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This is a panel discussion with Don Anderson, David Burgraff, Rod DeGiulio, Craig Miller, Shipley Munson and David Rencher, the complete title of the presentation is, "FamilySearch Industry Leader Town Hall -- The Latest Updates from Key Executives, Open Q and A." This might be a hard presentation to report because it is mostly question and answer. It looks like David Rencher is not here.
The first question is what is coming for developers. They are expanding and updating their APIs. There is documentation and rich content. The tools available for developers have expanded greatly in the past four years. There are APIs for the Historical Record Collections and will add one for Photos and Stories. FamilySearch is opening up their standards. All records will be available.
Question about partnership with Ancestry.com. All of the developers are working at using the APIs.
There is a comprehensive agreement with Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.com. FamilySearch records will be providing access to each of these companies including findmypast.com. You will see emerge in each of these sites is to share record and tree information between sites.
Question about history of RootsTech app. Featured apps by smaller developers will be included in the FamilySearch Fun Space at the Exhibitors hall.
Question about Chinese records being added to Historical Record Collections and the indexing of these records. There is a lot going on there is an agreement with the Shanghai Library to exchange their records access for those with FamilySearch.
Questions about Photos, Both Tree and Photos are being rewritten within the next year. This will solve the permissions issues with living and dead people on Family Tree and in Photos.
Question about how records of living are handled within privacy rules. Moving towards permission based model to who will get to see your data. You may be able to share your living data.
Question about search engine capabilities problems with spelling variations. FS is developing a name standards system to handle variations. See Labs.FamilySearch.org to Standard Finder where you can enter in variations. Always working on improvement in search. Search is a balancing act between precision and recall. So they are trying to build search that extends beyond the present system.
Question about using APIs for exchanging data. FS spent a lot of time in GEDCOM but two years ago they began looking at new technology. The APIs were written to support both flat file and database applications. Current standard to address both. GEDCOM X is supposed to survive for the next ten years or so. It is not their goal to be the standard company of the world. Anyone can build to the APIs. They are using GEDCOM X to pass the large amounts of data with the present partners. They want to make this work with all data types.
Question can there be a link from a record to an outside source. They do not have a model to embed a link inside of FamilySearch. MyHeritage.com will be an option to FamilySearch within this year. You can embed a URL inside as a source now, but what was asked is tying the record to another genealogical site. Investigating uploading videos.
Question about correcting Indexing on Historical Records. Yes, in 2015.
Question about synching GEDCOM files with Family Tree. Large market share desktop genealogy programs might be able to synch later on this year. (Family Tree Maker?)
Question about GEDCOM alternative. GEDCOM X is with a wide number of companies. They encourage transformation or synchronization software.
Question about all the changes in FamilySearch. Come to the consultant training to learn about all the changes. Subscribe to the newsletters. Learn a lot faster. Attend the Family Development Day. The rate of change is going to increase. Regular and incremental changes rather than bigger. The site is now simpler to use.
Question about download and upload process. What about people uploading tons of garbage. The upload does not go up into the tree. It sits in the file until the upload is done one by one. Its all just software. They have done a lot to make it hard to add GEDCOM files to Family Tree.
Question about most effective to provide Feedback to FamilySearch. The Feedback Button. Get Satisfaction is used extensively in product improvement. User feedback is shaping the product. They say they are listening.
Question about merging people that are IOUSs. As soon as New.FamilySearch.org goes away all that will be able to occur. Merge magnets is the term used and they are trying to not make what is happening worse.
Question about making records available through WorldCat.org. They are pleased with OCLC project, they will likely to continue to add partnerships with cataloging programs.
Question about how to find out about changes. They are working on a new system of FAQs. There are helps but the support system is being changed. Go to the Help Line 1-866-406-1830. The changes should start showing up new changes more rapidly. Especially for Family History Center volunteers.
Question about having their own tree. The open system Wiki model does work (note they used the wiki word). Contact FS about people making unsourced changes and arbitrary changes. They will not do a private tree. Looking to do a curator system.
Question about noting changes with a popup or a helpbox. They are working on that on some functions.
Question about RootsMagic to Family Tree problems linking error. This is due to changes to API and it will be fixed.
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The vast majority of websites are neither optimized for nor adapted to mobile devices. Furthermore, a significant number of developers believe that making a website mobile-friendly is, overall, an easy task that just requires a smarter CSS file on top of the same old pages.
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Mobile devices add a new dimension to the problem of identifying the right use-cases for a site: A mobile site may need to have its own use cases, which are inherently different from those of the full desktop site. In addition, the range of different devices available out there is large and can be measured in the order of thousands. Building a mobile site can be a walk in the park if you don't care about the requesting devices. However, it can get really problematic if you intend to serve each device some tailor-made content.
Web developers learned a key lesson over the years: Always use feature detection over browser detection. Web pages built around the detected capabilities of the device do not need to be updated when a new device comes out. Conversely, Web pages specifically created for a particular browser (or device) are constantly subject to being extended and/or fixed when new device versions are released.
A relatively new approach to website development, Responsive Web Design (RWD) derives perfectly from the philosophy that detecting device features is smarter than detecting browsers.
Responsive Web Design
RWD is a design philosophy centered on making Web pages highly adaptive and capable of providing a good viewing experience regardless of the device details. The beauty of RWD is that it allows you to write a website once and view it effectively on a wide range of devices including laptops, smartphones, tablets, and more.
Technically speaking, RWD is based on two pillars: CSS media queries and proportional grids. CSS media queries let developers bind style sheets to conditions that the browser dynamically evaluates when some system event takes place. For example, an RWD-enabled site can reshape its content based on the size of the browser window. A CSS media query is an expression assigned to the media attribute of the
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<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="site.tablet.css" media="only screen and (max-width: 800px)">
The CSS file referenced in the code snippet is applied to a page only when the page is being rendered on a screen smaller than or equal to 800 pixels in width. A page of an RWD site typically counts multiple
LINK elements: If no match is found, then no style sheet is applied to the page.
The CSS media query language is based on a pair of Boolean operators (
and, not) and a few browser properties:
width, height, aspect-ratio, color, and
orientation. The most used of these properties is
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width property can be decorated with a few prefixes:
device, min, and
max. The
device-width property, in particular, refers to the physical width of the device.
Although RWD was not specifically designed for mobile scenarios, its inherent flexibility makes it more than suitable for mobile. From the perspective of an RWD-enabled site, a smartphone is simply a browser with a width of about 400 pixels. The site then detects the feature and adapts automatically.
This is the greatest strength of RWD. Unfortunately, it is important to note that it is also its major weakness.
Server-Side Responsive Sites
A site that can render well on a small screen without knowing it is running on some mobile device is a site that is not optimized for a mobile scenario. RWD and CSS media queries don't make it possible, for example, to switch the stylesheet to differentiate between an iPhone and an Android device. All that RWD can do is what is possible through CSS: hiding blocks or moving them around by leveraging the
float CSS attribute.
When CSS is not enough to define the ideal mobile experience, then RWD is no longer an ideal choice. A website that just presents data for example, a news portal lends itself well to RWD. A more behavior-oriented site that implements workflows for example, a booking site requires ad hoc forms to provide an ideal experience. In this case, RWD alone is not sufficient.
