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How and When to Apply
Junior Year / Year Prior to Application:
- Begin researching different programs and fields of study.
- Investigate funding sources. Explore competitive scholarships and fellowships.
- Research necessary standardized test and testing dates. Make a plan to prepare for test.
Summer Prior to Application:
- Sign up for required standardized tests and prep courses.
- Review application materials for programs.
- Identify several faculty members who will provide strong letters of recommendation.
Application Year
- Take the necessary standardized tests.
- Request recommendation letters from faculty members
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- Begin drafting statements of purpose and review with your faculty advisor.
- Identify financial aid options and assistantship/fellowship applications for which to apply.
- Assemble and send out completed application packets.
- Include official transcripts, statement of purpose, assistantship/fellowship applications and letters of recommendation.
- Contact schools about scheduling a personal visit and ensure they received all materials sent.
- Send thank you notes to individuals who assisted you with letters of recommendation or general information/guidance.
- File income tax returns and submit information with your financial aid application.
- Evaluate acceptances, rejections and funding sources with a faculty adviser.
- Send a deposit to program of choice.
- Let your recommendation writers and advisers know about your plans.


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- Rastellum carinatum
- (Zipper Oyster or Denture Clam)
- Jurassic Age
- Tulear Province, Madagascar
- This specimen measures approx. 3 1/4″ long in a straight line measurement
Bivalvia, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. Bivalves have no head, and they also lack a radula. They include clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families that live in saltwater, as well as a number of families that live in freshwater. The majority are filter feeders. The gills have evolved into ctenidia, specialised organs for feeding and breathing. Most bivalves bury themselves in sediment, where they are relatively safe from predation. Others lie on the sea floor or attach themselves to rocks or other hard surfaces. A few bore into wood, clay, or stone and live inside these substances. Some bivalves, such as the scallops, can swim.
The shell of a bivalve is composed of calcium carbonate, and consists of two, usually similar, parts called valves. These are joined together along one edge (the hinge line) by a flexible ligament that, usually in conjunction with interlocking "teeth" on each of the valves, forms the hinge. This arrangement allows the shell to be opened and closed without the two halves detaching. The shell is typically bilaterally symmetrical, with the hinge lying in the sagittal plane. Adult shell sizes of bivalves vary from fractions of a millimetre to over a metre in length, but the majority of species do not exceed 10 cm (4 in).

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Hilltop Manor Care Home in Stoke-on-Trent is celebrating the success of three of its Care Assistants after they successfully graduated from the Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAP) programme.
Kathleen Barcroft, Care Home Manager said: "Everyone here congratulates Anne, Ninette and Maria on their success. We've all supported them every step of the way and it's great to see their hard work pay off. They are a great asset to the home, and provide fantastic support to the residents here. They're a great part of the team. Well done again! I can't wait to see you putting your new skills to use."
The newly qualified CHAPs are now able to provide some general nurse duties, such as medication rounds. This benefit's the home as it enables the nurse to deal with more complex issues.
Rachael Junge, Four Seasons Healthcare Northwest Managing Director, said: "We're all really proud of every single CHAP and nurse who mentors them through the programme. Here at Four Seasons we're committed to developing our staff and this is one way we can do that. Well done again! All of your hard work and dedication has paid off."
Are you considering a career in care work? Take a look at our current vacancies page.
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It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our kitchen, after I made a royal icing mess of every counter and my fingers were a sticky kaleidoscope of red, green and white food coloring and sparkling sugar. Whenever I've decorated cookies before, I've just made a basic, creamy, ultra-sugary powdered sugar icing, which I spread messily and imperfectly - but deliciously - onto the cookies with a knife. It's how my mom did it, it's how her mom did it, and it's how I did it, too.
But the perfectionist baker in me has been longing to try my hand at professional, or at the very least, semi-professional looking cookies, decorated with a sleekly smooth blanket of royal icing. Having never used royal icing before, I wasn't quite prepared for the frustration of trying to achieve the perfect consistency, and that there's really no shortcut to needing to mix up separate bowls of color for each consistency (outlining, flooding and piping details).
I learned that I need more than just one #2 and #3 Wilton round tips, as I had to constantly switch them back and forth between the different colors in my piping bags. I didn't mind my pile of "ugly" cookies that didn't work out at all - because even the ugly ones taste good - and I was pleased with the ones that I thought turned out quite pretty in the end.
And I realized that true cookie decorating perfection can only be achieved after years of practice, not in one day. Which, in my case, is probably not going to happen, as I tend not to decorate cookies more than once or twice a year, at the most, so I may never become really accomplished. But I'm okay with that, because I think these look pretty for my first try. And as I try again, I'll be able to share tips from some of the things I learn along the way.
Since frosted cookies have so much sweet icing on them, I decided not to make the usual sugar cookies. Instead, I made my recipe for shortbread, adding a little more salt and a spoonful of vanilla bean paste, a salty sweet flavor that was a delicious contrast to the sugary icing.
There are few things more iconic of winter than a steaming cup of hot chocolate, so for something a little different, I made some creamy White Hot Chocolate, rich with cocoa butter and garnished with a grating of nutmeg. I don't think Santa would mind getting a cup of this with a plateful of pretty cookies on Christmas Eve...
White Hot Chocolate
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- 2 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- nutmeg, for grating
- candy canes and/or marshmallows, for garnish
When the mixture is gently bubbling and the chocolate is melted and smooth, pour into serving mugs and garnish with nutmeg, and anything else you'd like to top it with.
Yields about 4 servings.
Recipe from Curly Girl Kitchen
Vanilla Bean Shortbread Christmas Cookies
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks, plus 2 tablespoon (18 tablespoons total) very cold unsalted butter, diced
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
- 2-3 teaspoons ice water
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, powdered sugar and salt. Scatter the cold butter pieces over the flour, and using a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour until you have coarse crumbs with visible pea-sized chunks of butter throughout. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and vanilla bean paste. Scrape into the flour mixture and work the dough with your fingers to incorporate the moisture into the flour. (The dough will appear very dry, and you might think it doesn't have enough liquid, but don't worry, it will come together.) After 2-3 minutes of working the dough, it should start to hold together enough so that you can gather it into a loose ball. Add the ice water, a little at a time, just to finish bringing the dough together so that you can roll it out.
Shape the dough into a disk and set on a piece of parchment paper, lightly floured. Place another piece of parchment paper on top of the dough. Roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thick. Use cookie cutters to cut as many cookies as you can; transfer the cookies to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a Silpat, placing the cookies 1 inch apart. Gather up the dough scraps, roll them out again, and cut more cookies, continue rolling and cutting until you've used up all the dough. You should be able to cut about 3 dozen cookies, depending on the size of your cookie cutter/s.
Freeze the cookies on the baking sheets for 45 minutes to an hour. This will help ensure that they hold their shape and do not spread out during baking. (When it's cold out, I just lay a clean kitchen towel over my cookie sheets and set them outside on our balcony to chill, instead of trying to make room for the cookie sheets in the freezer.)
Preheat the oven to 350. Bake the cookies (straight from the freezer) for 10-12 minutes, depending on how big you cut them, just until a very pale golden (the cookies do not rise or spread). Cool completely on a wire rack before icing and decorating.
Recipe from Curly Girl Kitchen
For the Royal Icing, as it was my first time using it and I had no experience yet, I used the recipe and some of the tips by Sweetopia, although I did have to add more water than her recipe called for, even for a piping consistency, and much more for a flooding consistency. Eventually, I hope to formulate my own perfect recipe and tips as I practice more with decorating cookies.


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A few random thoughts that have been rolling around in my head while waiting for the spring sports season to start...
— This fall will mark the 20th season at the Whittemore Center for the University of New Hampshire hockey teams, and it's time to give the place an upgrade. It's still aesthetically pleasing and structurally sound and overall a fine place to watch a hockey game, but the place is showing its age. Its two biggest needs: A new sound system and a video board of some sort. The Whitt currently features wall-to-wall advertising and constant promotional announcements during hockey games (even the fish throw is sponsored). It's time for UNH to pump some of that money into minor improvements to the building, hopefully in time for the women's Frozen Four in 2016.
