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STOLEN MONTICELLO SEFER TORAH FOUND, ONE ARRESTED

The President gave a strong speech Tuesday night, in his annual State of the Union ad-dress, laying out what he re-ferred to as “a blueprint for an economy that’s built to last.” He was clearly aiming at get-ting American jobs back on track, and made reference to the robust post World War II economy by drawing similari-ties to the troops’ withdrawl from Iraq. The overall message of the economics in the speech—and it was largely an econom-ics speech—was that there’s a lot he proposed to fix, for this economy to encourage more

working people. By creating incentives for manufacturers, skills for workers, jobs in fossil fuel extraction and clean en-ergy innovation,he hopes to bring jobs back to the United States. He also called for fi-nancing by a fairer tax code.Congressman Eliot Engel said the President’s speech Tues-day night was essentially a strategic plan to bolster the American Dream – which is slipping out of reach for far too many Americans. Presi-dent Obama cited the fear of losing out on the American Dream for low- to middle-income families as the reason he sought public office. As the

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The sefer Torah stolen from the Landfield Avenue shul in Monti-cello has been recovered and au-thorities have arrested a man on a charge of criminal possession of stolen property in the third de-gree, a felony.Christopher Colvill, 41, of Woodridge was arrested on a charge that he possessed the se-fer on Tuesday while in the Town of Fallsburg. Colvill was arrested without incident and the sefer To-rah was recovered, undamaged, by police. He was arrested after a joint investigation led by Mon-ticello Police detectives in con-junction with State Police Falls-burg and Woodridge Police, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and the district attorney’s office.Rabbi Chanawitz told the Advocate, "We were hoping to celebrate our

welcoming the Torah back on Tuesday night, but the police still needed to keep the Torah until the investigation is over. As soon as it’s over, we plan to parade the Torah down Broadway from the Police station to our dear shule. This would complement the last time we paraded our Torah in 1997 from the Community Cen-ter, down Broadway to our shul.

The Chairwoman of the Rockland County Legisla-ture Harriet Cornell has ap-pointed Legislator Alden H. Wolfe as Chairman of the Legislature’s Environmental Committee. Wolfe, a vocal advocate for the preserva-tion and protection of the environment and sustain-able energy, previously served for several years as Vice Chairman of the com-mittee. During that time, Wolfe achieved many suc-cesses, including passage of local laws prohibiting the sale of certain child care products containing Bisphenol A (BPA), eliminat-ing the use of polystyrene foam food containers in County facilities and re-quiring smoking policies in

multiple dwelling units, im-plementation of Rockland's “green” procurement policy for goods and services and the passage of Rockland's “green” building code for major County construction and renovation projects. Wolfe also sponsored reso-

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The president made a statement in his State of the Union Address Tuesday night; “If you’re an American manufacturer, you should get a bigger tax cut. If you’re a high-tech manufacturer, we should double the tax deduction you get for making products here.”Generally, economists say tax breaks to encourage specific investment decisions are a bad idea, and rarely effective. Not only that, why would any company want to bring back their work force to the United States? Why face the unions, the regulators, lawsuits, and many other headaches. The Department of Labor in this Country has to reorganize itself if it wants real job growth back in America. The Labor Department only advocates for employees, and never for the employer. With this standard, most companies would rather take their chances in another country, than risk getting sued here. In addition, the companies are just fine not having to match social security on each employee. With all this financial burden, why shouldn't a corporation take their work force to China? They benefit from a low wage workforce overseas. These financial figures that the president is proposing is just un-realistic. The speech was really just a good political show. The proposal that he will bring manufacturing and technology jobs back to this country is a nice thought.. But what is the advantage. A few tax breaks? It is going to take a lot more than that. If this is the American Dream he wants, well, it is basically just that, a dream.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORDear Editor,

I am writing to offer my heart-felt thanks and

appreciation to Senator David Car-lucci for saving me thousands of dollars from an MRI visit to St. Luke’s Hos-pital. Without his help, I would have been forced to pay a staggering $15,000 for just a one day visit. Instead, he worked with me, the hospital and col-lection agency to establish an afford-able monthly pay-ment plan.

