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June 9, 2009 Reported By: Josie Huang Governor John Baldacci plans to sign a bill tomorrow that's aimed at giving the state's DirigoChoice health insurance program much-needed financial stability. To pay for Dirigo, the state charges health insurers a fee each year, which invariably leads to fights over how much the fee should be. Dirigo supporters say the bill to keep the fee fixed from year to year will avoid the expensive legal battles and bad blood. "The Number one thing that it does is it makes the funding source predictable and stable," says David Farmer, spokesman for the governor. Farmer tried to reassure the 9,000 people getting insurance through Dirigo, which is priced on ability to pay, and another 5,500 people who get Medicaid through the use of Dirigo dollars.

The Maine Senate has given final approval to a measure intended to put Maine's Dirigo Health Insurance program on a healthier financial footing.  The House approved the bill Friday, and Gov. John Baldacci, the bill's sponsor, is expected to sign it.

The bill provides an alternative to the Dirigo Health Program's current funding mechanism, a so-called "savings offset" fee assessed on insurers, which is based on how much health care savings the program generates.  Because the amount of savings is difficult to accurately nail down, the system has led to court battles.

Instead of relying on savings estimates, the new system will assess a fixed 2.14 percent fee on paid claims.  The Maine House passed the measure Friday by a vote of 83 to 53, and the Senate followed suit today by a vote to 20 to 15.

Brook Wilensky-Lanford grew up on beautiful Mount Desert Island, Maine, and studied religion at Wesleyan University, the marvelous faculty of which bear no responsibility for any of the Mythographer’s errors. She has just completed Columbia’s Nonfiction Writing MFA program. In between, she has written church newsletters, answered fan mail for a perfume company, and edited photography books. She’s a contributor to Storyville radio. Her personal and historical essays have appeared in Salon and Triple Canopy and Books That Saved My Life, and she’s working on a book about people who are looking for the Garden of Eden, literally. (There are more of them than you might think, and they’re still looking.)

Maine health program funding bill OKd

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) By a vote of 83-53, the Maine House has given its final approval to a bill that would create a new funding source for the state's Dirigo health program.

Representatives on Friday approved legislation to replace the savings offset payment, now assessed at a variable rate of up to 4 percent of paid claims, with a fixed 2.14 percent payment on paid claims paid monthly.

The savings offset payments that have been used to pay for the state-subsidized Dirigo program have been challenged repeatedly by the health insurance industry.

The measure directs Dirigo's board to reach more uninsured and underinsured Mainers through a more affordable product.

It faces a Senate vote before it can be sent to Gov. John Baldacci for his signature.

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The Port of Eastport was scheduled to handle the import of a shipment of wind turbine blades from Santos, Brazil in late April.

"This all started approximately three years ago," he says. "Talks began with First Wind [a wind energy company based in Newton, Mass.], and then moved to General Electric, and they became our client," Gardner says. "The blades will be shipped from Eastport to projects around the region."

Gardner added that if all goes well with the April shipment, he expects a second shipload in June.

The total of 108 blades, each 125 feet long, are scheduled to arrive aboard the M/V Jade C., according to Tom Critchley, Operations Manager for Federal Marine Terminals, the port's shipping agent. 

"We'll be using mobile truck cranes, then our truckers will move the blades on flatbeds from the pier into the yard," Critchley said. "There, 54 trucks contracted by General Electric will transport them, two to a truck, to their destinations."

Established in 1992 in the state of Maine, USA, Control Engineering rapidly gained a reputation for the ability to design, build, reverse engineer, and repair electronic circuits. In 1996 we were commissioned by The Hinckley Company to design and manufacture the Jetstick™ for their famous "Picnic Boat™". Since then, we have designed systems for numerous companies and individual owners, installing our controls on boats from 16 feet to ship class (200 feet). In the summer of 2007, we relocated to our current location in Palm Coast, Florida.
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Cumberland Ironworks creates high quality stainless and aluminum fixtures for the yacht and boat building industry. Cumberland Ironworks has developed several of its own unique products that have gained recent popularity in yachting circles as well as mastering the more traditional aspects of yacht metal crafting. Cumberland Ironworks founder, Matt St.Cyr is a professional mariner and has a lifetime of experience in the boating market. Matt's eye for detail constantly targets customer satisfaction bringing Cumberland Ironworks to the vanguard of marine fabrication.

