text: MWE 2011 Final Call for Participation ACL 2011 Workshop on Multiword Expressions: from Parsing and Generation to the real world (MWE 2011) http://multiword.sf.net/mwe2011 endorsed by the Special Interest Group on the Lexicon of the Association for Computational Linguistics (SIGLEX) Portland, Oregon, USA - June 23, 2011 Registration: http://www.aclweb.org/membership/acl2011reg.php ================================================================= Under the denomination "Multiword Expression", one can hang a wide range of linguistic constructions such as idioms (a frog in the throat, kill some time), fixed phrases (per se, by and large, rock'n roll), noun compounds (telephone booth, cable car), compound verbs (give a presentation, go by [a name]), etc. While easily mastered by native speakers, their interpretation poses a major challenge for computational systems, due to their flexible and heterogeneous nature. Surprisingly enough, MWEs are not nearly as frequent in NLP resources (dictionaries, grammars) as they are in real-word text, where they have been reported to account for over 70% of the terms in a domain. Thus, MWEs are a key issue and a current weakness for tasks like Natural Language Parsing (NLP) and Generation (NLG), as well as real-life applications such as Machine Translation. MWE 2011 will be the 8th event in the series, and the time has come to move from basic preliminary research and theoretical results to actual applications in real-world NLP tasks. Therefore, following further the trend of previous MWE workshops, we propose a turn towards MWEs on NLP applications, specifically towards Parsing and Generation of MWEs, as there is a wide range of open problems that prevent MWE treatment techniques to be fully integrated in current NLP systems. We will be interested in research related (but not limited) to the following topics: * Lexical representations: In spite of several proposals for MWE representation ranging along the continuum from words- with-spaces to compositional approaches connecting lexicon and grammar, to date, it remains unclear how MWEs should be represented in electronic dictionaries, thesauri and grammars. New methodologies that take into account the type of MWE and its properties are needed for efficiently handling manually and/or automatically acquired expressions in NLP systems. Moreover, we also need strategies to represent deep attributes and semantic properties for these multiword entries. * Application-oriented evaluation: Evaluation is a crucial aspect for MWE research. Various evaluation techniques have been proposed, from manual inspection of top-n candidates to classic precision/recall measures. However, only application- oriented techniques can give a clear indication of whether the acquired MWEs are really useful. We will discuss papers that study the impact of MWE handling in applications such as Parsing, Generation, Information Extraction, Machine Translation, Summarization, etc. * Type-dependent analysis: While there is no unique definition or classification of MWEs, most researchers agree on some major classes such as named entities, collocations, multiword terminology and verbal expressions. These, though, are very heterogeneous in terms of syntactic and semantic properties, and should thus be treated differently by applications. Type- dependent analyses could shed some light on the best methodologies to integrate MWE knowledge in our analysis and generation systems. * MWE engineering: Where do my MWEs go after being extracted? Do they belong to the lexicon and/or to the grammar? In the pipeline of linguistic analysis and/or generation, where should we insert MWEs? And even more important: HOW? Because all the effort put in automatic MWE extraction will not be useful if we do not know how to employ these rich resources in our real-life NLP applications! IMPORTANT DATES Jun 23, 2011 Workshop at ACL 2011 PROGRAM 08:15-08:30 Welcome 08:30-09:30 MWEs and Topic Modelling: Enhancing Machine Learning with Linguistics Invited talk by Tim Baldwin Session I - Short Papers Chair: Eric Wherli 09:30-09:45 Automatic Extraction of NV Expressions in Basque: Basic Issues on Cooccurrence Techniques Antton Gurrutxaga and Iñaki Alegria 09:45-10:00 Semantic Clustering: an Attempt to Identify Multiword Expressions in Bengali Tanmoy Chakraborty, Dipankar Das and Sivaji Bandyopadhyay 10:00-10:15 Decreasing Lexical Data Sparsity in Statistical Syntactic Parsing - Experiments with Named Entities Deirdre Hogan, Jennifer Foster and Josef van Genabith 10:15-10:30 Detecting Multi-Word Expressions Improves Word Sense Disambiguation Mark Finlayson and Nidhi Kulkarni 10:30-11:00 MORNING BREAK Session II - Identification and Representation Chair: Berthold Crysmann 11:00-11:25 Tree-Rewriting Models of Multi-Word Expressions William Schuler and Aravind Joshi 11:25-11:50 Learning English Light Verb Constructions: Contextual or Statistical Yuancheng Tu and Dan Roth 11:50-12:15 Two Types of Korean Light Verb Constructions in a Typed Feature Structure Grammar Juwon Lee 12:15-13:50 LUNCH BREAK Session III - Tasks and Applications Chair: Ted Pedersen 13:50-14:15 MWU-Aware Part-of-Speech Tagging with a CRF Model and Lexical Resources Matthieu Constant and Anthony Sigogne 14:15-14:40 The Web is not a PERSON, Berners-Lee is not an ORGANIZATION, and African-Americans are not LOCATIONS: An Analysis of the Performance of Named-Entity Recognition Robert Krovetz, Paul Deane and Nitin Madnani 14:40-15:05 A Machine Learning Approach to Relational Noun Mining in German Berthold Crysmann 15:05-15:30 Poster and Demo Session Chair: Iñaki Alegria Long Papers Identifying and Analyzing Brazilian Portuguese Complex Predicates Magali Sanches Duran, Carlos Ramisch, Sandra Maria Aluísio and Aline Villavicencio An N-gram Frequency Database Reference to Handle MWE Extraction in NLP Applications Patrick Watrin and Thomas François Extracting Transfer Rules for Multiword Expressions from Parallel Corpora Petter Haugereid and Francis Bond Identification and Treatment of Multiword Expressions Applied to Information Retrieval Otavio Acosta, Aline Villavicencio and Viviane Moreira Short Papers Stepwise Mining of Multi-Word Expressions in Hindi Rai Mahesh Sinha Detecting Noun Compounds and Light Verb Constructions: a Contrastive Study Veronika Vincze, István Nagy T. and Gábor Berend Demo Papers jMWE: A Java Toolkit for Detecting Multi-Word Expressions Nidhi Kulkarni and Mark Finlayson On-line Visualisation of Collocations Extracted from Multilingual Corpora Violeta Seretan and Eric Wehrli StringNet Lexico-Grammatical Knowledgebase and its Applications David Wible and Nai-Lung Tsao The Ngram Statistics Package (Text::NSP) : A Flexible Tool for Identifying Ngrams, Collocations, and Word Associations Ted Pedersen, Satanjeev Banerjee, Bridget McInnes, Saiyam Kohli, Mahesh Joshi and Ying Liu Fast and Flexible MWE Candidate Generation with the mwetoolkit Vitor De Araujo, Carlos Ramisch and Aline Villavicencio 15:30-16:00 AFTERNOON BREAK 16:00-17:00 How Many Multiword Expressions do People Know? Invited talk by Ken Church 17:00-18:00 Panel: Toward a Special Interest Group for MWEs Moderator: Valia Kordoni, DFKI GmbH & Saarland University, Germany Mark Johnson, Macquarie University, Australia Preslav Nakov, National University of Singapore, Singapore TBD PROGRAM COMMITTEE * Iñaki Alegria (University of the Basque Country, Spain) * Dimitra Anastasiou (University of Bremen, Germany) * Timothy Baldwin (University of Melbourne, Australia) * Srinivas Bangalore (AT&T Labs-Research, USA) * Francis Bond (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) * Aoife Cahill (IMS University of Stuttgart, Germany) * Paul Cook (University of Toronto, Canada) * Béatrice Daille (Nantes University, France) * Mona Diab (Columbia University, USA) * Gaël Dias (Beira Interior University, Portugal) * Stefan Evert (University of Osnabrueck, Germany) * Roxana Girju (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA) * Chikara Hashimoto (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan) * Ulrich Heid (Stuttgart University, Germany) * Kyo Kageura (University of Tokyo, Japan) * Adam Kilgarriff (Lexical Computing Ltd., UK) * Ioannis Korkontzelos (University of Manchester, UK) * Zornitsa Kozareva (University of Southern California, USA) * Brigitte Krenn (Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Austria) * Takuya Matsuzaki (University of Tokyo, Japan) * Diana McCarthy (Lexical Computing Ltd., UK) * Yusuke Miyao (National Institute of Informatics, Japan) * Rosamund Moon (University of Birmingham, UK) * Diarmuid Ó Séaghdha (University of Cambridge, UK) * Jan Odijk (University of Utrecht, The Netherlands) * Pavel Pecina (Dublin City University, Ireland) * Scott Piao (Lancaster University, UK) * Thierry Poibeau (CNRS and École Normale Supérieure, France) * Elisabete Ranchhod (University of Lisbon, Portugal) * Barbara Rosario (Intel Labs, USA) * Agata Savary (Université François Rabelais Tours, France) * Violeta Seretan (University of Edinburgh, UK) * Ekaterina Shutova (University of Cambridge, UK) * Suzanne Stevenson (University of Toronto, Canada) * Sara Stymne (Linköping University, Sweden) * Stan Szpakowicz (University of Ottawa, Canada) * Beata Trawinski (University of Vienna, Austria) * Vivian Tsang (Bloorview Research Institute, Canada) * Kyioko Uchiyama (National Institute of Informatics, Japan) * Ruben Urizar (University of the Basque Country, Spain) * Gertjan van Noord (University of Groningen, The Netherlands) * Tony Veale (University College Dublin, Ireland) * Begoña Villada Moirón (RightNow, The Netherlands) * Yi Zhang (DFKI GmbH & Saarland University, Germany) CONSULTING BODY * Su Nam Kim (University of Melbourne, Australia) * Preslav Nakov (National University of Singapore, Singapore) WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS AND CONTACT * Valia Kordoni (DFKI GmbH & Saarland University, Germany) * Carlos Ramisch (University of Grenoble, France and Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) * Aline Villavicencio (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) For any inquiries regarding the workshop please send an email to mwe2011 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/hpsg-l/attachments/20110615/93674040/attachment.html> -------------- next part --------------


