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This past weekend was the second annual Quilters Take Manhattan event, the fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance, and Jeff and I were lucky enough to head to NYC to attend. The first part of the program was held at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Here's Amy Milne, Executive Director of the Quilt Alliance, at the start of the program. Amy is an amazing person and the work she and the rest of the board of the Quilt Alliance do is so important, from documenting quilts and their makers, to making those quilts and their stories accessible to so many, and everything in between. I really encourage you to take some time to check out the Quilt Alliance if you're not familiar with them already.
The highlight of the day for me was listening to Meg Cox interview Denyse Schmidt for the Quilters Save Our Stories Project. It was so interesting to me to hear how Denyse got her start and what led her to the world of quilting. She seemed to arrive at it in a bit of a round about way, which is similar to my story as well. Denyse was asked to bring one of her signature quilts to speak about during the interview, and she brought this amazing one. It had a large improv log cabin block in the lower right section, floating on a bed of creamy white. Seriously amazing. I especially loved the two bars on the top and left that extend from the block into the negative space.
Here's a detail where you can see the log cabin block a bit better.
Hello, Denyse!
And a close up of the improvised log cabin.
Denyse had brought some of her quilts from her latest book, Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration: 20 New Designs with Historic Roots, and it was so fun to see so many of them in person. If you're familiar with the book, which you should be, you may have seen them before, so I thought it would be fun to share some details of them with you.
Seriously stunning, right?
There was also an appearance by author Jennifer Chiaverini, but I just realized that I didn't get any photos of that. I think by that point I was still in a bit of shock because when Denyse was asked who inspires her during the interview, she mentioned Louise Bourgeois, Agnes Martin, me (woah!), and Luke Haynes, in that order. To say I was floored, and totally humbled as well, would be an understatement. I have to say though, it's really quite amazing thing when you find out that people who you admire so greatly, admire you as well.
Moving on...that evening was the second portion of the Quilters Take Manhattan, which was a cocktail party at the loft home of Victoria Findley-Wolfe. She graciously hosted us in her amazing space, and invited us to make some blocks in her studio.
Our musical entertainment was provided by Alan Jabbour on the fiddle. Alan is the former president of the Quilt Alliance and former director of the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. What a treasure.
And Denyse joined in with some good old soft shoe stepping...
And these aren't the best photos, but we were all a little warm and sleepy at this point (or at least I was), but here is Denyse and I, and below I'm with Liesl Gibson of Oliver + S and I.
All in all, it was an amazing weekend. I can't thank Denyse and Liesl enough for their kind words, encouragement, and advice. I have more to share from my time in NYC, and I'll do that soon.
And in other news, thank you again to all who have voted for me as a finalist in the Martha Stewart American Made Contest. Please continue to vote once a day, through September 24. To be a finalist is an incredible honor but to win would truly be life changing. Here's a link to my profile where you can cast your vote. Every vote counts and I could really use your help and support! Thanks again.


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Ex-Weiner Intern Under Attack Is From Middletown [VIDEO]
The chief spokeswoman for embattled mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner went on an expletive-laced tirade about a former campaign intern in an interview with a political news website.
Barbara Morgan later apologized for using vulgar language to describe former intern Olivia Nuzzi. She said she believed her interview with Talking Points Memo was off the record.
The Star Ledger reports that Nuzzi is from Middletown. The website More Monmouth Musings reports she used to wrote for them and that she is now a junior at Fordham.
Talking Points said it contacted Morgan on Tuesday for an unrelated story when she launched into her attack on Nuzzi for writing an unflattering first-person article for the Daily News about her experience working on Weiner's campaign.
In the Tuesday cover story, Nuzzi wrote that Weiner often called interns "Monica," a reference to former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, and that many people worked on the campaign only to get close to Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin. Abedin is an ex-aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Nuzzi also said many of the campaign staff had "short resumes," including Morgan, noting that the communications director "last worked as the press secretary for the New Jersey state education commissioner."
Morgan said Nuzzi was bad at her job and threatened to sue her.
"She was clearly there because she wanted to be seen. ... she would just not show up for work," Morgan said, adding that she tried to fire Nuzzi but "gave her a second chance" when Nuzzi begged to come back.
Nuzzi stopped interning for the campaign about four weeks ago, Morgan said.
Later, she issued an apology.
"In a moment of frustration, I used inappropriate language in what I thought was an off the record conversation. It was wrong and I am very sorry, which is what I said tonight when I called and emailed Olivia to apologize," she said.
Nuzzi, a college student and writer, declined to comment on Morgan's tirade.
Last week, Weiner acknowledged exchanging sexually explicit messages online after similar behavior spurred his resignation from Congress in 2011. He released a new campaign video Tuesday evening saying he won't quit the race, despite pressure from politicians and newspaper editors.
A new poll released Monday found Weiner's support fell from 26 percent last week to 16 percent.
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I feel like the last Charlottean online to know about this, but what's the deal with this Facebook page for William "Chilly Willy" Major, the panhandler known to frequent areas around East Boulevard and Central Avenue?
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that, in the age of social media, somebody decided it'd be cool to make up a Facebook page for a well-known panhandler. But I think I'm entitled to go "what the?!" when the page garners more than 5,000 fans!
Looking at the stuff on there, I found myself laughing out loud at one point, only to quickly add, "This is so wrong!" People comment on their encounters with Major, an alcoholic.
Wrote one guy: "Just saw Chilly @ gas station on Central Ave. He was singing " I'm Chilly Willy, I'm Chilly Willy" while in the bathroom!!!!! Funny S**t!!!"
There's YouTube videos on the site of Major, with titles such as "Best Bum Ever" and "Greatest Drinker of All Time."
Opined one commenter: "His drinking ability is super cool."
Wrote another: "I think that there is a small part in all of us that would like to be like Willy (go where you want, do what you want, say what you want), and at the same time is scared to death of ending up like him. He is our collective avatar."
Cheryl Clawson Frasier, who identified herself as a therapist, didn't find the page amusing: "This man has severe mental issues...I am horrified of those of you who record him and laugh," she wrote.
The whole thing leaves me with a ton of questions: Who created the page? Were they making fun of him, or making a tribute to him? Did Major give permission? Would it make any difference if he didn't?
If anybody knows what the deal is with this page, clue the late guy in here. Just curious.
Monday, March 1, 2010
"Best Bum in America?"
33 comments:
- Nibletodell said...
his name is Larry Majors, not William
- March 1, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- Rochelle said...
