Advocates & Attorneys
MARIE FRANCE AKINOLABU.M.Ed.
538 Florida Grove Roadm, First Floor
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Areas of Practice:Autism educational advocate. From age 3 to 21. Learners with autism present with a complex cognitive profile. We assist you parents in securing an educational program that is appropriate for your child/children. Classroom observations, IEP attendance, development of measurable goals and objectives, home visits, child assessment of skills, workshops on autism with emphasis on its learning brain.
Geographical Area: Northen and central Jersey.
ANN MARIE AGNELLO (Advocate)
Advocacy For Compliant Education LLC.
31 Clinton Avenue
Areas of Practice:Special education advocacy services include review and development of IEP'S and 504 Plans; IEP and 504 meetings; Resolution Sessions; Mediation. Education includes non-licensed Developmental Psychologist in cognitive, social and language development. Advocacy practice for 18 years.
Geographical Area: Located in Bergen County, but will travel throughout New Jersey. Travel time fee.
KRISTY M. ASRAL (Advocate)
Asral Behavioral Consulting Services, Inc.
11 Shady Spring Drive
Areas of Practice:Special Education Consulting
Geographical Area: PA and NJ
JOHANNA BARGISEN (Advocate)
CRAIG BECKER (Attorney)
Craig David Becker, Attorney at Law, LLC
1288 Route 73 South, Suite 301
Mount Laurel, NJ
Areas of Practice:Craig David Becker, Esquire practices Special Education Law. He advocates on behalf of parents and special education and special needs students to ensure educational institutions provide an appropriate and effective education. Mr. Becker is available to assist parents in all areas of special education including the following:
■All Special Education Issues
■Individualized Education Programs ("IEP")
■IEP Team Meetings
■Enforcing and Revising IEPs
■Standardized Testing Accommodations
■Extended School Year
■Due Process Hearings
Mr. Becker also has experience working with top consultants and experts in education and special education.
LAURA BENCIVENGA (Advocate)
Education Advocacy Consultants, LLC
Areas of Practice: Focus on adoption and special education with special interest in post-institutionalized children. Practice limited at this time to consults, record review, parent support and preparation for IEP meetings.
Geographical Area: Northern NJ
SANDRA BLUMENREICH (Advocate)
Sandra Blumenreich and Associates, LLC.
P.O. Box 325
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Areas of Practice: I work with students and families to obtain services through their school districts. IEP/CSE/504/Manifestation Meetings. Will work with families with students with all disabilities.
Geographical Area: New Jersey: Northern counties
MARTHA BRECHER (Advocate)
Martha Brecher, Education Advocate, LLC
117 Cheyenne Street
Tinton Falls, NJ 07712
Areas of Practice:I provide advocacy services to families of children and youth with learning challenges and disabilities from birth through college. I provide resources; participate in I&RS, eligibility and IEP meetings; draft correspondence; file and mediate dispute resolution petitions, as well as complaints with appropriate state and federal agencies regarding retaliation and civil rights violations; prepare 504 Plans and IHPs; and assist families and schools in developing meaningful transition to adulthood programs. I am acutely aware of the school reform issues in our State, and provide advocacy services to students in all types of schools in NJ, including charters, and to families of English language learners.
Geographical Area: Throughout the State of New Jersey
PAUL CLIFFORD (Advocate)
14 Wild Hog Lane
McClure, PA 17841
Areas of Practice: All areas of Special Education from ages 0-21. Former Principal with extensive practice with IDEA. Advocate for the last 4 years.
Geographical Area: All areas of PA, NJ and MD.
JONATHAN CORCHNOY (Attorney)
Law Offices of Jonathan S. Corchnoy
1515 Market Street, Suite 1510
Philadlephia, PA 19102
Areas of Practice: Special edcuation law, Personal Injury,
Special Needs Estate Planning
Geographical Area: Licensed in PA and NJ.
PA - East of the Susquahanna River
NJ - generally South of Trenton
ADAM DAYAN (Attorney)
Law Offices of Adam Dayan
100 Church Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Areas of Practice:Education Law, Special Education Law, Special Needs Planning, Guardianship.
Geographical Area: New York; New Jersey
CLAIRE DRAPKIN, M.Ed. (Advocate)
The Youth Group Advocates
P.O. Box 7048
Freehold, NJ 07728
Areas of Practice: The Youth Group Advocates is a private organization and can be engaged to serve as Your Personal Guide Through the Educational Process in New Jersey.
Claire Drapkin, M.Ed., is NJ-Certified in Special, Early Childhood and Regular Education.
* Educational Advocacy
* Parent/Teacher Mentoring
* Educational Consultant
* Food Allergy and the School
* Assist Parents and their Attorney through Due Process
Services are provided through Personal Meetings, Phone Conferences, Letter and Document Reviews, School visits (IEP, CST meetings), Classroom and Placement Observations, Records and IEP Reviews,
Court attendance (when necessary),
Telephone, Fax, and E-mail contacts.
Geographical Area: Central New Jersey
LISA EASTWOOD (Attorney)
Eastwood, Scandariato & Steinberg
336 President Street
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
Areas of Practice: Practice includes the representation of children and families in educational matters.
Geographical Area: New Jersey
SHARYN GALLATIN (Attorney)
Sharyn J. Gallatin, LLC
303 Birch Parkway
P.O. Box 114
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
Areas of Practice: Special Needs Advocacy
Geographical Area: Northern New Jersey
CAROLE ANN GERONIMO (Attorney)
Carole Ann Geronimo Esq.
686 Godwin Ave., Suite L
Midland Park, NJ
Areas of Practice:Education Law; Representing the rights and needs of children with special needs; Special education; disability rights; Section 504; eligibility; classification; IEP; ADA; IDEA; tuition reimbursement; private placement; residential placement; out of district placement; family law; divorce; custody; parenting time; visitation; domestic violence; support; alimony; post judgment.
Geographical Area:I represent clients throughout the entire state of New Jersey.
I'm available to assist you. If you have questions about the type of services that our firm can provide, please contact me.
BETTY J. GOLDMAN, ESQ. (Attorney)
%TBI, 136 Summit Avenue, Ste. 205
Montvale, NJ 07645
Areas of Practice:Experienced, compassionate attorney to represent you and your special needs child at IEP's, due process and court hearings, special needs trusts and guardianship.
Geographical Area: Bergen County, New Jersey and nearby counties.
VICTORIA HENNESSY (Advocate)
Child Improvement Services
8 Taylor Lane, #1
Doylestown, PA 18902
Practice Areas: The areas of practice we are best known for is working with families to understand and navigate their way through the special education process. We advocate for the child to ensure they receive what they are entitled to by law and the best education plan possible to meet their needs. We also work with children outside the school setting to improve behavior problems that negatively impact the child's social life and functioning in school and with his family members. We provide family and individual coaching and create individual behavior plans that address the areas of concern.
Geographical Area:Bucks and Montgomery Counties and Philadelphia County, NJ - The lower end of Hunterdon County
PEGEEN JONES (Advocate)
150 9th Ave
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Practice Areas: Educational Advocacy for students with special needs, Elementary and Middle School Tutor for academics and social skills, and Behavior Intervention planning. ABA trained. Asperger's and Autistic students are my specialty.
Geographical Area: Northern NJ
HOPE KIRSCH (Attorney)
Kirsch-Goodwin & Kirsch, PLLC
8900 East Pinnacle Peak Rd., Suite 250
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Areas of Practice: IEPs, special education legal advocacy, Due Process, restraint & seclusion, bullying
Geographical Areas: Arizona, all counties
Former special education teacher and school administrator (18 years), Arizona Certified Special Eduation teacher (Emotional Disabilities, grades K-12), Masters Degree in Special Education, licensed attorney in NY, NJ and AZ
LORI KIRSCH (Attorney)
Kirsch-Goodwin & Kirsch, PLLC
8900 East Pinnacle Peak Rd., Suite 250
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Areas of Practice: Special education law and legal advocacy (all aspects including IEPs, due process complaints and hearings, resolutions, discipline matters involving suspensions and expulsions).
Geographical Areas: Arizona
As the mother of a teenager who is on the spectrum and has cerebral palsy, I have been advocating for my son and can help you advocate for your child. I have been an attorney since 1987 and am licenses in NY, NJ and Arizona.
KAREN LAMBIASE (Advocate)
CKIgoe LLC, Parent Coaching, Training and Advocacy
710 US Highway 206
Bordentown, NJ 08505
LINDA LEENSTRA (Advocate)
Special Needs NJ, LLP
820 Limecrest Rd.
Newton, NJ 07860
Areas of Practice: Special Education Advocacy, IEP review, Letter writing, Evaluation review, Meeting attendance etc...
Also provide Special education tutoring, home care, ABA Therapy, coaching and more
Geographical Areas: NW NJ
DR. DANIEL LeGOFF (Neuropsychologist)
525 Newton Lake Dr., Ste D-911
Collingswood, NJ 08107
Areas of Practice: Neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum, Down and other congenital anomalies, traumatic and other acquired brain injuries, anxiety disorders including OCD and phobias, mood disorders, reactive attachment and adoption/trauma.
Geographical Areas: South Jersey
TRISH LUBERDA (Special Education Consultant & Paralegal)
31 Whitetail Lane
Hungers Run, PA
Areas of Practice:I am a certified paralegal whose business concentration is advocating in empowering parents to develop the most appropriate educational programs for their exceptional student that federal and state regulations allow.
My work has evolved from personal experience as the parent of three daughters with learning differences, emotional challenges, and autism. I have gained much of my relevant life experience from my own children, my clients, and their parents. As an educational consultant, I provide client-focused services that meet the needs of students who face learning and life challenges. I offer parents and caregivers of children with special needs a resource for understanding what the difficulties are, determining what support may be needed and developing a strategic plan to go about getting it. I am experienced in supporting clients with a variety of cross-system services that will ensure they understand how to navigate the many complex facets of federal, county, and school district systems. I enjoy helping clients identify their options for assessment, accommodations, and need for services. I value collaborating with the parents, caregivers and schools who willingly work together in the best interest of understanding a child’s strengths and/or weaknesses. My personal goal is to offer a plan of action and support that enables the children to adequately develop and their parents/caregivers to feel confident they have obtained the most appropriate supports and services available in order to insure their child’s most successful life outcomes.
Some of my services include:
• Complete record review (including all assessments and reports).
• Provide an overview and profile for your child’s success.
• Prepare a strategic action plan.
• Make referrals for necessary assessment and related services.
• Consult and advise in preparation and organization of documentation.
• Observe and/or consult in schools.
• Prepare and attend IEP meetings, ITMs, ISPs, and/or school conferences.
• Consult and make appropriate recommendations for school placements.
• Review and refer for appropriate AT/AAC assessments and evaluations.
• Referral and guidance for transition-aged resources and services.
Geographical Area: Southeastern Region of Pennsylvania and select areas of DE and NJ.
Please review my website for further parental resources and information pertaining to Special Education law; particularly within Pennsylvania. In advance thank you for considering me to be of assistance to you and/or your family!
LISA NEELY (Advocate)
Certified Special Education Supervisor from Lehigh University
Practice Areas: I am a former Special Education Teacher and Reading Specialist from Bucks County, PA. My expertise is in working with children on the spectrum, children with ADHD, Learning and Intellectual Disabilities. I am committed to helping families build working relationships with educators in school districts to create individualized plans that benefit the academic, social, and emotional development of their children. Visit my website to learn more about me! firstname.lastname@example.org
Geographical Area: PA & NJ
PATRICIA PAYNE (Advocate)
Phoenix Rising Educational Advocates
17 Warner Road
Fredon, NJ 07860
Areas of Practice: We specialize in special education advocacy and litigation. We strive to provide education and counsel to those navigating the varied aspects of special education.
Geographical Areas: NJ, NY, PA, and CT
LIZ PORCELLI (Advocate)
3632 Nottingham Way
Hamilton Sq, NJ 08690
Areas of Practice: Special Education, developmental/cognitive disabilities, emotional, behavioral, & mental health challenges, ADHD, Autism/ASD, juvenile justice involvement, probation, trauma-impacted/school-related challenges and more.
Geographical Areas: All of New Jersey
Liz has been a special education advocate in NJ for 28 years, attended hundreds of meetings with families whose children have a variety of challenges.
SAMANTHA SIEGELHEIM (Advocate / Special Educator)
Educational Consultants of Pennington
71 Haddon Court
Pennington, NJ 08534
Areas of Practice: Our focus is to guide parents through the IEP Process We want to make sure that every child we work with can get the full benefit of the state's buffet of services. Whether your child needs are gifted and talented services , support for learning or emotional disorders or is facing more severe challenges, we will work for you, with you, to get your child the accommodations and services they deserve.
Geographical Areas: Serving Mercer, Somerset, and Middlesex Counties in New Jersey. Serving Bucks County in Pennsylvania
ELLEN TOPIEL (Advocate)
Visions Educational Advocacy, LLC
532 Old Marlton Pike, W., #168
Marlton, NJ 08053
Areas of Practice: We work with parents of children with Co-existing Disorders, such as Learning Disabilities, ADHD, Visual/Auditory/Language Processing Disorders, Autism, Hearing or Visual Impairment, Chronic Illnesses, Physical Disabilities, Dyslexia, Writing Disorders and others. Many parents need assistance to negotiate the 504/IEP process. We can review records and evaluations, and make recommendations for accomodations, modifications, and related services that match a student's unique needs. Also, we attend school meetings to work out agreements with the child study team, as well as consult with other specialists if necessary. We share information that parents need to know about their child's educational rights so that their children can participate fully and function healthily in school instruction and activities.
Geographical Areas: South Jersey Area, including Moorestown, Mt. Laurel, Cherry Hill, Medford, Tabernacle, Evesham, Barrington, Haddonfield, Haddon Heights, Voorhees, Lindenwald, Maple Shade, Cinnaminson, Delran, Princeton, Trenton and other districts.
SUSAN VERRICO (Advocate)
151 West Passaic Street
Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
LAWRENCE WEINBERG (Attorney)
Lawrence D. Weinberg, Attorney at Law, Doctor of Education
35 Underhill Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Areas of Practice: Special Education hearings, Special Education appeals, appeals to the New York State Commissioner of Education related to transportation, vaccinations, gifted and talented programs, and other educational issues.
Geographical Area: New York State, New Jersey
RENAY ZAMLOOT (Advocate)
Renay Zamloot, Education Advocate
23 Wellington Drive
Annandale, NJ 08801
Areas of Practice: IEP and 504 Accommodation Plan development across disabilities for children and young adults ages 3-21.
Workshops and presentations on subjects such as: “Understanding the IEP Process,” “Advanced Advocacy Strategies,” “Effective Parent-Professional Communication in the IEP Process,” “The Impact of Funding Cuts on the IEP Process,” and more for Parent Groups, and other organizations throughout the state of NJ.
Geographical Areas: The entire state of NJ
If the state or geographical area does not currently have a listing available, please contact us at email@example.com, we are here to help.


