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Generally speaking, yes. Using common sense means you'll probably get out in one piece. Violent crime against foreigners occasionally takes place, but overall it's safe and women in particular find they feel more secure than in the west. The biggest problems are petty theft, scams and traffic accidents.
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- Move cars away from front and / or rear of house and close garage doors.
- Move trash cans and recycling bins inside or away from house.
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- Open deck furniture umbrellas, remove grill covers and put any deck cushions on furniture.
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- Turn on all interior lights and open all blinds. Make sure any burned out light bulbs have been replaced.
- Clean vertical surfaces that reflect light such as mirrors, refrigerators, windows, television screens, etc.
- Hide all pet beds, toys, bowls, etc. in a closet or storage container.
- Remove items other than non-religious framed art or decor hanging from walls.
- Keep in mind that items being moved from room to room will show in photos of other rooms, so please hide items in closets and / or storage areas that will not be photographed
- Clear off countertops
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- Hide garbage can along with pet food bowls, mats and other items.
- Make beds and be sure the mattress or any objects under the bed are not showing
- Hide all personal items such as books, phones, remotes, etc. (Tip: You can hide them under the pillows!)
- We suggest that personalized decor be removed from children's rooms so their names and pictures don't show in the photos which will go on the internet.
- Make it look as large as p0ssible by removing shoes, coats, throw rugs, etc.
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I have always been rather partial to plane geometry; probably because it was the only branch of mathematics that was ever taught to me in such a way that I could understand it. For though I have no belief in the power of education to turn public school boys into Newtons (it being quite obvious that, whatever opportunity may be offered, it is only those rare beings desirous of learning and pssessing a certain amount of native ability who ever do learn anything), yet I must insist, in my own defence, that the system of mathematics instruction of which, at Eton, I was the unfortunate victim, was calculated not only to turn my desire to learn into stubborn passive resistance, but also to stifle whatever rudimentary aptitude in this direction I might have possessed. But let that pass. Suffice to say that, in spite of my education and my congenital ineptitude, plane geometry has always charmed me by its simplicity and elegance, its elimination of detail and the individual case, its insistence on generalities.
(From Aldous Huxley's essay "Views of Holland", page 98 of Thomas R. Cook's Essays in modern thought on Google books (http://books.google.ca/books?id=k1yrBlylOigC). With thanks to Dan MacKinnon.
He had not become a mathematician, but geometry had imprinted on Huxley as an aesthetic paradigm obvious from the description of the Dutch landscape that immediately follows his childhood recollections:
My love for plane geometry prepared me to feel a special affection to Holland. For the Dutch landscape has all the qualities that make geometry so delightful. A tour of Holland is a tour trough the first books of Euclid. Over a country that is the ideal plane surface of the geometry books, the roads and the canals trace out the shortest distances between point and point.
[…] I may be free to admire the farmhouse on the opposite bank of the canal on our right. How perfectly it fits into the geometrical scheme! On a cube, cut down to about a third of its height, is placed a tall pyramid. This is the house. A plantation of trees, set in a quincunx formation, surrounds it; the limits of its rectangular garden are drawn, in water on the green plain, and beyond these neat ditches extend the interminable flat fields. There are no outhouses, no barns, no farm-yard with untidy stacks. The hay is stored under the huge pyramidal roof, and in the truncated cube below live, on the one side the farmer and his family, on the other side (during winter only; for during the rest of the year they sleep in the fields) his black and white Cuyp cows. Every farmhouse in North Holland conforms to this type, which is traditional, and so perfectly fitted to the landscape that it it would have been impossible to devise anything more suitable. An English farm with its ranges of straggling buildings, its untidy yard, full of animals, its haystacks and pigeon-cotes, would be horribly out of place here. In the English landscape, which is all accidents, variety, detail and particular cases, it is perfect. But here, in this generalised and Euclidean North Holland, it would be a blot and a discord.Geometry calls for geometry; with a sense of the aesthetic proprieties which one cannot too highly admire, the Dutch have responded to the appeal of the landscape and have dotted the plane surface of their country with cubes and pyramids.
Delightful landscape! I know of no country that it is more mentally exhilarating to travel in. No wonder Descartes preferred the Dutch to any other scene. It is the rationalist's paradise. One feels as one flies along in the teeth of one's own forty-mile-an-hour wind like a Cartesian Encyclopaedist—flushed with mental intoxication, convinced that Euclid is absolute reality, that God is a mathematician, that the universe is a simple affair that can be explained in terms of physics and mechanics …


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Why what's wrong with Luke shaw?
What's really messed up here is that we've hardly even flirted with the idea of signing a replacement.Left back links have been few and far between over the past three or four years. The people in charge of this past summer's window thought a LCB/LB hybrid would do. Madness.
