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SUN Initiative helping Maryland homeowners in foreclosure
Struggling homeowners can qualify for reduced, more affordable mortgage
A new program is offering relief to some Maryland families facing foreclosure that offers a reduced, more affordable mortgage to struggling homeowners.
Homeownership, community building and investments in both the major themes of the governor's housing conference in downtown Baltimore.
"We still have urgent work ahead of us. Creating jobs is essential for improving our citizens so they can protect their families, put a roof over their children's heads," Gov. Martin O'Malley said.
Maryland Housing and Community Development Secretary Raymond Skinner said it's vital to discuss all aspects of housing.
"Everything from new opportunities for homeownership, rental housing, even foreclosures. The worst is behind us and we're trying to help as many people as possible," Skinner said.
In some areas, housing prices are on the rebound, but others remain flat.
That's one reason why Boston Community Capital, a Massachusetts nonprofit community development financial institution, is seeking to help Maryland homeowners facing foreclosure.
"The situation remains lumpy," said Elyse Cherry of Boston Community Capital. "The truth is, it is in low-income neighborhoods and urban low-income neighborhoods (where) housing prices haven't come back. The reason is because incomes have not come back."
Under the Stabilizing Urban Neighborhoods Initiative, homes in foreclosure are purchased at fair market prices and then sold back to the homeowners who receive a reduced, more affordable 30-year fixed rate mortgage. They must prove that hardships, such as job loss or illness, caused their mortgage problems and that they have the ability to repay the loan.
According to the SUN Initiative, it has helped 425 families in Massachusetts keep their homes. In Maryland, the effort is about retaining homes and preserving neighborhoods.
"When a home is in foreclosure and becomes vacant, all other homes drop in value even though people in those homes might be doing whatever they can to pay their mortgage," Cherry said.
Homeowners can get more information from nonprofit housing counselors throughout Maryland. This is the first state outside of Massachusetts where the program is being offered.

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Rory is an award-winning journalist and critic and editor of the Architects' Journal.
Before his career in journalism, Rory studied architecture at the University of Strathclyde, worked in practice in Glasgow, Liege and Istanbul, and as a designer in the videogames industry. He also led a first-year design studio at Strathclyde University for two years and today is a guest critic at a number of UK and Irish universities.
Rory is a regular commentator on radio and television, and in national newspapers, and regularly speaks at industry events. Rory has been a BCI Awards judge since 2009, a RIBA Awards judge and in 2015, was a member of the Stirling Prize jury.
In 2015, under his editorship, the AJ was nominated for an unprecedented 12 media awards, winning four, with Rory picking up IBP magazine of the year on behalf of AJ (for the second time in a row) and architecture writer of the Year (the third time he has won the award).
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Ted Watkins
Watkins speaking to the people
At WLCAC center in 1967
 Legends
By Yussuf J. Simmonds
Sentinel Managing Editor
Theodore "Ted" Watkins & WLCAC
"He Really Put Watts on the Map"
In 1981, the headline of a newspaper article read: "Poverty Program Succeeds Where Many Have Failed," with a subheading: "Now British Are Looking at L.A. Effort." The article was referring to Ted Watkins and Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC), one of the nation's most successful anti-poverty programs. Founded in 1965–now almost half a century later–it continues to provide a wide range of community services including employment and housing, economic development activities and initiatives that engage community residents through skilled training and basic education opportunities.
Born Theodore Watkins, "Ted" as he was affectionately known, came to Los Angeles from Mississippi at 14 and worked his way from an assembly line job in Watts to becoming active in the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. Along with union members and community activists, Watkins established WLCAC in the aftermath of the 1965 Watts Rebellion, and served as its president. Its fundamental mission was to improve the quality of life for the residents of Watts.
WLCAC derived its mission because of the failure of those in authority (government and the private sector) who seemed to lack the will and/or the skill to attack the massive poverty that was rampant in South Los Angeles. Some of the ideas and motivation were inspired by the desire for the community to exercise self-control, self-empowerment and self-determination in the tradition of Black Nationalism.
Using the experience he gained as a UAW representative, Watkins began to direct funding from local, state and federal agencies, as well as private organizations to numerous anti-poverty programs under WLCAC. In addition, he was able to win friends and supporters among local, state and federal officials as he continued to revitalize the South Los Angeles area–Watts in particular.
There were two overriding needs in the Watts area: a financial institution and a hospital. Watkins formed the Watts Credit Union which was chartered in 1966; it helped many neighborhood residents obtain loans that would otherwise been denied to them. The second need took a bit longer, but he was instrumental in founding the (Martin Luther) King Hospital, which later on was named the King/Drew Hospital because of its close association with the Charles Drew University. All of Watkins' achievements were done as part of and under the auspices of WLCAC. He led the way with other community leaders and lobbied the County Board of Supervisors, and along with the late Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, won unanimous support to build the hospital. (Ironically, both King Hospital and Watts Credit Union are currently defunct).
To accomplish his objectives, Watkins knew that he had to employ a workforce comprised of local residents and provide for them better jobs and benefits, better housing and a better overall community. He set about creating a community oasis in a desert of poverty and despair bent on assisting not only Watts, but also the surrounding areas in their efforts to improve the economic, social and physical environment of their areas.
Under Watkins leadership, the first summer youth program involving over 4000 youth, through assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor and an experimental program, were hired thereby paving the way to lowering the national working age to accommodate school-age youth especially during the summer holidays. This opened the door to sending thousands of youth to Camp Roberts Army Base for a two-week summer camp experience.
While the 105 Freeway was being built, Watkins formed the Greater Watts Development Corporation, a subsidiary of WLCAC and implemented the Century Freeway Relocation Contract. Through it, he arranged to relocate many of the displaced houses from the western end of where the freeway construction was taking place, to be moved to Watts. To accomplish this, he incorporated Tri House Movers, Inc.; many were luxurious homes that are still standing in South Los Angeles today.
The green and white logo of WLCAC with its lightning bolt crossed with shovel became a standard feature all over Watts symbolizing Watkins' far-reaching activities and the facilities that WLCAC operated at that time, in four city council districts and two supervisorial districts. However, the center of his operation remained in Watts in a nondescript building located at 114th Street and Central Avenue. There Watkins would consult with mayors, senators, foreign dignitaries, business and religious leaders and the people of Watts.
In the 1970s, Watkins formed a Community Development Corporation as a part of WLCAC. It was a quasi-private organization that focused on community control and economic development designed to address the problems of poverty. WLCAC opened a service station, poultry farm, grocery store, laundry, furniture and appliance shop, and food stamp centers. Watkins was demonstrating true Black power from an economic perspective–through community control of WLCAC and its programs.
One of the strongest and most meaningful programs that WLCAC conducted was the Community Conservation Corps (CCC). It not only provided jobs for the youth during the summer, but it also conducted educational classes on Black heritage and culture. It supported the Watts Summer Festival, an annual celebration of African American culture that began in 1966, under the direction of Tommy Jacquette that has continued into the 21st century.
Whenever Watkins conceived an idea, a part of his vision was always "how can we (the residents of Watts) control it for the betterment of the community." He initiated tree planting and community beautification projects. He launched programs with the construction trade unions to provide training for the youth, so that after the ground breaking for housing units in Watts, Willowbrook and Compton, construction jobs were guaranteed for local residents. By 1973, the first multi-unit housing complexes were completed.
