I've always read a lot, but lately I haven't made as much time for books as I'd like.
Growing up, it was easy to find time to read — I read while walking two miles every day on my way to and from middle school. I read while climbing trees, while walking through the grocery aisles with my parents, while in the car.
Pretty much any spare time I had was spent reading, or writing. That was before I had a laptop that started to consume my life! Don't get me wrong; I love my laptop, but sometimes I wish I were better at closing it and opening a book. A daily whiff of old, yellowish book pages is healthy for the mind.
"Rabbit Is Rich" by John Updike — Got a copy of this book in the free book section of the Eugene Patterson Library at Poynter. I had always wanted to read an Updike book and, given his recent death, I thought it was as good a time as any to start reading it. I haven't yet read the other two Rabbit books that came before it, but plan to at some point. The book's opening passages are eerily reflective of today's poor economy. "The f***ing world is running out of gas" is one line in particular that stuck out at me.
"Final Salute" by Jim Sheeler — I started reading this after The Rocky Mountain News ceased publication last month. Figured it was an appropriate time to remind myself of some of the great work done at the paper.
"The Craggy Hole in My Heart and the Cat Who Fixed It" by Geneen Roth — A colleague lent me this book last summer and I've been holding onto it ever since. (Note: If you lend me a book, it may take me a little while to get it back to you …) I didn't read the book as thoroughly as I would have liked the first time around, and now that I have a cat, I want to read it again. Geneen Roth is wonderful at personal writing. She always writes about her experiences in a way that makes you feel as though you can relate to, and understand, what she is going through.
"Dewey" by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter — My grandmother was reading this book when she came to visit me in March. She forgot it here, so I'm saving it for her until I see her again in October. Clara, my cat, likes the big photo of Dewey, the cat pictured on the book's cover. And I like having the book nearby because it reminds me of my grandma.
"Don't Shoot the Messenger" by Bruce W. Sanford and "The Power to Write" Caroline Joy Adams — I ran out of space in my bookcase, so I'm basically keeping these media/writing-related books on my nightstand until I get enough books to start a second bookcase. I don't plan to read them anytime soon, mainly because I read about the media at work all day, five days a week. I still like reading books about the media, but lately I've wanted a mental break from them, probably because media news has been so grim lately.
"It Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks" by Catherine Lloyd Burns — I got this book from the free book section of Poynter's library, too. The description on the back of this memoir about a mother and daugther starts off by saying: "Loss is a way of life for both Catherine and her mother. But where it made the daughter ravenous for contact, it made the mother lose her appetite for people. While the two have always had a fierce attachment, by turns and intimate tumultuous, mother and daughter found a reprieve from decades of fractious and contentious and frustrating interactions after the birth of Catherine's daughter, Olive …" Sounds kind of interesting.
"Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston — I'm reading this for a virtual book club that I'm in. We call it a "virtual" book club because there are five of us in it and we all live in different states — Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, Illinois and Pennsylvania. We e-mail each other about when we want to discuss a book and then we talk about the book using Skype.
It's a pretty fun, laid-back system. We try to read a book a month but sometimes it's a book every other month, depending on how busy we are. I suggested we read "Their Eyes Were Watching God" because it takes place in Florida and because the protagonist sounds appealing to me. On the back of the book she's described as "a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness fear or foolish romantic dreams." Just my kind of gal.
Oh, and I can't forget the diary that's also on my nightstand. I always like having a pen and paper near my bed to record those late-night thoughts I always seem to have.
What books are on your nightstand or to-read list?