— I'm trying to come up with some historical comparison to Clarkson (N.Y.) winning the NCAA Division I women's hockey championship last week. Since the NCAA first recognized a national champion in women's hockey in 2001, only three schools — Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota and Wisconsin — have won the thing. An eastern team has been runner-up nine times.
— Four trends I'm glad college hockey did not pick up from the NHL: Four-on-four overtime, shootouts, the road team wearing white and the two-points-for-a-win, one-point-for-an-overtime-loss nonsense.
— The NFL recently passed rule change that will increase the height of the goalposts by five feet to help officials make an easier determination on whether a field goal is good or wide. Now the goalposts at Dover High School's Dunaway Field are going to look really small.
— For once I'd like to see a men's college basketball team beat Duke, then act like it's no big deal.
— And from the facts-you-probably-wouldn't-know-unless-you-went-there department, the New Mexico men's basketball team has been eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tournament the last two years by teams coached by a former Duke point guard — Harvard's Tommy Amaker in 2013 and Stanford's Johnny Dawkins just last week.
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Thursday, October 3, 2019
What the heck is Wishi you may ask... Hen of the Woods or Maitake are other names for this delicious wild mushroom. Wishi is the Cherokee name for it and I love it! To me this mushroom tastes like meat, no kidding. The old timers would cook their wishi in different types of grease and then the Wishi would taste like whatever grease they had used. Lard would give a pork taste, fat that fish was cooked in a fish taste, I think you know what I mean. We like ours cooked in a little canola oil with salt and lots of coarsely ground black pepper. Where do we get our Wishi?... Well if I told you that I would have to kill you. Around these parts you NEVER give the location of your mushroom patch. I did not take any pictures of the Wishi before it was cooked, that will have to wait for this Fall's crop. They usually are found in October here on Beaty's Creek. Here are a couple of ways to cook this versatile mushroom.
When you gather the Wishi you will take it home and clean it very well. I do this under running water. You will strip the Wishi into 1/2 strips or 3/4 inch strips if you want to deep fry it. Once all of the wishi is stripped you will place it into a large pot,( I use a large dutch oven.) and cover the Wishi with water. Boil for about 15-20 minutes. Your water will have a dark color to it when you pour the water off. Drain Wishi very well, now is the time to either freeze your Wishi or cook it! I do both so we can enjoy the Wishi all through the year.
Fried Wishi:
Coat a heavy bottomed skillet with about a 1/4 inch of canola oil or any oil you choose. Heat oil over medium heat and add Wishi. Salt and pepper to taste. We cook it until it slightly browns on one side and then we turn it and brown the other side. We like ours a little crispy. Now is the time to eat that delicious mushroom!
Deep Fried Wishi:
All-purpose flour
Salt and Pepper to taste
Make sure your Wishi is dried from boiling it. Place about 5 cups of flour in a brown paper bag add salt and pepper to taste and place Wishi in bag. Coat as you would chicken to fry. Really shake off extra flour. Helps keep your oil clean. Heat about 3 inches of oil in a deep pan or deep fryer. Place Wishi in a little at a time. Don't crowd Wishi or it will stick together. Fry until golden brown. Serve right away!
By What's Cookin Stacey?? at October 03, 2019
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My favorite time of year is here again…..Halloween!
It's a tradition here at Heavy Metal Addiction to have a Halloween Top 10 and this year is no exception. This all started with the 2007 Heavy Metal Halloween Top 10, then I skipped 2008 but the overwhelming emails came to do a new one so last year I did the 2009 Heavy Metal Halloween Top 10. I have been through my collection again and I tried not to repeat the same songs again except for a couple that will always be in the Top 10. I always search out a new pumpkin picture to post at the top and, since we lost Ronnie James Dio to stomach cancer earier in the year, I thought this pumpkin I found on Facebook was a fitting tribute.
So here it is, in no particular order (except the #1 spot), the 2010 Heavy Metal Halloween Top 10…..
- Black Sabbath – 'Black Sabbath'
- Alice Cooper – 'I Love The Dead'
- King Diamond – 'Trick or Treat'
- Type O Negative – 'Black No. 1'
- Iron Maiden – 'The Number Of The Beast'
- Judas Priest – 'A Touch Of Evil'
- Ozzy Osbourne – 'Diary Of A Madman'
- Dio – 'Master Of The Moon'
- Alice Cooper – 'Go To Hell'
- Black Sabbath – 'After All (The Dead)'
Bonus Track: Moonspell – 'At Tragic Heights'


text: European Commission proposes public CBC reporting: key takeaways Global Tax Alert Tax Update Share this 18 APR 2016 By: Pie Geelen The European Commission has published a proposed amendment to the existing EU Accounting Directive that, if adopted, would introduce a form of public country-by-country (CbC) reporting for qualifying companies in the EU. This proposal, released on April 12, 2016, is yet another initiative by the EC supplementing and, in fact exceeding, other international developments relating to tax transparency and CbC reporting. Apart from the OECD/G20 BEPS initiative that introduced CbC reporting through Action Item 13, the EC has already proposed non-public CbC reporting as part of its January 2016 Anti-Tax-Avoidance package. This latest proposal is, however, unique in that it provides for a form of public CbC reporting, whereby qualifying companies will be required to publicly disclose specific tax-related information. Unlike the EU Anti-Tax-Avoidance directive, which needs unanimous approval by the member states, the proposed amendment to the EU Accounting Directive only needs a majority vote. Given the sensitive nature of introducing public CbC reporting, an intense political discussion is expected. Proposed public CbC reporting requirement The proposed public CbC reporting requirements will apply to EU-based multinational groups with net revenue in excess of €750 million. In addition the requirement will apply to non-EU-based multinationals with large- or medium-sized subsidiaries or branches in the EU. Multinationals active in the banking sector and already filing a similar CbC report under the Capital Requirements Directive are excluded from these proposed CbC reporting rules. Qualifying companies will need to report tax related information on their website, including a brief description of the activities, the number of employees, net turnover, profit before tax, income tax accrued, income tax paid, accumulated earning and an explanation of any material discrepancies between the amount of tax paid and accrued. Compared to the EC proposal on non-public CbC reporting requirements, this proposal covers about 7 of the 12 elements taken up on the non-public CbC reporting proposal. The above information would need to be reported for each separate EU jurisdiction in which the multinational does business. In addition, the EC is proposing to introduce a Common Union list of jurisdictions which do not comply with good governance standards (tax haven jurisdictions). Under the proposal, the same tax related information would need to be reported for each of these jurisdictions. For other non-EU jurisdictions the tax information is proposed to be reported on an aggregate basis. This proposal has been submitted to the European Parliament and Council for consideration and final adoption by a qualified majority of the Council. Once adopted, the new Directive would have to be transposed into national legislation by all EU member states within one year after its entry into force. Key takeaways This is only a proposal, and a majority is required for final adoption. The proposal is a clear sign, however, that the EC is continuing to adopt an aggressive position in its fight against tax avoidance and in doing so is going above and beyond the agreements reached at the OECD/G20 level as part of the BEPS process. Whether this proposal is successful or not, multinationals are well advised to give due consideration to how they will handle public disclosure of their CBC reporting information, should that be necessary. Find out more about the implications of this proposal by contacting either of the authors.


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Taylor Swift doesn't mind being both a pop star and a good girl.
"I've had countless opportunities to do some really bad things," she told the April issue of ELLE magazine.
But the country-pop crossover star said one reason she avoids temptation is to keep the tabloids from finding where she is, and applying a filter to them.
"Then people start combing through everything that I do trying to find the next mistake and misperception," the 20-year-old told the mag. "[That] leads to more scrutiny. Like, if I go to a bar, even if I'm not drinking, who's to say that a source isn't going to say that I was doing something I shouldn't have been doing? So it's not only about your own moral compass, but the moral compasses of other people that you don't know."
But she explained that her desire to avoid misperceptions doesn't mean she's not living the "Fearless" life.
"You're thinking, 'This is a giant boatload of fear,'" she told the mag. "But as you can see, I over-think everything. I overanalyze everything."