My medical bills originated from a

visit to the hospi-tal’s neurological ward to conduct an MRI regarding my ongoing head-aches and seizures. This was not my first encounter with a hospital, either. Back in 2008, I had surgery to remove a brain tumor and have ever since suf-fered excruciating headaches and dif-ficulty breathing at times.

Shortly after 9/11, as an EMT worker, I volunteered my time to help rescue workers on site at Ground Zero as they cleaned up the wreckage. Little

did I know that I would soon become a victim of health defects. Just three years ago at the age of 37, I was forced to retire due to my medical condition. Just from work-ing those few days shortly after 9/11 has cost me time, money and hardship I could not have imagined.

Back in August of 2010, I approached Senator Carlucci’s office about my outstanding medi-cal bills. Living on a fixed income through Social Se-curity disability, as well as not hav-

ing health insur-ance, I could not afford to make payments. The Senator’s office worked with me and my collection agency to reach an agreement to pay just $6,200, with monthly install-ments of just $100 per month until the total sum is reached.

I would like to thank him for being there for me just like I was there helping victims at Ground Zero.

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New York - Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch said New York’s Republican-led Senate and the As-sembly’s Democratic majority would be “disgrace-ful” if, as expected, they propose new legislative districts this week aimed at protecting their political power.“I believe there is no question but that the Legis-lature is going to adopt maps which are going to be primarily supportive of incumbents to make sure they get re-elected,” said Koch, leader of the NY Uprising group.Koch has maintained contact with legislative lead-ers during the secretive process. He secured pledges — most of them signed — by every Senate Republican and most Assembly Democrats during the 2010 campaign to reform the process through independent, nonpartisan redistricting.The Senate and Assembly majorities wouldn’t com-ment Wednesday.Koch also said the recent U.S. Supreme Court deci-sion that says legislatures, not the courts, should handle redistricting all but precludes any effective veto by Gov. Andrew Cuomo or legal intervention.

The Senate’s Republican majority abandoned its pledge to create an independent commission to draw new districts and instead proposed a state constitutional amendment. If approved under a lengthy process, an independent commission wouldn’t be able to act for another 10 years, the next time new lines will be drawn.“I never believed there could be so many New York legislators in Albany who would renege on a pledge,” Koch told The Associated Press. “It’s an outrage.”Koch said he has no faith a constitutional reform will be pursued.“If they reneged on the original pledge, what makes anyone think that anything they say now has cred-ibility?” Koch said.

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Dear President,

You said that America is deter-

mined to prevent Iran from get-

ting a nuclear weapon. President

Obama, you certainly have your share

of foreign policy successes over the last

year. You followed through with a cam-

paign promise to end the war in Iraq, a

team of U.S. Navy SEALs hunted down

and killed Osama bin Laden in May,

and the U.S. supported a NATO-led op-

eration in Libya that culminated with the

ouster of Gadhafi.

But at least one potential national se-

curity land mine lies ahead: Iran. GOP

presidential hopefuls have hammered

the White House on your Iran policy,

suggesting your administration has been

reckless in thwarting Iran’s purported

ambition to become a nuclear-armed

country and was slow to embrace Ira-

nian democracy protests in 2009. Iran

will loom large in months ahead and the

presidential election.

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Dear Supervisor,

I feel the need to address the pothole situation

here in the Town of Ramapo The situation

has been deplorable for quite some time.

I implore you to please take the appropriate mea-

sures to make the roads safer and more tolerable.

I’m writing this letter with the hopes that some-

thing will actually be done.

The pavement on Robert Pitt Dr. is a mess. It

is a very busy road, and the condition of the

road makes it undesirable to travel upon. We

have received many complaints about this street

in particular, as it is home to many business.

There is no excuse that the roads should be in

this shape. there has not been much salting, or

snow removal this year, it is just in-excusable.

The condition of this road is beneath a town of

our efficiency and reputation. Something needs

to be done. Now!


