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The Atelier 5 is Janome's latest long arm computerised sewing machine, designed to meet every sewing challenge. The total arm length of this machine is an impressive 310mm (12")...ideal for those large quilts, bridal dresses and those bigger craft and home furnishing projects. It's also powerful...reaching speeds of up to 1,000 stitches per minute.
The Atelier has up to a 9mm width of stitch and has a range of 170 built-in stitches. The stitch collection ranges from utility stitches, buttonholes, satin stitches, decorative and also encompassing beautiful quilting and heirloom stitches, such as the unique French Knot and many more. It also has built-in lettering and numbers so you can personalise your work, enter up to 50 characters select from upper & lower case letters and alternate letters used in foreign alphabets. The selection of stitches and lettering are divided into 6 quick access modes for ease of use.
There are also many other special features which include a remote thread-cutter port, an automatic needle threader, knee lift, easy change straight stitch needle plate, high resolution touch screen, slow start feature, a speed controller to set the maximum sewing speed and a start/stop button if you choose not to use the foot control. It also has a needle up/down button which programmes the needle to either finish in the up position or in the fabric...great for pivoting on corners! It has an auto-lock stitch button to ensure every stitch pattern is locked off at the end and even an automatic thread cutter to trim your threads.
It doesn't matter whether you are dressmaking, quilting, crafting or making home furnishings with creativity this easy you'll just want to get started.


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Last Sunday I knew I was sunk. I had driven off the wine trail onto a shoulder, and it was leading me straight into the gates of hell. But what could I do? I was scheduled to work all week with my colleague and friend the Master Sommelier, Guy Stout. Four days, four cities. The show must go on.
I had no voice. I emailed a friend whose wife is an opera singer, a coloratura soprano. She is very protective of her voice. So I asked him to have her send me her remedy for a sore throat with no voice and the need to perform. Her email was priceless, and someday I must reprint her remedy, for it is alchemy and genius.
I proceeded to go forward. Monday was upon me. Our meeting with salespeople went well enough. That lasted for an hour and was fairly low impact. The challenge would come in the afternoon when we would be doing a ninety minute presentation and a lot of talking.
Time out. I don't usually talk about these things. I call these kinds of posts "mommy blogs." See what I did, see who I talked to, see my wonderful life. I usually stick to topic. But lately I have heard from a lot of folks about how wonderful my profession and life is. And it is. But not without some downsides as well. Many hours, lots of work and when one wears themselves out, burn on through it. Don't stop. Not very glamorous.
So I was suited up and sounding like Barry White. Dallas went well, plenty of folks showed up; it was an SRO(standing room only) kind of day. Around 5:30 I was dragging and someone suggested I go home. One stop first. A friend with MS needed some wine for her MS charity event planning meeting. So I rounded up some bottles and took them to her penthouse. And then home and straight to bed.
8 PM and it is still light out. But in eight hours I must get up and catch a plane. So I forced myself down and hoped when I awoke I would feel better.
No chance. But I'm on a 6:30 AM plane, anyway. If I wanted to feel bad about my plight I saw two other colleagues at the airport who had come from way out in the suburbs to catch their flights as well. So no tears for me.
I have a friend who I rarely see, but it seems lately we are on the same plane to Houston. We both started out about the same time in the wine biz and we took different paths. But it is always interesting talking to him about the big Napa Valley wine business. Lots of correlations.
Houston. 7:30 AM. 80°F and 90% humidity. I should have brought more shirts. On to the morning meeting.
First one went well. The afternoon one started later and I found myself on a hotel room laid out trying to regain some strength. I was taking a mixture of antihistamines, zinc, aspirin, nose spray, cough drops and cough syrup. I was up, down, soft boiled, poached and rendered. I felt like crap. Thirty minutes to showtime.
Seventy folks filed in and my spirits were raised. I talked as long as my voice held out and then I handed the program over to Guy. A friend in the audience told me later that he saw my voice trail off and disappear as I handed the program over to my colleague.
2 days down – 2 to go
After flying to Houston and doing a full days worth of program we loaded up the car and headed to Austin. I have taken that Houston to Austin road three times this year and I am beginning to really like it in a country and western song writing kind of way. As we headed into Austin, missing dinner with any number of Italian winemakers who had descended upon the capital, we rolled into the hotel and bagged it for the night.
Austin. We had two great days and we got cocky. A decent enough session with our staff and then on to the trade function.
Austin isn't like anywhere else. There's no predicting what will or won't work. We set up the room, decorated the tables for 50 and opened up scores of great Italian wines. And then we waited. And waited.
Earlier we had rolled out for a quick lunch of tacos, chased with a bottle of Kerner. In plastic glasses, over ice. Had we offended the wine gods? This was Austin, was that so wrong?
Finally we started. Seven brave souls made it to the event. Along with double that amount of wine suppliers and staff. I had no voice and my emotions weren't too high, but I belted out a program that was one of my best. I gave it 120%. Later one of my friends showed up and lifted my spirits. I was really down. Guy wasn't feeling so masterfully wonderful either. But we soldiered on and packed up the car and headed to San Antonio.
A nice meal at Luca and a glass or two of wine and we were three days down and one to go.
San Antonio – Thursday 9 AM – there must have been 45 salespeople in the room. Guy and I did our thing and afterwards several salespeople came up and told us we had made a difference for them that day. One old boy brought tears to my eyes. Something that I said about just making a note to have an answer to the question, "what's new?" really pushed his button, in a good way. Yes, they liked me, they really liked me. On to the afternoon seminar.
Meanwhile Guy drove us, on the way, to an aggie store where he returned some ridiculously expensive pesticide. I had been traveling in his car for two days with this ultra concentrated poison that cost $200 a gallon?
In the poison store that had these wonderful posters with detailed drawings of ants and bees and sharpshooters. Down to the hairy backs on the big headed ants. Weird, but wonderful, in a macabre way.
Finally we made it to the last venue in time to get a call that my alarm back home is on and the alarm company won't call the police because I haven't updated my permit info. All this while my phone/blackberry is crashing every five minutes.
So I lose it. I call my son and neighbor to go over and check it out. Seems that Dallas was having some serious April weather and the power was out. Small favors.
The afternoon seminar, the last one before heading back to Dallas for the Cotarella event. The restaurant had set the room up as if only seven people were coming to this one. No, no, no. Eventually 15-20 people showed and we averted a disaster.
I started the event off knowing I would have to bow out early and get to the airport. Around ten minutes past the time I should have stopped, Giulio popped his head in and got me out to the car. Along the way he made conversation about things, trying to ease my worry.
Airport. In time. Phone dead. Catch plane. Ears clog up and stay clogged up. I'm never gonna get well.
A hard landing in Dallas and a quick dart to Highland Park to prepare for the Cotarella event. I am dead tired. I am grouchy. But the show must go on. Clouds were gathering. Would our wonderful Italian al fresco event be forced to move inside? Please, please, please, don't rain.
Riccardo showed up looking tired too. We were the walking wounded in search of the illusive bella figura. But we grabbed each others arms and headed for the stage. Just like Bing and Bob. We killed 'em. They loved it. Almost done.
Finally about 9 PM Riccardo looks like I feel. He stands up and says good night. Thank you, Riccardo, we can all go rest up and get ready to pitch our tent another day.
That's a peek into a week of the glamorous wine life.
written by Alfonso Cevola limited rights reserved On the Wine Trail in Italy

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text: When the town begins to run low on water, the residents of Chester's Mill begin to fight for the remaining resources. Meanwhile, Julia discovers a strange connection that two of the town's residents have with the Dome. Pictured Natalie Martinez as Deputy Linda. Photo: James Bridges/©2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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28. Vancouver BC, Canada. I'm hyped on alot of stuff right now. Destroyers Rubies is rocking my i-tunes lately. The newest Daedelus album is very good. I like alot of experimental producers. Stuff like Thavius Beck and Sixtoo. I just got this album by Fourtet and Steve Reid that i've been rocking out to. I do like my Rap music as well, but i could talk about Rap forever so let's just move on...
What is that last name Tour anyway? Very unique.
Tour's a bit English and little Irish and French with some German tucked in there too. Plus i like ending with the R when I'm hitting up tags in the community.
What's the deal with so many talented people coming from BC Canada?
Does it have anything to do with the bars closing as early as they
do... or a deep longing and drive to be here in the good ol' USA?
I've been in BC so long the early last call seems normal to me. I think as a Canadian drinker we start earlier in the day than our American brothers so were wiped out by 1am. One thing that's got me itching to move to the US is that beer is so readily available everywhere you go, every corner store has so many options of imported 40's and so many different kinds of Mexican beer at all hours of the day and night- that's real freedom.
How did you get picked up by Kinsey and his gallery Blk/Mrkt? It seems
that show helped get your career moving pretty well. Did you show much
before then?