The alternative to RWD is sniffing and analyzing the user agent (UA) string on the Web server. Once the user agent has been mapped to a device profile, the developer has all the information needed to intelligently serve ad hoc markup. Does this mean that pages must be able to distinguish thousands of devices? No, the most common approach these days is to define a few classes of devices for which the site is then optimized. As an example, consider the following classes: smartphones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs. Then, use some professional tool to do the analysis of the user agent string and return known capabilities of each profiled device. Today, the de facto standard for UA-sniffing libraries is WURF.
A server-side approach to the design of mobile views doesn't mean you have to drop RWD or its growing ecosystem of related libraries such as Foundation and Bootstrap. Responsive Design Server Side (RESS) refers to adding a second dimension to the problem. You map the UA to a class of devices and define a view (and not simply a CSS) for each scenario. Defining a view, and not simply a CSS file as in RWD, gives you the opportunity to use the ideal layout for each case, size images appropriately, and minimize the markup being downloaded. The markup being downloaded, then, is just markup; as such, it can mimic RWD design principles and techniques.
Beyond Mobile
RWD represents a smart way to adapt sites to a variety of screen sizes. You should consider it for use in designing multi-device viewable websites. It's not the only solution, especially in cases where sites must be device specific, but it's an awful lot better than not accommodating mobile and portable devices at all.
Dino Esposito is a frequent contributor to Dr. Dobb's and has written several books on designing and implementing Web applications.


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Broomfield, CO – September 11, 2013 – MicroBiome Therapeutics LLC, (MBT), a biotechnology company developing pharmaceutical and medical food products that shift the human microbiome in specific ways for improved health, today reported publication of a case report suggesting a potentially important new application for its lead product, NM504. NM504 is in clinical development to promote healthy blood glucose levels and metabolic fitness in prediabetic and diabetic populations.
In the case report1, currently available in the online edition of Beneficial Microbes, researchers describe how co-administration of NM504 eliminated the dose-limiting diarrhea caused by metformin in a patient with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes. Metformin, a safe, effective and inexpensive medication favoring weight loss, is the most widely prescribed diabetes drug worldwide, and it is recommended for initial treatment of type 2 diabetes by the American Diabetes Association. However, diarrhea is a well-known side effect of metformin therapy, affecting an estimated 20% of patients. Physicians report diarrhea as a frequent cause of metformin discontinuation or dosage limitation. The second-line therapies prescribed in these cases as a substitute for metformin are expensive and carry risks of potentially serious side effects.
"NM504 virtually eliminated the diarrhea caused by metformin in this patient with type 2 diabetes and was also associated with additional large decreases in his highly elevated blood glucose levels," commented Mark Heiman, Ph.D., a co-author of the case report and chief scientific officer of MicroBiome Therapeutics.
Dr. Heiman continued, "Research shows that the human GI microbiome plays an important role in the regulation of metabolic processes, including changes associated with type 2 diabetes. Modern diets often lack essential ingredients that support a healthy microbiome, so we designed NM504 to replace key missing elements that impact the GI microbiome in ways known to be beneficial to metabolic and gastrointestinal health. We look forward to completing our pilot trial that is further testing the hypothesis that NM504 may have utility as an adjunctive therapy to metformin."
MBT is developing evidence-based microbiome modulators—therapies designed to alter bacterial populations and their environment in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to treat and prevent serious health conditions. MBT's microbiome modulators act on multiple factors in the GI environment, providing specialized ingredients that augment the growth of targeted desirable bacterial strains and discourage the growth of others that may be harmful. These shifts in the GI microbiome have the potential to have a major impact on factors affecting metabolism and weight, such as the endocrine response that affects appetite, metabolism and energy storage.
NM504 contains a proprietary combination of plant-derived soluble and insoluble fibers and antioxidants formulated to help prediabetic and diabetic individuals achieve healthy blood glucose levels and manage their body weight. NM504 is designed to shift the GI microbiome by replacing essential ingredients that are typically missing in the diets of prediabetic and diabetic individuals. This replacement strategy provides an advantage for beneficial members of the gut microbiota, while disadvantaging others that are harmful to metabolic health. The resulting microbiome shift produces an increase in the production of metabolites and signaling molecules that help regulate metabolic hormones, improve GI motility, maintain the protective intestinal mucosal barrier, reduce caloric absorption and reduce appetite.
NM504 is being studied in two placebo-controlled, double-blinded, proof-of-concept trials. The first is assessing its ability to alter the GI microbiome to enhance insulin sensitivity and fasting blood glucose levels in prediabetic individuals. The second trial is testing the utility of NM504 as an adjunctive therapy to metformin
MBT's initial products are combinations of naturally occurring components that are not digested but that act to modulate the GI microbiome in beneficial ways. They are being developed as evidence-based pharmaceutical and medical food products using rigorous scientific methods and clinical studies to assess and validate their beneficial activity.
1 – A novel cobiotic containing a prebiotic and an antioxidant augments the glucose control and gastrointestinal tolerability of metformin: a case report, F. Greenway, S. Wang, M. Heiman, Beneficial Microbes, DOI – 10.310.3920/BM2012.0063, http://wageningenacademic.metapress.com/content/FG7642372U410742
About MicroBiome Therapeutics
MicroBiome Therapeutics LLC (MBT), formerly NuMe Health, is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing pharmaceutical and medical food products that aim to improve health status by interacting with and altering the human microbiome. MBT is developing evidence-based microbiome modulators, which are designed to alter bacterial populations and their environment in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in specific ways to treat and prevent serious health conditions. MBT's lead product, NM504, contains a proprietary combination of plant-derived soluble and insoluble fibers and antioxidants formulated to help prediabetic and diabetic individuals achieve healthy blood glucose levels and manage their body weight. It is currently being tested in clinical trials for the management of insulin sensitivity and blood glucose levels and as an adjunct to metformin in patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. For more information, visit www.mbiome.com.


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My 69-year-old mother-in-law was recently diagnosed with Stage IIIA (T3N1) non-small cell lung cancer. She also has emphysema with low lung volume but very good lung function. She is going to undergo 3-4 weeks of chemo (taxol and carboplatin once a week) plus daily radiation therapy treatments. The thoracic surgeon will then perform surgery. She has undergone a lung biopsy with CT scan, MRI of the chest, abdomen, and brain, a PET scan, mediastinoscopy, and bronchoscopy. The surgeon is a thoracic surgeon with a specialty in lung cancer. My questions are (1) is the above treatment considered appropriate, (2) is a second opinion necessary, (3) how do we determine if the surgeon is good, and (4) will the emphysema cause substantial problems in her recovery? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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From the information you have provided, it sounds as though the treatment, which has been embarked upon, is appropriate, although I cannot be sure without seeing your mother-in-law and her films personally. I do not know what structure the tumor is invading to make it T3, but with invasion of most structures except simple chest wall/rib invasion, many would give chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy preoperatively, while some would simply go ahead and perform the surgery first, and then give chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy after surgery. The metastatic workup, including mediastinoscopy, was very appropriate for any patient being considered for surgery and suggests that the surgeon has a deep experience with lung cancer.