The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo

Governor of New York State

NYS State Capitol Building

Albany, NY 12224

Dear Governor Cuomo,

When you took office, you prom-

ised relief to property owners

who are suffocating from the huge fi-

nancial burden of property taxes. Your

recent dismissal of Medicaid mandate

relief legislation proves that relieving

property owners of the inequitable fi-

nancial burden of property taxes is on

the bottom of your list of legislative pri-

orities.

Medicaid can range from about 30 per-

cent to nearly 100 percent of a given

county budget. This means property

owners could see a reduction of 30 per-

cent to nearly 100 percent of their coun-

ty property tax bill if the state paid for

its share of the Medicaid expense.

Creating a plan for the State to take over

100% of the costs of Medicaid growth

that will be phased in over

three years, saving local governments

$1.2 billion over the next five years,

will help Rockland County with its fi-

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son of an iron worker growing up in public housing, and educated in New York City Public Schools and at the City University of New York, this struck close to home for me. I was afforded the opportunity to one day serve my country in the United States Congress. As a par-ent, we always seek better oppor-tunities for our children than we had ourselves. That should be the case for all American families.“Our economy has come a long way since the dark days back in 2007-08 when we were losing hundreds of thousands of jobs each month. We cannot ignore 22 consecutive months of growth, and over three million private sector jobs added since the President’s first State of the Union address. Recovery has been slower than anyone wants, but the fact remains our economy is getting better.Rep Engel added, “I was pleased to hear the President sees energy as one of the main avenues for shoring up the American Dream. Clean energy investments created tens of thousands of good paying jobs in recent years. Reducing pol-lution will also protect the health of all Americans by, cutting down the rates of serious diseases. Pro-moting alternative fuel sources will help lead our country to a future free from dependence on foreign governments, many of which are hostile to our interests. Oil produc-tion has never been higher, and Democrats must remember we must avoid saying no all of the time and find other ways to produce do-mestic energy sources. Far too many families can barely keep pace with their mortgage

payments and household expens-es. Our focus must remain on jobs and the economy, and rebuild-ing our crumbling infrastructure. However, we are sadly mistaken if we lose sight of the crisis our pub-lic education system faces. We must reform No Child Left Behind, or every American will be left be-hind. We must fix our borders and reform our immigration system. We cannot forget that immigration done correctly has made our coun-try the successful melting pot it is today. We must also finally come to grips that health care in this na-tion is a right and not a privilege. We have much more that needs to be accomplished to keep America great, and enable more people to take part in the American Dream. Rep Engel concluded by saying: “I am hopeful that 2012 will be more productive than 2011, when man-ufactured crises dominated our na-tional rhetoric. Americans expect more from their government, and we should demand it of ourselves. We must show that we can still come together to preserve and ex-pand the American Dream.”

We are thankful to The Almighty for His Diving assistance as well to the many kind people who helped us.""So many of us, as a community got involved, prayed and cared about getting our Torah back. United, we succeeded. When we work together, there is so much that we can accom-plish. Rabbi Benzion Chanowitz said it was a “mitzvah,” or blessing, that the scroll was recovered."“When someone gives us a present, we thank them. Today we received a present from HaShem that helped us find the Torah,” Chanowitz said. “We received a present from the police department, the sheriff and the State Police and all the good people and the

politicians and the detectives; all of the people and the community who sup-ported everybody, who came out, as if it was their own loss.”Sullivan County District Attorney James Farrell was also pleased with the recovery of the scroll.“Monticello Police detectives worked tirelessly to recover the Torah and their hard work and professionalism along with the other agencies’ help has re-sulted in the recovery of this very im-portant sacred document,” Farrell said. The investigation into the theft is con-tinuing.The Torah was stolen over New Year’s weekend.

lutions opposing the FAA Reauthoriza-tion Bill and hydrofracking, and hasen-couraged the state to form a Rockland/Bergen Bi-State River Commission to identify and work to remediate flood hazards along the shared tributaries. In 2007, Wolfe was nominated for the EPA's Environmental Quality Award, recognizing his advocacy on these is-sues. “I look forward to continuing the work of my predecessor, former Legis-lator Connie Coker, as we develop ways to address the many challenges ahead,” said Legislator Wolfe. “With Rockland dealing with issues such as the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement, implementa-tion of a County Water Policy and the need to encourage smarter use of our natural resources, I expect 2012 to be a busy year.” Wolfe is also serving his second term as Vice Chairman of the Legislature and is a member of the Budget and Finance, Planning and Pub-lic Works, Public Safety and Rules Com-mittees.

