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PRIVACY POLICYLast revised: December 9, 2019
Your privacy is very important to us. This Site is hosted by Constellation Web Solutions, Inc. dba TorchX or one of its affiliates (collectively, "Constellation") on behalf of one of its real estate industry customers (the "Company," "we" or "us"). The Company is the data controller and its full name and contact details are set out on the Site. Constellation and the Company are independent contractors and are not partners or otherwise engaged in any joint venture in delivering the Site. Nothing in this Privacy Policy shall have the effect of making Constellation a sole or joint data controller. This Privacy Policy has been prepared to explain how we collect, use, protect, and share information and data when you use this Web site (the "Site"), including information and data that we share with our service providers such as Constellation. Constellation hosts multiple Web sites (together with this Site, the "Sites") on behalf of realtors ("Realtors") including the Realtor associated with this Site ("Your Realtor").
By visiting or using all or any part of this Site, you consent to this Privacy Policy.
VisitorsThis Site links to this Privacy Policy because Constellation collects, uses, and retains all information, including Personal Information and Usage Data, that users share with or otherwise make available via the Site. For example, when you provide your contact information, this information is collected and stored by Constellation under the terms of Your Realtor's agreement with Constellation, is used by Constellation to provide services to, at the direction of or for the benefit of Your Realtor under that agreement and is shared with Your Realtor. Similarly, at some point, Realtors may require users to register on the Sites. Such registration information would be collected, stored and used, to provide services to, at the direction of, or for the benefit of Your Realtor by Constellation and shared with the applicable Realtor. This Privacy Policy, however, only covers Constellation's information privacy practices with respect to the information Constellation collects via the Site. Realtors may have different privacy policies and practices, but are required to have practices no less protective than the terms of this Privacy Policy. Realtors are required to take certain affirmative steps to protect Personal Information collected via the Site and to comply with all applicable privacy laws and regulations. However, Constellation does not control Realtors and is not responsible for their actions, including their compliance with privacy laws.
Managing Your Information PreferencesYou can always review, correct, update, or change your Personal Information, or opt out of direct marketing efforts, by unchecking the "please send me updates" field or you can contact Constellation at [email protected] If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at [email protected]
Information We Collect
Personal Information. Constellation collects information that personally identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or device ("Personal Information"). In particular, the Site has collected the following categories of Personal Information from its consumers within the past twelve (12) months:
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "Personal Information" does not include:
Constellation collects Personal Information only if you choose to share it (for example, by inserting your information into forms you complete), and only at the direction of Your Realtor pursuant to Constellation's Agreement with Your Realtor. The decision to provide this information is optional. However, if you choose not to provide the requested information, you may not be able to use certain features of the Sites.
Anonymous Usage Data. The site automatically collects anonymous usage information that does not identify an individual user ("Usage Data"). For example, each time you use the Site, it automatically collect the type of Web browser you use, your operating system, your Internet Service Provider, your IP address, the pages you view, and the time and duration of your visits. Constellation uses this information to help understand how people use the Sites, and to enhance the services Constellation offers.
Cookies and Web Beacons. The site may use cookies (a small text file placed on your computer to identify your computer and browser) and Web beacons (an electronic file placed on a Web site that monitors usage). These technologies may be used in connection with the Sites. Constellation uses cookies and Web beacons to improve the quality of the Sites. Constellation does not use cookies or Web beacons to collect Personal Information. Most Web browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You may set most browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block cookies, though either of those actions may affect your use of the Site.
How We Use Information and When We May Share and Disclose Information
Generally. Constellation uses Personal Information only at the direction and for the benefit of Your Realtor for internal purposes, such as to provide you with the Sites, to enable Constellation or Your Realtor to notify you of new products or services, and to otherwise communicate with you about your use of the Site or Your Realtor. Constellation will disclose your Personal Information to Your Realtor in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Constellation will not disclose Personal Information to third parties without your consent, including for their direct marketing purposes, except as explained in this Privacy Policy.
Service Providers. From time to time, Constellation or Your Realtor may establish a business relationship with other businesses whom Constellation or Your Realtor believes is trustworthy and who we have asked to confirm that their privacy practices are consistent with ours ("Service Providers"). For example, Constellation may contract with Service Providers to provide certain services, such as hosting and maintenance, data storage and management, or marketing and promotions. Constellation only provide our Service Providers with the information necessary or helpful for them to perform these services on Constellation's behalf. Each Service Provider must agree to use reasonable security procedures and practices, appropriate to the nature of the information involved, in order to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Service Providers are prohibited from using Personal Information other than for the purpose for which such information was provided or as authorized by you.
Advertising. We may work with third-party advertisers, search providers and ad networks ("Advertisers"). These companies may collect and use information about your use of the Sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you. These companies may place or recognize a unique cookie on your computer or use other technologies such as Web beacons. This Privacy Policy does not cover any use of information that an Ad Network may collect from you.
Standard Analytics Information. Constellation may use, and disclose to Realtors and third parties, certain Usage Data regarding the Sites. However, in such cases, your Usage Data is aggregated with the Usage Data of others and does not identify you individually.
Other Transfers. Constellation may share Personal Information and Usage Data with businesses controlling, controlled by, or under common control with it. If Constellation is merged, acquired, or sold, or in the event of a transfer of some or all of Constellation's assets, we may disclose or transfer Personal Information and Usage Data in connection with such transaction.
Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement. Constellation cooperates with government and law enforcement officials and private parties to enforce and comply with the law. Constellation may disclose Personal Information and any other information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private parties if, in its discretion, it believes it is necessary or appropriate for any of the following reasons: (a) to respond to legal requests (including court orders and subpoenas); (b) to protect the safety, property, or rights of Constellation, any Realtor or any third party; (c) to prevent or stop any illegal, unethical, or legally actionable activity; or (d) to comply with the law.
Be Careful When You Share Information with OthersPlease be aware that whenever you send messages, make postings, or otherwise post or transmit any information or content on this Site or any other of the Sites or any public forum available on or through the Sites, that information or content may be accessed by others. In addition, when you share information or any other communications with third parties, that information may be passed along or made public by others. This means that anyone with access to such information can potentially use it for any purpose, including sending unsolicited communications.
SecurityConstellation is very concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your Personal Information. Constellation employs reasonable physical and electronic measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. However, no data transmission over the Internet or other network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while Constellation strives to protect information transmitted on or through the Sites, Constellation cannot and does not guarantee the security of any information you upload, store, share, transmit, or provide on or through any Site and you do so at your own risk.
