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WFP has warmly welcomed its first ever contribution of food from the Zambian government, a donation of 10,000 metric tons of maize worth US$2.5 million that will allow hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Zambians to keep receiving crucial food assistance beyond September.
The contribution provides a lifeline for vulnerable people across the country, including thousands of AIDS patients, orphans and their families
David Stevenson, WFP Country Director in Zambia
"WFP is extremely grateful for this very generous and very timely donation from the Zambian government, which will avert any immediate cuts to our assistance operations in Zambia," said David Stevenson, WFP Country Director in Zambia.
"The contribution provides a lifeline for vulnerable people across the country, including thousands of AIDS patients, orphans and their families," he said.
While Zambia has enjoyed good harvests for the past three years, a combination of localised crop failures, crippling poverty and the impact of HIV/AIDS has left hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in need of food assistance.
Funding contraints
Without this substantial donation, WFP would have been forced to halt its remaining food assistance programmes for 370,000 Zambians by the end of September.
Funding constraints already forced WFP to reduce the number of beneficiaries in Zambia from 500,000 to 370,000 in June.
Further cuts would have left patients on anti-retroviral therapy or enrolled in home-based care programmes without the food that they need to survive and left their families – as well as many households caring for orphans – with no way of providing enough food for themselves.
School feeding critical
WFP would also have been unable to resume its critical school feeding operation when the new term kicks off in September, leaving 126,000 orphans and vulnerable children without access to sufficient food and with no extra incentive to turn up for class.
However, WFP still needs another US$10 million for its operations to continue until the end of 2007.
"The Zambian government has always valued WFP's work and this donation will help to keep our food aid flowing for a couple more months," said Stevenson.
"Together with the Zambian government, we urge other donors to come forward urgently so WFP is not forced to make huge cuts later in the year," he said.
Local procurement
Needed cash donations will be used to purchase food within Zambia wherever possible. Local procurement assists small-scale farmers and stimulates the local economy as well as helping WFP cut costs and speed delivery of food aid to the most vulnerable across the country.
This Zambian donation will also boost local food markets because the Zambian government buys its maize from small-scale farmers.
So far in 2007, WFP has bought 34,000 tons of food in Zambia valued at US$7.3 million. Over the past six years, WFP purchased 295,000 tons at a cost of US$63 million in Zambia while globally it bought 1.5 million tons of food valued at US$460 million from developing countries.


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How To Make a Matching Missing Handle
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It's an all too common story: you're thrifting, when suddenly you find the perfect piece. You love it, handles, knobs, and all. But alas, one of them is missing, and you know that it's a near impossible feat to track down a matching one. Well, blogger Nancy from Artsy Chicks Rule was determined that she wouldn't be deterred by missing hardware, and she came up with a cheap, easy, and clever solution to the problem.
Using Sculpey clay, Nancy made a mold of the original handle, and once it was dry, she used the mold to make a new handle with some additional clay. Once it was complete, she sanded and smoothed it, and gave all the hardware a new coat of oil rubbed bronze paint.
Nancy does mention that this handle is on a drawer that she does not use regularly, and it won't be as sturdy as a metal one, but if you are absolutely in love with an antique piece, it is a handy solution to keep the look you love, as long as you're willing to be a bit more careful with its use.
For more details on the process, more tips, and additional pictures, visit Artsy Chicks Rule.
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Good idea! I also adore the colour of the finished piece.
Great fix! (But I think I would still keep an eye out for a replacement.)
Or you look on one of the numerous antique hardware/reproduction websites and just buy a real, functional one.
Wow, so smart! You did a fantastic job on the match! Sure, you COULD have bought a real, functional one from a repro site, but you probably would have spent a lot more, and wouldn't have the satisfaction that comes from doing it with your own two hands. Well done! :)
Looks great! What about building the clay around a small piece of wire for tiny bit more strength?
You could also use a pourable epoxy mould and casting, it is not quite as cheap as clay, but it is stronger and only about $15-20.
very clever!
I read this from Piniterest the other day, and IIRC, she did put some wire into it to make it stronger.
Love the clever solution to an all to common problem, Nancy! I'll have to remember that!
Wow, the match is amazing! Great job, Nancy!
clever and fun. as usual .
really resourceful and well done. looks great.
Very clever idea!! Looks perfect.
I too love that Nancy was resourceful enough to make her own! Love it!!
Clever DIY, but I'd worry it would break fairly easily. You could also go to metal casting company, have a silicone mold made, and get it done in actual metal. It's not as difficult to do as you'd think. If you have a jewelry designer friend, they could help you.
It looks incredible! Just make sure that guests/children aren't opening that drawer because they won't know/remember to be gentle and pull on the real handle! I wonder if she should glue it down so it is truly just decorative.
