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Spain - Exercise normal security precautions
There is no nationwide advisory in effect for Spain. Exercise normal security precautions.
The decision to travel is your responsibility. You are also responsible for your personal safety abroad. The purpose of this Travel Advice is to provide up-to-date information to enable you to make well-informed decisions.
Flight disruptions
Due to frequent airline strikes in Spain, flight cancellations and delays may be expected. Check the status of your flight directly with your airline.
Violent crime is rare. Although assaults against foreigners are infrequent, reports of such attacks in connection with petty crime are a concern.
Petty crime (pickpocketing, purse snatching and other robberies) against tourists occurs, especially in larger cities and around tourist attractions during holidays, festivals and weekends. Thieves are especially active in crowded areas, such as airports, public transportation facilities, roads, hotel lobbies, restaurants, outdoor cafés and tourist attractions. Be extremely cautious with your belongings at all times and in all places.
Thieves work alone or in groups. They use various techniques to distract their victims and steal their belongings. They may also pose as police officers, asking victims to show them valuable belongings (passports, money or cameras); or they may act like Good Samaritans and pretend to help.
In the event of a road-related incident, be extremely cautious about accepting help from anyone other than a uniformed Spanish police officer or Civil Guard. Thieves have been known to fake or provoke a flat tire, and when a motorist stops to help, the thieves steal the motorist's car or belongings. The reverse scenario has also occurred, whereby a fake Good Samaritan stops to help a motorist in distress, only to steal the motorist's car or belongings.
In Madrid, known high-risk locations for thieves are the Puerta del Sol area and surrounding streets, Gran Vìa, Plaza Mayor, near the Prado Museum, the Atocha train station, Retiro Park and on the subway. In Barcelona, thefts occur most frequently at the airport and on the airport shuttle bus (Aerobus), on Las Ramblas (often in Internet cafés), in Plaza Real and surrounding streets of the old city, on the subway, Barceloneta beach, Sagrada Familia church, and at the Sants train and bus station.
Theft from rental vehicles is high. Be vigilant in service areas on the highways along the coast. Avoid leaving any luggage or valuables in the vehicle and use secure parking facilities.
More Canadian passports are stolen each year in Spain than anywhere else in the world. Ensure that your passport is protected at all times.
On June 26, 2015, the Spanish Interior Ministry raised the terrorism threat level for Spain from level 3 to 4 on a scale of 1 to 5 due to the continued general threat of Islamist terrorist attacks in the country. Expect increased surveillance and police presence in areas that may be considered prime targets, such as transportation hubs (airports, train stations) and key infrastructure.
On October 20, 2011, the Basque terrorist group ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna – "Basque Homeland and Liberty") announced a definitive cessation of its armed activities. Over the past five decades ETA has carried out numerous shootings and bombings across Spain, resulting in many deaths and injuries. Spanish institutions, tourist destinations and transportation hubs have been prime targets in the past. While ETA has renounced violence, protests or rallies may be held to promote the cause of Basque independence. Exercise caution at all times and in all places, monitor local news reports and follow the advice of local authorities.
Demonstrations and strikes
Demonstrations occur and have the potential to suddenly turn violent. Avoid all demonstrations and large gatherings, follow the advice of local authorities and monitor local media.
Strikes may occasionally lead to disruptions to traffic and public transportation.
Road travel
Be cautious when driving in Spain as driving habits are different from those in Canada.
Travellers may experience delays crossing between Spain and Gibraltar due to increased border controls.
Public transportation
All major cities have metered taxis. Any extra charges must be posted in the vehicle. Beware of taxi drivers who try to overcharge by not turning on the meter.
Rail service is reliable and high-speed trains link major cities.
Intercity buses are usually comfortable and inexpensive.
Do not expect safety standards to be the same as in Canada.
Canadians have reported lottery scams whereby they are contacted via the Internet or fax and informed that they have won a substantial prize in the Spanish lottery (El Gordo), when in fact they have never participated in the lottery. They are asked to deposit an amount of money in a bank account to pay taxes and other fees before collecting the prize or coming to Spain to close the transaction.
There have also been reports of a scam whereby a person is informed that he or she is the recipient of a large inheritance, and that funds must be deposited into a Spanish bank account so the inheritance can be processed.
In another common scam, some Canadians have received a bogus email purportedly sent from an individual well known to them and claiming that he or she is in trouble and needs funds.
See our Overseas Fraud page for more information on scams abroad.
