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Christian people have many blessings, one is particularly special. We have access to God in prayer. We can come with boldness and have access with confidence. The Bible teaches the priesthood of all believers, access is free because the price has been paid by the precious blood of Christ. Do you pray? The world, the flesh and the devil will try to stop you praying
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It was a heart wrenching weekend in our subdivision Saturday. I was fixing dinner at approximately 4:00 pm when I heard sirens up close and personal. Husband was out running some errands, so I thought perhaps he had been accosted for making a turn without indicating (he's been known to do this on occasion).
When I went outside the door to have a look, a police officer was setting up traffic cones to prohibit travel on our street. This was just to the east of our home.
As I approached the street I saw the neighbor's house across the street and two doors down fully engulfed in flames. The police were there in force setting up perimeters, the emergency medical personal, but the fire department (all volunteer, mind you) had not yet arrived. We could hear the sirens wailing in the distance.
I went back into the house, turned off the stove and joined my neighbors. Two doors down, our neighbor had the mother and two children in her home. So many tears and so much sorrow as the mother watched her home being consumed by flame. The young daughter's concern was pets left inside the home… but the family, the mother and children were safely outside the burning home.
The firefighters arrived and began in earnest their attempt to extinguish the blazing home. A hydrant was close at hand and they hooked up and began to hose down the exterior and the garage that was open and spewing flames as if it were a dragon's lair.
|Where the fire damaged the roof
Once some ground had been gained, several firefighters climbed to the roof and began the arduous task of inspecting it for 'hot spots' each of them using a long pole. After they climbed back down, portions of the roof burst into flames. Next we heard a horrific explosion and the vehicle parked in the driveway burst into flame.
Our street was awash with not only the emergency responders, but the" lookie-loos" who come to watch the unfolding tragedy. Those, the curious, the sight seers.
|The garage, where it appears the fire started
The father showed up and approached his wife asking for clarification on "how could this happen?" All in all, it was an unpleasant exchange and my heart broke for this wife in the anger the husband expressed over the happening situation.
Lea from My Letters to Emily wrote of her state's devastating tornadoes from this past week. She pondered the ago old question of "why"… Why, indeed.
It is always amazing to watch, see and hear a person's response to tragedy and the "why" of it all.
|The vehicle that was destroyed
Please pray for this family as they are brought to mind. Pray they are able to recover and that this tragedy does not destroy their family unit.
Simply yours,
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3-5 All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel! He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there for us. We have plenty of hard times that come from following the Messiah, but no more so than the good times of his healing comfort—we get a full measure of that, too.


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We've always believed in offering our patients choices. Many vendors try and force physicians & practices into loyalty program by offering incentives to be exclusive to them and exclude choices to patients. This tends to build monopolies which lose customer focus over time. This is another reason why Forever Young Medspa tries wherever possible to offer our patients choices. For our BOTOX & Dysport patients, we now offer two alternatives in Dysport & Xeomin. So, whatever you want, it's your choice but feel free to discuss the advantages with us.
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Because patients now have two options (Dysport & Xeomin) instead of just BOTOX and some patients have developed immunity to BOTOX & Dysport due to the additives.
Also unlike Dysport, Xeomin is injected with the exact same dosage as BOTOX unit for unit and this is important as some centers try and mislead unsuspecting patients with per unit prices. As an example, the average patient requires 40-55 (men require more) units to treat the three most common areas of the face with either BOTOX or Xeomin as they inject unit for unit the same. Dysport requires 2.5 times more units than either BOTOX or Xeomin. Not a bad thing just a different formulation. So when you see Dysport advertised with 50 units for $300 it sounds good but it's only the equivalent of 20 units of BOTOX or Xeomin.
Are you going to offer any incentives?
Generally both Xeomin & Dysport are about 10% less than BOTOX as each tries to capture market share away from Allergan. In terms of efficacy there have been no independent studies that show any significant measurable difference between the three other than Dysport which seems to have a faster onset of action than either BOTOX or Dysport. This simply means that in general, Dysport works faster.
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There is a risk that all Botulinum toxin products may spread from the area where they were injected to other parts of the body, causing potentially life-threatening swallowing and breathing problems. This was predominantly seen in children treated with Botox off-label for cerebral palsy which often require very large doses. These issues have not been reported among people who received Botulinum products for cosmetic uses or to treat blepharospasm.
Other risks may include bleeding and bruising at the injection site and allergic reactions such as itching, swelling or shortness of breath. Your practitioner should discuss all the potential risks of this procedure with you during your consultation.
When Xeomin is used to treat cervical dystonia, side effects include neck pain, muscle weakness, injection site pain and musculoskeletal pain. When used to treat blepharospasm, the most common side effects Botulinum products were eyelid sagging, dry eye, dry mouth, diarrhea, headache, visual impairment, shortness of breath (dyspnea), and upper respiratory infections.
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This is a really cool example of how software will eventually augment our memory, capturing information around us for future recall.
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@gitmerge I've seen a handful of apps rise in this space recently but this looks more data-rich than most of the others 😸 How do you plan on differentiating from Google Lens on the longer run?
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@amrith thanks for your comment! Yeah, Google Lens will be the most widely-used "visual assistant" or maybe another new ADs platform based on their very massive data infrastructure, I think. But, in fact, our question was simple actually "what is/should be a real usage of AR in our everyday life, instead of the 3D visual effect itself." That is. So it might be/we will focus on the strongest real-time data crawler via the camera, instead of active-assistant itself. Also in the near future, it could be more "socialized/crowded" for its data on Cloud. Yes, the accuracy also will be fixed/improved with each user. So our final goal is to turn the world into data for the people. yeah, actually not sure all the things about our future shape, but if I receive a bunch of vote from our PH family, I will decide to develop with next plan. :)
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And by the way PH friends, please request promo code casually via this PH comment or email (email@example.com), or twitter.
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I would love a promo code to try Memo! Thanks
@andrewjb44 Andrew I've sent via your twitter message! Check it out 😉
@memo @ayushpokh Yeah, soon i'll send you
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In China today, one can find posters for sale in stores and on the street from the Cultural Revolution of 1966-76. The Cultural Revolution was a time of turmoil, in which so many Chinese people still alive today participated, but seem to prefer to forget about. To them, sorry. I simply find the subject a fascinating example of so many phenomena: mass movements and groupthink, propaganda and personality cult, imaginary enemies and violence.
When the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party kicked off the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, it called on revolutionaries (so everyone that did not want to get humiliated or killed) to write big-word posters (大字报) with images and slogans that appeal to Marxist ideals. This is a brief look at the posters of the Cultural Revolution and how they, like so much propaganda for revolution or war, whipped up public fervour for violence.
Of the posters I have seen, there are a few noticeable themes. (The captions, where there are captions, are translations of each poster. Where there is no caption, the words are my own interpretation.) First is gathering support for the revolution. Second is children. Third is military and defence. Fourth is reverence for Chairman Mao. I have added a poster of Red Guard taking down "counter-revolutionaries" and photos that illuminate the reality behind the posters.
