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Constantia Restaurant - East Runton, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9NX
Greek and International Dishes - Fresh Local Produce
Open 7.00pm Monday - Sataurday
Bookings 01263 512017

(mon - thu) (v) = Vegetarian

Weekday Menu

Special weekday menu
Chilled melon monte carlo - £6.50
A favorite light starter - melon with prawns
Prawn cocktail - £6.50
Prawns with cocktail sauce and side salad
Zanziki a la Greque - £5.50
Greek yoghurt with chopped cucumber and mint, with salad and hot pitta bread
Hummus - £5.50
Greek chick pea pate with olive oil and garlic served with salad and hot pitta bread
Avocado Frassida - £6.50
Avocado salad with prawns and taramosalada
Grilled Haloumi with olives - £5.75
Greek cheese with side salad
Lounza - £6.50
Traditional Greek appetizer - Smoked loin of pork grilled and served with side salad and mayonnaise
Mushroom saganaki - £5.50
Mushrooms served with sweet tomato, garlic and feta cheese sauce
Fried whitbait - £5.40
Served with salad
Kalamari - £6.50
Fried squid with side salad
Specialty Greek main course
Lamb a la Constantia - £14.50
Lamb on the bone with red wine sauce, mushrooms, onions, garlic, cougettes, aubergines, asparagus and cream
Shashlik souvlaki - £15.50
Mixed grilled souvlaki with beef, chicken and king prawns, served with rice, salad and chili salsa sauce on the side
Beef stifado - £15.50
Traditional dish, cubes of beef, cooked in red wine, onions and spices
Chicken Santorini - £15.75
Breast of chicken with scallops, capsicum and white wine sauce
Meat/Fish main course
Chicken Chasseur - £11.50
Breast of chicken in a red wine sauce with mushrooms and onions
Sirloin a la Constantia - £16.50
Sirloin steak with red wine sauce, mushrooms, onions, garlic, courgettes, aubergines, asparagus and cream
Grilled fillet steak - £17.50
Served with onion rings, friend mushrooms and tomato
Grilled sirloin steak - £15.50
Served with onion rings, friend mushrooms and tomato
Tornado Rossini - £18.50
Fillet steak with red wine sauce onions and pate
King prawns skordato - £17.50
King prawns pan fried with garlic cream sauce
Seafood Cyprus - £15.50
A seafood favorite - salmon with scallops and prawns in white wine sauce
Vegetarian main course
Vegetarian Moussaka - £10.00
Layers of banflanche potatoes with Mediterranean vegetables, topped with white wine sauce and cheese
Vegetarian stuffed pepper - £11.00
Peppers stuffed with a mix of tomatoes and herbs with rice, topped with white wine sauce and cheese
Vegetarian Dolmades - £10.50
Vegan dish - Greek vine leaves soaked in red wine rolled with rice, tomatoes and herbs
Children’s main course
Grilled chicken kebab - £7.50
Small pieces of chicken served on a skewer with French fries and peas
Small grilled steak - £8.00
Grilled sirloin steak with tomato, mushrooms, French fries and peas
Small moussaka - £7.50
Layers of banflanche potatoes, minced beef, aubergine, courgette and tomato, topped with white sauce and cheese
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Greek salad with feta cheese - £5.50
Greek style dressed with olive oil
Garlic bread - £3.50
Olives - £3.50
Hot pitta bread - £2.50
Add olive oil and lemon dip
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Cheese served with side salad - £3.50
Add a glass of port £3.00
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Load Response is an important part of a utility's overall energy strategy. Occasionally, during peak periods, it is very possible for energy demand to exceed the anticipated supply. Load Response is one strategy to help balance the load on the grid. Constellation helps you manage your load response needs with the following:

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What does summer mean to you? Barbecues? Darting in and out of splash pads in the park? Vacations with your family and friends? Planning a vacation can be overwhelming. And while there may be  options for virtually every budget, there also are lots of pitches made that, frankly, may be a little generous for the situation. “Five star” accommodations may be on a scale of 15; “best location” may be okay for someone else’s priorities but not for yours; “all-inclusive” may be slightly misleading in terms of costs or services. The key to avoiding travel trouble? Ask a lot of questions and don’t commit until you get the answers in detail.

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SBI Debit Card - Fraud and Misuse of ATM/Debit Card

3 Reviews
  Aviroop Chandra on Apr 16, 2011
Sub: Fraud and Misuse of ATM/Debit Card no: 6220180404100563901 of
The account number 30827823863.SBI branch Sansad Marg, Delhi

Dear Sir,

On the 3rd of April 2011, while shopping at Food Bazaar outlet at Shipra Mall Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh; I found my debit was declining while making payment. On checking my account immediately through net banking I discovered that my entire balance of Rs.67270 has been withdrawn in the form of
a) Cash Withdrawal of Rs.40,000 from State bank of dated 1st of April 2011 and
b) Purchases of 2 mobile phone through 2 different stores worth Rs.27, 270 dated 1st of April 2011.

All the transaction/ purchases have happened at Noida Sec- 18, U.P.

During this time I made a complaint at on the 3rd April 2011 and the ticket number is 662200.

The most important point to be noted here is that my ATM/Debit card was very much with me on the 1st of April 2011

On the 4th of April 2011, I visited my branch of SBI at Sansad Marg, New Delhi. On explaining the entire detail and blocking my ATM pin number; the following details were given to me for follow up:-

A) Cash withdrawal at SBBJ branch Noida - Transaction time 16.04 hrs to16.07 hrs at the ATM number S10A100811001 with 4 transactions ID ( 8194,8195,8196 and 8198)
B) Swipe at 2 mobile stores:-
1. The Mobile store Limited, swipe at 17.06 hrs
2. Spice retail Limited ,swipe at 17.19 hrs

Immediately I reached the given stores with the help of Noida Sector -18 police constable Mr.Rai and accompanied by a friend of mine Mr.Vinit Alok.
The following details given below were my findings:-

1. The Mobile store Limited - a Nokia C7 was purchased worth Rs.17, 200/- by a lady called Shweta Sood.Mobile number-9999100895. The Invoice No: 12821/2506079. She had also attached a Driving License copy as an Identity proof. This purchase as per the transaction slip happened at 16:05:39.
2. Spice retail Limited – a Nokia E5-00 C.Black was purchased worth Rs.10.070/- by the same lady Shweta Sood. The invoice no: 196540821.Here she did not submit her ID proof but had written the Same Driving License number as ID proof. This purchase as per the transaction slip happened at 16:19:27 hrs.