Blk/Mrkt saw my stuff by chance really, My friend Sandro Grison who does Color Magazine up here in Vancouver and i were working on some snowboard graphics together with my paintings on them and he's got this massive e-mail list that he's put together over the years and Blk/Mrkt was on it so they contacted us when they saw the Boards. I was mostly showing in group shows across Canada that friends would ask me to be part of before Dave and Jana offered me my first solo show with them and i kind of tripped out because I've never been someone to really send out stuff to Galleries and ram my work down peoples throats, which you kind of have to do if you want to do this for a living. So i lucked out because their the raddest folks and really took a chance on me when we first met. I have a second solo there coming up in March 2007.
Are you able to make a living from your work? If not, how are you
staying feed, clothed, and sheltered?
I've had a million wack day jobs to keep my art afloat but 2005 was my first real year of doing this full time and now people want to commission stuff from me which is pretty cool. I do okay selling stuff at shows here and there but it's really just a leap of faith, a website, a Visa for the shipping, my bro's that can front me a beer or two and staying out of shoe stores.
What's the process for creating one your works?
My full on paintings always start as a tight drawing first done in ballpoint, for some reason i always draw with ballpoint pens..? once I'm happy with that i transfer it on to a box i build almost always out of wood. Then i lay down the paint really loosely using all kinds of paints and inks and "spray bombs" and make this big mess that eventually gets tighter, then i drop the outline which is a direct copy from the first drawing i made. But really i just love to draw for myself using whatevers around.
What did you think of SF when you came through for a visit? Do
anything memorable?
SF is one of the best towns I've ever been to and other than the weather i like it WAY more than LA. There was lots of sick art shows happening all over the week i was there- Kiki Smith at The Moma was incredible since i wasn't familiar with her work before that and it blew my mind. I checked out the huge install Chris Duncan did at Yerba Buena which was very nice to see finished because when i met Chris in Vancouver he was really excited to start working on that and it turned out so good. Dave Choe's show was the first night i got there and met up with Matt Irving and Ert and eventually met you but it was pretty sloshville by then, I liked that Bar we went to it was slimy.
If I came to Vancouver for a visit, what would you take me to do?
Okay, first off we'd have to luck out on weather so make sure you come mid-summer, then we'd hook you up with a bike and cruise East side to West side and definitely hit one of our many beaches with beers and crews and BBQ's- i check out your blogs so i know you know how we roll... I'm personally more up for the house party than the Club but it's on you since your visiting. Just watch out for those Vancougars...
Who are some artists that you admire there in Vancouver?
There are alot of talented folks up here and alot who are off the radar. Fontski is one of my favourites check him out at worthlessart.com My homies Fighting actually just moved to Toronto but they still show us love check out shedoesntloveyouanymore.com to find out what's really happening though check out happyaccidents.ca that's the Vancouver blog spot and general canuck invasion news site.
Daily routine?
Wake around 9am, coffee it up at Napoli on Commercial Drive- best steamed milk/Coffee to go even though they just raised there prices again. Home. E-mail. Work on whatever's on the go. Eat, sandwiches are favourite. Work.6pm Girl gets home. Wrestle. Dinner. Work/Reflect. Bike ride. Internet/hang out.1am Crash. This all changes if i have a deadline. Weekends are usually a write off as well. It's not a bad life.
Best place traveled?
2004/2005 - Costa Rica/Nicaragua. 1 month. So amazing, i miss it.
Ever been conned?
Not really. Been ripped off buying weed.
Last time lost?
I'm pretty bad with directions i get lost all the time.
What are you trying to capture when making a new work? How often are
you fully satisfied with your finished works?
Satisfaction for me with my art is very short lived, i tend to want to move on to the next piece in the middle of the one I'm working on. Only on a few occasions have i really loved a piece and even hung it on my own wall for very long. My art is very much about the Portrait and my subjects tend to be cold but with a unique individuality and strength. I just want to start making twice as much stuff as i make now.
Describe your working environment- place, time of day, beverage,
music, everything. When does it feel best?
I'm looking for a new studio space now actually as i've been trapped in my little house for the past year and a half working in my kitchen, making a huge mess that has me wondering if i'll get my damage deposit back when i leave. It's pretty cramped and in my perfect world my studio would be far far away from any computers, which can eat up your day if you let them. I'm a day time worker, my brain doesnt function as well as it should late at night and i find myself doing my best work with coffee in hand in the morning and afternoon when i can be alone.
Smoke? Drink? Preferable mode of transportation?
I smoke when i drink and drink preferably frosty cold beers- been drinking lots of Moosehead lately- you guys got those? My BMX is the way i roll, in the slow lane jumping curbs.
Whatcha' got coming down the line?
Alot of commissions and personal work the world won't see for a bit. A bunch of group shows. I'm having home-made Lasagna tonight though.
I love when people give shout outs. Give a few.
Shouts to my Art Family- BeerBenchGospel, Color Magazine crew, LFTM Collective, BLK/MRKT, Tra Selhtrow for hosting me in Seattle last weekend and all the Vancouver lurkers. Thanks to the Fecal too.
For more on Ben, check his site: thetourshow.com {moscomment}
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Suarez is being all Suarezy today, but there is also... whatever this is.
And from closer in:
Technically it's an own goal by Newcastle's Mathieu Debuchy, but Jonjo Shelvey celebrated it just the same (and just scored an actual goal to put Swansea up 3-0 in the 81st minute anyway). Well done, everyone.


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He looked up at the sky. From the inside of the boxcar there was a perfect rectangle of inky blue-black speeding by. The stars didn't move an inch.
The North Star just hovered up there in all its majesty like a stoic king, Ursa Major reached its long math across the sky over Kankakee's rail yard like a Greek god lining up the perfect three-bank billiard's shot.
He thought maybe if she bothered to look up at the same time–wherever she was–maybe, just maybe, they'd see the same carpet of light at the same time, and that would be a small something.
Her brown eyes were as deep as space. He'd stare into them, wordlessly, and swear he could see comets racing at the speed of his heart.


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Instead of introducing two new, separate social networks with Game Center for gaming and Ping for music, should Apple instead have combined them into one unified social network for users?
Keeping them separate means people who may be interested in gaming but not music or vice versa get only the content and interaction they want, and Apple can fine tune both separately, each to better suit its own focus. Combining them together would mean Apple users only have one place to go to get everything related to their iOS (or Mac) experience.
Would Facebook be better if it was split into several distinct category sites? Would Twitter? Is Apple better able to compete with those unified, generic platforms by specializing and being distinct?
Many people cringe at the idea of even one more social network to join, how do you feel about two?


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MatrixApplications needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 26 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
TradeBlazer - trading, clearance and settlement system
Matrix Applications is a small technology company specializing in the hosting and maintenance of trading and accounting systems. Matrix acts as a general contractor for general technology services.
We're a small firm with three clients using our system. We're trying to compete against two behemoths who have slick, professional presentations, sales forces, etc. We do have some good allies in our sales and support efforts. But we need a brochure to detail, clearly, our system's features.
Banks, Broker Dealers, Hedge Funds. Primarily targeting the back office operations people of those firms. Generally traders use a proprietary system to enter trades (such as Bloomberg) so they're not the audience.
TradeBlazer can take feeds from front office system and process the trades (creating accounting entries, delivering money and securities through its links to external banks and clearing firms). It makes reconcilement a breeze which is important for Operations.
The final digital version should be readable using a PC-based software program (Photoshop, MS Publisher). When this project is complete we want the final files to be able to make tweaks and edits.
We have provided the content and images. The brochure will go to individuals who understand our industry acronyms so don't worry about that.
What we need is some creativity in the display, borders, background images, fonts, etc.
We would like to choose the printer to print the brochure since we'll be printing them again and again over time.


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At last, one of the most watched pregnancies of recent months has come to term. Today, Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa welcomed into the world their much-anticipated son.
Wiz took to Twitter to share the big news. First he tweeted "Daddy time" along with a picture of himself in a surgical mask. Then: "Everyone welcome this perfect young man into the world."
There were no details about the birth and if it went according to their plan, which included a home water birth and Wiz puling the baby out himself. Hopefully (and likely given how open they've been about the whole process) more details on that will be forthcoming soon, but at least they didn't leave us hanging when it came to the name.
I was surprised when I heard it. Based on comments they'd made previously about the name they had chosen -- that it was a "totally boss name" -- it's far from what I expected.
It's Sebastian. Sebastian Taylor Thomaz (Wiz's birth name is Cameron Thomaz). His rapper nickname: The Bash.
I've got to say I'm pleasantly surprised. It's so ... normal. I expected something way more out there from these two. They previously said the name they had chosen was "normal but not common" but I didn't have much faith that their version of "normal" was the same as most. As for common, well, I can't tell you how many Sebastian's I know and run into on a daily basis. According to Baby Center, it was the 40th most popular name in 2013. But that's okay -- it's much better than something so out there that you fear for the kid's mental health.
I like it -- in fact, Sebastian was the name I wanted for my son nine years ago. My husband vetoed it, but I've always liked it. And you've got to admit, The Bash is about as cool as nicknames come.
So congratulations to Amber and Wiz -- both on the birth of their son, and on picking a pretty great baby name.