By the end of the 1970s, WLCAC's employment numbered about 1400 people in construction, sales, clerical, secretarial and food service positions. WLCAC was the largest single employer in Watts in addition to being the largest landlord. Through the food service department, it provided meals daily for WLCAC's ten senior citizens centers.
In 1979, the Brotherhood Crusade, who had assisted WLCAC with funding for the Century Freeway Relocation Contract, honored Watkins with its Pioneer of African Achievement Award, for his outstanding work in business and community development.
One of Watkins' most ambitious endeavors was his attempt to purchase and develop the 74-acre Goodyear plant on Central Avenue bordered by Gage and Florence Avenues. According to the financial reports, he had secured millions in loans from several Savings and Loans institutions and the city of L.A. However, the U.S. postal service bested him and built one of the largest postal complexes in the city on the site.
Watkins' most impressive and visible gains were in the area of housing. He was sensitive of the need to provide quality housing for low-income residents and he would always focus on the needs of senior citizens and low-income residents when designing any project in the community. To underscore his commitment to the community, throughout his career as the head of WLCAC, Watkins lived in the same house on the same street in the heart of South Los Angeles.
Then 1981 arrived and for four days and nights, Black youth roamed the streets, looting and torching buildings, setting fire to cars and attacking buses and passersby. When it was over more than 100 buildings were destroyed, hundreds were injured and hundreds were arrested and there were in excess of $2 million in property damages. But it was not Watts; it was London, England, and Watkins viewed it all on television.
In the aftermath of that tragedy, the British government, looking for solutions, reached across the Atlantic and zoomed in on Ted Watkins and WLCAC. He accepted an invitation from the British prime minister and flew to London to share his expertise in dealing with post-riot Los Angeles (Watts). After spending two weeks in England, Watkins shared with the "Brits" his analysis of their problems and offered suggestions as to how they should incorporate what had worked successfully for WLCAC.
As with many innovators, Watkins had his detractors; those who claimed that he was receiving a disproportionate amount of governmental and private funding, and in so doing was depriving others of vital access to the same much-needed funds. In an effort to offset this so-called disparity, Watkins used to take his visitors on tours of the community to show them his work: once vacant lots that were turned into quality housing; former unemployed individuals hard at work; and a community trying to better itself under the guidance of WLCAC. The visitors would leave impressed and the funding continued. Watkins was a "show-me" kind of a guy.
When Los Angeles erupted again in 1992, WLCAC suffered some losses but it was not fatal and its programs and projects continued. The following year, Watkins passed but he left a golden legacy that has survived and continues to this day (the 21st century).
Though the demographics of Watts have changed somewhat, WLCAC has incorporated programs and changes that reflect the multi-cultural and multi-racial realities. Tim Watkins, Ted Watkins' son, is now at the helm of WLCAC, and he has taken the organization to the next level. As an example, one of WLCAC's brochures outlines its volunteer program stating "Don't Move, Improve." Those are words that will make Ted Watkins smile, wherever he is.
The WLCAC Mission is "To improve the quality of life for the residents of Watts and nearby communities." This simple mission statement has not changed in forty-four years. It was good in the beginning and remains good to this day.


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Ford displayed a pristine red 1948 Ford F1 pickup on the grounds of a Bruceville, Texas, youth camp for the introduction of its 2013 F-150 pickup. This representative of the first F-Series pickups also had a tie-in with the group of stand-out Future Farmers of America students that Ford, including its CEO, Alan Mulally, was hosting.
Ford has been an FFA sponsor since 1948, Mulally said, and "over the past 15 years we have contributed nearly $7.1 million (in `Built Ford Tough' scholarships), because we absolutely love you.
"I might point out that the F-150 is the No. 1 truck for 35 straight years in the United States, it's also the No. 1 vehicle for 30 straight years and the No. 1 truck in the world. I've always loved the F-150 because you can literally live in it and pull your house in it simultaneously."
Mulally invited four FFA members to pull the tarps off a pair of F-150s on display, and then asked Doug Scott, Ford Truck group marketing manager and FFA sponsor board member, to provide more details on the changes for the newest "centerpiece of our whole lineup."
"This is part of our continuous improvement," Scott said. "In 2009 we introduced this body style. In 2011 we had an entirely new powertrain lineup — four brand-new engines — and here we are for 2013 with some pretty significant changes."
Highlighting the upgrades are new-look front ends with restyled grilles on every F-150 except the SVT Raptor.
"For the XLT, if you notice the front end," Scott said, "we've borrowed some of the styling cues from the Super Duty. So we've got the C-clamps (designs flanking the grille bars) and, again, an entirely new grille."
The XLT on display is painted in a new color for 2013, called Blue Jean Metallic.
Turning to the Lariat on display, he pointed out that designers added high-intensity-discharge headlamps, which are 2.5 times brighter than halogen lamps and a significant improvement in functionality as well as appearance. The HID lamps will be standard on the Lariat, King Ranch, Platinum, Raptor and all-new Limited models.
Fresh-design wheels are fitted on XLT and Lariat pickups, with the XLT rolling on 18-inch chrome aluminum wheels and the Lariat sporting 20-inch chrome aluminum wheels.
The Lariat is upgraded with telescoping, as well as folding, exterior mirrors that provide improved functionality for trailer towing.
Hill-descent control has been added to provide more control and confidence when driving offroad and going down steep declines. Hill-descent control lets you "walk" the truck down the hill at the desired speed.
"The really big news is on the inside of the truck." Scott said. "I've talked to all of the FFA members earlier about "Built Ford Tough" done smarter. One of the ways we're delivering that is with more innovation. We're going to improve the human-machine interface with the new F-150. And we've added MyFord Touch and MyFord. MyFord you'll find in the XLT and MyFord Touch with the 8-inch screen on the Lariat (and above models)."
The MyFord Touch execution is more user-friendly for truckers, he said. "You're going to find four very large knobs to allow our truck owners, who are often driving our trucks with gloves, to use those controls if they choose — for more traditional controls — as well as voice activation that's available for the touch screen."
Four engines are available for the 2013 F-150. The 3.7-liter V-6 delivers 302 horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 278 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,000 rpm. Its trailer-towing capacity is 6,100 pounds, and estimated fuel economy is 17 miles per gallon city and 23 mpg highway.
The base V-8 offering is a 5.0-liter, which produces 360 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 380 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,250 rpm. Its trailer-towing max is 10,000 pounds, and estimated fuel economy is 15 mpg city and 21 mpg highway.
Truckers demanding an F-150 that flexes big muscle can opt for a 6.2-liter V-8, which cranks out 411 horses at 5,500 rpm and 434 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,500 rpm. It can tow a trailer up to 11,300 pounds, and has an estimated fuel economy of 13 mpg city and 18 mpg highway.
For those wanting a six-cylinder that performs like a powerful V-8 and gets six-cylinder fuel efficiency, Ford offers the turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine. Its output is 365 horsepower at 5,000 rpm and 420 lb.-ft. of torque at 2,500 rpm. Boasting up to 90 percent peak torque available from 1,700 rpm to 5,000 rpm, the EcoBoost's trailer-towing max is 11,300 pounds. Estimated fuel economy is 16 mpg city and 22 mpg highway.
"Farm families have always represented an important F-Series truck constituency," said Scott. "For these multitasking customers, a Ford pickup means family transportation, economic livelihood, rugged capability and reliability. Like FFA, Ford pickups are an enduring agricultural tradition, and we are delighted to join forces with them to reveal the new F-150 models."


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The challenges posed by gun violence in Chicago came into sharp focus last month with two incidents.
