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It's been a typically diverse summer day for me. One of my ongoing projects deals with understanding the initial adoption of pottery technology by the Indian peoples of the Delaware Valley (between roughly 1600 BC and 1000 BC) and subsequent trends in the manufacture and use of pots. Today I reviewed a number of recently published articles on the subject and made arrangements to see collections of pottery from archaeological sites in New Jersey (Gloucester County) and Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). I also continued my review and organization of data from an ongoing excavation project I direct, along with graduate student Jeremy Koch, in the Lehigh River Gorge of Pennsylvania. This location is a fantastic layer cake of deposits left by Indian groups beginning around 11,300 years ago and ending in colonial times. The site was brought to our attention by amateur archaeologist, Del Beck, who was concerned about the site being looted. Del remains an important member of our research team along with my old friend and amateur archaeologist, Tommy Davies, and colleagues from the State Museum of Pennsylvania, Clarion and Baylor universities. We are currently into our 5th year of investigations at the site and are collecting evidence of native cultures that is rarely seen in buried and undisturbed contexts in Pennsylvania. I'm looking forward to my next trip to the site later this week.
Michael Stewart, archaeologist in the Department of Anthropology at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
For the record, I'm not an archaeologist. I manage the regional historic preservation program for the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. General Services Administration. The regional headquarters is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania although the region covers six states from New Jersey to Virginia. We undertake a number of projects for the federal government that involve ground disturbing activities and I manage the regional regulatory compliance, including archaeological investigations. On June 25, 26, and 27 I reported to a customer agency about the ongoing investigation of two historic archaeological sites at their project site in southern Virginia, sent copies of correspondence and archaeological resource identification reports to a couple of Native American tribes who expressed interest in being consulting parties to a Section 106 consultation, prepared a scope of work to direct an archaeological contractor to undertake a survey to identify whether or not there are archaeological resources present in a planned project area, and worked on slides describing how to incorporate archaeology into project planning for a training presentation I'll be giving in a few months.
Donna Andrews, Regional Historic Preservation Officer, GSA Mid-Atlantic Region, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
In the evening of June 25, 2012, I edited a draft of a publication being prepared regarding a multi-component prehistoric site (28GL228) located in New Jersey immediately east of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA). The article will be published in the journal entitled Archaeology of Eastern North America and presented at the 2012 Eastern States Archaeological Federation meeting in Ohio (USA). The data from 28GL228 provides insight into Native American culture in the Philadelphia region. This project is being conducted on a volunteer basis.
Jesse Walker, MA, RPA
I, Poul Erik Graversen, MA (Masters), RPA (Registered Professional Archaeologist), spent most of my Monday, June 25, 2012, doing research for my PhD/Doctorate Degree. I am currently living and working in New Jersey (USA), not far from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where I grew up; however I attend the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Literature on free African Americans in the antebellum northeastern United States is sparse. The literature that can be found on this very important topic has had little focus on the placement, layout, settlement patterns, and the archaeological record of these people. My PhD dissertation aims to fill in the gaps of current scholarship focused on African American archaeology in the northeastern United States by means of an in depth analysis of both enslaved and free African American settlements in not only the northeastern United States, but in the southern United States and West Africa as well. By analyzing the settlement patterns and socio-economic reasons behind the settlement patterns in other parts of the United States and the world, a clearer and more concise picture of the reasons behind the settlement patterns of free and enslaved African Americans in the northeastern United States will emerge. Most of the information amassed in this regard up to this point stems from a historical perspective, with archaeological contributions and content lacking. The new information gathered in this dissertation will shed light on the life-ways of these people via the archaeological record of both enslaved and free African American Diaspora in the northeastern United States of America and the ramifications of their extended exposure to European influence in North America.
Poul Erik Graversen, MA, RPA PhD/Doctoral Candidate University of Leicester
Principle Investigator/Instructor Monmouth University New Jersey USA
Worked in the morning on several writing projects including my material culture based memoir: "Some Things of Value: A Childhood Through Objects", my essay with my colleague Julie Steele on Valley Forge and Petersburg National Park Service sites, and some new stuff on American Mortuary practices inspired by my attendance and paper presentation at last week's national meeting of the Association for Gravestone Studies held in Monmouth, New Jersey (USA). At about 10:30 am left Temple University (in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and went to Elfreth's Alley [the oldest street in the USA) and discussed the excavations now underway, directed by my graduate student Deirdre Kelleher, ably assisted by two energetic volunteers and fellow student Matt Kalos. Three foundations have appeared (not the expected two) and need to be sorted out. Lots of stuff to think about there: the growth of 18th century Philadelphia, perhaps the first settlements there, the 19th century immigration and its impacts, all to be read through material culture; especially the remarkable surviving architecture. Greatly relieved not to get a speeding ticket as I journeyed back to Delaware City (Delaware, USA) where I answered some queries and agreed to some talks; including one on the Fourth of July!! My local historical society is busy trying to save a magnificent mid-18th century farmhouse on an imposing knoll surrounded by lowland farm ground and wetlands. Approved a draft to hopefully speed the preservation process along. Also reviewed the National Register nomination crafted by a group of us working at the Plank Log House in Marcus Hook, Pa., another early structure in the Delaware Valley. Regretfully decided that I could not attend the Fields of Conflict 7th Annual Meeting in Hungary this October. The day ended with a group response, led by my next door neighbor, to save an injured Great Blue Heron which found itself in front of our house. By 8:00 pm the heron was revived and taken care of at a friend's animal hospital!
David G. Orr, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
I spent the day doing fieldwork at Elfreth's Alley in Old City Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA) as part of my doctoral research. Elfreth's Alley, designated as a National Historical Landmark, is credited with being one of the oldest residential streets in the nation. My research seeks to illuminate the lives of the inhabitants on the Alley, especially the many European immigrants who resided on the small street during the nineteenth century. This summer, I am working behind 124 and 126 Elfreth's Alley which house a small museum and gift shop. During the day I worked with volunteers from the local community who came out to learn about and participate in the excavation. I also spent time discussing my project with the many visitors who came to the Museum of Elfreth's Alley.
Deirdre Kelleher, Doctoral Student, Temple University, Department of Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
I am a Rutgers University (New Jersey, USA) lecturer who teaches in three programs (Anthropology, Art History, Cultural Heritage); I also am a sole proprietor archaeological consultant with 25 years of archaeological experience – every day is always busy, diverse in the tasks and projects I work on, and linked with archaeology and anthropology. Today I: 1. Finished and submitted a review for a textbook on on Native American history and culture to a major publisher of archaeology and anthropology texts 2. Submitted an application to be listed as an independent archaeological consultant for the state of Pennsylvania 3. Gathered material for, and started writing a draft of, a syllabus for one of three courses I will be teaching next fall ("Cemeteries, Monuments, and Memorials: Cultural Heritage and Remembering the Dead") 4. Wrote a short draft of an invited book contribution on the topic of an Alaskan archaeological site I helped to excavate in 1987 and 1994.
Katharine Woodhouse-Beyer
I just returned from a visit to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where I viewed the traveling Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Franklin Institute in which the accompanying artifacts of everyday life illuminate the scrolls themselves. I also was privileged to enjoy a preview of reconstructed transfer-printed creamware pitchers that will be included in an exhibit commemorating the War of 1812. Curiosity about the images of naval engagements on these Philadelphia artifacts led me to explore similar prints offered on the websites of antique print dealers as well as on the Library of Congress Guide to the War of 1812. Researching Melungeons in aid of a relative's family history quest, I examined Kenneth B. Tankersley's work about the Red Bird River Shelter petroglyphs in Clay County, KY.
K. L. Brauer, Maryland, USA
June 26, 2012
Today, at Drexel University (in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), I met with two Digital Media undergraduates developing digital assets representing the James Oronoco Dexter House, the site of which was excavated in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. The 3D model will eventually serve as a virtual environment in which users interact with avatars and take part in "possible" conversations that led to the formation of the African Church, later known as, The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, which are known to have occurred in this home. Jason Kirk, a junior who received a Steinbright Career Development Center Research Co-op Award to work on the project, is completing the latest digital model. Jason and I met with freshman Joseph Tomasso who received a Pennoni Honor's College STAR (Students Tracking Advanced Research) Fellowship to work on the project. Today is Joe's first day on the summer term Fellowship. He will develop digital 3D models of appropriate furniture and furnishings that will be used to populate the house. Virtual artifacts will include ceramics recovered from the archaeological site that are believed to be associated with Dexter's occupation. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare for a session with Independence National Historical Park representatives on Wednesday, June 27th. At that Park meeting we will review the house model and will discuss appropriate virtual furnishings with Park experts. The model has been prepared with advice from archaeologists Jed Levin and Doug Mooney (who excavated and interpreted the Dexter House site) and guidance from Public Archaeologist, Patrice Jeppson and Karie Diethorn, Chief Curator Independence National Historical Park.
Glen Muschio, Associate Professor, Digital Media, Westphal College, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Doing archaeology today has entailed a wide range of activities, some not always associated in the public's mind with archaeology. I work for a cultural resource management firm. Today's work has included such mundane activities as reviewing contracts to perform archaeology in Bucks County and the city of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, USA; firming up logistical efforts to meet with a geomorphologist tomorrow in Delaware County (Pennsylvania); and checking time statements. Fortunately, the day also included putting the finishing touches on an archaeological monitoring report for work in Bucks County. This required nailing down dates for two artifacts found in association with a house foundation. I learned that Pennsylvania in the 1920s and 1930s stamped out automobile license plates with the year that they were issued. I also learned, through a historical marker database on the internet, that the Trenton Brewing company was incorporated in 1891 as a side line business of an ice company and stopped using the name by 1899. These two objects helped to bracket the date of the foundation that had been encountered. In comparison to the mundane business aspect of doing archaeology, the historical information about the two artifacts, brightened my day.
Kenneth J. Basalik, Ph.D. Pennsylvania USA
I work for an engineering company in Pennsylvania (USA) and serve as the Vice President of the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum (in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). In the course of the day I went over plans for field and laboratory work for a Phase II bridge replacement project that will be starting shortly outside of Philadelphia. I spent time researching the status of industrial archaeological sites in the city for an encyclopedia article. Indications are that in some neighborhoods in the city, between 1990 and 2007, as many of 50% of the documented and listed industrial archaeological sites were completely or partially demolished, or were abandoned or fell into disrepair. In other neighborhoods with higher property values, more sites were preserved by adaptive reuse. In addition, I spent a portion of the day reviewing and proofreading comments on a visit to a laboratory for a major urban archaeological project in Philadelphia. In the evening, I attended the monthly meeting of the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum (PAF), an organization that works to promote archaeology in the City of Brotherly Love (Philadelphia). After the meeting, I began reviewing the report summary for Phase IB/II testing and the data recovery plan for a major highway project in the city. The goal will be to prepare comments on the documents for submission to the agency that is sponsoring the project, on behalf of the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum.
Lauren Cook, Registered Professional Archaeologist, Philadelphia, PA

