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An eyewitness is shedding some light on how the 10- to 12-foot metal beam of unknown origin was removed from the remote Utah desert last week.Similar object found 6,000 miles away »
In November 2019, on the campaign trail in South Carolina, then-candidate Joe Biden was asked a question by immigrant rights activist Carlos Rojas Rodriguez and an immigrant community member. A tense back-and-forth ensued, with Rodriguez and Silvia criticizing the Obama administration's record on deportations and calling for a moratorium on deportations if Biden was elected. Biden disagreed and told Rodriguez, "You should go vote for Trump."
President Trump will sign Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky. coronavirus stimulus proposal, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters Wednesday. McConnell announced what appears to be a tweaked version of his previous $500 billion deal on Tuesday, just hours after a group of bipartisan senators put forward a $908 billion proposal.
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said Tuesday efforts to resolve Cyprus' ethnic division should start fresh and aim to achieve a two-state deal, because decades of negotiations for a federation-based agreement have got nowhere. Tatar said a regional "new state of affairs" that takes into account the discovery of significant gas deposits off Cyprus creates the need for a two-state accord, under which equally sovereign Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots can live "side by side." The Greek Cypriots reject the two-state idea.
With measures to contain the coronavirus cutting off supplementary income for many, the number of people who suffer from severe food shortages has sharply increased across rural areas of Guatemala and Honduras. In Guatemala, the problem is particularly severe. Even before the storms hit, some 3.7 million people - or more than a fifth of the population - were already suffering high levels of acute food insecurity, according to a report prepared for a United Nations hunger tracking body by the government's Food and Nutritional Security Secretariat.
Adam Laxalt, the co-chair of the Trump campaign in Nevada, is fighting ferociously against his state's decision to reward its six electoral votes to President-elect Joe Biden, alleging widespread voter fraud and hyping litigation to overturn Biden's victory. But a nonprofit ethics and transparency group affiliated with Laxalt, Nevada's former attorney general, has already conceded Biden's victory and is looking ahead to the new administration. It's become clear that we're going to be having a Biden team and a Biden administration in 2021," said Caitlin Sutherland, the executive director of Americans for Public Trust, in an interview on Tuesday.
Wong, who was just 17 years old when he became the face of the 2014 student-led Umbrella Movement democracy protests, faces a maximum three-year jail term. The sentence will be delivered at 2.30 p.m. GMT).
The leadership of a broad coalition of Western Hemisphere nations on Wednesday accused the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor of failing to take swift action on allegations that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government committed crimes against humanity. The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States said in a report that ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's failure to open a formal investigation into Venezuela is "stunning" and "inexplicable." The leadership of the 35-member body said the slow pace of the ICC's review of Venezuela's situation has emboldened Maduro's government to commit more crimes believing that it can act with total impunity.
From a private island to a tiny Vermont tree house Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest
A Congressman from Alabama plans to challenge the Electoral College votes when Congress moves to certify Joe Biden's victory on 6 January. Rep. Mo Brooks, a Republican, is searching for a senator to join his challenge, though he said he might object to the election alone if he does not find a partner. Mr Brooks said he has had contact with some senators, but did not provide names.
All day, Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe has been hyping the huge revelations the group would be releasing from their latest stunt. In a dramatic video posted Tuesday morning, the conservative activist could be seen unmuting himself and informing CNN chief Jeff Zucker, "We've been listening to your CNN calls for basically two months and recording everything. Just wanted to ask you some questions, if you have a minute.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday expressed his opposition to a bill approved by parliament the previous day to suspend U.N. inspections and boost uranium enrichment, saying it would be "harmful" to diplomatic efforts aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear deal and easing U.S. sanctions. The tug-of-war over the bill, which gained momentum after the killing of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist last month, reflects the rivalry between Rouhani, a relative moderate, and hard-line lawmakers who dominate parliament and favor a more confrontational approach to the West. The bill would suspend U.N. inspections and require the government to resume enriching uranium to 20% if European nations fail to provide relief from crippling U.S. sanctions on the country's oil and banking sectors.
Indonesian authorities are closely monitoring several volcanoes after sensors picked up increased activity in recent weeks, prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. Hot ash tumbled as far as 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) down the slopes of Mount Semeru early Tuesday, triggering panic among villagers, said Raditya Jati, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman. The 3,676-meter (12,060-feet) mountain in Lumajang district is the highest volcano on Indonesia's most densely island of Java.
Fox News host Sean Hannity said Monday night that if President-elect Joe Biden "ever became president, I'd tell President Trump to pardon yourself and pardon your family." Trump is seriously considering the suggestion, ABC News and The New York Times reported Tuesday. "Trump has told others that he is concerned that a Biden Justice Department might seek retribution against the president by targeting the oldest three of his five children — Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump" — plus his son-in-law Jared Kushner, the Times reports.
As the spread of Covid-19 continues to accelerate across the United States, residents in Oklahoma have been asked to take part in a prayer day by the state's Republican governor, Kevin Stitt. In an announcement, Mr Stitt said Oklahomans should pray to God amid the pandemic, which has seen some 200,000 people in the state contract the coronavirus, and almost 2,000 lose their lives. The day of prayer has been planned for Thursday, with churches and other places of worship due to host those who take part.
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged political forces in Belarus on Wednesday to try to resolve their differences through dialogue, and also said the ex-Soviet republic, a close Moscow ally, was facing unprecedented meddling by external forces. Belarus has been rocked by mass protests since an Aug. 9 presidential election which veteran incumbent Alexander Lukashenko said he won - an assertion contested by his opponents, who say the vote was rigged and want him to quit. Russia's backing is seen as vital for Lukashenko's chances of staying in power and its statements are closely scrutinised for changes in tone or any sign that Moscow could be pushing for some kind of managed power transition.
But on Sunday, Planet finally got a beautiful acquisition right over the tip of A68a's "ice finger" (the berg has the shape of a hand with its index finger outstretched, as if pointing). This movie from the high-orbiting American weather satellite Goes-16 was processed by Dr Simon Proud from Oxford University and the UK's National Centre for Earth Observation (Credit: NOAA/Simon Proud/NCEO) "The detail of some of the cracks running across the berg are really clear and will be the main controls of the larger bits that break off," explained the British Antarctic Survey's Dr Andrew Fleming, who's examined the new picture.
A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday after landing on the moon, the government announced, adding to a string of successes for Beijing's increasingly ambitious space program. The Chang'e 5 probe touched down shortly after 11 p.m. (1500 GMT) on Tuesday after descending from an orbiter, the China National Space Administration said. The probe, launched Nov. 24 from the tropical southern island of Hainan, is the latest venture by a Chinese space program that sent its first astronaut into orbit in 2003, has a spacecraft en route to Mars and aims eventually to land a human on the moon.
Republicans attempting to undo President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Pennsylvania asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to take up their lawsuit, three days after it was thrown out by the highest court in the battleground state. In the request to the U.S. Supreme Court, Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly of northwestern Pennsylvania and the other plaintiffs are asking the court to prevent the state from certifying any contests from the Nov. 3 election, and undo any certifications already made, such as Biden's victory. They maintain that Pennsylvania's expansive vote-by-mail law is unconstitutional because it required a constitutional amendment to authorize its provisions.