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IGBT Applications
Applications of IGBT
Explain the main application of IGBT
DC & AC motor driver
Inverter systems
SMPS circuit
E-vehicle systems
IGBT had a full form of Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor and it had an insulated gate.
The construction of IBGTs is a combination of BJT, FET, and MOSFET, technical details of each of these transistor devices combined to form the IGBT device.
The IGBTs are used mostly for high-speed switching applications like inverter, UPS, and switching mode power supplies.
IGBTs are used at AC and DC motor drivers
IGBTs are used at uninterrupted power supply (UPS) system
IGBTs inverter system
IGBTs are used at SMPS
IGBTs used at traction motor control device
IGBTs are used at induction heaters
IGBTs are used at solar inverters
IGBTs used at speed controller drivers
IGBTs used at choppers
IGBTs are used in the power distribution system
IGBTs are used in the e-vehicle system
IGBTs are used in wind power plant
DC to AC conversion
DC to DC conversion
In this section we try to explain the main applications of IGBT, IGBT is the most advanced transistor type in electronics.
The DC & AC motor driver system based on IGBTs is the device used to control the running of motors.
Both DC and AC motors are capable of driving with IGBT-based systems, the IGBT motor driver system is a combination of different protection systems and current and voltage control systems.
The motor drivers are in two types, industrial motor drivers and project-based motor drivers.
IGBTs are used in UPS systems, we already mention that IGBTs are the most advanced semiconductor device.
This is why IGBTs have high power generation capacity and the highest switching speed.
At UPSs, the high switching capability of IGBT is been utilized to make UPS systems.
The inversion or conversion of current are been done with the IGBT combination, the switching speed of IGBT will be used for the conversion.
In switching mode power supply IGBT have applications on its board, it has been used at different sections.
The high-speed switching operation of IGBT will be utilized at SMPS circuits, different sections such as PWM, high-speed switching, and converters.
At induction heaters IGBT transistors will be used as the drivers, h-bridges are the circuit network made with IGBTs.
A combination of multiple IGBT-based h-bridges is used to make induction heaters.
At E-vehicle systems, different conversions are needed, so on those system sections, IGBTs are used to make converters.
The DC to AC conversion and DC to DC conversion of power is been made with IGBT-based circuits.
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With software evolving and such a fast pace, the days of when you would purchase your productivity software, install it on your PC and that would be it is slowly being phased out by the software vendors for a subscription-based modal.
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Microsoft Office 365 is Microsoft productivity software for home, business & enterprises. The software includes all of Microsoft's main business productivity software with Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint. We will be looking at Microsoft Business Premium and Business essentials packages as these are a great start for any business.
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» Faculty of Medicine » Home » Profiles » Dieter Brömme
Faculty by Research Areas
Dr. Dieter Brömme
Associate Member, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Professor, Oral and Biological Sciences
Canada Research Chair in Proteases and Diseases
dbromme@dentistry.ubc.ca
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, GDR, 1980, MSc, Biochemistry
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, GDR, 1983, Biochemistry
Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany, 1997, D.Sc. Biochemistry
Lab Phone
Life Sciences Centre Office 4.558, Lab 4.540
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
www.dentistry.ubc.ca/research/bromme/
Proteases and their Involvement in Health and Disease
Our research is focused on the physiological and pathological role of cysteine proteases in extracellular matrix degradation and their functions in regulatory pathways. This includes the following mix of basic and translational research avenues and a wide spectrum of experimental methods (molecular biology, enzymology/biochemistry, crystallography and rational drug design, screening methods, cell culture techniques, and animal models including pharmacokinetic evaluation). The research strategies comprise:
• Drug target identification and characterization using molecular cloning and expression, structural analysis, and classical biochemistry approaches;
• Identification of novel inhibitors and their inhibitory mechanisms;
• Drug target validation using various enzymatic, cell-based, and murine models (transgenics and knockouts). Major disease and clinical indications include: osteoporosis, arthritis, atherosclerosis, jaw erosion, dentin-bounding stability, and skin ageing.
Teaching Areas:
• Graduate Research Seminars (Faculty of Dentistry)
• Co-Chair in Biochem 551(Advanced topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of BMB)
• Graduate Student and Post-Doctoral Fellow supervision
!! Research Opportunities !!
MSc/PhD Graduate Student and Post-Doctoral Fellow positions in crystallography and computational modeling, proteomics, cellular biology, and murine disease models are available (For details see job postings.).
Dr. Dieter Brömme received his formal training (MSc and PhD) in Biochemistry from the Martin-Luther Universität (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. The Halle-Wittenberg University was founded in 1502 (Wittenberg) and in 1694 (Halle) and represented the first modern research-driven university in Europe after which most European, North-American, and Japanese universities have been modeled. After graduation in the field of microbial proteases, Dr. Brömme worked as an academic scientist at the Institute of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine at MLU and discovered his life-long passion for mammalian lysosomal cysteine proteases. Prior to joining the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC as a Tier I Canada Research Chair in 2004, he was a Senior Research Officer at the Biotechnology Research Institute in Montreal, QC (1991-1993), a project leader at the Biotech company Khepri Pharmaceuticals in San Francisco, CA (1993-1996), and an Associate/Full Professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY (1996-2004).
Dr. Brömme has 209 entries in the Web of Sciences with an H-index of 60 (2018). Currently, there are 180 peer-reviewed publications listed on PubMed, which include publications in Structural Biology, PNAS, J Clin Investigations, and various leading Research Society and specialty journals in cell biology, biochemistry, skeletal, and cardiovascular research. His laboratory attracts collaborations, as well as trainees (summer students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and visiting scientists), from all continents and has been continuously funded by federal and society-based US and Canadian Institutions such as the NIH, CIHR, and NSERC.
For full bibliography see: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search&DB=pubmed
Research in the Brömme Laboratory: Cathepsins and their Role in Health and Disease
Many human diseases are characterized by an excessive proteolytic degradation of proteins of the extracellular matrix (e.g., bone and cartilage diseases, atherosclerosis, lung diseases, cancer) or by inappropriate proteolytic processing of proteins – leading to auto-immune diseases and disorders caused by regulatory defects. Our laboratory is at the cutting edge of research into the identification of novel therapeutic targets among intracellular lysosomal proteases and is focused on the role of these proteases in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, dental diseases, skin aging, and certain forms of immune disorders. Our aim is to understand the role of lysosomal proteases in health and disease, which will lead to new therapeutic approaches to treat these illnesses. To achieve our objective, we exploit an interdisciplinary approach which includes methods of molecular biology, enzymology, crystallography, cell biology, histology, animal models, and various high-resolution imaging techniques.
Our laboratory was at the forefront in the identification and characterization of several human cysteine cathepsins (Cathepsins S, K (O2), V, F, and W (1-5)). We solved the first Cathepsin K structure (6), along with its collagenolytically active complexes containing glycosaminoglycans and the CatK-odanacatib structure (7-10). We also developed the concept of Affinity Crystallography to simultaneously identify and solve the structure of novel protease inhibitors from crude natural extracts (11).
Some cathepsins have been implicated in the regulation of antigen processing (Cathepsins S, V, and F (12,13)) and extracellular matrix degradation (Cathepsins K, V, and S (2,14-18)). Here we have primarily focused on the degradation of the two most common ECM proteins: collagen and elastin. We demonstrated early on that CatK is a unique and powerful collagenase predominantly expressed in osteoclasts (19-21), which made this protease a long-sought-after drug target for the treatment of skeletal disorders, such as osteoporosis and arthritis (14,22), and cardiovascular diseases (23,24). Although highly potent and selective inhibitors were developed by the pharmaceutical industry and proven to be efficacious in clinical trials, none were approved due to the onslaught of cardiovascular and skin side effects (25). Thus in recent years, we directed our efforts toward understanding these side effects and have developed the concept of "Substrate-specific Ectosteric Inhibition of proteases" which allows us to target the disease-relevant activity of a target enzyme without affecting its multiple other functions (26). The inhibition of regulatory functions of the ECM proteases by so-called active site-directed inhibitors leads to the observed side effects. We are currently identifying and optimizing new ectosteric inhibitors of cathepsins by means of various high-throughput enzymatic and computational screening approaches (27). Interestingly, Chinese medicinal herbs are a rich source of ectosteric inhibitors (28,29). We are applying this concept on diseases where extracellular matrix degradation is the major disease-defining event. These include skeletal and dental diseases such as osteoporosis (29,30), arthritis, bone cancer, jaw bone erosion, vascular diseases, and skin ageing (31). Our initial attempt to apply the concept of ectosteric inhibitors in an osteoporosis mouse model received wide-spread international media coverage, as it promises efficacy and less side effects than current therapies. (https://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/traditional-chinese-medicine-opens-new-path-to-treatment-of-bone-loss/81254864; https://www.hindustantimes.com/health/bone-cure-this-chinese-herb-may-treat-people-with-osteoporosis/story-mDXX6dNJlRE9cw6mhXRqMJ.html; https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/features/red-sage-ancient-chinese-herb-prevent-bone-loss/
Potential trainees and collaborators who are interested in our work are advised to explore previous and current publications listed in PubMed (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Bromme-d and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Broemme-d) to get more insight into the research of the Brömme laboratory.
Relevant references
1. Bromme, D., Bonneau, P. R., Lachance, P., Wiederanders, B., Kirschke, H., Peters, C., Thomas, D. Y., Storer, A. C., and Vernet, T. (1993) Functional expression of human cathepsin S in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Purification and characterization of the recombinant enzyme. J Biol Chem 268, 4832-4838
2. Brömme, D., Okamoto, K., Wang, B. B., and Biroc, S. (1996) Human cathepsin O2, a matrix protein-degrading cysteine protease expressed in osteoclasts. Functional expression of human cathepsin O2 in Spodoptera frugiperda and characterization of the enzyme. J Biol Chem 271, 2126-2132
3. Brömme, D., Li, Z., Barnes, M., and Mehler, E. (1999) Human cathepsin V functional expression, tissue distribution, electrostatic surface potential, enzymatic characterization, and chromosomal localization. Biochemistry 38, 2377-2385
4. Wang, B., Shi, G. P., Yao, P. M., Li, Z., Chapman, H. A., and Bromme, D. (1998) Human cathepsin F. J Biol Chem 273, 32000-32008
5. Linnevers, C., Smeekens, S. P., and Bromme, D. (1997) Human cathepsin W, a putative cysteine protease predominantly expressed in CD8+ T-lymphocytes. FEBS Lett 405, 253-259
6. McGrath, M. E., Klaus, J. L., Barnes, M. G., and Bromme, D. (1997) Crystal structure of human cathepsin K complexed with a potent inhibitor. Nat Struct Biol 4, 105-109.
7. Li, Z., Hou, W. S., Escalante-Torres, C. R., Gelb, B. D., and Bromme, D. (2002) Collagenase activity of cathepsin K depends on complex formation with chondroitin sulfate. J Biol Chem 277, 28669-28676
8. Li, Z., Kienetz, M., Cherney, M. M., James, M. N., and Bromme, D. (2008) The crystal and molecular structures of a cathepsin K:chondroitin sulfate complex. J Mol Biol 383, 78-91
9. Cherney, M. M., Lecaille, F., Kienitz, M., Nallaseth, F. S., Li, Z., James, M. N., and Bromme, D. (2011) Structure-activity analysis of cathepsin K/chondroitin 4-sulfate interactions. J Biol Chem 286, 8988-8998
10. Aguda, A. H., Panwar, P., Du, X., Nguyen, N. T., Brayer, G. D., and Bromme, D. (2014) Structural basis of collagen fiber degradation by cathepsin K. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111, 17474-17479
11. Aguda, A. H., Lavallee, V., Cheng, P., Bott, T. M., Meimetis, L. G., Law, S., Nguyen, N. T., Williams, D. E., Kaleta, J., Villanueva, I., Davies, J., Andersen, R. J., Brayer, G. D., and Bromme, D. (2016) Affinity Crystallography: A New Approach to Extracting High-Affinity Enzyme Inhibitors from Natural Extracts. J Nat Prod 79, 1962-1970
12. Shi, G. P., Bryant, R. A., Riese, R., Verhelst, S., Driessen, C., Li, Z., Bromme, D., Ploegh, H. L., and Chapman, H. A. (2000) Role for cathepsin F in invariant chain processing and major histocompatibility complex class II peptide loading by macrophages. J Exp Med 191, 1177-1186
13. Tolosa, E., Li, W., Yasuda, Y., Wienhold, W., Denzin, L. K., Lautwein, A., Driessen, C., Schnorrer, P., Weber, E., Stevanovic, S., Kurek, R., Melms, A., and Bromme, D. (2003) Cathepsin V is involved in the degradation of invariant chain in human thymus and is overexpressed in myasthenia gravis. J Clin Invest 112, 517-526
14. Hou, W. S., Li, Z., Gordon, R. E., Chan, K., Klein, M. J., Levy, R., Keysser, M., Keyszer, G., and Bromme, D. (2001) Cathepsin K is a critical protease in synovial fibroblast-mediated collagen degradation. Am J Pathol 159, 2167-2177.
15. Hou, W. S., Li, Z., Buttner, F. H., Bartnik, E., and Bromme, D. (2003) Cleavage site specificity of cathepsin K toward cartilage proteoglycans and protease complex formation. Biol Chem 384, 891-897
16. Yasuda, Y., Li, Z., Greenbaum, D., Bogyo, M., Weber, E., and Bromme, D. (2004) Cathepsin V, a novel and potent elastolytic activity expressed in activated macrophages. J Biol Chem 279, 36761-36770
17. Panwar, P., Du, X., Sharma, V., Lamour, G., Castro, M., Li, H., and Bromme, D. (2013) Effects of cysteine proteases on the structural and mechanical properties of collagen fibers. J Biol Chem 288, 5940-5950
18. Panwar, P., Lamour, G., Mackenzie, N. C., Yang, H., Ko, F., Li, H., and Bromme, D. (2015) Changes in Structural-Mechanical Properties and Degradability of Collagen during Aging-associated Modifications. J Biol Chem 290, 23291-23306
19. Bromme, D., and Okamoto, K. (1995) Human cathepsin O2, a novel cysteine protease highly expressed in osteoclastomas and ovary molecular cloning, sequencing and tissue distribution. Biol Chem Hoppe Seyler 376, 379-384.
20. Kafienah, W., Bromme, D., Buttle, D. J., Croucher, L. J., and Hollander, A. P. (1998) Human cathepsin K cleaves native type I and II collagens at the N-terminal end of the triple helix. Biochem J 331, 727-732
21. Xia, L., Kilb, J., Wex, H., Lipyansky, A., Breuil, V., Stein, L., Palmer, J. T., Dempster, D. W., and Brömme, D. (1999) Localization of rat cathepsin K in osteoclasts and resorption pits: Inhibition of bone resorption cathepsin K-activity by peptidyl vinyl sulfones. Biol Chem 380, 679-687
22. Hou, W.-S., Li, W., Keyszer, G., Weber, E., Levy, R., Klein, M. J., Gravallese, E. M., Goldring, S. R., and Bromme, D. (2002) Comparison of cathepsins K and S expression within the rheumatoid and osteoarthritic synovium. Arthritis Rheum 46, 663-674
23. Samokhin, A. O., Buhling, F., Theissig, F., and Bromme, D. (2010) ApoE-deficient mice on cholate-containing high-fat diet reveal a pathology similar to lung sarcoidosis. Am J Pathol 176, 1148-1156
24. Samokhin, A. O., Lythgo, P. A., Gauthier, J. Y., Percival, M. D., and Bromme, D. (2010) Pharmacological inhibition of cathepsin S decreases atherosclerotic lesions in Apoe-/- mice. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 56, 98-105
25. Bromme, D., Panwar, P., and Turan, S. (2016) Cathepsin K osteoporosis trials, pycnodysostosis and mouse deficiency models: Commonalities and differences. Expert Opin Drug Discov 11, 457-472
26. Panwar, P., Soe, K., Guido, R. V., Bueno, R. V., Delaisse, J. M., and Bromme, D. (2016) A novel approach to inhibit bone resorption: exosite inhibitors against cathepsin K. Br J Pharmacol 173, 396-410
27. Law, S., Andrault, P. M., Aguda, A. H., Nguyen, N. T., Kruglyak, N., Brayer, G. D., and Bromme, D. (2017) Identification of mouse cathepsin K structural elements that regulate the potency of odanacatib. Biochem J 474, 851-864
28. Guo, Y., Li, Y., Xue, L., Severino, R. P., Gao, S., Niu, J., Qin, L. P., Zhang, D., and Bromme, D. (2014) Salvia miltiorrhiza: an ancient Chinese herbal medicine as a source for anti-osteoporotic drugs. J Ethnopharmacol 155, 1401-1416
29. Panwar, P., Law, S., Jamroz, A., Azizi, P., Zhang, D. W., Ciufolini, M., and Bromme, D. (2018) Tanshinones that selectively block the collagenase activity of cathepsin K provide a novel class of ectosteric antiresorptive agents for bone. Brit J Pharmacol 175, 902-923
30. Panwar, P., Xue, L., Soe, K., Srivastava, K., Law, S., Delaisse, J. M., and Bromme, D. (2017) An Ectosteric Inhibitor of Cathepsin K Inhibits Bone Resorption in Ovariectomized Mice. J Bone Miner Res 32, 2415-30
31. Panwar, P., Butler, G. S., Jamroz, A., Azizi, P., Overall, C. M., and Bromme, D. (2018) Aging-associated modifications of collagen affect its degradation by matrix metalloproteinases. Matrix Biol 65, 30-44