text:
Ray Murray first encountered forensic geology in 1973 when he was teaching geology at Rutgers University. An agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms walked into Murray's office with a bag of dirt, looking for answers. Since then, Murray has worked as a forensic geologist and, with then fellow Rutgers professor John Tedrow, in 1975 published the first textbook on the science, Forensic Geology.
Murray served as vice president and professor of geology at the University of Montana from 1977 to 1996 and continues to work in forensic geology. His latest book "Evidence from the Earth--forensic geology and criminal investigation" has been published by Mountain Press in May 2004.
See the January 2005 issue of GEOTIMES for more
Forensic Geology
Copyright 2001 Ray Murray
This page was last modified Saturday, November 19, 2005.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
William Reynolds
I make tools for Mozillians
I love traveling, cooking and hot chocolate.
Have a question about Mozilla? Send me an email or IRC message.
My speaking interests include community tools, product management, community tools, Mozilla Reps and Mozilla.
Previously: Launching Firefox Friends Community toolman for mozillians.org, reps.mozilla.org and the Summit app Program manager for Social media and Army of Awesome Program manager for Firefox Student Ambassadors * Paid staff member during 2009-2015
Tagsarmy of awesome, bacon, couchsurfing, engagement, interns, marketing, mentor, one and done, rainbow unicorns, sf-monument, summit2013-brussels, tribe, hot chocolate, crafty, mentor me, north american events, mozspeakers, storytelling, famous photo star, repsmozfest2014, mozfest, social contributors, alumni
Fähigkeitencampaigns, html5, product management, project management, social media, surveys, tools
SprachenEnglisch, Spanisch
Externe Benutzerkonten
- Bugzilla (BMO): firstname.lastname@example.com
- Lanyrd: dailycavalier
- MDN: williamr
- Mozilla Reps: williamr
- Mozilla Support: williamr
- Twitter: dailycavalier
April Morone
William Reynolds has helped in so many areas, including helping Mozillains with projects and with community things. He is greatly appreciated for all he has done.
Unbekannter Bürge
William Reynolds is a damn fine Mozillian, friend of the community and Mozilla Employee. When not managing web projects for contributors he can usually be found volunteering for other areas of the community.
Dino McVouch
An automatic vouch for attending Summit 2013 Day 1
Dino McVouch
An automatic vouch for attending Summit 2013 Day 2
Dino McVouch
An automatic vouch for attending Summit 2013 Day 3
Dino McVouch
An automatic vouch for being a Mozilla employee.


text:
With stars such as Jennifer Lawrence, Ben Affleck, Daniel Day-Lewis, Claire Danes, Bryan Cranston and Hugh Jackman, films like Argo, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook and TV series such as Homeland, Breaking Bad and Modern Family and 30 Rock—it can all mean just one thing: the 2013 SAG Awards are seriously glitzy and glitzily serious.
Or something.
Anyway, here's the best, the worst and the craziest stuff we saw:
Best Opener: Every year, the SAG awards open with actors explaining how they entered the profession, but even with good tales from Glee's Darren Criss, 30 Rock's Jane Krakowski and veteran Hal Holbrook, our favorite was Modern Family's Sofia Vergara. She recalled telling her disapproving father that since her "big boobs" made her look like a hooker, she would be going into acting.
Biggest Miss: Lincoln's gloriously bewigged supporting actor winner Tommy Lee Jones, he of the Golden Globes glower, missed picking up his trophy—and still finding a way to look grumpy doing it. Had he pulled that off as we hoped, it would have been some great acting.
Least Rocking Look: Justin Timberlake presented the supporting film actress award wearing a totally sexy suit-and-tie combo. That is, if he'd been our English professor.
Insert Skinny Joke Here: Unlike most awards shows, the SAG awards has no time-wasting filler. It's all meat—really lean, tanned, designer-dressed meat.
BIggest Mother of a Joke: Big winner Tina Fey praising her pal from the stage, "Amy [Poehler], I've known you since you were pregnant with Lena Dunham."
Hottest Actors In a Threesome: The cast of Modern Family, which took home its third SAG trophy in a row, people. That's something that doesn't happen every year, you know.
Best Acting: While the show paused as drama series winner Julianne Moore made her way up to the stage, fellow nominee Nicole Kidman remained composed (and beautiful!) while the camera stayed on her.
Most Gracious: During her speech, Julianne Moore thanked a baby, her costar from Game Change. Loved that.
Worst Attempt to Trick Dudes Into Seeing a Musical: Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway described the Les Miserables as Wolverine getting chased by Gladiator with some input by Catwoman…and well, frankly, they had us at Wolverine. See you nerds at the theatre!
Most Attractive While Sharing a Teleprompter: If presenters Rose Byrne and James Marsden had a baby, well…they'd probably be surprised since they were just standing there presenting an award together. But you can bet that handsome baby would get thanked by Julianne Moore, too.
Best Bit of Classic Television: The ever-adorable Dick Van Dyke thanked his "lord and savior" Carl Reiner and costar Mary Tyler Moore, before graciously telling the assembled actors that they'd raised the standard of acting and were fine, engaged activists. No one had the heart to tell the venerable performer that, having gotten his lifetime achievement award, he could have totally gone to town talking about his "privacy" if he'd wanted to.
(Almost) Surprise Win: If perennial award-winner Breaking Bad could ever be seen as an underdog, well, Bryan Cranston's win over Jon Hamm, Steve Buscemi, Damien Lewis and Jeff Daniels surprised some grizzled award-show watchers. (Yes, we meant us.)
Best Quips: Both top TV winners, Bryan Cranston and Claire Danes, cracked us up with sassy one-liners, he about being "well endowed" with the trophy and she about her Spanx undegarments. Yes, we like that kind of below-the-belt humor.
Jessica Chas…tain! The announcer seemed to doublecheck the actress' name as she walked out to introduce the In Memoriam segment. To her credit, the announcer eventually got it right.
Biggest Shocker: The soapy British drama Downton Abbey beat Homeland and Mad Men to win Best Drama, prompting actress Phyllis Logan to utter this bit of PBS-quality dirty talk, "Shut the French windows!" Can't wait to see them put that on a pledge-drive totebag.
Worst Performance: The flu, which thinned the ranks of attendees and left many in attendance feeling poorly. Hope all the afflicted are feeling better soon.
Most Surprising Speech: Jennifer Lawrence always delights with some funny talk, but her gracious words were pretty restrained, which was totally unexpected. OK, she did note that her statue was naked—and endured a faux wardrobe malfunction—which let us know that she hadn't been replaced by a super-polite cyborg.
Second Most Surprising Speech: Though we expected him to win, Daniel Day-Lewis drolly noted that "it was an actor that murdered Abraham Lincoln," and therefore the work of an actor to bring him back to life. Nicely played, sir.
Biggest Shocker: The end-of-the-night win for Argo, which completely and pleasantly surprised us, and made us glad for Ben Affleck, because he seems like a genuinely nice guy and he gave a rousing, enthused speech and were suckers for that kind of thing. Yay!