On April 12, a 17-year-old was gunned down. As he lay dying, he refused to tell police the name of his murderer.
Then on April 21, a bullet killed a 20-month-old girl as she sat in a car. The alleged gunman, who turned himself in, reportedly intended to shoot her father.
Heightened gang violence and an unusually warm spring are both being blamed for a rise in homicides in the city, particularly on the South Side. By late last month, the homicide count for the year had reached 116 – 15 percent more than for the same period in 2009.
As Chicagoans mourn the multiple tragedies, they're asking: What needs to be done to stem the violence?
Two state lawmakers suggested to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) that the National Guard might be needed to curb the violence. Governor Quinn, as well as Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, dismissed that idea.
Are more police needed on the streets? A number of people, starting with officers themselves, have called for this. Others, however, view such a call as rhetoric.
For many people, a deeper solution lies in more community involvement. At the least, they say, the code of silence that the dying 17-year-old observed needs to be broken. Another key could be more people joining hands to help prevent violence.
"We're not going to arrest our way out of these problems," says Dennis Rosenbaum, director of the Center for Research in Law and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago. But force may be necessary, he notes: Chicago's dense concentration of "poverty and gangs and guns and drug markets" requires "a sizable and specialized response" such as increased SWAT teams and gang units.
Although violence has flared in the city this spring, it's worth noting that over a 10-year period, homicides in Chicago are actually down. Between 1999 and 2009, homicides fell 29 percent. In addition, emphasizes Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis, this season's problem is not widespread. It's concentrated in less than 9 percent of all city blocks.
But the problems that cost the 20-month-old her life this spring are deep. Some critics of the police are zeroing in on the number of officers, saying that Chicago is woefully behind comparable major cities in fortifying police ranks.
Union president Mark Donahue is pressing for more officers on the streets. "Without having the proper resources and proper personnel, your response time is going to be slower, and your proactive police presence in the neighborhoods is going to be less," he says.
The Midwest's police-per-population rate is below average compared with other parts of the country, according to 2008 data from the US Bureau of Justice Statistics. While the average rate in US cities was three full-time officers per every 1,000 inhabitants, the Midwest averaged 2.7 while the Northeast averaged 3.4. That same year, Chicago tallied 13,359 police officers, about 37 percent of New York City's officer count, which was 35,761.
But Mr. Rosenbaum cautions against drawing too many conclusions from New York's totals. "It's hard to make comparisons to New York because it may have its own set of problems, like terrorism," he says.
As for Chicago, if it tries to bolster the force by recruiting many new officers, that task won't be easy: The city council recently passed a contract that includes a 2 percent yearly raise for officers – far below what the union had hoped.
Another option for police is to retool what officers do each day so they spend less time on nonviolent issues like traffic violations.
"You have to ask yourself, why are we paying law enforcement $60,000, $70,000 a year to write a few tickets? It doesn't pan out," says Rande Matteson, a former agent for the US Drug Enforcement Administration who now teaches criminal justice at Saint Leo University in Florida.
Rosenbaum at the University of Illinois is similarly skeptical that more police will suffice as the solution. In his view, energies should be directed toward cracking the "no snitching" culture in certain city neighborhoods.
"If you want to ask the police to do their job, you have to help them," he says.
One way police themselves have dealt with this situation was to launch "Silence Kills" – a campaign that encourages people to send anonymous tips through text messaging.
But Rosenbaum is also thinking more broadly than the "no snitching" problem. Curbing city violence, he says, is a responsibility that must be shared by the public.
"Public safety is a product that has to be jointly produced by the police and all authorities in the community," such as church leaders, community organizers, and schools. "When we don't work together, that's when we're going to have problems."
One example of working together is CeaseFire Chicago, which is part of a wider organization that seeks out conflicts in neighborhoods and provides emergency mediation so they don't lead to violence.
Tio Hardiman, CeaseFire's local director, considers street violence "a public health issue" that involves other issues such as unemployment and domestic violence. He says his organization has prevented 119 homicides since January and 1,400 since 2004.
No matter how many officers a city has, Mr. Hardiman says, "You still can't get there in time to stop the act."
Rather, he says, "You have to change the behavior and mind-set that are involved in the violence."


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Apparently when you love shoes as much as Céline Dion, it's hard not to spread the love.
The singer, who has said she owns more than 3,000 pairs, revealed on Friday's Katie that her 2 1/2 -year-old son, Nelson also loves shoes — particularly heels! "He walks better in heels than me," she told Couric. "I don't know how he does it."
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In the tell-all interview, which marked the 10-year anniversary of her Las Vegas show, Dion went into great detail about her own shoe fetish. "I go to the store, and I'm like, 'I really like those ones,' and they're like, 'What size?' And I'm like, 'Oh no, you don't understand. I want them, so what size do you have? I'll make it work, baby. I'll make it work!' From 5 to 10, it works!"
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79 Riverton Kindergarten Class Becomes Partner to Learn About College
If you were in kindergarten in 2012-13, you got a lot of information about college life. UIS partnered with Kyleigh Campbell's class to bring professors, students, and staff into the kindergarten classroom. The partnership is part of the elementary school's "no excuses university" pledge – no excuses for not going to college or a trade school.
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Brewers pleased with change to transfer rule
MILWAUKEE -- Brewers manager Ron Roenicke was pleased Friday when Major League Baseball's Playing Rules Committee clarified the rule regarding transfers -- the act of a fielder removing the baseball from his glove after a catch.
With the implementation of expanded instant replay this season, umpires had been enforcing a much stricter interpretation of the rule. But that changed as of Friday, with the committee's determination that an out has occurred when a player has complete control over the ball in his glove, and if he drops the ball after opening his glove, it will still be ruled an out. There is no requirement to successfully remove the ball from the glove for it to be an out.
As in previous seasons, if a player drops the ball while attempting to remove it from his glove in order to make a throw, the umpire will determine whether he had secured it in his glove before attempting the transfer.
"I like it. They did a really nice job of cleaning that up," Roenicke said. "We saw the highlights, and it looked like anything that was questionable was not going to be a catch. I'm really happy about it, because what was happening was ... if a first baseman catches a ball with nobody on base, a throw from the infielder, and he obviously catches it and secures it, then he's throwing the ball around the infield and he drops it. Well, [before Friday's clarification], it was maybe going to be a no-catch. I don't think that's what we want to do with this thing.
"Catcher, Strike 3. He catches the ball, comes up to throw it around the infield, and he drops it. Is it now a dropped ball? I don't think that's what they intended. It's the play, the transfer at second base, where guys are cheating a little bit when they're not getting it clean. So this today, at least what I read, I like what they did. It's the right way to do it."
Likewise, Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez was happy with the change.
"I think it was affecting baseball," Gomez said.
"I think it's a good thing," outfielder Logan Schafer said. "Luckily, it never applied to us."


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I've mentioned before that I compete every year in the MIT Mystery Hunt — an enormous, multi-day, round-the-clock puzzle competition held in January at MIT each year.
Last year, my team Codex won the hunt. The reward (punishment?) for winning is the responsibility to write the 100+ puzzles, (and meta-puzzles, and meta-meta-puzzles, and theme, and events) and to put on the whole event the following year.
So over the last year, I've worked with a huge group of folks to put together this year's hunt which had a theme loosely based on The Producers. My own role was small compared to many of my teammates: I contributed to some puzzle writing and to a bunch of "test-solving" of candidate puzzles to make sure they were solvable, not too easy, fun, and well constructed. During the hunt, I visited competing teams, verified answer submissions, and took advantage of my jet-lag from my return from Japan on the day of the hunt to work the night shift distributing items to teams.