Attorney General William Barr revealed the Department of Justice has been investigating allegations of voter fraud but has not uncovered evidence of enough to have changed the results of the US presidential election. It comes as the campaign of Donald Trump filed its long-promised lawsuit in Wisconsin in an attempt to invalidate hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots in two Democrat-leaning counties. Trump himself, meanwhile, appeared at a White House Christmas event on Tuesday night in which he appeared to confirm, for the first time in public, that he will run again in 2024.
Moncef Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive overseeing the vaccine portion of the U.S. program, said he hopes 20 million people will have been vaccinated by the end of this year. "Within 24 hours, maybe at most 36 to 48 hours, from the approval, the vaccine can be in people's arms," Slaoui said at an event conducted by The Washington Post. Slaoui said practice shipping runs - without vaccines - have been conducted to prepare for initial distribution expected to begin in mid-December once Pfizer Inc receives an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its vaccine.
A grim discovery has been made in Stockholm, Sweden: A man in his forties found wounded in an apartment -- and may have been held captive there by his own mother for nearly 30 years. The mother -- a 70-year-old woman whom neighbors thought lived alone -- has been arrested. The man was reportedly found by a relative on Sunday (November 29).
New Zealand has joined Australia in denouncing a graphic tweet posted by a Chinese official that shows a fake image of a grinning Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to a child's throat. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that New Zealand has voiced its concerns directly with Chinese authorities. This is an image that wasn't factual.
Last month, in an interview with CBS News, President-elect Joe Biden's campaign officials outlined an immigration platform for the incoming administration. It included reversing many of Trump's policies like the travel ban and family separation and bolstering the refugee cap and protecting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Bob Carey, the former director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Obama administration, spoke with Business Insider about how Biden could rebuild the asylum and refugee resettlement systems.
Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood urged Georgia Republicans at a rally on Wednesday to sit out the state's upcoming Senate runoff elections, arguing that the two Republicans in the running first needed to back demands for a special legislative session to investigate Donald Trump's defeat in the state. The two January 5 runoffs will decide which party ends up controlling power in the Senate. Georgia recounts have proven that President-elect Joe Biden won the state and local GOP officials have urged Trump and his allies to respect that outcome.
National lawmakers introduced a joint resolution Wednesday aimed at striking language from the U.S. Constitution that enshrines a form of slavery in America's foundational documents. The resolution, spearheaded and supported by Democratic members of the House and Senate, would amend the 13th Amendment's ban on chattel enslavement to expressly prohibit involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime. As ratified, the original amendment has permitted exploitation of labor by convicted felons for over 155 years since the abolition of slavery.
"This metastasizing debt crisis has had tremendous social costs. An entire generation has been set back."
"It is not the government's job to step in and rescue those who took on more debt than their future incomes would support."
"Many student-borrowers need relief, but well-off borrowers who are thriving — thanks to their college degrees — do not."
"It will stimulate the lagging economy. And though not everyone will directly benefit, the country as a whole will improve."
"Canceling student debt would cost billions of dollars each year and would exacerbate, not lessen, economic inequalities."


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Difenoxin and atropine combination medicine is used along with other measures to treat severe diarrhea in adults. Difenoxin helps stop diarrhea by slowing down the movements of the intestines.
Since difenoxin is chemically related to some narcotics, it may be habit-forming if taken in doses that are larger than prescribed. To help prevent possible abuse, atropine (an anticholinergic) has been added. If higher-than-normal doses of the combination are taken, the atropine will cause unpleasant effects, making it unlikely that such doses will be taken again.
Difenoxin and atropine combination medicine should not be used in children. Children with diarrhea should be given solutions of carbohydrates (sugars) and electrolytes (important salts) to replace the water and important salts that are lost from the body during diarrhea.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
This medicine should not be used in children. Children, especially very young children, are very sensitive to the effects of difenoxin and atropine. This may increase the chance of side effects during treatment. Also, the fluid loss caused by diarrhea may result in a severe condition. For this reason, it is very important that a sufficient amount of liquids be given to replace the fluid lost by the body. If you have any questions about this, check with your health care professional.
Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing may be more likely to occur in elderly patients, who are usually more sensitive than younger adults to the effects of difenoxin. Also, the fluid loss caused by diarrhea may result in a severe condition. For this reason, elderly persons should not take this medicine without first checking with their doctor. It is also very important that a sufficient amount of liquids be taken to replace the fluid lost by the body. If you have any questions about this, check with your health care professional.
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
If this medicine upsets your stomach, your doctor may want you to take it with food.
Take this medicine only as directed by your doctor . Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doctor ordered. If too much is taken, it may become habit-forming.
Importance of diet and fluids while treating diarrhea:
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Your doctor should check your progress at regular visits if you will be taking this medicine regularly for a long time.
Check with your doctor if your diarrhea does not stop after 2 days or if you develop a fever.
This medicine will add to the effects of alcohol and other CNS depressants (medicines that slow down the nervous system, possibly causing drowsiness). Some examples of CNS depressants are antihistamines or medicine for hay fever, other allergies, or colds; sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleeping medicine; prescription pain medicine or narcotics; barbiturates; medicine for seizures; muscle relaxants; or anesthetics, including some dental anesthetics. Check with your doctor before taking any of the above while you are taking this medicine.
If you think you or someone else in your home may have taken an overdose of this medicine, get emergency help at once. Taking an overdose of this medicine may lead to unconsciousness and possibly death. Symptoms of overdose include severe drowsiness; fast heartbeat; shortness of breath or troubled breathing; and unusual warmth, dryness, and flushing of skin.
Before having any kind of surgery (including dental surgery) or emergency treatment, tell the medical doctor or dentist in charge that you are using this medicine.
This medicine may cause some people to become dizzy, drowsy, or less alert than they are normally. Even if taken at bedtime, it may cause some people to feel drowsy or less alert on arising. Make sure you know how you react to this medicine before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are dizzy or are not alert.
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
Get emergency help immediately if any of the following symptoms of overdose occur:
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
After you stop using this medicine, it may still produce some side effects that need attention. During this period of time, check with your doctor immediately if you notice the following side effects:
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Portions of this document last updated: Oct. 01, 2020
Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/difenoxin-and-atropine-oral-route/description/drg-20061718
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The first step to City employment is checking the announcements for job openings and examinations. Announcements are available at City Hall Room 301, at all public libraries, and at 125 other locations in the community.
The next step is filling out an application for the job openings or exams you think match your interests and qualifications. Application forms are available at City Hall, Room 301. As you complete the application, make sure that you pay close attention to the minimum qualifications for the job category. Describe the areas of your experience or education that show you meet those requirements. In the application review process, analysts will match the experience and training on your application with the requirements stated on the announcement to determine if you qualify for the exam or job opening.
You must complete a separate application for every job or exam for which you want to be considered. (The City uses the same application form for both current job openings and Civil Service examinations.) Remember that every job category will have different training and experience requirements. Include information about your educational background, experience, and relevant licenses you hold that shows that you meet the minimum qualifications stated on the announcement.
