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Ridyeart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived in Rudyard, Staffordshire. The place-name Rudyard means "yard where rue was grown" derived from the Old English words rude + geard. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) Rue is a perennial evergreen shrub common in Europe with yellow flowers. The plant is psychoactive; the leaves of the shrub were used as a stimulant in the Middle Ages. The leaves were noted for their strong smell and bitter taste.
Early Origins of the Ridyeart family
Staffordshire at Rudyard, a small village west of Leek on the shores of Rudyard Lake. The lake is quite recent, built in 1797 by the engineer John Rennie, for the Trent and Mersey Canal company. But the placename dates back to at least 1002 when it was listed as Rudegeard, yet a few years later it was listed as Rudierd in the Domesday Book of 1086. At that time, it was part of the Pirehill Hundred and owned by the King. [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) Rudyard Kipling's parents named their son after the village.
Early History of the Ridyeart family
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spelling variations under which the name Ridyeart has appeared include Rudyard, Rudgard, Rudyer and others.
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Migration of the Ridyeart family to the New World and Oceana
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Ridyeart arrived in North America very early: Thomas Rudyard who settled in New Jersey in 1664; Thomas Rudyard arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682; Albert M. Ridgard, aged 36, who arrived at Ellis Island from Liverpool, in 1906.
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I can not even begin to tell you how busy I've been. Besides making batches and batches of soap, Life still goes on and cleaning the house is just part of that. I finally got to vacuum the house which so desperately needed to be done. Whew! weight off of my shoulders.
The poll from a few days ago that asked what would you like for me to write about. Well I want to Thank the 3 people who voted. Since 2 of you voted for recipes I'm starting with a recipe.
I will also start going over the ingredients too….Since I think it would be good for people to know why handmade soap is sooooo much better than any Store bought brand.
This recipe is for a moisturizing bar of soap. If you've never made a batch of soap you could read this.
Also, Please-Please-Please run this and every other recipe through a
Moisturizing Soap Bar
Distilled Water 14. oz
Lye – 5.7 oz
Hemp Oil – 2 oz
Coconut Oil – 11 oz
Palm Oil – 8.6 oz
Olive Oil – 15.2 oz
Lanolin – .8 oz
Palm Kernel Oil – 2.4 oz
Silk 2 tsps
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oh another one! If the fur is kept long in the summer will my dog over heat or does the fur insulate in the winter to keep them warm and do the same in the summer to keep em cool??? Please help lisa
|Sheepdogs are alot like people...
Having hair over their eyes won't hurt their eyes, nor will keeping their hair tied in a knot out of their eyes. However, just like you, if you were to have alot of hair covering your eyes, you might tend to bump into things frequently!
If you were to wear a heavy coat in the summer, this would not keep you cool, it would tend to keep your body heat in, and overheat you. Same for your dog, but then again they will acclimate somewhat to the higher temps. Lots of fresh cool water, and watch their breathing (panting) for signs of heat distress.
Just my opinions!
Good luck!
|Have to disagree with your second point Ron (at least from what I've read!)
Apparently the make-up of the OES's fur, with the soft downy inner layer and coarser outer layer does indeed make for a very good insulator, and can therefore maintain body temperature in both extremes. I was told there was no need to clip my Woofer's coat in the summer for this reason, and certainly he never seemed to be bothered in the 100*F temps this summer!
|I agree with Mikeyg. I live in Argentina and summers are "quite" hot. 100°F or 38°C. Last year I was very concerned about this topic so I asked the breeder if I should cut Shanti hair, and answered me with a big no!!! Also, he said that if it is very hot, Shanti will try to find the coolest place of the house, not to do excersices during the hottest hour of the day. Also, as he loves water, when I am watering my garden, Shanti starts to play with it, so he always ends wet and fresh... and my house moody...
|I was going to write a long dissertation on heat loss and thermodynamics, then I realized I don't have any idea what thermodynamics are.
I'll just say that my experience with my dog was that he was MUCH happier with a puppy cut... more energetic and more playful. Others that I've talked with have said the same.
Soooo, we'll just have to say that whatever works for you and your dog is great!
|We live in Oklahoma where the summer temp. can easily top 100. We shave our sheepies every Memorial day, then again around the 4th of July. They are definalety more playful and have more energy when we shave them. When we adopted our first sheepie she had a puppy cut that had grown out quite a bit. When summer hit here activity level went WAY down (I thought something was wrong with her) so I did some research, had her shaved, and she was back to her normal self again~
Just my two cents
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|Oh guys. Now I don't think that something is right... or what's is or isn't right!! You know, I just remembered when we shaved our collie Otto (with whom a grown up) and he was so ashamed when we took him out… so really I don't know. I have to restrain myself with every comment that people give to me when I walk Shanti … like.: poor dog, he might be so hot.. etc.
So anyway… if you shave your sheepie… how do you handle the brushing? I do remember when Shanti had shorter hair, he had more knots… how do you know if he is hot?
|Abbi does so much better with shorter hair in the summer that I do not care what other say or think, its a short hair style for her from about April through August. I do not shave her legs all the way, and this year I did not shave her chest or head, but did shave her muzzle feet, underbelly, arm pits, part of her rear, and back. She is now growing out with three different hair lengths and we are not having any problem with knots or mats, of course she is slicker brushed daily to keep the dirt out and thoroughly brushed and combed out twice a week.
I find the question on whether to cut the coat for the hot weather or not one of personal choice, but no one is going to say that a full coated sheepie in even 97'F weather with humidity above 70% should be kept outside without having access to a swimming pool (pond) and shade, and a nice patch of dirt to nap in. Frankly the grooming hassle, heat, and the enjoyment of runs and walks during the summer have convinced me that a short coat is easier to groom and more comfortable for the dog. I have met a slew of people who disagree vehemently and say the long hair actully helps cool the dog. I know it doesn't work this way for us. I can also apply parasite preventions easier and check her for any injuries easier with a short coat.
This said, I wish the first groomer I took Abbi to had not ever cut her top knot. It has taken a year to get it even half way as full as it was 2 years ago. Also, never cut the coat so short that they get sunburned or can easily irritate the skin. Once the skin is irritated they will lick and lick and lick...until you have a whole new set of problems. I always leave at least an inch of hair. I groom, including cutting, my dog myself, because groomers seem to forget things too frequently. Right now Abbi is growing out a "lion" cut that I gave her in May. I love it because everyone seems to think she is some exotic dog and it leaves her fully coated in the front and on the tops of her legs. Her back is shaved short, her feet are totally cleaned, and her muzzle is clean. Right now she has the muzzle growing out and only her beard or chin shaved clean.
I guess I treat her like a muscular standard poodle with this fabulously friendly character.
Whatever you decide to do with the dog's hair, enjoy! If you are happy your dog will bounce for joy no matter what.
As long as you do not cut off their lashes the dog will keep most of the hair out of their eyes, but you need to clean off the eye buggers and make sure hair is not constantly irritating their eyes as this can lead to loss of sight and my be a precursor to cataracts in any dog. A top knot held by hairbands, plastic rubberbands, or even with ties will keep the hair out of the eyes during play. If you have any children around I find keeping the eyes as clear of hair as possible a real boon. The dog sees the kids coming and can react accordingly. Decreases the accidental bumpings and walking over kids if you know what I mean. Of course, they see cats, squirrels, and small birds more easily too, which can lead to the run-for-them-as-fast-as-you-can syndrome.
Have fun with your dog what ever you do!
By the way Danik, Shanti's so beautiful. I love your new photo. Maybe instead of cutting his coat for your Argentine summer you could ask your groomer to thin out his hair? There's a breeder in Mississippi who claims that she thins out her sheepies' hair for the summer with no problems. Claims it helps keeps them cool. I think there's several differest combs with razors and with just uneven teeth that thins out long haired coats. Every time I do it, it feels like I am pulling out Abbi's hair, so I just gave up on it. But professional groomers are suppose to know how to do it correctly, without pulling the hair out. You may want to find out more about the procedure?
|EXCELLENT POINT. I should have mentioned that if you do decide to shave the dog down close to the skin my understanding is that the skin under white fur is albino -- it has no pigment in it and will burn from the sun quite readily.
