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First, as a matter of full disclosure, let me say that I probably will not vote for John McCain for president. There are just too many conservative values that he holds dear that are dealbeakers as far as I am concerned. More ... The National Park Service will host two walks at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge this weekend. Join a coastal biologist for an exploration of the restoration of Big Egg Marsh on Saturday, September 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. The group will meet at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge visitor center to carpool. More ... Mark your calendars for this weekend's annual Fall Festival sponsored by the Rockaway Music and Arts Council (RMAC). More ... Labor Day weekend has come and gone and is just a memory now—hopefully, everyone had a nice summer. The children are back at school now, hitting the books and learning their lessons and using their pencils, notebooks and other recently-bought supplies. More ... ARTSPLASH opens this weekend with a reception on Sunday, September 14 from 1-3 p.m. in sTudio 6 and sTudio 7 Galleries, RoCA at Fort Tilden. Admission to the reception and the galleries is free and there will be refreshments available. Featured live entertainment includes three groups, The Silly Dilly Band, Breezy Grass and Hudson's Hope. More ... Change is often a buzzword that triggers stress responses. The way in which you react to change will dictate how you express that in your body and emotions. The language of change is spoken as a deviation from your normal state. We say that we are "stressed." What does that verb mean? More ... Today's view was ruined by an artist who added vehicles to the foreground. The cards are out of proportion in this postcard view of Beach 121 Street in 1920. The camera is facing the beachfront from the boulevard at the west end of the Memorial Circle thereat. More ... Members of the American Littoral Society, an organization that espouses the preservation of our coastlines, recently gathered for four days in Cape Ann, Massachusetts to experience the environmental, historical and geological wonders of our country's northeastern shorelines. More ... With the Democratic and Republican National Conventions concluded, everyone, everywhere, including the media is reporting that the McCain- Palin ticket is indeed "Making Waves" and it looks more like a tsunami. Gallup Polls as of September 8 have McCain-Palin up 49 percent-44, percent and it appears that it will broaden based on the reports that I have been reading. More ... The aging male faces two inevitabilities: Losing his life and losing his sex life. Supposedly, one happens before the other. In "Elegy," Professor David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley) is well into his Golden Years, but still has eyes open for young nubile students to stimulate his decaying loins. More ... Well, here I sit waiting, for the second weekend in a row, for our erstwhile local cable company to install my TV cable. I figure if they don't get here in the next half hour, as promised, I am going to go back to listening to my radio. The picture quality is good, the sound is good and I can use my imagination as to what I'm hearing. More ... What lies between the Joel Klein/Al Sharpton Education Equality Project vision of education reform and the Bigger, Bolder approach signed onto by many other education reform advocates? More ... Diabetes can cause complications that greatly affect the feet. Therefore, proper foot care may help those with diabetes to preserve a good quality of life. Over time, diabetes can cause damage to nerves throughout the body; this damage is called diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathies lead to numbness and sometimes pain and weakness. More ... Are you planning to "clock out" of the workforce once and for all in January 2009? Generally, you should apply for your Social Security retirement benefits three months before you'd like them to start. So now's the time to apply for retirement benefits to beat the rush — and you can do it online. More ... Our articles often focus on asset protection planning using Irrevocable Trusts, to protect assets from the costs of long-term nursing home or home care. We frequently use Revocable Trusts in estate planning, for reasons other than Medicaid planning. More ... Happy 19th Birthday to Leah Shapiro who just transferred to NYU. Bon Voyage to birthday girl Robyn Kapelner who is spending the semester in Madrid, Spain. More birthday wishes to Skyelar McLeod (5 already!) and Bill Daly. Belated birthday wishes to Marilyn Evans, Vincentia "Tootsie" Becker (88 years young), Jessie Katz and Joanne Small. More ... Yes, it is true … you can have both a happy pet and a pretty yard! With all of the digging and playing, it may be hard to keep your flowers and lawn in perfect condition, but we can definitely improve its pristine appearance with just a few small changes in our landscape and in our pet's behavior. More ... On the first day of school, my daughter, who is now a senior in high school, was given an assignment regarding the presidential campaign. Her assignment was to write an essay as to which candidate she prefers and give the reasons why after comparing the qualifications, personality and positions of the candidates. Her choice was Barack Obama. More ... |
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