Both details attached for your reference.

After both these stores 3 of us went to the SBBJ branch and met the branch manager who obliged to show us the CCTV footage of the ATM as per the details I had given to me by SBI.
As per the footage a man entered the ATM at 16:07. There were 2 ATMs. The Man first used ATM 2, which did not work. Then he used the ATM 1 detail of which was given by SBI. But to my surprise the man had covered his face with a handkerchief and was wearing Black sunglasses and was found talking on his Bluetooth.
Therefore we could not find the Identity of this man. (Request you to please ask for footage from SBBJ Noida, Sec -18)

Few points to prove that the card was not stolen but was cloned. Not one card but 2 cards were made:

1. On the 1st of April 2011 I was at a store of mine called Food Bazaar at V3S Mall doing an audit with my store member called Meena Soraya ( 9899749900).This can be confirmed by the entire staff present on that day at the store and also through CCTV attached at the store.
2. As per my account statement ( attached ) and Retail store transactions ( attached ) and the CCTV footage at SBBJ.( Video copy can only be got by Police or RBI for reference).The following can be understood:

A) The first transaction happened at Mobile Store Limited by Shweta Sood at 16:05:39.for an amount of Rs.17, 200/-
B) The masked man entered the ATM at 16:07 and withdrew Rs.40, 000/- which was the maximum limit.
C) The man spend 10 mins at the ATM and was seen speaking to someone on the Bluetooth.
D) The girl Shweta Sood made the rest of the balance amount of Rs.10, 000/- at Spice Retail Limited at 16:19:27 hrs.
With above point it seems, it may be a case of cloning, because different transaction happened at the same time.

In spite of this, I was enrolled with Mobile alerts also, which I have not received for all these fraud transactions.

I followed up with SBI with these details and a letter of complaint. But no one entertained. I met the AGM too but he said that maximum the bank would do is block the ATM pin number but I need to call up customer care to block card and ask for a new one.

On understanding the above points my concerns increased and I was perturbed by the thought that if the retailers and SBBJ wanted my month’s salary could have been saved.

1. By the 2 Retail stores, if they had compiled to proper signature and Identification processes, instead swayed away by only sales.
2. By SBBJ branch, if the guard had stopped the masked man, he could not have entered the ATM and even if the Man had entered the ATM without his mask we could have identified him.
3. No Mobile alerts of these transactions.

If these RBI norms would have been followed by the concerned my money would have been saved and I would not have been going through this mental and physical pain and strain.

With due respect, I just request you to please intervene actively being an apex body for hearing and resolving consumer complaints. I request for cash back from all the above private institutions through the Bank and also cash back from SBBJ.
I have lost all the money for no fault of mine and being the custodian of my hard earned money I request you to please act on this case with priority.

I would request you to please return my lost money. I would be very grateful to you if this could be done at the earliest, considering I am a salaried employee.

I can submit all proofs of both the mobile stores. Not able to attach in this form.

Thanking you

Yours truly,

Name – Avirup Chandra
Mobile- 09310690611
Address- E-209, Gaur Green Avenue,
Abhay Khand 2,
Ghaziabad -201010.
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Since your debit card has been cloned you have been victim of fraud. Have u given your card to some friend few days or few weeks back for some time ? If not then have you used your debit card to shop on some website which was not secure ? Since money is withdrawn from atm card and while withdrawing money pin is required, it is clear that the person knew your pin. In 1 day if a person gives 3 wrong pin while withdrawing money then his atm is blocked. Most likely senerio is ur debit card have been cloned quite early and u were not aware.
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My S.B.I Debit card was misused my someone but i have my card with myself. He withdraw an amount of 16,000 from my account without my knowledge. Incident was 27th Dec 2010 but till now there was no update for my money refund.
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Black Sabbath star Geezer Butler, Tom Morello and actor Ewan McGregor are among the first wave of celebrities paying tribute to Deep Purple star Jon Lord, who passed away on Monday (16Jul12) after suffering a pulmonary embolism.
Morello and MCGregor offered their respects on, while Butler posted a tribute on his website.
Rage Against the MAChine star Morello writes, "Rip the great Jon Lord, Deep Purple's cornerstone/keyboardist. So many great great songs and that incredible Sound of his! Thankyou."
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Meanwhile, Butler took to his blog and posted: "Very sad to hear of Jon's death, following his battle with the demon cancer. One of the great musicians of my generation. Tony Iommi recently worked with Jon, and said what a lovely bloke he was. I met him a few times, but never got to work with him. Blessings."
Lord was working on new material with Iommi, Iron Maiden's Nicko MCBrain and Ian Gillan at the time of his death.
Slash has also offered up his thoughts about Lord's death, tweeting, "Sad day in Rock & Roll; Jon Lord has passed on. One of the biggest, baddest, heaviest sounds in Heavy Metal. One (of) a kind. Rip."
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Plan B wants to build on his music success by making a film with Guy Ritchie.

The rapper - whose second album 'The Defamation of Strickland Banks' has gone straight to number one in the UK album chart - is keen to add to his repertoire and has been speaking with the British director about taking on a role in one of his movies.

He said: "Something may be in the pipeline with him but I don't want to talk about it as it might tempt fate."

Plan B - who previously appeared in the crime thriller 'Harry Brown' alongside Sir Michael Caine, as well as the 2008 movie 'Adulthood' -also has ambitions to direct his own film in the future.

He told The Sun newspaper: "On 'Harry Brown' I just wanted to do a good job. Michael's my hero but I didn't bother him, I just got on with it. He came up to me recently at a premiere and said he liked my work, though. That was amazing. My dream is to write and direct. I've got so many ideas."

Plan B - real name Ben Drew - has moved away from his rap roots and reinvented himself as a soul singer on his current LP, but is adamant his fans will enjoy his new direction.

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APTOS -- Under a recently approved contract, the academic subsidiary of bookstore giant Barnes & Noble, B&N College, is poised to lease and take over daily operations of the bookstore at Cabrillo College.

The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the five-year contract, with one five-year option to renew, at a special meeting held last month.

The item was briefly discussed at the Board's regularly scheduled meeting Dec. 10, but it needed more time to read over the terms, and approved it at the Dec. 18 meeting to get a jumpstart on the transition process, said Michael Robins, director of purchasing, contracts and risk management.

The search for a vendor began in the fall, and by voting on the contract at the special meeting, rather than waiting for Monday's regularly scheduled meeting, "I think the board was really just honoring the work the (search) committee had already done," he said.