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!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
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|align="left"|Antrim North West
|30.7
|1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|36.0
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|15.9
|1
|3.1
|0
|14.3
|1
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Antrim South East
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|48.4
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|19.6
|1
|15.2
|1
|10.6
|1
|0.0
|0
|6.2
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Antrim Town
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|46.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|22.7
|1
|15.4
|1
|10.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|5.6
|0
|7
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|43.0
|9
|26.0
|4
|16.0
|3
|8.2
|2
|4.3
|1
|2.5
|0
|19
|-
|}

Districts results

Antrim North West

1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: No change

Antrim South East

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP

Antrim Town

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: No change

References

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http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | As a continuous critic of the Obama administration, I have been hoping for remediation from congressional Republicans. They've done well exposing the dangers to all of us of Obamacare's health rationing. But now, passionately involved in defunding National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting System, they're depriving much of the citizenry of independent news reporting and analysis at a combustible national and international time.
Despite the clamorous charges of NPR's entrenched bias favoring the left, last September's survey by the singularly reliable Pew Research Center revealed (ABC News, Feb. 15) that "45 percent of its audience identify themselves as moderate, while 29 percent identify as liberal and 22 percent as Republicans." And many more independents and libertarians.
As the New York Daily News's ace reporter on radio and all other media, David Hinckley, notes, "the House bill doesn't simply 'defund' NPR. It would change the way public radio could do business.
Also disrupted is how PBS does its business. Especially left adrift amid the increasing cacophony of belligerent partisan cable television, blogs, et al. -- as network radio and TV news become shallower due to their commercial underfunding -- will be rural regions where many depend on public radio and television to keep them alert to how infectious global inhumanities are impacting this country and their lives.
Such as Ken Burns' documentaries that spent many hours giving us the flavor, texture and perspective of our own Civil War; a multi-part, much needed dramatic reassessment of John Adam's pivotal role in our history; and such other deeply absorbing educational programming as the very origins of human life. Even when our economy was flourishing, where was any of that to be seen substantively, if at all, on commercial television?
Currently, although I cover many of the issues and influential personages on "Frontline," I keep learning more about them on this searching program, which, last year, received an "Outstanding Achievement Award" from the international forum, History Makers, for "setting the standard for serious investigate journalism for almost thirty years."
(historymakers2011.com, Oct. 29). How much of this standard do you see outside of public broadcasting now?
I've often described "Frontline" as continuing the illuminating legacy of Edward R. Murrow. Where are the present Murrows in commercial television? Ted Koppel came close when he was head of ABC-TV's "Nightline," but that program now seldom makes news from what's hitherto been left out of the news.
In "Public Broadcasting, a 'luxury' we can't do without" (Washington Post, Feb. 27), Ken Burns reminds congressional Republicans about public broadcasting's " (commercial-free) children's programming as well as the best science and nature, arts and performance, and public affairs and history programming on the dial."
I keep coming back to John Adams (long overshadowed, as he feared he would be, by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison) suddenly bursting into our history. At the time, I was speaking about the challenges and triumphs of the Constitution in schools around the country. In some, where the John Adams series was shown, the kids were excited to meet this sometimes tempestuous Founder.
Recently, as I reported in this column, I first heard from National Public Radio about President George W. Obama's Guantanamo Bay-like prisons in Illinois and Indiana, its inmates stripped of due process. Where were CBS, NBC and ABC covering it?
"The issue is not whether CBS, NBC or ABC ought to be as nutritious as PBS. They cannot be. And that is why noncommercial broadcasting was created -- to do what the market forces pressing on commercial television prevent it from doing."
Salant recalled, as I do, the documentaries that used to be on CBS News: "More than any other genre, it's the documentary which has produced the most memorable landmark broadcasts of historical significance." They still do -- but on PBS.
I learned a lot as reporter and citizen from what Salant calls "the great Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly CBS News Documentaries." They brought down Joe McCarthy by giving him full freedom of speech on that program.
Next week: The equally legendary Fred Friendly, whom I also knew, who went on to bring, through PBS, landmark breakthroughs in our understanding of most vital issues of our time -- a series now continued by his wife, Ruth Friendly.
Fred demonstrated how much more deeply and actively informed We The People can be from truly public broadcasting, which Republicans in Congress are trying so hard to shut down and save some public money. But how much knowledge essential to the public will we lose?