I've seen him around, usually around the Circle K on Graham St. Seems like I've passed him on the street and he was having a pretty good conversation with himself.
- March 1, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Anonymous said...
I am sure his family in Charlotte is horrified. There was a feature on him in the Observer awhile back and all they have been through trying to get him help. Shame on those who are amused by mental illness and addiction.
- March 1, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
Gosh, I could go on all day about this, but just a few thoughts:
-Facebook, like any social media (here?) allows for a certain degree of anonymity, thus giving people license to say things they might not say to one's face.
-Making fun of a "bum" reassures us that at least we are not that bad and allows us to vent our anger at an increasingly dysfunctional society
-countdown until someone logs on and says "It's just a joke! Lighten up!"
- March 1, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
Thats the kind of behavior you get when a bunch on dumb yankees move down south. Who ever created the facebook page is a scumbag. Id like to meet him on the street.
- March 1, 2010 at 12:21 PM
- Anonymous said...
You are not the last to know, but I agree, this is not funny. I have encountered this person and it is a frightening experience. Once at Showmars at 7th St. & Caswell, he came in and begin speaking directly to customers, using profanity, etc. No one (not even the workers) seemed to know what to do about him. If my husband and son had not been with me, it would have been much more frightening. The man needs help and he needs to be off the streets.
- March 1, 2010 at 12:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
Boy! I'm certainly pleased to see that you're upholding the standards of relevance, hard-hitting journalism and community worth that Jeff Elder established in this column. True, nature might abhor a vacuum, but that's no excuse to fill it with this drivel.
- March 1, 2010 at 1:31 PM
- Anonymous said...
I've always heard Willy came from a wealthy family in Myers Park, and still got money from them. Hard to say, but in addition to "having severe mental issues", he's kind of just an asshole...
- March 1, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yup - you're the last one in Charlotte to know about this.
P.S. -- I'm also a fan on Nick Mackey on Facebook, for identical reasons.
- March 1, 2010 at 11:04 PM
- hiprhyme said...
i've seen him in the liquor store on south boulevard.
- March 1, 2010 at 11:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
I know "Chilly" as his Doc at a local ER many times... Heres the facts on Chilly:
1) Alcoholic, does NOT want help
2) Racist, constantly dropping N-Word to peoples faces
3) Sexually abusive to nurses
4) Games the system (e.g. I have chest pain = 8hr ER workup)
5) I have seen him throw a brick through a business window when denied the bathroom.
He is NOT a good person. City study from last year shows that it would be cheaper to GIVE him a house AND a servant, rather than keep him on the street (from a $ standpoint).
When do we say enough is enough?
- March 2, 2010 at 9:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
It is sick and shameful that you are talking about this.
showing the pic and sharing the humiliating comments.
CO deserves to go down with crap like this.
- March 2, 2010 at 3:21 PM
- Melanee said...
My friend told me about Chilly Willy via Facebook (I live Australia he lives in Charlotte.
I thought it was so funny, i am now a fan of Chilly Willy!
Its neverending to what people are admiring these days on the net ....
im thinking about starting a fan club on Facebook on my towns famous bum ...The Pigeon Lady ....
- March 18, 2010 at 9:37 PM
- Anonymous said...
The fanpage is in tribute of him. People like him because he's funny. It should be pretty obvious.
- March 23, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Brandon said...
I know Chilli and i know his history, yes he is a biligerant drunk, and he can be very offensive but do you know why
from what i understand he was a very well off man, who had a promising career, and then a tragedy toke him down, his wife and children were killed buy a drunk driver, and his parents were killed in a house fire, im not saying this is an excuse to be the way he is, but if this had happen to you, and you could not escape the grief that this man knows then you would walk around with a considerable chip on your shoulders too, im sure some of you call yourselves christians, i say dont sit in judgement, lest you be judged yourself
- May 30, 2011 at 3:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
His name is William Larry Major, His niece made him a facebook page for people to post when and where they saw him so she can keep tabs on him. Mandy his niece was a very kind girl that kept trying to make him come live with her. I lived on Central my entire life, I hung out with him when I was a teen about 17 years ago... He was a nice man. Stopped a man from grabbing me off the street one day after school... RIP
- October 19, 2012 at 8:02 AM
- Anonymous said...
I know him and his family. His wife died the same way about 10 years ago. His dad, a well known pastor and adulterer, disowned him after he disagreed with church teachings. I knew him before the homelessness and alcohol abuse, that eventually contributed to his mental illness, used to make him forget his depression and disappointment. He was a free spirit, a product of his time. He chose to live this way. He would love the attention and memorial of all this.
- October 19, 2012 at 2:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
Why are you scared of a homeless helpless human bselfish and judgementaleing? Who in the hell said your closed minded judgemental a%& need to be loose on the streets? You dont know what that man been through or pushed him over the edge. Niether did u do anything to help him rither so on that note go f&$# urself. Now be scared of you bc ur
- October 19, 2012 at 3:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
Stupid 69 yr old lady. Pedestrians have the right of way. Rip WLM
- October 19, 2012 at 3:57 PM
- Anonymous said...
You my not so much of a friend, are a world class douchebag.
- October 19, 2012 at 4:33 PM
- mamakim89 said...
Even though he was homeless and drank didn't make him less of a person. Everybody has problems and who are you to judge? If you knew Willy you know he always tried to make you laugh one way or another. He was a ginuwine person regardless of his lifestyle. May he rest in peace and God Bless his soul. RIP WILLY
- October 19, 2012 at 5:13 PM
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- October 19, 2012 at 9:58 PM
- K Fowler said...
I agree with Eric Frazier and many of the other commenters. He was a nuisance; I live in Chantilly and have encountered CW more than a couple of times. He was an asshole. Belligerent and offensive. The FB page Mr. Frazier is referencing was NOT created by his niece; it was created by a random person after CW was killed.
I'm not saying that his life I not worth mourning, but this is pretty ridiculous. He was a drain on society, contributed very little (if anything) and seemed to have been fairly miserable.
In no way do I believe that over 7000 (current likes #) people will miss him. I don't even believe that 10 people will. This whole thing is an indication that people (including me) would rather sit at home and wax philosophical instead of engaging in actual meaningful discourse or action. I call it talking to hear your head roar.
- October 19, 2012 at 10:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm also scared of people like her.. so judgemental and nonunderstanding.. selfish. Its just what society has made you.. you can't help it, you'll prob. Look back at some point and realize all the pain and destruction you've caused just by being judgemental.