text:
Recently I was visiting with a friend who has a sheep herding dog. Being a church person, my mind went to that very scriptural image of the sheep. From there I was off and running considering Jesus, the Good Shepherd, with her dog. (Please don't think me heretical. You have to admit it was a logical train of thought.)
Maybe you've watched dogs herd. They race from one side of a flock to the other, nipping at the heels of stragglers, corralling more adventurous sheep who are heading who knows where. These dogs' goal is admirable. They keep the flock together and bring them to the fresh pasture and water sources that will sustain them. They protect the sheep from predators. They ensure their future. Even in our not very agrarian society, the 23rd Psalm that likens us to the sheep that the Lord will shepherd still speaks to us of this comfort and hope. But to accomplish their tasks, herding dogs are some pretty in-control animals.
I began to wonder how sheep stayed safe before they were domesticated. After some investigating I learned that within flocks of wild sheep there were "wise" sheep – elders of a sort. These were the animals who through knowledge gained by experience would warn the others of danger and guide them along well-worn paths to historic pastures and water holes. The lambs and frisky young played a role as well. In their gamboling about, it was they who might discover new places to graze.
The leadership was shared from within the flock and was for the benefit of all the sheep. It was not for the welfare of just some of them, much less any single one. And it was the entire flock that was protected and brought to sources of nourishment where, together, they could thrive.
If we listen to our scriptures it is clear that, as a leader, Jesus was no dog. He led from within the community – fully one of us – as he drew on internal wisdom. He was more like a sheep elder. And he called us to go and do likewise…to lead our flock (the human community in its context – this earth) to Life!
As I write this we have just marked another Earth Day. This social movement, while not begun in the incubator of the church, has much to say to us who follow Jesus, the Good Shepherd. It reminds us that God has charged us to tend this earth – to shepherd its potential for Life that we find everywhere from the tiniest microbes to the largest plant and animal species. It reminds us that Jesus accepted death so that we might have Life, not just in the world to come, but here and now – and he showed us that the way to the Life that God wills for us is the non-violent life.
Our scriptural writers had only a fraction of the knowledge we have about how Earth "works" – this amazing web of interdependence with all parts functioning in harmony. But you and I do have that knowledge – knowledge we ignore to our peril – not just the peril of our world, but also the peril of our souls. Shepherding, as Jesus showed us, is spiritual work.
We often talk in the church about our call in Genesis to be good stewards of the earth. To be those good stewards, though, we must begin to shepherd one another. Living as Jesus lived, each of us must shift our concern from ourselves and those we love to that Whole of which we are a part. We must widen our perception to include not just our own species but every single organism that makes up this web upon which you and I are dependent – right down to the tiny microbes we can't even see.
And using that knowledge of how God's good creation works and embracing fully our roles as stewards, we must each rise up, not just to live our own lives in harmony with the rest of creation, but we must also lead our human flock toward Life. This is our deep spiritual calling in this time when the very environment on which our common life depends is at risk.
Setting ourselves aside is not easy for most of us, but it is what Jesus showed us how to do. We are called to give our lives for the sake of God's world. The beauty of that, though is because we are not separate but are part of this Whole, dying to self is how we will thrive. In this era more than ever, understanding our connectedness and, as wise shepherds, leading one another toward the Life that will sustain us all is our sacred task.
Leigh Waggoner is priest at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. She can be reached at 565-7865, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
What previous information must I obtain to make a secure purchase?
Property developers and estate agents are obliged by law to provide certain legally binding information to buyers, via the adverts they place. Property developers must make certain information and documents available to the public pertaining to:
- The documentation of the company or property developer in the Trade Register. This covers legal and economic documentation, as well as information about the people registered and the representatives of the company or property developer.
- General property location map.
- Property's floor plan.
- Guarantees of the installations.
- Description of the property, including the floor space area and living space.
- General description of the building, communal areas and additional services.
- Reference to the materials and finishes used in the construction of the properties of the building, communal areas and additional services, including thermal and acoustic insulation.
- Details of the Property Register. This provides a legal description of the company, the owners and any encumbrances.
- The total selling price and payment method.
What information must be obtained before buying second-hand property?
The purchase of second-hand properties is not subject to the regulations and obligations described above. But we must request the following documentation from the seller:
- Registration information of the seller's or conveyor's property, the certification that attests to the content of the Register.
- The receipt confirming that the latest Property Tax annuity has been paid.
- The certificate provided by the secretary of the association of flat owners, which confirms that the seller is up to date with payments of the common maintenance charge.
What must you do before signing a purchase/sale contract?
- Direct inspection of the physical condition of the property
This is crucial and must be carried out. Furthermore, for second-hand building or property, you should take a professional architect or surveyor with you.
If the property has any "latent defects", meaning defects that could cause medium to long-term damage, the seller is responsible for any repairs.
- Documentary inspection of the legal status of the property
The most important document that can confirm the property's legal status is the certificate of ownership and Property Register encumbrances.
This certificate must confirm that the property is finished, that there are no encumbrances or limitations and that the seller is the legal owner of the property. The tax status of the property must also be checked, to confirm that the latest Property Tax annuity (IBI) has been paid.
Contract completion: private contract or public deed
In accordance with the principle of freedom as to the form and content of contractual arrangements, a property purchase contract can be drawn up either as a private or a public (authorised by a notary) document.
Only public deed purchase contracts that are recorded in the Property Register provides buyers with the legal assurance that they will not be sued in their property, since the buyer is indemnified and held harmless against any claim or action arising from defects or errors in the seller's ownership status.
When and how should I pay for the property?
The price should not be paid in full until you have checked all the documentation. PAYMENT METHOD. There are several possibilities:
- A down payment or good-faith deposit is the payment of portion of the price, as a way of commitment. If buyer pulls out of the contract, s/he loses this amount, and if the seller pulls out, s/he is obliged to pay double the down payment or deposit.
- Payment on or after contract completion. There are three possibilities:
- Cash payments: only if the property is total free from encumbrances in the Register. The price agreed on contract completion must be paid in full. When part of the price is paid when purchasing a property before it has been built, the property developer is legally obliged to guarantee the buyer the total refund of this amount in the event of contract non-fulfilment.
- Deferred payment. This is when payment of part of the price is deferred, even if there are no encumbrances, via:
- Resolutely condition, so that if the buyer does not pay in the agreed period, the seller becomes the owner of the property again.
- Mortgage, in the case of the non-payment, the property is auctioned in order to pay the seller.
- Subrogation of pre-existing encumbrances. Subrogation could be a useful option, especially if the property sold is mortgaged. In these cases, the amount received by the seller will be reduced by the amount of the mortgage loan that is pending repayment, as long as the buyer takes over the existing mortgage. You must bear in mind that if judicial foreclosure proceedings have been initiated on the mortgage, the buyer must be extremely careful, and preferably demand that the property be previously released.
DUTIES and RIGHTS OF THE BUYER
The importance of buying a home
Buying a home is one of the most important investments a person makes during his/her life. It is a complex procedure in which many things have to be taken into account, especially if the purchase is made in a foreign country, with a different language, laws and customs.
The matters related to buying-selling a home must also include those related to the duties and rights that correspond to the buyer and the vendor on both an economic level (taxes, bank finance, associated expenses, etc.) and an administrative level.
In any case, we must remember that you can obtain direct advice and information about your case in particular from the various public organisations and offices, as well as the possibility of consulting and commissioning specialised professionals and companies which, in matters as important as the purchase of a home, is particularly recommendable.
Basic rights and duties of the buyer
- The buyer of a home has the right to the following:
- To the home being delivered under the agreed terms and conditions. If there are any hidden vices, he/she can claim for them later.
- To require the recording of the purchase-sale on public deed. It is highly recommendable to exercise this right, since a deed formalised before a notary public affords greater legal security and enables a better defence of the parties' interests.
- Not to hand over amounts of money that are not laid down in the private contract or in the public deed of sale. Besides being illegal and subject to tax penalties and other kinds of penalties, these amounts, known as "black-market money", are at great risk of not being recovered if the transaction is not closed or if the contract has to be terminated.
- To freely choose the notary public before whom the public deed of sale is to be formalised.
- Not to meet the expenses that correspond to the vendor.
- To freely choose the bank with which he/ she wishes to take out a mortgage, where applicable (subrogation to the vendor's mortgage loan is not compulsory).
- Either of the parties may be assisted by an interpreter during the signing of the public deed. The cost of the interpreter shall correspond to the party for whom the services are provided.
- The buyer of a home has the following obligations:
- To pay the price laid down in the private contract or deed of sale. There are many different formulas for paying the price, but you should always request a written document containing the amounts paid, the concept of the payment, the identities of the person making the payment and the person receiving the payment, the date and the place.
- To pay the corresponding taxes to the various public tax offices. This is dealt with in the following section.
- To pay the corresponding notary expenses: legally, the expenses corresponding to the formalisation of a public deed before a notary public shall be on the account of the vendor and those of the first copy and other notary expenses subsequent to the sale shall be on the account of the buyer, although it is possible to agree otherwise.
- To pay the cost of registering the deed of sale in the Property Register if the decision to register is finally taken. If the sale of the home is formalised on public deed, it is highly recommendable for the said deed to be registered in the Property Register. Among other benefits, this prevents the former owner from using the home as a guarantee of his/her debts. The deed of sale shall be registered in the Property Register corresponding to the town in which the home is located.
- To change cadastral ownership: in a term of 30 business days after the signing of the public deed of sale, the buyer must apply to the Gerencia Territorial del Catastro (Territorial Cadastral Register) for the change of ownership of the acquired property. This application is made on form 901 (urban property) or form 903 (country property). The forms can be obtained electronically or at the cadastral register offices. This procedure can also be carried out in certain town halls.
- To register with or change the name of the subscriber with the utility companies: water, electricity, gas, telecommunications, etc. These companies will provide information as to how the changes can be made and the documentation that is required.
- To notify the Homeowners Association to which the home belongs, where applicable, of the new ownership and of an address for notification purposes.
Taxes related to the purchase-sale of homes
During the sale of a home, the following taxes must be paid:
New home. If the home is acquired directly from the developer or the builder, the buyer must pay the following taxes:
- Value Added Tax (VAT): as in any business transaction, the buyer shall pay the vendor the amount corresponding to VAT, where the vendor shall then be obliged to pay the amount to the tax office. The percentage of VAT applied to homes is 7% of the sale price, a percentage that is also applied to the purchase of parking spaces and box rooms if they are acquired in conjunction with the home. If they are acquired separately, the rate is 16%.
- Tax on Documented Legal Acts (IAJD): this tax amounts to 1% of the sale price of the home and must be paid to Junta de Andalucía within the term of 30 business days after the deed of sale is signed. If the acquired home is to be the buyer's usual home, a discount is possible, and the rate is reduced to 0.1%. The parking spaces and box rooms acquired together with the home (up to a maximum of two) can benefit from this discount.
Second-hand home. In the case of a second-hand home or the subsequent transfer of a home, the following taxes must be paid:
- Tax on patrimonial transfers (ITP): this tax amounts to 7% of the sale price of the home and must be paid to Junta de Andalucía by the buyer within the term of 30 business days after the deed of sale is signed. ln both this case and that of the IAJD, if the Administration considers that the price on the deed does not correspond to the real price of the home, it shall require the buyer to pay the underpaid tax. This is called a "complementary settlement".
- Tax on the increase in value of urban land (IIVTNU), or municipal capital gains tax: this is a tax collected by the local authorities of the town in which the home is located, applying a percentage to the increase in value of a home from when it was bought to when it is sold. The percentage varies according to the town. ln some towns, this tax is not paid if one year has not passed between the acquisition and the subsequent sale of the home. ln principle, the party responsible for the payment is the vendor, although it is possible to agree that the payment be made by the buyer. It must be paid within the term of 30 days after the signing of the public deed. If the vendor is not resident in Spain, the party responsible for paying this tax is the buyer.
- Non-Resident Personal Income Tax (IRNR): when the vendor of the home is not resident in Spain, the buyer must retain 3% of the sale price and pay it to the State tax office by means of form 211 within the term of 30 business days after the signing of the deed of sale.
Mortgage loan
When you want to buy a home, and do not have sufficient money to pay the price, you can apply for the capital you need from a bank. As a guarantee that the money loaned will be returned, the bank will ask you to bind the home bought to the loan. This bond is made by means of a mortgage. This is what is known as a mortgage loan.
If you need to apply for a mortgage loan, you should visit various banks to compare their offers. You can subrogate to the former owner's loan, in other words, take his/ her place. When taking out a mortgage loan, you must consider the following:
- Interest rate. Whether it is variable or fixed and, if it is variable, which is the most common type of interest rate, determine the indicator in accordance with which the modifications will be made (Euribor, Mibor, etc.).
- Term in which the loan is to be repaid.
- Commissions and amount of the repayments. There are different types of commissions for a mortgage loan and their percentages, and even their elimination, can be negotiated. These commissions include a commitment fee and commissions for partially or fully paying off the loan.
- You must also consider that the bank may want to require other types of obligations, such as the following: the payment of salaries into the account, direct debiting of bills, taking out insurance policies, etc.
You must take into account that the amount finally loaned by the bank will be approximately 80% of the value given to the home. There are also other expenses that must be taken into consideration:
- Tax on documented legal acts: 1% of the amount guaranteed, not the amount effectively loaned, in other words, it includes the amount applied for, interests and costs.
- Commitment fee: this normally amounts to 1% of the amount loaned.
- Valuation of the home and study of lien.
- Insurance premiums associated with the loan.
- Notary and register expenses. Mortgage loans must necessarily be constituted on public deeds and must be registered in the Property Register. If the loan is for the acquisition of a home, it is usually signed before a notary public at the same time as the deed of sale.
Reference legislation
- Civil Code.
- Mortgage Act, adopted by Decree of 8 February 1946.
- Notary Regulations, adopted by Decree of 2 June 1944.
- Mortgage Regulations, adopted by Decree of 14 February 1947.
Offices and Registers
Notaries public and Property Registers of Málaga, whose addresses can be found on the following.
Málaga Trade Register
Calle Cerrojo, 17
29007 Málaga
Telephone: 952 28 89 35
Opening hours: 9:00 to 17:00
Property Register Torrox Nº1
Calle Calzada, 10
29770 Torrox
Telephone: 952 53 80 53
Opening hours: 9:00 to 17:00
Regional Government Development, Housing, Tourism and Commerce in Málaga
Calle Compositor Lehmberg Ruiz, 23 Esquina C/ Hilera
29007 Málaga
Telephone: 951 93 25 00
Useful websites
Website with information about notary activities and the addresses and telephone numbers of all the notaries public of Spain
Website with information about the functions of the Property Register and the addresses and telephones of all the Property Registers of Spain
Department of Land and Housing
Department of Taxes and Public Administrations
General Department of the Cadastre
Spanish Tax Department