Could she have reproduced it using a 3D printer?
Would definitely only use this on decorative-only pieces. Sculpy is definitely not strong enough for regular use. I would go the extra step to epoxy or resin cast too. You should be able to find those in an art supply or home supply store.
Ooh... the 3D printer question is interesting! I wonder if those will eventually put all of those antique odds and ends companies out of business?
So smart! That color is amazing on the dresser!!!!
Or you could 3D scan the original and make a replica with your 3D printer. :)
Too easy! :)
That is absolutely amazing Nancy!! This is one of my all time favorite DIY Projects I've come across :)
For those wonderful people that can only shoot the original post down with their amazing ideas (3D sculpting, metal versions, etc), why can't they do it themselves, explain step by step how it was done and then submit it to AT, you know, like the original poster did, instead of just judging and throwing shade out your a**? Thank you.
Well, this is....brilliant!
This is a great solution if the dresser is many for a film shoot and not to be used ever.
A real solution would be having a guy that works work metal make you one in.... metal. It's not super cheap, but not super expensive either. Spend a little. If you're going to fix something, fix it well or not at all.
I LOVE this! Great idea. The finished dresser is wonderful. Well done.
What a brilliant diy solution. Prob never use the drawer anyway so its not a practical problem only a pretty problem lol
Good repro! Quite possible Nancy is the only one who would have any need to open that bottom drawer though usually that's where heavier items are kept. It worked for her; a relatively quick fun project w/o searching pages of eBay handles or seeking out a metalworker.
It is nice to know that the people here all have metal workers nearby and nothing but time to comb through endless web pages without pulling their hair out from boredom.
I think her solution is wonderful. And best of all, it works for her.
Lots of sniping here. I think it was a worthy-of-sharing idea. I also think that those who have modifications (hey - are we brainstorming?) should be encouraged to expand upon their contributions with how toe, etc.
Whew! I feel better now.
I don't think any of these comments are sniping. I think everyone is in agreement that the job done was clever, but the fact remains that clay is not durable and is not as functional. I think everyone's contributions on alternative ideas - whether metal casting, 3d painting, or ebay sourcing - could potentially solve someone else's missing hardware problem where the hardware needs to actually function better. I don't understand why everyone here gets worked up over divergent ideas and opinions on this site. The comments section isn't about uniformly handing out "amazing", "good job," each and every time, and helpful advice and commentary should be embraced a bit more (we aren't talking about straight up mean), as to make the experience productive for everyone. If someone can pipe up about how something may could have been improved upon, it could be fruitful for everyone.
Smart! I wouldn't have thought about doing it that way but it looks like an easy fix for something that really only needs to be decorative.
There is a huge difference between, "Hey, what a great idea! You could also try..." and "Fix it right or don't bother."
Alternate ideas are great if they aren't condescending and rude.
It might be good to mention that one doesn't let Sculpey clay 'dry' - it has to be baked to achieved hardness.
I'm a polymer clay artist by hobby. I STRONGLY suggest that anyone trying this use Premo Sculpey or Fimo clay, not Sculpey or Sculpey III. Plain Sculpey and Sculpey III are great for kids projects, but they bake brittle and crack very easily. Using a wire armature within ANY polymer clay is very important for things like this.
But even with the softer Sculpey clays, this is definitely a great way to get the look very cheaply until a more permanent metal handle can be found or made. The match is perfect!
(You can also use this approach for creating replacement chunks for fancy picture frames etc. as well, but it can be a bit trickier...)
This is super clever.
I too would probably go for an epoxy resin instead of sculpey clay (since I'm prone to breaking things generally). There's also molding clay (silicone, etc) that's widely available in craft stores too, that could be used in the same way as the molding clay was. Either way, that's some crafty goodness right there. It's got my project-planning wheels turning.
Agree with SherryBinNH, although the poster may have just said 'Sculpey' as short hand. Premo can take a lot of stress, it doesn't crumble the way regular Sculpey does, and it is similarly easy to use.

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Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays to all Commack residents, from those of us at Patch.
Whether or not you celebrate the holiday, it's our hope that you are spending the day with family and friends, sharing each other's laughter and love.
For many across Long Island, and even some living in Commack, the holidays are looking very different this year due to the recent events.
Superstorm Sandy challenged the Commack community this October and November, as thousands of residents went days without power. It was powerful and moving to see neighbors come together by offering run a cord of electricity, to charge a neighbor's phone or a hot meal fresh off a barbecue.
Local businesses in Commack pushed to open despite their own losses, opening their doors to serve hot meals as long as they had daylight to be cooking in the kitchen. Jackson's opened itself as a warming station allowing customers to charge their phones free of cost.