To get an idea of what the hunt is like, you can check out a puzzle I wrote for this years hunt. The solution is linked from the corner of that page.


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The Association of Nigerian Exporters and the Indo African Chamber of Commerce & Industry are MoU partners and have facilitated two way trade and investment JVs for Indian and Nigerian Companies. Such events include I-FOR AFRIKA Conference, ELECRAMA Electrical Expo, Indian Engineering Sourcing Show, Vibrant Gujarat Expo, etc. The Indian High Commission in Nigeria has been very supportive of the MoU. There are great opportunities which the Nigerian High Commission in India should help tp harness.
Pix of ANE Pavilion donated and furnished by the Government of Gujarat State and the IACCI.
In this decade, ANE is poised to facilitate sustainable export policies, export-oriented investment, products made from petroleum, service exports, skills development, export farming, export production villages, incubators, common facility centers, enterprise zones, free trade zones;
Commodity exchanges, warehousing, bonded terminals, permanent products display centers, and adequate promotion of Nigerian exportable products/services through Embassies, trade missions, exhibitions, trade fairs, etc
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When debating what 10 shows to put on the list of The Best TV of 2012, I lost track of time. This is a golden age of drama. Provided you subscribe to cable, and aren't forced to choose between CSI: New York, Bones, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit or The Mob Doctor.
The year's finest dramas — and there are a considerable number of them — can be found on the specialty-channel band, from HBO, FX and AMC to The Movie Network, Showcase and Super Channel. They are not, however, to be found on the major, mainstream broadcast networks.
The broadcast networks prefer reality TV over chancy, risk-taking drama, because it's cheap to produce and easy to do. True, some competition programs are better than others. The Voice, The Amazing Race, So You Think You Can Dance, Survivor and a handful of others continue to engage and entertain, even after all these years. They don't hold up to long-term scrutiny, though, not in the same way Mad Men, Breaking Bad and Homeland will, five, 10 or even 25 years from now.
Many will disagree with my choices. That's the idea. Year-end lists are always a conversation starter.
There was a lot of remarkable television over the last year, and don't let anyone tell you differently..
Here are a few programs worthy of mention. As we've already seen, there were many others — almost too many to name here.
10. The Killing (AMC) The bleakness was still there, the long hushes in the rain, the unnerving emotional landscape of a family's struggling with the loss a loved one. When The Killing returned from its self-imposed exile in the wilderness — that ending! how could they?! — there was a renewed energy, and a renewed focus on the need for answers. When those answers came, it was bound to be a letdown. A broken tail light? Really? When the rain finally settled, though, what we were left with was something remarkable: A TV murder mystery that made us care about the victim for once, in a way those who watched The Killing from the outset won't soon forget.
Don't believe the reports, by the way, that The Killing has been cancelled. As of writing, there were signs that AMC may be close to a 12th-hour deal with the online streaming service Netflix that will see the Nordic-styled filmed-in-Vancouver thriller back for a third season.
9. Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Boardwalk Empire's third season might have been maddening for some — too many characters! too much story! too many notes! Despite the occasional explicit and terrifying moments of violence, there was a renewed focus on family this season. And regret. Regret by Steve Buscemi's Prohibition-era bootlegger Nucky Thompson, not so much for his lost empire, but over his failing marriage. And regret for the past — doubly ironic in a period gangster drama that, after all, is set in the past.
8. Game of Thrones (HBO) Failing marriage was a recurring theme in many of the year's finest TV dramas. No marriage was as doomed to fail as the adolescent shackling of a naive, silly Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and the malevolent, psychotic Boy King Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson), in Game of Thrones' second season. The attention to magical, fantastical detail — dragons! castles! warlocks! — in Game of Thrones is breathtaking to behold. It's the vital human emotions, though, and the unbearable tension of a child plotting to kill another child, that make Game of Thrones one of primetime television's most gripping, addictive thrillers. Game of Thrones isn't just for fanboys, or fangirls. It's a singular and monumental achievement, a complex, adult, emotionally rich fantasy writ large across the small screen.
7. Boss (Starz, Super Channel) Boss' second season was, if anything, even more intricately plotted and unnerving than the first, as Kelsey Grammer's scheming Chicago Mayor Tom Kane consolidated power, even as forces gathered in the darkness around him. By the season's end, it was clear that Kane's ham-handed efforts to repair bridges and mend relationships with his family were just a sham, a bid to buy himself a little extra time before his enemies did him. Perhaps no television drama has been more adept at making a dreary, seemingly meaningless city council meeting look like a matter of life and death.
6. The Walking Dead (AMC) "The Walking Dead strips away civilization, and see what imprint it has left on the minds and souls of the survivors." No, that wasn't some fanboy talking at Comic-Con, but rather conservative blogger and social critic Andrew Sullivan, tweeting just days before The Walking Dead's midseason finale earlier this month. But wait, there was more. "The elementary struggle for survival in the zombie apocalypse isn't a struggle against evil; it's a struggle against an amoral horror." Them's mighty fine words for what was assumed to be a silly TV zombie thriller, George Romero dumbed down for the small screen. Instead, The Walking Dead has become one of TV's most trenchant and poignant commentaries on what it means to be human. A mother, one of the story's lead characters from the beginning, died while giving birth to a child. A good Samaritan who'd done no one harm had his leg amputated to save his life. And a pair of innocents, finding love for the first time, found themselves kidnapped and chained into the middle of a terrible ordeal. TV is so often about dashed expectations. The Walking Dead has done the exact opposite. It's taken a low bar and raised it sky high.
5. The Colbert Report (Comedy Central, CTV) The Daily Show wins all the Emmys but The Colbert Report is by far the faster, smarter, wittier show. Only a real dunderhead would take umbrage at Colbert's tirades against Canada and all things Canadian. He's supposed to sound nuts — that's his "bit," as he would say. After all, this is a man who noted of Thanksgiving: "Thanksgiving is just a prelude to the holiest day of the year — Black Friday." And here was Colbert, for example, on the media's obsession with the ludicrously overblown Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal: "I may be a news junkie, but I also gots (sic) to have my stories. And this is both. It's like a steamy episode of Generals' Hospital. The sex scandal is all anyone in Washington can talk about. I wonder why the country is in financial ruin?"
Later, in the same segment, Colbert complained the story was getting to be a little too far-fetched for his liking. "It's not believable anymore. The news has jumped the shark." But not, thankfully, Colbert himself.
4. Modern Family (ABC, Citytv) It's almost impossible to describe in boring, simple printed words what a nifty high-wire act Modern Family manages to pull off, week after week. I don't hold comedy in as high regard as drama as a rule, but Modern Family is the exception. It's a wild, heady combination of love, life, longing, heartbreak and pride of family and place. A typical episode runs just 22 minutes. Minute by minute, second by second, there may be no finer written, directed or acted scripted series on television. The exchanges are fast and witty and cutting ("Haley going to college is a miracle; Lily going to kindergarten is the law"), but never cruel or mean-spirited ("Mr. Tucker, what happened out there today was unacceptable" / "I agree. Is this kindergarten or The Hunger Games?") And then there was this, from a father's book of advice, lovingly passed on to his college-bound daughter: "Watch a sunrise at least once a day," and, "The most amazing things that can happen to a human being will happen to you — if you remember to lower your expectations." Having Modern Family in our lives right now is a true joy.
