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After Rubino appealed the decision, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe overturned the termination as too harsh. While “offensive” and “repulsive,” Jaffe concluded, Rubino’s remarks were made outside the school building, after hours, and were only circulated among adult Facebook friends. Jaffe found no evidence that Rubino meant the kids any actual harm or that her outburst “affected her ability to teach” — and sent the matter back to Lowitt.---- NY Post
Today is Christine Rubino blogging day for a group of NYC bloggers who support Christine. See Afterburn for the others blogs today so far.
There are a number of villains in the Christine Rubino story but she is not one of them. Hmmm, where do we start?
Villain 1: Theresa Europe and her ATU lawyers
When looking for villains I always go with Theresa Europe, the evil head of the DOE’s Administrative Trials Unit.
Europe would send Jesus to the cross to embellish her conviction stats to continue to justify the existence of the office she is leading into infamy. Rather than focusing on the so-called "bad" teachers, she instead has spent enormous amounts of money trying to get rid of highly skilled teachers who might have committed a minor transgression that in the old days might call for a letter in the file. She has taken things to such a level, even the courts, which rarely overturn decisions, have been doing so. See my post: Courts DO Overturn Arbitrator's Decisions in Bloomberg's Kangaroo 3020a Hearings.
One of Theresa Europe's "innovations" at the ATU has been to look deep into the past to try to pile on charges like "he peed on the toilet seat -- we have the video to prove it." One of the best I heard was at Patricia Dawson's 3020a hearing where a story about her walking around with a bat was brought up to give the impression she was looking to bash a kid -- or her principal's - head in when in fact she was celebrating Herman Melville day by using the bat to imitate Captain Ahab.
Why did Europe spend so much time at this hearing -- a major misuse of DOE funds? To intimidate teachers into not having open hearings. I know, I know, Sue Edelman attended this one and we know that she would gladly join Europe in putting nails into Jesus but by opening the hearings you demonstrate you believe you are innocent and you also put everyone on the spot for follow-ups, especially DOE lying bastard witnesses. So keep em open I say and let Europe stew.
Christine Rubino's crime of the century
So what exactly did Christine Rubino do? She made a comment that many frustrated teachers might make after a tough day, the kind of comments you might hear in any teachers room. But she did not make this comment in a teacher room but on Facebook.
The comment was made the day after a 12-year-old girl drowned at the beach on a class trip. Remember the first year teacher of that class who was nontenured was scapegoated and fired while the Assistant Principal in charge who opted out of going on a trip he planned and was supposed to attend was demoted to a teacher. And the principal escaped until he did something else wrong (and is now running a charter school).
NYSUT lawyer Chris Calegy in another facebook case made the important point about what teachers can say in a teachers room vs Facebook. What's next, recording devices in teacher rooms? Lowlife snitches taking time out from drooling over their sandwiches to run to the principal crying, "Norm Scott just walked and said he wants to kill he entire class?" SWAT teams surround the building? I'm not kidding here. You just watch for an upcoming case where teacher room comments are used to fire a teacher.
Europe had her loser lawyers dig up other charges --- one of their top ten hits is to find ways of charging the teacher with trying to cover up. Thus even though Christine's friend lied and claimed she had written the FB post, Christine was the one accused of lying.
Villain 2: Sue Edelman and the NY Post
A Brooklyn teacher fired for posting “repulsive’’ Facebook comments suggesting her misbehaving students should drown now faces only a two-year suspension without pay.Gee, ONLY a 2-year suspension without pay. Just a little bit of editorializing there Sue. How about a 2-year suspension without pay for Edelman for distorted reporting? Her crime is way more serious than Christine's as Edelman violates basic rules of professional reporting and public responsibility givenn. That is why juries are so hard to pick in the real world instead of the make believe justice in the DOE.
Edelman brought a photographer with a telescopic lens to stalk 51 Chambers Street in order to catch a "candid" photograph of Christine Rubino.Make sure to tell the photographer to get the very worst photo they can get to make the teacher look guilty.
What can you say about this character who is smacked down by a real judge? How about a 2 year suspension from being an arbitrator for making dumb-ass decisions? And by the way, the union has the ability to use its blackball but probably won't. (The DOE blackballed the great arbitrator who ruled in favor of David Pakter.)
Assailed Teacher continues: DOE releases information to Sue Edelman so she can do one of her trademark hatchet jobs...Sue Edelman of the Post wrote another article about the case today[about] the two-year suspension. The arbitrator's new ruling really harped on Christine's supposed "lying" to investigators, even though it was her friend who did the "lying" on her own without the blessing, knowledge or collaboration with Christine. Edelman mentions this "obstruction" charge in her article.In other words, the entire basis of the original charge seemed to disappear in the ruling to suspend Christine without pay by arbitrator Randi Lowitt who was so burned by the overturning of her decision to have Christine fired that Lowitt decided to make her lose her house, bankrupt her and maybe cause her kids to starve..-- Assailed TeacherVillain 4: The principal
Aside from the fact that Rubino’s original, union-appointed (NYSUT) lawyer advised her to resign at the outset of the hearing (like telling someone on trial for a murder they did not commit to pull the trapdoor on the gallows with them standing on it) how could we let a story like this go without putting some heat on NYSUT/UFT?
If only the union said "that is our job" and stopped worrying about how such a stand looked to the public and stopped worrying about the NY Post and all the other slugs attacking them -- which they do no matter how they snivel around.
Rubino fired her union attorney and hired former NYSUT lawyer Brian Glass, who also handled the Peter Lamphere successful court case overturning his illegal U rating. Now Peter did get some financial help from the UFT but not for both U suits, so he had to create a defense fund.
Many years ago, just as their terms as ICE reps on the UFT Exec Board were running out, Jeff Kaufman and James Eterno offered a suggestion that the union hire paralegals to do investigations immediately and not leave them solely in the hands of the DOE and OIS people who are directed by DOE lawyers to find ways to fire teachers for spitting on the sidewalk. Of course it was laughed at. Imagine the check and balance that would create on the DOE? Imagine also law suits directed at Theresa Europe and her gang and all the supervisors who are caught lying under oath? Only a proactive, aggressive stance by the union will give the future Christine Rubino's a fair shot.
I know some of your own colleagues might take a hard tack that Christine made a serious error. She admits that, though frankly I have heard all kinds of venting in teacher rooms. And Facebook may be the new teacher room. In essence teacher rights to vent and rant in social media are under assault. I guess given that we have Gitmo still operating, any rights still left should be cherished.
Ay. Please, give whatever you can.
- Theresa Europe, head of administrative trials for the DOE, was at the hearing daily staring at arbitrator Randi Lowitt.
- Christine is a single mother with two children. She has already lost her house as a result of this termination. Now, she faces another year of being unable to make a living or support her children.
More Blogs about Christine Rubino
The Christine Rubino Facebook Decision And Why The Arbitrator's Award Is Excessive.
Betsy Combier: here and here and here.
How in the world can the Department of Education go after Christine Rubino while appearing to turn a blind eye to Department attorneys who have made inappropriate online comments?
No standard?
Disparate treatment?
Apparently, both Joseph Baranello and Philip Oliveri posted inappropriate commentary online. Either no significant disciplinary action was taken by the Department or whatever action was taken never became public.