- October 20, 2012 at 1:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
CW was outing and live life his way so what if u didn't like him. I bet he has more Facebook friends and more people respected him then u just be real your a hater hell he was homeless and had problems we all do nobody prefect. He will be missed god bless. Just learn from him open your eyes u never know that could have be one of your life members or U. So be slow to judge.
- October 22, 2012 at 9:36 AM
- Sophia said...
I have read just about all of these comments about Chilly Willy. Here's what most of those who are offended is missing. Chilly Willy was a personality hard to miss. He was part of the landscape of Charlotte. His FB page is the equivalent of a memorial service. He lived his life out loud. He did crazy, funny, and bad things. For there to be over 10,000 likes, he must have made and impact somewhere. Those of you who are offended...get over it! I saw him just about everyday I will truly miss seeing him around town. RIP Chilly Willy
- October 23, 2012 at 12:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
It actually isn't a joke at all. Larry was one of the sweetest men I've met and he overcame a lot of really huge issues in his life. People made that page to respect him, you just read the negative posts.
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Intelligence Secretariat
Sarna News
The Federated Commonwealth Intelligence Secretariat (or FCIS) was the command element of the Federated Commonwealth Intelligence Command, an umbrella intelligence agency for Federated Commonwealth, overseeing operations from the Ministry of Information, Intelligence, and Operations and the Department of Military Intelligence from the Federated Suns and the Lyran Intelligence Corps from the Lyran Commonwealth.[1] In addition, the head of the service, the Intelligence Secretary, served as the top intelligence advisor to the heads of state of the Commonwealth.[2]
In the aftermath of the War of 3039, the intelligence failures experienced by the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth highlighted the need for coordination between the intelligence communities of both states. The leaders of the Federated Commonwealth Alliance initially intended to consolidate their intelligence agencies into a single, combined organization. Facing serious resistance from the establishment of both intelligence communities, the leadership decided instead to form an umbrella agency, allowing them the organization to coordinate while still operating independently. Thus, the FCIC was formed, under the overall command of the Intelligence Secretariat, and answerable only to the rulers of the Federated Commonwealth.[3][4][5][6] In addition to these three more established agencies, the Secretariat also supervised the Military Intelligence Division, the intelligence-gathering branch of what had been the LCAF.[7] During its existence, the Intelligence Secretariat effectively replaced the MIIO Liaison - termed MI7 - within that organization, informing the LIC of MIIO and DMI operations as needed.[8]
Among its many responsibilities, the Secretariat provided the AFFC's Marshal of the Armies with all pertinent intelligence reports, freeing the organizations under its command from the duty.[9] The Secretariat also apparently had Regional Coordinators, one for each of the AFFC Marches.[10]
The FCIC and the Intelligence Secretariat were effectively cut in half with the Lyran secession in 3057, and the agency was finally dissolved at the conclusion of the FedCom Civil War.[11] MI7 of the DMI once again became the liaison department with the DMI, although it had been expanded with former FCIC personnel.[12]
Intelligence Secretary[edit]
The chief of the new agency was titled as the Intelligence Secretary, and was effectively the top intelligence advisor to the First Prince and Archon, and later to the Archon-Prince. The first individual to hold this post was Justin Allard, hero of the Fourth Succession War and son of Quintus Allard, who had previously been the head of MIIO and Hanse Davion's intelligence chief until he retired after the War of '39.[13][14][15][16]
After Allard's assassination in January 3052, Alexi Mallory, another war hero who had been Allard's Deputy Secretary, was promoted to take his place. Apparently, Mallory, and by implication Allard, continued to serve as the head of MIIO even while serving as the Intelligence Secretary.[17][18][19]
Mallory retired in 3056, and was succeeded by Jerrard Cranston, who in reality was Galen Cox, Victor Steiner-Davion's aide and confidante.[20] Although he served as Steiner-Davion's top intelligence advisor, Cranston/Cox's status of Intelligence Secretary was apparently not known to the public at-large and other intelligence services, who knew him only as a top aide to Victor. It is implied that even the LIC was not fully aware of Cranston's position.[21][22][23]
There is no record of a replacement Intelligence Secretary for Cranston, though Richard Dehaver of the MIIO served as the top intelligence advisor under Katherine Steiner-Davion.
Other Functions[edit]
Most notably, the Intelligence Secretariat apparently included the security personnel assigned to protect the ruling family. It was Intelligence Secretariat agents who handled the protection of Archon Melissa Steiner-Davion when she was assassinated in 3055.[24] This practice continued during the reign of Victor Steiner-Davion.[25] The Secretariat also had the responsibility to monitor the loyalty of military personnel, and had the authority to order transfers to avoid potential problems.[26]
The FCIC (and, by extension, the FCIS) apparently included a number of their own departments altogether separate from the three organizations they oversaw. These included the Office of Science and Technology, whose accomplishments included the development of the Infiltrator Mk. II Battle Armor, which was primarily used for intelligence-gathering missions and reconnaissance work. This was accomplished in cooperation with the New Avalon Institute of Science, using the Star League-era Nighthawk Mk. XXI as the basis. But into production in March 3060, most of the first runs were distributed to the intelligence services. Even by the Word of Blake Jihad, approximately 40 percent of the Infiltrator Mk. IIs remained in service with the DMI and MIIO.[27][28][29]
The Intelligence Secretariat had its own Forensics Division, which was considered highly capable and reliable.[30]
The Secretariat also had a Psych Division, conducting assessments of the Federated Commonwealth's friends and enemies alike, such as in the case of Phelan Kell and Ciro Ramirez in January 3052.[31]
Public relations also appeared to be part of their responsibilities, specifically the concern that Victor Steiner-Davion was seen by the Lyran people as more "Davion" than "Steiner".[32]
The FCIS also investigated criminal dealings within planetary governments, such as in the extreme case of Boss Tybus of Dustball in 3048. The Secretariat intended to find the evidence to prove Tybus' criminal dealings, and then send a detachment of AFFC troops to remove him from power. This was apparently unsuccessful, however, as Tybus was not removed until the Clan Invasion.[33]
The FCIS even went so far as to employ mercenary special forces and freelance intelligence agents for select tasks, such as investigating the rogue Citizens for Davion Purity organization, a separatist movement on Mararn.[34]
Not long after the Fourth Succession War, the Federated Commonwealth Intelligence Command Network was envisioned to expedite communications across the vast super-state, using the famed Black Box communications devices. The network was maintained by the DMI's MI3 and the Narns of the LIC. The network was scheduled to go on-line shortly before the Lyran secession.[35][36] The fate of this network is unclear, but it may be assumed to have been dissolved thereafter.