Robins will meet with company officials next week to hammer out more details, with a contract expected to be signed in the coming weeks.

"My suggestion will be that full implementation take place during spring break," he added.

The deal was approved with the caveat that the facility retain the Cabrillo College Bookstore name, and that current staff, hours and salaries also stay the same.

Cabrillo officials hail the deal as a win-win situation, with students receiving steep discounts on textbooks. Meanwhile, Barnes & Noble will pay Cabrillo a $150,000 signing fee and hundreds of thousands of dollars in commissions over the term of the contract. The bulk of the sales, however, will remain with B&N College. The company also will make financial contributions to the student senate and support campus-related events, according to information provided in the board packet.

The deal follows years of struggles by the bookstore to remain afloat as students turn to other sources for less expensive textbooks. In late 2011, the bookstore formed a temporary partnership with Bookshop Santa Cruz, hoping to tap into the expertise of the still-popular, independently owned bookstore for ideas on how to remain solvent.

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Parentage and Child Support Court moves to Daley Center

Parentage and Child Support court moves to Daley CenterCircuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced that the Parentage and Child Support Court (formerly called Expedited Child Support Program) will move from 32 W. Randolph Street in Chicago to the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Room 24, on the concourse level.  The move is effective on February 15, 2011.

The Parentage and Child Support Court administers the expedited hearing process which seeks to ensure all children receive prompt and regular child support payments.

“The Daley Center provides a more secure environment for these types of cases in which emotions can run high,” said Chief Judge Evans.

In addition to greater security, other improvements in the Daley Center location include the addition of interview rooms in which litigants may confer with their attorneys and ADA compliant restrooms, including a unisex facility that allows opposite sex family members to provide assistance when necessary.

Child care services for persons attending court will be available in the Daley Center in the Rhoda Bresler Children’s Room located in Room 1309  and  across the street at the Mediation Center Children’s Room located on the 10th floor of the George W. Dunne Cook County Administration Building, 69 West Washington.


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Vitamin D Essentials

What you need to know about this important nutrient and where best to obtain it
Phillip Rhodes

Vitamin D is becoming an increasingly important player in a healthful diet. Over the past 10 years, a spate of research has linked it to an impressive and diverse array of potential benefits. In addition to vitamin D's well-known function of increasing calcium absorption and thereby helping encourage healthy bone growth, it has shown promise in helping to prevent certain cancers, heart disease, diabetes, and osteoarthritis. However, while many in the scientific community are excited about its promise, they have yet to agree on how much you need and where to obtain it. Read on to better understand the debate and learn what's best for you.

What vitamin D does
Vitamin D is unique in many ways. At the time of its discovery in 1919, vitamins A, B, and C were already identified; D was the next letter in line, so that was the name given to the compound. However, vitamin D behaves like a hormone in the body, relaying chemical messages―something no other vitamin does. For example, vitamin D signals the intestines to absorb calcium from foods and to regulate its uptake by bone cells.

Some nutrients, such as vitamin C, are put to work immediately by the body in the form in which they are consumed. Vitamin D, however, requires processing. Vitamin D begins as a relative of cholesterol. Dehydrocholesterol molecules are stored in your skin, waiting to absorb sunlight. When this occurs, dehydrocholesterol can be transformed into previtamin D3 (cholecalciferol), the most readily absorbed form of vitamin D. Another form, previtamin D2 (ergocalciferol) is derived from plant sources and can only be obtained through diet. Both previtamins are processed by the liver and kidneys into a final form called calcitriol, which then travels to the vitamin D receptors that exist in almost all, if not all, cells in your body.

"Vitamin D is a key component in helping the body respond to many different kinds of assaults and stimuli," says Robert Heaney, PhD, professor of medicine at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. "In the absence of it, you're asking the body to defend itself with one hand tied behind its back."

Most of the good news about vitamin D comes thanks to improved methods of measuring the levels of vitamin D in the body. "We didn't have a good way to measure vitamin D until 15 years ago, and the test took five to 10 years to reach widespread use," Heaney says. "Previously, the only indicator of vitamin D deficiency was rickets [a disease resulting in softened bones]."

How much do you need?
The Institute of Medicine (IOM), a group that uses scientific research to formulate public health policies, currently recommends an Adequate Intake (AI) rather than a specific daily amount of vitamin D. The AI for vitamin D is 200 International Units (IU) for adults under age 50, 400 IU for those 51 to 70, and 600 IU for those age 71 and above. As new studies continue to showcase vitamin D's potential benefits, more scientists are calling for increased recommendations. Some suggest as much as 10,000 IU-currently the tolerable upper intake-daily.

Late last year, a group of leading scientists published an editorial in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition calling for an "urgent need" to increase the AI for vitamin D. Among them was Walter Willett, MD, the widely respected chairperson of the Harvard School of Public Health's department of nutrition. "The range we are talking about-1,000 IU per day-is still a small dose," Willett says. (Consider this: A fair-skinned person can manufacture 15,000 IU or more of vitamin D in as little as 30 minutes of optimal sun exposure.)

In response to the debate, the National Institutes of Health's Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) last year began an intensive effort to learn more about vitamin D, partnering with other federal agencies to assemble a panel to assess research needs and priorities. Their efforts may result in a new AI when the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are revised in 2010.

"Scientists agree that as the DRIs are revisited, vitamin D is one of the first recommendations that should be reconsidered," says Patsy M. Brannon, PhD, professor of nutrition at Cornell University who coordinates the ODS's vitamin D initiative. "The current recommendation is a decade old. There's been a lot of research in the last 10 years. Whether there is sufficient strength of evidence to increase recommendations is where scientists disagree."

Until they reach a consensus, you have three options for obtaining vitamin D: food, sunlight, or supplements.


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Chasen's Chili

No recipe image available.This is the stuff of which Hollywood legends are made. Rumor has it back when Elizabeth Taylor was filming Cleopatra in Rome she craved the chili made at Chasen's Restaurant in Los Angeles so much that she was willing to pay $100 just to have the order shipped to her. For years the recipe remained a closely guarded secret. It was said the owner, David Chasen, came to the restaurant every Sunday to privately cook up a batch which he would freeze for the week, believing that the chili was best when reheated.