3. Homeland (Showtime, Super Channel) If the true sign of pop-cultural arrival in the post-ironic age of Twitter and the iPad is a parody on Saturday Night Live, then Homeland crossed the rubicon mere weeks ago with a wild send-up in an SNL hosted by Anne Hathaway. Then there was Stephen Colbert's "Breaking News alert!" on The Colbert Report: "There's another scandal at the CIA. Why can't Claire Danes get her (act) together?"
Homeland is reputedly U.S. President Barack Obama's favourite drama — and possibly the only TV drama he finds time to watch — as confirmed to Postmedia News this past summer by Homeland co-star and subsequent best-actor Emmy winner Damian Lewis.
Homeland became a little twisty toward the end of its second season, but it's still a dazzling example of how a simple story — is he or is he not a terrorist? — told well can become an obsession, and one of the culture's most hypnotically addictive thrillers. Claire Danes does have her act together, by the way. Literally.
2. Mad Men (AMC) Megan Calvet, that little number with Zou Bisou Bisou, Don Draper's finding — and now possibly squandering — a semblance of happiness, Sally Draper's sudden brush with puberty and adolescence: Mad Men had a heady, wonderful fifth season. And then, just when it seemed as if the entire season would turn out to be a flight of fancy — a mere dream of peace and contentment — Lane Pryce went and hanged himself in his corner office.
Mad Men has always been best when it sweeps the rug out from underneath the viewer emotionally and unexpectedly. This past season especially, Montreal ingenue Jessica Pare emerged as a star-in-the-making, as the seemingly too-good-to-be-true woman of Don Draper's dreams, and the sense now is that there will never again be days like it in the Draper marriage. The same could be said of Mad Men: This was a top-drawer season in an already top-shelf drama series.
1. Breaking Bad (AMC) But then there was Breaking Bad, an always consistent, slow-burning thriller about a keen-minded but morally obtuse middle-class dad and high-school chemistry teacher who turned to cooking meth to help pay the medical bills and found he liked the business a little too much. Breaking Bad returns with its final run of eight episodes in the new year — probably in July — but the die is cast. There is no turning back for Bryan Cranston's Walt White, not after what he did this past season. It's possible that Aaron Paul's Jesse Pinkman, Walt's previously drug-addled but now sober assistant, will emerge as Breaking Bad's one true good man. Then again, if you've been watching from the beginning, you know Pinkman has a lot to answer for, too. That's Breaking Bad's secret ingredient: With just eight episodes to go, it's virtually impossible to figure out how this one's going to end. And that, more than anything, is the sign of truly meaningful television that will stand the test of time.
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Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings suggested this on his Saturday Night Genealogy Fun blog post. The mission was to list your 16 great-great grandparents, determine the country and/or state in which they resided at their birth and death, and for extra-credit make a pie chart. Well, first of all, we were out shopping for a bike rack last night (long story), and I never saw his post until very late. So I'm posting a day late! (Better late than never, right?) Since every single one of my great-great grands were born and died in Pennsyvlania, in the good ole USA, I'm skipping the pie chart. It would just be a circle!! I would break it down by counties, but living at the junction of three counties and with my ancestors moving around, I'm afraid it might not be all that accurate.
William Dilliplane, son of Thomas Delaplaine and Mary, born 1820 in Berks County, Pennsylvania; died March 18, 1897 in Berks County, Pennsylvania; married Rachel Yoder Weidner about 1845 probably in Berks County, PA,
Rachel Yoder Weidner, daughter of William P. Weidner and Susanna Yoder, born November 1824 in Berks County, Pennsylvania; died April 1902 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Henry Boughter, son of Martin Buchter and Elizabeth Baer, born February 5, 1825 in Berks County, PA; died March 22, 1887 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA; married Rachel Levengood in August 1, 1847 at New Hanover Lutheran Church, Montgomery County, PA.
Rachel Levengood, daughter of Matthias Levengood and Elizabeth Reinert, born March 9, 1825 in Oley, Berks County, PA; died May 26, 1911 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA
Henry M. Sassaman, son of Andrew Sassaman and Lydia Moser; born October 15, 1835 in Berks County, PA; died August 29, 1922 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA; married Harriet Garver on April 4, 1859 at Trinity Reformed Church, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA
Harriet Garver, daughter of Jacob Garber and Ann Campbell; born December 14, 1836 in Berks County, PA; died May 26, 1906 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.
Augustus L. Bechtel, son of George Bechtel and Catherine Levengood; born August 11, 1832 in West Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, PA; died July 23, 1900 in Glasgow, Montgomery County, PA; married Catherine Bucher about 1851.
Catherine Bucher, daughter of Henry Bucher and Hannah Moser; born February 18, 1836 probably in Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, PA; died July 19, 1905 in Stowe, Montgomery County, PA.
David Garner, son of John Garner and Mary Pennypacker, born July 22, 1831 in Chester County, PA; died October 1, 1918 in Phoenixville, Chester County, PA; married Margaret Youngblood on January 31, 1861 at Brownback's Church, Chester County, PA
Margaret Youngblood, daughter of Isaac Youngblood and Sarah Whiteside, born April 7, 1836 in Chester County, PA; died October 13, 1914 in Phoenixville, Chester County, PA.
Charles Morgan James, son of Benjamin Franklin James and Margaret Liggett, born July 3, 1837 in Marsh, Chester County, PA; died August 1, 1908 in Coventryville, PA; married Emma E. Ibach on February 28, 1861 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.
Emma E. Ibach, daughter of William Ibach and Sarah Wien, born October 20, 1835 in Berks County, PA; died July 3, 1884 in Philadelphia, PA.
John P. Evans, son of Amos Evans and Catherine Keeley, born July 12, 1840 probably in Limerick, Montgomery County, PA; died October 3, 1906 in East Coventry, Chester County, PA; married Mary Newman on January 2, 1867 in Limerick, Montgomery County, PA.
Mary Newman, daughter of Abraham Newman and Rebecca Derr, born on September 3, 1846 probably in Montgomery County, PA; died August 1, 1916, probably in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.
Enos H. Shaner, son of Daniel Shaner and Mary Ann Hoff, born May 1, 1845 probably in North Coventry, Chester County, PA; died July 15, 1897 in Cedarville, Chester County, PA; married Adeline E. Miller January 22, 1868 at Brownback's Church, Chester County, PA.
Adeline E. Miller, daughter of George K. Miller and Mary Ann Evans, born April 7, 1848 probably in Limerick, Montgomery County, PA; died June 28, 1923 in Cedarville, Chester County, PA.
And there you have it – my great-great-grands. Thanks, Randy, for the Saturday Night Genealogy Fun suggestion!!


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Patriarch Kirill consecrates Cathedral of the Trinity in Bryansk and holds episcopal consecration
On July 1, 2012, the fourth Sunday after Pentecost, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Great Consecration of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Bryansk and the Divine Liturgy in this newly-consecrated cathedral. His Holiness Kirill was assisted by a great assembly of bishops and priests.
During the liturgy, Archimandrite Nikon (Fomin) was consecrated as Bishop of Shuya and Teikovo (Ivanovo Region).
Present at the service were Bryansk Governor N. Denin and Ms. Denin, Bryansk Duma Speaker V. Gaidukov, Chief Federal Inspector for the Bryansk Region N. Burbyga, Bryansk Mayor A. Kovalev, and other regional and municipal officials.
The service was broadcast by the local TV network and shown on screens installed in the cathedral square.