What do you think of the baby name Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa gave their son?
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Smart Benefits: Pay or Play Delay Could Bode Well for Employers
Monday, February 17, 2014
Delay Benefits Some Smaller Companies As Well
Some employers with fewer than 50 employees may also benefit. While not subject to the "Pay or Play" provisions of the Affordable Care Act, some smaller companies are on the cusp of having more than 50 employees because of full-time employer determination formulas. Now, even if they cross the "over 50" threshold, they'll have an extra year before they have to offer insurance.
And Relief for Large Employers, Too
While larger employers must pay the penalty in 2015 (originally delayed from 2014), these groups will get some relief. Next year, they will have to offer insurance to 70% of their full-time employees compared to the 95% required in 2016. And they won't have to start paying the "Pay or Play" penalties until the start of their plan year in 2015 rather than January 1st.
New Clarification of Full-Time Employees
To help clarify full-time employees for purposes of the "Pay or Play" penalty, the definition has been explained further. Volunteers, seasonal workers who typically work six months or less and students who participate in federal or state work study programs will not be considered full-time. However, educational employees, like teachers, will be considered full-time, despite time off during the summer.
Related Slideshow: 13 Biggest Healthcare Stories in RI in 2013
The most import stories from one of the most historic years in memory for Rhode Island healthcare.
13 Doctors Behaving Badly
Rhode Island Doctors Behaving Badly
Doctors, having professed in their professional lives to "do no harm," are typically looked at in their personal lives as upstanding citizens. But 2013 proved that not all doctors are cut from the same cloth.
With charges ranging from unprofessional behavior in the office to giving morphine to babies to breaking into a residence without permission at 3 in the morning and being in possession of marijuana, this breakdown of reprimanded doctors in 2013 is simply a must see.
Click here for a slideshow of all the stories.
12 Staying Healthy + Fit
10 Ways To Stay Healthy + Fit This Summer—Miriam Experts
Summer brings soaring temperatures, family cookouts and tempting warm-weather treats like ice cream and margaritas, and can easily sabotage your fitness and diet plans. That's why leading nutrition and exercise experts at The Miriam Hospital shared their timeless top tips for staying fit and eating healthy while still having fun in the sun.
Summer fitness never goes out of style. Click here for tips you can use every year to maintain that beach body!
11 Well-Being Index
How Happy Is Rhode Island—Latest Gallup Well-Being Index
Rhode Island may need an attitude adjustment, according to the latest Well-Being Index numbers from Gallup-Healthways. The state's latest ranking for happiness is #37 in the nation, a drop of 2 spots from last year. And that ranking was a drop from the year before.
Click here for the full breakdown.
10 Retail Insurance
Smart Benefits: Health Insurers Go Retail
Healthcare reform has brought about lots of changes to the procurement of individual and family plans. Now, when you head to the mall, you'll be able to buy health insurance in addition to shopping for clothes. In a move that continues to gain steady momentum, leading health insurers across the country are opening retail stores to cater to individuals who now have to purchase health insurance on their own because of healthcare reform.
To see which insurer has already opened up a retail outlet in RI, click here.
9 A Healthier You in 2013
13 Ways To Be Healthier in RI in 2013
As we embarked on 2013, Rhode Island's Director of Health, Michael Fine, MD, encouraged Rhode Islanders to make health and wellness a priority in the new year. Check out the 13 steps he recommended Rhode Islanders take to get and stay well in the new year. Whether you stuck to them or not in 2013, we find ourselves at another time for goal-setting and resolutions. Brush up on your healthy living and put your knowledge to good use in 2014!
Click here for the tips!
8 RI's Sexual Health
Rhode Island's Sexual Health Worst In New England—New Ranking
Rhode Island's abysmal showing in the 2013 Sexual Health Rankings landed them at last place in New England.
The first-ever assessment of state-by-state data on 26 comprehensive health and services measures that speak to sexual health put the Ocean State at #19 overall in the US, and #6 among New England states.
Click here for our full coverage of our study.
7 Deloitte's Big Contract
Deloitte Awarded $105 Million Contract to Create New Healthcare System
Last January, Governor Lincoln Chafee announced that the State had awarded a $105 million contract to Deloitte Consulting to create the technology infrastructure to modernize the way the state administers Medicaid and other human service programs, and, most importantly, to create Rhode Island's Health Benefits Exchange in compliance with the Affordable Care Act. Do you think Deloitte was the right choice? Read on for a breakdown of why Deloitte was chosen and the outlook on the exchange - who's rollout was not without its hiccups - while it was in just the conception phase.
Click here for our coverage of the announcement.
6 Non-Profit Hospital CEO
Rhode Island Non-Profit Hospital CEOs Criticized For Big Paychecks
The American healthcare system may be quite deathly ill. But the paychecks CEOs of Rhode Island non-profit hospitals are quite healthy.
Because of the trend of for-profit chains buying non-profit hospitals, which has swept the nation over the last decade or so, only eight non-profit hospital groups remain in the Ocean State. Together, they control a total of 11 hospitals.
And you won't believe how handsomely the CEOs of these hospitals are paid.
Click here for the full breakdown.
5 Healthiest Counties
Rankings: Where the Healthiest Rhode Islanders Live
Where do the healthiest residents in Rhode Island live? According to 2013 rankings by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a national foundation focused on improving public health, Bristol County took top honors -- while Providence County was the bottom of the list of the five counties in the state.
Click here to get the full story.
4 Health Exchange Rebrand
Rhode Island's First Health Benefits Exchange Launches
In July, The Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange announced a number of important updates and initiatives – including a new name and the creation of 70-100 new jobs – in preparation to enroll Rhode Islanders in quality affordable health insurance plans starting on October 1, 2013.
Dubbing the Health Exchange HealthSource RI and announcing the state's new contact center in Providence, the exchange announced it would employ 70-100 Rhode Islanders when fully operational who would be accessible to individuals and small employers to talk in-person or over the phone with engagement specialists who would provide personalized assistance in finding, comparing, and purchasing health insurance options available through HealthSource RI.
Click here to read more about the announcement.
3 Heart Health
RI's Go Red Day 2013: 10 Ways Women Can Keep Their Hearts Healthy
According to the AHA, nearly half of American women do not know that heart disease is their No. 1 killer, and less than half know the best blood pressure and cholesterol levels for cardiovascular health. Making red visible on Mondays could help sound the alarm and keep heart health ever present in the lives of American women.
Click here for 10 ways women can keep their hearts healthy.
2 Health Exchange Launch
Healthsource RI Announces Health Benefits Exchange Rates
In late August, HealthSource RI announced the plans and rates that were to be offered through the state's health benefits exchange when open enrollment began on October 1 for individuals and small businesses. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, United HealthCare, and Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island all signed on to offer 28 plans through the exchange.
The exchange launched on October 1st with no shortage of hiccups, but the launch was relatively smooth by comparison to those in states whose exchanges were facilitated federally. By November, the exchange had processed over 4500 applicants. And by December the New York Times noted that the RI exchange was the second-best performing in the country with enrollment exceeding target rates by a sizeable margin.
Click here for our coverage of the rate announcements.
1 Patients Rank Hospitals
New England's Best Hospitals Rated By Patients
Traditionally, hospitals are rated and ranked on a combination of sound technical care, adequate resources, and impressive statistics. But an increasing emphasis is being placed on perhaps one of the more important measures: the patient's perspective. With that in mind, GoLocal has sifted through and analyzed the results from a government-sponsored survey of more than 50,000 patients in 176 hospitals in New England (full chart here), and emerged with the first-ever patient-based ranking of the region's top hospitals.
GoLocal consulted with patients, experts, and hospital administrators for their take to contextualize the rankings- click here to read the story.
Click here for the ranking of New England's Top 20 Hospitals
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- Smart Benefits: Bright Future for Primary Care in Rhode Island
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woody1 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 64 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
We are an exising B to B business, small, growing, nimble & successful. We currently work withm many well regarded multinational companies providing daily intelligence on respective markets. Based on our success to date we have had the request to expand our services, to the point where it needs some differentiation, via a new name and brand.
Our business has and will be heavily technology focussed in terms of providing effeciency to clients, whilst at the same time information we give to our clients will always be in an easily accessible format/medium.
So we need to be a little bit serious, flexible, dependable, and cutting edge. Senior people would use us for a top line view, through middle and junior management who will live in the detail.
The markets we target are technology related areas, in terms of consumer technology and entertainment products. Our core clients are well established multinational suppliers, and to a lessor extent leading retailers.
Tag line is "your sales"
My other business is located at http://www.commerciallyretail.com
No clip art please.
Creative, individal work only. Dont bother with cartoons, be bold in your approach. Solid colours, and please do not be too fancy. Crisp and Clear is probably the best way to describe the message and communication we are looking for.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Vgamerz writes: "Sometimes wonderful games are created that simply just don't sell well despite being legitimately good games. Whether it be lack of hype, poor marketing, or any other number of reasons, these games sold poorly, but deserve to be played by each and every one of you gamers out there. So do yourself a favor and read on about these rare gems that you may have never heard of, but should seek out as soon as possible. You can thank me later. "
I've beaten four out of the ten listed. With Shadows of the Damned as my favorite. I still want to play Binary Domain.
