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Women's Golf | Monday, March 15, 2010
Bearcats Finish in Second Place at Willamette Invitational
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University took second place in the team standings at the Willamette Invitational in women's golf, hosted by the Bearcats on Monday, March 15 at the Illahe Hills Country Club. Linfield College earned the team title with an 18-hole score of 350, while Willamette followed with a score 402. Corban College placed third at 414 and Lewis & Clark College was fourth at 464.
Hailey Thomas of Corban won the individual championship with a score of 85. She won by one stroke over Linfield golfers Brinn Hovde and Brittany Johnston, who each carded an 86. Rebecca Langer from Lewis & Clark claimed fourth place with an 87.
Three competitors tied for fifth place. They were Haylee Chung (Fr., Hilo, HI/Hilo HS) of Willamette, Sophie Corr from Linfield and Katie Kilborn of Linfield, all with an 89.
Serena Cualoping (Fr., Manila, Philippines/International School) from WU and Meghan Crowder of Linfield tied for eight place, as each golfer carded a 90. Morgan McComish of Corban took 10th place with a 93.
Chung and Cualoping provided the top two scores toward Willamette's team total. Also competing for the Bearcats were Tanya Schiller (Sr., South Bend, WA/South Bend HS) and Jayleen Morris (Sr., Waldport, OR/Waldport HS).
Willamette will return to action April 10-11 at the Northwest Conference Spring Classic. The event will be held in Yakima, Wash., at the Apple Tree Golf Course.
FINAL RESULTSWillamette Invitational
Illahe Hills Country Club
Salem, Ore.
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My oven is outside in!
I'm in the process of opening a hotel in Dali, Yunnnan and decided to add a wood fire oven.
What Happened?!?!
I had to leave on a short biz trip (I was only gone for a day) and before leaving I left the construction plans for my wife and the mason to continue following. When I got back I was dismayed to find that they had decided without me and opposite to what the plans said to line the inside of the oven with fireclay mixture instead of applying it to the outside for insulation.
Their Reasoning
It looked better on the inside then the outside :confused:!
It will work the same way!
Im used to this sort of thing living in China for the past 8 years but man this gets my undies in a bundle since this was to be my first oven (was so looking forward to it). I tried firing the oven for a short time and it seems the fire clay lined areas are staying rather cool compared to the exposed firebricks.
My question is, will it still work? Am I screwed? Will the temp be limited in some way? Someone told me pizzas may not be a prob but i'm thinking bread and meats maybe. Am I over reacting?
Thanks for your advice,
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Hi David,
You mention:
As for firing, how long did you let the oven sit and dry before firing? You should let it sit a week for everything to cure then start with SMALL fires (200-300F) and slowly bring it up to temperature over several days of firings. There is a LOT of moisture in your oven from building. It will take several firings before all the moisture is driven out.
Check out the "Firing your oven" section for curing information: Firing Your Oven - Forno Bravo Forum: The Wood-Fired Oven Community
Do you have any pictures? We'd love to see your project!
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Hi Ken,
Thanks for the fast replay and advice! Its greatly appreciated.
So I followed the curing instructions here and let it sit for 7 days and then fired it, gradually increasing the heat for another week.
Although when it comes to adding the insulation to the outside of my oven I might be in a bind. I am in a very remote part of southern China and i'm not sure what they have to offer along the lines of insulation blankets, vermiculite etc... are there any alternatives to be used besides the former? What is the most basic technique I could get away with?
Will post pics once it's completed :)
Thanks again,
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Vermiculite and perlite are common agricultural soil additives. You should be able to get it in rural areas, although I must say, if you don't have any under your oven you may be in trouble already.
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Please tell us you insulated under the oven... :eek:
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The mason used some sort of insulation board in between the base and the slab, he said it was safe and commonly used. This is China so you never know, also my command of the local language isn't the best so i'm not exactly sure what it is. Once again he guaranteed it was safe but isn't that what they said about milk powder, the tainted pet food and the rotting drywall? :(
Wish me luck and thanks again.
- David
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Sounds like your oven is even more of an advenure than it is for the rest of us!
Let us know how it turns out. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you anyway. :)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Alex Oriakhi had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Earnest Ross added 16 points and No. 14 Missouri beat Nicholls State 74-54 on Friday night. The Tigers (3-0) put to rest their tendency to start slowly -- at least for one game -- after senior forward Laurence Bowers promised to fix the team's energy problems after Missouri shot 23 percent in the first half Tuesday night against Alcorn State. Missouri used a 7-0 run within the first four minutes and wouldn't relinquish the lead after that. Missouri shot 22 of 51, including 39.3 percent in the first half, bettering its 31 percent from its first two games. The Tigers also hit 7 of 12 from 3-point range and outrebounded Nicholls State 41-25. Fred Hunter scored 22 points and T.J. Carpenter added 14 for Nicholls State (0-2).
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The stock market gets it but not the bulk of economic soothsayers. The "Great Recession of 2009″ is over and we are on the road to recovery. I did read one comment that called this recession the worse since the early 1980's, quite a major change from comparing it to the "Great Depression."
I cited 2 April 2009 as the date the situation turned around. That was when we dropped the "mark to market" rules that were hamstringing our financial institutions. Since then we have been on a slow, but sure, return to business as normal. Even our friends in Europe and Asia are rebounding. So what now?
As I have noted, we learned that "securitzed debt" produced the greatest increase in available credit, ever. However, our failure to understand it adequately led to the panic devaluations that damn near destroyed our financial system. We are still having trouble coming to terms with this innovative device, but we are already using it again in substantial amounts. The remaining problem is for the Obama team to come up with rules and regulations that give greater transparency to, and control over, this new key element of our economy. We have learned more about this credit source and how to manage it, but we need the new rules too.
Unemployment remains a nagging problem. As I have stated repeatedly, we need the President's stimulus plan to be enacted rapidly and completely. With unemployment at near 10% and industrial capacity utilization at historically low levels, there is no danger that this massive infusion of government funds will spark inflation. Given the desperate straits of many state and local governments, the plan managers may want to channel more of this fund through their coffers.
While I have pointed out that the unintended result has been to make the Federal Government the largest single shareholder in the private sector and thereby give it even more control over the economy, I see another unintended result. It may be that this sorry experience has served to widen the divide between the rich and the rest of us.
Just prior to the panic mainstream America was enjoying a major leap in individual wealth generated by a booming housing market. Practically every Tom, Dick and Harry was using the equity in his home to buy second and third homes or other assets, thereby increasing his paper wealth. Those who did not participate directly in the property market, also benefitted when their portfolio investments grew rapidly, spurred by their holdings of "securitized debt" instruments. This paper wealth was translated into cash or even more borrowing. So while wages were not growing rapidly, individual wealth was. All this new found wealth took a nose dive during the panic and we now find our individual wealth severely depleted. Many are turning to saving money to rebuild their wealth position. Others, such as myself, are turning to the stock market.
No matter what we do, however, the panic has caused "Joe Middleclass" to lose substantial wealth. I am not so sure that the rich were equally hurt. Sure, they took major losses, but they had larger cushions. I believe there is fertile soil for a "liberal" or "progressive" economic thinker to explore whether the "Great Recession of 2009″ left the middle class further behind the rich, or if we all came out with equal loss.


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- Bethany said...
You blow me away! What a special time with your mom!
- November 13, 2012 at 1:44 PM
- Lynne said...
What a wonderful crafting time. I have those memories with my daughter. One word per stitch is A. Lot. Of. Words!
- November 13, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- Marsel said...