So we always try to keep about 1/2 inch of hair over the white areas, and the dark areas can be clean shaven. Still, we try to limit sun exposure for the first one or two weeks.
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Kirk Cousins has had a good nine-plus months. Since the end of August, when he was named the Redskins starting quarterback, he has set several team records, led his team to a division title, gone viral with his "You like that!" outburst after leading the biggest comeback victory in team history and signed a contract that guarantees him a $19.95 million salary for 2016.
But during that time span did he somehow go from being a backup with an uncertain future do being the best young quarterback in the game? This is what an assistant coach who spoke to Mike Freeman of the Bleacher Report said about it:
"It's possible we will look back maybe 10 years from now and say Kirk Cousins was better than Andrew Luck or almost any other young quarterback today. Maybe better than Russell Wilson, as well. I would have never thought that a year ago—mainly because I feel like a good quarterback there didn't have the organizational support. That owner [is not good], but now he seems to be staying out of the way. His coach believes in him, and that offense is perfect for him. He's got weapons and an improving defense. He may shock a lot of people in the end."
Freeman said that "other assistant coaches" have told him the same thing.
What should be made clear here is that the assistant coach is projecting. He's not saying that Cousins is better than Wilson, who has a Super Bowl ring, and Luck, who has led his team to a conference title game, right now. He's saying that Cousins has the weapons, the coach, and the organization needed to start on a highly successful run that would vault him past Wilson, Luck and, presumable, Derek Carr, Cam Newton, and other quarterbacks under the age of 30.
While I'm skeptical that in 2026 we will look back at the previous decade and view Cousins as the top QB in that time span I can't rule it out, either. I mean, four years ago if you would have said that Wilson would have multiple Super Bowl appearances and Robert Griffin III would be battling for the job in Cleveland after having been cut loose by the Redskins I would have said you were crazy.
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Author Notes: Spread peanut butter on egg roll sheet, put chicken and avocado, roll it up and fry. Easy, fast and delicous! —Hidemi
Makes 8
- 2 Skinless Boneless Chicken Breasts
- 8 Egg Roll Sheets
- 4 tablespoons Peanut Butter
- 1 Avocado
- Vegetable Oil for deep fry
- Cut avocado into half, remove seed, scoop pulp and cut each hafl into four slices. Cut chicken breasts into small chunk.
- On each egg roll sheet, spread half tablespoon of peanut butter, place 1 sliced avocado and some chicken chunks. Roll once, fold right and left, and fold it with flour paste (Mxed with 1 teaspoon flour and 1 teaspoon water) Make 8 rolls.
- Heat oil and deep-fry egg rolls over medium heat until crispy and golden.
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Men's Soccer Headed to Carnegie-Mellon - Women's Soccer Headed to Augustana for Sectionals
Monday, November 16, 2009
The upcoming opponents for the Calvin men's and women's soccer teams are now in place for the third round of the NCAA III Tournament. The Calvin men's soccer team (16-4-1) will face a Carnegie-Mellon (PA) team which defeated Medaille (NY) 1-0 yesterday afternoon. Carnegie-Mellon (16-2-1) was the co-champion of the University Athletic Association this fall. The Calvin/Carnegie-Mellon game will be a rematch of a first round NCAA III Tournament game from a year ago with Carnegie-Mellon defeating Calvin 3-0. The other two teams in the sectional bracket will include Swarthmore (16-2-2) and Transylvania (16-3-1).
Located in Pittsburgh, Carnegie-Mellon has also been selected to host the sectional Friday and Saturday (November 20 and 21). Swarthmore will take on Transylvania in the first game with the Calvin/Carnegie-Mellon game set to follow at 7:30 p.m.
On the women's side, Calvin (15-4-1) will face College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin champion Augustana (IL) as part of a four-team sectional hosted by Augustana. The Calvin/Augustana game is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. (EST). The sectional will also include Wheaton (IL) and Washington University of St. Louis. Wheaton and Wash. U will play in the second game on Friday. Fridays winners will play in the national quarterfinal game at Augustana at 7:00 p.m. (EST).


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The Sales Industry is notoriously cutthroat. Let's face it - monthly, quarterly, and annually, you are being compared to others and how each of you stack up against your sales quota. Deep inside, I'm sure you've compared yourself to others, maybe saying "I wish I was so and so - they hit quota every month."
Have you ever felt this way?
When I received an invitation from Arianna Huffington to blog for The Huffington Post, I was sure someone had made a mistake. My thoughts were:
"The sample article I sent was a one-off. It didn't represent the way I really write."
"They must be desperate for new bloggers."
"I bet they just accept anyone who's bold enough to reach out directly to Arianna."
These are the thoughts that were running through my head after receiving the good news. Instead of feeling proud, confident, and successful, I felt like an imposter. Like I had somehow managed to fool the folks at HuffPost.
I felt that any minute, someone was going to come and rightfully claim this treasure I'd found as their own.
It wasn't until 2014 that I stumbled across an article about Imposter Syndrome. When I began reading, I felt understood. My professional insecurities finally had a name, and more importantly, it didn't necessarily mean I was insane.
The effects of imposter syndrome are far-reaching and don't just tamper with your career--unchecked, they can lead to depression, relationship difficulties, and out of control anxieties. Some really qualified people have even left their lucrative careers because they couldn't shake the feeling that they had somehow slipped into an exclusive club they didn't deserve membership to.
Women are more susceptible to struggling with imposter syndrome. And in a cutthroat industry like sales, it's easy to feel that you are just not good enough.
Here are 4 signs you might be living with imposter syndrome:
1. You're a perfectionist.
Like to have everything exactly as it should be? That's probably helped you in your career so far. But studies show that being a perfectionist dramatically increases your chances of struggling with imposter syndrome.
Natually, when you only accept the best, you'll feel that you fall short quite often. None of us can attain the perfection we idealize. To someone with imposter syndrome, that translates to feeling that we aren't good enough, smart enough, organized enough, knowledgable enough.
At the heart of this is faulty comparison--we're comparing our performance and abilities to an idealized, imaginary "perfect" person who is doing everything right. Reality check: Everyone feels inadequate sometimes. Let your work performance speak for itself.
2. You're a woman who's worked in sales.
If you're a woman working in the sales industry, chances are, you're high-achieving. You live for reaching goals and career milestones. And you probably feel like an imposter when you feel you've missed the mark.
More women than men struggle with imposter syndrome, and Debra Walton of Thomson Reuters says women in sales have a few extra challenges to overcome. Many feel overshadowed by similarly-qualified men because they aren't included in male-centric, informal work culture and client-entertainment activities, like a round of golf on the weekend or a few beers after work.
For a woman who is used to excelling at her job, being the subject of gender bias and excluded from activities with male colleagues, executives, or clients generates a lot of negative thoughts.
Feeling like an unqualified outsider--"over your skis"--can be a sign you're living with imposter syndrome.
3. You're a high self-monitor and people-pleaser.
If you tend to choose your words and actions based on who you're surrounded by, you're likely a high self-monitor.
This is a term psychologists use to describe people who watch the reactions of others to judge what is most socially tactful in any given situation.
They place the apparent success of social interactions as more valuable than principle alone (unlike low self-monitors).
An example: Your client says she can't stand country music. You enjoy it.
High self-monitor: Although you disagree, admitting that seems like it would hurt the dynamic you're developing with her. You join in and agree with her. Soon, the two of you are laughing and "bonding" over your shared opinion of country music. You might know the truth about your opinion, but what she sees is a kind, agreeable person who seems to have a lot in common with her.
