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Gilmat Pools, 2017-09-13 16:10:41.Do you have swimming pool in your home? Not many people have swimming pool but actually swimming pool can be one of a-must part of your home. Now, we provide you with the information related to the pool especially the one that is called as lap pool. What is that? Have you ever heard about that? If you don't, let us talk about it in more details.Well, now let us define what lap pool is. It can be defined as the usual swimming pool that is built especially for the purpose of health or fitness. So, it will be suitable for you who love to exercise everyday in your own home. This kind of swimming should be narrow and long. The length of the pool can be more than fifty feet. How about the shape of the pool? The shape is rectangular like the other swimming pool own by most people.Lap pool can be the best solution for shallow or even narrow residential where the owner of the home want swimming pool for their health purpose. By having your own pool of this type, you can do exercise frequently in your own privacy in your backyard. The pool is also called as fitness pool or exercise pool. Then how are the lap pool designs? Here are the answers.Like what have been mentioned before, the existence of swimming pool including lap pool can be the functional and decorative element in the home. Besides used for the health purpose, it is also okay to have beautiful designs of the fitness pool. The first design is by having exercise pool with spa for the private house. The second design is the used of the blue tiles which can perfectly complement the floor made of wood. The floor can also be matched with the design of mosaic wall. The next idea is the used of glass material to add the modern impression to the pool.How about the lap pool cost? Talking about the cost of the lap pool will be interesting topic. It is quite difficult to know the exact cost of the pool. Why is it so? The cost of this type of swimming pool depends of the exact dimensions of the pool. Adding the width or even the depth of the pool can really add the total cost of the pool since larger pool will need more labor, materials, and higher cost.
Gilmat Kitchen, 2017-10-31 14:08:10.The perfect kitchen table and chairs are made from excellent material with top quality. Then they are designed impressively and finished cleanly under brilliant designers. This table set makes your dining room more perfect. To find such table set, it is little bit challenging due the wide selection of kitchen table sets. If you cannot differentiate the characters of this table set with excellent material, it can be even difficult to get the perfect table set.However, it can be much easier when you go to the right furniture manufacturer or store. For online stores, there are some trusted furniture stores that offer this kitchen table and chairs with selected collections. It is not only for the excellent quality of the product but also for the service. You just need to pick the best you like, and then they will deliver it to your home with an excellent condition just like what you look at the pictures when you purchase it.If you have found what store to buy this kitchen table and chairs, then it is the time to read the description of each product of the table set. You can start with considering the designs. Table set in the dining room is a focal point. So, make sure you find the design that has same expression with your room. Look at how vintage kitchen table and chairs looks really beautiful when it is placed in the dining room with vintage style. There are other designs to look.Kitchen table and chairs mostly come with wood. If you pick this wooden table set, then you have a very wide choice about the designs and styles. You can find the table and chair from rustic to more contemporary design where the table and chair is finished excellently. There are other popular designs like glass and metal. If you love stunning table and chair with contemporary design, you will find the table and chairs are made of glass. It is even simpler.What about the size and shape? You can consider the space in considering the size. For small space, kitchen table and chairs come with expandable table and folding chair to save more spaces. Besides that, you can consider how many people will sit together. For square table shape, it can be for two or four people. Rectangle shape can be for six people. Round shape it can be for more people depending on the size.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-31 13:53:38.It is okay if your dining table is used only for an everyday use and it has no any centerpieces. However, if it is used for particular occasion such as candle light dinner or any special event, you need to have centerpieces. It is intended to be more beautiful, adorable, and of course romantic, if you do it to your dining table. But sometimes, you have no idea on what kind of Dining Table Centerpieces you can have. Maybe some centerpieces below will help you to decide.The first is trying to put tea candle light. You can hold the candle with art glass look. It would create romantic nuance if you intend to have a romantic dinner with your special one. If you do not like the idea of candle, you can have vases on the dining table. If you have collection of antique vases, such as vintage vase, or Chinese vase, you can put on it. It will show case your collection while conducting the dinner with your friends.Another is vases, too, but it is not antique vases. Rather, it is glass vases. You can have some glass vases, and put some flower or plants on it. But make sure the flowers and plants are clean enough in order to make your dining table hygienic. Other option is some fruits. The fruits can be the real fruits, the fresh ones, or it can be artificial fruits. If it is the real ones, you have to eat it or change it every two or three days, if it is artificial ones, it could be long lasting.If you are a fish lover, you can put a small aquarium on the center of the dining table. You will see that it is attracting for your guests or the one who is invited. But, you have to choose the right fish. It is impossible for example to choose a big fish since it will require a big aquarium, right? It is better to choose a round aquarium that is filled by tiny cute colorful fish.The last option is giving it pendant light. The power of pendant light will be amazing if you have a dinner. One trend is using pendant light which has bold power in order to state the ultimate dining nuance. It can be hung pretty low that it becomes an alternate centerpiece. The motif of pendant light could be various. It can be circular motif combined with table trinkets, or other styles. So, what kind of Dining Table Centerpieces you like most?
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-31 13:48:15.Do you know that actually tables for dining room in the Middle Ages were very large? Until the Black Death came, then tables for dining room changed into smaller form. But now, people tend to be confused whether they need large or small dining table. So, if you have the same problem, you might choose extendable dining table. It can be adjusted to be small and large as you wish. Nevertheless, it is important to pay attention t several things when choosing extendable dining table. What are they?The first thing you need to pay attention at is the chairs. You need to know first how many chairs you will need. After that, decide where you want to keep the chairs. For example, if you buy an extendable dining table accommodating twelve persons, then you need to buy matching chairs which are 12, too.The second important thing is the extension style. Actually, there are several methods when having an extendable dining table. One way which is the most common is the table which has a rail. The rail can make the table slide apart or together. This is like a telescope that will open when you want to look upon it or close when you want to make it shorter or smaller. When it is collapsed, it will close upon itself. How it works is just like this: when you pull the rails of the table apart, you will be able to put leaves on the rails' to in order to create a tabletop which is larger. And after the tablecloth has been applied on it, it would look like a permanent piece of wood.The other way is having two leaves that live constantly beneath the table's end spring out when they are needed. This kind of way makes the table look more modern than the previous way. However, there is disadvantage. In the purpose of supporting the leaves which are hidden, the bottom part of the table should be lower. It should touch the sitter legs which are tall, too, when there is a person sitting on the table.The last thing which is also important is the decoration. It means that you need to make it matching between the extendable dining table and your room's décor. The table style must be in line with the rest of the room nuance and theme. You can choose the material of the table such as mahogany, oak (for traditional look), and teak. Maple and walnut can be other choice, too.