But while she doesn't do things that could be misconstrued in public, Taylor has a blast behind closed doors. She's renovating what she calls her "fantasy world" in her first home, a 15-minute drive from her parents' abode in Nashville.
"I just got it into my head that there was this magical place that I needed to go to because that was where dreams come true," she said of the home, which will include a room with a sort of giant bird cage and water feature.
And it's in that room where Taylor plans to write more songs – including those about the dissolution of love.
"I like to categorize the various levels of heartbreaks," she said.
So far, Taylor said she has had just one bad break-up in her life.
"A letdown is worth a few songs. A heartbreak is worth a few albums," she said.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Obesity in Sherburne County
I learned that Sherburne County Public Health recently received a $604,000 Statewide Health Improvement Program grant to be used to implement community wellness strategies in regards to physical activity and nutrition.
The email stated that there would be four focus groups within the County. Each of the groups would consist of 10-12 people. Each group was to meet for 90 minutes.
Of course I accepted!
My focus group met last night. There were three other participants who had been contacted as I had been and there was a County Heath employee who was transcribing the meeting. Our forum moderator was a woman retired from the Minnesota Health Department who is now a consultant. Sherburne County contracted her to moderate these meetings. She did a great job leading our meeting and keeping us on task.
Our whole meeting related to obesity in Sherburne County. We were asked questions relating to our workplace, our neighborhoods, and our community. We were asked the percentage of those obese in our neighborhoods, our workplace our community. We were asked about our surroundings and access to activities. Health clubs, biking trails, gyms, lakes, etc. We were asked about healthy food options-how accessible are they? We were asked if coworkers size/diet/health affected their or our work. We spoke of our family habits, our meals, how income affects diet. Most of the time our discussion turned back to income and education. We discussed obesity topics for a full 90 minutes.
I was asked to think about changes that could change a community. I offered using Sherburne County employers as a drop off for CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture). If the workforce didn't have to drive to pick up their CSA portion (as I drive to Maple Grove and don't mind it a bit) more people might participate. I also stated that if our local grocery store, Cobornes, would offer a $5 free fruit/vegetable for every $50 spent it might get some residents to actually try fruits and vegetables.
I kept thinking about the changes that have taken place relating to tobacco use. Who would have thought that you wouldn't be able to smoke in bars/restaurants just a few years ago? We've come a long way.
At the end of the meeting I was asked if I would continue to meet and provide input for the Health Department. Of course I again accepted.
After all of the focus group information is compiled the report will go to the Statewide Health Improvement Program Leadership Team and it is their responsibility to implement strategies specific to Sherburne County Health and Wellness.
SHIP will implement four areas of change: School, Health Care, Worksites and Community; mainly through policy change.
What are some ways that you can think of to change a community towards wellness? Small steps lead to big changes. I'm very excited to be a part of this group.
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Good for you Julie! Thank you for taking time from your already busy schedule to share your valuable insights for the greater good. You are a great example!
- Robin said...
I think you will be a great asset to the county program. I live in one of the poorest counties in Iowa and have been leading a community fitness program for 25 years. (If you can pay a small fee for a class you do, but I do not keep any track of who pays and who does not, all money collected goes to rent and group fitness equipment) Classes average about 17 exercisers, I have had about 10 women that have been attending since the beginning. It is not just a fitness class it is a true support system.
Last year our county hospital recieved a grant for health awareness. I was asked to help there. The Healthy Villages program is now in its 3rd "wave" with over 500 people participating in screenings, team work, and getting regular info on exercise and nutrition. (We have about 7000 people in our county) It has been a great program. One thing we did different was to give out Wellness Bucks (5$ cards to various county businesses) instead of the usual T-shirts or other gifts. Anything your county gets started will really make a difference and most importantly will have a trickle down effect to the Kids!
Best of luck at Javelina!
This is great Julie!
Ive read you rblog since I stumbled on it getting ready for the VT100 a couple of years ago...
Did you know you are memtioned in a group of 'top notch' runners competing this weekend? on irunfar.com
awesome! good luck!
- Julie B said...
Wow! That always shocks me when I am mentioned as a top runner. Thanks for making me smile :)
- Las Vegas Weight Loss Challenge said...
Love the blog Julie. I am running my first half marathon this December here in Las Vegas.
- Emmett said...
Will be following now.


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Summer 2000 Table of Contents
Versión Español de este artículo (Spanish Version)
Reprinted with permission from the Moebius Foundation
Moebius Syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by lifetime facial paralysis. People with Moebius Syndrome can't smile or frown, and they often can't blink or move their eyes from side to side. In some instances, the syndrome is also associated with physical problems in other parts of the body.
The Moebius Syndrome Foundation is a nonprofit organization started by parents and people with Moebius Syndrome. We've come together to do what we can to fight back - by spreading the word among the medical and lay communities and by supporting research into the causes, treatments, and possible cures for Moebius Syndrome.
Moebius Syndrome is extremely rare. Two important nerves - the sixth and seventh cranial nerves - are not fully developed, causing eye muscle and facial paralysis. The movements of the face, blinking, lateral eye movements, and facial expressions are controlled by these nerves. Many of the other 12 cranial nerves may also be affected, including the 3rd, 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th.
What are the Symptoms?
The most apparent symptoms are related to facial expressions and function. In newborn infants, the first sign is an impaired ability to suck. Excessive drooling and crossed eyes may be present. In addition, there can be deformities of the tongue and jaw, and even of some limbs, including club foot and missing or webbed fingers. Most children have low muscle tone, particularly of the upper body.
Symptoms may include:
- Lack of facial expression; inability to smile
- Feeding, swallowing and choking problems (sometimes tubes are necessary to thrive; be very careful with solid foods)
- Keeping head back to swallow
- Eye sensitivity due to inability to squint (sunglasses and hats are very helpful)
- Motor delays due to upper body weakness
- Absence of lateral eye movement
- Absence of blinking
- Strabismus (crossed eyes, correctable with surgery)
- Drooling
- High palate
- Short or deformed tongue
- Limited movement of tongue
- Submucous cleft palate
- Teeth problems
- Hearing problems (due to fluid in ears, tubes are sometimes necessary)
- Speech difficulties (especially with closed mouth sounds and sounds involving the lips)
- Minor mid-line anomalies
Although they crawl and walk later, most Moebius Syndrome children eventually catch up. Speech problems often respond to therapy, but may persist due to impaired mobility of the tongue and lips. As children get older, the lack of facial expression and an inability to smile become the dominant visible symptoms. Moebius Syndrome is sometimes accompanied by Pierre Robin Syndrome and Poland's Anomaly.
How does it occur?
Children are born with it. Although it appears to be genetic, its precise cause remains unknown and the medical literature presents conflicting theories. It affects boys and girls equally, and there appears to be, in some cases, an increased risk of transmitting the disorder from an affected parent to a child. Although no prenatal test for Moebius Syndrome is currently available, individuals may benefit from genetic counseling.
How is it Treated?
Infants sometimes require special bottles (i.e. Haberman Feeder) or feeding tubes to maintain sufficient nutrition. Strabismus (crossed eyes) is usually correctable with surgery. Children with Moebius Syndrome can also benefit from physical and speech therapy to improve their gross motor skills and coordination, and to gain better control over speaking and eating.
Limb and jaw deformities may often be improved through surgery. In addition, plastic reconstructive surgery of the face can offer benefits in individual cases. In some cases, nerve and muscle transfers to the corners of the mouth have been performed to provide an ability to smile.
How Can I Help?
One of the most frustrating aspects of coping with Moebius Syndrome is the surprising lack of awareness among physicians and nurses. It occurs so infrequently that many children go undiagnosed for months and sometimes years after birth. Parents and those affected spend a lot of time and emotional energy explaining and re-explaining this rare condition.
The rarity of Moebius Syndrome becomes, in effect, an additional complication of the disorder. Because so few members of the professional and lay public have even heard of Moebius Syndrome, medical and social support, as well as reimbursement from insurance companies are severely limited. This lack of support services puts additional burdens on individuals and their families in their attempts to cope with Moebius Syndrome. Lack of awareness also plays a role in limiting research into potential treatments and cures for Moebius Syndrome.