Low self-monitor: You are honest and tell her you really like the genre. She is perceivably a bit uncomfortable after admitting she dislikes it so much, so you change the subject and try to move on. You may have been true to yourself, (principle is very important to low self-monitors), but you also may have done so at the expense of your social dynamic with this client.
Note: This is not to encourage dishonesty--simply to show an extreme example of how high self-monitors view social interactions versus their low self-monitoring counterparts.
High self-monitors are more likely to struggle with imposter syndrome because they may feel they are so good at pretending and acting (AKA "fooling others"), their actual value or substance gets lost somewhere along the way.
4. You often mistrust the opinions of those closest to you.
Think back to childhood and your relationship with your parents. Did your mom or dad often praise you when you felt it wasn't really warranted? Did they expect the best from you, and refuse to notice, or flat-out deny, times when you failed?
It sounds like a supportive atmosphere, but in reality, it breeds feelings of inadequacy and mistrust.
You felt you did terribly at your basketball game, but mom and dad insisted you were the star of the team. Suddenly, the praise from mom and dad has less value. You start to mistrust it and begin second-guessing yourself. This continues into adulthood and unchecked, can be a breeding ground for the feelings that make up imposter syndrome.Not every perfectionist, saleswoman, high self-monitor, and skeptic struggles with imposter syndrome, but if you meet any of these criteria, you may be at a higher risk.
It's important to stay in tune with your feelings about your performance at work and try to objectively evaluate them--it's also been suggested that finding a mentor can be hugely beneficial for anyone dealing with imposter syndrome. An experienced sounding board can help you identify if your feelings are unfounded or if you're genuinely out of your professional comfort zone.
In the meantime, it's safe to say that if you're reading this, you're much more capable than you think you are. You already have the professional ability to do your job. Now you can focus on learning to work through your doubts.


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United Food and Commercial Workers President Joe Hansen announced Thursday that his union would be re-affiliating with the AFL-CIO. The move ends an eight-year rift caused when 1.3 million member UFCW split from the coalition to form a rival group called Change To Win with the Service Employees International Union and the Teamsters.
At the time, the new coalition had argued that the AFL-CIO had not devoted enough time and energy to bolstering organized labor's dwindling membership. Change to Win did not do much better better though and its profile has declined since then. Unite Here, one of the other founders, rejoined the AFL-CIO in 2009.
The announcement gives AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka a major accomplishment to tout at the coalition's quadrennial convention in Los Angeles in September. It will boost the 12 million member coalition to well over 13 million members and expand its treasury by $10 million annually. Unite Here officially rejoined during the 2009 convention.
"We join the AFL-CIO because it is the right thing to do for UFCW members, giving them more power and influence," Hansen said in a statement posted online. He said that the "need for unity became paramount after the 2010 elections" — which was when the the Republicans regained control of the House.
The news confirmed rumors that have been circulating for weeks.
"A unified movement can make a difference for today's workers," AFL-CIO said in its official Twitter account.
One of Hansen's major concerns is "fixing the Affordable Care Act so workers in multiemployer plans can keep the health care they currently have." Hansen has publicly expressed his frustration with President Obama over his healthcare law, which could undermine union members' insurance. He evidently believes rejoining the AFL-CIO will give him more leverage to pressure the administration for changes.
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Dirt Cheap Buffalo Chix wings
Buffalo Chicken Wings
vegetable oil -- for frying
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup Hot Sauce dash ground pepper
dash garlic powder
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teas. paprika
1/4 teas. cayenne pepper
1/4 teas. salt
10 chicken wing pieces (get these for .25 a lb at walmart if you buy bulk- 10lbs or more)
Heat just enough oil to cover wings entirely, about an inch, in a deep fryer to
375F. Combine the butter, hot sauce, ground pepper, and garlic powder in a small
saucepan over low heat. Heat until the butter is melted and the ingredients are
Combine the flour, paprika, cayenne powder, and salt in a small bowl. If the
wings are frozen, be sure to defrost and dry them. Put the wings in a large bowl
and sprinkle the flour mixture over them, coating each wing evenly. Put the
wings in the refrigerator 60-90 minutes. This will help the breading to stick to
the wings when fried.
Put all the wings in the hot oil and fry 10 to 15 minutes or until some parts of
the wings begin to turn dark brown. Remove from the oil to a paper towel to
drain. Don't let them sit too long, because you want to serve them hot. Quickly put the wings in a large bowl. Add the hot sauce and stir, coating all of the wings evenly.CC,
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I too remember when I could buy wings for just pennies but it seems that the stores have caught on and now charge MORE per pound for wings than they do for Boneless, Skinless Breast! It's just crazy.
In our area, the restaurants can still buy wings pretty cheaply so I sometimes ask one of the local eateries if I could order a few items through them. They allow it because they get discounts if they purchase larger quantities of food. You might want to ask one in your area too!~No Matter how bad it gets, I'm rich at the Dollar Store!!~


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Real Estate Glossary "B"Balance Sheet - A financial statement that shows an individual's assets, liabilities, and net worth as of a specific date.
Balloon Loan - A loan that has level monthly payments that will amortize it over a stated term (e.g., 30 years) but that requires a lump sum payment of the entire principal balance at the end of a shorter term (e.g., 10 years).
Balloon Payment - The final lump sum payment that is made at the end of the shorter term for a balloon loan and pays the loan in full.
Bankrupt - A person, firm, or corporation that is financially unable to pay debts when due. The debtor seeks relief through a court proceeding to work out a payment schedule or erase debts. In some cases, the debtor must surrender control of all assets to a court-appointed trustee.
Bankruptcy - A proceeding in a federal court in which a debtor who is financially unable to pay debts when due seeks relief to work out a payment schedule or erase debts.
Bill Of Sale - A written document that transfers title to personal property from seller to buyer.
Biweekly Payment Loan - A loan that requires payments to reduce the debt every two weeks (instead of the standard monthly payment schedule). The 26 (or possibly 27) biweekly payments are each equal to one-half of the monthly payment that would be required if the loan were a standard 30 year fixed rate loan, and they are usually drafted from the borrower's bank account. The result for the borrower is faster amortization leading to substantial interest savings from faster principal reduction.
Bond - An interest-bearing certificate of debt with a maturity date. A real estate bond is a written obligation usually secured by a mortgage or a deed of trust.
Breach - A violation of terms of any legal obligation.
Break Even Point - Point at which total income equals total expenses.
Bridge Loan - A type of mortgage financing between the termination of one loan and the start of another loan. For example, a mortgage secured by the borrower's present home (which is usually up for sale) in a manner that allows the proceeds to be used for closing on a new house before the present home is sold. Also known as a "swing loan."
Broker - A person who is normally licensed by the state and who, for a commission or a fee, assists in negotiating a real estate transaction or negotiating the terms of a home loan. See mortgage broker.
Budget - A detailed plan of income and expenses expected over a certain period of time. A budget can provide guidelines for managing future investments and expenses.
Building Code - Local regulations that specify minimum structural requirements for design of, construction of, and materials used in a home or office building. Building codes are based on safety and health standards.
Buydown Account - An account in which funds are held so that they can be applied as part of the monthly loan payment as each payment comes due during the period that an interest rate buydown plan is in effect. For example, if a seller agrees to help reduce a buyer's monthly payment during the first year of a loan, the seller may put money in a buydown account which is then paid to the lender each month to reduce the buyer's monthly payment. This is more commonly done through a buydown paid directly to the lender at closing.
Buydown - A temporary buydown gives a borrower a reduced monthly payment during the first few years of a home loan and is typically paid for in an initial lump sum made by the seller, lender, or borrower. A permanent buydown is paid the same way but reduces the interest rate over the entire life of a home loan.