No. For some job categories, all candidates who meet the requirements for appointment ("minimum qualifications") are eligible for consideration by the hiring department without an examination. For a small number of jobs there are no experience or education requirements. But for most job categories, candidates who meet the minimum requirements are ranked by means of an examination. The department then makes its choice from the people at the top of the "eligible list."
Postings for job openings and exam announcements offer a wealth of information about jobs and their requirements. They describe the duties of the job. The "minimum qualifications" list the experience or education needed to be approved for the exam or considered for the job opening. In addition, the exam announcement includes the exam's "scope," a description of the topics to be tested, the type(s) of exam – there may be more than one part – and the weight given to each part.
Applications submitted after the final filing date are not accepted. The exam announcement is considered to be a kind of contract with the public. In order to be fair to everyone who sees the announcement, we must reject any application that is submitted after the closing date for applications. Therefore it is important to pay close attention to all the dates on the exam announcement. If a candidate who submits a late application also submits an application fee, the fee is not refunded.
If the analyst determines that the combination of education and experience you described on your application doesn't meet the minimum qualifications, you will get a letter from the City. You will be given a chance to submit more information or clarify what you told us before. If you did not tell us about all your relevant experience or education the first time, this is your opportunity.
Admittance letters are sent out 10-14 days before the exam date. If you have not received your admittance letter by the Wednesday before the exam date, you should call Personnel at 434-5049.
No. The City of Albany may choose to exercise a "residency preference" in hiring. That means that the names of City residents will be sent to departments for consideration first, and the names of non-residents only if there are not enough residents available to fill the positions.
All exemption applications may be obtained at the Assessor's Office, Room 302 City Hall, weekdays between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
All exemption applications must be filed between January 1st and March 1st. Basic Star exemptions are for any resident owning property and residing on the property. All owners must complete the application and sign it. We will need a photocopy of all owners' drivers' licenses as proof of residency. To print out a Basic Star exemption application, click here.
Enhanced STAR Please call the Assessor's Office at 434-5155.
A grievance complaint form may be filed after May 1, but not later than Grievance Day which is the 4th Tuesday in May. Forms may be obtained at the Assessor's Office beginning May 1st.
If you have a complaint against the City, or wish to seek reimbursement from the City, you need to serve a Notice of Claim with the City. (See Below)
No. Even if it is determined that liability exists on the part of the City of Albany (see below), the Law Department must still seek approval from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment before a claimant may be reimbursed.
A "Notice of Claim" is a notice to the City of Albany of your claim against the City. The contents of a notice of claim are set forth in the New York General Municipal Law § 50-e (2). A Notice of Claim must include: (1) the name and post office address of each claimant, and of his/her attorney, if any; (2) the nature of the claim; (3) the time when,the place where and the manner in which the claim arose; and (4) the items of damage or injuries claimed to have been sustained so far as then practicable. The notice of claim shall not state the damages the claimant deems himself/herself entitled to. (See GML § 50-e (2) as set forth below).
According to New York General Municipal Law § 50-e (1)(a), a notice of claim must be served within ninety (90) days from the date when the claim arose. (See GML §50-e (1)(a) as set forth below).
A notice of claim must be served within the ninety (90) day statutory period by delivering a copy personally, or by registered or certified mail to:
Corporation Counsel City Hall, Room 106 Albany, NY 12207
There is no fee or cost to serve a notice of claim.
To get a copy of the Notice of Claim form, you can do any of the following:
Download the form from our website; Call the Corporation Counsel's office at (518) 434-5050 and request to have a form mailed to you; or Visit the Corporation Counsel's office at City Hall, Room 106, to request a form.
After the filing of a Notice of Claim, the City of Albany conducts an investigation into the facts alleged in the Notice of Claim. Once an investigation is completed, an attorney is assigned to assess the legal liability of the City.
The City of Albany usually takes 6-8 weeks to fully investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding a Notice of Claim. If there are complex issues of fact and/or law, however, it may take longer.
In the event that it is determined that there is no liability on the part of the City of Albany,the individual who filed the Notice of Claim will be notified via mail.
If, after a full investigation, it is determined that the City of Albany is liable for the loss set forth in the Notice of Claim, a letter will be mailed indicating this fact,and a settlement proposal will be made. After such settlement proposal is made, and is accepted by the claimant, the settlement is submitted to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to approve such agreement.
All documents must be certified with a raised seal. You will need a birth certificate or Baptismal Certificate (if birth certificate cannot be obtained) or Naturalization Papers (if birth certificate cannot be obtained) and a photo ID (driver's license, non-driver's or work ID with a birth date on it). All previous marriage info is needed (Divorce, Annulment, Death certificates) Passports cannot be used as a substitute for a birth document. Both parties must be present with $40.00 dollars. CASH ONLY
We issue marriage licenses by appointment from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM (Monday through Friday ONLY) at City Hall, Room 202, Albany, NY 12207 (518-434-5090).
NYS Law requires a 24-hour waiting period before a ceremony can be performed. The license is valid for sixty (60) days from the day after you receive it.
Is a blood test Required for a Marriage License in New York State?
Marriage licenses are kept on file where the original marriage license was obtained. Each town, city, village keeps their own records. e.g. Guilderland, Colonie & Bethlehem. If you are still having trouble locating it, or have forgotten where you obtained it, you may go through NYS Dept of Health(518-474-3077)
Birth certificates are not obtained in the City Clerks Office; they are obtained from the Bureau of Vital Statistics, a division of the City Clerk's Office, at 518-434-5045 (address: City Hall – Rm 254M, Albany, NY 12207)
These may be obtained at the County of Albany, 112 State St, Albany, NY 12207( 518-447-7070).
Divorce documents are obtained from the County of Albany or the county in which you filed for divorce.
Each copy is $10, or $22 for a genealogy record. Payment is accepted in the form of a certified bank's check or money order payable to the City of Albany. Credit cards are accepted, but an additional fee of $6 is charged. Cash can only be accepted in person at our office, not through the mail.
Please review the eligibility for obtaining birth certificates, death certificates and genealogy records in the City of Albany. Requests are rejected without Acceptable Identification.
Vital Statistics provides immediate assistance to those making requests in person.
- U.S. Postal Express, UPS Overnight or FedEx requests are sent immediately. - Regular first class mail requests are usually sent out within 2 days. - Genealogy requests may take up to 2 weeks.
Note: Processing times are approximate and may vary with current workload, as well as circumstances beyond our control.
For events in one of the five (5) boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx or Staten Island), please visit the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Records may be obtained from the local registrar of the city where the event took place. You can also search for records from the New York State Department of Health.
These records are obtained through the Vital Statistics office in the state or area the event occurred. A complete listing of all state offices is available online at the National Center for Health Statistics.
NYS Department of Health Vital Records Section operates the Adoption Information Registry. This registry helps the adoptee, born in New York State, obtain available non-identifying information about their birth parents and enables the reunion of registered the adoptee with their birth parents and biological siblings. Finally, the Adoption Information Registry provides a place for birth parents to file medical information updates, which may be shared with the registered adoptee.