Eagle-eyed readers on Reddit are poking fun at A&M for the photo, arguing that the Aggies must have mixed up the Chilean and Texan flags. Some commenters suggested that the cadets may have displayed the flag in honor of Gregory Hall, a former cadet who assisted in the Chilean miner rescue about a year ago.
The two flags do look very similar, with one big difference: where Chile’s flag has a blue square in the top left, the Texas flag has a blue column from top to bottom.
So was it a mistake? A&M says it wasn’t.
“The cadet who displayed the flag is from Chile,” said Corps of Cadets media relations coordinator Annette Walker. She did not identify the cadet.
Internet pranksters have also switched the Texas flag out for the Chilean one on Texas’ Wikipedia page. We hope that there aren’t any schoolchildren writing reports on the flag of Texas at this moment.
Note: the Wikipedia flag has now been fixed.
Note: an astute reader has pointed out that the photo on ESPN.com is by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images.
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As you've watched the Olympics over the past two weeks, have you seen any 47th place trophies handed out?
Being the 47th state to do anything shouldn't be cause for celebration, but it should be enough for me that last year the state of Mississippi modified their animal cruelty laws to make animal cruelty a felony instead of a misdemeanor. Upon further inspection of the law, however, the changes just aren't good enough.
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“Enter the Dragon” (1973) stars Bruce Lee as a master martial… (Stephen Chin Collection )
Forty years ago, the cinematic landscape was undergoing a seismic shift. Young Turk filmmakers such as George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, William Friedkin and Terrence Malick were exploring unique and challenging themes. The black exploitation film was not only thriving but also enjoying crossover appeal.
But probably no one in Hollywood was prepared for the martial arts mania that erupted the summer of 1973 when Warner Bros. released the kung fu epic "Enter the Dragon," starring the legendary Bruce Lee, who died at 32 shortly before the U.S opening. "Enter the Dragon" was the first kung fu film produced by a major Hollywood studio and heralded an influx of kung fu films from Hong Kong — several starring Lee clones such as Bruce Li, Bruce Lai and Dragon Lee.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' exhibition, "Kick Ass!: Kung Fu Posters From the Stephen Chin Collection," captures that time when movie audiences had an insatiable appetite for the nonstop action, breathless pacing and astonishing stunts depicted in these films.
PHOTOS: Kung fu posters from the Stephen Chin Collection
"There was an intensity, realism, dynamism and energy to this stuff that no one had ever seen before," said Chin, a producer and screenwriter who donated his collection to the academy in 2011.
That influence continued into such contemporary films as Ang Lee's Oscar-winning "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" martial arts thrillers and the animated "Kung Fu Panda."
Academy curator Ellen Harrington noted that the martial arts genre "burst into peoples' consciousness. It was a real cultural moment. And the posters are an incredibly important part of the way these movies were publicized. The art is incredibly dynamic, full of action."
The 80 pieces in the exhibition — Chin's collection numbers more than 800 — includes U.S. and international posters from martial arts films such as 1978's "Enter the Fat Dragon" with Sammo Hung. There's also martial-arts-related skateboards, kung fu manuals, lunch boxes and even a bottle of Hai Karate cologne ("Be careful how you use it," was the ad slogan).
The academy is opening the exhibition with a 40th anniversary screening of "Enter the Dragon."
PHOTOS: A trio of actors go toe-to-toe with Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee, who choreographed and staged the dazzling fights, plays a martial arts expert who, in his quest to seek revenge on the gang that killed his sister, enters an exhaustive martial arts competition sponsored by the gang's kingpin. John Saxon and Jim Kelly also star in the fast-paced film that includes martial-arts superstars Jackie Chan and Hung in early roles.
Saxon and Bob Wall, who also appeared in the film, producers Paul Heller and Fred Weintraub, cinematographer Gil Hubbs, screenwriter Michael Allin and Bruce Lee's daughter, Shannon Lee, will be on hand to discuss the charismatic actor.
Weintraub, who knew Lee, was told that if he came up with a script, Lee would be open to doing the movie. Lee was impressed with Allin's first draft and flew to Los Angeles to meet with him and the producers.
"I had a lot of story conversations with Bruce and I did a rewrite according to his notes," Allin recalled. But later the two had a falling out while they were on location in Hong Kong.
Despite difficulties with the legend, Lee was "very good at what he did," said Allin. "He was an angel in terms of his skill. Warners thought he was going to be a really big deal."
PHOTOS: Behind-the-scenes Classic Hollywood
Lee was certainly a really big deal to Chin, who grew up in Toronto. "When I was a kid, I was constantly bullied and beaten up for being Chinese," he said.
But Chin's bullying days were over when Lee entered the cinematic landscape.
"It was a profound transformation," said Chin. "For me as a kid, to go from being mocked to being admired was amazing."
Among the highlights of the exhibition, which continues through August, are a U.S. six-sheet poster of "Enter the Dragon" and an oversized Italian poster for "Five Fingers of Death."
Are you an aficionado of iconic Hollywood? Like us on Facebook and go to the Classic Hollywood landing page to get more Times coverage.
'Enter the Dragon'
Where: Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
'Kick Ass! Kung Fu Posters From the Stephen Chin Collection'
Where: The Academy Grand Lobby Gallery, 8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills
When: Thursday-Aug. 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; noon-6 p.m. weekends
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Applications are being accepted from astrobiology graduate students and postdocs for a winter school on the theme of "Water and the Evolution of Life in the Cosmos," in Hawaii, from Monday January 3rd to Monday January 17th 2011. This school will provide approximately 40 post-graduate participants with a broad but high-level introduction into astrobiology, emphasizing the origin and role of water in the emergence of life on our planet, and in the search for life elsewhere. It will be truly multidisciplinary, bringing together students and researchers from the diverse scientific backgrounds that contribute to our current understanding. Hawaii offers ideal resources for this training opportunity, from world-leading astronomical observing facilities through state of the art cosmochemistry simulation equipment to unique geologic environments in which extremophile life exists. Further information is available at http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/UHNAI/2011winterschool/
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On February 18, a subcommittee of the New Hampshire House Election Law Committee held a work session on two bills that ease the definition of “political party”. The subcommitee recommended passage of HB 1322, which lowers the vote test from 4% to 3%. As the subcommittee members noted, the vote test was 3% in New Hampshire from 1891 until 1997, when it was raised to 4%. The vote test applies to gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates. New Hampshire doesn’t elect any other statewide offices except for President.
The full Election Law Committee will consider the bill on February 20.
The subcommittee did not approve HB 1497, which lowers the vote test to 1% and also lowers the number of signatures for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. Thanks to Darryl Perry for this news.


