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Location: Manassas, VA
Satisfaction Rating:
"Just won't die"
My Rheem 10 seer heat pump is 16 years old and still running strong despite the bent coils in the air handling unit. I have been more than satisified with my Rheem unit.
Location: LV, NV
Satisfaction Rating:
"Beat it"
My two year old Rheem heat pump started having problem. I called two technicians and one paid advice. One tech said bad air compressor and txv and the other said txv. Paid internet advice indicated reversing valve. While I'm waiting the warranty parts I studied heat pump mechanism on internet and fought for 5 days testing and checking. Finally it dawned on me that it quit running with icing on capillary tube attached to txv. The returning liquid should vaporize at the coil not capillary tube. There must be restrction at the txv. So I beat the txv with hammer heck out of it. Wow, now it runs like a champion. You go any web site, you will hear theory of heat pump like rocket science from all the experts. It seems they want to show off their knowledge than get to the point. AC and heat pump is high school level thermo-dynamics. Don't need to be a engineer. All you need is common sense and a hammer which solves any kind of problem including whinning spouse and barking dogs. Rheem's heat pump are not rated positively. They must manufacture the parts in factory in China.
Location: Southern Indiana
Satisfaction Rating:
"VERY Unhappy"
I hate to admit that I own not one, but two Rheem Classic Series heat pumps. Installed first one at my residence Fall '06, to replace 12 yr old trouble-free American Standard. Worked fine at first. Bought rental property Spring '07, so installed another of the same unit there. Shortly afterwards, unit at my residence failed, compressor shot, whole new unit installed. That got the ball rolling. Rental property has had numerous service calls and cannot maintain pressure. After very high electric bills at rental, service company claimed nothing wrong, but suddenly--- bills were resonable without major weather change to account for it???? I believe they had overlooked something on previous service calls and didn't want to admit it. My residence leaks freon on regular basis. Have service warranty on both, both checked 2x per year. Each unit stopped cooling early this summer, right after they were inspected. Had I had any idea this would all occur, I never would put in a Rheem, and never will again. Service company claimed they 'didn't have any complaints on the units'. Find that hard to belive---what's the odds of having two and problems with both? Service company wants to blame on heat pumps in general, which I don't buy since my residence is now on it's 3rd heat pump, and the 2 previous ones were very economical to operate and like I said---PROBLEM free. I plan to search consumer sights in hopes of finding a class-action lawsuit against this company. It has already cost me nearly $14,000 and both are junk that will likely have to be replaced in the next couple of years---of which I cannot afford to do!
Location: Lancaster
Satisfaction Rating:
"classic outdoor unit"
WE had a new Rheem heatpump installed about 5 years ago. We have had to have something replaced or serviced every year since. I agree it may be the service technicians having NO clue as to how to service these units. We would not recommend nor will we purchase another Rheem in the future.
Location: Dallas, TX
Satisfaction Rating:
"Noise and replace A-Coils"
I have two Rheem heat pumps. The A-coil on one was replaced very soon after the original installation because of excessive "hammering" noise when it shutoff. The A-Coil was replaced again a few years later because of a leak. Now, this system is making a gurgling, running water kind of noise that two different techs say is caused by the A-coil. The 2d unit in my house has worked fine except it also had a leaking A-coil that had to be replaced. Also, the water coming out the drain is always rusty which indicates there is some rusting of the drip pan which should not be happening.
Location: AR
Satisfaction Rating:
"mRS fROST"
i WILL NEVR OWN ANOTHER RHEEM NOTHING BT A MONEY PIT.
Satisfaction Rating:
"Bad decision"
I am completely unhappy with my heat pump in every aspect. I have terrible hot spots in my home during the summer and the temperature in the house is normally 8-11 degrees higher than what I have the thermostat on in the afternoons. It's so hot in here between 2 and 6 in the afternoon, it almost makes me feel sick. I have double paned windows and good insulation so I don't understand what the problem is. Also since the unit was installed, I often have a bad odor inside the house when the unit is running. In the winter, it blows cool air. After the unit has reached the temperature, the thermostat is set on because the fan continues to blow. I truly feel this was the worst decision I have made.
Years owned: 7
Satisfaction Rating:
"Nothing but Rheem, however......."
Typically, you don't replace your heater/ac unit that often. Mine went in the blizzard of 2003. I plodded through to Spring (early arrival that year!) with electric back-up and a set down thermostat. During that time, I heavily researched heat pump mfg's but more importantly I researched local installers. I agree with one other comment here that the installation is critical. Anyway, for me, Rheem is the only way to go. I clean the indoor/outdoor coils myself and clean the filter monthly (or more; 2 cats). This year (2010), we had 3 major snowfalls and my electric bill was within $1 of the same month a year ago. That's a lot of defrosting and of course, brooming away the snow as much as possible. Rheem, baby, Rheem!!!
Years owned: 4
Satisfaction Rating:
"Rheem is great"
I purchased a home with a Rheem 12 seer heat pump. This unit has operated flawlessly for this time period. The utility bills are very reasonable even after our 30% in utility costs. I would install this product again without a doubt.
Years owned: 17
Satisfaction Rating:
"Rheem 4 ton, 10 seer, 17 years old"
17 years old and had our first problem with it. Never had it serviced, just kept coils clean ourselves. Great product.
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Bloomberg, along with the city council speaker and city comptroller, later Monday announced a a $500 million "emergency capital spending plan to make critical repairs to public schools and public hospitals." This comes after the city authorized $134 million for projects like fixing the Battery Park Overpass, repairing ferry terminals, conducting electrical and water line inspections and removing debris.
