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Eli Manning's home team is expanding.
The New York Giants quarterback and wife Abby, 29, are expecting their second child in June, PEOPLE confirms.
The couple, who married in April 2008 in Mexico, are already parents to daughter Ava Frances, who turns 2 on Thursday.
"The greatest thing about being a dad is that you never realize you can love something immediately in your life," Manning, 32, told PEOPLE last June.
"The first time that you see your daughter … every day, just wanting to be around her and telling her that you love her."
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On Saturday we'll be treated to a powerhouse matchup between two of the league's hottest teams: Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas. Both sides are chasing the Supporters' Shield, and both are riding streaks — Dallas are unbeaten in 19 games (tying the league record), while RSL have not lost at home in 24 outings (a league record).
However, what makes this an intriguing matchup is that the Western Conference foes have found success while playing attractive, flowing soccer — and they can thank their playmakers for that.
For RSL, Javier Morales has eight assists and six goals in league play. His on-the-field vision is unmatched, and he's an absolute killer from set pieces. His counterpart, David Ferreira, is the beating heart of Dallas' midfield, and seemingly everything that FCD create comes through him. His 13 assists this season is second best in the league — and he's tallied eight goals, too.
The pair have proved invaluable for their teams and are undoubtedly MVP candidates. But who would you rather have on your team? Let us know!

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The U.S. Postal Service projects a deficit of up to $2 billion this year. Given that the USPS doesn't receive any tax dollars from Congress, how will it come up with the extra $2 billion?
Under law, the Postal Service must break even over time, but its revenues need not equal costs every year. So even if it loses $2 billion this year, the Postal Service has enough cash to pay its bills. It's in no danger of going bankrupt. Whenever deficits loom, the USPS hikes rates to cover its losses.
Who runs the Postal Service? In 1970, Congress removed the postmaster general from the president's Cabinet and turned the Post Office Department into the United States Postal Service, operated by an 11-member Board of Governors. Nine members are appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. They serve nine-year terms, and no more than five members can belong to one political party. Those nine members appoint the 10th member, the postmaster general. Then the 10 members select the deputy postmaster general. The Board of Governors approves rate changes after consultation with the Postal Rate Commission, whose five members are appointed by the president and approved by the Senate.
The direct public subsidy for the Postal Service, which came from tax revenues, was phased out in 1983. USPS does receive indirect subsidies from tax revenues, however, which reimburse the Postal Service for the reduced rates it charges to nonprofit organizations and others.
The Postal Service has a legally protected monopoly on the delivery of letters to mailboxes. Eighty percent of its revenues come from mail covered by that monopoly.
Explainer thanks Nancy Pope of the National Postal Museum, former Postal Service economist Charles Guy of the Lexington Institute, and this history of theU.S.Postal Service.


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Darden Business Incubator announces latest business ventures
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From "smart" athletic equipment to a mobile calendar application, the Darden Business Incubator has announced the latest 12 entrepreneurs admitted into the one-year program.
The incubator is designed to support promising early-stage business ventures of Darden's MBA students or recent graduates. The incubator provides each entrepreneur with more than $13,000 to cover expenses and provide support development. It also offers entrepreneurs office space, legal, marketing and technology advice, and assistance in finding third-party investments.
This year the program has added a series of "pre-incubator" workshops, including g a legal clinic, a workshop with technical experts and an Internet-startup advice session.
Some of the entrepreneurs this year include:
Abt Labs, founded by Darden student Kevin Abt. Abt is creating a line of "smart" sporting goods and apparel that help measure athletic performance through embedded sensors.
DealStage, founded by Darden student Greg Herrington. DealStage is software that helps law firms manage deals between multiple law and client firms in a transparent and less expensive way.
NOMUDA Games, founded by Joe Chard, a 2011 Darden graduate and winner of the 2011 Darden Business Plan Competition. The company is develops story-based game content for mobile platforms.
SynkMonkey, founded by Hunter Murchison and Jay Subhash, both 2011 MBA graduates. This is a mobile application that allows users to schedule meetings and appointments with rich text messages, allowing the application to target ads and services to the user based on his or her future plans.


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Consensus Report
Promoting Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security in Developing Countries (2010)Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
Work with chemicals is carried out in small-scale industrial and academic labs across the globe. These facilities pose a unique security threat, because they tend to operate independently and function with less oversight and more public accessibility than larger facilities. Chemical labs in developing countries, faced with financial and other constraints, find it particularly challenging to manage safety and security. Given the growing concern over potential misuse of toxic and hazardous chemicals in acts of terrorism, the U.S. Department of State has called on the National Research Council to assist its program for promoting chemical security and safety in developing countries. The report recommends that the State Department help universities and small laboratories in such countries adopt "best practices" for chemical safety and security. These include developing appropriate policies and plans, putting safety and security training high on academic agendas, and taking steps to improve reporting and leadership accountability. Training and reference materials on chemical management will follow this report, to support direct education in small laboratories in developing countries.
Key Messages
- Developing countries have unique needs, and their safety and security practices and attitudes vary considerably -- both among developing countries and between developing countries and developed countries.
- Financial constraints are among the most important bottlenecks in implementing safety practices in chemical laboratories in developing countries. They affect every aspect of safety plans and implementation, because initial investments and sustained support are required to build and maintain a safety infrastructure.
- Laboratories in small-scale industrial and academic settings typically use small quantities of chemicals, posing less risk compared with industrial scale manufacturing, use, and transport of chemicals. However, they tend to operate independently, have less oversight, and are generally more accessible to the public than large-scale industrial facilities. Such laboratories thus present a vulnerable target for those seeking to do harm.
- Most laboratories in developing countries are in need of procedures to ensure that there is no diversion by individuals working in laboratories or by visitors, including friends and relatives.
- Safety is not on the mainstream academic agenda in many developing countries. Aside from a perfunctory orientation, there is almost no formal safety training of students or staff members before they are allowed to work in chemical laboratories.
- Special climatic conditions in many developing countries hinder compliance with safety practices. Many regions of the world experience extremes in weather and have no provision for controlling indoor temperature or humidity other than the use of ceiling fans and windows. Students in hot and humid environments often do not wear chemical splash goggles or latex gloves, because they are uncomfortable. Appropriate provisions cannot always be made for storing chemicals safely during such conditions.


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Linda Cheng Cummings received her MD degree at Washington University in St. Louis, where she also completed her residency. She completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University. She is an assistant professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University and an attending physician at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Wade Park Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Her interests include Barrett's Esophagus and colorectal cancer screening and surveillance.


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Resolutions: So Irresistible, So Hard to Keep
It's a scenario most of us know well: We start out on a grand plan to exercise more, lose weight or cut out the cigarettes. Then we fail, sometimes repeatedly, each time convincing ourselves that next time we'll manage. Why can't we stick to the plan, and why do we try again?
Researchers studying the science of self-change are starting to get a picture about how we sabotage our chances of success, even as we persist in being optimistic about improving ourselves. Studies have shown we are wired to be optimistic, and while this serves us well in many cases, being overly optimistic at times can undermine our resolve. There are techniques, however, to help us reach our goals and avoid falling into the cycle of repeatedly hoping to change, trying and failing.
Some 45 million Americans go on a diet each year, spending $33 billion on weight-loss products, according to the Boston Medical Center, but only a fraction succeed. More than half of the 45 million adult smokers in the U.S. tried to quit in 2010, but less than 10% of them managed to stop, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Having hope that one can achieve a goal, and making repeated efforts to reach it, can sometimes be necessary, says Janet Polivy, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto who has studied dieters for decades. After all, people may need several tries to learn from their mistakes or come up with better strategies. But being overly optimistic and repeatedly holding unrealistically high expectations erodes motivation and makes people much less likely to succeed, studies have shown.