Gilmat Kitchen, 2017-10-31 14:12:45.Kitchen island table is more than just as kitchen table or kitchen island. Any kitchen designs will look complete when it is furnished with kitchen island. That is because kitchen island is an important part as it is versatile. You will need it more often every time you are in the kitchen. So, both large and small kitchen, it can be perfect when there is the right kitchen island placed there. However, for larger kitchen space, you can transform your kitchen island into kitchen table.That is what you will see from the designs and functions of kitchen island table. It is kitchen island that can work as kitchen table. So, it will not be used as kitchen island but also for kitchen table. It means you will enjoy your dinner with your family and guests on this table. Then, you need chairs to complement this table. The chairs may come in one set with the table or separately. You can buy them in one set if you want to complete the kitchen furnishing instantly.Kitchen island table come in various designs. It is like how the kitchen islands are designed. You will have the same expression of kitchen island to this table. So, if you look at the photos of kitchen island table designs you will find this table has various options of countertop: something that you will only find from the kitchen island because you will not find kitchen table with countertop. But here, this kitchen island table provides you a wonderful countertop design.From the inspirational pictures of kitchen island table, you can find tips and ideas from the experts if you consider built-in design of this kitchen island table. These kitchen island table ideas and tips will help you extend the versatility and functionality of the kitchen island. This is an excellent idea to save more space of your kitchen as you can use this table design. All you need to do is finding the best table and chair design that looks great with your kitchen interior.Kitchen island table and the chairs should be selected based on the size of the kitchen space you have as well as number of people who will enjoy the dinner. The larger the space of the kitchen, then you can consider the larger island table size including for larger people. Try to always make this island table as the focal point of the kitchen interior by selecting the amazing design for both the table and chair.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-31 13:57:04.Are you thinking that dining table is important for your family? Most people believe that dinner time is quite important for a family since it provides time for them to conduct "small chat" and "sharing feeling". So, choosing the right dining table will be necessary. But, what about the shape of the dining table? Will it be better to have square or round kitchen table? Actually, there is an answer. It depends on your need, your family members, and the kitchen space. Here are some advantages of each shape, whether round or square.Both square and round dining tables are the most chosen kitchen table in round by most families. They are available in various sizes and they can be made of either metal or wood. They are ready to accommodate both small and large space, too. The consideration of choosing between two of them is the consideration of the space you have and how you want to maintain intimate and close relation in the dining table.So, the first is square shaped dining table. It is very much suitable for the room which is square. They are very useful in maintaining the proportion and the balance in the symmetrical room. If you choose square dining table, it usually accommodates around four up to eight persons. So, if your family members are four to eight at maximum, you can choose it. Moreover, if your kitchen is not so small, you could choose it. The other advantage is that when you choose this kind of dining table, you would be easy to combine one or two square dining table when you need extra table and chairs. The shape will not look odd.But, it sometimes creates a distance among people who are sitting there. It seems there is a particular distance that they have to reach. It is also not pretty easy to get the food when having meal in the square dining table. What about round dining table in the kitchen?Round dining table has advantage in the small dining room or small kitchen. It creates comfortable, warm and friendly atmosphere for the family members because of its round shape and small footprint. If you have small or young kids, it will be best option. It happens since it has no sharp edges so it will not harm them when they hit the edge of the round kitchen table. It has center area which is best area for conducting a game like card and board games.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-31 13:51:13.As we know, table is the most important furniture for a household. Moreover, when it comes to be a dining table, it can be very crucial. Dining table will serve you and your family as the place where you all gather and enjoy the food. You can actually choose the dining table for your home, whether it is industrial dining table or homemade dining table. They all have advantages and disadvantages for each. It depends on your need to choose which production.When you come to the idea of having homemade dining table instead of industrial dining table, you will find some advantages. The first is that of course you can choose the design of your dining table. Some people wish to have a dining table which is different from others'. It could be that they love something antique, or they love something different. When you order homemade dining table you can order what your design, what materials you want, and what colors you hope.However, when you choose to have homemade dining table, you have to keep in your mind that it will take longer time. The production of homemade dining table will be manual production. Usually, the producer will use some talented worker to work on some antique or unique table, so it cannot be in a minute to have it. Besides, the price will be much more expensive than the industrial table. It is because the production is manual-based and takes long time and not much machine interference, so it would be more costly.What about industrial dining table? Well, the benefit is that you do not need to wait for the long production. It has been there to be chosen. It has been there to be bought by you and other customers. It is also easy to find. So many designs and styles have been offered by manufacturers. Even, when you intend to buy more than one table, you can at once buy them. Sometimes, you will also find sale and discount if you buy more than two or three, for instance.Nevertheless, what makes industrial dining table not beneficial is that sometimes there is a flaw in the table's body. It happens because the production is done with mass-production system which means, it is done by machine. So, the flaws like there is imperfection in the size, shape, and design will be found. Also, it will be the same with others' dining table since the availability is everywhere and anyone can get it easily. So, which one you choose?
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-31 14:03:11.Kitchen table with bench can work together in your dining room impressively. Here, it is not only for the rustic kitchen table set that has wooden bench but also various options of kitchen table set that is complemented with bench. You can buy this wooden kitchen table with bench in one set where it can consist of 4 chairs, 1 table and 1 bench. This should perfect your rectangle or square kitchen table. Bench will add more people to sit on it and enjoy the dinner together.Kitchen table with bench can accommodate more people. If you have this table set and bench in one set where the chairs are 4, there can be 6 people can enjoy the dinner. What you like is that the bench stands alone on its own legs. It is not attached to the table. So, you can move the bench easily to get your comfortable position. Bench adds certain accents when it is added to the dining table set.Usually, you will find this kitchen table with bench in the collection of farmhouse, rustic or primitive kitchen table set where bench still becomes a perfect companion. You will not find this table set made of modern or contemporary design as bench will not add simplicity as how modern table set is designed. Then if you have a kitchen or dining room with farmhouse, rustic or primitive décor, then this table set with bench will be perfect.This kitchen table with bench is made of wooden material. Wood is an excellent material to build bench. As this is under the collection of farmhouse, rustic and primitive style, you will see this table set and the bench is made of wood. What you will love from this wooden dining bench including for the table and chairs is about how it is finished. They are all finished with a very smooth surface. It makes you feel more comfortable. This table set can be elegant with the smooth surface and shiny finish.For the materials, kitchen table with bench can be perfect when you pick solid wood. It can be oak, cherry and other solid wood that has excellent quality. Solid wood material has been known for its excellence as well as the long durability. It is sturdy but indeed it can be designed as how you want. This table set and the bench can be very elegant and stylish when it is finished excellently. Solid wood is the best material for the table set with bench.