Wolfe has appointed Legislator Nancy Low-Hogan as the Environmental Com-mittee vice-chair. “Legislator Low-Ho-gan has a strong environmental track record,” said Wolfe. “In representing the river villages, she knows the value of and the need for sound environmental programs and practices. I will depend upon her knowledge, insight and good nature as we discuss and review the many issues.”"I am honored to serve as Vice Chair of the Environmental Committee,” said Legislator Low-Hogan. “I look forward to working with the Committee and all environmentally-concerned citizens to preserve and protect our beautiful County."The next meeting of the Environmental Committee will take place on Wednes-day, February 1, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Legislative Chambers, 11 New Hemp-stead Rd., New City, NY. Committee meetings held by the Rockland County Legislature are open to the public.

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State of the Union seatingTraditional seating for the presidentÕs annual State of the Union address (SOU) held in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol:Who attends

Members,former membersof Houseand Senate

PresidentÕs Cabinet, except for designated survivor

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Chief Justice and Justicesof the Supreme Court

Speech lengthAverage number of words in speech

Speech firsts

1923 Radio broadcast, Calvin Coolidge

1913 First since 1801 to deliver SOU as speech before Congress, Woodrow Wilson

1947 TV broadcast, Harry Truman1965 Evening delivery, Lyndon Johnson2002 Live webcast, George W. Bush

• Frequent applause, often partisan in tone, interrupts speeches

19th century 10,000Late 20th century 5,000

• President’s guests sit with first lady in House gallery

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Source: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives


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Changes in local zoning codes over the the past decade have generated meaningful opportunities for residential landowners and real estate developers to address local housing challenges in an environmentally responsible fashion. Developing real es-tate in accordance with local codes, how-ever, can frustrate even the most sophis-ticated. New York law offers a confusing, and sometimes contradictory framework, for securing municipal land use approval.

Most individuals discover they need re-lief from a local Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals when they apply for a building permit on an existing lot and their application is rejected. Sometimes an ap-plicant will be told that the use they pro-pose for a lot requires special permission from the Planning Board. Oftentimes, an applicant is advised that they cannot build a home at the size they desire without per-mission from the Zoning Board of Appeals. This week, we will examine the role of the Planning Board.

Under state law, all municipalities are re-quired to adopt a Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan designates the zoning parameters for all real property in a jurisdiction. Some zones permit com-mercial development, some zones permit residential development and other zones permit both.

Generally, an individual seeking to build a residential home an a pre-existing lot will not need to interact with the Planning Board.

If, however, you want to divide your lot into two or more lots or construct any commer-cial, religious or institutional use, Planning Board approval is required.

In most jurisdictions, the Planning Board consists of seven members, with a majority required to approve any particular matter.

The Planning Board, in the first instance, is charged with ensuring any proposed proj-ect complies with the review provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). Before the Planning Board can approve or disapprove any matter, it must conduct an environmental review under SEQRA. This review will require the Planning Board, often aided by municipal consultants and engineers, to make de-terminations about how the project will impact drainage, water and other natural resources and community character. The Planning Board will hold a public hearing and take testimony on these matters.

After gathering all of the required infor-mation, the Planning Board has three op-tions. It can issue a "negative declaration," in which it determines that the proposed project will not have an impact on the en-vironment. It can issue a "positive declara-tion," in which it determines that there will be significant environmental impact and that applicant must conduct additional studies, including the preparation of a Fi-nal Environmental Impact Statement. The board can also take the most modest step of requiring written responses to addition-al questions.