"Hope is a good thing if it's realistic," says Dr. Polivy. "But false hope, being promised something that can never be delivered, that's the problem. People who make realistic changes should succeed."
Resolve Smarter
Come up with a plan to combat obstacles to your goals:
- Avoid 'don't': Simply telling yourself not to do something, like eat junk food or have a cigarette, doesn't work well, research shows.
- Prepare an 'if/then' plan: If a challenge or temptation comes up, what will you do?
- Be ready to ignore: Preparing yourself to ignore distractions or challenges appears to be particularly effective, studies have found.
- Replace: Plan to replace a habit that you want to change with an easy action. For example, if you are tempted by a piece of candy, reach for a piece of fruit instead.
Source: Peter Gollwitzer, NYU
Other researchers have found that our brains automatically overestimate the chances of a positive future with what is known as an "optimistic bias."
Tali Sharot, a neuroscientist at University College London, has studied how our brains perpetuate this bias. One factor appears to be that we selectively incorporate positive feedback into our future expectations, but ignore negative feedback.
Dr. Sharot and her team have conducted a series of studies in which participants are told to estimate the likelihood that they will face a negative event, such as dying before age 60. Then, participants are told the real probability of the event happening in the broader population.
When the likelihood is smaller than what participants' thought, people incorporate the feedback into their estimates. When asked a second time to guess the likelihood of that negative event befalling them, they become more optimistic that it won't.
But if the chance of something bad happening is higher than they thought, they basically just ignore the new information. They justify it by saying that feedback doesn't apply to them—they aren't as likely to die before 60 as other people, for instance, because they have grandparents who lived into their 90s, or because they are avid gym goers with low blood pressure.
The mechanism behind this bias appears to be located in a specific part of the brain, the left inferior frontal gyrus, which is involved in language, among other functions. In a study published in October in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers found that the participants no longer selectively considered just the positive information when the functioning of that part of the brain was disrupted with electric current.
Although it may help undermine our self-improvement plans, overconfidence might give people a leg up as we compete, some experts say.
Evolutionary biologist Dominic Johnson—currently a fellow at the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, N.J., —and a colleague used a mathematical model to try and figure out how successful people of varying degrees of confidence would be in a contest over resources. The results, published last year in the journal Nature, showed that acting with overconfidence—within an "optimal margin of illusion"—can reap greater rewards in competition than doing what is consistent with one's ability.
In one study, Dr. Polivy and colleagues put chronic dieters on a moderate diet for two weeks. While the dieters lost about 1 pound on average, none of them maintained the diet after the two weeks was up because they didn't meet their unrealistic expectations of losing 5 to 10 pounds.
They "all gave up because they felt the diet wasn't working. They hadn't lost 5 or 10 pounds like they thought they should have," says Dr. Polivy.
In other research, Dr. Polivy and her colleagues found that people who have chronically dieted and failed to meet their goals often get sidetracked and succumb to overeating rather than continuing on after a slight setback.
Dr. Polivy says she has observed this phenomenon countless times in her work and dubbed the cycle of setting overly ambitious goals only to fail as "the false-hope syndrome."
People who prepare plans on how to reach their goals, which psychologists call "implementation intentions," are more effective at reaching goals, by spelling out in their minds what they will do if an obstacle arises, says Peter Gollwitzer, a psychology professor at New York University. If a cookie tempts you every time you walk into a cafe, come up with a plan to reach for an apple.
In one study with people who were afraid of spiders, people who were instructed to think, "If I see a spider, I'll ignore it," didn't experience any anxiety when they saw a picture of a spider, according to self-reported anxiety measures. People who planned to think "I'll remain calm" reacted less strongly to the spider picture than those with no plan at all, but weren't as calm as those who planned to ignore the spider.
When there is something pleasant that one doesn't want to indulge in, like junk food or alcohol, the key to avoiding temptation is to interrupt the habitual response with a quick, easy alternative action, says Dr. Gollwitzer. Such plans don't appear to take much energy to activate once the work is done to put them in place, he says.
"It's like a horse race," says Dr. Gollwitzer. "You need to specify an alternative response so it can 'outrun' a habitual response."
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A guide to the past -- and the future
A 1930s Montana guidebook contains lessons for today
I've lived eight years in Montana, and already I possess no fewer than 17 state guidebooks. Together, they total perhaps 4,500 pages, telling me where to hike, bike, ski, canoe, hunt, fish, golf, bowl, watch birds, smell flowers, eat steak and drink enough beer for several lifetimes. I have only this lifetime, however, and so, more often than not, paralyzed by the proffered cornucopia and preferring my own cooking, I retreat to the hammock in my own backyard, there to read and reflect. Out of all my guidebooks, only one really fits this purpose. And this year, it turns 70 years old.
I first picked up The WPA Guide to 1930s Montana, compiled and written by Montana members of the Federal Writers' Project, because I wanted to know what life was like here during the Great Depression. A stand-alone chapter on labor, for example, catalogs the miners' union's long fight for recognition. In 1934, Treasure State workers finally won a closed shop, 40-hour work week, and a weekly payday. Basic wages were $4.75 a day, "with a sliding scale of increases based on the copper price." The book doesn't talk about bread lines, but its coverage of dust bowl devastation concludes with notice of "a new phenomenon -- that of ghost towns on the prairie." According to the Works Projects Administration, as of December 1936, between 5,000 and 12,000 farm families "needed some relief from federal, state, or private agencies." Another 7,000 families of all occupations "(could not) be self-supporting under present conditions." Given the total state population and average national family size of the time, we may estimate as many as one in eight Montanans required outside assistance to survive.
Here we are in another depression. The WPA Guide was originally published in 1939 by the state Department of Agriculture, Labor, and Industry, but reprinted 15 years ago by the University of Arizona Press with a wry foreword by William Kittredge. "It doesn't really bother me much that some of the detail, I understand from historians, is likely to be skewed or blind-eyed or just plain wrong," Kittredge writes. "This book bears news of who we used to be, and still partly are. We see our history in its mirror as we confront the task of figuring out how to live sensibly in the next century."
That confrontation continues. On the subject of my beloved hometown, Missoula, for instance, The WPA Guide reports that "the city has a tendency to straggle away with no apparent plan," an assessment still accurate today. "One section extends far northeastward between Rattlesnake Creek and Mount Jumbo, and ends as a huddle of summer cabins in a grove of pines. Another, somewhat grimy and smoke-stained, is crowded between the Northern Pacific Railway and the base of Waterworks Hill."
As these places are where I and many of my closest friends live, my huddled, grimy feelings were briefly hurt until I read on about the other side of town, the site today of much controversial new construction. "On its wide western edge where it meets no natural barrier, the city advances on the river flat seemingly at random." At this passage, I hooted with the pleasure of recognition. I vowed to attend the next city council meeting and read the admonitory quote into the public record. "Economic depressions come and go," I'd say. "Sprawl is forever." Alas, in my agitation the beer bottle perched between my legs shook so much I'm afraid I soaked the hammock.
All guidebooks bear an inherent tension. Even as they promise absolute impartiality, they have to try to sell you on the trip. For The WPA Guide authors, that trip is temporal as much as spatial -- a bold venture into a better future made possible by enormous federal projects from the Fort Peck Dam to rural electrification.