In general, you would like a surgeon with a special interest in lung cancer - – such individuals usually identify themselves as "General Thoracic Surgeons" or "non-cardiac thoracic surgeons" – as opposed to a cardiac surgeon or a general surgery who occasional performs lung cancer surgeries. You might find out if the surgeon is primarily a thoracic surgeon to get at this issue. I do not have enough information about your mother-in-law's degree of emphysema to determine how it will affect her recovery, but it may affect her risks and recovery significantly, depending on how severe it is as measured by a variety of preoperative tests, including pulmonary function testing. I hope this is of help to you.


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Birth of Christ in the Soul
In this week leading up to Christmas it is very appropriate to look at Meister Eckhart's idea of the 'Birth of Christ in the Soul'.
Meister Eckhart supports the view of the early Church Fathers that we can 'know' God because we have something essential in common with the Divine, which he calls "the spark", "the castle" or sometimes the "ground" of our being. He feels that we are able to "descend" to this "ground" of our pure being, become aware of its true Divine nature and thus be transformed into Christ, ascending with Him to God in this life. He calls the moment of realization of our potentiality to know God 'the birth of Christ in the soul". He shares with St Augustine the primacy of this experience, who said: "What does it avail me that this birth of Christ is always happening if it does not happen in me? That it should happen in me is what matters." An important aspect of this potentiality is humanity's deep longing for God implanted by the Divine in the "spark" within the centre of our being.
He sees this 'birth' as a revelation. It will occur, if we "keep the mind fixed on God." It is not a result of any effort on our part but a pure gift, a grace: "God alone must do it.... and you must undergo it."
Like Origen and St Augustine he talks of this way of intuitive knowing, the way "by which God may be seen", as "the eye of the heart". He talks of "purely spiritual knowledge; therein the soul is rapt away from all bodily things. There we hear without any sound and see without matter…"
The intuitive capacity of the intellect to know God, our way of being able to have direct contact with the Divine Reality, is our Divine essence; but at the same time it is also the element that makes us truly human. It also gives us the ability to see beyond the ordinary created world and at the same time truly appreciate creation as a manifestation of the Divine.
Meister Eckhart does not at all deny the importance of our rational intelligence, which given his highly intellectual educational background and career is very understandable. Although he feels God cannot be reached by reason, he considers our rational powers to be essential for clarifying our intuitive experience. He sees contemplation as a marriage of mind and heart.
The urgency of his teaching is occasioned by his conviction of the necessity for everyone to become aware of this potentiality.
The attitude Meister Eckhart here expresses is very similar to John Main's teaching. By faithfully and longingly repeating our mantra we are led to the Silence, where the gift, the grace of this deep insight into the true Divine nature of the ground of our being is given to us. "Nothing describes God as well as silence."
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HANG TIME WEST – Making official what had been obvious all along, leaders in Virginia Beach, Va., said Tuesday they had no hope of luring the Kings this year and at least temporarily ended the attempt to get the team to relocate from Sacramento.
Mayor Will Sessoms told the Virginian-Pilot that "The city is kind of withdrawing…" and "The city doesn't see a clear opportunity at this point and as such it's not something we're aggressively going after." He told the Sacramento Bee that "This just ain't gonna work at this point in time."
What Sessoms apparently did not tell anyone but should have: "We didn't ever have anything close to a concrete deal to offer the Kings. We wanted a firm commitment from them when we could not offer the same in return."
It was questionable whether the Kings would have jumped coasts even under the best of circumstances – Virginia Beach would have been a small market with no recent history of major-league sports, no local ownership, and looking to energize a fan base long-term with a team that has been rowing in circles for years. Under these circumstances, though, it was the equivalent of trying to buy a house without any idea of how much the bank was willing to lend.
The deal called for the city to contribute $241 million, the state to add $150 million, and another $35 million in corporate backing from Comcast-Spectacor. One small problem: Virginia wasn't in for the $150 million. Gov. Bob McDonnell said in December he would not request the funding in his 2013 budget.
Virginia Beach officials dismissed that setback and said they could re-apply for the money when the state General Assembly reconvenes, but that never happened. Local government leaders say they needed a commitment from the Kings to move forward – the team was never specifically named, but the identity was no secret – while the Kings understandably would not sign on without knowing all the specifics. They already had buyer's remorse on a deal with Sacramento and the NBA to stay in California and backed out after agreeing to a new arena plan in their current home, so they weren't going to go far down this road with so many unknowns.
In truth, the team's owners, the Maloof family, were never emotionally invested in Virginia Beach as much as listening to offers in the never-ending search for a solution to the stalemate in Sacramento. It was the Maloofs' idea to not have the Kings identified as the potential tenant, a silly game that played out while Team X was named in reports most every step of the way. Virginia Beach officials were disappointed in the insistence on secrecy on a secret that didn't exist, knowing that making the idea of the NBA in town more tangible could have generated important enthusiasm.
The Virginia Beach offer that included a new 18,500-seat arena and $80 million for the Maloofs to offset relocation costs had the credibility boost of backing from Comcast-Spectacor, but was too much a swiss cheese of an offer. In the end, Sessoms said he called off the chase because of time demands at the state level to have any hope of securing the $150 million for Some Mysterious Team to apply for relocation before the NBA's March 1 deadline.
It was true in the logistical sense, but also a fine bit of political spinning by the mayor to say the city is suspending efforts when the inability of local government to arrange financing was a major holdup. The other being that the Maloofs may never have wanted to go there anyway, but, either way, they had no way of making a decision without knowing the full details of the deal.
Tuesday's announcement only means Virginia Beach is backing off for now. It can try again in the future, when the Kings will likely still be in a state of uncertainty with signs stronger than ever after this development that the team will be in the same place next season despite the lack of progress on a Sacramento arena.


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SAN FRANCISCO - While most of the world spent the last days of 1999 preparing for parties (or Armageddon), Club One was putting the finishing touches on the latest addition to its family of commercial clubs: an 18,000-square-foot facility located in the heart of San Francisco's financial district.
Formerly a fitness center for Chevron Corp., the building became obsolete when the company began moving employees out of downtown San Francisco. Club One, which manages two of Chevron's other fitness facilities, decided to take over the lease. However, the deal wasn't finalized until mid-December, leaving Club One only a few weeks to renovate the facility before its opening in January.
"Our staff was working over the holidays," said Jill Kinney, Club One president and COO.
As part of the renovations, Club One replaced all of Chevron's old fitness machines with the latest strength and cardio equipment. The facility also received new carpeting, paint and signage. The company even converted an employee meeting room into a Pilates/yoga studio.
The addition of this facility brings the total number of Club One commercial clubs to 21 - six of which are in the financial district (three in the heart, another three along the perimeter). Since the new club is situated near focal points of public transportation, it provides convenience for the corporate professionals to whom Club One caters. Also, it relieves pressure on the two other Club One facilities in the heart of the financial district, both of which were operating at full capacity.
Although time constraints made presales impossible, the latest facility has already drawn new members and an overflow of people from other Club One clubs in the financial district (Club One members have access to all locations). And while these financial district facilities may seem unusually close to each other, the dense urban population has constricted market radius considerably. Hence the need for a club in an area where Club One is already well-represented.