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State of the Union

Addressing CongressThe Constitution requires the president to Òfrom time to time give to the Congress information on the State of the Union.ÓHow the speech has evolved

George Washington gave the first

address in 1790, New York City

Thomas Jeffersonthought addressing Congress was too much like the English King addressing Parliament; in 1801; he sent his report in writing

Woodrow Wilson revived

the personal address in

1913,a custom that

continues today

Modern day exceptionsPresidents who sent addresses in writing• Woodrow Wilson 1919-21• Calvin Coolidge, 1924-29

• Herbert Hoover 1929-33

• Harry Truman 1946, 1953• Dwight Eisenhower 1956, 1961

• Richard Nixon 1973• Jimmy Carter 1981

• Ronald Reagan 1989

Source: McClatchy

Washington Bureau,

The American Presidency

Project, Office of the Clerk,

U.S. House ofRepresentatives


Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) ap-peared in the House chamber Wednesday to formally submit her resignation. Members addressed the Congresswoman’s accomplishments before she handed in her letter of resignation.After representing Southern Arizona in the House for five years, Represen-tative Giffords (D-AZ) says in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and her state's governor that she's leaving Congress in order to focus on her recovery from a critical gunshot wound to the head inflicted a year ago this month. Her resignation will be effective at the end of the day today.The congresswoman’s resignation came after attending the President's State of the Union Speech, where the crowd gave her a bipartisan standing ovation.Representative Giffords ends her letter with these words: “Every day I am working hard. I will recover and will return and we will work together again for Arizona and for all Ameri-cans.”

In a major decision on privacy in the digital age, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that police need a warrant before attaching a GPS device to a person's car.The ruling, which marked the justices' first-ever review of GPS tracking, was unanimous. The justices divided, however, on how the Fourth Amend-ment protection against unreason-able searches and seizures applies to such high-tech tracking.Monday's decision specifically applies when police install a GPS tracking device on a person's car, but five justices suggested in concur-ring statements that a warrant might similarly be needed for prolonged surveillance through smartphones or other devices with GPS capabilities.The Global Positioning System, origi-nally developed for the military, relies on satellites that transmit to receiv-ers that calculate the latitude and longitude of a location. A GPS device installed by police can be used to fol-low a person 24 hours a day. Data can be collected and analyzed far more efficiently and economically than if a team of agents followed a person.

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A brightening pictureThe U.S. jobless rate fell in December to its lowest level since early 2009 as the economy added 200,000 net new jobs. The trend in U.S. employment since the recessionÕs start in December 2007:

Good news: More jobs created in 2011 Bad news: Still a long way to goAnnual net new jobs Net decline in jobs since

December 200720112010

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Working long hours appears to substantially increase a person's risk of becoming depressed, re-gardless of how stressful the actual work is, a new study sug-gests.The study, which followed 2,123 British civil servants for six years, found that workers who put in an average of at least 11 hours per day at the office had roughly two and a half times higher odds of developing depression than their colleagues who clocked out after seven or eight hours.

The link between long work-days and depression persisted even after the researchers took into account factors such as job strain, the level of support in the workplace, alcohol use, smok-ing, and chronic physical dis-eases.Although the findings are "con-sistent with previous studies, the degree of increased risk was surprising," says Bryan Bruno, M.D., chair of the psychiatry de-partment at Lenox Hill Hospital, in New York City, who was not involved in the research. "The biggest condition that I work with is depression, and it is often related to work stressors."

For those lower on the totem pole, the researchers say long hours at the office could con-tribute to depression in several ways—by creating family or re-lationship conflicts, for instance, or by elevating levels of the stress hormone cortisol.Job insecurity and sleep depri-vation also may help explain the increased risk of depression, Bruno says, noting that previous research has shown that poor sleep is a key ingredient in work-related depression. "I often really focus on that symptom," he says, referring to his own patients.

Recent studies on overtime and depression have reported simi-lar results, but most used a less rigorous standard for measur-ing depression. The new study included face-to-face consulta-tions and used the American Psychiatric Association's official criteria for clinical depression, making it one "one of the rare studies" to do so, says lead au-thor Marianna Virtanen, Ph.D., a researcher at the Finnish Insti-tute of Occupational Health, in Helsinki.

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Cholesterol is a waxy substance your body uses to protect nerves, make cell tissues and produce certain hormones. Your liver makes all the cholesterol your body needs. Your body also gets cholesterol directly from the food you eat (such as eggs, meats and dairy products). Too much cholesterol can have negative impacts on your health.