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Paying for Long Term CareExpand Content (accessible version)
- What is Long Term Care?
Veterans Affairs
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- Service-Connected Disability
- Veterans Pension
- Aid and Attendance
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Medicare (Federal)
- What is Medicare?
- Medicare Benefits
- How do I enroll?
- Long Term Care Benefits
Medicaid (State)
- What is Medicaid?
- Medicaid Eligibility
- Long Term Care Benefits
Personal Funds and LTC Insurance
- Personal Funds and LTC Insurance
What is Long Term Care?
Long Term Care
- Includes a wide range of services such as help with everyday tasks and support for managing an illness.
- Is provided for an extended period when someone is not able to do everyday tasks themself.
- Can be provided in many settings, such as a person's home, community sites, residential settings, and nursing homes.
- May include support for family members or other caregivers who help people who are ill or disabled.
Please review the Home and Community Based Services and Nursing Home and Residential Settings sections of the Guide for a detailed description of long term care services and settings.
You may be able to pay for long term care services through VA, Federal and State programs (Medicare and Medicaid), and through insurance or your private funds. Click on the tabs in this section of the Guide for more information about these sources of funding.
Your eligibility for long term care services, provided in any long term care setting, will be determined based on your need for ongoing treatment, personal care, and assistance, as well as the availability of the service in your location. Other factors, such as financial eligibility, your service-connected (VA disability) status, insurance coverage, and/or ability to pay may also apply.
If you still have questions after reading this section of the Guide to Long Term Care, call toll-free, 1-877-222-VETS (8387), Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (CST). Or, contact your VA social worker.
VA Health Care Standard Medical Benefits Package
Standard Medical Benefits
Veterans must be enrolled in VA health care before applying for VA long term care services. Enrolled in VA health care means you have applied for VA health care benefits, and receive care through a VA facility on a regular basis. Receiving financial compensation for a VA disability does NOT automatically enroll you in VA health care.
You may be eligible for VA health care services (known as the Standard Medical Benefits Package) if you served in the military and were discharged for any reason other than dishonorable.
Detailed eligibility information can be found on the main VA Health Benefits website.
To Enroll in Health Care Services
- Visit your local VA medical center's New Patient Registration office to complete and submit the VA Application for Health Benefits, or
- Enroll online: Online Application for Health Benefits
Factors that Affect Your Costs for VA Services
When you enroll in VA health care, your (1) VA service-connected disability status and (2) income will be reviewed to determine whether or not you are charged a copay for VA health care services and VA long term care services. Long term care copays are different from standard VA health care copays because they are not charged until the 22nd day of care. Copays are NOT charged for Hospice Care provided in any setting.
The VA is required by law to bill any other health insurance you may have (except Medicare) for treatment of conditions that are not service-connected. Payments received from your insurance company will reduce the copays that VA bills to you.
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Home and Community Based Services are part of the VA Medical Benefits Package. All enrolled Veterans are eligible for these services. However, to get the service you must have a clinical need for it, and the service must be available in your location. Services in the VA Standard Benefits Package include:
- Geriatric Evaluation to assess your care needs and to create a care plan
- Adult Day Health Care
- Respite Care
- Skilled Home Health Care
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Nursing Home and Residential Settings have different eligibility requirements for each setting. The VA does not pay for room and board in residential settings such as Assisted Living or Adult Family Homes. However, you may receive some Home and Community Based Services while you are living in a residential setting.
The VA will provide Community Living Center (VA Nursing Home) or community nursing home care IF you meet certain eligibility criteria involving your service connected status, level of disability, and income.
Service-Connected Disability and Special Monthly
Service-Connected Disability
A "service-connected disability" is a disability that is related to your active military service. Your disability is assigned a rating (0% to 100%) based on how severely it impacts your daily life. The greater your disability, the higher your rating.
VA Disability Compensation
VA Disability Compensation is a monthly tax-free payment to Veterans who have a service-connected disability. The higher your rating, the higher monthly payments will be.
However, having a disability caused by your active military service does NOT automatically start disability compensation payments. You need to APPLY for those benefits. It is important to do this because your service-connected disability status has an effect on how much you pay for VA health care services, what programs you are eligible for, and your priority in receiving certain services.
How do I apply for VA Disability Compensation?
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There are several ways to apply for your service-connected disability status. You can:
- Complete and mail VA Form 21-526 to your Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) regional office. To find your VBA regional office, visit the facility locator site, or
- Complete the application online using an eBenefits account, or
- Work with an accredited representative or agent, such as a Veterans Service Officer. You can search for a representative here, or visit your local VBA office for assistance.