Gilmat Kitchen, 2017-10-31 14:07:09.Kitchen table sets can instantly complete your dining room. You will not need to pick the table and chairs separately where it can take a long time and more budgets. Besides that, if you buy the table and chairs separately, you need to coordinate both of them. You will mix and match the tone of both of them. It is different when you buy them in one set. Besides that, you can have an excellent dining room as you have the table and chair in same expressions.The only problem of purchasing kitchen table sets is about the space. Sometimes, some of you don't calculate the size of the space where this table set will be placed. Sometimes, the table set looks smaller to your large room or just the opposite: the space looks smaller than the table set. Both of these issues make your kitchen table and chairs will not be comfortable including for the dining room that does not look good. So, consider the space first before you buy this table set.Remember that these kitchen table sets will make the dining room looks completely pulled together. Fortunately, there is a wide selection of this table set available in the market. You will always find the perfect solution for any dining room interior designs by any sizes of the space. But, when you are going to shop new table set, you need to think about the space of the dining room space. Just like what has been said before, either the space looks larger or smaller, it will not look good.For the small space, you will not only need small kitchen table sets as the only choice. Now, you can still have another choice where this choice can be selected for large space, too. Look at the kitchen table sets where it consists of extendable tables and folding chairs. The table can be extended for more people while the chairs can be folded. Both of them are perfect solution to the small space. You can restore them to spare more spaces after the dining time.If space is not a problem for you, it means you have larger space, you will find these kitchen table sets with excellent design so you can make a statement. You can set your moods based on the design of the table set. It is not only about the design, but also for the materials of the table set where it can be made of wood, metal and glass.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-31 14:00:50.Have you ever noticed a corner table put in some restaurants or cafes? What do you think of that table? Do you like placing a table in the corner of the room? Or you like it in the middle of the room. Well, another is a round table. You can place those kinds of table in the kitchen, for example. Especially when you have a limited space, you can put round or Corner Kitchen Table.Round kitchen table is very suitable for a small kitchen. You can choose whether you wish to have wooden round table of metal wooden table. They are all good. But, if you need table which is long lasting, it is better to choose metal. It because wood is not quite resistant to termites. It can be the home of termites. If you choose metal, it is safe from termites, but it is sometimes dangerous to stain. They can stain if you do not paint them with good paint.Round table can accommodate four people. It can be placed it the middle of the kitchen or in the corner of the kitchen. But, if you place it in the corner of the room, it will be useless because the part which is near the wall can be used to be placed one or two more chairs. If you have small kitchen, it is okay to place it in the middle of the kitchen. Or, you could pick a round foldable dining table in the kitchen. When you are cooking and the meals are not yet ready, you can fold and keep it. Then, when the meals are ready, you might unfold it. It is flexible, right?What about corner kitchen table? Well, for some people who do not like to be the center of attention, they will like the idea of putting table on the corner of the room. What you can do is that building permanent long chairs in the shape of L shape then place a long square kitchen table in the middle of it. It does not stop yet, because you can add three to four chairs. So, it can accommodate more than ten people.Corner Kitchen Table is also the best solution for a small kitchen besides round table. What makes it interesting is that the look of corner kitchen table will look more elegant and cozier. It is as if you are not in a kitchen but in a bar or in a café. The other option is placing directly permanent table with the shape of L, then you apply some tall chairs that can be moved.
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A Pilot Study of Biomarkers for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (BforSMA)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00756821
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 22, 2008
Last Update Posted : October 24, 2012
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|Condition or disease
|Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is one of the two most common inherited children's neuromuscular disorders. There currently is no cure and no therapeutics approved to slow progression of the disease. SMA is characterized by a loss of alpha motor neurons in the spinal cord, severe atrophy of proximal muscles and progressive debility and disability due to respiratory, gastrointestinal and functional complications of the disease.
Although SMA is a relatively common orphan disease, recruitment of patients for the number of candidate therapies is expected to become rate-limiting for the development of therapeutics.
- To identify candidate blood and urine biochemical markers that correlate with disease severity as determined by the Modified Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale across a range of type I, type II and type III children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) (1).
- To determine if there are biomarkers from types I-III SMA patients that correlate with SMA type, age at disease onset, 10-meter Timed Walk Test (ambulatory subjects only), pulmonary function, nutritional assessment, SMN protein level, SMN transcript level or SMN2 copy number.
- To determine if identified candidate biomarkers are associated with the disease state through comparison of SMA specimens with control volunteer specimens.
- To determine if there are potential biochemical pathways that may represent targets for therapeutic intervention in SMA.
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|130 participants
|Observational Model:
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|A Pilot Study of Biomarkers for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
|Study Start Date :
|October 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|March 2009
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|March 2009
SMA cohort
Subjects between the ages of 2-12 years diagnosed with SMA Type I, II, or III.
Control cohort
Healthy children between the ages of 2-12 years. These children may be either genetically-related siblings of SMA children (genetically confirmed non-carriers of SMA),or unrelated children.
- To identify candidate blood and urine biochemical markers that correlate with disease severity as determined by the Modified Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale across a range of type I, type II and type III children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
- To determine if there are biomarkers from types I-III SMA patients that correlate with SMA type, age at disease onset, 10-meter Timed Walk Test, pulmonary function, nutritional assessment, SMN protein level, SMN transcript level or SMN2 copy number. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
- To determine if identified candidate biomarkers are associated with the disease state through comparison of SMA specimens with control volunteer specimens. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|2 Years to 12 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 2 to 12 years, inclusive
- In good health (other than SMA) in the judgement of the clinical investigator ar the time of assessment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Systemic or specific-organ illness
- Any known genetic condition other than SMA requiring pharmaceutical treatment
- Use of any putative SMN-enhancing medications or treatments in the past 14 days prior to enrollment
- Use of carnitine, creatine, oral albuterol or riluzole for 14 days prior to enrollment
- Use of any oral prescription medications for 14 days prior to enrollment (exceptions: anti-reflux medications, constipation or stoll softening medications, stool bulking agents, and inhaled bronchodilator medications)
- Any illness requiring treatment of antibiotics or anti-inflammatory medication within the past 14 days
- Any rash requiring treatment within the past 7 days
- Any severe asthma attack requiring treatment with oral or parenteral steroids within the past 7 days
- Any fever over 100 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 degree Celsius within the past 7 days
- Any immunization within the past 7 days
- Any injury sustained that resulted in a bone fracture or needed stitches within the past 7 days
- Any surgery within the past 7 days
- Any receipt of anesthesia within the past 7 days
- Any Emergency Room visit or hospitalization within the past 7 days
- Any stomach illness with vomiting within the past 7 days
- Any migraine headache within the past 7 days
- Participation in a clinical trial (except observational studies) within the past 7 days
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00756821
|United States, Alabama
|University of Alabama at Birmingham
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
|United States, California
|Stanford University
|Stanford, California, United States, 94305
|United States, Colorado
|The Children's Hospital
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
|United States, Iowa
|University of Iowa
|Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins Hospital
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|United States, Massachusetts
|Children's Hospital Boston
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
|United States, Michigan
|Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
|United States, Minnesota
|Mayo Clinic Rochester
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
|United States, Missouri
|Washington University Medical School
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|United States, New York
|Columbia University SMA Clinical Research Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10032
|United States, Ohio
|Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
|The Ohio State University
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
|United States, Pennsylvania
|The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|United States, Texas
|Children's Medical Center - Dallas
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75207
|United States, Utah
|University of Utah
|Salt lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
|United States, Wisconsin
|University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
|Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
|Canada, Ontario
|Children's Hospital - London Health Sciences Center
|London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 2E3
|The Hospital for Sick Children
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
|Principal Investigator:
|Richard Finkel, MD
|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
|Principal Investigator:
|Thomas Crawford, MD
|Johns Hopkins University
|Principal Investigator:
|Petra Kaufmann, MD
|Columbia University
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00756821 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|September 22, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|October 24, 2012
|Last Verified:
|October 2012
Keywords provided by New England Research Institutes:
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Blood Biomarkers
Urine Biomarkers
Type I Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Type II Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Type III Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Modified Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale
Disease severity
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Muscular Atrophy
Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Neuromuscular Manifestations
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Spinal Cord Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Motor Neuron Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases

subset: commoncrawl


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FERRISBURGH — Ferrisburgh residents on Dec. 10 will be asked to approve an $850,000 bond to pay for the lion's share of a proposed $1.05 million, 5,940-square-foot, six-bay highway department garage.