text:
Alternative testing arrangements that are reasonable in the context of this test and supported by documentation may be provided for
All timely and complete alternative testing arrangements requests and accompanying documentation are reviewed on a case-by-case basis upon receipt. In some cases, the submitted documentation may not be sufficient to make a determination regarding the requested alternative testing arrangement(s) or may not support the requested alternative testing arrangement(s). Additional information or diagnostic test results may be needed.
Your request form and supporting documentation will be kept confidential to the extent required by law.
Initial requests for alternative testing arrangements. In all cases, candidates requesting alternative testing arrangements must (a) complete a test registration, (b) submit a completed Alternative Testing Arrangements Request Form, and (c) submit any required documentation. Write your name and telephone number on each piece of correspondence you provide.
Subsequent requests for alternative testing arrangements. An Alternative Testing Arrangements Request Form must be submitted each time you register. The first time that you request alternative testing arrangements, you will need to submit all of the required documentation to support your request for alternative testing arrangements. Evaluation Systems will keep your documentation on file for one year. If you register for subsequent test dates within that year, you only need to submit your completed registration, correct payment, and a completed Alternative Testing Arrangements Request Form, as long as your condition and the recommended alternative testing arrangements have not changed.
Examinees who wish to request alternative testing arrangements should register as early as possible in advance of their desired test date. After registering, you must submit a completed Alternative Testing Arrangements Request Form and any required documentation as described on this website. Most examinees will be contacted regarding the resolution of a request for alternative testing arrangements within three weeks after the request form and all required documentation have been received.
When your request for alternative testing arrangements has been resolved, you will be contacted regarding the resolution and given important information about scheduling your test appointment. In order to ensure that your approved alternative testing arrangements are appropriately applied to your test appointment and available for your testing session, you must schedule your test appointment by phone. Test appointments scheduled online will not reflect any approved alternative testing arrangements.
You should wait to receive confirmation of your resolution before scheduling your test appointment at the test center. If you schedule your test appointment before receiving this confirmation, you will be required to cancel and reschedule it in order to ensure that your alternative testing arrangements will be appropriately applied. This could result in a delay of your desired test date.
Once you have received confirmation that your alternative testing arrangements request has been resolved, you must call the phone number provided to you and identify yourself as a candidate who needs to schedule a test appointment with accommodations. If you do not indicate that you have been approved for accommodations at the time that you call to schedule your test appointment, you will be scheduled for a test appointment without your approved accommodations.
When you call to schedule a test appointment, you should be prepared to identify your preferred test date and test center. Please be aware that some accommodations may require up to three weeks prior to the date of your test appointment to make the necessary arrangements for staff, space, and materials. Test appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Please schedule your test appointment as soon as possible after your request has been resolved in order to allow time for such arrangements to be made and to avoid a potential delay in your test date.
Top of Page
Copyright ©
All rights reserved.
Pearson, P.O. Box 226, Amherst, MA 01004


text:
MOVIE REVIEW: Need For Speed
March 27, 2014
Since 1994, the "Need for Speed" video game has had 20 different incarnations and racing adventures and is a multi-generational at-home thrill ride worldwide. Given its popularity and commercial success, it was only a matter of time before "Need for Speed" the game would become NEED FOR SPEED the movie. And for this big screen adaptation, the perfect triumvirate of filmmakers come together - director Scott Waugh, stunt coordinator Lance Gilbert and cinematographer Shane Hurlbut - to deliver a mind blowing high octane thrill ride like we've never seen on screen before.
Between Waugh's direction, Hurlbut's Oscar-worthy cinematography and Gilbert's stunt coordination and design - not to mention the work of every stunt legend and legendary stunt family working today (Picerni, Baxley, Kingi, Epper Gilbert, just to name a few), plus a solid story and powerful emotional and engaging performances all around, all I can say is NEED FOR SPEED is mind boggling exhilaration!!!!
Given that there was no narrative with the video games, translation to the big screen was a blank canvas for Waugh and screenwriters George and John Gatins. No strangers themselves to the automotive world, George and John Gatins themselves own a classic car shop in Van Nuys, California, specializing in classic car restoration. Needless to say, their intimate knowledge of cars and the racing world, just adds to the authenticity and practical stunt experience. The result is throwback to fast cars an fast films of the 60's and 70's where family, friends and loyalty matter; where everyone knows everyone else; where the big excitement in a small town is nightly drag racing in the underground street circuit with food and drinks at the local drive-in to crown the winners. Welcome to Mt. Kisco, New York and Tobey Marshall.
Tobey's dad was an automotive legend. He could build and rebuild any car - particularly race cars. And with Mt. Kisco being what it is, Tobey followed in his dad's business together with his best friends, Little Pete, Benny, Finn and Joe. Blood brothers wouldn't be any closer than this group. Each with their own automotive and technological talent, it is their dream to leave Mt. Kisco and hit the NASCAR circuit like local bad boy Dino Brewster. Brewster hasn't looked back since leaving town except to stop by every now and then to thumb his nose at everyone and taunt Tobey over not only his racing success, but on stealing Tobey's girlfriend and Pete's sister, Anita.
Unfortunately, business hasn't been too good for Marshall Motors Automotive and Tobey will lose it to foreclosure if he can't come up with the cash to save it. But Dino has an offer. He owns the unfinished Ford Mustang that was being customized by Carroll Shelby at the time of his death. Dino wants it finished and wants Tobey and the boys to finish it. Expected sale price of the car will be at least $1 million and Dino will cut Tobey in for a quarter.
Dino being who Dino is, Tobey should know better than to trust him but goes ahead with the deal. Sadly, things post-sale get out of control and Little Pete is killed during a road race with Dino and Tobey. Dino disappears, Tobey takes the rap and serves two years in prison. On his release, revenge is the watchword of the day and Tobey knows just how to get it. Enter the underground race called the DeLeon. Organized via the internet by a mysterious racing fanatic called "Monarch", the race is invitation only and only for those with super-charged European race cars or suped-up classics. The winner gets the pink slip of the losers' cars.
Calling on his old Marshall Motors boys, and with more than a little help from an all-knowing car enthusiast and private sales agent for super cars named Julia, Tobey and gang steal the Shelby they once restored and set out on a cross country trek to not only capture the attention of Monarch and get an invite to DeLeon, but win it all.
When it came to casting, especially the role of Tobey, director Waugh had one thing in mind; he "wanted to find the next young Steve McQueen. Steve harnessed three things that were very important - danger, charisma and likeability." Hard to find in three individuals let alone one, Waugh knew he found his man with Aaron Paul. Although Paul was an obvious choice for the role of Dino, Waugh knew he was the more interesting choice for Tobey. " That defines the movie we're making. [Aaron's] a unique, interesting person." As Tobey, Paul is magical. He truly is the 21st century embodiment of Steve McQueen. Paul delivers an earnestness and authenticity that is palpable, likeable and engaging. His intensity, along with the stunts/ racing sequences and lensing by Hurlbut, put us in the driver's seat with him. And at the same time, Paul has a vulnerability and moral compass that gives emotional texture to Tobey.
As Dino, Dominic Cooper is perfectly cast as the bad boy. Slick with attitude and swagger, Cooper brings an arrogant rage to Dino that works perfectly in the story dynamic and rivalry. Described by Waugh as "a wonderful talent", Imogen Poots similarly has a depth that makes Julia indispensable in Tobey's world, providing a confident, yet thrill seeking and sense of wide-eyed wonder that resonates with an audience.
Outrageous fun comes in the form of Ramon Rodriguez, Rami Malek and Scott Mescudi who, as Joe, Finn and Benny respectively provide not only all the on-screen mechanical support and comaraderie for Paul's Tobey but add levels of inherent humor with their collective chemistry. Mescudi is a particular stand-out as the smart-ass Army reserve pilot who always seems to acquire much needed air support to provide "eyes in the sky" on Tobey's cross-country journey. And yes, just like everyone went to driving school, Mescudi also went to flight school and is actually flying some of the planes we see on screen.
Scene-stealing is an over-the-top Jack Nicholson-esque Michael Keaton who mesmerizes with insanity as Monarch. Genius performance and caricature.
But NEED FOR SPEED is all about just that - speed - and that means good old-fashioned car stunts and racing. For that, no one is better than Scott Waugh and his stunt coordinator Lance Gilbert. Waugh and Gilbert are stunt royalty in the film industry. Second generation, their fathers Fred Waugh and Mickey Gilbert, are legends. "'They were the real cowboys' and they were hard core stuntmen. . .[they] were the real deal. The stuff that they did, they were getting really wrecked and hurt and doing things that were really pushing the envelope." It is this world that carved Scott and Lance and shaped them as stuntmen, stunt coordinators and in Waugh's case, a director.
Waugh is not a director who believes in CG. He goes "old school" every time believing that "in a car movie, it should be all practical, it should be all real. And we can hire guys like Lance to come up with stuff that's real that we can do practically. I just felt like when we conceived this film, I really wanted to do a throwback to the movies that Lance and I grew up on that were the ones we still quote today as the greatest car movies of all time. Which is 'Bullitt'. Which is 'Vanishing Point'. Which is 'Smokey & The Bandit', 'The French Connection.' . . .Why are they still the best? . . .The number 1 real is, it's all real. It's the 60's, the 70's, you didn't do CG. You go and you look and there's no big music montage. It's just motor noise and it's cars. And it's great. It's something that we really focused on throughout the whole film." Key for both Waugh and Gilbert is that "a car can do what we see it do in the film."
Opting for the 60's muscle cars and the European super cars instantly recognizable to fans of fast cars and the video game, the hero car was none other than the 2013 Shelby GT500 - the 50th anniversary edition of the 1965 Ford Mustang Shelby. Seven cars were built for the film. Also showcased is the '69 ford Gran Torino, '68 Chevy Camaro and '66 Pontiac GTO. When it came to European super cars, manufacturers provided CAD files on each car so that they could be built and customized for the stunts. Swedish Koenigsegg Agera R, Lamborghini Elemento, GTA Spano, Bugatti and McLaren P1 are some of the cars used in NEED FOR SPEED.
But with fast cars and high intensity old school stunts comes a need for talented and skilled stuntmen and drivers. With Lance Gilbert as stunt coordinator, not only did he call on the old school stuntmen working today, but also high performance race drivers like Steve Holladay. Even the actors themselves were driving in excess of 100 mph although aerial car flips and crashes were left to the professionals.
One death-defying stunt bears stand alone mention and be on the lookout for it. "The Grasshopper" is legendary. The first people - and perhaps two of the only people to do it until now - were Fred Waugh and Mickey Gilbert in "Our Winning Season". And the younger Waugh and Gilbert knew it had to be included in NEED FOR SPEED as homage to their dads. Planning and executing "The Grasshopper" was a Herculean effort. According to Waugh, "These are the things I said to Lance. It's got to be practical. It's got to be real. And we're gonna really jump it and he needs to drive away. That was my constituent. He can't land and grenade the car. It's in the middle of the movie. He's got to land and drive away."
According to Gilbert, "We had to find the spot that actually told the story too. How [Tobey] gets away. . . [Scott] likes to reverse engineer his action beats and go to a location and try to find the locations that work best for telling the story and also being able to create good action. We were in Detroit and we were driving around and we were finding some ridiculous locations. . . Ultimately we found this other place and it was just a perfect lead into a trap of being able to evade and get away from the police and going up that grassy knoll and jumping across those three lanes of traffic into that park system. It was a pretty critical area because the park itself was littered with trees and all of that. But we found a path that was big enough, wide enough and long enough to fit our criteria that we were looking for. We had to go in and modify the landing zone a little bit to make it a nicer downhill transition to ease on the car. Then we built the car and modified the car to be able to handle the landing. Then we went and tested it. Knew we had it. Knew what speeds we were gonna go do. Then it was just a matter of waiting for our ticket to get punched to go to Detroit to actually film it. We went there and did it."
With NEED FOR SPEED, everytime someone puts the pedal to the metal, everytime someone gets in a car, everytime a car crashes or rolls, we are there. Your heart leaps. Your heart stops. In all my years, and some of them spent actually working second unit with these stunt guys (including Fred Waugh and Mickey Gilbert), I have never seen an old school practical effects car film as exhilarating and immersive as this. Last year's "Getaway" was thrilling with its use of practical car stunts, and of course, it was designed by Charles Picerni who is one of the stunt drivers in NEED FOR SPEED, but as it was designed primarily with one car and not a cross country adventure and race, there was less action. But not here. And credit for much of this immersive experience goes to cinematographer Shane Hurlbut who dazzles us with his lensing. As emotional and beautiful as some of the quieter and introspective moments of the film area, equally lush is his lensing of America as the film travels across some of the most beautiful locations in the country. Hurlbut's lens showcases it all. But nothing is as impressive as his action lensing. With cinematographers David B. Nowell and Michael Kelem handling aerial imagery (of which there is plenty), Hurlbut and Waugh stay on the ground.
Shooting with 27 cameras and shooting full driving/action sequences as opposed to cut and paste, there is a fluidity that flows with the cars, with the action, never interrupted except by a palpable sensory experience of rear-ending vehicles or some slightly rough vehicle landings after a jump. Angles are varied and capture the emotional beats as well as the action. Key to the lensing of NEED FOR SPEED is technology/hardware created by Hurlbut and Waugh in the form of a new camera car. According to Waugh, "We needed to build a faster camera car because most camera cars tap out at 110-120 mph. We were gonna travel way faster than that. We ended up building a super-charged Mustang that was the car that we could keep up with the super cars. We built these crazy rail systems on the front and rear that would give us mobility with the camera. Normally at those speeds you just hard mount the camera to the front. But we wanted to have a head that you can put out there and pan back and forth and slide the camera back and forth between cars. Our high speed Mustang was our little assault weapon. . . that was the secret toy that really showed us how fast we were really going."
Let the checkered flag wave for NEED FOR SPEED as it crosses the finish line first with fast cars, phenomenal practical stunts, superb lensing, a story with heart and a superstar in Aaron Paul.
Directed by Scott Waugh
Written by John and George Gatins
Stunt Coordinator: Lance Gilbert
Cast: Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Dominic Cooper, Michael Keaton