Such efforts again fill the news. Will another incarnation of the Federal Writers' Project be one of them? Likely not, though with close to 30,000 U.S. journalists laid off or bought out since 2008, the pool of potential FWPers runs deep. Participants back in the 1930s included John Steinbeck and Saul Bellow, Studs Terkel and Nelson Algren, Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright. The work they did ranged from oral histories to children's books, but before many Great American Novels there was a Works Projects Administration guidebook.
Little wonder, then, that The WPA Guide to 1930s Montana reads like true literature. Perhaps my favorite passage introduces Butte, then Montana's largest city: "(Butte) lies against a bare southward-sloping hillside, like a vast page of disorderly manuscript, its uneven paragraphs of buildings punctuated with enormous yellow and gray copper ore dumps and with the gallows frames that mark mine shafts." This is a sense of place to rival Dashiell Hammett's classic noir novel Red Harvest. The passage connects wilderness and civilization, environmental exploitation and public hangings. It thrills and terrifies. Whether or not I ever visit Butte because of it, I have to read on. First snowfall may find me still ensconced in the hammock. I only hope I don't spill hot cocoa.


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Egg allergy develops when the body's immune system becomes sensitized and overreacts to proteins in egg whites or yolks. When eggs are eaten, the body sees the protein as a foreign invader and sends out chemicals to defend against it. Those chemicals cause the symptoms of an allergic reaction.
Experts estimate that as many as 2 percent of children are allergic to eggs. Fortunately, studies show that about 70 percent of children with an egg allergy will outgrow the condition by age 16.
Still, the stakes are high: Children who are allergic to eggs can have reactions ranging from a mild rash to anaphylaxis, a life-threatening condition that impairs breathing and can send the body into shock.
Find an allergist
Egg Allergy Symptoms
- Skin reactions, such as hives or a rash
- Respiratory problems
- Stomach pain
- Anaphylaxis (less common)
For more information on egg allergy symptoms click here.
Egg Allergy Management and Treatment
- Avoid eating eggs.
- Read food labels; use alternatives to eggs in recipes.
- Inform your health care providers about your egg allergy; some flu vaccines and the yellow fever vaccine contain egg protein in varying amounts.
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Fugitive caught in theft case
James Hadley accused of stealing elderly woman's money
A fugitive is finally in custody at Douglas County Corrections after he stole thousands of dollars from an elderly woman before leaving town in July.
James Hadley is accused of abusing the trust of a 91-year-old woman, working his way into the victim's life. Police obtained surveillance video from Harrah's Casino that showed Hadley forcing the woman to take out cash advances on her credit card then stealing thousands of it.
The 52-year-old then left town and was arrested two months ago in Denver.
"I'm not sure what he was picked up for there, but they notified us and went through the process of extraditing him back here," said Rick Belik, detective with the Omaha Police Department.
That process took longer than normal, needing a governor's warrant to bring Hadley back.
"He didn't waive his extradition, so they had to go through a couple more steps to get him here," Belik.
Hadley's alleged victim told KETV NewsWatch 7 in a phone interview that she is glad he is out of the way of hurting anyone else. She said Hadley is a "slick and very bad man" and hopes "he is put away for a long time."
Hadley faces four charges, including robbery and false imprisonment. If convicted, he could face up to 65 years in prison. His bond was set at $25,000 on Tuesday.
"It's good to have him back here. I mean he's where he belongs. He needs to face what he did. Everybody deserves his day in court, and he'll get his," Belik said.


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Enfield will celebrate the 92nd annual Mule Days beginning Wednesday, Oct. 2 through Saturday, Oct. 5. Always set over the first Saturday in October, the homecoming celebration includes four days of activities appealing to all ages.
Enfield will celebrate the 92nd annual Mule Days beginning Wednesday, Oct. 2 through Saturday, Oct. 5. Always set over the first Saturday in October, the homecoming celebration includes four days of activities appealing to all ages.
The activities Wednesday, Oct. 2 will be kicked off with a performance by the Pre-K classes at 6 p.m. on the stage followed by a Gospel Sing at 6:30 p.m. featuring Rachael and Riley Peyton and the Bradshaw Quartet. The Peyton Girls recently released their first CD and have just completed a busy summer series of concerts in the area that stretched to local events such as the WRUL Country Showdown at the White County Fair to the National Anthem at the Miners Game in Marion. Riley and Rachael, ages 11 and 10 respectively, focus on gospel tunes during their performances and will lead into the Bradshaw Quartet.
The Bradshaw Quartet has been entertaining crowds in the area for more than five decades. They bring an upbeat performance to the stage and are always a crowd pleaser at any venue they perform at.
Activities for Thursday, Oct. 3 get under way at 4 p.m. with kids games at the stage sponsored by Enfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. A cake walk will be held at 6 p.m. courtesy of music from the Booth Grade School Band. The Kids Contest is set for 7 p.m. and includes three separate categories. The Baby Contest is for entrants zero to 18 months followed by the Mr. and Miss Tot, which is for kids ages 19 months to Pre K. At 7:30 p.m., kids ranging in ages from kindergarten through second grade will be featured on the stage for the Prince and Princess contest for Mule Days. Following the contests, Bingo will be held at the Main Street building on the north side of the street.
The Little Miss Contest will be featured beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 followed by the Miss Mule Day Contest at 7 p.m. Also, the Junior Miss Mule Day Contest is slated for 7:30 p.m. and will include entrants from sixth through eighth grades. Once all royalty has been crowned, Swamp Tigers will take the stage for live entertainment and Bingo will begin at 8 p.m.
Saturday's activities begin early with the Two Mile Run at 8 p.m. followed by the Washer Pitching Contest at 8:30 a.m. The Pet Parade will be featured at 10 a.m. leading into the bigger event slated for the afternoon.
The Mule Judging is the first activity for Saturday afternoon, taking place at 12:30 p.m. with the Enfield Mule Day Parade beginning at 1:30 p.m. This year's parade marshal is Don Anderson.
Immediately following the parade, the corn hole tournament will be held at 3 p.m. with Bingo getting back in action at 3:30 p.m. Chemical Reaction, which includes members Terry Bradshaw, John Dolan, Phil McGill and Jerry Brock-Jones, will perform at 3:30 p.m.
Another round of Bingo is set for 6 p.m. with No Issues featured on the stage at the same time. The final round of Bingo is set for 8 p.m. followed by Prize Drawings at 10 p.m.
This year's theme for Enfield's Mule Days is "Small Town USA." Many area residents, businesses and organizations have been working hard on their floats for the parade and area mule owners have been preparing their wagons and mules for the parade as well. The streets will be filled with amusement rides throughout the event along with numerous food vendors, craft booths, carnival games and specialty items and booths filling both sides of the street on the midway.


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VICTOR � The town is planning to rehabilitate a 2.8-mile section of High Street, but it�s going to need additional land from homeowners in the area to do so.
A special meeting�with public hearing has been set by the Town Board for Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. to brief residents on the �proposed acquisition of property necessary� to do the work.
In order for the $3.5 million project to move ahead, 26 High Street property owners will need to voluntarily turn over a portion of their parcels to make way for roadway, sidewalk and drainage improvements and a new biking/jogging lane.
Officials are hopeful that all will weigh the benefits and comply. If not, the town will likely exercise eminent domain � which is the right of a government to take private property for public use, with compensation.
At the Jan. 21 meeting at the Town Hall, 85 E. Main St., residents will learn specifics of the proposed project and how it would serve the public. Property owners will also have the opportunity to voice comments on the impact they believe the proposed rehabilitation would have on them and on the environment.
About the project
The project would start at the Victor village line (near Saint Patrick�s Cemetery) and end at High Street Extension near Route 96.