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Bestival 2016 review – a different beast
Kweku Bimpong in Editor's Picks Music on 16 September, 2016.
Bestival. A festival that is still relatively nascent with it only being in its 13th year nonetheless people have come to expect a lot of the festival and it is no secret that a lot of fans were left aghast by this years festival for one reason or another. The organisers claimed that it was a "different beast" this year as a result of a "wobbly" economy. Admittedly, it was my first time attending and as Muddy Waters succinctly put it "you can't lose what you ain't got". Having spoken to regular Bestivalites it is clear that there was a gaping hole with regards to the breadth of experiences on offer compared to previous years which had 'wacky tents' and 'bonkers new-age shacks'.
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Not wacky enough?
The contents of the festival were still wholesome. The Nando's pop-up restaurant/make-shift stage was a surefire hit. After all, people don't tend to complain about random men screaming in restaurants if they go by the name of DDoubleE, Krept or Konan. The forest also proved to be sublime, a multitude of lights helped to foster a vibrant yet ethereal atmosphere. Robin Hill being a hill (funny that) has played a monumental part in making Bestival what it is. There are obvious negatives, however these ills are forgiven once you're able to soak in the magnitude of the occasion.
The Music?
"Whose playing?" Tends to be the first question people ask about a festival. Previously with festivals such as Bestival the line up was not the be all and end all but that may change following this years feastival. Nonetheless Bestival provided spectators with decent acts. Post-punk royalty The Cure are known to be crowd pleasers, slap a bit of lippy on Mr Smith and you're in for a show. Grime featured heavily with Eskimo dance having a key slot. This slot was rightly rearranged, initially it was to clash with grime Titan and this years Mercury prize winner Skepta, a ridiculous proposition. From an indiekids perspective there wasn't much to jump up about on paper at least. Wolf Alice weren't surrounded by their fellow indie darlings but then again this isn't a festival known for bludgeoning indie acts. Bestival came into its own with regards to electronic acts, Shy fx, Diplo, Fat boy slim, Richie Hawtin and hospitality essentially having their own night. Not forgetting Bestival veterans Hot Chip as well as Dubstep founders Skream and Artwork altogether providing a truly eclectic electronic line up! Such names do not make up for other woes, the lack of a Stevie Wonder or Chic like artist certainly didn't do Rob Da Bank (the founder) any favours. Having said that, cult acts like Kurupt FM played well into the organisers hands.
Admittedly I stayed away from the main stage and looked towards the future by basing my self at the aptly named invaders of the future stage. PC music all stars took over on the Saturday night and as expected their devoted flock of sheep followed. Hannah Diamond, the queen of PC music walked on stage midway through the set and dithered around before she finally sang. Her mechanical monotonous voice was ironically palpable. PC music were the unlikely saviours of the invaders stage. Hinds preceded them, they were the most enjoyable guitar band of the weekend. Their set was full of anecdotes, crowd engagement, stage invasions and other misdemeanours, what more could you ask for! The Wytches where one of the last acts on the stage and they played a blinder, it's definitely worth keeping tabs on their new music .
Kurupt FM were the real stars of the festival they were on everyone's lips which is why it baffles me that they were made to perform in the Bollywood tent, a tent that shamefully had nothing to do with Bollywood. Kurupt FM had clearly outgrown the stage, the fact that Craig David bought them out during his set (a fairly good one btw ) and attributed his success to them says a lot. The array of grime acts that the festival had played a huge role this year, the rawness of the genre added a new dynamic to the festival. During the Eskimo Dance set, Skepta was seen at the back of the crowd, leaving most of us questioning if it was really him, people at the back of the venue (myself included) turned away from the stage and just watched him in awe. Less than a week later, that humble man won a Mercury prize. Eskimo dance's show was full of energy and mosh pits, some of which turned sour. Grime forefather Kano experimented a little but his set was fairly dire, he himself was on top form however his band just didn't cut it.
Photo credit: Victor Frankowski
Mercury Prize winner Skepta
Atmosphere?
Strolling across Robin Hill always resulted in the unveiling of peculiar surprises the 'Bulmers Colourena' was one of them. Stumbling across the colourena was the greatest coup of the weekend, I honestly can't remember the last time I laughed as hard as I did. The cause? Musical chairs. Yup musical chairs. Sh*tfaced Shakespeare (a Shakespearean play in which one of the actors is fairly inebriated – well Sh*tfaced) also went down a treat. This is despite biblical weather testing our patience, it rained cats and dogs – as well as NOS canisters apparently… Forty arrests were made and £175,000 worth of drugs were seized despite fairly rigorous searching. A disappointing amount of peoples weekends were marred due to the theft of possessions, the festival saw a 41% increase in thefts reported, two of my friends were unfortunately part of that statistic. Another downside was the fact that we weren't given cloth wristbands however, they have since offered to post them out for free. Having said that, it was good to see Oxfam out in full force, all of the oxfam stewards were great to chat to – a lot of them only knew as much as we did but they consistently went out of their way to help. The Women's institute food tent was also a Godsend – the best advice I could give you is to camp close to it!
The greatest thing about Bestival wasn't the music. That's a tad sensationalist but the most intriguing aspects of the festival certainly spawned from non-musical ventures. A lot of these ventures took place in the heart of the forest in a sporadically placed amphitheatre. Being the nerd that I am, I felt obliged to attend the lectures at the amphitheatre and thankfully being a bit of a sod paid off. I learnt about the spectacular work that the Ellen MacArthur foundation do. They hosted an array of interactive talks on a range of issues pertaining to jobs and consumerism. Key messages where put across via seemingly bizarre yet effective methods. A lot of balloons were unfortunately hurt in the process…
The Verdict?
Despite being stripped back, Bestival was indeed majestic! And it's definitely worth putting on your bucket list as is the Disruptive Innovation Festival (DIF), an online festival run by the Ellen MacArthur foundation that explores how the economy is changing. Find out more by going to www.thinkdiff.co XxX
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The eight Quality Standards that define principal effectiveness are: Educational Leadership; School Culture and Instructional Programs; School Management; School and Community; Integrity and Ethics; Social and Cultural Contexts; Local District Goals; and Student Growth.
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[1] New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://education.nh.gov/legislation/documents/titleof500rulesbynumber.pdf [2] New Hampshire Association of School Principals. (n.d.) Definition of principal effectiveness and principal evaluation task force report. Retrieved from http://www.nhasp.org/documents/PrincipalEvaluationTaskForceReportJuly201...
New Hampshire House Bill 142
New Hampshire Leader Evaluation System
The evaluation is based on ratings on indicators for each standard in accordance with a four-point performance scale. The evaluation is differentiated based on a principal's level of experience. The system includes multiple measures which may include leader self-assessment and supervisor observations.
Recommends that experienced principals (3 or more years) are evaluated at least once every 3 years and novice principals meet with supervisors quarterly.
Used for supporting principals
New Hampshire Principal Evaluation Framework
[1] New Hampshire Association of School Principals. (n.d.) Definition of principal effectiveness and principal evaluation task force report. Retrieved from http://www.nhasp.org/documents/PrincipalEvaluationTaskForceReportJuly201...
New Hampshire has an agreement with CAEP and its standards include: Content and Pedagogical Knowledge; Clinical Partnerships and Practice; Candidate Quality, Recruitment, and Selectivity; Program Impact; Provider Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement
Programs seeking CAEP accreditation must satisfy eligibility requirements, submit a self-study in a CAEP-approved format for formative feedback through off-site review, facilitate the posting of a call for public comment and distribution of third-party surveys to stakeholders, host a site visit, and complete an approved review process for all programs of study leading to professional practice in a school setting. Additionally programs can seek program approval from the New Hampshire Council for Teacher Education which includes site visits, interviews, and submission of a description of the process programs use to gather and analyze data for quality candidate assessment and program continous improvement
Have completed at least 5 years of experience as an educator
Completed a master's program in educational leadership
PSEL
[1] The New Hampshire General Court. (2014). New Hampshire code of administrative rules 500: Certification standards for educational personnel. Retrieved from http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/state_agencies/ed500.html [2] Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. (2013). New Hampshire Department of Education and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation partnership agreement. Retrieved from http://www.caepnet.org/~/media/Files/caep/state-partners/new-hampshire-c... [3] The New Hampshire General Court. (2013). New Hampshire Code of administrative rules 600: Approval of professional preparation programs. Retrieved from http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/state_agencies/ed600.html http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/state_agencies/ed600.html [3] Chapter 600 (n.d.) . Approval of Professional Preparation Programs. Retrieved from http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/state_agencies/ed600.html.