Some points of note:
Mao Zedong is always smiling. The people are smiling at Mao, unless they are busy destroying counter-revolutionaries.
The colour red is employed more than any other. Red is not only important in Chinese culture (symbolising joy and good fortune) and communist culture (the blood of the workers), the colour red draws people in and elicits emotion from them (see more in this video on Nazi propaganda). Mao wanted his last revolution to channel the energies of his cult, and red helped ensure he did.
The first poster is of destroying the relics of the old world. Under the revolutionary's foot are, among other things, a crucifix and a Buddha statue. The photo next to it is of a public burning of Buddha statues.
Many of the posters show people with guns next to people with farming implements. Mao's Little Red Book is usually there, either in the hands of everyone or in the hands of those at the head of a long line. The book itself seems to be leading the way.
The animosity displayed during the Cultural Revolution was not only directed at internal bourgeois enemies but also at external ones, such as the Soviet Union, whoever planned to invade China and whoever was occupying Taiwan. I saw the poster reading "destroy the Soviet Union" when I lived in Beijing; it actually read "destroy [or 'smash'] the Soviet Union" on the left and "destroy imperialist America" on the right. This photo was taken at Beijing University.
The posters depict masses of people all aligned behind Mao, as if all the people of China were following his every word. Millions, of course, were.
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The government may announce tax benefits for non-cash transactions in this year's Budget following recommendations made by the Payments Council of India (PCI).
"We are extremely confident that in this year's Budget, merchants and customers will get a major incentive from the government for digital transactions. This government is very serious about the Digital India push," said Paresh Rajde, managing director of Suvidhaa Infoserv and a member of the PCI committee that formulated the recommendations.
In the submission to the ministry in December, a copy of which is with ET, the umbrella body for all payments companies of the country said, "To incentivise players in the market to operate payment gateway systems and also to ensure capital for investment in further development of such solutions, we recommend offering tax incentives/tax holidays to such businesses."
The government said in one of its communications to the council that merchants with more than 50% of their transactions done digitally could get a tax rebate or a 1-2% reduction in value-added tax on all electronic transactions. Consumers could get some income tax rebates if they showed a certain portion of their net expenses was incurred digitally.
The government also plans to do away with the convenience fee charged for online utility bill payments.
"Payments companies are helping in the process of financial inclusion, but our business works on thin margins and longer gestation periods, hence we should be treated at par with infrastructure companies and the government should look into the tax issues we are facing," said Naveen Surya, chairman of PCI.
The committee also recommended that the government look into the matter of tax deducted at source, which blocks working capital for payment aggregators.
"We have to pay a hefty fee to the acquiring bank for every transaction and the margin for our trade is very thin. Often, because of TDS, we have to pay the government from our own pockets because we are not profitmaking and by the time the returns come, my business is already in the doldrums," said Ketan Doshi, managing director of PayPoint India.
Rajde said that for India to realise the dream of digitisation, doing electronic transactions is important. "We have seen the Korea model where they shifted from a cash-heavy society to digital. This was achieved through incentivisation," he said.


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Hello! Hello! Welcome back to all of the returning graduate students and welcome home to everyone new. I hope you had an absolutely AMAZING summer break. I took a class this summer but was able to put my toes in the sand a few times so I am grateful. I am having a difficult time getting back into the swing of things this semester. It is probably because IT IS MY LAST ONE! I apologize for my obnoxious excitement in the previous statement. I am anticipating the bittersweet goodbye come December.
I did want to take a moment and recap the end of the spring semester. It was time for the GSA board to host elections so GSA now has a brand new board which is exciting! I'm happy for them and anticipating a wonderful year. We hosted Graduate Student Appreciation week in April. That was great because we were able to give dinner, cupcakes, and great prizes to both main campus and the Philly campus. The students seemed to really enjoy the week. Check out some photos below.
May Graduate Commencement 2014 was great of course! I will post photos in a separate post for people to see.
Some pretty exciting things have been happening at WCU. For starters, the Masters of Public Administration program has earned international accreditation from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration. Our program is one of only four programs to have earned this accreditation. That is an awesome accomplishment for that department! If you would like to read more about it I will post the link below.
There is now Exton Shuttle Services which were available for the Spring 2014 semester and will be available again beginning this Monday, August 25th.
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Since we are on the topic of buses; the bus from main campus to the Graduate Business Center (GBC) will be returning this year! It will be departing from Church St. every half hour beginning at 3:30pm. The last bus will leave the GBC at 10:15pm. If you have any questions, you can email email@example.com or contact Transportation at 610-436-1053.
The GSA is hosting their first social of the year on September 17th from 6-10pm at Sidebar on Gay Street. They always throw super fun events so I am excited!
Lastly, I began internship this week and saw a cool quote in my supervisor's office. I figured it could be applied to yet another semester and pushing ahead regardless of the struggle.
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An Adverse Selection Model of Bank Asset and Liability Management with Implications for the Transmission of Monetary Policy
NBER Working Paper No. 5217
This paper develops a model of bank asset and liability management, based on the idea that information problems make it difficult for banks to raise funds with instruments other than insured deposits. The model can be used to address the question of how monetary policy works. One effect it captures is that when the Fed reduces reserves, this tightens banks' financing constraints and thereby leads to a cutback in bank lending -- this is the 'bank lending channel' in action. However, in addition to providing a specific set of microfoundations for the lending channel, the model also yields a novel account of how monetary policy affects bond-market interest rates.
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Four men in France will face "preliminary charges" of providing assistance to Amedy Coulibaly, who killed a police officer before killing four hostages at a kosher grocery store. From the Telegraph:
The Paris prosecutor's office on Tuesday said the four, who would be the first to face charges in the case, are suspected of providing logistical support to Coulibaly, though the nature of this support was not specified…The four men, all in their 20s, will appear before an investigating judge later on Tuesday. No other details were immediately available.
(In France's "inquisitorial" justice system, criminal investigations are conducted by judges.)
Eight other individuals who were detained over possible connections to the Paris terror attacks have been released without being charged.
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The Historically Black College Alumni of New London is accepting applications for the 17th annual Black College tour. It will depart from New London High School April 14 and return April 19.
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Below is a gathering of some of the various considerations and airwaves sendings of The Forest / The Wald…
"…the seasons shift through a dozen tracks that rage and range from the manic Morris Dance of Cosmic Neighbourhood's 'Equinox' to the electronic storm of Time Attendant's 'Fantastic Mass'… An album… to listen to in undisturbed sittings, as you pick out the stories that it tells." Dave Thompson, Spin Cycle at Goldmine Magazine
"…a response to British folk traditions that acknowledges the history without seeming beholden to it…" John Coulthart at Feuilleton
"…The Hare And The Moon offering… a ghostly love note murmured in spectral tidings upon which droning mists descend which once cleared and lifted reveal siren-esque apparitions softly wooing with their beckoning bewitchment…" Mark Barton at The Sunday Experience here and here.