Your disability needs to be reviewed by staff at VBA and assigned a rating before you can receive payments.
Special Monthly Compensation
If you receive VA compensation for a service-connected disability, you may be eligible to receive additional monthly monetary benefits if you ALSO:
- Require significant help with your personal care needs by another person because of your disability, or
- Are bedridden because of your disability
You can use your Special Monthly Compensation payments to help pay for services that you need.
How do I Apply for Special Monthly Compensation?
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- Complete and mail VA Form 21-526EZ-ARE to your VBA regional office. To find your VBA regional office, visit the facility locator site, or
- Work with an accredited representative or agent, such as a Veterans Service Officer. You can search for a representative here, or visit your local VBA office for assistance.
Helpful Website
The VA Disability Compensation website contains information about:
- Eligibility and how to apply
- Payment rates
- Special monthly compensation
Veterans Pension
Veterans Pension
Veterans Pension is a tax-free monetary benefit paid to low-income war-time Veterans who are ALSO:
- 65 or older, or
- Totally and permanently disabled, or
- Living in a nursing home receiving skilled nursing care, or
- Receiving Social Security Disability Insurance, or
- Receiving Supplemental Security Income
Low-income guidelines are set by Congress. A single Veteran, with no dependents, must have an annual income of less than $12,465 to be considered low-income in 2013. Additional income is allowed if you have dependents. A chart of income limits can be found on the Maximum Annual Pension Rate website.
How much does it pay?
Your payments will raise your income to the Maximum Annual Pension Rate, and not exceed it. For example, if you are a single Veteran who earns $10,000 per year, then your monthly payment would be about $205 ($12,465 maximum annual pension rate - $10,000 current annual income, divided by 12 months). Pension benefits are paid monthly.
How do I apply?
- Complete and mail VA Form 21-526 to your Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) regional office. To find your VBA regional office, visit the facility locator site, or
- Complete the application online using an eBenefits account, or
- Work with an accredited representative or agent, such as a Veterans Service Officer. You can search for representatives here, or visit your local VBA office for assistance.
Helpful Website
The VA Pension website covers information about supplemental income for wartime Veterans:
- Eligibility and how to apply
- Payment rates
Aid and Attendance/Housebound
Aid and Attendance Allowance
If you receive a VA pension, you may be eligible to receive additional monthly monetary benefits from the VA, IF you:
- Require the help of another person for everyday personal care needs (such as bathing, dressing, toileting), or
- Are bedridden, or
- Live in a nursing home and are physically or mentally incapacitated, or
- Have poor eyesight (5/200 corrected visual acuity or less in both eyes)
You can use your Aid and Attendance payments to help pay for the services that you need.
Housebound Allowance
If you receive a VA pension, you may be eligible to receive additional monthly monetary benefits from the VA, IF you are significantly restricted to your residence because of a permanent disability. You can use your Housebound Allowance payments to help pay for the services that you need.
How do I apply for Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits?
Send a written statement to your Veterans Benefits Administration regional office that includes a report from your doctor that describes your need for these benefits. The report should include:
- The reasons your condition makes it difficult for you to manage your personal care needs (such as bathing, dressing, toileting, moving around)
- That your condition makes it difficult for you to leave your home (or residential setting)
- What activities you are able to do in a typical day
Helpful Website
The VA Aid and Attendance and Housebound Allowance website provides information for Veterans and caregivers about:
- Eligibility and how to apply
- Payment rates
>What is Medicare?
What is Medicare?
Medicare is the federal health insurance system for people:
- 65 years or older
- Under 65 with certain disabilities
- Of all ages with End Stage Renal Disease
You can enroll in "Original Medicare" or a "Medicare Advantage Plan."
Original Medicare
Once you enroll, you receive services from any organization or provider that accepts Medicare as long as the services are ordered by your doctor, approved by Medicare as being medically necessary, and covered by your plan.
Medicare Advantage Plan
Once you select a plan and enroll, you receive services from any organization or provider that accepts your plan's coverage as payment as long as the services are approved by your plan as being medically necessary and covered by your plan.
Helpful Website
The Medicare website provides information to Veterans and caregivers, including:
- Medicare eligibility tool
- Help with enrollment
- List of covered services
- Tips on selecting a Medicare plan
- How to get help paying Medicare costs
- Directory of Medicare-certified providers
- The publication Your Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home
>Medicare Benefits
Medicare Benefits
Original Medicare
There are 3 components, or "parts," of Original Medicare services:
- Hospital Insurance (Part A)
- Medical Insurance (Part B)
- Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D)
If you enroll in Part A, you can also enroll in Parts B and D. Here is a summary of the long term care services provided in each of these parts:
- Hospital Insurance (Part A) provides coverage for services in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, hospice care, and some home health care services. Most people over 65 have paid Medicare taxes while working and will automatically receive this coverage without having to pay a monthly premium.