A summertime trip to San Diego wouldn’t be complete without a trip to one of our famous beaches.
The owners of the eight B&Bs in the Bed and Breakfast Guild of San Diego have the inside scoop on which beach will match your tastes. And many of the inns provide loaner chairs and towels. But remember to bring your sunscreen!
Here’s a sampling of our favorite spots…
Just like in the movies, San Diego’s beaches are white, wide, and wonderful. Coronado Beach takes top honors as it has been named the #1 beach in the country by seaside expert Dr. Beach. Coronado Beach’s gentle waves are great for a refreshing dip and body surfing. It’s never crowded, but please note that public parking is limited.
Ocean Beach is a laid-back beach community that features a 1971-foot long concrete pier, that’s great for fishing or just strolling in the warm sun. At the base of the pier, at low tide, you can explore the tide pools packed with shore crabs, hermit crabs, and sea anemones. Ocean Beach is a great place to learn to surf with gentle, low waves. Beginners can rent boards and sign up for lessons at one of the shops along the main beach or on Newport Avenue.
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“Stop Making Social Networks, Facebook Won” by Nelson Minar is an interesting blog post that’s getting a lot of attention over on Hacker News right now.
The gist, if it wasn’t obvious enough from the title, is that Facebook is “Layer 7″ of the Internet (a reference to the OSI network model) with it’s tight yet comprehensive control of the social graph. Minar asserts it is the de facto social graph for the Internet.
What’s odd about the post is that it acknowledges several problems with declaring Facebook as the winner, but doesn’t provide any workable suggestions. In brief, the issues are:
- Facebook will let some entities tap into their graph via Facebook Connect but not others (eg Apple Ping was refused at the last minute)
- Facebook has a lot of limitation as to what you can do with the social graph data, caching rules, etc – although this is loosening
- There is no uber social graph: My Facebook Graph isn’t anywhere near the same as my LinkedIn Graph (both ‘tier 1′ graphs for me) and again are very different to my Flickr, FourSquare, etc
All of these issues would appear at odds with declaring Facebook the winner of the social network and social graph battle.
The author concludes:
“Sadly OpenSocial is a failure and because of network effects I think it’s too late to displace Facebook”
What’s bizarre about his post is that it fails to look at the history of the Internet – where patterns and paradigms can be identified and extrapolated into the future.
They said that Larry and Sergie were doomed because Yahoo! had all the network effect. Ditto Jobs vs Microsoft.
What Nelson hasn’t factored in is that ultimately companies have a lifecycle and Facebook’s will wane too. It’s why I laugh at my friends who are buying up Facebook stock on the secondary market at $70/unit @ $33bn valuation right now. Perhaps you could make an argument that it’s worth that, but what kind of headroom is left for Facebook to get so much bigger that you will see a return on your investment?
As a company grows, it can only innovate so quickly. It becomes more conservative, less willing to take risks and in Facebook’s case it will ultimately have to bow to external pressures post-IPO.
All of these make excellent targets for disruption. The model I like to talk about these days is not that of incumbent disruption but that of disruptor disruption. When the new school gets kicked by the new-new-school
We must also not ignore the insatiable consumer-driven appetite of man kind – we all want to be driving a new car, drinking at a new bar, etc. Facebook is already becoming passe in many circles and that will continue.
So I say let’s not give in to Facebook. They haven’t won. They probably will always be a dominant force for the foreseeable future of the Internet, but there’s plenty of opportunity for others to beat Facebook at it’s own game.
Just look at the list above for the obvious points for disruption:
- Create a proposition that has a social graph that lets a user delegate two way access to anyone the user wishes. Facebook can’t do that.
- Create a proposition that lets users manage intersecting graphs (family vs work vs friends vs niche use x). They say it’s too complicated for regular users to understand – maybe 2 years ago but now it’s a more apparent problem most users will understand. Facebook stopped trying because it was no longer was beneficial to them (this feature is no longer shown when you add a friend).
- Utilize PoCo and other open formats that let you map nodes (users) in the graph that are not even registered with you yet – to flattern the network effect Facebook currently has against everyone.
- Build your social graph around uses and applications that Facebook won’t compete with or have failed to launch a strong product in – eg video, photos (FB sharing is terrible, Flickr is terrible these days), etc
There’s plenty of opportunities out there, I’m working on a few – what are you doing?