Raffaello Russo has captured the spirit of things rather well at Music Won't Save You (and we shall not offend his fine, flowing investigations by trying to translate the text here).
The good folk at Shindig have included The Forest / The Wald scribings in issue 62 of the magazine. Peruse that here (and writer Ben Graham's home in the ether here).
The Forest / The Wald can also be found amongst the zeros and ones and frequency modulation airwaves, in particular via:
Evening Of Light / Golden Apples Of The Sun / Gated Canal Community Radio / You, The Night & The Music and in a circular manner at the phantom seaside radio of The Séance here and here.
Thanks to Oscar, Justin, Mat, James and Pete for those transmissions and a general tip of the hat to all concerned for both the above and ongoing support. Thankyou kindly.
And the album itself? Well…
The Forest / The Wald is a study and collection of work that reflects on fragments and echoes of tales from the woodland and its folklore; greenwood rituals performed in the modern day, fantastical childhood rhymes, sylvan siren calls that tremble through tangles of branches, electronics pressed into the summoning of otherworldly arboreal creations unearthed amidst the creeping thickets and elegies to woodland intrustions, solitudes and seasons.
Audiological explorations by Bare Bones, Magpahi, Polypores, Time Attendant, David Colohan, Sproatly Smith, The Hare And The Moon ft Alaska, The Rowan Amber Mill, The Séance with Lutine, Cosmic Neighbourhood and A Year In The Country.
Peruse it around these parts here.
It is available in physical form at our Artifacts Shop, Norman Records and the Ghost Box Guest Shop and in physical/download form at our Bandcamp Ether Victrola.
It can also be found in less tangible, binary form at most of the multitude of usual places one would go to consider and listen to music in a newer, more fangled, less corporeal manner. So, at the streaming/rent, download/buy and stream/have-the-occasional-interruption-of-almost-surreally-unconnected-adverts (!) likes of Deezer, Spotify, Amazon and iTunes.


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When u r trying to measure the original ps u can read ~7k between gnd and data but from 5v to data u cant because it have some capacitors.
Maybe samsund did something else, i have to try, maybe data pins drawing some current (mA) and that's why it's not working with only shorting them.
For the moment it's the only (working) solution i've found and i'm happy with it .
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LAHORE - Pakistan Awami Tehrik chief Dr Tahirul Qadri vow that the revolution march would be taken out at any cost. He said that strategy to come out of the cordoned off area would be formed according to the situation today.
Talking to media outside his residence Wednesday, Dr Qadri said they were in contact with the PTI leadership. He said the government minister should be ashamed of their baseless allegation of inciting violence against him. He said in 2009 Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif even used abusive language against the PPP and Asif Ali Zardari. He questioned was it constitutional. He said alleging him for inciting violence was depiction of the defeated mindset of the rulers.
Dr Qadri said that he invited all the political parties and human rights organisations for inspection Minhajul Quran Secretariat and if they find any illegal weapon, he had offered to call off his revolution call. He said their struggle was constitutional and peaceful. He said his revolution march was aimed at the uplifting of the constitution. He guaranteed there would be no violence in today's revolution march. He said after his guarantee accusing him of violence was shameful. He said the people from every city would join the march on GT Road.
Dr Qadri said he wanted to tell the international community that he totally believed in the country's constitution. He said the purpose of his march was restoration of the constitution in its essence. He said they wanted transparency and devolution of power and participatory democracy.
He said the Lahore High Court had ordered to remove the containers placed on the roads leading to Model Town but the government filed a review petition against that order. He said the court had rejected the review petition as well which meant that the first orders of the court prevailed. He said the government did not act upon the court order so far.
Dr Qadri criticised the system where Gullu Butt was set free. He said there was 'Gullucracy' rather than democracy.
He accused the ruling party of patronising terrorists who possibly could attack him and his workers. He said their destination was Islamabad and revolution. He said he was in contact with the MQM leadership.


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Actors Matthew Cobb and Alex Jean win American College Theater Festival Irene Ryan Recognition
Congratulations to Golden West College actors Matthew Cobb (Leopold) and Alex Jean (Loeb) for being named nominees for the Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival (ACTF) Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships for their performances in the recent Golden West College Theater Arts department production of Never The Sinner by John Logan.
Matthew Cobb (Leopold) and Alex Jean (Loeb) are now eligible to attend the 2018 KCACTF Region VIII Festival to compete for an Irene Ryan acting scholarship. They can also proudly place the words "Irene Ryan Award" on their acting resumes.
Since 1972, the Irene Ryan Foundation of Encino, California, has awarded Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships to provide recognition, honor, and financial assistance to outstanding student performers wishing to pursue further education. These scholarships are made possible by the generosity of the late Irene Ryan who is best remembered for her portrayal of the lovable and feisty 'Granny Clampett' in The Beverly Hillbillies.
Started in 1969 by Roger L. Stevens, the Kennedy Center's founding chairman, the Kennedy Center American College Theater (KCACTF) is a national theater program involving over 18,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide, which has served as a catalyst in improving the quality of college theater in the United States. The KCACTF has grown into a network of more than 600 academic institutions throughout the country, where theater departments and student artists showcase their work and receive outside assessment by KCACTF respondents.
The goals of the Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival are to encourage, recognize, and celebrate the finest and most diverse work produced in university and college theater programs; to provide opportunities for participants to develop their theater skills and insight and achieve professionalism; to improve the quality of college and university theater in America; and to encourage colleges and universities to give distinguished productions of new plays, especially those written by students, the classics – revitalized or newly conceived, and experimental works.
Upcoming productions for the Golden West College Theater Arts department include the plays Macbeth, The Diviners, The Little Dog Laughed and the award winning musical Evita. For more information on the Golden West College Theater Arts program, visit their website at www.gwctheater.com.


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Ever wondered how far science has come in genetic modifications? Here is a YouTube video to answer that.
Ever wondered how far science has come in genetic modifications? Here is a YouTube video to answer that.
As a teenage, I always enjoyed post apocalyptic shows such as Planet of the Apes from the 70s, Mad Max and the Terminator. Whether the film was horror or sci-fi, any plot involving humanity on the verge of annihilation or extinction, the lone group of survivors who were able to over come impossible odds in defeating the enemy which could be aliens, A.I. zombies, mutants, etc was entertaining. In my mind these possible threats were only in the realm of fiction, while thoughts of a more realistic future for the human race would be the Jettisons or Star Trek. Over the years, I found what was once in the domain of science fictions seem more to becoming more of a reality. In the news, on the Internet, almost anywhere you hear warnings about the dangers posed by A.I, genetic modifications, medical research and so on. Currently one immediate threat that is on everyone's mind is climate change. In talking with a reader this pass week, he introduced me to a YouTube video which I felt should be shared. It may sound like a movie at first, but is a possible future for humanity.