Snowe has said she supports a national reform based on regulating insurance markets to increase competition while ensuring consumer protections. The primary alternative under consideration — a single-payer, government-run plan similar to Medicare — “is no panacea and should be a last resort,” according to a recent statement from Snowe’s office.

Rosemary Gladstone thinks the nation’s employer-based private insurance coverage system has proven a failure. She thinks a single-payer system is a better idea, and that people should be required to have insurance of one sort or another.

She worries that the Dirigo program, in danger of losing its funding, will collapse.

For now, though, she’s just glad to have coverage.

“I love having health insurance,” she said. “It gives me more motivation to take care of myself, and it provides an extra layer of stability.”

W217BK-FM 91.3 MHz Southwest Harbor, Maine interferes with WMEH Bangor 90.9 MHz Bangor in Southwest Harbor.

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"The legislation directs Dirigo’s board of trustees to revamp the program to make it more affordable. The bill also replaces the savings offset payment with a monthly payment from insurance companies that equals 2.14 percent of their total claim payments. It’s estimated that would generate $42 million a year."

"creating a state of universal coverage. ... DirigoChoice insurance plan has opened enrollment for small businesses and self-employed individuals, through a public-private health insurance venture with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine. More than 1,000 individuals have already enrolled, and coverage is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2005. In May 2005, the state announced that Dirigo Health will provide coverage for families earning up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level, up from the previous limit of 150 percent. In announcing the news, Governor John Baldacci said that by expanding coverage, the state will save an estimated $10 million in charity care and bad debt for those who previously had no health insurance. For More Information Web site: http://www.dirigohealth.maine.gov/index.htmlContacts: Trish Riley, Executive Director and Adam Thompson, Legislative and Constituent Liaison, Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance Phone: (207) 624-7442 "

"Governor John Baldacci hopes, however, that under the incoming Obama administration, Maine could get federal Medicaid dollars to match Dirigo premiums paid by employers and individuals, which would help sustain and expand the program. This federal match was originally intended for the program but was rejected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) and is now under appeal."

"The company received an $11,000 grant in January from the Maine Technology Institute to help develop a prototype racing shell. Tarpey said the plan involves bringing eight boats to a University of Maine laboratory in Orono and having researchers test its strength with rowers pulling oars inside."

"To promote the growth and prosperity of the Marine Industry in Maine; to foster cooperation among Marine Businesses with outside industries; to encourage and assist with sound environmental practices in the marine industry."

"Vision The Marine Systems Training Center (MSTC) aspires to be acknowledged as the premier destination for providing the highest quality training in marine systems and related programs in the State of Maine. As a result, Maine’s worldwide reputation for excellence in building, refitting and servicing the highest quality sea-going vessels will be enhanced. "

"Weaving a Life speaks to the human spirit as we explore with our hands those connections our inner values have with our daily actions, both in our spiritual life and with our world community. Weaving unites the human heart and hand in an unspoken language of pattern and symbol. Weaving the seven elemental keyforms on the Weaving a Life Journey Loom™ examines the nature of our daily actions (the horizontal weft threads) woven through our values (the vertical threads). “Our brain is an intricate loom of billions of neural pathways with a huge potential for weaving internal interconnecitons and connections out to the world.” --Arthur Auer, M.Ed, in Learning About the World Through Modeling While beginners will learn tapestry techniques, and seasoned weavers find new sculptural dimensions in their work, the essence of the Weaving a Life process is an experience of weaving the fabric of the self. Physical benefits of Weaving a Life..."