The Booktopia Book Guru Asks
author of the thrilling Mak Vanderwall Novels:
Ten Terrifying Questions
Ten Terrifying Questions
1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled?
Booktopia, you need to know straight up, I was raised on a diet of Stephen King, Edward Gorey and Patricia Cornwell. (Oh, and Monty Python.) Hence, nothing terrifies me. (BBGuru: Fight or Flight? NB. Ms Moss ticks Fight)
I was born in Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island in Canada. I left for Europe when I was 15, and was then vigorously schooled by life. (I haven’t yet graduated from Life, but my teachers tell me I am doing fine.)
2. What did you want to be when you were twelve, eighteen and thirty? And why?
Novelist, novelist, and novelist, because writing is my compulsion and my passion. Writing for a living, then, is where I have always longed to be. Unfortunately it took me turning 23 before I recognised that I really was good enough to pursue writing as an occupation, and not just the personal hobby it had always been. Not counting my free writing, and book reviews, I was first published at 24.
I can’t remember what strongly held beliefs I had at eighteen, but I am sure I was wrong. (Now that I think about it further…yup, I was wrong.)
4. What were three works of art – book, painting, piece of music, etc – you can now say, had a great effect on you and influenced your own development as a writer?
I couldn’t say that any single painting or piece of music has influenced the development of my writing, although I did listen to the eerie soundtrack for Hannibal over and over while writing one of my early novels. Sometimes I play Bach while I write, but mostly the sounds of silence are best. I do, however, adore contemporary and modern art pieces, and a wide range of music. Everything I have ever read, witnessed or experienced has influenced my perspective, my writing style, and the catalogue of experiences I draw on for my fiction. Pinpointing any one novel, piece of art or experience would be an over-simplification. (BBGuru: Ouch!)
5. Considering the innumerable artistic avenues open to you, why did you choose to write a novel?
You presume that I had a choice? Writing is my compulsion and my passion. I have no choice – I must write. It has been that way for me since I was first able to hold a writing instrument in my fingers. Sometimes it feels like a curse, but mostly it is a gift, and the licence to live other lives and adventures, simultaneously. I wouldn’t rid myself of the compulsive writing disease if I could.
6. Please tell us about your latest novel…
My latest novel is Siren, my fifth novel featuring Mak Vanderwall – a beautiful, street-wise daughter of a cop, graduate in forensic psychology, and now PI. In this novel she is hired by a widowed mother, to track down a missing nineteen-year-old who may have run off with a bizarre troupe of shady French cabaret artists sweeping through Australia.
Has the dark beauty of the burlesque, the magic, the mind-bending contortion, beguiled him? Or has he been seduced by the mysterious and amoral older woman who has a terrifying starring role in the troupe’s modern performances of the Grand Guignol ‘Theatre of Fear’, famous in Paris in the early 1900s?
I was set on fire by Hollywood stunt company West EFX and choked unconscious by Ultimate Fighter ‘Big’ John McCarthy for this latest novel. I also descended into the Catacombs of Paris, and immersed myself in the world of burlesque, vaudeville, contortion, and magic, and researched with magician Adam Mada, in addition to getting my private investigator credentials with the Australian Security Academy.
7. What do you hope people take away with them after reading your work?
I hope my readers will come away from each novel having enjoyed the ride. Some will perhaps even be moved by Mak’s trials. And hopefully they will have learned a self-defence move or two.
8. Whom do you most admire in the realm of writing and why?
Stephen King for his uncanny ability to tap into our most primal fears. Anais Nin for her daring, honesty and naughtiness. Albert Camus for his Absurdism. Margaret Atwood for her ability to write of psychological terror (in The Handmaid’s Tale, for instance) with such poetic beauty.
9. Many artists set themselves very ambitious goals. What are yours?
I want to live life to the fullest. I want to earn my pilot’s licence once day, and travel the world in a small plane. I want to write a novel every year or more, and have new learning experiences for each book. Life is too short to live the same day twice.
10. What advice do you give aspiring writers?
Write. Start writing today. Start writing right now. Don’t write it right, just write it – and then make it right later. Give yourself the mental freedom to enjoy the process, because the process of writing is a long one. Be wary of ‘writing rules’ and advice. Do it your way.
Writing is a gift.
Tara, thank you for playing.
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The holiday shopping season officially starts on the Friday after Thanksgiving. So, most of us are gearing up to tackle the our holiday budget planning. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend nearly $25 billion during November and December on gift cards alone. Think about this at a personal level: if you charge an extra $1,000 on your credit card and pay a minimum of $25 per month, at 19% interest it ‘ll take you nearly 5 1/2 years to pay for those gifts! And don’t forget that during those years, you’ll face five more holidays with more expenses.
So why not take a different approach this year. We’ve collected some ideas on how you can balance your desire to shower your loved ones with gifts with your need to reach other important financial goals such as reducing debt and increasing savings.
But we’re not Scrooge! Here are 10 tips from Mint to help you celebrate the holidays… while keeping your spending in check.
Make a List
* Know what you have. If you can only spare $600, it’s better to know that before you start shopping, instead of shopping blindly per person, then attempting damage control afterward. You can use Mint.com to easily determine your average monthly spending by category and set a budget for your holiday gifts.
* Remember non-gift expenses. Holidays expenses don’t stop at gifts. They include travel expenses, gift-wrap, tape, food, household decorations, etc. Account for these things in your budget so there are no surprises.
* Best Option: Use cash. It’s harder to let go of money when it’s real cash. Handing over 10 $20 bills for that Nintendo Wii for your little brother might make you think twice. How about some new Wii games instead of an upgraded player?
* Second Best Option: Don’t spend more that it’ll take to pay off in one month. Friends and family don’t expect you to sacrifice your credit for their happiness. If it’s going to impact your financial health and ability to reach your goals, they won’t want you to spend it.
Check it Twice
* Reduce the length of your “must buy for” list. Make up your “nice” list… and then review it. Do your hairdresser and mailman really need gifts from you? Reduce expenses by sending cards, or letters of praise to their bosses, if you want to share your appreciation.
* Think outside the (gift wrapped) box. Write a poem, sing a song, bake cookies, make arts and crafts, spend time, or make a coupon book for free chores. If buying for more than one person in the same family, buy a group gift-something they can all appreciate.
* Shop online. Malls are designed to get you to spend more money than you’d planned. With online shopping, you can make more objective, smarter purchasing decisions.
* Get the best price. Use comparison-shopping sites like nextag.com, pricegrabber.com, and bizrate.com to find the cheapest price. Ebates.com will refund a percentage of what you spend if you shop through it. Search Google for coupon codes to get free shipping or a percentage off your total. Keep track of prices before or after you buy using services like those mentioned in our recent 5 Sources for Savings and Rebates on the Web post.
* Keep detailed records. Know what you bought, for whom, and for how much. Keep a tally of what you’ve spent and what’s left. This will ensure you don’t exceed your limits this year … and will help you plan a budget for next year.
* Put money away. Starting in January, put money away monthly in a high-yield savings or money market account. At the end of the year, you’ll have what you need for your 2011 holiday shopping.
* Build your gift giving fund! Put those savings in a high-yield savings account. The higher rates you earn, the better you’ll be able to meet the budget you have set for your next year’s holiday shopping.
These are some of the shopping strategies we’ll be using this year. What are some others that you’ve found helpful?
This article was originally published on 11/22/2007 and updated on 11/19/2010.