Greeting Patriarch Kirill, Bishop Alexander of Bryansk spoke about the construction of the cathedral and presented His Holiness with an icon of the Holy Trinity. The cathedral compound includes a church of the Resurrection, which used to be the cathedral in the Soviet time, a Cathedral of the Trinity, a belfry of Martyr Alexander Peresvet and a church of Bryansk's New Martyrs and Confessors.
Addressing the congregation, His Holiness Kirill said in particular, 'I am especially grateful to you, Bishop Alexander. You have completed the construction of this church. You have come to rule the Bryansk diocese only recently but your soul feels kinship with this place, these people, these shrines, and I am confident that you will use all your resources, education, knowledge and experience to promote the spiritual development of the flock entrusted to your care'.
Patriarch Kirill awarded Bishop Alexander the Order of St. Daniel in recognition of his work to build the cathedral and presented him with a commemorative pectoral icon.
In recognition of their assistance in building the Cathedral of the Life-Giving Trinity, Bryansk Governor N. Denin was awarded the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh and Mr. V. Milovanov, general director of the VNIPIgazdobycha public corporation, the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov. Several benefactors were awarded Medals of St. Daniel of Moscow and Patriarchal Letter of Commendation.
Every worshipper received a little icon of the Holy Trinity with Patriarchal blessing.
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A Sandwich a Day: Pastor Torta at Carnitas Los Reyes in Orange, CA
A different sandwich profiled every single day.
In this great nation of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around the country. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
This hole-in-the-wall taqueria in Orange, California, may be named after the fatty and flavorful carnitas, but almost everything else on the menu is just as regal. Los Reyes' pastor—rich, heavily flavored and as crisp and chewy as it is tender—is especially nice in a torta.
Dressed with refried beans, chopped lettuce, cilantro, pico de gallo, and queso blanco and served on a slightly flaky, griddle-toasted Mexican roll for $3.50, this one's a classic. Best enjoyed with a cold horchata and followed by the house's excellent chorizo (what's better than tacos for dessert?).
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To judge someone or something harshly for a particular action. The other troops have condemned me for consorting with a known enemy. The actress was quick to condemn the newspaper for spreading lies about her.
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Life Leadership a Cult? Part 2
Let's dive into the facts that show how Life Leadership is not a "cult", but a fantastic "culture" that is making a difference in people's lives around the world. Here is the link to part 1 of this article –>
Ways to identify a real "cult":
- Who do they identify their source of Authority?
- What do they believe about the trinity?
- What do they believe about Salvation?
- They oppose critical thinking and discourage people from thinking for themselves.
- They dishonor the family unit.
- They isolate members and penalize them for leaving the group.
- They seek loyalty to a leader above loyalty to Jesus.
- They cross biblical boundaries of behavior.
- They encourage separation from church.
- They emphasize special revelations that contradict Scripture.
- They group lavishes the leader with un-earned luxury.
- They seek to alter personality and, in some cases, create a new name for certain members.
How does Life Leadership stack up to this list?
First of all, Life Leadership is a business that sells a product. A business inherently cannot be scrutinized and compared to a "cult"-like church or organization. Secondly, the Life Leadership does not, and will never harbor prejudice based upon another member's faith or belief system. Life Leadership will never profess or publish any particular religious views or doctrine, because Life Leadership is a business. Success in the marketplace (along with State and Federal law) is the only measuring stick we can use. However, because what we are analyzing are the motives and intentions of this community of people, it is imperative to study its pinnacle of leadership. Orrin Woodward is a founding member of Life Leadership and is currently serving as Chairman of the top leadership group within Life Leadership called "the Policy Council". Chris Brady is also a founding member and currently serves as CEO and creative director of Life Leadership. Here is how these two gentlemen stack up to the aforementioned list, keeping in mind that they have never forced their beliefs onto other people:
- Orrin and Chris both believe the complete Bible (The 66 books of the Old & New Testament) as the ultimate source of absolute truth.
- Orrin and Chris both believe in only one living and true God, and in the Godhead there are three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, equal in every divine perfection and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.
- Orrin and Chris both believe that, in order to be saved, sinners must be born again; that the new birth is a new creation in Christ Jesus; that it is instantaneous and not a process.
- Orrin, Chris and the entire Policy Council believe in a self-directed education. They want you to read and think for yourself. There are certain recommendations to build the business model, but no rules. The only rules are ones that are sales and marketing rules enforced by the FTC and federal government.
- Every piece of media sold by Life Leadership is meant to encourage people to think and analyze their own lives (not the lives of others).
- Members and customers are encouraged to be free to work inside of win-win relationships. There are no penalties for leaving. The goal is for everybody to have a positive experience regardless of his or her tenure. In reference to business goals, living debt free is elevated as one of the highest goals for every customer and member.
- Loyalty is earned through service. Orrin Woodward and the rest of the PC work tirelessly to serve their teams. They are never ashamed to give honor where honor is due.
- Character, integrity and strong moral fiber are the goals to personal growth in the Life Leadership business. The Bible is the rock that Orrin and Chris stand upon. However, I will tell you that Orrin and Chris are, just like all Christians, sinners saved by grace. Every member in Life Leadership is being molded and going through a personal growth process. To pick them apart and try to find fault, you would first have to "take the log out of your own eye".
- Again, the Life Leadership begins every meeting with a word of prayer. There is a non-denominational Sunday worship service at all National Conventions. Every man and woman has free will to seek their creator their own way. The leadership team encourages and challenges members to seek answers to the deeper questions about your life. They don't tell you what to believe, but instead, as Tim Marks always says, "know why you believe what you believe". Whatever your faith is, make sure it is a studied faith.
- Orrin and Chris certainly do not stand on stage and share revelation that contradicts the Bible. Again, Life Leadership is a business group, not a religious group.
- There is no special treatment or lavishing of luxuries with any of the PC. They teach by example by either being completely debt-free (including no mortgage) or striving to be. The PC earns his or her bonuses and commissions with the same compensation plan everybody else has. The Financial Fitness Program is at the center of everything that is taught with respect to money.
- As somebody earns success in Life Leadership, they do not become a new person. They are the same person, just a little wiser and a more humble. Wise, because they had to read to learn how to solve problems in people's lives. Humble, because success in Life Leadership depends on taking your eyes off of yourself and helping another human being towards success.
When you get to know Orrin Woodward, Chris Brady and the rest of the PC leaders, you will see that they are always mindful of where their blessings come from. They understand the truth of Matthew 23:12 and Luke 14:11 –
"And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Life Leadership is NOT a cult
The longer you are around this organization and it's leaders, you will see that these folks are living right! Keep in mind that I said to get around the leaders (I realize that every once in a while a newer member may make mistakes and sometimes misrepresent the business model). Nobody in the organization is perfect, but they are striving to get better every day. Life Leadership is a fantastic opportunity for people to grow personally and professionally – beginning with understanding the Financial Matrix and how to escape its grasp on your life. Life Leadership is helping customers and members both learn how to experience freedom more abundantly – in the areas of financial freedom, political freedom and spiritual freedom. So do your due diligence; if you have not attended a Life Leadership seminar (especially a major convention) you really wont know what you are missing. Enjoy the journey!
PS. Check out what Life Leadership is doing with the All Grace Outreach (AGO) program:


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Danelectro U1 wouldn't be worth anything near that kind of money. Furthermore, whilst the body is said to be from the 1950s, the neck isn't original and supposedly dates from 1967.