Many Commack residents, once settling down, volunteered at Commack School District's warming stations and serving up hot meals to those without.
It's my belief these small acts of kindness are "gifts" that keep giving. By offering to help a neighbor cut down a tree or serving hot meals to others. It's these actions that have rebuilt and strengthened the bonds of the Commack community.
It is my hope, as editor of Commack Patch, that we can learn these lessons from Superstorm Sandy. Spend the time with family and friends this holiday seasons rebuilding and strengthening your relationships, to create a gift that will keep giving in in the future into 2013.
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Eight months pregnant and separated from her family; Stephanie Lizon said she never thought a stay at a Parkersburg shelter would evolve into this.
"The person who started these rumors, and really rumors, is nothing, there's nothing more to them than that. She had known me for a few hours," she said.
She's referring to the woman who went to authorities and told them that Stephanie had been a modern day slave for 10 years; kept in chains and shackles at the hands of her husband, Peter Lizon.
Peter is currently serving home confinement at their farm. A court order prevents them from seeing one another.
Stephanie said the lies that have circulated over the past year are absurd.
"The idea that I could be kept captive for 10 years without anyone noticing; that sounds incredible to me," she said.
The case has been at a standstill since Peter was arrested last summer. He has never been formally indicted on the malicious wounding charges related to the torture case.
That's all going to change this week when the grand jury meets at the Jackson County courthouse.
It's the last chance prosecutors have to present the state's case. Otherwise, the state will be forced to drop the charges.
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Close Encounter is the name of the forth EP from Swiss producer Worship. What was supposed to be a two tracks single culminated being a five track EP, four originals and one remix, signed Dutch Auxiliary tha Masterfader.
Close Encounter is a trip on cosmic waves in tropical surroundings, lead by Worship's magic synthesizers. Musically speaking, our man was inspired by everything from Abba to Frank Zappa. Nevertheless, the result is a rendezvousof italo & space disco, retro instrumentals and an air of mystery.
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Along with MGM's David Copperfield, this 1922 silent version of Oliver Twist survived as perhaps Hollywood's most faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens. Not that Jackie Coogan is the very picture of the delicate little waif that the novelist originally described -- although the weight of the world is clearly visible in the child's expressive eyes -- and Lon Chaney's Fagin may come a bit too close to caricature at times. But the rest of the sprawling tale's baroque gallery is simply marvelous, including James Marcus' pompous Mr. Bumble, Edouard Trebaol's Artful Dodger, Carl Stockdale's Edward Leeford (aka Monks), George Fawcett's Bill Sikes, and especially Gladys Brockwell's star-crossed Nancy, perhaps this sadly neglected actress' finest accomplishment. First National's depiction of back-alley London is top-notch, as well, and Frank Lloyd's direction, if not exactly revolutionary, is at least serviceable.
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Andrew Bynum's knees continue to be all messed up. Yeah that was another fair Lakers trade...
Andrew Bynum's knees continue to be all messed up. Yeah that was another fair Lakers trade...
Bynum: "I'm doing alright, I had a little bit of a setback just working through some issues with the right knee, kind of mirroring my left knee. I don't know what's going on. The doctors are saying to wait, I guess because of the cartilage. They're not giving me anything real definite. I just have to wait for the cartilage to get stronger. It's in both knees. Same spot, both knees. "We were just doing routine things and it started swelling up. It wasn't any blunt force injury." "This is a weird issue. I've never had any cartilage issues. I had the meniscus thing, but that doesn't hurt, that's fine. We don't know what's going on. I don't know. It's just frustrating. This is an issue that's just going to take time to resolve. There's no procedures or anything that can be done." (via CSN Philly)
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Jorge Villafana's dream continued in 2012 in his sixth season with Chivas USA. This year, Villafaña saw himself play as a defender rather than his usual midfield position and participated in a total of 14 games (nine starts), notching one goal and adding one assist. His lone goal this season came in early October, as the Red-and-White hosted FC Dallas in The Home Depot Center. Villafana's goal not only gave the Goats their first point in seven games, but it also snapped Chivas' goalless streak of 600 minutes.
Villafaña was also part of the United States U23 squad that fought for a berth in the Olympics in London alongside fellow Chivas USA teammate Juan Agudelo. Unfortunately, the Americans were unable to qualify to the tournament for the first time since the 2004 Olympics in Greece.
Aside from a good season on the field, Villafaña and his wife welcomed baby girl Arely in early June making 2012 an unforgettable year.
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Since joining Chivas USA in 2009, defender Ante Jazic has become a solid and consistent member in the Red-and-White back line. This season, Jazic played in 27 matches (all starts), missing just seven games due to international duty and/or injuries.