text:
OTTAWA — Quebec's ban on God, prayers, songs to Jesus and religious instruction in subsidized daycares discriminates against religious believers, says the Catholic Civil Rights League.
The league has expressed support for Jewish and Catholic parents who are appealing to the Quebec Superior Court on grounds the ban violates the constitution by infringing on religious freedom.
"Quebec is leaning toward suppression and discrimination against believers of any religion," said Jean Morse-Chevrier, Quebec director for the league and chair of the Association of Catholic Parents of Quebec.
The ban is similar to Quebec's mandatory Ethics and Religious Culture program, she said. "In effect, in the name of respect for diversity, the government is abolishing true diversity more and more in educational programs."
The ban, announced last December, went into effect June 1. It gives broad discretionary power to nursery inspectors to determine which practices are religious and banned, and which are cultural and permitted, according to the league.
About one in 20 subsidized daycares in the province are run by religious denominations.
Those offering religious instruction or activities must phase it out or risk having their provincial subsidy suspended, reduced or cancelled altogether.
"Parents who want some religious content in daycare or nursery school pay the taxes that make Quebec's childcare subsidy possible," said league executive director Joanne McGarry.
"To us, this is yet another attempt by the provincial government to remove religion at all levels of public life."
Catholic daycares run by religious sisters will no longer be allowed to sing songs to Jesus, pray to him, or even say grace together before meals.
Jewish-run daycares will not be allowed to teach about Passover or Old Testament stories such as Noah's Ark if God is mentioned.
Though a manger scene or a Christmas tree might be allowed for cultural reasons at Christmas time, the story of Jesus' birth may not be explained.


text:
Welcome to Nanaksar Primary
Welcome to the Nanaksar Primary school which is part of the Guru Nanak Multi Academy Trust.
We are a school that prides itself on being warm, friendly and inclusive.
We have a clear vision for our school which unites staff, governors, families and children. We share a determination that all children will achieve the very best that they can and go on to become life-long learners.
We believe in the importance of supporting and challenging children to achieve academically, whilst also caring about their development as kind, polite and respectful members of our community.
Our overall aim is that our pupils leave us as confident, enthusiastic learners prepared for their next stage in education.
Our vision is very simple in that we want :
- To build a strong community based on the Sikh ethos.
- To provide quality education that is broad, balanced and relevant to the needs of pupils within a modern society.
- To enable all pupils to achieve their potential through the highest standards of teaching and learning.
- To develop each pupil's self-esteem, confidence and independence with consideration for others and the concept of Sewa.
- To strengthen bonds between home, community and school, providing preparation for each pupil's entry into the wider community.
- To be committed to encouraging every member of our community to invest in life-long learning and personal development.
The values of all schools within the Guru Nanak Multi Academies Trust are encapsulated by the S.H.A.R.E acronym. These values are at the heart of everything we do as a school and they describe the qualities our students and staff value most- Service to others, Humility, Achievement, Respect and Equality.


text:
ROLLINSFORD � Support your local library and participate in a fun, family activity through the second annual Friends of the Rollinsford Public Library Scarecrow Decorating Contest.
The library�s largest fundraising activity of the year, the scarecrow contest is open to Rollinsford families, individuals, service organizations and businesses. The event culminates with the Fall Friends Celebration on Sunday, Oct. 21 from 2-4 p.m. outside the library at the Lower Mill in Rollinsford.
�The great thing about this event is that it�s inexpensive and fun, yet a great way to support the library,� said Tia Pass, president of The Friends of the Rollinsford Public Library. �Both the project of building a scarecrow and the celebration at the library on the 21st are traditional fall activities that are fun for families, all while supporting an important cause.�
There is a small $5 fee to register for the contest plus the cost to decorate. Simply register by Oct. 14 in person at the library at 3 Front St. or online at rollinsfordlibrary.org. Families are welcome to build multiple scarecrows. Build your scarecrow however you like. Be creative but keep them tasteful. Scarecrows should be built to withstand the elements, i.e., rain, wind and sun.
Alison and Dan Cullity of South Street participated in the 2011 scarecrow decorating contest with their kids Stella, 6, Shane, 4, and Deirdre, now 12 months. The family made a clown scarecrow finding the necessary pieces � a wig, clothes and a jack o�lantern - around the house.
�It probably took us just a few hours to assemble our scarecrow,� Alison Cullity said. �We had a fun time picking through the kids� dress up clothes to see what would make the wackiest clown scarecrow. The kids definitely had a say on what the scarecrow would look like. They are excited to do it again this year.�
Once registered for the contest, participants will be provided a registration number which should be added to your scarecrow. Post your scarecrow in a public spot such as outside of your home or business. Submit a photo of your scarecrow to firstname.lastname@example.com. Then tell friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to vote for your scarecrow at the library or online at the library�s Web site. Voting costs just $1.
On Oct. 21 bring your scarecrow to the Lower Mill for the Fall Friends Celebration where prizes for first-, second- and third-place will be awarded to contest winners. Scarecrows must be present to win. Voting ends at 3:55 p.m. on Oct. 21.
At the Fall Friends Celebration from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21 the public is also welcome to tour the library, vote on their favorite scarecrow, and enjoy concessions, kids� crafts and games. Concessions are being sold for a small fee, all to benefit the library.
�If you live in Rollinsford, it is important to support the Friends because the Friends support the library,� Pass said. �The town budget does not fully fund the library�s basic operating expenses, let alone the acquisition of new books and other services or lending materials.�
Pass said fundraisers like the scarecrow contest and the chocolate tasting in the spring make it possible for the library to have extended hours, services such as public computers and Wi-Fi access, as well as new books, magazines, and other current materials for lending.
�The library is very important to my whole family and we will gladly do what we can to support it,� Alison Cullity said. �RPL is one of our favorite places in this town. I bring my kids down to the library once a week for story hour or to just look at and check out new books, play with the toys, and see friends. My husband, a local high school English teacher, also makes regular visits to RPL to check out the books on sale to stock up on his personal collection of the classics.�
For more information about scarecrow contest or The Friends of the Rollinsford Public Library e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 603-516-2665.