Each of you get so much done on your own, so put the two of you together and "dynamic duo" comes to mind!!! :)
So many nice, tangible reminders of your time together. Now to line up more projects in anticipation of January, when you will once again be working on the bucket list together!
- November 13, 2012 at 7:46 PM
Looks like I have ufo's...What a greaat week we had!!! Love, Mom
- November 14, 2012 at 12:04 PM
- Woolly Bits said...
have you done anything else but crafting?:) or have you been gone a few months? you have been busy! looks like you're all set for christmas presents....I wish I was that productive, but I am still doddling around with that cardie...
(my security word is "yarne" today - how fitting:)
- November 14, 2012 at 12:47 PM
- Benita said...
Whoa! You guys are productive. It's hard to believe you got so much done while visiting.
- November 15, 2012 at 12:14 PM
- Spinning Out of Control said...
Everything is so cool but especially love the quilts!
- November 15, 2012 at 12:55 PM
- bspinner said...
I am amazed at how much you get done. One project is as nice as the next.
- November 18, 2012 at 5:47 PM
- Shiralyn said...
I so enjoy your blog. You always have such different projects to show us. Thanks for a good job done.
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U.S. Imperialists and S. Korean Puppet Forces' Moves to Ignite War against DPRK Slammed
|Pyongyang, August 10 (KCNA) -- Civic, public and religious organizations of south Korea held a press conference outside the U.S. embassy in Seoul on August 7 in denunciation of the moves to ignite a war against the north, according to the south Korean internet paper Jaju Minbo.
At the press conference the organizations denounced south Korea and the U.S. for planning to stage Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military drills in mid-August by mobilizing huge armed forces in different parts of south Korea. They went on:
The south Korean authorities expressed their stand of welcoming the U.S. action to deploy THAAD in south Korea. This is aimed to do harm to compatriots.
They urged the authorities to stop war moves harmful to compatriots and opt for reconciliation and exchange with the north.
They thrust a letter of protest to the U.S. embassy.
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Ronault Latang Sayang Catalani and Alicia Cohen will be featured at a free ecopoetry reading to support Focus the Nation March 13 at 7 p.m. in the Roger Hull Lecture Hall at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University.
Ecopoetry is a form a poetry that focuses on ecology. Focus the Nation is an educational initiative coordinating teams at colleges, universities and high schools across the U.S. to engage in an interdisciplinary discussion about global warming solutions. The reading is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow in the lobby of the museum.
Catalani, a veteran activist and attorney, performs djatung, a rhythmic essay style. He is the Green World Project Manager for Focus the Nation and a 1983 graduate of Willamette University's College of Law. Catalani has organized civil rights and cultural defense impact litigation for more than 20 years in three West Coast states, is a human rights advocate and political asylum attorney in Southeast Asia, and is an essayist for The Asian Reporter, El Hispanic News, Oregon Public Broadcasting and Wisconsin Public Radio. He has been an International Court of Justice Fellow at Hague Institute for Human Rights and a William Stafford Fellow at the Oregon Literary Arts Council.
Cohen is a poet who writes about the intersection of poetry and ecology. She lives in Portland, where she helped establish the artist-run gallery and show space Pacific Switchboard in 2000. Her book of poems, bEAR, was published by Handwritten Press, and she recently wrote, directed and produced a multimedia opera and gallery installation titled "Northwest Inhabitation Log." Her work has recently appeared in Ecopoetics, How2, Bird Dog and Traverse. She has shown her installation, video and performance work nationally, and she teaches at Portland State University.
The reading is sponsored by Willamette University Department of English and the Center for Sustainable Communities. For more information, call 503-370-6026, email email@example.com or visit www.willamette.edu/~ksand/ecopoetics.html.


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July came in pleasantly-I was on location in MInnesota visiting my hubby's family. Love, love, love the low humidity and no sales tax on clothing. I made a pit stop on the way home to the outlet mall and picked up a New coach purse and some ne... Read more
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I have to revisit my why and not fall back into old habits. Still losing-just slowed down a bit but I keep vision of slimmer thighs and moving my body more in the forefront. I took my bicycle down off the rack and I plan on getting it serviced... Read more
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Since I am studying to be a health coach, I thought it would be good for me to go get one, so a new plan arrived in my small city, a physician based program from Sanford Hospital out of South Dakota. Yesterday was my new beginning. It also end... Read more
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God's grace and mercy abound to thee, this day we honor the Lord Jesus Christ dying so that we may have life and have it more abundantly. I was also born today, so it is a double blessing. I had a great weekend, spending time with my hubby, wi... Read more
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I was told by my Mom that I was originally due on April 1st, but I fooled everyone and came April 5th-afternoon baby. This year my birthday falls on Easter and I can't remember the last time that happened. I give God a big high five and all th... Read more
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This month is flying by with the quickness. I welcomed Spring visiting Myrtle Beach with my entire family honoring my Dad being the oldest living relative that lived at Hobcaw Barony-a plantation owned the Baruch family. He was subject South C... Read more
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I celebrate the wearing of the green by going in to make my green today and work. I applied for a different position and was selected, training to commence soon. I am stepping down as a Team Lead and looking forward to participating in the dev... Read more
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Justin DeVinney, a resident of Alexandria for more than eight years, has managed renovations that changed neighborhoods in the Alexandria and Del Ray area. He demonstrates his passion for real estate in the quality of the homes he renovates and the exemplary level of service he provides his leaseholders, clients, and investors.
A true visionary, Justin established The DeVinney Group to assemble a team to provide expertise in real estate and property investment. Few real estate executives can boast the depth and breadth of Justin's knowledge and experience.
Prior to becoming a Realtor and investor, Justin built a solid career in the communications and marketing industry. He began his professional career as an account executive at a national marketing and communication firm. Justin uses his sales and marketing skills, coupled with his ambition and passion for real estate, to make wise and profitable real estate deals.
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Here is an easy tutorial on how to make a beaded necklace, that is sort of statement necklace but not quite :)
Thing you will need: Beads, i got mine at Michael's, they were on sale for $1.79 each, i got 2 but ended up using only one. Eye pins and jump rings, if you are into beading you probably have those, as well as pliers and chain. That is pretty much all you need
After you get everything ready, take your beads and make every one of them look like the one in the picture below, with the help of eye pins and needle nose pliers
Once you are done, lay out your desired necklace just to see if you need any extra beads, i like the V shape, so here it is
Next step is to connect the beads with jump rings (the easiest way for me was to go from the top horizontal row to the bottom), it may get confusing, but its super easy, be patient :) Finish up by adding the chain and voila!


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FCC to Weigh Cell Phone Use On Planes
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T Bone said:
It doesn't require any special equipment or special connection.....or does the FCC expect us to not remember all the phone calls from airplanes that successfully connected without difficulty on 9-11, including the especially memorable phone call from Todd Beamer on board United Flight 93...
If memory serves me correctly, that was a low altitude AMPS call made a dozen years ago. Poor example.
AMPS has been sunset in most CMAs. Digital airlinks -- especially those that are single frequency -- operate quite differently. And most calls would be made at or closer to cruising altitude. That case would necessitate a picocell on board.
Please do not post assertions when you do not know what you are talking about...
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A practicing Liberian lawyer, Counselor S. Wittness Doyen has appealed to the Government to establish more vocational and technical institutions for the youth who are unable to attend academic schools.
He said that prior to the 14 years of civil war, the youth that were in schools are now refusing to go back to school due to their ages.