Recipe Ingredients:

1/2 pound dried pinto beans
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes in juice
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cups onions, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup parsley, chopped
1/2 cup butter
2 pounds beef chuck, coarsely chopped
1 pound pork shoulder, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup Gebhardt's brand chili powder (no substitutes for authenticity)
1 tablespoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

Cooking Directions:

  1. Rinse the beans, picking out the debris. Place beans in a Dutch oven with water to cover. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand one hour. Drain off liquid.
  2. Rinse beans again. Add enough fresh water to cover beans. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for one hour or until tender.
  3. Stir in tomatoes and their juice. Simmer 5 minutes. In a large skillet sauté bell pepper in oil for 5 minutes. Add onion and cook until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in the garlic and parsley. Add mixture to bean mixture. Using the same skillet melt the butter and sauté beef and pork chuck until browned. Drain. Add to bean mixture along with the chili powder, salt, pepper, and cumin.
  4. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer, covered for one hour. Uncover and cook 30 minutes more or to desired consistency. Chili shouldn't be too thick--it should be somewhat liquid but not runny like soup. Skim off excess fat and serve.

Makes 6 hearty servings.


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Critics' Pick. "Not to miss. Paulina García is amazing." — The New York Times

Gloria is a "woman of a certain age" but still feels young. Though lonely, she makes the best of her situation and fills her nights seeking love at social dance clubs for single adults.

Her fragile happiness changes the day she meets Rodolfo. Their intense passion, to which Gloria gives her all, leaves her vacillating between hope and despair -- until she uncovers a new strength and realizes that, in her golden years, she can shine brighter than ever.

Chile's Official Selection for Foreign Language Film for the 86th Annual Academy Awards.

Winner, Best Actress Prize (Paulina García) - 2013 Berlin Film Festival.

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    After several Egyptians have been killed in Warraq accident, Giza governor decided to grant families of the dead 20.000 LE for each and 5.000 LE for the injured. This is repeated very often in several accidents in which Egyptians are killed because of negligence. Let the Egyptian people die for several reasons, and the compensation is known: 20.000 LE. This compensation is paid by the masters in our country to the slaves, I mean the.. More
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(click ad for closer look) A copywriter—who deserves to be bull-whipped—draws attention to him/herself by lamely breaking the third (fourth?) wall in this ad for law firm Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, scanned from the Economist. If you're gonna let everybody in on the big non-secret that ads are done by ad agencies, not the company advertised, you better have a damn good reason why and you better do it so's that it makes the advertiser look good—not like complete idiots. previously in Bad Copywriting Hall of Fame: Verizon; Vertu cellphone; Equinox fitness; Heineken Light; Starbucks (twice); the Svedka fembot; and Kenneth Cole (thrice nominated). thanks to Karl Kerksiek for the image

Blogger Slinky Redfoot said...

i deserve a spot in that pantheon too

10:25 AM
Blogger copyranter said...

Me too, lately. So veerrrry tired.

10:33 AM
Anonymous Daddy-O said...

I was going to say "copywriters who don't finish their shitty novels that no publishing house in its right mind will ever pick up anyway because it sucks, which is why they're stuck writing shitty taglines for paper towels and dog food and mailing in 'high-brow' conceptual ads like this hot, steaming pile of mediocrity."

But maybe that's just me.

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Anonymous m.m.mcdermott said...

Just be thankful there's not a gorilla in this one.

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Blogger Nightcrush said...

I laughed when I read this. And now I hate myself.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do people outside advertising even know what a "copywriter" is?

1:32 PM
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@Anon: no. My parents don't understand how I can be one without having gone to law school.

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[coreboot] Is PI-AM2RS780G supported ?

Peter Stuge peter at stuge.se
Tue Jun 30 11:14:46 CEST 2009

Alois Schlögl wrote:
> /var/log/kern.log still contains this message:
> Jun 30 08:37:56 bcipc038 kernel: [    4.123091] powernow-k8: Found 1 AMD
> Phenom(tm) 9750 Quad-Core Processor processors (4 cpu cores) (version
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> powernow-k8: Your BIOS does not provide ACPI _PSS objects in a way that
> Linux understands. Please report this to the Linux ACPI maintainers and
> complain to your BIOS vendor.

I think the BIOS basically does not properly support either your CPU
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> The reduction of the shutdown time from 50 min to 5 min makes the
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Meldrim Paint has ‘extra’ fun

Judson Wilkins singled in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday evening as Meldrim Paint scored an 11-10 Cortland Men’s Slow Pitch League National Division softball win over CCRP.
In the American Division, Grand Rental Station/Gable Inn was a 9-2 winner over Red Jug Pub to finish 23-1, good for the regular-season championship, while runner-up Central City Bar & Grill won twice, 20-4 over Stone Lounge/Willcox Tire in a five-inning mercy rule contest and 10-6 over Beer Goggles.
Meldrim Paint 11, CCRP 10: Kyle Rogers went 3-for-5 with a double for the winners, while Chris Carpenter and M. Renniff both went 2-for-4 and A. Funk tripled. Bob McAnulty went 3-for-4 for CCRP, while Jeff Zornow (triple and double), Billy Grant (double) and A.J. Nason all went 2-for-4 for CCRP.
Grand Rental Station/Gable Inn 9, Red Jug Pub 2: Casey Crandall’s 4-for-4 night with a triple and double led the winners, with Dirt DeGraw going 3-for-3 and Brian Bowman 3-for-4. No one had more than one hit for Red Jug Pub.
Central City Bar & Grill 20, Stone Lounge/Willcox Tire 4, 5 inn.: Central City collected 19 hits in the shortened contest, Dennis Hopkins going 4-for-4 with a double to lead the way. Bill Francis went 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs, while Lord Case went 2-for-3 and T.J. Griffin 2-for-4 with a home run and a triple.
Central City Bar & Grill 10, Beer Goggles 6: Hopkins again led the way for Central City, going 3-for-3 with three doubles and two RBIs. Griffin went 2-for-3 and Bill Francis 2-for-4, while Jesse Brady drove in two runs. James Burns had a 3-for-4 night for Beer Goggles, with Jeremy Hutchings going 2-for-3 and Johnson (two RBIs), Hogse (double) and Mark Harrington all going 2-for-4.
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And when I inevitably stumble upon a particularly cringe-inducing status I've posted (more often than not a cryptic song lyric that I thought perfectly described how I was feeling about some dumb guy who would never read into said status as I'd hoped he would), I feel slightly embarrassed, sure, but—honestly—who's going to remember what I wrote on Facebook in February 2009, right?

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Hello y'all.