- Medical Insurance (Part B) provides coverage including doctor's services, outpatient hospital care, and some home health care. Part B enrollment is voluntary and you will be charged a monthly premium for this coverage. Your premium can vary based on your income, and when you signed up for the coverage.
- Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D) is provided by insurance companies and private companies approved by Medicare. Part D enrollment is voluntary and you will be charged a monthly premium for this coverage. Your premium can vary based on when you signed up for the coverage.
Medicare Advantage Plans
These plans provide coverage for the same services as hospital insurance (Part A) and medical coverage (Part B) of the Original Medicare plan. Most of these plans also include prescription drug coverage (Part D). Here are the most common types of Medicare Advantage Plans. Review the different plans to find one that best fits your needs.
How do I enroll in Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) benefits?
How do I enroll in Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) benefits?
Automatic Enrollment
Many people are automatically enrolled in Medicare benefits (Part A and B) because they are already receiving Social Security benefits or Railroad Retirement Board benefits. In this case, Part A and Part B enrollment starts the first day of the month you turn 65.
If you are under 65 and disabled, Part A and Part B enrollment starts after you receive disability benefits from Social Security or certain RRB disability benefits for 24 months.
If you are enrolled automatically you will receive a red, white, and blue Medicare card in the mail 3 months before your 65th birthday or your 25th month of disability benefits if under 65 years old. Instructions will be included with your card to decline Part B coverage if you do not want it.
Sign up for Benefits
Some people who are eligible are not automatically enrolled and need to sign up for Part A and Part B benefits. Most often these are people who are 65 or older but not receiving Social Security or Railroad Retirement Board benefits.
To sign up for benefits:
- Visit your local Social Security Office, or
- Apply at www.SocialSecurity.gov, or
- Call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213
- If you worked for a railroad, call the Railroad Retirement Board at 1-877-772-5772
Is there help for me to pay my Medicare out-of-pocket costs?
- If you are low-income, you may qualify for Medicaid to assist you with your Medicare costs.
- You can purchase a Medigap policy from a private company. Medigap supplemental Medicare insurance policies can help you pay for Medicare costs such as Part A and Part B deductibles, copays, and coinsurance.
Long Term Care Benefits
Long Term Care Benefits
Original Medicare will pay for services in a Skilled Nursing Facility and some home health services. Medicare Advantage Plans are required to provide the same benefits, however, they may charge different copays and/or change the eligibility standards.
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
You can receive care in a skilled nursing facility for a limited number of days (Original Medicare helps pay costs for up to 100 days in a benefit period) if your doctor decides that you require skilled care after a hospital stay. The facility must be certified by Medicare. Skilled care means services are provided by skilled nursing or rehabilitation staff, such as a nurse or physical therapist.
Your Skilled Nursing Facility Costs under Original Medicare
- $0 for the first 20 days of your stay and care
- 20% of your care costs (about $150/day in 2013) for days 21 to 100 of your stay and care
- All costs for each day after day 100
If you selected a Medicare Advantage Plan, your costs will vary based on that specific plan.
Home Health Services
If your doctor decides that you are home-bound (your condition keeps you from leaving home without significant effort), then you may be eligible for home health services under hospital insurance (Part A) and medical coverage (Part B). Covered services may include (but are not limited to):
- Intermittent skilled nursing care
- Rehabilitation (physical/occupational therapy/speech therapy)
- Assistance with activities of daily living
- Medical supplies/equipment to use at home
Services must be ordered by a physician and provided by a Medicare-certified home health agency for Original Medicare enrollees. Medicare Advantage Plan members must use a home health agency that accepts their plan's payment.
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Custodial care is help with personal care needs such as dressing or bathing. If the ONLY type of care you need is custodial, then Medicare will not pay for your care in a nursing home or in your own home. Medicare may cover medical and rehabilitation services provided in an Assisted Living Facility, but typically will not cover the costs of the facility – such as rent and meals.
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What is Medicaid?
Medicaid is the joint federal/state insurance program that helps people with low incomes pay for their medical costs. This may include help with Medicare premiums, copays, and deductibles. Medicaid can also pay for some services not covered by Medicare.
Specific eligibility criteria will vary by state. The information provided is a general guide to eligibility. Speak with your VA social worker or state Medicaid office to determine your eligibility.
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- Complete an application
- Provide documentation of general and financial eligibility requirements being met
- Complete a functional eligibility assessment
Where do I get an application?