Most recently, Jazic was nominated for the end-of-year Xbox Individual Fair Play award after going the entire season without receiving a neither yellow nor red card, a personal low for the Halifax, Nova Scotia native.
Aside from league action, Jazic was a key player for the Canadian National Team's CONCACAF World Cup Qualification run. Les Rouges were eliminated from World Cup contention in the hexagonal, not before taking three wins, two losses and a draw, finishing in third place of Group C.
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You might not have seen much of him in the 2012 season, but goalkeeper Tim Melia made a case for himself becoming the starting goalkeeper for Chivas USA for the U.S. Open Cup and the final MLS games of the year.
Chivas USA once again reached the semi-finals of the U.S. Open Cup thanks to the heroics of one man: Tim Melia. In the club's tournament run, the New York-native only allowed three goals. By the last two games of Chivas USA's MLS regular season, a knee injury sidelined Dan Kennedy and allowed Melia to make his league debut.
Melia's debut match in the league against Colorado Rapids ended in a 2-0 loss for the Goats on October 27. The team would then travel to Dallas for the final game of the year. In total, Melia made nine saves in two games, one of the top records for goalkeepers with just two games played.
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Since his first call-up to the United States National Team, forward Juan Agudelo has been considered the future of U.S. Soccer. And after Chivas USA acquired his services in mid-May from the New York Red Bulls, Agudelo has also become the future of the Red-and-White.
In his first match with the club, Agudelo began showing the spark that the Goats needed on the field, becoming a dangerous player on the pitch. His first goal with the club came just one week after his debut in the first match against Seattle Sounders off a cross by former Sounder James Riley.
And who could forget the final goal of the season in the dying minutes of the match at FC Dallas on October 28. The Goats were down 2-0 in the 90th minute of the match, but after a goal from Laurent Courtois in the 91+ minute and another by Agudelo in the 93+, the Goats were able to earn a final 2-2 draw.
After a stellar performance in the final game of the year, Agudelo received his first call-up of the year to the National Team for a friendly match in Russia. Agudelo provided an assist in a goal by Michael Bradley for the final 2-1 victory for the Americans.
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The day Chivas USA fans had been waiting for finally arrived. Jose Luis Sanchez Solá, also known as 'El Chelis,' was named the Red-and-White's head coach Wednesday morning. Aside from the information you can find about Coach Jose Luis Sanchez Sola in the press release, here are a few facts about the new man in charge:
-He's not a stranger to MLS action; back in 2010 while coaching Mexico's Liga MX Puebla FC, Sanchez lead the team in the 2010 edition of SuperLiga where the team reached the semi-finals against New England Revolution. Does that ring a bell? Midfielder Shalrie Joseph was part of the squad that beat Sanchez' former club but the match allowed the Mexican coach to see first-hand Joseph's on-field abilities.
-Despite his very fashionable attire, just like Chivas USA owner Jorge Vergara, Sanchez does not wear socks.
-Sanchez is a very disciplined man and coach. He attended military school from primary to high school.
-'El Chelis' lived in Canada for over six months, playing semi-professional soccer with First Portuguese.
-Aside from his love for soccer, Sanchez is also a fan of other sports. He lists the New England Patriots as his NFL team and follows the New York Yankees in MLB.
-He has three children; two women and one man (Isidro Sanchez, former midfielder for Puebla FC and of the Canadian National Team.)
-When he was studying to earn his coaching license, Sanchez would make the three-hour daily roundtrip to Mexico City from Puebla, never missing a class and graduating with honors. Dedication.
-He's an avid tweeter. Sanchez is known for responding to both positive and negative feedback. Make sure to give him a follow: @ElChelis
It doesn't surprise many to hear that Dan Kennedy's saves kept Chivas USA alive in many games, and the second match against Colorado Rapids was no different.
The Red-and-White were down one goal in the 60th minute when Omar Cummings headed a cross by Hunter Freeman to the left side of the goal. Luckily for Chivas, Kennedy's cat-like reflexes avoided that shot from hitting the back of the net. Fortunately for the Goats, Juan Pablo Angel notched the equalizing goal for a final 1-1 draw with the home team.
Check out the save that even left Omar Cummings at awe:
Which save in 2012 do you think should be nominated? Comment below and stay tuned for a poll at the end of our countdown!
If you don't have a Twitter account, check out the top tweets from this week that might make you want to join the social media platform and keep the conversation going. Just remember, you can follow Chivas USA (@cdchivasusa) for the most up-to-date news:
On Wednesday, November 28 was the final day to re-new or pick up player contracts. Our most active tweeters posted their excitement on coming back to the Goats:
Option picked up for another year.Can't wait to start next season!
