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Scotland and New Year are synonymous with New Year celebrations - after all we gave the world Hogmanay and now we feature on the world stage as the number 1 New Year destination for party revellers. Edinburgh is justly famous for its' annual New Year celebrations featuring the largest Street New Year Party in the world. The Edinburgh Tourist Information Centre is inundated by requests daily in the later half of the year, for information on the various festivities and events that will be taking place throughout the city. Originally, Edinburgh inhabitants and tourists alike, brought in the New Year by gathering in the Old Town on Hogmanay outside the historic Tron Kirk. As the bells tolled midnight and the old year drew to a close, the
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Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disease that affects around one in every 11,000 births.
It affects the nerve cells in the spinal cord that connect to the muscles, causing them to waste away resulting in progressive muscle weakness and difficulty in breathing and eating.
Infantile-onset, which is the most severe form of the disease, occurs from a defect in the gene called SMN2, responsible for producing survival motor neuron (SMN) -- a protein critical for normal cell function.
It affects babies under the age of six months. Less than a quarter of those diagnosed with the disease will live up to two years without major feeding and breathing support.
The study -- a phase 2 trial involving 20 babies with infantile-onset SMA -- showed the treatment with the drug nusinersen could increase the production of SMN protein by modifying a closely-related gene to compensate for the genetic defect.
Apart from being safe for use in babies as young as five-week-old, nusinersen was also found to halt progression of the disease and in many cases improve motor function.
In addition, nusinersen sometimes enabled children to gain skills such as sitting, rolling over, and standing -- usually not seen in SMA Type 1 -- as well as improved survival without depending upon the continuous use of a ventilator, the researchers explained.
"With nusinersen, these infants are not only living longer, but living better," said lead author Richard S. Finkel from Nemours Children's Hospital in Florida, US.
"SMA is no longer a death sentence for infants. This treatment is by no means a cure, but it is more than we've ever been able to offer these families before," Finkel added, in the paper published in The Lancet.

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Poker, although easy to learn, is a game of strategy that takes a while to master. However, there is not a single standout strategy that will enable you to win at the poker table as each game is different.
According to Poker Articles poker demands that we know the common mistakes made by players, especially beginners and also that we know the difference between live poker and online poker.
Follow a simple mantra and you could be onto a winning hand. Also adopting a non-too aggressive strategy is a good beginning. It would also be a good idea to hide your emotions so you can bluff your opponents. Secondly, not playing all your hands is a useful tip, as otherwise you´ll incur more losses if you don't win. Thirdly, it helps if you do not take your positioning for granted as otherwise if your turn comes too early there is no way of knowing the cards that other players have in their hands. Last of all, its common sense to not play with money you just do not have.
Comparing Poker and Black Jack
A game equally famous to poker is the card game Black Jack, also known as Twenty-One, where players compete against the dealer as opposed to poker where players compete against each other. The objective of the game is to get a hand as close to twenty-one as possible. The game is therefore more fast-faced than poker. Black Jack players can win multiple sessions whereas in poker a player can only win once per session. Furthermore, Black Jack is more about luck whereas in poker one needs to be more strategic. Just like poker however, there are variations of Black Jack and the game can also be played online or live.


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Rudi Affolter and Gwen Tighe have both experienced strong religious visions. He is an atheist; she a Christian. He thought he had died; she thought she had given birth to Jesus. Both have temporal lobe epilepsy.
Like other forms of epilepsy, the condition causes fitting but it is also associated with religious hallucinations. Research into why people like Rudi and Gwen saw what they did has opened up a whole field of brain science: neurotheology.
The connection between the temporal lobes of the brain and religious feeling has led one Canadian scientist to try stimulating them. (They are near your ears.) 80% of Dr Michael Persinger's experimental subjects report that an artificial magnetic field focused on those brain areas gives them a feeling of 'not being alone'. Some of them describe it as a religious sensation.
His work raises the prospect that we are programmed to believe in god, that faith is a mental ability humans have developed or been given. And temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) could help unlock the mystery.
Religious leaders
History is full of charismatic religious figures. Could any of them have been epileptics? The visions seen by Bible characters like Moses or Saint Paul are consistent with Rudi's and Gwen's, but there is no way to diagnose TLE in people who lived so long ago.
There are, though, more recent examples, like one of the founders of the Seventh Day Adventist Movement, Ellen White. Born in 1827, she suffered a brain injury aged 9 that totally changed her personality. She also began to have powerful religious visions.
Representatives of the Movement doubt that Ellen White suffered from TLE, saying her injury and visions are inconsistent with the condition, but neurologist Gregory Holmes believes this explains her condition.
Better than sex
The first clinical evidence to link the temporal lobes with religious sensations came from monitoring how TLE patients responded to sets of words. In an experiment where people were shown either neutral words (table), erotic words (sex) or religious words (god), the control group was most excited by the sexually loaded words. This was picked up as a sweat response on the skin. People with temporal lobe epilepsy did not share this apparent sense of priorities. For them, religious words generated the greatest reaction. Sexual words were less exciting than neutral ones.
Make believe
If the abnormal brain activity of TLE patients alters their response to religious concepts, could altering brain patterns artificially do the same for people with no such medical condition? This is the question that Michael Persinger set out to explore, using a wired-up helmet designed to concentrate magnetic fields on the temporal lobes of the wearer.
His subjects were not told the precise purpose of the test; just that the experiment looked into relaxation. 80% of participants reported feeling something when the magnetic fields were applied. Persinger calls one of the common sensations a 'sensed presence', as if someone else is in the room with you, when there is none.
Horizon introduced Dr Persinger to one of Britain's most renowned atheists, Prof Richard Dawkins. He agreed to try his techniques on Dawkins to see if he could give him a moment of religious feeling. During a session that lasted 40 minutes, Dawkins found that the magnetic fields around his temporal lobes affected his breathing and his limbs. He did not find god.
Persinger was not disheartened by Dawkins' immunity to the helmet's magnetic powers. He believes that the sensitivity of our temporal lobes to magnetism varies from person to person. People with TLE may be especially sensitive to magnetic fields; Prof Dawkins is well below average, it seems. It's a concept that clerics like Bishop Stephen Sykes give some credence as well: could there be such a thing as a talent for religion?
Brain imaging
Sykes does, though, see a great difference between a 'sensed presence' and a genuine religious experience. Scientists like Andrew Newberg want to see just what does happen during moments of faith. He worked with Buddhist, Michael Baime, to study the brain during meditation. By injecting radioactive tracers into Michael's bloodstream as he reached the height of a meditative trance, Newberg could use a brain scanner to image the brain at a religious climax.
The bloodflow patterns showed that the temporal lobes were certainly involved but also that the brain's parietal lobes appeared almost completely to shut down. The parietal lobes give us our sense of time and place. Without them, we may lose our sense of self. Adherants to many of the world's faiths regard a sense of personal insignificance and oneness with a deity as something to strive for. Newberg's work suggests a neurological basis for what religion tries to generate.
Religious evolution
If brain function offers insight into how we experience religion, does it say anything about why we do? There is evidence that people with religious faith have longer, healthier lives. This hints at a survival benefit for religious people. Could we have evolved religious belief?
Prof Dawkins (who subscribes to evolution to explain human development) thinks there could be an evolutionary advantage, not to believing in god, but to having a brain with the capacity to believe in god. That such faith exists is a by-product of enhanced intelligence. Prof Ramachandran denies that finding out how the brain reacts to religion negates the value of belief. He feels that brain circuitry like that Persinger and Newberg have identified, could amount to an antenna to make us receptive to god. Bishop Sykes meanwhile, thinks religion has nothing to fear from this neuroscience. Science is about seeking to explain the world around us. For him at least, it can co-exist with faith.


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Today's post is a featured guest post from writer Joe Pawlikowski, the editor of a Blackberry news and information site called BBGeeks.com
When I started working from home four and a half years ago, there were two things I absolutely needed. The first I already had: a laptop. Until you get acclimated to the day-to-day operations of your from-home job a laptop is preferable to a desktop, since it affords you maneuverability. The other item: a smartphone. This was back in 2007, before everyone started carrying one, but I'd need one nonetheless. If I'm working from home I'm going to set my own hours, I reasoned. Setting my own hours means I might be out while an important email comes through. I can't be caught off-guard. And so I upgraded my crappy flip phone to a BlackBerry.