The High Street rehabilitation project would include pavement reconstruction and adjacent paved and widened shoulder reconstruction. The addition of new left turn lanes is also proposed at intersections with Victor Central School, Championship Drive, Willowbrook Road, Gillis Road and Valentown Road.
Also included in the project are water main upgrades, gutters and drainage system improvements, as well as the addition of new sidewalk between the village line and Lane Road, said Highway Department Superintendent Mark Years. From the Thruway overpass to Route 96 by Eastview Mall, there would be a 5-foot paved shoulder for pedestrians, bikers and joggers, he added.
The width of the actual �travel lanes� for vehicles, along with the profile of the road, would stay the same, Years said. And since the road is being redone, it made sense to address the drainage at the same time, he said.
�Mainly it�s updating pavement structures, getting drainage, putting some turning lanes in,� he said.
Most of the road work nearest the school would be done when school is not in session, Years said. Work is slated for May through October of this year.
The $3.5 million cost for the project will be funded from several sources, according to Supervisor Jack Marren.
�Water reserves will be utilized for water-related improvements, and an undetermined portion will come from a reserve fund,� Marren said. �The balance after use of reserves we will have to borrow.�
Impact on property owners
None of this can happen, however, unless the town acquires �permanent easements, temporary easements or fee simple interests� (absolute ownership) on portions of selected parcels on High Street, Lane Road, Willowbrook Road, Trillium Trail, Brunswick Lane, Gillis Road, Sachem Trail, Franlee Lane and Route 96, according to the public notice issued by the town clerk.
�The Town Board is certainly hoping that residents see the value of this project, specifically from a safety aspect (turning lanes, walking or bike paths),� said Marren.
The�public notice issued on Jan. 2 states that �the Town Board is hopeful that the interests in real property necessary to complete the proposed High Street Rehabilitation Project can be acquired voluntarily.� However, the notice said, �if any of the interests cannot be obtained voluntarily, completion of the project would require the town to exercise its power of eminent domain, as outlined by state law.�
Individual notices about the Jan. 21 public hearing are being sent to residents who will be impacted by the right of way, inviting them to discuss the acquisition of right of way.
Years said he has been in contact with 18 of the 26 property owners, along with representatives from LaBella Associates, the town�s engineering firm.
�We�ve met with about two-thirds of the people, and everybody�s very excited about it,� said Years, citing specific interest in infrastructure improvements, new turning lanes and sidewalks, increased safety and new space for walkers and joggers.
�The letter will go out to everyone along the whole entire length of High Street about what the project�s going to entail,� Years said.
Opportunity to respond
Residents may submit written statements or documents concerning the project to the Town Board before or at the hearing. Property owners should take note that if they choose to legally challenge the condemnation of their property, they may do so only on the basis of issues, facts and objections raised at the Jan. 21 hearing.
To view project specifics
WHEN Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday evenings until 7 p.m.
WHERE Town Clerk�s Office, 85 E. Main St., Victor
INFORMATION Call (585) 742-5080 or fax at (585) 924-0202
If you go
WHAT Special meeting and eminent domain public hearing
WHEN Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.
WHERE Town Hall, 85 E. Main St., Victor (main meeting room)
INFORMATION Call (585) 742-5080 or fax at (585) 924-0202
Town of Victor: Make way for $3.5M fixes
VICTOR � The town is planning to rehabilitate a 2.8-mile section of High Street, but it�s going to need additional land from homeowners in the area to do so.


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It is possible that the main title of the report Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), also known as Forestier's disease, affects the ligaments around the spine. Sections of the ligaments turn into bone in this disorder, which is considered to be a form of degenerative arthritis.
The conversion of ligamental tissue to bone usually extends along the sides of the vertebrae of the spine. (This may be called flowing calcification.) Also, DISH is associated with inflammation (tendinitis) and calcification of the tendons, especially at the points at which the tendon attaches to the bones. When this happens, the patient is said to have developed bone spurs, especially in the heel and ankles (heel spurs).
DISH affects three or more vertebrae that are most often located in the chest or in the spine between the chest and pelvis. It is a disorder of older patients, more often affecting men than women ages 50-60. The disorder is often found in association with diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and obesity.
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NEW YORK, NY- August 30, 2012 � Dr. Jeffrey M. Peck, Dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences and Vice Provost for Global Strategies at Baruch College, will moderate a discussion between U.S. and German university leaders on liberal arts education as it relates to the 21st century job market.
Organized by the German Rectors' Conference, the discussion titled, �Liberal Arts vs. Professional Training: Reflecting on the Purpose of Education in the 21st Century,� will take place at the German Center for Research and Innovation, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., September 5. Topics include the role of higher education in society, the employment of college graduates, and the commercialization of university research, just a few of the issues being faced on a global level and particularly in North America and Germany.
Panelists will address the benefits and challenges of a liberal arts education and the role of universities in preparing students for a specific career. Panelists include: Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher, Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), Professor Dieter Lenzen, President of the University of Hamburg and the HRK�s Vice President, and Professor Beate Sch�cking, President of the University of Leipzig. Zimpher will explain how SUNY bridges the gap between education and employment, and Lenzen will lead a discussion on how the Bologna Process, the study reform to create a common European higher education area, has shaped the German discussion about education and professional training. Sch�cking concludes the presentation with a focus on gender, life-long learning, and the internationalization of universities.
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WHEN: From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 5
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Baruch College is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) with a total enrollment of more than 17,000 students, who represent 160 countries and speak more than 100 languages. Ranked among the top 15% of U.S. colleges and the No. 3 public regional university, Baruch College is regularly recognized as among the most ethnically diverse colleges in the country. As a public institution with a tradition of academic excellence, Baruch College offers accessibility and opportunity for students from every corner of New York City and from around the world. For more about Baruch College, go to http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/.
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Review: Thought Out iPed Shuffle Dock
Company: Thought Out
Website: www.Thoughtout.biz
Model: iPed shuffle Dock
Price: $17.99
Compatible: iPod shuffle
Pros: A generally attractive metal iPod shuffle stand with an included cable, priced much more attracitvely than Apple's alternative.
Cons Cable isn't a good color match for stand or shuffle, ragged edges at top could use additional polish.
When reviewing iPod docks and stands, we generally look at three main things: does the stand look good; does it provide some sort of excellent functionality; and is it priced reasonably? Thought Out's two previous iPod stands have been interesting examples in that one was a slightly better than average metal mount for your iPod (iPed, iLounge rating: B-), while the other was a highly adjustable and more attractive mount that could be used with all sorts of different iPods, cases, and other accessories (iPed 2, iLounge rating: A-).
Now Thought Out has released iPed shuffle ($17.99), a stand that combines certain features from those two predecessors. it's unadjustable and made from one piece of metal like the original iPed, but more attractively designed and useful, like the iPed 2. It's also less expensive than both of its predecessors, Apple's official Dock, and all of its current competitors, and therefore a relatively good value for consumers. It bears brief mention that none of the iPod shuffle docks currently sold does anything other than connect your shuffle to a computer for data transfers - which most people can do without a dock - so don't expect line-out style audio output as with full-sized and mini iPod docks.
iPed shuffle consists of two parts - a metal stand shaped generally to match the curves of Apple's aluminum display mounts, and a non-detachable USB cable that connects to your iPod shuffle and computer. It's the cable that scores an extra practicality point for the new iPed; its predecessors still required you to use an separate cable, which of course comes with all iPods but doesn't come with most of their official Docks. The exception was the iPod shuffle Dock, which includes a cable for under $30; now Thought Out does the same for under $20.