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Hood River, Oregon -- The Providence Heart Institute in Oregon has an immediate practice opportunity for a full-time non-invasive cardiologist for our Providence Hood River Heart Clinic. Primary clinical responsibilities include a busy outpatient clinic and consultative services for hospitalized patients. Providence Hood River Hospital has 25 beds with active medical staff of more than 160 providers. A full complement of non-invasive cardiac diagnostic testing are available on-site. The cardiology practice in Hood River includes an experienced physician assistant and office staff. The cardiologists will work closely and collaboratively with a large group of cardiologists, cardiac and vascular surgeons based in Portland as well as a multi-specialty group of providers in Hood River. This is a truly unique opportunity to practice in a community with unparalleled access to outdoor recreation and natural beauty, while being connected to a world class Heart Institute.
Hood River, population 6,600, is a growing community in the scenic Columbia River Gorge about 60 miles east of Portland. One reason for the area's popularity is the fact that it gets considerably less rain than the west side of the state. Hood River is named for its proximity to the Columbia River and Mount Hood, both of which offer outstanding recreational opportunities such as hiking, biking, fishing and windsurfing. Hood River is also a major fruit producing area, with apple, pear and nut orchards in the hills and valleys above the river. Mount Hood has hundreds of miles of hiking, skiing and snowmobile trails, huge tracts of forest land, pristine alpine lakes and two major ski resorts.
The Providence Heart and Vascular Institute, the largest provider of cardiovascular care in Oregon, is a truly integrated cardiovascular service line with more than 80 highly skilled specialists serving multiple hospital and clinic locations throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. Each year, more than 15,000 patients benefit from the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment. The Institute is the hub of vast data registries in cardiovascular care, providing unique opportunities for data mining, outcomes research and the development of predictive analytic tools. Through clinical research trials, our patients have access to the most innovative and comprehensive cardiovascular care in the state. The Institute consistently receives national recognition for excellence.
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Spc. Travis M. Virgadamo, 19, died on Aug. 30 in Taji, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. The circumstances surrounding the young soldier's death have not been released.
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1. Yongye International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YONG): Engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of fulvic acid based liquid and powder nutrient compounds for plants and animals, which are used in the agriculture industry in the People's Republic of China. Market cap at $180.93M, most recent closing price at $3.57. PEG at 0.21. TTM gross margin at 59.63% vs. industry average at 37.63%. TTM operating margin at 27.16% vs. industry average at 17.63%. TTM pretax margin at 29.06% vs. industry average at 16.23%.
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Waste Management Offers to Buy Republic Services
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The Associated PressWaste Management on Monday made an unsolicited offer to buy disposal company Republic Services Inc. for $6.19 billion in cash, aiming to block its biggest rivals from teaming up against the nation's largest garbage hauler.
The moved countered a deal announced in June in which the third- largest waste hauler, Republic, said it would buy Allied Waste Industries, the second-largest, in a stock combination worth $6.07 billion at the time.
But that deal's worth had declined along with Republic's share price and was valued at about $5.43 billion, or $12.56 a share, as of Friday's close.
"We are confident that after you have considered our proposal you will agree that its terms are significantly more attractive to your stockholders than the Allied transaction," David Steiner, Chief Executive of Houston-based Waste Management, wrote Monday to James O'Connor, Republic's chairman and chief executive.
Waste Management's per share offer represented a 22percent premium to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Republic Services closing stock price of $27.90 on Friday. On Monday, shares of Republic closed up nearly 14 percent at $31.76.
Republic said its board of directors will review the $34 per share offer from Waste Management and respond "in due course."
Steiner told analysts in a conference call Monday that the Republic-Allied deal spurred Waste Management to make its offer.
"We did not go out looking for this deal and did not contemplate making an unsolicited offer for Republic, but when Republic was put into play as result of their agreement with Allied, we were presented with an opportunity we felt we could not ignore," he said.
Steiner said the move does not signal a return to a strategy of growth through acquisition.
"Once we close this transaction we will spend all of our time and efforts to ensure a smooth integration," he said. "We will not look to make any other significant acquisitions."
Waste Management said it was looking forward to a prompt decision on its offer and cooperation from Republic's board in presenting the deal to shareholders.
"The combination is highly complementary," Waste Management said. It expected that the pairing up of the companies would give each more operating efficiency along its collection routes, among other advantages.
If the deal ultimately goes through, Waste Management's share of the industry would rise to 30 percent from 24 percent now, said Stewart Scharf, an equity analyst at Standard & Poor's in New York.
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As prosecutors awaited Mr Karr's return to the US from Thailand doubts surfaced about the bizarre nature of his confession and remarks he made to Thai police during questioning.
Thai immigration police said he had confessed that he collected JonBenet from school and drugged her with chloroform before sexually assaulting her. But the child beauty queen's body was found on Boxing Day 1996, during the school holidays. No traces of chloroform were found in her autopsy and she had not been raped.
DNA was found beneath the girl's fingernails and on her clothing that came from a Caucasian white male. Authorities have never said whether the DNA matched anyone on an FBI database.
A DNA mouth swab test was carried out on Mr Karr in Bangkok. The results are unknown. He will be given another test when he is handed over to prosecutors in Boulder, Colorado, where the murder took place.
"DNA is the big ticket, the 600lb gorilla in this case," the former Denver prosecutor Craig Silverman told the Rocky Mountain News. "If his DNA doesn't match, that's a huge problem for the prosecution. If it's a match, then it's game, set and match for the state."
Other doubts surfaced about Mr Karr's credibility. His former wife said that she was with him in Alabama throughout the Christmas of 1996. "She cannot think of a Christmas while they were together when he was away from the family on Christmas Day or immediately thereafter," said her attorney, Michael Rains.
A series of emails between Mr Karr and Michael Tracey, a British academic who has made three television documentaries about the case, also cast doubt on his state of mind. In one, he asked Prof Tracey to recite an ode called JonBenet, My Love at the child's grave. "JonBenet, my love, my life," it read. "I love you and shall forever love you. I pray that you can hear my voice calling out to you from my darkness - this darkness that now separates us."
In other emails Mr Karr expressed sympathy for Michael Jackson at the time he was facing child molestation charges, compared himself to Peter Pan, and referred to children as his peer group.
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I'm new to SSC so please go easy on me ;o)
Background: I have a project where I am to deconstruct a bunch of SSRS and SSAS. SSRS was nice and easy, but I have come to look at the SSAS cubes that I have been sent which are in XMLA format.
In the past, I have always been the one writing the Cubes, but now, when all I have is an XMLA file, with over 33,000 lines of code in it, I'm getting a little worried.
My question is this; Is it possible for me to view the file in an IDE (Visual Studio)? or am I going to have to just read all the XML to get the information I require?
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We guess that everyone expected this to happen in light of Toshiba blowing out all of those second-generation standalone players for less than US$100. It comes as no surprise that the HD DVD drive add-on for the Xbox 360 has dropped to US$129.99 just in time for the holidays. The 360 add-on drive still qualifies for the five free mail-in HD DVD movie offer. According to various reports, the Toys R Us Web site was the first site where the lower price was spotted.
Launched with a US$199 price tag, this is the third major price drop that the drive has had since release. While the drive has been pretty popular with Xbox 360 owners, because of the standard USB interface that it is uses, it is also able to be connected to a PC, as well. PC owners, however, must have a recent video card that supports HDCP and a monitor that does as well.


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Asa Ransom House celebrated its 41st Anniversary this past Thanksgiving Day.
A little History. The Asa Ransom House has grown from two original guest rooms to ten today, with additions in 1975 and 1993 to the original 1853 structure. Asa Ransom was a silversmith plying his trade in the little fur trading post on the shores of Lake Erie (now Buffalo). In 1799, the Holland Land Company offered lots 10 miles apart in what is now Clarence, to "any proper man who would build and operate a tavern." He erected a spacious two-story log house and tavern to house both his family and weary travelers. When completed this was the first so called hotel in what is now Erie County. The Indians of the area were delighted with the trinkets he fashioned and gave him the name "0-wis-ta-no-at-squo-nish,," meaning "maker of silver." Months after the completion of the tavern and log house the first white male child born on Holland Purchase arrived November 5, 1799.