Adobe Beginner Classes #30 is live!
and really, the only thing I can say about this one is FINALLY…
I had some trouble with our web system and so this should have been posted a week ago.
In this episode, I dive into the technique for creating the smoky look of the text disappearing. It’s not entirely intuitive at first, but once you get it, it rocks! Hat tip (and big thank you) to Andrew Kramer for this technique. Read on to view the tutorial and/or see a short clip with the finished animation.
Here’s the tutorial:
…And here’s the animation itself.


Johnston Press bosses in South Yorkshire, who reportedly asked a 16-year-old teenager to cover the news desk during a strike, have asked the work experience student to leave, the National Union of Journalists has claimed.
The teenager, who has just completed his GCSEs, had come to the group’s Selby Times for work experience but, when the strike to protect jobs and quality journalism began at the Selby Times, Doncaster Free Press and South Yorkshire Times on 15 July, management extended his engagement to get the paper out, the union has said.
He was put to work writing news stories – despite having originally asked the paper to do his work experience on the sports desk, the NUJ said.
Rival title the Selby Post reported the story.
NUJ negotiator Lawrence Shaw told Journalism.co.uk he believes “embarrassed Johnston Press bosses” asked the work experience teenager to leave after the paper went to press on Wednesday.
Around 25 members of staff are striking indefinitely, leaving the editor, sports editor and, at the beginning of the week the 16-year-old on work placement, Journalism.co.uk understands.
“In more than 10 years of being a union representative I have never seen a more determined group,” Shaw said.
Asked to confirm or deny the claims both the editor of the Selby Times and Johnston Press’ head office in Edinburgh declined to comment.


Kankoh Gregory Akannue and Svitlana Holm Fleischer, the two lucky winners of the Italy trip prize.
Two lucky winners of a Peroni promotion run in four image outlets in Accra will enjoy a 3-day all expenses paid trip to Italy.
The final draw of the promotion which took place at Rapshody’s (Accra Mall) was to reward patrons of Peroni Nastro Azzurro, a distinctive crisp Italian beer. It is a super-premium brand produced by SABMiller’s Italy subsidiary and imported exclusively by Accra Brewery Limited.
It is made with the same passion, innate style, attention to detail and craftsmanship of world renowned Italian icons like Ducati, Ferrari and Armani. Like all things Italian, it is tailored to deliver a distinctive crisp taste.
Kankoh Gregory Akannue, a fashion designer and Svitlana Holm Fleischer who emerged ultimate winners of the promotion will take a 3-day trip to Rome. The package will include a tour of the Peroni Brewery, an excursion to the Castel Romano Outlet, Promenade in Rome Center, and also they will watch a live match between Roma and Juventus among others.
Both of them were thrilled as they had no plans of traveling to Italy anytime soon.
“I am so excited with the package and will continue to enjoy my stylish Peroni each day with my friends,” Greg is quoted as saying in a press statement.
Svitlana added that: “I cannot wait to get to Italy! Thanks to SABMiller through their Peroni brand for making this possible”.
The two winners will be back with a customized Italian jacket each. Twelve other consumers also won consolation Peroni gift items.
According to Accra Brewery’s Brands Manager James Sarfo, “ABL is rated the number 1 contributor in Africa to Peroni volume sales. We are therefore delighted and deemed it necessary to reward our loyal consumers through our Dons of style promotion. To our winners we say ‘ayeekoo’ whilst wishing them a safe journey to and from Italy”.


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How a major bank becomes a major mobile operator
A Clear CinCom Indoor Coverage Case Study, using nanoBTS
When a major Dutch bank becomes a reseller for Orange mobile phone subscriptions, it wants to ensure that all its customers have optimal coverage in all of its 1240 branches. Clear CinCom, the European quality leader in designing indoor coverage, produced a very cost-efficient plan to achieve this within just a couple of months.
Rabo Mobiel is a highly successful product of Rabobank, the only private Dutch bank to achieve triple A-status. It allows Rabobank customers to have a mobile phone subscription on the Orange network for a competitive price, and have that complemented by a set of specific features offered by Rabobank under the banner of “mobile banking”. Rabobank, however, is known for its solid customer service; it owns the most extensive network of branches in the country. When bank personnel is to assist customers in setting up and using their Rabo Mobiel connections, it is of paramount importance that all branches have maximum indoor coverage on the Orange network. That is should, of course, include those the branches inin the more remote locations. So Orange Turnkey supplier NSN Netherlands asked Clear CinCom to fill any coverage gaps that existed.
Clear CinCom expertise
There were two major reasons why NSN decided to contract Clear CinCom. Firstly, Clear CinCom is the European quality leader when it comes to indoor coverage. With its in-house developed tools and specific experience, Clear CinCom offers the best possible indoor design. Secondly, any large operation like this requires a level of flexibility that Clear CinCom can offer. Originally, the assignment instructions for Clear CinCom received included only related to a little over 10 pilot branches which had no or low quality indoor coverage. But as the benefits of the Clear CinCom- approach became clear, more and more branches, and other Orange -customers andâ€š offices were added to the project. Clear CinCom offers the flexibility to take up a large project such as this one asynchronously, with busy peak times combined with slower weeks.
Traditionally, indoor coverage is improved by extending or amplifying the Macro network using extra base stations or adding repeaters. These can easily cost 100,.000 to 200.,000 euros a piece. For this occasion, an alternative approach was chosen selected that used using the NSN nano BTS. This device can be connected to the Orange network using any DSL connection, including ADSL, and transmits its signal in a specific area such as a bank branch, shopping mall, supermarket or a larger office building. The cost of these NSN nano Base Stations as they are distributed by Clear CinCom is less than 2,000 euros each, bringing costs down to only 1 to 2 percent of what a traditional repeaters or base stations would have cost! That made the approach chosen selected by Clear CinCom highly cost-effective.
To ensure rapid implementation, Clear CinCom first loaded the floor plans of the building into its proprietary software package called Coverage Signal Measurement (CSM). This enabled the technical staff to calculate the optimal placement of the nano BTS stations and, combined with the current PABX data, the bandwidth requirements. A Technical Site Survey (TSS) on location is was, next, performed to map the current coverage inside and around the building. After all this data collection is was completed, a test setup is was installed. The Clear CinCom software allows can from this setup to calculate path loss from the nano BTS station to all locations within the building. When the optimal setup meets met all the requirements, the installation is was finaliszed.
The results for Rabobank and its customers was more than satisfactory. Rabo Mobiel is a success story for Rabobank and Orange, thanks in part to the expertise and flexibility of Clear CinCom as well as to the cost effectiveness of the NSN nanoBTS that it distributes.
In less than six months, not only the originally 10 branches planned were connected to the Orange network, but many more offices now enjoy optimal mobile coverage for both voice and data.


When gas prices rise, people who do a lot of driving feel it in their wallets. It hurts a lot. What if you could lessen the pain of fluctuations and put together a tiny nest egg in the process? That’s the idea behind the $4 Gas Savings Club.
The idea is simple, but might require a little bit of pain in your wallet to start. To join the club, simply pretend that gas always costs $4 per gallon. This has two advantages: it keeps the price of fuel consistent in your budget, if you always drive the same amount. It also helps you put away a little bit of money, which most Americans don’t do enough of.
Over at the AARP blog, the designer of this plan explains it using a cash method, but it’s easy to employ if you pay with a credit card, too. (Do you use a debit card at the gas pump? Don’t.) Added 13 gallons of gas? Take what you actually paid, then subtract it from $52. Make a note of that amount and move it to your savings account when you get home.
Of course, when gas consistently stays above $4 per gallon, you’ll have to recalculate the whole thing.


