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I get it. You don't like Microsoft's aggressive push to get you to upgrade to Windows 10. The company's tactics are questionable, but that doesn't change the fact that Windows 10 is a great operating system.

Unless you are so disappointed in Microsoft's upgrade push that you can't bear to follow through, you really should upgrade. In fact, you should upgrade soon, because time is running out to move to Windows 10 for free.

Microsoft said the free upgrade would only be available for the first year. Windows 10 debuted on July 29, 2015, which means there are only three months left to upgrade. Microsoft may change its mind and decide to offer a free upgrade indefinitely, but at this writing, the offer was still set to expire at the end of June.

Here are a few reasons to upgrade.

No dual UIs

Windows 8 was a terrible kludge of an operating system that tried to marry two different user interfaces together. The desktop itself was very good. But once you slap on the Start screen and full-screen Windows Store apps the OS loses its appeal.

Windows 10, on the other hand, lacks the Windows 8 Start screen. It brings back the Start menu, and modern UI apps can display in windowed mode--making them far more integrated with the entire operating system.

Other bad interface decisions are also out when switching from Windows 8 to Windows 10. The Charms bar that pops out of the right side of the screen in Windows 8, for example, does not rear its ugly head in Windows 10.

Cortana

I've sung the praises of Cortana before, but it is such a useful feature. When you turn on Cortana's voice-activated features it becomes a handy way to create reminders, send text messages (with a compatible smartphone), get news and weather updates, and send quick emails.

It does mean that some of your information will be stored on Microsoft's servers, but you do have the ability to control that information by going to Cortana > Notebook > Settings > Manage what Cortana knows about me in the cloud.

Windows Store Apps

As I mentioned earlier, Windows Store apps can now be displayed in windowed mode instead of full screen. That means you can use them the same way you would a regular desktop program. This is handy since Microsoft offers a number of useful Windows Store apps you may want to use such as a free, bare-bones PDF reader, the email and calendar apps, and Groove Music.

Windows 7 users won't be amazed by Windows Store apps in windowed mode since they never experienced full-screen apps, to begin with. Live tiles, however, are another helpful new addition.

The new Start menu in Windows 10 features Live Tiles: the ability to display information contained within an application. A Windows Store weather app, for example, can display local forecasts, or a stock app can show how certain companies are doing on Wall Street. The trick with Live Tiles is to pick apps that will display information truly useful to you.

Multiple Desktops

Multiple desktops is a feature that has long been standard in other operating systems including Linux and OS X. Now it's finally in Microsoft's OS with Windows 10. Truth be told there was a way to activate multiple desktops in older versions of Windows, but it doesn't have nearly the polish that the version of Windows 10 does.

With multiple desktops, you can group programs together into different work areas for better organization. Check out our earlier look at multiple desktops in Windows 10 for more information.

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Upgrading to Windows 10 is easy enough, and for the first 30 days downgrading back to your previous operating system is too. If you try out Windows 10 for a while and decide it's not for you reversing course is very easy. All you have to do is go to Start > Settings > Update & security > Recovery. There you should see an option that says "Go back to Windows 7" or "Go back to Windows 8.1".

Keep in mind this feature only works if you went through the upgrade process and not a clean install, and it only works for the first 30 days. After that, anyone looking to downgrade will have to use system discs and go through a traditional reinstall process that wipes out your system and personal files.

These are just five reasons to move to Windows 10, but there are others. The Action Center notifications system in Windows 10 is a fantastic way for programs to deliver information. The built-in Edge browser is promising, and features like Wi-Fi Sense can be very handy.

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It will be 50 years this summer since Keith Miller last played in a Test match in Australia, so time might easily have dulled his fame. Instead, so many tributes to him have been published and broadcast since he died on Monday at the age of 84 that it may be said that, apart from Sir Donald Bradman, no Australian cricketer in memory has been so honoured in death. Unlike Bradman, Miller does not stand supreme in the record books, although he can certainly be counted among the finest all-rounders the game has known. In Tests, he averaged 36.97 with the bat and took 170 wickets at a strike rate of 61.6 balls per wicket, almost as good as Ray Linwall's strike rate of 59.8. Nevertheless, it was not so much what Miller did on the cricket field, but how he did it, that made him, in his day, the game's star attraction.
If he had appeared on the scene half a century later, Miller would have earned millions. His brilliance as a player - big hitting and explosive bowling - combined with his film-star looks and personal style would surely have made him the hottest commercial property in Australian sport. In fact, Miller earned next to nothing from his fame and was never a wealthy man. A hair cream company did use him to advertise its product in Australia and Britain in the 1950s, but Miller was paid a mere £600 for the promotion. Yet, unlike a few of his contemporaries, he did not in later years begrudge modern players their huge incomes. He was too big-spirited for that.
The English sportswriter Ian Wooldridge once said of Miller: "Like all great men, his generosity to the nervous, the less gifted and those who had fallen in hard times was limitless." Young and inexperienced cricket writers who joined him on the Test match circuit during his broadcasting days experienced the same generosity. Miller never lorded it over them. He suffered fools gladly.
One of Miller's most appealing features as a cricketer was that he did not take cricket too seriously. The games records, including his own, apparently meant little to him. Indeed, he seemed to take more pleasure in the fact he invented Australian cricket's best-known hoodoo - the belief that 87 is an unlucky number - than in any of his accomplishments with bat or ball.
Miller in his heyday may have seemed a heroic figure to cricket followers, but he did not deal in heroics. Alan Davidson, whose Test career overlapped Miller's, tells a story about him which illustrates this. Australia was in desperate trouble on a spinner's pitch in a Test at Manchester in 1956 - 375 runs behind on the first innings - but in the dressing room the captain, Ian Johnson, was trying to rally his players. "We can fight our way back," he said. "We need guts and determination. We can still save the match." Miller, sitting in a corner of the room, lifted his head from a racing guide and said: "Bet you six to four we can't." He was right: Australia went on to lose the Test by an innings.
Women will wear purple - but not yet
The decision by the General Synod of the Anglican Church in Australia to again reject a bill to allow women to become bishops is not the end of the story. Indeed, if the history of the campaign for the ordination of women provides any guide, the setback was merely a postponement of the inevitable. The issue of women priests had been debated in the church for many years before the General Synod in 1992 finally reversed its previous objections.
Then, as now, the resistance to change was led by the conservative Sydney diocese. Reinforcing the sense of deja vu is the fact that there is now talk in the Perth and Canberra-Goulburn dioceses of taking some sort of pre-emptive, unilateral action towards appointing women bishops - which is what happened before the 1992 General Synod decision on women priests.
While the proposal for women bishops narrowly failed to gain the necessary two-thirds majority in two of the synod's three houses - those of clergy and laity (interestingly, the house of bishops was strongly in favour) - it is clear the cause has the support of a substantial majority of Australian Anglicans. Overall, 61 per cent of the synod delegates voted for it. This is hardly surprising.
The sincerity of those opposed to the change is not in doubt, but it seems downright perverse - at a time when church congregations are dwindling and ageing - to deny half the Anglican population any prospect of reaching the senior rank of the church hierarchy because of their gender. The Archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen, insists (and some Anglican women agree) that this has nothing to do with misogyny and everything to do with the scriptures, but to many in the church community it is an affront to fairness and common sense.
True, the long-established churches are by their nature conservative, a source of enduring values in a rapidly changing world. But there is a huge difference between resisting the allure of passing fashion, and refusing to adapt to the necessary evolution of a society's norms and attitudes to social justice. There is no virtue in irrelevance. As for the argument that the consecration of women bishops would be divisive in the church, this sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy. Either that or a claim that the Anglican status quo should never be disturbed while a determined minority opposes it.