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The reasons why people take their own lives aren't always clear, mental health experts say; a multitude of biological and psychological factors may be involved in how individuals respond to difficult circumstances in life.
The world may never know everything that contributed to the apparent suicide of Jacintha Saldanha, a nurse who took a prank call from Australian radio DJs pretending to be Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles.
Saldanha's name became public only after her death. She was found hanging from a wardrobe door at her hospital living quarters, a coroner's court in London heard Thursday. Saldanha left three notes; the contents were not made public.
She worked as a nurse at King Edward VII's Hospital, where Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was being treated last week for acute morning sickness. Saldanha put the call through to the ward where Prince William's wife was staying. A different nurse gave out information about Catherine's condition.
Even before Saldanha's death, the chief executive of the hospital, John Lofthouse, condemned the prank as "pretty deplorable." Her apparent suicide has sparked an international outcry.
"It's certainly possible, but it's not likely, that someone who never thought about suicide before, if there was something uniquely shaming or embarrassing or humiliating about this, that it just triggered them," said Nadine Kaslow, professor of psychology at the Emory University School of Medicine.
"What's more likely is that they might have thought about suicide at other times in their life," she said.
This wasn't just any prank. It was a public event, and a mistake that could have potentially gotten Saldanha in trouble, Kaslow said.
"You feel ashamed; you feel frightened," Kaslow said. "To think that you got the chance to talk to one of the royals, and then it turns out you talked to people who are from the radio station, you feel like a fool."
Intense emotions of guilt and shame are difficult for people to deal with, she said. A person in Saldanha's situation may have felt ashamed, thinking she had let her country down, or afraid of what the consequences would be.


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Enhancing opportunities for young people
20 November 2012
Hampshire County Council has welcomed the Government's pledge to do more to improve opportunities for young people leaving care.
Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson recently announced that the Government aimed to build on the From Care 2 Work programme, working with employers, local authorities and the voluntary sector to create more opportunities for young people in care ranging from work placements and taster days through to apprenticeships. He also urged local authorities to sign up to a Care Leavers' Charter drawn up by the Department for Education with young people who have experienced being in care.
Responding to the Minister's announcement Councillor Roy Perry, the Executive Lead member for Children's Services said the County Council was already leading the way with support for young people in its care and those leaving the care of the local authority. He said:
"Like any good parent the County Council is always seeking ways to enhance the support we give the young people in our care and those leaving care to improve their life chances and employment prospects.
"One of the things the Minister is advocating is for more authorities to operate a Staying Put policy which supports young people leaving care in suitable accommodation. I am pleased to say that Hampshire already does this.
"The Council already has its own Children in Care Pledge. Developed in conjunction with young people in Hampshire's care it has been in place for the past four years. Like the Government's proposed Care Leavers' Charter Hampshire's Pledge puts young people in the care of the authority at the heart of our services, ensuring their voice is heard.
"We continue to consult with young people in our care so they can help us shape care services- something Ofsted highlighted during their inspection of services for children in care in Hampshire. We are not complacent and we remain ambitious for all the young people in our care.
"The County Council already takes part in the From Care 2 Work programme and has led in this area creating its own Internship Plus scheme. This year the Full Council agreed a proposal from the Leader of the Council, Councillor Ken Thornber, to make permanent its pilot initiative offering young care leavers internships. This provides opportunities for paid work placements within the County Council as well as opportunities to access relevant qualifications. Fifteen young people are currently taking part in the scheme."
Councillor Thornber said:
"As corporate parents we were particularly keen that we help those people who need that extra support to succeed in the workplace, recognising that young care leavers face particular challenges that their peers do not. In conjunction with the University of Winchester summer schools have been offered for a number of years now to help raise the aspirations of young people in care. We also offer tailored support to help young people in care go to university and this year I am pleased to say we have seen an increase in the number of care leavers starting university with 11 new starters. This brings the total number of Hampshire care leavers at university to 33, two of whom are on post-graduate courses."


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Some of the amazing ways technology can help us is transforming people lives for the better all over the world. We cover a few gadgets here to bring some of that wonder to the man in the street in simple layman terms.
Consider Ipads, iphones, android tablets and kindles are all still relatively new forms of technology. So if you dont know your Tweets from your pokes read on .
The specific goals of the standards are: to maintain and improve the quality of technology-related services provided incorporating technology into their services the ways technology is used in their services to inform clients, government regulatory bodies.
Special Note: The order in which the standards appear does NOT reflect their order of importance. Introduction Technology and social work practice, when used in these standards, is defined as any electronically mediated activity used in the conduct of competent and ethical delivery of social work services.
The past two decades have witnessed an immense expansion of the use of information technology in social work practice. This expansion has affected nearly every area of the profession:
At the individual practitioner level, e-mail and the Web make Internet-mediated direct practice possible on a global scale; social workers and clients can uncover vast Web- based sources for information that can enhance the likelihood of effective interventions; support groups for people at risk can be easily created and moderated.
At the agency level, case management programs can generate reports, track personnel, automate billing, forecast budgets, and greatly assist service planning and delivery; global- level consultation and conference abilities are at hand; emerging geographic information systems can pinpoint community assets and needs. The future promises even more changes: automated interventions that do not require the direct involvement of the worker are emerging,and wireless technologies are facilitating social work in the field. These current and near-future technologies are changing the nature of professional social work practice in countless ways.