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FIGC reacts to debut of VAR in Serie A
Marcello Furgiuele
The first matchday of the new Serie A season with VAR is in the books, and there was a mixed reaction about it in the Italian football world. Amid all the confusion as everyone gets acclimatized to the new system, the FIGC weighed in as both Carlo Tavecchio and Roberto Rosetti spoke on the radio show Radio Anch'io Sport on Radio Uno.
Carlo Tavecchio, FIGC President:
"I am satisfied with the VAR, even if it will need to be improved a bit to more responsive. When I started talking about it, Infantino was the UEFA president and he helped me a lot. At the time I had a good rapport with Blatter, then we all know what occurred, and he had told me to bring my proposal forward. My letter was dated September 2014, and many were not convinced and skeptical in Italy."
Tavecchio then went on to discuss possible changes in the future of Italian football, namely reducing Serie A and Serie B to 18 teams, two divisions of 18 teams in Serie C and having playouts in Serie A to determine which team(s) would be relegated, an idea Tavecchio finds very interesting.
Roberto Rosetti, responsible for implementing VAR in Italy
"It was the dawn of a new day, a good start, even if I am the type of person that is never satisfied. We need to continue working to ensure the process keeps improving with time and procedures."
"There were two situations where VAR changed the referee's decision correctly. There were other cases where VAR confirmed a correct decision was made, including some goals. Then there was a verification at San Siro of a potentially grave error which the VAR confirmed the referee made the correct call."
Rosetti goes on to explain that VAR is not a substitute of the referee and patience is needed.
"It is not always easy implementing new changes, we knew there would be a phase of adaptation, optimization of procedures, even the time delays must be reduced and improved. We have a precise objective: eliminate important errors and have a more equitable football. This is year zero, we know there are situations that require improvement. Standing in front of a video is not that easy. After a friendly match in front of 80,000 fans, a VAR operator told me that he was never so tired in his life. It's a different way of doing things and for this we need time and patience to do things the best way possible."
In the majority of cases, the players reacted without protest the decisions made by the referee with assistance from VAR.
"It feels like the players are more relaxed, I saw great composure on their part and I was surprised by the reaction of the fans. Saturday I was in Turin, the VAR gave a penalty against Juventus and the fans accepted it."
Carlo Tavecchio
Roberto Rosetti
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Leon's grandfather, Constantine Vlahos, arrived in New Orleans from Greece in 1888. With the dream to succeed in America, Constantine went to work with a native New Orleans man making pralines. He soon began making the traditional recipes full-time. While Leon's father was just a young boy, he sold the pralines on the streets of New Orleans to all the locals. Constantine soon paved the way for the rest of his family to come to America.
The Vlahos family left New Orleans for Birmingham in 1940. Because of patriotic reasons, Leon's father named the new Alabama company Mary Ball, after George Washington's mother. The entire family cooked. Leon and his five siblings had a job to do. Leon started by washing the sticky copper kettles at 5 yrs-old. In 1942, his great-uncles, who were in their nineties, loved Leon and knew he was interested in cooking. They showed him how to make the secret recipes and he began cooking at age 10.
Mary Ball Candy became a thriving business and soon opened 5 stores serving pralines, turtles, pecan rolls, English toffee and other chocolate confections in Birmingham, in Atlanta on Peachtree St. and in Nashville at the Hermitage Hotel. When Leon's father passed away in 1955, his mother sold Mary Ball and Leon declined to go with the new owners.
After meeting his wife, Myrna, in Birmingham, Leon landed a job in the clothing industry. After 20 yrs in the business, the passion for making his family's confections still resonated within him. In 1988 he dusted off his father's handwritten recipes and picked up where he left off. In 1994 Pralines by Leon opened in the present Historic Downtown Nashville location. His confections have since been on the Food Network, the Travel Channel, in Southern Living Magazine twice, in local Nashville publications and News stations. His candy was served at George W. Bush's First State of the Union Address dinner and he received a letter concluding there was "not a single leftover praline!"
Pralines by Leon are shipped daily to thousands of private homes and businesses all over the world. After 17 years Myrna and the Vlahos family still make 8 varieties of pralines and 10 other handmade confections daily. All are made with the finest ingredients, without preservatives and are gluten free (with the exception of our pralines with alcohol).
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ACLU prepares to sue Pa. prisons over new mail policy
October 2, 2018 | Samantha Melamed | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Ever since the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced a new, unprecedented policy for handling legal mail — part of a wide-ranging crackdown meant to stanch the flow of drugs into state prisons — criminal and civil lawyers who represent inmates have been in panic mode.
Many, including staff lawyers with the Pennsylvania ACLU, the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project, and private firms, said they can no longer ethically send confidential documents to clients, given the potential for exposure in the DOC's new protocol. Before, staff opened legal mail in the presence of inmates, searched it for contraband and handed it over; now they photocopy it, still in the inmate's presence, pass on the copy, and preserve the original for 45 days.
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A 24 year old male is brought in by ambulance after being found unconscious outside of a burning building. On arrival, he begins to wake up, but is still lethargic. He does not remember what happened and denies any past medical history. He has neither external burns nor stigmata of inhalational injury. His exam is significant for tachypnea and bradycardia, but is otherwise non-focal. While being examined, he intermittently complains of a headache.
An ABG with CO-oximetry was performed which showed a lactate of 10.4 and a carboxyhemoglobin concentration (COHb) of 0.6%. Per the paramedics, his field COHb was 0.8%.
The two most important considerations in any person exposed to a fire in an enclosed space are carbon monoxide and cyanide poisoning. With a normal COHb in the field and significantly elevated lactate, his story is very concerning for cyanide toxicity.
What other clinical symptoms might you expect to see with this patient?
Cyanide binds to and directly inhibits mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase, preventing aerobic metabolism. Thus, almost all of the side effects are secondary to cellular hypoxia.
Assess the ABCs first and place the patient on 100% O2. There are two antidotes available for cyanide toxicity (see below).
–Mechanism of action: Nitrites convert Hgb to Met-Hgb, which binds CN more avidly, thereby removing it from the cytochrome oxidase enzyme. Sodium Thiosulfate then scavenges CN from Met-Hgb, forming Sodium Thiocyanate, which can be safely excreted by the kidneys.
-Given the risk of hypotension and Methemoglobinemia, the Cyanokit™ (below) is now preferred.
–Mechanism of action: Scavenges CN, forming Vit B12 (Cyanocobalamin). A common side effect of this treatment is red discoloration of the skin and urine, which may last up to two weeks.
Plasma Cyanide levels rarely return in time to affect clinical management, so they are not recommended. An ABG with CO-oximetry will show a normal COHb and significantly elevated Lactate (> 8 mmol/L) with acidemia supporting the diagnosis. An elevated venous oxygen saturation > 90%, resulting from impaired cellular oxygen utilization, is an additional clue to the diagnosis.
Baud FJ, Barriot P, Toffis V, et al. Elevated blood cyanide concentrations in victims of smoke inhalation. N Engl J Med. 1991 Dec 19;325(25):1761-6.
Baud FJ, Borron SW, Mégarbane B, et al. Value of lactic acidosis in the assessment of the severity of acute cyanide poisoning. Crit Care Med. 2002 Sep;30(9):2044-50.