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26042014 – Today, I entered Gua Tempurung which is a cave located in Gopeng, Perak. I paid RM60 for this event and we were joining the extreme level i.e. Tour 4 – Grand Tour. When I looked at the signboard, I saw that the price was for RM22 with a minimum of 8 adults. Hence, you may want to go with your own group of friends. I have no qualms despite paying a slightly higher price because this will be a one-off event for me, and all I had to do was present myself today.
This cave is about 3 km long, andThere are 4 levels of difficulty. You can click on the photo to see each level.
We got a sticker with the word ‘GT’ which stands for Grand Tour. At 10.30am, the Cave Ranger gave us a short briefing on the do’s and don’ts during the tour. I have not the slightest idea what to expect in the cave. We went in at about 10.45am. The initial walk is easy which also caters for Level 1 and 2. There were lots of stairs to climb. We stopped a lot to hear the descriptions from the Cave Ranger. And of course snapped lots of photos.
This pathway is covered with a canopy to avoid bats’ droppings.
Now, this cave is not spared from the drawings of visitors. It is very unfortunate that Mother Nature is marred by insensitive humans. The Cave Ranger told us the top 3 universities that draw on the rocks – University Teknology Petronas, UITM (can’t remember which branch) and UTAR. Educated but ignorant.
There was a gate that separates Level 1 and 2 from Level 3 and 4. So, I proceeded on.
The Chinese writings on the rock was carved by previous miners. It actually warns people of the water in the cave. If it rains, the miners are not to proceed further. Today, the Cave Rangers apply this warning too. The tools for mining are displayed in front of the rock. At this junction, there were no lights in the cave. The cave was lit up by our head lamps. We were told to switch off the lights and to experience the darkness of the cave. The Cave Ranger explained that the communist used to stay in this cave to hide from the Japanese soldiers. When the Japanese soldiers entered into the deeper part of the cave and it become too dark for them, they need to use lights and the communist could easily see them and shoot them. Finally, the Japanese soldiers put up a steel barrier at both entrances of the caveve. The Communist eventually left the cave as there were no food for them and caught by the Japanese.
Then, we reached the first slide of the tour. It was too slippery to walk down the slope. So, everyone took turns to slide down. It was a pretty good slide.
The steel barrier at the entrance of the cave. Or you can call it the exit of the cave.
Inside the cave, there was a lot of water wading too. Crawling, floating and walking in the water. Well, instead of crawling in the water, one can actually opt to not crawl, but the Cave Ranger blocked our route, and mentioned that as we paid to get wet, we will get wet. Haha!
The next slide in the Cave. There are 2 slides only. For this slide, the Cave Ranger and another volunteer has to wait at the bottom to catch hold of each one because the last 2 meter is a 90 degree drop. So, if you slide too fast, you may land too hard.
Then, we have to climb down a small hole. It is suitable for all sizes. No worries at all.
There is a mini waterfall in the cave right before we exit the tour. We took turns to ‘shower’.
Ta-da, the end of the tour. It was 3.45pm. It took us 5 hours in total. Well, if you don’t travel in a huge group, it could take you 3.5 hours only.
We exited below the entrance of the cave.
Oh, don’t forget to bring snacks and water into the cave. I brought bread and biscuits. Light food which can be consumed while walking. Overall – OF COURSE I HAD FUN!
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I love my wife dearly, and because I love her I make her breakfast each morning before she goes to work. Joanie is a very detail orientated person and every aspect of her breakfast has to be just right; a thermos of hot chocolate, a bottle of water that's 90% ice, a chocolate shake with 3-4 ice cubes and cereal in a cup to go. Making this breakfast isn't the same thing as loving Joanie nor is it necessarily proof of my love; rather it's a result of my love. This is the point that Jesus is teaching us in John 14.
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Father's Spontaneous Headaches have me W...
What kind of lung infection can this be?
my son has this week suffered his lung collapsing for the third time in 2 years. He is in hospital with a chest drain and will be discharged tomorrow to convalesce at home for the next 2 weeks.
The hospital recommend that he has an operation on his lung which will:-
1. Staple and seal around the puncture points on the lung.
2. Remove the membrane from between the lung and the chest cavity to allow the lung to sick to the chest cavity. This will stop the lung collapsing again should a further puncture occur.
I should like to communicate with anyone who has had this operation or knows anyone who has to discuss whether there are any after effects or problems with this type of operation.
Brian, I just found this website today. I am 24 years old and my lung has collapsed 2 times. The first time I was running and it just took me down. The second time I coughed at work and out went my air. I hope you have thought about the surgery. I decided in february when my lung collapsed the 2nd time to have the surgery. It hurts bad, but it is worth it. I have not had any problems since and I feel great. I don't know if your son might have a cyst on his lung, but that is what I had on mine. When they did the surgery they cut my cyst off and then kind of scrapped my lung to rough it up so it would heal to my chest cavity. When I woke up from surgery I was in discomfort, and had two large chest tubes coming out my side to drain any fluids. But my dr gave me an epidoral to help with the pain. Also when the chest tubes are removed they do not hurt at all, it's just a little uncomfortable. The worst thing I think about the surgery was I had a nerve cut and that has left me numb in a little area, but my dr says that will heal on it's own. Please feel free to contact me if you would like more of my story. I hope this response reaches you in good time!
Users who thank ericamarie for this post: debora36
Hi its been a year since my lung collapsed, I went through surgery and it was treated but recently since april I sumtyms get difficulty in breathing? Sumtimes currently its happening again? Do you know if it is in connection with my lung collapsing? Has it been said they will be side effects because I was not told.
I'm not sure. I wasn't made aware of any side effects after surgery. Have you spoke with your doctor? I know from experience that I get unconfortable sleeping on the side that I had the surgery on. It's a weird discornfort from my lung being stuck to my chest cavity. But so far that is the only problem I have had other than my nerver being cut during surgery.
If you find anything out please let me know!
Post Surgery After Effects From Spontaneous Pneumthorax
Hi...I had more than 30 collapses over both lungs from age 14 to 19, when I had the "new" surgery of the day (june 1980)....
Today I am 44...Even with more than 50 titaneum staples in both lungs...I am in daily pain...And the frustration is that because the staples are preventing the lungs from collapsing the way they did 20 years ago...I now get air leaks causing extreme pain under my collarbone and up my neck accompanied by constant coughing of yellow mucus and pain up my neck and sometimes down my arm...
Its very frustrating because, 20 years ago, prior to the surgeries, a pneumothorax on either side, or both at the same time was easily seen on conventional x-ray...
Now...Its almost impossible to see it and yet the pain is so debilitating that it effects my ability to run my companies...
Doctors are baffled and have even suggested i'm "faking" it....
Tonight i've been in so much pain that I went to hospital for an xray where I was told to inhale and hold my breath, while xray was taken...I checked the xray myself and admit I couldn't see the pneumo despite the exact symptoms...
I then went through my post operative charts and did some recent and up to date research and found that smaller pneumo's experienced by patients with a previous history and with the titaneum staples have a better chance of catching the small air leaks if they exhale during xray rather than inhale and hold...
My reply to the person asking about after effects ... I can only say that I hope to god for your sake especially the exception and not the rule...
The extreme pain escpecially during menses, (my pneumo's are catamenial), is so dibilitating I cannot work and doctors don't give me adequate pain relief, at least for the few days prior and post my menstrual period.
I would give anything if I could find a doctor to just go back in and explore what new blebs there are and fix it....But I can't...
This disease is like a curse....And the depression from it is completely unnecessary if only I could find a specialist that would help me manage the pain while we find a solution to either eliminate the problem or at least go back in and see if anything further can be done...
But instead...I'm treated like a drug addict, because I ask for percocet, or demorral, when the fact is I hate taking anything but I have to work like the rest of the world... And I don't mind being closely monitored while a more permanent solution is being sought...
I suffer from this ordeal every day of every year for the past 30 years...
Again ... I pray to god....I'm the exception and not the rule...But if I can help anyone out there or if anyone can help me .... Please contact me...
I would love to correspond with other pneumothorax patients.
Casey.....In extreme physical pain, breathless, and tormented by doctors that write me off....
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replied July 1st, 2012
I've had years of collapsed lungs and have recently had another thoracotomy. My Drs kept sending me home for 2 weeks after being xrayed and told I just had a small air leak, until my Husband stormed me down to the Drs and ordered them to get me a CT Scan (I think they were a little scared of him luckily). When I finally got my scan you could see that I had almost no lung still attached to my chest wall, and it was all impossible to see in an xray due to all the previous scarring and portions of my lung being stuck to chest wall. you need to push and push for a CT scan and then you will have the full story - I would think you would need a thoracotomy and have the staples removed and have VATs again. Good luck I feel for you
Wow! I am 27 and had the Mechanical and Chemical Plueridisis Surgery along with a chest tube which was inserted incorrectly.
Everything you said. The pain for me isn't always there but it comes more than a few times a year and sometimes last up to 2 or 3 months. It's horrible. For years doctors told me this kind of pain is known and try to just treat the pain. In my case the narcotics actually prolong the pain and actually aren't much of help for me.
Luckily I just found something that works for me. It's CBD cream from Colorado. I also use the tinksher and am getting the patch. Don't get me wrong, the pain is still there but I can live my life. I am praying this continues to work.
My next step is a nerve block because up until i read you post i thought my pain was due to excessive scar tissue and nerve damage. I am going to get a Ct scan this week and am hoping I can find more of a permanent fix to the problem.
I still can't believe how similar our experiences are. My symptoms started only about 2 years after the surgery. Please keep me updated if you find anything that works for you and I will do the same
This happened to my best friend..She is only 25!!
My name is brittany quinlan. I am 19 years old. I was 16 years old when I had my first spontaneous pneumothorax. I'm still suffering from them. I had surgery on my left lung when I was 16 for multiple collapses. It was a real painful ordeal for me, and still is. I could not take any pain killers because the dosage that they gave me in the hospital was too much. I would puke up everything in my system (i'm only 100 lbs. Very tiny person).
What hurt most was that the doctors never believed me. It takes a lot. You have to really push to get these guys to believe you. I had to visit the hospital 7 times before any doctor would take me seriously. They thought because they couldn't see anything on the x-ray, that I was fine.
The procedure was alright. From time to time, I still have pains in my left lung, even after the surgery. The top portion of my lung was stapled together and was scraped up to heal to the chest cavity. For the most part it has been good, but I still get pains... And because they've done the surgery, they think I shouldn't have pain... And that I am lying.
Anyone suffering from these, realize that it is an uphill battle most of the time. Yes, some doctors will notice it. But without a history, like myself, it takes a lot of time to convince them you're not crazy.
replied November 5th, 2011
The same happened to me, In pain all the time and they dont care or shall I say they haven't got the time....
hi there wondering if you have continued to have problems
replied January 26th, 2006
replied December 6th, 2007
hi my name is tim im 24 year old male from the west midlands i have had 3 Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the past 6 months in january i have the operation to sort this out im really scared what im gona be feeling when i wake up from this he said he is going to remove some lung then staple the lung shave my chest wall then stick the lung to it can some 1 help me on this 1 my email is ear timbad301'hotmail.com
replied January 29th, 2008
im marc from Philippines...i also have spontaneous pneumothorax last year,december 16 during my bday...it was really scary and i thought of dying during the treatment of tetracycline....until now im experiencing difficulty in breathing.i missed a lot how i lived my life when im still healthy....as if that breathing very deep for me is too hard to make...and with that im quite upset...could someone advise me what to do so that i will be back to normal...?thanks a lot...more power....!
BTW,i can't able to sing opera songs now since i'm a music student because i easily get tired when i exert too much air from singing...however,is it okay for me to sing even if i have this disease?
replied June 6th, 2008
Hey I'm Matt from Canada,
I had my first collapsed lung when I was 17 and had to have the tube in my lung for that... it then happened again about a month ago when I was 18 and i'm praying I'll get better. Some of your stories are very sad and I'll be praying for you!
Also does anybody know a website that has any current research on this condition? I believe that protein powder shakes may have been a contributing factor to my lung collapses.
replied February 19th, 2009
My name is Kevin and I had a spontaneous pneumothorax in december of 08'. They put a chest tube in me for a few days then released me, when my lung recollapsed later that day. back in the hospital again then, and then they did surgery. I still feel like crap and im f****** miserable. I would like someone to contact me that has had a spontaneous pneumo or something cause i need to talk to someone who has had this. Help me out please...
Hi. My name is Dustin. I've had 5 Pneumothorax incidents since 1992. 3 on the left and 2 on the right. Don't know if there is a connection, but each time I've had one, I had eaten buttered microwave popcorn within 48 hours of the incident. I had the surgery on the right lung after the 2nd incident and the recovery was quick and even painless (relatively speaking). There was no soreness or even after effects - everything was as good as new again. However, I had the surgery on my left lung after the 3rd incident (OCT 2008). This surgery has been a long and even very painful recovery. I am still experiencing numbness on my outer chest and ribs around my side. In addition, deep breathing is always difficult, shallow breathing can at times be a task as well (seems to be more so on the colder days). Furthermore, the numb areas on the outside experience pain on the inside. Like a knot in the stomach...but its in the lung. The internal pain accompanied with the external numbness is a bit like a painful itch inside your body. By that I mean: you can't scratch it to get any relief. Its a very weird sensation. Sleeping on the left side is difficult due to the constant discomfort. It makes life in the city pretty tough, 'cause I walk everywhere - sometimes 10 miles per day...it has been exhausting of late.
Not sure why I'm experiencing a different outcome with my left side, but I scheduled an appt. with my DR. so he can check it out. I'll post the prognosis here for anyone that may be interested.
replied March 9th, 2009
My son had surgery Dec.2007 and it took him about nine month for the stabbing pain to subside.He had a lot of nerve damage because of the large tear in his lung. The reason for a pneumo is some people have blebs in their lungs.In the lungs, a bleb is a collection of air within the layers of the visceral pleura.My concern is about the staples, can they cause infection if plaque builds up and breaks off and travels through his body.
replied April 15th, 2009
I was just reading everyones stories and trying to get some info on the subject because Iam scheduled to have surgery in a couple weeks.
Im currently 10 weeks pregnant and 35 years old. I had my left lung collaps about 8 years ago and I had a chest tube while hospitalized for a couple of days and it wasn't too big of a deal no major pain. This time I woke up with chest pain and i knew my lung had collapsed again. I had another chest tube put in but my lung didn't fill up so they put the tube in a differ location..still no improvement the third tube seemed to work better but not like it should. after 8 days in the hosp with my 4 month old and 7 weeks preg. i was sent home with the tube in and was told i would have the surgery when i was 12 weeks along in my pregnancy. I have been in and out of the hosp and am now two weeks away from surgery I just had my chest tube removed after 3 weeks because my chest was hurting so bad not just around the site but breathing or lying down hurts bad. I feel a little more comfortable but the pain under my shoulder bone can be unbearable. I also have numbness in certain areas from the tube. Iam very worried about having the surgery and the effects it could have on the baby. I was told that I have a bleb that is very large and it would be too risky to not have it done before the baby is born. The fact that its not completely better really leaves me no choice. I can only hope that i recover quickly
I cannot imagine going through a pneumo while pregnant. After my second pneumo, I had the surgery. Recovery has been slow and painful. I hope both you and your baby are doing well
replied October 15th, 2009
My left lung collapsed last April and I was in the hospital for a week before it re-inflated and I was released. The doctors told me there was a 50% chance of the lung collapsing again; not the best odds, but not the worst. Later that year, in June, it happened again and after that they strongly suggested the surgery. I agreed as I was tired of it all.
To answer the question some of you have about how painful the surgery is, my answer is that it depends. The first operation they did, I just woke up groggy with wires and tubes all over the place. A few days later, I sat up for the nurses to check the tubes in my side and the lung fell again. This required surgery round 2...fantastic. After I woke up from the second round, I was in pain and kept moaning until one of the nurses came over to inspect. Apparently, the epidural apparatus wasn't attached correctly to properly administer the pain medication. After they fixed this, I was ok.
It's been over year since all of that, but ever since then, I get what I call 'flutters' every once in awhile where I, for a few seconds, feel by breath catch and something shutter in my chest. I was nervous at first, but the collapsed lung symptoms have never surfaced. Lately, it's been feeling stranger in there than normal, so I may schedule an appointment to check.
replied November 12th, 2009
Im 29 years old, I had my lung collaps about 7 years ago I had the tube in my side for a couple of days, and nothing has been the same since...my right side has always been sore, deep breaths have always been difficult, theres times I would get scared that maybe something else formed in that lung. Recently had a check up, my Dr. just said everything looks perfect from the xray, nothing strange, just normal healthy lungs. I kept telling him that I do not feel anything normal, but he basically told me its all in my head. What I feel is exactly what dthacker is experiencing (which I hope he no longer has since he posted his reply). One thing I was recommended is to start excercising, respiratory excercises especially with the tri flo apparatus. Guess I'll try that for a few weeks and see what happens. I'll post my results in a few weeks....
replied February 25th, 2010
hello my name is Cody i am 17 years old. i had my lung collapsed in march 2009 and i got the tube put in. i had the tube in for about 8 days b4 i got it taken out. the doctor told me its a 50% chance of happening again but i never thought much of it.. i got the odd chest pain but nothing like my lung collapseing.. on Feb 23rd 2010 10 months after having my first lung collapse i got a really bad pain my my cxhest and back and knew my lung collapse.. when i walk fast i feel something moving in my back its really uncomfortable. the docotr said i have to have the surgery. now i was wondering like how does the surgery work.. what are the side affects is it worth getting it done. ? can someone please help me out.
hello, im 45 and had my first pneumothorax 6 years ago, i had the surgery nov 09 after my 3rd collapse. the week after leaving hospital my lung collapsed again and i had the chest drain in for six weeks. i have just suffered my 5th collapse. This time i had aspiration then the drain and then the talc, this was so painful but was my chose to have it done as the doctors wouldnt decide as they didn't no if it would work. i am due to see the surgeon in a few weeks but dont have much confidence in having the op again. I have never smoked and there is no explanation for my collapses. Has anyone had to have the operation a second time? Please let me know. Thanks
Problem after surgery for pneumothorax
Hi, my son had is left lung collaspe 3 times and right one once. He had the left lung operated on in December/09 everything seemed to fine until 1 week ago March 19th, he was sure that the lung had collasped went and had a xray done as was told everything was fine. He said that he feels alot of pressure as if someone is standing on his chest. Has anyone Else had this problem??
Yep, totally identify with the pressure on his lung. I had my first collapse about a year ago (I'm 24) and maybe once a month or so I feel a weird pressure/pain in my upper lung, where they stapled it. Makes me paranoid about another collapse :/ but so far so good. Also I'm a runner/surfer and sometimes extra physical exertion will bring on some of this pain. The pain itself wouldnt really be so bad if it didn't come with the fear of another collapse (especially when I'm out in the ocean). But the main point of this post is to say that what helps me the most is just calming myself down, relaxing, and taking slow steady breaths. I've been meditating a lot more since the collapse (breath work and such) and I feel it really helps! Ask him if he'd want to try yoga or something. They teach breath work there and from experience I can say it helps. Hope he feels better.