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Runners up in the Phone of the Year category were the HTC Sensation, BlackBerry Bold 9900, LG Optimus 3D, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, Google Nexus S and Nokia E6.
The Tablet of the Year is Apple's iPad 2 which judges described as "the most complete tablet on the market."
Apple's MacBook Air clinched Computer of the Year. Commenting on their choice, the judges said "it melds the intuitiveness of a tablet with the power of a grown up laptop."
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workers, establish basic competencies, and allow for the evaluation of both. The NASW Code of Ethics also sets forth explicit standards for social work conduct in all practice arenas. Social workers providing services through electronic means should know about the codes, standards, practices, and values and tire changers incorporate them into their practices. The potential for harm or abuse of vulnerable people can be increased because of the lack of a face-to-face relationship with the social worker. Therefore, the social worker should make every effort to ensure that the use of technology conforms to all practice and regulatory standards addressing ethical conduct and protection of the public.
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The name "Castlewood" is probably derived from Castle Woods", an unsuccessful speculative subdivision development in 1871 along the bluffs just west of the present community. Castlewood flourished as a resort between the First and
Second World Wars. In 1915the Meramec Realty Company developed a recreational area with 250 club houses, hotels, stores, boat houses, and bath houses. "Castlewood on the Meramec River… the very name implies Recreation the thought alone spells the words Play, Rest, and Beauty", boasted their advertisements. Visitors from the City of St. Louis came by the thousands. Most rode the Missouri—Pacific Railroad along the north side of the river to the Fern Glen, Mountain Ridge, and Castlewood depots, or on the Frisco Railroad along the south side to Morechels and Deicke. The crowded train rides
themselves began and ended the weekend merriment with camaraderie and singing. Some took the streetcar to the end of the line at Meramec Highlands, now the west end of
Kirkwood, from which they would walk seven miles along the tracks. Others drove out in early model cars, patching tires as they came.
Days were spent enjoying canoeing, horseback riding, badminton, cork ball, indoor ball (softball), horseshoes, sunbathing, and swimming. Thousands of bathers would gather
at Lincoln Beach, arriving by canoes and small boats from up and down the river. This popular beach was a by—product of earlier dredging by the Union Sand and Gravel Company which operated a separating plant for aggregate on the east bend of the river.
Nights offered dancing at local dance halls, or parties and skits put on by members of the clubhouses, and of course, drinking home brew. "Every day was a picnic, every
night was a party." During Prohibition from 1918 to 1933, in the privacy of the clubs, batches of home brew were set up on Sunday night, bottled on Wednesday, iced on
Friday, and drunk on the weekend. While some families and many bachelor groups owned or leased the clubs, giving them such names as 'Happy Hallow", "Wigwam" "Stallions", "Gin Creek" and "Nuthatch", many young women stayed in the dormitories of the Wagner Electric Girls Club and the Catholic Corona Club. The church of the club, still standing on a grassy slope, for years held mass on
summer Sundays for hundreds of weekenders. Rooms were also available at the Washington and Jefferson, both five story hotels, Lincoln Lodge, the Castlewood Hotel, and Halls Store.
Wide concrete stairs, now deteriorated and overgrown, lead from the bluff top down to the Castlewood Depot shelter and the U.S. Post Office at Halls Store. Hugh barns along the river housed and rented hundreds of canoes. Much of the fresh produce and meat enjoyed was provided by local farmers.
With the end of Prohibition came the beginning of the tavern business. At various tines, as many as ten taverns lined the streets. Weekend patrons strolled from tavern to tavern: The Trees, Blind Kelly's, Castlewood Bar, Red Dog Saloon, Bill Breits, Castlebar, Crossroads, Halls Tavern, and The Lone Wolf Club. The only licenses granted by the state in unincorporated areas were for 3.2 beer, but most taverns "pitched liquor" and stayed open on Sunday. Sons played "bingo trees' and had nickel and quarter slot machines "owned by the syndicate" which gave cuts to the tavern owners. Timely telephone calls would usually protect tavern owners from the law. Hotels, taverns, and dance floors on the banks of the Meramec attracted noted musicians such as Russ David, Charlie Creeth, Leonard Breit, Earl LaBoube, and Carl Sterner. The half-moon shaped 18,000 square foot spring—fed pool, was design by Ray Woods, a nationally known high diver, in the early 1940's. The pool at first rivaled Lincoln Beach, but later replaced it as the sandy beach became less popular and overgrown. After World War II gradually became a residential community. Better means of Transportation made points further southwest now accessible for recreation, The hotels and many of the clubs burned, and those remaining were either torn down or renovated for year round living.
Most of the taverns were converted to other uses, among them a grocery store, apartments, and a church. The Trees (now the Ponderosa), Bill Breits, and the Lone Wolf Club remain along with the woods, the woods, the hills and the river. One old timer reminisces, "I'll tell you young folks one thing, you can rebuild it any way you want to but we'll never have the times we had again."
Today with the opening of a new state park, along with renewed business and residential development, a revitalized citizenry is looking back as well as ahead, in helping find its future in its past.


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From inmate to Red Cross 'Hero'
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Seesmic is a social software application site offering Seesmic Desktop, an Adobe Air application that integrates multiple Twitter accounts and your Facebook account and Facebook pages. Seesmic also offers a browser based client for Twitter, a native Windows Desktop client, a BlackBerry client and a full featured Android client.