The Haberman Feeder
In some cases of severe feeding problems, such as those caused by Pierre Robin Syndrome or Moebius Syndrome, the Haberman Feeder offers an alternative to enlarged and/or extra holes in the nipple and nasogastric tubes.
Invented by the mother of a little girl with Pierre Robin Syndrome, the nipple rewards even the slightest effort from the baby's tongue or gums. If the baby cannot nurse at all, one can squeeze and release a limited volume of milk from the reservOír into the baby's mouth.
To order the Haberman Feeder call (800) 435-8316, or fax (815) 363-1246.
Description of the 12 Cranial Nerves
Moebius syndrome impacts the 6th and 7th cranial nerves - they are not fully developed, causing eye muscle and facial paralysis. The movements of the face, blinking, lateral eye movements, and facial expressions are controlled by these nerves. Many of the other 12 cranial nerves may also be affected, including the 3rd, 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th.
- 1st = Olfactory nerve - relays smell
- 2nd = Optic nerve - transmits visual information
- 3rd = Oculomotor nerve - supplies external muscles of the eyeball with motor and
- sensory fibers
- 4th = Trochlear nerve - also supplies external muscles of the eyeball with motor and sensory fibers
- 5th = Trigeminal nerve - supplies muscles concerned with chewing and relays sensations from the face
- 6th = Abducent nerve - concerned with lateral eye movement and blinking
- 7th = Facial nerve - controls the muscles of facial expression, serves the taste buds on the front two-thirds of the tongue, and sensation to the skin of the fingers and toes
- 8th = Auditory nerve - concerned with hearing and balance
- 9th = Glossopharyngeal nerve - carries sensation and taste from the back of the tongue and throat; helps control swallowing
- 10th = Vagus nerve - carries both sensory and motor connections to many organs in the chest and abdomen
- 11th = Accessory nerve - supplies two neck muscles, the sternomastoid and the trapezius
- 12th = Hypoglossal nerve - supplies the muscles of the tongue and some of the small muscles of the neck
ResourcesThe Moebius Syndrome Foundation
P.O. Box 993
Larchmont, NY 10538
or call (914) 834-6008
Minnesota Moebius Syndrome Support Network
Neshkoro, WI 54960


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This afternoon, Collider got the opportunity to do an exclusive phone interview with director Seth Gordon, to talk about his hilarious and outrageous new comedy Horrible Bosses, out in theaters on July 8th. Since it was just announced that he has signed on to develop the remake of the 1983 sci-fi thriller WarGames, that co-starred Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy, we were able to talk to him about that as well.
While we will run the portion of the interview about Horrible Bosses closer to that film's release date, we wanted to post what he had to say about his WarGames remake today. Gordon told us that he was attracted to the project because he loves the original and is a bit of a hacker fanatic himself, he has a real point-of-view on the material and how the world has changed since the original film, and that he sees the attention on the project as a cool challenge to make the best film they possibly can. Check out what he had to say after the jump.
Question: Is the remake of WarGames the thing that you're going to be focusing on next?
SETH GORDON: That's a big project, and I'm going to be focusing on it immediately, but not exclusively. It will take a long time 'cause we have to write it and then cast it. It's a lot of steps. I'm hoping to get that going, and also sneak a smaller film, in between.
What is it about that film that appeals to you and made you feel like it was something that you could put your own stamp on?
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As a filmmaker who, up until now, has gotten to make films without the attention being on them until they're done, is it daunting to have so much attention focused on you for a project, pretty much as soon as you sign on the dotted line?
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To my amazement, (and thankfulness, as I didn't teach one class) the whole of last year was miraculously filled back to back, with nothing but big projects, and I rode the awesome wave, just hoping that all that other opportunity didnae stick me hand in warm water while I was sleeping! Opportunity is tricky that way. =)
On finishing any big project, it's remarkably easy to kick back, become one with the closest comfy chair and watch period detective series' for hours.. or weeks.. But as any freelancer will tell you, the time you can take to rest on your accomplishments is usually no time at all. While you were working quite diligently on the biggest looming deadline, the host of; meetings, promised work for friends, personal work, and all the focused self-promo to carve your way into the next big project, sit smoldering there in the corner, bent up and in states of neglect.
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No sharks: Albemarle closes its beaches... to save $6K
Despite a summer of searing heat and an impending holiday weekend, Albemarle County has decided to close its three swimming beaches two weeks early, according to a report by the Newsplex. Reporter Mark Tenia found that Albemarle officials decided to close the beaches last weekend and again this weekend at Chris Greene Lake, Walnut Creek, and Mint Springs Valley Park to save about $6,000 in pay to lifeguards and cashiers. The beaches closed Sunday, August 22, according to the County website.
As news of the closure began spreading, outrage erupted because the three beaches provided a low-cost way for cash-strapped families to enjoy a simple vacation and because the amount of money saved pales beside some of the other expenditures in the County's $292 million budget.
On Wednesday morning, September 1, County spokesperson Lee Catlin issued a press release noting that the cutback was decided during the 2010/2011 fiscal year budget process–- with zero public comment back then. She also notes that the season passes mention the early closing date and that a poster with the closing date was "prominently displayed" at all three County beaches.
–story augmented 11:51am, Wednesday, September 1 with final two paragraphs including the County's side of the controversy
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all I can say is that after numerous visits, and having stopped at the booth to pay entrance fees ( which by the way on one occasion was not staffed, i.e. loss of revenue...)
never did we see anything "prominently displayed" . We only discovered the lake was closing that day because we asked. You figure maybe on the last day, they could post a sign as a reminder,(and apology) saying something about budget cuts as well as thanking all patrons. As someone else mentioned, if you can't keep all three open, at least keep one. Or, close one early, beginning of August say, the second 2-3 weeks later, and the third at the end of the season.
Anyway.. a great disappointment and a great disservice.
Well, except for the 12 who died building a bonfire for a pep rally. #PalinNation
Sarah Palin should know a thing or two about being above one's pay grade.
Prainva, the city and county will do as they please. It has nothing to do with where the dollars originate. As a taxpayer, you're considered to be at the lowest point of the food chain when decisions need to be made. Even if those decisions affect you and your family. And, unlike most cities and counties nationwide, our city and county will never resort to laying anybody off to save money as well.
Why in the world they couldn't foresee the real estate bubble bursting (and lower taxes coming in) is beyond belief. They just kept spending like there was no tomorrow.
Whoever decided that it is ok for the average homeowner to pay over two grand a year in property taxes and then close the beaches for what is a short summer season anyway should be fired or resign.
There are 40,000 people in the county... thats 15 CENTS per person to keep them open.
How sad is it that we have people in positions of power that they would cut the one thing that even the poorest among us can use.
I guess they want the taxpayers to cough up more money for them to misspend next year.
Sad, very sad. They probably spent half that in police overtime harrasing people tubing down the river over the last two weekends.
Whats next, sending cops out to collect overdue library books?
Maybe someone should just go to the ounty office building on any friday afternoon and furlogh anybody who is not working for the day.
We could probably build an indoor beach with that savings...
we just can't have Virginia's lack of intelligence and really backwards way of law enforcement, planning and strategy infecting other parts of the country. by the way, i walk softly and carry a big stick. it is just truly amazing that Virginia has so many problems with its universities, law enforcement, state and federal agencies, taxation and educational system when Virginia receives the largest amount of federal funding with the highest per county wealth. and yet, girls keep turning up missing, abducted and dead left and right in Virginia with no resolution and/or solution. i am not saying it isn't taking place in other states, but with all the money in Virginia and no disclosure in place by state officials "Š Virginia is a real problem moving forward.
osama, what are you talking about? Virginia has two of the six highest ranked public universities in this country. Perhaps if you weren't fixated on tabloid websites and occasionally read a book, then you would have a different view.
Old Timer,
Right on.