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are based on the restrictive covenants that the Tories are promising – it is likely that there will be no net gain to the Treasury from their policy. She claims that one of the main motives for a sale was the need to ‘enhance biodiversity.’ Other’s claim that sale to the private sector will enhance ‘public enjoyment of woodland’. These claims do not stand up to analysis and are frankly laughable. Certainly, there are well-managed private woodlands with excellent public facilities. Most of these facilities are charged for, and, reading the small print you will find that access is concessionary and not a public right ‘in perpetuity’ as with present Forestry Commission owned land.
History aside, there is another reason for the sell-off that fits in with the right wing agenda of this Government, tax avoidance. Investors who buy woodland and tax avoidance loopholethe UK.ax and after two years of ownership, woodland is not subject to inheritance tax. With a shortage of such investment woodland on the market, the Tories, with the help of the Liberal Democrats, are offering public land as tax-free investments to their loyal and rich supporters. So once the land is sold, it will provide zero return for the taxpayer.
No matter what Spelman says, incorporating this private landholding in to a strategic plan for biodiversity, for watershed management, for erosion control, as a reserve of a vital resource, as a managed carbon sink and as a national recreational asset will be all the more difficult for being split up and managed according to different criteria. Forging agreements that will last hundreds of years, across a wide range of different interests, many with a commercial imperative as the bottom line will be expensive. The private players will want and expect public subsidy if they are to act in the public interest. This policy therefore has a price tag that we will have to pay. The Tories are selling an asset that could at the very least is revenue neutral, and are creating a liability, the scale of which they have no clue.
What can you do? Look at the Defra consultation, which is open until 21st April 2011.httm.
 Environment, National and tagged cuts, Derbyshire County, privatisation. I have failed to find a comprehensive list of FC sites. I have located a map, but the sites are not named. I do know that the woods around Ladybower are FC and part of the National Forest is in South Derbyshire. This is run by a publicly owned company that I presume will be sold as a going concern. The Forestry Trust has advised me that the list of woodlands to be sold has not yet been finalised, when it is it willIt was also suggested to me that the National Park Ranger service will have the details of FC land at least in the Peak Park, but I have not followed this up. </s> HOUSTON, TX (Sept. 84, 2015, will feature Mr. Chad Burke, President and CEO Economic Alliance, Region.
Before joining the Economic Alliance, Mr. Burke served as Project Manager in the Technology & Ee performed public facility feasibility studies and completed econometric modeling and impact studies for economic development projects throughout Texas. In addition, Mr. Burke coordinated strategic regional planning initiatives for various cities throughout the state.Mr. Burke nd Armand Bayou Nature Center, and serves as chairman of the Deer Park Education Foundation.
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Even though I am here as the UK’s Minister for Sport and the Olympics, this Forum brings together two organisations with a special place in my personal affections.
The first, the IOC, has awarded London the honour of hosting the Olympic Games next year. I would publicly like to thank the President, and the IOC, for all the help, encouragement and friendship that they have extended to us over the past six years. The work of the Co-ordinating Commission, the IOC’s panel of experts, headed by Denis Oswald, many of those members are here today, has been invaluable and as a country, we very much appreciate your help in delivering London 2012 and your wider work for world sport.
I would also like to extend my thanks to the President for his personal lead in the fight against corruption in sport. If those watching sport ever cease to believe that the contest they are watching is not a fair contest between individuals and teams, then many of the benefits of sport that we will discuss today will be lost.
As a young army officer, I served twice with the UN Peacekeeping forces in, first, Cyprus and, later, in Sarajevo, a former Olympic host city, during the siege.