Recently, I decide to add a new category to Abnormal Realms called "It's Alive" featuring topics that were once in the realm of science fiction now a reality in the world. This would include artificial intelligence, space travel, genetically modified pets, medicine and other advancements in technology. Here is a YouTube video that looks into A.I. and the social implications to accompany it.


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Each year Genworth surveys long-term care providers in hundreds of local regions nationwide to determine the cost of various long term care services. This information can help consumers anticipate and plan to meet the high cost of care in their preferred geographic location and care setting.
Genworth recently issued its survey report for 2016. Here are some highlights with a focus on areas my law firm serves in Northcentral and Northeastern Pennsylvania.
What is Long-Term Care
Long-term care refers to the types of assistance you need if you have a prolonged physical illness, disability or severe cognitive impairment (such as Alzheimer's disease) and require ongoing support. These limitations may prevent you from carrying out basic self-care tasks, such as bathing, dressing or eating, which are called "Activities of Daily Living" (ADLs). And you may need assistance with "Instrumental Activities of Daily Living" (IADLs), such as meal preparation, money management, house cleaning, medication management, and transportation.
The support may be provided in various settings including the care recipient's home, a personal care facility, or a nursing home. The care required can range from only limited in-home support all the way to 24 hour care provided by professional nurses and trained staff in licensed nursing facilities.
About 70 percent of people age 65 or older will need some long-term care services and supports at some point in their remaining lifetime.
Initially long-term care support may be provided by uncompensated family members. But a loved one's care needs can easily overwhelm family caregivers and unpaid care must often be supplemented with paid assistance. Unfortunately, the costs of paid long-term care services and supports are typically not covered by Medicare or other health insurance. They can easily bankrupt the recipient and destroy a family's financial security.
The Genworth survey provides both national and local cost of care information that can help families understand, prepare for, and perhaps limit the potentially catastrophic financial impact of long-term care.
Care Costs for the Williamsport, Bloomsburg, Scranton and State College Areas
Long-term care is provided in a variety of settings. Costs vary by setting and by geographic location. The Genworth survey provides a list of costs incurred for various services in different settings and localities in each state.
In Pennsylvania, the survey places Williamsport, Bloomsburg, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and State College into separate regions and the average costs for similar services do vary somewhat between these regions. The median annual costs for various support services in each of these areas during the most recent survey were as follows:
Homemaker Services (based on 44 hours per week)
$45,760 Williamsport
$44,616 Bloomsburg
$50,336 State College
$43,476 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Home Health Aide Services (based on 44 hours per week)
$45,760 Williamsport
$44,616 Bloomsburg
$50,336 State College
$49,129 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Personal Care Facility (based on 12 months, private, one bedroom)
$41,580 Williamsport
$43,140 Bloomsburg
$41,940 State College
$33,300 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Nursing Home (semi-private room) (based on 365 days of care)
$107,493 Williamsport
$84,315 Bloomsburg
$98,003 State College
$107,675 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Nursing Home (private room) (based on 365 days of care)
$120,315 Williamsport
$98,550 Bloomsburg
$69,533 State College [Editor's note: this figure appears to be incorrect]
$112,734 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
The above costs are staggering. Fortunately, there are a few programs including Medicaid and Veterans Benefits (for veterans and their spouses) that can often help finance the cost of care. Expert guidance from an elder law attorney can help families qualify for financial assistance sooner rather than later.
Planning, preparation, and expert assistance are critically important. Pennsylvania residents can meet with an experienced elder law attorney at Marshall, Parker and Weber to set up a plan that will help you find the most appropriate care and pay for it without bankrupting your family.
In addition, Marshall, Parker and Weber offers care management services that help families get the long-term care information and support needed to best manage health and personal care issues. A care manager can help you ensure that your loved one will get the best possible care whether at home or another location. And they can help relieve the enormous burdens and stress you face in being a caregiver.
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Is al-Qaeda on the rebound? Evidence is starting to mount that it is. U.S. officials believe that audiotaped statements purported to be from Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, broadcast recently on al-Jazeera, are authentic. Although the bin Laden tape is not thought to be new, U.S. counterterrorism officials told TIME that al-Zawahiri's statement--which warned of imminent attacks on the U.S. and its allies--was probably recorded in the past two months. "This is a way of telling people that al-Zawahiri isn't dead," says a White House aide. The U.S. believes the two may still be hiding in Pakistan's northwestern...
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A new locomotive arrived at the PoNY Railroad's Erie Harlem Station with little fanfare but much appreciation today. With the 44 tonners down until a suitable decoder and sound system is found (I finally gave up on the LokSound I've been messing with for over a year now!), no. 514 (an Alco S-2) has been shouldering all of the duties by itself. The shiny new sound-equipped Alco S-4 no.529 is a welcomed site to the crews, and at under $100, the general accounting office couldn't complain.
I had already assumed I was going to have to change out the headlight since the double configuration seemed unusual, but again, another nice surprise that it is consistent with prototype. (Maybe all S-4s came this way?) Not sure how much closer I'm going to look, but I'm impressed with the out-of-the-box experience so far. Didn't even hesitate when I started him up. The crews should be happy.
Some prototype photos I've acquired lately of 529. Notice how close the first two photos were taken!
|1970 at Jamestown, New York
|A few milliseconds later in 1970 at Jamestown, New York
|Post merger sometime/where
|5 October 1971 at Croxton Yard, NJ
Delivered in October of 1952, no.529 was one of only 4 Alco S-4s (nos. 526-529) on the Erie who was a pretty good customer for Alco. I'm pretty sure they weren't bought because of the characteristic galopty-lop sound of the engines, but that is one reason why I like them.
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An outtake from the 2 minute film session today. Even the simplest filming needs more than one take! The office crew got a laugh when no.529 moved in reverse instead of forward on the first take...


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Using TOPPER® to give your patient / client the best outcome; With TOPPER® you have choices for increased stability and comfort!
TOPPER® has a directional bias of the engineered fabric component built into every sheet of material. In one direction the feel will be smoother, in the other it will have a little more traction, you and your patients will feel the difference.
For increased medial lateral stability, align the bias from the heel to the toes. This will increase stability for court and action sports.This alignment is also best for Diabetic or Neuropathic patients as it provides the best reduction of shear.
To provide increased stability during traction events (each stride rollover in a runners gait), align the bias medial to lateral.
For cross trainers and other all-sport applications, align the bias at a 45° angle for best all around stability.
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San Mateo, CA—April 18, 2000—NetLedger, Inc., the gateway to e-commerce and world's first provider of a Web-based accounting solution for small businesses, today announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with CyberBills, the pioneer in total bill management and the creator of StatusFactory.com, the company's own consumer portal through which services are accessed. As a result of today's announcement, customers of NetLedger will receive the benefits of a complete suite of Web-based accounting and bill payment solutions.