They had a poster at the pizza place on the Ellsworth triangle, 19 December 2008. In the process of this effort we seek to take the “who made that!?” and “how much does it cost!?” out of our creative endeavors, by anonomously functioning as word-to-image translators of the information we convey. We build, and disseminate these visual tools with the hope that they will self-replicate, and take on life of their own. The Hivestory… The work of the Beehive Collective has three major facets: the Hive is appreciated internationally for its educational graphics campaigns, at a regional level for it’s stone mosaic murals and apprentice program, and locally for it’s dedication to the revitalization of the old Machias Valley Grange Hall, a landmark building in our small, rural town. The Hive has been going and growing since 2000 , at full speed!

"The Navy is declining comment on a report that the service wants to end production of its troubled next generation destroyer, the DDG-1000, after just two ships. With Congress still debating the Bush administration's funding request for the upcoming 2009 fiscal year, "it is inappropriate to comment on pending legislation," Navy spokesman Lt. Clay Doss said Monday. The administration is seeking about $2.5 billion in fiscal 2009 to buy a third DDG-1000. Citing unnamed sources, Inside the Navy, a trade publication, reported Monday that naval leaders now prefer to stop at the two ships already ordered from Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Ingallls shipyard in Pascagoula and Bath Iron Works in Maine. Instead, they want to buy 11 more DDG-51 destroyers, an older and cheaper ship. "

"An axe becomes as good as its smith Gränsfors Bruks has manufactured axes and hatchets in Sweden since 1902."

" Natural History Book Shelf natural history books and videos for sale (click here for a text-only version) Scientific Supplies plant presses, hand lenses, dissecting and compound scopes for sale Champlain Project Mount Desert Island natural history: checklists, observations, photographs, resources, and more Botanical Latin Glossary a glossary of Latin words and how they are used in botanical literature Delta Institute of Natural History general information and course schedule CULTURAL HISTORY Cultural History Book Shelf non-fiction books and videos about Maine and genealogy for sale Maine Cemeteries lists of cemeteries by town, directions to the cemeteries, names and dates on gravestones, and images of gravestones; an ongoing project that wants your input Genealogy articles about genealogical research, and an online genealogy HOBBIES Stamp Collecting stamps [web site about U. S. stamps i"

"founded in 1931, strives to preserve the heritage and to protect the scenic and historic integrity of Mount Desert Island. The Society operates two museums with artifact, photograph, and archival collections dedicated to local history from 1761 to today. Our buildings are open to the public each summer, displaying changing exhibits related to MDI History. Our Sound Schoolhouse facility provides year-round resources to researchers and the community through our library, programs and workshops. Historic Preservation is at the center of the Society's mission. We offer advice to"

I heard her on Speaking in Maine broadcast 4/28/08 http://tinyurl.com/53qayj "My research has always focused on public resources, principally those managed by the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Within that broad topic, my interests include legal aspects of resource administration, agency history and culture as it affects management decisions, and the relationship between federal and state governments. Over the years I have worked with diverse students and colleagues on water law and management, especially federal reserved water rights and ground water, minerals leasing, and public lands policy and history. "

Sally Fairfax via http://www.mpbn.net/radio/ondemand/speakinginmaine.html "Clarence Berry, July 23, WSJC, Edward D, game warden, Calais, George Magoon, Bangor Daily, Wilbur Day, Bob Archer, Jacksonville, deer, George F, game laws, Machias Union, jacklight, University of Maine, bucksaw, American Folklore Society, poacher"

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"The article discusses Somali refugees who decided to resettle in Lewiston, Maine, to the surprise of town officials. The Somalis farm small plots and sell their produce to area restaurants. AmeriCorps volunteer William Burke, working for the New American Sustainable Agriculture Project, persuaded chefs to buy from the Somalis. The Somalis arrived in Lewiston by the hundreds, prompting protests from Mayor Laurier Raymond and neo-Nazis."

The "Persistent link to this record:" urls that EBSCOhost provides in MARVEL don't work. Add the Accession Number (AN) to this to make one that does work.

Sherri, Susan & I took a sick sea gull here today. "Acadia Wildlife Foundation Ann Rivers PO Box 207 Mount Desert, ME 04660 home phone: 288-4239 bus. phone: 288-4960 email: acadiawildlife@acadia.net website: N/A Notes: Federal Permit. All birds and mammals. No raccoons."