Counselor Doyen who is also a former Principal and classroom teacher said that because of their refusal to go back to school, they should not be neglect and abandoned by the government.
The Liberian lawyer said that the establishment of vocational and technical training institutions throughout the country will encourage these groups of young people to enroll in an effort to make them productive.
He said when these groups of young people are trained in the areas of carpentry, electricity, plumbing, masonry among others; it will enable them to participate in the reconstruction of the country.
Counselor Doyen said the adequate training in technical and vocational education will help minimize the high crimes in society that is being carried out by young people.
He said that in order to reduce the high rate of criminality in the society, when these children graduate from these institutions, government should design strategies for their immediate employment.
Cllr. Doyen made the statement recently at his LPRC office on Bushrod Island, when he was honored as the outstanding lawyer of the year 2012 by a local media group.


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It was quite ironic to see that the Xperia X10 got a semi-working Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich port, but there was not even a development thread for 2011 range of Xperia handsets like the Arc, Arc S, and Xperia Play.
Now, FreeXperia, the developers of CM7 for the Sony's range of Android handsets, have posted an early alpha build of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the Xperia Arc. Even though this is an early build most of the important stuffs like touch screen, audio, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3D work fine. Sadly, the basic functionality i.e. making phone calls and data along with camera and hotspot are not working.
Since the ROM is still under development and has some major issues, FreeXperia team has not released an alpha build of the ROM. They will release a working alpha Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for the Xperia Arc only when they solve most of the major bugs. Here is the link to the thread over at XDA forums.
Since the FreeXperia team has managed to get H/W acceleration working on a Qualcomm SoC, their work might also help other HTC handset developers to get H/W acceleration to work on Ice Cream Sandwich for various HTC handsets.
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So instead of a fire, I have the a/c on. And, instead of a hot cup of tea, I have a cold glass of iced tea.
And a piece of orange and poppy seed cake. I feel that Sunday is a perfect day to bake because I can take the leftovers to work. The joy of baking with half the guilt.


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Dear Bryan,
It is disappointing but not surprising that school board member Gregg Schiavoni felt the only option left to him was to resign from the Sag Harbor School Board.
When the board is dysfunctional and not fulfilling its responsibilities to the community it represents, problems only multiply which corrode performance and negatively impact school culture.
There are ethical and appropriate behaviors which are expected, but need to be reinforced with ongoing board development.
Providing training for school board members is imperative and should be mandated for new members.
As a 23 year veteran school board member, first appointed and then elected to the Sag Harbor Board of Ed. followed by my election to the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (ESBOCES),
I have witnessed the lack of trust and consensus on the Sag Harbor BOE.
In my early years on our local board, most members attended conferences, both locally and nationally.
We were trained in parliamentary procedure, superintendent/board relations, and numerous other basics of the key work of school boards.
There are local, state and national associations to which boards belong which provide support and ongoing training to enhance performance.
Unfortunately, it is my understanding that Sag Harbor withdrew from the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association a few years ago after I had left the board.
My decision not to run for a seventh term was based on many of the reasons Gregg expresses in your article.
While observing the legal parameters for executive session is essential, so are the style and tone presented by the board to the public.
There are huge challenges facing public education and those of us who are constantly striving to support and defend this fundamental aspect of a democracy.
The board on which I currently serve has 15 members; there is no dissension or disrespect among us. We are experienced and professional in our demeanor.
We are there to serve in the best interests of our students and our communities, not to put forward personal agendas. We are there to make a difference.
Thank you for your attention.
Anne Mackesey
Sag Harbor
Believe What He Says
Dear Bryan,
It is with great concern that I learned of the resignation of Gregg Schiavoni from the board of education last week. Universally Gregg is known around town as an honest and forthright person. A man of patience, friendly, reasonable and good-natured in every way. He's a smart guy, too, quick to understand processes and procedures and he's a fair minded person. He listens to what you have to say and he doesn't make snap judgments. He's just the type of person you would want on the school board. He knows our town, he knows our values, he knows right from wrong with a kind of basic common sense that makes for good governance.
And the Sag Harbor community is well aware of his credibility and the man he is. He was twice elected to the board, and both times he was the top vote getter by a large margin. In fact, in his first election to the board he received nearly 80 percent of the vote and more votes than anyone who has ever run for the board.
So when he says the board is broken and the ship cannot be righted, I for one, believe what he says. Why would I doubt a man with such integrity? Surely the 1,800 people who last voted for him must also value his opinion. So, it was doubly alarming when the official response from the board leadership was essentially, "Well, Gregg is entitled to his opinion."
I think the BOE would do well to consider that Gregg's opinion counts not just for one man, but also for the reasonable good sense of the people of Sag Harbor.
I voted for Gregg, I believe what he says, and I think it should be a wake up call to all those who care about our school district and the education of our children.
David Diskin
Sag Harbor
Connect the Dots
Dear Editor,
Another Sag Harbor Board of Education member, Mr. Gregg Schiavoni, resigned last week, the second in less than a year. The Sag Harbor Express ("School Board Blasted," 7 March 2013 ) cites Mr. Schiavoni's reasons for resigning: "personal agendas are bleeding into the board's business, topics that should be discussed in public are discussed in closed executive sessions and too many discussions behind closed doors focus on blaming previous employees instead of moving forward." In Mr. Schiavoni's words, …" it is a ship that cannot be righted."
In 2012, BOE trustee Walter Wilcoxen resigned, Superintendent Dr. John Gratto resigned and business manager Janet Verneuille resigned. For those who never attended BOE meetings, Dr. Gratto and Mrs. Verneuille made the district run more efficiently with an eye toward improving academics while cutting wasteful spending.
It doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to connect the dots. Something is wrong in the district if two central administrators and two BOE members suddenly resign. Parents of students in the district and taxpayers should start attending meetings and demand answers. What else is going on in these executive sessions?
Elena Loreto
Remain Informed
Dear Editor,
The recent resignations of the Sag Harbor School District superintendent, district treasurer and two board of education members all in the past 10 months concerns me, as it should any parent of a student in the Sag Harbor School system.
Such upheaval at a time when both the elementary school and the middle/high school are undergoing significant changes in curriculum and without a permanent superintendent does not seem beneficial to our children. The opportunity to be involved at this critical time is there for everyone.
A large public presence at school board of education meetings is crucial to ensuring that transparency exists and that our children's future is on the right track.
The next board of education meeting and budget workshop is on Thursday, March 21,, at 6:45 p.m. at Pierson Library.
For those interested to ask questions, have a voice, be informed, or learn more about your child's education, attend the next board meeting next Thursday. Attend future meetings when you can. Encourage others. We all have our children's interest at heart.
Very Sincerely,
Jocelyn Worrall
Sag Harbor
Beyond Ridiculous
Dear Bryan;
During the years, hurricanes and noreasters have caused water to rise up over the beach and flood the parking lot at Long Beach. Years ago, when too much sand and gravel would accumulate on the parking lot, a large street sweeper would drive back and forth repeatedly on the parking lot dumping its accumulated sand at the far end thereby making it comfortable to walk on. During the past few years, as the tides have risen and our storms have changed, the parking lot has flooded much more frequently — almost routinely. Anyone who has ever walked on Long Beach can see clearly how very high the water comes now.
Super Storm Sandy pushed more sand and stones on to the Long Beach(Foster Memorial) parking lot than ever before, obviously too much for a street sweeper of previous years to handle. Within weeks of the storm backhoes, scoops and bobcats were furiously working to move the sand off the "ocean beach" parking lots. So at the end of November 2012 I spoke to two men in a Southampton Town Recreation Dept. truck as they were sitting eating their lunch and enjoying the view at Long Beach. I asked these men if and when they thought someone could push the sand off the parking lot. I was told "Oh it will be done before the beach opens in the summer don't worry."