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About CyberBills. CyberBills, based in Santa Clara, Calif., is the first company to offer Total Bill ManagementT service over the Internet. CyberBills provides consumers and small businesses with a compelling and convenient way to view, pay, manage and automate all of their bills online, whether paper or electronic. Total Bill Management is available through CyberBills' channel partners as a private-label service and is also offered directly to consumers at StatusFactory.com, a lifestyle portal. Backed by the "StatusFactory Guarantees", StatusFactory.com's service offers a comprehensive set of consumer guarantees including time-savings, security, accuracy, excellent customer service, and cost-savings, among others. CyberBills remains a pioneer in consumer and small business Internet services by continually expanding its vision of consolidating customers' daily tasks online. For more information about CyberBills, visit www.cyberbills.com or www.statusfactory.com.
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Shortage of homes on the market slows local housing sales
Massachusetts home sales fell in March because of a shortage of homes on the market, the Warren Group said in its monthly report on the residential real estate market Tuesday.
Single-family home sales dropped 3.6 percent to 3,100 in March when compared with the number sold in March 2012, said the Warren Group, a Boston firm that tracks local real estate data. That tight inventory helped the median price to rise more than 8 percent to $285,000 on a year-to-year comparison basis.
"Low inventory is plaguing housing markets all over the country, and Massachusetts is no exception,'' David Harris, editorial director at the Warren Group, said in a statement. "With mortgage rates low and prices competitive, we're hopeful more sellers will emerge and the trend in dropping home sales will reverse.''
"It's clear that the low supply of homes for sale is continuing to pressure prices,'' Harris added.
A recent Globe story noted that a common pattern has been emerging this spring: There are too many potential buyers and too few sellers, resulting in bidding battles in many Boston-area neighborhoods.
In any case, the Warren Group noted that in March 2013, Massachusetts condo sales decreased by more than 2 percent to 1,211 on a year-to-year comparison basis.
The median price for condos sold in March was $261,000, up more than 1.5 percent, the Warren Group said.
Separately, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors issued its monthly report on the local housing market Tuesday.
The association uses a different method to track real estate activity than the Warren Group does, but the conclusions of both reports were similar.
"A good supply of homes for sale is the only thing we're missing from a sustainable housing recovery,'' association president Kimberly Allard-Moccia said in a statement.
According to the association, 3,011 detached single-family homes were sold in Massachusetts last month, a 3.3 percent drop from the number sold in March 2012.
Meanwhile, the median selling price for such a home was $290,000, up 7.8 percent on a year-to-year comparison basis.
Sales and median prices of Massachusetts condominiums were also up in March, the association said.
The association also tracks the number of homes and condos for sale.
In March 2012, there were 28,159 homes for sale. This March there were only 19,761 homes for sale, a drop of 29.8 percent.
As for condos, the drop was nearly 34 percent, the association added.
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Samsung Galaxy S8+ launches in India at the price of ₹64,900/-. It is available for pre-order now at Flipkart. It comes in three gorgeous colors: coral blue, maple gold and midnight black. The smartphone comes with iris scanner, facial recognition and fingerprint scanner. It comes with various similar features as Samsung Galaxy S8. It supports Samsung Pay with NFC and MST connectivity. The smartphone ships with virtual assistant called Bixby. Also, it is certified for dust and water resistance. Let's have a look at its features:
Display and Processor
Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus sports a 6.2-inch QHD+ display with resolution of 1440 * 2960 pixels. Under the hood, it is powered by octa-core Samsung Exyos 8895 Soc clocked at 2.35GHz and another quad-core module at 1.9GHz. It houses 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage which can be expanded via microSD card. It runs Android Nougat operating system.
Camera and Battery
In terms of camera, Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus features 12-megapixel Dual Pixel rear cameras with f/1.7 aperture. Both cameras come with same resolution and features as Samsung Galaxy S8. On the front, it has an 8-megapixel front camera with autofocus. It is backed by a 3500mAh battery. It supports both fast and wireless charging.
Connectivity Options
The connectivity options of the smartphone include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth, USB Type-C, NFC and GPS. The sensors include proximity sensor, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, gyroscope and heart rate sensor. It measures 159.5 * 73.4 * 8.1 mm and weighs 173 grams.
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The Chesterfield Community Trust work with nine primary schools delivering PE lesson and after school clubs in a variety of different sports.
In return, the schools are treated to player appearances, tickets to Chesterfield first team games, fundraising support and CPD events to help support teachers in their PE delivery.
The partnerships will be continuing again before the Christmas holidays and one of the latest schools to work with Chesterfield is Staveley Junior School who started working with us in September.
The Trust deliver PE lessons - working with kids from year one right up to year six - on Mondays and Tuesdays which include sessions in gymnastics, football, volleyball, athletics and table tennis.
Head teacher Sarah Wigfield has been delighted with the way the partnership has worked so far: "This term has been great, I was really impressed with both Nathan Khan and Ben Nicholson's attitude and desire to keep the children occupied. I think this partnership is going to be very effective."
Michael Noon from the Trust said: "It's been fantastic building up the relationship with Staveley. All the kids were really throwing themselves into what Nathan and Ben delivered and we're hoping that the partnership will get stronger and stronger as the year goes on."
All schools who work with us have access to Premier League Primary Stars website which is an online resource where they can find session plans for PE lessons and after school clubs.
Teachers from all the partner schools were invited to the Scunthorpe United fixture earlier this month in the hospitality box where all the teachers received their Spireites Schools partnership certificate.
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2016 NOTICE OF Emergency MEETING
All meetings are open to the public and will take place at City Hall in the Civil Service Office located on the 1st floor Room #103 at 8:30am unless otherwise noted.
If you would like to speak at the meeting, please come into the Civil Service Office, Room 103 to sign up.
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Way Up EP
Jus Now
Jus Now, the production duo of LAZAbeam & DJ Sam Interface is an ever-evolving music outfit that continues to fuse the sound of their hometowns Port-of-Spain (Trinidad) and Bristol (United Kingdom), respectively. The group's latest Way Up EP is their third release through the Feel Up Records label, founded by Jillionaire of Major Lazer. Jus Now's melting pot of sound, known for a rich palette of horns, drums, and steel pan drives the 7-track project. Way Up's lead single, "Dun D Place," is accompanied by a provocative music video filmed in Tokyo, Japan. The new Jus Now video, directed by Tom Swindell, was premiered by The FADER. [QUOTE ARTICLE] Youtube: http://smarturl.it/JusNowDDP Swindell's footage is a very rare look at authentic Caribbean culture embraced by the thriving community of Japanese dancehall queens Mai, Chiaki Iida and Rudy E, plus former dancehall king Cornbread a.k.a. Jaken. The stage for a perfect cast of characters is set on Halloween where extravagant costumes and frenetic dance moves, and choreography in the middle of bustling intersections are on full display. Although Jus Now and Stylo G's parts were filmed in a London studio, his performance is a seamless fit. Following the precedent of "Dun D Place," each song from Way Up is just as uptempo in rhythm. The EP boasts two major contributions by soca heavy-hitters Kerwin Prescott and Chalmer John.