Spiked food and drinks
Never leave food or drinks unattended or in the care of strangers. Be wary of accepting snacks, beverages, gum or cigarettes from new acquaintances, as they may contain drugs that could put you at risk of sexual assault and robbery.
General safety measures
Exercise normal safety precautions. Ensure that your personal belongings, passports and other travel documents are secure at all times. Keep a copy of your passport identification page, driver's licence, train or airline tickets, and credit cards. Safeguard the originals.
Do not leave luggage unattended at any check-in or ticket counter and in hotel lobbies. When travelling by car, always keep valuable belongings out of sight and keep the windows closed.
Avoid frequenting unlit areas and down-market bars, especially at night.
Emergency services
Dial 112 for emergency assistance.
Entry/exit requirements
Entry/exit requirements
It is the sole prerogative of each country or region to determine who is allowed to enter. Canadian consular officials cannot intervene on your behalf if you do not meet entry requirements. The following information on entry and exit requirements has been obtained from the Spanish authorities. However, these requirements are subject to change at any time. It is your responsibility to check with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain or one of its consulates for up-to-date information.
Official (special and diplomatic) passport holders must consult the Official Travel page, as they may be subject to different entry requirements.
Canadians must present a passport to visit the Schengen area, which must be valid for at least three months beyond the date of expected departure from that country. Prior to travelling, ask your transportation company about its requirements related to passport validity, which may be more stringent than the country's entry rules.
Immigration officials may ask you to show them a return ticket and proof of sufficient funds for your stay.
Tourist visa: Not required for stays up to 90 days*
Business visa: Not required
Student visa: Required
* The 90 days begin upon initial entry into any country of the Schengen area.
Schengen area
The following 26 countries comprise the Schengen area: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
The Schengen area has common rules regarding visas and controls at external borders.
You do not need visas for short-term visits of up to 90 days within a six-month period. Your stays are cumulative, and include visits to any country within the Schengen area. Some countries require that you register with local authorities within three working days of your arrival.
It is important to get your passport stamped when entering the Schengen area. The absence of an entry stamp from the initial Schengen port of entry could create difficulties during subsequent encounters with local police or other authorities throughout the Schengen area.
After 90 days of stay in the Schengen area, you must leave for another 90 days before you can re-enter.
If you overstay the permitted 90 days in the Schengen area, you may be fined or deported. To visit for longer than 90 days, you must obtain a long-stay national visa.
Children and travel
Children need special documentation to visit certain countries. See Children for more information.
Yellow fever
See Health to obtain information on this country's vaccination requirements.
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Routine Vaccines
Be sure that your routine vaccines are up-to-date regardless of your travel destination.
Vaccines to Consider
You may be at risk for these vaccine-preventable diseases while travelling in this country. Talk to your travel health provider about which ones are right for you.
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a disease of the liver spread through blood or other bodily fluids. Travellers who may be exposed (e.g., through sexual contact, medical treatment, sharing needles, tattooing, acupuncture or occupational exposure) should get vaccinated.
Seasonal influenza occurs worldwide. The flu season usually runs from November to April in the northern hemisphere, between April and October in the southern hemisphere and year round in the tropics. Influenza (flu) is caused by a virus spread from person to person when they cough or sneeze or by touching objects and surfaces that have been contaminated with the virus. Get the flu shot.
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease and is common in most parts of the world. Be sure your measles vaccination is up-to-date regardless of your travel destination.
Yellow Fever Vaccination
Yellow fever is a disease caused by a flavivirus from the bite of an infected mosquito.
Travellers get vaccinated either because it is required to enter a country or because it is recommended for their protection.
|* It is important to note that country entry requirements may not reflect your risk of yellow fever at your destination. It is recommended that you contact the nearest diplomatic or consular office of the destination(s) you will be visiting to verify any additional entry requirements.
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Food and Water-borne Diseases
Travellers to any destination in the world can develop travellers' diarrhea from consuming contaminated water or food.
In some areas in Southern Europe, food and water can also carry diseases like hepatitis A. Practise safe food and water precautions while travelling in Southern Europe. When in doubt, remember…boil it, cook it, peel it, or leave it!
Insects and Illness
In some areas in Southern Europe, certain insects carry and spread diseases like Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, leishmaniasis, Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis and West Nile virus.
Travellers are advised to take precautions against bites.
There is no risk of malaria in this country.
Animals and Illness
Travellers are cautioned to avoid contact with animals, including dogs, snakes, rodents, birds, and bats. Some infections found in Southern Europe, like rabies, can be shared between humans and animals.