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It was recently announced that rapper Pusha T has been named as Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label’s new president. According to BET, Kanye was looking for someone who could manicure the label, make it profitable and be business-oriented about the process. Pusha T was chosen by Kanye because he displays a certain aptitude for recognizing talent.
Rappers have been holding label positions for a very long time. Jay-Z is with Def Jam, Tyler the Creator is with Odd Future Records, Eminem is with Shady Records and the list goes on. The success of their labels is largely fromindustry, with a strong team behind them. It is true that the bulk of the money they earn does not come from being the performer, but from being behind the grand scheme of things. Think, talent who can seek out talent can push a new generation of music means more royalties for the label.
According to Complex, being both a rapper and having a position in a record label is no easy task. Not only do they have to manage a double life of being a working performer and dealing with the business side of creativity and innovation that comes with running a record label. One must be able to seek out new talent while keeping old talent fresh.
Rappers are an example of individuals who, for the first time, have had the privilege to see the opportunity in a world where such perspectives and opportunities were not available. Aplus shows interested readers how many rappers have defeat the odds in order to reach unimaginable success. Passionate individuals with dreams will always prosper because they see no other choice. However, there must be acknowledgment that opportunities differ and have a giant impact on those we see as representatives of leadership.
Society has created cliches of what a successful leader is, limiting the options and crippling confidence. These rappers as leaders should serve as a catalyst towards exploration of self. Not everyone needs to hit rock bottom in order to understand the potential within themselves to survive and prosper as a human. Perhaps since so many of these individuals have been subjected to the extremes of societal poverty or social constructs is the reason for there being such a limited concentration on them as leaders who made it.
There are a lot of people who are in the richest people in the world who are not looked to as leaders by society. Why? Because there is no popular identification as there is with the minorities like Jay-Z and Tyler the Creator who hold favorable positions in their record labels today. Therefore, a problem which needs acknowledgment within society is the way we identify each other and ourselves. It's wrong to consider a rapper’s only sign of success as their ability to create music and restrict their capabilities to be just a mere “figurehead.” It limits the idea of what success can be and constrains their abilities as leaders within whichever path they wish to pursue in life.
In essence, rappers who can handle both aspects of being talent and managing a business seem to make good leaders for the industry because they know what it is like to try to make it big in the business from their previous life experiences. Their individual style prompts them to have an ear for the type of music they want to hear and exhibit in today’s society. In addition, their flexibility to work behind the scenes as well as work on their own career has prompted them to achieve commercial success.
Contact Staff Reporter Gabriela Fernandez here.


When sleep apnea rears its ugly head there can be some serious health concNot to mention being potentially hazardous!! The value of a good night’s day’s productivity..
The two main pieces of medical equipment used to combat obstructive sleep apnea are CPAP and BiPAP machines. They both work by applying gentle pressure to the obstructed area, but they do it in considerably different ways. The main differences.


A Kelowna man was forced to jump from a moving vehicle after an attempt to recover his stolen car.
“Those suspects allegedly fled the area with the registered owner exposed in the truck box, “The victim sustained injuries when he jumped from his moving truck as it slowed in the intersection.”
Numerous front line officers of both the Kelowna RCMP and Lake Country RCMP scoured the area for the stolen pickup truck, which remains outstanding..


A demonstration outside of a Verizon shareholder's meeting resulted in brief detainment and criminal citations for a group of union members and one New Mexico lawmaker.
Albuquerque police confirmed 15 protesters received citations, but said police made no arrests. These were just a portion of the hundreds of protesters who set up shop outside a Verizon shareholder's meeting. Police also said there were no injuries at the peaceful protest.
SWOP employees are CWA members.


AM , locale_t locale
# define LOCALE_ARG , locale
# define HELPER_LOCALE_ARG , current
# define ISSPACE(Ch) __isspace_l (Ch, locale)
# define LOCALE_PARAM
# define LOCALE_ARG
# define HELPER_LOCALE_ARG
# define ISSPACE(Ch) isspace (Ch)
/* Compute the day of the week.  */
day_of_the_week (struct tm *tm)
  /* We know that January 1st 1970 was a Thursday (= 4).  Compute the
     difference between this data in the one on TM and so determine
     the weekday.  */
  int corr_year = 1900 + tm->tm_year - (tm->tm_mon < 2);
  int wday = (-473
	      + (365 * (tm->tm_year - 70))
	      + (corr_year / 4)
	      - ((corr_year / 4) / 25) + ((corr_year / 4) % 25 < 0)
	      + (((corr_year / 4) / 25) / 4)
	      + __mon_yday[0][tm->tm_mon]
	      + tm->tm_mday - 1);
  tm->tm_wday = ((wday % 7) + 7) % 7;
/* Compute the day of the year.  */
day_of_the_year (struct tm *tm)
  tm->tm_yday = (__mon_yday[__isleap (1900 + tm->tm_year)][tm->tm_mon]
		 + (tm->tm_mday - 1));
__strptime_internal (const char *rp, const char *fmt, struct tm *tmp,
		     void *statep LOCALE_PARAM)
  struct __locale_data *const current = locale->__locales[LC_TIME];
  const char *rp_backup;
  const char *rp_longest;
  int cnt_longest;
  size_t num_eras;
  struct era_entry *era = NULL;
  enum ptime_locale_status { not, loc, raw } decided_longest;
  struct __strptime_state
    unsigned int have_I : 1;
    unsigned int have_wday : 1;
    unsigned int have_yday : 1;
    unsigned int have_mon : 1;
    unsigned int have_mday : 1;
    unsigned int have_uweek : 1;
    unsigned int have_wweek : 1;
    unsigned int is_pm : 1;
    unsigned int want_century : 1;
    unsigned int want_era : 1;
    unsigned int want_xday : 1;
    enum ptime_locale_status decided : 2;
    signed char week_no;
    signed char century;
    int era_cnt;
  struct tm tmb;
  if (statep == NULL)
      memset (&s, 0, sizeof (s));
      s.century = -1;
      s.era_cnt = -1;
      s.decided = not;
      s.decided = raw;
      tm = tmp;
      s = *(struct __strptime_state *) statep;
      tmb = *tmp;
      tm = &tmb;
      /* A white space in the format string matches 0 more or white
	 space in the input string.  */
      if (ISSPACE (*fmt))
	  while (ISSPACE (*rp))
	    ++rp;
      /* Any character but `%' must be matched by the same character
	 in the input string.  */
	  match_char (*fmt++, *rp++);
      ++fmt;
      /* We discard strftime modifiers.  */
      while (*fmt == '-' || *fmt == '_' || *fmt == '0'
	     || *fmt == '^' || *fmt == '#')
      /* And field width.  */
      while (*fmt >= '0' && *fmt <= '9')
      /* In some cases, modifiers are handled by adjusting state and
         then restarting the switch statement below.  */
    start_over:
      /* Make back up of current processing pointer.  */
      rp_backup = rp;
      switch (*fmt++)
	  /* Match the `%' character itself.  */
	  match_char ('%', *rp++);
	  /* Match day of week.  */
	  rp_longest = NULL;
	  cnt_longest = -1;
	  for (cnt = 0; cnt < 7; ++cnt)
	      const char *trp;
	      if (s.decided !=raw)
		  if (match_string (_NL_CURRENT (LC_TIME, DAY_1 + cnt), trp)
		      && trp > rp_longest)
		      rp_longest = trp;
			  && strcmp (_NL_CURRENT (LC_TIME, DAY_1 + cnt),
				     weekday_name[cnt]))
			decided_longest = loc;
		  if (match_string (_NL_CURRENT (LC_TIME, ABDAY_1 + cnt), trp)
			  && strcmp (_NL_CURRENT (LC_TIME, ABDAY_1 + cnt),
				     ab_weekday_name[cnt]))
		  && (((trp = rp, match_string (weekday_name[cnt], trp))
		       && trp > rp_longest)
		      || ((trp = rp, match_string (ab_weekday_name[cnt], rp))
			  && trp > rp_longest)))
		  rp_longest = trp;
		  cnt_longest = cnt;
		  decided_longest = raw;
	  if (rp_longest == NULL)
	    /* Does not match a weekday name.  */
	  s.decided = decided_longest;
	  tm->tm_w


West Bromwich Albion set to sign Shola Ameobi
ALBION will fend off competition from Premier League and Championship clubs to make Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi their first signing of the summer next week.
Tony Mowbray is close to agreeing a £2.5 million deal with the Magpies for the former England under-21 star, who hopes to complete the move in the next few days.
Ameobi b, thought to be Stoke, where the 26-year-old spent six weeks on loan at the end of last season.
Ipswich led a clutch of Championship clubs keen to sign the Toon targetman, who has scored 28 goals in 168 appearances during his time at St James' Park.
But Ameobi prefers a move to The Hawthorns because he is excited about the prospect of being nurtured by Mowbray at such a crucial stage of his career.
He sees the Baggies boss as the perfect mentor to get him back on track after being plagued by injuries since bursting into the Newcastle first team in 2000.
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Mowbray will help to develop him," said a source close to the player.
"He'.
"He's keen to get his future sorted so ideally he'd like to get this move done and dusted in the next week or so.
"A few clubs have shown an interest in him, but he wants to go to West Brom."
Ameobi is behind Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Obafemi Martins in the queue of strikers at St James' and could fall further down the pecking order during the Kevin Keegan revolution.
Meanwhile, former Walsall boss Richard Money is set to be named as the new head of Newcastle's academy.