In 1803 Asa Ransom finished the construction of his grist mill, the first in what is now Erie County. Settlers from all over Western New York came here to have their grain ground into flour. Up until this time the nearest gristmill was at Chippewa in Canada. The grain was ground by means of a water wheel. There was a much greater flow of water prior to the clearing of the forests. Down the stream in connection with the mill, Mr. Ransom operated a distillery. Any excess wheat that he purchased from the early settlers, was made into whiskey at the distillery, and in turn sold at his tavern.
In the early 1920's, fire partially destroyed the mill. Mr. Ryley (owner at the time) had it restored but a short time later, it again burned and was never rebuilt. In our library, we have a picture history book that includes some very early pictures guests are welcome to view.
A special program our guests look forward to each year, is the "Marvelous March and April -Two for One", Guest stay one night and the second night is complimentary, with the fire place rooms most popular!. Dinner is required one night, and many request a table by the wood burning fireplace in the dining room. Book early for your choice of rooms. View rooms on our new web site: http:www.asaransom. This special promotion must be booked with the Inn via email or 1-800-841-2340


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post1718782318141236130..comments2015-08-17T14:09:30.612-08:00Comments on Scribbit | A Blog About Motherhood in Alaska: Sour Cream Pound CakeScribbithttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-20184714583107793122007-03-28T12:41:00.000-08:002007-03-28T12:41:00.000-08:00Ah, this would be great for my daughter's baptism ...Ah, this would be great for my daughter's baptism brunch in a couple weeks. Thank you so much... yet again... for a fabulous idea.

*off to the big W*Leihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-59337409429511776682007-03-27T15:51:00.000-08:002007-03-27T15:51:00.000-08:00Hi, I just stopped by your blog today and wanted t...Hi, I just stopped by your blog today and wanted to say I enjoyed your writing! The pictures are great and that cake looks delicious!! Now I'm hungry... Trishmom of nymphshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-30303588099558780452007-03-26T07:20:00.000-08:002007-03-26T07:20:00.000-08:00I just drooled all over my keyboard.I just drooled all over my keyboard.Mama Drama Jennyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-2325401212553280472007-03-25T14:51:00.000-08:002007-03-25T14:51:00.000-08:00I have that same pan but have never used it. Hmmm...I have that same pan but have never used it. Hmmm...this could be my inspiration...Amberhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-3365974918088211982007-03-25T10:59:00.000-08:002007-03-25T10:59:00.000-08:00The cake looks great. I'm going to have to get me...The cake looks great. I'm going to have to get me some silicone baking pans. In the meantime, I'm going to try out your recipe this afternoon...Undercover Angelhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-84186712033222414552007-03-25T10:13:00.000-08:002007-03-25T10:13:00.000-08:00That looks very yummy! I have some mini bundt pan...That looks very yummy! I have some mini bundt pans that I'll have to try out.

By the way, I enjoy your blog. I found your link from another blogger. I've always wanted to visit Alaska.Melissahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-59544953938753568992007-03-25T10:03:00.000-08:002007-03-25T10:03:00.000-08:00I've wondered about the silicone baking items. So ...I've wondered about the silicone baking items. So do they work any different then if you use a regular metal one? Like temperature settings or bake times?
This looks really yummy by the way and I like baking that includes sour cream. mmmmy4kidshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-25292637037984740772007-03-25T07:42:00.000-08:002007-03-25T07:42:00.000-08:00I love silicone baking pans. I have two bundt pan...I love silicone baking pans. I have two bundt pans in silicone and some smaller ones that are more for making single serving cakes. I have four shaped like VW bugs, and 2 shaped like trains. Those small ones are all great for making chocolates too. We use them as molds. With my bundt pans though, they are slightly smaller than a regular bundt pan, so they don't hold as much.
I may try your recipe out too. I have never tried making pound cake before...and sour cream always makes everything better.Heffalumphttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-14011946423282775602007-03-25T05:06:00.000-08:002007-03-25T05:06:00.000-08:00I love fun things like that, especially for a deal...I love fun things like that, especially for a deal! Great looking cake.KarenWhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-69233413276983986442007-03-24T22:39:00.000-08:002007-03-24T22:39:00.000-08:00I've seen that at walmart too. I wondered how it ...I've seen that at walmart too. I wondered how it would work. That cake looks great!!!Dee Lighthttps://email@example.com


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Oh goodness, the last blog update was almost 3 months ago? That's too long of a silence.
So what happened in the meantime? Besides working on the game day by day, we had a great time at Gamescom, with more than 500 people playing Verge. We gathered lots of feedback there and were happy with how well the game was received by the press and by people coming to our booth. Here are some impressions from the booth (as you might remember, we've been part of the Indie Arena Booth).
We've been showing Verge a second time to the public at DevGAMM in Hamburg, which was a great event. Unfortunately we've run into technical trouble and the game was not running smoothly on both a Mac Book Pro Retina and a ASUS i7 / 12GB RAM / Nvidea m940 laptop. So we were struggling a little bit getting it to run properly, but finally managed to do so. We've shown different levels here, but people enjoyed Verge the same as before at Gamescom.
I'll follow with an update on the current development state very soon.
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SOS! Car won't start!
So long story long... (sorry, I just don't see a way around this)
I had a trip planned out to Tennesse to hit up the tail of the dragon, diamond back and devils triangle last Wednesday (awesome roads to drive, a must if you're ever down there). So I wanted to see about getting AC working cause I figured it would be hot and muggy down there.
So I took my E30 to work on the Monday previous to that (we figured out that the condenser was leaking). on my way into work, I noticed some little hicups, or misfires while pushing on hard on the throttle, so much that I had to put on my hazards while merging on the 401. I managed to get to the garage by just lightly accelerating. The mechanic the was doing the AC work took it for a test drive with me before I left, on first thought, he guessed it might be the distributor cap and rotor. So I went to work and left the car with them to do the AC work and troubleshoot why this problem just started happening,
Turns out, they simply cleaned the distributor cap, since it didn't show any major signs of wear and sourcing a new one could take a day or two, but he did say my spark plugs where worn out, so they replaced those...
So drove the car home that night (a 50km stretch), and everything was running better than ever, the hiccups on acceleration were gone, engine running smoothly, AC was actually working quite nicely too, but the mechanic did point out I had a weak compressor.
So I got home, turned the car off, did a little things around the house before I had to head to band practice just down the street (maybe a couple hours). The car started to act funny again... but this time, just sitting there at idle... I sent a message to my mechanic thinking the cap and rotor might have to be replaced afterall... Anyhow, I was going to bring it back in on my way to work the next morning, again there was a few misfires and hiccups on the way, but this time, it was just while cruising on the 401 and not on acceleration... I was going to bring my car in on my lunch hour, but decided to test drive the car a bit before bringing it in again... sure enough, it was acting fine so I didn't end up bringing it in to the garage,
On my way home that night (Tuesday night) I lost all power for a good 10 seconds, I can push on the gas and nothing happened, I pulled over onto the shoulder and feathered the accelerator a bit and got power back and made it home... I called my mechanic once again, and he came over my house to help out... We straightened out the mass air flow sensor (it was tilting down slightly), replaced the distributor cap and rotor from a known good engine I have sitting in my garage and those hiccups seems to have gone away, but he did say he's hearing a lot of spark knock as if I was running lean, we checked for vacuum leaks, but didn't find anything... So at this point we were thinking maybe it was the mass airflow sensor that went bad... We sourced one out in Windsor so the plan was drive the BMW and replace it before crossing over the border to head down to Tennessee... Well, the car didn't even make it past our local church just a few hundred meters away from my house...