In March 3056, the Intelligence Secretariat foiled an attempt to sabotage the newly constructed Federated-Boeing Interstellar WarShip facility at Galax. The attempted explosion might have set back the Commonwealth's WarShip production program by several years. The alleged perpetrator, a contractor with suspected Free Skye leanings, was quietly imprisoned.[37]
One of the FCIS most noted accomplishments remained unknown to the Inner Sphere at large until more than a decade after it occurred. The Forensics Division discovered by chance in late 3057 that Captain-General Thomas Marik had been replaced with an imposter in 3037.[30] This gave Victor Steiner-Davion a political advantage in his further dealings with Marik. Because of the impressive security of the Division, no one else would learn of this discovery outside of Victor's inner circle. The rest of the Inner Sphere would not learn of the duplicity until the Jihad.
Investigation into the assassination of Melissa Steiner-Davion[edit]
Arguably the most important investigation undertaken by the Intelligence Secretariat during its existence was the investigation into the murder of Archon Melissa Steiner-Davion. The FCIS undertook this task itself, and with the cooperation of all three agencies, and the assistance of Fuh Teng of Cenotaph Stables on Solaris, Agent Curaltis successfully hunted down and captured the killer, though he was initially unable to present evidence of who hired this assassin.[38][39][40][41][42] Later, it was FCIS agents who assisted the assassin in his operation to eliminate Ryan Steiner, although the assassin would escape afterwards.[43] It would not be until near the end of the FedCom Civil War that Curaltis would obtain enough evidence to convincingly implicate Katherine Steiner-Davion in the death of her mother.
Challenges and Weaknesses[edit]
The challenges of the post-Clan Invasion Era pushed the FCIS to its absolute limit, and ultimately proved to be overwhelming. The single largest challenge faced by the Secretariat was the continued presence of interagency rivalries between the three relevant organizations, often with nationalist sentiments. In some cases, it was even alleged that field agents from different agencies had opened fired on each other while conducting operations. As such, the FCIS spent much of its time as a clearinghouse of information, adding another level of separation between the intelligence and the leadership.[44][45]
The leadership of the Commonwealth in the form of Archon-Prince Victor Steiner-Davion was focused on the Clan threat, and the challenge of sending operatives into the Clan Occupation Zones and obtaining the intelligence needed to reclaim those planets and off-set any new offensives was difficult in the extreme. At the same time, the internal threats to the united Federated Commonwealth were unprecedented during this period, as the Free Skye Movement and the Capellan-backed Zhanzheng de Guang were both well-organized and funded, and enjoyed popular support in the Federation of Skye and Sarna March, respectively. Other separatist movements also gained traction.
Arguably the largest single failure for is FCIS was Operation GEMINI, the attempt to replace Joshua Marik, the deceased son of Captain-General Marik, with a double. This effort was exposed by SAFE agent Francesca Jenkins, resulting in the invasion of the Sarna March by Marik and Liao forces.[46]
- The 1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook) makes no mention of the LIC in its description of the Secretariat, naming only the DMI and the MIIO.[2]
- In many of the sources, the terms Intelligence Secretariat (or FCIS) and Federated Commonwealth Intelligence Command (or FCIC) appear to be used interchangeably.[27][28][29] In addition, the Secretariat is referred to as MI7 in some works.[2]
- In an apparent oversight, page 91 of the 20 Year Update states that Justin Allard was the Secretary of the Federated Commonwealth Ministry of Intelligence (the FCMI).[47] This is contradicted by multiple sources, and the "FCMI" is not mentioned in any other work.
- The Office of Science and Technology is mentioned only with respect to the Infiltrator Mk. II battle armor, and is not named in any other book.
- There's virtually no mention of the Intelligence Secretariat or the FCIC after 3060, implying that the organization was already becoming redundant by that time.
- ↑ Intelligence Operations Handbook, p. 29, "Overview", the Intelligence Secretariat serves as an umbrella agency for the intelligence organizations of both Houses of the Federated Commonwealth
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook), p. 5, "Intelligence Secretariat : Internal Document No. 329/649e", a brief breakdown of the functions of the Intelligence Secretariat
- ↑ Intelligence Operations Handbook, pp. 35-36, "Birth of the Federated Commonwealth", the Intelligence Secretariat is formed as a sort of compromise
- ↑ A Guide to Covert Ops, p. 55, "Lines of Command", the FCIC is formed as an umbrella agency
- ↑ A Guide to Covert Ops, p. 69, "The Succession Wars: LIC on the Offensive", the Intelligence Secretariat is formed as an umbrella agency
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 134, "Repercussions: The Allies", the Intelligence Secretariat takes over coordination of the FC intelligence agencies
- ↑ Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 20, "Military Intelligence", the Military Intelligence Division was part of the FCIS umbrella prior to the sundering
- ↑ Intelligence Operations Handbook, p. 41, "MI7: Intelligence Secretariat", the Secretariat replaces MI7
- ↑ Intelligence Operations Handbook, p. 18, "United Realms and the LIC", the FCIS provides intelligence to the Marshal of Armies
- ↑ 1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook), p. 14, "Coded Transmission... page 1 of 11", Federated Commonwealth Intelligence Secretariat - refers to a Tamar March Regional Coordinator
- ↑ A Guide to Covert Ops, p. 55, "Lines of Command", the FCIC is finally dissolved at the conclusion of the FedCom Civil War
- ↑ A Guide to Covert Ops, p. 58, "MI7 - Liaison", former FCIC form the new MI7
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 91, "Major Personalities of 3050: Justin Xiang Allard", Justin Allard replaces his father, Quintus
- ↑ Lethal Heritage, pp. 34-34, Justin Allard named Intelligence Secretary
- ↑ Lethal Heritage, p. 37, Justin Allard leads the Intelligence Secretariat
- ↑ Lethal Heritage, p. 190, Justin Allard named the Secretary of Intelligence
- ↑ Lost Destiny, pp. 49-55, Alex Mallory takes over for Justin Allard as Intelligence Secretary
- ↑ Intelligence Operations Handbook, p. 36, "Birth of the Federated Commonwealth", the Intelligence Secretariat is led by Alex Mallory
- ↑ Intelligence Operations Handbook, p. 46, "Alex Mallory", Mallory is listed as the head of MIIO
- ↑ Assumption of Risk, pp. 353-360, Alex Mallory plans to retire as Intelligence Secretary, will be replaced by Jerrard Cranston
- ↑ Bred for War, p. 300, Cranston's title is confirmed as Secretary
- ↑ Malicious Intent, p. 133, Cranston is named as the Intelligence Secretary
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 35, "Lieutenant General Jerrard Cranston", Cranston described as an ill-defined "aide"