The application can be found at your local state Medicaid office. Many states also provide Medicaid applications at aging/disability assistance agencies throughout the community.
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The Medicaid website provides information about:
- Eligibility and how to apply
- How to locate a state office
- How to use Medicare and Medicaid at the same time (dual enrollment)
Medicaid Eligibility
Medicaid Eligibility
You must meet the requirements of all three eligibility categories listed below to qualify for Medicaid coverage of long term care services: General, Functional, and Financial.
- General Eligibility:
- Be 65 or older, OR under 65 with a permanent disability, OR be blind
- Be a U.S. citizen or meet certain immigration rules and be a resident of the state where you apply
- Be 65 or older, OR under 65 with a permanent disability, OR be blind
- Functional Eligibility: An assessment of your need for assistance with activities of daily living (also known as ADLs) will be completed by a medical professional. This assessment will review your functional eligibility for long term care, and whether that care should be provided in the home and community or a nursing home. Examples of ADLs include:
- Eating
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Transferring to a bed or chair
- Using the toilet
- Caring for incontinence
- Financial Eligibility: Your income and items of value you may have (your assets with the exception of the home where you live, one motor vehicle and personal belongings), determine whether or not you are eligible for Medicaid. Income levels and allowable assets vary by state. The income level is usually set at about the poverty level, and the assets level is usually set at about $2,000 per person. Many people must pay for long term care services with their own resources until they spend enough so that they become eligible for Medicaid. This is also known as "spending down."
Long Term Care Benefits
Long Term Care Benefits
Medicaid covers Nursing Home services for all eligible people age 21 and older. Medicaid will also cover Home and Community Based Services for eligible people IF they would need to be in a Nursing Home without those services. Covered Home and Community Based Services vary by state. For example, some states cover Assisted Living Facility costs, while other states do not. Many states cover services to help you remain in your home, such as help with personal care needs or some chores (laundry, cleaning). Specific services should be discussed with your state Medicaid office or your social worker.
Your Costs Under Medicaid
Based on your income, you may be eligible for Medicaid coverage of some portion of your Medicare premiums/copays. Your state may also require you to pay for some of your Medicaid covered services, if you have enough income to do so. This varies by state. Talk with staff in your state Medicaid office to find out how this works in your state.
Helpful Website
The National Clearinghouse for Long Term Care website provides details about:
- Average costs of long term care services in each state
- Options to help pay for long term care services
- How to apply for Medicaid benefits in your state
Personal Contributions and Long Term Care Insurance
Personal Contributions and Long Term Care Insurance
Private Pay: Even though VA, Medicare, Medicaid and other funding sources cover the costs of some long term care services and settings, many people need to use their own income or savings to pay part of the costs for long term care services or settings they need or prefer.
For example, people often use their own resources to pay for:
- Living in an Assisted Living Facility or Adult Family Home
- Paid caregiver assistance with personal care needs, chores, or meals in their home
Long Term Care Insurance can also be used to pay for long term care services and settings. Since long term care policies vary, do your homework and choose wisely.
- Most policies will cover long term care services for a pre-set number of years, after which time you become responsible for the costs of your care.
- Policies often include an "elimination period" of 30, 60, or 90 days before your benefits begin. This means you agree to pay for all of your necessary care for the first 30, 60, or 90 days.
- Premiums are based in part on your age at the time of enrollment in a policy. They become more expensive as you get older.
If you already live in a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility, or you already need help with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, or using the toilet, then you probably will not qualify for a long term care policy.


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ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police cited Todd Clapper, 39, of Ferrisburgh, for sexual assault, for an alleged incident involving a juvenile girl in Ferrisburgh on Burroughs Farm Road on Nov. 9.
It was on that date that state police and officials with the Vermont Department of Children and Families were called to Porter Hospital to investigate a report of a girl who had been sexually assaulted.
VERGENNES — Vergennes police continue to get citizen cooperation in their efforts to fight drug crime in the city, as they received seven tips about illegal narcotic activity between Nov. 5 and 11.
Three of the tips came on one day, Nov. 8. Citizens came forward with other information twice on Nov. 6, and one time each on Nov. 7 and Nov. 10.
In incidents between Nov. 5 and 11, Vergennes police:
• On Nov. 5 dealt with loose cows near West Main Street; police put the word out in the farm community, and the cows were collared.
VERGENNES — Beach Conger, MD — author of "Bag Balm and Duct Tape," "It's Not My Fault," and "It's Probably Nothing: More Adventures of a Country Doctor"(2011) — will speak at Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. as part of the library's Third Thursday series.
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ADDISON COUNTY — In the wake of blue-green algae outbreaks along Lake Champlain and public beaches closing due to high E. coli levels, the health of Vermont's freshwater resources was a hot-button issue for many Vermonters this summer.