"We've done research on the distance we draw people for a club site," Kinney explained. "Eighty percent or more of the members come from a two-block radius."


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In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our God, heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
Enough for Him, Whom cherubim, worship night and day,
Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, Whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.
A happy Christmas and blessed New Year to you all as this will be my last post of 2011 ~ I think.
You come back when you're ready!


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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild re-signed left wing Stephane Veilleux to a two-year, two-way contract Wednesday.
The 31-year-old Veilleux played most of last season with Houston in the AHL. As a late call-up for more energy for the fourth line, he appeared in two of Minnesota's playoff games against Chicago. The two-way contract means he'll have a lesser salary if he's in the minors. The Wild have moved their AHL affiliate to Iowa for the 2013-14 season.
Veilleux was a third-round draft pick by the Wild in 2001 who was with the team until 2009. After brief stints with Tampa Bay and New Jersey, he rejoined Minnesota in a trade last year. Veilleux has 101 points in 460 career NHL games.
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About CFI > Academic Advisors
CFI's board of academic advisors is made up of some of the most prominent scholars in the field.
Robert G. Boatright is Associate Professor of Political Science at Clark University, where he teaches courses on American political behavior, political parties, campaigns and elections, interest groups, political participation, and political theory. He has served as a research fellow at the Campaign Finance Institute, as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow, and as a research associate at the American Judicature Society. He has published books and articles on campaign finance reform, congressional redistricting, the congressional budget process, and on various aspects of jury service. His most recent book is Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challenges.
Richard Briffault is the Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation at Columbia Law School. Prior to joining the Columbia faculty in 1983, he was an Assistant Counsel to the Governor of the State of New York. Professor Briffault specializes in state and local government law, legislation, the law of the political process, and property. He is the author of several dozen law review articles on campaign finance law, local government law, and state-local relations. Professor Briffault has served as the executive director of the Special Commission on Campaign Finance Reform of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, as well as a consultant to the New York City Charter Revision Commission and the New York State Commission on Constitutional Revisions.
Guy-Uriel Charles is the Charles S. Rhyne Professor of Law and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty & Research at Duke Law and is the founding director of the Duke Law Center on Law, Race and Politics. He is an expert in and frequent public commentator on constitutional law, election law, campaign finance, redistricting, politics, and race. He joined Duke Law's faculty in 2009; he previously was the Russell M. and Elizabeth M. Bennett Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. Professor Charles has published articles in Constitutional Commentary, The Michigan Law Review, The Michigan Journal of Race and Law, The Georgetown Law Journal, The Journal of Politics, The California Law Review, The North Carolina Law Review, and others.
Diana Dwyre is Professor of Political Science at the California State University, Chico. She served as the American Political Science Association's Steiger Congressional Fellow in 1998, and worked for Rep. Sander Levin on campaign finance issues. Dwyre has published extensively on political parties and campaign finance, and co-authored, Legislative Labyrinth: Congress and Campaign Finance Reform and Limits and Loopholes: The Quest for Money, Free Speech and Fair Elections, with Victoria Farrar-Myers. She is co-author (with Robin Kolodny) of a chapter on political party money in Financing the 2012 Election.
Erika Franklin Fowler is Assistant Professor of Government at Wesleyan University where she directs the Wesleyan Media Project. Fowler specializes in political communication and her work on local coverage of politics and policy has been published in political science, communication, law/policy, and medical journals. Prior to arriving at Wesleyan University, she spent two years as a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research at the University of Michigan and five years as the Research Director of the University of Wisconsin NewsLab.
Michael Franz is Associate Professor of Government and Chair of the Government and Legal Studies Department at Bowdoin College. His research interests include political advertising, interest groups politics, campaign finance reform, and mass media. He has published articles in American Journal of Political Science, Political Communication, Political Analysis, Political Behavior, and Social Science Quarterly. Professor Franz is the co-author of Interest Groups in American Campaigns: The New Face of Electioneering and The Persuasive Power of Campaign Advertising.
Donald P. Green is Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, having moved there in 2011 after 22 years at Yale University. The author of four books and more than one hundred essays, Green's research interests span a wide array of topics: voting behavior, partisanship, campaign finance, hate crime, and research methods. Much of his current work uses field experimentation to study the ways in which political campaigns mobilize and persuade voters. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003 and was awarded the Heinz I. Eulau Award for best article published in the American Political Science Review during 2009. In 2010, he helped found the Experimental Research section of the American Political Science Association and served as its first president.
Keith Hamm is a Professor of Political Science at Rice University and an expert on the politics of state legislatures. He is co-author (with Peverill Squire) of 101 Chambers: Congress, State Legislatures, and the Future of Legislative Studies (Ohio University Press, 2005). His current research is on the influence of campaign finance laws on state and provincial legislative elections in the U.S. and Canada. His most recent articles have appeared or will appear in Political Research Quarterly, British Journal of Political Science, State Politics and Policy, Journal of Legislative Studies, and The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics. In 2006, he was a Fulbright scholar and occupied the Research Chair in North American Studies at Carleton University.
Marjorie Randon Hershey is Professor of Political Science at Indiana University, where her teaching interests focus on political parties, campaigns, and elections. Her widely read Party Politics in America, is now in its 16th edition. Recent articles include one on the process by which political activists and journalists construct explanations for election results. She has published two other books on political candidates and campaigning along with articles in such journals as the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, Polity, Political Communication, The Annals, Social Science Quarterly, and American Politics Quarterly.
David Karpf is an Assistant Professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University. His work focuses on strategic communication practices of political associations in America, with a particular interest in Internet-related strategies. Dr. Karpf is the author of The MoveOn Effect: The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy. He previously served as an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University. His work has appeared in the Journal of Information Technology and Politics, Policy & Internet, IEEE Intelligent Systems, and Information, Communication, and Society. He has also been published in The Guardian Online and TechPresident.
Robin Kolodny is Professor of Political Science at Temple University. She studies political parties, the U.S. Congress, and parties and legislatures in comparative perspective. She is the author of Pursuing Majorities: Congressional Campaign Committees in American Politics, published in 1998. She also writes extensively on political consultants and campaign finance in the US. She is co-author (with Diana Dwyre) of a chapter on political party money in Financing the 2012 Election.
Raymond J. La Raja is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is author of Small Change: Money, Political Parties and Campaign Finance Reform (2008) and currently working on a book on Money in Politics and Party Polarization. He has been the author of numerous articles on party finance and does research on political parties, interest groups, elections, political participation, state politics and public policy. He was co-founder and former co-editor of The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in American Politics.
Thomas E. Mann is the W. Averell Harriman Chair and senior fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution. Between 1987 and 1999, he was Director of Governmental Studies at Brookings. Before that, Mann was executive director of the American Political Science Association. He has authored or co-authored numerous works including It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism and The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get it Back on Track.
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Law School. Professor Mayer's areas of research interest and expertise include advocacy by nonprofit organizations, the growing intersection of election law and tax law with respect to lobbying and other political activity, and the role of nonprofits both domestically and internationally. He has authored or co-authored many articles including recently Politics and the Public's Right to Know and Taxing Social Enterprise.