text:
Scores of gay and lesbian Coloradans are expected to make their commitment to love a matter of public record in the sleepy eyes of the law in the early hours Wednesday.
Colorado became the latest state to recognize the legal rights of same-sex couples — through marriage or civil unions — when Gov. John Hickenlooper signed state Senate Bill 11 into law March 21.
The law takes effect Wednesday.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is expected to preside over some of the first ceremonies beginning at midnight in the city's Wellington E. Webb Building at 201 W. Colfax Ave.
The advocacy group One Colorado is offering civil-union celebrations for couples in the building's atrium from midnight to 2 a.m., as judges, magistrates and other officiants perform the ceremonies.
The Clerk and Recorder's Office will be open from midnight to 3 a.m. to issue licenses to couples. The atrium opens to the public at 10:30 p.m. One Colorado is paying for the use of the building and security for the event.
The organization is planning similar events Wednesday night in Colorado Springs and Grand Junction. The Colorado Springs event will be from 6 to 7 p.m. at City Hall at 107 N. Nevada Ave. with a reception to follow at the Underground at 110 N. Nevada Ave.
In Grand Junction, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., ceremonies will be held in the Center For Independence, 740 Gunnison Ave.
"In every corner of our state, loving, committed couples have been waiting for 10, 20 and sometimes even 40 years to have the tools needed to protect each other and their families," Brad Clark, executive director of One Colorado, said in a statement. "On May 1, that long wait finally comes to an end — and we are proud to mark this crucial victory with community celebrations across Colorado."
Colorado's civil-union law will allow couples to adopt children, inherit property and other survivor benefits for partners, insure one another, take leave from work to care for a partner, and make medical and end-of-life decisions for a partner, among other rights, according to One Colorado.
Colorado was the sixth state to adopt civil unions, joining Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Rhode Island and New Jersey.
Nine states now have same-sex marriage: Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Iowa, New York and Washington, as well as the District of Columbia.


text:
Republican Rick Santorum lost his bid to become president this year, but he's earned a trip to Jay Leno's couch.
"The Tonight Show" announced Friday that the former Pennsylvania senator will appear on Leno's Burbank stage on May 8.
It will be his first appearance on the NBC late-night program.
Santorum pulled out of the GOP primary earlier this month, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim victory in the battle for the nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama.
Copyright AP - Associated Press


text:
Visit of Iranian Delegation from Leading Universities and Institutes to Germany
Prof. Mohammad Reza Zamani, the Director General of the National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB) visited German universities of RWTH Aachen, Bonn and the Fraunhofer Institute as well as German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) on May 2-6, 2017. His visit was made accompanying a delegation of sixteen representatives from leading universities and research institutes of Iran headed by Professor Hossein Salar Amoli, the Iranian Deputy Minister for science. The travel arrangements were made by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). During the meetings, insights into current projects and possibilities for future scientific cooperation were offered. Both German and Iranian sides highlighted potentials of mutual scientific collaborations in different fields of science and technology. Moreover, conducting joint projects in line with the interest and needs of both sides especially medical and agricultural biotechnology was emphasized


text:
Sunglasses Emoji Dots Folded Note Cards
by Park Place Designs®be the first!
As Low As $1.17 ea.
Estimate Arrival DateDelays may occur due to COVID-19
Product Description
These modern and trendy foldover note cards are perfect for your notes to friends and family. Flat printed in typestyle and ink color only as shown. Size 5.5" x 4.25". Blank white envelopes included. Printed return address in flat black ink available. Optional envelope linings available. Positioning only as shown.


text:
COVID-19 updates
Quality CareFind out why Mayo Clinic is the right place for your health care. Make an appointment.
Meet the StaffFind a directory of doctors and departments at all Mayo Clinic campuses. Visit now.
Research and Clinical TrialsSee how Mayo Clinic research and clinical trials advance the science of medicine and improve patient care. Explore now.
Visit Our SchoolsEducators at Mayo Clinic train tomorrow's leaders to deliver compassionate, high-value, safe patient care. Choose a degree.
Professional ServicesExplore Mayo Clinic's many resources and see jobs available for medical professionals. Get updates.
Philanthropy at Mayo ClinicYour support accelerates powerful innovations in patient care, research and education. Give today.
Subscribe to Housecall
Our general interest e-newsletter keeps you up to date on a wide variety of health topics.
With their mild, sweet, onion flavor, leeks make a wonderful addition to this cold soup. Because they're grown in sandy soil, leeks tend to trap grit between their multilayered leaves and must be washed thoroughly before cooking.
In a blender or food processor, process the leeks and onion until finely chopped.
In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the chopped leeks and onion, and saute until tender and opaque (do not brown), about 5 to 7 minutes. Add the potatoes, chicken broth and mace. Cook over medium heat until the potatoes are tender.
Pour the mixture into the blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl and refrigerate.
Before serving, stir in the evaporated milk. Ladle into individual bowls. Top each with 1 tablespoon chives and pepper to taste. Serve cold.
Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission.
Check out these best-sellers and special offers on books and newsletters from Mayo Clinic.
Any use of this site constitutes your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy linked below.
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization and proceeds from Web advertising help support our mission. Mayo Clinic does not endorse any of the third party products and services advertised.
A single copy of these materials may be reprinted for noncommercial personal use only. "Mayo," "Mayo Clinic," "MayoClinic.org," "Mayo Clinic Healthy Living," and the triple-shield Mayo Clinic logo are trademarks of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.


text:
The team first developed optimization algorithms that take into account any factors considered important in allocating space, including the proximity of key personnel, amount of space required, cost of utilities and relative cost of new construction.
The first step was accomplished by developing an Extensible Markup Language schema to pull in data from numerous sources. Ball said the XML schema reduced the data preparation time for bringing in datasets from as much as two weeks of intensive effort to an automated process that takes approximately 30 minutes.
"We could run the optimization algorithms against nothing else other than Excel data if we chose to," Ball said. "The real power of that is getting that in front of a vast array of managers so that they can understand what the possible scenarios are and what the impacts on their organizations can make. The visualization tools that ESRI provides give this incredible power."
The effort received a boost in 2004 when the Langley Research Center was preparing for a major reorganization that would involve relocating as many as 3,000 personnel and reducing average office space from 190 square feet per person to 125 square feet per person. Managers hoped to free 100 facilities for closing or demolition.
Thanks in large part to Space Allocation Optimization, a project that was originally estimated to cost more than $1 million and take as long as five years was accomplished in less than two years and at less than half the estimated cost.
Ball's team has plans to further enhance the tool by giving it a dashboard-style Web interface that would make it more accessible to non-GIS specialists.
So far, the team has met with enthusiastic responses and has been asked to implement the project at the Johnson Space Center.
But Ball said he needs more funding to squeeze the full benefits from the program. "It's not ready for prime time yet," said Ball. "That's why we have engaged so much with ESRI. Because we thought that they may be able to help develop its capabilities. We are constrained for resources and I have to develop partnerships to make the next step in the plan occur."
More information on the project can be found at: http://gis.larc.nasa.gov/spaceopt
About the Author
Patrick Marshall is a freelance technology writer for GCN.
E-Mail this page
Printable Format
Advanced Search
Sign up for our newsletter.
I agree to this site's Privacy Policy.


text:
Dunn stresses long season amid 'rough patch'
NEW YORK -- Mike Dunn knows it will take some time to lower his disappointing 8.31 ERA. The 28-year-old Marlins lefty also fully understands how being a reliever in the big leagues works.
The season is six months, not three weeks.
"I've got complete confidence in myself, and it's a long year," Dunn said. "I look back at last year, I had a great season, but I had probably 10-15 bad outings spread out over the course of six months. I've run into a rough patch right now."
Dunn is Miami's primary left-handed reliever, and as a veteran, he is expected to log late innings in close games.
Thus far, in 11 games and 8 2/3 innings, it's been rough for the left-hander. He's given up nine runs (eight earned), two homers and 12 hits. Dunn has struck out 11 and walked five.
In his last outing, at Atlanta on Wednesday, Dunn pitched one inning, and he was charged with two runs. Both scored on Evan Gattis' two-run double off A.J. Ramos, who inherited the runners, in the eighth inning.
"Last outing was tough," Dunn said. "I thought I threw the ball real well, and to give up two runs, that one was hard to swallow."
Physically, Dunn says he is fine. Twice this year, Miami manager Mike Redmond, accompanied by a trainer, checked on the left-hander.
"Physically, I'm 100 percent," he said. "I'm fine."