Tired of...;
Go to sleep. Try posting again in the morning
@ Yes
ranking = endowments and has nothing to do with contribution, safety, efficiency and/or productivity
Yes - that is no way to talk about your next president ...
cutalinguist - i think it is hilarious that you still get your information from the bible ... wow, when the confederates loose they go big.
sarah palin should know a thing or two about being above one's pay grade - she is now worth over 30 million.
Yes / Cutalinguist - it really must hurt that women can vote and work?
at least people from A&M live to be productive members of society ... Duke and Cornell have ridiculous suicide rates and you know how i feel about Virginia - so many dead girls so little time. it doesn't matter what your "ranking" is if your students don't live long enough to graduate.
@ old dominion minion:
we just can't have Virginia's lack of intelligence and really backwards way of law enforcement, planning and strategy infecting other parts of the country. by the way, i walk softly and carry a big stick. it is just truly amazing that Virginia has so many problems with its universities, law enforcement, state and federal agencies, taxation and educational system when Virginia receives the largest amount of federal funding with the highest per county wealth. and yet, girls keep turning up missing, abducted and dead left and right in Virginia with no resolution and/or solution. i am not saying it isn't taking place in other states, but with all the money in Virginia and no disclosure in place by state officials ... Virginia is a real problem moving forward.
Right, osama. I'm sure that measures of faculty quality, student selectivity, etc. are in no way included in rankings. It always explains why Texas A&M, which has a larger endowment than Duke, Cornell, and the entire University of California system, doesn't come close to those schools in overall rankings.
I notice the Daily Progress article on this has comments disabled.
Quaint old tradition letting cops drive the ole black and white home so as to maintain a neighborhood reassuring inchoate police presence. Doesn't really work anymore though what with few real neighborhoods, since parking the cruiser in some out-of-the-way cul-de-sac where it won't be seen by passers by does little except provide a fringe benefit for the officer and essentially multiply the number of police vehicles the county must buy. Also, be a shame for one of Alb, county's finest shaved head crypto storm troopers to get popped for impersonating a police officer over in Waynesboro!
I'm all for a little of the good old police harassment of the lowered rice rocket, noise maker, punkmobile crowd though.
But as far as revenue issues go, localities have a thing for shutting down really visible things during budgetary crises. Why make the police share cruisers, or delay by a year the gratuitous repaving of Hydraulic Rd. when you can do in-your-face stuff to the taxpayers like close the library on weekends or shut down the beaches. Make them feel the pain and you can soften them up for that property tax rate bump.
why don'y you just beat a path around the fence and just go swimming anyway? change will happen when enough people have the balls to DO something instead of talk about it.
take the kids to the james river. it's free and they can watch all the grownups get drunk while they float down the river and then drive home. consider it a cultural experience.
On principle this bothers me, but who knows how many people were actually affected? How many people swam there the weekend before? Maybe very few. Who wants to support a lifeguard's pay if he/she is only monitoring one family? There are tradeoffs to every decision.
It is a TEA BAG driven decision. Make no mistake...cut cut cut and save the tax payers some money. That 6K can now go into something else that was going to be cut. Boyd and Snow made this decision. Save that 15cent!!
AE and TC...unfortunately, the hiring of "consultants" in AC an Cville seems the norm to keep work from BEING done. Always a "study" to be done...(save the newts!!) How many times did AC hire a "consultant" spending every last penny given to them from the state over how many YEARS for the 29 bypass and other major projects? Unfortunately, the money spent on "consultants" over the years, could have already had these projects done. The closing of the beaches is just a drop in the bucket to what they have spent on these "consultants". Too bad they didn't figure this out sooner and cut the costs in those fees....imagine how long they could keep the beaches open on that???
As for the damn consultants,people in local govt. who hire "consultants" (synonym for shyster in my opinion) should be dismissed their positions for official malfeasance. This sort of thing is hopelessly irresponsible when local govt' employees can be assigned the job of weighing the various options using landsat images and information readily available on the net. One or two people in the planning dept. can earn their salaries by preparing a report. Once they have a plan, they can hire an engineering firm for the final design. This is one of the preposterous behaviors of local governments, emblematic of our times, and is a scandalous misappropriation of public funds.
Charlottesville residents remember the fees paid for consultants hired to come up with plans to screw up traffic flow in Greenbrier and on Park St?? They could have googled "traffic calming" and sketched out Park St. in 5 minutes on a BevNap while enjoying a beer at their favorite brew-pub.
If they need help over at the county with that dam, I've got a 100 year set of Encyclopaedia Britannica that has a good article on hydraulic engineering complete with all the mathematical formulae they'll need to work out the details. They can design the thing and then pass the plans to a civil engineering firm for tweeking.
The ongoing saga of the reservoir dredging concept is another favorite boondoggle and answers to questions about dredging could have been obtained from Wikipedia or any number of reference books, after which bids could have been solicited from vendors for the different methods that could be employed.
I understand I've hijacked the thread a bit, but the question of how localities spend tax money is pertinent to our times.
angel eyes - you obviously have all the answers so why don't you just march right in the BOS meetings with those 100 yr old encyclopedias and share that info. sounds like you're an engineer, mathematician and design specialist so you shouldn't have any trouble solving a little problem like the dam, dredging and traffic calming problems. know it alls usually know nothing.
If they're not getting enough people through the gates to cover staffing three beaches, then close one or perhaps even two of them, making folks go to the remaining one, but to close all three? Makes no sense. I guess if you live in the county you have to go swim in a city pool? Maybe this is a reverse revenue sharing deal...
Just a thought . . . . . but what about those folks that bought a "Season Pass" from the County for these beaches? Do those folks get a partial refund? How much is the administrative cost associated with these refunds going to be?
Is it possible that closing the beaches early (and refunding those two remaining weekends to "season pass" holders) could actually cost more than $6K saved? Wouldn't that be ironic?
@Frank Fountain: The season is OVER.
This is crap, the county police flush 6K down the toliet everyday without even being questioned. Quit buying them gear that only a SWAT Team in Iraq would need, ie. robots, x-ray cameras, and machine guns. Use the money to keep the lakes open! We can protect ourselves, we don't Barney Fife of the ACPD....with his high tech night vision bomb sniffing robot.
Yes, if you took into account the fact that the Arabic name Osama and the Irish name Sean both have their origin in the Biblical era name Asholee, the epic fail would come as no surprise to you.
they were virginia undergrads who were there for a masters.
Palin 2012
Not a great fan of the city government- but at least they are keeping the city pools open on a Labor Day weekend, the traditional end of the season for pools to be open.
Pennywise and pound foolish is the only way to describe so many spending decisions by governments at all levels.
Okay, if we as taxpayers pay for the beaches to be open through Labor Day, and also pay admission to go to the beaches, it seems like the county is filling other holes with that money.
very old timer, the county coppers had a crackdown this past weekend on all the ricer-mobile kids hanging around and racing up and down the 29 North business corrider. They were writing traffic tickets right and left. I guess some copper overtime was involved most likely, but this was a good thing.
The place the county cop chief really needs to concentrate on saving money is all the gas guzzling vehicles they are buying. And these vehicles being drive to and from work from surrounding counties. A lot of them don't even live in Albemarle County, but they are allowed take-home cars into the surrounding counties in which they do live. The damage done to the county cop car in Waynesboro on the way home not long ago would have been enough to keep the beaches open this extra two weeks.
Thank you Angel Eyes, well said. We pay the people in government positions high salaries in this area --way more than life guards, and I too believe the millions and millions spent on consultants, in many instances, is a waste of taxpayer money. They could have put dredging out to bid years ago and had all the information and prices needed to dredge and saved at least 10 million; closing swimming pools, schools, libraries and rest stops when we see goveernment wasting millions on self glorifying public work projects like the new dam is infuriating, but we are the ones to blame for electing these people --NEVER AGAIN -- cast a single vote for any of them for any office they chose to run for.
$12 million and counting to pay for consultants to come up with a way to build a dam we don't need; bet that could have kept some beaches open -when will the public wake up and elect some intelligent, fiscally responsible people to the Board of Supervisors.
@gascan: That's my point exactly.