Was wondering why the hell I have a 0KB file size limit when I try uploading pics for my costumes O_O?

If anyone can help? :|

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07-18-2003, 03:34 PM
Try PMing the Admin about your problem...maybe he can help you...okay? well that's about as much of help as I'm gonna be...so sorry...

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07-19-2003, 12:35 AM
it says that everytime i go to upload my photos but whatever size image i choose it still uploads. I think it's more of a "no file size limit" kind of thing but yeah if your image for some reason won't get uploaded then pm admin about it. But make sure the image you're uploading won't put your usage over ur limit cause that could be why you can't get it to upload.

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Ah, no one is sure of that phantom message...
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~H~ posted on 07-17-2012 at 09:07 PM:

Awesome costume! I love the corset and wig ^_^.

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Nice progress shots!
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Thank you! I got the wig here:

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First Debut Preparation - FInal Fantasy 7 - Yuffie Kisaragi
A photo of me getting ready in my Yuffie Kisaragi (FF7) cosplay on the first morning of Sakura Con 2011 for the costumes first debut. This photo's of me without my wig or headband.

Since 2011 The costume has undergone color corrections, and all new armor has been made, so it's significantly better these days than it was in this photo.

Also, for those of you who can tell, my apologies for the crap-tastic editing done to the background. I really hated how it was. >w

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Beautiful job n_nb

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Girls, dance those worries away, as a new research reveals that dancing can really help young girls get rid of symptoms like depression, stress, fatigue and headaches and help them head toward a better state of mental health.

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The study conducted by Anna Duberg, a physical therapist at Örebro University Hospital and a doctoral candidate at Örebro University in Sweden, claims regular dancing can hence be regarded as a strategy for preventing and treating low spirits and depression, Medical Xpress reports.

Also, it seems that dancing can boost self-esteem in people and help them deal with everyday problems more easily.

For the current study, the researchers observed and analyzed 112 Swedish girls aged between 13 and 19 years. All the participants in the study, at some time or the other, had sought help from the school nurse for symptoms such as anxiety and depression, fatigue, headaches, and back, neck and shoulder pain.

The participants of the study were divided into groups. While one group, consisting of 59 girls, regularly danced together two days a week, the other group of 53 girls was the control group, wherein the girls did not change their living habits.

The findings of the study revealed that the group of girls who danced regularly, despite all the challenges that teenage life entails, had experienced a boost in their self-esteem when compared to the girls in the control group.

The positive effects of the dancing sessions apparently continued for four to eight months after the dance training ended.

It was found that 91 percent of the girls in the dance group admitted to feeling the positive effects of the regular dance sessions. The findings of the study may be helpful in leading to a healthier lifestyle.

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ACA Responds to Earthquake in Haiti

Responding to the tragedy in Haiti has taken many forms within ACA and was accomplished with the characteristic compassion and caring for which counseling professionals are known. Within days, ACA developed and posted a 48-minute podcast to help Haitian Americans cope with the disaster that was unfolding in their homeland. ACA member and University of Florida Associate Professor, Cirecie A. West, PhD, was interviewed by ACA's Rebecca Daniel-Burke for the free program that addresses symptoms of distress, ways to cope, and when and where to get help. The program, intended for Haitians who are living in the U.S., was translated into Creole by Shirley St Juste, a doctoral student at Howard University in Washington, DC.

ACA President Lynn E. Linde issued a statement that was sent via email to all members announcing the podcast and other ACA efforts including the distribution of a special Red Cross flyer Taking Care of Your Emotional Health after a Disaster, setting up a donation program through the ACA Foundation, and monitoring the need for ACA members who are certified Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Volunteers.

A call for deployment will be sent to ACA members if requested to do so by the Red Cross.

New Report States Mental Health Needs of Americans Going Unmet

A new study by researchers at Wayne State University confirms a dire situation known to many counselors and helping professionals---Americans with major depression are not having their mental health needs addressed with proper treatment and in accordance with accepted practices. The study further indicates that Mexican and African American populations are faring worse than the majority population in accessing mental health care. The findings were derived from the National Institute of Mental Health Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys and are included in a story posted on the Medscape Today website. Users of the website must register to access the report.

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Department of Education Announces Three Grant Programs for K-12 Schools

Grant ProgramsCounselors in K-12 settings may be interested in the three grant programs recently announced by the U.S. Department of Education.

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program (Federal Register: January 12, 2010 [CFDA# 84.215E)

The purpose of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling program is to support efforts by LEAs (public school districts) to establish or expand counseling programs.

  • Application submission deadline: February 26, 2010.
  • Eligible Applicants: Local education agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law that do not have an active grant under this program (CFDA 84.215E), and consortia thereof.
  • Estimated Available Funds: $15,437,591
  • Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000-$400,000
  • Estimated Average Size of Awards: $350,000
  • Estimated Number of Awards: 44

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Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems (Federal Register: January 8, 2010 [CFDA# 84.215M])

The purpose of the Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems program is to increase student access to high-quality mental health care by developing innovative approaches that link school systems with the local mental health system.

  • Application submission deadline: February 22, 2010.
  • Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under state law, and Indian Tribes.
  • Estimated Available Funds: $5,913,000.
  • Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$400,000.
  • Estimated Average Size of Awards: $347,800.
  • Estimated Number of Awards: 17.

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Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (Federal Register: January 8, 2010 [CFDA# 84.184E])

Past emergencies, such as the events of September 11, 2001, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and emergencies related to other natural and man-made hazards, reinforce the need for schools and communities to plan for traditional crises and emergencies, as well as other catastrophic events. The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) grant program provides funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish an emergency management process that focuses on reviewing and strengthening emergency management plans, within the framework of the four phases of emergency management (Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery).

The program also provides resources to LEAs to provide training for staff on emergency management procedures and requires that LEAs develop comprehensive all-hazards emergency management plans in collaboration with community partners including local law enforcement; public safety, public health, and mental health agencies; and local government.

  • Application submission deadline: February 26, 2010
  • Eligible Applicants: LEAs, including charter schools that are considered LEAs under state laws that do not currently have an active grant under the REMS program. For the purpose of this eligibility requirement, a grant is considered active until the end of the grant's project or funding period, including any extension of those periods that extend the grantee's authority to obligate funds.
  • Estimated Available Funds: $29,000,000.
  • Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$600,000.
  • Estimated Average Size of Awards: $150,000 for a small-size LEA (1-20 education facilities); $300,000 for a medium-size LEA (21-75 education facilities); and $600,000 for a large-size LEA (76 or more education facilities).
  • Estimated Number of Awards: 96.