HUH! I know Southampton Town is well aware how much the beach is used year round as they send garbage trucks to pick up from the bins on Long Beach almost every week year round. Long Beach is beautiful all year round, and people want to walk the parking lot or ride their bikes or teach their children to ride their bikes there. Did I say all year? Really how simple would it be to just plow the sand back onto the beach! Not that hard! The "ocean beach" parking lots are all cleared off of 3-feet deep sand. Oh, and by the way, I never see people walking the ocean beach parking lots in any season.
Here comes the over-the-top ridiculousness: during the third week of February 2013, Southampton Town employees were seriously pounding posts and putting up portions of snow fence into the sand a little above the mean high tide line. I have never in the 27 years as a resident of Noyac ever seen any snow fence put up there by the town. The SHT employees informed me it was to prevent the wind from blowing sand onto the parking lot. You're kidding! The sand on the parking lot was the same sand that was brought in by Super Storm Sandy, along with some pretty good size rocks. Even some of the cement benches shifted their position from the power of the water. Again I was told "oh don't worry, we will take it down in the spring."
Hmm.. That would mean approximately 25 days! Well by this last Thursday the high water, not the wind, took down much of the fence. Now we get to see broken snow fence draped along Long Beach and seaweed hanging off the rest.
Stop wasting our money and doing make work. Remove the fence, clear the parking lot and let us enjoy Long Beach year round.
The picture included was taken Saturday morning March 9, 2013. No storm. No wind. Just a very high tide
Thank you
Ellen Stahl


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A Rwandan book publisher, Drakkar Ltd, has been recognised for its efforts towards improving reading and writing in primary schools.
The award was handed over in the United States during celebrations to mark the International Literacy Day.
According to Lydie Hakizimana, Managing Director of Drakkar Ltd, the firm was bestowed with the award owing to its competitiveness and hard work.
"It was well received; we got it thanks to our competitiveness. Competitors were supposed to have convincing and innovative ideas and so we did," she told The New Times on Monday.
She noted that her firm's agenda is to develop the reading culture especially in Kinyarwanda, adding that building literacy is critical if the country is to achieve the Vision 2020.
"Reading skills build the foundation for all future learning, and it is proven that people who can read enjoy better health, make more money, and serve their communities more effectively," Hakizimana observed.
She added: "Ultimately, literacy is also the cornerstone of Agaciro. It opens our souls, our minds and our hearts to knowledge to transform our lives, our communities and our country for the best. By participating, we each become leaders working towards Rwanda's progress."
The event attracted a total of 450 applicants but only 32 were selected.
"It was therefore our pleasure to be selected among the minority," she said, thanking Rwanda Education Board for facilitating the firm to take part in the event.
Drakkar Ltd is currently organising a 20-month reading campaign that starts in October this year.
The 'Reading and Writing Capacity in Primary Grades' programme aims at promoting Kinyarwanda language and the culture of reading in general.
However, according to Hakizimana, the country still faces some hurdles towards realising a reading culture.
She lamented that Rwandans generally do not like reading blaming this on parents who consider it insignificant for their children to read at home as well as in school.
Commenting on the award, the head of Curriculum Development at Rwanda Education Board (REB), Dr. Joyce Musabe, noted: "A nation can't develop without its human capital being well-equipped, and reading is one of the ways to achieve it."
The Ministry of Education and REB recently launched the Rwanda Reads Initiative - a four-year programme aimed at reading creating in the country. This one-of-a-kind initiative aims to increase the literacy rate to 100 per cent by the year 2020.
As an all-encompassing educational effort, Rwanda Reads provides new materials for schools, innovative teacher training, mobile libraries, improved reading curriculum, and a school mentorship programme.


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When Andy Byrne was an executive at the last startup he worked for, an electronic legal discovery software maker called Clearwell, he kept running into two big problems on sales calls.
First, it was a pain for reps to enter information about sales calls into the CRM system, so many of them entered incomplete data, or sat down at the end of the day or week and entered a bunch of stuff at once. As a result, their managers didn't know the actual status of their sales calls, and ended up scheduling Sunday night phone calls to catch up with everybody's real status -- defeating the purpose of CRM in the first place.
Second, while some sales reps and managers did pretty well at forecasting sales, it was more of an art than a science. In theory, there should have been plenty of data about past sales calls available to help predict deal progress. In reality, that data wasn't being collected or used properly.
"That's just wrong," Byrne told CITEworld. "It's time-consuming, they're not leveraging mobile, not leveraging big data."
So after Symantec bought Clearwell for $390 million in 2011, Byrne began looking around for his next challenge and thought back to how he could address the pain his salespeople were feeling.
The result is Clari, which emerges from stealth today after about 18 months of development.
Clari is a mobile app that takes data from a salesperson's calendar, email, CRM system, and other data sources, like documents stored in Box, then uses this data to provide useful information before, during, and after sales calls. Then, it provides a simple quiz-like questionnaire for reps to answer so that valuable information about the sales call is captured and sent back to the CRM system. Over time, the app learns more about all the individuals using it, and uses that information to create a "business interest graph," which improves the quality of the information provided to users and managers.
"We're proactively curating and pushing content to the mobile edge," says Byrne, "based on the context of the rep -- who they're meeting with, what relationships they're developing, who the next call on their calendar is with."
Byrne emphasizes that the app is designed to see what users are actually trying to accomplish at any given time based on their actual workflow, and adjusts accordingly. "We designed the mobile experience to map to how salesperson lives their life. If you do that, you get incredible adoption. You also get great data."
This appealing vision is backed up by some complicated technology, and does require a bit of work on the part of both users and administrators. Users must enter passwords for all the systems they want the app to connect to. They can start by just connecting it to the CRM system, but over time Clari will prompt them to connect to other sources like their email, calendar, and LinkedIn profiles.
On the back end, Clari uses "accelerators" to connect back to CRM systems. This can create problems as companies change the data models of their CRM systems -- one vendor who proposed a similar system told me confidentially they later had to abandon it because it was too hard to maintain the proper connections to the back-end systems.
But Byrne believes that managers who employ Clari will use it differently -- instead of forcing it to adapt to an ever-changing (and ever more complex) data model, they will use Clari to drive (and simplify) that data model.
"Look at the opportunity record in Salesforce. For one record, for one customer, there are literally on average 75 to 100 fields that the poor rep has to fill out. We call it field creep: Marketing wants data, customer support wants data. It's gotten out of control," Byrne said. "Clari is becoming their best practices data model. They define milestones and best practices within Clari. So we're simplifying the back end opportunity record and the data model."
This may all sound a little bit like magic, but Byrne says that test customers -- including big names like Cisco, VMware, and Box -- are reducing the amount of CRM administration for their reps by 80%, giving them 20% to 25% more time with their customers.
He also suggests that the predictive analytics will help customers increase sales.
"Think about a rep in the field working on a deal. Our data science says to the rep via one of these accelerators, 'we want to let you know that the meeting you're going into, based on 15 deals that sold the same product at the same price, if you don't do x or y within next 10 days, the probability of closing the deal goes from 70 to 20. Thats where we're really bringing in science to drive art of selling."
Clari is generally available today. The company is using the freemium model that powered companies like Box: The basic app for individual salespeople is free, but to get the analytics, customers will have to buy a team version which costs $50 per user per month.