— Ante Jazic (@AnteJazic) November 28, 2012
Option picked up for next year! #ManOnaMission
— Rauwshan McKenzie (@BigMcK4) November 29, 2012
Congrats to @antejazic for getting his option picked up for another year! #ChivasUSA #FearTheCanadianGoat
— Heather O'Neill (@originalhoneill) November 28, 2012
Yup, so are we. Anyone else?
Still eating leftovers..
— Rauwshan McKenzie (@BigMcK4) November 27, 2012
Translation: "People in LA wear sunglasses even when it rains." True LA story, Laurent. And you know you live in California when you see girls wearing boots in 85 degree weather. We'd have to use the hashtag: #firstworldproblems
Les gens a LA portent des lunettes de soleil meme quand il pleut.
— laurent courtois (@laurentcourtois) November 29, 2012
Dan Kennedy might've not won MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and we think we just found out the most legit reason:
Clearly MLS voting committee or Simon Cowell or whomever is in charge of voting GK of the year was distracted by Dan Kennedy's chiseled jaw.
— DreamboatDan (@DreamboatDan1) November 28, 2012
Chivas USA's U16 and U18 teams headed to Florida this week for Saturday's U.S. Soccer Federation Winter Showcase. From LA, we wish the squads the best of luck!
getting after it on our sports session planner...cranking sessions out left and right...
— MikeE Munoz (@MikeEMunoz) November 27, 2012
Good luck to my chivas boys in their opening game in the Florida showcase! Go get em! #AcademyShowcase #ChivasUSA
— Eric Gonzalez (@ericgo28) November 30, 2012
It didn't take much for Dan Kennedy to make a good impression in the 2012 season and earn the MLS Player of the Week in the sixth week, becoming the first goalkeeper to earn the award in the year.
Kennedy earned that honor after a stupendous match against Toronto FC where the Red-and-White earned their third consecutive victory on the road. The Goats were up by one goal by the 70th minute, when Toronto forward Danny Koevermans flicked a cross at goal; fortunately for Chivas, Kennedy was in the right place at the right time to prevent the ball from crossing the goal line. Minutes before the end of the match, Koevermans continued looking for a goal but Kennedy saved and kicked the ball out for a corner kick in favor of the Canadians.
Check out Kennedy's top saves in that match:
Which save in 2012 do you think should be nominated? Comment below and stay tuned for a poll at the end of our countdown!
They say three times the charm but when it comes to saves, Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy denies them all. Among the 109 saves Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy had in the 2012 season, three of those came from the first SuperClásico of the year, the first victory for Chivas USA since 2007.
The Goats and the Galaxy were scoreless in the 50th minute when a corner kick taken by LA's Landon Donovan led to three consecutive saves for Kennedy, denying Pat Noonan, Sean Franklin and Kyle Nakazawa. Because of this, Kennedy earned a nomination for MLS Save of the Week.
In that match alone, Kennedy had four saves and earned his third shutout of the season. Check it out:
Which save in 2012 do you think should be nominated? Comment below and stay tuned for a poll at the end of our countdown!
Who said saves were solely for goalkeepers? In our first top save of the year, defender James Riley cleared the ball before it passed the goal line and now, its John Valencia's turn.
Chivas USA hosted Real Salt Lake in the final match of September, a long and challenging month for the Goats. In the 56th minute of the match, Valencia made a sliding save to keep RSL's Javier Morales' shot from passing the goal line and taking the ball out for a corner kick. After the save, Valencia received praise not only from the fans but Dan Kennedy himself.
His save also earned him a nomination to MLS Save of the Week. Check it out:
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Consumer Co-creation and Situated Creativity
AbstractThis paper examines the industrial dynamics of new digital media from the perspective of consumer co-creation. We find that consumer-producer interactions are an increasingly important source of value-creation. We conclude that cultural and economic analysis might be usefully united about these themes, and that situated creativity should be construed as analysis of an ongoing co-evolutionary process between economic and cultural dynamics.
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La Costa Town Square Begins Construction
The long-anticipated development on the corner of La Costa Avenue and Rancho Santa Fe will include a health club, pet store, Vons and luxury homes.
Carlsbad City Council members have joined executives from Property Development Centers (PDC) and Vons recently to initiate construction of La Costa Town Square.
"We have long sought to make a major investment in this area to bring our customers and their residents of this community the first class shopping experience they deserve," stated Dave Zylstra, who is the chief operating officer of PDC. The development is located on the corner of Rancho Santa Fe Road and La Costa Avenue. The 83.1 acre site is divided into four parcels and includes a mix of development projects. The first parcel is 41.5 acres and is reserved for commercial retail, including the new Vons.