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Fishing as a sport has often been described as an activity that consists of long periods of boredom followed by short and intense periods of excitement. While this statement is not entirely untrue, it misses the point of the exercise entirely and fails to recognize the paramount importance of the events that happen outside those moments of intense activity, which is for many is a big part of why they enjoy fishing. The down time between catching fish allows us those neccesary moments of respite from the world and to reconnect with ourselves. It is a time for solitary reflection and introspection, observation and thought about nature and existence, or a time to talk to a close friend. The truth is if we only fished to catch fish that the whole endeavor could be viewed as an exceedingly productive way to waste ones time. The scientific method can back me up on this. Should one be so inclined to analyze the mathematical calculations of catch rates vs. effort or hours fished they would quickly arrive at the conclusion that ninety percent of their time was spent staring at inert lines and not much else. In the real world where their is an expectation of a return on an investment, people would get fired for such a lack of productivity. But this is where logic and mathematics fall to the wayside and where statistics hold no currency.The algorithms and calculations are deficient in the recognition of the existential moments that occur during these long periods of inactivity, the sonnet within the silence, the crack of light that emerges through the shadows, bringing with it both hope and meaning. They don't account for the satisfaction of casting a perfect loop of line that unfurls like poetry over a page of unwritten water, still brimming with hope and promise. Or the mysterious way a sunset moves us all to silence and wonder about the magic that is our world. Nor do they recognize the memories that are built and the friendships that are forged during these long periods of inactivity. They cannot explain the prose that is all flowing water, or the breath-taking sight of an eagle soaring high above in the sky. Nor do they explain a myriad of other individual reasons that keep all of us drawn back to waters of a sorts. Sometimes it really doesn't matter if we don't catch fish.
Fishing is one of those enigmatic activities in that most thoughtful people who have been at it for long enough will admit you that catching fish is not always paramount to the activity of fishing. A recent study in Alberta confirms this by noting inadvertently during a study on catch rates that anglers were not necessarily attracted to high catch rate fisheries, thus suggesting that angler behavior is very complex and not motivated by catch rates alone. This perspicacious finding was a by-catch of a creel analysis study on catch rates and as such the reasons behind this complex angler behavior were not included in the study parameters, only briefly commented upon by the research team. As their research on the subject deepens, they will no doubt discover that there are far more subtle factors at work determining what makes up a good day of fishing that can't be accounted for by statistics nor catch rates. www.thefishinglife.com