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mcrypt is built in for PHP 5.3.x on windows, you don't need to do anything with a dll anymore.
These functions work using » mcrypt. To use it, download libmcrypt-x.x.tar.gz from » http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/ and follow the included installation instructions.
As of PHP 5.0.0 you will need libmcrypt Version 2.5.6 or greater.
Windows users will find the library is the PHP 5.2 Windows binaries release. PHP 5.3 Windows binaries uses the static version of the MCrypt library, no DLL are needed.
If you linked against libmcrypt 2.4.x or higher, the following additional block algorithms are supported: CAST, LOKI97, RIJNDAEL, SAFERPLUS, SERPENT and the following stream ciphers: ENIGMA (crypt), PANAMA, RC4 and WAKE. With libmcrypt 2.4.x or higher another cipher mode is also available; nOFB.
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Both mcrypt and libmcrypt are available through the linked website. You simply have to click the "Browse all files" or similar link once on the "development site" and not just look for the default Sourceforge download button.
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If installing libmcrypt from RPM, you need both libmcrypt*.rpm and libmcrypt-devel*.rpm. I found RPMs for both were available for most platforms on this page:
Also files.edin.dk does not seem to carry the win32 files anymore.
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I found the libmcrypt-2.5.7.tar.gz file here: ftp://mcrypt.hellug.gr/pub/crypto/mcrypt/libmcrypt
The mcrypt link above only has mcrypt-2.x.x.tar.gz files which when compiled said it was missing the libmcrypt file. The libmcrypt-2.5.7.tar.gz worked when compiled and installed on Fedora. I had to use configure options --disable-posix-threads --enable-dynamic-loading for libmcrypt, and -with-mcrypt=usr/local/include configure option for php, which is the folder with mcrypt.h


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Some City of Detroit Offices Closed on May 20 for Budget-Required Furlough
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Some City of Detroit offices will be closed on Monday, May 20 for budget-required furlough (BRF): · Board of Ethics · City Council · Communications & Creative Services Division & Total Copy Center · Detroit Building Authority · Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority (GDRRA) · Human Resources (with the exception of Payroll Division) · Human Rights · Mayor's Office · Purchasing Division (Finance Department) · Recreation (Administration, Recreation Centers & Community Affairs) However, these departments will be open on May 20: · Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department (BSEED) · Department of Public Works · Finance Department (Income Tax, Assessments, Property Tax & Treasury) · Planning & Development Department
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Volunteers are invited to join hundreds of others cleaning and beautifying neighborhoods throughout the central and southwest sides of Detroit on Saturday, May 18, as Motor City Makeover moves into its last weekend. Motor City Makeover is a bagged litter campaign that encourages volunteers to participate in a citywide cleanup by sector. The campaign is part of a larger City initiative called Keep Detroit Beautiful, which focuses on cleaning, beautification, recycling, adopting parks and vacant lots, and gardening. Below are some of the many sites being cleaned on Saturday, May 18. Henry Ford Hospital Contact: Meagan Pitts-Dunn (313) 475-3993 Chauncey Samuel, Recreation Community Affairs Manager, (313) 207-8416 Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Park at W. Grand Boulevard & Rosa Parks Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Volunteers: 50+ Northend Neighbors Contact person: Phillis Judkins (313)815-1440 Location: Northeast Corner of Kenilworth & Brush/West corner of Josephine and Owens Streets Time: 9 a.m. – Noon Volunteers - 100 Focus:HOPE Contact Person: Mary Simpson (313) 492-4292 Location: 2146 Oakman Blvd., 3406 Ewald Circle at Fullerton St. Volunteers: 50 Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Mariners Inn Contact Person: Kyle Hocker (313) 215-6961 Location: Cass Park (located between Temple, Ledyard, 2nd & 3rd streets) Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Volunteers: 200 Mc Graw Resource Center 6900 Wagner (Vacant Lot) Contact: Raquel de Whitt (248) 842-0302 Volunteers: 30 - 50 Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Patton Recreation Center Contact: Ninfa Cancel, Recreation Community Affairs Manager, (313) 283-8252 Karla Williamson, Patton Center Supervisor, (313) 600-3555 Location: 2301 Woodmere off Vernor Hwy. (Park cleanup, graffiti removal & painting bleachers) Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Volunteers: 80-120 This Saturday is the last Motor City Makeover cleanup. There is still time for residents, business owners, houses of worship, block clubs, and schools to: · Call (313) 224-3450 to register to join the cleanup effort or register online at www.MotorCityMakeover.org. · Clean the area around their home, business, house of worship, or school on the Saturday designated for their sector. · Organize their neighborhoods or their...
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by Chris Isidore The Detroit city government is weeks away from running out of the cash it needs to operate, according to an initial report from the emergency manager overseeing its finances. The report from Kevyn Orr, the bankruptcy attorney appointed by the state in March, lays out a bleak financial position for the city. "The city has effectively exhausted its ability to borrow," he writes in the report, adding that the city "is clearly insolvent." To avoid running out of cash before the end of its fiscal year on June 30, it must "defer payments on its current obligations," including more than $100 million in pension payments that are due. "No one should underestimate the severity of the financial crisis," Orr said in a statement. "The path Detroit has followed for more than 40 years is unsustainable and only a complete restructuring of the city's finances and operations will allow Detroit to regain its footing." He said this report was a baseline from which to develop that restructuring plan. It does not use the term "bankruptcy," but Orr hasn't ruled that out. Detroit is struggling under at least $15 billion in debt, due to years of borrowing to pay its bills as tax revenues plummeted. The population of the city has fallen by nearly 30 percent since 2012, and there are currently over 100,000 vacant lots and buildings. Together, this has meant a drastic drop in revenue from both income and property taxes. Detroit is struggling to come up with annual debt payments of about $246 million, which eat up almost 20 percent of the its general fund budget. Orr says the city needs relief from the money it owes, suggesting that investors holding its debt could end up taking haircuts. But investors won't be the only ones hit by Orr's efforts to restructure the city's finances. He...