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MIDDLEBURY — Local merchants are offering Addison County shoppers an antidote to the frenzied shopping they may encounter at big box stores on "Black Friday," the traditional kick off to the holiday shopping season on the day after Thanksgiving.
It is a "Small Business Saturday" raffle — a promotion that seeks to draw local shoppers into Middlebury businesses on the first Saturday after Turkey Day, and, of course, through the month of December.
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard has taken another step in making Frog Hollow a destination point by agreeing to establish an electric vehicle charging station at the municipal parking lot off Mill Street near The Storm Café.
The town will apply to the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development for up to $30,000 to create the station. A local cash or in-kind match of 25 percent will be required to leverage the state funds. Grant recipients will be announced on Jan. 27, 2014.
BURLINGTON — The Vermont Department of Health is advising Vermont cooks to avoid the need for speed this Thanksgiving. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued guidelines on how to cook a turkey outside of the oven, for those who want it done faster and easier using a brine or frying method, but the risk of foodborne illness remains the same.
BRISTOL — The Bristol Downtown Community Partnership has hired a new executive director. Kate Selby of New Haven will replace outgoing executive director Carol Wells.
Selby, who has lived in New Haven for two decades, is a native of Westchester County, N.Y. She owns a horse farm called The Equestry, and said she wanted to take on something new.
VERGENNES — Vermont Gas on Tuesday announced plans to expand its award-winning energy-efficiency program to any potential customer located along a Vermont Gas service line, regardless of what fuel they are currently using for heat.
MONTPELIER — Vermont's fourth- and eighth-graders scored among the best in the nation on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests of reading and mathematics, the Vermont Agency of Education announced this week. However, the test scores also showed that across the country students living in poverty lag behind their more affluent peers, including in Vermont.
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QB's Behind-the-Back Miracle Pass Has to Be Seen to Be Believed [VIDEO]
Yeah, Peyton Manning is having a ridiculously good year, but let's see if he can do this.
This is a two-point conversion for Iowa's Gehlen Catholic during a recent game against Union High.
It's a shame that it's only worth two points because, at the very least, the degree of difficulty warrants it being a 12-point conversion.


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Centennial License Plates
They've arrived. As of last week, you can demand the centennial license plate at the state's MVDs. The design was sold as "retro," because it's based on past plates. (Not to be all state-pridey, but I like it. What do you think?)
You know what's even better than that plate? Six babies in a blender (zing!). No, how about this amateur radio operator plate, available to "any New Mexico resident who holds an official commercial or amateur radio station license in good standing issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)." Rad.
Kitschier still? Take this horseless carriage plate ... please. "A 'horseless carriage' is a motor vehicle at least 35 years old, owned as a collector's item, and used solely for exhibition and educational purposes."
Then there's this patriot plate, and someone at MVD was being a real crackup when he or she wrote: "The Patriot registration plate is available to any motor vehicle owner who is a patriot. No proof of patriotism is required."
Damn. There's a lot I didn't know about license plates. Scope the many varieties here.


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County to reroute 180th at Remington
Marion County Commission agreed with Union Pacific Railroad Dec. 31 to reroute a portion of 180th Road at its intersection with Remington Road to reduce the number of railroad crossings from two to one.
Union Pacific agreed to purchase land and pay the county $50,000 to shift a stretch of 180th Road east of Remington Road a bit to the south. The county will be responsible for maintaining the rerouted road. Commissioner Roger Fleming said the change will make the intersection safer.
Sales tax revenue up in 2012
Sales tax receipts — not including the tax to pay for the jail — for October sales were down 12 percent to $46,343, but the total sales tax received in 2012 remained up $7,641, or 1.2 percent.
Sales tax receipts to pay for the jail in 2012 were $579,328, well exceeding the amount needed to make bond payments.
In other business:
- The commission approved a budget amendment for 2012 to include a $256,294 bond payment for the jail.
- Planning and Zoning Director Tonya Richards will purchase a computer for $1,577. Her old computer will be transferred to Noxious Weed Department Director Rollin Schmidt.
- The county's worker's compensation insurance premium for 2013 is $86,154. The county had budgeted $115,000. County Clerk Carol Maggard said it would be best to get the budget closer to the actual, but it is better to budget too high than too low.
- Treasurer's Department employee Susan Berg received a raise from $9.62 to $10.83 per hour for increased duties after County Treasurer Jeannine Bateman met with Maggard and the commission in closed session for 20 minutes.
- Department on Aging Coordinator Gayla Ratzlaff met with the commission in closed session for 10 minutes to discuss an employee's wages. On return to open session, the commission explained that the county doesn't give individual or merit-based raises to part-time employees. Raises for part-time employees are handled as an all-or-nothing decision.
- Cooperative Grain & Supply of Hillsboro will provide 6,550 gallons of fuel to Road and Bridge Department for $21,806. Cardie Oil Inc. of Tampa bid $22,299.
- Road and Bridge Superintendent Randy Crawford met with the commission in closed session for five minutes to discuss job performance.
- Megan Chizek in the Communications Department received a raise from $11 to $12.72 per hour for completing training.


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Thanks TexasLady and apskip for your insights on who may have actual culinary talent. I'm having a hard time identifying the talent. Nevertheless, I still enjoy this show a lot for some unknown reason
watch out Ramsey!! Ben's coming for your job!! his words : "I would have kicked her out of the kitchen if ramsey didn't" refering to siobhan. granted she was a mess but WHOAAAA such a big HUGE egooooooo for such a tiny pitiful know it all!
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An increased rate of suicide among women with cosmetic breast implants has been consistently reported in the epidemiologic literature.....Among women with implants, we observed statistically significant 3-fold excesses of suicide (SMR, 3.0; 95% CI, 1.9-4.5) and deaths from alcohol or drug dependence (SMR, 3.1; 95% CI, 1.0-7.3), as well as an excess of deaths from accidents and injuries consistent with substance abuse or dependence. The increased risk of suicide was not apparent until 10 years after implantation....The excess of deaths from suicides, drug and alcohol abuse and dependence, and other related causes suggests significant underlying psychiatric morbidity among these women.
[Annals of Plastic Surgery. 59(2):119-123, August 2007]
The question that begs to be answered is WHY?
My theory is that women who want cosmetic breast implants are unhappy with what they were born with. In the first place, I am reminded of what our trusted old house mechanic used to say --- If it ain't broke, why fix it, right?
Unhappiness drives them for change and improvement. So, what happens after 10 years of (supposed) bliss from enhanced breasts? They become unhappy again? Is there a threshold for happiness and satisfaction in this case?
Maybe. After all, the researchers suggest that these women have a "significant underlying psychiatric morbidity."
Those who wish to have cosmetic breast implants should have psychiatric evaluations first before undergoing any operation.


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How long will I need to be out of work after breast reconstructive surgery?
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For implant reconstruction most women take 3-4 weeks off of work following the mastectomy and placement of the tissue expanders and one week off of work after the second stage surgery (removal of tissue expanders and placement of the permanent implant). Many women are able to return to work during the tissue expansion process.
