes and everything they worked for has been either destroyed or stolen.
Nonetheless amid the climate of destruction and fear the BBC's correspondent Clive Myrie, who is in the territory, says there is a survival instinct amongst East Timorese that cannot be ignored.
Fear of attacks
Water and electricity supplies have been cut across wide areas and shops and marketplaces are either closed or destroyed.
Abby Spring of the World Food Programme in Dili told the BBC that the attacks had "gutted the economy" across East Timor.
But whilst many Timorese find the presence of international troops reassuring enough to contemplate return, thousands of others remain wary with persistent reports that militia forces may be massing along the border with West Timor in preparation for further attacks.
There are fears that the militia could use the neighbouring province as a backdoor supply route to obtain arms and ammunition from the Indonesian army.
Evicted at gunpoint
Reports say as many as 230,000 refugees have now crossed into the western half of the island, some telling aid workers and journalists that they had been forced across the border at gunpoint.
Hundreds of militiamen have also followed the refugees and human rights groups say they are subjecting the East Timorese to intimidation and attacks. Aid agencies say the militiamen are denying them access to the refugee camps in West Timor.
Indonesia is reported to have promised the refugees housing and money if they agree to leave for other islands in the archipelago.
Dwindling supplies
In East Timor itself it is thought that around 150,000 refugees remain in the hills too scared to come out into the open even though many have gone for days with little or no food.
The UN World Food Programme and the Royal Australian Air Force are both planning flights, but humanitarian agencies say such airdrops are an inefficient way of delivering aid.
Aid agencies have also complained that their efforts to get help to refugees outside the capital have been frustrated by the "safety-first" approach adopted by the Australian-led force.
Relief workers say that almost a week after international peacekeepers began arriving they are still a long way from getting roads opened and convoys of food aid moving.
They argue that the need to ask for security clearance every time they travel is wasting valuable time in beginning deliveries of desperately needed food.


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"It is frustrating and even embarrassing when you can't hear a confession or console someone someone in a hospital because of an inability to communicate."
Missions in America was a spiritual challenge, combining words and gestures, action, images and symbols. All these elements enriched the capacity of this culture facilitating the joyful acceptance of the Saving Message.
The St. Junipero Serra Institute offers aunique curriculum that has been developed for the specific purpose of equipping those in pastoral leadership with both a secular and a Catholic vocabulary, so often needed today in the daily pastoral, sacramental, and evangelical aspects of the priestly vocation.
Participants in the program live, study, and pray in community but go out on day trips, visit and interact with local people, and have many other opportunities to practice the language.
Nearly 17% of Americans are of Hispanic origin making the U.S. the 5th largest Spanish speaking country. A generation ago the vast majority of Hispanic--Americans were Catholic. Today it is sadly no longer the case. While nearly 40% of American Catholics are Hispanic, 1 in 4 Hispanic-Americans are former Catholics. The need for effective Hispanic ministry is urgent.
The ability for priests to communicate and minister in Spanish is becoming increasingly more important. As one priest commented,confession or console someone in a hospital because of an inability The most effective way to learn a new language is immersion. Students will practice Spanish not only during classroom hours, but also during meals, recreation, and apostolic activities. There will be time dedicated to socializing and conversing with the people to reinforce what is learned in class.
The St. Junipero Serra Institute provides a language and cultural immersion within a thoroughly priestly environment. Daily Mass in the Extraordinary FormParticipation in the life and work of the parishCommunal singing of the Divine Office4 hours of class time per day, with lessons designed to be useful for priestly ministryPrivate tutoring Lectures in culture and history.
Knowledge of the mechanics of a language is not enough. To be effective, the priest must also understand the culture, devotions, and traditions of the people to whom he is ministering. Spending time in another culture open's one's eyes to the catholicity of the Church.


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|The road between Boscobel and Whiteladies, October 2009
|Countryside near Whiteladies
|Courtyard of Wolfe's house, Madeley
Penderel knocked on the door, but when he told Wolfe he had a man with him who had escaped from the battle at Worcester, Wolfe said "it was soe dangerous a thing to harbor any boddy that was knowne, that he would not venture his Neck for any man, unless it were the King himself." When Penderel said that in fact it was the king who was with him, Wolfe said "he should be very redy to venture all he had in the World to Secure" him.
|Wolfe's house in Madeley, from The Flight of the King
|Interior of the barn at Madely
from The Flight of the King
Wolfe gave the king and Penderel some cold meat, and they spent the rest of the night and all the next day in the barn, hiding behind some corn and hay. In the evening, Woolf's son, just released from being a prisoner at Shrewsbury, arrived home. As soon as it was dark, father and son brought Charles and Penderel some more meat. Charles asked whether they thought he could cross over the Severn into Wales, which they advised him "by noe means to adventure upon, because of the Strict Guards that were kept all along the Severne where any Passage could be found for preventing any Boddyes escapeing that way into Whales."
Upon hearing this discouraging news, Charles decided he had no other choice but to go back to Boscobel or Whiteladies, where he should be able to reconnect with Wilmot, and execute his original idea of making for London.
There was discussion of whether Charles and Penderel should ride, but they decided it would be less noticeable and safer to walk, so poor Charles, his feet now covered with blood blisters, set out with Penderel for the long walk back.
When they came to the mill where the miller had pursued them the night before, having "noe mind to be questioned a second time," Charles asked Penderel how deep the river was and whether he could swim. Penderel said "it was a Scurvey River, not easy to be past in all places, and that he could not swimm." Charles investigated, and finding that the river was "but a little above my middle," he took Penderel by the hand and helped him across, and they continued through the night toward Boscobel and Whiteladies.
|Ruins of Whiteladies, October 2009
|Arches at Whiteladies, October 2009
photo by Alice Northgreaves