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Zylstra would not reveal the names of potential tenants since the company is now negotiating leases. However, he did confirm that the retail project includes a pet store, health club, a drugstore and two apparel retail locations. Zylstra adds that "the retail parcel is also designed to allow for a gas station with a car wash at the main entrance off Rancho Santa Fe Road, as well as restaurant space and financial pads for banks."
Davidson Homes is in charge of developing 63 luxury residences on a parcel of 2.4 acres, and 35 homes are being developed by Taylor-Morrison, on a parcel to the north that consists of 10 acres.
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La Costa city officials credited the PDC for working effectively with residential partners over the past few years to meet the communities stringent design expectations.
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More than three months after Amber James was taken from her South Ozone Park home, her frustrated mom confronted city Administration for Children's Services Commissioner John Mattingly at a public conference on the agency's ongoing reforms.
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The Greenville Urban Area MPO is the regional transportation planning organization that is made up of elected officials and representatives from various local government agencies located within the Greenville urban area as well as representatives from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The MPO provides the regional cooperative planning process that serves as the basis for the expenditure of Federal transportation funds in the area for streets, highways, bridges, public transit, bicycle and pedestrian paths. Every urban area of at least 50,000 people, designated by the U.S. Census Bureau, is required to have a similar organization. There are 17 MPOs in the state of North Carolina. The members of the Greenville Urban Area MPO include the City of Greenville, the Towns of Winterville and Ayden, the Village of Simpson, and surrounding areas of Pitt County. A map of the MPO boundary is available by clicking here.
The MPO is responsible for carrying out an annual planning work program, part of which must address updating the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (a seven-year project programming schedule) and a long-range transportation plan, which is a twenty-year forecast of projects and programs. The Engineering Division of the City of Greenville's Department of Public Works is the lead planning agency for the Greenville Urban Area MPO. The MPO works directly with NCDOT to prioritize road projects that enhance traffic flow within the Greenville Urban Area MPO boundary. For further information or to provide comments on any of the items presented on this web page available for public comment, contact Daryl Vreeland, AICP at 252-329-4476 or e-mail: email@example.com
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The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) identifies in a single document the annual transportation planning activities that are to be undertaken in the Greenville Urbanized Area in support of the goals, objectives and actions established in the Long-Range Transportation Plan. In short, it is an outline of the transportation planning activities that will be conducted by the GUAMPO and its professional staff over the course of one year. The UPWP is developed annually by the GUAMPO with its planning partners to reflect the region's short-range transportation planning needs.
Serving as the basis for all funding assistance for transportation planning and programming for state, local and regional agencies, the UPWP undertakes various transportation planning and engineering related studies for the GUAMPO and its member agencies. Strategic studies of transportation concerns give an accurate picture of the Greenville Urbanized Area's condition, and provide information to find solutions to transportation issues. The work performed under this annual work program is primarily accomplished by a combination of professional, technical and administrative staff of the Greenville Urbanized Area, with the assistance and cooperative support of participating GUAMPO member agencies.
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In 2001, revisions were made to North Carolina General Statute 136-66.2 that was intended to expand current transportation planning in North Carolina to include consideration of non-roadway alternatives. The statute now calls for the development of a Coordinated Transportation Plan (CTP). The CTP is a long-term "wish-list" of recommended transportation improvements intended for an entire MPO planning area. It doesn't have a specific timeline, cost, or funding source. The plan is expected to be a living document that provides for inter-jurisdictional cooperation and planning to replace the previously used thoroughfare plans.
The purpose of the Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) is to update the official Thoroughfare Plan that is used by local, regional, state and federal decision-makers. The plan provides for land reservation for future transportation corridors and helps guide decisions on setbacks and transportation improvements as development occurs today and into the future.
In the development of the CTP, consideration shall be given to all transportation modes including: street systems; transit alternatives; and bicycle, pedestrian, and operating strategies.
Currently, only the Highway Map of the CTP has been developed. Other elements of the CTP will be developed at a future time.
Click the following for the most recent version of: CTP Cover Sheet, CTP Highway Map, CTP Highway Map inset
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The MPO first adopted the CTP Highway Map on May 28, 2009 (resolution of adoption available here).
On July 9, 2009, the NC Board of Transportation approved a revised CTP Highway Map for the GUAMPO, which was modified to inlcuded the State's Long Range Strategic Corridor Plan. (Click here for meeting minutes). The adoption page for the CTP is available here.
On August 11, 2009, the MPO adopted a revised CTP Highway Map (resolution of modification available here) to be in compliance with NCDOT's adopted version.
The Highway Map of the CTP is available by clicking here.
The changes between the Thoroughfare Plan and the "Draft" Highway Map are available by clicking here.
A list of roadway sections that are classified as "needs improvement" in the Highway Map of the CTP is available by clicking here.
A presentation given by NCDOT to the MPO's TCC and TAC in July 2008 concerning the CTP is available by clicking here.