Since then I've sought to get every last drop out of my BlackBerry. Part of that is because I run a BlackBerry website that focuses on practical uses for the device. The other part is that I don't want my $30 monthly data plan to bring me only email and web browsing. No, I want to make sure that I'm getting my money's worth. For me it has meant making the BlackBerry a personal assistant of sorts. I store all sorts of lists on there, including my grocery list. I use it to record everything I buy. I've even used it to help me lose 40 pounds in a year. It's safe to say that the BlackBerry data plan pays for itself many times over.
Yet I was struck by a strange feeling after getting the new BlackBerry Montana*. It's a great device — without a doubt the best BlackBerry ever released. That got me excited. But then another thought struck me. Is this really necessary? For me, sure. After all, I write a BlackBerry site and I wouldn't be of much use if I didn't actually have a BlackBerry. The thought was for other at-home workers. Is a smartphone really necessary to function while working remotely? Here are a few considerations that factor into this question.
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* Bear with me, please, as I try to start a trend here. You see, BlackBerry models have always been named as numbers. The first one I bought was an 8830, and then I got an 8330, and then a 9630, then a 9650, and now a 9930. For the latter two they've added the title Bold, but they call about a half dozen different BlackBerry models the Bold. While BlackBerry models are in production phase they get code names. We see these leaked on the internet constantly. The code name for the BlackBerry Bold 9930 was the Montana. That is much easier for distinction purposes than the 9930. What's easier to remember, 9930 or Montana? That's what I thought. /rant
Your boss
If you're among the lucky at-home workers who answers to no one, congratulations. We all want to be our own boss one day, so you've captured the dream. If you are your own boss, you likely deal with clients and perhaps you deal with employees. Since clients can come calling at any, and since employee management is a round-the-clock task, chances are you need a smartphone. There doesn't seem to be any way around this.
For those of us who answer to someone, it's going to depend on how that someone operates. I happen to rank among the luckier ones. My boss does not come calling at all hours, and does not expect me to be at her beck and call. We schedule amicable times for meetings. Few of her requests involve time-sensitive material, so it doesn't matter if I don't see an email for a few hours. Even if I'm out in the middle of the day there usually are no issues. I definitely don't need a smartphone in order to appease my boss.
Of course, this is an incredibly lucky situation. Not all bosses are quite that understanding. Many bosses are leery of at-home workers, and want to be on top of them at all times. Other bosses, no matter how nice or trusting, tend to smother employees. Clearly you'll benefit from owning a smartphone if this is your boss. With so many communications tools, such as email and instant message, you can quickly reply and let them know, or at least think, that you're on task. Really, you can use your smartphone to fake being in the office, thanks to technology like front-facing cameras. With any kind of hands-on boss this is likely a necessity.
Your schedule
Any at-home worker should absolutely read Steve's unconventional productivity tips. Maintaining productivity is one of the most difficult tasks for an at-home worker, and all five of his points make all the sense in the world. In fact, as soon as I finish writing this article I'm going to read a chapter in a novel before I get to my next task. But there's one tip in particular that relates directly to our topic at hand.
If you take Steve's advice literally and pick unconventional work hours, then you're probably going to need a smartphone. Again, if you have the hands-off boss you might be able to avoid it. But chances are if you're not in the office the same hours as your boss, you'll still have to maintain a line of communication. Maybe you can get by with your computer. But if you plan to be out of the house at any point, a smartphone is the only reasonable way to maintain communication.
Still, there are plenty of at-home workers who prefer the discipline of working 9-5. There's something satisfying about checking out once that big hand hits the 5. If you work these normal hours, and you have a relatively hands-off boss, chances are you can get by without a smartphone. It's probably to your great benefit, too, since you can completely unplug during your non-working hours. There will be no work-related distractions while you enjoy your evening. Trust me, the world will still be there when you get back to your desk at 9 the next morning.
Your field
You name a job, and I can find you people who perform it from the comfort of their home office. This can be anything from PR to engineering — though the latter would have to involve a pretty sweet home office. Depending on your position, you might be able to skip the whole smartphone thing.
If you work in technology or communications, there really is no way around the issue. Using myself as an example again, what use is a guy who writes about tech but hasn't tried the latest gadgets? The communications field is similar in that way. If your job is to communication — whether it's PR, journalism, or web production — aren't you better off having a device that specializes in communications media?
Then again, if you're working in data entry, or you're a remote administrative assistant, perhaps you can get by without one. Again, it really depends on your job specifically. But it's pretty clear that no, you do not need a smartphone for all work-from-home jobs.
Why not a smartphone?
After reading this, you might think: Why wouldn't I want a smartphone? They are, after all, some of the coolest gadgets in the universe. They provide tools that anyone, whether they work in an office or from home, can use to their advantages. Here are just a few reasons why an at-home worker would benefit from not having a smartphone.
- Cost. The smartphone itself will likely cost you around $200, and then there's the $30 monthly data plan. Since most carriers require you to sign a two-year contract when purchasing a smartphone, that's a total cost of $920 in addition to your normal cell bill. At the same time, you can find a perfectly adequate cell phone for free on a two-year contract.
- Burdensome connectivity. Some people just can't disconnect. That's good in some instances, but it's bad in others. From my experience, staying connected all the time leads to distraction and prevents me from accomplishing my personal goals. We all need a life outside work. A smartphone is always with us, and is always reminding us of work.
- More costs. You downloaded the latest productivity app for your iPhone, right? Yeah, that probably cost you $5. And you want Angry Birds to play while you're bored, so that's another few bucks. Add in movies and music for on-the-go entertainment, and you've added even more to your monthly costs. Remember, smarpthones are money making machines, but not for you necessarily.
Realizing the inevitable
Eventually we'll all have smartphones. Hopefully by then things will change, and we can address some of the issues mentioned above. But for now, for the right type of at-home worker, a smartphone should not be considered a necessity. If you have a hands-off boss and work fairly normal hours, chances are you can save some dough, and some anxiety, by sticking with your crappy little flip phone. There's a good chance it can bring you a bit more happiness than a loaded smartphone.


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Hello! Hello! It's Paula & Rebecca from Sea Island Drive again! We're back with another installment of Two Styles. One Room. Today's room is youthful for the younger set and sophisticated for their parents. The perfect balance for a baby's room…Youthful Meets Sophisticated.
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Designing a baby's room can be a challenge. Do you decorate for baby or for baby's parents? What's fun, but what is needed and practical? Research shows that it is best for a baby's developing brain and eyes to surround them with high-contrast patterns and bright colors that they can study, but that doesn't always meet the more sophisticated preferences of the parents who will be spending a lot of time in this room too. So, what is one to do?
Well, when furniture, accessories and colors are carefully selected you can bring these two styles together in just the right way. Then everyone is happy! Baby gets a playful, youthful room to stimulate their brain, and mom and dad get a sophisticated space that they'll love to spend time in.
The pattern on the wall and the playful color combination make this room fun for baby. These bold statements paired with the modern lines of the crib and chair, the traditional accents of the chest, and the rich brass accents bring the sophistication that we all love and even better, baby can grow into.
At the end of the day the best part of any baby's room will, of course, be the adorable baby!
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The Walled Garden
Visit Loseley's stunning Walled Garden – entry is included with your Garden Show ticket.
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Keep your eyes & ears open for the wandering trio. A variety of jazz from times past
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Lianna specialises in singing the hits of the 1950's and 60's covering songs from Connie Francis to Elvis Presley. She was recently awarded a runner up position at The National Vintage Awards 2014 for Best Musical Performer.
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The Human Statue
Any colour, any theme – the human statue will always entertain!
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'Have-A-Go' archery range – a variety of modern & traditional bows to try. From ages 5+ years
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Huxley Bird of Prey Centre
A variety of beautiful birds of prey. Bird rehabilitation & conservation. Flying displays daily at the show.
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Tombola, Lucky Dip & 'Guess How Many Stars in the Jar'.
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I received this notification from Word Press alerting me that I have been with them now for 3 years. I don't know what I thought it was going to be when I started. I never imagined it would make me fall even deeper in love with writing. The site is teaching me discipline. I remember when writing used to be a chore, then it became a hobby and now it's a way of life. I actually feel like my day isn't complete unless I have made some writing progress with either my site, my book or my class work. When I'm not writing, I'm usually researching. When I'm not researching, I'm enjoying a good book, which to me is still somewhat like research. My goal is to put up a win each day. But what equals a win.