Michael G. Miller is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Barnard College with research interests in American elections and political behavior, with a particular focus on the effects of policy changes in campaign finance and election administration, mass perception and misperception, and the manner in which citizens evaluate politicians involved in political scandals. He is the author of Subsidizing Democracy: How Public Funding Changes Election and co-author of Super PAC! Money, Elections, and Voters after Citizens United (with Conor Dowling).
Costas Panagopoulos is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Electoral Politics and Democracy and the Master's Program in Elections and Campaign Management at Fordham University. His research has been published in a wide range of scholarly outlets including: American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Behavior, Political Analysis, Electoral Studies, Political Psychology, American Politics Research, and Political Research Quarterly. He is coauthor (with Joshua Schank) of All Roads Lead to Congress: The $300 Billion Fight Over Highway Funding (2007) and editor of Rewiring Politics: Presidential Nominating Conventions in the Media Age (2007), Politicking Online: The Transformation of Election Campaign Communications (2009), and Public Financing in American Elections (2011). Dr. Panagopoulos has also been part of the Decision Desk team at NBC News since 2006.
Kay Lehman Schlozman serves as J. Joseph Moakley Endowed Professor of Political Science at Boston College. She received a B.A. from Wellesley College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. She is co-author, with Sidney Verba and Henry E. Brady, of Voice and Equality: Civic Voluntarism in American Politics (1995) and The Unheavenly Chorus: Unequal Political Voice and the Broken Promise of American Democracy (2012). She has written numerous articles in professional journals and is co-editor of Elections in America. Among her professional activities, she has served as Secretary of the American Political Science Association and as chair of the APSA's organized section on Elections, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the winner of the APSA's 2004 Rowman and Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science.


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Love, treachery, adventure and jeopardy await you in Romance of Rome, a remarkable hidden object adventure that takes you back to the legendary days of the Roman Empire!
Marcus was a young wide-eyed Roman looking for adventure in an era when there was one just around every corner. He set off on the road to Rome and quickly found his own as he saved a young woman from attack. Little did he know that his heroics had set off a chain reaction of circumstances that would change his life forever. Now, he's hot on the trail of the imperial relics that, when returned, will grant him the hand in marriage of the Emperor's daughter. Is he really worthy of obtaining such a reward?
Join Marcus in this adventure of a lifetime as he travels through Rome searching for the imperial relics! Explore the gigantic Coliseum, the fabulous Forum and other wonderful places for the whereabouts of the priceless pieces. Talk and help other citizens who will return your generosity. Visit merchants and purchase special items to show your worth. But be very careful, because you aren't the only one with the eyes on the grand prize.
- Find innocence and adventure during the glory days of the Roman Empire
- Explore the amazing Coliseum, the fabulous Forum and more
- Mingle with citizens and purchase wonderful objects
- Search for the missing imperial relics and solve clever puzzles
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There's no mistaking the impact that a change in seasons has on consumer behavior. It affects the clothes we shop for, the décor in our houses and the music we listen to. And in looking at Nielsen's portable people meter (PPM) ratings each month, it's clear that seasonality affects what audiences are listening to on the radio as well.
This past July we highlighted record-breaking growth in Country, enough so to declare the warmer months of 2013 as the "Summer of Country." We also saw Rock, Hot Adult Contemporary and Urban Contemporary make headlines as well. Now, as we move into the heart of the fall, we're seeing spoken word audiences are reacting, too.
Below are some highlights from Nielsen's October PPM data across 45 markets* using the full-week (Mon.-Sun. 6 am.-midnight) daypart and audience shares for the 6+, 18-34 and 25-54 demographics.
In addition to these headlines, we observed a few other notable results in the October data.
|Persons 6+
|Adults 18-34
|Adults 25-54
|News/Talk (9.5%)
|Pop CHR (12.4%)
|Pop CHR (8.7%)
|Pop CHR (8.1%)
|Country (9.2%)
|Country (7.7%)
|Country (7.9%)
|Rhythmic CHR (7.0%)
|Hot AC (6.4%)
|News/Talk (6.8%)
|Hot AC (5.7%)
|Hot AC (6.2%)
|AC--Adult Contemporary; Pop CHR--Pop Contemporary Hit Radio. Source: Nielsen.
*Nielsen Audio officially has 48 measured PPM markets, but three of them (Nassau-Suffolk, Middlesex-Somerset-Union, and San Jose) are included in the larger New York and San Francisco metro areas. Therefore, the listening stats from those markets are included in our study even though we did not break them out separately.


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Another thing I have been excited to share with you all is that Christopher and I are taking two big leaps of faith this month. It seems like we are always taking big risks to follow what we believe God is telling us to do...it is always just as scary though! The first one is we have rented out a new A Little Artsy space and are reopening our studio! If you have no idea what that is here is a video of me talking about the business Chris & I started!
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I have been searching the seed and growers' catalogues to find out what's new and hot this year. There is a lovely petunia called . . . well, it doesn't matter what it's called, because the growers will all have their own names for what is essentially the same plant. But watch for this pretty flower with a yellow base merging to a flush of pink and with pink margins on its petals.
It may not be the star of the show, though. Growers will be offering very intense colours this year, with blacks and dark, dark blues which they are showing contrasted with orange and tangerine. Tangerine has been named colour of the year by the Pantone people.
Now orange or tangerine is one of those colours you either love or despise. In spite of market manipulation, gardeners tend to have their own ideas and many of us are unhappy when we can't find our favourite varieties because the Colour Council, or some other self-appointed arbiter of our taste, has decreed otherwise.
In spite of this, there is a lot to choose from. The breeders have been doubling everything in sight and, even though cosmos is probably the most perfect single flower in the world, it has now been doubled and re-doubled and I have to admit that the result is pretty alluring.
What else has been doubled? Osteospermum, for heavens sake! The result is a plant with a fluffy centre replacing the stunning blue centres that were their main claim to fame in the past. Helenium, gaillardia and poppies are on the doubles list. I am sure there is more.
At the Essen Plant show in Germany, I am told they were featuring fluorescently coloured cacti in eye-blinding pinks, yellows and aquas. Succulents of all kinds are very much in vogue. The idea of living walls, both indoors and out, has captured imaginations and they are everywhere, sometimes utilizing a single variety such as ivy or mixing it up with a variety of tropicals or herbs.
But here at home, my garden has its own mind about fashion and somehow it never quite comes off the way it does on the garden fashion pages – but I am content just the same.
(Photos: Osteospermum; Hellenium; Cosmos; Poppy – Peony)


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#NailOn with Holly and Mel now has dedicated social media channels.
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Cynthia Laughlin offers some of her clients gloves that allow their fingertips to show.
The focus of #NailOn with Holly & Mel for September was social media.
On September 30, we will again cover social media with special guest The Abundant Nail Tech, Mary Chhea.
We need to stop the division and show a united front to get the respect we deserve.
It never hurts to send out a reminder that we should all be kind and respectful on social media.
You have your right to your opinion, but not to share it in a way that's unkind.