Needless to say, I didn't take my E30 for this road trip... had to drive my pontiac vibe :(
I did replaced the mass air flow sensor last night, but still no luck... So right now I'm at a loss... not sure what to check next...
So far we've ruled out:
Some history about the car, it went through a complete fuel system/exhaust overhaul up to the engine bay (new cat/muffler, o2 sensor, fuel pump, fuel filter, tank)
Our next thing to try I guess would be the ECU, I do have a Turner Motorsports chip and going to try putting the stock one back in...
Any other ideas, has anyone else experienced a similar dilemma?
Sounds electrical like something is loose...
Check that all your engine grounds and body/battery/etc connections are all tight.
Check your fusable link in the trunk, it could have cracked and come loose or broken/rusted some how.
As it currently sits, does it start? Does it idle fine?
Towed it to our local E30 expert...
If anyone can fix it, its Alex at ACP here in Windsor.
So far I managed to get it started, but won't keep idle,... its got a hiccup at 1400rpm and sometimes just dies out...
Not sure where he's at with it now... hopefully it will be fixed by the 17th, if so I may be going lapping at Cayuga with it... If not... I'll ride passenger in my buddies E46 M3 with comp package :)
But would really rather be driving my e30 around the track...
Could the alternator be going?? I know when they do finally go it seems like your car is going to vomit engine pieces everywhere.
I had something veeeeery similar recently .. Turned out my suspension had rattled the ground wire loose from the shock tower.. And another wire from my coil pack! ... Look at those good because I went through a ecu, fuel pressure and also just replaced the injectors and ignition syst. I also had instanced where it would work one day and not the next, for a period it would run fine, and then just stop. I didn't notice it was wires until I was stuck on the side of the highway where my motor just wouldn't fire ... So check your wires!
ok cool,
I'll check...
Did you ever get this figured out?
I'll know tonight...
We changed the whole ignition system with one from a working car, and it was reported back to me that the car ran flawless with that...
it already has new plugs, the cap and rotor is pretty much brand new, so the only thing left is the wires, so replacing that tonight... hopefully she can make it home... Don't want to pay for towing again, that cost a pretty penny getting it out to the shop, doesn't help that I live out in the boonies either :)
Oh, we also gapped the spark plugs to 0.4" instead of the stock 0.32" spec for a hotter spark... its running again without changing the wires, but I'm still going to considering I haven't done that yet since I got the car back in 2004... Not sure when they were replaced before that...
weak ignitor?
arghh... still misfiring, just took a couple hundred km's to get the symptoms back...
Something seems to be fouling up my plugs... :(
I'm going to say go back to the distributor because you took it off and it looked clean .. did you turn it by any chance? because that could cause the misfire if its off by a little. or maybe a plug is in the wrong place.
So you checked your ground wires?
yeah, all secured and tight...
is it flooded when it wont start?
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Marc Shuster gets 2nd at Cablestock!!!
Yeah Boiiiii!!! So stoked for you!! No idea who got first but so pumped for Marc. Hard work is paying off, Rixen represent!
Tom fooshee 1st
Marc Shuster 2nd
Josh Rice 3rd
this is all I know so far...anyone have the full heat draws yet or is everyone still recovering from their hangovers lol
Marc deserves it he's a stand up guy :)
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looks like so much fun
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Gargano on Fire
Anne Robichaud
As the summer heat creeps in, thoughts turn to the August holidays (when most Italians will have a month holiday). We're not yet sure of this year's August destination, but it's time now for me to fine-tune what I wrote about our memorable last August holiday. Here it is:
"... over one hundred fires burning now in Italy ... 19,000 hectares (NB 28,000 acres approximately) have burned this year in Italy --- 70% more forest fires than this time last year ... this summer, 12,000 calls have been made to fire departments all over the country ... the Messina fire starts up again ... two shepherds in jail for having started the Messina fire (and) ... Valeria leaves the hospital today to attend the funeral of her daughter Lucia (NB - both in the Messina fire) ... Sermoneta in Lazio is burning ... over 60 dead in Greece as the government offers a reward of 1,000,000 Euro to anyone providing information on the source of the fires".
The Mediterranean burns as temperatures soar once again to over 100° F. Pino and I witnessed the devastating results of the first of Italy's major fires during our mid-August motorcycle trip around the Gargano peninsula in Puglia, the "spur of the boot". On July 24th, fire had raged in the pine and cypress woods encircling the magnificent Baia di S. Nicola (the Bay of St. Nicholas). The bay lies just below Peschici, a white stuccoed Gargano hilltop town perched on a rocky outcrop, 100 meters above the Adriatic and dominating beaches of fine white sand that stretch into aquamarine waters.
We headed to Gargano following the Adriatic coast south from the Marches region into Abruzzo, stopping for a couple days in Vasto and Termoli, Abruzzo seaside towns. On we continued into the Gargano peninsula, passing the coastal lakes of Lesina, and then Vargano, and climbing to Rodi Garganico, a seaside town perched serenely on a promontory, securely protected by a mirculous image of the Madonna, which arrived there in the 15th century. Aquamarine waters on one side, thick Mediterranean vegetation on the other.
The road swooped and twisted and then we knew we were near the fated Peschici: the Mediterranean vegetation replaced by burnt forests, and the acrid smell of smoke still clinging to the air, nearly a month after the fire. At one time, the turquoise waters of the Adriatic peeped through the deep greens of the Mediterranean vegetation rolling down to the water. Now the colors of the sea glare in stark contrast to the blackened earth and the skeleton-like black branches of the burnt trees on the bare rocky hills. Over a hundred cars burned that day in late July. They have been hauled away, but here and there, discarded blackened farm equipment and piles of burnt rubble remain.
Four hundred hectares (about 800 acres) of coastal forests - about half of the area is private property, the other half is forests of the Parco Nazionale del Gargano - were devoured by a fire which raged for hours, whipped to a fury by the hot scirocco wind. The scirocco blows from Africa and if rain follows the passage of this wind (even here in Umbria in central Italy) our cars stream with Sahara sand, and the desert sand dries mottled on windshields. We all remember the intense heat of the dry scirocco winds which blew in late July.
We rode in subdued silence, stopping now and then to take a photo or two. However, no visual image could capture the sadness felt at witnessing this painful flagellation of natural wonders. The woods of the Gargano peninsula had evolved naturally over the centuries, without human intervention, forming an immense mantle of 22,000 acres of linden, beech, chestnut, pines, laurel, maples, and cedars over the highest point of Gargano, the center of the peninsula. Over 1/3 of the treasured woods - or 800 acres - were devoured by the July fire.
The road into Peschici serpentined along the rocky cliffs, bordered on both sides by blackened earth and charcoal trees whose branches seemed to try desperately to hook on to the sky. On the coastal side, the stark black met the aquamarine colors of the sea.
The cause of the fire is still not clear. The fire burned down to the water and hundreds of tourists in resorts or campgrounds at the Baia di San Nicola - and in other coves of stunning beauty lining the coast of Peschici - took refuge in the water and were evacuated by rescue boats and by scores of volunteers in private boats and rafts.
In Peschici, we booked into a lovely family-run hotel, Albergo Celestina, right on the small piazza which is the heart and hub of the town. Celestina no longer cooks up seafood feasts and welcomes guests, but her grand-daughter Victoria does. Just across from the hotel, we enjoyed a robust Gargano red wine, a primitivo, with sharp local pecorino (sheep's milk cheese) at a small wine cellar built right into the medieval town wall. Afterwards, we headed to the ruins of the 12th-century Norman castle, following the narrow cobbled narrow backstreets characteristically twisting and curving as is typical of a Mediterranean seaside town: 15th-century urban planning designed to foil invading Saracen pirates from the Turkish coasts.