Links to Other Web sitesThe Sites may contain links to other Web sites, or allow others to send you such links. A link to a third party's Web site does not mean that Constellation or Your Realtor endorses it or that we are affiliated with it. Constellation dos not exercise control over third-party Web sites. You access such third-party Web sites or content at your own risk. You should always read the privacy policy of a third-party Web site before providing any information to the Web site.
Children's PrivacyConstellation does not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If Constellation becomes aware that a user is under the age of 13, Constellation will terminate any account that user may have with it. If Constellation becomes aware that it has inadvertently received Personal Information from a child under the age of 13, Constellation will delete such information from its records.
Processing in the United StatesPlease be aware that your Personal Information may be transferred to and maintained on servers or databases located outside your state, province, or country. If you are located outside of the United States, please be advised that we process and store all information in the United States. The laws in the United States may not be as protective of your privacy as those in your location. By using the Sites, you agree that the collection, use, transfer, and disclosure of your Personal Information will be governed by the applicable laws in the United States.
Privacy Policy ChangesFrom time to time, this Privacy Policy may be changed. If this Privacy Policy is changed, you will be informed by posting of the revised Privacy Policy on the Site. Those changes will go into effect on the Revision Date shown in the revised Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Sites constitutes your consent to the revised Privacy Policy.
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA"), as amended from time to time, applies solely to visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California. The CCPA provides California residents with specific rights regarding their personal information. If you are a California resident, this section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
Access to Specific Information and Data Portability Rights. You have the right to request that Constellation disclose certain information to you about its collection and use of your Personal Information over the past 12 months. Once Constellation receives and confirms your verifiable consumer request, it will disclose to you:
Deletion Request Rights. You have the right to request that Constellation delete any of your Personal Information that it has collected from you and retained, subject to certain exemptions. Once Constellation receives and confirms your verifiable consumer request, Constellation will delete (and direct its service provider(s) to delete) your Personal Information from our records, unless an exemption applies.
Constellation may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for Constellation or its service provider(s) to:
Exercising Access, Data Portability, and Deletion Rights. To exercise the access, data portability, and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to Constellation by either:
Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.
You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must:
Constellation cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if it cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you. Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with Constellation. Constellation will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor's identity or authority to make the request.
Response Timing and Format. Constellation endeavors to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If more time is required (up to 90 days), you will be informed of the reason and extension period in writing by mail or electronically, at your option.
Any disclosures Constellation provides will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request's receipt. The response Constellation provide will also explain the reasons it cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, Constellation will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.
Constellation does not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If Constellation determines that the request warrants a fee, it will tell you why that decision was made and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
Other California Privacy Rights. California's "Shine the Light" law (Civil Code § 1798.83) permits users of the Site that are California residents to request certain information regarding Constellation's disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to [email protected] or write us at 10045 Mesa Rim Rd, Suite 3, San Diego, CA 92121
Last revised: December 9, 2019
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY. YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE ("SITE") IS CONDITIONED UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT MODIFICATION. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS USER AGREEMENT AND ALL RULES, POLICIES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PRIVACY POLICY LOCATED AT TheHomeValueGroup.com/privacystatement.aspx, INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (COLLECTIVELY, THE "AGREEMENT"). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE SITE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS SITE.
1. Scope and AcceptanceThis Site is hosted by Constellation Web Solutions, Inc, dba TorchX or one of its affiliates (collectively "Constellation") on behalf of and as data processor and a service provider for one of its real estate industry customers (the "Company"). The Company is the data controller and its full name and contact details are set out on the Site. Constellation and Company are independent contractors and are not partners or otherwise engaged in any joint venture in delivering the Site. Unless expressly stated otherwise, any reference to "we", "us" or "our" shall refer to the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall have the effect of making Constellation a sole or joint data controller.
Anyone who accesses or uses the Site is a "User." This Agreement applies exclusively to your access to, and use of, the Site, so please read it carefully. This Agreement does not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with Constellation, Company, or their respective affiliates for services, products or otherwise. We reserve the right to change or modify this Agreement and the Site, at any time. If we decide to change the Agreement, we will post a new version on the Site and update the date. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting of the revisions on the Site, and you waive any right you may have to receive specific notice of such changes or modifications. Your use of the Site following the posting of changes or modifications to the Agreement will constitute your acceptance of the revised Agreement. Therefore, you should frequently review the Agreement, including applicable policies, from time-to-time to understand the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Site. If you do not agree to the amended terms, you must immediately stop using the Site. You agree that your sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any changes to this agreement is to discontinue use of the Site.
If you are accessing or using the Site on behalf of any business, organization, or other entity of any kind, you represent and warrant that you are authorized (a) to accept these terms on its behalf and (b) to bind such business, organization, or entity to this Agreement.
The Site is not intended or authorized for use by persons under the age of eighteen (18). By using the Site, you represent and warrant that you are eighteen (18) years of age or older and that you agree to and agree to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If we believe that you are under the age of eighteen (18) or that you are not old enough to consent to and be legally bound by this Agreement, we may, at any time, in our sole discretion, and with or without notice: (i) terminate your access to or use of the Site (or any portion, aspect, or feature thereof), or (ii) delete any content or information that you have posted through the Site.
2. PrivacyWe believe strongly in providing you notice of how we collect and use your data, including personally identifying information, collected from the Site. We have adopted a Privacy Policy, which is available at TheHomeValueGroup.com/privacystatement.aspx to which you should refer to fully understand how we collect and use personally identifying information. The Privacy Policy may be changed from time to time and is effective immediately upon posting such changes to the Site.
3. Account Information and SecurityIn order to use certain areas of the Site, we may ask you to create an account and select a password and/or provide us with certain personal information. This information will be held and used in accordance with the Privacy Policy. By filling out any forms on the Site, providing information to us or making any inquiry, you acknowledge that we have an established business relationship and you expressly consent to being contacted by us, or by our service providers, including Constellation, on our behalf, whether by phone, mobile phone, email, mail, texting or otherwise.
You agree that you will provide us with accurate, complete, and updated information on your account. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account. We recommend that you do not share your account details or your password with others. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR ACCOUNT, WHETHER OR NOT AUTHORIZED BY YOU, INCLUDING CONTENT PUBLISHED OR PURCHASES MADE THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT.
Please notify us immediately of any actual or suspected loss, theft, fraud, or unauthorized use of your account or account password.