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The DRAFT priorities list from the DRAFT Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan for the Greenville Urban Area MPO is available here:
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On October 16 - 17, the Emerson Forensics team travelled to Allentown, PA for the first tournament of the year, The SNAFU Swing at Cedar Crest College. They faced off with teams that placed in the top 10 at Nationals last year, including: George Mason, Seton Hall, and Lafayette. The team had several finalists including Corey Efron taking 6th in Extemporaneous and 1st in Impromptu and newcomer Sophie Meuch taking 6th in Poetry. Tiernan Cahill took 1st place in Debate and in fact, Emerson debators took the top 3 spots, with Sarah Betancourt placing 3rd and Felix Grygoreciwicz placing 2nd. Emerson Forensics took 6th place in team sweepstakes.
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Toni Braxton and her family -- Tamar, Evelyn, Traci, Towanda and Trina -- all showed up to the premiere of their new reality show "Braxton Family Values" in L.A. on Wednesday.
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*barf* none of them. They all look like tranny's. Toni had her time and that time has passed. Not to mention she is dumb as a rock.
Wow I bet there was some serious zipper tugging involved.
all fugly
All butt-ugly hideous Bush-Pigs. Daddy must've beaten the crap out of them when they were younger and aimed all his punches and frying pan swings at their horrendous Wall-Mart looking faces - my god they are UGLY!!!!
That's a DNA line that should be eradicated and wiped off the face of the earth
damm!! From being the richest one in the family to the poorest one. ;( poor toni...... She doesn't look like she fits in with them... she needs to get her money back and drop them. lol.
Why is this filed under beauty?
Just what we needed - more crap on tv featuring ugly bitches.
I've never seen any of these women before today.
Aw come on - why didn't anyone else vote for Towanda. Now that's just a cool name.
Hmmm I see there are a bunch of racist trailor park swamp rats on this site. Go figure.
Screw it, i wasted my time going this far, might as well put in a comment. They`re as ugly as TMZ staffers are smart.
Wasn't Toni whining about her lack of $$ recently? After shopping Fred Segal almost nothing was left for the day?
Supply and demand folks, it's the American way! It'll last 5 minutes and everyone has a payday. Hopefully these gals will save for a rainy day and not blow it all.
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Everythings in place. Supporting and loving family, full time worker, and a loving and supporting boyfriend. I wouldnt have it any other way.
I think about my relationship compared to past relationships, i wouldnt want to change any of it. Hes perfect. I never knew what love felt like until i met him. Hes shown me not everyone is the same, people do have the capability to change, and that there really are true gentlemen out there. So much in common, always there for me, doesnt sugar coat anything i meam what more could i want? I guess what made me realize how much i truly fell in lovevwith this kid is that tjrough everything, from the beginning up until me working full time hes still here. I actually even prepared myself bcuz i thought he was going to break up with me as soon as i started working full time. And thats a sad thing to be used to. But no, hes still here. No one is perfect, but the amount of love he gives and how much he shows me that he does love me, is perfect.
We havent been together for that long, but i hope we stay together for awhile.
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The study finds the percentage of Class 8 customers who say they "definitely will" purchase a new Class 8 truck in the next 12 months is down from 25 percent in 2008 to only 16 percent in 2009. This marks the lowest purchase intention level since 2002. Sales, which have plummeted since 2008, continue to be slow in 2009.
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Now that free agency has cooled, the conversation is moving to what the Chiefs need to do in the Draft to keep improving the roster while faced with much tougher schedule than they went through in their 11-5 2013 campaign.
The way the free agency chips have fallen, the order of Chiefs needs has shifted somewhat. In my opinion they are in descending order of importance: defensive backfield, wide receiver, guard.
With no 2nd-round pick and scant financial resources, the Chiefs' best shot at adding a quality starter to this roster is with its 23rd-overall pick in the 1st round. Given where the Chiefs' needs lie, one would think it should be easy to figure out where the team should go with that selection.
Chiefs GM John Dorsey purports to be from the "best player available" train of thought. This means, at its most extreme, that the Chiefs would take a running back or linebacker with the 23rd pick if that's the player with the best value on the board when Kansas City is on the clock, regardless of the fact that those are the strongest units on the team at the moment.
I don't think this is how Dorsey will approach the issue this year. Last year, the team had the 1st overall pick and
therefore could grab anyone it wanted. With that in mind, the team was able to execute its free agency plans knowing that it would enter the first two rounds of the draft essentially with guaranteed acquisitions — T Eric Fisher in round 1 and QB Alex Smith in round 2.
This year, Dorsey can't count on betting the players he wants with the team's top picks and the front office may have to maneuver a bit in the draft to make sure that the team gets an impact player at a position of need while still getting the best value possible.