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The world stands transfixed before images of Japan experiencing what Prime Minister Naoto Kan says is the "most severe crisis since the war ended 65 years ago."
But nations also are responding quickly to the devastation, sending aid workers, rescue equipment, and humanitarian supplies to the beleaguered Japanese people. From the United States, that includes US Navy and Marine Corps units as part of what's been dubbed "Operation Tomodachi" – Japanese for "friendship."
"We have units from all of our services, with a multitude of capabilities, from medical to communications to civil engineering, poised and ready to support where needed," John Roos, US ambassador to Japan, said Saturday.
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and its support ships arrived in the area over the weekend. Helicopters from the aircraft carrier are delivering food and water to stricken communities, and the ship can act as a platform for refueling Japanese helicopters involved in rescue and recovery efforts ashore.
Initial help from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) includes two search-and-rescue teams – one from Fairfax County, Virginia, and one from Los Angeles County – each with 72 workers, 75 tons of rescue equipment, and dogs trained to detect live victims.
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have responded quickly as well.
Doctors Without Borders has sent three-person teams to some of the hardest hit areas in Japan. The Los Angeles-based International Medical Corps has deployed an emergency response team as well. Mercy Corps, based in Portland, Oregon, and working with its Japanese partner Peace Winds, will be setting up "balloon shelters," which can accommodate up to 600 people, and it's also sending large emergency tents, water, food, and blankets.
Meanwhile, there are many ways for individuals and families to help, although officials caution against the possibility of charity scammers of the type that proliferated after Hurricane Katrina.
"If you decide to donate money to the Japanese tsunami relief effort, you would want your money to go where it can do the most good to help victims and their families," said Washington State Secretary of State Sam Reed. "So we encourage you to check before you give by doing your homework on the charities asking for your money. We don't want scammers to benefit from this tragedy."
On his website blog, Mr. Reed says to make sure you ask these questions before sending a check or giving out your credit card number over the phone or online:
• Is the charity or fundraiser registered with the state?
• What is the name, address, and telephone number of the organization asking for the donation?
• Exactly how will the donation be used?
• What percentage of the contribution will actually be spent on the charitable purpose of the organization?
Many familiar and longstanding charities are taking donations via websites and text messages. Some examples:
Text "redcross" to 90999 to make a $10 donation to the American Red Cross. Text "japan" or "quake" to 80888 to donate $10 to the Salvation Army. Text "4japan" to 20222 to send a $10 donation to the humanitarian group World Vision. The charges will appear on your cell phone bill.
Most major groups post updates about their activities on website blogs as well as on Twitter and Facebook. Texting "corps" to 30644 will bring Mercy Corps updates in response.
For a list of charitable organizations, check out InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international NGOs. The Better Business Bureau and Charity Navigator are good ways to check out charities as well.


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The only issue that the shareholders of Visa may face from time to time is the difficulty in holding the stock while it has a rich valuation.
Visa Inc. is a payments technology company. The Company is engaged in operating a processing network, VisaNet, which facilitates authorization, clearing and settlement of payment transactions across the world. The Company provides its services to consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments in more than 200 countries and territories for electronic payments. The Company offers fraud protection for account holders and rapid payment for merchants. The Company provides a variety of payment solutions that support payment products that issuers can offer to their account holders, such as pay now with debit, pay ahead with prepaid or pay later with credit products. The Company offers a suite of digital, eCommerce and mobile products and services.
Official website: www.visa.com
The only issue that the shareholders of Visa may face from time to time is the difficulty in holding the stock while it has a rich valuation.
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As of today, Visa Inc's share price is $68.69. Visa Inc's diluted earnings per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2015 was $2.24. Therefore, Visa Inc's P/E ratio for today is 30.73.
During the past 12 years, Visa Inc's highest P/E Ratio was 114.84. The lowest was 14.80. And the median was 26.34.
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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.101 no.3 Pretoria mar. 2011
Restraint use for child passengers in South Africa
To the Editor: Motor vehicle accidents are a leading cause of death in children of all ages worldwide, and responsible for 32% of all childhood injury deaths.1 When used correctly, restraint devices such as seat belts and child restraint systems significantly decrease mortality and serious injuries in children.2,3 Many studies have been done on the use of seatbelts and car safety seats in America, Asia and Europe; however, none exist for African countries.
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, annually treats close to 300 children who were involved in motor vehicle accidents as passengers, of whom 87% were not restrained adequately within the vehicle. In order to correlate the rate of unrestrained children who presented after accidents with the general rate of restraints in children, Childsafe South Africa4 conducted an observational study at the main gate of Red Cross Hospital. We observed the use of restraints in all adult drivers, passengers and children passing through the main gate of the hospital from 26 to 30 March 2008.
A total of 1 269 cars entered the premises, with 2 080 people travelling in them; 313 were children. Those restrained were: drivers 50%, front adult passengers 30%, and adults travelling in the rear 10%. A total of 89% of the children observed entering the hospital were unrestrained in the vehicle. Of these 25% were sharing a seat with an adult. Only 8% of the children observed were sitting in a car seat and only 3% were adequately restrained.
As in the rest of the world, trauma related to motor vehicle crashes is a leading cause of childhood injuries and deaths in South Africa.
Our study demonstrates that a large majority of the children observed were not adequately restrained within the vehicles. It shows an alarming trend in restraint use in South Africa and demonstrates the need for promotion of and education in appropriate restraint use for children.
It is now almost 3 decades ago that paediatric trauma was identified as the number one killer of children globally.5 Since the efficacy of child restraint systems in preventing serious injuries and deaths in motor vehicle crashes is well established, we urge the medical fraternity to actively promote child safety restraints. It will definitely save many children's lives.
Julie Kling
Thomas Nicholls
Pumla Ntambeka
A B (Sebastian) van As
Childsafe South Africa
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, and
Department of Paediatric Surgery
University of Cape Town
1. Van As AB, Stein DJ. Child safety: a neglected priority. World J Pediatr 2010;6(4):293-295. [ Links ]
2. Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Cornej RA, Kallan MJ, Winston FK. An evaluation of the effectiveness of forward facing child restraint systems. Accid Anal Prev 2004;36(4):585-589. [ Links ]
3. Zaza S, Sleet DA, Thompson RS, et al. Reviews of evidence regarding interventions to increase use of child safety seats. Am J Prev Med 2001;21:31-47. [ Links ]
4. http://www.childsafe.org.za (accessed 5 January 2011). [ Links ]
5. Haller JA. Pediatric trauma: the No. 1 killer of children. JAMA 1983;249:47. [ Links ]