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Rams baseball falls to Staples for third straight home loss
If winning nail-biting games is the sign of a team destined for playoff success, teams will not want to lock up with Staples once the postseason rolls around.
Three times Staples has gone to extra innings this season and all three times they have left victorious, including a 6-5 triumph over New Canaan in eight innings at Mead Park Monday.
The win keeps Staples (10-3, 9-2 FCIAC) alone in second place while New Canaan (9-4, 7-4) falls back into the scrum of teams between third and ninth place.
Senior shortstop Sam Ellinwood drove the first pitch he saw in the top of the eighth deep to left field, just keeping it fair for a solo home run, giving his team its third win in extras.
Ellinwood said he wanted to get on base leading off the inning but the first offering was a pitch up that he liked so he took a crack at it.
"I am determined in that at bat to hit the ball hard somewhere," Ellinwood said. "He left the pitch up and I put a good swing on it, but all I was thinking about was to try and put the ball in play and start something for us."
Ellinwood had a double to go along with his home run, Nathan Panzer had two RBIs and Topher Brown went 3 for 4 with a run scored for the Wreckers.
New Canaan got the first two men on in the bottom of the eighth but Justin Gallanty shut the door, getting three straight outs to pick up the win.
The Rams seemed to be in perfect position to rally with two men on but a sacrifice bunt by Dan Rajkowski hit him as he left the batter's box for the automatic out and sending the runners back to first and second.
New Canaan coach Mitch Hoffman has seen the Rams lose three close games in the last four outings and said his team needs to win these types of games.
"It sucks, that's all," Hoffman said. "Lose on a home run that, I don't know if it hit the tree to stay fair, who knows? It was a great game both ways. It's the third one in a row and I could use a few choice words but hopefully it teaches them to close the door the next time."
Alex LaPolice had two hits and scored two runs, Brandon Abate drove in two runs and scored one and Zack Smith had a RBI double for the Rams.
New Canaan got a run in the first to take an early lead but then each team answered the other with runs in the fourth and fifth.
Staples put up two in the fourth to go up 2-1 but New Canaan quickly tied it 2-2 in the bottom of the inning.
In the fifth, Staples again took the lead 4-2 but New Canaan re-took it 5-4 with three of its own in the bottom of the fifth.
Brian Porter led off the top of the seventh with a single, eventually scoring the tying run on a groundout by Nick Vega, sending the game to extra innings.
With a runner on and no outs in the bottom of the seventh, Staples turned to Gallanty, who pitched Friday but was ready to go according to coach Jack McFarland.
"He is going to move the game along and throw strikes," McFarland said. "If we are going to lose, they are going to have to hit the ball. He's great on bunts and that's why I brought him in. He's a senior and a winner and he pitched Friday, so, he's not 100 percent."
An error allowed another Rams runner on in the seventh but with two on Gallanty got a pop up to himself and a fly ball to right to end the threat.
Freshman Ben Casparius started the game for Staples, going 4 2/3 innings, striking out four before being lifted.
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Staples 6, New Canaan 5
Records: S -- 10-3, 9-2 FCIAC; NC -- 9-4, 7-4 FCIAC
Batteries: S -- Ben Casparius, Ian Burns (5), Alec Johnson (6), Justin Gallanty (W,7, 4-0) and Adam Dulsky; NC -- Dan Rajkowski, Clark Newlove (4), Matt Toth (L, 6, 0-1) and Zack Smith
Doubles: S -- Sam Ellinwood, Casparius; NC -- Brandon Abate, Smith
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American Electric Power v. Connecticut
In a creative effort to curb carbon emissions, six states, along with New York City and several land trusts, decided to pursue a different policy tactic than previous environmental campaigns. Rather than lobbying for Congressional legislation, this coalition sued five major electric utilities and the Tennessee Valley Authority in 2004, claiming that their emissions constituted a public nuisance and, therefore, should be regulated by the courts under federal common law. The case eventually reached the Supreme Court, bringing national attention to this environmental campaign and issue.
This week, however, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of the defendants in American Electric Power v. Connecticut. The Court stated that it was the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as charged under the Clean Air Act to regulate US carbon emissions, not that of the courts. As Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued, "Congress set up the EPA to promulgate standards for emissions, and the relief you're seeking seems to me to set up a district judge, who does not have the resources, the expertise, as a kind of super EPA."
While undoubtedly a setback for those who desire real reductions in U.S. carbon emissions, this case may still have a silver lining. By highlighting the responsibility of the EPA to set standards for carbon emissions, the Court has placed renewed pressure on the EPA to take meaningful action on climate change. The Court's decision has also clarified the stakes for all concerned. As long as Congress refuses to address climate change through new legislative solutions, the EPA will remain the only national policymaking body in the United States with the ability to tackle the problem. Efforts to impede or constrain EPA's regulatory authority under the Clean Air Act now seem doubly dangerous.
Read the Court's official decision in American Electric Power v. Connecticut.


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Now: I've evolved into a decent cook and cook plenty, mostly Americanized basics, and mostly from scratch. I shop at farmer's markets. I know better than to be impressed with Oreos—not local or sustainable!
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I really enjoyed reading this, Julia! What a great refection on such an important topic -- food! I remember loving kiddie microwaveable meals, too, and my parents thinking I was nuts. Now I get it. :)
Wow! A great description of the integration-nostalgia dichotomy, and of your 20 years of American living through food. When M. and I cook, we mostly go for ease and good taste rather than a particular cuisine, so it's often a mix of various countries represented at our table. Recent faves: sweet potato salad with dried cranberries & toasted walnuts; and curried carrots (onions, garlic & carrots sauteed in curry spice, thyme & olive oil. Delish!).
I grew up in a Ukrainian household and your food trajectory recollection is the same as mine. I remember hating my mom's soups (i had it so wrong - they are so delicious) and wanting Campbell's from a can. And i begged my mom for Spaghetti and Meatballs which she made but they somehow tasted Ukrainian. It must have been her tomato sauce. I loved this post!
very well written! thank you:)have a good Thanksgiving.
What a great retrospective, really enjoyed it! Very interesting to see how the preferences evolved. Although I moved to the US in my late twenties, and by then in Latvia (where I am from) everything was available, but not gallon bottles of Coke, and not Doritos, and not that terrible cheese dip in jars that did not need refrigeration. And to go with it, at first, I could not get enough of Jerry Springer - how a tender Eastern European soul can refuse something so explicit and ridiculous. Of course, all of the above makes me sick now :-) Nowadays at home I cook pan-European, mix and match, some Thai, some Middle Eastern, some American. Made excellent Rossolnik yesterday BTW, with barley and and meat/quinoa/rice frikadeli (meatballs) - a new variation, came out great. Thanks again!
Oooh, this post spoke to me too! My journey was in Canada, but similar in many ways. For me, the bellwether was salad dressing. Growing up, my family always made salads with oil (later olive oil), fresh lemon juice, sugar, salt, and pepper. And garlic. And herbs. Thrown right on the salad and tossed. And what did I long for? Creamy, chemically-tasting bottled salad dressings. Oh, how I wanted French dressing, and ranch, and Thousand Island, and blue cheese... every now and then we'd get a bottle, and I would simply adore it and long for more.