Please note that if a "Public Area" is available on the Site, such as a forum, message board, or other community area that allows User posts, you are solely responsible for any information, text, photos, content or material that you upload, post or transmit to such area. You are also responsible for your reliance on any communications found in such areas. If you feel you or someone is in danger, or you believe illegal conduct may take place or has taken place, you should contact your local law enforcement agency immediately.
4. OperationThe specific features and functionality of the Site are dynamic and may change from time to time. We reserve complete and sole discretion with respect to the operation of the Site. We reserve the right to change terms and warranties without notice. We also reserve the right to withdraw, suspend, or discontinue any functionality or feature of the Site at any time.
5. Inaccuracies on the Site and Service and Property Listing DataThe Site may include inaccuracies or errors, and additions, deletions, and alterations could be made to the Site by unauthorized third parties. Although we attempt to ensure the integrity of the Site, neither the Company nor Constellation make any guarantees as to the timeliness, completeness, or accuracy of the Site or any of the content on the Site. Specifically, any real estate listing data provided to you in connection with the Site is not intended to be a representation of the complete Multiple Listing Service ("MLS") data for any of our MLS sources. Neither the Company nor Constellation are liable for, nor do they guarantee, the accuracy of any listing data or other data or information found on the Site, and all such information should be independently verified. The information provided in connection with the Site is for the personal, non-commercial use of consumers and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Some properties which appear for sale on this website may no longer be available because they are under contract, have sold, or are no longer being offered for sale. If you believe any portion of the Site includes an error or inaccuracy, please notify us.
6. Availability of the Site and ServiceIt is not possible to operate the Site with 100% guaranteed uptime. We will make reasonable efforts to keep the Site operational. However, certain technical difficulties, routine site maintenance and upgrades, and other events may, from time to time, result in interruptions to or outages of the Site. In addition, we reserve the right at any time, and from time to time, to modify or discontinue (on a temporary or permanent basis) certain functions of the Site, with or without notice. You agree that neither the Company nor Constellation shall be liable to you or to any third party for any direct or indirect consequence of any modification, suspension, discontinuance of, or interruption to the Site.
8. Proprietary RightsThe content, structure, "look and feel," and all other elements of the Site are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws of the United States and other jurisdictions. You may not sell, license, distribute, copy, publish, publicly perform or display, modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works from, or otherwise make unauthorized use of, the Site or any portion thereof without the express prior written consent of both the Company and Constellation. Both the Company and Constellation reserve all rights not expressly granted in this Agreement. You shall not acquire any right, title or interest to the Site or any portion thereof, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, except for the limited rights set forth in this Agreement. You acknowledge that the Company and Constellation will aggressively enforce intellectual property rights with respect to the Site to the fullest extent of the law.
9. Permitted UseSubject to the terms of this Agreement, you are granted a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-assignable, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Site and all materials available on or through the Site ("Site Materials") solely for your own personal use in accordance with the license scope and use restrictions specified in this Agreement and any other applicable agreement between you and us. You may not use the Site or any Site Materials for commercial purposes. You agree not to use the Site or Site Materials for any unintended purpose, for any unlawful purpose, or in any way that might harm, damage, or disparage any other party, including Constellation, Company, their respective affiliates, and all of their respective suppliers. Without limiting the preceding sentence, you agree that you will not do, or attempt to do, any of the following, unless expressly authorized by us to do so: (a) alter or modify the Site, or make any electronic reproduction, adaptation, distribution, performance, or display of the Site, or any portion thereof, except to the extent permitted by the intent and functionality of the Site or as required for the limited purpose of reviewing material on or interacting with the Site for the intended purpose of the Site; (b) sell, rent, lease, transfer, distribute, or assign to any third party any rights to the Site, or related materials; (c) remove or modify any proprietary notice or labels on the Site, or related materials, including author attribution and copyright notices, or use any of our trademarks as meta-tags on any other website or application; (d) use the Site for comparative or competitive research purposes; (e) copy, modify, or erase any information contained on computer servers used or controlled by us or any third party except to the extent permitted by the intent and functionality of the Site; (f) use the Site to violate any legal right of any third party, including any publicity or privacy right, copyright, or other intellectual property right, or to take any action that is harassing, libelous, defamatory, abusive, tortious, threatening, harmful, or otherwise objectionable; (g) access or use any password-protected, secure, or non-public areas of the Site, or access data on the Site, not intended for you, except as specifically authorized in writing by us; (h) impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity, or allow a third party to use your identification or to pretend to be you; (i) use any automated means (including screen and database scraping, spiders, robots, crawlers, bypassing "captcha" or similar precautions, and any other automated activity with the purpose of obtaining information from the Site) to access or use the Site, or display the Site, or portions thereof (e.g., deep linking, framing, scraping, etc.), without our express written permission; (j) attempt to or actually disrupt, impair, or interfere with the Site, or any information, data, or materials posted or displayed by us; (k) attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Site or breach any implemented security or authentication measures, regardless of your motives or intent; (l) attempt to interfere with or disrupt access to or use of the Site by any User, processor, host, or network, including, without limitation, by submitting a virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other malicious code; (m) post any content to the Site that: (i) includes any profane, obscene, defamatory, discriminatory, threatening, menacing, harassing, or violent content; (ii) depicts or suggests nudity or sexual acts; (iii) promotes hatred, including against members of a protected group under federal, state, or local law (such as, for example, a group defined by race, gender, or national origin); (iv) is objectively shocking or disgusting; (v) depicts or suggests presently occurring illegal activity; (vi) includes unlicensed proprietary content of a third party, including, e.g., third-party content protected by copyright or trademark for which you do not have a license; (vii) breaches any duty of confidentiality you may have to a third party (e.g., discloses private information about a third party without consent); or (viii) is contrary to Constellation's or Company's mission; or (n) use the Site in any manner whatsoever that could lead to a violation of any federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations.