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Name: Chuck
Classification: supporting character
First Appearance: Deathstroke, the Terminator #13 (Aug. 1992): "The Powers That Be"
Creators: Marv Wolfman, Steve Erwin, Will Blyberg
Number of Appearances: 1
Teams/Affiliations: CIA
Ally: Jonesy
Occupation: intelligence agent
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Welcome to the Mount Royal Collegiate High School Class of 1978 forums. Please press "Post Response" to participate in the discussion.
Hello all ! It is hard to believe that 30 years has past since school. Really makes a person feel old ! I have been a very busy person with my photography and my other jobs that I do.
It has so good to hear from my pals from our school days.
Can't wait to see everyone !
In Grade 9 Cathy Sadler beat Mike Patola in arm wrestling in Mr Gutek's French class. Shane Soroka may have even witnessed it, along with the rest of the class. Mike really was a pipsqueek.
I was there for the arm wrestling match Mike lost three in a row.
Well, I guess it's time to post a message. Have you seen the picture of the current Mike Patola? I think I could still beat him!!Only joking, Mike - I told my Grade 12's about the arm wrestling and now they have a round robin going - I didn't tell my Grade 9's as I don't want some poor boy to be scarred for 30 years!! Funny how some memories stick with you. One of the best is when we would play BTO and April Wine on the cafeteria juke box. BJ and Dean's station wagon and Street's green Nova are others. No seatbelts and 10 people in the car.All the football and B'ball games. And Gene - I remember well the filing cabinet in the SEC room during dances. I can't believe how much we got away with - although I must admit it has helped me be a better high school teacher!!
Gene Creelman: member that time when we were downstairs in the lockerroom getting ready for school pictures and you had that shampoo in an aerosol can?, gettin the hair ready!! Actually, now for us cardigan-wearing old men, shampoo-in-a-spray-can would be quite handy. That still available?
Has anyone seen or heard from Warren Hofer or Bruce Guenter?
I have spoken to both of their wives and have contact info for them but I promised everyone I wouldn't give it out without permission. I have just emailed Warren's wife and asked her to encourage him to join the website or if it is okay, to pass on their contact info to those of you that would like to be in touch with them.
Bruce didn't have an email address at the time that I spoke to his wife. Bruce called me back to let me know that he can't make it but unfortunately I missed his call. I will try to get him to come onto the website or let me pass on his contact too.
C'mon people - you mean nobody has anything to say!!
What about how Ms. Howlett used to hand out towels after gym class and wait until we showered?? We had to give her a wet towel to leave the locker room! Remember how Mr. Selin would have his noise decibel reader at the school dances? Welt stick? Science experiments? Smoking in the washroom?(I never did that). Bring on some conversation in the last few days before our reunion - yes, this is a double dare!!!!
-Nick Patola and how much he loved grade "NINERS" and hockey players. After playing basketball for him for 3 years, I think I finally discovered what his passion was. His favorite saying still sticks with me, "If you wanna play basketball you gotta run". I still don't get what he means!
-Mr. KOOPMAN and they way he ran a classroom like a military bootcamp. The man scared the crap out of me!
-Mr. Schoenhals and his famous welt stick. Thankfully I never felt the pain that he inflicted, although I did see some of our classmates suffer greatly.
- I remember giving our principal Mr. Smyth a ride back to the school after a football game. I had a 72 duster without any mufflers. I don't think he was to impressed with the ambience. Oh well, it was better than walking.
-Dave street piling about 12 people into a Datsun 510 and then giving us all a lesson on how to drive a car down "rally alley".
-Going to "Beasly Pit" driving someone's car into the field and then doing so many donuts that I thought I would puke.
-Don Zapski being kind enough to drive me to school every day when I had a cast on my leg.
-Cathy Sadler being kind enough to let me "double" her on my bike to school. She didn't want to walk!
-Mark Rawlyk, Darren Brooks, Dave Street, Terry Zeabin, Don Zapski and I spending our spare time in church or similar activities!!!
I will join in the fun!!! Do any of you girls out there remember "Jockette Corner"?! Kathy, Debbie, Glenda, etc? Scratching our names into the bulletin board around the corner from jock corner and then getting supreme for it from Ms. Howlett?? What about the pennies tossed under the locker room door coming from the direction of jock corner? Grade 11 special phys-ed dancing classes? Hoping not to be the last one picked by someone! Such fond memories. Can hardly wait to share more at the reunion with all of you!!!
I am certainly not one for being shy....I wasnt a jock, or a scholar... not sure where I fit in..But all of you (and you know who you are)..just let me in where I would fit!
AND I so look forward to seeing everyone...I am sure 30 years will vanish.. and we will be back in 1978....minus the hairdo's and fashion..
-Fun weekend! Thanks again Glenda.
-Had a great tour of MRCI (see pictures posted under my profile).
-Hadn't been back to Stoon for about 15 years. It has not changed much, which is nice! On Sunday Lisa and I went for a really long walk in the river valley. We were so impressed with how friendly everyone was. Total strangers were wishing us a good morning! It blew our socks off. Almost makes me want to come home (almost).
-I took Lisa (my wife) to the "dam lookout". Somehow it didn't work out the same way it used to in highschool...or....maybe it did?
-Nice to see everyone again. I could not wear my glasses for very long this weekend. I had a really bad allergic reaction to something and my eyes were watering and sore all weekend (or maybe I just so sentimental I couldn't stop crying....ha ha). So if I didn't say hi or I mixed you up with someone else, I apologize (I am half blind without my spectacles). My hearing is also very bad. So if you said hi and I didn't it was probably because I didn't hear you. Sorry......to many loud noises over the years have taken their toll.
-Someone mentioned doing a cruise sometime for a reunion. Great idea. Lisa and I have been on several cruises and are always in for another one. They are lots of fun. An "all inclusive" vacation would also be fun. Would probably get a great rate if there were enough people.
-Once again, what a blast. Thanks Glenda, Ian, Lorna, Wayne and everyone else involved in making this a great weekend.
Thanks to Glenda and the others, (mostly Montgomery kids I noted!) for the organizing. For those of us who live out of town, we couldn't have a reunion without you. Thanks, thanks, thanks.
It was a great time....I can't remember ever being up to 2 or so 2 nights in a row with MRCI people and not being hammered. It was great to see all - Fish, Hassel, Cookie, Hugh, Dinger, Frog, Deb K, Shellie/Shelly (all of them), Zap, Ian, Glenda, Mac, Douglas, Street, Nance, Sook, Pat, Tinkler, Lorna, Adeline, Kinger, Sadler, Cheryl, Mike, Coach Nick, Halischuk, Shiels, Kevin, oh so many friends. And there were so many that didn't make it - wow if they had all been there we wouldn't have slept!
Nice pics of the school Bob - makes me think I should of went just to get some photos like you did.
I hope we are able to get some more people out to the next reunion - they do not knwo what they missed!
Cheers and give me a call if you are in Kelowna!
What a good -looking group we all are!
THANK YOU GLENDA! From the first time you called me back in January to the follow up summary on this web site, you have gone above and beyond.
and the 40th... A cruise or somwhere tropical..... Todd and I agree..what a FABULOUS idea, We are certainly in!
AND Shelly THANK YOU AGAIN!!!! you are marvelous!!
I am happy to finally have a year book!
I'm REALLY sorry I missed the reunion....The school year in Thailand is completely different. May is the beginning of first term!
Oh well, It was great to see your pictures and memories on this website!
Just wanted to let you know that we recently lost a classmate of ours. Lucille Labatt's (Harrison) obituary was in the paper this past week. She passed away on Jan 13, 2009.
Stay healthy all, and use this as a reminder to live life to its fullest as there is no guarantee how long we are around for.
The reunion allowed all of us to reaquaint with our classmates. After the reunion Lisa and I had an opportunity to spend some time with "Creely" (Gene Creelman) and his family in Kelowna. We loved it! Thanks Gene.
We will be in Kelowna again in about a week (Jun 29, 2009) and hope to meet up with Gene again. If it was not for the reunion this would not have been possible. Can't wait for the summer vacation in Kelowna for my 21st time! 4 more years and I can actually retire and move there! Can't wait. Hey Gene will you have any job openings for a retired upper management cop?
I agree Bob! Lorne and I had a wonderful visit with Gord McIntyre this spring when he was home to visit his dad. Lorne played hockey with/against him in their teens. We had chatted lots leading up to the reunion and then he wasn't able to make it but we have stayed in touch since then. So neat to re-acquaint.
Say hi to Gene for me!
Anyone have a favorite story to pass along that I tell all the Vancouver people about Gord. There will only be a few of us that knew him from Saskatoon. I have a few baseball (Angels) and then hockey and University stories to consider sharing, but let me know if you have a memory to share.
Just happened to be going down memory lane.Hard to believe we are all turning 52 this year.The common phrase is always "Time flies,where have all the years gone?" As I was reflecting the years1974-78 are still there ,visited every now and then when I hear a oldie's song,or read a fb post.
Celebrating all the wonderful things that made the class of 78 so incredible.Wishing all of you much joy,peace as we journey into new seasons of life.
Just spent an evening with Gene and his wonderful wife Wendy while we were in Ktown. Great evening. We cant wait to live here!!!!


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Jonah Sanford (* 30. November 1790 in Cornwall, Vermont; † 25. Dezember 1867 in Hopkinton, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker. In den Jahren 1830 und 1831 vertrat er den Bundesstaat New York im US-Repräsentantenhaus. Der Kongressabgeordnete Rollin B. Sanford war sein Urenkel.

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Jonah Sanford wurde ungefähr sieben Jahre nach dem Ende des Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieges im Addison County geboren. Er besuchte Bezirksschulen. 1811 zog er nach Hopkinton im St. Lawrence County. Während des Britisch-Amerikanischen Krieges nahm er am 11. September 1814 als Volunteer an der Schlacht bei Plattsburgh teil. Sanford wurde 1818 zum Friedensrichter ernannt – einen Posten, den er 22 Jahre lang bekleidete. Er studierte Jura. Nach dem Erhalt seiner Zulassung als Anwalt praktizierte er im Franklin County. Zwischen 1823 und 1826 war er Supervisor von Hopkinton. Sanford wurde 1827 Captain in der Volunteer Kavallerie. Man beförderte ihn 1828 zum Lieutenant Colonel, 1831 zum Colonel und zwischen 1832 und 1833 zum Brigadegeneral der Miliz von New York. Er saß in den Jahren 1829 und 1830 in der New York State Assembly.

Politisch gehörte er der Jacksonian-Fraktion an. Sanford wurde in einer Nachwahl im 20. Wahlbezirk von New York in den 21. Kongress gewählt, um dort die Vakanz zu füllen, die durch den Rücktritt von Silas Wright entstand. Er saß im US-Repräsentantenhaus vom 3. November 1830 bis zu seinem Ausscheiden am 3. März 1831.

Zwischen 1831 und 1837 war er Richter am Court of Common Pleas. Er nahm 1846 als Delegierter am Konvent zur Abänderung der Verfassung von New York teil. Nach der Gründung der Republikanischen Partei im Jahr 1856 trat er der Partei bei. Während des Bürgerkrieges hat er ein Regiment ausgehoben und war dessen Colonel. Sanford verstarb am 25. Dezember 1867 in Hopkinton und wurde dann auf dem Hopkinton Cemetery beigesetzt.