You may be giving someone else inspiration without realizing it—and that’s an inspiring thought to keep in mind.
For instance, Jennifer Lester, CDAL, executive director at Sage Spring Assisted Living and Memory Care, says she gets indirect inspiration from the families and loved ones of residents. Families can be confused and dismayed because they don’t understand enough about how cognitive decline happens, or how it may affect behavior. The hope of helping them understand what’s happening and what’s next keeps her focused and moving forward on gaining education and experience.
Over the course of the pandemic, with that motivation in mind, Lester led the opening of a new community, at the same timeand working toward other milestones, including.
Here, we talked about ways to keep herself, her team, and residents motivated and enjoying life.
About every other month, she has been taking the whole management team out of the building, to do something different for about an hour. Often, it’s as simple as having breakfast together.
Lester is also working toward Being able to teach and lead presentations and trainings also energizes her. People in her community and outside it often reach out when they need a speaker.


Were there metaphors or none at all?
If dialogue was present, how was it arranged?
How did the language between genres differ?


I'm surprised no one's commented on Jenna Johnson and her partner Landon yet...aside from their paddle turns and a final lift that didn't quite look like it belonged in a cha cha, I thought their performance was stellar! No clue if she'll make it through Vegas, but stellar ballroom dancing nonetheless.


We serve as a central coordinator to St. Mary’s ministries with our efforts aimed at ensuring that our parish is covering all the bases, where the needs our St. Mary’s parish and extended community are concerned. It is a place where new ideas are welcomed and supported either through an existing ministry or the creation of a new ministry. The team embraces the concepts of the Archdiocese’s mission of Be Missionary Disciples and the core mission priorities of liturgy, welcome, encounter, accompaniment, sending, and mission support as our guiding principles. If you have a calling in this area and are not yet part of the team, please contact Ellen Dumer by email or phone.


The 23-year-old batsman will miss third T20I against Australia, and first ODI against Bangladesh on March 25
LONDON: Sri Lanka opener Niroshan Dickwella has been banned for two limited-over matches after his latest breach of the ICC code of conducDickwella was found guilty of "showing dT20I against Australia in Geelong on Sunday, for which he received two demerit points and was fined 30 percent of his match feeTest or two ODIs or T20Is.
Dickwella was given a 50 perDI against South Africa in Cape Town on Feb. 8, and the two additional demerits means he has exceeded the threshold of four demerits in a two-year period.
The 23-year-old will accordingly miss the third T20I against Australia in Adelaide on February 22, and Sri Lanka's first ODI against Bangladesh on March 25, the ICC said.
Sri Lanka's Mathews out of Australia T20 tour
Dickwella was adjudged to have shown dissent when he "" after pausing to view the replay following his dismissal in Geelong, the ICC added.
Australia wicketkeeper Tim Paine was also fined 15 a related incident in the same game.
Sri Lanka have already wrapped up the ongoing series Down Under after winning the first two T20Is.