Clari also revealed that it's taken $6 million in funding from Sequoia Ventures, which backed Byrne's previous startups. That money was used to build the product and engineering team.
Learn more at DEMO Enterprise, which takes place on April 3 in San Francisco. Byrne will also be speaking at the 2014 CITE Conference & Expo in San Francisco -- register here!


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Lambi Fund in the News
May 8, 2014: Marie Marthe Saint Cyr, executive director of The Lambi Fund of Haiti, was our guest on an interview on Radio-Télé Solidarité—not long after she was honored on March 23 by the nonprofit group EMG Health Communications in a concert at Flushing Town Hall. The interview is here.
In Sandy's wake, experts offer solutions to Haiti's food crisis, Talia Ralph, November 14, 2012—"Haiti is in a rough spot. But these three directors are working to get the country back to its roots, literally.…"
Food Security Emergency Looms for Post-Sandy Haiti, By Mehmet Burk, Melting Glacier Analytics, November 19, 2012: "Before Hurricane Sandy made its fateful journey up the east coast of the United States and morphed into a "Super Storm" spanning from Bermuda to Chicago to the Arctic Circle, Sandy ravaged Haiti and Cuba in the Caribbean…."
For Haiti's Agriculture, The Hits Keep Coming, Posted October 24, 2012 by Sarah Leavitt. "It's a common scene in Haiti: Marceline, a small farmer, walks into a bustling market to sell her harvest and the marketplace is riddled with imported goods. Fruits and vegetables are from the Dominican Republic, packaged goods from the U.S. line the rows and large bags of rice stamped with USAID lay on the ground…"
5 Issues to Watch as Haiti Recovers from Isaac, Sept. 12, 2012, Environmental Grafitti: "As Haiti recovers from Isaac with the assistance of the international community, here are five long-term environmental and humanitarian issues to watch…"
Harvesting for Haiti's future April 2, 2012, By Sandhya Kumar, Media Global News: "As a quick fix for hunger, many Haitians resort to biscuits made from dirt, water, and available oil, salt, or butter. Over two years and billions of dollars in aid later, Haiti is still working to find a firm footing in its recovery. A key impediment to sustained progress has been food insecurity for approximately 4.5 million Haitians.…"
Alumni, Faculty Dedicated To Haitian Recovery, by Anita Balakrishnan, Lifestyles editor, DU Clarion, University of Denver Student Newspaper. "Last Wednesday marked the two-year anniversary of the devastating Haiti earthquake, which tugged at the heartstrings of the DU community and the world&hellip" Published: Monday, January 16, 2012
Haiti's Horrendous Teenage Prostitution Problem—With fewer shelters, more girlsmany orphans from the quakehave no choice but to have sex just to scrape by. Lisa Armstrong reports on their brutal reality and the aid groups trying to help. The Daily Beast, June 17, 2011 6:36 PM EDT
Finding the hope in Haiti a year after earthquake, written by: Jeffrey Wolf written by: Anastasiya Bolton. 9news.com, Denver, CO
One year later: Haiti after the earthquake, by William Farrington, 12/28/2010, Carribean LIfe: Interview with Josette Perad.
People Must Be the Agents of Change: The Lambi Fund of Haiti, 11/18/2010, features Beverly Bell's interview with Josette Perad.
20 questions with Marie Saint Cyr (6/2010), head of Lambi's Board of Directors. Cyr believes that lasting change in Haiti has to come from the grassroots—rather than through outside powers that have interfered in Haiti for centuries—and that sustainable agriculture has to be at the center of the country's future. An interview with Marie Saint Cyr by Web Editor/Associate Editor Jeremy Gantz.
6 Months After Earthquake, Haiti Struggles to Rebuild, July 8, 2010, by Caroline Preston and Nicole Wallace: U.S. relief organizations have received $1.3-billion, but critics say some charities hamper aid efforts.
Protect Rural Refugees, Too, By Leonie Hermantin, June 1, 2010, Miami Herald.
Haitian women play a central role in Haitian agriculture/Support Haiti peasant-led projects, Support the Lambi Fund, by Ezili Danto, May 25, 2010, Haiti Rewired.
Five Questions Monsanto Needs to Answer about its Seed Donation to Haiti, by Jordan Namerow, The Jew and the Carrot, May 18th, 2010. "Some tough questions need to be asked and answered before well know whether or not Monsantos donation will help or hurt long-term efforts to rebuild food sufficiency and sovereignty in Haiti."
PBS Newshour, Air Date: May 13, 2010. Haiti's Non-Governmental Organizations Fill in for Shattered Government — In the first of two reports from Haiti, Dave Iverson of KQED in San Francisco describes Haiti's struggle to rebuild after the earthquake and the crucial role of non-government organizations in the relief effort.
From Disaster to Solidarity: Best Practices In Meeting the Needs of Haiti's Earthquake Survivors, April 2010, by Beverly Bell in Other Worlds.
HAITI: Women demand role in reconstruction , April 2010.
Marie St. Cry interview on WBAI-FM Pacifica (NYC), 3/24/2010 interview begins at time stamp 23:11.
Video interview with Marie St. Cyr on Grit TV, 3/30/2010, begins at time stamp 9:30.
A bottom-up transformation, 3/17/2010, By Leonie Hermantin, Miami Herald.
Leonie Hermantin interview, 3/10/2010, with the nationally syndicated Pacifica Radio program "Free Speech Radio News."
Feeding Dependency, Starving Democracy&hellip Still, March 2nd, 2010, By Nikhil Aziz.
Lambi Fund Executive Director recognized as a vital link in aftermath of Haiti quake, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.
'Kembe Fen' — Stand Firm in Solidarity with Haiti, January 25, 2010 posted by Linda Basch.
Ghetto Biennale: Recycling and imagination inspire the art of a Haiti slum
The Latest Maxwell News mentions Lambi Fund.
Minding the Resource Gap II: Value-Added Grantmaking at Work , By Betsy Brill, EGA Journal, Fall 2009
The Lambi Fund of Haiti Expands Outreach to NYC
Analysis: Haitian Women: Pillars of the Economy, and of Resistance, by Masum Momaya, 9/10/2009. Faced with enormous debt, poverty, political instability and ongoing violence, Haiti is struggling on multiple fronts. Women, though, are continuing the legacy of resistance and reform that has characterized the country since its founding more than 200 years ago.
Deputy Director Receives 2009 Community Service Award from the Haitian Diaspora Unity Congress, August 8, 2009.
A Worthwhile Cause, PerezHilton.com, February, 2009
How Haiti Hopes To Break The Cycle Of Disaster: Restoring Its Lost Forests, The Guardian UK, November 2008
Groups Overcome Challenges To Help Haiti's Storm Victims, Miami Herald, September 2008.
A Day In The Life of Leonie Hermantin, HangProud, September 2008.
A Day In The Life of Karen Ashmore, HangProud, August 2008.
Sustainable Plantain Production In Haiti Is An Important Step Towards Food Security, MediaGlobal, 28 July 2008.
A Million Trees for Haiti: Global South Partners Address Climate Change, EGA Journal 2008.
Rocky Mountain Conference, United Church of Christ news, October 2007 — Haitian Organization Led by RMCUCC Member.
Charity Navigator, July 7, 2007 — Lambi Fund Receives 4-star Rating (highest).
New York Times, June 10, 2007 — Eat Locally, Act Globally.
Daily Camera, Boulder, CO, June 2007 — Nonprofit Spotlight: Lambi Fund of Haiti.