Fast forward a few years, and I spend some years in college with a salad bar that offered those options every single day. It didn't take me a semester to decide these salad goops were disgusting. Nothing was as good as what I had at home. Now, I make all sorts of dressings from scratch, and really hate most restaurant salads. They never taste truly fresh to me.
The only thing grosser than ranch dressing are ranch doritos, and darned if I didn't lick my share of ranch-flavoured powder off of my fingers as a kid and teenager.
(PS. My newest recipe on the blog is for a dish I would have thought unspeakably bland a few years ago... and now, weirdly, I had a craving for it. Strange how these things happen.)
Thanks so much for the comments! Love reading this stuff. Glad to hear about similar immigrant experiences! (Ania--my mom's American food somehow tasted Russian, too!)
Ha! I really love the idea of the Ukrainian-tasting spaghetti. My mom would try to make a stir fry now and then, and it tasted nothing like what I had at my Chinese friends' houses -- it tasted "Romanian." I remember talking about this with an Indian friend, and she said her mom's stir fries tasted strangely Indian. That's Toronto for you -- all these ethnic mothers were trying to make Chinese food and failing. And no doubt when the Chinese moms tried to make spaghetti or pizza, it would taste Chinese, to the consternation of their kids.
Your description of your experience seemed a lot like mine. Although I did not have anyone with me, I had to "re-invent" the food I was used to, making vegetarian adaptations as I progressed. Thanks for the post, interesting to hear someone else's story.
post soviet vegetarian: I always joked that there was no vegetarianism in Romania, but only a few years ago I realised there really was -- it was just called Lent. My Romanian cookbooks have tons of "Lenten" variations, and so are actually quite rich in vegetarian options.
As a fellow immigrant, I sympathize greatly with your experience and appreciated the retrospective. I loved your description of the vending machine fascination! Mine was the gumball machine. I remember thinking that was the most amazing invention ever. And my mom's "Chinese" noodles definitely taste Indian :)


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The Ninth Annual Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Bowling Extravaganza, hosted by A.J. Ellis and Josh Beckett at Lucky Strike Lanes L.A. LIVE, will take place on Monday, July 29. Please join A.J. and Josh, along with their Dodger teammates, coaches and celebrity friends for a night of bowling and excitement! All guests will dress to impress - in their very own Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Bowling Extravaganza jersey.
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These Paper Mache Coffins come 3 Coffins to a package, and come in the following sizes 8.0" x 2.5" x 2.5", 7.25" x 1.75" x 2.0", and 6.5" x 1.25" x 1.5". Paper Mache Coffins are those spooky decorative items that can be painted for Halloween parties.
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- In 1973, a jazz musician created the popular children's short videos to help kids learn math
- The series of catchy, educational videos is still popular online
- 'Just a bill' explained how a bill becomes a law in Washington
- Bob Dorough says he's not surprised the videos still resonate
"I'm just a bill. Yes I am only a bill. And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill."
"Conjunction Junction, what's your function." "My hero, zero." "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly get your adverbs here."
These are some of the lyrics that live on 40 years after they premiered on Saturday mornings on ABC television as part of "Schoolhouse Rock."
They were animated videos and songs invented by a jazz musician who wanted to help children learn math.
Kids never really had any idea they were learning how a bill becomes a law or proper grammar while watching the three-minute shorts between cartoons.
Jazz pianist and vocalist Bob Dorough was approached in 1971 by a New York advertising executive whose sons could not multiply. He asked him to set the multiplication tables to music.
Dorough ended up writing "Three's a Magic Number" and other well known videos. He also voiced many of them.
Dorough, who is 89 and still performs, said he gets requests from adults to sing some of the bits because they grew up on them -- often times recognizing his voice.
"I am not surprised at all (that the videos still resonate)," Dorough told CNN. "I learned, when performing at elementary schools, that they were 'getting through,' so to speak, and the children would readily recognize my voice on such vocals as 'Three is a Magic Number,' and others that I sang.
"However, what surprised me most was the impact of network television, which kicked in years later, after we'd been on air at ABC-TV. Thirteen years, plus a second round, helped us to reach literally thousands, in a rather broad age spectrum."
"Schoolhouse Rock" premiered on Jan. 13, 1973, and ran on ABC from 1973-1985. It came back in the 1990s for five more years. More than 30 million people have now watched some of them on YouTube, showing that Dorough's work still resonates.
It is not just the catchy words that connected with kids. They were combined with interesting visuals.
One spot featured a talking "bill" that explained to a boy how he could only become a law by passing both houses of Congress and then going to the White House hoping the president would sign him.
"Conjunction Junction" used train cars named "and," "but" and "or" that illustrated how a conjunction connected words.
Asked why the videos connected, Dorough said, "The melodies, words, arrangements, and players. That is to say, even though they were in a 'rock' or 'pop' bag, my jazz sensibilities and the fine musicians I used for the audio recordings made the songs seem unusual to the Saturday morning cartoon listeners."
Just last week, there was a vivid example of just how popular the videos remain.
More than a thousand people -- adults who wanted to relive part of their childhood and parents who wanted to share the fun with their kids -- jammed into the lobby of the Kennedy Center to hear Dorough sing "Three's a Magic Number" and "Figure Eight is Double 4."
"I came because I had such fond, intense memories," said Amy Augenblick, who brought her 9-year-old daughter, Elizabeth. "I could sing all of it without the words."


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GateHouse News ServiceIn 2009, an ill-fitting floor mat in some Toyota vehicles trapped accelerator pedals, causing a fatal accident, the recall of 3.8 million vehicles, government investigations, constant news reports and the loss of Toyota�s sterling reputation.
Four people were killed in that crash.
Last year, when storms hit Connecticut and hundreds of thousands were without power, citizens� anger grew.
Few were in peril, only inconvenienced. But from the governor on down, the cry to make sure �this never happens again� echoed throughout the state.
On July 20, 12 people were killed in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., shot by one guy legally weaponized to the hilt.
Those 12, by the way, are a statistical blip. On average, 87 people per day die from gunshot wounds in the U.S.
Where is the outrage?
The need, desire and demand to make us safer happens all the time. That�s why we have seat-belts, children�s car seats, hands-free phone laws and speed limits. Children now wear pajamas that can�t burst into flames.
Our quest to improve society intensifies after horrible events. The response to 9/11 was swift, as was the response to Hurricane Katrina, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Penn State abuse, pedophile priests and more. Each time, we�ve tried to make sure it never happens again.
But after Aurora, we�re told that talking about gun control is �politicizing� it. In short, shut up.
Meanwhile, every day, gun deaths equivalent to a commercial plane crash, happen and we don�t � can�t � question the need in modern society for assault weapons and body armor. Every year, we rack up the equivalent body count of three 9/11s, and we still can�t talk about stricter licensing and gun purchasing rules, and whether your personal arsenal is really any match against the government. (It isn�t.)
You can�t buy too much fertilizer (you could make a bomb) or cough medicine (you could make meth). We have to take shoes off at airports. We�re stopped at seat-belt and DUI checkpoints. You can�t smoke indoors.
But you can buy 6,000 bullets, body armor and three guns in a few months and nobody is allowed to know, never mind ask why.
We rage against bad floor mats and taking cold showers during power outages, but we�re mute and muzzled when people are gunned down at work, at college or a movie theater. It�s pathetic.