While some cholesterol is needed for good health, too much cholesterol in your blood can increase your risk for heart disease, including heart attack or stroke.

If you have high cholesterol, your body may store the extra cholesterol in your arteries. Your arteries are blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Buildup of cholesterol in your arteries is known as plaque. Over time, plaque can become hard and make your arteries narrow. Large deposits of plaque can completely block an artery. Cholesterol plaques can also split open, leading to formation of a blood clot that blocks the flow of blood.

If an artery that supplies blood to the muscles in your heart becomes blocked, a heart attack can occur. If an artery that supplies blood to your brain becomes blocked, a stroke can occur.

“You can’t tell if you have high cholesterol without having it checked,” notes Dr. Jamie Giraldo, a doctor at the Department of Family Medicine at Monsey Family Medical Center. “All adults 20 years of age and older should have their cholesterol checked every 5 years.” If your cholesterol level is high, or your family has a history of high cholesterol, then it is more important to have frequent checks” says Dr. Giraldo.

Factors also depend on lifestyle choices. For example, one may need to have it checked sooner and more often if you are overweight. A blood test known as a lipid panel is usually the way cholesterol is checked.Cholesterol travels through the blood in different types of bundles, called lipoproteins. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) delivers cholesterol to the body. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) removes cholesterol from the bloodstream.

This explains why too much LDL cholesterol is bad for the body, and why a high level of HDL is good. The balance between the types of cholesterol tells you what your cholesterol level means (see the box below).

For example, if your total cholesterol level is high because of a high LDL level, you may be at higher risk of heart disease or stroke. If your total level is high only because of a high HDL level, you're probably not at higher risk.• Total cholesterol level• Less than 200 is best.• 200 to 239 is borderline high.• 240 or more means you're at increased risk for heart disease.• LDL cholesterol levels• Below 100 is ideal for people who have a higher risk of heart disease.• 100 to 129 is near optimal.• 130 to 159 is borderline high.• 160 or more means you are at a higher risk for heart disease.• HDL cholesterol levels• Less than 40 means you're at higher risk for heart disease.

If you have high cholesterol, it may be necessary for you to make some lifestyle changes. If you smoke, quit. Exercise regularly. If you're overweight, losing just 5 to 10 pounds can help improve your cholesterol levels. Make sure to eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fish- all of which promote heart health. Avoid saturated and trans fats, which can raise cholesterol levels. Also limit your overall cholesterol intake to less than 300 milligrams per day and 200 milligrams if you have heart disease.

Under normal conditions, we all lose some body water every day in our sweat, tears, urine, and stool. Water also evaporates from skin and leaves the body as vapor when we breathe. We usually replace this body fluid and the salts it contains with the water and salts in our regular diet. People often make the mistake and think dehydration can only happen in the summer, but it can happen now as well.

According to Dr. Paul Bloom of Monsey Family Medical Center, one of the most common complaints during the summer are symptoms of dehydration. “A common complaint is that children do not like to drink water.” Said Dr. Bloom. “It is very important for parents to keep an eye on their kid’s fluid consumption.”

Sometimes, however, kids lose large amounts of water and salts through fever (more water evaporates from the body when body temperature is increased), diarrhea, vomiting, or long periods of exercise with excessive sweating. Some illnesses might also prevent them from taking fluids by mouth. If they're unable to adequately replace the fluid that's been lost, kids can become dehydrated.

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It's important for parents to learn to recognize the early signs of dehydration and to respond quickly if they develop. Younger infants and children should be watched very carefully because they're more likely to become dehydrated than older kids or teens. It is important to call your pediatrician to ensure your child is seen if you suspect your child may be suffering from dehydration.

The goal in treating dehydration is to replace fluids in order to restore the levels of body fluids to normal. As with prevention, the approach may differ depending on the age of the child and the condition causing the dehydration.