BRISTOL — When Tropical Storm Irene slammed Vermont a year ago, Bristol wasn't as badly marred as some Vermont towns. But large sections of several major roads were wiped out, construction projects were taken back to phase one and several old structures were destroyed.
One year later, Bristol Administrator Bill Bryant said the town's infrastructure and finances are in good shape. He credited the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), among others, for aiding in the recovery.
BRISTOL — When husband-wife duo Jeff Weaber and Katina Martin moved back to Addison County in 2005, Martin — a naturopathic physician — founded Salisbury Natural Family Health the following year.
Weaber, with his years of brewing experience in Oregon, decided to combine his and his wife's skillsets to create a beverage high in vitamins and probiotic yeast and bacteria: kombucha, a slightly fermented tea first produced in Asia. In the autumn of 2007, the kombucha company Aqua Vitea was born in the basement of Weaber and Martin's Salisbury home.
If you're a male and you have testicular cancer, the odds are in your favor because it's among the most curable forms of cancer.
BRISTOL — The Bristol Planning Commission at its Tuesday meeting grilled Alex Wylie, agricultural director of the Vermont Land Trust (VLT), for more than an hour about the ins and outs of proposed conservation easements along the Route 116 corridor north of Bristol.
The goal of the proposed sale of development rights is to preserve the wildlife corridor, maintain the aesthetics of Bristol's northern gateway and ensure responsible forestry and agricultural practices.
BRISTOL — At the Bristol selectboard's Aug. 13 meeting, selectmen met with members of the Howden Hall Committee to discuss upcoming renovations to one of the town's oldest buildings.
BRISTOL — Since 1995, a particularly dynamic and volatile portion of the New Haven River — just south of Bristol's A. Johnson lumber mill — has moved 400 feet west, encroaching on Route 116 and threatening numerous homes.
Kristen Underwood, a river scientist and Bristol resident, has been working on a plan to protect homes along this stretch of Route 116 for the past two years. As she's nearing the end of her state-funded work, Underwood, Route 116 residents, the Vermont River Conservancy (VRC) and the town of Bristol have proposed a solution.
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More accurately, they had an approved list of clean supplements.
While as of Monday afternoon the NFLPA website still contains a live link explaining the certification program, a source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that the program expired in 2011.
As a result, players now take any and all supplements at their own peril. Although we're told that the NFLPA has partnered with Aegis Laboratory to develop a smartphone app that scans supplement ingredients to check for banned substances that appear on the label, supplements still may contain banned substances not listed on the label. If they do, and if the player tests positive, the player is subject to a four-game suspension.
Apart from the difficulty this approach creates for players who want to take supplements containing permitted substances for muscle growth and recovery and other desired characteristics, it gives players who test positive cover to simply say they took a supplement that was spiked.
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Perhaps most importantly, Google Chrome for Mac is extremely quick. Surfing the Softonic site, page-loads took less then a second and all images were loaded very quickly. YouTube in particular loaded with lightening speed.
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Diamondbacks 4, Giants 3: Good and bad from Zito
A little more than two weeks from opening day, the Diamondbacks and Giants met in a mini-preview of the season-opening meeting.
Both teams put out lineups that looked a lot like they might on April 6.
Barry Zito made 83 pitches, the most of any Giants starter this spring. That's the most important stat. The other numbers were mixed.
He walked four and gave up three runs on seven hits in five innings.
Much of the bad numbers came in a rough first inning.
The game opened with a bunt single by Willie Bloomquist. Zito then gave up a two-run homer to Gerardo Parra. Two batters, two runs. Zito went on to walk two batters in the inning, but a double play helped him escape further damage.
In the second, he gave up a leadoff double to Cody Ransom, who was sacrifice to third and scored on a sac fly by Bloomquist.
But after that, Zito manage to put up three zeros in the next three innings. If he had managed a fourth, that would have been a quality start — the best of what Giants fans can hope for from Zito.
"He got better as he went," manager Bruce Bochy said. "He started locating better, getting a better rhythm there. Earlier he got some balls up, and he wasn't quite hitting his spots. But he threw good his last couple of innings."
- OF Angel Pagan continued an uneven spring by going 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. Meanwhile, OF Gregor Blanco, who was a late addition to the lineup for the injured Nate Schierholtz, was 1 for 3 with a walk and two more stolen bases. Pagan was batting leadoff, and Blanco in the No. 6 spot. Hmmmmm. But, again, Blanco was a late add, and was just plopped into Schierholtz's spot in the lineup.
- C Buster Posey was back behind the plate. He went 1 for 2 with a walk.