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What to do this weekend
Wondering what to do this weekend?
Well why not spend it having an old-fashioned Christmas celebration in Emmet County.
Today from noon to 4 p.m., Christmas on the Farm will be held at the historic Peterson Point farmstead just south of the Emmet County Nature Center east of Wallingford. You'll find sleigh rides, kids games and crafts and all sorts of treats and goodies reminiscent of Christmas past.
In the not so long ago, people would take a sleigh or snowshoe out into the woods and cut a Christmas tree. Or maybe they would spend days in the kitchen, cooking, baking and putting together a Christmas feast.
No electricity, no television, no computers or radio, they would pull a book from the shelf and read to each other. Or they would play the organ or piano or violin – sometimes classical – sometimes hymns – sometimes popular. And everyone would sing along.
These are the times relived yearly at Christmas on the Farm, an annual event that gives visitors old and new an appreciation for what life was like in the 19th century.
We urge everyone to attend this wonderful event that offers an appreciation for life in a slower, gentler time.
To get there, take N40 south from Gruver or A34 east from Wallingford to the "T" just before High Lake and go east past the Nature Center to Peterson Point.
Donations are always welcome as well. Peterson Point is in need of extensive restoration, and any help you could give would be very appreciated.


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Google's stock fell 15 per cent in after-hours trading after it posted earnings that slumped below analyst expectations.
At least it's in good company - Yahoo! and eBay have also been punished recently for posting what by any standards are healthy results. But Google's profits declined from the previous quarter, and that was enough to send its shares into a nose dive.
By some estimates Google could see $18bn wiped off the value of the stock tomorrow morning.
Sales at the advertising giant in Q4 rose 86 per cent year-on-year, with Google grossing $1.92bn. Net income was $372m, down from $381m in Q3. "Traffic acquisition costs" (TAC), which Google defines as money it shares with its Adsense partners, cost the company $629m, or exactly one third of its advertising revenues, leaving usable revenue at $1.29bn. Google blamed a higher tax rate, and higher than expected operating costs for the reduced profit. However, unlike most companies, Google fails to provide earnings guidance, which can help smooth out the bumps.
Revenue from Google's own properties generated just over a billion, or 57 per cent of all gross income, with its Adsense program snaring 42 per cent.
The former, which provides Google with much higher margins than the latter, rose 112.5 per cent year-on-year, compared to a 72.9 per cent increase in AdSense.
For FY 2005, Google grossed $6.14bn and reported a net income of $1.47bn.
"We invest with a long-term view of the business. We are going to make some really big bets," Google CEO Eric Schmidt said. And the company can afford to: Google finished the fiscal year with $8bn in the bank. Google has become the internet company onto which the popular media's futurist fantasies are projected, a service performed by Microsoft a decade ago. But even we were perplexed by this one. ®


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Man goes to prison in dirtbike theft
A 21-year-old Gardnerville man was sentenced to prison on Tuesday after he violated the probation he received for stealing a dirtbike.
Monge admitted two probation violations, including failing to report which resulted in his removal from mental health court in Carson City.
Judge Tod Young told Taylor Monge that he didn't have anything against him.
"I don't have any enmity against you," Young said. "I want you to succeed. Your sentence is not very long, you'll get paroled very soon."
Monge had 194 days counted as time served, so he won't be in prison for very long on his 12-30 months sentence.
Monge's attorney Jaime Henry said the probation officer in the case was very intimidating.
"I wasn't feeling it," Monge said. "So when I got out of the office, I just ran."
Monge also gave police a different name in a traffic stop on May 21, which resulted in his arrest. He tested positive for marijuana and methamphetamine.
Defense attorney Jamie Henry said that mental health court would take him back.
"Taylor doesn't respond well when he's feeling intimidated," she said. "He feels like he could succeed if he had someone someone who would work with him. He said it would be nice if he had a parole officer who understood him."
Prosecutor Laurie Trotter pointed out that Monge has had a lot of opportunities, and has failed on probation.
Young told Monge he didn't want him to give up on himself.
Monge and Brian Ray Hearold were arrested Feb. 20, 2013, after the owner of the dirt bikes spotted them loading his property into a truck.


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My Little Chinese Story Books 4: My Younger Brother's Dream (W/CD-ROM)
My Little Chinese Story Books"" is a set of illustrated story books. The author used simple word to describe and made the story lively and interesting. Topics of the stories are related to students' daily life both at home and at school. Each book has some exercises to practice with after each story. Lovely illustrated pictures are also provided for children's Chinese language learning.
This series books are suitable for these Chinese learners who are under 15 years old.
Each book comes with a interactive CD-ROM.《我 的中文小故事》是一套图文并茂的故事书,作者用最简单的语言描述了一个个生动有趣的故事。故事与学生的生话和在学校学到的话题密切相关。每个故事后配有练 习。所配插图画面精美,生动有趣,适合15岁以下学习汉语的孩子阅读。每册书均配有一张CD-ROM,老师可以用电脑来播放教学,学生可以用电脑来互动学习。