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Studio Ghibli has announced the release date for Miyazaki Hayao's highly acclaimed animated film Spirited Away ( Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi ) to be on July 16th 2014.
Also announced are the blu-rays for Miyazaki's latest film The Wind Rises ( Kaze Tachinu ) and The Castle of Cagliostro (Lupin), on June 18th 2014 and August 6th 2014 respectively. Check out the cover art for the films below :
Also going on sale on June 18th 2014 is the Hayao Miyazaki Collection Blu-ray Boxset, which includes 11 of his films, namely
– Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
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– Spirited Away (2001)
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If events as of late have taught us anything, it's that there is a polarization of gamer culture. On one side, we have normal everyday people, but on the other we have people who use gaming as a medium to exploit, bully and harass others, most often because of gender or race. Last night, Gamers Against Bigotry was hacked. The non-profit had garnered 1500 signatures from people pledging not to use "identity-based slurs in online gaming." All pledges were lost and the signature pages were replaced with grotesque NSFW images. There is no way to get the pledges back, so GAB launched an Indiegogo campaign to earn $700 to become an incorporated non-profit, advertise the cause and pay a developer to tighten up security.
This isn't the first attempt to hack the site. Since the non-profit launched last month, hundreds of attempted attacks have been made on the organization's website. What's bothersome is the nature of the attacks versus the message. This is what people are pledging when they sign their name to Gamers Against Bigotry's petition:
"As a gamer, I realize I contribute to an incredibly diverse social network of gamers around the world, and that my actions have the ability to impact others. In effort to make a positive impact, and to create a community that is welcoming to all, I pledge to not use bigoted language while gaming, online and otherwise.
Bigoted language includes, but is not limited to, slurs based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability."
It is upsetting how aggressive the attacks are against a campaign designed to change this exact thinking. It's is GAB's goal to work with developers to establish concrete ways to deal with bigotry in gaming beyond the current and relatively dysfunctional muting/blocking/reporting systems. They want to develop tools that identify trolls and revoke communication privileges.
Beyond this, Gamers Against Bigotry has taken a vocal stance against using the word "rape" in a casual context within gaming. In a blog post, GAB founder Sam Killermann made a case for this based on an article that appeared in Escapist Magazine. A male rape survivor wrote the article to dissect the fallacies of people resolving rape in video games down to a feminist issue. He says, "I, as a rape victim, identified with a lot of the parties feeling upset about these topics, and I think there's been a disconnect. See, this isn't about feminists being offended, this is about how the ill-use of sensitive topics can hurt people."
It's a powerful and visceral read, one GAB brought to the forefront because it shows the total lack of understanding within gaming culture. In Killermann's blog post, he wonders about the difference between violence and rape in video games and asks his friend Alex Duffy to comment further. Duffy says, "The difference between rape and murder is that there is no murder culture. By that, I mean our society has fully accepted murder as absolutely horrible crime. It's (almost always) fully investigated and afterwards there are pretty much no questions like 'Were they asking for it?' 'What were they wearing?' 'Did they ACTUALLY not want to die?' It's always taken seriously. There is rarely victim blaming or objectification. Rape is a different story."
Rape culture is but one problem in gaming, but it's a good place to start. After Toronto Standard posted an article about a Torontonian tweeter who spoke up against a misogynist video game creator, she began receiving death and rape threats almost immediately. These threats continued in an effort to silence her, just as the hacking of GAB's website is an effort to silence them.
What the hackers and haters fail to realize is that these attempts at silencing only fuel the mission to stop it. However, we need legal intervention, large-scale social support and increased consequence such as total communication banning to prevent these efforts from being for naught.
Sheena Lyonnais is Toronto Standard's Tech and Business Editor. You can follow her on Twitter at @SheenaLyonnais.
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Good ride Mike. Nice getting out today. Back to work for me now. Back to reality.
Excellent! we got a warm spell too … didn't last long but it sure was nice.
Looks nice Mike.
I had the same experience today! Fastest winter commute so far. Went from slow bulky xtracycle to Cross Check with slick 28's on dry pavement. It felt fun to fly!
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I stumbled across this article while searching for something else, but I think it hit the nail on a problem some parishes in all jurisdictions in America are facing....
And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. (Rom. 12:2)
Some time age I accepted a parish that had many third- and fourth-generation émigrés: Just as had their fathers and grandfathers, these parishioners devoted a good deal of energy and money to the growth of their church, building an impressive modern-style edifice in a prosperous section of their city. They organized many social and profit-making events, kept their finances with a bookkeeping system that could have matched that of any reputable business, and in general seemed a model enterprise. Having spent all my years as a priest in relatively poor and small communities, I expected to welcome the material change.
Very soon, however, the contradictions between form and content began to appear. No one came to vespers and matins services on Saturday nights, children were taken away for religious lessons from the Sunday Liturgy itself, and the bulletin's persistent "did you light a candle for, someone today?" began to sound more like a .demand for money rather than a suggestion to remember the faithful in one's prayers. Our whole family began to feel part of an actor s troupe, coming out for performances at the scheduled times. The secular world of drama, however, can prove surprisingly moving on occasion, but religion here did not appear to offer even this satisfaction. Growing increasingly dismayed at the dearth of genuine spiritual life, I began to search for an answer.
I did not have to look long. The members of the General Committee approached me themselves with what they, too, perceived as a problem. Just as I worried over their overlooking the forms of Orthodoxy--attending services, privately praying, keeping the fasts--so they felt concern over my preserving the forms. They wanted someone who could continue to lead the parish along the course it had developed for itself in isolation over the decades: integrating with modern society around it to satisfaction, it was a community of already well-established and upwardly mobile businessmen, both full of ambition and the desire to succeed, wanting a pastor and parish commensurate with the status they desired. And so they approached me, a man admittedly poorly versed in the' ways of the corporate world, with a specific request. Could I cut my hair and beard, wear a dark suit and collar instead of black robes? My appearance as an Orthodox priest struck too much of a jarring note; it did not fit in with their image of a proper leader. The classic ideal of an Orthodox pastor walking within those living on the earth as a reminder of the other world only disconcerted them as an awkward anachronism. I went home that night to think about my obligations both as their parish priest and as a servant of the Orthodox Faith, about form and essence, and realized several things.
Why am I the way I am, I wondered. It is not because I am stubborn. It is possible that the modern way would even be more convenient for me. But I am Orthodox. It was my personal decision during World War II to serve God as an Orthodox priest, and appearance is an integral part of this.
If we study Church history and the lives of our martyrs, we find that they often gave up their lives for Orthodoxy, even though sometimes nothing special was asked of them--only some incense · in front of an idol, for example. They could have done that and remained orthodox at heart, going on to many good deeds. For some reason, however, they preferred to give up their lives so that generations to come would have an example of how to cherish this Orthodox Faith. Our faith is interwoven with traditions and customs, like a beautiful design. When one takes something out, it loses its completeness. And yet, if we look back over time, we will notice that instead of preserving Orthodoxy, we keep adjusting it to the times.
In the time of St. John Chrysostom, the saint was concerned that people came to church, but did not take part in Holy Communion. Through the centuries, however, people grew used to this, and now they consider it odd if someone goes to Holy Communion· very often. As the years went by, people started breaking the fast on Wednesdays and Fridays and other prescribed fasts. Later it became too much for them to attend services in the evening, so in many parishes they are omitted entirely. Later some decided that it was too hard to stand through the one service they did attend, so they have the pews. Sometimes people are ashamed to cross themselves in public, so they avoid it. In some parishes they have even changed the calendar, and who knows what other changes the times will demand. Future generations coming into a modern Orthodox church will well wonder what the difference is between the Orthodox Church and the Western churches, and why bother going to the Orthodox Church if it is like the one next door.
We must be very careful. Do we want to be Orthodox in name only, or Orthodox in faith? Calling oneself Eastern Orthodox and feeling Orthodox within cannot be separated from being Orthodox in our actions as well. Our faith is many things, but it is above all a light illuminating all aspects of our life. It is both a miracle and the most natural thing in the world . The earth's ephemera will always flit past to catch our fancy, but it can only underscore the eternity of our faith. We can love the life Christ redeemed through His Resurrection, and we can love the life to come still more.· As long as we are soul and body, creatures of both matter and spirit, we need-to fulfill Orthodoxy's instructions on both. Let us rejoice in our unity within the Eastern Church, try to unite form and spirit, and "commit ourselves and one another and all our lives unto Christ, our God." Amen.
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You post a very moving and telling article. Despite all of the problems in this community of believers you must remember where they came from. The first emigres came from countries racked by wars and ethnic strife. They were mostly poor and uneducated. America offered peace and the freedom to forge a family and life. Unfortunately in their pursuit they lost sight of their Orthodoxy. What was once economia became norm. What is needed is a gentle call back to square one. To the practice of Orthodoxy for the third and fourth generations. Not criticism. I think Father Boris understands this. This is a wake up call article.
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Thank you for posting this wonderful article. Fr. Boris Kizenko has written words of wisdom and caution for his parishoners and all Orthodox christians. I especially liked that he asks us the question of why we profess to be Orthodox....and that it is not only the externals that define Eastern Orthodoxy...it is our actions and our adhering to what Christ calls us to be and do. "Let us lay aside all the cares of this life that we may receive the King of all."
On another note I was suprised to hear that his parishoners would desire their priest to cut his hair and shave his beard. Why, for heaven's sake?! There are a lot more important things to be concerned about than dictating what someone "looks" like. I hope that he did not comply.
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Alexandra Roxo is a New York-based actor and director. Through her work Alexandra has reached out to women caught up in trafficking and in September 2011, she organized a Women in Film Career Night with an organization called GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services), which helps young women and girls who have been victims of sex trafficking and exploitation in the US.
Her first feature-length film Mary Marie, a film about the transition from girlhood to womanhood has been gaining popularity in the film festival circuit and won Best Cinematography at the Brooklyn Film Festival.
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How did you become involved with GEMS?
A little over a year ago I started researching for a script I am developing about sex trafficking in New York. It's such a weighted topic, so I knew I needed to learn a lot. I came across GEMS, which is the biggest and most well-known organization and happens to be in New York.
GEMS helps transition girls who have been exploited in the commercial sex trade domestically, which means they're all American girls.
I think most people have this conception that trafficking is only of foreign women, Asian women or Eastern European women, but in reality it's very prevalent in New York.
Would you classify yourself as a feminist filmmaker?
It's hard, because the world 'feminist' means something so different now than it was at the beginning, which was just about equality.
I'm definitely still for equality and I think that, for example, the characters in Mary Marie aren't really feminist, but they do they march to the beat of their own drum. My characters do their own thing which might be kind of weird or strange to others, their way of life, and I think that's something that's not outwardly feminist; they are simply themselves.
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What women's issues would you most like to see highlighted in a film?
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In indie films there are a lot of really interesting female characters who tell important stories, and even on TV, they're starting to become more prevalent, for example Nurse Jackie [from the TV show Nurse Jackie]. Still, especially for my age demographic, a lot of the girls are portrayed to be cute or sexy.
How do you think women as whole are portrayed in the film industry?
Things have gotten a lot better but more female stories need to be told that are not clichéd or stereotyped and that aren't just white heteronormative stories.
How about in the industry, is there a unity among female directors?
Women need to support each other but sometimes there can be this competiveness as everyone struggles to get to the top. The only way that things are going to become more balanced is if we work together and support each other.
How do you incorporate travel into your work?
I just directed another fashion video that is going to be screening in Miami and I'm working on a few different scripts at the moment. One is an indie comedy and another I got inspiration from while I was in Prague that I'm really excited to write.
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Yolanda is President of Ferrell-Brown Design, Inc., a residential / commercial interior design firm she founded in 1990. Her work has been featured in several design periodicals and in the book, Harlem Style, by Roderick Shade. Prior to a career in the field of interior design, Yolanda was a commercial banker for ten years, working in both the corporate and investment banking divisions of Chase Manhattan Bank. She graduated from Howard University in 1978 and completed a program in interior design at Parsons School of Design in 1989.
Yolanda is married to Alvin Brown and, along with their two children, has been a part of the Bank Street family since 1990. Their daughter graduated from the School for Children in 2001; their son in 2009. Yolanda has been very actively involved in many areas of both the School for Children and the College over the years. She has served as co-chair of the SFC Spring Benefit (5 years); chair of the SFC Annual Fund (2 years); and co-chair of the College's 1999 $25 million Capital Campaign. She has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the College since 1993.
We Proudly Presented Charlotte K. Frank with the Founder's Award
Charlotte K. Frank is Senior Vice President, Research and Development, for McGraw-Hill Education of The McGraw-Hill Companies. She has been the keynote speaker at major forums, e.g., Teachers College, Harvard University, City University of New York, and Bank Street College, with a focus on comparing and contrasting school practices with the needs of the workforce for the twenty-first century. She joined the company in 1988 from a nine year leadership role as Executive Director of the Division of Curriculum and Instruction for the New York City Board of Education where she was also a teacher and supervisor.
She also participates in school reform efforts for the Business Round Table and provides leadership for the annual Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize for Those Who Have Made A Difference in Education as well as serving as the co-chair with Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary) for "Operation Respect: Don't Laugh At Me." She has authored numerous articles and lectured extensively on the critical issues of education and their importance for the business community.
Dr. Frank graduated with a B.B.A. from CCNY, a MS.ED. From Hunter College, received her Ph.D. from New York University and is a Regent Emerita. A member of the Hunter College Hall of Fame, and a Townsend Harris Medalist from the Alumni of the College of the City of New York, Dr. Frank has received more than 70 awards recognizing her achievements in education. She has been a friend of Bank Street College for decades, providing wise counsel and encouraging productive partnerships between the College and McGraw-Hill Education.