I would have picked Vanquish on top of that list.
I would too, followed by Valkyria Chronicles and then Demon's Souls.
Demon's Souls doesn't belong on the list. That game got so popular.
Vanquish, Yakuza and Valkyria Chronicles too! Poor Sega doesn't get the credit it deserves. -_-
awesome disc cover SOD
Binary Domain is a great game,the campaign is a decent length too.
Ummm Metro 2033 is way over a million! You better go ask THQ for the PC digital download sales figures!
Metro 2033 will make your GPU Bleed! AWESOME game and i can't wait for Metro Last Light!
Sniper Elite V2 is dam good and again you may wanna go check the digital download numbers cause S.E.v2 was more popular with PC gamers than consolers just like Metro 2033!
good list of games though!
This vid shows how bad deadly preminition is
thats a reay good list
I would add
Chid of eden
Vanquish is one of the best third person shooters I've ever played.
A nice mix of uber masculine western males and the ridiculousness of the east.
Love it.
The first thing on this list should be Planescape Torment. A revolution in story telling, and a masterpiece.
This guy likes his survival horrors.
Apparently if a game sells less than 1 million "no one" played it. Sure, they weren't a success, but the numbers here a still a heck of a lot higher than even the best selling XBLA/PSN games.
Yeah, I'm sure they sold about as well as the companies expected them to.
+ im sure alot of people pirate it,...
I would put FEAR 3 on that list.
FEAR is a highly underrated series.
I'd like to see Condemned 3 aswell.
I LOVE the FEAR series. FEAR 3 is a great game, but it totally lost its horror elements almost entirely. There were a few good horror based levels, but it was way more about action and gunplay. Like I said still a great game, but I enjoyed 2 and 1 a lot more in terms of horror.
1 was the scariest and the AI seemed to be the most intelligent. Or maybe it was just my surprise reaction to how smart they are.
Proud to say I've played and enjoyed Singularity and The Sabotuer. Activision really need to make a sequel Singularity. Btw, did anyone else play Timeshift? That was bloody well brilliant!
Singularity was awful.
I'm between the two of you on Singularity ^^^^ and the dude below. I think that game had some serious flaws in terms of gameplay, AI, and the graphics (on console anyway) were pretty bad by this generations standards. But I think Singularity had a story and game mechanics, such as the abilty to "timewarp" enemies and certain materials.. that was especially cool in trying to solve various puzzle sections.
A flawed masterpiece IMO - big fun factor and interesting game mechanics, just not expertly executed like i would've liked.
yea, I really liked Singularity too, great game
Timeshift is a great shooter indeed.
The multiplayer is alot of fun.
I loved Singularity, even bought it and working on a platinum.
The people that hate it seem to be the COD kids expecting COD. I tried selling it to COD kids several times and they don't play past the first level.
I see Singularity getting a lot of credit for story.
Singularity's story/plot twists were contrived, uninteresting and poorly thought out.
I have never played any of the CODs ever.
was sabeteour even good?
it's a good sandbox game (a la GTA formula) set in WWII era France. There are what seems like thousands of side objectives where you do stuff, find stuff or blow shiz up. It is really fun, but can get a bit repetitive if you seek out and do every little thing like I do. It really is one of the better GTA style games though. I enjoyed it more than Saint's Row or Mercenaries... I'd say it's about as good as Just Cause 2, only set in a different time and environment.
Shadows of the Damned is awesome.
Binary Domain is awesome. I'm bummed out that no one seems to be playing it online as I think the horde mode could be great with four players. Right now I have to do with Mass Effect 3's MP, which is imo very underrated and a lot of fun.
Not trying to step on anyones feet here but I enjoyed Binary Domain a lot more than I enjoyed any of the Gears games. It had a much better story, incredible boss fights, and above all there was much more feedback when shooting enemies. Parts flying all over the place. It's like a perfect mix between Vanquish and Gears actually.
If you are going to try it out don't judge it by the demo on XBL. The full game is a much better experience and one that any shooter fan should give themselves. Oh, and Singularity is amazing too. Has a kind of Half-Life flair to it.
Enslaved and Shadows of the Damned are terrible terrible games that no one should have to suffer through.
Other than that I agree with the list for the most part.....except maybe Saboteur which is really BOOBS, the game.
Shadows of the Damned is the best game on that list.
Shadows of the Damned is a terrible game with no story to it, terrible gameplay that is suppose to mimic Resident Evil 4 but fails completely, oh and they say dick and a** EVERY OTHER WORD. It's not even like they are trying to be funny just disgusting. That game is the absolute worst, so glad Suda 51 made up for it with Lollipop Chainsaw.
@ Summons75
Well most video games have mediocre at best stories if not any story at all. So calling SOTD terrible because of its lack of story is pretty baseless.
<terrible gameplay that is suppose to mimic Resident Evil 4 but fails completely,>
Disagreed. Unlike RE4 or even 5, SOTD had more character freedom of movement. The ability to move while shooting. Virtually all modern TPS games have this. Even Dead Space despite not being able to evade.
<oh and they say dick and a** EVERY OTHER WORD.>
So does Bulletstorm.
I think it's pretty baseless to say that because most games have poor stories, it's okay Shadows has one too.
*For the record I've never played it, so i have no sense of the quality of the story. Just thought it was interesting logic.
Couldn't agree more ! I think most who defend those games are part of the "look cool by praising low selling games" crowd.
SOTD was a mediocre shooter at best. You could argue it was "unique" in its universe, but that doesn tmean good.
And OMG the lame humor. There was one part you had to hold off the enemies and he just kept saying "take my big boner". I was like THIS is funny? No, its trying to hard to be edgy or cool.
OR maybe, just maybe... You listening? It's gonna be crazy and a bit unbelievable but maybe some people actually liked these "low selling games"? Isn't it more of a possibility that people actually like these games as opposed to your "We're a cult that loves any underrated game ever!!" theory?
"You could argue it was "unique" in its universe, but that doesn tmean good."
A rough translation in the english language.
"This game was unique but i didn't like it."
Oh and the humor. Has it occurred to you that maybe some people genuinely like that sort of raunchy toilet humor?? Myself included. Yeah, just something you should think about.
@blonde - and maybe, just maybe, just as crazy, many of us did not like these low selling games.
As for the "translation", I was basically referring to how many gamers "gush" over unique games, many times overlooking basic quality issues. Poor writing, weak gameplay, etc often get overlooked as long as something is deemed "unique".
As for raunchy toilet humor, that is fine if you like that. I didn't. Low brow or toilet humor can be funny at times (see bulletstorm) but SOTD just seemed weak.
As you can have your opinion, I also have mine.
You listening?
Note: As asked in a PM, I wasn't sure if your post was meant to debate and exchange ideas, or if it was intended for a bit of an attacking post. Just figured I would ask. I am all for an open exchange and all, but not here to be in a pissing match, so to speak.
I have to disagree there about Enslaved. Technically not the most polished game, but boy does Ninja Theory know how to tell a story.
I agree. SOTD is great. I really liked how it doesnt take itself seriously and the gameplay was very good. Had a lot of fun with this one. It was also a challenging game, too bad it is short and there wont be a sequel, sadly.
in my opinion Enslaved is an extremelt boring game. I bought it and i regret.
Binary Domain seems interesting, i'll give it a try
enslaved lost respect for me since the company made DmC
I didn't care for the Darkness 2, I thought the first one was WAAAY better
Metro 2033 was GOTY for me
I believe it is the most underrated game ever made.
No one played it because it had 45 FOV that you can't change, it makes me feel sick to play it after 10 minutes, yet I can play COD just fine, 45 is ridiculous, they don't deserve sales doing stupid crap like that.
I guarentee you no one didnt play it because of the FOV. No one played it because they were too busy pirating it. Also you can adjust the FOV in the cfg file.
PLayed all expect Binary Domain & Sniper Elite.
The Saboteur was very good.
Most of these games were good.
Except the last one.
Condemned 2: Bloodshot .. one of the most underrated games ever .. the best horror game to date .. play it!!
"I know for a fact that if you played this game that scene with said giant animal scared the living crap out of you just like it did me."
that was the one of the begist WTF moment I've ever seen in a game o_o .. its scared the shit out of me
You forgot bulletstorm on this list !
Outside of Odyssey (which I never liked a NT game, they seem to have no idea how to make a proper combat experience) and SOTD (mediocre shooter, trying to hard dialogue and writing) I agree with several of these.
i guess if some of these games were advertised or prmoted more they would have hit bigger numbers. i reckon hitting nearly a million is not too bad. whats funy about this list tho is that probably most visitors on n4g have played a number of those games.
sotd had mediocre gamplay but the way the game went grindhouse style allowed idiotic things to happen which i didnt mind. it didnt really take itself seriously which gave it abit of style. maybe it was the makers of the game that actually made me enjoy the game more than i should have.
odyssey was a game that i was tempted to buy day one but cancelled on the last minute. i led nt because of heavenly sword and will probably buy dmc day one aswell. odyssey however just looked strange, maybe the idea that they bastardised/f**ked up journeybto the west. monkey/goku just didnt look likable at all.