text:
Pike County,
Hello and Warm
WelcomesI am Rhonda (Pressey) Miller. I am very excited to be your new
host. Pike County, Illinois, holds a special place in my heart,
because I was born and raised here. So I'm very dedicated to providing visitors with easy access and as much free
genealogy and history,
as possible from this site. In order to accomplish this task I welcome you to contribute as much or as little as you wish to help me accomplish
this goal.
Your host - Rhonda (Pressey) Miller 1963 - Submitted by Dale Summers
Check out Milton, Class Pictures, in the School Section, thanks Dale
Contributions will always be welcome, such
Bio's, Birth Records, Census, Churches, Death Records, Family Histories, Marriage Records, Military Records,
Obit's, Old Letters, Photo's - Family Known/Unknown, Tombstones; Newspaper Clippings, and other genealogy and historical materials.
Your questions and comments are always welcome.
Discover "What's New"click The Pike Treasure Chest
Pike County was created January 31, 1821. It was formed from Madison County.
The present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: Madison County (1812-1821) and St. Clair County (1795-1812).
Pike County was named for Zebulon Pike, an early explorer of the Louisiana purchase.
Pike's Peak was also named in his honor. He was a General of the War of 1812 and was killed at York, Canada.
The County Seat is Pittsfield. Prior County Seats was Coles' Grove, now Gilead in
Calhoun County (1821 - 1824), Atlas (1824 - 1833)
and Pittsfield (1833 - Present).
Other Pike County history ties are to Abraham Lincoln,
the New Philadelphia site (the first town in the United States to be settled by an African American),
and an early Mormon settlement.
Volunteers Needed & Welcomed - Volunteers are considered to be those who contribute information to this site, as well as those who can offer their time to look up information and/or transcribe information.
Be Sure To Check Out OurCategoriesExciting New Category - Outlaws in Pike Land
Free Resource Links
Bible Records
Cemetery Records
Military Items
Church Records
Courthouse Records
School Records
Old Letters
Census Records
Family Trees & Histories
Tombstone Photos
Photos & Postcards
Surname List
BrickwallsComing Soon
Towns & Townships History
Kendrick Kreations Graphics
Check OutCategoriesExciting New Category - Outlaws in Pike Land
Copyright © by Rhonda Miller 2008
AHGP Home Page


text:
Fast food restaurant Wendy's and video game publisher Ubisoft have teamed up to create Petz kids meals, delivering Petz-themed toys, games, and coupons to unhealthy children throughout North America.
Starting on March 23rd, Wendy's kids meals will come packaged inside a special bag covered with fun Petz activities, which children will quickly discard in order to get to the toy hidden inside. Each week's meal will contain one of five pieces of Petz merchandise: the Petz Catz PC game, Petz Dogz PC game, a Catz toy balancer ball, a Dogz plush toy, or a Petz-themed card game. I'd say this was the first time a PC game showed up as a children's fast food premium, but I'd probably be wrong. Parents might want to hold onto the bag, as it contains a discount coupon for Ubisoft's Petz Dogz Pack for Nintendo DS or Petz Sports for the Wii.
This marks the first time Ubisoft has teamed up with a major fast food chain to offer such a promotion. While I was personally hoping Splinter Cell would be the first game to get the kids meal treatment (Real Working Garrote!), I suppose this is a start.


text:
Hiring managers and recruiters can receive hundreds—or even thousands—of applications for each open job. Typically, they can spend only a few seconds scanning a candidate's cover letter before moving on to somebody else's. So if you're looking for a job, your cover letter has to capture a reader's attention right away.
Career coach Evelyn Salvador, the author of the recently released book "Step-by-Step Cover Letters," has some tips on how to do just that: "One way to get an employer to really notice your cover letter is to infuse it with personal-brand identification elements, such as a slogan, testimonials, or a mission statement. Each of these elements is optional, but it might just be the thing that makes your cover letter stand out from those of other candidates."
Salvador has specific tips for using one (or all) of these elements:
A slogan: This brief sentence or phrase can be placed under your name at the top of your letter, in the far-left margin, or in italics at the bottom of your cover letter. A slogan should succinctly encapsulate the value you bring to an employer—if you need help crafting a slogan, you can look to language in the job posting or on the employer's website for inspiration.
Salvador's examples include:
• For an elementary teacher: "Helping students take positive steps toward their future"
• For a sales manager: "Meeting challenges, overcoming obstacles and closing sales"
Testimonials: Stating what others have said about your performance adds credibility to the information you provide in a cover letter. Testimonials can include excerpts from letters of recommendation, customer thank-you letters, vendor satisfaction letters, performance evaluations, internship summaries, staff memos, and other commendations.
A mission statement: This element should be succinct and should clearly state what your mission is, specific to your career goal—it could describe what you plan to do or have done, what you believe in, or why your profession is important to you—or another statement that demonstrates the value you'll bring to the employer. Salvador's examples include:
• If the customer is happy and you are making a sale, it's a win/win. I believe in making customers happy."
"Each step a child takes in his life has an effect on his future. I would like to help students take positive steps by creating an educational experience conducive to learning."


text:
LOS ANGELES — An AEG Live LLC executive denied Monday that he pushed Michael Jackson to rehearse for his ill-fated comeback concerts, refuting earlier testimony by the singer's longtime makeup artist and stylist.
Paul Gongaware said he never told Jackson's assistant to get the singer out of a locked bathroom and to a rehearsal, an incident that was described to jurors by makeup artist Karen Faye.
"Never, never happened," Gongaware said, shaking his head.
Faye testified last month that she overhead Gongaware tell Jackson's assistant to do "whatever it takes" to get the "Thriller" singer to a rehearsal. She described Gongaware as sounding "angry and kind of desperate" on the call.
Gongaware told jurors hearing a negligent hiring case filed by Jackson's mother that the entertainer was under no obligation to rehearse.
The differing accounts are just one of several pieces of contradictory information jurors will have to consider when testimony in the case concludes. Katherine Jackson is suing AEG Live, claiming it failed to properly investigate the physician convicted of administering an overdose of the anesthetic propofol to her son.
AEG denies it hired Conrad Murray, or could have known that Murray was giving the singer propofol as a sleep aid.
Faye, whose testimony was interrupted when other witnesses had to be called, will return to the witness stand before the trial's conclusion and is likely to be questioned by AEG's attorneys about the Gongaware incident.
Gongaware also said he was mistaken when he wrote in an email that his company was paying for Murray.
"We want to remind him that it is AEG, not MJ who is paying his salary," Gongaware wrote in the email, which was sent after Jackson missed rehearsals. "We want him to understand what is expected of him."
Gongaware said AEG agreed to advance Murray's $150,000 a month fee to Jackson, but the costs would have come out of the singer's share of "This Is It" earnings. He said he never instructed Murray about how to care for the singer.
The promoter and producer also told jurors on Monday that he never considered doing a background check on Murray, or anyone such as Faye, who was working directly with Jackson.
Murray had several liens and child support judgments and was facing foreclosure before agreeing to work with Jackson.
"I just expect doctors to be ethical," Gongaware said. "Their financial side of their life shouldn't affect their medical judgment."
The executive was shown several emails that he was sent less than a month before Jackson's death in which tabloid newspapers were speculating the singer was suffering from cancer.
Gongaware urged his company not to respond. "Our redemption will be when he does his shows," he wrote about Jackson. "We don't have to sell tickets, so we can just sit back and prove them wrong by just doing it."
The trial is entering its sixth week. AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips is expected to testify later this week.
Anthony McCartney can be reached at http://twitter.com/mccartneyAP


text:
We haven't seen the Dow Jones Industrial Average rally this much since October 2007, two months before the recession officially started. And who knew one year later all hell would break loose with some of the largest banks and insurance companies in the world having to resort to the U.S. government to bail them out. We remember the 2008 crisis – and we're still struggling to recover – though some recent economic data, along with strong company earnings, are driving stocks higher – here's what you need to know:
1. Companies are making do with fewer employees: Remember five years ago when there were a few coworkers that really didn't contribute much and you sometimes wondered what they were doing all day? Well, those days are over because post-recession means post-layoffs. Don't you also remember when we lost nearly 800,000 jobs in January 2009? The recession caused companies to lay-off workers left and right. Now, four years later, companies have learned how to maintain and even grow profits without hiring anyone new since the 2008-2009 lay-offs. Scary, isn't it? Part of why these companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (which, is a basket of 30 major companies) are doing so well is because fewer employees means fewer costs, which means more profits.
2. We're seeing some strong econ data: We had a terrible GDP report during the fourth quarter of 2012, which showed that our economy shrunk by 0.1%. It may not sound like a lot, but we haven't seen a declining GDP since the days of the recession. And the official definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative GDP, which is why many economists started to worry a few months ago. But those numbers were revised higher last week, actually showing a growth of 0.1% during the fourth quarter of 2012. Now we're seeing economists say, well that's not even close to where we need to be. And that's true! But can we at least sit back and feel a little relief that we can now say that we haven't seen any negative GDP since the recession?
[Pre-order Scott's upcoming book, MORE MONEY, PLEASE: The Financial Secrets You Never Learned in School]
3. This is "good" for your retirement savings, depending on your age: If you're retiring within the next five years, then it actually doesn't matter what the stock market does, because you've got so much time on your hands. If you're investing the right way, which is dollar cost averaging, where you contribute the same amount of money each month into a retirement account, then you have nothing to fear. While you're investments will likely be up now, even if the market descends back to a more realistic level, the money you're contributing every month to your retirement accounts will buy more "stuff" – more shares of stock – more funds – since everything will be cheaper. This will all come in handy for when the market increases, because you'll own more of that increase.
4. Remember the upcoming anniversary: We're talking about March 9, 2009, when the Dow bottomed at 6,547 – well, now it's at 14,275. So you might be thinking now's not the time to get into the market. Well, it can be if you're looking at this from a long-term lens. If you don't need the money you're investing until 20-30 years from now, then start investing, if you haven't already. Jump in! Open up that Roth IRA account and get the retirement savings ball moving. Come on, you're missing out on the compounding interest – it is powerful, trust me!
Follow HelpSaveMyDollars.com on Facebook and Twitter.
Read more posts on Help Save My Dollars »


text:
Asian Dreams
Just Released! Asian Dreams. A compilation of the best of the "Asian" series.click here to listen
Check out the new release "Ohmniverse" click here to listen.
Ancient Dreams Orchestra's - "Earthover" at the P.A.C.
Ancient Dreams Orchestra began as an effort to step away from the traditional ideas and "dreams" of the music scene to enable a unified vision for complete, collective expression. Earthover is a collaborative performance of composers, musicians, dancers, artists, poets and cultural innovators. Earthover draws momentum from the motion of eastern musical tradition, catalyzing a multiplicity of simultaneous interpretive arts to deliver a clear translation as the "universal instrument." This performance piece delivers cinematic music, dance, thought, and romance combined with a pervasive display of visual artistry. Earthover is turning the world upside down. Video of the event is currently in post production, check back to see see it.
Ancient Dreams Orchestra - "War of Art" EP
The upcoming EP from Ancient Dreams Orchestra "War of Art".
Ancient Dreams Orchestra - Opens for David Lindley
Ancient Dreams Orchestra opened for David Lindley at the Blank Slate on August 18, 2008.
New Online Store
We are excited to announce all of Al Rey's solo efforts are available at our new online store as well as the following online music stores.