In the hyperbole of the listing the seller claims that "this guitar is for rock stars only" and that "If you really are a rock star and money is no object Buy-It-Now, for a guitar you'll never want to smash."
Yeah, as if that is the primary function of a guitar.
Someone has desperately been trying to create the illusion of a guitar with that certain "mojo" here, but it falls flat as being remarkably contrived. The sea-shell for a tone knob is one particularly banal touch. It's such a pity that someone had to spoil a vintage piece like this. If you want to be "arty" there are plenty of cheapo Chinese guitars to go wild on.
Thanks to Shubert Silva for bringing this guitar to my attention.
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Name: Lady Nawen Amakiir
Race: Mixed Avlisian Elf and Moon Elf
Place of Birth: Brekon/ Dubunat Boarder Forest
Age: Roughly 150
Gender: Female
Complexion: Very Pale
Hair: Dark Red
Eyes: Light Purple
Height: 4foot9
Weight: around 70 pounds
Appearance: Petite and Graceful
Distinguishing Marks: Tattoo of a Jechran Rose upon her face in purple and gold
Alignment: Neutral Good
Deity: Dre'Ana
Residence: Elysia
Titles & Ranks:
- Matron/Arch Mistress of the Warrior Maidens of Dre'Ana
- Mistress of the Short Sword
- Vanguard Valkyrie of Dre'Ana
- Bow Maiden of Dre'Ana
- Shield Maiden of Dre'Ana
- Princess Obvious
- Curator Mistress of the Warrior Maidens of Dre'Ana (ret)
- Crafting Director of the Warrior Maidens of Dre'Ana (ret)
- Warrior Maidens of Dre'Ana
- Captain in the Elysian Defence Force (EDF) (ret)
- 1st Sargent Elysian Auxiliary Volunteers (EAV) (ret)
- Sederan'Elysia
- Sisterhood of the Purse
Research Interests
- Philosophy of Alchemy
- Herbal Remedies
- Woodland Artistry
- Domestic Arts
- Battle Philosophy
more coming later
She can normally be found in the company of other Warrior Maidens and whoever is around the elf gate; where she sits atop the archer's platform holding court as they say.
Most notable of her friends is Aria Ashby her best friend and closest confidant. Da'emona, known as the dearest of the dear ones who is always at her side and ready to tease Nawen at a moment notice or someone of their choosing. Trina Holyan, the one that either keeps them out of trouble or places them right in the middle of it without even blinking. Sapphire Moon Unen with her 'Secert Weapon' and reminding everyone that the magnet is to blame for most problems. These names are the Sisterhood of the Purse and the dearest friends anyone could wish for.
Recent Gossip About Nawen
Recently rumors about Nawen involve everything from affairs with various fey and half-breeds around Elysia enjoying her company to a certain White Mage of Light and a certain Healer of Cha'Reth bidding for her attentions. There are also rumors of a paladin of Gorethar that seems to enjoy her attention also. To comments about her partnership with a famous tailor to create 'the look' for each person for each season; she noted to say "everyone has a natural color and style; it's our job to help them find it".


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23 April 2013 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
A*Star ultrasmall peptides act as platform to help understand Alzheimer's, diabetes and cancer
Singapore: A new class of ultrasmall peptides developed by A*Star's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) is providing scientists a platform for understanding degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, diabetes and cancer. Amyloids, or fibrous aggregates of abnormally folded proteins, are a common feature in degenerative diseases and occur naturally in the body, but despite decades of research, their mechanism of formation remains unknown, hampering drug development efforts.
IBN executive director Professor Jackie Y Ying said that, "Our researchers have been focusing on creating biomimetic materials for nanomedicine and cell and tissue engineering applications. The novel ultrasmall peptides developed by IBN are not only highly effective as synthetic cell culture substrates, but also as a model for studying the mystery of amyloid formation. Such fundamental understanding could contribute towards advancing medical treatment of amyloid-related disorders."
First discovered in 2011 by IBN team leader and principal research scientist Dr Charlotte Hauser, the peptides were formed from only three-to-seven amino acids, making them the smallest ever reported class of self-assembling aliphatic compounds. Peptides perform a wide range of functions in the body, and are distinguished from proteins based on size. Building on this earlier research, IBN researchers have found a striking similarity between the structure of their synthetic peptides and the protein structure of naturally occurring amyloids in the latest study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Dr Hauser elaborated, "This is the first proof-of-concept that our peptides self-assemble in the same way as naturally occurring amyloid sequences. Knowing that the process of amyloid formation is common across various chronic degenerative diseases, our goal is to identify the specific trigger so that we can design the appropriate drugs to inhibit and control the aggregate formation."
The IBN team collaborated with researchers from the Institute of High Performance Computing and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility to validate their peptides with the core protein sequences of three diseases, including Alzheimer's, diabetes and thyroid cancer.
The results revealed that the mechanism behind the self-assembly of amyloids from smaller intermediate structures into larger amyloid structures was similar to how the IBN peptides were formed. In addition, this study supports the growing evidence that early intermediates are more toxic than the final amyloid fibers, and may even be the driving force behind amyloid formation.
Patent applications have been filed on this research, and the next step of this project is pre-clinical evaluation of ultrasmall peptide therapeutics. IBN will also investigate other amyloid disorders such as corneal dystrophy, which can result in blindness.


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User community support forum for Apache OpenOffice, LibreOffice and all the OpenOffice.org derivatives
r4zoli wrote:Use report builder: http://extensions.services.openoffice.o ... portdesign
r4zoli wrote:See my example file uploaded to the earlier post, set "Group on" property to Month.
r4zoli wrote:Put your grouping field into "Month Header" part of report, in design view.
SELECT "Sheet1"."Customer" AS "Customer", "Sheet1"."Type" AS "Type", "Sheet1"."Num" AS "Num", "Sheet1"."Date" AS "Date", MONTH( "Sheet1"."RealDate" ) AS "Month", "Sheet1"."Total" AS "Total" FROM "Sheet1" "Sheet1" WHERE "Customer" <> '' ORDER BY "Sheet1"."Customer", "Num"
r4zoli wrote:Your screenshot shows me that you use in "Group on" property: "Each value", this setting will print each value separated, This needs to be set to "Month" as in my sreenshot I proposed.
The MONTH function gives numbers and the field not formatted correctly, possibly set as Date.
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Having re-read the previous posts I now realise that I missed the following 'EDIT':-
ANy ideas how I can remove a blank row from the report? I could fix it in the spreadsheet link with a macro but it's always going to come back.
where "Customer" is not null
chrisb wrote:I uploaded the attachment in the hope that you would look and learn from it.
chrisb wrote:qwertyjjj saidANy ideas how I can remove a blank row from the report? I could fix it in the spreadsheet link with a macro but it's always going to come back.
change the where clause in the query to :-
- Code: Select all Expand viewCollapse view
where "Customer" is not null
select "Customer", "Type", "Num", "Date", "Total" from "Sheet1" where "Customer" is not null
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In this 60 Minutes episode, "Charter School's $125,000 Experiment," Katie Couric reports on a New York City charter school experimenting with high salaries to attract great teachers, none of whom are provided the safety net of tenure.
What do you think?