I'm no grammar nazi, but that article was written by a monkey!
Singularity is probably the easiest to like. Raven-solid shooting, with a dash of Half Life and Bioshock.
Enslaved is OK but I found it too be too drawn out.
The weakest on the list is IMO Saboteur. Not sure I'd recommand this one, really depends on your ability to overlook some severe design flaws.
The lack of fast travel and the simplistic stealth system killed it. On top of that, it's way short for an open world game.
Darkness II was a nice surprise. They took out most non linear aspects that made the first good, but it still manages to be quite immersive and emotional.
Binary Domain is OK but character development is uneven, and level design a bit bland.
Condemned 2 fleshed out the hand to hand combat of the first one well, with some nice combos, but the slightly forced gothic visuals were a bit too dark and mindnumbing at times.
Divinity 2! Fantastic RPG
All of those are good except for enslaved , that game is so overrated its ridiculous, its not even that good and it feels like a watered down pop08
Okayed all of them besides Deadly Premonition and Shadows of the Dammed. I cannot wait for Deadly Premonition to come out on PS3 in the US. I heard so much about that game it will be a day 1 buy for me!
Little king`s Story if you want something intellectual with a lot of symbols and references.
Still waiting for Deadly Premonition to hit PS3!
Shadows of the Damned is so good. But only for a particular audience. I would also add Vanquish, Resonance of Fate, Valkyria Chronicles, Siren Blood Curse and Bayonetta which sold well but A LOT of people disregarded it as utter crap.
7 out of 10 ain't bad, hooray for me.
I played all those games. The best one on the list is Binary Domain. The Campaign was fantastic. Best Shooter this year so far with a very good story.


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On Sunday, Nov. 25 at 10:42 p.m., a driver hit a deer at or close to the intersection of Bonanza Drive and Deer Valley Drive. The deer survived the impact but died a short time later, the police said. A Public Works Department crew was summoned to remove the carcass.
Someone contacted the police at 12:32 p.m. concerned about the possibility that an online advertisement for a vacation rental might be fraudulent. The person reported the case at the Park Avenue police station. Public police logs did not provide details, including which neighborhood the vacation rental was located.
A hit-and-run traffic accident was reported at 10:16 a.m. on Daly Avenue. A Audi was hit, the police were told. The person who reported the case to the police was unsure whether the accident occurred late the previous night or early in the morning of the report.
On Saturday, Nov. 24 at 11:31 p.m., a suspected drunken driving case was reported at the intersection of Park Avenue and Homestake Road. Public police logs did not provide details.
At 5:21 p.m., the police received a report that a dog bit someone's son. The bite occurred the day before and punctured the skin. The report was filed by someone on Ashley Court, but it was not clear from public police logs whether the bite occurred on that street.
At 1:32 p.m., someone on Deer Crest Estates Drive reported a garage-door remote control had been stolen from a vehicle.
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On Friday, Nov. 23 at 4:51 p.m., the police received a report that three moose were seen on Norfolk Avenue heading toward Park Avenue.
On Thursday, Nov. 22 at 1:13 p.m., someone staying in a rental unit somewhere along Main Street complained of the smell of garbage at 1:13 p.m.
On Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 10:51 p.m., a vehicle reportedly became stuck on a median at or close to the intersection of Bonanza Drive and Kearns Boulevard. The police were told someone was "ripping the truck apart trying to get it off," according to police logs. The Police Department said the case might have involved drunken driving.
On Tuesday, Nov. 20, four truant students were reported between 2:23 p.m. and 2:47 p.m. At least three of them were Park City High School students, the police were told.
At 6:11 a.m., a driver reportedly hit a deer on S.R. 248 just east of Prospector. The driver was outbound.
On Monday, Nov. 19 at 2:10 p.m., someone on Jupiter View Drive reported a purse containing money and jewelry described as valuable was stolen.
At 12:33 p.m., the police were called to the 1900 block of Woodbine Way, where flames were reportedly seen at a substation. The person who contacted the police was worried the substation would explode, according to logs. The police said there were no flames when officers arrived and an arcing tower was fixed.


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Work to move U.S. 36 farther from North St. Vrain Creek will shut down traffic between Lyons and Estes Park for extended periods starting Wednesday.
Colorado Department of Transportation contractors will be blasting to bedrock to help shift the road, which was heavily damaged during the September floods, into an area less prone to flooding.
"The blasting will be to clear out some of the areas of the mountain side and give us room to move the road over," CDOT spokeswoman Amy Ford said. "The road will be a lot more stable and won't be prone to shifting as it is now."
The work is part of the $450 million in federal funds allocated for repairing and re-engineering roads and bridges damaged by the floods. American Civil Constructors is the project contractor.
Ford said the road will be closed 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, the first of 20 planned three-hour closures between now and April. Traffic will be stopped just west of mile marker 11, between Pinewood Springs and Estes Park. Motorists are advised to use Colorado 7 instead.
The road also will be closed for two hours at a time on 10 occasions, and from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on 10 occasions, Ford said.
There is no set schedule for the closures, but Ford said CDOT hopes to be able to provide seven days of notice using traditional and social media, through town governments and via electronic highway signs.
Crews will avoid blasting on weekends and on holidays, she said.
The blasting as well as utility work on Longmont Dam Road will cause major delays on U.S. 36 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily, according to CDOT.
During the blasting, about 210,000 cubic yards of rock and dirt will be removed to bring the road 5 to 50 feet farther from the St. Vrain.
The material
will be recycled and used to stabilize the embankment below the highway and the river channel, Ford said. Leftover materials will used in other reconstruction projects in the area.
For now, all the blasting will occur only on U.S. 36, which was hit especially hard by the September flooding, Ford said.
"This is going to signal the start of some major work on that highway," she said.
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By ANDY KIRKALDY
MONTPELIER — $6.2 million in transportation payments that local towns anticipated in mid-January are being frozen as a result of budget-cutting negotiations among the administration of Gov. James Douglas, the Agency of Transportation and a key committee representing both branches of the Vermont legislature.
Those payments, plus another round due in April, could still be made in full at a later date or could be reduced, according to state officials. Their size and timing depends on a number of in-state factors, including the health of January tax revenue figures and ongoing negotiations between the state's Republican governor and Democrat-controlled Legislature.
State officials also hope the administration of incoming President Barack Obama moves quickly with an economic stimulus package that could include funds for local transportation projects.
Rep. David Sharpe (D-Bristol) said joint fiscal committee member Shap Smith — the Democratic nominee for speaker of the Vermont house — told him that hopes for local transportation money in such a stimulus package was the single biggest reason for an agreement to freeze January's Agency of Transportation highway grant payments.
Without such an agreement, there are no guarantees the payments will be made in full, according to Sharpe, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.
"He said the primary reason behind the postponement is ... we're hoping for some support from the federal government," Sharpe said. "If that's not forthcoming, then all bets are off, I guess."
Sharpe is not fully optimistic about the forecast for January revenue figures, and said the overall state budget picture is not pretty. Cuts will have to be made somewhere, he said, and could still be made in quarterly highway payments that are due not only in January, but also in April.
By KATHRYN FLAGG
NEW HAVEN — When 64-year-old Lorraine Clark's car swerved off an icy road and into the New Haven River earlier this month, the Bristol woman remembers having one clear thought: Don't panic.
"I said to myself, 'Now, don't panic. You can't panic. You've got to use your head and you've got to keep your wits about you,'" Clark remembered. "'You're the only one down here and you've got to help yourself.'"
That wherewithal — an inner strength, Clark said, that she never knew she had — and a heavy dose of good luck saved Clark's life on Dec. 9, when her 2002 Pontiac Grand Am slid off the road and plunged about 30 feet into the icy river.
Clark had been driving toward Bristol on River Road around 2 p.m., shortly after leaving her job as a food service assistant at Helen Porter nursing home in Middlebury.
As she approached a narrow bridge over the New Haven River near Halpin Road, she saw a green car driving toward her from the opposite direction — too close to her own side of the road for comfort.
She swerved to the right slightly to avoid hitting the car, and the tail end of her Grand Am fishtailed. Clark made it over the bridge, but by that point the front end of her car had started to shake violently, and she lost control of the vehicle entirely.
Her car slid off the road, over the river bank, and then plunged into eight feet of icy, fast-moving water.
Clark, jostled by the crash, found herself suddenly in the passenger seat. Her car was rapidly sinking.
She knew that all four doors were locked — the Pontiac's doors did so automatically every time the key turned in the ignition. So Clark fumbled with the lock, and then threw her weight against the door, using her shoulder to try to wedge the door open.