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Lefty Blows Yet Another Major Again TodayJune 22, 2009
Is Phil Mickleson one of the biggest chokers in sports today?
Harsh question I know, but before Tiger, Phil Mickleson was one of the biggest stars in golf and the biggest hope for American golf.
We have seen this movie before. Mickleson makes a run at a major only to lose in the end. He did it at the Masters this year. He and Tiger both made a charge, only to lose in the end.
You probably saying to yourself "Well you just said Tiger and Phil both made charges and both lost." True. But Tiger has won 14 majors and probably will win number 15 soon. Problem is Phil has had so many chances to prove he is Tiger's equal and just can't seem to do it.
Now, people will use his wife's illness for why he didn't play well at the end, but that's not legit. If he wasn't going to play well, it would have been in the early rounds. He just chokes. Period.
He either makes a bad club choice or misses the green completely or just can't make a put. He missed a few puts for birdie today that would have put him in a good position to win. But for whatever reason, Phil Mickleson does not play well under pressure.
I know that the whole country was pulling for old Lefty to pull out it out and give us a great story for this year, but he let us down again. And if you think he'll make a come back in the British, first of all he'll be with his wife who is having cancer surgery and even if she had a clean bill of health, it wouldn't matter anyway because Mickleson never plays well in the British Open.
In fact if it wasn't for Tiger, would American golf even be popular today? Really, besides Tiger and Phil, name another great American golfer right now behind them?
The sad part about all of this is Mickleson is a likable guy. You even like and respect him more because he was willing to leave the tour to take care of his ailing wife. You want to see him do well.
Now, I'm not saying he is a bad golfer, but you see the potential continue to go to waste because of his mental game. What makes Tiger great is not just his physical game, but his mental game as well. Tiger was on ONE leg last year when he won the U.S. Open. That's called mental toughness.
Missing a three foot put for birdie on 15 is called choking and that's what Phil Mickleson did today.