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120 if ((state->flags & (ARGP_PARSE_ARGV0 | ARGP_NO_ERRS))
121 == ARGP_PARSE_ARGV0)
122 state->argv[0] = program_invocation_name; /* Update what getopt uses too. */
126 case OPT_HANG:
127 _argp_hang = atoi (arg ? arg : "3600");
128 while
129 __sleep (1);
133 return EBADKEY;
138 static const struct argp argp_default_argp =
139 {argp_default_options, &argp_default_parser};
142 static const struct argp_option argp_version_options[] =
144 {"version", 'V', 0, 0, "Print program version", -1},
145 {0, 0}
149 argp_version_parser
151 switch
153 case 'V':
154 if
155 (*argp_program_version_hook) (state->out_stream, state);
156 else if
157 fprintf (state->out_stream, "%s\n", argp_program_version);
159 __argp_error (state, _("No version known!?"));
160 if (! (state->flags & ARGP_NO_EXIT))
161 exit (0);
169 static const struct argp argp_version_argp =
170 {argp_version_options, &argp_version_parser};
172 /* Returns the offset into the getopt long options array LONG_OPTIONS of a
173 long option with called NAME, or -1 if none is found. Passing NULL as
174 NAME will return the number of options. */
176 find_long_option
178 struct option *l = long_options;
179 while
180 if (name != NULL && strcmp (l->name, name) == 0)
181 return l - long_options;
183 l++;
184 if
190 /* If we can, we regulate access to getopt, which is non-reentrant, with a
191 mutex. Since the case we're trying to guard against is two different
192 threads interfering, and it's possible that someone might want to call
193 argp_parse recursively (they're careful), we use a recursive lock if
194 possible. */
196 #if _LIBC - 0
198 __libc_lock_define_initialized_recursive
199 #define LOCK_GETOPT __libc_lock_lock_recursive
200 #define UNLOCK_GETOPT __libc_lock_unlock_recursive
202 #else /* !_LIBC */
203 #ifdef HAVE_CTHREADS_H
205 static struct mutex getopt_lock = MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
206 #define LOCK_GETOPT mutex_lock
207 #define UNLOCK_GETOPT mutex_unlock
209 #else /* !HAVE_CTHREADS_H */
211 #define LOCK_GETOPT (void)0
212 #define UNLOCK_GETOPT (void)0
214 #endif /* HAVE_CTHREADS_H */
215 #endif /* _LIBC */
217 /* This hack to allow programs that know what's going on to call argp
218 recursively. If someday argp is changed not to use the non-reentrant
219 getopt interface, we can get rid of this shit. XXX */
221 _argp_unlock_xxx
223 UNLOCK_GETOPT;
226 /* The state of a `group' during parsing. Each group corresponds to a
227 particular argp structure from the tree of such descending from the top
228 level argp passed to argp_parse. */
229 struct group
231 /* This group's parsing function. */
232 argp_parser_t parser;
234 /* Points to the point in SHORT_OPTS corresponding to the end of the short
235 options for this group. We use it to determine from which group a
236 particular short options is from. */
237 char *short_end;
239 /* The number of non-option args sucessfully handled by this parser. */
240 unsigned args_processed;
242 /* This group's parser's parent's group. */
243 struct group *parent;
244 unsigned parent_index; /* And the our position in the parent. */
246 /* These fields are swapped into and out of the state structure when
247 calling this group's parser. */
248 void *input, **child_inputs;
249 void *hook;
252 /* Call GROUP's parser with KEY and ARG, swapping any group-specific info
253 from STATE before calling, and back into state afterwards. If GROUP has
254 no parser, EBADKEY is returned. */
256 group_parse
258 if
260 error_t err;
261 state->hook = group->hook;
262 state->input = group->input;
263 state->child_inputs = group->child_inputs;
264 state->arg_num = group->args_processed;
265 err = (*group->parser)(key, arg, state);
266 group->hook = state->hook;
273 struct parser
275 const struct argp *argp;
277 /* SHORT_OPTS is the getopt short options string for the union of all the
278 groups of options. */
279 char *short_opts;
280 /* LONG_OPTS is the array of getop long option structures for the union of
281 all the groups of options. */
282 struct option *long_opts;
284 /* States of the various parsing groups. */
285 struct group *groups;
286 /* The end of the GROUPS array. */
287 struct group *egroup;
288 /* An vector containing storage for the CHILD_INPUTS field in all groups. */
289 void **child_inputs;
291 /* True if we think using getopt is still useful; if false, then
292 remaining arguments are just passed verbatim with ARGP_KEY_ARG. This is
293 cleared whenever getopt returns KEY_END, but may be set again if the user
294 moves the next argument pointer backwards. */
295 int try_getopt;
297 /* State block supplied to parsing routines. */
298 struct argp_state state;
300 /* Memory used by this parser. */
301 void *storage;
304 /* The next usable entries in the various parser tables being filled in by
305 convert_options. */
306 struct parser_convert_state
308 struct parser *parser;
310 struct option *long_end;
311 void **child_inputs_end;
314 /* Converts all options in ARGP (which is put in GROUP) and ancestors
315 into getopt options stored in SHORT_OPTS and LONG_OPTS; SHORT_END and
316 CVT->LONG_END are the points at which new options are added. Returns the
317 next unused group entry. CVT holds state used during the conversion. */
318 static struct group *
319 convert_options (const struct argp *argp,
320 struct group *parent, unsigned parent_index,
321 struct group *group, struct parser_convert_state *cvt)
323 /* REAL is the most recent non-alias value of OPT. */
324 const struct argp_option *real = argp->options;
325 const struct argp_child *children = argp->children;
327 if
329 const struct argp_option *opt;
331 if
332 for (opt = real; !__option_is_end (opt); opt++)
334 if (! (opt->flags & OPTION_ALIAS))
335 /* OPT isn't an alias, so we can use values from it. */
336 real = opt;
338 if (! (real->flags & OPTION_DOC))
339 /* A real option (not just documentation). */
341 if (__option_is_short (opt))
342 /* OPT can be used as a short option. */
344 *cvt->short_end++ = opt->key;
345 if
347 *cvt->short_end++ = ':';
348 if
351 *cvt->short_end = '\0'; /* keep 0 terminated */
354 if (opt->name
355 && find_long_option (cvt->parser->long_opts, opt->name) < 0)
356 /* OPT can be used as a long option. */
358 cvt->long_end->name = opt->name;
359 cvt->long_end->has_arg =
360 (real->arg
361 ? (real->flags & OPTION_ARG_OPTIONAL
362 ? optional_argument
363 : required_argument)
364 : no_argument);
365 cvt->long_end->flag = 0;
366 /* we add a disambiguating code to all the user's
367 values (which is removed before we actually call
368 the function to parse the value); this means that
369 the user loses use of the high 8 bits in all his
370 values (the sign of the lower bits is preserved
371 however)... */
372 cvt->long_end->val =
373 ((opt->key | real->key) & USER_MASK)
374 + (((group - cvt->parser->groups) + 1) << USER_BITS);
376 /* Keep the LONG_OPTS list terminated. */
377 (++cvt->long_end)->name = NULL;
382 group->parser = argp->parser;
383 group->short_end = cvt->short_end;
384 group->args_processed = 0;
385 group->parent = parent;
386 group->parent_index = parent_index;
387 group->input = 0;
388 group->hook = 0;
389 group->child_inputs = 0;
391 if
392 /* Assign GROUP's CHILD_INPUTS field some space from
393 CVT->child_inputs_end.*/
395 unsigned num_children = 0;
396 while
397 num_children++;
398 group->child_inputs = cvt->child_inputs_end;
399 cvt->child_inputs_end += num_children;
402 parent = group++;
405 parent = 0;
409 unsigned index = 0;
410 while
411 group =
412 convert_options (children++->argp, parent, index++, group, cvt);
415 return group;
418 /* Find the merged set of getopt options, with keys appropiately prefixed. */
420 parser_convert
422 struct parser_convert_state cvt;
424 cvt.parser = parser;
425 cvt.short_end = parser->short_opts;
426 cvt.long_end = parser->long_opts;
427 cvt.child_inputs_end = parser->child_inputs;
429 if
430 *cvt.short_end++ = '-';
431 else if
432 *cvt.short_end++ = '+';
433 *cvt.short_end = '\0';
435 cvt.long_end->name = NULL;
437 parser->argp = argp;
439 if
440 parser->egroup = convert_options (argp, 0, 0, parser->groups, &cvt);
442 parser->egroup = parser->groups; /* No parsers at all! */
445 /* Lengths of various parser fields which we will allocated. */
446 struct parser_sizes
448 size_t short_len; /* Getopt short options string. */
449 size_t long_len; /* Getopt long options vector. */
450 size_t num_groups; /* Group structures we allocate. */
451 size_t num_child_inputs; /* Child input slots. */
454 /* For ARGP, increments the NUM_GROUPS field in SZS by the total number of
455 argp structures descended from it, and the SHORT_LEN & LONG_LEN fields by
456 the maximum lengths of the resulting merged getopt short options string and
457 long-options array, respectively. */
459 calc_sizes
461 const struct argp_child *child = argp->children;
462 const struct argp_option *opt = argp->options;
464 if
466 szs->num_groups++;
467 if
469 int num_opts = 0;
470 while (!__option_is_end (opt++))
471 num_opts++;
472 szs->short_len += num_opts * 3; /* opt + up to 2 `:'s */
473 szs->long_len += num_opts;
477 if
478 while
480 calc_sizes ((child++)->argp, szs);
481 szs->num_child_inputs++;
485 /* Initializes PARSER to parse ARGP in a manner described by FLAGS. */
487 parser_init (struct parser *parser, const struct argp *argp,
488 int argc, char **argv, int flags, void *input)
490 error_t err = 0;
491 struct group *group;
492 struct parser_sizes szs;
494 szs.short_len = (flags & ARGP_NO_ARGS) ? 0 : 1;
495 szs.long_len = 0;
496 szs.num_groups = 0;
497 szs.num_child_inputs = 0;
500 calc_sizes (argp, &szs);
502 /* Lengths of the various bits of storage used by PARSER. */
503 #define GLEN (szs.num_groups + 1) * sizeof
504 #define CLEN (szs.num_child_inputs * sizeof (void *))
505 #define LLEN ((szs.long_len + 1) * sizeof (struct option))
506 #define SLEN
508 parser->storage = malloc (GLEN + CLEN + LLEN + SLEN);
509 if
510 return ENOMEM;
512 parser->groups = parser->storage;
513 parser->child_inputs = parser->storage + GLEN;
514 parser->long_opts = parser->storage + GLEN + CLEN;
515 parser->short_opts = parser->storage + GLEN + CLEN + LLEN;
517 memset (parser->child_inputs, 0, szs.num_child_inputs * sizeof (void *));
518 parser_convert (parser, argp, flags);
520 parser->try_getopt = 1;
522 memset (&parser->state, 0, sizeof (struct argp_state));
523 parser->state.argp = parser->argp;
524 parser->state.argc = argc;
525 parser->state.argv = argv;
526 parser->state.err_stream = stderr;
527 parser->state.out_stream = stdout;
528 parser->state.next = 0; /* Tell getopt to initialize. */
530 /* Call each parser for the first time, giving it a chance to propagate
531 values to child parsers. */
532 if
533 parser->groups->input = input;
534 for (group = parser->groups;
535 group < parser->egroup && (!err || err == EBADKEY);
536 group++)
538 if
539 /* If a child parser, get the initial input value from the parent. */
540 group->input = group->parent->child_inputs[group->parent_index];
541 err = group_parse (group, &parser->state, ARGP_KEY_INIT, 0);
543 if
544 err = 0; /* Some parser didn't understand. */
549 if
550 /* There's an argv[0]; use it for messages. */
551 parser->state.name = argv[0];
553 parser->state.name = program_invocation_name;
555 /* Getopt is (currently) non-reentrant. */
556 LOCK_GETOPT;
558 if
561 if
562 /* getopt always skips ARGV[0], so we have to fake it out. As long
563 as OPTERR is 0, then it shouldn't actually try to access it. */
564 parser->state.argv--, parser->state.argc++;
567 opterr = 1; /* Print error messages. */
572 /* Free any storage consumed by PARSER (but not PARSER itself). */
574 parser_finalize (struct parser *parser,
575 error_t err, int arg_ebadkey, int *end_index)
581 if
582 /* Suppress errors generated by unparsed arguments. */
583 err = 0;
585 if
586 if
587 /* We successfully parsed all arguments! Call all the parsers again,
588 just a few more times... */
591 group < parser->egroup && (!err || err==EBADKEY);
593 if
594 err = group_parse (group, &parser->state, ARGP_KEY_NO_ARGS, 0);
598 err = group_parse (group, &parser->state, ARGP_KEY_END, 0);
603 else if
604 /* Return any remaining arguments to the user. */
605 *end_index = parser->state.next;
607 /* No way to return the remaining arguments, they must be bogus. */
609 if (!(parser->state.flags & ARGP_NO_ERRS) && parser->state.err_stream)
610 fprintf (parser->state.err_stream,
611 _("%s: Too many arguments\n"), parser->state.name);
612 err = EBADKEY;
615 /* Okay, we're all done, with either an error or success. We only call the
616 parsers once more, to indicate which one. */
620 /* Maybe print an error message. */
622 /* An appropriate message describing what the error was should have
623 been printed earlier. */
624 __argp_state_help (&parser->state, parser->state.err_stream,
625 ARGP_HELP_STD_ERR);
627 /* Since we didn't exit, give each parser an error indication. */
628 for
629 group_parse (group, &parser->state, ARGP_KEY_ERROR, 0);
632 /* Do final cleanup, including propagating back values from parsers. */
634 /* We pass over the groups in reverse order so that child groups are
635 given a chance to do there processing before passing back a value to
636 the parent. */
637 for (group = parser->egroup - 1
638 ; group >= parser->groups &&
639 ; group--)
640 err = group_parse (group, &parser->state, ARGP_KEY_SUCCESS, 0);
646 err = EINVAL;
648 free (parser->storage);
653 /* Call the user parsers to parse the non-option argument VAL, at the current
654 position, returning any error. */
656 parser_parse_arg
658 int index = parser->state.next;
659 error_t err = EBADKEY;
662 for (group = parser->groups
663 ; group < parser->egroup && err == EBADKEY
664 ; group++)
665 err = group_parse (group, &parser->state, ARGP_KEY_ARG, val);
667 if
668 if
669 /* Remember that we successfully processed a non-option
670 argument -- but only if the user hasn't gotten tricky and set
671 the clock back. */
672 (--group)->args_processed++;
674 /* The user wants to reparse some args, give getopt another try. */
680 /* Call the user parsers to parse the option OPT, with argument VAL, at the
681 current position, returning any error. */
683 parser_parse_opt
685 /* The group key encoded in the high bits; 0 for short opts or
686 group_number + 1 for long opts. */
689 if
690 /* A short option. By comparing OPT's position in SHORT_OPTS to the
691 various starting positions in each group's SHORT_END field, we can
692 determine which group OPT came from. */
695 char *short_index = strchr (parser->short_opts, opt);
697 if
699 if
700 return group_parse (group, &parser->state, opt, optarg);
702 return EBADKEY; /* until otherwise asserted */
705 /* A long option. We use shifts instead of masking for extracting
706 the user value in order to preserve the sign. */
708 group_parse (&parser->groups[group_key - 1], &parser->state,
709 (opt << GROUP_BITS) >> GROUP_BITS, optarg);
712 /* Parse the next argument in PARSER (as indicated by PARSER->state.next).
713 Any error from the parsers is returned, and *ARGP_EBADKEY indicates
714 whether a value of EBADKEY is due to an unrecognized argument (which is
715 generally not fatal). */
717 parser_parse_next
719 int opt;
722 if
723 /* The next argument pointer has been moved to before the quoted
724 region, so pretend we never saw the quoting `--', and give getopt
725 another chance. If the user hasn't removed it, getopt will just
726 process it again. */
727 parser->state.quoted = 0;
729 if
730 /* Give getopt a chance to parse this. */
732 optind = parser->state.next; /* Put it back in OPTIND for getopt. */
733 optopt = KEY_END; /* Distinguish KEY_ERR from a real option. */
734 if
735 opt = getopt_long_only (parser->state.argc, parser->state.argv,
736 parser->short_opts, parser->long_opts, 0);
738 opt = getopt_long (parser->state.argc, parser->state.argv,
740 parser->state.next = optind; /* And see what getopt did. */
742 if
743 /* Getopt says there are no more options, so stop using
744 getopt; we'll continue if necessary on our own. */
747 if (parser->state.next > 1
748 && strcmp
749 == 0)
750 /* Not only is this the end of the options, but it's a
751 `quoted' region, which may have args that *look* like
752 options, so we definitely shouldn't try to use getopt past
753 here, whatever happens. */
754 parser->state.quoted = parser->state.next;
756 else if
757 /* KEY_ERR can have the same value as a valid user short
758 option, but in the case of a real error, getopt sets OPTOPT
759 to the offending character, which can never be KEY_END. */
761 *arg_ebadkey = 0;
766 opt = KEY_END;
769 /* We're past what getopt considers the options. */
770 if (parser->state.next >= parser->state.argc
771 || (parser->state.flags & ARGP_NO_ARGS))
772 /* Indicate that we're done. */
778 /* A non-option arg. */
779 err =
780 parser_parse_arg (parser, parser->state.argv[parser->state.next++]);
781 else if
782 /* A non-option argument; try each parser in turn. */
783 err = parser_parse_arg (parser, optarg);
785 err = parser_parse_opt (parser, opt, optarg);
789 *arg_ebadkey = (opt == KEY_END || opt == KEY_ARG);
790 parser->state.next--; /* Put back the unused argument. */
796 /* Parse the options strings in ARGC & ARGV according to the argp in ARGP.
797 FLAGS is one of the ARGP_ flags above. If END_INDEX is non-NULL, the
798 index in ARGV of the first unparsed option is returned in it. If an
799 unknown option is present, EINVAL is returned; if some parser routine
800 returned a non-zero value, it is returned; otherwise 0 is returned. */
801 error_t
802 __argp_parse (const struct argp *argp, int argc, char **argv, unsigned flags,
803 int *end_index, void *input)
806 struct parser parser;
808 /* If true, then err == EBADKEY is a result of a non-option argument failing
809 to be parsed (which in some cases isn't actually an error). */
810 int arg_ebadkey = 0;
812 if (! (flags & ARGP_NO_HELP))