On white stuccoed houses, window boxes of bright red geraniums and fuchsia petunias splashed colors in the alleyways, as did wooden chairs in front of some houses, cane-seated and painted in various colors. The chairs were empty in the heat of the day, but chatting old women occcupied them in the evenings, while their grandchildren played at their feet. We had dinner on our first night at our hotel, eating on the terrace, overlooking the sea. Our room, too, had a terrace with sea views.
The next day, we booked the boat ride all along the coast from Peschici to Vieste, and the extent of the fire damage was even more evident when seen from the sea. Coves which would have been crowded in August with vacationers, sprouted a few umbrellas, blackened trees climbing blackened cliffs behind them. The boat sidled into the extraordinary grottoes which stud the coast, one with a ceiling like a church cupola and so perfectly rounded that it is called "la campana" (the bell). Our boat pulled into a splendid bay for a pause and we swam off the rocky promontory in emerald waters, the blackened cliffsides only accentuating the green sea.
August 15th, the Feast of the Assumption, is a national holiday in Italy and families traditionally gather together for all-afternoon massive banquet lunches. We thought it might be the perfect day to head to the sea, with beaches less crowded. We rode the motorcycle from Peschici towards Vieste, following the blackened coastline, and pulled off the road at a sign to a restaurant called "La Punta". Located at the tip of a promontory, La Punta had survived, but the Gargano fire had burned right up to the cement patio wrapping around the restaurant. A large dining area on one side of the restaurant was closed off and 5 or 6 tables were set on the opposite side, on the patio overlooking the sea and the 15th-century guard tower. We asked about the lunch menu, booked a table and headed off to the nearby cove for a pre-lunch swim in the emerald water. The path wound down to the cove over charred earth and between burnt trees with pathetic branches reaching out in desperate skeletal black forms.
After our swim, we walked back up to La Punta and met jovial Signor Trigiani, father of owner Stefania who later served us the seafood wonders and Pugliese specialties cooked by her husband chef, Sergio. Ilenia, age 13, helped her mother serve, and her brother Francesco, 8, brought us drinks and then coffee - and entertained us with his chatter. The children were backed up by their aunts Maria Michela (doctor) and Ilma (living now in northern Italy) who had given up their August 15th holiday to help their sister and brother-in-law at the restaurant. Stefania's mother, Signora Trigiani, was sous-chef to her son-in-law in the kitchen. Family now replaces the personnel which Stefania and Sergio had to reluctantly release after the July fire.
The campground next door had hosted about 2000 people in August, many of whom ate dinner at La Punta at some point during their stay. Fire devastated it and capacity there has been halved. Stefania and Sergio had had to let all staff go. "We used to serve more than 150 people in the evening. We've now closed down the open-air dining room - and just fill these few tables on the patio."
I asked Stefania about the fire. "The wind started off shore and then switched, blowing towards the sea. It was a furious scirocco. The fire flew here from Peschici in less than 45 minutes. The resin of the pines and cypress trees created a dense black smoke. We never thought it would reach us. But it did. We were evacuated by boat which docked at the tip of the promontory." Francesco added, "We went to the boat covered in wet towels." Then he showed us the outdoor lights above the doorways from patio into the kitchen: huge balls which had deflated when the fire melted them. The extremities of the beams of the gazebo, which shades the patio, had singed but the structure was saved.
The other tables emptied and Pino and I stayed and talked with Stefania and her family. Yes, the landscape in front of us was blackened but the seacoast on all sides was translucently majestic. Stefania asked us where we were staying. We told her about our Peschici hotel. "If you want to stay here on the coast", she said, "I can rent you one of the rooms in the back usually used by our staff during the summer season ... it is nothing special, but, I can offer you a good price."
We walked around the back and ended up staying there for our last two nights on Gargano. The price was right: 80 Euro per night for a double room with a superb seafood dinner for two on the patio over the sea. Breakfast on the patio each morning was included, too - the Gargano translucent sea all around us. Admittedly, the bathroom was outside the room - but for our use only.
We agreed to come the next day and then returned to our Peschici hotel that night. We walked up to the ruins of Peschici's feudal castle before our dinner in a back street and then strolled the town's winding streets.
The next morning, we packed our few belongings on the motorcycle and rode out of Peschici and along the blackened coast back to La Punta to drop off our belongings. We then headed on to Vieste, leaving behind fire damage shortly as the fire had been tamed about 10 kilometers short of Vieste. Vieste is another pristinely white Gargano coastal town of narrow, winding streets, slithering between white stuccoed houses, washes strung out over the alleys, adding color to the urban scene. Vespas are parked here and there in the alleyways. After seafood chowder and the famous orange/ricotta cake at the grotto-like Enoteca Vesta, we walked down steep stairs outside the walls of the town to swim in the cove below. When the sun started to slide into the sea, we mounted the motorcycle and headed back to La Punta.
I loved our lodgings there: our simple room had a tiny window looking out at the 15th-century guard tower at the tip of the promontory, built for defense of the coast against the Saracen pirates. A trabuco stretched out its long neck over the sea, just behind the tower. The trabuchi (called trabocchi along the Abruzzo seacoast) are wooden crane-like structures built by fisherman for the lowering of huge nets into the sea below. Ingenious structures of ancient origin, the remaining trabuchi are jealously preserved as national historic monuments.
We walked out to the trabuco that evening just after a swim off the seacliffs. We met Michele, ricalcitrant fisherman, eyes squinting as he leaned on the railing, smoking, gazing out over the sea. A man of few words. He lived there alone in a small shack attached to the trabuco which his father had built. The door of the shack was open and furnishings were meager: a cot, a chair and on the table, small models of trabuchi which Michele builds as a hobby. He showed them to us with pride. We stood with him at the railing and talked about the trabuchi and the solitary life of the fishermen who had built them and used them. The trabuco net was down now (i.e., lowered into the sea). "Not many fish these days, though ... pazienza", he said with a shrug.
Our last day on the Gargano peninsula, we put on our masks and snorkels and swam at sunset off the rocks below the trabuco. We could see mussels in endless clusters clinging to the rocky coast below us. After our swim, Pino headed back up for a prosecco on the patio and I remained on the promontory to photograph the guard tower and the trabuco. I then turned my back to the sea to photograph La Punta - surrounded by blackened earth and skeletal black trees.
As I walked back up to our seaside "hotel", I stopped at a charred pine tree. From a distance, it had seemed to have orange ornaments on it. They were the tree's pine cones. Orange hearts had survived. I picked one to take home as a souvenir.
© Anne Robichaud, 2008. Do not republish without permission.
This essay was first published on Anne's website www.annesitaly.com. Edited by Slow Travel.
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Breast positron emission tomography (PET) is an organ-specific high-resolution technology that is used to visualize the metabolism of the breast. PET scanning is a nuclear medicine technique that images the flow of molecules in the body. This is made possible by attaching a radionuclide to a molecule that enters into metabolic pathways; the photons emitted when the radionuclide decays are then imaged. While anatomic imaging allows visualization of body structures, PET molecular imaging allows visualization of molecular flow and metabolic processes within the body.
The primary benefit of PET imaging is that diseases such as cancer often first manifest as disordered metabolism before anatomic changes can be seen. [1, 2] In addition, dense breast tissue or scarring may cause anatomic techniques (mammography, MRI, ultrasonography) to be indeterminate. In such cases, knowing whether an anatomic structure is glucose hypermetabolic can be critical in the determination of proper medical management. [3, 4]
Breast PET typically utilizes the radiotracer F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) to image glucose metabolism [5] ; however, other radiotracers are under development.
Whole-body PET cameras are typically combined with a CT scanner to allow acquisition of anatomic and molecular information from a single procedure. These hybrid PET/CT cameras are donut-shaped. During the procedure, the patient is passed through the central hole of the camera. PET/CT cameras have the detector several centimeters away from the body surface, which limits scan resolution.