The County ended the season ââ?¬Å?early". People, in good faith, purchased ââ?¬Å?Season Passes" with the (potentially pre-established) expectation that that the season would last two more weekends. If the County unilaterally (and apparently without notice) ended the season two weekends early, the County may very well owe the ââ?¬Å?Season Pass" holders some type of refund.
In addition to the cost of the potential refunds themselves, the County may incur additional administrative expenses due to the potential refunds.
I honestly don't know if this is a possibility with the County or not. I am not a County ââ?¬Å?Season Pass" holder. However, I am a ââ?¬Å?Season Pass" holder with the City. The City most definitely spells out the dates of the season (just check out the City's website --> it's currently posted). If the County made a similar assertion to the overall length of the season, then the County may owe partial refunds to their ââ?¬Å?Season Pass" holders. If that is the case that would certainly impact (and possibly negate) the claimed $6K savings.
@ gascan, Frank Fountain is right. The season is through Labor day. I just reviewed my season pass. I'll be filing my paperwork on Tuesday morning to get my 1/16th refund. Not good enough for the county? I'll take it to court if I have to. How much will that cost? It will only cost me an approximate 50 dollar filing fee for civil court. It's the principle y'know
@ not so fast: You should go for it.
Also, I got two words for . . . . ââ?¬Å?class action". I don't know if one can file a class action against a political sub-division like the County, but it sounds like you and your fellow ââ?¬Å?Season Pass" holders would be a clear and identifiable ââ?¬Å?class". I don't know if you'd have a potential case or not (I'm not a lawyer), but the cost associated with simply addressing and dealing with such a claim would easily cost the County more than the $6K saved closing the beaches.
All in all, unilaterally closing the beaches early (to save $6K) may end up being a very short-sighted move on the part of the County.
@Osama: Why do you spend so much of your "valuable" time in the cyberspace of Virginia? All you seem to do here is use your short stick to stir up chit.
Interesting announcement. Maybe had it been put in the papers then, they would have gotten the feedback necessary. Sounds to me like the attitude is - well, we mentioned it, and we are going to do it anyways.
County residents who are unhappy can ask themselves if the time has come to either start paying a little bit more in taxes to cover their desire to live in urban sprawl, or to just go back to really living in a county. You know, on well water, fewer roads, unpaved roads.
Especially as they never expect the Developers of all these big subdivisions to actually pay for their infrastructure needs.
Virginia = Ignorance
15 cents per person... sad, very sad,
Maybe county residents should ask themselves why they allow the county government to push them around so much.
If people would simply look at how the government manipulates them into paying more taxes for less services then things like this would not keep happening.
Anybody that wants to can pay extra taxes (old timer) nobody is stopping you.
AS for me I thnk that they need to learn to spend what they get a iot more wisely.
Why do we have the same number of people in the building permits department when building has dropped off by 70%?
Why not rearrange some job descriptions to reflect the needs and lay some folks off. Private industry tightens their belts.
Private industry is also smart enough not to bite the hand that feeds it.
I doubt any hotels shut their pools down two weeks early.
"I doubt any hotels shut their pools down two weeks early."
Of course they do. All the time. Their customers are not likely to leave because of it.
very old timer,
I don't care to pay extra taxes, but as a resident, I intensely dislike the hypocritical stance of many of my fellow residents. They all seem to want a lot of city like living and city like services, but they don't want to pay city like taxes to pay for those services.
Drive around Albemarle High and ask yourself if it looks anything like county aka country living. Looks an awful lot like Greenleaf doesn't it? It's city living that exists because of this City called Charlottesville.
Well, all that urban sprawl out in places like Forest Lakes, and Pantops, and trying to get down 20 South has a huge infrastructure cost, as well as all the schools that had to be built, and the roads that must be maintained. The developers who build it really don't have to cover the cost, so it is never wrapped into the price of the house, showing the true market value.
That snow storm back in December with all the stranded people? 25 years ago you would have never had to worry about sort of thing, because County residents didn't plan their lives around commuting between Scottsville and Charlottesville every day. Of course, 25 years ago, the county did spend a bit more money on actually being prepared for snow removal and VDOT emergencies, but the reality is, they would have to do a lot more to provide the service level now demanded by county residents and their commuter urban convenience lifestyle. ( The City dropped the ball on that storm as well.)
I have great memories with kids of being at both the County beaches, but I had none of the expectations country residents do today. If you are a county resident that really lives like one, on well water, and doesn't drive in every day you should be mad. But blame county residents who demand city living in the county.
"Above your pay grade" - Sarah Palin uses that phrase. #osamaepicfail
Yes - you didn't address anything i said, but thanks for trying. i know you mean well, but this is way above your paid grade buddy.
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Spaghetti squash, though not as close a kissing cousin to pasta as I remembered it, is light and almost floral in flavor, and takes well to a variety of sauces. And even though I'm not as easily amazed these days, there's definitely still something special and surprising about the way it transforms from an ordinary raw squash to those thin strands that pull away from the peel once it's cooked.
Here's the thing, though: Spaghetti squash is delicious, but it can be a be a challenging ingredient to work into everyday cooking. It's too light and watery to add to soups or stews, and it's not quite satisfying enough, despite its name, to substitute for pasta, at least when it comes to filling you up—I'm not on an Atkins diet, after all.
But last week, while shopping at my fancy-pants food co-op, I had an epiphany: why not pair it with bread? I grabbed a gorgeous-looking squash, and by the time I'd biked home, I'd figured out exactly what I'd do with it: toss its strands with a bright, lemony, parsley pesto, mound that mixture onto crisp crostini, and top 'em with prosciutto to amp up the flavor just a bit.
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I found this at a local antique shop the other day. I didn't buy it because I loved the buttons—they're only ordinary gray coat buttons—but for the note that was attached. The woman who owned them took the time to add a hand-written note when she tied the buttons together with black thread. We don't know if she then put it into her sewing box or button jar or whether it was passed down to her child or grandchild. Or how it found it's way to this particular shop. But we do know that she had a gray summer coat that she took apart. And was probably one of those super organized people that drive us crazy :)
I'm heading out in a short while to spend the day flea marketing in Kutztown. Who knows what treasures I'll find?
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- Loralynn said...
How neat that she labled them like that...just for you find in the future! I can't remember to write down important things, let alone where my buttons came from!
- September 12, 2009 9:50 AM
- Camilla said...
I love this so much- it's wonderful when you find treasures like this
- September 24, 2009 2:10 PM
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WASHINGTON --- The Army will play a major role in the 57th presidential inaugural, set for Jan. 21, and early Sunday morning Soldiers participated in a full dress rehearsal.
Soldiers participating in the rehearsal marched along Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street from Capitol Hill to the White House and several blocks beyond. Units included the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions; a joint-service color guard, the U.S. Army Band (Pershing's Own), the Army Field Band and the 3rd U. S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard).
Soldiers from Joint Task Force National Capital Region were also at the rehearsal, as they are responsible for planning and coordinating armed forces participation in the inaugural events which will be televised worldwide and be seen by thousands lining the parade route.
At around 6 a.m., the Soldiers began marching. Spc. Lindsay Rogstad was posted on 14th Street, where she would remain for the duration of the ceremony.
"We do everything with precision," she said, indicating that she had to be exactly centered on another Soldier from The Old Guard facing her across the street. At about every 10 feet of the route, Soldiers from The Old Guard were similarly posted.
"I'm proud to participate in the inauguration of our commander in chief," she added.
Posted about half a block from Rogstad was Spc. Anthony James. James, who hails from Florida, said he was glad the weather wasn't too cold and hopes it will stay mild for next week's inauguration.
Although there was fog and some drizzle and the temperatures were in the 40s, it was considered unusually mild for mid-January in the nation's capital.
Also happy that the weather was cooperating was Spc. Jordan Allman, a medic stationed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He said he hopes he doesn't have much work to do during the inauguration because very cold weather increases the chances of hypothermia.
Capt. Mark Worrell, a chaplain with The Old Guard, said he won't be saying an invocation or have a speaking part in the inauguration. "I'm here for ministerial presence -- checking on my Soldiers who are out here and taking care of them as they take care of our mission to honor our president."