This was an all-genealogy day once we got back from the Doctor's office. Linda's back hurts, her foot hurts, and she is sick with a cough.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to prepare and serve dinner - leftovers. WAlso watered the front plants.
* Online at 7 p.m. to join GenChat, then worked on the CVGS newsletter. It's about 70% done now.


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Reborn in consciousness.
Coming home to ourselves, embracing our inner child and sharing with it all the love that it can possibly receive. These artworks are part of my book “the secrets of nature” which is about being reborn in consciousness through the touch and observation of nature, our nature.


NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — LeBron James snubbing the New York Knicks for the Miami Heat was the signature moment during the free-agent rush last summer.
However, it wasn’t the only move that has shaken up.
“They were two very good players, and they are spearheading what we’re doing right now,” Walsh said. “The other moves that we made allowed us to round out our team in the right way. We still have work to do, but we have now got all positions. We can match up with most teams.”
Stoudemire hass.
“We have advantages with Amare, particularly because he’s a very difficult guy to guard,” Walsh said. “We haven’t had anybody like that with the New York Knicks since Patrick Ewing.”
The Bulls wanted to improve on last season’s 41-41 finish, and added Utah’s Carlos Boozer, Kyle Korver and Ronnie Brewer. The Bulls entered Thursday with a 16-8 record..”
Collison gives the Pacers a playmaker who passes first and bothers opposing point guards with his speed and quickness. He learned as a rookie last season under Chris Paul in New Orleans, then stepped in and took advantage when Paul missed a significant part of the season with an injury. So far, Collison is averaging 13.5 points and 4.1 assists for Indiana.
“He’s a young point guard, so he’s still learning the ropes,” Granger said. “But his athleticism at that position is something we haven’t had in a while, so it helps us tremendously.”
Posey has been steady with his good perimeter shooting and defense. He is averaging 6.1 points in 20 minutes per game.
“I like what I’ve seen of the Pacers,” Walsh, the former Pacers CEO, said. “I think getting Collison really puts the finishing touches on them. I think the improvement of Hibbert and the emergence of Danny Granger as an elite player — those are good pieces to have.”
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant sees the potential in the Pacers.


Art21, the contemporary art organization best known for its Peabody Award-winning PBS series “Art in the Twenty-First Century” (2001-present), announces the selection of eleven exceptional teachers who in July 2018 will join its innovative educational program, Art21 Educators.
The Art21 Educators program brings edgether to engage with leading contemporary artists who in past years have included numerous artists such as Leonardo Drew, David Brooks, Aki Sasamoto, Diana Al-Hadid, Laylah Ali, Arlene Shechet, Mark Dion, Janine Antoni, Oliver Herring, and Shahzia Sikander. The 2018-19 Art21 Educators program begins with an intensive week-long series of workshops, lectures, museum and gallery visits, followed by a year of distance learning and meetings through May 2019. This year’s institute is graciously being hosted by the New York Public Library.


Hello! I hope you all had an egg-cellent Easter. Isn't it beautiful outside? Just….wow. I wish we could open the windows. I love spring time in Central Texas. Just beautiful.
1614 -97 - Beat poet Allen Ginsberg died at age 70.
See the Today in History section for a quote that has gone down in history, which was written on this very day in 1887.
~Allen Ginsberg
Today after changing my FaceBook language to pirate I noticed that instead of ''logout'' it says ''abandon ship'' I'll never logout from FaceBook again. MLIA
Today, my friend couldn't find his wallet in his basement. I asked him if he had tried to call it. His response? "Are you stupid? You know there is no signal in my basement!" I don't think he was joking. MLIA
Yesterday I was walking around in a mall when I saw someone wearing a shirt that said, "Come to the dark side. We have cookies." At the same time someone walked passed him wearing a shirt that said, "having cookies?" Their looks were priceless. MLIA
I kid you not, that butterfly was bigger than my hand. It was just….amazing. I g of seeing that butterfly outside my house this morning. Just wow.
My own funny story. Saturday night I tried to watch Zombieland….four times. I don't understand how the entire movie played four times, and all I remember about it was that there were four rules. Right? Four? Okay. So it's not funny, but it is still puzzling me. I was on the phone, but still. Four times? Really? And I can't remember anything about it?
I have an apple on my desk. Nice. I would trade it for a Nutrigrain bar. LOL
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UK Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRCsep 2017, Risk Management Diagnostic
aoû 2017, Time Release Study ( TRS) – National Training Workshop in Malawi
août 2017 to septembre 2017
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mar 2017,gramme support to Malawi
To establish a two year plan to support Malawi's implementation of the WTO TFA under the tailor-made track of the Mercator Programme
jan 2015, WBG, Trade facilitation project for Malawi
jan 2014, WCO-INAMA Project
déc 2019, Modernisation of clearing agents licensing framework
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mai 2017, Regional Workshop on Time Release Study
To discuss on dissemination of TRS results of the various COMESA Member States and agreeing the way forward in designing the road map to address the bottlenecks to fast clearance of goods based on the outcomes of the regional TRS.
nov 2008, Needs Assessment
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"We expect further trouble from the weather today," said one official. "Thunderstorms present a unique problem for us. The wind can come in any direction from those ... at any time with pretty strong gusts."
One woman was found dead Tuesday after authorities revisited an evacuated area in Utah. Four homes were destroyed in northern Montana and a state of emergency was issued by the governor for four counties.


Kanye West is reportedly set to break into the movies with a role in Spike Lee’s upcoming film “Chiraq”.
The Oscar-nominated director is also hoping to get Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Piven and Common on board with the project, The Wrap reports.
The title is in reference to the nickname given to the rapper’s hometown of Chicago, due to its high levels of violent crime. The movie is reportedly being made for Amazon Studios. Further details about the plot have yet to be revealed.