Website link – www.capreg.org
No. Trash and recycling can only be placed curbside the evening prior to your scheduled pickup day, no earlier than 4:30 p.m. and no later then 12:01 a.m.. Any items placed curbside earlier or later than the above stated time will result in a fine being issued. The amount of the fine may be up to $650.00 for violating the city code. An additional bill will be issued for the cost of removal of the illegal debris. If you are moving out of your home we encourage you to plan ahead and put a reasonable amount of trash out weekly or to expedite the removal you may hire a private hauler to remove the trash.
No. Trash and recycling can only be placed curbside the evening prior to your scheduled pickup day, no earlier than 4:30 p.m. and no later then 12:01 a.m.. Any items placed curbside earlier or later than the above stated time will result in a fine being issued. The amount of the fine may be up to $650.00 for violating the city code. An additional bill will be issued for the cost of removal of the illegal debris. If your going to be on vacation on your scheduled collection day we encourage you to ask a neighbor, friend or family member to place your trash out within these time limits.
All residents, not just homeowners are responsible to maintain their property and the adjoining public ways free of litter and debris, excessive accumulation of animal waste, overgrowth, undergrowth and weeds. Failure to do so will result in the city, after proper notice is given, cleaning the property and billing the homeowner for the cost of the cleanup. An additional fine may be issued up to $650.00 for violating city code 313-51.1.
Residents who receive City sanitation services (residential properties with 1 to 4 units) can put out items at the curb after 4:30 p.m. the night before their scheduled pick-up day. The trash must be manageable by one person, and trash containers must be 50 gallons or less. If a resident has a need to put out excessive trash they should contact DGS.
A number of DGS crews work to pick up trash, single stream recycling, and yard waste from the curb. Yard waste must be bundled or contained in biodegradable bags. For information on what materials can be included in single stream recycling, click here.
No. Due to a New York State law, electronics are no longer eligible for curbside pick-up. Residents have several options, including our recycling events or dropping off electronics at DGS between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and showing proof of residency. For more information about how to get rid of electronics, click here.
To host a special event, residents must contact the City Clerk's Office and fill out a special event permit application. If the tent or grill is being requested, residents must note that on their permit application.
Residents interested in street trees can take advantage of a 50-50 program in which DGS covers half of the cost of planting a tree adjacent to residential property. For more information about this program, click here.
Special Events Permits are issued by the City Clerk's Office. Click here for permit application, and for more information call (518) 434-5090 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Announcements to move to the rain location are made by 11 a.m. the morning of Alive at Five. For up-to-date information, please call the Office of Special Events and Cultural Affairs at (518) 434-2032 or check Albanyevents.org
Each event has different requirements and requires an application. For an application or more information, visit albanyevents.org/vendor_information/
In most circumstances, opening acts play from 5-6 p.m. and headliners take the stage around 6:30 p.m.
There is no December BZA Workshop.
The Historic Resources Commission holds two Public Meetings each month.
Location: ACDA Community Room | 200 Henry Johnson Blvd, 2nd Floor
See the full 2020 City Meeting Schedule. Download Agendas and Case Files.
The Common Council Law, Buildings and Code Enforcement Committee will meet on Thursday, November 3, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom and streamed through the Common Council's Facebook. View Meeting Notice.
Please submit your public comment via email or via website form by Thursday, November 3,...
Mayor Sheehan Also Announces Ridgefield, Westland Hills, Mater Christi, and Washington Parks Slated for Playground Revitalizations in 2021
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ANNUAL MANUAL: Our Town- Celebrities galore!
"Virginians are all snobs, and I like snobs. A snob has to spend so much time being a snob that he has little left to meddle with you."–William Faulkner
Screen: Sissy Spacek (Oscar-winning actress), Howie Long (Fox Sports analyst), Sister, Sister star Tim Reid and his wife Daphne Maxwell Reid, who are movie producers now, but he'll never be forgotten as WKRP in Cincinnati's Venus Flytrap.
Politics: Julian Bond (fiery NAACP chair), Lawrence Eagleburger (frequent Fox News commentator and Secretary of State for about five minutes during administration of George H.W. Bush), Larry Sabato (television's favorite politico talking head), Nathaniel Howell (ambassador to Kuwait during the Gulf War), John Whitehead (religious/civil rights fighter who rose to national prominence by pressing Paula Jones' case against Bill Clinton).
Money: John Kluge (Once the richest man in the world, he's now ranked #52 by Forbes with a fortune of $9.1 billion.), Patricia Kluge (billionaire's ex-wife turned businesswoman), Edgar Bronfman Sr. (former Seagrams CEO and bison purveyor)
Music: Dave Matthews (boogie rocker), Maxine Jones (member of Grammy-nominated '90s girl group En Vogue), John McCutcheon (frequent Grammy nominee), Mary Chapin Carpenter (Batesville's resident folkie), Corey Harris (Bayou blues).
Fiction: John Grisham (world's #3 novelist– topped only by Dan Da Vinci Code Brown and that clever Rowling lady), Jan Karon (Jessica Mitford series), John Casey (Spartina), Rita Mae Brown (from Rubyfruit Jungle to Sneaky Pie Brown mysteries), Ann Beattie and Deborah Eisenberg (darlings of MFA programs). Caroline Preston, Donna Lucey, and Henry Wiencek are here, too.
Moved away: Muhammed Ali (owned Nelson County property in the mid-'80s), Tami Hoag (best selling author), Tina Fey (former Saturday Night Live head writer and 30 Rock star went to UVA), Katie Couric (Anerica's favorite news gal happens to be a UVA alumna), Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard (romantically linked for decades, this thespian couple owned an Albemarle farm until the mid-'90s, moved to Minnesota and now live in a co-op in New York), Lawrence Ferlinghetti (renowned poet and founder of San Francisco's City Lights Bookstore, he owned a home on Park Street from 1998 to 2002)
Sports: Gene Corrigan (longtime ACC Commissioner). Howie Long (see "screen" above).
Poetry: Rita Dove, Charles Wright, George Garrett.
Pop Culture: Peter Max (pop artist whose works look like the Yellow Submarine cover) owns land near Yogaville in Buckingham, Cathy Baker Purcell (the "That's all" girl from Hee-Haw) lives in Orange County, Julann Griffin, ex-wife of Merv, co-creator of Jeopardy! owns a farm in Fluvanna.
Dead fraud: Anna "Anastasia" Manahan. This long-time claimant to the Russian throne was determined by DNA in 1994 to be not a romantic, missing grand duchess but a delirious Polish peasant who later married a local eccentric.
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No one (ever) seems to realize, or mention, that Mark Helprin ("Winter's Tale", "A Soldier of the Great War", "The Pacific" -- lives here too. Has lived here... for at least ten years.
He's a far better writer than anyone mentioned above, although I don't enjoy his (very different) writing persona as evidenced in the guest editorial space of the Wall Street Journal. (Very diversified man -- but definitely not stupid.)
All right -- who's the more talented musical luminary in our town?
It's not Dave. (Nice guy, nice try... just don't make me listen to him sing!).
Anybody know?
I do.
CVL's a nice place to live and all, but this type of validation just reeks of self-consciousness.