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLBURY — It appears as though the various broadcasting and cell phone tenants of the communications tower on Chipman Hill will be providing Middlebury residents with some property tax relief this year.
Subject to the approval of an Addison County Probate Court judge, a portion of the rental fees derived from those tower tenants will be used to make up a penny on the tax rate — around $70,000 in property tax revenues — that will be earmarked for Middlebury's conservation fund.
Middlebury selectmen recently requested the donation from directors of the Battell Trust, a 100-year-old organization that presides over the vast public lands on which the communication tower is located. Those lands include the 130-acre Chipman Hill and 90-acre Battell Woods properties that were willed to the town by the late Joseph Battell, who stipulated that the lands be used for public enjoyment.
A communications tower (to host an FM station transmitter) was first built on Chipman Hill around 30 years ago. The courts in 2003 OK'd the replacement of that initial tower with the more modern structure that stands there today. The structure provides free spots to several emergency response organizations, including the Middlebury police and fire departments, the Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance Association and Porter Hospital dispatch services, Middlebury Department of Public Works and the Addison County Sheriff's Department.
But other users — who pay monthly fees ranging from $500 to $2,000 — include Central Vermont Public Service Corp., Rinker's Paging, Unicel, NEXTEL, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless and local radio stations like WFAD 1490 AM.
MIDDLEBURY — Ben Franklin, one of downtown Middlebury's largest retailers, is on the verge of being sold to a local family that plans to maintain it as a general merchandise store.
Bonnie Gridley, a broker/owner of RE/MAX Champlain Valley Properties, confirmed the potential transaction last week. She said she could not disclose the names of the buyers until the deal is finalized, which is likely to occur by the end of next month.
"They plan to keep the business pretty much status quo," Gridley said, though the new owners may introduce some new items in addition to the household wares, fabric, toys, dry goods, candy and other odds and ends that have drawn area shoppers to Ben Franklin for the past 71 years.
"We hope people will continue to support the store," Gridley said.
News of the store's acquisition by a local family and word that it will remain retail space should come as good news to many Middlebury residents and town officials who feared the sizable Main Street spot could by carved up into condominiums or otherwise taken out of the downtown shopping mix.
The Duffany family acquired the Ben Franklin store in 1943 and has owned it ever since. Larry Duffany confirmed back in July that he was putting the 63 Main St. business — as well as the building in which it is located — on the market.
A Web-based listing of the property indicated an asking price of $649,000 for the two-story building and the 0.12 acres on which it sits. The listing described the building as having 7,832 square feet of office/retail space, along with two "very spacious" apartments on the second floor.
It is currently the largest retail space on Main Street and employs around a dozen full- and part-time workers.
MONTPELIER — The Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC) will need to trim its budget by around $500,000 before the end of June as a result of fiscal year 2009 state budget rescissions, including a new round amounting to $19.7 million announced by the administration of Gov. James Douglas on Monday.
State officials warned that additional, deeper cuts are undoubtedly on the horizon for this fiscal year and next.
Locally, the latest cuts will not only hit CSAC but will also mean closure of the Addison County Probation and Parole field office and elimination of state funding for the University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm in Weybridge, though that organization is expected to weather the storm thanks to a $1 million gift it received earlier this year.
State lawmakers were still sorting out the impact of the latest batch of cuts as the Addison Independent went to press on Wednesday. Casualties included:
• 50 state government positions statewide (15 of which are currently vacant). Affected agencies include Natural Resources, Buildings and General Services, Secretary of State's office, Agriculture, Corrections, Governor's office, Treasurer's office and Veterans' Affairs.
• Pay cuts of 5 percent for non-union state workers now earning more than $60,000 per year.
• A $766,000 reduction for the Vermont Student Assistance Corp., in second-semester college tuition grants.
• A 4-percent cut for the state's mental health agencies, including CSAC. Elimination of chiropractic service coverage for Medicaid recipients.
• Elimination of cervical cancer vaccines for adult women.
• Closure of state roadside rest areas (none in Addison County).
The rescissions also mean Vermonters and visitors will be seeing some higher fees for services, such as admission to state parks.
MIDDLEBURY — Voters in the seven towns that make up the Addison Central Supervisory Union school district on March 3 will cast ballots on a proposed UD-3 spending plan of $15,530,470 for the 2009-2010 academic year. The budge, which eliminates Middlebury Union Middle School's (MUMS) living arts program, represents a 3.4 percent increase in spending over the current year.
The living arts program and its teacher ultimately became the casualties of Act 82, a new state law that requires school districts to hold two votes on their budgets if they exceed a state-prescribed inflationary threshold. The living arts program costs $88,000, an amount school administrators reluctantly recommended for paring in order to ensure the UD-3 budget would not trigger a second vote under Act 82.
"When we're looking at the budget constraints we were facing this year, there was no way we could find those savings looking for $1,000 here or $1,000 there," MUMS Principal Inga Duktig said. "It wasn't an easy decision at all."
A decision rendered even more difficult by another state law — Act 130, which requires that shared expenses be budgeted based on actual spending at elementary and secondary schools. That means UD-3 administrators have to reflect, in the 2009-2010 budget, around $280,000 in transportation costs that had previously been reflected in the supervisory union's elementary school budgets. That accounting change is responsible for more than half of the 3.4 percent increase in the proposed UD-3 spending plan.
"It's been a challenging budget for us," ACSU Superintendent Lee Sease told the UD-3 board at a Tuesday evening meeting.
He added the 2009-2010 budget picture is likely not to get brighter in the near future. That's because there is no more fund balance to apply to what is already a very conservative spending plan, according to Sease.
ADDISON COUNTY — After 30 years in the construction industry, Salisbury resident Jack Sheehan has seen economic ups and downs before — but never before has he seen business slow like it has this winter.
"Usually I'm about a year to a year and a half ahead," he said, when it comes to plotting out his work schedule. "This year I have about half a year's worth of work that I know of."
And Sheehan, who runs a relatively small business with a crew of three other employees, is one of the lucky ones. He hasn't had to lay off employees yet, and so far, he said, the spring looks promising.
Other local builders haven't been so lucky, as construction around the region slows in the face of the national and statewide economic recession.
Work is tight in industries around the state. Unemployment in Vermont climbed to 5.2 percent of the workforce in October, up from 3.9 percent a year ago. (Statewide unemployment is still significantly lower than national unemployment, which at last count was a seasonally adjusted 6.7 percent.)
But with credit tight, and homeowners and business owners reluctant — or unable — to build, work is growing especially scarce for workers in the construction industry, which last year employed 5.5 percent of Vermont workers.
Slow business has forced some layoffs at businesses like Middlebury's Bread Loaf Corp. and Apple Hill Design-Build.
Jim Pulver, the vice president of architecture at Bread Loaf, acknowledged that his company has had to downsize its workforce recently — though he wouldn't say by how much.
The company, which specializes in industrial and commercial projects, is seeing fewer projects to bid on, Pulver said, as well as tighter budgets on projects that are moving forward.
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Located in Orlando, Florida, Disney Childrens Hospital has now been renamed Florida Hospital for Children.
The Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children is a 155-specialty-bed, full-service facility served by the largest panel of pediatric specialists in Orlando and a highly trained pediatric team that includes nurses, case managers, social workers, and child life specialists. The hospital provides nursing services in general pediatrics; pediatric progressive and intensive care; neonatal intensive care; and pediatric oncology. The hospital houses a pediatric emergency department and is home to pediatric and neonatal critical care flight and ground transport teams.
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Isn't it true that clearing the clutter in your home or office makes you feel uplifted and more productive? It somehow releases great vibes and gives you time and energy to enjoy the things in life that you want to spend time on.
The same goes for your body – we have body clutter inside and out, just as we accumulate junk inside and outside of our homes. The only difference is that we see our homes and things as tangible objects but often see our bodies as what we're stuck with. When it comes to working out and eating right, people have become accustomed to putting off the most important thing of our lives, and letting that junk drain us of energy.
Obesity is at an all time high in America and growing at a rapid rate. Children are growing up with technology that pins them to their couches, and the world is becoming a more toxic place to live. We need to break this cycle and get back into the simplicity of living cleaner, healthier lives.
I have recently stumbled on a nutritional cleanse that has helped me release 12 stubborn pounds and gave me the energy to keep going with my exercise program. I am amazed how great I feel and watching my scale drop every week. There are a few simple adjustments I've made to my routine and you may enjoy incorporating some of these into your own schedule:
1. Empty out your pantry – Take out everything from top to bottom and wipe down your shelves and bins. Look at the expiration dates and nutritional value – do you really want to keep that? If needed, create a separate shelf for snack foods and label it for your family. I did this for a client who was trying to eat healthier but wanted snack items for her kids, so we labeled that cupboard "Indulgences" and that way whenever she reaches for that area, she is reminded that she is giving up a good meal for an indulgence… it worked for her!
2. Commit to eat clean – This was something I had heard about for the past year, but I thought that buying organic food wasn't in the best interest of my pocket book. How wrong was I when I found out that I am actually saving money because it tastes better and I am not letting fruits and vegetables go bad. I actually planted a garden about three weeks ago full of different lettuce, herbs and small veggies which are helping out too! Looking good huh?