Over the past 12 months,, Washington Mutual, and XM Satellite Radio, to name just a few.
We check for stocks that have earned the lowly one-star rating from the savvy investors in our Motley Fool CAPS community, ominously suggest a stock's impending doom. OvLet's take a look at some more of those stocks that we thought were in serious trouble, thanks to their one-star CAPS rating.
One of the only companies to have increased in value since it was profiled is AirTran Holdings, a short-haul discount airline. Earlier this year, soaring oil prices and overcapacity issues caused major problems for the company, which ultimately led the carrier to a rare annual loss. However, now that oil's price has fallen dramatically, AirTran has cut capacity and sold off some of its jets, and it is now pursuing a path to profitability again.
In October, CAPS member triphunter thought AirTran was worth holding for at least a while longer, considering the changing situation with the carrier's cost inputs:
Not the biggest player, but over the years AAI have held their own. With gas prices where they are and the upcoming holidays I'd say this is worth holding til the end of the year.
Macy's has been less fortunate, still reeling from the decline in consumer spending in this holiday season. While it's been keeping its doors open 24 hours a day in some areas to squeeze out any last-minute Christmas shopping, Macy's has also burned the midnight oil to shore up its financial condition by amending its credit agreements with lenders. That's going to cost the department store chain some extra cash, but ought to give it sufficient liquidity to keep the bear away from the door for the time being.
CAPS member rofgile isn't so sure all that's going to help, since it will still probably report lousy sales and earnings for the quarter. He thinks a bankruptcy filing is still in the offing:
I doubt that stores made their sales and still had decent margins this Christmas season. The news will come in January/February that they did badly. Next to follow will be bankruptcies and mergers.
We'll be back next month to identify more stocks that might be headed for the boneyard..


?: Antonio di Bartolommeo Miscomini, about 1476-1478), I was pleasantly surprised to come across a beautiful illumination. The table of contents makes up the first ten leaves of this volume, but the opening page of the text proper (leaf a1 recto) displays a stunning hand-painted border and initial "E". The border is made up of foliage, pink and blue flowers, and fruit, and is ornamented with black penwork and tiny dots of gold leaf. The two columns of text are divided by a foliate column, and the initial, which is set in a ground of gold leaf, continues this leafy motif.The most fascinating and mysterious element of this illumination lies at the foot of the page, where a circular wreath encloses an as-yet unidentified heraldic crest. Within this roundel—surrounded by a pink, ornamental ground—is a tear-shaped escutcheon argent with a greyhound rampant azure collared gules.1
We are seeking any information that might help to identify the owner of this crest or the present-day location of the copy of Aquinas mentioned in the 1887 catalog. If you have any suggestions please contact the Non Solus blog moderators or the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.


So, we'll need a different plan for the "spring fighting season."


My dear Danny has been away this week…
he will be back home with me. Ugh, I'm so excited to see him I can hardly stand it!
I'm telling you, a day doesn't go by that I don't feel so lucky to be his wife. I mean, to have a husband coming home to me, to have a loving companion…
the most amazing sunset from the edge of Brooklyn…
Welcome home, Danny!(your favorite ice cream is waiting for you in the freezer…
Do you guys take turns planning date nights or plan them together?
pssst: the best movie theater is in Battery Park. Of course you probably all know that. I was way late to that party.Have a wonderful Monday!
Oh my – – hahaha – – that's the best idea!
Yeah, we're very spontaneous…
Mara, you must share the deets on that magnificent place on the edge of BK!
Dating your husband is good!
Best idea ever!(reminds me of some prepaid date nights we got as wedding gifts. It was an absolute blast being able to go on these awesome dates as a new couple…
Hi Mara!I think its great you guys plan date nights, its so important to do!I am really happy for you both, you guys are just enjoying life and taking time to breathe the air 🙂 btw, battery park does have the best movie theater!hubby and I watch a movie, grab dinner either at merchants river house or jp clarkes bc it overlooks the water (pj's overlooks the marina) and enjoy the sunset!…the esplanade is great w or w/o a sunset!


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In April, 2016 Pamela opened her own retail store entitled, Pamela Hirth. The store, located at 1652 Litchfield Turnpike, in Woodbridge, offers women the opportunity to find clothes that are meant for their individual shapes and sizes. “A lot of my customers tend to be peoplbody size and have difficulty buying clothes off the rack,” Pamela said. “I like to help people find what styles and colors compliment their bodies. That’s my thing.” The clothes in the store range from classic to eclectic. “My mission is to make people feel their best,” Pamela said.
“I finally found out how to apply for the show but it was a week before the application had to be done,” Pamela said. “The application was over 20 pages and my husband videotaped me at 2 a.m. just so I could get everything in on time. In my application, I said I wanted to show my boys it doesn’t matter how old you are – you could still go after your dreams.” Although she didn’t get chosen to compete on Project Runway, Pamela is more than happy with having a store to call her own—watching women coming into the store and leaving looking and feeling better than before. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS
“Customers come in and uncover something about themselves they may not have recognized in the past; whether it’s the fact they have great legs or have worn black all their life and suddenly wear red, realizing that’s their color,” Pamela said. “trying something new; but the first time they wear that red top I custom designed and people approach them and say ‘Oh my, you look absolutely fabulous today,’ it’s all worth it.” 쮿
In addition to her versatile line of jackets, coats, dresses and pants; she also incorporates jewelry, 10
Fifth Avenue Style in the Heart of Orange WRITTEN BY: ALYSSA DAVANZO
A man’s one-stop-shop for fine clothing that fits just right. Behind two glass doors lies a polished, modern realm of men’s fine clothing featuring world-renowned designers from Jack Victor to Robert Graham. No, you are not in the heart of Fifth Avenue in New York City; you have arrived at Backer’s in Orange, Connecticut. A staple in Orange for many years, with recently relocating to their new address at 163 Boston Post Road, Backer’s exudes class in a way that typical department stores cannot match. Since 1933, the store has functioned as a trusted ‘go-to’ in both classic and high fashion for men. Since its establishment by the Backer family in New Haven, Backer’s has encouraged its customers to ‘be a king every day, every moment.’ To support men in living this lifestyle, the boutique offers a crisp, vast selection of everything needed to dress for business or pleasure. A LOT HAS CHANGED
The clothing industry has changed dramatically with the modification of company dress codes. It’s even very casual now in restaurants, bars and clubs,” said Sonny Manglani, business owner of Backer’s since 2011. “To be honest, I don’t think Backer’s carried jeans 30 years ago. Suits used to represent 80% of the store back then, but now take up 30% of the space — while the remaining 70% contain sports shirts, leather jackets, jeans and accessories such as belts, luggage, wallets and underwear.” Born and raised in Hong Kong, Sonny says that he was ‘born into’ the clothing business, spending his adolescence and young adulthood as a custom tailor.
“This business has always excited me,” Sonny said. “When I moved to the United States I worked in a few stores and learned the concept of design. I just fell in love with it.” Sonny’s team includes Dom, the store’s sales manager, and Angelo, Backer’s’ in-house tailor. CUSTOM TAILORING
“The custom tailoring distinguishes our store from any place else,” Sonny said. “Angelo is from Italy and is meticulous with tailoring, down to each and every thread. The bottom line for us with our merchandise is the fit, and if something needs to be fixed, we make sure to do so from scratch. Everything is taken apart and put back together. So if jeans are too baggy, we shorten them or tuck them in; and if shirts have too much fabric, we trim those down. You name it — every product is taken care of.” The store not only offers tailoring on a daily basis, but the service is also free for customers. “In stores that have great product but no tailor, customers expect to find clothes that fit them just right, but may leave unhappy when they realize they need to go elsewhere to have their pants hemmed or their collar fixed,” Sonny said. “At Backer’s, the price is the same as any other department store, but our customers get this service for free – that’s the
Angelo Macchiarelli busy tailoring a suit for a customer.
beauty of it. Once someone is smitten with Backer’s, they become loyal customers and don’t go anywhere else. That’s the secret here.” The option of custom-made shirts, suits and jackets distinguish Backer’s further from other stores in the area.
Backer’s line of suits beautifully displayed.
“h,” Sonny said. “Initialized monograms have become popular, too.”
GOING OUT ON THE TOWN
High-end designers such as Hugo Boss, Coppley and Joe’s Jeans occupy the store from floor to ceiling. “For a customer going out on the town for the weekend, he can pick up a nice pair of jeans, throw on a Robert
““The brand for recognition, superior quality of our products, and tailoring for the fit make Backer’s a name that resonates with everybody,” Sonny said. “Step in the store and you realize the name simply speaks for itself.” 쮿
Orange Community Services: Helping Families in Need WRITTEN BY: KAREN SINGER
For Orange residents in need, the town’s Community Services Department provides extra help with fuel, transportation, and food; and during the winter holiday season, they even help with ‘presents.’ THE HOLIDAY SEASON
The ‘presents’ are holiday gift baskets with items for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals as part of the Holiday Gift Basket Program. The program draws a wide range of community contributors, from business and individual donors to church and civic groups. “We have a huge response every year,” says Orange Community Services Administrative Assistant and Transportation Coordinator Kimberly A. Callahan, who oversees the program. “Scout troops help us with food drives and decorate boxes, while other organizations help with creating the baskets. One year, a nursery school created 17 baskets for me.” Thanksgiving dinner baskets may contain products such as stuffing mix, fresh or canned potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy mix, pie ingredients and gift certificates for a turkey. Christmas and Hanukkah dinner baskets may contain gift certificates for chicken, roast beef or ham and include items such as canned vegetables, winter squash and canned fruit. “Some people get a little fancier, adding plates and napkins,” Callahan says. OUTPOURING OF GENEROSITY
For gift giving, the Community Services Department provides WINTER 2016
Community Services Staff from l to r: Denise Stein, Outreach Worker; Joan Cretella, Director; Kimberly