- OF Melky Cabrera continue to hit, going 2 for 4.
- The Giants had eight hits, seven singles. The lone double was from Ryan Theriot, who was 1 for 2 with a walk as he continues to heat up from a very slow start. Henry Schulman of the SF Chronicle had a nice blog post on Theriot. I knew Theriot's contract was a non-guaranteed one. I was not aware that Fontenot's also was not guaranteed. To see the full post, click here.
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A dozen years later, I've come full circle.
I learned a bit about pottery and all the affects it can have on others when I was knee-deep in the hobby. What it does not do, however, is freak people out.
Which photography seems to do on a regular basis. Three times in five days I experienced people making a point of coming up to me when I was taking pictures (of STUFF, mind, not sneaking pictures of people from across the street)and asked me what I was doing.
And not in a nice way either. Nope. It was in a what-the-hell-are-you-DOING kind of way.
I had not one, but two dudes ask what I was doing when I got this shot:
|They're behind a transmission shop in OKC.
But I'm beginning to learn people are really paranoid.
I ended up with a portrait from one guy, but the other fella was almost hostile. I returned to my vehicle after I'd been gone (circling the block, snapping away) a good 20 minutes and he literally knocked on my car window for the sole purpose of interrogating me. Why was I taking the pictures? What's my name? What's the name of my blog? It really surprised me. When I gave it more thought after he was gone, I concluded he had been waiting on me. He knocked within 30 seconds of me arriving back to my car.
Here's some irony: just two nights ago I was taking pictures outside my old clay studio. There was a clay class going on at the time, but I never pointed my camera in the direction of the windows. I was taking pics of the sculptures in front of the building and of this:
Yet the clay instructor came outside and asked why I was taking pictures, was I taking a class, what was the subject matter of my pictures...
I was in front of a public building.
That the city owns.
That also happens to be an ART CENTER which offers photography classes.
What. The. Fuck?
To be fair he was nice. Apparently though, someone in his class as some anxiety issues. Because she came outside and listened to our conversation, arms folded, piercing stare, never said a word. She seemed skeptical that I was merely an amateur photographer and not, you know, a member of the CIA or FBI. Or a terrorist.
For the record, I'm not.**
I just like typography and texture.
Fine, I like people too.
Allow me to take this opportunity to pimp my new people blog.
Which was really the whole reason for this post. ->
PS: In all seriousness, I offered both gentlemen the opportunity to see my pictures to prove that I wasn't some spy, just a hobbiest. They declined. It did irritate that I was put on the defense. I'm thinking business cards might make me seem more legit, but I wouldn't want anything serious on there. Something like: Tanya Mattek, Wannabe Photographer.
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Demolition of the old Sigma Chi fraternity house — a.k.a. Crawford Hall — began in earnest Monday when crews battered the structure and hauled away tons of concrete, bricks, and wood. The structure is being razed to make room for a new fraternity house for Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Click here to see photos of Brownsburg's Mike Worth as he brings down the structure.
Gerry Green, site manager for general contractor Brandt Construction, said he believes site prep will be completed by the end of this week and that work on footings for the new building could begin as early as next Monday.
The old Delta Chi of Sigma Chi chapter house, renamed Crawford Hall, has been used as living space for independent men since the new Sigma Chi house as built farther west on West Wabash Avenue five years ago.
Wabash is in the final few years of its Fraternity Partnership Campaign, through which all nine of Wabash's college-owned fraternity houses will either be renovated or newly constructed. This summer, phase one work has begun on the renovation of Delta Tau Delta, a project that will be completed over the course of two summers so that undergraduates are not displaced.
Meanwhile, members of Tau Kappa Epsilon moved from their home on Grant and Jennison during spring break earlier this year. They'll occupy the old Phi Gamma Delta chapter house until their $4 million, 40-man house is completed in time for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Construction to renovate and transform the old TKE house has been underway since spring break. The new facility will be called College Hall and will be a 70-man independent residence hall ready for occupation this August.


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- Experts say close friendships are good for maintaining routines and physical health
- A group of Mississippi women who call themselves M.E.N.S.A. have stayed close for decades
- They see one another through life's trials and tribulations and serve as a sounding board
- Margaret Collins Jenkins, one of the pals, says staying close isn't easy but it's worthwhile
A small group of salt-and-pepper haired women who live outside Jackson, Mississippi, meet every other Tuesday at the local antique store for their M.E.N.S.A. gathering. The Most Exclusive National Shopping Association has met consistently for the past three years, but some of its members have been close for more than 50.