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DETROIT'S DECLINE as a great American city did not start on the outside. The rot started from within.
That's a lesson all municipal governments must learn.
Last Thursday, Detroit became the biggest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who approved the action, said the city's sorry financial condition left him no choice.
And sadly, he's right.
This historic move marks a new low for the once-robust Motor City. In the 1950s, Detroit was the nation's fourth-largest city with nearly 2 million residents. Its muscular automotive industry was the envy of the country and the world. Life and opportunities there were good. It shined with civic pride.
Today, the city is a basketcase. Its population has fallen to 700,000 as people fled the city, citing deteriorating services, rising crime, City Hall corruption and other forms of urban cancers. Detroit's city government faces $18.5 billion in total liabilities, including $11.5 billion in unsecured debt.
Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr said the city had filed for bankruptcy because it would take more than 50 years to pay off the city's unsecured debt while not conducting even the most basic maintenance, such as filling potholes and plowing snow. Right now, almost 40 cents of every dollar the city collects in taxes is spent on "legacy costs," such as pensions for retired city employees and debt service.
So how did it happen? The decline in the auto industry, caused by bad management and greedy unions, played a role. When jobs disappeared, so did the paychecks. Then the tax base began to erode as working people moved elsewhere, leaving behind the poor, the destitute and those without skills. Unfortunately, elected leaders ignored reality. They lived on borrowed time and borrowed money. That satisfied the politically powerful public employee unions. But it pushed the city beyond the financial brink.
Michigan taxpayers have been floating the city loans to keep it from going under. But Mr. Snyder said it's time for tough medicine, especially since Mr. Orr was unable to persuade unions, pension boards and other creditors to pitch in and do their part to help Detroit get back on its feet.
Such selfishness is a big part of the reason the city is in such a mess. It's incredibly foolish that those who were partly responsible want no part of the cleanup.
Late Friday, a county judge ruled that the bankruptcy filing violates the state's constitution — a sop to retirees who don't want to give up their lavish pensions, which are inexcusable given the circumstances. But legal experts predicted it won't have any bearing on the federal court proceeding.
Detroit's politicians failed to understand that they can't spend more than they take in, that high taxes drive away jobs and businesses and that buying votes through costly union contracts and pension plans has huge costs. Now it's time to hit the reset button so the city can restructure its debts and get a fair shot at starting over. If the unions are smart, they'll be part of the solution.


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G. Adam Stanislav <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> It does not matter to me whether Unicode chooses to respect
> linguistics of some languages but not of others.
This has already been covered by many list members. Unicode does not
favor certain languages over others. Unicode encodes characters, and
the characters C and H together form a single linguistic unit in Slovak
that is encoded with U+0043 and U+0048 (or lower-case equivalents).
If this remark refers yet again to the encoding of digraphs for DZ with
hacek, LJ, and NJ, this too has already been answered. Someone once
thought it was important to provide one-to-one correspondence between
Latin and Cyrillic for the language formerly known as Serbo-Croatian.
If Slovak were commonly written in both Latin and Cyrillic, you probably
*would* have seen a Latin CH digraph to match the Cyrillic U+0427. But
it isn't.
And if "whoever ported the Roman alphabet to the Slovak language
decided that particular sound should be written as slashed H, or whatever," I believe it *would* have been included in Unicode, for the
simple reason that it would have been included in ISO 8859-2 and other
8-bit character sets, and could not have been represented any other way.
But it wasn't.
Have the following questions been answered yet?
1. Are the letters C and H used individually in Slovak for some
purpose such that a linguistic ambiguity exists between "C as C
followed by H as H" and "C followed by H, as CH"?
2. What text processes in Slovak cannot be performed unless there
is a separate Unicode code point assigned to the letter CH?
Finally, I would venture that most of the people on the Unicode mailing
list are here because they have an interest in internationalizing
software, and know a little about the world they are trying to
internationalize software for. A comparison between these people and
those whose think Slovakia is in Yugoslavia, South America, or Siberia
is unfair, to say the least.
-Doug Ewell
Placentia, California
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School board proposes slightly lower tax rate
Aug. 10, 2010 at 3:10 a.m.
The Victoria school district proposed a slightly lower tax rate for next year that will amount to $4,207 in local revenues spent for each of the district's 12,700 students.
The new proposed rate of $1.3226 per $100 valuation is slightly lower than last year's rate of $1.3227.
The proposed rate is less than the rate needed to raise the same amount of revenue as the current rate. That rate is $1.3391 per $100 valuation.
Increase in property values will make up the revenue difference. Last year the average value of a home in the school district was $114,500. That same home is now valued at $115,995. The owner of that home will pay about $25 more a year in taxes, according to school district calculations
The board will meet again on Aug. 19 for a regularly scheduled meeting and budget workshop session at 6 p.m. at 102 Profit Drive.
The final approval of the tax rate and the budget will be at a public meeting at 6 p.m. Aug. 26 at the same location.
The board also approved seven grant applications totaling $13,000 for the Victoria Education Foundation.
The grants will be spread over nine campuses and impact 174 teachers and 3,372 students.
Teachers who have received the grants will be surprised in the coming weeks.
The board also approved the hire of Dena Pilsner as the assistant principal of Victoria East High School. Pilsner formerly worked with the Family Connection, a program for at-risk, pregnant teenage mothers.