While the three-foot cable adds practicality, it detracts a bit from iPed shuffle's overall look. Thought Out used an iPod-matching bright glossy white paint for the stand we tested, but the USB cable looks like an "inexpensive but close enough" solution. It's topped with an unevenly cut plastic piece that could really use a bit of extra professional polishing, and doesn't match the stand's color. The rest of the cable is light beige and has black part numbers and component details printed prominently on its side. Mostly because of the plastic top, the cable seems like a bad visual match for the metal stand's clean lines.
The metal stand itself is good, though. It uses dark rubber to pad the bottom for stability on a flat surface, and just as with the iPed 2 we tested, it looks really nice next to both an iPod and a computer. Unlike Apple's iPod shuffle Dock, which holds the shuffle monolithically upright, the iPed shuffle goes back to the classic iPod Dock's more traditional reclined position.
As between Apple's and Thought Out's offerings, there's no question that the iPed shuffle is a better value. Its metal stand constrasts markedly with the overly simple plastic part Apple used for its Dock, and amply demonstrates that a healthy profit can still be made with a superior component at half the price of Apple's offering. The compromise, unfortunately, is in the look of the cable. If you can get around that single flaw, which in our opinions cuts the stand from A-level status to B-level, you'll really like the iPed shuffle.
Editors' Note: iLounge only reviews products in "final" form, but many companies now change their offerings - sometimes several times - after our reviews have been published. This iLounge article provides more information on this practice, known as revving.


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By Patrick CICCONE and Antonio CICCONE Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - Page A18
Mother, iconoclast, farm worker, sportswoman, world traveller. Born April 3, 1944, in Timmins, Ontario Died March 13, in Parry Sound, Ontario, of cancer, aged 58.
Glenna was a small-framed woman, yet she always appeared much taller than her actual size. Not endowed with conventional beauty, her darting blue eyes, sharp tanned features and thick, white, shoulder-length hair always made her stand out in a crowd.
Her father, William FIRTH, was the son of a stern United Church minister from New Brunswick. Her mother, Sarah JUDGE, born into a staunch French/Irish Catholic family from Buckingham, Quebec, was a steely, no-nonsense nurse. When the two married in Timmins, Ontario, none of their family members showed up.
Glenna had a mind of her own: At 3, in one of those obligatory pony portraits of the day, she sits warily on top of a cute black-and-white pony. From the girlish scowl on her chubby cheeks, you knew that she wanted no part of it.
After graduating from teachers' college, while colleagues fretted over careers and bungalows in the suburbs, she hitchhiked from Morocco to Oslo, occasionally teaching in various Montessori schools.
Glenna wasn't just unpredictable, she was outspoken. As a teacher in Timmins, she was posted to an open-concept school. While her colleagues complained privately, she would declare at every opportunity: "It stinks." Unrepentant, she resigned before certain dismissal.
But it was Glenna's childlike enthusiasm that really set her apart. As a newlywed, she and her husband Tony moved to a three-acre lot in Timmins. This was her paradise-by-the-lake. Still, even it could do with an adjustment. Thus, in the early 1970s, Glenna's vehicle of choice was a heavy duty 4x4 Dodge Extendacab.
"It'll help me with the rocks and trees," she concluded. She eventually transplanted more than 160 trees, many more than eight feet tall. And her massive retaining rock wall would have made any Italian mason proud.
This enthusiasm spilled over to skiing and swimming, her favourite sports. If she was swimming, she had to swim across the lake. If she was on the trail, nothing less than a combined 15 and 10 kilometre run would suffice, and if she was on the slopes, a stop at the chalet was a sacrilege.
As a mother, nothing changed. As soon as her son Patrick started walking, she strapped a pair of tiny skis to his feet. While others carted their children to the local pool for lessons, she urged him to swim across the lake with her.
Even in the face of serious sickness and economic misfortune, her enthusiasm never wavered. In 1992, she survived surgery and chemotherapy for breast cancer; in 1993, after devastating economic losses, she was forced to move with her family to rural Abruzzo, Italy. Relishing her new role, she relentlessly weeded and pruned the family olive grove and fruit garden, even if her zeal occasionally raised an eyebrow with her father-in-law.
In no other case was her enthusiasm more evident than with Nicki, the family's pet husky. Precisely at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. each day she fed (always in a very clean bowl) and walked Nicki. The 2 p.m. walk was usually a three-hour trek.
In 2003, on her annual visit to Parry Sound, she discovered that the cancer had metastasized to her liver. When told that she could not donate her organs, she immediately bequeathed her body to the anatomy department at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine.
Love her or hate her, the people who either knew Glenna or saw her with Nicki would agree that she was always true to herself and that she added brilliant colour to the tapestry of human existence.
Antonio is Glenna's husband, Patrick her son.
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So. Brooklyn. I'm coming home! I'm going to cram an entire bike-riding, iced-coffee-drinkin', hanging-out-with-my-boy, humid-and-sticky New York summer into a single week.
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This book was very interesting because it had ghosts that could go back in time with people who could see them. The character I liked the most was Willie because he could travel through time. Willie also reminds me of my great grandfather who passed away. This is why I liked this book.
If you like history you would like this book. It could be in your library. You should read it because it?s all about the Civil War.


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closet bloggerWednesday, February 14, 2007
I am a closet blogger.
I made this "we call them pirates" hat for my friend Michelle, whom I love dearly. Today is her Birthday. Happy Birthday, Michelle!
Until recently, Michelle was my only friend who knew about my blog. Of course my entire family knows about it, and some of their close friends, but for the most part, I have kept this private. By writing this blog it totally forces me to step outside of my comfort zone. It inspires me to try new things (I hate that darn tubular cast on) and reading many of your blogs are what is my source of inspiration. For some reason, I haven't told my friends. Believe me, I'm not flattering myself by thinking everyone who knows me would even want to read my knitting blog. Many of my friends don't even know what a blog is. I have this vision of telling my friends, and the look of confusion on their faces...."Blog, what? You mean you take pictures of your knitting, baking, sewing, kids body parts, doors, and put it on the Internet? What for???" Those are the people who don't know about my obsessive, compulsive need to create. They would totally accept it, I just don't think that they would "get it". So, I have avoided it all together. This blog is my little spot that says I was here, I did this, I loved these, I felt that. I also love that my kids can look back on a small memoir of our lives.
Please, let me know, are you a closet blogger, or have you come out? Maybe I am just more comfortable with other people, who feel the same need to create, knowing about me.:)
And if you haven't seen this hat before,I doubt it, here is the skinny:
Pattern: We Call Them Pirates
Yarn I used: Debbie Bliss, Baby Cashmerino, 1 ball black, 1 ball white
Size 3 needles
B.H. Thanks for "getting it", and I hope that you will visit often. :)
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Happy Valentine's Day! That's a great hat.ReplyDelete
I'm in the closet with you. Only my hubby knows and a snoopy sister of mine. I haven't told any of my friends, not even my best friend. I'm so embarassed and I totally agree with you - why would my friends want to read about my knitting? I'm glad for knitbloggers like you that get it. I feel that I must confess to my best friend soon.