- ↑ Natural Selection, pp. 162-163, security personnel are deemed Intelligence Secretariat
- ↑ Assumption of Risk, pp. 23-24, Intelligence Secretariat operatives guard Victor when he visits his mother's grave
- ↑ Assumption of Risk, p. 43, the Intelligence Secretariat transfers out questionable individuals from the Lyons SMM when Peter Steiner-Davion was assigned there
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 24, "Infiltrator Mk. II", the FCIC develops the Infiltrator Mk. II battle armor
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 156, "Infiltrator Mk. II", the FCIC develops the Infiltrator Mk. II battle armor
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide, p. 86, "Infiltrator Mk. II", the FCIC develops the Infiltrator Mk. II battle armor
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Malicious Intent, p. 107, Victor refers to the FCIS Forensics Division, discovery of "Thomas Marik" duplicity
- ↑ 1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook), p. 34, "Intelligence Secretariat Internal Document No. 74309/vpc", Psych Division report to Secretary Mallory on Kell and Ramirez
- ↑ 1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook), p. 29, "Intelligence Secretariat : Internal Memo No. 5692-B", Prince Victor's public image
- ↑ 1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook), p. 14, "Coded Transmission... page 1 of 11", Dustball investigation
- ↑ Hot Spots, p. 36, "Contract FC 56603-001-3 Behind the Scenes", the FCIS offers a contract to investigate the CDP
- ↑ Intelligence Operations Handbook, p. 19, "Intelligence Command Network", the FCICN is formed
- ↑ Intelligence Operations Handbook, p. 19, "LIC Branches", the Narns help form the FCIC Network
- ↑ BattleSpace, p. 5, "Current Events", the Intelligence Secretariat prevents an explosion at the Galax WarShip facility
- ↑ Intelligence Operations Handbook, p. 15, "Briefing", the FCIS investigate Archon Melissa's death
- ↑ Intelligence Operations Handbook, p. 29, "Briefing", the Intelligence Secretariat coordination investigation of Melissa Steiner-Davion's assassin
- ↑ Intelligence Operations Handbook, p. 41, "MI7: Intelligence Secretariat", the Secretariat supervised the assassination investigation
- ↑ Natural Selection, p. 166, the Intelligence Secretariat drops a dragnet for the assassin of Melissa Steiner-Davion
- ↑ Natural Selection, pp. 194-200, Agent Curaltis of the Intelligence Secretariat leads the investigation into the assassination
- ↑ Assumption of Risk, pp. 308-313, the Intelligence Secretariat uses the assassin to eliminate Ryan Steiner
- ↑ Intelligence Operations Handbook, p. 36, "Birth of the Federated Commonwealth", the Intelligence Secretariat compromise still leaves room for interagency rivalry
- ↑ A Guide to Covert Ops, p. 55, "Lines of Command", cooperation remains an issue between the Davion and Steiner intelligence agencies
- ↑ Bred for War, pp. 111-120, Francesca Jenkins exposes Operation Gemini
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 91, "Major Personalities of 3050: Justin Xiang Allard", the Federated Commonwealth Ministry of Intelligence
- 1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)
- 20 Year Update
- A Guide to Covert Ops
- Assumption of Risk
- BattleSpace
- Bred for War
- Field Manual: Federated Suns
- Field Manual: Lyran Alliance
- Historical: War of 3039
- Hot Spots
- Intelligence Operations Handbook
- Lethal Heritage
- Lost Destiny
- LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide
- Malicious Intent
- Natural Selection
- Shattered Sphere
- Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade


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Woman Tries to Sell Daughter's Virginity
Police in western India said they have arrested two people for trying to sell a 13-year-old girl's virginity. One of those arrested in the sting operation was the girl's mother, said police in Thane, a district near Mumbai.
Police said a team of six crime branch officials raided an apartment in Mumbra, on the outskirts of Thane, at about 8 p.m. Sunday and arrested the 32-year-old mother and a 29-year-old auto rickshaw driver.
The police said they were acting on a tip-off from the Indian Rescue Mission, a Mumbai-based nonprofit founded in 2009 to rescue and rehabilitate trafficked children, sometimes through undercover operations.
An IRM worker told India Real Time that he got into an auto rickshaw on Aug. 18 and asked the driver about dance bars where he could go and "have fun." The auto driver told him about two bars in the area.
"I immediately knew that he was someone who would have more information for me and I took his contact number," the 29-year-old social worker said.
The next day, posing as an agent, he telephoned the auto driver demanding a virgin girl for a wealthy client, he said. "A couple of days later, the driver called me to tell me that a 13 or 14 year old girl, he wasn't sure [of her exact age,] was available for one lakh rupees (100,000 rupees, or $1,550)," he said.
The social worker said he went with the driver on Aug. 23 to an apartment in the six-story building where the young girl, her mother and two other unidentified women were present. The mother initially claimed to be the girl's aunt, but has since admitted she is her mother, police said.
"I promised [the driver] that I would bring my client along on Sunday and on the day I took a token amount of 10,000 rupees so that the girl wasn't sold off to anyone else," the social worker said.
News of this plan filtered through to Thane's additional commissioner of police, Milind Bharambhe, after IRM Director James Varghese got in touch with an associate, Abraham Mathai, who knew senior officials in the crime branch. Mr. Mathai is the founder of Harmony Foundation, another nonprofit working in the same field as IRM.
"They [police] raided the apartment and arrested the auto rickshaw driver and the woman who was negotiating the deal," said the social worker. The young girl was in tears when the raid took place Sunday and seemed completely unaware of the negotiations for her virginity, the social worker said.
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Police officials said they took the girl to the police station for a statement.
"She said that her mother often told her that she had to accompany men and even though she might not feel comfortable, [her mother said] there was no harm," said Madan Ballal, the police officer who led the raid. He suggested this was to prepare the girl for her first sexual encounter.
The girl has four siblings and her father is employed in a workshop in Mumbai's Andheri area, according to police. Mr. Ballal said the girl is in a rehabilitation home located on Thane's outskirts. The whereabouts of her siblings and father weren't immediately clear.
Her mother and the auto driver have been arrested on suspicion of immoral trafficking and trafficking of a minor under section 370 (4) of the Indian Penal Code, police said. They also face charges relating to certain sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
Investigating officer Usha Suradkar said the suspects have appointed the same lawyer and will appear in court on Aug. 30. The lawyer couldn't be reached for comment.