Staff Sgt. Alexandria Brimage-Gray, from Fort Bragg, N.C., said she was "lucky to be here."
Brimage-Gray will be just one of a handful of Army photographers near the reviewing stand. She said she's lucky because her normal job was in the logistics field, and she made a lateral move into public affairs just a few months ago.
She said her family and friends will all be watching TV and are happy and proud for her.
"This is a great opportunity to be here and support the inaugural," she said.
Another Soldier who said he's happy to be involved was Pfc. Jonathan Etheridge from The Old Guard. He will have a prime spot, posting almost next to the reviewing stand. He said the Soldiers spent hours working on their uniforms to prepare and they were already up and on their way to pre-inaugural practice at 1:30 a.m.
"I've just been in the Army for one year and before that I was in high school," he said. "Events have been moving pretty quickly for me. This is absolutely a big step in my life and I'm honored."
Etheridge will be standing for a long time at his post. He said the key to standing for long periods is to "have your knees bent slightly, but not enough for anyone to notice. This ensures the blood keeps flowing."
Staff Sgt. Kevin McCulley has an especially important job. He will be doing all the announcements for the inaugural parade, not just for the Army, but for all other services participating as well. He will also introduce all of the parade participants and read the welcoming letter from the inaugural committee. He carried a thick three-ring binder with pages covered in plastic in case of rain.
McCulley, who is a broadcast instructor at the Defense Information School on Fort Meade, Md., served as a combat medic in a Stryker brigade in Iraq in 2006 and returned to Iraq in 2010 as a broadcaster.
Soldiers he served with still call him "doc."
"It's a title you earn," he said. "You're always there for your Soldiers, whether to offer a shoulder to cry on or to take care of them when they're sick or injured. It's a special relationship."
McCulley got his flu shot and said he doesn't expect to get sick, but if he does, there's backup. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tamie Moore is the backup.
"I really hope, McCulley has his voice," she said, "especially because I am not a broadcaster, have no voice training and would be really nervous."
Master Sgt. Jerry Amoury was working behind the scenes at the JTF's Band Control Office. His job was pretty big: processing thousands of applications from groups and people across the country -- bands, entertainers, veterans groups, singers, VIPs and even congressmen -- who were interested in participating in the inaugural parade and balls.
Although he didn't make the final picks, he offered his recommendations to the Presidential Inaugural Committee. Another Soldier worked with him: Master Sgt. Lane Shoji.
His job isn't over, however. He will be providing guidance and coordinating with all these groups during and even after the inauguration.
Amoury, a trombone player, is a member of the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own."
"It was a real treat for me yesterday hearing my colleagues in the band as they passed the reviewing stand," he said. "I got this little twinge like I should be out there playing. But it was a real treat hearing and seeing the bands go by.
"It's going to be a great inauguration," he added.


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After arguing with a friend who said she was "living with Judaism" – and that it was a negative thing – Elana Shilling decided to prove that living with Judaism could be turned into something positive.
A few weeks ago, she launched her video blog, or vlog, hoping to show that it was possible to bridge modernity with traditional Judaism.
Shilling, 22, has been video blogging as she learns the Mishnah, the oral Torah, according to the daf yomi cycle, where Jews learn a page of Talmud a day, eventually completing the entire work in 7-1/2 years.
Knowing that this was probably too large a commitment to keep, she is instead learning just the Mishnah, but not the whole Talmud, that is without the Gemarah, the commentary on the Mishnah.
"The idea was for me to have a chavrutah [a learning partner] because I didn't want to do it in a traditional way," Shilling said.
"I wanted a format that allowed me to learn in an interactive way. I thought, 'Why have one person as your chavrutah when you can have a lot of people?'"
Using YouTube as her chavrutah, Shilling video blogs about her thoughts on the Mishnah.
"Even though a mishnah [a specific proposition of law] is short, I could do way more than a four-minute blog on it," she said. "Instead I pick one problem and questions I have with it and talk about that. It makes it easier to grapple with."
Shilling's passion for Jewish learning is seen in every episode as she speaks with fervour about each topic, with eyes wide open and her animated face looking straight into the camera. In some videos, she brings on guest learning partners like her brother, and in others, she uses props like Hershey's chocolate kisses to illustrate her point.
She hopes to find ways to make each mishnah relevant.
This is especially evident in her sixth episode, called R.E.S.P.E.C.T., where Shilling is learning Massechet Brachot, chapter 2, mishnah 1.
Rather than just discussing what she learned, she tries to direct questions to the audience – her chavrutah – and find a real-life example for the teachings of the Mishnah.
"Imagine you're at work and you're reading the Shema and your boss comes over to you and says, 'Have you done your accounting report?'" she says in the episode. "Even if you're smack dab in the middle of the Shema, in the middle of a word, you're allowed to answer him. The Mishnah understands you're afraid to get in trouble."
It's these real-life examples that make Shilling's teachings applicable to modern Jewish life.
"So far, I've found a lot of things that fit into my life. For example, the Mishnah talked about respect, and that's obviously something you have to have in a modern world to get around," Shilling said.
And from the comments she's received on her YouTube channel, it is clear viewers are taking the chavrutah idea seriously, asking Shilling questions and disagreeing when they feel she's not right.
"As I understand the word chavrutah, it is supposed to be a debate or give and take," one person commented. "So I do not plan on being shy about disagreeing with points made (should they come up), as this true Torah study is through debate and argument (all remaining civil and friendly), and I urge my fellow viewers of this cool Mishnah blog to do the same," one viewer wrote.
She hopes to find ways to apply each mishnah directly to her modern life.
"So far, I've found a lot of things that fit into my life," Shilling said.
"Actually, so far, I'm finding that you can live with Judaism, but [the project has] only just begun."
Shilling first realized how difficult it could be to incorporate Judaism into a modern life when she began her psychology studies at McGill University.
"I've always been interested in the relationship between modernity and Judaism, ever since university when I got out of the Jewish bubble and had to deal with Judaism in a context of modernity and not in a context of Thornhill.
"At CHAT [the Anne and Max Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto], it's all laid out for you – you get holidays off, there's kosher food everywhere, but in university you're out of the Jewish bubble," she said.
This project combines her love for the dramatic arts and her interest in Jewish studies.
As a child, she appeared in TV commercials and movies, including a small role in the 2004 Hollywood film Mean Girls.
She still acts while managing her jobs as a youth program co-ordinator at Beth Sholom Synagogue in Toronto, a drama specialist for Associated Hebrew School of Toronto's after-school program, and in in her stepmother's kosher bakery, Tastes Like More.
She's been surprised by how much support she's received for the project.
"I didn't expect it," she said. "I kind of just thought it would be one or two friends interested in it, but lots of people are encouraging me to continue. Many people have said it's nothing like they've ever seen before."
So far, her videos have been viewed almost 2,000 times.
A project that initially started as a response to a flippant comment has morphed into an almost daily video blog and hours of learning Mishnah by herself and with her viewers.
"The real goal is to continue for 7-1/2 years, but in actuality, I don't know. I'm taking it day by day, mishnah by mishnah," said Shilling.
Her goal is to learn more about Judaism while also encouraging others to take on Jewish learning themselves – and even challenge her thoughts and assumptions.
"I hope that people are questioning every single thing I'm saying and have some questions themselves and continue where I leave off because I only give a brief overview," she said.
To check out her vlog, visit www.youtube.com/user/livingwithjudaism.


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Free Press award-winning columnist Jon Dawson shares his memories of good friends and the Boston bombing
I � like everyone � have an opinion on the Boston bombings so I won�t bore you with it. No matter what any of us think, say or type, there are always going to be cowards who are easily manipulated by crackpots.
One of my best friends in the world lives in Arlington, Mass., which was one of the communities locked down last week during the ensuing coward-hunt. His name is Corey Daniels; we met while working at the library at East Carolina University. Like me, he has a wife that�s too good-looking to be with him and two spirited children.