"FUSION Bangor was inspired by the original FUSION program (www.fusionsj.com) initiated in Saint John New Brunswick to promote networking and activism among Greater Saint John residents aged 19 - 40. The idea was exported during the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce's efforts to revitalize Bangor's Sister City relationship with Saint John. Stephanie Bell, the program's originator in New Brunswick has advised Chamber staff on starting the program, and a small steering committee is planning the launch of FUSION Bangor in March of 2005."

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"Request a "quick search" for the answer to a specific question using the online research request form. We will spend 15 minutes or less to search our available sources. * $15.00 (MHS Members receive 10% discount). * Includes up to 5 black & white photocopies, or 2 color copies. * Additional photocopies at $.25 each (black & white), $1.00 each for color. * Postage may be additional. * Use online research request form. Example: Does a Frances Murray, born 1900, appear in the 1930 census of Lewiston?"

This is a good analysis of Dirigo's current (10/07) situation from the perspective of the insurance industry "Anthem has "a different mission, and that's perfectly fine," says Trish Riley, director of the Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance (GOHPF), which was created by Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) to develop and oversee Dirigo. "They had financial expectations beyond our budget, and we couldn't meet it," she explains during an interview. The decision to end the contract "was related to that," she says. During the first two years of the program, GOHPF offered experience modification payments (EMPs) to ensure that Anthem made a profit on the program. Riley says that the state legislature "made clear that it didn't like the arrangement. And we couldn't afford to do it again this year.""

"1 Save Save This Title The Brown paper school presents my backyard history book / written by David Weitzman ; illustrated by James Robertson. Weitzman, David L. Boston : Little, Brown, [1975] 128 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. book jacket View full recordDetails 1975 PRINTED MTL 2 Save Save This Title Jenny : the airplane that taught America to fly / David Weitzman. Weitzman, David L. Brookfield, Conn. : Roaring Brook Press, c2002. 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 23 x 29 cm. book jacket View full recordDetails c2002 PRINTED MTL 3 Save Save This Title The John Bull : a British locomotive comes to America / David Weitzman. Weitzman, David L. New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2004. 1 v. (unpaged) : ill., map ; 26 x 27 cm. "

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These are the folks who publish lots of books of photographs on many very local topics. Sepia covers.

"a nine acre industrial site with a commanding location on the eastern end of the waterfront. It was established in 1846 as a locomotive foundry to build railroad equipment for the connection between Portland and Montreal. It was a significant New England medium to heavy steel fabricator until 1978. It had a proud history of serving New England manufacturer's and utilities while building 628 locomotives 160 ships (including Iron Clads), equipment for the Panama Canal and so on. Presently the site has become a marine oriented complex with a small marina, several marine as well as other office tenants and an operating Maine two-foot narrow gauge railroad museum."

"Reviewing Maine books for the past seven, almost eight years for Maine Life and other publications, I begin to feel like the great film director, Federico Fellini, who once remarked, "I read all these books about Rome so as to forget what Rome was like.""

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"AUGUSTA, Maine — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will not provide health coverage to Mainers through the state’s Dirigo Health Agency after this year because the two sides could not agree on terms to extend the contract. In a joint statement Wednesday, the two sides said they were unable to agree on acceptable financial terms to extend the contract for one year. Dirigo "is finalizing its plan to transition the program by Jan. 1, 2008, to assure that current members continue to have access to the DirigoChoice product and its subsidies," the statement said. About 15,000 subscribers are enrolled in the DirigoChoice insurance product that’s been administered by Anthem since 2003, two-thirds of them with individual coverage and a third in the group market, said Anthem spokesman Mark Ishkanian. What will happen to those subscribers when 2008 arrives was unclear Wednesday, Ishkanian said, because "we don’t know yet the direction the state’s going to go with the program." But he said Anthem is committed to helping the Dirigo agency make its transition. "We want DirigoChoice to succeed," Ishkanian said. "There are no hard feelings here." Anthem is also obligated to offer a similar insurance product to subscribers now covered under a DirigoChoice plan if they choose to remain with Anthem, but their premiums could go up, Ishkanian added. Dirigo Health was created by the Legislature in 2003 to curb health care costs, broaden access to coverage for thousands of Mainers who lack health insurance and promote health care quality. It is funded in part through savings in the health care system generated through the program. In July, Dirigo’s board of directors determined that the program will save $78 million in its third year of operation. The Maine Association of Health Plans, which represents state’s major health insurers, disputed the figure, saying the savings estimate is excessive. Maine’s major health insurers include Anthem, Aetna, Cigna HealthCare of Maine and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Wednesday’s statement by Anthem and Dirigo Health said the two organizations "have worked diligently to make this program a success and feel very good about what has been accomplished over the three years." "We are grateful that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield stepped up three years ago to help make DirigoChoice a reality and that they will work with us closely to transition the program," the Dirigo board’s chairman, Robert McAfee, said in the statement. A message left with Dirigo Executive Director Karynlee Harrington was not immediately returned."