Person-to-Person Infections
Crowded conditions can increase your risk of certain illnesses. Remember to wash your hands often and practice proper cough and sneeze etiquette to avoid colds, the flu and other illnesses.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV are spread through blood and bodily fluids; practise safer sex.
Medical services and facilities
Good medical care is widely available.
Keep in Mind...
The decision to travel is the sole responsibility of the traveller. The traveller is also responsible for his or her own personal safety.
Be prepared. Do not expect medical services to be the same as in Canada. Pack a travel health kit, especially if you will be travelling away from major city centres.
Laws & culture
Laws & culture
You are subject to local laws. See Arrest and detention for more information.
Canada and Spain are signatories to the European Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. This enables a Canadian imprisoned in Spain to request a transfer to a Canadian prison to complete a sentence. The transfer requires the agreement of both Canadian and Spanish authorities.
Illegal drugs
Penalties for possession, use or trafficking of illegal drugs are strict. Convicted offenders can expect jail sentences or heavy fines.
Illegal activities
In the cities of Madrid and Barcelona, and in the Balearic and Canary islands, the consumption of alcohol in the street, other than in authorized outdoor cafés and bars, has been banned by various municipal or regional authorities. You must respect this law; fines are imposed for failure to comply.
Photographing military installations is prohibited.
Dual citizenship
Dual citizenship is not legally recognized in Spain. If local authorities consider you a Spanish citizen, they may refuse to grant you access to Canadian consular services, thereby preventing Canadian consular officials from providing you with those services. You should travel using your Canadian passport and present yourself as Canadian to foreign authorities at all times to minimize this risk. Citizenship is determined solely by national laws, and the decision to recognize dual citizenship rests completely with the country in which you are located when seeking consular assistance. See Travelling as a dual citizen for more information.
Driving laws
An International Driving Permit is required in order to drive in Spain for up to six months. A Spanish driver's licence is required for stays longer than six months.
The use of cellular telephones while driving is prohibited, unless they are fitted with a hands-free device.
Vehicles must be equipped for emergency situations: two red warning triangles that you must place in front of and behind the vehicle in case of accident or breakdown; a reflective jacket that you must wear when leaving a vehicle that is stranded or involved in a highway accident; and a spare tire and full set of spare light bulbs, plus the tools to change them. Drivers who fail to comply with these laws may be subject to on-the-spot fines.
Penalties for drinking and driving are strict. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.05 percent or 0.03 percent for new drivers. Convicted offenders can expect heavy fines or jail sentences, and driver's licences may be confiscated.
Same-sex marriages
Spanish authorities recognize same-sex marriages.
The currency of Spain is the euro (EUR).
Credit cards are widely accepted and automated banking machines (ABMs) are widely available. Foreign currency can be changed at banks and exchange offices (cambios).
When crossing one of the external border control points of the European Union (EU), you must make a declaration to customs upon entry or exit if you have at least €10,000, or the equivalent in other currencies. The sum can be in cash, cheques, money orders, traveller's cheques or any other convertible assets. This does not apply if you are travelling within the EU or in transit to a non-EU country. For more information on the EU legislation and links to EU countries' sites, visit the web page of the European Commission on cash controls.
If you are interested in purchasing property or making other investments in Spain, seek legal advice from appropriate professionals in Canada and in Spain before making commitments. Disputes arising from such activities could be prolonged and costly to resolve.
Natural disasters & climate
Natural disasters & climate
Torrential rainfall and storms are common between the months of September and November in the regions of Valencia and the Balearic Islands.
Over the past few years, drought has become a concern in the capital. There is a high risk of fires during the summer months. Check with local authorities on the rules for camping and lighting fires. In case of forest fires, stay away from affected areas, follow the advice of local emergency services personnel and monitor local media sources for up-to-date information. The air quality in areas near active fires may deteriorate due to heavy smoke and affect travellers with respiratory ailments.
The weather in mountainous areas can be unpredictable. If you are planning a mountaineering or skiing holiday, consult the website of the Spanish Tourist Office in Canada or the Spanish government's weather site for information on weather and safety conditions.
Take note of the contact information for the Embassy of Canada in Madrid or for the nearest Canadian consulate in the event of an emergency.
Madrid - Embassy of Canada
Barcelona - Consulate of Canada
Málaga - Consulate of Canada
For emergency assistance, call the Embassy of Canada in Madrid and follow the instructions. At any time, you may also contact the Emergency Watch and Response Centre located in Ottawa.