It�s time to start talking about guns, before the shooting starts again � because it already has.
Jim Konrad is executive editor of The Bulletin in Norwich, Conn.
Jim Konrad: It is time America discussed gun control
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What is Health Economics?
Health Economics is the application of various microeconomic tools, such as demand or cost theory, to health and health care issues and problems. The goal of health economics is to better understand the economic aspects of health and health care in order to design better health interventions, programs, systems and policies.
Why is there an entire branch of economics devoted to health and healthcare?
The health care sector has a number of unique features, including:
- Uncertainty: There is a high level of uncertainty at all levels of decision-making: patient, provider, payer, policymaker
- Asymmetry of Knowledge/Information: physicians (and other providers) possess a great deal of knowledge that they cannot easily impart to patients (the consumers of health care) or insurance companies (often the payers for health care)
- Externalities: actions on the part of some individuals impose costs (or, sometimes, benefits) for others (e.g. contagious diseases)
- High Level of Government Involvement: public funds (Medicare, Medicaid, other government funds) pay for 46.5% of all personal health care expenditures (2008 data)


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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted Sunday that Israel would resume settlement construction in the occupied West Bank when the ten-month settlement freeze period ends.
Speaking during his weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu sought to ease the fears of settler leaders who have threatened to expand protests over the settlement freeze. "We made it clear that upon the conclusion of the period of suspension, construction will resume," Netanyahu said.
"This is a one-time and temporary decision, not a freeze of unlimited and infinite duration." Addressing a Likud ministers' meeting before his cabinet meeting, Netanyahu called on Ministers and settlement leaders to respect the settlement freeze.
"Even if [Palestinian President] Abu Mazen will come in eight months and say, 'Peace now,' we will begin building as we did before. The cabinet decision is time-limited," Netanyahu said.
Israel launched a ten-month settlement freeze in the face of mounting U.S. pressure from in hopes that it could lead to the resumption of peace with the Palestinians. Palestinians have since called Israel's overtures dishonest because it excluded east Jerusalem and 3,000 homes currently under construction in the West Bank.


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Speaking the Truth in Love
We live in a world where people love to talk. Studies suggest that the average American adult speaks approximately 16,000 words per day. Multiply that by a lifespan of 70 years, for a total of nearly 409 million words …Read More
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Popular and emerging forms of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogging are all around us. Yet many pastors and church leaders have been reluctant to embrace them. These new forms of media have become a very present part …Read More
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text: COMPACT AND STYLISH 2 MEGAPIXEL POINT & SHOOT DIGITAL CAMERANew Member of Brio Line with Compact Style, Fast Start-Up and Shutter Release SpeedsSeptember 20, 2001, Melville, NY — Olympus America Inc., the world leader in film and filmless photography, today introduced the newest member to its Brio line of stylish point & shoot digital cameras. The new stylish Brio D-230 features a 2.0 Megapixel (effective) image, for realistic photo quality 8" x 10" prints. The Brio D-230 features an Olympus Auto-Focus 5.5mm f 2.8 lens, (equivalent to 36mm in a 35mm film camera) with a digital telephoto up to 5X. Stylish and small, the Brio D-230 also features a super fast shutter release times of 0.3 seconds; start-up times of less than one second; and easy photo transfer via Auto-Connect USB -- all to make the camera one of the easiest to use on the market to date. The Brio D-230 is a compact, simple to use camera that delivers clear, colorful and beautiful photographs for a low price.Designed for first-time digital camera user seeking an easy to use pocketable digital camera, as well as for the discriminating consumer who wants the highest quality in a small camera, the small 6 ounce Brio D-230 is full of consumer friendly features, all designed to deliver great photographs in a easy to use camera. An Auto-Focus lens is employed for precise sharp focusing, and is not typically included in most other digital cameras at this price point. The flash is automatic, and includes Olympus' red-eye reduction technology for fast easy family photos. The exposure system, white balance, and color management have all been automated assuring quality photos with no hassles. Unlike many digital cameras today, the Brio D-230 is designed to comfortably fit in a shirt pocket while giving the user easy control of the camera. Its compact design allows users to take high quality digital pictures anyplace, anytime, on a moment's notice.Special EffectsThe Brio D-230 includes many special capture effects which enhance photographic creativity, such as the new Composite Image Mode for the ability to instantly merge two images into one in the camera without the need of a PC. Other special effects include Sepia and Black & White Image Effect Modes, Rotation, and File Resize mode, which saves a separate smaller copy of the image perfect for e-mail or web use. QuickTime Movie Mode is available for up to 60 seconds of movies at 15 frames per second. The Brio D-230's Burst Mode shoots 1.3 frames per second, so even novice users can capture spontaneous moments as they happen, without complex set-up procedures. Simplified OperationThe camera's features are extremely easy to get to, since all the shooting modes and menu selections are centrally located in one easy-to-use jog dial. Menus have also been reduced and simplified for faster access without searching through endless layers. Everything, from the small design of the camera, simplified controls, fast start up and shooting times, makes the consumer feel as if the Brio D-230 were a regular film camera, not the powerful digital camera that it is.To make downloading simple, the Brio D-230 features Auto-Connect USB technology. The Olympus Auto-Connect USB feature allows users to plug the camera directly into most any USB- computer and immediately download the image files. No drivers or additional software are required for computers running the latest operating systems, including Windows® 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP and Mac OS™ 8.6 – Mac OS X—these USB computers will mount and recognize the Brio D-230 automatically. For older systems, optional SmartMedia TM card readers are available. Once captured, images may be viewed, erased or stored on removable SmartMedia™ cards. The Brio D-230 ships with a 16MB SmartMedia card, providing ample capacity to store up to 90 images in Standard Quality mode. Additional SmartMedia cards, available in 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128MB increments, deliver virtually unlimited, reusable image storage capacity without the time and expense associated with film developing. Users can print photos directly to any of the Olympus family of dye sublimation printers (P-200, P-400, P-330) simply by inserting the SmartMedia card directly into the printer. DPOF settings are also available for adding date/time to images and tagging specific photos for printing to DPOF-compatible printers, such as the Olympus line.Available in October 2001, the Brio D-230 ships with a 16MB SmartMediaTM card, USB cable, CamediaMaster software, user guide, strap and two AA alkaline batteries. Camedia Brio D-230 Street Price: $299Camedia Brio D-230 Suggested Retail Price: $349For more information, including photos of the Brio D-230, please contact Olympus America, Consumer Products Group, or Thomas Public Relations at (631) 549-7575 http://www.thomas-pr.com. About Olympus America, Inc.Olympus America distributes a wide range of products to the consumer, scientific, healthcare, commercial and industrial markets. These include film and filmless cameras, Microcassette™ and digital voice recorders, binoculars, film scanners, personal photo printers, medical and industrial endoscopes, biological and metallurgical microscopes and measuring instruments, clinical analyzers, and other high technology products. Olympus America is responsible for sales in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.Olympus is a registered trademark, and Camedia is a trademark of Olympus Optical Co. Ltd. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer. 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Published March 17, 2005 in issue 0411 of the Hook
George Melvinat South Street BreweryMonday, March 14
Remember Garfield? For a while there, he was probably the funniest cat in the world. He always had the perfect one-liners that made him easy to relate to, even if you weren't a fat lazy cat. I don't know if Garfield was the first to come up with "I hate Mondays," but he hit the nail on the head with that one. Monday is such a blah day. It's the beginning of a new week with a little still left over from last week to choke down.