- (A) I must take care of my health, eat the right things and exercise.
- (B) I must have a good day at work. That's still paying my bills for right now.
- (C) I must write something everyday that pertains to my book or my blog.
- (D) I must give my education the attention it deserves. The only reason I started my Masters is to hone my craft.
Hopefully, when WordPress sends me one of these in the next 3 years congratulating me on 6 years of blogging; NL Writings will be my primary source of income. And as always:
Thank You for being my Audience
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vintage 1960s Italian-made guitar badged with the "Modern" brandname. Of course, Italian guitars of this era are famed for being festooned with pickups and switches, and this Crucianelli-made guitar doesn't let the side down and features three pickups with a volume and tone control for each, plus pickup selector switch and individual switches for each pickup. Whether these are simple on/off switches or whether they do something cleverer with the tone (I doubt they are coil taps as the pickups appear to be single coils) I couldn't tell you. And perhaps all those volume and tones were just too confusing for a previous owner, as the seller of this guitar tells us that "The Vol/Tone knobs appear to have been wired in a line so they all act as master vol or tone knobs instead of individually."
It's a great looking guitar - I personally don't care for the pearloid plate for the three switches on the upper horn which gives the guitar the appearance of having a band aid or three slapped onto it - but I guess it's idiosyncratic features such as this that make these vintage Italian guitars so appealing to collectors.
Currently being offered for sale on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $639.95.
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Miami Shores home for sale just listed by Rose and Rose Realty, P.A. at 1321 NE 103rd St, Miami Shores. This beautiful home for sale in Miami Shores is 3 bedrooms 3 baths built in 1963 and 2,695 sf. All bedrooms have their own remodeled bathrooms and walk-in-closets. 2 car garage with hurricane rated door. Heated pool with a screened patio and nice backyard. Open floor plan with large great room for entertaining and open dining room area.Tiled flooring through- out. Remodeled kitchen with hardwood cabinets and a granite counter tops.Remodeled foyer entry with a covered front porch, hurricane shutters, sprinkler system, gas generator. The Miami Shores home for sale will not last long so contact Rose and Rose Realty to set up a showing to see this gorgeous home for sale in Miami Shores.
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I just have two things to tell you today.
1) If I were president, everyone would always have three day weekends.
(This is where a good blogger would post a million pictures of all the running, hiking, kayaking, sleeping, eating, sun bathing, grilling, cocktailing and movie-going she did. I am not that blogger.)
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Hawaii is an exotic island holiday destination renowned for its rich culture, famous surf beaches, important history and fantastic shopping, however, what you may not also realise is that there is also a great range of cheap Hawaii accommodation to be found on the islands. Without sacrificing on the level of service, facilities or quality of accommodation, these cheaper options are the ideal way to see one of the world's most sought after holiday destinations, without blowing the budget. Ensuring that cheap doesn't equal nasty, you can enjoy significant savings with these accommodation options, leaving you more spending money and peace of mind.
Cheap Hawaii accommodation can be found on some of Hawaii's most popular islands including Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii Island, also known as the 'Big Island'. Ranked at 3 stars, these budget accommodation options still enjoy many of the same comforts and amenities of more expensive hotels including spacious rooms with ensuite bathrooms, private balconies or courtyards, stunning views, complimentary water sports and activities, a number of bars and restaurants on site, day spas and more. Conveniently located close to a number of popular activities and attractions, these affordable accommodation options are the ideal way to save money while you travel.
Located in the heart of Waikiki in Honolulu, The Equus boasts intimate boutique accommodation at the converted former stately cattle ranch just minutes from the popular Ala Moana Beach Park and Waikiki Beach. In Maui, the Aina Nalu Lahaina by Outrigger is set in the historic town of Lahaina and offers stylish, low rise accommodation in one of the busiest whaling ports in the Pacific. Situated in the Coconut Plantation on Kauai, Aston Islander on the Beach offers plantation-style accommodation on 6 acres of landscaped tropical gardens with rich teak furnishings and their own private lanais. Hawaii Island is home to the Royal Sea Cliff Kona by Outrigger in Kailua-Kona which overlooks an amazing rock lava bluff surrounded by a cascading stream, lush gardens and tropical vines.
For an affordable way to visit a popular overseas holiday destination and enjoy the famous shopping, beaches, surfing, culture and cuisine of the Hawaiian islands, this excellent range of cheap Hawaii accommodation is the ideal choice for those on a budget.


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California has this committee or board that they call the California Air Resources Board. Basically, they have the authority to meet, develop new rules and control a great deal of the state's future. Their agenda? Mostly to make fresh clean air. This week....they made up a state rule that required by 2025.....one in seven cars new cars sold in the state must be electric or zero-emission.
Most dealers and car companies went along with this rule established. The used car folks? Well....they spoke and said that this would change sales in some ways....that they weren't entirely happy with the deal.
You can imagine the scene in 2026....you want a regular car....at the right price, and you can't get it as a resident of California. So you drive over to Vegas....price non zero-emission car, buy it, and drive it home that night to your place in California. I'm guessing an entire market will start up by that point. You chat with Norm, a new Ford dealer in Montana.....he has the vehicle at the right price. He puts it on a flatbed trailer and brings it to the state border of California....and you pick it up there. I suspect half the new vehicles in California will be bought out of state by that point.
Electric cars have one serious problem....in that you are going to charge them up with electrical power. If you knew the cost of a nightly charge on your vehicle....and your monthly electrical bill was going to approach five times what you currently pay....you might be laughing over the silly idea of electrical vehicles. If you note your electrical charges over the last five years....they move up almost yearly. Your consumption might be the same as five years ago, but general cost spirals upward. You toss in thirty evenings of a charge on your vehicle.....and it just might not be that practical.
The non-emission car? There aren't many negative comments....except they continually have to be tuned up. If you only have a once a year inspection to worry about....with $300 likely going to your mechanic to ensure your zero-emission car passes the inspection....maybe that's ok.
I suspect that folks will ask stupid questions as we approach 2025, and eventually realize what this board really did. They might have good intentions, but the end result might shock folks.
Saturday, 28 January 2012
The impact? Well....there's about forty million dollars a year spent by Americans in the Graf community. This covers beer, food, apartments, car repairs, etc. From the 7k Germans who live in Graf....around 3k of them work in some fashion for the Americans (on-post and off-post). Some grill burgers....some do transmission work....some serve beer.
I imagine most Germans from Graf woke up this morning and mostly are in an anxiety attack. Some built huge houses and rented out the bottom-half of the house to American families, at an exorbitant amount of money ($2k a month). Who will rent at that rate? No one. A local German probably wouldn't pay more than $800 max.
Pubs and pizza operations? They will suffer greatly. Even if this training deployment deal occurs.....the guys coming in for thirty days will mostly train, and probably only get three days off during their deployment. So out of a dozen pizza operations around Graf....most will close. Same way for pubs.
Back in the 1990s....I was sent to Graf for two occasions. The first one was this overnight trip. I went with a second guy and we installed a satellite system one afternoon. We were going to stay overnight. So we looked for a hotel opening on post....nothing. They gave us three possible places off-post, and each was full (at 6PM when we drove to each). We branched out five miles....just driving....nothing. We drove to some fancy hotel about twenty miles away, and it was full. So around 10PM that night....we drove back to Graf and slept in the Volvo station wagon. I learned then that Graf has some serious limitations.
My second trip? A two-week adventure via the Air Force.....to stay in some 1960's style building with just bunk beds. No toilets and almost no heat. We got up and walked 200 feet to some building that had showers and toilets. It had hot water from 5AM to 7AM, and 5PM to 7PM....and that was all the hot water they had. If you walked over to the civilized part of the post....they had this million-dollar gym and a great movie theater. But it just wasn't a place that you wanted to spend two weeks.
In two years as the brigade leaves Graf and the locals wake up to the new reality....I'm guessing that a 1k Germans eventually are forced into leaving the area. You'd have to drive almost an hour to get to any real town with potential jobs, and even that might be limited. In ten years.....the town will shrink down to 3k people....with various empty houses just sitting there.