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Every time I plan a city break or a holiday in Ireland, I usually look for a place where I can see and feel the real essence of the Irish wilderness.
Even if the weather in this country is very unpredictable and you never know whether you will be stuck in rain or enjoy a sunny day, this country bears many hidden natural gems that only locals can really help you discover.
This year one of my friends from Waterford (a city in the South of Ireland), knowing that I am pretty fond of hiking, told me about a beautiful hike in the Comeragh mountains, which hides one of the biggest glacier lakes in Ireland – Coumshingaun Lake.
Excited by the idea of exploring a part of Ireland I hadn't seen yet, my greatest hiking companion – my boyfriend – and I planned our hiking weekend and decided to stay in Tramore, a very cute seaside town on the Southern coast of Ireland. After leaving our stuff at our B&B, we went down to the seaside to take a walk along the famous Tramore promenade and strand.
The long sandy beach and wild sea are very famous among surfers and kite-surfers and I was expecting to see some of them mastering their skills among the high waves.
When we arrived at the seaside though, the wind coming from the sea was strong enough to form huge waves that crashed down on the promenade spraying water and sea-foam everywhere. No surfers or kitesurfers were brave enough to venture out in such a stormy sea!
The sight was amazing and scary at the same time and we noticed that a lot of locals were enjoying the mighty show inside their cars parked along the promenade.
The waves were high enough to leap over the railings of the promenade and cover all the cars parked nearby!
When we woke up the next day, the weather was not very promising. Rain was pouring down and we almost gave up on our hike. Thankfully, we decide to stick to the plan and we had the most enjoyable and lovely day!
Before heading toward the Comeragh mountains and Coumshingaun Lake, we took a detour to visit the Mahon Falls. We drove on narrow and winding roads that offered beautiful views of the Irish countryside. Squared, bright green fields, surrounded by low stone walls, made the hills look like a big chess board.
By the time we arrived at the falls, it stopped raining but the clouds were still very low on the mountain tops and it seemed that they were about to fall on us.
Despite the gloomy atmosphere, we could hear the happy chirp of birds and the melodic bleat of sheep grazing on the steep mountain slopes.
The closer we got to the Mahon Falls the louder was the sound of its water crashing on bare rocks.
We hiked towards the top of the main waterfall, stopping on a big rock facing the falls to admire its powerful stream and the beautiful panorama around us.
Before leaving the B&B our host told us of a `Magic Road` situated on a particular spot along the road to the Mahon Falls. She explained that we needed to leave our car without the brakes on and watched it move uphill. She had done that many times and she was still so excited about this optical illusion that we wanted to try it too.
On our way back, we found the spot marked with a carved stone saying `Magic Road` and we stopped the car there. I got out and checked that the road was going uphill. It clearly did and also the car started slowly moving uphill until it took on speed… that was indeed pretty 'magical'!
We got completely hung up on this crazy optical illusion and after taking many pictures and videos, we realised that it was really time to start our hike. The Coumshingaun Lake Loop begins at a car park and for the first 100 metres it follows a well-marked path that suddenly disappears inside a forest.
When we got to that point, there were no signs any more and we were not sure which way to follow but as the forest continued uphill we figured that we needed to cross it to reach the mountain side. We walked among tall pine trees and the ground was covered by soft green moss.
Once outside the forest we noticed that the mountain enclosing the Coumshingaun Lake was on our right and in order to move forward, we needed to climb over a stone wall surrounded by barbed wire. Evidently, we were not the first ones to do so and, after walking a few metres, we found a spot where the wire was bent and we could easily climb over.
The closer we got to the lake, the steeper the path became until we reached a small flat plateau. Here a group of rocks obstructed the view but after walking a little bit further, it opened up and we saw Coumshingaun Lake's dark waters enclosed in a semicircle of high cliffs. The panorama was truly breathtaking and we stopped to enjoy it for a few minutes before climbing the cliff on the north side of the lake.
Once we arrived at the top, the path followed the ridge that encircled the lake. As I expected the ground was dotted with ponds and tall grass hiding the water below. After hiking Lugnaquilla mountain two years ago, I learnt the lesson and I wore proper waterproof hiking shoes for this trek.
This is the part of the hike I enjoyed the most. From up here, the views of the lake, the valley and the hills around us were truly stunning!
During the whole hike our only companions were the few sheep who were grazing on the short grass growing along the cliff's sides. I was surprised to see how easily they were climbing up and down such steep slopes. We managed to take a selfie with a small group of them before they started to run down the cliff away from us!
The descent was quite challenging as at times we needed to climb down a few big rocks or go around them following a narrow path facing the precipice, giving me little thrills when looking down at the lake.
We finished the Coumshingaun Lake Loop in approximately 3 hours and we enjoyed every single minute of it.
Compared to Lugnaquilla and Croagh Patrick hikes, this was less challenging and tiring but here I could really see and feel the essence of the Irish wilderness.
If you are curious and adventurous you should definitely go to the Comeragh mountains and do the Coumshingaun Lake Loop. Let yourself be immersed in the fragrances and sounds of Irish nature!
Comaragh mountains and Coumshingaun Lake are only a few hours drive from Dublin and I hope I have given you another good idea for a long weekend or holiday in Ireland
Emanuela (Administrator, Central School of English)
Simon is the Director of Studies at the Central School of English in Dublin. You'll see him around the school most days. He doesn't bite.


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Face-to-face with the Nazis' Master Interrogator
Please try to understand my surprise when my wife handed me your March issue ("We Have Ways of Making You Talk," March 2008). "Oh my God," I exclaimed. "That is the guy that interrogated me at Frankfurt!" And the author, James S. Corum, did his homework well; he described Hanns Scharff's modus operandi perfectly. I not only remember Scharff's face but also remember marveling at his command of the English language and how smooth he was with his dialogue. I am rather proud to say that he got nothing from me other than my name, rank, and serial number, but that doesn't mean that he didn't gain some information from me just from my facial expressions after he spieled off some very accurate facts.
I was a ball turret gunner on a B-17 and we were shot down on our twenty-fifth mission over German-occupied Holland after bombing an oil refinery in central Germany. Later that evening I was interrogated in a farmhouse by a Wehrmacht colonel who was just the opposite of our Mr. Scharff. This was one tough SOB, and I lost track of how many times I rattled off my name, rank, and serial number.
He kept accusing me of being a spy and threatening to shoot me and bury me in the backyard where no one would ever know what happened. I decided it might be time to bargain as I told him, "America does not hire nineteen-year-old spies!" Those were my very words. He jumped from the table and yelled for a guard who escorted me to the barn. Obviously there was no shooting, but I shall never forget the face of that colonel.
So, except for the three days in solitary at Frankfurt, Herr Scharff and his interrogation was like being in a college classroom compared to the colonel and his frontline boys. Thanks very much for the article and for stirring up old memories.
Ramsey Fendall
Vancouver, Wash.