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It is winter again, and even though we have had fairly mild weather, the days between Fall and Spring are darker, and sometimes gloom-ier. According to the Diagnostic and Statisti-cal Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a specific type of mood disorder characterized by recur-rent mild to moderate depressive episodes that coincide with certain seasons. Typically, those suffering from SAD are affected in late autumn/winter -- commonly between Sep-tember and April -- and the depression lifts during the rest of the year. But the condition isn't confined to colder months. Some SAD pa-tients follow an opposite pattern, with depres-sion forming in the summer months and lifting as cold weather arrives. SAD affects women, men, and children. Age of onset is commonly in the twenties.

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We finally had snow this winter, and it dis-appeared almost as

soon as it came. But where exactly did it come from? The answer requires a bit of sci-ence to understand. Snow comes from water vapor in the atmosphere. Clouds form when the water vapor (water in gas form) in the atmosphere cools to the point that it con-denses -- that is, changes from a gas into a liquid or solid. The droplets in a cloud are so light that the air in the atmosphere keeps them aloft. If the drop-lets get too heavy, they fall in the form of precipitation. If it is cold enough, this water vapor doesn't condense as liquid wa-ter droplets, but instead as tiny ice crystals. In most parts of the world, rain generally starts out as snow but melts as it falls through the atmosphere (it is very cold at cloud level, even in the summertime).Oddly enough, water doesn't automatically freeze at "freez-ing temperature" -- 32 degrees Fahrenheit / 0 degrees Celsius. You have to cool pure water to a much lower temperature (as low as -40 F / -40 C) for it to lose enough heat energy to change form. Usually, howev-er, water in a cloud does freeze around 32 F / 0 C because of the work of nucleators, tiny bits of naturally-occurring material that help water molecules co-alesce. The nucleators attract water molecules, which reduc-es their energy to the point that they form ice crystals. The nu-

cleators in snow crys-tals are just dirt bits, bacteria and other ma-terial floating around in the atmosphere. Water condenses onto the nucleator, which becomes the nucleus -- the center -- of the snow crystal.As the snow crys-tal moves around the cloud, more water par-ticles condense onto it and freeze into crys-tals. The collection of individual crystals forms a snow flake. As

the snow flake grows heavier, it falls toward the earth. If it is cold enough the whole way down, the flake will still be fro-zen when it reaches the sur-face.CAN SNOW BE ARTIFICIALLY MADE?

In the early to mid 20th cen-tury, the sport of snow skiing became very popular. As more and more people discovered the sport and made it a yearly tradition, ski slopes became extremely profitable business-es. But resort owners had a major problem: In their line of work, success was completely dependent on the weather. If it didn't snow, or didn't snow enough, they had to close ev-erything down until the weath-er decided to cooperate. In many parts of the world, the skiing season was limited to a month or two.The solution, of course, was to figure out a way to make snow when you needed it, in case nature failed to provide. The re-sult was an invention called the snow gun. This device proved useful even when natural snow was plen¬tiful because it gave resort owners greater control over the consistency of the top layer of snow, allowing them to create better skiing conditions. One common notion is that machine-made snow is artifi-cial. This is not really the case -- it's actually the same stuff that falls out of the sky, it's just created by a machine rather than by weather conditions.

The machine works very differ-ently than a weather system, but it accomplishes exactly the same thing.The main things you need to manufacture snow are water and cool temperatures.It helps the process along if you mix a nucleator of some sort into the water supply. The water will already contain lots of stuff that can act as nuclea-tors, but increasing the count is a good idea because it en-sures that more water droplets will freeze before they reach the ground. The traditional type of snow gun produces water droplets by combining cooled water and compressed air. On a ski slope, you'll notice that these guns are attached to two dif-ferent hoses that run to air and water hydrant stations, respec-tively. The hydrants are hooked up to two different lines which run under the snow or even underground. One pumps in water from a lake, pond or res-ervoir and the other pumps in high-pressure air from an air compressor.

snow, where does it come from?OUR READERS WANT TO KNOW

The "Eskimo words for snow" claim is a popular urban legend, alleging that the Inuit or Eskimos have an unusually

large number of words for snow. There is no single "Eskimo" langage, but in general, the Eskimo-Aleut languages have about the same number of distinct word roots referring to snow as English does. This urban legend gave rise to similar ones and the neologism snowclone

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Water in the basement can be a family’s worst nightmare. Aside from the financial conse-quences, standing water can cause structural damage, health hazards, and attract bugs and other critters. A sump pump is a necessity if your basement is prone to flooding in a rain-storm, or if your basement is below the level of sewer lines. However, almost any homeowner that has a below grade basement should consider having a sump pump installed as a precaution, because even an inch of water can do extensive damage.