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Daytona Beach settles false arrest claim for $250,000
EILEEN ZAFFIRO-KEAN STAFF WRITER
DAYTONA BEACH— The city has decided to pay a $250,000 settlement to a man who claims Daytona Beach police barged into his home over a misunderstanding, roughed him up so severely that he needed back surgery and then searched his home without a warrant.
City commissioners OK'd the $250,000 payout during their meeting last week, less than a month before a federal case on the claims was scheduled to go to trial.
The settlement ended both that federal case and claims that had been pending in state court, allowing the city to avoid what could have been a much larger award for pain and suffering as well as $642,370 the man, Matthew Olson, claimed he was owed for past and future medical expenses, lost wages and attorney's fees.
"It was a pretty egregious set of facts," said Olson's Orlando-area attorney, Howard Marks. "He was in his house sleeping. He just opened the door a crack and two officers barged in and beat the hell out of him. ... Then they did an illegal search without probable cause."
Olson's arrest in his Daytona Beach town home happened nearly six years ago. Earlier that night, Nov. 14, 2006, Olson and the woman he was dating at the time had been at a sports bar-type restaurant, Marks said.
When they were driving home, Olson and Wendi Alexander got into an argument, according to court and city records. About 10 p.m., they were driving in the area of Thames Road and International Speedway Boulevard when Alexander jumped out of the truck's passenger door while it was still moving, according to the federal lawsuit.
Olson stopped the truck, got out to see if Alexander was OK and then left her there and went home after she refused to get back in the vehicle, according to the federal suit. Marks said the woman was not injured.
A man who saw Alexander fall out of the truck called 9-1-1, and said Alexander told him Olson pushed her out of the vehicle, according to a memo on the case put together by City Attorney Marie Hartman. Alexander, who was upset and crying, also told a police officer Olson shoved her out, but later told a different officer she jumped out on her own, according to Hartman's memo to city commissioners.
When Olson got home, he went upstairs, undressed and was in bed when he said he heard a loud pounding on his front door. As Olson, then 24, made it down his steps, he said he also heard shouts from the officers saying they would break down the door if he didn't open it.
After Olson opened his door, he said he didn't have a chance to say anything before officers Craig Buth and Scott Goss burst inside. In his lawsuit Olson claimed Buth grabbed him from behind, threw him into a wall and banister and then slammed his body onto the tile floor.
Olson said Buth smashed his head into the floor, stomped on his arm with his foot and jammed his knee into his back. Olson, wearing only his boxer shorts, said he never resisted the officers or failed to cooperate at any point that night, but maintains that when Goss handcuffed him he twisted his arm around to the point it felt like it was going to come out of the socket.
Olson contends two additional officers — Robert Atkins and Scott Barnes — entered and searched his home without his consent or proper authority.
All four of those officers, as well as Officers Elizabeth Morgan and Kenneth Dier, were individually sued in the federal case for false arrest, unlawful entry and search without a warrant and excessive force.
The state court claims against the city were for false arrest, excessive force and invasion of privacy.
Hartman said Monday police did not have a search warrant that night.
Police Chief Mike Chitwood said some aspects of the case don't add up, such as Olson not complaining of any medical issues when he was booked into jail. But it would have been a tough case to take to trial because there was no internal affairs report, no 9-1-1 recordings and officers couldn't remember much of anything, the chief said.
Of the six officers mentioned in the federal case, Chitwood said Atkins and Buth have retired from the department, and Dier no longer works there.
Olson was charged with domestic battery, but two weeks later prosecutors dropped the case, according to Marks.
Olson, who still lives in Daytona Beach and is a sales manager for a local company, maintains that over the past six years he has suffered difficulty hearing, arm numbness and pain in his ear, neck, shoulder and back, according to city and court records. He eventually had surgery for lumbar spine degeneration and disc herniation, something his doctor said was related to the arrest, Hartman said.


hello I have a 2011 GC WK Limited V6 petrol and was wondering if anyone can recomend a 20inch tyre for my car? 100% highway usage and road noise major consideration and wear, cars is my wifes and used to cart the kids around. Had a set of maxiss on and got about 40 k out of them but they had high road noise.
Had mine on for over 60,000 Klm's. Quiet, smooth and give good fuel economy. Look like they have at least another 30,000 Klm's left.
Had them on my last car D4 & they were great - quiet ,good on road, and an all terrain pattern.
Did about 40,000km on them and they had heaps to go.
Drove better than the factory road tyres.
Hi Chuck2, I remember you from AULRO forum. I am Disco4SE.
Re: The Nittos......I have heard that they hum a bit on the road. Is this the case? Looking at getting an all terrain after my Coopers wear out. Happy with the Coopers, but wouldnt mind something more aggresive for the building sites.
BTW: Are you happy with the Jeep compared to the Disco?
Yea was looking at the Coopers also the kumho KL33.
The Khumo's KL21's that came from Factory did well when I had them. Very quiet and I got about 53,000km out of them.
I have had my Nitto's Terra Grapplers for 65,000km and although their good for my use on/offroad use, they are noisy.
I am also up for a change this month so will look at normal radials for the 20", probably will go Khumo's or Archillis or something.
I will get better AT tyres for the 18" set.
I currently have Maxis Maruder 2 and would not recommend, they are extremely loud on road and they started to crack after 20K, done about 35k on them and just had a side wall puncture.
I don't hear a peep out of my Nitto Terra Grappler G2s, do they become noiser as they wear?
Do remember you - you were probably a deciding influence regarding the jeep purchase.
The Jeep is great very impressed - only criticism is the lack of wheel travel compared to the disco.
Mine is only a Laredo but stacks up well against the D4, love the auto high beam, sat nav, and lots of little things you had to pay a fortune for with Landrover.
The D5's are now outrageously priced - $35K price increase.
Having said that it is great to be able to put on a decent set of tyres with out having to spend a fortune on compomotives.
The Nittos are great, very quiet, although they did have a bit of a hum at about 70 which went away after 80.


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Top 100 songs of 2014 (tracks 1-25)
25.)
Lost Stars by Adam Levine (From Begin Again soundtrack)
(Still not seen the movie. I wouldn't be surprised if the song gets an Oscar nomination)
Enough by Homeboy Sandman ft J-Live and Kurious
(The president is half listening)
Sunsets by Aunts
(Reminds me of Joy Division. A dark low-fi gem, and you feel his pain. It's almost fitting that the lyrics end in confusion. Feels longer than it actually is. The band have released several EPs)
Dark Comedy Late Show by Open Mike Eagle
(Such an imaginative idea, which in a humorous way comments on news events in 2014. The year when I started listening to hip hop/rap music, having also played Kate Tempest's new album, and a few others)
Archie, Marry Me by Alvvays
(Not in love with the album, but a single that you remember)
Fancy (ft. Charli XCX) by Iggy Azalea
(A popular summer tune, that defined 2014. I like the chorus, the keyboard is unforgettable. The summer of 2014 also had the unavoidable Problem by Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea
Every Girl by Allah Las
(I love the opening guitar riff. Worship the Sun is a throwback to the 1960s, and similar to what Temples did this year on their album Sun Structures)
I Need You by M83
(From Divergent soundtrack)
Morning by Beck
(A soothing album to listen to on those morning journeys)
Sugah Daddy by D'Angelo & The Vanguard
(Black Messiah was a surprise release in December, he had not put out an album in 14 years. I can hear Prince in the music. Favorite lyric: "And I just wish that I could open her up, to this deeper place of love")
Meet The Foetus Oh The Joy (feat. Shirley Manson of Garbage and Emily Kokal of Warpaint) by Brody Dalle
Down in The Hole by Bruce Springsteen
War On Drugs pretty much made the best Springsteen album of the year, but The Boss did deliver with this powerful track)
Choices (Yup) by E-40
(They manage to say a lot with the "Yup" "Nope" approach. E-40 dropped Corner 1 and 2 in December, and have the albums Corner 3 and 4 scheduled for release in 2015)
12.) Rude by MAGIC!
(Bringing back reggae to the mainstream. With over 250 million youtube hits on the official video, an inescapable pop song of 2014)
Be Free by J. Cole
(Tribute to Ferguson, Missouri. Said the Gramophone list Be Free as their no 1 song of 2014)
Shelter Song by Temples
Chandelier by Sia
Johnny and Mary (Robert Palmer cover) by Bryan Ferry and Todd Terje
(Best cover song of the year)
Digital Witness by St. Vincent
Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
(Love it or hate it, arguably the best song of Swift's career thus far)
Coming of Age by Foster the People
Brooklyn Baby by Lana Del Rey
Disappearing by The War On Drugs
(My favorite album of the year, tough to pick a favorite track as there are so many)
Seasons (Waiting on You) by Future Islands
(A Dream Of You and Me and Back in the Tall Grass are other highlights from the album)
Happy by Pharrell Williams
(Also listen to Marilyn Monroe. Pharrell's new album is not as great as his work on 2013's Random Access Memories. Still, there are a number of catchy tunes, and Happy is probably the most iconic song of 2014. As a critic wrote: "it's a lot better than most crap on the pop radio nowadays")
Thanks for following my top 100! Agree or disagree? Have you listened to these albums? Did I miss any great music? As always, comments are welcome. Next, I'll share my favorite Christmas music. Stay tuned!
Posted by Chris at Sunday, December 21, 2014
Labels: Top 100 songs of 2014
s. 21 December 2014 at 10:00
Awesome to see Lost Stars here! It's so beautiful
@Sati: Glad you approve of its inclusion in top 25!
Chip Lary 21 December 2014 at 15:01
When I watched Begin Again I was surprised to recognize three or four songs I had happened to hear on the radio at some point, including one or two Keira Knightley was singing and I never realized it was her.
If you liked the director's earlier film Once then you'll probably like this. It's very similar.
@Chip Lary: I'm curious to watch Begin Again. Will hopefully do so before i compile my year-end list. I did enjoy Once, so that bodes well. Look forward to hearing Keira Knightley sing!
thevoid99 21 December 2014 at 16:28
Ugh, I that song "Rude". It's so annoying. It makes me wish Bob Marley or Peter Tosh would both rise from the dead and beat the crap out of those twats.
@thevoid99: Haha, well 250 million youtube hits on the official video suggests some folks enjoyed Rude. Even if it isn't of the level of the reggae legends. I still think it's a catchy tune-don't know about the rest of the album.
Some good choices here Chris.
I'm not a huge fan of Taylor Swift - I really don't get what the fuss is about - and I hate that Pharrell song! I didn't like Jamiroquai the first time around...
But i love your St Vincent and Sia choices, one can never get enough Beck, and Fancy really got into my head in a good way. Great albums behind all of them too.
Thanks for a really interesting and entertaining list.
@lisathatcher: Thanks! Taylor Swift is a singer I don't usually listen to, Shake It Off I think will be remembered for years to come. Same with Pharrell's Happy, they both have that broad appeal, that transcends their fan base.
Glad there are a few albums and tracks we agree on this year. I know what you mean, Fancy does get stuck in your head, so does Sia's song
Dan Heaton 22 December 2014 at 09:15
Is the version of Lost Stars the poppier one? The funny thing is how the song is used in the movie to show that the character's sold out, though it does morph into something different as it goes along. I think you should check out the movie, which I just saw this weekend. Love the attention for The War on Drugs. That album is so good. The song by Future Islands is also one of my favorites from the year.
@Dan Heaton: Love Future Islands song and War on Drugs album! I watched Begin Again, and you're right, there are different versions of Lost Stars. I think the version I linked to is the one he plays at the end of the movie (not the sell-out version that Keira's character disliked)
Andina 23 December 2014 at 09:12
Hey, it's nice (and a bit different) that you have some top chart music in your top 25 fave music of the year. I love Rude but it's a bit overrated somehow. Happy is absolutely the star of the year. M83's I Need You is just hypnotic.
After enjoying Lost Stars by Levine (the end of the movie version), I also enjoyed the upbeat one (same song, with upbeat rythm).
Shake it Off is actually a pretty bold and great song from Swift. I think I too will pick it as best of the year. I like the fact that the video is directed by Mark Romanek, solid move!
@Andina: There is chart music that doesn't appeal to me such as Katy Perry, Sam Smith and John Legend, but I did agree with the charts on Happy, Shake It off, Rude, and others. Nice we have some overlap in our favorites of the year! I'm going to listen to Begin Again soundtrack once again, because now it's more meaningful after watching the film. Mark Romanek has directed some good movies, didn't know he was responsible for Shake It Off, a fun video, puts you in a good mood :)
Oh you love the movie (Begin Again) then? Nice to know!
Yeah, it's an excellent clip that Shake it Off :)
@Andina: Begin Again was better than I expected, could make my top 20 of 2014.
The message of "Shake It Off", to shake off negativity, and accept that you can't control others, has universal appeal. A song/video that's good for work-outs I've heard!
Josh 23 December 2014 at 21:52
Great series of lists! Love that Lost Stars and Happy made the cut, and that we both have Pharrell at #1. Thrilled to see Digital Witness and Chandelier in the top 10 too.
Haha, I like to think I don't like Fancy and Shake It Off, but I'm not sure I'm being honest with myself. ;) Problem is one pop track I really liked. It almost made my top 25.
@Josh: Thank you! Yep, we have a few in common, which is great!
Haha, yeah, it's ok to agree with the billboard top 100, when the music is good, anyway :)
For me personally, "Problem" loses its power on repeat listens, and is a tad weaker than Fancy
TheVern 28 December 2014 at 21:37
Ugh. I can't stand Swift or Magic. Happy was fun for about a minute but for me it got overplayed real fast. Cool to see St Vincent and Shirley Manson but I did not care for their songs, sorry
@TheVern: No worries, it's okay to disagree. Which new (or old) music are you listening to at the moment?
Eric @ The Warning Sign 29 December 2014 at 13:51
Seasons, yes! I was happy (and surprised) to see that take #1 on Pitchfork's list, too. Awesome to see St. Vincent and Temples make your top ten.
I'm debating on making a list of my favorite albums. I think this was a better year for music than last year. Lots of great stuff to choose from.
Eric @ The Warning Sign: Seasons Waiting on You deserves to be high up on year-end lists, and if things stay the same Future Islands should feature on my upcoming top 10 albums at #10. Curious to read your music list if/when it happens.
Love Lost Stars, Archie, Marry Me, Johnny and Mary and Seasons.
I don't feel as strongly as you about Happy. It was overplayed when it got popular and that made me get sick of it easily. But I loved it in its prime.
Chris 7 January 2015 at 16:53
@Cristi B: Glad we agree on those tracks! Who knows, maybe Pharrell's Happy was a flash in the pan, time will tell if people still mention/play the song in 15-20 years. I'm not tired of Happy yet :)
Viewing recap December
Favorite older films watched during 2014
Happy Christmas and what's your favorite Christmas...
Top 100 songs of 2014 (tracks 26-50)
Favorite viral videos of 2014
Viewing recap November