It's a sad end to Graf. It probably deserves better. The German government might come in and offer up some incentives to start manufacturing there, but you aren't going to have any technology-smart folks around this town. And I doubt that it will find a way to keep the population up to where it is today. Americans will remember their time around Graf. I'm guessing five hundred thousand Army guys (active and retired).....going back to the 1950s....will raise a beer tonight.....to the time they spent at Graf.
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Staten Island, N.Y. (April 14, 2018) – Wagner scored six of the final seven goals of the game to come from behind and knock off Mount St. Mary's University, 12-11, in a Northeast Conference women's lacrosse tilt at Hameline Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Seahawks' late run consisted of five straight goals at one point during the stretch, which was the fourth different five-goal run of game combined between the two squads.
Mount St. Mary's held a 10-6 advantage at the 22:59 mark of the second half, before five straight from Wagner over the ensuing 16 minutes gave the Seahawks an 11-10 advantage, which was the team's first lead since the opening goal of the half. Heidi Colford fueled the rally with three straight goals, and capped off the run with an assist on the go-ahead tally from Anna Belle Reilly with 6:05 remaining.
Just over a minute later, Marley Heller evened the contest at 11-11 with her second goal of the game off a free-position attempt. The tie game didn't last long, as Lauren Ednie found the back of the net with 3:44 on the clock to put Wagner back on top, 12-11.
The Seahawks were able to keep the Mount from re-tying the game in the final three-plus minutes to secure the victory and improve to 8-4 overall and a perfect 3-0 in Northeast Conference play. With the loss, the Mount dropped to 6-6 on the year and 1-2 in the NEC.
Taylor Carhart (3g), Emily Davis (2g, 1a) and Heller (2g, 1a) led the Mount on the afternoon with three points apiece, while Alayna Pagnotta was the other Mountaineer with a multi-goal day with a pair of scores.
Jillian Petito made 11 stops in goal for the Mount to register her seventh straight game with double-digit saves. The senior denied Wagner on all seven of its free-position shots in the tilt.
Colford tallied a game-high eight points (6g, 2a) for Wagner, and Marjorie Dehm (2g, 1a) and Reilly (2g, 1a) added three points each.
Lucy Darlington collected her seventh win of the season in cage for the Seahawks, posting a five-save performance.
The Seahawks opened the game with five straight tallies, which included three from Colford, to grab the 5-0 lead midway through the half.
Not to be outdone, Mount St. Mary's countered with its own five-goal run to close out the half, including a pair in the final minute of play, to tie the game at 5-all heading into the break.
After a goal from Dehm to open the second half, another five-goal rally from the Mountaineers in a span of just 4:34 gave them their largest lead of the contest at 10-6. Carhart ignited the run with back-to-back goals to begin things, before Kate Kinsella, Davis and Pagnotta registered a goal apiece to stretch the Mount advantage to four goals with 22:59 remaining.
It was all Wagner from that point forward as the Seahawks netted six of the game's final seven goals to walk away with the 12-11 victory.
Wagner held a slight 34-27 shot advantage in the contest and won the ground ball battle, 18-12. Mount St. Mary's held a 13-12 advantage on draw controls, with Beanie Colson picking up a game-high five draws.
The Mount heads to Sacred Heart this coming Friday (April 20) to take on the Pioneers in a 3:00 p.m. matchup.


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Mark Reisinger, the Global Grain Trade lead gave an update on the new farm bill this morning at the NextGen conference.
With the House failing to pass a Farm Bill that included the nutrition program, we now have a Senate/House sub-committee working on a new Farm Bill.
The Senate portion offers two programs based on an adverse price movement and a revenue based risk coverage (ARC). This is designed to cover about another 10% of the risk that is not covered by normal crop insurance (78%-88%). Can be for individual farm or county based.
The House version either has a Price Loss Coverage (PLC) or a Revenue Loss Coverage (RLC). Unlike the Senate where both programs are available to the farmer, the House version is either/or. The Price Loss Coverage is offered only for certain commodities and for certain crops such as peanuts and rice, the price levels are actually higher than the current market price for that commodity. This will most likely provide an incentive for growing more of these crops which will tend to drop the market price even lower. This may lead to another World Trade Organization dispute (similar to the Brazil Cotton payments being made by the USDA).
Assuming 2014 prices, corn farmers would get a $1 per acre, soybean farmers get zero and peanut growers get $105 per acre. This is not based on any historical price pattern, but is based on the growers associations lobbying the House for these price levels. These acres would be based on intended acres not historical. This will distort prices and most likely drive some corn and bean acres to peanut acres in the South. Barley and rice acres would also most likely increase under this program.
Under either the House or Senate version of price supports, only Barley, Peanuts and Rice would receive any material payments.
The Revenue Loss Coverage drops the 10% band to the 75%-85% range. It is only available for the county, not the individual farm.
The scoring for the AMP (Senate) is $600 million per year and the ARC (Senate) is about $5 billion per year. The House total would be about $5 billion per year with most of it being the PLC since the assumption is that most will opt into the Price Support Program.


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Here at the Cookbook Man website we're all about cookbook reviews. After all, with a name like that you would expect tons of cookbook related material. Right?
We also realize that there are lots of great reviews written by some awesome reviewers each and every week. And, to be completely honest about it, it's tough to review twenty or thirty cookbooks a week. So, from time to time we'll bring you some of the other reviews that have been posted around the web. We hope you enjoy them!
Cookbooks Reviews For The Week Of July 18, 2011
The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory–More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Muggles and Wizards
Author: Dinah Bucholz
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Adams Media (September 18, 2010)
Broward-Palm Beach New Times
The Vancouver Courier
United Cakes of America: Recipes Celebrating Every State
Author: Warren Brown
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang (May 1, 2010)
La Cocina de Leslie
The Maine Summers Cookbook
Author: Linda Greenlaw & Martha Greenlaw
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Studio (June 30, 2011)
Kirkus Reviews Magazine
On a Stick
Author: Matt Armendariz
Paperback: 184 pages
Publisher: Quirk Books (May 3, 2011)
Literary Duck Blog
The Homegrown Chicago Cookbook
Author: Heather Lalley
Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Voyageur Press; First edition (June 3, 2011)
Natural Awakenings
The Union Square Cafe Cookbook: 160 Favorite Recipes from New York's Acclaimed Restaurant
Author: Danny Meyer & Michael Romano
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Ecco; 1 edition (September 16, 1994)
My Web Café
Paletas: Authentic Recipes for Mexican Ice Pops, Shaved Iced, & Aguas Frescas
Author: Fany Gerson
Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Ten Speed Press (June 7, 2011)
The Kitchn
Plum Gorgeous: Recipes and Memories from the Orchard
Author: Romney Steele
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (July 19, 2011)
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Everything you need to understand or teach Bull Run by Paul Fleischman.
Fleischman is deeply interested in American history, and his books often include odd but meaningful details about past events. Bull Run is full of such details, from the game of baseball featuring a ball made of a walnut with yarn wrapped around it, to liquor buried in a watermelon; the first shows how carefree the soldiers at first were, and the second shows how undisciplined they were. Their devil-may-care attitudes and lack of discipline would cost many of them their lives in the Battle of Bull Run.
The novella exhibits Fleischman's mastery of style and his willingness to take chances with his writing. Bull Run is written in the first person from the points of view of sixteen characters.
Each chapter is told with the voice of a particular character; through these different voices, Fleischman shows the battle developing—and how different people, some from far-away places...


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S: My Poetry unit by Tristan Aguirre.
BC: The end! See ya next time:)
FC: My Poetry Unit by Tristan Aguirre. Written and illustrated by Tristan Aguirre.
3: My Poetry Unit. By:Tristan Aguirre.
4: . | My Dedication Page I dedicate this page to My teacher, Mrs. Whalen.She is a great teacher. She does a lot of nice things for our fifth grade.She does block parties and tells funny jokes that make us laugh every day Monday-Friday. Thank you for every thing Mrs. Whalen.
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9: Birds Beautiful, Incredible. Real, Domestic, Soaring.
13: Snow Still falls, Never ends. Outside, Winter.
15: haiku1 Birds fly peacefully through the sky.
16: Cinquain 1 water flows naturally some is able to drink, is found in bodies of water is clear(color)
17: Cinquain1 water flows naturally some is able to drink.found in bodies of water. is clear.(color)
18: Cozy Winter Wishes | Cinquain2 Winter Winter is white Is full of animals The echo of the owls come. Snowmen.