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WASHINGTON — Former Marine Tara Johnson says that when she finally got medical care after being sexually assaulted in the military, the Veterans Affairs doctor asked whether she really thought she had been raped.
She left the session so dismayed and discouraged that she hasn't been back to a VA facility. She now gets treatment outside of the VA through her private insurance coverage, she told a congressional committee Friday.
Navy veteran Brian Lewis spoke of the isolation that comes from being a male victim of military sexual assault. He said he was denied access to a support group for military sexual trauma at the Baltimore VA because it was reserved for women. He also felt ostracized when joining a group of combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
"Men don't have anywhere to go," Lewis said. "Men are emasculated when they talk about this."
Johnson and Lewis, along with other victims of military sexual assault, described for members of Congress the myriad barriers to care that they experienced as they sought help for the emotional problems they still stuffer as a result of being assaulted.
More than 85,000 veterans were treated through the VA last year for injuries or illness linked to sexual abuse. The chief complaints Friday focused on a lack of access to care and a general lack of sensitivity toward their suffering, which they viewed as another betrayal by the government they had tried to serve.
Rep. Dan Benishek, R-Mich., said it was clear that the federal government was not doing enough to help veterans suffering from military sexual trauma.
"It's so frightening, frankly, the testimony we've heard this morning. I know there is great bipartisan support to make this better," said Benishek, the chairman of the House Committee on Veteran's Affairs panel that deals with health issues.
The Pentagon estimated that as many as 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year. Much of the attention on the problem has focused on whether prosecutions should be moved outside the military chain of command to an independent group. But lawmakers are also looking at ways to ease access to health care as well as disability benefits for victims once they enter the civilian world.
Air Force veteran Lisa Wilken told lawmakers that she still deals on a daily basis with being raped 20 years ago. She said part of the reason the health problems are so longstanding is that most victims are already far behind in their recovery by the time they get to the VA. She also said that some victims simply don't trust the VA enough to seek care because their medical facilities remind them so much of the military. She recommended that the VA make greater use of mental health providers in the private sector.
"We need the ability to go outside of the VA," Wilken said.
Dr. Rajiv Jain, an assistant deputy undersecretary with the VA, said he would raise her recommendation with the department.
"It's clear there are some areas of gaps," Jain told the subcommittee
Jain said veterans do not need to have a disability rating or other documentation to get care for military sexual trauma. He noted that demand for services has been increasing and that the number of patient visits related to military sexual trauma jumped 13 percent last year. He also said that nearly 99 percent of VA patients last year were screened for military sexual trauma .
However, Johnson said that when she entered the VA system in October 2010, she was never specifically asked if she had experienced military sexual trauma. And like many victims, she was reluctant to bring it up herself. Once she finally brought it out into the open, she was hoping for more support.
"I yearned for validation in a safe environment," she said. "I did not get this."
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WASHINGTON — Former Marine Tara Johnson says that when she finally got medical care after being sexually assaulted in the military, the Veterans Affairs doctor asked whether she really thought she had been raped.


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Proposal to ban high-capacity magazines stirs debate in Connecticut legislature
HARTFORD -- The details are only beginning to be discussed, but some are questioning the proposed ban on high-capacity magazines as impractical.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy wants an amended assault weapon ban and a ban on the sale and possession of high-capacity magazines -- those that hold more than 10 bullets -- and several lawmakers have filed bills that cover these situations and more.
State Sen. Gary LeBeau, D-East Hartord, proposed such a ban two years ago, but the measure never got out of committee and brought a firestorm of opposition. Now he has brought it back.
This time, state Sen. John McKinney, R-Fairfield, is a co-sponsor in light of the shootings of 20 schoolchildren and six staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School Dec. 14. The shooter, Adam Lanza, used a Bushmaster AR-15 semi-automatic rifle with high capacity magazines.
"I think we have to ban them in Connecticut," McKinney said of the magazines that allow a shooter to spray an area with 30 bullets without having to reload. He is in favor of the ban even if other states don't follow suit.
The mainly 6- and 7-year-old victims were each hit with between 3 and 11 bullets.
The best solution, all sides agreed, would be a federal ban, which the Democratic leadership in Congress favors, as does President Barack Obama.
State House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero, R-Norwalk, however, questioned the practicality of banning the magazines, given how many have already been bought, and the fact they could be purchased out of state.
"We'd have no way of enforcing the (high capacity) ban," Cafero said. He said changes in the law would instantly make lawbreakers of those who had previously bought them.
He suggested requiring permits with a background check for long guns that use an external magazine would provide more control, and vetting of those who buy them without interferring with the purchase of hunting rifles.
High-capacity magazines were banned, along with assault weapons, from 1994 to 2004 under federal law.
State Rep. Vincent Candelora, R-North Branford, said he favors the comprehensive approach that legislative leaders of both parties favor.
"We have to tread very carefully on the issues because Connecticut already has the most restrictive gun laws in the country, and I think that we need to focus the debate on school safety and mental health," Candelora said.
Connecticut is among the most regulated when it comes to firearms, but California has the toughest laws.
He said there should be a discussion on amending the assault weapons ban, and while he was willing to look at limiting the size of gun magazines, he didn't think it accomplished much.
"People can reload a weapon," Candelora said.
Michael Lawlor, Malloy's liaison on criminal justice matters, said a mechanism could be put in place where owners of the magazines could dispose of them legally.
"We need to change the way people think about guns," Lawlor said.
He said there is no place in civilian society for assault weapons and high capacity magazines that have been used in several mass shootings in the country.
State Rep. Themis Klarides, R-Derby, said "first and foremost, I want to make a difference" with whatever reform package is approved, and not vote for something "just because it sounds like it makes everyone safer."
She asked how police would know who already owned these magazines. "Do we go into people's homes? It's almost unenforceable," Klarides said. She said she is waiting for more information to be available.
McKinney said he agreed with Lawlor's logic, and while new laws won't necessarily stop all future mass shootings, "we have to take common sense measures."
The minority leader said assault weapons and high capacity magazines are not used by hunters.
State Sen. Leonard Fasano, R-North Haven, said he was also on board with banning magazines with more than 10 bullets.
"Maybe we have to be the state to get the ball rolling," he said, in addition to looking at school safety and mental health access.
LeBeau said the reaction this year to his bill to ban the high-capacity magazines, which is also in a separate bill proposed by state Sen. Beth Bye, D-West Hartford, is night and day from two years ago.
Last time, opposition was 10 to 1. This time he has heard from a handful of constituents on both sides.
LeBeau said he was heartened by a Washington Post story that found that during the federal ban, the percentage of firearms equipped with high-capacity magazines seized by police agencies in Virginia dropped, only to rise sharply once the restrictions were lifted in 2004, an indication that a ban can make a difference.