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Joomla Becomes the Enterprise "Go-To" CMS Solution
Full Text Search: The Key to Better Natural Language Queries for NoSQL in Node.js
Joomla started off seven years ago as an idea of the good folks who developed Mambo, another great open source suite for developing websites had somewhat of a fall-out amongst themselves. So much so that the team, like any good rock-band, split-up over a disagreement about control of the project. And so Joomla was born. Free and open-source, this content management system did not quickly take-off, but after a few years of refining and proving, Joomla found a home somewhere between WordPress and Drupal and now claims, unofficially, almost 3% of the enterprise web development. Make no mistake, that is a huge number given the options developers have. And if its support you need, Joomla has it with a huge community of developers, SME's and regular Joe's who are happy to help without the need to pay exorbitant fees. Check out the full details of the article here.


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Catholic World News
Italian Cardinal Scola decries blasphemy laws
May 08, 2013
Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan denounced "blasphemy laws" at a conference celebrating the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan, which gave religious freedom to Christians.
Real religious freedom, the cardinal said, requires the elimination of all forms of state-imposed restriction on religious faith, "for example eliminating laws that criminally punish blasphemy." His words were evidently aimed at Islamic countries, notably Pakistan, where Christians have been imprisoned on blasphemy charges.
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JERUSALEM (Aug. 26)
Israel's vote at the General Assembly last week in favor of the Arab nations' resolution calling on United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to take the lead in working out a rapprochement among them is being criticized here by all opposition parties. Reportedly, some coalition members share the criticisms.
In a joint meeting in Tel Aviv yesterday of all the opposition parties, Ambassador Abba Eban's vote was scored. At a joint meeting tomorrow, leaders of the opposition groups will decide whether to demand recall of the recessed Parliament for a debate on the vote. The opposition also frowned on the fact that Mrs. Golda Meir, Foreign Minister, was not at the United Nations heading Israd's delegation to the special Assembly.


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Google announced the launch of a new Google News Publisher Center, where publishers can make changes to their news site details, update section URLs, and label sections.
You can change your site name, label it with things like "blog," "satire," or "opinion," if necessary, or label sections like "Technology" or "Politics". Section URLs can be updated using the Publisher Center when you change your site structure, such as when you add a new section.
"If you're a news publisher, your website has probably evolved and changed over time -- just like your stories," says Google software engineer Eric Weigle. "But in the past, when you made changes to the structure of your site, we might not have discovered your new content. That meant a lost opportunity for your readers, and for you. Unless you regularly checked Webmaster Tools, you might not even have realized that your new content wasn't showing up in Google News. To prevent this from happening, we are letting you make changes to our record of your news site using the just launched Google News Publisher Center."
"With the Publisher Center, your potential readers can be more informed about the articles they're clicking on and you benefit from better discovery and classification of your news content," adds Weigle.
Google suggests checking its record of your site changes whenever you make a change.
The Google News Publisher Center is only available in the U.S. for now. Additional countries will be added soon, as will more features.
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Great. Now when I don't catch the frisbee not only is it going to hit me in the face, it's going to hit me in the face and then bounce off up to 25 feet. The Sky Bouncer flies like a disc but ricochets off walls, floors, skulls, and rock hard abs like a rubber ball. It comes in 6 bright, translucent colors so you have a better shot at catching it--or ducking out of its path--when it rips your way at 91 m/s.
Actually, I don't know exactly how fast Sky Bouncers fly. The 25-foot bounce height is the only performance data listed. But 91 m/s is the fastest recorded speed of any ball in sports*, so I figure that's about right.
*It was a golf ball, and in speed measurements understood by metric-scoffing Americans, that equates to 204 mph.


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"That second half, we seemed a little sloppy. Our help defense wasn't quite what it needed to be. We were reaching a little bit more than we needed, not moving our feet (or) bending our knees. But, when you've got 60 points in the first half, I guess that can happen from time to time in the second half."
"Will did a great job tonight of really leading our break. He got a lot of defensive rebounds and just started going down the floor. ... Just great looks down the floor and if Will gets us out and going in transition like that, we're tough to beat."
"I thought our man offense (Tuesday) was a little bit better than it had been. We still need a little more movement -- guys are still figuring out when to come off screens, when to set screens. But, that's what we've got this last month of the season to get ready for. Come March, hopefully we'll be ready for that."
"He can really be a presence. When Brandon figures out how to grind it out and how to play hard with high intensity all the time, he's really going to be a handful."
"Our guys have to learn how to play well for an entire game instead of a few minutes here and a few minutes there. Luckily, we were able to play good enough just long enough to win today."
"We played pretty well in spurts. It was a game of spurts, and I guess our last spurt was just barely good enough to win."
"We've got to come out here and play our butts off (against Puxico). We can't give up rebounds like we did tonight. We can't give up as many points as we did tonight. I thought Advance did a good job of scoring a lot of points. They got a lot of rebounds against us. We're going to have to play our A game."
"It was one heck of a game. Puxico came out and played their butts off. They gave us everything they had and we were lucky enough to come out on top."