19: Winter Memories
21: Watery Incredible Never ends Tall as in falls high Every one likes it Real.
22: About the Author. Tristan Aguirre was born on september 29th 2000 in Colorado Springs,Colorado.He writes this book at age 11 and goes to school at Canyon Ridge School and is Mrs.Whalen's class.


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I took a couple of years of high school German, from a bitter woman named Mrs. Harmoning. We didn't get along. It might have something to do with the Ex-Lax Marty Lange and I baked into the cookies for the cookie contest. Mrs. Harmoning was one of the judges.
I can still stumble through a bit of German conversation. I can order a beer and find a bathroom. But when it comes to reading reviews of my books that have come out in Germany, I am fully dependent on the nonsense spewed out by Google Translate.
Take the following five-star review for "Tick Tack Tot," the German version of "The Shadow of Seth." This review comes from some kind and insightful reader named R. Manthey. Keep in mind: Five stars. So I'm assuming it is positive.
In German, the closing paragraph says:
Diese Geschichte bleibt natürlich eine Geschichte. Aber sie wirkt keineswegs erfunden oder konstruiert. Ganz im Gegenteil: Seth ist ein Typ, den man sympathisch finden muss und den man gerne zum Kumpel hätte. Ein gelungenes Jugendbuch, schnörkellos, unterhaltend und ohne pädagogischen Hintergrund.
Google Translate tells me this means:
Of course, this story is a story. But it seems not invented or constructed. On the contrary, Seth is a type that must be found sympathetic and one would like to mate. A successful youth book, straightforward, entertaining and without educational background.
Read the entire review (in German!) here.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
A five star review, translated from the original German
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Friday, June 17, 2016
Tick Tack Tot
My German publisher must know how much I like big letterpressy type.
By the way, this is the German version of my American book, "The Shadow of Seth." The translation is "Tick Tock Dead."
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Another recipe with kale: very healthy, however not very charming ingredient. Here an idea of how to make it tasty and interesting - veggie-balls with kale and buckwheat in tomato sauce 🙂
Orange & coconut shrimps
An easy recipe for delicious shrimp meal! Original taste and healthy ingredients 🙂
Ingredients for 2 portions:
- 200g shrimps (cooked and shells removed)
- 1 orange
- 100ml coconut milk
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
- black rice and quinoa (1/2 cup each)
- coriander (dried)
- chili pepper for taste
- salt
- Cook rice and quinoa (about 15min). Note: they can be cooked together in the same pot
- Peel orange, cut into pieces and squeeze a bit. Grate a little bit of the orange skin to enhance the taste
- Place the shrimps together with the orange pieces, juice and skin in a bowl and put in the fridge for at least half an hour
- In a wok or frying pan, melt the coconut oil and add the content of a bowl (shrimps and orange). Cook for about 5min
- Add coriander, pepper, salt and coconut milk and let simmer for few more minutes
- Add cooked rice and quinoa mix to the pan (it will absorb some of the liquid)
- Decorate with more orange for serving
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Extras: Iron (15.2%), Calcium (4.6%), Potassium (347.3mg)
* Values in the table are indicative and may differ depending on used ingredients
** % daily values based on 2000kcal diet
Kale chips
Kale is an extremely healthy vegetable, but, let's be honest, not easily likeable... Kale chips may be the way to indulge on this superfood and actually enjoy it! 😉
Tomatoe&mozzarella zucchini boats
Fast, easy and light dinner recipe - all you need on a lazy evening! Zucchini season is on, so we have to make the most of it 🙂 Idea number one: stuffed zucchini boats.
Coconut Pancakes
Coconut Pancakes
Turkey Breast – Mediterranean Style
Dinner time: easy and healthy food is important after an active day. Turkey breast is a well-known source of lean protein and additional presence of tomatoes, onions and olives gives it a unique Mediterranean taste and provides vitamins.
Red beans and dried tomato paste
Red beans and dried tomato paste
Rich in taste and proteins 🙂


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Karanji- Maharashtrian Diwali Sweets
October 16, 2011
It is that time of year again.Curtains are being washed, cupboards organised, long forgotten corners swept clean and ceilings brushed. New clothes are bought and stocks of diyas inspected while paper thin layers of cotton are rolled to make wicks. Pungent bottles of mustard oil are stocked up, ready to fill the diyas for the the first day of Diwali.
Besides the traditional meaning of the festival, the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, the beginning of a New Year, a prayer for the forces of light, prosperity and wisdom to enter our lives, it is , for me, a remembrance of time past, of family and ancestors with whom we each have celebrated this glorious season.
One way to do that is through food ofcourse.
For us Diwali sweets mean just three of the best, all made in the old way like my mother made them. Her recipe and old notebook are pictured above. The Old Way is labour intensive and there's the joy, as it's a labour of love.
The kitchen staff ( me) goes into high gear. First a mixture of coriander seeds and jaggery makes the Naivedya , an offering to the Gods.Then out comes all the paraphernalia for "The Making of the Sweets".
The ghee, the gehu, the copra, the coconut, dried fruits, spices and sugar, sugar, sugar. There is nothing like cooking in quantity that brings about a complete sense of abundance and satisfaction.
The cornucopia of ingredients are ground,roasted, fried, stirred and fashioned into delicately garnished sweets. These are packed away in large boxes for the five wonderful days to come, when family arrive and lamps are lit and we worship together for new beginnings with a glance over our shoulders to those who taught us all these things.
My Mothers recipe for Karanji-
1/2 fresh coconut ,grated
1/4 cup sugar, powdered
1/4 cup almonds, powdered
8 elaichi / cardamom, powdered.
Mix all these ingredients and saute in a heavy bottomed pan or kadhai till all the moisture from the fresh coconut has dried up.
1 cup flour
1/4 cup suji / semolina
1 tbs ghee
Salt to taste
Mix these ingredients and add water to make a dough.Knead the dough. Divide into 14 pieces. Roll out to make 3 " circles. Hold the circle in one hand and fill with a tablespoon of the filling.Fold over and seal the edges with a bit of water.
Deep fry in hot ghee.
Double , triple or quadruple the quantity depending on the number you want.
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Wow, I am loving the way you have taken a gourd grouse string Very very interesting. Feeling very excitedReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! It was so much fun to play with. I really loved how this pattern developed for me ☺Delete
WOW!!! WOW!!! Wow!!! Helen, I am speechless!!! ....but I can write. I hate Gourdgeous! I hate it because everybody in the whole world can draw it, create wonderful art....but me!!! The two of us just never got friendly! What you have done here is beyond my understanding or abilities. I love them all. ALL. And I am glad your scratch G-tile wasn't found before you did your A-Z 'G'.ReplyDelete
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Thanks Susie!! I'm still playing around with gourdgeous. Some patterns grab hold and are just hard to shake loose. Until this week it wasn't a pattern that held much appeal for me but I wanted to be able to draw it so just started and........couldn't stop. Haha. I still haven't even looked at the "h" section of my pattern file.....soon....I promise! hxDelete
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I have a soft spot for gourds. A few years I grew some on my loggia railing. I had no idea how large and thirsty they are. I spent the whole sommer watering. I also made a dedicated video, which can be seen here: www.
I gave my wonderful gourd a name - Doreen - and she produced countless little Doreens - decorative so not edible.