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" Located next to the Post Office in downtown Brunswick, this comfortable eatery is focused on serving fresh, local foods and fine teas and herbs. Owner Jessica Gorton and Chef Josh DeGroot will be cooking up delicious soups, salads, pannini sandwiches, and desserts made with the finest, locally farmed ingredients, with choices for vegans and vegetarians as well as the omnivorous crowd. The Teahouse will be opened Tuesday through Saturday, for lunch and dinner. Sweet Leaves Teahouse is a restaurant serving delicious, healthy, and simple meals with a focus on locally grown foods. We will have vegetarian and vegan choices in soups, salads, sandwiches, appetizers, and desserts, as well as wheat-free choices. Our interest is in serving healthy food, and in encouraging a sense of community, both in our local food choices, and in supporting local artists and musicians with open-mics and performances on-site. Of course, we will also have fair-trade teas to complement our foods, as well as coffee, herbal tisanes, and other beverages. Cozy, warm, and inviting, Sweet Leaves Teahouse is a different kind of nightlife. Enjoy beautiful acoustic music while sipping your tea, or glass of wine. Peruse our collection of books on herbal lore, or enjoy a game of chess with a friend. Come to learn about the foods produced here in Maine, or simply to sit and soak in the atmosphere. Read our review from the Maine Sunday Telegram "

"Maine steamboats existed in two different arenas: the ocean steamers that traveled up the coast and the inland steamers, which are the focus of this book. The Maine wilderness once witnessed an enormous movement of people, goods, and mail through steamboat traffic. Originally freighters provided supplies and merchandise for the lumber industry and, with the lack of roads, they were the only dependable transportation to many sporting lodges and resorts. Boat traffic also delivered indispensable goods to lakeside villages and outposts. Eventually sportsmen and vacationers discovered the beauties of the lakes and mountains, and steamboat companies formed early in the 19th century to serve the growing numbers of visitors and businesses. Thousands of families trekked from the southern cities to the interior to delight in a popular Northeast pastime. Getting to places was a chore as well as an adventure, and the railroads and the steamboats did the job. At one time, they facilitated the cycles of life in the Maine woods."