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As the FatHeadDog, I get the opportunity to participate in paid and unpaid blog post opportunities on a variety of brands. They vary from the incredibly irrelevant to the perfect fit for my funny little blog. This campaign by Tylenol is a great fit I'm happy to write about.
Tylenol wants to know what it means to me as a mom to see my child smile after being sick. I can answer with an analogy.
You know how there are two types of bedtime "bouncebacks"?
There's the bad 10-minutes-after-they-were-just-put-to-bed bounceback for any number of incessant reasons, most commonly, "I'm thirsty."
Then there's the middle of the night, more sheepish 'I want to cuddle' bounceback. This one happens just before you're about to go to sleep and a cute disheveled-haired boy comes in with sleepy eyes and a smile.
It's that smile I love most when my little boy bounces back from a fever and flashes me the "I'm ok" grin.
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VEVEY, SWITZERLAND — Nestle S.A. has entered into a partnership with the Singapore government's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), under which the groups will set up global research programs in food science and technology. The agreement will focus on areas such as nutrition, packaging, data analytics and biotransformation. Biotransformation is the use of natural processes, such as fermentation, to transform raw materials into ingredients with nutritional or functional benefits.
"We are delighted to sign this research agreement with A*STAR," said Stefan Catsicas, chief technology officer for Nestle. "It provides the framework for future collaboration that will help to strengthen our food science and technology capabilities in Singapore and beyond.
"Our goal is that closer collaboration with A*STAR will enable our team of food technologists, food engineers, chemists and microbiologists to share their knowledge and understanding in multiple areas of food science and to strengthen Nestle's position as a global leader in food science, nutrition and technology."
Nestle said the partnership will allow it to further expand its expertise in areas of biotransformation, including fermentation, enzyme technology and probiotics and to develop technology solutions to meet consumer expectations.
Though used in hundreds of food products across the world, many Asian products in particular are based on biotransformation processes such as fermentation. For example, tempe is made from fermented soybeans and kimchi is fermented vegetables with chili.
According to Nestle, biotransformation, which may take the form of fermentation and the use of enzymes and probiotics, may make products more digestible, improve their bioavailability and extend their shelf life.
Nestle products made using the natural fermentation process include MAGGI Liquid Seasoning based on wheat gluten fermentation and MAGGI bouillon cubes in West Africa based on soya fermentation.
Nestle operates 34 research and development and product technology centers around the world. The company's Singapore center, its first in Asia, was set up in 1980. The center now employs approximately 120 people from 18 different nations. They work in engineering, packaging and design, analytical chemistry, microbiology, food and nutritional science. Nestle expanded the center last May.
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The Human Pain of Medical Advancement
WASHINGTON -- Could this be the year of unlikely associations? In recent weeks, several intriguing pairings have arisen to capture our attention: Pixar and Disney, Shaq & Kobe, stem-cell research and the Holocaust. What's that you say? Not so fast?
Michael Steele, the earnest but bumbling Republican candidate for Senate in Maryland, likened stem-cell research to Nazi atrocities when speaking to the Baltimore Jewish Council earlier this month.
"You, of all folks, know what happens when people decide they want to experiment on human beings, when they want to take your life and use it as a tool," Steele told the group. "I know that as well in my community, out of our experience with slavery, and so I'm very cautious when people say this is the best new thing, this is going to save lives."
Amid mounting condemnation from Jewish groups and others, a chastened Steele apologized for his remarks. Later he reversed himself and said he supports stem-cell research, especially when cells can be extracted without destroying the embryo.
Lost in the hubbub was Steele's comment comparing slavery to stem-cell research. That part of his speech seems to have drawn little reaction beyond an obligatory slap from Kweisi Mfume, who happens to be one of the Democrats vying to run against Steele. But, said Mfume, "Any further comparison to equate slavery to stem-cell research is a reach that I and others who are the descendants of slaves don't understand." As a descendant of slaves who picked cotton in Mississippi and broke horses in Missouri, I can comfortably say that Mfume doesn't speak for me. I do understand.
As with many Americans, explanations of stem-cell research leave me equal parts concerned and confused. I am clear, however, that much of the controversy revolves around whether one thinks of an embryo as a person. Similarly, scientists often questioned the humanity of slaves, and some even theorized that the African captives living among them were little more than monkeys. In "The Descent of Man," for example, Charles Darwin suggested that blacks and chimpanzees were "intermediate" species between Caucasians and gorillas.
Unsurprisingly, the scientific establishment's confusion about slaves' humanity led to practices that would not be tolerated today. In "Ar'n't I A Woman," historian Deborah Gray White wrote that enslaved women "had experimental gynecological operations and cesarean sections performed on them." Like fertilized egg cells in modern laboratories, they were unable to speak for themselves.
In most instances, slaves who were subjected to medical experiments died in obscurity, their involuntary contributions to medical advancement lost to history.
Then there is the case of Anarcha, Lucy and Betsy. They were among a group of slave women in Alabama who ended up under the knife of J. Marion Sims, a founder of modern gynecology whose statue stands in New York's Central Park.
Sims' major breakthroughs included the invention of tools used in pelvic examinations and devising a way to repair vesicovaginal fistula, a dangerous condition that sometimes develops after childbirth. His pioneering techniques came at the expense of women such as Anarcha, Lucy and Betsy, each of whom he operated on several times between 1845 and 1849. Anarcha, according to Sims' own records, underwent surgery 30 times. Not once did she or any of Sims' other subjects benefit from anesthesia, despite the introduction of ether and nitrous oxide that same decade.
In a 1985 paper on Sims, former Spelman College professor Diana E. Axelsen noted that he praised his subjects' apparent willingness to endure pain. But she also points out that the women "were in no position to demand that he search for an effective anesthetic." In another relevant observation, Axelsen determined that "Sims failed utterly to recognize his patients as autonomous persons."
I wondered how Sims' experiments on slave women -- and the ethical questions surrounding them -- were addressed in contemporary medical schools. If historically black institutions are any indication, his deplorable record gets a free pass.
Carla Richardson-Lambert, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Washington, D.C., told me that Sims' experiments on slave women "were not discussed at all" when she was training at Howard University's medical school. I got the same response from Marie C. Smith, an Atlanta-based ob-gyn who attended Meharry Medical College. Both women are African-American.
What would Anarcha, Lucy and Betsy think of black women doctors? Did they even imagine such a possibility while suffering their countless unnameable agonies? What would they think of the stem-cell debate?
Perhaps I'll ponder those questions while visiting Sims' monument in New York or the one in his home state of South Carolina. And another question as well: where is the monument to Anarcha, Lucy and Betsy?


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Hello. I have recenently become facinated with the Bible and Different translations and history. I was born into a very Catholic family, and I am soon to be confirmed (next year). I am just beginning to understand my faith, and I love it.
However, I grew up with a NIV Bible. I know I know…Im looking to get a new one. I was thinking about the Douay-Rheims, because I am really interested in studying the bible, and Old English is something that has always come easy for me. I have done so much research on the net reguarding different versions. Another Version that had me really interested was the New Jerusalem Bible. Then I came across your Article, and it kinda burst my bubble as far as wanting to get the NJB. At first, it seems like it would be a great bible for study (ISBN:0385142641) – But then your article, is very strong in saying that is a very dynamic bible.
I am looking to get a good Bible that I can read everyday, understand, and study with at the same time. I need help James. I respect you alot, and I would really like it if sometime you had a moment to respond to this email, with maybe some advice or something. Thank you so much. God Bless.
I generally recommend the Revised Standard Version: Catholic Edition (RSV:CE), which is available under several imprints, one of them being The Ignatius Bible. It is a literal translation, making it suitable for Bible study, and it is a modern translation, making it easier to read. It also has all the books of the canon in it. These are the three big assets one wants for a regular reading/study Bible. The only significant problem with it is that it doesn't have extensive study notes, but then given the low quality of study notes in many Catholic Bibles today, this may be a blessing.
There are Catholic series that have the RSV:CE text paired with extensive and conservatively-oriented study notes (e.g., the Navarre Bible, the Ignatius Study Bible), but these series are not yet complete and thus are not available with the whole Bible in a single volume.


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A recent VOICE survey of 30 Mercer students found that only 43 percent felt like they were part of a community at the college. Fifty percent said they felt they had grown as human beings because of the socializing they have done here. By contrast, we conducted the same survey (this time with 35 respondents) at Rowan University where 94 percent of the students felt a part of the Rowan community with 91 percent saying they felt they have grown as a person due to the socializing they have done at their college.
Many students at Mercer just show up for classes and go home or to work afterwards. Some of them probably like it that way. But for a lot of us this may be our entire college experience and it provides hardly any sense of community like what you would find at a typical four year college.
In terms of social space, our college doesn't have much. There is green space, but much of it is not set up for human interaction. There are some benches, tables, and the gazebos where students congregate on sunny days. But these areas are not used in the winter or in the rain. Moreover, there are too few of these areas to provide much opportunity for socializing.
On cold and wet days the cafeteria fills with students looking for a place to socialize, eat, or wait for their next class to start. Mercer's student center used to have a big common area with couches. It wasn't lavish, but it was better than the unbearable yellow and red plastic chairs in the main eating area. That old space is now SC 104, a room reserved for planned events for clubs and student activities, locked away from students the rest of the time.
The library offers a room for groups to get together for work, but there is a two hour time limit, a no food or drink policy, a limit on the amount of people who can fit in the space, a ban on loud talking and a requirement to ask the librarian on duty to unlock the room. This is a no nonsense work atmosphere, which is fine, but it doesn't help students relax and have the opportunity to meet others.
Mike High, a second year Digital Film major at Mercer, said, "I feel like an ant in a hive. There are a lot of people and they all do their own thing, all in their own little ant cliques." He continued, "Go to your class, go to your next class, and if you're lucky you have an hour to kill and that is when you meet friends."
Mike's view of the Mercer experience isn't an isolated one. Ryan Romano, a junior biology major at Rowan University who transferred there from Mercer said, "Mercer has no community. It's just a bunch of locals that go back and forth and leave."
When asked how Mercer stacks up to Rowan, Romano responded, "The community is alright here [at Rowan], mostly dominated by pretentious Greek Life, but I've found my niche of stoners and miscreants to relate to."
Ben Knudson, a freshman marketing major at Rowan University said, " Personally, I find the community at Rowan to be very comfortable. I've met a lot of people from a lot of different cliques and have been able to get along with them."
In the survey we found that 80 percent of Mercer students view socializing as important during college, and 77 percent would like more places that promote informal bonding.
Mercer does not need a huge special building, but it does need recreational space for students that is proportionate to our school's size, a student center that goes beyond a high-school style cafeteria and the ten odd chairs found upstairs.