The two are being held in custody and have not yet entered a plea, Ms. Suradkar said. The mother and auto driver couldn't be reached for comment.
The National Crime Records Bureau says there were 3,554 cases of human trafficking in India in 2012. Figures for child trafficking weren't indicated. There were 2,563 cases registered under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, up from 2,435 in 2011.
Earlier this year, a Human Rights Watch survey of 12,500 children in 13 Indian states found that more than half had experienced some kind of sexual abuse.
Human Rights Watch said child abuse, despite its magnitude, receives less attention in India than sexual violence against women. The group also said inadequacies in policing, including poor training, make it harder to address child sex abuse.
Mr. Mathai said it is often difficult to coordinate raids with police to break up child sex abuse rings.
"We have experienced police officials receiving the information passed on by us with the promise of working with it. But often no action is taken. It is a major crime and it must be dealt with sensitively," he said.


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I often peruse my local online classifieds for furniture. Most of the time I'm not even looking for anything in particular, I'm just looking. And it isn't often that I actually contact the seller of something with the intent of actually purchasing it.
My husband thinks I'm crazy.
I think he's right.
But my craziness almost always makes up for itself. A few months ago, I scored big time.
You may have seen the thrifting score I'm referring to on Instagram.
I showed up at this guys house to buy a cute little MCM coffee table. It turned out that he was moving in the next few days and was just trying to get rid of a bunch of stuff. So, he packed my car full of stuff. I happily complied.
This lovely little desk was one of those treasures. Completely free of charge.
He thought I was doing him a favor but really, he was doing me a favor. As soon as I saw her, I knew she could be beautiful! All she needed was a little makeover. All it took was a little work and a few coats of Americana Decor® Chalky Finish Paint to spruce her up.
Look at the legs on her!
But, let's get to the good stuff. What did I do to get her lookin' so fine?
Step One:
First things first, I filled the holes with wood filer and let dry for 24 hours.
Step Two:
I sanded down any rough edges and filled scratches with wood filer as well. Once all of the wood filer was dry, I sanded it down to the same smoothness as the rest of the desk. If you allow the wood filer to properly cure, it will harden and can be painted to match the rest of your piece.
Step Three:
I painted the desk and the front of the drawers with Americana Decor® Chalky Finish paint in Relic. Thin coats people. Don't lay the paint on thick! Several thin layers is better than a few thick layers.
Step Four:
Because I wanted the desk's legs to really "pop" I painted the legs and the inside of the drawers with Americana Decor® Chalky Finish paint in Yesteryear.
Step Five:
I finished the desk by sealing it with Americana Decor® Soft Touch Varnish. I love this particular finish because it makes the paint job look so sleek and smooth. Sometimes I think people equate chalky finish paint to a shabby-chic look, but this paint can also produce the modern finish that I love.
I think she turned out lovely. The contrast between the Relic and Yesteryear colors really enhances the desk's architecture. Not bad for a free to fabulous transformation, don't you think?
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Media Contact:Mary Ellen KeatingSenior Vice President,Corporate CommunicationsBarnes & Noble, Inc.(212) firstname.lastname@example.com
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New York, NY (June 25, 2013)—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) today reported sales and earnings for its fiscal 2013 fourth quarter and full year ended April 27, 2013. Fourth quarter consolidated revenues decreased 7.4% to $1.3 billion as compared to the prior year. The consolidated fourth quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) loss was $122.0 million, as compared to a loss of $9.7 million in the prior year. The consolidated fourth quarter net loss was $118.6 million, as compared to the prior year net loss of $56.9 million. Fourth quarter net losses were $2.11 per share as compared to a net loss of $1.06 per share a year ago. For fiscal 2013, consolidated revenues decreased 4.1% to $6.8 billion as compared to the prior year. Fiscal 2013 consolidated EBITDA was $10.3 million, as compared to $176.7 million a year ago. Fiscal 2013 consolidated net losses were $154.8 million, or $2.97 per share, as compared to $65.6 million, or $1.35 per share in the prior year. Fourth quarter and full-year results were adversely impacted by NOOK inventory charges as discussed in the NOOK section below. The company ended the fiscal year with cash of $160.5 million and borrowings of $77 million under its $1 billion revolving credit facility, as compared to a net debt position of $270 million a year ago. The company is currently in the process of evaluating certain prior year amounts, which may result in a revision to the financial statements. The company's analysis is ongoing, but it does not believe these amounts will be material to the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial information presented in this press release is unaudited and remains subject to change based on this process. Fourth Quarter 2013 Results from OperationsSegment results for the fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2012 fourth quarters are as follows:
Fiscal 2013 Results from OperationsSegment results for fiscal year 2013 and fiscal year 2012 are as follows:
RetailThe Retail segment, which consists of the Barnes & Noble bookstores and BN.com businesses, had revenues of $948 million for the quarter and $4.6 billion for the full year, decreasing 10.0% for the quarter and 5.9% for the fiscal year. The sales decreases were attributable to comparable store sales decreases of 8.8% for the quarter and 3.4% for the full year, store closures and lower online sales. Fourth quarter comparable bookstore sales decreased as a result of lower NOOK unit volume and a stronger title lineup in the prior year period including The Hunger Games and Fifty Shades of Grey trilogies. Core comparable bookstore sales, which exclude sales of NOOK products, decreased 5.8% for the quarter and were essentially flat for the full year. As a result of the sales decline, fourth quarter Retail EBITDA decreased 23.9%, from $67 million a year ago to $51 million. However, for fiscal 2013, Retail EBITDA increased 16.0% to $374 million, as the sales decline was mitigated by a higher sales mix of higher margin core products and lower expenses. CollegeThe College segment had revenues of $252 million for the quarter and $1.8 billion for the full year, increasing 10.7% for the quarter and 1.1% for the year, as compared to the prior year periods. Fourth quarter sales were positively impacted by the back-to-school rush season, which extended into the fourth quarter. Comparable College store sales increased 7.5% for the quarter, while decreasing 1.2% for the full year. Comparable College store sales reflect the retail selling price of a new or used textbook when rented, rather than solely the rental fee received and amortized over the rental period. Fourth quarter College EBITDA improved to $3.8 million, benefitting from higher revenues. Full year EBITDA declined 3.9% to $111.5 million, primarily resulting from increased investments in digital education. College's full-year product margins improved on a higher mix of higher margin textbook rentals, while expenses increased due to new store growth and continued investments in digital education. NOOKThe NOOK segment, which consists of the company's digital business (including devices, digital content and accessories), had revenues of $108 million for the quarter and $776 million for the full year, decreasing 34.0% for the quarter and 16.8% for the year, as compared to the year ago periods. Device sales declined during the fourth quarter due to lower selling volume. Digital content sales increased 16.2% for the full year, however, they decreased 8.9% for the fourth quarter due in part to the device