What is a Sump Pump? A sump pump is an electric pump that is installed in the basement of a home and used to pump water out of the basement. Sometimes water is drained into the house’s drainage pipe system and sometimes it is pumped outside. Sump pumps generally work in combination with a sump pit, a hole dug usually in the basement to collect water for pumping outside.

Sump pumps are generally electric, but they should have a battery backup system in case the electricity goes out, which is somewhat likely given the circumstances of sump pump use. For this reason, some sump pumps don’t use electricity at all. They use the home’s pres-surized water supply. It is imperative that the pump always work, otherwise the sump pit can overflow. If the pump is electric, a backup pow-er supply system is needed in case the primary power system fails. Many sump pumps actually come with built-in backup battery supplies. In this way, the backup can pump water out of the house for several hours even without power.

Types of Sump Pumps

There are two types of sump pumps: a pedestal or upright style and a submersible style. The pedestal style sump pump sits above the sump pit and is easier to reach and maintain. The submersible sump pump actual-ly goes down into the sump pit itself. This makes it more difficult to reach and maintain, but it is much quieter, and is therefore recom-mended for finished basements. Submersibles are sealed to prevent electrical short circuits when water collects in the pit.

The pedestal sump pump is essentially a motor that is mounted on a small pedestal with a pipe running from the motor down to the bottom of the sump pit. It works much like a toilet. A float is attached to a separate metal rod connected to a switch on the pump. When the basement floods, the water starts to fill the sump pit. As

the water rises, the float rises until it gets high enough to switch on the sump pump. Water is then sucked up through the pipe and into another pipe of hose that leads to your septic system or sewer system. The pedestal sump pump motor is not designed to be under water.

On the other hand, the submersible sump pump is just as it says, able to be submersed under water without doing damage to the unit. It does not have a connecting pipe that draws the water out. Instead the water is filtered right through the bottom of the sump pump. The advantage is that the bottom of the pump has a screen or filter that keeps out gravel or debris that could be sucked into the impeller of the pump. The impel-ler is the device that creates suction. Damaging this ruins the pump. The rising water level triggers this type of pump as well. Submersible pumps are generally more expensive and actually may have a shorter life span due to being in water all the time.

There are many high quality pumps out there to choose from. These variations of brands and styles are offered in many price ranges. Depending on the size of the house and the general amount of water that comes into the basement, a professional can recommend the proper size for your home. Sump pumps can also come in cast iron or thermoplastic, which is nearly as strong, but much lighter.

Backup Sump Pumps

Backup pumps can be battery backup or water-powered backup. Battery backups operate on 12-volt batteries. Water powered pumps use the concept of suction and are connected to the water system of the residence. Though the water-powered system is more expensive, it could prove to be the more effective solution over time. These types use water pressure to dictate if and when they should start operating, thus eliminating the worry of dead batteries, and can be more reliable.

Things to Consider When Buying a Sump Pump

When choosing a backup sump pump, or any sump pump, it is important to acquire prod-ucts from a reliable manufacturer and choose

the right size for your home as it can affect performance of the system. Other important considerations include pump rating, expressed in gallons per hour; water usage efficiency with water powered pumps, (one gallon of water input usually sucks two gallons of wastewater); and floater action, (A backup system should not have electrical parts for the floater. It should be stable and must not easily rub against other parts). Other considerations include covers, alarms, ease of installation, and of course, the warranty. It all depends on the needs and pref-erences of the user.

Properly maintained sump pumps should last anywhere between ten and fifteen years. General maintenance involves cleaning it out and removing any debris that might clog the pump. For submersibles, water needs to be run through it to check it for proper operation.

Though a sump pump is a simple device, it can be the best investment for your home you ever make.

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