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(WVLT) - We now have the names of all three men who died in Monday's helicopter crash.
Gary Peters with the Fentress County Coroner's Office confirmed the victims are Trevor Noble, 24, of Nashville, TN, William Mark Shearer, 53, of Albany, KY, and Bobby Gene Curry, 66, of Greensburg, KY.
Trevor Noble, pictured above, was piloting the helicopter that crashed in rural Fentress County on Monday afternoon.
The sheriff of Fentress County said the helicopter got caught in some power lines before catching fire and crashing.
He said high winds may be the cause of the crash.
The Kentucky Herald-Leader reports that Young Oil Corporation chartered the helicopter, but none of the men on board were employees.
Noble is the chief pilot and owner/operator of Fly-N-Dollar, based in Nashville.
The company conducts sightseeing tours, aerial photography, and many other operations.
A family friend says Noble also was in a bluegrass band with some family called "The Nobles."


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Finding German Genealogy Data
So where are the best places to find German Genealogy data?
I hear this question, or something similar, often. Perhaps it is because I am an American that I notice, but it seems most Americans I hear from expect to find German Genealogical record keeping and data ought to mirror that in the US. Unfortunately, they do not. A number of historical factors impact the quality and type of genealogical records to be found in Germany today.
What follows are a few points regarding German history that merit understanding:
- A number of fairly destructive wars ran over German lands. These wars not only destroyed people and buildings, but also innumerable records. The big ones were WW1 and WW2 (they made all the newspapers…).
- About 30% of German historical lands were ethnically cleansed by the allies following the second World War (some 100,000 square miles of land including West Prussia, East Prussia, Silesia, Suedetenland, Pommerania, etc.). This forceable removal (up rooting) of some 14+/- million people, scattered families (and their histories) to the four corners of the world; additionally some 3+/- million died in the removal. Many who were left had no possessions or historical documentation, of any type. You may read more on this topic here.
- Before 1871, Germany did not exist as a single political entity. As a result, pre-1871 records vary greatly in terms of type, style and quality. Each government did 'their own' thing.
- German governments have historically not maintained the same type of separation between Church and State as was originally promised in the US constitution and their records reflect this different relationship.
So where does one look?
- In my experience, the single greatest well of information are German Church records. Nearly all births, deaths, marriages, were recorded by German Churches. All you need to know is the village, town or area, and religion of your family member and you can begin a search. The two primary state supported faiths in Germany were Lutheran (Evangelisch) and Roman Catholic (Katholisch). Here are a couple additional tips on this subject. In small communities Menonnites and Jews were often listed in Lutheran Churches, less often in Catholic. In communities where these smaller faith communities had their own institutions, those should be searched. Most German Church records are available from the LDS Church (You can look them up here.). If the Church you are seeking did not receive a 'Volltreffer' (direct hit) from the allies before its records were pulled, the LDS Family History Archives likely have a copy (Note: not all LDS data is available in Germany).
- Addressbooks for many communities do exist (they become more frequent as you get nearer to 1900). You may view numerous examples on ManyRoads.
- Few civil records exist from the German Eastern provinces, although Poland is making those that remain in their jurisdiction available through dlibra as well as other sources (see links here). I sure hope your Polish is better than mine!
- And lastly, if you are very lucky, there are some limited Census records for select regions.
As I get the inclination, I'll post other thoughts on this subject. In the meantime, feel free to send me any questions you might have and I'll include them in a future post on this subject.


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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Amrita Singh Nello necklace
Labels: agnes b, alternative apparel, amrita singh, casual, express, jewelry, loft, old navy, review, style file
17 comments:
wow what a gorgeous necklace! love your trench too :) and boots! so cute can't believe you found them at old navy!ReplyDelete
That's a really great colour. Coral is always so flattering. Your coat is fabulous!ReplyDelete
hi coat twin, you already know I love the coat so I'll focus on the necklace, which is gorgeous. I love the color of the stones! It'll probably go with everything.ReplyDelete
I love the old navy boots. what a great find. it reminds me of the Target Kady boots made popular by Anthroholic Kim. btw, I just stumbled upon your blog and I'm addicted!!! I esp like how you mix high end and low end items. I just added your blog on to my Blog Lovin list too. ;-)ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous necklace! It really adds a nice pop to your outfit.ReplyDelete
And Gilt has her jewelery for sale fairly often. I just picked up some stacked rings there recently and I LOVE THEM. Need to get more of her pieces soon.
Very very pretty..I always see it on hautelook or gilt and am tempted to pick up one of these bright red or green jeweled pieces.ReplyDelete
Love the coat on you too! I liked it on Elle and since I've been seeing women with it on the subway and it has always looked flattering on them. It'just something with the shape and belt that is universally flattering.
I love the necklace. The color is gorgeous. You sure can wear this necklace year-round. The jacket looks lovely on you. It also goes well with the necklaceReplyDelete
Wow, this necklace is gorgeous!! i love the beautiful coral color and it's a perfect pop of color for the dark winter clothing. beautiful trench coat too -- love the layers at the bottom!ReplyDelete
the coral is a great splash of color!!! love it:DReplyDelete
the necklace goes well with both your outfits! I always thought coral was more spring, but it looks fine as fall/winter in those outfits! My holiday wishlist jewelry item would be a blingy emerald necklace, since I'm on an emerald trend lately :)ReplyDelete
What a beautiful necklace and color! And I'm glad you kept the trench because it fits you perfectly :)ReplyDelete
BTW, when do we get to see your wavy hair? ;)
Oh I love it! I've been looking for pieces like these in coral, red, turquoise, etc to add color to an outfit but isn't too loud. Please let me know if you spot another on eBay! :)ReplyDelete
Love Amrita Singh jewelry... always so colourful and bold and this one is no exception! Also that trench is pretty gorgeous... the layers at the bottom add such an interesting touch!ReplyDelete
Have a lovely day!
PS. Thanks so much for bringing that eBay listing to my attention because it definitely isn't mine!
It's a good thing you went for the necklace! It is gorgeous! And it looks really great with your outfits, too- you're right that it adds a little something. It's ok that it isn't the summer- I always wear coral and turquoise all year round because they are just so beautiful!! I really like your boots as well :)ReplyDelete
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Chelsea Lane - Hehe, the ON boots are another proud find of mine :)ReplyDelete
curls-and-pearls - I agree especially with our darker Asian skin tone, it makes us look more tanned!
Elle - Initially I thought to pair the necklace with white to make the color really pop, but it really does go with a lot of colors in my closet.
Lisa - Ooh I'll have to check out the Target Kady boots too! I've been told they also look like Steve Madden Intyce and Loeffler Randall Matildes. You know when it's a great style when there are so many versions out there ;)
Kristen - Thanks for sharing your experiences with Amrita Singh! This is my first piece by her and I'm not on the lookout for more :)
PetiteAsianGirl - I've yet to see other people wearing it in real life but I'm glad you've seen so many other girls loving it too. It really is a great coat!
PetiteLittleGirl, Kaleido Mind - A part of me wishes the stones were a tiny bit larger so it even makes more of a statement lol. But I agree, the gorgeous color was what drew me to it.
kileen - I'm usually not drawn to super big ruffles/tiers, but this one just works with the coat and I'm glad I kept it!
olyvia - Wow, any blingy emerald piece of jewelry would be gorgeous. I hope you find what you're looking for soon!
SewPetiteGal - Haha, no pics of my wavy hair! It's a mess, frizzy and uncontrollable. If only I had beautiful, wavy hair then I'd be showing them off every chance I get.
PetiteXXS - I think there might have been a couple more on eBay when I searched "Amrita Singh" but they were quite expensive at $100+ o.O I got mine for less than $50, so I'll keep a lookout for you!
herwaisechoice - This is my first piece of her jewelry and I hope it won't be the last ;)
Claudia Paola. - I was debating between turquoise and coral and ended up with coral first. I think I'll have to get a turquoise piece sometime in the future though... :)
I love coral!!! And I love bold jewelry too- especially necklaces!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 21, 2010 at 5:59 AM
Love Amrita Singh!! Found a great website which showcases a bunch of her pieces so if anyone is interested then have a look on www.dia-boutique.comReplyDelete