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Robin Hood Rising: Grassroots Campaign Spurs EU Parliament to Tax Financial Speculation
Under pressure to address a massive deficit, legislators voted overwhelmingly this week in favor of a tax on financial speculation. This really happened, I swear.
OK, it was in Europe, not the United States. But it could happen here—and it should.
The vote in the European Parliament on December 10 was the latest in a series of victories by international campaigners for a tax on trades of stocks, bonds, and derivatives. Often called a "Robin Hood Tax," the goal is to raise massive revenues for urgent needs, such as combating unemployment, global poverty, and climate change.
A financial transaction tax would also discourage the senseless high frequency trading that now dominates our financial markets. Recently, the chief economist of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the top U.S. derivatives regulator) found that such trading practices are hurting traditional investors.
In reaction to the Parliamentary vote, David Hillman, of the U.K. Robin Hood Tax campaign, said that the tax "will raise at least 37 billion euros per year for the countries involved whilst reining in the worst excesses of the financial sector."
Nicolas Mombrial, a Brussels-based policy adviser for Oxfam, added that "The European Parliament's overwhelming support reflects the will of Europe's people. In cash-strapped times, an financial transactions tax is a no-brainer that is morally right, technically feasible, and economically sound."
What the European Parliament specifically voted on was whether to give the green light to a coalition of governments that want to pioneer the tax. The countries that have committed to participate are Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Austria, Greece, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Estonia. The Netherlands is interested, too, but they want to negotiate an exemption for their pension funds.
Not sure Europeans would use this term, but the vote was a slam dunk. Yeas outnumbered nays by a margin of 6-to-1. The next step will be a vote in the European Council, which is likely to happen in early 2013. (On the off chance you're not an expert on European Union governance structures: the Council represents national governments, while E.U. Parliamentarians are elected directly by voters). Then, participating governments will negotiate the details, working off a proposal for a tax of 0.1 percent on stock and bond trades and 0.01 percent on derivatives.
Once revenues start rolling into European coffers, policymakers here are likely to take the idea more seriously. But many U.S. progressives aren't waiting around. A wide range of union, consumer, global health, and environmental groups are pushing for such taxes to be included in the current deficit negotiations. On December 10, National Nurses United, a union representing registered nurses, organized actions in 20 cities to call on Congress to support a Robin Hood Tax.
Taxing financial speculation is just one step we can take towards re-orienting our national priorities in ways that will be good for people and the planet. At the Institute for Policy Studies, we've put together a broad agenda of revenue-raisers and spending cuts that would address our current fiscal challenge while helping to make our economy more equitable, green, and secure.
There's no denying that our current political divisions make it difficult to get anything done in Washington. But we can learn some lessons from Europeans on consensus-building. Their political spectrum is arguably even wider than ours—from Green and Left parties to hard-core conservatives. And yet the Parliament's overwhelming vote in favor of financial transaction taxes is a reminder that such divisions can be overcome.
Sarah Anderson wrote this article for YES! Magazine, a national, nonprofit media organization that fuses powerful ideas with practical actions. is Global Economy Project Director of the Institute for Policy Studies.
- Nurses Fight for a Dose of Tax Justice
Before there was Occupy, thousands of nurses were already taking on Wall Street to demand a financial transaction tax.
- Seeding Small Business: 5 Ideas from Detroit
Detroit entrepreneurs are learning to rely on each other, finding the seeds of a new economy in resources discarded by corporate America.
- What About the People's Budget?
There are better—and more fair—budget ideas out there. Why aren't they being heeded?


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I picked up a 5-pack of the Double Chateau, an attractive over-sized toro wrapped in a cedar sleeve. I am a stickler for cedar sleeves. Anyway, it smells pretty good. The pleasant, slightly sweet aroma hints at a flavorful, balanced cigar. So far so good. And so I move on. It lights up like a champ and instantly burns even. The flavor off the start is nice. I am picking up some toasty, woody notes lent by the cedar sleeve and a little bit of pepper. Not much though. The ash burns white and firm, and the cigar emits an abundance of white smoke. Great construction. Unfortunately, the flavor just couldn't keep up. The cigar became rather dull, losing most of the luster I noticed from the first 5 minutes. This not only disappoints me, it scares me, since the Double Chateau is 6¾" long and still has over 5" to go. As expected, based on my past experiences with this cigar, the flavor does not return. After the initial burst (read tease), the cigar becomes quite uneventful. I just puff air until I've decided on something else to satisfy my palate. I've noticed this with almost every Fuente I smoke, which is too bad, because they're made incredibly well. They look great, smell great, and have a pretty band. But, it takes a helluva lot more to sell me than a pretty band with a famous name on it, especially at Fuente-like prices. Today's test results are the same as before. I still don't see what all the fuss is about with Fuente cigars. For those of you that swear by this brand, pick up a La Aurora, CAO Black or Pueblo Dominicano. Heck, come to our retail store, I'll give you one of mine. Bring a friend. You'll thank me later.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Statistics show that Americans spend $1.20 for every dollar they earn and have $600 billion in credit card debt, averaging nearly $8,300 per family. Americans are saving at a level of only about 2.2 percent and giving through the local church is at an all-time low of just 2.6 percent.
In response to the current money management crisis, Ken Hemphill has written a third installment to the Southern Baptist Convention's Empowering Kingdom Growth vision titled "Making Change: A Transformational Guide to Christian Money Management," published by Broadman & Holman.
The national strategist for Empowering Kingdom Growth, Hemphill sets forth a 30-day journey into biblical stewardship, personal money management and cooperative giving for the purposes of world missions and theological education.
"Making Change" will have a liberating impact on families and churches, Hemphill told Baptist Press, as they apply the principles of God's Word to their finances.
"Some studies indicate that less than 25 percent of the persons who attend church give anything to the church for Kingdom advance," Hemphill said. "Those who do give only give 2.5 percent of their income through the church. Can you imagine what would happen if half of our people begin to tithe? The average church budget would be multiplied by a factor of eight.
"Do you think your church could become more effective if you multiplied your existing budget by eight?" Hemphill asked. "Can you imagine what would happen to our seminaries and our mission boards as that increase begins to flow to our partners for mission advance? It is staggering to imagine. We could have the resources to complete the Great Commission in this generation."
Ashley Clayton, associate vice president for stewardship at the Executive Committee, told Baptist Press the new department will use "Making Change" as one of its primary resources for the "It's a New Day" national stewardship initiative.
"Imagine what churches could do for the Kingdom if their members were not burdened with debt," Clayton said. "Imagine what could be done if church members were free to do the ministry that God has called each of us to fulfill."
"Making Change" differs from popular personal money management books, Clayton said, because it offers an understanding of cooperative missions on the state, national and international level through Cooperative Program initiatives.
Hemphill told BP he received the assignment to write "Making Change" from Executive Committee President Morris H. Chapman, and as he began researching for it, he became increasingly excited about its content and potential.
"If we understand that all the resources on earth were placed here by the King to be used according to His principles and for His purpose, everything about life is altered," Hemphill said. "First, it gives us the assurance that He will provide sufficient resources for the meeting of our need and the advancing of His Kingdom. Second, it affirms that we must discover and put into practice the principles He established for the use of His resources.