10. SubmissionsYou agree that any materials, including but not limited to questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, drawings, original or creative materials or other information regarding Constellation or the Company, or the Site provided by you in the form of postings on the Site, e-mail, or other communication or submission to us are unsolicited and non-confidential. Constellation or the Company, as applicable, will own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, in and to such submissions, and we will be entitled to the unrestricted use of such submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
11. User ContentWe may, at our sole discretion, permit Users to post, upload, publish, submit, or transmit text, graphics, photos, audio, video, or other content (collectively, "User Content"). By making available any User Content on or through the Site, you hereby grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense (through multiple tiers), to view, use, copy, distribute, publicly display and perform, transmit, stream, broadcast, adapt, modify, create derivative works of, and otherwise exploit such User Content on, through, or by means of the Site. We will not pay you for any User Content and we do not claim any ownership rights in any such User Content. Nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit such User Content independent of the Site. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for all User Content that you make available through the Site. Accordingly, you represent and warrant that: (i) you either are the sole and exclusive owner of all User Content that you make available through the Site or you have all rights, licenses, consents, and releases that are necessary to grant to us the rights in such User Content, as contemplated under this Agreement; (ii) neither the User Content nor your posting, uploading, publication, submission, or transmittal of the User Content or our use of the User Content (or any portion thereof) on, through, or by means of the Site will infringe, misappropriate, or violate any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights, or other proprietary or intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation; (iii) all User Content complies with the permitted use of the Site under this Agreement; and (iv) the User Content does not include any false or misleading information and was not submitted under false pretenses. We may, but are not obligated to, (a) record, monitor, modify, or disclose User Content; (b) investigate a complaint that User Content violates this Agreement, and determine in our sole discretion whether to remove the User Content or take other action; (c) remove User Content if we determine in our sole discretion that a violation of the Agreement has occurred or may occur in the future; and/or (d) terminate a User's access to the Site (or any portion thereof) if he or she has violated this Agreement.
12. Third Party ContentThe Site may contain or display various materials and content from third parties, including advertising and promotional content ("Third Party Content"). The mere display on or through the Site of such Third Party Content does not in any way imply, suggest, or constitute any sponsorship, endorsement, or approval by us of any third party or any affiliation between any such third party and us or Constellation. Furthermore, in using and accessing the Site, you agree that neither we nor Constellation are in any way responsible for the timeliness, completeness, or accuracy of Third Party Content. Our display of specific Third Party Content does not suggest a recommendation by us or Constellation of the third party or any products or services offered by the third party. Your interaction with any third party accessed through the Site (whether online or offline) is at your own risk, and neither we nor Constellation will have any liability with respect to the acts, omissions, errors, representations, warranties, breaches or negligence of any such third party or for any personal injuries, death, property damage, or other damages or expenses resulting from your interactions with the third party. The Site may also contain references or links to third-party properties, such as real properties and websites and other online services, not controlled by us or Constellation. Such references and links are provided solely as a convenience to you and such references and links should not be considered endorsements or recommendations of such third-party properties. You acknowledge and agree that neither we nor Constellation are not responsible for any aspect of the information or content contained in any third-party properties. You agree that neither we nor are responsible for any injury, harm, damages, or negative experience you may encounter by accessing, visiting, or using such third-party properties. If you access, visit, or use any third-party properties referred to on the Site, you do so at your own risk. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement applies solely to the Site and does not apply to any third party website that may be accessed via third party links on the Site. We encourage you to review the third party agreements of any third party website you choose to access, as their agreements may differ from ours.
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The WCHS would like to see more outdoor artwork and murals in Woodhaven, like we have on 80th Street just off Jamaica Avenue and on the underpass near the firehouse (FDNY Engine 294/Ladder 143). We will be announcing plans for an outdoor art project in the near future. If you are interested in being involved, contact us at email@example.com.
Next Wednesday, March 26, author Jane Weissman will give a slideshow presentation on outdoor murals in New York City. The presentation will take place at Emanuel United Church of Christ, 91st Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard, and starts at 1 p.m.. Admission is free.
Outdoor murals are fleeting works of arts at the mercy of the weather and other factors, and this is what led Weissman to collaborate with colleagues on a book entitled "On the Wall: Four Decades of Community Murals in New York City."
"We began this project because we began to lose murals," Weisman says. "The fear was, if we lose the physical mural, okay. But what happens when we lose the memories of those murals? That is not okay."
And because many murals over time reflect the period they were created in, whether they were created in protest of one thing or celebration of another, they become historically significant and the need to document and preserve their memories more pronounced.
Weissman has thoughtfully tailored her upcoming presentation to our residents and to the history of Queens.
"I've been going through my slides and finding images of Queens' murals going back to the 1970s, so they will be a lot of fun," she said. "They will be able to see what Queens' history was like in terms of New York City's community murals."
Next month, the Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society will be looking at a different form of art with a screening of the 1951 film Fourteen Hours starring Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, Barbara Bel Geddes and, in her first role, Grace Kelly.
Fourteen Hours is the story of a police officer who at the end of his shift encounters a young man who is threatening to end his life by jumping off the ledge of a building. The officer stays with the young man, trying to talk him off the ledge through a tension-filled fourteen hours until the suspenseful conclusion.
Why are we showing this film? Because it was based on the true story of New York City Policeman and Woodhaven resident Charles Glasco. And as a special treat, we will be joined by Charlie Marchello, Officer Glasco's grandson, who will tell us the real story behind that fateful day in 1938.
There will be two showings of the film on April 30, a matinee at 1 p.m. and again at 7 p.m., both at Emanuel United Church of Christ. Admission is free.
And following up last month's successful evening slideshow at Neir's Tavern and Steakhouse, the WCHS will be giving a slideshow on "The History of Woodhaven" on the evening of Monday, April 21, starting at 7 p.m.
This slideshow will be a potpourri of historical images we have collected over the past few years of our community. There are stories behind many of the images, and you are sure to learn a few new things about Woodhaven. And, as a bonus, attendees will be encouraged to participate in a pub quiz with the winner walking away with a copy of Vincent Seyfried's The History of Woodhaven & Ozone Park.
Neir's Tavern, 87-48 78th Street, has a full menu that includes the "Goodfellas" burger and the "Tower Heist" sandwich, named after two films that shot scenes in this historic location. There is no entrance fee for this event and participants are encouraged to eat and drink during the presentation.
It will be a casual event, we want everyone to come out, have fun, and learn a little about the history of our community. We hope to see you there.

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Two Canton residents were arrested on Interstate 77 when troopers pulled over a car and found them with illegal drugs and a loaded gun.
A Canton man pulled over on a traffic violation was arrested along with the woman riding with him when troopers found undisclosed amounts of cocaine, marijuana and heroin, and a loaded gun.
Dax D. Chavers, 21, of 1742 Fourth St. SE, and Bambi S. Hendrix, 30, of 55560 Blachleyville Road in Wooster., were arrested at 3:42 a.m. Wednesday along Interstate 77 north at the Everhard Road NW exit in the Belden Village area, where troopers with the Ohio Highway Patrol's Canton post pulled them over, according to Stark County Jail records. (Information has been changed to correct an error at 11:50 a.m. 1/17/14. See correction at end of story.)
Each was charged with having weapons under disability and marijuana possession.