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Clark's Starck staying on top of his game
Published 12:03 am, Thursday, September 29, 2011
David Starck went into this team tennis season excited about his status.
After two solid years, the Clark junior was moving into the top spot in boys' singles. The role meant more pressure, but it also provided more excitement. So far, it's worked out well as Starck has helped the Cougars to a 10-5 season record and 5-0 District 27-5A mark.
"It's nice being out there in No. 1 singles," Starck said. "You get to play the best player from other teams. It definitely helps your game become better. You're seeing good competition, so you to have to keep working on your game."
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Starck has shown he is capable of handling the pressure with a solid game. His groundstrokes and volleys are sharp. Although his serve isn't where it would like it to be at this point, it's good enough to get the job done.
In addition, he has the quickness to roam the court with ease.
"David has improved in all areas," Clark coach Scott Byrd said. "He knows where to be on the court. He's not fastest guy out there, but he has good quickness and great instincts. He's worked at his game to get to this spot."
Starck's dedication is the key. To make sure everything clicks, he plays year round, and the results have been to his liking, especially this past summer as his ranking rose in the Boys 16 Supers.
"I know some of the instincts of knowing where to be comes naturally," Starck said. "But you still have to work at it. You develop those skills from playing all the time. This game you really can't take long breaks or it's going to hurt your game. I try to play every day. That's the only way you're going to keep your game at a higher level."
In Starck's situation, there's an added responsibility to succeeding in No. 1 singles.
Clark is going for its 21st straight district team tennis championship this fall, and Starck wants to make sure the streak remains intact.
After all, he's grown up around the tradition He remembers when his older sister, Melissa, did her part to help the Cougars continue the winning ways. Now, it is his turn to do the same.
"The tradition here makes you a better player," Starck said. "It helps your game, but it also helps you to become a leader off the court. When you're not playing you're always supporting your teammates."
Strong tests appear to be coming from Health Careers and O'Connor, but the Cougars have the talent to handle the situation.
Much of Clark's experience and strength comes from the boys. In addition to Starck, the lineup features Gavin Grivel, Jacob Frisbee, Matt Jones, Rudy Bonilla and Ricky Keh.
Clark's girls have a younger look this season, but Byrd is seeing maturity developing from Morgan Hoffmann, Ava Weiss, Erin Edwards, Molly Van Berg, Dalia Andry and Maddie Neuberger.
A tough non-district schedule against Reagan, Churchill, Abilene High, Boerne Champion and Fort Bend Clements has groomed the Cougars for their upcoming challenges. Mostly, Byrd believes the progress comes from dedication.
Like Starck, other Clark players are also working away from high school on their craft.
"Our players are really involved in tennis," Byrd said. "We work in the morning, and they to go practice after school at the other places. They play all summer and you can see the difference. They're very dedicated.
"They know our tradition is important. They still hear about it around school, at sports banquets and meetings. They want to keep the tradition going."


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Bite-Sized: Morsels of food news
Published 2:42 pm, Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Troy Restaurant Week back with $5-$30 menus
The second Troy Restaurant Week, running Monday through Sept. 22, will feature more than 20 restaurants offering $10, $20 and $30 menus as well as, so far, one $5 lunch option. More restaurants are expected to be added before next week.
See the participants and menus at http://downtowntroy.org/special-events/troy-restaurant-week.html
New Thai eatery coming to Bistro space
A veteran waitress at the former Bangkok Bistro in Schenectady will open a new restaurant in the location, at the corner of State Street and Erie Boulevard, to be named Thai Thai Bistro. The projected debut is Oct. 1.
The owner, Piyamas DeMasi, said she plans to refocus the menu on Thai cuisine that is more authentic than the fare offered by Bangkok Bistro before it closed at the end of July. The space will receive an interior makeover in preparation for becoming Thai Thai Bistro. DeMasi has signed a five-year lease with a three-year renewal option and has first refusal to buy the 268 State St. property.
The second location of Bangkok Bistro, at 16719 Central Ave., remains open, and the owners last month bought the former Elda's restaurant in Albany, which they plan to reopen as LAX Restaurant and Lounge.
Albany Pump Station hosting Oktoberfest dinner
The Albany Pump Station is holding an Oktoberfest beer dinner starting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24. The five-course menu includes pairings of Pump Station beer and costs $60 per person, including tax and tip. Dishes include lentil-spaetzle soup, hunter-style rabbit stew, jagerschnitzel, beer-braised short ribs and Linzer torte.
Reservations are required; call 447-9000. The Pump Station is located behind Quackenbush Square, at the foot on Clinton Avenue in downtown Albany.
Oh Bar celebrating 20th anniversary Saturday
Oh Bar in Albany will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a party starting at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Among the fare and festivities will be hors d'oeuvres from 4 to 7 p.m., drink specials at 1993 prices from 2 to 9 p.m., free commemorative cups, anniversary T-shirt for sale with proceeds to benefit the Damien Center in the wake of a fire last week and the unveiling of the bar's new neon sign.
From the anniversary announcement: "Since its opening, Oh Bar has been the place to go for Albany's gay and, increasingly over the last half of a decade, not gay crowd.
"Having many times over won Albany's Best Karaoke for its eargasmic Thursday nights and also taking the honor of Albany's Best Gay bar in a majority of the years it has been in operation, Oh Bar has always been a place to grab a cold, reasonably priced, happily prepared cocktail."
Oh Bar is located at 304 Lark St.
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