Margaret Collins Jenkins, 58, is president. Nita Gilmore is treasurer. Ouida Muffuletto is secretary. It's her job to read the minutes of the meeting and take notes. The women came up with the M.E.N.S.A. acronym years ago by throwing around words until something fit. After shopping, when the meeting ends, the 10-15 member group goes to dinner.
Though Jenkins says the group laughs and carries on, this is more than just a club. These women work to preserve the friendships they've cultivated over a lifetime.
"Having friends that extend over decades, they more or less know your history. They know your ins and outs and ups and downs of your life," Jenkins said. "That just makes us be able to build each other up. Those friends that know your history, they can't be replaced."
The group's shared experiences are what sustain them through life changes like child rearing, divorce and death. And they're key elements to building a sense of community and a healthy lifestyle, experts say.
Dr. James House, from the University of Michigan, has researched the health benefits of meaningful relationships. He says a lack of social interactions is predictive of poor health and earlier death for most people. House contends that keeping in contact with others is likely to regulate a person's own behaviors so that it becomes harder to slip into poor health habits.
The M.E.N.S.A. ladies strive to stay active and connected. One snapshot can convey decades of camaraderie: That weekend trip to New Orleans. Those painting sessions, loosely referred to as art lessons. Christmas spent dressed as elves.
This particular set of Southern belles didn't meet on Facebook. Their connections to each other happened over time. Some of the women work together as teachers; others go to the same church. A few are neighbors.
Sherry Downs, 57, says she relies on her closest friends to carry her through life's twists and turns, big and small.
"We confide in each other about everything and we value each others' opinions," Downs says. "I just about won't take a step without asking one of them, 'Which way do I go?'"
Jenkins, a school teacher who moved into the community nearly 40 years ago, says she's been able to rely on her longtime confidants during the darkest periods of her life.
"I went through a divorce. They were there, so sturdy and so dependable in every way," she says. "Did they stop including me in the group? No. They included me and made a special effort to make me not feel like the third wheel. I never was left out. They supported me not only in words but in their actions."
As we age, we begin to feel liberated from past patterns and habits, says Rebecca G. Adams, a sociology and gerontology professor and expert on friendship at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Markers of aging, such as retirement or widowhood, trigger a period of transition, change and redirection. After raising children and devoting time to building careers, Adams says, there is a reinvestment in what one feels is important, such as dear friendships.
"Like anything you do in life, it requires work," Jenkins says. "A lot of people I think wonder why they don't have those kinds of friends, and it's because it takes work."


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Eight weeks after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, WFP is now using a three-pronged approach to target food assistance precisely at the most vulnerable victims of the disaster. School meals, nutritious food products and targeted distributions are the keys to this strategy.
ROME -- Eight weeks after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, WFP is now using a three-pronged approach to target food assistance very precisely at the most vulnerable victims of the earthquake.
Current operations, which aim to lay the nutritional foundations for Haiti's future, revolve around school meals programmes, a nutrition drive and carefully targeted distributions of full food baskets.
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We have started providing daily cooked meals for school aged children (5 to 16) in the greater Port-au-Prince area, aiming to initially reach 72,000 children in 148 schools. This will provide a crucial nutritional input for a vulnerable part of the population and, by keeping kids in school, will help create a sense of normality.
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The Archaeology Committee aims to promote the study of Rome and the Roman Empire through its exceptional archaeological remains. The Committee fosters collaboration between archaeologists and historians, and we encourage closer links between the UK and the international community. The Committee is keen to increase awareness of Antiquity among young people too, particularly schoolchildren who otherwise might not experience the many wonders of Roman archaeology.
Established to co-ordinate a national archaeology conference on the Society's behalf, the Archaeology Committee co-organised the first Roman Archaeology Conference (RAC) at the University of Reading in 1994. The biennial Roman Archaeology Conference is now an important and popular event on the academic calendar, and in 2009 RAC successfully migrated to the University of Michigan, its first destination outside the UK. RAC (and TRAC) was held in Frankfurt Am Main in March-April 2012, in Reading in 2014, and Rome in 2016, hosted by La Sapienza, in collaboration with the British School of Rome. There is now a dedicated website for RAC: www.romansocietyrac.ac.uk.
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RALEIGH � North Carolina's top law enforcement authority says the state should issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants who qualify for a federal deferred prosecution program.
The office of Attorney General Roy Cooper on Thursday directed the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles to begin issuing driver's licenses to those granted federal work authorizations under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Federal authorities began accepting those applications in August from immigrants brought to the United States without authorization as minors. State DMV officials decided not to grant driver's licenses to those who qualified, pending direction on whether doing so would violate state law.
In a three-page legal opinion, Cooper's office says issuing licenses to those participants is not only legal, but the DMV is required to do so.