- Anonymous2/14/2007
I was in the closet for a little bit but finally decided to tell my friends. I figured if my goal is to be a published author I best get used to having people I know read what I write. They have all been very supportive and many have commented on how they are learning more about me. Even a few are inspired to knit!!ReplyDelete
Leslie! I just "found" your comments you have faithfully been giving on my blog, thank you (for more info, read my post)!ReplyDelete
I too was a closet blogger, when I came out, my boyfriend thought it was very wierd, his father thought it was even wierder..."so you have pictures of what you knit on a website, and you tell people about it?" But Josh has since come around after he too has discovered the world of eco-friendly blogs (his interest)... coming out was a relief, I felt a load lifted :)
Oh, I get it all right. Some of my closest friends (non-knitters) have stumbled onto my blog via my store site, and I am always surprised to hear from them, "Yeah, I saw on your blog....". Somehow it feels OK to connect with people all over that I haven't met face to face (like you!), but who share my obsession, but strange to let my closest friends and family know I'm posting stuff about myself on the internets. :)ReplyDelete
I am not a closet blogger, though I too can see the look of consusion on my husband's family(and my family)when I speak of my blog. I can tell they think it is strange & his annoying mother has even said "oh maybe I should go meet my blogger friends for coffee & cupcakes" It was almost snide. I don't care though. I love all my blogger friends & I look forward to the ideas that I get from all of you & I have met some really awesome people who I consider friends. It's kinda neat to know that If I have to travel to Philly, New York or some bizarre corner of the world there is probably somebody who lives their that can tell me where to buy yarn or meet me for a cup of coffee.ReplyDelete
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Happy Valentine's Day Knitting Bloggers!ReplyDelete
Can you believe I am so lucky to be receiving that awesome hat! It almost makes me hope for a bit more cold weather so I can wear it...a lot!
I feel so lucky to have a glimpse of this knitting world of which I am not a part....I am amazed and inspired all the time. I think you will find the same reaction from those you love and who love you. So, please consider "coming out"! Finding the beauty and joy in everyday things and moments is a gift...especially since that is what most of our lives is comprised. Special occasions come and go, but to enjoy the thrill of strapping on a lovely apron as you go to make cookies or dinner is wonderful. Leslie, thank you for sharing you private world with me, I am honored....and so sorry that I told Betsy!!
xo, Michelle
I'm a closet case too :)ReplyDelete
And your pirate hat is really neat!
I was in the closet blogging too - until recently - I ws like "why am I hiding?" LOL... plus this way, my family can see how my newborn son is doing! :)ReplyDelete
Happy V-day
First of all, I absolutely and totally adore your hat, it's really awesome! Fantastic work indeed!ReplyDelete
And as for blogging, well, I think I'm a closet blogger too! Most of my friends don't knit, so they wouldn't be interested in the knitting parts anyway, and as for the other stuff I write about, I have to say that I feel a lot more content knowing that not everyone around me reads it. I guess I won't have a "coming out" someday soon!
I was appauled once that someone had viewed a flickr photo of mine and, imagine the insult, commented on it too. Then a friend reminded me it was part of the perks of a WEB SITE on the INTERNET. Still, I can't help but feel wierd opening myself up to the scrutiny of friends and total strangers. I now feel a burden to fact check my own feelings, as if feelings are always accurate. I am, it is hard to admit, not always right.ReplyDelete
Glad you have done it--I really enjoy your phographic style.
Look at all the closet bloggers which are being exposed by your post!! My close close family knows I have a blog but except in knitting circles, knitting blogs really don't come up in conversations! And if it does, how may non-knitters are gonna get it?ReplyDelete
I love reading your blog. You are def. a "kindred spirit". I haven't told all my friends about my blog, prob. for fear they will really think I've gone nuts. I love how we obsessed knitters can inspire and encourage each other with our similar passions - the blog is for them!ReplyDelete


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Rex Grossman signs with Houston Texans
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Officially, Rex Grossman has moved on from life as a Bear.
Grossman passed his physical Friday and signed a one-year contract worth $620,000 with the Houston Texans. Team officials said Grossman will not meet with the media to discuss the new deal until the Texans' mini-camp Monday and the former Bears quarterback hasn't responded to messages seeking comment.
His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, however, did react to the news via Twitter.
"He is excited about the opportunity to have a fresh start with the Texans,'' Rosenhaus said.
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"That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." – Thomas Jefferson
There is a lot of hype in Washington this week, a lot of short-term thinking, but very little honest reflection and philosophically sound governance based on the long term prospects of the American economy. Jefferson was right: our financial markets have fallen into a cycle of government dependence and therefore no longer discipline themselves. The American economy has lived beyond its means; to deny this is to declare yourself ignorant and unfit to govern. We have floated on a cloud of credit, and believed ourselves to be in heaven, and though we have ventured far from earth, the latest liquidity squeeze has allowed us to see just how far we must fall when our economy's bill comes due. Though the $700,000,000,000 proposal before you may indeed postpone the payment date, the American people will eventually have to pay dearly for living on money that has been given value–not by production–but by irrational faith, and you can be certain that every postponement will make that future payment more painful than it would be today. Do not be convinced that there are no free market solutions to this crisis. The unspeakable ideal of economic freedom will pump more liquid capital into our financial markets than the government ever could, and more importantly, the money generated by such a system would be sound and valuable. The chronic risks of moral hazard and inflation this bailout poses far outweigh the risks of a brief credit crisis caused by market-liquidated debt.
We cannot become wiser before we admit that we have been foolish in the past. Market interference was, in most instances, foolish. The Community Re-Investment Act was foolish. Taxing capital gains was foolish. Turning over Congress' constitutional money-coining responsibility to a private, secretive organization was foolish. Encouraging irresponsible lending through never-ending taxpayer bailouts was foolish. Artificially low interest rates were foolish. Price manipulation was foolish. Giving up on sound money was foolish. Losing faith in freedom was foolish. Ours, however, is not a fated existence. Nowhere is it written in stone that we must remain foolish, or that we cannot obey Constitutional principles. If, as Senator John McCain likes to say, you "came to Washington to change Washington," now is your chance to realize your lofty dreams. Crisis is the proper time for reform. Now is the time to embrace real capitalism. The American people should not be told to fear freedom, as they are being told now, but to embrace it. The time has come for Americans to be rewarded for their own successes, and held accountable for their own mistakes. The time has come for the ambitious legislators in Washington to stop fiscally abusing the children of this nation.
1994, 2000: Remembering the words of Goldwater and Reagan, American median voters want smaller government and balanced budgets, so they elect Republicans; in return, they receive the most rampant growth in government (and public debt) this continent has ever known. 2006: the median American voters want out of a conflict that is unrelated to their security or welfare, so they elect Democrats; in return, the war's funding is not cut off but greatly increased. 2008: the American people want no taxpayer bailouts, they want to end the bubble-blowing policies of the Federal Reserve, and they want to stop the growing cycle of debt that has ruined a once free economy; in return, they are presented with the largest taxpayer bailout ever, a more powerful and secretive central bank, the largest economic bubble-blowing scheme ever contrived, and more debt than they can ever afford to pay off.
The blindfold has been removed from the American people. They are awakening to a pattern that reveals self-government as a myth. The extraordinary actions of the federal government are only serving to remove its mask, revealing its nationalist, socialist, imperialist, authoritarian, unresponsive, evil face. We can accurately predict that, on matters of true importance, when a particular course of action is supported by more than 70% of the American people, their government will pursue the opposite course, pretending the people are a force of no consequence–an attitude to be expected of King Louis' court, but not of a republic's elected leaders. I need not remind you of the French response to that attitude. The United States government has lost so much legitimacy that it may not survive the latest proposal, should it pass. The American people are well-aware of the truly criminal nature of any financial bailout; a huge one will both injure and offend them. Moreover, it will not come without consequence; their lanterns are burning, their pitchforks are raised, and they are prepared to halt the criminal acts of this government, should it become necessary for them to do so.