"he Maine Department of Transportation is seeking a consulting engineer to help it plan for the removal of the old Waldo-Hancock Bridge. The department is preparing a request for proposals from suspension bridge specialists that could go out as early as this week, according to DOT engineer Jeff Folsom, the interim project manager for the removal project. A plan for the project could be substantially in place by the end of the year. "By then we should have a real good idea what the costs will be and how we should proceed," Folsom said. Putting together the funding for the project will take much longer and it could be several years before any work on demolishing the bridge will begin. Folsom discussed the plans for the span’s removal recently as he walked along the deck of the 76-year-old bridge. Dwarfed by the massive Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory whose towers loom nearly 300 feet above the old bridge’s concrete deck, the historic span seems to have shrunk in the few months since it was closed. Cars and trucks move easily on the new bridge, the travel lanes a dozen or so feet overhead, but the old bridge is empty, unused and gated to exclude the public. The old double lanes — about the width of one lane on the new bridge — seem improbably narrow and inadequate. Walking down the centerline now feels like strolling on a deserted country road, rather than on the major Maine thoroughfare that brought generations of travelers across the Penobscot River. And though the osprey that once lived atop its towers have not completely abandoned their old home and, in fact, have begun constructing a new nest on the supplemental cable supports, the rusted steel, peeling paint and broken concrete are outward blemishes that reflect the unseen deterioration in the main cables that has doomed the graceful bridge. "It seems to deteriorate fast. It goes quickly when you cut the traffic from it," Folsom said. "We’ve seen it in other bridges; that always takes the life right out if it." The bridge is safe, he said, and the department will continue to monitor it over time to ensure that it remains safe. The preliminary plan for removal calls for a two-phase project, according to Folsom. The first phase will involve removing the concrete deck and some of the steel stiffening trusses. That would leave just the cables and the towers standing, he said. The second phase would remove the cables and then the towers. The DOT hopes to be able to leave the concrete bases, on which the towers sit, in place. "That has the potential to save a lot of money," Folsom said. "They don’t look like much but they go down about 60 feet to the mud line. It’s a lot of work to take them out." In initial discussions, officials with the U.S. Coast Guard have indicated it might be possible to leave those concrete bases in place if certain safety precautions are taken, he said. Phase I is a basic demolition project, Folsom said. Phase II, however, is a more complex operation. While the scenario for dismantling the bridge would essentially be the reverse order in which the bridge was built, it raises some technical issues. It is possible that removing the deck and strengthening trusses might weaken the remaining structure. "The question we need to answer is whether the bridge will remain stable after Phase I, especially since there could be a significant time span between Phase I and II," he said. "We need to look at the demolition sequences and get a real good understanding of how it needs to come apart." According to Folsom, the consulting engineers will run computer models testing different deconstruction scenarios in order determine what stresses will be placed on the structure. Once they understand how the bridge will react to the removal of different pieces, engineers will be able to develop cost estimates for the project. While the computer modeling could be completed by the end of the year, it may take several years to put together the funding for the project. There currently is no funding available for the bridge’s removal, according to Kenneth Sweeney, deputy chief engineer at the DOT. The project is not included in the department’s current two-year work plan nor are there funds in the transportation bond approved by voters earlier this year. Much of the material in the bridge including the steel towers and cables is still suitable for salvage, which will figure into the bid prices for the project and should reduce the overall cost of the project. But paying for the deconstruction of the bridge still will require a combination of federal and state funds, Sweeney said. "We’re really just beginning to explore different options," he said. "We don’t know the time frame or the costs." Once the costs are known, the project will have to compete with other projects on the department’s priorities list, but Sweeney said it is possible the project could be included in the DOT’s 2010-11 work plan."

"hyper-book providing a comprehensive introduction to the JavaScript programming language. Apart from a bookful of text, it contains plenty of example programs, and an environment to try them out and play with them. The book is aimed at the beginning programmer ― people with prior programming experience might also get something out of it, but they should not read chapters 2 to 5 too closely, because most of the concepts discussed there will probably be nothing new to them. Do make sure you read the end of the first chapter, which has some essential information about the book itself. The book is freely available, and may be used (as a whole or in parts) in any way you see fit, as long as I am credited as the original author. A copy of the book for off-line reading can be downloaded as a zip file, and a more easily printable version can be found here. >> Start Reading"

"Finding an affordable house in the greater Bangor area is more difficult than some prospective buyers originally anticipated, but housing officials say there are affordable homes out there. "The vast majority of houses I’ve seen need substantial work in the first few years of owning them," Tanya Pereira, 30, of Holden, who is looking to buy a home, said Thursday. "At this price range, there’s very little that’s ready to go without some sort of investment." A single mom, Pereira’s looking for a two- or three-bedroom home in the $100,000 range for her and her 4-year-old daughter Sophie, whose given name is Sophia. Pereira said she’s been renting a small house in Holden for the last two years since her divorce, but hopes to purchase a home by the time her daughter starts kindergarten about a year from now."