"Third, it assures us that sufficient resources exist to reach the nations. The King designed everything with that goal in mind," Hemphill added. "Fourth, it reminds us that we will be held accountable for the use of the King's resources. I am overwhelmed by the very idea that the King loves me enough to entrust me with His resources and will use me to advance His Kingdom."
Chapman wrote the book's foreword.
"'Making Change' has the potential to lead you to a rewarding new life unburdened by our culture's obsession with credit cards and oversized mortgages," Chapman wrote. "The topic of stewardship is one of the most overlooked and underutilized teachings in the Bible. Consequently, we are living in a generation that owes its soul to company stores and financial institutions."
Conservative estimates say that 15 percent of Jesus' teachings focused on finances, Chapman said. He added that the financial wisdom found in the Bible is greater than what is found in Fortune, Forbes, Money Magazine and The Wall Street Journal.
John Yeats, recording secretary for the Southern Baptist Convention and director of communications for the Louisiana Baptist Convention, in a review of "Making Change," noted that the onset of the "seeker-friendly" movement has led too many pastors to stop discussing money from the pulpit.
"As a guide to address the issue of finances, 'Making Change' is a frontal assault on the individualistic consumerism of the culture and a call for Christians to return to the high ground of living biblical principles regarding their finances," Yeats wrote. "Many of Hemphill's precepts have needed to be said for years."
The book is organized as a six-week study with readings for five days a week on topics such as God's design for managing money; the purpose of money; earning, spending, saving, investing; and good reasons to be a giver.
A 40-day "Making Change" workbook will be available from LifeWay Christian Resources next spring for use individually and in church groups.
"We must be both honest and candid – we are not committed to reaching the world until we are willing to allow God to provide the resources through us," Hemphill wrote.
Also among the EKG vision resources are a 40-day study by Hemphill titled "The Heartbeat of God" and a second multi-week study by Nate Adams, executive director of the Illinois Baptist State Association, titled "The Acts 1:8 Challenge: Empowering the Church to Be on Mission."
© 2006 Southern Baptist Convention, Baptist Press. All rights reserved. Used with permission.


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Our team provides services and support to many community groups to assist with fundraising, marketing, grant writing, sponsorship and administration.
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When Ronna Lichtenberg, a successful communications executive who lives and works in Manhattan, found her hip and knee pain unbearable, she began investigating joint replacement.
Ronna had been experiencing a lot of knee and hip pain…in fact it was hard for her to even walk a block. Ronna couldn't believe she was so disabled. She consulted surgeons in Manhattan. Some recommended massive doses of pain medications and anti-inflammatories, others surgery. She was confused and frightened. A friend recommended a consultation at Hudson Valley Hospital Center with Dr. Scott Russinoff, director of the hospital's Joint Replacement Center. Once Ronna met Dr. Russinoff and learned about his talent, training, and compassionate approach, she chose Hudson Valley for both her knee and hip surgeries.
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When fall comes and plants begin to prepare for the long winter, the chlorophyll in their leaves is broken down. This is probably the most dramatic example of the general process known as senescence, a form of programmed cell death that deciduous plants use to divert nutrients to areas of active growth or to store them in anticipation of a resource-intensive task like seed production. (Programmed cell death is also a normal component of human development, where it's called apoptosis). Now, researchers have found that it may be possible to track the process of senescence by taking advantage of the fact that, in some species, one chlorophyll breakdown product is fluorescent.
In fruits, the release of ethylene, a gaseous hormone derived from the amino acid methionine, triggers the process of aging, or, as it's more commonly referred to, ripening. As in senescent leaves, the chlorophylls in ripe fruits are degraded into colorless end products, known as nonfluorescent chlorophyll catabolites (NCCs), through a series of reactions. At the same time, enzymes in the fruits begin to hydrolyze starch and pectin, making them softer and sweeter and, thus, more appealing to hungry animals (like humans).
For a while, scientists believed that chlorophyll catabolism followed a similar trajectory in most plants and fruits. Recently, however, a team of researchers led by Simone Moser of the University of Innsbruck in Austria discovered a unique class of catabolites in banana peels, called fluorescent chlorophyll catabolites (FCCs), which glowed blue when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light. In follow-up work, they have now demonstrated that FCCs act as in vivo markers for sections of the peel that are undergoing rapid senescence, allowing the researchers to closely track the ripening process. More importantly, the discovery of these catabolites suggests that there may be more than one path of chlorophyll breakdown in fruits and, perhaps, in some plants. Their findings are detailed in PNAS.
To identify the FCCs, the group analyzed extracts of peels taken from the regions surrounding ripe, dark spots using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), which separates the constituents of a mixture. The major component, Mc-FCC-49 (a hypermodified, polar molecule), was highly abundant in the luminescent areas around the spots while two less polar compounds, Mc-FCC-56 and Mc-FCC-53, were found in large amounts in extracts of whole banana peels.
In general, as the dark spots on the peel began to accumulate, Mc-FCC-49 becomes more common while Mc-FCC-53, the main FCC of ripening bananas, becomes scarcer. The appearance of Mc-FCC-49 thus marked the transition of "ripe" bananas to "rotten" ones, according to the authors.
An analysis of the fluorescence spectra of the glowing rings showed a maximum around 445 nm, the blue region of the visible spectrum, which was the result of high concentrations of Mc-FCC-49 collecting in the areas surrounding the spots.
They then tracked the spread of a dark spot with a 24-hour fluorescence analysis to determine how the intensity of the luminescence fluctuated over time. At first, the intensity of the luminescence in the ring increased sharply as that from within the dark spot continuously decreased. By the end of the 24-hour period, however, the ring had lost most of its luminescence.
Further analyses by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that the stomata, tiny pores found on the surface of plants that enable gas exchange, were still active in the intact peels of the ripening bananas. Since the dark spots first began to appear in areas surrounding the stomata, the authors were able to study the luminescent rings at a cellular level. While the cells within the spots were dead and shrunken, those found within the rings were still alive, though close to death.
FCCs, which appear in many forms in a variety of plant tissues, could play a similar role in indicating the progression of senescence elsewhere. For instance, a polar FCC with an almost identical structure to one found in extracts from banana leaves was recently identified in the Peace Lily, a distant relative of the banana, where it is thought to be the main chlorophyll catabolite.
This study expands significantly on the researchers' previous work by showing that the intensity of the blue luminescence produced by the FCCs could be used to track senescence in vivo in a variety of plants. The discovery and further study of FCCs in other plants could shed light on aging and other mysterious processes related to cell death. On a more practical level, FCCs could act as molecular trackers for ripening, making it easier to determine whether a piece of fruit is just right or too ripe.
PNAS, 2009. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908060106
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grace for the poor planner
You are so cute Paige!!! Seriously. I wish you were my neighbor. We kind of plan our meals fr the week and do a bog grocery trip on Sunday (and by "we" I mean Dave dies the shopping….I make the list usually). BUt anyway, I end up at the store several times a week in spite of it. So, you my friend are doing just fine!!!!!
Gorgeous images too!!!! I need to photograph some flowers. It has been a long while for me.