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U.S. sues to stop AT&T from buying Time WarnerBy DIANE BARTZ and DAVID SHEPARDSON
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice sued AT&T Inc. on Monday to block its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc., saying the deal could raise prices for rivals and pay-TV subscribers.
The lawsuit is the first major challenge to a merger by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized Time Warner's CNN news unit and announced his opposition to the deal last year, saying it would concentrate too much power in AT&T's hands.
The Justice Department argued that AT&T would use Time Warner's films and movies to force rival pay-TV companies to pay "hundreds of millions of dollars more per year for Time Warner's networks" in its lawsuit filed late Monday in federal court in Washington.
The government also argued that the deal would slow the industry's transition to online video and other new distribution models.
AT&T, which sees the deal as a way to compete against emerging technology companies such as Netflix Inc.and Amazon.com Inc.'s Prime Video, described the lawsuit as "a radical and inexplicable departure from decades of antitrust precedent."
AT&T head lawyer David McAtee said so-called vertical mergers, between companies that are not direct competitors, are routinely approved.
"We see no legitimate reason for our merger to be treated differently," said McAtee, adding that AT&T is confident a judge will reject the Justice Department's case. The Obama administration approved a similar vertical deal in 2011 to allow cable company Comcast Corp to acquire NBCUniversal.
The legal challenge ramps up hostilities after AT&T rejected the Justice Department's demand earlier this month to divest its DirecTV unit or Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting — which contains news network CNN — in order to win antitrust approval.
The move may be a pointer that the Trump administration will look closely at other big merger deals.
Time Warner's shares dropped 1.1 percent to close at $87.71, while AT&T shares closed up 0.4 percent at $34.64.
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The No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier struck a deal in October 2016 to buy Time Warner, which also owns the premium channel HBO and movie studio Warner Bros, so it can bundle video entertainment on its mobile service.
The Justice Department's lawsuit cited internal Time Warner documents that said long-term contracts to host live sporting events like college basketball and baseball would help allow it to achieve "targeted rate increases."
The lawsuit also said AT&T and Comcast, which control almost half of the pay-TV market, "would have an increased incentive and ability to harm competition by impending online competitors they consider a threat."
Aside from Trump and the Justice Department, the deal is also opposed by an array of consumer groups and smaller television networks.
"Blocking this merger is the right thing to do — and we hope the Justice Department is doing it for the right reasons," said Craig Aaron, president of advocacy group Free Press, which opposes media industry consolidation. "This deal would give AT&T way too much power to undercut competitors and raise costs on TV viewers and internet users everywhere."
Reuters reported earlier this month that the Justice Department believed the merger would raise costs for rival entertainment distributors and stifle innovation and could allow AT&T to withhold key content from HBO, CNN or other of its channels from competitors.
Last week, the Justice Department had approached 18 state attorneys general asking them to join the challenge of the deal, but as of Monday none had publicly agreed to do so, Reuters reported.
During his campaign, Trump said that reporters had covered him unfairly and has continued to attack CNN as President, which he has labeled as "fake news." He has not commented on the AT&T deal since his inauguration in January.
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Burberry Light Glow Natural Blush Tangerine
The shade Tangerine 06 (£29) is a dusty beige peach.Though it has an almost matte finish it does not look at all flat on the skin. It applies without any harsh lines and never looks overdone. Though not as creamy as my Rouge Bunny Rouge blushes, it feels smooth, light weight and has a finely milled texture.
Swatched below, on the left two swipes and on the right one blended in
I had initially avoided these blushers due to the corn starch. Whilst it can be difficult identifying acne triggers due to the sheer amount of ingredients in any one product, the blushers I was breaking out from all contained this ingredient. I have not had any breakouts or itchiness from this and I have been using it almost daily, however I am still hesitant with products containing corn/rice starch.
The only downside I have found is that it does fade quite a bit after about 5 hours. However, overall I'm really pleased; it applies so well and I haven't got another shade like it, I'm already contemplating what shade to get next.
I bought this from johnlewis.com
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It is just so pretty!!ReplyDeleteReplies
I really like the colour. I've seen swatches of it before but the name 'Tangerine' has put me off. It isn't bright orange though, is it? Remember that your answer will have a direct impact on my purse ;)ReplyDelete
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The name does make you think orange not really fitting for the shade, I'm sorry to say that I think you would really like it and if you happen to be buying household stuff from John Lewis this should slip into the basket :) xx
Beautiful swatches, such a pretty shade on you. Don't you just love the brush that comes with it? It is so soft. Cameo and Blossom are equally pretty colours you could try.ReplyDeleteReplies
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The brush is good quality. Thanks for the recs, I think I will have quite a big list of the shades I want next :)
ahh Burberry... I want to own the whole line :)ReplyDeleteReplies
LOL Lucy, that would be nice, one of each please :)Delete
Tangerine blsh is on my wishlist, it's lovely!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Miaka,Delete
I think its a good shade to start with, it seems to go with anything.
Wow beautiful. Great blog. I'm following you hope you follow me back too http://makeupbyremy.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
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We can never have enough Burberry don't you think ;)ReplyDelete
I think this is a bit too dark for my skin tone but I am not sure whether this will be fine to be used as a bronzer.Replies
Hi memoiselle,Delete
I think that while it can be built up it applies soft so I don't find the colour too much on my pale self.
The Burberry range is really good isn't it :)
This is such a gorgeous blush- it looks like it will give a natural flushReplyDelete
Hi Imo,ReplyDelete
It is a lovely natural shade, I was surprised I didn't have anything similar :)
Very pretty shade! Thanks for sharing. I have the Peony shade and like it very much. This one looks just as lovely :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Hello Makeup Magpie,Delete
I think this shade would work really well on you. I really do like it and am very pleased it hasn't broken me out, to think I avoided their blushes for so long! x


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My question posed would've been, "why the hell are these costing $10 a figure when sold as individual packs, instead of being a reasonable $5-$6 a figure except when you buy by the case?", or something to that effect.
Quote from: Jesse James on January 31, 2005, 07:09 PMTo me, I agree that a non-painted rifle should've been included. I'd have liked it much more. I don't see why they didn't pack BOTH in though, so you could choose. It seems the more "Hey, we like our customers!" kind of thing to do.Silly you for thinking Hasbro cares enough to make an appropiate decision as to which weapon the Clones should come with. As you mentioned earlier, I'm sure it came down to someone saying ok we're making new runs of the Clonetrooper from the Clone Wars line with some new paint apps on the figures. But those who were in charge of making the order never bothered to look into the details of said figure and it was completely overlooked by everyone involved. Poor QA from a customer appreciation level. Matches the oft poor QA from a production level....
To me, I agree that a non-painted rifle should've been included. I'd have liked it much more. I don't see why they didn't pack BOTH in though, so you could choose. It seems the more "Hey, we like our customers!" kind of thing to do.
Technically, more parts doesn't cost more than a figure with less parts except the mold toolings... For all intents and purposes, that cost was likely made up with the figure's initial run in Clone Wars. While it seemed limited to most people, I know I saw tons of the remnants of his wave at stores around my area... Most people seemed to find those figures easily enough, but the Clone was (of course) not so easy to find.Construction's a minimal cost though, so really he doesn't cost more to produce now than before, and as more units are made, all the "fixed" costs of production will then decrease... So technically for every time this guy's put back into circulation, the cost comes down a little bit more. I have it on pretty good authority that the packaging is a major reason for the cost increase... It's at least a driving factor. I think Violentfix's idea that it simply being an EE item doesn't bode well for it having a low price either. They do tend to charge that little bit extra... That puts it about right that they're still profiting when selling a full case, and the per-figure price comes to about $6.25/figure/case. That's not much more than retail. Where it stings is buying individual 4-packs and things.