As complicated as that process is, I propose that another factor be taken into consideration — bust rates.
In 2010, Walter Football did a study of players selected in the 1st round from 1998 to 2007, that determined that with the 10-year view, 46% of 1st-round picks are busts. While this average was hurt by the fact that a majority of picks in 2002 and 2003 were considered busts, the study still shows that in any given draft a third or more of the players selected in the 1st round will be disappointments.
Going into the Draft last year, the Chiefs had an all around pretty solid roster and could afford to miss. Today, it has a fair amount of question marks at various positions. Given that this Day 1 pick is so important, I think it is important that the Chiefs examine which positions tend to be safer and what areas of their roster can they afford to swing and miss with.
First off, which positions are safe and which are a gamble?
Chase Stuart at Footballperspective.com tried to answer that question in a post last year looking at the results of drafts from 1990 to 2009. His results were interesting.
Quarterbacks had the highest bust rate in the 1st round with 30%, followed by defensive ends, outside linebackers and wide receivers. Defensive ends were busts 20% of the time, and wide receivers and outside linebackers both busted 18% of the time. On the positive side, centers, tight ends and safeties proved themselves to be the safest bets, albeit that is partially because so few have been chosen in Round 1.
Although only nine centers were drafted in the 1st from 1990 to 2009, none of them were outright busts. However, Stuart found that 78% of them turned into just average starters.
1st-round tight ends were similarly safe and similarly mediocre. Stuart rated just 4% of the 24 tight ends drafted as busts, but 50% ended up as average starters, with 30% rated as either "Good" or "Great."
More important to the Chiefs in this discussion is the performance of safeties. They also boasted an extremely low bust rate of 7%, but a similarly small sample size with just 29 drafted in the 1st. Thirty-five percent of 1st round safeties ended up "Good" or "Great" by Stuart's calculations but 28% were "Bad" or "Busts" with 38% rated as "Average."
It should also be noted where these players tend to be drafted. Interestingly, the positions with the highest bust rates — QB, DE and OLB — were also drafted highest in the round on average. In the 32 top picks, the QB's were taken at an average draft position of 9.6, while DE and OLB were picked on average at 14.1 an 14.6, respectively.
Meanwhile, safeties, corners, tight ends and interior linemen were all picked on average in the second half of the 1st round.
I think you see what I am getting at.
If the Chiefs really want to get production out of their 23rd-overall pick at a position of need, past experiences says the safest bet is to go S.
I also think that the defensive backfield is where the Chiefs most need to add a good player. I don't think the Chiefs will greatly miss WR Dexter McCluster's production at WR, and the team played well enough on offense late last season and in the playoffs to win games. What killed the team was breakdowns in the defensive backfield. Meanwhile, having another star safety would give the Chiefs some flexibility should it prove difficult to extend SS Eric Berry to a long-term deal.
What say you, Addicts? Is looking at bust rates defensive thinking and should the Chiefs go for a home run swing in the 1st? Or, should they play it safe?
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Even as he tweets that they've been busy scouting locations, Andrew Stanton has also been gathering more cast members for John Carter Of Mars.
Three British thesps - Samantha Morton, Dominic West and Polly Walker - have all signed on to join a team that already includes Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins and Willem Dafoe.
Morton will play Dafoe's character's daughter Sola, who hides her more gentle side from her war-happy race.
West will go up against Kitsch as Sab Than, a prince who sees ruling the planet as his destiny - and will kill to achieve it.
And finally we have Walker, probably best known for HBO's Rome (but to be seen next year in Clash Of The titans), indulging in her merciless side again to play Sarkoja, an evil tyrant.
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Rihanna burst onto the scene fresh faced & bubbly with 2 consecutive, catchy dance-hall albums. It wasn't until Good Girl Gone Bad, an inverted bob, and her newly showcased edginess (& realizing the fact that she's a fellow Pisces) that I started paying attention to the pop princess. RihRih has managed to remain relevant both in the music & fashion industry from the start. Don't purchase her albums? You still know the chorus to her songs. Never pick up a magazine? Her street style sets trends that influence what you can find on our site! Who cares about her personal life (ain't nobody's business), just enjoy her presence!
I was lucky enough to actually be in the same room as Robyn Rihanna Fenty last night at the TD Garden in Boston. Needless to say the experience was awe-inspiring. Her original show date was postponed due to a bout of laryngitis & last night may have started a bit behind schedule- but I don't mind the fact she runs on island time! Her 6 act performance featured numerous wardrobe changes, backup dancers, & curated screen projections, yet it was impossible not to keep your gaze fixed on the superstar herself. She even ran through the crowd in her dollar $ign babydoll!
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