I'm thinking of a running a holiday contest where clients post photos of their nails between now and Christmas.
How many nail professionals shy away from social medial for fear of being attacked, or simply to escape the negative energy it seems to be contaminated with?
Tell clients a foot file should have an abrasive surface, not a blade or the look of a cheese grater.
My week 3 social media post alerts clients to debris in disinfection liquids.
I will be teaching my first official guest of show class at ISSE in Long Beach, January 29 and 30. The topic will be #naileyes and social media.
Find out if you're using Facebook to promote yourself and your business effectively.
Find out how you can market yourself in a creative way on Instagram.
Let's try this social media challenge together and see if it gets the word out about quality salons!
Would you follow a social media program if it meant it could up your online presence?
When asked to give a presentation on social media at a college in Dallas, Texas, I jumped at the chance!
The advantages of live streaming education are endless but it also poses a risk of making our industry look unprofessional if not used appropriately.
Guest contributor, Elizabeth Morris offers insight on turning followers into clients.
Join Holly and the Associated Nail Professionals for an educational webinar.
Holly attended CND's Education Ambassador training and came away with some new techniques and a whole lot of fire for the industry!
Holly doesn't want to reveal the shirt's design just yet; however, it emphasizes that your salon is educated, clean, and much more.
You might recall the blog post in which I mentioned going to the Long Beach show for the first time! I'll be working with LaVaque and Empower. In the blog, I also mentioned the Facebook giveaway
Above: Fan Cecilia in her FNF Rockstar shirt in JapanNow that the fan nickname has been decided do you feel like there should be a T-shirt?My thoughts are along the lines of a few bullet point
I was just recently discussing with my BFF that I still didn't have an address to send the prize out for the fan nickname contest. So here I go this morning looking back through the blogs
Are you in Orlando or getting ready to leave? I would love to see you again or meet you, this year I can be found in the CND booth #6245 so be sure to swing by
Sorry to drop of the blog for a bit! I have loads to share this week to make it up to you! One of the requests for my trip to England was to come back with
Today I have some questions for you all!The business-building series of blogs from guests have come to an end. Did you like them? Would you like to see more of them later in the year?I'm headed
Have you put your vote in for the naming contest yet? I've realized a decision date was left off, so I wanted to give you a heads up that it was coming to an end on
You might like a bit of background story before I introduce this next contest! The story begins at ABS in Chicago during booth set-up. Fellow CND education ambassador Jennifer Harrison was asking me if my Facebook
How's your karma quota? I don't think we can ever put out too much good karma. I was browsing through the photos on the 365 Days of Nail Art Blog and noticing that most of the
Thank you to everyone that stopped by the CND booth to say hello at ABS in Chicago! It was wonderful to see some of you again, as well as to meet some of you for the
If you are going to the Premiere Orlando this year, you can't miss the Nail Tech Network Social! It is such a great time for networking and seeing a glimpse of what will be at the
In the very beginning of my salon career I met a passionate professional who at the time was running the education division for a distributor. She loves every aspect of our business (even nails) and I
Hey out there to everyone in the nail universe across cyberspace! How are things going this week? I have to admit to floating about cloud nine and wanted to give a big cyber hug and thank
We are living in the digital age and as such have more resources for nails and knowledge than ever before. One of those technical advances is an app. It seems like anytime you are curious about
Dr. Oz is at it again. I have been receiving lots of concerned calls, e-mails, and messages this week as once again our services fall under attack by those looking to further their own careers and
As 2012 comes to a close, I hope that there were enough good things about your year to outweigh the bad. Now seems to me like the perfect time to say thank you for the great
I try to be positive on most blogs. However some days a girl just needs to take a page from Maggie's book and have a bit of a rant! I'm still trying to find my way
It might shock some of you to know, but organization is not one of my stronger qualities. I am ever on a quest to be more organized and find that life tends to get in the
If you will indulge me, I would like to take a blog to thank everyone who took the time to come and see me at one of my UK tour stops. It was so wonderful to
While in the UK working at the Olympia Beauty Show in London, I was honored with my first "TV" interview done by Hollie Wakeham — UK Beauty Blogging, video trending, and industry interviewer. It was pretty
Today I have some good news for you and some bad news. Shall we have the bad news first so that it can be eclipsed by the good news? The bad news is I have a
What are your thoughts on politicians using nail polish as a fundraiser? I was e-mailed this link by my BFF and just find myself unsure of what to think. On one hand it feels a little
I still need to hear from the following winners in order to send your contest winnings out: Gabriella Rodriguez and Vicki Morales (please e-mail [email protected] so I can get your gift sent to you).Speaking of contests,
Thanks for the inquiries on how to get a FingerNailFixer shirt! I regret that you have missed having it in time for the contest but am so touched that you would want a shirt anyway! I
This must be the summer of contests for me, I promised a contest for a chance to win the CND Additives to those who got a FingerNailFixer T-Shirt and I am ready to deliver on that
Congrats to Elsa Zukowski, Shirlee Ann Kerr, and Gabriella Rodriguez! (Gabriella, please e-mail [email protected] so we can get your gift sent to you!) You have each won a bottle of Shellac! I enjoyed reading all of
Congrats to Kristine Thiessen, winner from yesterday's blog! You will be receiving an e-mail, please be sure to reply with a mailing address. I have a few things left for giving away, but thought you might
Congrats to the winners of the IBD Just Gel Polish — Vicki Morales and Cecilia Bustamante! You should be getting an e-mail from myself or one of the NAILS team today so watch for it as
You always hear about how beneficial it is to attend a show, and we all know the networking can be amazing. However the reality is we all can't make it to a show every year for
If you will indulge me I need to channel my inner Maggie today and ask for help! I'm sure by now lots of you have heard about the Square. I have blogged about it, had my
This past weekend in Gatilinburg, Tenn., I had the honor of attending an amazing event — Nail Tech Networking Event of the Smokies. It was an amazing day of fun and learning preceded by a party
How on earth do you top doing your first cover? Doing your second cover on the same day, but getting to create and select the colors and design of course! For the July cover of NAILS,
As a new nail professional I had hopes of someday attending a big show. Hopefully everyone has that hope — for the networking, the atmosphere, and the chance to see what's going on outside your own
Whew! Was Premiere Orlando a crazy ride or what? It was an exciting show for me as I applied for and received my very first press pass! So exciting to attend and represent the industry as
After posting the blog about Pinterest inspired art that included a photo of the Shellac sneakers I had done, there were requests coming in from everywhere for a video how to on doing them! Since you
Occasionally upon checking into the salon page via Facebook when about to begin a busy day I comment: "For those about to Rockstar, we salute you." The phrase just struck me one day having listened to
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Report details Montville accidents that led to firing of WPCA employee
Montville - The assistant supervisor of the Water Pollution Control Authority who was fired in June 2012 was "incapable of consistently performing the essential functions of the position in a satisfactory manner," according to a report prepared by the town's law firm.
The report by town attorneys recommended that Tom McNally be fired or otherwise disciplined for his actions during two workplace accidents and for his use of a town computer for personal reasons.
McNally, who is the chairman of Republican Town Committee and secretary of the Board of Education, sued the town, alleging that he was fired for political reasons. That lawsuit was settled in February.