sales shortfall as well as the comparison to the The Hunger Games and Fifty Shades of Grey trilogies a year ago. The company plans to significantly reduce losses in the NOOK segment by limiting risks associated with manufacturing. Going forward, the company intends to continue to design eReading devices and reading platforms, while creating a partnership model for manufacturing in the competitive color tablet market. Thus, the widely popular lines of Simple Touch™ and Glowlight™ products will continue to be developed in house, and the company's tablet line will be co-branded with yet to be announced third party manufacturers of consumer electronics products. At the same time, the company intends to continue to build its digital catalog, adding thousands of eBooks every week, and launching new NOOK Apps™. The company will continue to offer its existing inventory of its high quality NOOK® HD and NOOK® HD+ devices at amazing prices through the holiday. As always, Barnes & Noble will provide world-class pre- and post-sales support in its stores for its NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ customers, as well as ongoing software upgrades and improvements to the digital bookstore service. "Our Retail and College businesses delivered strong financial performances in fiscal year 2013," said William Lynch, Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble. "We are taking big steps to reduce the losses in the NOOK segment, as we move to a partner-centric model in tablets and reduce overhead costs. We plan to continue to innovate in the single purpose black-and-white eReader category, and the underpinning of our strategy remains the same today as it has since we first entered the digital market, which is to offer customers any digital book, magazine or newspaper, on any device." During the fourth quarter, the company determined that goodwill impairment indicators arose in its NOOK reporting unit as recurring losses have led to revisions in its strategic plans. As a result, the company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $18.3 million in selling and administrative expenses. Excluding the impairment charge, NOOK expenses decreased $26 million as compared to a year ago, a 34% decrease in expenses as compared to fiscal year 2012. NOOK EBITDA losses were $177 million for the fourth quarter, which include an additional $133 million of inventory charges as the company adopted more aggressive promotional strategies given the shift in strategic direction. NOOK EBITDA losses were $475 million for the full year, primarily driven by cumulative NOOK inventory related charges of $222 million. GuidanceFor fiscal year 2014, the company expects Retail comparable bookstore sales to decline in the high-single digits on a percentage basis. College comparable store sales are expected to decline in the low-single digits on a percentage basis. Conference CallA conference call with Barnes & Noble, Inc.'s senior management will be webcast beginning at 10:00 A.M. ET on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, and is accessible at www.barnesandnobleinc.com/webcasts.
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Barnes & Noble, Inc. will report fiscal 2014 first quarter results on or about August 20, 2013.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) is a Fortune 500 company and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The company operates 675 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). Its NOOK Media LLC subsidiary is a leader in the emerging digital reading and digital education markets. The NOOK digital business offers award-winning NOOK® products and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content through the NOOK Store™ (www.nook.com), while Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC operates 686 bookstores serving over 4.6 million students and faculty members at colleges and universities across the United States. Barnes & Noble is proud to be named a J.D. Power and Associated 2012 Customer Service Champion and is only one of 50 U.S. companies so named. Barnes & Noble.com is ranked the number one online retailer in customer satisfaction in the book, music and video category and a Top 10 online retailer overall in customer satisfaction according to ForeSee E-Retail Satisfaction Index (Spring Top 100 Edition). General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's corporate website: www.barnesandnobleinc.com. Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains certain forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) and information relating to Barnes & Noble that are based on the beliefs of the management of Barnes & Noble as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the management of Barnes & Noble. When used in this communication, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "will," "forecasts," "projections," and similar expressions, as they relate to Barnes & Noble or the management of Barnes & Noble, identify forward-looking statements.
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Craig James, the former football star and now rookie candidate for the U.S. Senate, was in Houston on Wednesday for interviews and meetings. We met over coffee at Tiny Boxwood's, a spiffy River Oaks eatery in a nursery setting. (It's a plant nursery, by the way, not a baby nursery.)
James, one of the more congenial candidates on the campaign trail, says he's getting more comfortable by the day as he travels the state and works to make himself known, not as a former ESPN football analyst but a potential U.S. senator. I asked him what distinguished him from his chief rivals for the GOP nomination.
James, like his fellow candidates, gigged Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, the frontrunner in the race, for not participating in debates and candidate forums. "David doesn't show up. He's hidin'," he said. "I understand the strategy, but it's inexcusable, and I do believe he owes Texans an explanation for why he's not showing up. . . . It shows a lack of courage."
Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert: "Tom's a smart guy. He's a CEO. I think people skills separate me from Tom. I really believe I'm more connected. I'm a fifth-generation Texan and he's from somewhere else. . . ."
Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz: "I think he's a good lawyer, and he's lived in the courtroom. I live in the court of Real Street."
About Rick Santorum, the presidential candidate he's very vocally supporting: "We had dinner about a year and a half ago in Washington. I just wanted to meet him – I was thinking about the Senate, and he was thinking about the presidency. We talked about the same things – faith, family, the Constitution, free markets – and I really liked him. And he asked me, 'Do you want to come here to be, or do you want to come here to do? Everybody wants to be somebody when they come to Washington. We need doers, people who want to do the work of the people.' That stuck with me. Once Perry got out of the race, I latched on immediately to Rick Santorum, because I thought he was the true conservative capable of beating Obama."
Texas Tech: James said his famous run-in with former Red Raider head coach Mike Leach rarely comes up on the campaign trail, even in West Texas. When it does, he said, it's usually someone voicing support for a father standing up for his son against a bully.
James insists he's siphoning support from his opponents as he travels around the state. "It's a race to come in second place and get in the runoff," he said. "If David keeps messin' around not coming to these debates, people are getting fed up with that. He may fall off that top perch before he knows it."


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Martin Johnson Heade (August 11, 1819-September 4, 1904) was a prolific American painter known for his salt marsh landscapes, seascapes, portraits of tropical birds, and still lifes. His painting style and subject matter, while derived from the romanticism of the time, is regarded by art historians as a significant departure from that of his peers.
Art historians have come to disagree with the common view that Heade is a Hudson River School painter, a view given wide currency by Heade's inclusion in a landmark exhibition of Hudson River School landscapes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1987.