Haitian Times, June 14, 2007 — Nurturing a Long-Term Commitment to Haiti.
Broomfield Enterprise, May 9, 2007 — Local Activist, Nobel Winner Work To Reforest Haiti.
EGA News — a magazine published by Environmental Grantmakers Association, Winter/Spring 2006.
WOMEN'S eNEWS—names Josette Perard Leader for the 21st Century, January 2006.
ERITAJ CHRONICLE-A newsletter for the friends and supporters of Haiti, October 2005.
RESULTS — An eNewsletter Published by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), October 2005.


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A loner is a person who avoids or does not actively seek human interaction. There are many reasons for solitude, intentional or otherwise. Intentional reasons include spiritual, mystic and religious considerations[1][2] or personal philosophies. Unintentional reasons involve being introverted, highly sensitive, extremely shy, or having various mental disorders.
The modern term "loner" can be used with a negative connotation[3] in the belief that human beings are social creatures and those that do not participate are deviant.[4][5] Being a loner is sometimes depicted culturally as a positive personality trait, as indicative of being independent and responsible.[6]
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There are different types of loner, including individuals that prefer solitude and are content to have very limited social interaction. The second type includes individuals that are forced to be isolated because they are rejected by society. This individual typically experiences loneliness. Another type is an individual that is social, likes to be social, and has lots of social interactions but prefers solitude without feeling lonely. The first type often does not feel lonely even when they are alone, at least, not in the same way as would a social person who found themselves isolated.[7] However, these are very broad generalizations and it is not uncommon for loners to experience both of these dimensions at some point.
Possible causes[edit]
People may isolate themselves out of self-hatred, misanthropy, personal physical safety or self-consciousness. They feel social alienation even though their isolation is self-imposed.[8]
People will also tend to isolate themselves when they are unable to connect, either emotionally or intellectually, with those around them. Causes of isolation are many and various, but not all of them are caused by a mental disorder.
Possible characteristics[edit]
While expressing a desire to be alone, loners may not reject human contact entirely. An example would be the person who shuns any social interaction with work colleagues beyond what is necessary for fulfilling his or her job description (mainly for practical reasons and to avoid further complicating one's professional relationships) but who is highly charismatic during parties or social gatherings with people outside work or school, or vice versa.[9]
Somebody who can be a loner would also fit the criteria for introversion. This may be due to both innate personality traits as well as life experiences.[10] Loners often attend movies and other public events alone, exhibiting their strength and inward focus on enjoying life without needing others.
See also[edit]
- ^ Platt, Paul (2005-07-26). "Neighbours describe bomb suspect as devout loner". The Times. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ http://www.forewordmagazine.net/reviews/viewreviews.aspx?reviewID=3975
- ^ http://spectator.org/archives/2009/05/14/a-defense-of-quiet-loners
- ^ http://baywood.metapress.com/index/JNQKAMHTF63FQ8PX. pdf
- ^ http://mothershandbook.net/2009/01/26/youre-not-alone-youre-just-a-loner/[dead link]
- ^ Enriching The Sociological Imagination, p 124 Rhonda F. Levine - 2004
- ^ http://www.nysun.com/new-york/loners-vs-loneliness/52703/
- ^ Pulkkinen, Lea (September 1990). "Adult life-styles and their precursors in the social behavior of children and adolescents". European Journal of Personality 4 (3): 237–251. doi:10.1002/per.2410040305.
- ^ Hojat, Mohammadreza (May 1983). "Comparison of transitory and chronic loners on selected personality variables". British Journal of Psychology 74 (2): 199–203. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8295.1983.tb01855.x.
- ^ Svoboda, Elizabeth (March–April 2007). "Field Guide to the Loner: The Real Insiders". Psychology Today Magazine.


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The level of service at this bank exceeds my expectations. David, in particular is courteous, friendly, professional and always goes the extra step in assuring that my banking needs are addressed.
TD bank is the BEST! The employees are caring, knowledgeable, and ALWAYS go out of there way to help! I recommend TD bank to all my family and friends, which is something I had never even thought to do before starting to bank with them! They set the bar high for all other banks!
I worked at a restaurant and know how bad reviews can hurt a company. Typically only people who want to put up bad reviews will go out of their way to do so. So while i'm looking up my routing number for this branch i would like to mention i have had no problems with this place. In-fact i just remembered, while i was writing this review: one time the coin machine broke for 5 minutes so the manager gave me and 3-4 other customers in line a check for $10 (or something around there) to compensate for my time. I feel like the people here are great have been pleasant to me every time, and deserve the 5 stars i'm giving them.
I love my bank! I don't know why so many people on this site have made complaints. I bet they'd be grumpy anywhere. My bank made the effort to get to know me personally. I feel like they are always looking out for my best interst. They solve my problems when they arise, sometimes before i myself even realized there was a problem! I travel between states frequently, so td bank being everywhere i go is super convenient.
Plus having the 24 hour customer service line has been a godsend on occassions when i was stuck and needed immediate assistance. Other banks don't have this! Other banks have left me feeling stranded! Td bank also has longer hours than anywhere else i have banked. Plus they have on the spot replacement debit cards which was great when the target stores got hacked and everyone had to replace their cards.
Some of my friends at other banks had to pay for new cards and wait two weeks before the cards showed up!! Td bank makes me feel valued and as though i am part of a community, even when i am several states away from home. Whenever i have had fees they explained how it happened and how to avoid it in the future. They always look for a solution. That's mostly why i love my bank, td bank always has my back.
This is not a review of the bank's policies and procedures - that's not within the purview of the branch personnel. But i'd love to send a compliment to the folks at this branch. From the manager, to the assistant manager, to tellers et al. , every time i have walked into this branch i have been greeted warmly and assisted efficiently. It really is a pleasure to bank here.
last month i was told by a teller that i was paying to much for the monthly fees whatever 14 dollars because i hardly use this account so she said she would change it to a lower monthly plan ok i said very nice thanks the only problem is they never changed it and also they charged me more 2 dollars more for paper fees wow this bank just steals from customers at will f!!!!!! crazy atleast my other bank explains everything to you in detail so you are not caught with your pants down they should wake up and all the customers should change banks this bank s!!!!!!!
This is the worst bank to deal with and the italian girl manager is the worst person to deal with i think she is on a power trip they charge all kinds of fees for nothing they freeze cheques but take there fees from the frozen funds anyway the employees don't even know that the funds get frozen for 7 days or 5 days this bank has to wake up and treat customers the proper way and get rid of that women manager she does not know anything to much you know what so change bank and go somewhere where they know what they are talking about
I had a problem about a year ago and Dee went above and beyond to help me. She took care of everything and i would recommend her for any type of banking needs that you have.
Tom Buck
I have been with Bank of America for over 10 years. I had 4 separate accounts. The customer service for Bank of America got worse and worse, and then I had some other issues with them. I often wondered about TD Bank, but didn't want to go through the hassle of changing. Since Bank of America made me angry again, I decided it was time to switch. I switched 3 of my savings accounts to TD, and I could not believe how easy it was. I opened a checking account, and the online bill pay was quick and easy. I should have done this ages ago. Everyone was so nice and helpful. I told them, my pet was waiting for me in the car, and they said "Bring him in" What wonderful people, and real. You get a real person when you call. If you want a bank that goes the extra mile, go to TD Bank
The representatives worked very hard to assist me in completing a difficult transfer. They were wonderful, and took the time to follow through until solved. They where professional, courtious and very efficient.
Rosemary L.
I have no complaints about TD bank, it is an excellent bank. Never had a problem with fees or od's. And I always get the first $100 of any check deposited on the spot.