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Maryland Judiciary Hosts Youths from DJS Facilities for Essay Contest
(ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Nov. 18, 2013) On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the Maryland Court of Appeals will host the 19th Annual Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) and Maryland State Department of Education Oratorical Contest. Court of Appeals Judge Clayton Greene Jr. will preside over the event. The media are invited to attend.
The state’s highest courtroom will be crowded with families, supporters and officials as youth from different DJS facilities will deliver speeches they have prepared. These finalists have won oratorical competitions held in Maryland’s DJS facilities. For this year’s contest, the three- to five-minute essays are about “The Equipment I Need to Succeed,” based on the poem, “Equipment,” by Edgar Albert Guest.
Part of the poem states: “You can triumph and come to skill, You can be great if you only will. You’re well equipped for the fight you choose, You have arms and legs and a brain to use. … You are the handicap you must face, You are the one who must choose your place, You must say where you want to go, How much you will study the truth to know.”
“Since 1998, the Maryland Court of Appeals has opened the doors of our courtroom to students in the juvenile justice system who have gotten to know the court system in unfortunate and unenviable ways,” Judge Greene said. “This is a wonderful chance for these young people to interact with the courts in a positive way and have their voices heard at the highest level.”
The media are invited to attend. Please contact the Office of Communications and Public Affairs, 410-260-1488, for more information. See the notice from the DJS below regarding privacy.
|WHAT:||19th Annual Department of Juvenile Services and Maryland State Department of Education Oratorical Contest|
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|WHO:||Maryland Court of Appeals Judge Clayton Greene Jr. hosts students from Maryland’s DJS facilities
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Without waivers or consents, the media are requested to observe the following restrictions with regard to any youth:
Youths may be interviewed but may not be identified by either:
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For clarification of these requirements, please contact the DJS Public Information Officer at: 410-230-3348.
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RNC. I don't actually practice these that much but it is cool to sink the hooks in and then choke them out.
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So I am sure there are lots of you out there that are going through the sames struggles as me. I am a mom of 2 boys and just strated my own company. and now I am finding it hard to upkeep on my blog. Sometimes I have lots to say but am too busy to write. And other times I make the time to blog but don't have anything interesting to say. (Those of you who know me might be surprised by that....)
Anyways....I think that the real reason might be because I despise my blog...it's so blah...I need something more fun. Anyone know of a free designer for blogs???
Well thanks for listening...actually instead of writing this I could have been workin' on my blog....LOL. You are more than welcome to stop byu my blog and tell me how ugly it looks....heee heee! :)
And, I know what you mean about trying to keep up with everything, although you do have a better excuse than me with starting up your own business. Congratulations!
I've found, over the past week or so, that writing posts in advance and scheduling them for publication REALLY helps me. I don't do this for the entire week, but I usually have 3-4 posts that I know I want to write. So, typically on Saturday evenings, I sit down and crank out a few posts for the week and schedule them for different days.
I also participate in Wordless Wednesdays (which has its own site and is also held by 5 Minutes for Mom) and Photo-Story Friday. These two days are EASY because there is very little writing involved (technically ZERO writing on Wednesday but I'm too chatty to be completely wordless). In addition to being easy, those two days are fun and generate a lot of traffic (plus give you more fun blogs to see thanks to your visitors).


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hey guys, sometime when i touch the screen, the screen flickers off and stays off for like 1-2 seconds but comes back on and sometimes it'll keep flickering and sometimes it wont. anyone know whats causing this? thanks.
nope it just goes off then back on. all the connections are good though. forgot to add, touchscreen still works when it goes off.
yea i took out the shell and its just the board behind the lcd.
lcd is in the car facing the backseats (obviously lol) and the board is vertically behind it.
Gotta be the backlighting...
Probably a high-voltage inverter on there powering it, and it's getting shorted out.
They take a second or two to power up, so it sounds like this is your issue.
so how do u fix it?


- All Red and Ready-to-Go Pizza
Put the flat bread spread with the toppings on a toaster oven tray and use the "top brown" setting. It's ready when the cheese bubbles, in three to five minutes.
- Base for a Variation on Hummus
Keep this on hand for a quick meal, or prepare in batches to give as gifts.
- Beet-All Pasta Salad
Mix pasta, spinach, beets, onion and walnuts in a salad bowl. Combine maple syrup, vinegar and olive oil in a small jar and shake well. Pour over salad. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until you're ready to eat.
- Black Bean Chili
Each serving contains about 333 calories, 20 g protein, 2 g fat (5 percent calories from fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 63 g carbohydrates, 15 g fiber, and 204 mg sodium.
- Blender Bean Dip
Process the beans and spices in a blender, then refrigerate until ready to serve with baked corn chips or toasted whole-wheat pita triangles.
- Blueberry Banana Smoothie
Bananas that are getting past ripe work perfectly in smoothies. Peel them, wrap them in plastic, and freeze them.
- Carrot Oat Bran Muffins
Applesauce adds moistness without fat. A non-nutritive sweetener also cuts the calories.
- Carrot-Oatmeal Muffins
These muffins are perfect for breakfast or a snack. They get their crunch from chopped walnuts.
- Garlic Walnut Sauce
This is a great sauce for meat, fish, fowl, or pasta. You can also use it as a spread for crackers or bread.
- Garlic Whipped Potatoes
Boil potatoes with garlic, then mash with sour cream, and whip until smooth.
- Go Swiss with Rosti
Rosti has been called the national dish of German-speaking Switzerland. Rosti is similar to hash browns and is usually topped with cheese.
- Greek Roasted-Vegetable Sandwich
Create four open-faced sandwiches by layering vegetables with a little feta cheese.
- Mediterranean Vegetable Strata
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
- Mediterranean Diced Salad
What a combo: chickpeas, red bell pepper, cucumber, celery, and grape tomatoes.
- Orange-Walnut Salad
Layer the ingredients in a large salad bowl, then add the dressing and cheese just before serving.
- Red Rosemary Vinegar
To prepare as a gift, strain the vinegar into pretty bottles. Add a fresh sprig of rosemary to each.
- Roasted Winter Squash Soup
Each serving contains about 182 calories, 1 g protein, 6 g fat (30 percent calories from fat), 15 mg cholesterol, 27 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, and 10 mg sodium.
- Summer Vegetable Curry
Serve with hot rice and garnish with fresh chopped cilantro.
- Stuffed Peppers
This meal is generally lightly seasoned, which allows each diner to add condiments to individual taste.
- Tofu Stir-Fry
This dish takes only minutes to prepare. Shrimp are a nice addition.
- Topped Potatoes
Sour cream or butter taste delicious on baked potatoes, but they come with a price: Both contain saturated fat and cholesterol. Here's a healthy, and tasty, alternative topping for your next baked potato.
- Vegetable Dip Mix
These ingredients are in the right proportions for one batch of dip mix. For a gift jar, keep adding a round of all five ingredients until you have enough to fill the jar.
- Vegetable Tart
Pre-bake the crust, then spoon in the filling and top with shredded cheese.
- Vegetarian Chili
Textured vegetable protein makes this dish a hearty vegetarian meal.
- Cantaloupe Soup
This is a picture-pretty first course for a summer meal. Make in advance and serve chilled.
- Picnic Potato Salad
Flavored with fresh rosemary, this salad is perfect for a summer outing.
- A Fruity Way to End the Meal
Naval oranges, ripe strawberries, and sliced bananas are served with a yogurt-ginger sauce.
- Amish Potatoes with Lima Beans
Cubed potatoes are sautéed with onions and lima beans and seasoned with parsley and paprika.
- Cheddar-Vegetable Surprise
Each serving contains about 202 calories, 10 g protein, 4 g fat (18 percent calories from fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 33 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, and 551 mg sodium.
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Do you let the person know that you are angry with them or do you just keep it to yourself? If it's someone close to me, I will let them know but if it's someone that I'm not close with it's unlikely. What about you? Also, do you think it's best to let someone know that you're angry with them because if you tell them they might be become scared or afraid of you.