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Two Republican incumbents and a challenger, all three of whom want to defend its agriculture and open space, are running for two open seats for McHenry County Board District 6.
Board members Ersel Schuster and Michele Aavang, and challenger Larry Smith, are seeking the GOP nod for the district, which covers all or parts of 11 townships making up the county's rural western half, including Harvard, Marengo, Hebron and Union. No Democratic candidates have filed, meaning the March 18 primary will be the de facto election unless the party caucuses in a candidate by the June 2 deadline.
All three candidates cited control of county budgeting and lower taxation as their top priority. Schuster, who owns a rural Woodstock printing business, is one of the County Board's regular votes against ordinances that she feels grow government's size, scope and budget.
"I would like to continue this work so we can assure taxpayers that our county board will not slip back into [the] mode of automatically raising the levy to once again grow county government," Schuster said.
Aavang and Smith also agree that the county should continue freezing its levy. County government for the past two years has voluntarily rejected the inflationary levy increase it is entitled to under the tax cap, citing its stable finances and struggling taxpayers.
Aavang, owner of Willow Lea Stock Farm in Greenwood, said she wants to continue being a voice for county agriculture. She is president of the McHenry County Farm Bureau and was given the chairmanship of the County Board Natural and Environmental Resources Committee, despite just being elected in 2012.
She said she wants to make sure that the Unified Development Ordinance about to go through final review respects the county's natural resources,
"The UDO should clarify zoning and land use interests and answer questions that concern residents. It must be mindful to protect economic, quality of life, agricultural and natural resource interests," Aavang said.
Smith, a Harvard realtor and business owner, cited a thorough review and ratification of the UDO as one of his top legislative priorities.
"This ordinance can be the backbone of bringing job-creating business development to McHenry County. Quality jobs have the potential to drive our economy, bring tax money to our county and ease the tax burden on the homeowners of McHenry County," Smith said.
All three candidates differed on the referendum asking whether the County Board chairman should be popularly elected to four-year terms, rather than chosen from among the 24-member board every two years.
Schuster opposes the idea, alleging it will create entrenched incumbency, increase disputes between the board and chairman, and expand government because it would create a 25th board member. Smith opposes it as well, but criticized Schuster for voting against putting it on the ballot. Aavang, like Smith, supports asking the voters, but is neutral on the issue, saying that both ways to elect a chairman have advantages and disadvantages.
Schuster faces two contested races March 18. She also is running in a three-way race for Seneca 1 precinct committeeman against incumbent Mark Gummerson and candidate Robert Schlenkert.
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind... Love your neighbor as yourself. Matt: 22: 37,39
Living in the Circle of Blessing
Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right. Honor your father and your mother... "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth." Eph. 6:1
Soft Hearts in a Material World
Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matt 6:20, 21
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Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matt 6:26


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Brazil has two pieces of good macro news today, sending the real 0.3% higher against the dollar and pushing up the Bovespa Index up by 1.9% this morning. The iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (EWZ) was trading 2.3% higher.
First, Brazil's economy grew more than expected in the fourth quarter, rising 0.7% after contracting 0.5% in the third quarter. This is above every forecast from the 49 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
Second, while the central bank raised benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 10.75%, in a move widely expected by analysts, it also hinted towards the end of the tightening cycle. Brazil has raised its benchmark rate by 3 percentage points since last April.
But analysts are cautious and warns against excessive optimism.
The fourth-quarter GDP growth was mainly driven by a spike in exports, which reads well as headline news, but exports are notoriously volatile. Here is Capital Economics analyst Neil Shearing:
The breakdown of the contributions to growth shows that the stronger performance in Q4 was driven overwhelmingly by a jump in exports, which grew by 4.1% q/q.
But it's important to note that the export component of the GDP data is extremely volatile. It grew by 6.0% q/q in Q2, only to contract by 1.2% q/q in Q3. We wouldn't be surprised to see exports relapse in Q1 of this year. After all, the conditions for a recovery led by manufacturing exports do not seem to be in place. A weaker real will help. But years of under-investment and wage gains in excess of underlying productivity growth have hollowed out the manufacturing sector and mean that, even with a more competitive exchange rate, it will be difficult to sustain rapid growth in industrial exports.
Also, the successive hikes in benchmark rate yet need to have its full effects felt, and could exacerbate an economic downturn, according to Michael Shaoul of Marketfield Asset Management:
The danger remains that a more abrupt deterioration of local economic conditions takes place as the prior rate hikes start to make their effects fully felt. Adding to the problem is the fact that the central banks has lost much of its credibility in recent quarters, which can only be expected to add to the skittishness of investors. It therefore is now quite important that the local equity market respects support around the 45,000 level, since a breach would be in danger of provoking a further retreat from economic risk by both local and foreign investors.
For the time being, Brazilian equities are enjoying the news flow. ADRs are broadly up this morning. Vale (VALE) gained 3.2%, Embraer (ERJ) advanced 2.4%, Petrobras (PBR) gained 2.1%, and Banco Santander (BSBR) was up 1.9%.