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For many locations in Marion County, recycling collection service can be provided at no additional cost to the current garbage service by the garbage hauler. The property manager must request recycling service. Reductions in garbage container volume and frequency of garbage pick up can help reduce garbage costs.
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Participation in the program is voluntary. All materials and assistance is available for FREE to support on-site recycling programs at multifamily communities.
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Customize your room design by choosing the colors in your room below:
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Light filtering, with the sheerest fabrics, provide a subtle view from inside and out.
Room darkening provides maximum privacy and comfortable insulation from heat, cold and outside noise.
Kirsch Roman Shades are available in two styles: Flat and Hobbled.
The Flat Roman style provides a contemporary look with clean modern lines.
The soft folds of the Hobbled Roman style offer a classic, timeless look for a more traditional style.
All colors can be ordered in Flat or Hobbled styles.
Offers a clean, finished profile across all your windows without dangling cords.
For a clean appearance free of dangling cords, this shade can be lowered from the top or raised from the bottom. The shade is measured in the same way as a standard shade. The shade is shipped with two handles to raise and lower it. A Classic Valance is included at no additional charge.
The shade can be lowered from the top and raised from the bottom. Separate controls on each side of the shade control the rails independently. The shade is measured in the same way as a standard shade. A Classic Valance is included at no additional charge.
Perfect for large windows. Eliminates dangling cords. Cords remain at the same position regardless of shade position.
An excellent choice for covering wide windows or double windows. Two shades operate independently on the same headrail.
Kirsch Roman Shades come standard with a sleek metal Integrated Valance in colors that coordinate to the shade fabric. You may also upgrade to a Classic Valance, made of the same fabric as the shade, for a more traditional look.
Offers a clean look. The integrated valance coordinates with the shade fabric.
The fabric valance offers a more traditional and classic look. The valance fabric matches to the shade fabric.
Scalloped hems, enhanced with a decorative trim, create a fashionable style for your shade. Five scallop styles and seven trim colors provide numerous accent possibilities.
Fringe (available in all colors)
A brush-type vacuum attachment or feather duster should be used for cleaning. If your shade should become stained, you may clean it by dabbing the spot with a sponge dampened with lukewarm water test solution on indiscreet area first. Avoid contact with window cleaning products as these may discolor your shade. Ultrasonic cleaning is not recommended or covered by our warranty.
Read all installation instructions!
• Make sure that you have all tools and hardware needed
for installation.
• Check the installation surface (wall, ceiling, or
window frame) to ensure that you have suitable fasteners and tools
for the material.
• Double check the headrail and shade for proper width
and length. If you are installing several sets of shades, be sure
to match them with the appropriate window.
• Check the parts list shipped with the product to
confirm that you have the correct number of brackets.
Recommended Tools
• Phillips head screwdriver
• Pencil
• Level
• Tape measure
• Safety glasses
• Drill/drill bits (1/16" drill bit may be used to
pre-drill for screws)
• 1/4" Wrench (if using extension brackets)
• Hex nutdriver (optional for mounting screws)
• Drywall anchors
Installation inside window casing.
Corded Models
• Verify that window casing has a minimum depth of
• If flush-mount is desired, place the brackets
2-1/4" recessed inside the top of the window frame.
• Place the bracket on the inside top of the window
frame, 2" in from the ends. Space any remaining brackets
evenly across the window frame, no more than 30" apart.
• With a pencil, mark two drill hole locations through
the top holes of the bracket.
• On wood and metal surfaces, pre-drill the screw holes
using the pencil marks as a guide.
• Install bracket with surface marked "top"
facing up. Secure each bracket with two screws per bracket,
ensuring brackets are square with each other.
• Attach the tension device (cord/chain control only).
Refer to instructions in the hold-down tension device.
NOTE: Two mounting screws are provided per
• Align the holes in the valance rail with the holes in
the top of the headrail.
• Press the push fasteners fully into the holes to
secure the valance in place.
• Hook the rear lip of the headrail on the mounting
bracket spring tab (valance not shown).
• While pushing back against the bracket, rotate the
front of the headrail upward to engage the top locking tab of the
mounting bracket. The shade will easily snap onto the bracket.
TO REMOVE THE SHADE: While pushing back on the
headrail, rotate the front of the headrail down. Never force the
spring tab beyond the back of the bracket.
Cordless/Continuous Cordloop Models
• Verify that window casing has a minimum depth of
• See the removable bracket installation stickers
located on the headrail for proper bracket placement. Place the
bracket on the inside top of the window frame, 2" in from
the ends. Space any remaining brackets evenly across the window
frame, no more than 30" apart.