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by Stella J. Adams (NNPA)—Private-equity firms, hedge funds and other Wall Street investors are seeking to develop a Real Estate Owned (REO)– to- Rent Securitization Market with the blessing of the FED and FHFA. A year ago, the Federal Reserve Board issued a policy statement on rental of REO owned by the banks they supervise and allowed the banks to rent REO properties without requiring them to demonstrate continuous efforts to market the properties. Last fall, FHFA initiated a "pilot" REO bulk sale program in urban markets across the nation. This munificence by the federal regulators will change the course of America's future and signals the abandonment of homeownership as a pathway to prosperity. Single-family rental properties have attracted more than $10 billion from equity firms, hedge funds, REITs and institutional investors. According to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., this market may attract a total of $2.8 trillion in capital investments in the not so distant future. The government's encouragement of this new housing market is fraught with potential societal and economic risks to the long-term health of our neighborhoods and our nation. As a fair housing professional, I am concerned that this allows the Wall Street predators to once again prey upon urban and inner-ring suburban communities across the country. These new investors in the rental housing market may not be aware that they are covered under Section 805 of the Federal Fair Housing Act and its implementing regulations. As a homeowner, I am concerned that there may be homes on my block or in my community that are owned by Wall Street firms that have shown no accountability for maintaining the properties they have acquired. A judge recently denied Deutsche Bank AG's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the city of Los Angeles, accusing it of letting hundreds of foreclosed properties fall into...
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The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 175 million. STORY HIGHLIGHTS No one matched winning numbers in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing The jackpot for Saturday's drawing will be at least $550 million Largest jackpot in U.S. history was $656 million in Mega Millions game in 2012 (CNN) -- The Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing will be at least $550 million, the third largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, after no one matched the winning numbers in Wednesday night's draw. Wednesday's jackpot in the multistate lottery was $360 million. The numbers were 2, 11, 26, 34 and 41 with a Powerball of 32. Saturday's jackpot will be the second largest in the history of the Powerball game, behind a $587.6 million jackpot that was split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history was $656 million in the Mega Millions game in March 2012. That was split by three tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland. The Powerball game is played in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A single ticket costs $2, and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 175 million. And if that's a little too pricey for you, a Mega Millions ticket will cost you only $1. The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing will be at least $190 million, and the odds are the same, 1 in 175 million. Mega Millions is played in 42 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Jackpots in both games are based on payouts as annuities over 30 years. Players can choose a cash payout that will be less.
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The U.S. military has updated plans to "capture or kill" alleged perpetrators of the deadly terror attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, CNN has learned. The development comes amid growing pressure on the White House to show progress in the effort to catch those who killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans last September 11. Officials emphasize that military planning has been underway since the immediate aftermath of the armed assault. One part of the plan calls for potentially putting U.S. military personnel on the ground inside Libya, if ordered by President Barack Obama. Two U.S. officials confirmed the details to CNN, but declined to be named because of the sensitive nature of the information. The plan was updated and discussed at the highest levels of the military as recently as last week. The military has a list of several targets including some inside Benghazi and others in outlying areas. There are specific individuals named who are believed associated with the Benghazi attack as well other militants the United States wants to get. There are also militant camps or stronghold areas on the list that could be attacked. The plan has series of "capture or kill" options that Obama would have to approve. It's not known how much of this he may have been briefed about. One military official said the military is well aware that if it is ordered into action now by the White House, it could be viewed as a political move in light of the ongoing controversy over Benghazi. But he noted that initial planning began shortly after the attack last year. Special operations forces have stayed in the North Africa region since the attack in varying numbers to collect intelligence and be ready to launch attacks if ordered. CNN has been asked to not say where those forces are located. Officials are...
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We're putting together a lot of information about Free Comic Book Day here in this one post for easy access to any and all the info you need about our event which happens right here at Stadium Comics on Saturday May 4th!
Q. What is Free Comic Book Day and why should I visit Stadium Comics on May 4th?
A. Free Comic Book Day is held on the first Saturday of May every year. Participating comic stores all across North America give away comics for FREE to anyone who enters there store on that day.
Free Comic Book Day is meant to promote and celebrate comic books as great literature for all ages, and a true art form.
Stadium Comics runs one of the largest Free Comic Book Day events in Canada. In addition to the free comics, the Brampton, Ontario comic shop brings in several guest artists and creators to sign and sketch for fans. Combined with the raffles and contests, and their biggest sale of the year, Free Comic Book Day at Stadium is one event that you don't want to miss!
Q. When is Free Comic Book Day?
A. Free Comic Book Day runs from 9:30am-6pm on Saturday, May 4th at Stadium Comics. Here's our address:
Stadium Comics
Shoppers World Mall
Brampton, Ontario L6Y 1N7
Q. Do I need to line up early?
A. In past years, we've had free comics well into the afternoon, but it's hard to predict and the best free comic offerings go early. Also, our DOORCRASHER items below are very limited, and you'll want to be there early for those. HELPFUL HINT – the mall generally opens their entrances at 8am!