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Sign of the Times: Rosie the Riveter has Become Paula the Professor

According to the Pew Research Center, the ascent of women in the workplace and women's economic empowerment could arguably be the largest social change of the current millennium. Pew found only a small minority of Americans (19%) currently believe that women should return to traditional roles like Rosie the Riveter, who was encouraged to return home from the workplace after World War II.

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Reliable Resource: State Report Profiles 50+ Licensure Laws

Licensure Requirements for Professional CounselorsProfessional counselors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are now governed by licensure laws. How do these laws compare? Which states require a jurisprudence exam? How many continuing education credits does each state require for licensure renewal? Which states have reciprocity? These and many more licensure questions are answered in the newly revised ACA licensure guide, Licensure Requirements for Professional Counselors: A State-By-State Report.

The 2010 edition covers the new California law, details the requirements to be a clinical supervisor in each state, and provides updates to all contact information, fees, renewal requirements, scope of practice information and more.

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Fast Fact: ACA/ACES Syllabus Clearinghouse Gets 10,000 Hits, Solicits More Postings

In its first year, the ACA/ACES Syllabus Clearinghouse has become a popular professional resource for counselor educators, one that requires continued updating and refreshing. Counselor educators who have created new or revised syllabi for their spring classes are urged to contribute their work to the Clearinghouse by February 15.

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Member Survey and Webinar on Military Mental Health Inspire PBS Documentary

A new PBS documentary, "The Next Mission," was inspired by a 2008 military mental health survey and webinar in which ACA members participated. The moving documentary focuses on the mental health issues faced by returning service members. The survey is referenced in the documentary and Dr. David Fenell, who chaired ACA's Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs and represented ACA in the webinar, is interviewed as part of the documentary.

Watch for the documentary on your local PBS station or view it here. Capella University, which conducted the study, is also making copies of the DVD available free of charge for training or informational purposes. To request a copy, email

New Book on Operationalizing the ACA Advocacy Competencies Released

ACA Advocacy Competencies: A Social Justice Framework for Counselors
edited by Manivong J. Ratts, Rebecca L. Toporek, and Judith A. Lewis

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Walk to the NATO Summit

On what is now the 17th day of our walk from Madison to Chicago, the
number 165 does not seem to encapsulate all the progress we have made.
We are 17 days and 165 miles away from the day I drove into Madison,
 where news arrived that Air Force One had descended on pre-dawn Kabul
 for the forging of the Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement.

When I spoke at the May Day rally later the same day, I denounced what
 all indications show to be Obama’s continuing-for-another-decade war
 in Afghanistan. Almost immediately a lone man in the dwindling crowd
 started shouting vulgar slurs at me, with a lack of decency that was
amazing considering young kids were present.

The psychology of the moment is worth some analysis. What of the
 people who approached me and thanked me for my speech after I
 finished— what stopped them from shouting some slogan of affirmation
to counter the trash talk? Maybe it was a lack of preparedness to
respond, maybe a reluctance to be the first one to take a risk.

An analogy can be made for the United States government, although of
 course the stakes are infinitely higher. The powerful do hope people
 will be uninformed and ill-prepared, about NATO or any other pressing
issue of justice. They certainly want complacency to carry the day, so
no one will jump-start a movement to reject the belligerent, fake
 virtues of poverty and war.

The miles go by, and we’ve now passed through more than 20 cities and
had 5 formal speaking stops. Since this campaign started I’ve heard
from people who didn’t even know NATO was in Afghanistan— they now
know how the two are linked. Many others have come away with useful
new information about NATO and about people in Afghanistan, Iraq,
 Pakistan, Bahrain. All people not fundamentally different from
ourselves, who wish and hunger for peace and friendship.

Others expressed disbelief that protest can be effective. I maintain
that first off, if we suppose it already has made a huge difference,
it won’t necessarily be obvious what that difference is. It can mean
we don’t yet have another war. Secondly, it’s not necessary to recruit
 51% of the public to our ranks, only a critical mass of people to
 start a chain reaction. Two becomes 4 becomes 8 becomes 16, and after
a while, a bigger group offers some anonymity, making it easier to
join. A politician can usually live with one act of protest, and the
 higher up you go, that politician can easily weather multiple
 protests. But none can survive opposed to a movement that is growing
exponentially.

This walk has been a movement-builder. We’ve informed and motivated
 people, and we have received information and motivation from folks
along the way— not to mention all the other kinds of physical
sustenance we have been given, for which we are very grateful.

We’ve recently been joined by a group of walkers from New York State,
 who brought enlarged pictures of some of the kids we know in
Afghanistan to tape onto our placards. These young peacemakers are
wearing blue scarves, which invoke the blue sky as a common symbol of
 comfort and peace. No one can buy and sell it, and it touches all
 nations and cultures. I’m glad the kids will be present with us on the
walk in this small way because I know they will move more people to take new steps, commit acts of protest in favor of peace.

Let’s hop to it … because Uncle Sam isn’t known for his decency.

Buddy Bell is co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Non-Violence.

Will Falk moved to the West Coast from Milwaukee, WI where he was a public defender.

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Healthy School Lunches Pay For Themselves Many Times Over

In the current political climate of shrinking budgets and ruthless spending cuts, there is a great emphasis placed on the ballooning costs of our health care system. As Gov. Dannel P. Malloy moves to slash grants to hospitals and reduce large-scale public health initiatives, I urge him to treat school lunch and nutrition education programs as sacrosanct and, in fact, consider their expansion. These programs are extremely cost-effective and are excellent investments in the state's future.

It is essential that Connecticut maintain the school programs designed to keep our children healthier, particularly in light of the costs that unhealthy nutrition decisions have on the health care system. According to the American Diabetes Association, the cost of diabetes has swelled 41 percent in the past five years, currently sitting at $245 billion annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that hundreds of billions more are spent combating other food-related illnesses such as coronary heart disease and hypertension.

These diseases carry such a high price tag because of their chronic nature, which means a single patient may put a continuous strain on the health care system over decades. This is a major reason for the exponential increase in health care costs over the past decades — our health care system does not just pay the costs of caring for the rising number of those who contract diabetes annually, but for all the surviving patients with diabetes.

Considering these facts, a preventive public health approach appears more attractive than a medical approach — advances in treatment are likely to result in linear decreases in cost, as each patient is treated with less expense. However, only public health initiatives that actively decrease the number of new cases of chronic food-related disease can stem the exponential growth in health care costs. This reveals the enormous cost-saving potential of such initiatives relative to equally costly medical initiatives.