I preordered one set of these when they first went up for sale, but to be honest, as cool as the figures are, I've considered cancelling it lately. I don't know if it is the fact that I'm a little more into ROTS clones right now, or that collecting spending is tight enough as it is, or a combination of both...but I'm not sure right now they are worth it to me or not. I still haven't cancelled them, because I'm afraid I'll end up regretting it, but I've definitely been thinking about it. I just have one set of the four, non-damaged, colored clones on order...but at $8-$10 each, I'm not so sure.
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Intelligent clothing, or wearable gadgets are big news at the moment and only likely to become mainstream next year. we especially like these Bluetooth gloves – brilliant idea. Now smart clothing is hitting the High Street courtesy of Debenhams (?!) which has just unveiled the C.VOX range which are outwerwear that include built in headphones, speakers and control system that …
Lacoste bought up by Swiss Maus Freres Group
Sportswear brand Lacoste have been bought out by the Maus Freres Group. The Swiss investors already held a 35% stake in the brand, and are now majority holders by buying up an additional 30.3% stake. The move values the French fashion line at somewhere between 1.0 billion and 1.25 billion euros ($1.29-$1.62 billion). The sale comes courtesy of a group …
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I like a good belt, me. From a thin braided offering to a chunky biker buckle, they're my proffered gravity-defying trouser accessory. But as the years pile up, and the pounds pile on, my paunch is finding itself more and more at odds with my waistline adornments. So what are my other options? I'd rather walk about in my underpants than wear …
ASOS Beach Hut – Get the look
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Brand Spotlight: Threadless
I have always been a big fan of Threadless, although they seem to have slipped of the radar recently. So I decided to pull together so of my favourites from the site to share with you. For those of you unfamiliar Threadless, go check them out now. They are an online t-shirt company that encourages users to submit their designs …
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Princes Vintage is a cut above your average eBay store, there's no risk of looking like a mismatched musty throwback with the goods they have on offer. Here is a selection of hot items for summer and trusty wardrobe staples:
Make no mistake, rucksacks are back and this leather one is smart enough for formal occasions. Every man needs a good suit, and if you can find a vintage one that fits well hold onto it for dear life, similarly a quality pair of vintage brogues will last an eternity and they go with a wide variety of looks.
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Topman is great for its designer collaborations and its 'Priceless' range, designed by celebrated fashion designer and tailor Antony Price, delivers every season. The range has just gone up on Topman.com and with its wonderful waistcoats, brilliant blazers and perfectly pleated pants (in the American sense of the word,) I can't wait to get a piece of the action!
Brandish Watch: 'California Teens' by Hedi Slimane and Nicola Formichetti
Nicola Formichetti's blog is a haven for fashion-friendlies worldwide. From Japanese karaoke to Lady Gaga in the dressing room via iD and plenty of Hedi Slimane, this blog is always full of intimate shots and fashion-star exclusives. Nicola recently featured images from his latest shoot with Slimane for Hedi Slimane.com. The shoot, entitled 'California Teens,' includes only two models but shows a huge variety of sets and looks including dog heads with Swarovski eyes and Rodarte worn as a balaclava.
See the shoot in this gallery below!
WISHLIST: Button-detail 'Belushi' shirt from b Store London
Over coffee the other day, I was talking to a friend who suffers from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder.) Listening to the misery of days spent not knowing what to wear each morning (friends will know of how immense the impact of fashion is upon my life!) I decided to go on the lookout for a designer who can deliver trans-seasonal clothes that will carry us males throughout the year.
Wishlist: Claude Grant Cropped Trousers from Oak
For the British, summer is a time of seaside, (dubious) sun and 99p ice creams. It can be hard to find the perfect sun 'n' sea outfit and I won't bore you with details of the economy but, basically, we should all be investing in classic investment fashion pieces.
Tavi the Super-Stylish Style Rookie Takes Inspiration From An Unexpected Male Figure…
Tavi, the famously fab 12 year-old blogger, is often cited as one of the most fashion-forward figures of the current style circuit. Fashion folk worldwide tune into her Style Rookie blog each day to get a glimpse of her latest get-ups and commentaries. When I saw this photo of her wearing her classic Slow and Steady Wins the Race sunglasses, I was reminded of one of my favourite males and his similar sunnies.
Topman Reveal New Look- 'Chelsea Arts Club'
Topman have a new mini-collection on their online shop and the look is 'Chelsea Arts Club.' The high street label (beloved by the Brandish team,) tells that "this smart trend is influenced by a sophisticated age where actors, artists and sartorialists mixed in exclusive members clubs…the overall look is quirky."
Eco Chic or Recycling Freak? Coke Can Tux
When you see a photo of a teen wearing a prom tuxedo jacket fashioned entirely from Coke cans, you have to wonder what the teen in question does with their free time. This guy, a Napoleon Dynamite-lookalike with a penchant for commercialism, has decided to venture into eco-friendly fashion and after the jump you can witness the entire creation of the waistcoat and jacket (plus bowtie!) from metal to masterpiece. Sadly, this look is more Sideshow Bob than Stella McCartney.
Top Five: Will's Summer Wants!
Last summer I was down at Shiny Towers and the gloriously hot days were spent writing, chatting with my fellow Shinies, trying on Drop-Crotch jeans and touring the streets in search of aspirational street style. But despite all the joviality I didn't quite anticipate the weather (although I refuse to take the blame for that one- when was the last time we had a proper summer?) and ended up the innocent victim of SSS (that's Skinny jeans in Summer Syndrome.) This summer I am determined to get it right, which is why I have compiled this list of fashion needs (okay, wants.)
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Week on week, the NY Times T Style Magazine delivers a fabulous fashion spread. Sometimes the editorial is womenswear-based and on occasion, we are provided with incredible style spark. This week's magazine features the 'Landed Gent' editorial and with its vintage, Grey Gardens feel and stunning photography, I felt I had to share it!
WISHLIST: Pete Versus Toby 'Tipsy' Jumper
Pete Versus Toby are an Australian label and they are easily one of the coolest new menswear labels out there. From the incredible hair of their model to the vintage-feel of their prints, I am fast falling in love with this great label!
Brandish Poll: Do you Dare? Bum-Bags!
At a disco the other night, the theme was 'City vs. Country' and stuck for ideas, a friend and I decided to go as tacky tourists. Cue vintage novelty braces, high-waisted denim shorts and charity shop shirts.
My charity shop bum-bag has been the focus of much attention.
Sneak Peek- Oki-ni Site Renovation Happening TODAY!
The Fashionisto has reported that Oki-ni is redesigning their website today and he has a quote from Pete Hellyer, Oki-ni Design Manager.
Yay or Nay: Autumnal Tones on The Sartorialist
For me, the Sartorialist is often 'Hail or Fail' in that sometimes I want to literally hunt down the people in his photographs to steal their outfits and sometimes I just want to hunt them down and …hurt them? Anyways, I can't decided with the photo to the left. While I love the proportion play of the trench and tight, knit waistcoat and the relatively baggy trousers tucked into the boots, I'm not as convinced by the Autumnal colour scheme.
Oh My Gran Torino…What was Clint Eastwood thinking?
I feel like a traitor to men worldwide (and that's saying something seeing as my trouser of choice is the skinny jean and I am constantly borrowing things from friends and family without a second thought as to which sex the item was originally intended for.) I have just dissed Clint Eastwood on a pretty public scale and I can already hear the heckles and smalls rocks as they soar through the air.
But let's be honest- he looks a complete mess.