Q. Who will be attending as guests?
A. We have about 16 creators showing up! They will be able to sketch and sign books for people in attendance. Visit http://www.stadiumcomics.com/fcbd for all the details!
- Ken Lashley – DC Comics' Cover Artist, "Black Panther", "Flash" (2pm to 6pm only)
- Marcus To – "Cyborg 009″ and DC Comics' "Red Robin", "The Huntress", "Batwing", more!
- Ty Templeton – Marvel Comics' "Ultimate Spider-Man (animated)", Batman Animated titles!
- Adam Gorham – "Teuton" Graphic Novel, "Undertow", "The Vampire Conspiracy"
- Agnes Garbowska – "My Little Pony", "Spider-Ham", "You Me and Zombie",
- Vince Sunico – "Shrugged" and "Jirni" Exclusive Covers, Spent Pencils Studio
- Joe Osei Bonsu – Spent Pencils Studio
- J Aaron Ong – Spent Pencils Studio
- Alvaro Cruz – Spent Pencils Studio
- Gemal Plummer – Spent Pencils Studio
- Mark Williams – Spent Pencils Studio
- Gen Ishihara – Spent Pencils Studio
- Shane Heron – "Black Hole Hunters Club", "Mike Gorbsmith", "Horror in the West"
- David Bishop – "Stranger", "Deep Sea", "Squirrels", "Of Stone"
- George Todorovski – "The Bear Stories"
- Paris Alleyne – Independent artist
Q. Can I get them to sign books/sketch for me?
A. Of course! Guests will be happy to sign books. For sketches, please ask the artist in person. Depending on the guest, there may be a fee/donation required for a sketch. Guests will also have merchandise and awesome art prints for sale!
Q. What Books can I have for Free?
A. Great question! We've provided this handy little video for you below which shows all of the books that will be available on Free Comic Book Day. You can also check out the Free Comic Book Day website for info on each book.
Q. How many comics can I get for Free?
A. We ask that you only take 5 comics per person, and that you not take multiples of issues. Also, and this is important – you must be here in person to pick up the free books, we can't let you take some for your friend or relative at home. We do this to be fair to the people that have actually come out to show their support, and so that as many people as possible who come to Stadium can enjoy free books!
Q. What's the deal with the one-of-a-kind sketch covers that will be for sale?
A. The deal is that they are AWESOME. No seriously, they are! Check out this page for all the info on the limited sketch cover comics for sale starting at 9:30am Saturday May 4th. Cost is $29.99 each, limit one per person. First come, first served. Contributing artists are Vince Sunico, Paris Alleyne, and our very own Tiffany Medeiros! Here's are some samples of what will be available from Vince Sunico:
A. That's right – it doesn't get bigger than this! Free Comic Book Day has become like the "Black Friday" of comic book sales. Here's what we are doing to make it worth the trip out to Stadium on May 4th:
IMPORTANT: All sales exclude new releases, and items on hold in customers' pull boxes
- 25% off all regular priced Graphic Novels, Hardcovers, and Trade Paperbacks – If we are out of stock of the book you are looking for, we'll special order it for you at the sale price! (Prepayment required on special orders)
- Up to 75% off a huge selection of Discounted Marvel and DC Graphic Novels, Hardcovers, and Trade Paperbacks These are marked as:
- 2 for $12
- 3 for $12
- 2 for $20
- PLUS! Spend $50 on the above discounted books and get a free discount book!! (up to $11.99 value) Excludes Doorcrasher books
- 50% off recent Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, Image, IDW and Indy back issue comics, PLUS: buy 20 or more, pay only $1 each! Reg price up to $4.25 only, this excludes "Batman" and "Amazing Spider-Man".
- 20% off Selected regular priced Action Figures, Toys, and Statues
- 50% off all regular priced Variants
- 50% off all regular priced Blank Covers
- NO TAX on all in-stock CGC Books
- $9.99 for all regular priced Posters
PLUS: 2 for $15, 3 for $20! - $9.99 for selected discount T-Shirts (prices as marked)
Q. What about these Doorcrashers?
A. They are amazing, they are awesome, and they are extremely limited! You'll want to get here early for these guys. Once they're gone they're gone. Limit 1 of each doorcrasher per person.
DOORCRASHERS (Click to see the video!)
1. X-Statix Omnibus Regular $140 CDN, Now only $29.99!
2. Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Regular $140 CDN, Now only $29.99!
3. X-Men by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee Omnibus Regular $140 CDN, Now only $29.99!
4. Wolverine by Jason Aaron Omnibus Regular $113 CDN, Now only $29.99!
5. Iron Man Extremis Pack Regular $54 CDN Now $9.99
6. Death of Ultimate Spider-Man pack Regular $88 CDN Now only $19.99!
7. Carnage Family Feud Pack Regular $28 CDN Now only $4.99
8. Brian K Vaughan Saga/Logan Pack Reg $40 CDN Now only $7.49!
9. Marvel Now #1s Pack Regular $55 CDN, now only $9.99!
10. Stadium Variants/All 52 Free Comics Pack – Buy our Stadium variants for $17.99, get EVERY FCBD book FREE! First 20 customers only!