Zoe Weil, President, Institute for Humane Education
Author of Most Good, Least Harm, Above All, Be Kind, and The Power and Promise of Humane Education
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- 5 Beds
- 5 Full, 2 3/4, 2 Half Baths
Property TypeResidential – Single Family
SubdivisionBachelor Gulch Village 1
Listing Date07/09/18
Year Built2004
AreaBachelor Gulch
Lot Size1.77 Acres (77,101 SqFt)
Parking3 Car Garage
Property Description
The customizations of this beautiful home are extraordinary! Attention to detail, quality and craftsmanship are a true reflection of this extraordinary Shaeffer Hyde construction home. A spectacular property situated on one of the premier lots in Bachelor Gulch with views of the Gore Range and beyond. Direct ski access in and out to Beaver Ski area via Strawberry Park, offering immediate access to fresh powder skiing.
The expansive kitchen is like no other! A walk- in refrigerator, along with Subzero refrigerator, 6-freezer drawers, 3-Miele dishwashers, 6-burner Viking range and 2-Viking oven and Butlers Pantry are some of the unique features of this wonderful kitchen. Complimented by a wonderful sitting room for enjoying morning tea and coffee by the intimate fireplace and morning sunrises. Formal and informal dining areas offer plenty of places to gather and enjoy family and friends.
A generous master bedroom suite is accompanied by 2 generous his and hers offices, there are 10 fireplaces throughout the home and in every bedroom. A secondary master suite has a private sitting area, coffee and service pantry.
Spa room with sauna and steam rooms, along with immediate access to the large outdoor hot tub are unique to this special home. The family room, wine cellar and wet bar are wonderful spaces for fun entertainment and the theatre room is a great place for causal movie nights.
Expansive heated outdoor balconies and patios invite you outside to enjoy outdoor living spaces and views of the afternoon alpenglow on the Gore Range, a 3-car garage and large motor court along with heated driveway make visitors welcome upon arrival. Humidification, radiant heat and electronics are featured throughout the entire home and are maintained from the expansive and highly engineered mechanical and electronics rooms.
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- Ski In
- Ski Out
- Mountains
- Hiking/Pedestrian Trail
- Pool
- Shuttle Service
- Tennis Courts
- Cable Available
- Deck
- Elevator
- Fireplace - Gas
- Hot Tub / Spa
- Jetted Bathtub
- Multi-Level
- Patio
- Sauna
- Steam
- Vaulted Ceilings
- Wired for Cable
- Club Membership Avai
- Pets
- Pool
- Shuttle Service
- Spa and Hot Tub
- Tennis
- Cable TV
- City Sewer
- City Water
- Electricity Avail.
- Natural Gas Avail.
- Phone Available
- Snow Removal
- Trash Pickup
- Natural Gas
- Radiant
- Dryer
- Washer
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About Bachelor Gulch
Grand homes with exquisite mountain architecture featuring massive logs and rustic stonework make up the unmistakable sense of place found in Bachelor Gulch. Gated entrances offer an extra level of exclusivity, and there's not a single property that doesn't feature impressive views of the valley below and the jagged peaks of the Gore Mountain Range and Castle Peak in the distance. Bachelor Gulch has its own ski slopes, with a chairlift that serves the Ritz Carlton Bachelor Gulch, and trails that provide a village-to-village ski experience from Beaver Creek to Bachelor Gulch to Arrowhead. There's also a gondola connection to the Westin Riverfront in Avon at the base of Bachelor Gulch. It's the only residential ski neighborhood considered entirely on-mountain in the Vail Valley. While the Bachelor Gulch ski trails are part of Beaver Creek Resort, they feel much more private and less traveled. It's easy for residents to head out for a few runs without a lot of fuss getting in and out of the resort. Ski trails offer excellent hiking and biking during the summer and fall months, and the pristine golf club in neighboring Beaver Creek features challenging holes and expansive views to round out summertime fun. Bachelor Gulch is perfect for the buyer looking for privacy and luxury. Bachelor Gulch real estate is mostly known for high-end single-family homes, but luxury condominiums and fractional units are available through the residence club at the Ritz-Carlton® Bachelor Gulch.
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Tonbridge Calling is a community based event with the emphasis very much on the collective strength of like minded folk pooling their spare time, energies and talent to create a free festival.
Evolving in June 2016 the idea quickly gathered momentum and attracted support from local organisations and businesses, entertainers, musicians & food vendors. It was so well attended that we were able to make donations to three local charities and in a very modest way make a difference there also.
It's fair to say that without the Brexit result we wouldn't have felt moved to action and our little event promoting tolerance, diversity and inclusivity perhaps wouldn't have been born. However, the whole idea was to take the negativity and turn it in a positive direction and in that everyone excelled.
A little piece from last year's festival in the mid August sunshine with the irrepressible Salsadelic deep in the groove
Sponsors & Supporters
As we discovered in 2016, running a festival involves combining lots of different elements which are facilitated by funding in order to ensure a successful event. Without our supporters and sponsors Tonbridge Calling wouldn't be the great day it is. Last year's success set the bar high for the organisers and it was hugely gratifying for us at the end of the day to have such an enormously positive response from so many of those who came along. Our huge thanks are due to the local people and businesses below that have generously contributed by providing funding, resources, or heavily discounted services, both on the day and in the run up to the festival, as well as to our wonderful team of stewards, cake bakers and other volunteers- thank you!
DDA Statement
The Tonbridge Calling festival aims to increase diversity and tolerance and bring people within the community together. With this in mind we try to incorporate the needs of everyone attending, from a diverse range of music to food suitable for all diets and tastes. The event itself is set within an open park, with no restrictive boundaries so those that wish to can escape the music for a while or enjoy from a distance with no difficulty.
The event is free and unticketed so there are no long queues to get in to the festival, and people can come and go as they please. We actively encourage people to bring picnic blankets so that there is plenty of space in the audience for easy movement with no crowding, and festivalgoers in wheelchairs can still have a good view of the stage. The atmosphere is relaxed and easy going.
The event itself is set on a large flat area of grass, there is a hard path to the edge of the site directly from nearby car parks and the high street which is about 500 metres away. Our stewards will be more than happy to help with wheelchair access should you need it. The shortest access route across the grass will be by the stage itself, which runs along the path by the river. We are also very happy to assist people with limited vision, and can meet you at the main gate to guide you to the event area.
There are three car parks nearby. The castle car park has five disabled spaces, is roughly 300m away from the site but has a slope with steps so is not suitable for wheelchair users or anyone with severe mobility issues. The swimming pool car park has six disabled spaces. Although the bridge across from the pool to the festival site is currently closed for renovation, it can still be accessed via another bridge adjacent to the rear of the miniature railway track. The main car park has two disabled spaces accessed via the same route as the swimming pool but an extra 50 metres or so. The railway station has street level access from one platform and lifts for the others. The route to the site is along roads with pavements with normal height kerbs and is approximately 650m distant.
Please search for 'Tonbridge Racecourse Park' in google maps, the pipper is on the festival site.
There are public toilets on site, with a disabled toilet accessed up a ramp locked by a radar key. All our stewards will be happy to assist you accessing the toilets should you need it, and there will be cleaners in attendance at various times throughout the event. There are further toilets in the swimming pool, the route to these is flat with a slight ramp over the river bridge about 150 metres away.
There will be a clearly identified information tent. Should anyone feel unwell, or need help there will be qualified first aiders on site to take care of you. We also have a designated mobile phone specifically for people to get in touch on the day with queries, help with accessibility or any other issues. The number is 07377 667075.
We aim to be inclusive and like to encourage everyone to enjoy our festival, and actively support people with special needs and disabilities. If you would like help on the day or feel there is something extra that we could do to make the festival more enjoyable for you, please let us know straight away via our web site contact form, by email at firstname.lastname@example.com and we will respond as soon as possible.