I continue to be a fan of yours, especially of the way you turn little patterns into proper designs and free yourself of all the limitations put onto the nobel (un)art of the origial concept of 'zentangle'!Replies
I love your video Faith. And the usurper doreen's. Hahaha. They are thirsty plants. We grow pumpkins each year and need to keep the water up for them to be any good.Delete
PS Sorry- I don't think the link has worked! If you type into YouTube you should get some Doreen videos and mine is about 3rd down - It has a yellow gourd blossom on it...ReplyDelete
Sorry - blogger deleted my enclosure signs. The link is under : Doreen (part 3)ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your process. I love seeing how you evolve the pattern.ReplyDelete
I do love diva dance, because I love drawing line after line close together and preferably the swirly kind, so I am sure I will enjoy drawing this pattern but I'm not a fan of how it looks. Maybe it's just because it looks like an object more than a pattern. But you transformed it into a pattern. 👍🏻
Thank you, Ann. That was the problem for me too - it felt more like a drawing of something than a pattern so I was very happy I could find ways to make it work for me. I had a lot of fun with it!!Delete
Wow I love the transformation of this tangle. I have not done it as I liked others better but now I think I will try it the "Helen" way. I am so glad you are back!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Bonnie. I really enjoyed playing with it which took me a bit by surprise as I wasn't so keen on it either.Delete
I really like the first one with the white highlights. Of course, also like that "Williams style" in the last with the wonky lines. I have not used this tangle much at all, Will have to experiment with it more,ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Donald. I ended up having a lot of fun with it! I really just expected to practice a bit, do my 2" sample tile and be done! hahaha.Delete
Well, I was really into the transformations until I got to the fourth one. The crow face diverted my attention and now I can't see anything else, LOL. Top center gourd.ReplyDelete
I think I kind of dismissed this pattern as, well, something that couldn't really be worked into something else. I could never really see it fitting into a string so never really tried it. Maybe I'll give it a go.Replies
Haha.....it's funny how that one seems to inspire people to see shapes within it. I hope you do give it a go, I had a stack of fun with it! hxDelete
So innovative. Thanks, Helen. I am also intrigued by the images showing the red string. Am I right that you managed this with separate layers as a digi-tangle? Wonderful teaching technique.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Linda. I took a snapshot of the string before I began to draw on it. Later with my computer, I changed it to red and overlaid the string on the faded out image so that it was clear how it had worked within the image. Image 2 in this section should have shown the black string before I converted its colour to red but I forgot :) Hope that helps.Delete


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Hat with fur print that I really need for when I go to live on Misandrist Ranch, the womynsland Sarah and I are working on.
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Fresh Direct guy brought me food and misandry, I'm blessed.
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Feb. 7, 2017
by Tony Jones
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Five University of Notre Dame players were selected to the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Academic Men's Soccer Team that was announced on Tuesday.
Junior forward Jon Gallagher, senior forward Mark Gormley, freshman defender Tommy McCabe, fifth-year senior midfielder/tri-captain Evan Panken and fifth-year senior defender/tri-captain Michael Shipp represented Notre Dame on the all-academic team. Panken earned his fourth straight selection to the all-academic squad, while Gallagher and Shipp returned for the second straight year. Gormley and McCabe claimed the conference all-academic nod for the first time.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career for undergraduate students. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
Gallagher was named the 2016 ACC Offensive Player of the Year after leading the conference with 14 goals and 35 points in 21 starts. A College Soccer News All-America and NSCAA all-region choice, Gallagher added seven assists and five game-winning goals to his offensive accolades during his junior season. Gallagher is enrolled as a management consulting major in the Mendoza College of Business.
Gormley enjoyed a breakout season as a striker on the Notre Dame attack, scoring five goals with one assist in 21 matches played (six starts). All three of Gormley's main offensive statistics were career-highs, and he scored his first career game-winning goal against Michigan early in the 2016 season. Gormley is enrolled as a pre-professional studies major in the College of Science.
McCabe, an ACC All-Freshman choice during his rookie collegiate season, started all 21 contests for Notre Dame in 2016. McCabe helped secure nine team shutouts for the Irish from the midfield, and earned his first collegiate assist during a quarterfinal ACC Championship matchup with Duke. McCabe enrolled in Notre Dame's cutting edge First Year of Studies program after officially joining the Irish last January as an early enrollee from IMG Academy in Florida.
Panken became the first Notre Dame men's soccer player to be recognized on the ACC All-Academic Team in each of his four seasons in the league, adding to his all-ACC third team performance in 2016. Panken started all 21 matches in the Irish midfield, scoring two game-winning goals and adding six assists for 10 points. One of the top 10 assists men in Notre Dame men's soccer history (22 career assists), Panken graduated with a degree in pre-professional studies and Spanish from the College of Science in the spring of 2016.
Shipp returned to the ACC All-Academic Team for the second straight season as a graduate team captain in 2016. Shipp was a member of the Notre Dame defensive corps for all 21 matches and played a key role in all nine Irish shutouts during the year. He also earned 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-America first team and 2013 NCAA Elite 89 Award honors during his career. Shipp graduated with a degree in pre-professional studies and Spanish from the College of Science in the spring of 2016.
Tony Jones, athletics communications assistant director at the University of Notre Dame, has been part of the Fighting Irish athletics communications team since 2012 and coordinates all media efforts for the Notre Dame softball and men's soccer programs. A native of Jamestown, New York, Jones is a 2011 graduate of St. Bonaventure University, and prior to arriving at Notre Dame held positions at the University of Louisiana Monroe and with the National Football League's Buffalo Bills.


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King County Judge Finds American Seafoods Negligent for Crane Access on the F/T AMERICAN DYNASTY and Awards Damages to Injured Combination Worker
On September 5, 2018, in Hoffas v. American Seafoods Company, King County Superior Court Cause No. 17-2-01150-9 SEA, a King County Superior Court judge held that American Seafoods was ". . . negligent for failing to provide [the injured seaman] with a safe place to work on March 2, 2016 because the access to the mid-ship crane control was not reasonably safe, violated the company's own policies, and violated relevant industry standards, without handholds . . ." on board the F/T AMERICAN DYNASTY.
The injured combination worker was ordered to operate the starboard mid-ship crane to assist with deck operations. The mid-ship crane was a knuckle-style crane with the capacity to reach all parts of the trawl deck. The crane was stowed in a cradle forward of the crane when it was not in use and can rotate 360-degrees. It was equipped with a wireless remote control that allows the crew to operate the crane from anywhere on the deck to stay out of the weather and avoid having to climb up into the control tower. Unfortunately, the remote control was not available on March 2, 2016 because it was broken or the chief engineer had taken it out-of-service to avoid the crew misplacing the unit. Because he could not use the remote control, Hoffas had to climb up into the control tower using a fixed ladder on the base of the crane pedestal and then transfer 90-degrees to a fixed ladder that extended up to the control tower. When Hoffas had finished using the crane, he attempted to descend down the fixed ladder from the control tower. There were no hand-holds for the lower ladder. As he stepped down from the top ladder trying to rotate 90-degrees to the top rung of lower ladder, Hoffas slipped on the first rung of the lower ladder and fell hard 3-5 feet to the deck. The distance between the bottom rung of the upper ladder and top rung of the lower ladder was at least 17-inches down and 4.18 inches over. Hoffas testified that the upper ladder was loose from striking the bulkhead on the other side of its rotation multiple times and that a control cord was wrapped around the rungs of the upper ladder. During the fall, Hoffas twisted his left knee and was seriously injured. The photograph below shows the ladders coming down from the control tower:
The Ladder Violates American Seafoods' Own Safety Standards.
Update on Availability of Punitive Damages in Unseaworthiness Cases
On January 23, Ninth Circuit decided Batterson v. Dutra Grp. which addressed the whether punitive damages are available in an unseaworthiness cause of action. Following last year's unanimous Washington State Supreme Court decision in Tabingo v. Am. Triumph LLC, 188 Wn.2d 41 (March 9, 2017), a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circiut answered the question in the affirmative, holding that punitive damages may be awarded in unseaworthiness cases to punish conduct which manifests reckless or callous disregard for the rights of others, gross negligence, actual malice, or criminal indifference.
This means that seamen asserting an unseaworthiness cause of action in courts within the Ninth Circuit, and in Washington State Courts, may claim punitive damages. . . . at least for now. The U.S. Supreme Court denied cert in Tabingo, supra, on January 8, but the shipowner in Batterton will almost surely seek Supreme Court review. There is currently a circuit split on this issue, as the Fifth Circuit ruled against the availability of punitive damages in McBride v. Estis Well Serv., L.L.C., 768 F.3d 382 (5th Cir. 2014), cert denied, 135 S. Ct. 2310, 191 L.Ed.2d 978 (2015). It remains to be seen whether the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on the issue.
Historically, courts in the Ninth Circuit and elsewhere have had an on-and-off relationship with punitive damages in unseaworthiness actions. In 1987, the Ninth Circuit held in Evich v. Morris that:
Seattle-based crab boat and six-member crew missing in Bering Sea
On Saturday, the Seattle-based crab boat F/V DESTINATION went missing in the Bering Sea, approximately two miles off of St. George Island, with six crewmembers aboard. St. George Island is located about 650 miles west of Kodiak Island, and has approximately 100 residents. The DESTINATION was on its way to begin the snow crab season.