Q. It's also "May the Fourth" – how will you be celebrating that?
A. MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU! We're excited that FCBD and Star Wars day are going to be on the same day. We've got some costumed Star Wars characters from the 501st Legion that will be showing up for photo opportunities, and the guys from Teddy N' Me will be demoing the Star Wars Deck Buidling game! We'll also have some special Star Wars items available for purchase, as well as a Star Wars FCBD book!
Q. Will there be people dressed up in costume?
A. Yes! Cosplay has become such a huge part of comics culture. Norm Antonio will be here with some friends showing off his latest superhero designs from Heroes in Tights, as will Daniel Goodland and Troy Bowman in their Starwars costumes. We're also told that twin Poison Ivys will be attending, and many more!. We hope some of YOU show up in costume as well!
Q. How are you doing this all in your tiny store?
A. We kind of take over the mall on May 4th. The doorcrashers, sale items, and free comics will be in our store. The artists will be in our artist alley in front of our store in the hallway. We are also taking over the former Game Stop (across from Pharma Plus) for our Star Wars Card Game, additional discount graphic novels, prizes, and more!
Q. What else can we expect on Free Comic Book Day?
A. Aside from the free comics, awesome deals, and the chance to chat with or get a sketch from some of the most talented artists working in comics today – we'll have prizes to give away, balloons for the kids, and people dressed up in superhero costumes!
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EDMONTON - Alberta will borrow billions and drain the provincial savings account in a "painful" new budget that holds the line on program spending and public-sector salaries.
In the 2013-14 fiscal year, the Progressive Conservative government will run a $1.97-billion deficit, borrow $4.3 billion for new infrastructure and withdraw $2.1 billion from the Sustainability Fund savings account, leaving the balance at $691 million, down from $17 billion in 2008.
Premier Alison Redford broke her promise to stay out of debt and to avoid an operating deficit. She won't provide three-year stable funding increases to municipalities and schools. Her $200-million election promise to implement full-day kindergarten went unfunded, as did the $3-billion pledge to revive the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority, meant to develop new energy technology.
All but six departmental budgets were cut, and those that were spared — including health, education and municipal affairs — saw modest increases below what they were promised.
"That's going to be painful for a lot of folks," Finance Minister Doug Horner said Thursday. "We took $2 billion out of what we were planning on spending: We took $500 million out of our capital (budget), we took close to $1.5 billion out of our operating side."
"That is what is going to enable us to start building back our net financial assets. … If you don't build those capital assets, you can't expand the economy."
Redford also kept some of her promises: She did not raise taxes. Her government has budgeted $503 million over the next three years to start building 50 new schools and upgrading 70 more, a promise that will ultimately cost $2 billion over the next six years.
She pledged to build 140 new family-care clinics before the next election, and her government has budgeted $50 million for planning this year, plus $60 million on capital construction over the next three years.
The province will spend $442 million to twin sections of Highway 63 to Fort McMurray and plans to spend $500 million on post-secondary construction projects, including buildings at NAIT and NorQuest.
Saving and Borrowing
The government expects to find $400 million in savings through the year and the new Fiscal Management Act will force government to start saving resource royalties. In three years, the province aims to have $4.5 billion in the Sustainability Fund, renamed the Contingency Fund.
Starting in 2015-16, the province plans to stop spending revenue generated by the Heritage Savings Trust Fund, choosing to reinvest the money instead. The fund currently sits at $14.8 billion.
The province will record a $451-million operating deficit in 2013-14, the first budgeted operating deficit in 20 years. The overall deficit in 2013-14 will be $1.97 billion, compared to $3.9 billion in the current 2012-13 fiscal year.
In addition, the government will borrow $4.3 billion to pay for 80 per cent of its estimated $5.2 billion in new construction projects, using bonds and public-private partnerships (P3s).
By March 2014, the province will be $8.2 billion in debt, when combined with previous borrowing by the Ed Stelmach government and money owed for schools and ring roads already built through P3s.
That debt will grow to nearly $17 billion by March 2016.
'Broken Promises'
"This premier is plunging this province back into debt," Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith said. "We're going to have massive, billion-dollar debts for the foreseeable future.
"They have taken … $17 billion in savings and turned it into $17 billion worth of debt.
Smith called it the "back-in-debt" budget, while NDP Leader Brian Mason called it the "broken promises" budget.
"This government has broken faith with the people that elected it," Mason said. "There are cuts in education … there are cuts to all sorts of family services, to a drug program for seniors, mental health is cut. We're seeing an across-the-board attack on low-income (people) and Albertans with special needs.
"We don't believe that a deficit is necessary in a province as wealthy as Alberta is, if everybody pays their fair share."
Liberal Leader Raj Sherman said Alberta should bring back a progressive income tax and implement a modest increase in corporate taxes.
"Redford's bankrupt budget will hurt people," Sherman said. "The economy in Alberta is very good. Why can't the Redford Conservative government balance the books? Why can't they provide Albertans with the services they need?"
Winners, losers
Health care was one of the few areas to see an increase in overall spending, but the province is providing less funding than expected to Alberta Health Services, and no new money to pay physicians.
With a total budget of $17.1 billion, health care now accounts for 45 per cent of the province's total operations budget. About $10.5 billion of that money will go to AHS to operate front-line services, a three-per-cent increase that is well below the promised 4.5-per-cent hike.
Universities and colleges were hard hit, with a three-per-cent cut in their base operating grant. The $2 billion in base funding was cut by $147 million, reversing a promised increase of two per cent. Universities need an increase of four per cent to keep up with inflation, so the reduced funding will put a major squeeze on their budgets.