3. Drink your water – I know this is a given, but since I began cleansing, I started filling my 24 oz. water bottle 3 times a day. I fill it right when I get out of bed, right after my workout (because when I work out, I always drink a full one) and then again before dinner. I started putting lemon slices and mint leaves in the water just to make it interesting and I am loving it. I think this has really contributed to losing all of that puffiness in my face and flushing out the toxins.
4. Stick to an exercise plan – This is not the easiest for me, but I found this great website Spark People, where I have connected with local women to workout with! They were within my range of weight loss & have been supporting me like crazy. I even made some new friends in this big new city that I moved to 🙂 What I love about it is that I can track my meals and exercise so that I know exactly how many calories I need to burn throughout the week.
5. Find a plan that is a lifestyle not a diet – I have tried everything there is to try, but my plateau just kept holding me at a weight that I did not feel good about. I didn't really yoyo – I just kept going back to this horrifying number like a magnet. I found a nutritional cleanse that not only dropped my weight, but it restored real nutrition to my body and helped me build healthy muscle. I hadn't realized just how much I was depriving myself until I found it and you, too will find energy when you rid your bodies of toxicity.
These are just a few things that have helped me in the past month, and I wanted to share this with you because I truly feel amazing! Just as with my home, I hope to clear out all of that body clutter so that I have the energy and motivation to do the things that I enjoy.
What are some things that have helped you to lose or maintain? Have you ever tried nutritional cleansing?


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Economist Nouriel Roubini, aka Dr. Doom, says investors aren\'t paying enough attention to the euro-zone debt crisis or the potential impact of automatic U.S. spending cuts as global stocks trade near multi-year highs.
In an interview with Bloomberg, the New York University economics professor and chairman of Roubini Global Economics, highlighted the threat posed by a postentially deeper European recession — as a result of continued austerity measures and renewed political turmoil — and a slower U.S. economy in the second half of the year.
\"Those risks are somehow underpriced by the market. They may be contained in the first half of the year, but they may re-emerge,\" Roubini said.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average last week came within 15 points of its all-time record closing high of 14,164.53. But stock index futures pointed to a jittery start Monday as investors weighed the impact of the sequester and weighed a bloodbath in Chinese property stocks after Beijing tooks steps to cool home prices.
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I have never tried Magie Deco products before but I adore any type of liquid eyeshadow so had to give this range a go:
Cosme Decorte Fairy Eyes:
The colours come with an unusal flat brush which makes the colours easy to apply in an intense way.
They have a lovely, multi coloured shimmer, that Japanese wet eyeshadows tend to have (it is similar to Visee Aqua Eyes).
The lasting power is great and well worth trying – the green is my favourite. I like these a bit more than Visee and a little less that Paul & Joe's eye gloss.
I got some books this week from Amazon:
Everyone has got to have a Moleskine notebook to scribble in! But then we decided to take on (along with work, freelance projects and more)….four little kittens. We are looking after them while our friends and family who want to raise them get their homes prepared for the new arrivals.
We decided they needed nail clipping:
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They are a handful and our gorgeous little kitten is not pleased with their presence so far (cat's hissing – what a sound!!). Still, its been a lot of fun having them, they are very cute, very clever, and very fast!


text: Finding Better Ways to Haul Hay October 27, 2012 09:06 AM Tweet Advances in baler design and technology are speeding up the hay making process. © Catherine Merlo TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ben Potter AgWeb Social Media and Innovation Editor Email Companies race to find better ways to haul in the hay Hay quality is highly dependent on moisture content. Too wet, and you could face mold or other spoilage problems. Too dry, and it becomes harder to bale, and you could take a big hit on nutrient value. Throw in the threat of inclement weather, and getting the highest-quality hay forage possible can quickly turn into a race against the clock. Here are some of the industry's latest endeavors to help producers strike a balance. John Deere has introduced six new self-propelled forage harvesters for 2013. Company officials describe the new 7080 Series as "technology-rich." Overlap costs money and has no return on investment "We've integrated the latest technology: HarvestLab for moisture and nutrient analysis; KernelStar advanced kernel processing, which increases the processing surface by 270% compared to conventional processors; and the Infinitely Variable Length of Cut (IVLOC) system, which lets the operator change the length of cut in 1 mm increments on the go, right from the cab," says Shaun Fritchey, John Deere product marketing representative. A dual-wheel option provides better in-field traction and a more comfortable ride at higher speeds, he adds. The new LB4 square balers from Case IH are bigger and boast faster performance. With larger capacity, the gearbox output has gone from 42 to 48 strokes per minute. "The new design has increased capacity by as much as 20%, and the high-speed baling means producers can get more done in a day without compromising bale density or shape," says Brett DeVries, Case IH forage marketing manager. The new Krone BiGPack HighSpeed range of large square balers delivers more throughput, say company officials. This is due to two major modifications: an increase in throughput capacity of the Variable Fill System (VFS) and an increase in plunger strokes. The VFS packer system now has five tine bars (prior FORAGEmodels had six), which allows for an 18% capacity increase. Plunger strokes for the BiGPack 1270, 1290 and 1290 HDP models have also been enhanced from 38 to 45 strokes per minute, adding up to a 20% increase in throughput of the balers. The new BigBaler Series from New Holland also features a 20% increase in capacity and a 14% increase in gearbox speed. The BigBaler 330 produces 3'×3' bales, and the BigBaler 340 produces 3'×4' bales. Digital solutions. New technology was added to the BigBaler Series as well. The SmartFill system uses sensors to monitor the flow of crop into the chamber for more uniform side-to-side density. This information is displayed in the IntelliView in-cab monitor so operators can ensure the crop is being evenly fed and can quickly correct if overfilling to one side occurs. The new WR Series windrowers from Hesston uses precision ag technology to achieve efficiency without sacrificing speed. Operators can tap into the machine's System 150 Precision AutoSteering to reduce skips and overlaps. Hands-free steering also reduces operator fatigue and allows users to work at overall faster speeds, explains David Swain, manager of ATS Marketing North America at AGCO Corporation. "You're pulling top-quality hay at up to 16 mph," he says. Many farmers don't take the time to do the math when it comes to the cost of overlap, Swain adds. "Let's say you have 1,000 acres, and the typical overlap is 10%," he says. "You're now farming 1,100 acres. You're spending money that has no return on investment." A faster forage is indeed possible, thanks to these and other new equipment and technology advances. Talk with your local equipment dealer to know which options will be the best fit on your operation. Back to news


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Energy Expert Will Speak at UW Wednesday
A worldwide expert on renewable energy and energy efficiency will speak Wednesday, May 1, at the University of Wyoming.
Distinguished Professor Daniel Kammen of the University of California-Berkeley will speak about "Designing a Low-Carbon Economy" at 3:10 p.m. in Room 133 of the Classroom Building. The event is hosted by the UW's Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and the School of Energy Resources.
The public is invited.
"The scientific, technical and policy tools now exist to rapidly evolve local to regional energy systems that are pro-growth and environmentally sustainable," Kammen says. "While the costs and technical capacities of many energy sources likely to play key roles in this new energy 'ecosystem' are still in need of innovation and improvement, analytic work and regional practical experiments in my laboratory demonstrate that sufficient progress has taken place in non-carbon-emitting and low-carbon energy to make this shift viable, profitable and job-creating."
Kammen, who earned a Ph.D. at Harvard, is the Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy and a professor of nuclear engineering in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California-Berkeley. He also is the founding director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at that university, as well as co-director of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment.
Since 1999, Kammen has served as a contributing or coordinating lead author on various reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.


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The Commonwealth's Transportation Agency
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the state's roads, bridges and tunnels.
And, through the Commonwealth Transportation Board, it provides funding for airports, seaports, rail and public transportation.
Virginia has the third-largest state-maintained highway system in the country, behind Texas and North Carolina.
Since 2002, through efficiency efforts, outsourcing and by shrinking its size, VDOT has achieved annual cost reductions of more than a quarter billion dollars.
VDOT employs about 7,500 people full time, compared to 10,380 at the close of Fiscal Year 2001. That's the lowest level since 1965.
Agency Information
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- Road map to flawless execution of the Six-Year Improvement Program
- Find your local VDOT office
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- Things you might not know about VDOT
- VDOT and emergency response
- History highlights
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- Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
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The free event, held in association with the Ocean Beach Recreation Council with primary corporate sponsor Dog Beach Dog Wash, is an annual party for the dog-loving community, featuring games, a doggie costume parade, costume prizes, food and a street fair serving up goodies for pets and people.
Prize categories can be whimsical and could include entries for the scariest, funniest, cutest, ugliest, biggest, smallest, most medium-size, best surfer, most OB-like, dog/owner look-alike — well, you get the picture. Separate judging categories will be for single dogs, groups of two or more dogs and floats entries (dogs riding on wagons, skateboards, other dogs).