If you are considering becoming a landlord and renting out residential real estate like your home, apartment, garage parking, condo or even a vacation house or land you need to legally protect yourself with a lease. There are a few good sources for you to obtain a legally binding lease agreement form.
Identify what you are renting. If you are renting a house you need a different agreement if you rent it weekly as a vacation home than you do if you have a one year lease on the property.
Find out if you can legally rent something as you would like. For example, in many resort communities the homeowner's association may not allow for weekly rentals. You many live in a community where zoning laws prohibit the rental of your garage as a stand alone lease.
Visit your local office supply store. Most of the larger office supply stores offer a variety of leases for sale. If they do not have what you are looking for specifically in stock, they may have it available through their catalog and will be happy to order it for you there at the store to be delivered directly to your home.
How do I Create a Free Residential Lease Agreement Online?
Visit online legal document retailers that specialize in rental agreements.
Complete the lease in full even if the information seems redundant or unnecessary. They have a lot of information on to be completed for a reason... to protect you. Be sure that you and your tenant both have a copy of the signed (executed) contract.
Consult a real estate attorney if you are unsure of any details on the lease or any specific legal requirements of your state.


What a summer this has been. We had new equipment arrive with the addition of T-20, T-21 and TK-15. This is a sure sign our country's economy is improving and J&S Transport's business is growing! We have taken on additional business from Alliance, Drake, Global LLC, One Energy and Energy North. To continue providing the service our customers expect, we also brought on additional drivers: Rollace Beech, Sergio Lemus, Anthony Cartolano and George Braid. Please welcome them to the J&S Transport Team!
J&S Transport has gone to paperless Hours of Service Logs! We can all agree how much easier it is now to keep track of your on-duty hours. It took a little bit of growing pains to implement the system however, is working nicely. Or driver, Dave Harrison went through a Level II Roadside Inspection showing the State Trooper his "E-Logs". Dave passed the inspection with flying colors ultimately improving our safety score. Our thanks to Dave who demonstrated our program works!
Do you know the "No-Zone?
No-Zones are danger areas around trucks and buses where crashes are more likely to occur. Some of those No-Zones are actual blind spots where your car "disappears" from the view of the truck or bus driver. No-Zones are danger areas around trucks and buses where crashes are more likely to occur. Some of those No-Zones are actual blind spots where your car "disappears" from the view of the truck or bus driver.
Don't "hang out" on either side of trucks or buses! They have big blind spots on both sides. If you can't see the driver's face in his side view mirror, he/she can't see you. If that driver needs to change lanes for any reason, you could be in big trouble!
Avoid Tailgating! Unlike cars, trucks and buses have huge No-Zones directly behind them. The truck driver cannot see your car back there and you can't see what's going on ahead of the truck or bus. If that vehicle stops suddenly, you have no place to go!
Pass Safely! Do not cut-in front of the commercial motor vehicle too soon after passing.
Trucks and buses need nearly twice the time and room to stop as cars. Look for the whole front of the truck in your rear-view mirror before pulling in front, and then don't slow down!
Pay Closer Attention! Never cross behind a truck that is backing up! Truck drivers do not have a rear-view mirror and may not see you cutting in behind them!
Avoid the squeeze play! Truck and bus drivers need to swing wide to the left in order to safely make a turn. They can't see cars squeezing-in between them and the curb. Watch for their turn indicators giving them the room to turn.
• Swords, knives and similar costume accessories should be short, soft and flexible.
• Examine all treats for choking hazards and tampering before eating them.
• Hold a flashlight while trick-or-treating to help you see and others to see you.
• Always test make-up in a small area first. Remove before bedtime.
• Look both ways before crossing the street. Use crosswalks when you can.
• Only walk on sidewalks or the far edge of the road facing traffic.
• Wear well-fitting masks, costumes and shoes to avoid blocked vision and falls.
• Enter homes only if you are with a trusted adult & visit well lit houses.
• Never walk near lit candles. Be sure to wear flame-resistant costumes.
Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375°F. Arrange a steamer rack over a large pot of boiling water.
Remove the green outer leaves from the cauliflower, place it on the steamer rack, and steam until tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl to cool. Once the cauliflower is cool enough to handle, use your hands to gently break the florets from the thick central stalk—try to break the cauliflower into large florets rather than small pieces. Arrange the florets, in one layer, in a 12- by 8-inch baking dish and set aside.
In a large heavy saucepan over moderate heat, melt the butter. Reduce the heat to low, add the flour and salt, and whisk until both are incorporated and the mixture turns golden brown, about 2 minutes. Raise the heat to moderate and add the milk, whisking constantly, until a smooth sauce forms (the sauce should be thick and glossy, but still runny), about 5 minutes. (If the sauce is too thick, gradually whisk in additional milk until the desired consistency is achieved.) Add 1 cup of the grated cheese and whisk until melted, about 1 minute. Pour the cheese sauce over the cauliflower, making sure to cover all the florets. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup cheese and season with pepper, then bake until the cauliflower is golden brown and the cheese sauce is bubbling, about 30 minutes.