Please excuse my typos. I am drinking coffee and in a rush and off to work and did not check my words!!!
You always put a smile on my face and sometimes seem to be living 'in my head". I'm a 4 to 5 trip a week grocery shopper too. I try to convince myself to become an organized food planner to save time and money but it never seems to work out. Maybe now that I'm "retired". And then again, probably not.
As usual, love your floral pictures. When I grow up ;-), I want to be just like you.
Beautiful roses. Hilarious post! I try very diligently to plan for a week….it just almost never works. I like the idea of cooking what I'm in the mood for that night. So no judgement here…and I do that same thing about going to Kroger if I already went to Publix. (I'm already in Publix almost everyday as it is!)
Do people plan their meals in advance, hah, not me.
I am always up for a impromtu eating out.
Those flowers would have lifted my spirits as well.
You are so funny but you don't give yourself enough credit.
That is my daily prayer…"Dear Lord, help not to miss all the little blessings in this day." I make a daily trip to Publix…and sometimes twice:) I'm from Snellville, but live in Anderson, SC now. I MISS Atlanta restaurants! Enjoy your weekend.
I think that's EXACTLY what he was saying!!!!!!!!!! I just love you!
Okay I must say (as I'm rushing around trying to scoot off to vacation but couldn't leave without checking in on all my peeps first) that last night, I just sat down for the first time since long before Christmas, to write out two weeks worth of means on a menu for when we return, using a bunch of new recipes from Gwenyth Paltrow's amazing cookbook! And then I looked them all up and wrote down the actual ingredients on a grocery list. I shocked my own self there. I set a goal just last week of trying to do better in this area not only for $ reasons but for health as well. (We'll see if I can pull it off.) I used to be religious about this, planning two weeks of meals out but the older my kids get, the more flexible I get with EVERYTHING! (I think that's okay though… generally speaking, right?)
I LOVE IT!!! He totally does that with us…in our scatteredness (if that's even a word) He finds ways to love us and show us that love! I love, love, LOVE IT!!! 🙂 And we get to benefit from your lack of meal planning…we get to see gorgeous pics of your awesome find! Thank you Lord!
He's so good like that isn't He…reassuring us of His love, even in the small details. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the reminder. The roses are beautiful!
🙂 pagie you had me smiling only because I have BEEN THERE!
Feeling like a failure and then grace shows up in midst of my frustration and shows me all is well!
So glad you got your lavendar roses!
Happy Friday, Happy Weekend and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
opps sorry; Paige – not pagie
i think i had too much coffee!
that i'm not the only
stinky meal planner in blogland
i try
i fail
i cook
i run to the market
for forgottens
my family allows
a whole lotta grace
for me too
thanks for sharing.
amen amen amen!
You completely inspired me to do a post about meal planning … sigh….it is something I always plan on doing, and rarely do…
Hugs & Happy Friday! xoxo
What a wonderful and funny post! I have been trying to meal plan since my my first child started on solids (oh about 10 years ago!) – I simply cannot stick with it – that AND on-line shopping. I know that both will make life 100% easier, and on the odd week that I have managed to organise myself, it works beautifully…sigh! I think that it's too much like 'homework'. Btw Your roses and photographs are spectacular. x
Well, would you believe I clicked on my google page and your blog update was there. I was all ready to redo my feed to your blog and try that.
What a delightful post. I love how you can pound out the words and make me smile and relate to your feelings but in the end you always give the Lord credit for your experience.
The roses are so beautiful and I can smell how sweet they smell all the way to Alabama from Georgia. Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for your emails trying to help me get your blog again.
Gorgeous flowers!! You are doing way better than me as my meal offerings sometimes range from "drive-thru" to "frozen food nights"!
Hope you have a fab weekend and eat out a lot! 🙂
I see that I am not the only one going to the store on a daily basis to pick up what will be for supper! 🙂 And, yes, I go to a different store also, so they don't see me twice in the same day. 🙂 I always have great intentions on being a "planner", but it never seems to happen.
But, I am always wandering around the flower counter checking for "cheap" flowers too. :)I just love the lilac roses; my fav color.
Have a great weekend
Love this. I just wish we had a Publix. We only have Walmart and two small grocery stores…have to take a cooler to Savannah if you want anything "special". Seriously.
You should do a post about your favorite ATL eating spots. I LOVE ATLANTA!(visits, not traffic)
No worries Paige, I'm the same way!! I can't plan a meal in advance if my life depended on it! :)Our grocery store employees see me and hubby a few times a day. {We switch off.}
I love your story and I would have gasped too at $4.99 lavender roses! It makes the trip all the more sweet!
Hope you have a beautiful weekend.
Oh, and your photos are glorious!!
Funny post and I am so glad to hear that I am not the only one with this problem…The roses are beautiful..
I love this! Those roses are so beautiful! This post put a smile on my face. Oh, I visit the grocery store multiple times per week, too. 🙂
OK – you are hilarious. I cannot relate as I am meal planning retentive and only have enough patience for the grocery store once a week. Just got back from the store with a rainbow of food as I am starting a Daniel Fast tomorrow… can't wait!
After seeing your flowers I might just have to make a special trip to the store for some hydrangeas or something – love 'em!
hey beautiful just to let you know I spend ever other day at the supermarket and usually don't decide till late afternoon the day I am cooking what I am cooking and on average I only have 4 to cook for so you are doing marvelously (hehe) xoxoxox
pagie great post and so true for me also.
i am the mom of two grown ladys with 2 wonderful grandchildern , so i relate to so many of your story of your beautiful girls.
thank you for sharing your family and faith with us.
could you tell me where you got the vase in picture?
Paige, i can just wrap my arms around you and say a big thank you for being a poor meal planner…because I need a friend just like YOU! Once a time ago, before 4 kiddos i was rather good at the whole meal planning thing…now 4 kiddos later and my hubby who travels constantly has turned me into a great house cleaning, painting, decorating, laundry folding, whipping out the vacuum anytime kinda gal but turn 5PM and i'm all…ooppsss i totally forgot about dinner kinda mom…which then leads me to quickly tossing anything i have in the veggie bin, pasta and fresh fruit on the table and i yell dinner is ready! THe kids think its great poor husband probably thinks other wise but then again his schedule is too unpredictable to be home at dinner hour so he enjoys the salad i made and says thank you! But good grief i keep saying this is the week i will fall in love with meal planning and then i get side tracked and repeat the same thing over again….it's just nice to know that God loves us and appreciates that we like a clean home, and pretty flowers!
What beautiful lavender roses!!! I.am.a.HORRIBLE.meal.planner!!!! It's pretty bad when my husband texts me pretty much everyday with the same question…what's for dinner??? I just cringe…I just hate meal planning. In a perfect world, we would have our own personal chef with healthy meals cooked for us EVERY.SINGLE.DAY!! Love your blog, Paige! You are not alone!
Do it all the time Paige! One day I refused to go back in, while remembering one last thing while I was still in the parking lot…so I drove across the street to Ingles…where I never go. It was a pride thing, they were not going to say, "that woman is a whack job!" Kroger often has flowers marked down, I only know that because Kroger is closer than Publix, so that is MY daily stop!! 🙂
You are SO me! I love this post. I love this honesty. Sometimes I wish Publix was across the street so I wouldn't have to drive fifteen minutes to get there 🙂
Beautiful roses. Ah….