Even as the first fierce winds and surging waters of Hurricane Sandy began to arrive in the lower Hudson Valley Monday afternoon, scattered stragglers, die-hard merchants and sightseers were out braving the storm.
In Mamaroneck, some low lying neighborhoods off the Old Boston Post Road were being evacuated due to flooding. But in parts of the village, there were still a few stores open, and people were leisurely walking around near Harbor Island Park.
On Mamaroneck Avenue, where some business owners had boarded up and taped windows, and placed sandbags in front of doors, a handful of pizza shops and delis were still open.
Giovanni Scasso, a co-owner of the family-owned Cosmo-Alex and Pisano Italian Deli, was busy with orders for heros and deli platters from people riding out the storm. He said he planned to stay open as long as he could.
"People need food, so we're staying open," he said. "It's been crazy all day."
Ester Grandolph, of Rye, took her two granddaughters, Emily, 5, and Lisa, 10, for a walk along the Old Boston Post Road as the winds picked up speed.
"We just wanted to see a little of Mother Nature," she said, as powerful gusts made it difficult to stand in place. "We're going home now. It's getting worse."
In Harbor Island Park, Emilio Sanchez and his friends were watching the wind-driven waves lap over the seawall. They are construction workers who live in the village and got the day off because of the storm.
"It's just a storm," said the 28-year-old Sanchez. "I've been through worse than this."
But there were already signs that Sandy was more than just a storm.
Some areas off the Old Post Road were already washed out.
Margaret Powers, 72, of Mamaroneck, watched nervously from her second-floor window in an apartment complex on Hill Street as police cordoned off several streets where flooding was already bad.
"It was really bad last year," she said, recalling the flooding in her neighborhood from Lee and Irene. "And we lost power for a couple days."
Her son was coming up from the Bronx to stay with her during the storm. She had stockpiled all the essentials - water, batteries and food, she said.
Outside the Stop&Shop in Mamaroneck, a handful of people were scrambling to pick up last-minute supplies.
"I worked this weekend and didn't get a chance to do my shopping," said Teresa Baines, 23, of Larchmont. "I'm going home now to spend the night with my friends and ride out the storm."
Across the Hudson River in Rockland County, more than a dozen people drove down to Haverstraw Marina to see the storm play out on the water.
"We thought we'd be the only screwballs here," said Rocco Suozzo of Garnerville.
His son Robert drove him down to the shoreline. And after getting a look at waves crashing against the banks of the Hudson, they headed home.
"I think it's definitely going to get worse," Robert said.
"You can't fool with Mother Nature," his father added .
Hugh Casey, 47, of Emerson, NJ, was at the marina to make sure his 30-foot sailboat was tied down.
"I love this kind of weather," Casey said.
But he was not tempted to bring the sailboat, named "Y-Knot," out for a spin.
"This weather is for little tugboats chugging along," Casey said. "I used to be a lot more adventurous. "Not since I had kids."
Up the river in Highland, Rich and Connie Dutra watched for the second time in a little more than a year as waves lapped the parking lot and deck of the restaurant they own, Mariner's on the Hudson. The tide was peaking for the afternoon, at 5.3 feet, bringing the water level to just below the popular Walkway Over the Hudson. Forecasters predict the surge to reach a record 8.3 feet at Poughkeepsie around midnight.
"We have to wait and see, I guess," said Rich Dutra, who bought the restaurant with his wife three years ago.
The couple is better prepared for Sandy after living through Tropical Storm Irene, when water reached table-top height in the dining room, tipped over heavy-duty freezers and washed bottles of Jack Daniels down the river.
On Sunday, volunteers, including 10 varsity football players from Highland High School, spent eight hours removing supplies and equipment from the restaurant.
"We did as much as we can," Dutra said, before walking back into the restaurant to lock up.


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Waterproofing fix leads to larger problem
Q. I live in central New Jersey and had a water problem in my basement. I had a waterproofing company install a system -- the type of system where they jackhammer out the concrete along the walls, pierce the foundation block to let the water out, create a pitched trench, use blue stone and perforated pipe to catch the water. Finally, they add a plastic sheet on the wall and fill the trench with concrete. The pitched trench leads to a sump pump in the corner, and the water is pumped to the outside.
The system works fine, and we have not had any water problems since. However, we do have something else, which I am not so sure is worth the trade-off. Frequently, since the system was put in, we see centipedes in the basement. And some of them make their way to my first-floor kitchen and occasionally to my second floor. These centipedes are extremely unnerving to me. They are about 2 inches, sometimes 3 inches in length, with a thick body and lots of legs and move quite rapidly. I feel very certain that they are coming up the sump pump, which has a cover, or perhaps up the wall of the trench behind the hard, plastic piece. We do have pets, which makes me hesitant about using an exterminator, although I'm not even sure that would help.
Please let me know your suggestion. These creatures have made living in my home much more unpleasant than the water in the basement, and I would rather have continued to bail water than this. By the way, the system was installed four years ago, and that was the beginning of the arrival of these creatures. Thank you for your help.
-- East Brunswick
A. Centipedes are fond of damp areas. It follows that when the plastic was applied to the walls, it created a damp environment between the plastic and the foundation. I have always questioned lining foundation walls with plastic lining sheets for that very reason. It is fine to dig a trench in the concrete along the walls and install a drain leading to a sump pump, but why bother with the plastic? Although I always warn against waterproofing block walls, it is okay if there is a way for the blocks to drain, as they would with the system you had installed. Waterproofing the block walls would not have created the damp environment the plastic lining provides.
To control the centipedes, you have the choice of using residual sprays that should be applied by a pest-management professional who will know where it will be most effective or drying the basement by removing the plastic, something you may be reluctant to do, considering what you paid for it. Keep in mind that the best control for many predator insects is removing their food supply, found in damp environments.
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NBC's Education Nation this week included a lot of the usual suspects in education reform, (yawn), but I was pleased to see Dr. Patricia Kuhl and Dr. Andrew Meltzoff, co-directors of the University of Washington's Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, talking about human brain development in the first 2,000 days of life.
The Institute is one of several centers around the country funded by the National Science Foundation to investigate the brain science of teaching and learning. The nearest center to us is the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center managed jointly by Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh.
I'm glad to see that scientists are involved in the discussion of the future of education.
Akron Public Schools' Desiree Bolden was also featured on Education Nation talking about Akron's afterschool program and the support it's received by LeBron James. See that video here.


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As a result of reduced foreclosure activity, inventory continued a downward trend for the 20th straight month, 22.4% lower than the housing inventory in February 2011. Consumer sentiment appears to be rising, and record low mortgage rates coupled with favorable home prices are attracting homebuyers and investors who don't want to miss a historic opportunity. (Press Release)


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Space shuttle Atlantis soared into space late this morning, marking the beginning of the end of NASA's 30-year shuttle program.
The shuttle , which is flying its 33rd mission, blasted off on what will be the final space flight for not only Atlantis but for the entire space shuttle fleet. Atlantis quickly reached orbit after its 11:26 a.m. EDT liftoff and headed off on a 13-day resupply mission to the International Space Station.
"This is the start of a sentimental journey into history," said a NASA commentator moments after the shuttle lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "Atlantis is flexing its muscles one final time."
The shuttle and its four-person crew are bringing experiments, supplies and spare parts to the space station. NASA has been stocking the station with supplies since the shuttles will no longer be able to ferry them up to the orbiter.
A major part of the mission for Atlantis and its crew is to bring up experiments that will further scientists' understanding of how humans and robots can work together in space exploration. NASA has long maintained that as astronauts travel deeper into space -- going to the moon, an asteroid or even Mars -- they will rely more heavily on robotic counterparts.
One of the experiments that the crew is bringing is called the Robotic Refueling Mission, a washing machine-size piece of equipment that will help figure out the best way for a robot to refuel satellites in space.
Brian Roberts, a robotic demonstration and test manager at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, said he hopes that robots will be able to refuel satellites in space within five to 10 years. The experiment traveling onboard Atlantis is key to making that happen.
"What have we learned in robotics in 30 years? This is it. It's all led up to this," said Roberts. "We've practiced on the ground but we need to see how this would work floating around in space ... We'll learn a lot of what works well and what doesn't work. We're trying to show the capabilities of robots and their abilities to do these tasks."
The experiment, which has tools, knobs and an interface that mirrors most satellites, will be attached to the station's $200 million Dextre robotic arm on the outside of the orbiter. Dextre will then be able to use its own four tools, as well as the tools on the experiment module, to manipulate the interface and see what the challenges would be for a robot to handle space refueling.
Roberts said ultimately there could be a refueling depot orbiting Earth and where satellites could be refueled. The satellite would be directed to the depot and a robotic arm on the station would reach out and pull the satellite in for refueling.
On the other hand, the refueling mechanism might be more like a tugboat, which goes to the satellites and refuels them in their normal orbit.
"I think this will show the community what robots can do, " Roberts said. "It's all very exciting. This is exactly why I came to NASA Goddard."
NASA also is sending the first iPhone into space onboard Atlantis. According to the space agency, Odyssey Space Research, a Texas-based company, has built an iPhone app that should enable astronauts to track the results of various experiments and might even aid with navigation. The phone will be kept on the space station for use there.
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SUN CITY, South Africa – Ernie Els Els had another sad day Saturday upon learning that his former psychologist, Jos Vanstiphout, died of a heart attack.
A friend of the psychologist said Vanstiphout died on Friday of a heart attack, the European Tour said. The friend, Xavier Champagne, said Vanstiphout broke his hip two years ago in a fall from a ladder, and in recent months had been dealing with shortness of breath.
Vanstiphout, 62, was one of a handful of golf’s best known mental-game experts, working primarily with European-based players.
Born in Belgium, he became interested in golf psychology after reading Tim Gallwey's book, "The Inner Game of Golf."
He worked with Retief Goosen when the South African won his first U.S. Open in 2001 at Southern Hills, where Goosen three-putted for bogey from 12 feet on the last hole to allow for a playoff, and then beat Mark Brooks the next day.
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He more famously worked with Els, who won his first British Open in 2002 after the first sudden-death playoff in Open history. Over the years, he also worked with Aaron Baddeley, Thomas Bjorn, Angel Cabrera, Darren Clarke, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Thomas Levet, Paul McGinley, Eduardo Romero, Justin Rose, Adam Scott and Vijay Singh.
Els, speaking at the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa, received the news two days after the death of Nelson Mandela. He said Vanstiphout meant much to his career.
"We really connected and there was a genuine love for each other there," Els said. "It was a love-hate at times, as everyone will know, but the stuff he taught me and the way that he did it was totally different. His approach was unique, and I know he got under a lot of people's skin. But for me, he was just brilliant."
Els said he respected the no-nonsense approach of Vanstiphout, using tough talk even in the best of times. Els recalled his round of 60 at Royal Melbourne.
"I walk onto the range the next day and he is all over me again," Els said. "I said, `What?' And he looked at me and he said, `You know and I know that you should have shot 58.' That was the way he was, and he knew me very well, and was one of the only people who could say that to me."