Hendrix was additionally charged with cocaine and heroin possession. Chavers was additionally charged with failure to reinstate his operator's license, no safety belt and the marked lanes violation for which he was pulled over.
Troopers also found a loaded .32-caliber handgun and a small amount of marijuana in the front passenger compartment of the car Chavers was driving.
Both Chavers and Hendrix were jailed.
Chavers was later released after posting $25,000 bond. Hendrix remained in the jail early Thursday, held in lieu of $25,000 bond.
Stark County court records show Chavers went to prison in 2011 for cocaine possession.
Wayne County court records show Hendrix is wanted in Wayne County on a cocaine possession charge.
Reach Lori at 330-580-8309 or on Twitter: @lmonsewiczREP
Correction: Bambi S. Hendrix, 30, lives at 5560 Blachleyville Road in Wooster. Her address was wrong when this story was first published online 1/16/14.


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Today Asus rolled out the world's first EN8800GT graphics card with 1GB of Qimonda memory. The card is designed to provide optimum DirectX 10 gaming and multimedia playback performance even at the highest resolutions and quality settings. The unit also utilizes an integrated SmartDoctor feature, allowing users to overclock the Shader Clock for performance gains that they claim can exceed 10%.
ASUS also noted that a new Glaciator fan / heatsink hybrid keeps the GPU running at temperatures that are up to 7ºC cooler. Pricing details have not been made available, but you can expect to see the at card on store shelves by the end of December. [ASUS via Electonista]


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Near the beginning of Louis C.K.'s latest stand-up routine, he states what amounts to the philosophy that's made him one of comedy's most cutting cynics of recent years.
"Hell," he notes, "starts at 40."
The comic's glass-is-half-full (with bile) approach fuels his anti-sitcom sitcom "Louie," a show that's expanded his longtime devoted following, helping him fill big joints like Manhattan's Beacon Theatre, where he uttered those words last month.
Those who weren't able to make the show will get a chance to laugh along Saturday when the comic takes a chance of his own by offering the program via the Internet for $5. The streaming of his stream-of-consciousness stand-up act marks a refreshingly forward-looking move by one of comedy's biggest pessimists.
For a guy who constantly moans that he's over the hill at 44, C.K. may be on the cutting edge in terms of comedy delivery – at least for acts whose brand of humor straddles cult and the mainstream. His gambit follows the news that the great "Arrested Development," a ratings flop for Fox, is returning on Netflix, whose CEO Reed Hastings this week reportedly predicted that half of all TV programming will be delivered via the Internet in a decade.
C.K. told The New York Times last month he decided to try a new route after HBO rejected his previous stand-up special, "Hilarious," noting his first stab at an unconventional sitcom (the bawdy "Lucky Louie") no longer graced its airwaves.
"Why should I go through a cable network when I can just give it directly to the people who want to see it?" C.K. told The Times. "It's so much easier, and it's an interesting experiment."
C.K. ruled out Comedy Central because "they show too many commercials and they cut all the cursing out," he told the paper.
There's no doubt the censor would get a bleeping workout with C.K.'s latest effort. Those of us who gladly paid far more than $5 to see one of his three shows at the Beacon last month were treated to 90 or so hilariously profane minutes of C.K. expounding on death, evolution and a pornupcopia of perversions – including a cringe-while-you-laugh routine about necrophilia.
But perhaps his best bit was a PG-rated tirade against Clifford the Big Red dog (in short, C.K. doesn't understand Clifford's purpose or appeal).
That speaks somewhat to C.K. himself, whose often-bitter comedy – an acquired taste to be sure – is tempered by moments of near-sweetness via his persona as the kind of divorced father who grudgingly reads Clifford's non-adventures to his two young daughters.
The dichotomy played out in the second season of his FX show, which was marked by wild shifts in tone as he bounded between semi-depressive and doting dad. We saw the TV version of his life go from dark (dealing with a suicidal comic pal) to surreal (watching a homeless man get pulled into a car only to be replaced by another drifter) to touching (an uncharacteristic Kumbaya/we're-really-all-the-same ending to an episode about entertaining troops in Afghanistan). But the season's theme, if there was one, came in him striving to protect his daughters from a nasty world whose inhabitants include thugs who threatened the family on Halloween and a once-beloved elderly aunt who revealed herself as a racist in her dying breaths.
The show, thankfully, is due back for a third season, but likely won't air until at least summer. C.K., meanwhile, reportedly is headed back for a guest stint on NBC's "Park and Recreation," reviving his role as Leslie Knope's (Amy Poehler) former love interest, sensitive, semi-sad sack cop Dave Sanderson.
C.K. seems to pay for his comedy by baring his soul. Five bucks seems a reasonable price to get a C.K. fix and support a test in comedy delivery while watching one man's achingly funny post-40 decent into hell.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.


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In 1892, Elizabeth Spratt, a graduate of Boston City Hospital, is engaged as superintendent and charged with organizing a training school for nurses. Three students are admitted that summer for a two-year course.
The hospital's nursing care is provided by the "pupil nurses." The only experienced nurse is the superintendent.
The physicians are the faculty; they lecture on topics ranging from care of the sick room to the management of labor.
In December, Bangor General is incorporated under the laws of the state, and General Charles Hamlin agrees to serve as president of the corporation (today's chairman of the board of trustees).
One hundred citizens agree to join with the founding physicians to assume any deficit that might arise from the charitable work of the hospital.
A Visiting Board of Women is organized to inspect the premises weekly, assuring cleanliness and efficient management.
In 1893, Pricilla Blake's $1,000 gift forms the first endowment, with interest earmarked for charity care.
That year, the Woman's Hospital Aid Society is organized, led by a board of managers that meets in the YMCA building.
Taking a cue from Portland and Lewiston, the society introduces an annual fund raising event through area churches known as Hospital Sunday. In this first year, 271 women join the Aid Society.
Ellen Paine is recruited from Massachusetts General to replace superintendent Spratt.
Trustees agree to ask the Legislature for financial aid because so many patients are non-residents of Bangor.
These plans are then postponed so as not to interfere with the pending appropriation for construction of Eastern Maine Insane Asylum.
Eastern Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary headquarters are moved to Bangor General; infirmary services become available to patients at the hospital.
In its first year, the Hospital admits 150 patients, two thirds of them from beyond Bangor.
In 1894, the hospital purchases Mace house for $8,000 with subscriptions (pledges) collected by the trustees. Numerous repairs and improvements are made.
On Memorial Day the public is invited to tour the hospital. Many citizens attend, including members of the city government.