The vessel's emergency locator beacon (EPIRB) was activated at 6:11 a.m. on Saturday, and the U.S. Coast Guard and volunteers searched for nearly three days for the vessel and crew, without success. The EPIRB can be activated manually, or activates automatically upon hitting sea water. The Coast Guard received no mayday call from the vessel, which has led to speculation that whatever befell the vessel happened quickly. Volunteer vessels assisted the Coast Guard search, as well as individuals on ATVs along the shoreline of St. George Island. There are high cliffs along the shore of St. George, which provided volunteers a vantage point to look out to sea for evidence of the DESTINATION or debris from the vessel.
Search crews reported 30 mph winds, five to eight-foot waves, and air temperature of 20 degrees. The Bering Sea is known for bad weather this time of year. In such temperatures, ice can build up on a boat, reducing stability and buoyancy.
10 Things to Know Before Going up to Alaska for "A Season"
It's that time of year again. The holidays are over and you're going back to work on a factory trawler up in Alaska for "A-Season." Whether you're a returning crew member or a greenhorn, it's important that you have a clear understanding of your legal rights before going up to Alaska on a factory trawler. Failure to protect or know your rights before you leave can seriously impact your ability to get fair compensation if you are injured. Here are the top 10 things to know about your legal rights before going back to work:
- Report Your Injury. If you get injured on a factory trawler, you need to report the injury as soon as possible in writing. Some leads or supervisors will try to delay or discourage you from filling out an accident report in order to limit the number of claims filed against the company. You should insist on filling out an accident report immediately. Remind your supervisor that company policy requires you to fill out an accident report following an injury.
- Fill Out An Accident Report. Fill out an accident/incident report even if you believe the injury will resolve quickly. Some injuries that you initially believe will resolve quickly can turn into larger issues that may lead to surgery. You are not a doctor and don't know if your injury will become more serious than you believe at first. If you fail to fill out an accident/incident report in a timely manner, the company may try to deny your claim because you did not report it.
A Victory for American Seafoods Workers: Court Orders American Seafoods to Pay Increased Maintenance of Over $78 Per Day and Attorneys' Fees to Injured Worker.
Maintenance is a daily stipend intended to cover the room-and-board expenses of a maritime worker injured in the service of a vessel, including seafood processing and deckhands on factory trawlers owned by American Seafoods Company. An injured worker is entitled to maintenance payments until the worker reaches maximum medical improvement from the injury. Based on contracts it drafted, American Seafoods has callously taken the position that injured workers are entitled to only $30.00 per day for maintenance payments while they recover from injuries sustained on its vessel, regardless of whether their actual room-and-board expenses exceed $30.00 per day. Other seafood processing companies have allowed for higher living maintenance rates based on an employee's actual room-and-board expenses. American Seafoods' position against its own workers has now been rejected in cases brought by our clients in both state and federal courts in Washington.
On November 28, 2016, King County Superior Court Judge Sue Parisien ordered American Seafoods to pay maintenance of $78.43 per day to an injured seafood processor represented by Kraft Davies PLLC while he recovered from partial knee replacement surgery due to an injury at work. In ruling against American Seafoods, Judge Parisien ruled: "American Seafoods has not cited any valid basis in fact or law allowing it to limit plaintiff's maintenance rate to $30 per day, when plaintiff's actual room and board expenses total $78.43 per day." Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees Incurred in Pursuing Unpaid Maintenance at 3 ll. 7-10. The Court further ruled: "American Seafoods' ongoing denial of maintenance, which forced plaintiff to hire counsel to pursue benefits which he is plainly owed, is willful." Id. The court went on to award the injured seafood processor attorneys' fees for the cost of increasing his maintenance rate from $30.00 per day to $78.43 per day.
This is the second time this year that a court has rejected American Seafoods' attempts to limit maintenance payments to $30 per day and provides hope to injured workers who struggle to meet their expenses while off work due to an injury on an American Seafoods vessel. Earlier this year in Sabow v. American Seafoods Company, USDC Western District of Washington Case No. C16-0111-JCC, the Honorable John C. Coughenour ruled that American Seafoods could not limit maintenance payments to $30 per day and must reimburse injured workers based on their reasonable actual room-and-board. American Seafoods has now appealed the issue to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Search For Missing F/V Exito Crew Called Off
On Friday, December 6, 2016, at 9:38 p.m., the crew of the F/V Exito contacted the U.S. Coast Guard reporting that they were taking on water 14 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor. Five crew members were aboard when the vessel sank and a nearby vessel, the Afognak Strait, was able to rescue three crew members from the water. The U.S. Coast Guard responded with the Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley and a Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Kodiak. Unfortunately, the other two crew members were not found and remain missing.
After searching for the crew for three days, the U.S. Coast Guard called off the search on December 9. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the missing crewmembers of the F/V Exito. The investigation into the details of the sinking of the F/V Exito remain under investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The crew of the F/V Exito is covered under the Jones Act. If you have questions about your right to compensation under the Jones Act, contact our experienced maritime injury and death attorneys for a free consultation.
Fisherman Injured on F/V BLUE NORTH in Bering Sea
On November 9, the U.S. Coast Guard received a request for a medevac from F/V BLUE NORTH, a Seattle-based fishing company, when a 41-year-old crew member sustained a neck injury while working on the vessel. Neck and spinal injuries can be serious and can lead to permanent disabilities. Due to the nature of the injury, a U.S. Coast Guard flight surgeon recommended an emergency medevac from the vessel to a trauma center. At the time of the incident, the vessel was approximately 285 miles northwest of St. Paul in the Bering Sea and steamed toward shore to meet the helicopter. Taking off from Air Station Kodiak, a Jayhawk helicopter flew to Cold Bay to hoist the injured fisherman off the fishing vessel and the crew member was transported to the hospital for emergency evaluation and treatment.
At this point, there are no details about the cause of the crew member's injury. Fishermen injured on fishing vessels are entitled to coverage under the federal Jones Act, which covers seamen, fishermen, and other maritime workers injured on boats and ships. Under the Jones Act, an injured fisherman may be entitled to lost wages and damages for pain, disability, and loss of enjoyment of life.
If you are injured on a fishing vessel, it is important that you notify your employer of the injury and fill out an incident report. In the report, you should describe exactly how you were injured, what unsafe condition contributed to your injury, and provide the names of all witnesses that were present at the scene of your injury. It is important that you obtain prompt medical attention following an injury. You have the right to select your own medical providers and do not have to go to doctors selected by the fishing company. While you receive medical treatment for your injuries, the company has an obligation to pay you a daily stipend called "maintenance" to cover your room-and-board expenses on land. The company is also obligated to pay for all medical expenses related to your injury or illness that are designed to improve your condition.
Can I Get My Maintenance Rate Increased?
If you have been injured while working on a vessel, you may wonder if you can get your maintenance rate increased from what is set forth in your employment contact. The short answer is "yes" in many circumstances. For example, what if your employer's contract set forth a maintenance rate of only $30 per day but your actual room-and-board expenses were $70 per day. A seaman or fisherman is entitled to actual reasonable room-and-board expenses while recovering from an injury or illness on land in most situations.
"The rule of maintenance and cure is simple and broad: a seaman is entitled to maintenance and cure for any injury or illness that occurs or becomes aggravated while he is serving the ship." Messier v. Bouchard Transp., 688 F.3d 78, 83-84 (2d Cir. 2012) (emphasis in original). In Dean v. Fishing Co. of Alaska, Inc., 177 Wn.2d 399 (2013), the Washington State Supreme Court summarized the law of maintenance and cure:
Under general maritime law, a shipowner has a duty to provide maintenance and cure to a seaman who "becomes ill or is injured while in the service of the ship." Vella v. Ford Motor Co., 421 U.S. 1, 3, 95 S. Ct. 1381, 43 L. Ed. 2d 682 (1975); Clausen v. Icicle Seafoods, Inc., 174 Wn.2d 70, 76, 272 P.3d 827 (2012). "Maintenance" is a per diem living allowance for food and lodging comparable to what the seaman is entitled to while at sea; "cure" is payment of medical expenses incurred in treating the seaman's injury or illness. Calmar S.S. Corp. v. Taylor, 303 U.S. 525, 528, 58 S. Ct. 651, 82 L. Ed. 993 (1938); Clausen, 174 Wn.2d at 76. The shipowner's duty to pay maintenance and cure "continues until the seaman . . . reaches the point of maximum medical recovery." 1 Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Admiralty and Maritime Law § 6-28, at 393 (4th ed. 2004) (citing Farrell v. United States, 336 U.S. 511, 522-23, 69 S. Ct. 707, 93 L. Ed. 850 (1949)). "'Maximum medical cure' is reached when the seaman recovers from the injury, the condition permanently stabilizes or cannot be improved further." McMillan v. Tug Jane A. Bouchard, 885 F. Supp. 452, 459 (E.D.N.Y. 1995). . .