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Hello 2011 ^.^ !!!!
Hi all, I have been on hibernation since Dec' 2010. Well, was on holiday mood so I decided to spend some private time by spending less time on the internet. =)
To kick start msxeroz.com for 2011, i changed the header and the background =) Hopefully 2011 will be filled with more LOVE, and happiness..
Before Chinese New Year comes, I shall post up some fantastic Christmas trees in Singapore during my trip there.
#1: Choa Chu Kang MRT Station
Unique points: Cute Teddy Bears and Toy Trains were used as decoration.
(& Nobody steal the toys away!! *BRAVO*)
#2 Somewhere near City Hall MRT Station.
#3: Suntec City
Unique points: It's a Christmas Tree without a Tree.
(Should renamed it to Christmas Balls)
#4: Marina Square (correct me if I'm wrong)
Unique points: Another Christmas Balls but this one people can walk under it =)
#5: By The Roadside
Unique Points: Enchanting! Who would have thought roadside can be such beautiful scenery!
#6: Raffles
Unique Points: Have a hole in the base of the tree for people to enter and see a gallery of previous years Christmas tree.
#7: Bugis
Unique Points: Most of the Christmas trees no longer have trees so, this kinda not unique any more. LOL!
#8: Iluma
Unique points: There's a lot of trees, but every tree is hanging upside down...
#8: Orchard Road
Unique Points: Purplish Christmas tree!
(How many times have you seen a purple Xmas tree?)
#9: Near Somerset Station
Unique Points: None.
#10: Along Orchard Road
Unique Points: A Christmas tree made of
fake Ferrero Roche.
(It looks weird for me, they should put a BIG STAR on top, then it will look more like a Xmas tree)
#11: Along Orchard Road
Unique points: Finally saw a Xmas tree decorated with gift box and ribbons! Traditional is always the best for me!
#12: Along Orchard Road
Unique Points: This should be crowned as the Queen of All Xmas Tree in Singapore.
We can enter the tree, and inside is air-conditioned, and has fantastic view.
#13: Tree #12 made other trees look...plain..
#14: In front of Paragon
Unique Points: Gold color. Gold is always attractive.
#15: Plaza Singapore
Unique Points: It's a huge tree, but the reflective plate spoil any photography here.
#16: Marina Bay Sands Hotel
Unique Points: The Ugliest Christmas Tree. Comparative to the poshness of this place, this tree is ridiculously small, underdecorated, and is crooked to one side. =.=
Hahaha.. I know this post is way delayed, but i just love to share with you all the things that makes me happy!
Which Christmas tree do you like most???
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Big news hit the patch 5.2 notes late last week & I thought it might be useful to pop some links here for you to have a look at. Along with the usual class changes, new raid/dungeon info, glyph changes & pet battle changes, there is also a large section for professions, especially Blacksmithing. You can read all of the patch 5.2 build 16503 on MMO-Champion if you wish but some of it is just datamined & a little lacking in explanations. Wowhead has a much better explanation, focusing on the Blacksmithing changes including some analysis and late yesterday, Euripedes on WoW Insider also laid out his thoughts on how this could affect things in game. The comments on both articles make for some interesting reading if you ignore all the panicky 'I hate change' type ones!
Quick Summary & Thoughts About ChangesJust in case you don't want to wander off to read all that stuff, I will summarise it here though. Basically, a whole bunch of new 'Training Project' recipes will be added to an NPC in your faction Shrine in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. All of these new recipes take only Ghost Iron Bars in varying quantities and will allow a level 85 character to skill up to 500 using only Ghost Iron Bars. Looking at the list of 'projects' and the huge amount of Ghost Iron they require, my inner goblin is rubbing her hands with glee at the thought. However it does have huge implications for other parts of the Auction House game as well as the game in general.
- reduced demand for 'old world' materials - including some very profitable niches for gold makers & levelers alike
- can I say 'bots'? Oh yes, I can just hear botters cranking up their systems as I type this, especially as most sensible goblins will more than likely be stockpiling already!
- Blizzard introduced CRZ (Cross realm zones) in an attempt to make the old world areas feel less abandoned, removing the need to farm old world materials like this will surely mean that levelers just zoom through those old zones even faster.
- Ghost Iron Ore will become a very active, competitive market with a huge spike in demand, especially as the new weapons & armor already discovered in earlier patch notes need so much Living Steel too.
- Other markets reliant on Ghost Iron, such as Jewelcrafting & Enchanting (from the 'shuffle) will see price increases too.
- It's probably only a matter of time until the other crafting professions get a similar makeover - Leatherworking, Tailoring, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Inscription & Alchemy could all be changed in a similar way to make use solely of current materials.
- It would be an easy way for Blizzard to keep professions up-to-date with each new expansion - just change the material required to the newest expansion resources et voila! updated professions!
- Random thought based on that last bullet point - if new expansion professions just need new expansion materials, will they still keep Realm First achievements?


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So I heard this "rumour" about a "live" Multi- Location Zombie Apocalypse Event happening on October 30th. Well maybe not as much a rumour as a fact
So if you are gonna be out on October 30th perhaps you'll want to keep an eye out for a Zombie outbreak in your area..
This is an event that anyone can take part in and help create if they want. Are you interested in participating in an Zombie Event or even create your own just post here or pm me, I'll give you all the information that you need. Feel free to spread the "rumour" to other places and people of interest.
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India plans to send a spacecraft to Mars next year on a scientific mission critics say shows the governing party's skewed priorities when people lack electricity and safe drinking water.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the 4.5 billion rupee ($82 million) mission during a speech Wednesday marking the 65th anniversary of India's independence from British rule.
"This spaceship to Mars will be a huge step for us in the area of science and technology," he said.
The spacecraft will orbit Mars to collect data after its launch in November 2013 on a frequently used rocket developed by the Indian Space Research Organization.
India has had an active space program since the 1960s and has launched scores of satellites for itself and other countries.
In 2008, India successfully sent a probe to the moon that detected evidence of water on the lunar surface for the first time. India is also planning a rover mission to the moon and is awaiting budgetary approval for a manned space mission.
Critics of Singh's Congress party say instead of the Mars mission, the government should concentrate on providing the basic needs of people such as electricity and safe drinking water. Two weeks ago, the electricity grids that serve more than 600 million Indians collapsed for hours in the world's largest blackout.
Indian scientists dismiss the criticism, saying that technology developed in the space program has resulted in spinoffs in other areas.
"It is certainly not a question of misplaced priorities," former ISRO chief U.R. Rao was quoted as saying by The Asian Age newspaper.
ISRO chief K. Radhakrishnan says the Mars mission must take place when the planet is closest to Earth, which happens every 26 months.
There are three "windows of opportunity" in late 2013, 2016 and 2018, and Indian scientists are aiming to be ready for the 2013 opportunity, he said.