While PET/CT cameras are useful for whole-body imaging, breast-specific PET imaging, known as positron emission mammography (PEM), requires the PET camera to be configured like a mammography machine. Current PEM cameras utilize two small movable flat detectors that are pressed directly against the breast.
The camera technology utilized by PEM has been shown to be more sensitive than whole-body PET/CT imaging in the detection of breast tumors. [6]
PEM is a relatively new technology, and the clinical indications are evolving rapidly. PEM is particularly useful when other imaging scan results are indeterminate. It has a useful complementary role to mammography, ultrasonography, and MRI.
PEM can assist in presurgical planning in breast cancer, monitoring response to therapy, and evaluating for tumor recurrence. In some cases, it may be useful in breast cancer staging and in helping guide breast biopsies.
PEM has a sensitivity and specificity of over 90% in the detection of primary breast cancer. [7]
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The camera technology utilized by PEM has been shown to be more sensitive than whole-body PET/CT imaging in the detection of breast tumors. [6]
PEM has a sensitivity and specificity of over 90% in the detection of primary breast cancer. [7]
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Home health agencies in more than a dozen states will be asked to take part in a get-out-the-vote effort that could give the sector more political clout while allowing thousands of seniors to participate in the November elections.
Under the initiative, backed by the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare and the Council of State Home Care Associations, caregivers could assist patients and their families in registering to vote and help them request absentee ballots if needed.
Council Chairwoman Marcia Tetterton said the effort focuses on homebound patients who otherwise cannot make it to their local polling places or who have recently relocated.
"It's so important that we do this for our patients," she said. "It's just an extension of the care."
The initiative, called Bring the Vote Home, includes a website with state-specific information on voter registration. Organizers plan to include information on candidates and where they stand on issues important to the health care sector.
Caregivers are prohibited from telling patients how to vote, and their training will focus on steering them to the right forms — not the actual ballots.
The initial rollout targets 15 states, including Florida, Texas, Virginia and a handful of others that are in play in the November elections.
The home care sector does not have the political influence of other health care interests, such as the physician and hospital lobbies. And many believe that has contributed to a series of cuts that have reduced Medicare payments by billions of dollars.
On one level, the campaign could change that dynamic. Voter registration tends to be low for both home health aides and the patients they treat.
But Tetterton said that's not the driving goal.
"I've been very clear to my members that this is not a political issue — this is about yet another benefit for home care patients."
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Is the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) changing tack? Under new president Gerald Barling it made history last week when it found for Tesco against the Competition Commission.
And, in another break with tradition, Barling is also set to launch the CAT's first users' committee – something that would have been unheard of under his predecessor.
Christopher Bellamy, the first chair of the CAT, left to join Linklaters in 2006. His undisputed legacy to the fledgling tribunal was to give it a distinctive voice in the competition landscape. Indeed, the CAT rapidly developed a reputation for giving the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) a kicking, but as one lawyer observes: "He was fairly even-handed in giving regulators and appellants a beating in the tribunal."
The lawyers acting on Tesco v Competition Commission
Tesco: Lucy Neville-Rolfe, executive director (corporate and legal affairs), Alan Porter, general counsel, Tesco; Deirdre Trapp, partner, Alastair Chapman, Joshua Sherer, associates, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Nicholas Green QC, Mark Hoskins, Brick Court Chambers; Julian Gregory, Monckton Chambers
Treasury Solicitor: Peter Roth QC, Daniel Beard, Valentina Sloane,
Ewan West, Monckton Chambers
Asda: Bertrand Louveaux, Slaughter and May; Tim Ward, Monckton Chambers
Waitrose: Lesley Ainsworth, Lovells; Kassie Smith, Monckton Chambers
Marks & Spencer: Niamh Grogan, SJ Berwin; Robert O'Donoghue, Brick Court Chambers
"Under Bellamy it was probably trying to develop a profile and trying to assert itself," says another City competition partner. "It wanted to tell people it was there and assert jurisdiction."
Another notes: "Barling is probably more pragmatic in his approach. He's less of a crusader than Bellamy."
Perhaps Barling is less territorial because of his other job sitting in the High Court; certainly, competition lawyers are already seeing the launch of a users' committee as an inclusive act. And the committee will clearly be needed, given the prospect that other types of competition cases may be transferred from the High Court to the CAT.
If the CAT made its name beating up the OFT, last week's Tesco decision was almost as significant. It found against the Competition Commission for the very first time.
"The age of deference is over," quips one City partner.
In its judgment the CAT said that the commission did not "fully and properly assess and take account of the risk that the application of the test might have adverse effects for consumers as a result of their being denied the benefit of developments which would enhance their welfare".
That said, the tribunal judges stressed that, while finding in favour of Tesco, their conclusions "do not preclude the possibility that the test would ultimately be lawfully recommended by the commission and implemented".
It was a high-profile win for the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer competition team, whose lead counsel Nick Green QC stepped in to replace Jonathan Sumption QC at late notice after a diary clash. It was the first time anyone has successfully challenged a market investigation remedy before the CAT using judicial review as set out in the Enterprise Act of 2002, and the first time anything like it had happened during a market enquiry. As Freshfields partner Deirdre Trapp told The Lawyer at the time: "There's never been a decision like this under current legislation."
The wider significance of the Tesco decision rather depends on whether you work at Freshfields or not. Some lawyers argue that all the CAT said was that the Competition Commission had not adequately set out its reasoning in weighing up costs and benefits, and it still has a wide discretion.
The Tesco judgment has not exactly stopped market investigations in its tracks, but is an implicit reprimand to the Competition Commission to sharpen up its act, and it is also indicative of how independent the CAT has become. This is particularly interesting considering the number of other market enquiries going through, such as payment protection insurance.
The composition of the workload will be shifting in the coming months from Competition Act to Communications Act cases, specifically, a review of Ofcom's mobile call termination cases. But Barling himself will not be sitting.
Because of his former incarnation at the bar, when he was BT's favoured counsel, he has had to absent himself.
If the CAT breaks more new ground there, it will have to do it without him.
Latest leveraged loan document released to a beleaguered market
Kian Ganz
The Loan Market Association (LMA) has published its first recommended intercreditor agreement after spending 18 months thrashing out the details of the document.
The document is intended to address many of the issues arising from leveraged finance transactions, with a particular reference to derivatives.
The new standard-form intercreditor agreement will slot in with the LMA leveraged facility agreement, which was released almost five years ago (TheLawyer.com, 2 February 2004).
That, of course, was a different era. By contrast, the current launch hits the leveraged loan market when it is in its worst state in a decade. The situation is so bad that Allen & Overy has ousted half the partners in its leveraged finance team (The Lawyer, 9 March).
Nevertheless, an appetite and necessity for additional standard documentation exists. As was the case five years ago, Clifford Chance global banking head Mark Campbell was called in as the official LMA draughtsman. Finance partner Nicola Wherity worked with him on the document.
"There hasn't been any kind of acknowledged standard," claims Campbell.
"The documents that law firms had as a standard starting point were all quite different and made it very inefficient if you had to review them."
And the intercreditor agreement is one of the most important documents in syndicated transactions, particularly when things go belly up.
"Inevitably, more difficult credit markets tend to test the documentation we use in those markets," says Campbell. "The changes we made are the result of our experience over the past few years as we try to shape the documents to reflect a tougher syndication market."
As was the case last time, Clifford Chance was not the only law firm involved in the drafting of the documents and the complexity of the job rivalled that of many leveraged loans of the heyday, with more than 20 different organisations included on the standard working parties list.
As such, Clifford Chance's fee-earning gig for the LMA has been a good one for the firm, though clearly in far more than pecuniary terms.
The relationship spans 10 years, with the LMA cohabiting in Clifford Chance's Canary Wharf offices for most of that time.


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