Yes I have to have a minimum daily balance of $100 which is kind of difficult for me with no employment. But with a friend lending me the 100 it beats banks like Chase, Bank of America or Citibank which are real bad bad banks that act like piranhas on their unsuspecting customers. And hire 99 of its phone cust. service overseas, while we fill the unemployment line in America. Shame on YOU Chase, BOA, Citibank.
And if you happen to have an account with any of the above three banks, why don't you switch to TD bank.
I have been a member for over 20 years including when it was commerce bank. Since it has been td bank i have had many bad experiences but this is the worst. On november 1, 2012 at 6:30 pm i walked in and i waited to see a customer representative to see about closing my account due to a maintenance fee. Stephanie greeted me and asked if she could help me. While talking i had asked her some questions about a student account to see if i could get free checking. When she asked me my age she informed me that i did not qualify, as you had to be younger. Therefore, i asked her to close my account and distribute to me the 250. 28 that i had left in my account. She did all the proper procedures rather coldly without smiling or responding very friendly to me when i tried to spark up a small conversation, however, she did her job and exited to retrieve my cash. When she returned i briefly looked inside the envelope, however, i did not count the amount correctly. When i left the building i went to wells fargo, which is right next-door and began to count my money that she gave to me and i noticed that i was $80. 00 short. I immediately returned to td bank and asked stephanie if i had dropped any money because i was missing some cash. She became very rude and told me no and that she cannot tell me what i did with my money after i leave the bank and that she is not responsible for it. She also angrily said to me that she watched me count it in front of her. I was rather nervous due to the economy today and hoping that some how she could help me so i nicely explained to her that i know and i realize that but i must have not counted it properly because i'm missing money and i only have 170. 00. She then stormed off to the teller counter and disappeared from my sight. I had to ask the teller where she went and he told me she was counting the drawer. She then came back and gave me the 80 dollars and said sorry but never apologized how rude and angry she acted. I closed my account and will never return.
TD Bank fraud department called me one day. They had caught a fraud in progress before it got too far. I met up with Kathy at the Bensalem Pa branch. Kathy was on the computer getting to the bottom of this. The theifs managed to get off with a mere $135, before the bank caught it. Kathy made sure the card was shut off so they could not use it again. She did her job so well, that she managed to stay in touch with me and get this resolved in a week. All lost money was replaced. I could not be happier to be a customer with TD Bank. I would recommend this Branch as well as this Bank to everyone. Thanks again to the Fraud Department for their quick response and to Kathy for staying ontop of everything.
I love going there! The guys i know really well, gary, garfield, layla, shelby, and robert etc. They really know my name and if i need to check my status, they are always there to help and they know i would come to take some money out and while i'm wating, they ask how i'm doing, etc.
TD baught Carolina First and ever since it has been nothing but great things. CF was a horriable old school bank who could care less about their customers. Yes TD charges some fees, but so does EVERY OTHER bank out there and more are starting to again. I have yet to be charged because I can keep more than $100 in my account. I couldn't be happier!
I love this bank. The hours are awesome and the people are friendly.
I had to leave them when I moved out of state and glad I am back in a state that has them.
Regarding people's complaints on fees: Come on, if you can't keep $100.00 in your account or overdraft that is not the banks fault you can't balance your checkbook or spend above your means.
I work both when it was commerce and now td. Ive been with the company for four years now and you know what everyone complains so much about td bank and when things don't go the customer way the tellers or customers service get ripped a new butthole and it so annoying ! I'm glad that td bank doesn't kiss every customers butt and don't refund fees! Ive had my own checking account since I turned 18 and I don't over draw my account like some of these older people complaining about getting a $35 fee how bout this as a hint balance your checkbooks! Or maybe we are the only bank in the world that also makes checks available the next day considering there is so much frauding going around and what about our gift cards we charge a fee when its not in use after six months how about those American express gift cards which are all fee galores just because td is now a little more strict then commerce get over yourselves! Be happy we only ask for your driver license when we cash checks to protect you guys!!! Customers each day yell and scream when they don't get there way grow up td is actually so security safe because a Loy of people fail to relieze there is so much frauding going around it isn't even funny!! And btw if u use your debit card and you have no money and it gets approved aka debit card advance it's an actual law by the united states that all banks have to follow!
The best part is we have customers who use racial slurs and threaten us and td let's us close there accounts and send them a check with no questions ask when commerce would suck up so I feel safer with td because nobody needs that kind of bullish*t


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Hold line on high price of education

Hold line on high price of education
It seems like such a rarity these days, so any news that holds the line on rising college tuition feels like a ray of hope for anyone who's college-bound, or has a kid who is. Even if that news applies to Washington state's public universities — not Hawaii's — there's still enough of a solid Pacific link, right? Login for more...


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If it's a good supermarket baguette, I guess I'm not back in California. Bad supermarket bread is one of my favorite pet peeves, and I've been writing and blogging about it for years on FB.com. As an American born in the later stages of the Baby Boom, I grew up with Wonder Bread, Swanson's TV dinners, and all that goes with along with that. But even the French are suffering, with a growing number of neighborhood bakeries throwing in the towel and buying frozen baguettes from the large industrial supermarket suppliers, and baking it locally. The little dimple pattern on the bottom of the loaf is a sign of frozen dough — and a really awful loaf of bread.
But not in Holland! The baguette below is from the C1000 supermarket chain (this one was from Delft), and it's really darn good. I think it is on par with the expensive micro-bakery baguette you can find in California, and it doesn't even compare with supermarket bread. Apples and oranges. The dough was never frozen and it was baked on site. Amazing.
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DJ AM 36, Adam Goldstein Found Dead; Possible Drug Overdose
DJ AM Last Words on Twitter: New York, New York. Big city of dreams, but everything in New York ain't always what it seems.
Rest In Peace. DJ Am (36) one of the most sought after DJs, and ex-boyfriend of Nicole Richie was found dead shirtless in his Manhattan apartment at 5:20 pm. After responding to a call from roommate, cops had to breakdown the door to enter, only to find DJ AM listless with a crack pipe and prescription drugs nearby.
This is such a tragic way to die considering he and close friend, Travis Barker, just survived a plane crash last year. It's no secret that DJ Am had been battling addiction over the years, but it's just sad to see him leave like this. I bet the painkillers were a result of the plane crash and it just enabled the addiction. So Sad!
Many celebrities took to twitter to express their deepest regrets:
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My deepest condolences for DJ AM, you were a great artist and will be severely missed. My thoughts and Prayers to his family and friends. – Shanna Moakler
I can't believe this I'm in shock. why? why? r.i.p. adam. – Lindsay Lohan
In complete shock. I really want to use words right now but I can't get em. F***. – John Mayer
DJ AM Thoughts and Strength goes out to friends and family…. Such a hard year. – Solange Knowles
Love to my boy AM. – Ashton Kutcher
RIP MY MAN DJ AM I CANT BELIEVE THIS. – Jermain Dupri
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Former Atlanta housewife Deshawn Snow revealed in a recent interview with OK! magazine some new projects she currently has in works since appearing on the popular reality show, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta". Deshawn talks about getting her very own reality show, a children's book, a cartoon series and her support of her fellow housewife Nene Leakes.
On Her Own Reality Show
"It's kind of like Top Model meets Charm School," DeShawn tells OK!. "We really want to give them a chance and the people we are looking for are people who have been given up on or they have given up on themselves, they had children at a young age or they were on drugs, whatever, because you can really turn your life around."