James S. Corum replies:
Solitary confinement was inevitably the hard part at the center for most POWs—meant to psychologically isolate and unnerve the prisoner before being interrogated. A clever technique, and acceptable under Geneva Convention rules. I've read the POW interrogation transcripts of German soldiers captured in Italy in 1944 and 1945, and we had some guys who were just as good as Scharff. One way we assessed the bombing campaign against the German transportation net was to select German POWs whose military documents and pay books indicated that they had recently had a leave home. The interrogator got them talking about their families and hometowns and the talk would get around to how the POW took the train home. By the route and number of delays we were able to assess very accurately how long it took the Germans to repair various rail yards, etc.—all very important to scheduling the next attacks on the German transport. It was a lot of detail work, but when it was all put together our interrogators had some very important information to give to our air war planners—all from just getting the Germans to talk. I suspect that the Germans also did not know that they were being carefully interrogated for vital information.
Thanks for the Memories
Thank you, Lewis Lord, for a child's eye view ("ARGH!" March 2008). This article vividly illustrates how the conflict affected virtually everyone in the country through friends and relatives in uniform, rationing, shortages, recycling, war production, and victory gardens. Having been born in southeastern Michigan one and a half months after Germany invaded Poland, I also remember World War II. My father was exempt from service because of his age and because of working in an essential war industry: he helped build some of the nineteen thousand B-24 Liberator four-engine bombers at Ford's Willow Run plant west of Detroit. During a period of one and a half years, he worked seven days a week, twelve hours per day, carpooling into the plant with three other men to comply with the gas ration. This also gave three of them a chance to sleep.
A family friend we lovingly called "Uncle Jack" was drafted into the service and sent to Europe. In England and France he repaired the B-24s that my father helped build. Years later, after we moved to Southern California, he would visit from Detroit, and always wanted to see the Queen Mary. On one occasion, I asked him about the fascination. He said that he was onboard Christmas Day in 1943 in the North Atlantic on his way to Scotland from New York City as part of the buildup for the D-Day invasion. The Queen Mary was a part of him.
We kids, of course, played children's games. Hopscotch was a favorite. If one of us said, "Step on a crack and break your mother's back, we would diligently evade all cracks. Say "step on a crack and break Hitler's back," and we would actively step on every crack we could see, even if we didn't understand the significance of Hitler.
Charles L. Hand
Fullerton, Calif.
I was born in 1937 and raised in Mount Vernon, New York. Lewis Lord's article brought up incredible memories of that period—I share many of the same experiences as Mr. Lord. My earliest memory of the war is going to see the movie Bambi in 1942 and being handed a button to wear by the ticket taker. It had a picture of an American flag and General MacArthur on it with the words, "I shall return." We were also given identification tags to wear around our necks that glowed in the dark in the event of an air raid. During blackouts, the older youngsters would run to the roof of our apartment house and then be chased off by white-helmeted air raid wardens.
My dad was too old for the draft, so he joined the New York State Guard. We found out after the war that he was in the intelligence unit of the guard. I still remember when he took me to see a Japanese Midget sub and lifted me to see inside a window that had been cut into its side.
I have a vast collection of memories in my mind of the war: the pictures of the concentration camps and the weeklong nightmares that followed, the pride I felt when we attacked Normandy, and the joy of seeing my cousins return with all sorts of souvenirs from Europe and Japan. Even at the age of eight, I was cognizant that these young men had changed. They smiled when they returned in September 1945, but their eyes seemed far away. They were obviously not the same.
Melvin Leibowitz
Marina Del Rey, Calif.
How the Allies Bested the Bocage
I would like to add a bit of information to your story about the hedgerows ("Weapons Manual," March 2008). I was a member of the 663rd Topographic Engineer Company, attached to 7th Corps, whose divisions led the Normandy breakout. We continually produced tactical maps for 7th Corps, from the D-Day landings on Utah Beach until the meeting with the Russians at the end of the war. We worked under mobile field conditions, moving right behind the advancing front.
The day before a particular attack, the air corps would fly a photographic mission over the hedgerow terrain in front of the 7th Corps divisions. Our mobile topographic unit assembled these photos into a 22 x 28 inch mosaic of the terrain, and then as many photomappers as possible would crowd around the map, hand-numbering the individual fields by the thousands. This took most of the night, and just before dawn, we would make plates and offset-print thousands of copies.
These were then immediately distributed to the troops, infantry, armor, and mortar, down to squad level. The troops could identify the field they occupied by number, and could call for supporting fire into enemy-held fields by appropriate number. We were assured these maps had greatly helped the attacks and saved many lives and casualties. We produced over 4 million maps during the campaign, moving across France, Belgium, and Germany, and under difficult field conditions.
Paul Bleier
Coconut Creek, Fla.
I was in a rifle platoon in E Company, 38th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division, and the tank dozer saved the day for me. By knocking down the hedge, the dozer overcame the German line of resistance and opened up the way to our objective with minor casualties. In the hedgerows, tanks were the greatest accessory next to artillery that you could have.
Charles D. Curley Jr.
Richmond, Va.
Emergency B-29 Landings on Iwo Jima
Mark Grimsley errs in his assertion that hundreds of B-29s and thousands of crewmen were not saved by making emergency landings on Iwo Jima ("What If," December 2007). As a combat aircrewman in VPB-116 flying PB4Y-2 Privateers out of Iwo, I witnessed over eighty B-29s coming in for fuel in early July 1945. They were strung out in a long glittering parade as far as the eye could see. Several passed over the island firing red flares, with crewmen bailing out and fighters scrambling to shoot them down. Large tractors with oversized blades and protective cabs were stationed along the runway to push any that had crashed off to the side. It was a sight I'll never forget.
John Preston
Alpine, Calif.


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Friends is a sit com about three guys and three girls living in New York who become best friends. Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey deal with life's adversities together. NBC 1994-2004
Synopsis: Rachel attends Barry and Mindy's wedding despite her fears about what people will think of her. Monica and Richard talk about their future and realise that Richard doesn't want to have children. Meanwhile Joey needs to practise kissing men and Chandler meets a girl online who he quickly falls for.
The Good: This is a seminal episode. In episode one Rachel runs out on her wedding and here she returns to give perfect closure to that. She is excellent in confronting her past and Ross is funny and lovely to her with his support. Meanwhile Joey is great entertainment as he tries to kiss men and Chandler is excellent displaying genuine hope that he might have met the one. By Janice turning out to be the girl it gives a wonderful character moment for Chandler who has spent two years, not only rejecting her but hating himself for finding fault with women and being unable to commit to them. Finally there is Monica and Richard. Their relationship seems so real and the dilemma over children feels like such a sad and genuine end to their story. It is another fine turn from Tom Selleck and a sad end for Monica as she won't get another story as good as this for the rest of Friends existence. This episode is the ultimate example of how to write sit com characters and there are plenty of good jokes throughout. All in all, the best Friends episode ever made.
The Bad: I have no complaints.