To relieve overcrowding, a tent is pitched on the lawn in summer; it shelters male patients recovering from surgery.
The Maine Legislature grants an appropriation of $5,000 in each of the next two years.
The City of Bangor funds two "free beds" (in return for an annual contribution, towns and churches could assure free care for their needy).
Donation Day in November now shares the calendar with Hospital Sunday in May, providing two sources of annual giving.
In December a registry of nurses is established: students provide private duty nursing in local homes; their compensation is a source of revenue for the hospital.
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As filming for the Karan Johar film Dostana (starring Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, and a with special appearance by Shilpa Shetty) continues here in Miami, here are a couple of pictures from friends. The first is, of course, that of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai one late evening.
This makes me wonder why Aishwarya is wearing those sunglasses after sundown (as I choose to completely ignore Abhishek's wearing them too)? Perhaps, in an attempt to gain some ground lost to Kareena Kapoor of late (the losing of ground is something I am all for, so you know which side I am on), it is to emulate Pooja ka Tashan?
My understanding is that this (from a set) was at a hospital in Pompano Beach, with Abhishek dressed as a medical professional. Perhaps some food for thought for all those movie previewers out there? Oh, and speaking of movie previews, I am excited about Tashan releasing tomorrow. Thoughts coming soon.
For more Dostana-related posts, including pictures and videos from the sets brought to you only at this blog (as far as I know, at least), check these posts out.
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I decided to participate in knitting and crochet blog week! For an entire week I'll be postin' about the two crafts. There's a topic for each day (so I'm not just spewing out randomness), and topic numero uno is how I learned to knit and crochet.
As mentioned in my about me, I learned to crochet when I was six. My Momma saw me hovering over her shoulder while she was crocheting one day and asked if I wanted to learn. I only learned to chain, but that was more than anyone else my age could do and I was damn proud. My first finished crochet project was a little pink bag–just a basic rectangular pouch and a long chained strap. I made the strap, my Momma made the pouch, and I told everyone I made the whole thing. After mastering the chain stitch, I purchased two books on scarves that had other basic stitches and have used those for reference ever since!
As for knitting, well, it was hard. In my mind I had already conquered the art of crochet, so next was the art of knitting. When I was eight, my Momma gave me some awful turquoise acrylic yarn and pair of plastic size eight needles to practice with. She taught me how to hold them (she held her right needle like a pencil and the left needle was underneath) then made me do a swatch which came out all wack… I was dropping and adding stitches like you wouldn't believe! She was sweet about it though–every two minutes I'd make her "fix it" and she did so without complaining. I think she was partially amused though because I remember her chuckling when she said, "I don't understand how you did this…" or "You didn't even knit this! You just…moved it…kind of…"
After a few rows I gave up. I balled up the yarn, shoved the needles into the skein, and hid it in one of her shelves (she couldn't know I was quitter and I didn't want to be reminded). It was another two years before I decided to look at that wad of yuckiness again. I asked my Mom to refresh my memory on the basics and made another swatch. I decided I liked holding both needles under my hand instead of her way, so I practiced for a while until my tension was consistent. That swatch was my only "project" for years until one day I came across the pattern for a Marc by Marc Jacobs Ruffle Scarf and cast on.
So yeah, that's basically it. Thanks Momma! If you want to see what I've made click the links to the top right of your screen. I never took pictures of my earlier projects, but everything I've made since the ruffle scarf is there.
Happy Monday!
April 27, 2010 2:55 am
Thanks for sharing your story I remember that first thing I knit came out all kinds of odd shaped holes where they shouldn't have been any missing stitches in one row & extra ones in another granted it was irritating in the beginning to learn but it was worth the effort in the end.


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OAKLAND (CBS / AP) — The Golden State Warriors wanted Steve Kerr from the start but still wondered about his ability to coach. Kerr had his own questions for the Warriors before being convinced to take the job, notably what led to the bitter divorce between the team and Mark Jackson.
Both got the answers that they had hoped for.
Now each is counting on even better results to follow.
The Warriors introduced Kerr as their new coach Tuesday at a packed news conference at the team's downtown Oakland headquarters. Kerr signed with the Warriors for five years and about $25 million after rejecting an offer from mentor Phil Jackson to coach the New York Knicks.
"I'm convinced Phil is going to make it work in New York, but when I sat down with the Warriors, it just clicked," Kerr said. "I think it's the right fit for me."
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Kerr plans to finish his duties broadcasting the Western Conference finals for TNT before starting with the Warriors.
The former NBA guard cited Golden State's rapid rise the past three seasons and his family in California as his main reasons for taking the job. He replaces Mark Jackson, who was fired by the Warriors on May 6 after a 51-win season and back-to-back playoff appearances in large part because of his sour relationship with team management.
Warriors general manager Bob Myers said the team identified Kerr and former Miami Heat and Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy at the beginning of their search. He said Kerr already was too deep in talks with the Knicks, where Phil Jackson took over as team president in March.
"We were really just hoping to get an interview with Steve. And he rebuffed us in a very polite way," Myers said, chuckling.
Then Van Gundy agreed to a $35 million, five-year deal with Detroit last week to coach the Pistons and oversee basketball operations. Shortly thereafter, Kerr's agent, Mike Tannenbaum, called the Warriors and asked for a meeting.
Myers, Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob, assistant GM Kirk Lacob, and director of player personnel Travis Schlenk met with Kerr for more than three hours last Tuesday in Oklahoma City, where Kerr was calling the Thunder-Clippers game. Myers and Lacob said the team's biggest questions were about Kerr's lack of coaching experience, which he outlined during a PowerPoint presentation.
"He blew our socks off," Lacob said. "Steve Kerr and Bob Myers together is my dream team. That is a dream team."
Kerr still had questions about why Jackson was fired after improving in each of his three seasons. He said it was refreshing to hear Lacob and Myers both admit mistakes, which he could relate to from his time as general manager of the Phoenix Suns from 2007-10.
"I felt like I got a lot of clarity on the circumstances on the situation," Kerr said, declining to elaborate.
Kerr, 48, helped Arizona to its first Final Four appearance in 1988. He won three titles for Phil Jackson in Chicago and another two under Gregg Popovich in San Antonio during his 15-year NBA playing career.
Kerr's former coach at Arizona, Lute Olson, sat in the front row at his news conference. Lacob and Warriors co-owner Peter Guber also sat in the front row alongside Kerr's wife, Margot, and two of their three children, Nick and Madeline, who plays volleyball nearby at the University of California, Berkeley.