The street fair and canine festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the canine parade from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Dog registration is available from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and judges will evaluate costumes from 10 a.m. until the end of the parade. Prizes will be awarded around 3 p.m.
Admission to the canine carnival is free, but dogs must register to take part in the contest and parade.
The registration fee is $7 for a single dog, $10 for groups of dogs, $10 for float entries. There is no charge for humans to walking with the dogs in the parade and costumes are encouraged.
City ordinance requires all dogs to be restrained with a maximum six-foot leash at all times.
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Miley Cyrus: Short Hair, Short Dress at Billboard Music Awards
Miley Cyrus, the 19-year-old pop singer and actress, has created quite the social media buzz after debuting a shorter 'do at Sunday evening's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.
RELATED: Alicia Keys is a Braided Beauty at Billboard—Get the Look!
Cyrus' thigh-skimming Jean Paul Gaultier blazer-inspired dress, with a plunging neckline and Christian Louboutin shoes, also got lots of attention.
Cyrus, who's best known for the success of her Hannah Montana franchise, typically sports longer locks—and her look during her recent hosting gig on Saturday Night Live proved she is also a fan of lengthening hair extensions.
Her winged eyeliner, soft pink glass, heavy brow and long lashes were definitely a hit. But what do you think of her retro, '60s-esque hair and revealing ensemble?
We asked our Facebook fans, and here's what you had to say:
Kel Shook She looks like she forgot to finish getting dressed. Not feelin the hair either.
Sable Lee Allen I think the whole thing looks edgy and fabulous...lots of celebs and everyday women wear short skirts/dresses the fact it's a blazer just makes it seem racier. I love it!! Flaunt it while you've got it!
Heather Kaylor Grontkowski You know what, as a beautiful, fit young woman she is dressing exactly her age. I think she looks fabulous.
Molly Gossell Not a huge fan of the hair. Other than that, I think she looks fab as usual.
Tracy McCoy Pasquale Make up = yes, shoes= yes...hair = no, glad to see the extentions gone! Rihanna does the blazer thing all the time.
Kelly Kaye Accettola She looks gorgeous but she should have left the blazer behind! She is in tip top shape right now, show it off, girl!
Laura Ramos The overall look is great but the look is too mature for her.
Charleen Knapp The entire look would be fine I she was older. Doesn't suite her, but not bad otherwise.
Tiffany Davis-Wermund She is adorable—the color could be a bit less fluffy, with a few well-placed lowlights. I do agree she needs to cover up a bit more. LOVE THE SHOES.


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Founded by H. G. Jones and chartered on 11 September 1975 by Jones, Louis M. Connor, Jr., and William S. Powell as a private nonprofit corporation under provisions of Chapter 55A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the North Caroliniana Society is dedicated to the promotion of increased knowledge and appreciation of North Carolina's heritage. That it accomplishes in a variety of ways: encouragement of scholarly research and writing in and teaching of state and local history; publication of documentary materials, including the numbered, limited-edition North Caroliniana Society Imprints and North Caroliniana Society Keepsakes; sponsorship of professional and lay conferences, seminars, lectures, and exhibitions; commemoration of historic events, including sponsorship of markers and plaques; and through assistance to the North Carolina Collection and North Carolina Collection Gallery of the University of North Carolina Library and other cultural organizations with kindred objectives. The Society is a tax-exempt organization under provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Board of Directors (2016)
The Society administers the Archie K. Davis Fund, given in 1987 by the Research Triangle Foundation in honor of its retiring board chairman and the Society's longtime president, from which more than 325 Archie K. Davis Fellowships have been awarded to scholars conducting research in North Carolina's historical and cultural resources.
North Caroliniana Society Imprints
Most of the Society's imprints are still in print, and a copy may be obtained for a contribution of $25.00, half of which is tax-deductible, to the Society's address at the bottom of this page.
North Caroliniana Society Award Recipients
A highlight of the Society's year is the presentation of the North Caroliniana Society Award for long and distinguished service in the encouragement, production, enhancement, promotion, and preservation of North Caroliniana.
Other awards include the North Caroliniana Book Award, the William Stevens Powell Award, and the H. G Jones North Carolina History Prizes.
North Caroliniana Society Membership
The North Caroliniana Society seeks to recognize men and women who have contributed significantly to their state. It elects to membership North Carolinians who meet the strict criterion of "adjudged performance" in service to their state's heritage--i.e., those who have demonstrated a continuing interest in and support of North Carolina's historical, literary, and cultural strength.
Starting initially with twenty-one distinguished North Carolinians and currently limited to two hundred, the Society fills vacancies by electing additional individuals meeting its criterion of "adjudged performance." By doing so, it brings together men and women who have shown their respect for and commitment to our state's unique historical, literary, and cultural inheritance.
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
A Catholic synod called at the Vatican to address the rising persecution of Christian in the Middle East wrapped up on Saturday with a joint statement that focused a lot of attention on demanding Israel end its "occupation" of Arab lands.
The gathering was meant to address the various acts of persecution, intimidation and discrimination that are resulting in a severe dwindling of Christian communities across the region.
But the bulk of the two-week meeting was spent discussing how Israel is the root cause of all the Middle East's woes, including those faced by its Christians.
The final statement reflected that position. It listed the "occupation" of Arab lands, the building of Israel's security barrier, military checkpoints, the jailing of terrorists (defined in the statement as "political prisoners") and the general disruption of Palestinian life as some of the main reasons behind the exodus of Palestinian Christians and Muslim attacks on the Jewish state.
Cyril Salim Bustros, the Lebanon-born Greek archbishop of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston, Massachusetts was responsible for delivering the final statement.
In clarifying remarks, he stated that "the Holy Scriptures cannot be used to justify the return of Jews to Israel and the displacement of the Palestinians, to justify the occupation by Israel of Palestinian lands."
He then escalated the situation by declaring that the original promises made by God to the children of Israel "were nullified by Christ. There is no longer a chosen people."
Bustros rejected the idea of Israel as "the Jewish state," and insisted that eventually all the so-called "Palestinian refugees" must return to the land, a sure recipe for the demographic destruction of the world's only Jewish nation-state.
Mordechai Levi, Israel's ambassador to the Vatican, decried Bustros' comments and the damage they had done to strengthening ties between Israel and the Church.
A Vatican spokesman later stated that the Church's official position is the synod's declaration, and not Mr. Bustros' explanatory remarks. However, he did not outright reject what Mr. Bustros said, even though it would appear to contradict more recent Vatican declarations that God's promises to the Jews remain intact.
It should be noted that the synod declaration, in its section addressed to the Jews, insisted that "recourse to...biblical positions which use the Word of God to wrongly justify injustices is not acceptable."
The only thing Israel and its supporters use the Bible to justify in this case is the Jews' right to the land, including Judea and Samaria. If the Vatican is now saying that the Bible and the divine promises therein no longer give the Jews claim to the land, as Mr. Bustros tried to clarify, then for many the Vatican's commitment to its earlier declaration regarding the Jews and God's promises to them remains at least partially in question.
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Presenter – Diana Bond
Category Name – Education
Presentation – A Pilot Study: Undergraduate Nursing Students' Evaluation of an Online Survey to Assess Interest and Intent for a Future Faculty Fole
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A time-lapse video from the International Space Station features a flyover of the southern lights.
It's been a great summer for auroral displays, and especially from space. Here's a time-lapse video showing the International Space Station's passage over the southern lights on Sept. 11. The tour begins with the station arcing southeast over eastern Australia, passing over New Zealand and then heading northeast in its inclined orbit. There's a dense cloud cover over Earth's surface, but that just makes the ripples of green light stand out even more.
The 26-second video was compiled from about 16 minutes' worth of photo-snapping by the space station's crew, from their vantage point in the orbiting outpost's Cupola observation deck. (Make sure you're watching the PhotoBlog wide-screen version.)
North or south, auroral lights are sparked when electrically charged ions from the solar wind interact with atoms in the upper atmosphere. In an advisory about the video, NASA notes that green is the most common auroral shade, coming from the light emitted from emitted oxygen atoms. Flashes of red show up here and there. You can also see a golden glow visible along the rim of the atmosphere, just above the curving horizon. That airglow is caused by the excitation of atoms by ultraviolet radiation.
For a big assortment of Earth views from NASA, check out the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth, and for auroral views feast your eyes on SpaceWeather.com's Aurora Gallery. Here are a few more must-see examples of our Earth at night, as seen from the International Space Station:
- See the world from outer space ... in 60 seconds
- Atlantis' descent witnessed from the space station
- Solar storms spark beautiful blasts over Earth
- India-Pakistan border shines out into space
- Egypt's river of light snakes through the night
- Slideshow: Month in Space Pictures
Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter or adding me to your Google+ circle. You can also check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for other worlds.


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You'll find an extensive inventory of used cars, trucks, SUVs, and vans in Central NY at the Romano Auto Dealerships. Our goal is to maintain the best and widest selection of pre-owned vehicles of all makes and models in the Syracuse, Cortland, and Utica areas.
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