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We don't live in the same city, and the subject honestly never came up, not since they got married, anyway.
What has changed, as I said, is that Nanny's health issues have gone to a simmer rather than a boil. Things aren't as bad (while it's a couple of chronic conditions that we'll be living with for the rest of our lives) and I feel like, emotionally, she's in a position where she wouldn't see it as any kind of refutation of her, or a problem with her. (Or, at least, where I wouldn't feel that she might think that way. Projection is a wonderful thing, isn't it?) Related, our sex life has improved with the improvement of her health, so I'm not wondering myself if it's just looking for sex that's prompting me this direction.
Anneintherain and GG, you guys have been wonderfully perceptive and understanding, and have asked some good questions and given some good advice. Thank you both so much for "listening." I'll give updates as appropriate...


Claudine Longet’s fractured Franglish albums of popular hits probably wouldn’t have happened if Astrud Gilberto hadn’t first pioneered the role of broken-English chanteuse on the 1963 bossa nova classic “The Girl from Ipanema.” Gilberto wasn’t a professional singer, but her deadpan reading of the translated lyrics perfectly captured the cool, artless beauty the girl in the song is supposed to possess, and the recording became an American sensation. Gilberto’s guileless singing conveys perfectly the impression of a person completely incapable of calculation, and like Audrey Hepburn in the films of this era, she became an archetype for a certain retrograde feminine ideal—a shy, naïve and defenseless innocent who was exotic without being threatening and who seemed to cry out for paternal care.
In 1966, after the bossa nova craze had taken a Gallic turn with Francis Lai’s score for Une Homme et un Femme, the time was ripe for the Parisian-born Longet to attempt a singing career. Married to easy-listening titan and reigning king of squareness Andy Williams, a fatherly man 14 years her senior, and flaunting a halting command of English similar to Gilberto’s, Longet was tailor-made for the coy woman-child role Astrud had popularized. Her life story had already been cast as a kind of storybook romance, a real-life version of the May-December romances Hepburn was portraying onscreen. After a TV performance of “Meditation,” a mellow bossa nova standard by Antonio Carlos Jobim that Astrud had already recorded, Longet signed a contract with Herb Alpert’s A&M Records, the 1960s clearinghouse for cocktail-lounge-style easy listening—the home of Sergio Mendes, the Baja Marimba Band, Chris Montez, and Alpert’s own Tijuana Brass. Williams’s arranger, Nick DeCaro, was brought in for Longet’s sessions and the result, Claudine, was ready by 1967.
The album opens, fittingly enough, with a version of Lai’s “A Man and a Woman” arranged for maximum kitsch—it fades in with a warbling accordion paired with a lone violin and Longet exchanging muttered words in French with her baritone-voiced, uncredited duet partner, someone apparently named Andre. Then it abruptly shifts gears into a lushly orchestrated samba, as if to reassure its original listeners that this is still the au courant bachelor pad record they were expecting and they needed only to remain patient. Far more characteristic of the record’s mood is the next track, a cover of the Beatles’ “Here, There and Everywhere.” Flattening the melody to her limited range, Longet simpers the lyrics in breathy, deliberate, heavily accented English with the occasional twee flourish (“To be dare and evweeware”). Her voice barely projects—it seems like the mic trim had to be cranked to capture her at all—but this fragility is the essence of her style: soft, delicate and intimate, excusing itself for its own slight existence. With no force or urgency behind the vocals, they are devoid of passion, but passion would be inappropriate anyway. Longet’s appeal relies instead on the carefully constructed sense that in being allowed to sing, she is being indulged. This casts the listener as the benevolent father figure, lavishing his pseudo-daughter with attention and unconditional affection—“She’s not much of a singer, but isn’t she just so cute? That’s my little girl .”
But if the borderline incestuous fantasy the record seems designed to inspire isn’t to your taste, the record has other less-coquettish charms. For one, there’s the unintentional comedy of Longet’s cover of Mary Wells’s “My Guy.” Her accent clashes with the arrangement’s Motown trappings and American backing vocals, and the upbeat tempo, faster than she can handle with her uncertain Elmer Fudd pronunciation, only makes matters worse. After the middle eight, a DeCaro introduces a mini-breakdown to allow Longet to contemplate a moment and conclude, “Mmm, beautiful,” with such blasé indifference, you wonder if she’s being sarcastic. It’s as though someone has shown her a Cy Twombly drawing.
Also, there’s more stylistic diversity on Claudine then her ingénue persona would have led one to expect. After the bossa nova-heavy first side, side two opens with urgency (relatively speaking—it’s still somnambulant compared to any non-easy-listening record) with the sitar-powered, semi-psychedelic “Wanderlove,” on which Longet’s delivery sounds the most unforced. Not obliged to sound cute, she comes across as a kind of existential ice queen, Nico without the harmonium. This is followed by “Hello, Hello,” a jaunty absurdity whose vaudeville-style ragtime piano and scattershot percussion makes for wildly inappropriate accompaniment for Longet’s blank singing. However, the incongruity works, giving what would otherwise be a novelty song unexpected depth. When Longet asks, “Would you like some of my tangerine?” it seems like a dimly perceived threat. And of course, her declaration, “I know I’d never treat you mean” takes on a sinister air in light of how she would later inadvertently shoot her lover, Olympic skier Spider Sabich, in Aspen.
On Claudine, her dark destiny seems most palpable on the ballads. There she soars to an ethereal level of seraphic creepiness that would remain unmatched until David Lynch had Isabella Rossellini sing in Blue Velvet. These songs would fascinate even if you knew nothing of her biography. Longet transforms “Sunrise, Sunset” (from Fiddler on the Roof) into a spooky dirge, intoning the line “When did they” as if it were a funeral incantation. Her catatonic version of Buffy St. Marie’s “Until It’s Time for You to Go” makes the fatalistic love in the song seem morbid, an invasive force that stupefies instead of liberates. She turns one of the verses—“I was an oak, now I’m a willow, now I can bend”—into a strangely chilling spoken-word interlude, seeming to turn its face-value meaning inside-out, and then she sounds droning, bell-like notes as she sings, “Don’t ask why, don’t ask how, / Don’t ask forever, love me now,” making it clear that these are less requests than a zombie demand for her your soul.
But the notorious shooting, for which she would spend a month in jail on a criminal negligence charge, inevitably hangs over everything Longet recorded, casting a shadow of grim irony over any of her innocent poses. For some time after the incident, her albums would be almost taboo, transformed overnight into monuments of bad taste, listenable only to those with a ghoulish sense of humor. But time has eased some of Longet’s stigma; her moment of infamy has been supplanted by far more salient celebrity scandals, and she has paid the penance of obscurity.
Claudine Longet - Singing in the 1968 Peter Sellers movie, The Party
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