Alberta's education budget will be $6.2 billion in 2013-14, a marginal $44-million increase from the previous year. Redford won't make good on a promise to increase per-student grant money to school boards, instead freezing those per-student grants for the next three years.
The education budget also ends a $22-million grant program that helped school districts pay for fuel, as well as a $41-million grant for the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement, which allowed schools to run pilot projects in such areas as literacy and health.
There is no money to hire additional teachers or cover salary increases for about 35,000 teachers currently negotiating contracts with Alberta's 62 school districts.
Redford will not keep her promise to increase funding for the Municipal Sustainability Initiative, money communities can use for work on roads, bridges, parks, cultural, recreational and other infrastructure. The MSI fund gets $896 million instead of the $1 billion pledged for this year. Edmonton will get $170 million from the fund in 2013-14.
The budget provided for no increase in salaries for teachers and nurses whose unions are heading into bargaining this spring.
The province anticipates revenues of $38.6 billion in 2013-14, of which $7.3 billion (19 per cent) will come from non-renewable resource revenues.
Provincial projections call for oil prices to gradually improve over the next three years, as new pipeline projects come on stream across North America and pop Alberta's so-called "bitumen bubble."
That should boost average annual prices for Western Canada Select, Alberta's benchmark grade, to roughly $75 US per barrel range, up from just over $68 this fiscal year.
Those estimates assume that key pipelines such as Keystone XL get built, and that the price of North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate holds in the low to mid $90s range, as most private sector forecasters expect.
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Some do not return home. Others, like Army Capt. Bobby Woods, come home changed.
Woods, native Texan and University of Georgia student, was shot in the head on Aug. 8, 2010 in a firefight while on patrol in Zwari.
He bandaged his own wounds and remained in the fight until he could be rescued by ground-troops. He refused to call for medevac assistance because he didn't want the incoming helicopters to draw fire.
He was lucky to be alive and he felt God had given him a second chance at life and an opportunity to share his story with others.
Woods spoke on Thursday during the annual Patriots Fire: Lights from Home event at Meadowdale Baptist Church, which kicks off Veterans Day ceremonies in Gordon County.
"This is the fourth year we've done this and we do it every year near Veterans Day," said Donald Bowen, Deputy Director of Gordon EMS. "It's mainly just to honor our veterans and those still fighting now."
Woods was the centerpiece of the Patriots Fire event, which was sponsored by Gordon Hospital and Gordon EMS.
The Sonoraville High JROTC provided the colors for the event and Sonoraville Elementary students led the pledge of allegiance. Other performers included the Georgia-Cumberland Academy Camerata Singers, the Calhoun Community Chorus and bagpiper Marsha Ely.
Woods' story was certainly a testament to the sacrifices made by those in the armed forces.
Woods lost sight in his left eye and bone fragments entered his brain and could not be removed following the injury.
The bullet essentially removed Woods' forehead, requiring two neurosurgeries. His left eye cavity and forehead had to be rebuilt, according to information from Gordon Hospital.
Woods had to relearn many of his basic motor skills and still has difficulty with language skills like vocabulary, he said.
Despite the injury, Woods has remained upbeat and his speech was laced with jokes and light-hearted self-deprecation.
Nonetheless, the injury had an impact not only on Woods' body and mind, but also on his perspective.
The born soldier
In a sense, Woods was born to take up the family business.
He is the son of a brigadier general and mother who served in the armed forces as well. Like most children born to military parents, he moved around often.
"I've moved 25 times in the last 27 years and that includes four years in one spot in Athens," Woods said. "It's a lot of traveling, three schools in third grade; you get pretty good at meeting people on the whole."
In high school, he had been an athlete and prom king, according to information from Gordon Hospital.
He turned down an appointment to West Point to attend the University of Georgia, because — among other things — he was crazy about college football.
Woods received scholarships to UGA where he studied psychology and criminal justice and participated in the Sigma Nu fraternity.
He was commissioned as an officer through the UGA ROTC program and after graduation worked as a ROTC recruiter at the University of Texas-El Paso.
"You go through all the training and it can be tough at times, but it was a great experience," Woods said. "Getting to jump out of planes and going to ranger school (was great) and my graduation, with my dad there, was probably the greatest experience of my life."
Shortly after, Woods attended infantry training at Ft. Benning, completing officer training. He subsequently shipped to Afghanistan where he was a platoon leader.
"It was a pretty rough area," Woods said. "But that's what we signed up for. We did much good while we were there."
Woods said at roughly 20 soldiers from Bravo Company – of which his platoon was a part —were killed within the first month of being in Afghanistan.
Woods' platoon spent fewer than 90 days in combat but engaged in more than 100 firefights before he was shot, according to his biographical information.
"We were sent out on patrol in peek ambush time," Woods said. "The first round cracked off and hit me. You can't dodge the first bullet not matter how good you are at fighting wars. It's very fast."
After the injury, Woods faced an uphill climb.
He spent months in the hospital and in therapy sessions — which he still attends.
Little by little Woods began regaining his motor skills and speech, but he realized he would have limitations the rest of his life.
Though Woods will never be the person he was before, he is still using his impressive intellect to his advantage.
He is currently pursuing a master's degree in business administration at UGA.
He hopes to make a difference in the lives of others, especially disabled veterans who might see his story and find some level of hope in their struggles.
"I believe that one of the real reasons God saved my life was to help others," Woods said. "Service to others, whether it's for your country… or helping out in a time of crisis is truly a great thing."


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