The Warriors had a video display of "Kerr's Legendary Coaches," showing pictures of Jackson, Popovich, Olson, Lenny Wilkens and Cotton Fitzsimmons. Kerr said he will take the knowledge and experience from them — and other coaches he met with before games as a TNT broadcaster — and employ them with the Warriors.
Kerr said his system will have principles of the Triangle Offense that won Jackson an NBA-record 11 titles as coach of the Bulls and Lakers but "will not be the Bulls of the 1990s." He said it will be more tailored to suit star Stephen Curry's pick-and-roll abilities while adding some of the off-the-ball movement the Spurs do so well.
Kerr has yet to hire a staff. He said he reached out to every Warriors player — almost all of whom publicly said they wanted Jackson to return — and has spoken with all but two of them so far. He said the feedback so far has been overwhelmingly positive.
"I think they're excited to get back to work," Kerr said. "And I'm excited to get started."
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (WESH/CNN) – Police in Kissimmee, Florida, are searching for a suspected package thief.
Last week, a woman said she caught the man walking away from a neighbor's home, carrying three packages from different addresses, but he dropped the packages and took off before police could get there.
"At that point I was just mad, and my adrenaline got the best of me," said Maggie Mercado, the woman who confronted the man and recorded the encounter.
She said about a month and a half ago, packages started vanishing from her apartment complex, so she started paying close attention to the porches of her neighbors.
So, when she saw a package last week as she drove into the complex, she looked moments later as she was leaving.
"And when I was driving out, it was missing, and he had it," she said. "So, I just turned around and parked the car and went after him."
The man allegedly had packages belonging to three people – packages he set down when confronted.
"Do you live here?" Mercado asked the man. "Because I got you on videotape stealing packages, so this is being recorded and police are on their way."
Kissimmee Police took a report, and they've issued a crime bulletin asking for help finding the man.
"I don't think he'll come back here and do it," Mercado said.
Mercado said now that she's had time to think about it, going after a complete stranger might have been overly risky.
Kissimmee Police said in situations like this, it's better to call authorities rather than confronting someone.
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There is no doubt that the United Kingdom's (UK) exit from the European Union (EU) will have long-term economic consequences for the entire world. Friday's response to the news that Britain voted to exit the EU (also known as "Brexit"), however, created an enormous market response.
According to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, the financial markets "vastly underestimated" the consequences of Brexit. "There was a violent, brutal, immediate massive move, the pound went down by 10 percent," Lagarde said while speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado on Sunday.
Amis the chaos of this massive upheaval, however, there was some good news. Lagarde praised the central bankers, saying they "did their job" by making sure their respective economies had ample liquidity, and by working with policymakers to reassure those in the market that things were under control. "And it was under control," she added.
After Friday, no markets experienced liquidity issues like the ones that occurred in 2008 during the height of the financial crisis. The situation is far from over, though, and Lagarde said that how markets react going forward depends on what the UK and the EU do next in the process of finalizing Britain's departure.
"At this point in time, policy makers both in the UK and in Europe are holding that level of uncertainty in their hands. How they come out in the next few days is going to really drive the direction in which risk will go…We have strongly encouraged to actually proceed with this transition in the most efficient, predictable way in order to reduce the level of uncertainty which will in itself determine the level of risk."
Lagarde went on to say that policymakers and multilateral institutions (like the IMF) would need to work together in a cooperative manner in order to handle the fallout of Brexit. Although the nation voted at a referendum to exit the EU, it still has to follow through on the formal "divorce proceedings."
In fact, there is still time for the UK to back out of its vote to leave the EU. The UK Parliament's website received over 2 million signatures on a petition for a do-over of the Brexit referendum over the weekend, at one point getting so much traffic that the site crashed. Under UK law, any petition on the Parliament's website that receives more than 100,000 signatures must be taken up for debate.


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With just under three weeks until the limited-edition collection is set to arrive in Target stores and online at Target.com, guests gathered at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, to hear an incredible concert lineup—featuring OneRepublic, Charlie Puth, Charli XCX, Troye Sivan and DJ Questlove—enjoy family-friendly outdoor activities and shop the Hunter for Target collection pre-launch at the festival's pop-up shop.
The festival was the perfect moment to share what this exciting new design partnership is all about—getting together with friends and family in the great outdoors.
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While some states don't want any help from the federal government, California isn't as shy.
Gov. Jerry Brown is asking the Obama administration for help with the state's budget crisis.
But unlike other states refusing money, Brown wants the federal government's permission to cut funding for programs to help California close its nearly $25.4 billion budget.
The governor met with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to push her to allow the state to cut $3.7 billion from the budget that must be approved by the federal government.
Brown is eying reductions to Medi-Cal and in-home health care services. The governor told the Los Angeles Times that Sebelius "receptive but it isn't worked out yet. We have still some things to work on."
The governor said he was doubtful the federal government would approve the cuts but he was optimistic something would get done.
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Award winning ICE agent says he was held down for complaining
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The Department of Homeland Security will face yet another lawsuit alleging that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was discriminated against and punished by superiors for filing previous complaints.
Indian-born Sikh Sunil Walia, who was awarded by for outstanding work in 2007, now says that he was intentionally reassigned and prevented from bettering his position within the government because he had successfully filed two previous discrimination complaints against Janet Napolitano and the DHS.
Walia was assigned to JFK airport to interview people entering the US that had been identified as 'suspicious' by the DHS. But in 2010, he says he was reassigned to an office in downtown Manhattan, to focus only on "administrative immigration matters."
Seeking $2.5 million in damages for discrimination and retaliation, Walia alleges that the agency's actions killed any chances he had of working a higher post with The Joint Terrorism Task force. DHS agents must complete at least two years in an assignment before being eligible for consideration for such posts.
Big Sis has faced a slew of discrimination lawsuits recently, most notably involving allegations of sexual harassment.
The charges culminated in the resignation this week of ICE Chief of Staff Suzanne Barr, who called the allegations "unfounded" but said she resigned to preserve the reputation of the agency.
ICE employees complained that Barr created and encouraged a "frat-house type atmosphere that is targeted to humiliate and intimidate male employees."
Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that Barr demanded a male ICE Special Agent engage in oral sex with her and that she relocated three top male ICE agents' offices to the men's bathroom at ICE headquarters.
One of the defendants, James T. Hayes Jr., also alleges discrimination and retaliation at the hands of Napolitano, who he claims hired Dora Schriro to incrementally take over his position as a special agent in charge of New York City investigations, because of a "long standing relationship" Schriro had "with the Secretary."