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We sat under the walnut trees. The same trees that gave an abundant harvest two years ago when a then wobbling Ivy joined me in collecting the tender walnuts that had fallen from the branches. My friend, Steve, an incredibly talented wedding designer, had set up a large wooden table heavy with florals and beautiful edible things that ran down the middle of the table. The eight of us – my brothers, their wives, Gabe, myself and my parents sat down to dinner to celebrate the forty years that my parents have been married.
With help, I cooked a family style meal that felt fitting for the occasion. Smoked salmon on puff pastry with fresh peas in creme fraiche started our dinner. It was a subtle homage to salmon pie – a dish my mom made throughout our childhood. When mom made salmon pie we knew we needed to set the table and that we would be having a leisurely dinner in the dining room. It felt special.
Next I paraded large platters of sliced melon topped with a sweet and tart basil vinaigrette to the table. Crisped pieces of prosciutto lay on top of the melon and large, pillowy leaves of basil finished the dish. I grilled romaine then generously topped them with anchovy vinaigrette and dotted little that with little jewels of roasted cherry tomatoes over the green, wilted leaves. The main course boasted a dried plum (it sounds so much better than prune) and prosciutto stuffed pork tenderloin that nestled into a bed of Parmesan polenta. We ate while the two cows and horse watched from the field across the driveway.
Forty years needs to be celebrated well. 14,609 days of choosing to love another person, of saying I do again and again and holding firm to the commitment they promised to the other when they were both young.
"What is something that you guys have learned from our marriage?" My dad asked while we ate.
I thought for a moment but it didn't take long for me to respond. "You've shown me what it looks like to strive for friendship. Both of you seek the other as your best friend. You work hard to maintain that friendship and have never grown complacent in that."
Writing about dating my husband feels as if I'm writing a book on marriage with recipes. And as someone who has been reading books about relationships since I was barely dating, I feel up to the challenge, am loving analyzing marriages – mostly mine – and trying deeply to understand what makes them successful. What I come back to again and again is the very lesson that my parents taught me – it's friendship and an untiring striving to maintain the friendship.
I don't remember long conversations about maintaining a friendship in marriage but I saw my parents live it. I saw them nurture their shared interests and I heard their desire to spend time with the other. They not only love each other, they like each other. Seems simple. And it is. But it is just as easy to neglect the friendship and allow complacency to reside in its place.
Our date nights are one of the ways Gabe and I work on our friendship. It's for us and our marriage but it also is for our children to see he and I putting an effort into our marriage. It's easy for me to feel badly about the simple pasta that I've made for the kids while I prepare a feast for their dad and I. But they are happy with their pasta, or grilled cheese or leftovers or pb&j, and they see us working on our marriage. My hope is they will have an understanding when they marry that effort is needed for a relationship to thrive. That they won't be blindsided by the difficulties in marriage and will have an example of the two of us continually building on our friendship, the foundation of our marriage.
Someday I hope Gabe and I can sit at a table with our children celebrating 40, 50, 60 years of friendship. That's over 3,000 dates to build on our friendship while sitting at a table enjoying great food. I like the sound of that.
Tuscan Melon Salad with Basil Vinaigrette and Crisped Prosciutto
serves 4
1 small tuscan melon (or cantaloupe), peeled, seeds removed and sliced in 1/4" wedges
3 slices prosciutto
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1-2 tablespoons lime juice
2 teaspoons honey
2 tablespoons chopped, fresh basil (plus more whole leaves for garnish)
salt & pepper (lots of pepper)
Arrange on the melon on a platter and set aside.
Set a cast iron skillet or saute pan over medium high heat. Add the prosciutto slices in a single layer and cook 1-2 minutes on each side or until crisp. Transfer the prosciutto to a rack or some paper towels until you are ready to serve. This can be done a few hours in ahead if you keep it well covered once cool.
In a bowl combine the olive oil, lime juice, honey and basil. Whisk to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Drizzle the vinaigrette over the melon then roughly crumble the prosciutto on top of that. Finish with a few large leaves of basil then serve immediately.
Thanks again to Steve for making the event incredibly beautiful and to my husband for taking the photos.


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"We are not crying wolf here," said Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., part of a group of Northeastern lawmakers from both parties seeking passage of legislation roughly in line with what the Obama administration and governors of the affected states sought.
Democrats were more politically pointed as they brushed back Southern conservatives who sought either to reduce the measure or offset part of its cost through spending cuts elsewhere in the budget.
"I just plead with my colleagues not to have a double standard," said Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York. "Not to vote tornado relief to Alabama, to Louisiana, to Mississippi, Missouri, to — with Ike, Gustav, Katrina, Rita — but when it comes to the Northeast, with the second worst storm in the history of our country, to delay, delay, delay."
Sandy roared through several states in late October and has been blamed for 140 deaths and billions of dollars in residential and business property damage, much of it in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. It led to power outages and interruptions to public transportation that made life miserable for millions, and the clamor for federal relief began almost immediately.
The Senate approved a $60 billion measure in the final days of the Congress that expired on Jan. 3, and a House vote had been expected quickly.
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The delay drew a torrent of criticism, much of it from other Republicans.
"There's only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims, the House majority and their speaker, John Boehner," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on the day after the delay was announced. Rep. Pete King of New York added that campaign donors in the Northeast who give to Republicans "should have their head examined."
Less than two weeks later, the leadership brought legislation to the floor under ground rules designed to satisfy as many Republicans as possible while retaining support from Democrats eager to approve as much in disaster aid as possible.
The measure itself provided for $17 billion in aid, although supporters of expanded aid were given a chance to add an additional $33.7 billion. The additional money, advanced by Rep. Rodney Freylinghuysen, R-N.J., was expected to pass with heavy Democratic support.
For their part, Republican conservatives were given a chance to offset part of the cost through across-the-board cuts elsewhere in the budget. The fate of that effort was unclear, since it would trim Pentagon accounts as well as those of domestic programs.
Congress has already approved a $9.7 billion increase in a fund to pay federal flood insurance claims, much of it expected to benefit victims of Sandy.
The political veered into the personal at times during hours of debate.
In remarks on the House floor, Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., said one South Carolina lawmaker who has criticized the measure "personally took a small business" disaster loan in the past. While he didn't mention any names, Rep. Mark Mulvaney, R-S.C., has said he received such a loan.
In the weeks since the storm hit, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has spent about $3.1 billion for construction of shelters, restoration of power and other immediate needs after the late-October storm pounded the Atlantic Coast with hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding.
Officials say Sandy is the most costly natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The storm damaged or destroyed 305,000 housing units in New York, and more than 265,000 businesses were disrupted there, officials have said. In New Jersey, more than 346,000 households were destroyed or damaged, and more than 40,000 families remain living out of their homes, according to officials.


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