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Equity futures are higher this morning following yesterday's mixed close. The RUT led the advance yesterday and is showing relative strength again with the so called "risk trade." The dollar is down slightly and the Euro is roughly flat. Below is a daily chart of the dollar on the left and the Euro on the right. Note how the Euro has failed to recover despite the Trillion dollars/euros that were just tossed at it:
Should the Euro break beneath the 1.26 level, look out.
Bonds are down, oil is up only slightly and is still resting on support, gold has broken out to new highs and just touched a stunning $1,245 an ounce. The move in gold is very steep, the Point & Figure chart for gold is looking for a price target of $1,310 an ounce:
The worthless MBA Purchase Applications index did a 180 from the week prior with the refi index rising a completely unbelievable 14.8% for the week, and the purchase index falling 9.5%! Why do we not laugh these clowns off the planet? Here's Econoday:
The end of second-round housing stimulus made for a 9.5 percent drop in purchase applications according to Mortgage Bankers' data for the May 7 week. The drop reverses a run of increases in late April including a 13.0 percent jump in the April 30 week as buyers rushed to get a contract in place before month-end.
The outlook for the housing sector is uncertain but has improved in the last few weeks as mortgage rates have moved unexpectedly lower, the result of Europe's sovereign debt troubles and the resulting flight to safety, specifically flight to U.S. Treasuries. Home owners are taking advantage of the move and are refinancing their mortgages as the refinance index jumped 14.8 percent in the week. Mortgage rates fell in the week led by a 6 basis point decline in 30-year fixed loans to an average 4.96 percent. Next data on the housing sector will be the housing market index on Monday.
Riiiigggt, a 6 basis point rate move causes a 14.8% rise in just one week… pleeeaase, just how gullible do they think we are?
Oh, that's right.
"Data" like that is exactly why you should have no confidence and is yet another reason gold is hitting all time highs.
Good thing the trade imbalance widened to a one year high or otherwise we'd really be in trouble. Coming in at "only" -$40.4 Billion, that is, after all, a third less than the $60 Billion monthly deficits we used to run:
The March trade gap widened to $40.4 billion from a slightly revised deficit of $39.4 billion in February. Imports and exports jumped 3.1 percent and 3.2 percent respectively. The trade gap, which was smaller than the expected $41.0 billion was due in part to sharp increases in both the price and quantity of energy imports. Trade deficits with most major trading partners widened including those with China, Japan and the European Union.
The petroleum goods gap widened to $24.8 billion from $23.0 billion in February. However, the nonpetroleum gap narrowed thanks to the large export increase. And combined with a larger services surplus it suggests that excluding petroleum, the overall gap would have narrowed. Other imports categories posted solid gains, particularly auto imports. At the same time, exports of industrial supplies, which include some energy products, and consumer goods posted solid gains.
The unadjusted crude oil barrel price rose to $74.32 which is the highest since October 2008, while the volume of crude oil imports rose to 299.5 million.
Did someone mention oil? In a scene that looks like a precursor to the movie Mad Max here's some amateur video of the Gulf oil slick taken five days ago:
This spill is certainly historic in nature and will indeed impact the economy going forward. It may even turn out to be a turning point in making energy more expensive to obtain. If we were collectively intelligent (we're not), we would be racing for REAL energy solutions, but sadly we are too preoccupied with a collapsing economy due to the decay of the rule of law.
Think back over the first three months of 2010… remember the massive up days on Mondays that turned into a 90% probability? Remember how the majority of the move occurred in the premarket giving the little investor NO opportunity to enter unless they jumped in the Friday before? And then remember how the Monday ramp morphed into the late Friday ramp in order to get in front of the "sure thing" bet? Now think back to the three options expirations weeks and the gyrations in the market leading up to them…
Now tell me what the odds are that any individual investor could have made money on every single trading day of that quarter… being struck by lightning, twice, would be way better odds I'm sure. Yet our big banks are so good that FOUR of them were able to earn money and not lose a single penny each and every single day:
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May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Four of the largest U.S. banks, including Citigroup Inc., racked up perfect quarters in their trading businesses between January and March, underscoring how government support and less competition is fueling Wall Street's revival.
Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the first, second and fifth-biggest U.S. banks by assets, all said in regulatory filings that they had zero days of trading losses in the first quarter. Citigroup Inc., the third-largest, doesn't break out its daily trading revenue by quarter. It recorded a profit on each trading day, two people with knowledge of the results said.
"The trading profits of the Street is just another way of measuring the subsidy the Fed is giving to the banks," said Christopher Whalen, managing director of Torrance, California- based Institutional Risk Analytics. "It's a transfer from savers to banks."
The trading results, which helped the banks report higher quarterly profit than analysts estimated even as unemployment stagnated at a 27-year high, came with a big assist from the Federal Reserve. The U.S. central bank helped lenders by holding short-term borrowing costs near zero, giving them a chance to profit by carrying even 10-year government notes that yielded an average of 3.70 percent last quarter.
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Wells Fargo & Co., the No. 4 U.S. bank, doesn't disclose how many days it had trading gains or losses, said John Shrewsberry, head of the bank's securities and investment group. Bank of America declined to comment beyond its filing, according to spokesman Jerry Dubrowski. JPMorgan also wouldn't comment, spokesman Joseph Evangelisti said. Fed spokesman David Skidmore didn't reply to an e-mail left after regular office hours yesterday.
At Goldman Sachs, which is contesting a fraud lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission tied to the sale of a mortgage-linked security in 2007, net revenue was $25 million or higher on each of the days it traded. The New York-based firm said it made more than $100 million on 35 of those days, or more than half the time.
The company's fixed-income, currencies and commodities businesses and equities unit generate those returns by making markets for clients rather than betting the firm's own money, Chief Operating Officer Gary Cohn said yesterday at a financial services conference in New York.
"There is often speculation that proprietary trading revenues drive our outperformance in these businesses," Cohn said. "Over the last 12 months, we have only recorded 11 loss days. It is implausible that a proprietary-driven business model could be right 96 percent of the time."
"Implausible" is right.
Hate to break the news, but skimming 3% off the yield curve isn't going to produce $100 million DAYS. This fact is THE most illuminating tell on what's occurring with the markets. They have been completely subverted – they have been destroyed and are now nothing but a controlled simulation.
Since the "banks" obviously now have authority to print cash from the market, you would think that would make them the buy of the century. I mean how could that possibly go wrong?
Don't worry; the punch line will be obvious when it comes.
The markets have generally been stopped by the 50 day moving average. However, the RUT and the Transports are back over it today. While guessing the direction of the computer simulation by a mear mortal is obviously a fool's game, I continue to believe that this market looks sick. The Euro is not responding to the electro-shock paddles, the coronary continues, confidence continues to erode.
Statistics like the MBA Purchase Index don't help to inspire my confidence, nor do government statistics like the supposedly 290K jobs that were massaged into being. If you ask me if I think they would lie to you, honey, well…
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