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"providing planning and related government-support assistance to Hancock County municipalities since 1970. Our services now include special projects such as support for healthy communities, housing and community development planning and hazardous waste planning. Explore these developments along with our ongoing work in land use, transportation, economic development, solid waste and recycling:"

" 1. Who is Eligible? 2. What is Available? 3. What About Pre-existing Conditions? 4. What is DirigoChoice? 5. What are HSAs? 6. How Much Does It Cost? 7. Standardized Major Medical Plans 8. Non-Standardized Plans 9. Standardized HMO Plans 10. Benefit Comparison Charts "

" * Prepared by Bonnie H. Collins, Revised and edited by Lois Thompson, Fall 2005 Full catalog available in PDF for printing. This file requires the free Adobe Reader. * Cover (pdf) * Main Contents (pdf with date of last update) * Appendix (pdf) Table of Contents Page Introduction * Cataloging defined * Technical reading * Typical chief sources of information * MARC format * Standard MARC fields Chapter 2 MARC Leader and 0XX Fields * The Leader * Control information (MARC 0XX fields) * 001, 003 and 005 fields * 006, 007 and 008 fields * 010-04X MARC fields * Reference chart to MARC 0XX fields * 010 field (NR) * 020 field (R) * 022 field (R) * 024 field (R) * 028 field (R) * 030-039 fields (R) * 040 field (NR) * 041 field (R) Chapter 3 Main Entries: MARC 1XX Fields * Choice of main entry * Personal author as main entry: MARC 100 field (NR) * Corporate author as main entry: MARC 110 field (NR) * Meeting or conference as main entry: MARC 111 field (NR)s * Uniform title as a main entry: MARC 130 field (NR) Added 12_01_05 * Additional information on main entry fields o Shared responsibility o Items with no collective titles o Works of mixed responsibility o Works that are modifications of other works o Main entry under original author o Items lacking main entries o Collections and works produced under editorial direction Chapter 4 Title and Statement of Responsibility: MARC 245 Field * MARC 245 field (NR) * Title proper o Capitalization o Quoted titles within title o Titles preceded by dashes o Grammatically independent titles or supplements and sections o Item lacking a title page o Ellipsis and brackets o Alternative title o Numbered or named parts: subfields |n and |p o General Material Designation (GMD): subfield |h o Complete list of GMD terms * Other title information: subfield |b * Statement of responsibility area: subfield |c o Multiple statements of responsibility o Names including formal titles o Use of brackets in the statement of responsibility o Nouns or phrases indicating nature of work o When the name of person or body responsible appears in the title Chapter 5 Access Points for Different Forms of the Title * Title access * Uniform title: MARC 240 field (NR) * Variations of the title: MARC 246 field (R) Chapter 6 Edition Statement: MARC 250 Field * General information * MARC 250 field * Non-book materials Chapter 7 Publication, Distribution Area: MARC 260 Field * MARC 260 field (R) * Place of publication, distribution, etc.: Subfield |a o Places of publication o Adding a second place of publication o Place of publication not known o Name of the publisher, producer or distributor: Subfield |b o Form of name o Shortening name o Two or more publishers or distributors o Name unknown * Date of publication, distribution, etc.: Subfield |c o Date of publication given o No publication date given o Date unknown Chapter 8 Physical Description Area: MARC 300 Field * MARC 300 field (R) * Extent of item: Subfield |a o Books with numbered pages o Books with unnumbered pages o Children's books with unnumbered pages o Examples of subfield |a (extent of item) for books o Unnumbered plates o Multiple parts o Examples of subfield |a (extent of item) for non-book materials * Other physical details: Subfield |b o Books, pamphlets and printed sheets o Non-book materials (ch8) * Dimensions: S"

"The "470" Railroad Club was established in 1954 to commemorate the last run of a steam locomotive, No. 470, in passenger service on the Maine Central Railroad. Based in the Portland Maine area, it is incorporated in the State of Maine as a not-for-profit historical and educational association, and is certified as such by the United States Internal Revenue Service."

"to meet the needs of local government employees, retirees, dependents and employer groups by providing cost-effective, quality employee benefit programs and superior services. "

"to meet the needs of local government employees, retirees, dependents and employer groups by providing cost-effective, quality employee benefit programs and superior services. "

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