On Being "Too Nice" For Reality TV
"Not everybody has as big a personality as NeNe (Leakes)," DeShawn tells OK!. "I thought I provided the balance. Not everybody's up here and not everybody's down here. I thought it was a good mix but I understand you need drama."
On Supporting Her Fellow Housewives
"(My kids and I) were at Barnes and Noble for summer reading stuff and I saw (NeNe's) book," she says. "I was excited for her because I want to support her and they say 'Mom, why are you buying her book?' Because they remember her face. I said, 'well why not? I want to support her. One day Mommy's books will be here too."
I was actually disappointed to see her go. I would agree with Deshawn when she said she brought balance to the show. We love drama! But it's good when someone helps to balance out the equation! All drama is not good all the time.Read More
LeToya Luckett Album Release Party
Last night in NYC, LeToya Luckett celebrated along with some celeb friends the release of her sophomore album Lady Love at club Cain. Two artists I was surprised to see there, Tank and Olivia! Where have they been?!
[The beautiful Latoya Luckett]
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Fantasia & Kandi Stripper Lessons – Video
This probably not safe for work, but it's really funny. The crazy things celebs do when they don't think anyone else is watching. I tried to post this video yesterday of Kandi and Fantasia, but it was jacked from Youtube so fast. Thanks to World Star Hip Hop all is not lost. Yes, Hoodtube saved the day.Read More
Old School Friday: I Bet You Didn't Know I Liked…
It was hard for me to choose a song because I like a little of everything, therefore, no one would be surprised. I have showcased every genre possible, so what could I possible pick… hmmmm…Then it hit me, I bet you didn't know that I love movie soundtracks. One of my favorite soundtracks is from the movie O! Brother Where Are Thou. It must be the Southern girl in me, but something about this movie reminds me of Sunday mornings at my grandma's house in Mississippi before we had all these gospel stations. For your listening pleasure, I give you some delta folk.
[Down to the River to Pray]
[Constant Sorrow]
[Devil's Lullaby: Go to Sleep Little Baby]
- AJ – BklynQueen'86 – Bria – CC Groovy – Chocl8t – Cooper – Shawn – Danielle Vyas – Dee – DP – Fresh and Fab – Hagar's Daughters – Invisible Woman – John – Keith – Kevin – Kim – LaKeisha – LaShonda – Lil Creole Pimp – Lisa C – Mahogany – Malcolm – Marcus – Martin – MarvalusOne – Mike – Mrs. Grapevine – MsLadyDeborah – Pjazzypar – Pop Art Diva – Quick – Regina – Revvy Rev – Shae-Shae – Sharon – SJP – Staci – Tami – Tha Connoisseur – Thembi – Vérité Parlant – Villager – Vivrant Thang – Wheneva Whateva – Zenobia -
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It's almost a given that the White House is the most secure place in the nation — possibly in the world. So when a North Korean terrorist plot can be executed with frightening precision — circumventing the seemingly impenetrable defenses surrounding the U.S. president and everyone around him — it boggles the mind.
That's the premise of "Olympus Has Fallen," the well-crafted political thriller from Antoine Fuqua, who has helmed actioners and thrillers such as "Replacement Killers," "Shooter" and "Training Day."
This film's title comes from the fictional Secret Service code ("Olympus") for the White House, which is being led by a very President Kennedy-esque Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart). But the true lead actor in this constantly gripping tale is Gerard Butler as Mike Banning, once the top presidential protecter for the Asher family, until a tragic event led him to be transferred to a pedestrian Secret Service job in the Treasury Department.
Fuqua and his writing team of Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt gave us a nice twist — a smart cinematic gift, really — as that forementioned "tragic event" (which I will not spoil by revealing) becomes a clever plot surprise. It's always good when something you KNOW is about to happen in a movie doesn't occur the way you think it will.
Of course, the thrust of "Olympus Has Fallen" centers on the actual kidnapping of the president and his top advisers, including the vice president and the secretary of defense. Though filmed over a year ago, "Olympus Has Fallen" benefits from recent international tensions, since the attack on the White House is masterminded by a group of North Korean terrorists.
As the very convincing assault on the heart of Washington, D.C., and the White House itself occurs, Banning finds himself again thrust into the central action and quickly becomes the sole hope of saving the president and preventing a potential nuclear disaster that would end American life as we know it.
While the storyline and dialogue are frequently predictable, "Olympus Has Fallen" succeeds largely due to Butler's believablity as a Secret Service agent. Banning has the physical skills and mental cunning that allows him to become a virtual one-man army against a phalanx of single-minded killers out to destroy America by cutting off its symbolic "head": the president himself.
The special effects and attention to detail in "Olympus Has Fallen" are superb. It truly looks like the destruction depicted onscreen has actually occurred. Considering that most of this mayhem was created by CGI and filmed on extensive special sets constructed in Louisiana, the impact is even more impressive.
Beyond the fast pacing and effective explosions and bombing sequences, Fuqua is aided by an excellent cast of veteran actors who lend a tone of gravitas and provide a solid foundation for the over-all story.
Along with Eckhart and Butler — in one of his best performances in years — there's the always reliable Morgan Freeman, who takes a bit of a demotion from his previous roles as God and a U.S. president to portray the Speaker of the House. In addition, Angela Bassett is equally convincing as the head of the Secret Service, and Oscar winner Melissa Leo excels as the tough-as-nails secretary of defense, who endures very rough treatment by her North Korean captors.
While the head terrorist role could easily have degenerated into a one-dimensional cartoonvillain, Rick Yune is terrific as the chillingly charming — yet completely lethal — Yang, the mastermind of the entire plot.
While "Olympus Has Fallen" breaks no major new ground in the political thriller genre, Fuqua has directed a sharp, very taut adventure that keeps you engrossed from start to finish. It delivers some excellent visuals and a few surprising twists that add beautifully to the suspense.
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Toshiba Satellite L645D-S4037
SpecificationsNotebook: Toshiba Satellite L645D-S4037 (Satellite L645 Series)
Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 P820
Graphics Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4225
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2.1kg
Price: 600 euro
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the Toshiba Satellite L645D-S4037
Source: Comp Reviews
Toshiba's Satellite L645D-S4037 offers some surprising performance thanks to the triple core AMD Phenom processor that is great for anyone that multitasks heavily or happens to like to work with video. The laptop also features a larger than average hard drive for those that need to store lots of files. The downside is that the laptop has one of the shorter running times for its price and it does not feature an HDMI connector for use with an external monitor or HDTV.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/15/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Computer Shopper
Toshiba's $699 Satellite L645D-S4037 is powered by a triple-core AMD processor, but it otherwise brings few surprises to the company's long-running Satellite mainstream-laptop line. An unexceptional midrange notebook, the model has a triple-core processor that struggles to keep up with dual-core competitors, and its battery life will keep you tethered to a power socket.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 64%
ATI Radeon HD 4225: Onboard graphics card (in the RS880M chipset) that is able to decode HD videos (thanks to the UVD2). Technically a slower clocked HD 4250.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
P820: Mobile 3-core CPU based on the desktop Athlon II X3. Due to the missing level 3 cache and the slow clock speed not really well suited for gamers.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.0": 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.1 kg: These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 13 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Toshiba: Toshiba Corporation is a multinational conglomerate manufacturing company, headquartered in Japan. The company's main business is in Infrastructure, Consumer Products, and Electronic devices and components. Toshiba-made Semiconductors are among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. Toshiba is one of the biggest international notebook-manufacturer. There exist many reviews for Toshiba models.
72%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.