Best Line: (Rachel walks in in her hideous pink bridesmaid outfit with a hat on) (C) "I'm sorry, we don't have your sheep." (J) "Oh Rach, I think you look cute. (To Ross) And you, you I could eat with a spoon." (Ro) "Get away from me I said no!"
Best Friend: Monica
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Posted by Dan Arndt
As I mentioned in my last post, I'm going to be switching things up a bit for spring and fall, in regards to some of the content. I hope you like the new format, meant to highlight really the new arrivals (or long past due photos of said arrivals), rather than a laundry list of everything from Mallards and Chickadees to the uncommon or rare birds like Brown Thrasher and Sandhill Cranes. It shouldn't look that different, but I do think it's time I changed things up a bit. Given the feedback I've had in regards to the maps I've included for the past year, I'll definitely be keeping those. It helps others who are going out in search of the birds days later, but also helps our attendees with a reminder of what we saw and where we saw it.
Sikome Lake is always a great place to visit any time of year. In winter, it's a haven for the Black-capped Chickadee, both species of Nuthatch that are present here, and both the Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers. One of the birds that are a welcome sight are the Great Horned Owls, which I wrote about for Bird Canada over here. Today was no exception, providing us with quite a few new birds for the year, more than a few of which were surprises even to us!
Our first new bird of the day was heard long before it was seen, and if there was a single bird one could say that was present all morning long, it would have been the Ring-necked Pheasant. Their calls echoed throughout the park from when we arrived at 8 AM, until I finally left at 1:15 PM. While they were heard all over the park, we only ended up spotting a single male sitting across the river from the boat launch when we arrived.
We surveyed a large flock of gulls one one of the gravel bars, picking out a Glaucous Gull amongst the various Ring-billed, California, and Herring Gulls, but the distance and the sleet simply would not allow for a photo.
Once we'd had our fill of gulls, we headed south to the large pond that borders Highway 22x, where we found this lone (and very early arriving) Cinnamon Teal, and were given nice comparison views of a Common and Barrow's Goldeneye.
As we were leaving, I stopped for a moment as I heard a familiar, but quiet call of a Savannah Sparrow, though we couldn't track down where the bird was calling from within the cattails on the bank of the pond.
We stopped for a few minutes to check out some Great Horned Owls on a nest, and both mom and dad were present and visible from our vantage point.
If you've ever birded Sikome Lake, you know that near the parking lot the Black-capped Chickadees, nuthatches, and woodpeckers simply will not allow you to pass without paying the toll of black-oil sunflower seeds, or other assorted nuts as your park tax. Today was the exact opposite. Only a handful of birds were even present, and this lone White-breasted Nuthatch sat quietly while those of us with cameras took photo after photo.
Emerging from the area surrounding the lake, we headed back for the bank of the Bow River to search for more. The male Common Mergansers were in full display, fighting for the right to mate with the few females on the river, who were outnumbered by at least five to one.
While the river in previous months had been packed with Canada Geese, Mallards, and Common Goldeneye, time time around it was a study in gull identification. Ring-billed, California, and Herring Gulls all circled and wheeled about, a few even taking a break on the near shore as we approached.
One surprise for us was a pair of Killdeer, possibly ones that had overwintered on this stretch of river, or possibly recent arrivals, either way they were nice to see, as they had eluded our group all throughout the winter course.
As we had nearly completed our walk and spent a moment chatting with Gus, his keen eyes and quick identification skills spotted this lone bird, our first bird of the year for any of the groups for this species. Can you tell what it is?
And with that, our group had a few great new sightings for the year, despite the terrible weather, constant snow and sleet, and uncomfortably cold winds. Of course, me being a sucker for punishment, I decided I needed a better shot of the Cinnamon Teal, so I headed back to the ponds. I didn't get a better shot of that bird, but I did find this pair of Greater Yellowlegs in the area we saw him before, which was a really nice bonus bird for the day!
And with that, I decided to call it a day and leave the park to the afternoon session, who were arriving just as I headed out.
Have a great week, and good birding!


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Espolon blanco tequila, mezcal, yellow chartreuse, fresh bell pepper, chili oil


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A stunning interview with Bernie Madoff appeared in The Financial Times recently, in which the infamous conman speaks frankly about the mental mechanics of his crimes. How much of it is the honest truth is a separate issue (as is whether or not that even matters: as we all know, retribution can be a powerful narcotic, esp when it's helping us circumvent our individual or collective complicity/depravity). But there's something undeniably beautiful about confession, whenever it occurs. The powerlessness is something to behold – Romans 7 etc – as is the admission that the real enslavement here is to the ego. One would certainly think that the desire for absolution can't be too far off. Then again, there's a lot of things one would think when it comes to Madoff, ht CB:
So in 1992, he says, his slide into the Ponzi scheme began, using money from new deposits to pay some returns. "I thought I could do it. I did! I took the money – let's say I had $1bn, by then – and I was convinced that when the market straightened out I would be able to cover things." But it never happened.
"The turning point was really about 1992 onwards. From then on, it started getting worse and worse. I spend a lot of time thinking about it – it is almost like a blank to me now. I try to piece it together; why didn't I say, 'I cannot do it?' Why didn't I return the money to those four or five clients – and the others – and say, 'I can't do it.' Why?"
We ask why he didn't just hand the money back to investors. After all, he says that in 1992 he was already a fairly wealthy man, since the market-making operation was performing well. "Ego," he explains. "Put yourself in my place. Your whole career you are outside the 'club' but then suddenly you have all the big banks – Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse – all their chairmen, knocking on your door and asking, 'Can you do this for me?'
"[I was] under a lot of pressure – a lot," he mutters. "And I was embarrassed. It was the first time in my life that something hadn't worked. I was just dumb. Dumb! Starting in the early 1990s there were no trades. It was just paper. But let me tell you," he adds forcefully. "It looked real."
Suddenly, Madoff the raconteur evaporates; he starts to speak very carefully. "I have spent a lot of time with a psychologist [in prison], which I had never done before in my life, in order to try to figure out how I could have done it," he says. "There are these mafia people who can kill people all day long, do terrible things, and then go home to their families. I used to wonder how it was that people in wars could shoot people. But the thing is that you can compartmentalise things in your life."
Madoff says he never considered fleeing. "In the end I was almost relieved," he says. "The pressure I was under in the last 16 years was almost unbearable. I wish they caught me sooner."


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Shots into the sun can be a challenge, particularly with the more recent iPhones and their sapphire lens covers, which cause a lot of flare with shots incorporating a bright light source. Using sunblocks is one solution. When an object is available that can be used to block, or at least partially block, the sun, the resulting image can have better contrast and detail, as well as reduced artifacting. A convenient tree is the most common choice, and classic, especially with a palm tree. But using foliage at a corner of the image can get good results in a less obvious manner, as can other image elements. Even sunset shots can benefit from sunblocking, as the last of these images shows. So remember your sunblock!
C. David Tobie