Corey and I bonded over music, British comedy and David Lynch films. Whenever a Lynch film came out, Corey and I � along with a merry band of fellow putzes � would load into a car and head to the Rialto Theater in Raleigh. The closest a David Lynch film ever got to playing in Eastern North Carolina was when the plane carrying it to the Triangle area flew over Greenville. �Fire Walk With Me� did make it to Greenville, but we won�t speak of that abomination.
During Corey�s time in N.C., I estimate I helped him move around 37 times. If there is a second story apartment in Pitt County, there�s a good chance slivers of my vertebrae � along with chunks of his massive TV � are still embedded in the outer brick walls. During one of his moves to an apartment in Durham, we had to get that TV up three flights of stairs that were apparently designed with pygmies and pixies in mind.
Honest to goodness, if you stood in the middle of those steps and opened your wallet, it would touch both walls.
I begin updating Kinston.com every weekday at 7 a.m. After a few seconds of scouring the AP, I noticed a report stating certain areas around Boston had been locked down. Usually, Corey and I talk on the phone during his drive home from work around 5 p.m. I don�t think we�d spoken to each other at 7 a.m. since the time we drove all night to see King Crimson in Tennessee back in 1996, but this seemed like a good reason to call.
�Hey man, you up?� I said. �Do you know Arlington is under a lockdown?�
�Mom?� Corey asked.
�Corey, it�s Jon,� I said. �The police are looking for that *****le in your neighborhood and you�re not supposed to leave the house.�
�We just got up; Melanie is checking the Internet � oh man, we are locked down,� he said.
�Okay, well I gotta get back to work; just wanted to make sure you knew,� I said.
�Yeah, man, we appreciate it,� Corey said.
�Yeah, well, up yours,� I said. �Talk to you tomorrow.�
(Don�t misinterpret that little jab at the end of the call there. It�s commonplace for males to show their admiration for each other through vicious verbal jabs. Whenever Corey asks a question and I say �I�ll have to think about it,� he usually advises me not to hurt myself. If I were to reference the time his mother dropped him off at school and she was given a ticket for littering, he knows it�s coming straight from the heart.�)
While watching the coverage of the standoff between the *****le coward and the police on TV later that night, I tried to imagine how my friend felt to know a shootout could commence in the vicinity of his home at any second. I started to call him, but I figured he was busy with the kids and being a veteran he was probably trying to stay focused on his surroundings. After a few hours they yanked the coward from a boat and the hunt was over.
I�ll be talking to Corey this afternoon and I�m sure the events of last week will pop up in the conversation. After probably two minutes, we�ll shift to the weekly �gotten any good albums lately� discussion and we�ll be off to the races. Any CIA operatives who may be eavesdropping on our conversation would most likely prematurely retire due to boredom.
The youth of the 1960s wanted to break free of the perceived blandness of the 1950s, while the adults of the 1950s were just trying to recover from the terror of WWII. Properly channeled excitement is fantastic, but after last week�s bombings and the explosion in Texas, I�m in the mood for normalcy.
To be bored for a few days would be grand.
I�m going to unplug from reality this afternoon and try to convince Corey he should check out the new album by Clinic and that David Lee Roth couldn�t sing his way out of a wet paper bag. He�ll probably take my advice on the Clinic album but refuse to admit that Diamond Dave is a carnival barker with a tin ear.
If you�re feeling a little overwhelmed here lately, my suggestion is to call an old friend and revive whatever old arguments you used to have on a regular basis. There is something comforting about jawing at someone you know will still be your buddy when the argument is over.
Jon Dawson�s columns appear every Tuesday and Thursday in The Free Press. Contact Jon at 252-559-1092 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Purchase books, music and David Lee Roth ego extenders at jondawson.com.


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The announcement for "Star Wars: Celebration V" was finally made today on the event's official site. Celebration V will be held August 12-15, 2010 in Orlando, Florida.
As posted on the official site:
"Star Wars Celebration is the official Lucasfilm event celebrating all things Star Wars, produced by fans for fans. Celebrations are the largest Star Wars parties, featuring cast and crew celebrities, fans, costumes, music, live entertainment, autographs, collectibles, and panels — but mainly friends who gather to have fun and celebrate their love for the saga. From fans who first experienced A New Hope in theaters to kids just discovering Star Wars through Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Celebration touches on anything and everything connected with that galaxy far, far away. The first such event took place in 1999, and we're proud to host the fifth Celebration in 2010!"
The guest list and other information about the event have not yet been revealed.
An added bonus, Celebration V's logo is marked with fan favorite Boba Fett in all of his Mandalorian glory.
Speculation over the whereabouts of "CV," as it is called, was a topic of discussion for many fan groups over the past few months. Concerns over attendance of 2010's "Dragon*Con" in Atlanta, Georgia have also arisen due to there only being a two week break between the two.
To add to our discussion on "CV," be sure and visit the topic in our forums.
Related, check our BFFC's coverage of Celebration 4 for an idea on the event.


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I just want to let you know that there is a new "page" on our blog. At the top of the blog you will now see a "page" that is titled Genealogy Program Flyer.
Our Graphics Department put together a very nice 1 page "flyer" that provides information on our monthly genealogy program. The flyer is a JPEG file.
This flyer will be posted by our reception desk of the main library on the first floor. Handouts of the flyer are available at the reception desk. The image of the flyer will also be show "electronically" on various TV monitors scattered throughout our library. Other library information is also shown on these monitors. So now, genealogy has been added as an additional piece of information that we include in this series of information messages we broadcast on our TV monitors in our building.
Take a look at the flyer. I think it is very well put together and is a very nice visual flyer highlighting general information of our monthly genealogy program. Contact information to myself as well as our blog is included in the flyer.
Please share this piece of information with whomever you think would benefit from knowing of our monthly genealogy program.
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A Christmas Together is a television special starring John Denver and the Muppets. Based on the album of the same name, this one hour Christmas special was originally produced for ABC and aired on December 5, 1979.
Highlights include:
- Denver and the Muppets sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
- Denver sings "The Pleasure of Your Company."
- Kermit the Frog and Denver reminisce about past Christmases with their friends and families, and sing "The Christmas Wish."
- Miss Piggy confronts Denver in her dressing room about their presumably mutual attraction.
- Denver and Rowlf the Dog sing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
- Miss Piggy, as a doll named Fifi, sings "I Will Wait for You" to Denver, who plays a wooden soldier trying to stay in step with a line of marching soldiers, while singing "Camaraderie".
- The cast sings "The Peace Carol."
- Denver recites the story of Jesus' birth.
The program concludes with Denver and the Muppets singing "Stille Nacht," and children in the audience join in for the English version, "Silent Night."
Muppet Characters
- Animal, Beaker, Camilla, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Dr. Teeth, Floyd Pepper, Foo Foo, Gonzo, Janice, Kermit the Frog, Lew Zealand, Link Hogthrob, Miss Piggy, Robin the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Scooter, Statler and Waldorf, The Swedish Chef, Zoot
- Executive Producer: Jerry Weintraub
- Producer: Bob Finkel
- Director/Choreographer: Tony Charmoli
- Writers: Herbert Baker and Bob Finkel
- Special Material by: Jon Stone
- Special Musical Material/Choral Direction by Ray Charles
- Art director: Ray Klausen
- Musical director: George Wyle
- Music supervisor: Milt Okun
- Nativity Muppets by Caroly Wilcox and Leslee Asch, Nomi Frederick, Jane Gootnick, Joanne Green, Marianne Harms, Calista Hendrickson, Janet Kuhl, Tim Miller, Tim Rose, Polly Smith
- Muppet Performers
- Starring Frank Oz
- With Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz
- And Jim Henson
- Also Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen, Robert Payne, Brian Muehl, Mike Davis, Cheryl Henson, Phillip Huber
- The three-minute sequence of wooden soldiers dancing and singing "Camaraderie" was deleted from some reruns on The Disney Channel (which also appear to be slightly zoomed in compared to the original broadcast). The original ABC broadcast also included an announcer mentioning the sponsors, Dupont and Dr. Pepper, at the end of the first and last segments. Some Disney Channel airings also included part of an introduction with Michael Eisner and Kermit the Frog which was filmed for an NBC airing of A Muppet Family Christmas.
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