The Day requested a copy of the report on the investigation conducted by the firm of Suisman, Shapiro, Wool, Brennan, Gray and Greenberg, P.C., in May 2012. That report was provided to members of the Town Council and WPCA, and was also given to McNally.
The town refused to release the report to The Day, saying it was exempt from disclosure under state law because it was a preliminary draft and involved attorney-client privilege. At a Freedom of Information Commission hearing in April, The Day argued that the report was a public document and subject to disclosure. The Day also argued that there was a strong public interest in releasing the report because it involved the public safety of WPCA operations.
The FOI commission found that the town broke the confidentiality of the document when it gave a copy to McNally. The commission also found that because the report became the final recommendation of the town, it is not a preliminary draft. On June 26, the commission ordered the town to provide The Day with a copy.
In addition to written statements from those involved and emails among McNally, Mayor Ronald McDaniel and town attorney Eileen Duggan, the report includes summaries of interviews with WPCA Superintendent Michael Didato, McNally, WPCA Collection Systems Operator Jon Lilly, WPCA mechanic Robert Tobey and WPCA employees Gregg Bassetti and Bob Fish.
The first incident occurred Dec. 23, 2011, when Didato and Lilly went to the Avery II pump station to determine whether a cracked valve could be repaired and called McNally and Bassetti to assist them. McNally opened and closed the valve before leaving with Bassetti to pick up tools.
While McNally and Bassetti were gone, the valve exploded and covered Didato and Lilly with wastewater. The wastewater got in their eyes and covered stitches on Lilly's neck.
McNally claimed that when he returned he did not clearly see the two workers and that he believed they had fixed the valve and that the reason they were wet was from rainwater.
Lilly and Didato said that they were visible to McNally and clearly covered in wastewater. In his interview, Didato said that he did not expect McNally to leave because "no normal person" would have left them there in that situation.
After McNally left, Lilly and Didato sought medical attention. McNally filed a report of their injuries on Dec. 27.
The attorneys did not find McNally to be "credible" and concluded that he was in a rush to leave work on Dec. 23, which may have contributed to his actions. They also found that McNally should not have opened the valve and that "if McNally did not know that opening the valve was inappropriate, his qualifications for the assistant superintendent position are questionable."
After visiting Avery II, the attorneys also found that McNally would have been able to see Lilly and Didato when he returned to Avery II and would have noticed that they were covered in wastewater.
The other incident, in which Tobey claims to have injured his back, took place Dec. 28 at a site called Haughton Cove. While the attorneys found that McNally was not aware of the injury that occurred as they were pumping a manhole, they said the incident was "still very concerning." The report concluded that McNally was distracted, and that if he had not been on his cell phone the injury could have been prevented.
The lawyers decided to investigate McNally's computer when they discovered a password that McNally admitted "may not be the most appropriate."
Computer records showed that McNally routinely accessed Facebook, personal banking sites, eBay and match.com during work. He also engaged in political conversations over email. During the interview, McNally alleged that using computers for personal reasons is not uncommon at the WPCA.
The lawyers investigated claims by McNally that he was being harassed at work and that employees did not respect the rules he set but found those did not "rise to the level of workplace harassment."
The attorneys recommended that if the town did not fire McNally, he should receive other discipline and attend counseling on workplace conduct, among other measures.
The report also said that Didato should be required to attend additional management or human resources training but did not elaborate on the reasoning behind that recommendation. It suggested changes to WPCA operations, such as not allowing non-employees to operate equipment and educating employees on the computer policy.
"Obviously, I strongly deny any claim of failure to perform duties as claimed in the draft report," said McNally in a statement provided by his attorney Thursday, "but I am not permitted to comment further based on the terms of the settlement agreement."
"I think that anyone who knows me and my record of service to the Town of Montville will draw their own conclusions," he said in the statement.
McDaniel did not return a call asking for comment on Thursday. In a statement, Duggan said that Montville did not want to disclose the documents because the town considered "maintenance of the attorney-client privilege significant, and desired a ruling by the FOIC."
"While the Town disagrees with the FOIC's decision, it respects the same and has now disclosed the report," said Duggan in the statement.
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So I decided to just pick something and gave it a try. I figured if it didn't work, I could always do something else. I purchased one of the size small Bummis cloth diaper kits that comes with 3 dozen prefolds and 6 Bummis super whisper wraps. I have always just folded the prefolds into thirds and placed them in the cover – no pins or snappies. If she only peed, the diaper went into the pail and the cover stayed out in rotation. If she pooped, it would usually get on the cover too so the whole thing – diaper and cover – went into the pail. Now that she has started solid foods, I sometimes shake the diaper into the toilet before putting it in the pail.
I decided to try a dry pail method because I didn't like the thought of dealing with soiled water. The pail I use is a white plastic touchlid wastebasket I bought at Target for around $9. I customized it to our nursery by gluing on dinosaurs to the front and the top of the lid. In place of a regular garbage bag, I use one of two Wahmies all-day size wet bags that I have in rotation. It just goes on the garbage can under the lid like a regular bag would. When I need to put a soiled diaper in, I can push the button on the touchlid with one hand, and keeping the lid closed afterwards eliminates odors. For on the go storage, I use a smaller wetbag with a zippered top for day trips. If we go overnight I take one of my all-day size bags with us.
I typically wash diapers every 2-3 days. I take the whole bag to the laundry room, dump the diapers in the wash, and then the bag goes in too. I prewash them in cold water and then add ½ a scoop of Charlie's Soap and wash with hot water. I make sure the water level is set to the highest it will go, and set the wash cycle to the longest setting. I then double rinse to make sure to get all the soap out.
To dry the diapers I take them outside and hang them on the line. My daughter has always enjoyed getting outside to "help" me do this – at first riding in my front carrier, and now playing on the ground and pulling up on the laundry basket. If there are any stains, a couple hours in the sunshine will eliminate them (even on a rainy day!), and the sun's bleaching action also helps to sanitize the diapers. I have never used any additives such as vinegar, baking soda, Bac-Out, or OxyClean. Because there are so many prescriptions for how to wash diapers on the internet, I believe that different things must be necessary in other areas with different water hardnesses, but for me this simple method works great.
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This week's set is 8821 Rogue Knight Battleship.
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WASHINGTON – Holiday shoppers who want something one-of-a-kind, local, and don't feel like schlepping to a dozen boutiques can cheer up.
Grump is coming.
"It's a holiday show — ironically to make you feel not grumpy — and it features about 40 local artists and crafters," says Grump co-organizer Beth Baldwin.
On Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Artisphere in Arlington, shoppers can find locally produced items including jewelry and bags, t-shirts, stuffed animals, greeting cards, even baked goods.
Many of the artists sell their works online on independent sites including Etsy.
"You've probably seen our stuff before, but this is going to be your one chance for the holidays to find it all in one room," says Baldwin.
Gift-buyers who purchase locally get extra value added, Baldwin says.
"When you go to the mall and buy a scarf for your aunt, you're not going to be able to tell her who made the scarf. But you will be able to tell her you met the artist behind the scarf, if you bought that scarf at Grump."
The benefits of buying locally isn't limited to art or gifts.