The affidavit (PDF) summarizes that Hayes "was being replaced in his duties because of this relationship and because he was not female."
"Schriro was not as qualified for the position plaintiff had because of lack of federal law-enforcement experience," Hayes claimed in his suit. "
The New York Post reported that the number of non-sexual harassment claims filed against ICE workers jumped by 44 between 2009 and 2011, and the number of sexual harassment claims jumped by eight in the same time period.
The Post also noted that the data it obtained revealed that agency-wide claims of retaliation from supervisors after employees acted as whistleblowers jumped from 43 in 2009 to 63 in 2010, before spiking to 103 claims in 2011.
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Here's the dish: The two candidates running to be the next Howard County executive met for breakfast Monday at the Double-T Diner in Ellicott City.
They described the dining-table discussion as cordial. On the menu were family updates and analysis of local campaigns. They said they didn't spend much time talking about their own race.
As for what they ordered? One candidate had scrambled eggs; the other preferred their eggs over easy.
Perhaps keeping the county's push for healthy habits in mind, both candidates had a side of fruit.
So the question, political junkies, is which meal did Democratic Howard County Council member Courtney Watson and Republican state Sen. Allan Kittleman order?
If you said Watson ordered the scrambled eggs, you'd be right. Er… correct.
Counting signatures for referendum
Members of a band of Howard County citizens who are hoping to bring parts of the recently passed comprehensive zoning bill for a vote on the ballot next November said they think they have "way more than enough" signatures to meet the first cut-off requirement.
The group submitted the first round of signatures to the county Board of Elections Oct. 4 for verification. They need about 3,000 signatures to be approved to submit the other half of signatures by early November.
The Board of Elections hasn't finished processing the signatures yet, according to Deputy Director Charlotte Davis. The board has 20 days from the date the signatures are submitted to verify the signatures.
In the meantime, the group of concerned citizens "will be collecting no matter what," according to an email from Lisa Markovitz, a leader of the group, which has posted a full list of its issues with the comprehensive zoning bill online at FixHoCo.com.
"Our error rate on the signatures is extremely low. Our volunteers have followed the regulations very well. I will be shocked if many are stricken."
Hundreds attend Kittleman picnic
The leaves were already turning red and gold, but guests at Allan Kittleman's fall picnic on Sunday, Oct. 6, basked in the last gasps of Indian summer at the outdoor event.
The picnic, in its seventh year, was held at the Kittleman family farm in West Friendship and drew what Kittleman said was the largest crowd yet, with more than 200 R.S.V.P.s.
It was too early for leaves to be on the ground, but the county executive candidate did rake in some generous donations, according to a volunteer.
Kittleman's speech highlighted his vision for a county "where our education system is world class, our businesses are encouraged to excel and our people have freedom personally and economically."
He threw his support behind some projects that might make other Republicans blush, citing development in downtown Columbia as something he's "very, very excited about."
And he said county government had a role to play in helping its citizens "in crisis," though he clarified that what he supported was "a hand up, not a hand out."
"I want to help everyone in Howard County," he told picnickers. "I'm all about equal opportunity, folks, I'm not about equal outcome. I want people to excel because they work hard."
List of District 12 candidates grows
The pool of 2014 hopefuls continues to grow, and the water is particularly warm in wide-open District 12, where all three State House delegates have announced their intention to retire at the end of the 2014 session.
Eight candidates — all Democrats — so far have filed for a chance to represent the district, which incorporates parts of Howard and Baltimore counties. And at least one more is expected to be joining the race soon.
Democrat Nick Stewart, a former O'Malley speechwriter and business lawyer who lives in Arbutus, is holding his campaign kickoff on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to a campaign email. The event will be held at Dan Whipps Photography in Arbutus. Stewart said he will turn in his paper work on Tuesday, Oct 15.
Appeals board votes to uphold standing
In a sometimes tense work session Oct. 3, the county Board of Appeals voted to uphold the right of a Columbia gas station owner, who said his business would be harmed by a plan to build a new gas station nearby, to bring his case before the board.
The case in question centered on a request from the Giant food store at Columbia Palace Plaza, on Centre Park Drive, to obtain a conditional use permit to build a gas station in the shopping center's parking lot.
Three residents of a neighborhood across the street from the shopping center, as well as Sean Maumood, who owns a gas station a few businesses down on the opposite side of Centre Park Drive, opposed the project.
In two 3-2 votes on July 15, board members voted to grant standing to Maumood in the case and to deny Giant's request.
But at the end of an unrelated hearing on Sept. 11, Board member James Howard requested that the board reconsider Maumood's standing in light of a Baltimore land-use case called Benn Ray.
The board held a work session to discuss Howard's request, despite the objections of Maumood's lawyer, Bill Erskine, who alleged that the board had broken the state's Open Meetings Act by not giving advance notice of the Sept. 11 meeting.
Board Chairman John Lederer dismissed Erskine's accusations. At the meeting, he said, "There was no discussion regarding the merits of the case, the merits of the standing issue."
Howard and fellow Board member Maurice Simpkins supported overturning standing, as they had in the earlier decision. Lederer said he wished Maumood had offered more proof that a gas station in the Columbia Palace parking lot would damage his business.
"We can't let everybody and anybody bring a case," he said. "The evidence just isn't there; I haven't seen it."
But Board members James Walsh and Henry Eigles said they were concerned about setting a precedent for very high standards for standing.
"I'm worried about erring on the other side by setting the bar so high that nobody is ever going to be able to have [standing]," Walsh said.
The board ultimately replicated its original vote, with Howard and Simpkins voting to overturn Maumood's standing and Lederer, Walsh and Eigles voting to uphold.


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A New York man who broke into Sean "Diddy" Combs East Hampton mansion said at his sentencing he drank the rap mogul's liquor, smoked his cigars and slept in his bed.
"I brought a cheesesteak, a cheesecake, a bucket of fried chicken -- which I ate at the house -- and drank a 'dollar' bottle of Hennessy and four cans of Pepsi," Quamine Taylor told prosecutors at his sentencing, according to the New York Post.
The 30-year-old Taylor was sentenced Thursday in Suffolk County court to time served after being unable to post $2,000 bail following his April arrest, the Post reported.
Taylor also was ordered to stay away from Combs' homes.
The Queens resident was arrested at the sprawling home on April 1 after spending nearly 24 hours there. He was charged on trespassing and petit larceny charges.
He had said he had hoped to stay at the house for several days. Taylor previously had been arrested at the home in June 2001.