The leading Heade scholar and author of Heade's catalogue raisonné, Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., wrote some years after the 1987 exhibition, "Other scholars—myself included—have increasingly come to doubt that Heade is most usefully seen as standing within that school."
According to the Heade catalogue raisonné, only around 40 percent of his paintings were landscapes. The remaining majority were still lifes, paintings of birds, and portraits, subjects unrelated to the Hudson River School. Of Heade's landscapes, perhaps only 25 percent treated traditional Hudson River School subject matter.
Heade had less interest in topographically accurate views than the Hudson River painters, and instead focused on mood and the effects of light. Stebbins wrote, "If the paintings of the shore as well as the more conventional compositions...might lead one to think of Heade as a Hudson River School painter, the [marsh scenes] make it clear that he was not."
Heade was born in 1819 in Lumberville, Pennsylvania, a small hamlet along the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and spent his childhood there. Until the mid 1850s, his family ran what is now called the Lumberville Store and Post Office, the village's sole general store. The family spelling of the name was Heed.
Historians believe Heade received his first art training from the folk artist Edward Hicks, who lived in the area. By 1839 Heade had painted his first portraits and, after traveling abroad and living in Rome for two years, in 1841 he exhibited his first work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philaldephia. Heade began exhibiting regularly in 1848, after another trip to Europe, and became an itinerant artist until he settled in New York in 1859


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No more summer commutes for Eagles players to Bethlehem.
The team announced Friday that this year's training camp will take place in its NovaCare Complex and Lincoln Financial Field after 17 years on the campus of Lehigh University.
Team president Don Smolenski says the decision was made, in part, because of the ready access to its equipment and facilities at its home base, including the training room and indoor practice venue, too.
He called it a difficult choice, noting the school and the city have "been part of our lives every summer for the past 17 years."
"There are so many people at Lehigh University who went above and beyond to accommodate us and to make training camp a special place for fans to travel each summer to get an up-close look at the team," Smolenski said in a statement. "The city of Bethlehem has been part of our lives every summer for the past 17 years."
The return marks the first time since 1943 that the team's training camp has been in Philadelphia.
Last year, former coach Andy Reid's oldest son, Garrett, was found dead at training camp after a long battle with drug addiction. Reid was let go at the end of last season after a 4-12 record and 14 years. He was replaced by former Oregon coach Chip Kelly.
Smolenski said the team aims to continue its interaction with fans during the training camp - the dates of which have not yet been announced - calling that a "huge priority" for the organization.
"As such, we are currently planning to utilize the opportunities available to us at Lincoln Financial Field to have a number of open practices - which will be free - available to all of our fans," he said. "We'll announce those specific plans in the coming weeks."
Before first going to Lehigh in 1996, the Eagles held training camp at West Chester University from 1980-1995. Before that, the team held training camp at Widener University, Albright College and in Hershey, Pa.
The move back to team headquarters is becoming something of a trend in the NFL. The New York Giants in January elected to return training camp back to their complex in East Rutherford, N.J., after 16 years at the University at Albany.
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Some additional news about the next series in this month's issue of Doctor Who Magazine. On Zoe Wanamaker's return as Cassandra, DWM notes that next year's appearance differs from The End of the World in that the actress has actually been on-set this time to voice her lines and "react spontaneously with David and Billie". Also in Episode 1, there will be "a new race of villains to contend with at the same time [as Cassandra]". An interview with the producers of Doctor Who Confidential reveals that the second series has extra filming days that allow "filming five backstage days an episode this year", which should enable more behind-the-scenes coverage than in the first series. Production on Confidential has also "started earlier this year [...] This time we've been [in Cardiff] since the start", including footage of David Tennant on Blue Peter for the monster competition, which may be reflected in a Confidential episode examining "the close relationship Doctor Who and Blue Peter have shared over the years".
Additionally, regarding the three new books announced for next year (see yesterday's story), range consultant/editor Justin Richards explains that the selection of authors was determined by "the [same] reasons as last time around û we're people with a track record of writing to spec and to schedule for the right market, and who have been signed off for all the confidential material." He also states that "we're still waiting for all sorts of decisions from all sorts of people" on the future of the past Doctors range of novels. "The Past Doctor books have a future, I'm sure, but exactly what we'll be doing, and when, I don't know. We're taking the time to make sure we get it right." In a separate interview elsewhere in the magazine, Richards also mentions that "we'll give [the Ninth Doctor] as rest in 2006, and by 2007 we'll have a better idea of whether he fits into the past Doctor range, or whether we do a new range of books which are branded as 'new series', but which are about an old Doctor." (The comments about the Ninth Doctor 'fitting in' seem to be referring to considerations of marketing and general readership perceptions and reception, rather than artistic/fan considerations.)


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Workload Expectations for SJSU Courses
Over the fifteen week semester, students are expected to dedicate 135 hours to a three-unit course, and 180 hours to a four unit course, inclusive of attending lectures, reading course materials, etc. Or in other words, students are expected to dedicate 9 hours a week to a three-unit course, and 12 hours a week to a four-unit course, inclusive of all course activities.
The precise language that defines the requirements for a unit of credit can be found here: http://www.calstate.edu/acadAff/codedmemos/AA-2011-14.pdf
That document defines one "credit hour" as "the amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than:
- one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester or trimester hour of credit, or ten to twelve weeks for one quarter hour of credit, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or
- at least an equivalent amount of work as required in paragraph (1) of this definition for other academic activities as established by the institution, including laboratory work, internships, practica, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours."
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Sheriff: Worker error to blame for escaped inmates
The Guilford County Sheriff's Office says two men escaped from the jail in High Point Saturday afternoon, and officials are citing worker error as the cause.
A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the capture of the men, WXII's Ericka Miller reported Monday afternoon.
Authorities say Jose Alberto Hernandez-Hernandez, 35, of High Point, and Jose Idel Sid, 36, of High Point, escaped Saturday around 4:40 p.m. by breaking a window, climbing down to a ledge and jumping to the ground.
Sheriff BJ Barnes said proper procedures weren't followed by staff. Barnes also cited the construction of the jail as part of the problem, but said the escape was human error above any other factor.
Pieces of metal were used to pop rivets in plexiglass, leading to the inmates' escape, Miller reported.
Hernandez was being held on a $600,000 bond on seven sex charges involving a child. Sid was being held without bond on immigration charges.
In a weekend press release, Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes said, "This is the first escape such as this in approximately 18 years. We have excellent assistance from the High Point Police Department and we have additional staff held over to check all possibilities in locating the two suspects."
If you see Hernandez or Sid, call 911.