"What you're buying to eat, or buying to wear, or buying to decorate your home with, I think you tend to take more pride of ownership with those pieces, because it's not just some disposable piece that you bought at Target," Baldwin says.
Baldwin says a person who buys a handmade craft from a local artist often is a repeat customer.
"If your other friends saw what you gave that one friend, you'll probably return to that artist because all those other friends are going to want it as well," said Baldwin.
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Earth : Africa : North Africa : Tunisia : Kairouan
Kairouan is a city in Tunisia.
Arabic القيروان (also known as Kairwan, Kayrawan, Al Qayrawan) is a Muslim holy city which ranks fourth after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem as a place of pilgrimage. It is reputed that seven visits here are the equivilent of one to Mecca.It's large mosques and cultural history have seen it added to the UNESCO World Heritage List
Get in
NB: Touts from the carpets shops have been known to board the bus a few km outside the city and befriend tourist to lure them into their shops, it is good to be aware of this fact
The stations for both busses and Louagges are to the North West of the Medina. Though they may well drop you off at a Medina Gate if requested.
Get around
The Medina is best explored on foot, partially to absorb the atmosphere and partially because some areas are inaccessable to anything bigger. Many of the shops near the main mosque will tempt you in with views over the complex, expect to have a look around the shop on the way out, if you don't buy anything a small donation would be polite.
The town is not big so you don't need to use transport. All places of interest are situated not far from hotels. [1]
There are a few nice Tea Houses on the road from the Main Gate into the centre of the city
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Everybody walks on it, others dig in it and some people even eat it. Geophagy, the process of eating dirt, has existed for centuries and still remains somewhat of a mystery. Many people from the South remember eating dirt, but wonder if it will disappear forever.
An antique, faded green car that's the size of a small tank drives slowly up the gravel driveway early one morning and parks by a garden that's overgrown with weeds. Ninety-one-year-old Inez Jenkins steps out of the car wearing her typical outfit-Keds, blue jeans, a collared shirt, a light jacket that has a safety pin clasped where the button should go and a navy cap.
She hasn't eaten dirt since her early 50s, but she remembers it well.
"It's kinda got a lil' wang to it, a lil' sour…it's real good," Jenkins said.
The practice of eating dirt, also known as geophagy or pica, has gone on for centuries. The custom is most popular in the South, but originated in West Africa.
For Jenkins, eating dirt had always been a family tradition. She began eating dirt when she was just 6 years old.
"I just heard my grandmamma talking 'bout she eat dirt and I just started eating dirt too," Jenkins said.
Research conducted by Dr. David Frate in 1975 concluded that eating dirt was more common for rural, black women than black males. Also, poor, rural whites had been known to eat dirt.
The dirt can be found on the side of highways or from a ditchbank, but Jenkins notes, it's harder to find now than it used to be. Ditchbanks have either been leveled out or grown up with plants, making it difficult to find the dirt.
Red clay and white dirt are the most popular kinds of dirt for people to consume. However, Jenkins said to make sure the dirt does not have sand in it or else it will not taste as good.
"Well you can get some white, but I don't care for the white. I like the red clay," Jenkins said. "You gotta get the right kind. Don't get the kind with the sand in it."
Patricia Cooper also heard about eating dirt from her grandmother when she was about 13 years old.
"We would just go walking and they were like 'Here's some eating dirt. Let's stop and get some.' And that's what we did," Cooper said. "It was a treat to eat white dirt."
Once the dirt was gathered, they would dry it out in the sun or in the oven before eating it. Cooper said the taste was hard to describe, but reminded her of milk of magnesia when it was in its solid form.
Cooper does not remember eating it for any health reasons and just ate it because it tasted good. Her grandmother would warn them not to eat too much but to just break off a little piece at a time.
"We would dig up under the red to get to the white dirt. We didn't use shovels. We used like a tablespoon and a knife to get it," Cooper said.
After the Great Migration when millions of African Americans moved to the North, it was not uncommon for them to send requests back home South for some dirt. Not only was it harder to find the right type of dirt in the urban areas, but it didn't taste the same.
"I had an aunt who lived in Illinois. We would send her some (dirt) in the mail every year. She just liked the taste of it and couldn't get it where she lived," Cooper said.
Daisy Miller remembers an aunt who lived in Oklahoma City wanting dirt from Mississippi.
"Mostly when other relatives came from Oklahoma City….for like a funeral or a reunion.. she would ask them to bring her some of the dirt back," Miller said.
Jenkins stopped eating dirt when she briefly lived in Illinois. She thought the dirt tasted different and when she eventually came back to the South, she had dropped the habit of eating it.
Miller could never bring herself to eat dirt growing up even though she knew other family members ate it.
"No, I don't think I'd ever of done it. All I could think about was all the animal waste that was in it. You know, the deer, the dogs and all that," Miller said.
Ole Miss nutrition professor Emmy Parkes acknowledged that there are health risks associated with eating dirt. She explained that microbes in the dirt can cause illnesses like gastroenteritis and specific respiratory syndromes. Pica is also closely connected to mineral deficiencies.
"No one really knows why pica exists. It's highly correlated with iron deficiency, which means that where you find high rates of iron deficiency, you also find high rates of pica," Parkes said. "It's often theorized that in Mississippi, people started eating the red dirt because it is high in iron."
Pregnant women would often crave dirt because they had the highest risk of iron deficiency since they need so much of it to support growth. A study done as recently as 2010 found that 68 percent of pregnant women in U.S. public health clinics engaged in pica.
"I've been around a few of my (pregnant) friends that craved dirt," Jenkins said.
However, Parkes noted that the causes and consequences of pica remain largely a mystery.
"It is a world-wide phenomenon that is poorly understood and difficult to research," Parkes said. "Many people are embarrassed about pica and won't admit to having it. Also, a lot of people can't explain why they eat dirt…other than to say they crave it, which is very subjective."
Once Cooper reached adulthood, she began to realize the negative health aspects of eating dirt and decided to stop.
"I can't imagine eating it now," Cooper said.
Jenkins still considers eating dirt to be relatively healthy and thinks the good outweighs the bad benefits.
"Oh yeah, if you get the right kind, it ain't gonna hurt you because you know, you're made of dirt, you know that," Jenkins said with a laugh.
Jenkins, Cooper and Miller have all noticed that geophagy has decreased in popularity over the past several decades. Cooper said her kids wouldn't even try it.
"They just think it was nasty," Cooper said.
Jenkins doesn't know of anyone who eats dirt now and doesn't know why people don't do it anymore.
Miller thinks that eating dirt will fade out with future generations and eventually become non-existent.
"People is really particular about what goes into their body now and they try to be more healthy," Miller said.
The New York Times interviewed Dr. Frate in 1984 about the decline of geophagy in the South–
"In another generation I suspect it will disappear altogether….As the influence of television and the media has drawn these isolated communities closer to the mainstream of American society, dirt eating has increasingly become a social taboo."
As the newer generations come, the less likely the tradition of eating dirt will be passed on. The older generations will only have their memories of it.
Before Jenkins got back in her clunky, old car to drive away, she said wistfully, "If I could find some dirt, I'd eat it right now."