If your Mondays are blah, and you're looking for something to do that doesn't require participation or engaging in too much frivolous conversation with sometime acquaintances, head down to South Street Brewery for a dose of "piano merriment" courtesy of George Melvin.
South Street is an inviting venue. It reminds me of a tavern in the old English sense (but much cleaner). Not to mention they have an incredible selection of brews. I don't drink, but I usually get one just to taste.
George is there on Monday. So content, he sits behind his two keyboards, laptop, and M-Audio midi-control station reciting tunes like he could do it in his sleep. George is a one-man jazz band built for any occasion, and perfect for a Monday when you need something inviting and downright pleasant to shake off the looming week's obligations.
More times than not, my preference in jazz leans toward progressive and experimental styles. For a while, I found mellow jazz a real turn -off. Then I discovered Weather Report and a few others, and soon I understood the complexities of the smooth stuff. George likes to keep it smooth. Sitting there with his pipe and his well-trimmed gray beard, he seems content just kicking back on the groove.
Even if the jazz he plays is a little too smooth for you, it's hard not to recognize the man's ability to simultaneously hold down the bass-line, accompaniment, and solos. He could very well handle the show on his own, but this particular night he shared the stage with a guitarist who knew exactly the right pockets to play in to fill out George's sound.
I couldn't have picked a better place to be Monday night. I left the house feeling under the weather, but found myself rejuvenated by the comforting vibe of one of Charlottesville's best taverns and a dose of his mellow mood music.


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Now that it's conquered the zombie genre niche, AMC is taking on UFO space dramas. AMC has picked up the hour-long UFO drama Thunderstruck from David Eick of Battlestar Galactica. If The Walking Dead is any indication, you should brace yourself for some seriously depressing alien creatures.
Deadline reports that Scott Derrickson (the director of The Day the Earth Stood Still) and his longtime writing partner Paul Boardman (the two co-wrote The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Hellraiser: Inferno) are penning this new alien drama for AMC; Eick will executive produce.
All we know about Thunderstruck is that it focuses on "powerful and enigmatic entities that begin appearing all over the world. After one shows up in the town of Great Falls, Montana, the local citizens must grapple with the dramatic effects and growing mystery of repeated visitations."
That's all we have to go on, sadly. To make up for this dearth of information, we image-searched for "aliens" and found this extraterrestrial baby to gaze into your soul. Until we know more about Thunderstruck, alien baby will guide the way.
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Senator Ron Johnson sat down with the Wall Street Journal's Mary Kissel yesterday to discuss the second presidential debate as well as to display his slide show on our national crisis of debt and entitlement spending. His charts and graphs do a good job of summarizing some of the ultimately unavoidable issues facing us. Senator Johnson is an impressive guy who has a contribution to make.
I found the video posed alongside Daniel Henninger's Wonder Land column "The Un-President." You know who he's talking about.


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Honda Civic Coupe 'Today Is Pretty Great' 2014 Commercial – What's the Song?
There are a lot of things wrong with the world in 2014, yet there are many things that are right. One of the things that's most definitely right with it? The soulful, passionate and unforgettable front porch performance of a blues-infused, folky rock song that powers the 'Today Is Pretty Great' Honda Civic Coupe commercial. Who is the band?
They're Vintage Trouble, and their music is pretty classic -- a throwback in the best possible way. The song they perform is loaded with a lived-in blues sound, dosed with modern cool, like the kind Lenny Kravitz exudes. But it's their heritage energy, which calls to mind Otis Redding, that makes Vintage Trouble stand out. No wonder the advertising team at Honda put them in a commercial.
We did a little web digging, and at the time of publication, we're not sure of the title of the song, if it was pre-existing or if it was custom created for this particular commercial. But whatever the case -- it reminds us that music can be pretty great.
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52 weeks of genealogy conferences and cruising
My partner and I have attended a number of genealogy conferences, mostly held in hotels or the premises of the genealogy groups. Sometimes the accommodation has been pretty basic. But then an organising group called "Unlock the past" came up with a conference cruise leaving Brisbane, Australia and taking in the Pacific islands (Fiji, New Caledonia, Vana Atu) over nine days. On days when there were shore excursions, we had no formal lectures although some special interest groups met. On ship-bound days, lectures and workshops were run by very professional genealogists, as well as peer-to-peer activities and other fun events such as genelogy trivia quizzes. Costs came to about $A300/day which is comparable with staying in an hotel, meals are provided on the ship and require absolutley no work, so we were able to really devoye ourselves to genealogy. Fluid arrangements in the dining room meant that special interest groups could extend their meetings into dinners and the "experts" were spread around dinner tables to answer questions. All this and fabulous pacific islands.
Since that inaugural cruise others have been held circumnavigating New Zealand, and next year circumnavigating Australia.
Conference organisers faced with ever increasing prices in city conference venues should really explore this option. Every participant had a fantastic, if tiring, cruise.
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Boobies (and Cancer vs. AIDS)
Everyone loves boobies. Other than me -- I want a reduction, but that's another topic for another day. One of Seattle's breast cancer walks this year was on Sept. 22nd. That was the SAME Day that Life Long AIDS Alliance had its annual AIDS Walk. The breast cancer walk was advertised everywhere, from radio to TV, and even flyers hanging around town.
Had I not got an email or an invite on my Facebook page from Life Long, or BABES, I would have had NO idea there even was an AIDS walk.
It is cool to support boobies -- hell, even football players are draped in pink this month. And that's great! Cancer needs more money for research. BUT people with cancer CAN be cured. You can CUT off a boob and if you're lucky your cancer does not come back. I do have friends who have died of cancer and they were only in their 20s. I'm not saying they all get cured, and that it's NOT a big deal. It totally is.
I work with three men who were diagnosed with three different types of cancer in the last three years, all of them are in remission. They had surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy; some of them lost weight and hair, and now they are all back at work Monday through Friday and they look great.
I have not missed work due to my HIV/AIDS, other than for routine doctor appointments. I have never been SICK because of this diagnosis.
But where is our coverage? Where is our month of nationwide support and help from the uninfected community? Everyone knows at least one person with cancer alive or dead. Everyone DOES NOT know someone with HIV/AIDS. Well maybe they should. We are people too. We want to live just as much as they do. And we fight our own battles to live and pay our medical bills, and copays for our medications. We go in for blood work and get told we are more prone to other diseases like cancer. We shouldn't have to wait to get cancer for people to give a shit.
I just got an email from my new OB/GYN: woohoo, an abnormal Pap smear result. Great. So now I have to go back in for a crotch biopsy (in Brookey terms, since I don't understand medical jargon nor do I pretend to). So I googled all the medical words in her email with my test results, and most of the words in searches come to HPV, which it says can cause cancer. I have to re-schedule that appointment since I was supposed to go on 10/18 but I'm in a three-week cross-training class for my work. AND I didn't have my copay anyway until I got paid on the 22nd.
Read Brooke's blog, Voice of ONE.