text:
B.J. Hoeptner Evans
Manager, Communications
Phone: (719) 228-6800
E-Mail: email@example.com
@USA_Volleyball - @USAV Beach – USAV Facebook
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 27, 2012) – Three U.S. beach volleyball teams will compete in Sunday's semifinals of the NORCECA Beach Circuit event in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.
A total of 18 different countries are being represented in the ninth stage of the 2012 tour. Both men and women are playing in double-elimination brackets. All three U.S. teams competing have gone undefeated to reach the semifinals.
On the men's side, the USA 1 team of Jon Mesko (Traverse City, Mich.) and Will Montgomery (Santa Barbara, Calif.) will play Trinidad & Tobago's Fabien Whitfield and Daniels Williams in one semifinal Sunday while the USA2 team of Jeff Carlson (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Tony Ciarelli (Huntington Beach, Calif.) will face St. Lucia's Julian Biscette and Joseph Clercent in the other.
The winners will play for the gold medal in Sunday's final.
The U.S. women's team of Tracy Weamer (Upland, Calif.) and Kathryn (Babcock) Piening (Kalamazoo, Mich.) will play Canada's Kristina Vlcek and Victoria Cowley in Sunday's women's semifinal. The winner will play the victor of the second semifinal between Costa Rica's Ingrid Morales and Natalia Alfaro and Trinidad & Tobago's Nancy Joseph and Pauline Woodroffe for the gold medal.
Weamer and Piening won their second-round match on Saturday over Antigua's Tessa Payne and Rosemary Joseph Simon, 21-9, 21-12 in 20 minutes. In the third round, they beat Deborah Constanzo and Karla Montilla of Dominican Republic, 21-11, 21-18 in 39 minutes.
In the men's bracket, Mesko and Montgomery topped Adam Lafeuillee and Gregg Gilbert of Grenada, 21-13, 21-8 in 31 minutes in their second-round match on Saturday. They followed that with a 21-16, 28-26 victory in 53 minutes over St. Lucia's Biscette and Clercent.
Carlson and Ciarelli took a second-round win over Aruba's Mitchel Daniel and Eargenell De Cuba on Saturday, 21-13, 21-12 in 49 minutes. In the third round, the U.S. pair defeated Whitfield and Williams of Trinidad & Tobago, 21-11, 25-27, 15-13 in 1 hour, 5 minutes.
More information about the NORECA Beach Circuit is available on the NORCECA web site.


text:
by Sue Ann Rybak
The Mt. Airy Business Improvement District (BID) can breathe a sigh of relief now that Philadelphia's City Council has renewed its charter for another five years.
"We are very excited that the Mt. Airy BID received approval to continue operating for an additional five years," said Ken Weinstein, BID chair. "The BID renewal will mean cleaner streets and a more attractive and vibrant business district for the at least the next five years. It was relatively easy to explain to property owners the need to continue the BID after five years of successes that include installation of 100 colorful flower baskets, 80 attractive banners, 140 security lights, 50 BigBelly trash cans and more clean and safe streets and sidewalks."
The Mt. Airy BID was established in 2007 to promote, beautify and clean the neighborhood, decrease crime and increase economic growth. It is funded by the 200-plus property owners along the Avenue between Washington Lane and Cresheim Valley Drive that pay 18 percent of their property taxes directly to BID.
BID also applies for grants that help fund projects, such as the 50 Big Belly Solar Powered trash and recycling receptacles along the Avenue. In addition, Weinstein said, nonprofit property owners also contribute an estimated $5,000 a year towards BID's annual budget.
Weinstein said 8th District Councilwoman Cindy Bass was extremely helpful throughout the process.
Bass said the BID charter reauthorization was "incredibly important to its ability to maintain an attractive destination and to build upon its past success to make Mt. Airy, and the Northwest as a whole, an even more desirable place to live and do business."
"The continuation of the BID's good work will be helpful up and down Germantown Avenue in revitalizing our commercial corridors," she added.
Weinstein said that, looking forward, BID will continue to focus on its core mission of keeping the streets clean and safe.
"Our two full-time ambassadors, Cookie and Derick, work hard, each and every day, to keep the sidewalks and street gutters of the business district clean," Weinstein said.
He added that BID will continue to maintain and upgrade the facades along the Avenue. It will continue to help create an inviting shopping atmosphere by continuing to provide holiday decorations and seasonal plantings.
"Our ultimate goal is to increase the vibrancy of the Germantown Avenue business corridor and to spread this vibrancy down into Germantown by way of the new Germantown BID, now being organized," Weinstein said.


text:
Pinkbikedl - Pinkbike.com video downloader
Pinkbikedl is a simple video downloader for use with pinkbike.com website by Marcin Bryl
Online Image Convert
Quick and easy access to online image convert.
Kitap.kz Downloader
Extension for downloading EPUB books from Kitap.kz
soup.io downloader
Download images while you scroll soup.io.
Save text to File
Useful addon to save text content of web page in some commons file type for the text editors
TSR Ad Skipper
Skip past the 10 second timer on TheSimsResource.com
Auto Shutdown
Executes a system-level command when all downloads are finished
3IH.RU Uploader
Upload selected image to 3IH.RU
ProductionCrate Connect
Speed up your workflow with the ultimate add-on for your video effects, sound effects, music, graphics and 3D needs. All downloads from the ProductionCrate archives will now be auto-categorized and organized on your local drive!
Text Save
Conexão Mega
Zendesk Download Router
Automatically routes Zendesk downloads into separate folders by ticket number
Contas Turbo
KellyC Favorites
Save favorite publications and comments to local browser storage.
Mobile Repairing Center
TAPP.RU Кнопка


text:
|The subject of this article was either removed from World of Warcraft or is no longer available due to the devastating Cataclysm.
- Blood of Innocents
- Item Level 1
- Binds when picked up
- Unique
- "The blood is still fresh."
Blood of Innocents was used to summon Kirtonos the Herald in Scholomance. If you're particularly evil, you might have wanted to hold on to it.
This item was a reward from the quest Krastinov's Bag of Horrors which started with Eva Sarkhoff in the Western Plaguelands. To complete the quest, you needed to slay Kirtonos the Herald and return to Eva Sarkhoff.
Once you completed the follow-up quest Kirtonos the Herald the level 61 elite succubus Blood Steward of Kirtonos in The Reliquary in Scholomance would always drop the Blood of Innocents. Doctor Theolen Krastinov and Jandice Barov also often dropped the Blood of Innocents.
Patch changes
Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Removed.
Patch 1.3.0 (07-Mar-2005): Blood of Innocents will now drop off Jandice Barov for players that have completed the Sarkhoff questline in Scholomance.
Patch 1.2.2 (15-Feb-2005): Players who have completed the quest to summon Kirtonos may now obtain the Blood of Innocents from Doctor Theolen Krastinov.


text:
Learn about our Food & Fund Drives.
There are many ways you can donate.
Your donation to the Atlanta Community Food Bank delivers a healthy return. With each $1 you donate, we can provide more than $9 in groceries for someone in need. The Food Bank is an IRS 501(c)(3) organization (tax identification number 58-1376648), and contributions are tax deductible.
Mail a check.
To donate by mail, send your check to:
Atlanta Community Food Bank
3400 North Desert Drive
Atlanta, GA 30344
Donate by phone.
Contact Food Bank Donor Services at 404.892.FEED (3333) x1222.
Donate in honor or memory of someone.
Make a gift to the Food Bank in honor or memory of someone online by clicking "Yes, this is an honor or memorial gift" on the donation page. Make your online gift here. Alternatively, you may call or mail your gift with your honoree's contact information.
Make a Stock Transfer.
A gift of appreciated securities, including stocks or bonds, is an easy way for you to make a gift. Here are some of the potential benefits:
- The total value of the stock upon transfer is tax-deductible.
- There is no obligation to pay any capital gains taxes on the appreciation.
It's easy. Please contact us for delivery instructions to make a transfer from your brokerage account to the Food Bank. (See contact info at the bottom of this page.)
Increase your donation with a Matching Gift.
It may be possible to double, or even triple, your contribution to the Food Bank if your employer offers a matching-gift program. Check here to see if your employer offers a matching-gift program.
Donate through your workplace Employee Giving program.
- Private Sector Employees:
- Please look for the Atlanta Community Food Bank on the charity list for your payroll deductions, or choose to make a one-time gift.
- State and Federal Government Employees:
- You can help hungry Georgians through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). If you are a federal employee, please enter CFC #87236 on your campaign pledge card. If you are a State Employee, please select #109000 on your campaign pledge card.
For more information on the various ways to make a donation to the Food Bank, contact Donor Services at firstname.lastname@example.com or 404.892.FEED (3333) x1210.


text:
Apartment Talk #6: Jerstin Crosby and Jasdeep Khaira / Encyclopedia Destructica
Jerstin Crosby and Jasdeep Khaira co-hosted our latest installment of the Apartment Talks series on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 at 113 44th Street. Jerstin Crosby, a transplant from Raleigh, North Carolina and a member of Team Lump presented his work to date including a parody of environmentalism in Goth Seinfeld.
Jasdeep Khaira, co-founder of Encyclopedia Destructica gave a preview of the DIY book publisher's latest project Strange Attractors: Investigations in Non-Humanoid Extraterrestrial Sexualities curated by Suzie Silver.
Highlights of the night included a video on alien abduction and a healthy serving of Meat Lover's pizza.
More on Jerstin Crosby
More on Jasdeep Khaira