On the forefront of these public health initiatives are the state's school-based nutrition and food programs. Connecticut boasts some of the country's most progressive policies on food in schools. The Health Food Certification system — adopted by three-fourths of the state's schools — offers additional state funding to schools that follow a strict set of nutrition standards for foods served during school hours. A series of studies by Yale's Rudd Center and other academic institutions show that these policies translate into students having better proportions of body fat for their height and weight, eating more fruits and vegetables and reducing consumption of unhealthy snacks.

The positive consequences of these healthy eating initiatives are exactly the type of strong public health policies that prove extremely cost-efficient in the long run. By setting good eating patterns for our children, these programs greatly reduce the cases of chronic food-related illnesses in the future, which will save our state millions of dollars in health care costs.

Although no studies to date have done a cost-benefit analysis on Connecticut's programs, a similar study by researchers at Virginia Tech found enormous returns on investment for Virginia's expanded food and nutrition education programs. The study, which estimated the benefits of such programs in schools vs. the costs of future medical care, projected a savings of nearly $16 million annually through increased productivity and reduced health care costs at a cost of only $1.7 million. Given these figures, it is easy to imagine that Connecticut's programs, being similar though larger in scope, provide even larger returns on investment than their Virginia counterparts.

It is clear then, that even in the roughest financial times, it makes no sense to consider downsizing these programs, which have such enormous savings potential. Maintaining a culture of healthy eating in schools plays a huge role in combating the staggering rises in health care costs that threaten to cripple the state's budget. The programs pay for themselves many times over.

Sirui Sun, 21, of Avon is a senior majoring in computer science at Yale University.

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Water-Bingeing UConn Needs To Sober Up

The fervor with which the University of Connecticut clamors to slake its unquenchable thirst for more water is only a step removed from its undergraduates' thirst for beer.

UConn officials argue their cause soberly, but the institution's behavior over the past decade reveals an ethos not unlike Spring Weekend. UConn habitually operates outside the law with a sense of invincibility, generally gets what it wants and is bailed out of trouble by taxpayers.

UConn officials Richard Miller and Thomas Callahan argue that UConn needs 2 million more gallons of water per day to feed a technology park planned for the Storrs North Campus. They claim the recent Environmental Impact Evaluation was "transparent" and "deliberative."

These claims require a sober response.

First, UConn's management of its water system and calculation of demands have been anything but transparent. UConn created the present "crisis" with a decade's worth of denial. My article, "Big Bad Neighbor" (Northeast, Sunday Courant of March 17, 2002) highlighted the looming water deficit.

That article detailed watershed abuses and exposed dangerously distorted projections in which UConn overstated its water supply (based on unrealistic diversion permits for the two rivers that feed its wellfields) and understated its demand (by denying future growth). The article found, further, that nobody at UConn was in charge of environmental matters, and warned that UConn's growth could easily outpace the local water supply.

UConn then hired Mr. Miller, a Northeast Utilities attorney, to direct environmental affairs. The school took steps to conserve water, but continued its fantasy projections until September 2005, when the Fenton River was sucked bone dry, killing an estimated 10,000 fish and putting the lie to UConn's unrealistic claims of how much it could safely pump.

As recently as 2011, when Mansfield voters were asked to approve plans for Storrs Downtown, the ersatz New England hamlet that UConn promoted, Messrs. Callahan and Miller assured townspeople there was adequate water for that project and others, as well as development of North Campus.

Only after Storrs Downtown was approvd did UConn and town officials reveal the new technology park. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy endorsed the project, giving it credibility and momentum. Suddenly, a "crisis" existed. More water was needed.

But would Malloy have approved had UConn officials not effectively concealed the problem? A massive transfer of water from one region to another far exceeds the narrow parameters of the environmental evaluation. The decision must not be dictated by any organization's self-interest.

Hartford's Metropolitan District Commission, which wants to sell water outside Greater Hartford, joined in aggressively promoting a scheme to pipe water to Storrs. Beyond the estimated $51 million cost of the pipeline, the environmental costs of a substantial inter-basin transfer of water are of special concern with droughts and other extreme weather becoming commonplace.

Those opposing ruination of the "wild and scenic" West Branch of the Farmington River have spoken out fiercely against the MDC plan, as have those concerned about increasing pollution of the Willimantic River.

It's not too late for sobriety. UConn could show true environmental leadership by living sustainably within its water budget and reining in its growth.

In the meantime, legislation is needed to bring UConn into legal, not "voluntary" compliance, with the 27 laws that govern Connecticut's water systems operators. Through a loophole, UConn is exempt from these laws, which require actual transparency, stewardship of watersheds, accurate projections of supply and demand, and public accountability.

One example of poor stewardship is particularly revealing. UConn has a toxic waste holding facility located on the Fenton River watershed. Everyone agrees it should be moved to a safer location. But because UConn falls outside the existing law, the facility remains. A bill raised in 2003 to close the loophole was defeated by UConn's lobbying.

This record of stewardship and intransigence raises questions about the toxins likely to be generated at the planned technology park. Can a more appropriate regional site be found, where water is plentiful and infrastructure is in place, and where a technology park might have a strong synergistic effect with less disruption to the environment? A site, for instance, closer to Bradley Airport and planned rail connections, with shuttle buses to the UConn campuses — somewhat on the model of North Carolina's Research Triangle?

It is not too late to stop UConn from chug-a-lugging other communities' water and to look at the larger regional picture, with more mature options in mind.

David Morse of Mansfield is a retired journalist, author of "Dry Times for UConn" (Sept. 18, 2005 Northeast Magazine), as well as "Big Bad Neighbor," cited above.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said Mansfield residents voted to approve the Storrs Downtown project.

Copyright © 2015, Hartford Courant


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Story date: April 17, 2011

Every day, we tell stories. Stories about happiness; stories about despair. Stories of hope, and stories of devastation. About economic crises and killings; medical advances and natural disasters.

Sometimes, they're terrible stories. Sometimes, they are wonderful. Many times, they contain elements of both extremes.

Such is the case with a powerful series that will be published as part of a special Courier report on military life starting Wednesday. The six installments that comprise "A soldier's story," exploring the daily lives of Arkansas River Valley active-duty servicemen and -women and their families as the soldiers prepare for a summer deployment to Afghanistan, will be written by reporter Adam Sweeney, who spent a week last month with the troops at Fort Hood and Camp Bullis, Texas.