Alaska Salmon Season Yields Less Salmon
The 2016 Alaska salmon harvest is seeing a sharp decline from 2015, but one species is helping to save the summer fishing season. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the projected total catch for salmon during the summer of 2016 is 161 million, down 40 percent from 2015's harvest of over 268 million salmon. To date in 2016 there has been about 88 million salmon caught. One bright spot for Alaska fishing during the 2016 salmon fishing season has been the sockeye salmon, which is projected to have a total harvest that will rank in Alaska's all-time top ten for sockeye. While other salmon species have had low catch numbers, thus far the sockeye salmon harvest has surpassed 51 million. Bristol Bay has received a sockeye salmon catch so far of 38 million, greatly exceeding expectations, and will likely result in the largest sockeye harvest there in over 20 years.
The large decline in 2016 for Alaska total salmon harvest can be contributed to the significant decline in pink salmon harvest statewide; an estimated 90 million will be caught this year, while 190 million were caught in 2015. Some fishing areas, such as the Kodiak, are seeing the slowest pink salmon harvest since the 1970's. Other notable Alaska salmon harvests thus far include the following: red salmon, nearly 48 million – down 7 million from last year; silver salmon, 4.4 million – up by 500,000; and chum salmon, 19 million – up by 500,000.
While Alaska salmon fishing is one of Alaska's most important industries, with an annual average harvest exceeding 150 million fish sold by commercial fishermen, it can also be a very dangerous occupation. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found that during the decade of 2000-2009, salmon fishery experienced the most occupational deaths within commercial fishing in the United States, with 39 fatalities.


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It's happened yet again.
A trucker in mid-September drove his 18-wheeler on a pedestrian-only New Jersey boardwalk for nearly three miles before being stopped by a police officer. The driver, whose truck damaged 100 ft. of railing and the boardwalk during its removal, told police that he was just following his GPS. This was the second time in two months that a truck took the boardwalk route.
Following a GPS-suggested route is commonplace, but why wouldn't drivers stop immediately when they realized they were no longer on a road?
Moreover, why do we often trust our computers, smartphones and vehicle sensors even when they're obviously giving us bad information – and what can drivers do about it?
Jaco Hamman, associate professor of religion, psychology, and culture at Vanderbilt Divinity School, studies this issue and has written about how machines and humans interact. He is also a long-distance motorcycle rider who uses both maps and GPS during his countrywide journeys.
"When it comes to a GPS I think there are at least four forces that play together about why people follow a GPS down the wrong path," he explained. First, Hamman notes that as infants we learn to be compliant to the wishes of others because we depend upon them for our nurturing, food and other life-giving items. This compliance has now spread to our devices. "We are so trained to be compliant to the notifications that we get from our screens. That compliancy mirrors the compliancy we learned in early childhood."
He adds that this compliancy is magnitudes more pronounced in younger people. "Young folks, because they grew up so close with handheld technology, have a deeper trust but there's also a deeper dependency compared to older generations. Research from various other angles totally validates that younger drivers, more inexperienced drivers, will definitely rely on technology more than seasoned drivers. There is no doubt about it."
This explanation resonates with experienced truckers like Joseph Graham who has been driving for nearly 15 years. He cites a lack of 'situational awareness' among less experienced drivers especially those who have always had GPS and never had to use paper maps. "In the process of the technology that has entered the industry, I think we've lost a little bit of our situational awareness that the older caliber of driver still has, but the new drivers haven't had the chance to develop yet to keep them out of trouble zones." Graham, who says he embraces new technologies, still checks for hot tires with his hand and always double checks his Google Maps with map books if he's new to a route.
His experience behind the wheel also tells him not to trust his sensors or fuel gauges 100% of the time. "A fuel gauge is mechanical just like many other devices and can give false readings … When you know your truck and do your trip planning, you pretty much know on the fly how much fuel you have left. By checking your mileage versus just letting the fuel gauge do it, you get the ability to say, 'hey, wait a minute. There's something wrong with this truck. I should've got X amount of miles out of this tank of fuel, and I only got this. Is it because of the train? Was I heavy or was there a problem?'"
Hamman said the second reason why drivers overly trust their screens is that they become preoccupied with the information it's giving. "For instance, if I am engrossed in a play activity, I can be preoccupied with that, [and that's a good thing]. I also can be preoccupied in a moment of creativity while I'm writing or painting, but there's also a kind of preoccupation that inhibits. When people get preoccupied with what happens on a screen, it inhibits that deeper functioning of thought processes you would hope would be there but suddenly it's just not there."
The third reason is "the myth of multitasking … Research shows that only about two and a half percent of the world's population can really multitask. If multitasking would be following a GPS screen carefully while actually observing my environment, looking at the road, at a dock, things like that, I would say about two and a half percent of the world's population can probably do that well. But as people try to multitask, like driving big rig, a car or motorbike while they are focusing in a preoccupied way on the GPS, they absolutely will lose the capacity to take in their environment."
The fourth and last reason is anxiety. "If people are in a new city or area they will be anxious. We know from studies that looking at a screen such as a GPS or phone that our body releases oxytocin and dopamine into our system. Dopamine makes us feel more relaxed. The oxytocin actually instills a sense of trust that here's a connection between me and this device. So I'm anxious because I'm under the clock. I have to make this delivery in a certain time. The more I get anxious, the more I look at the screen, which actually makes me feel more relaxed because dopamine is released into my system just by looking at the screen." He adds: "If you are always under the clock, it's impossible to function optimally. Then the GPS comes in and says, 'I will help you function optimally.'"
What's the answer to overly trusting gadgets?
"Experience," Hamman said. "Technology gives just knowledge. I look at the gauge and it says my tire pressure is fine, but sensors go bad. Learning how to check your tires another way is wisdom … As you mature in being a driver, you get more wise and you probably rely less on technology that only gives you knowledge. That input of data is really important but it's not everything."
Another driver, Bobby, who asked that his real name not be used, embraces truck technology that has proven itself to him. "I trust the tire pressure monitors because they've had a long track record of working correctly for me. Since I installed them a few years ago I haven't had any tire failures at all. I am alerted of a tire leak and I can quickly fix it before the tire blows."
Bobby is an owner-operator with more than 15 years on the road. He says that experience has shown him when to trust sensors. "A lane departure system will give false warnings when the sun is shining on the highway in a certain way. The system sees lines on the pavement and thinks they are line markers. The collision avoidance system uses metal detecting radar and sometimes it picks up guard rails when the truck is pointed in a certain way and will sometimes activate the braking system unnecessarily and unsafely. I always err on the side of caution, but [some sensors] can make it frustrating for the driver."


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NEW YORK – as my milan round of collection reviews come to an end, i wanted to make a brief stop over in new york before i ramp up with the finale of men's fashion week in paris. wang's work at balenciaga has already begun developing, but i've been excited to see the aliance or departure between alexander wang and all the other fashion entities he's balancing. what i love of the alexander wang design presence is that feel of casual, that feel of cool, of relaxed. it's not this fussy type shit that other labels try and promote or create on the runway. part of the luxury of being a male in today's world is to be able to just throw shit on. the alexander wang label and his menswear collections celebrate that casual-ity of male style. there's an air of athelticism, combined with a downtown type of feel. the alexander wang menswear label has never deviated from what it has always been. theres almost an urban street wear flavor that wang's menswear collections take on. when you see wang's womenswear collections, you understand the crossover appeal of luxury, but the menswear label remains grounded. not grounded in the sense that it's lacking success, but grounded in a way that keeps it real. i love that. the clothes represent that feel for me, and the subtlety of the details is what allows the clothes to move past that sense of regularity, or commonality. it's the choice to do a leather collar, or the choice to add extra stitching to a pant. it's clean, fresh & masculine- but not in a way that's off-putting. it's relatable and familiar. that's what fashion and style should represent, a feel, a direction, an edge.
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