The events he saw unfold ranged from the mundane to the magnificent, as he stood by while soldiers completed their final training exercises ahead of the deployment. Sweeney interviewed area natives Gary Johnston, Wes and Ashley Watson and Robert Mitchell; interviews we think provide a unique insight into the dreams, hopes and fears of these brave men and women as they prepare, yet again, to travel to foreign lands in service of their country.

The series installments will be published each Wednesday through May 25, with the stories culminating in a May 29 day of remembrance of our active-duty soldiers' service. On that day - a Sunday - we hope you'll join us in wearing a yellow ribbon on your lapel as a symbol of this mindfulness. Ribbons will be available starting May 16 at Humphrey Funeral Service, Liberty Bank (Arkansas Avenue location), Nebo 2, Peters Family Living, Sorrells Body Shop, CenturyLink, Ewing Tropical Tanning and You-Nique Boutique and The Courier, businesses that joined together in support of the stories you're about to read.

We hope you enjoy them. More importantly, we hope they help you to realize the very visceral sacrifices of the men and women, from both near and far, who comprise our nation's armed forces - and who would risk all so that our great American story can continue.

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Senate passes, House rejects health plan
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LITTLE ROCK (AP) — A compromise plan for Medicaid expansion in Arkansas remained stalled in the state House Thursday, despite the state Senate endorsing legislation to continue the nationally watched program that is providing subsidized health coverage to more than 87,000 people.

The House on Thursday voted 72-25 to reauthorize funding for the "private option," three votes shy of the 75 needed to continue the program using federal Medicaid funds to purchase private insurance for low-income residents. Arkansas was the first state to win approval for such a plan as an alternative to expanding Medicaid under the federal health law.

The House vote followed the Senate approving an identical version of the funding bill by a 27-8 vote. The measure needed 27 votes in the 35-member Senate. House leaders have said they'll keep holding votes on the program's future until it passes.

"Enough's enough," said House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, who said the House will take up the legislation again Friday morning. "We've done this all week and we'll continue to do it."

The plan has sharply divided Republicans, who control the Legislature and have made major gains in Arkansas over the past two elections by running against President Barack Obama's health care law. Republican supporters of the private option have said the private market can administer the benefits more efficiently than Medicaid, which they consider bloated.

"We saw this as a mechanism, a backstop against many of the negative elements in the Affordable Care Act," said Sen. David Sanders, R-Little Rock, one of the architects of the private option law. "We didn't put us in this mess, but certainly I feel we have an obligation to do what's best for our state and advance a policy that may have long-term implications not just for Arkansas, but the country."

GOP opponents have said the program is an embrace of the federal law they've derided as Obamacare, and said the state can't afford the eventual cost when it'll be required to eventually chip in 10 percent of the cost of the expansion.

"I think this is one of the worst socioeconomic policies in the history of our state that we will live to regret," Sen. Alan Clark, R- Lonsdale, told colleagues before the vote.

Opponents continued urging for a vote on the state's Medicaid budget without the private option in it.

"I think we need to take out the stuff that's causing the roadblock and vote on the things that I believe 90 to 100 percent of the House can support," said House Majority Leader Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs.

National health policy experts say Arkansas' compromise opened the door for other Republican-leaning states to consider similar models. Other states exploring or pursuing similar ideas include Pennsylvania, Iowa and Virginia.

Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe has said rejecting the $915 million in federal funds for the private option would jeopardize other state services. Beebe's proposed $5 billion budget relies on $89 million in savings he says the private option will create by cutting down on hospitals' uncompensated care costs.

This is the third time the bill has stalled in the House, where supporters had initially believed they had enough votes. The proposal includes changes to the private option aimed at swaying opponents, including a prohibition on the state spending any public money to promote the program or other aspects of the federal health law.

House Democrats remained confident that the private option would eventually survive, but vented frustration over the repeated deadlocked votes.

"Our patience is being tested," said Rep. Joe Jett, D-Success. "This thing has been dragging on enough. It's more or less politics over policy. Everybody in the chamber pretty much knows we're going to pass this thing."

Prospects had dimmed for the private option in the Senate last month after an opponent of the program won a special election and a former supporter of the program announced she would vote against it. But supporters secured the deciding vote after Republican Sen. Jane English, who voted against the private option last year, said she'd back the funding bill in exchange to changes to the state's workforce training program.
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WWII vet supplied the stuff of Pyle's reports | GOOD MORNING COLUMN

I relished the news about the effort to reopen the museum honoring legendary World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle in Dana, Ind. That was not only because I so admired his writing, but also because it gave me an opening to ask some more questions of local World War II legend Warren Evans.

Evans, 92, lives in Huntingburg, Ind., and is the last original member of the elite Darby's Rangers. He once carried Ernie Pyle on his back for about a half-hour in enemy territory.

Pyle had the courage to go witness war action firsthand so he could better write about it. Evans had the courage to create the action in the first place.

Darby's Rangers built a reputation for themselves early in the war for repeated successful raids deep behind German lines. So, Pyle wanted to go along on the Sened Station Raid in Tunisia in 1943.

"We talked hard not to take him along, because we knew it would be physically demanding and highly dangerous," said Evans. "But Ernie was gung-ho. He wouldn't hold back from anything he thought he could stand."

So, Pyle went with the Rangers as they infiltrated 12 miles into German territory to destroy a supply depot. On the return to get back to Allied lines by daybreak, punctuated by some knife fighting to get by a German outpost, Evans said, Pyle "was just hanging in there by the skin of his teeth."

"Ernie was gutty, saying he could keep up with us, but he finally ran out of gas," Evans said. Since "Ernie was a little man and I was a big man," Evans said, he put the famed war correspondent on his back and carried him for about a half-hour. He doesn't remember talking with Pyle, because conversation had to be minimized behind enemy lines. After a while, Pyle was re-energized and walked the rest of the way himself.

That was the only time Evans hooked up with Pyle during the war. Evans was later captured in Italy, but escaped three times, the last time before he was scheduled to be shot on April 22, 1945. Pyle was killed by a Japanese sniper in April 1945 in the Pacific.

Evans read many of Pyle's stories and enjoyed them because they "came from the heart."

Evans kept apologizing for not being able to tell me more personal experiences about Pyle. But there was no need for that. Just hearing how the veteran immediately helped a struggling Pyle told me a lot about his heart, too.

— Greg Eckerle

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