• Hook the top of the valance over the top lip of the
• Carefully press the valance down and back against the
headrail until the valance clips into place.
• Hang the curved front side of the headrail on front
lip of brackets (valance not shown).
• Rotate headrail backward toward window until a
snapping sound is heard. This will let you know that the shade is
engaged into brackets.
TO REMOVE HEADRAIL FROM BRACKET: Insert flat head
screwdriver into square opening on bracket tab. Push backward to
disengage tab from headrail.
Installation outside window casing.
• Measure headrail width.
• End brackets should be approximately 2" in from
each end of the headrail. Space any remaining brackets evenly
across the headrail, no more than 30" apart.
• With a pencil, mark the mounting screw locations
through the rear holes of the bracket, two per bracket. Use a
level to ensure bracket alignment.
• Using pencil marks as a guide, start the screw holes
by pre-drilling (wood and metal mounting surfaces only).
• Hold bracket with surface marked "top"
facing up. Holding bracket in place, secure with screws, two per
• Repeat for each bracket.
• Use a level to confirm brackets are level.
Example: Installation on drywall using drywall anchors (not
included) and included screws.
NOTE: Valance returns are self-supporting and do
not require additional installation.
• Use provided hook and loop fastener to attach valance
returns to the headrail.
• Clip the returns (on some models) onto the headrail
endcaps once the front of the valance is in place.
NOTE: Continuous cordloop models will not include returns.
Find Width
Measure exact distance between inside surfaces of window
frame at the top middle, and bottom, and use the narrowest width.
Do not make any width deductions. Factory will automatically
deduct 3/8" from fabric width.
Find Height
Measure exact distance between the outermost points where
the shade is to be placed. This measurement should overlap each
side of window frame by at least 1-1/2". Factory makes no
deduction from your shade width dimensions.
Measure exact distance from where top of shade will be
located to top of sill. If there is no sill or if shade is to
overlap window frame, measure to point shade is to reach.
Inside Mount
Overall Shade Width - Measure the window's width
at the top, middle, and bottom. Order the narrowest measurement.
Left Shade Width - Measure the width that you
want the left shade to cover.
Right Shade Width - Measure the width that you
want the right shade to cover.
Height - Measure the window from the top to the
bottom for the desired height.
Order the left shade first when placing the order.
Outside Mount
Overall Shade Width - Measure the desired width.
For maximum privacy and window coverage, add an additional 3" to
total width of window.
Right Shade Width - Measure the width that you
want the right shade to cover. The left shade width, plus the
right shade width must equal the overall shade width.
Height - Measure the window from the top to the
bottom for the desired height. For maximum privacy and window
coverage, add at least 3" to overall height of the window.
At Kirsch, we're committed to making products and relationships that last. That's why we promise your product will ship on-time, with a complete warranty and a no-risk exchange policy.
Whether you mis-measured or simply changed your mind, if you don't love your custom Kirsch Blind or Shade for any reason, we'll exchange it within 30 days of receipt.
Your investment will last. If any part of your custom Kirsch Blind or Shade breaks or is damaged due to poor workmanship or defect within 10 years of purchase, we'll repair or replace it free of charge.
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A single candle burns in each window of Hattie Washington's empty Sandy Spring house.
"It says I still have faith ... that somebody will save us," she said.
Washington is the founder of Aunt Hattie's Place, a group home program that once housed disadvantaged boys in Sandy Spring.
A group home is a residence with staff who provide care and services to people in specific age groups, with specific needs. The Sandy Spring location served up to eight boys at a time, up to age 18.
The boys who came to her were often victims of abuse or neglect, and many had been moved from group homes to foster homes and back within the span of months. The specific locations where the boys were moved are not released, Washington said.
The child care program at the Sandy Spring location was suspended this summer after the state's Department of Human Resources denied the group home a renewal of its contract. Washington and the organization's pro bono lawyer, Emily Vaias of Linowes and Blocher, made multiple appeals to the state, but they were denied.
During the past five years, the state has reduced the number of beds in group homes by 67 percent, from about 1,890 to 620. The state's "Place Matters" initiative assesses care providers through "performance-based measures" and strives to keep children in homes with their relatives. Although the state is not requiring Aunt Hattie's Place to close its Sandy Spring home, state funds accounted for most of its operating budget.
A visit from Department of Human Resources Secretary Ted Dallas in September did not change the state's decision not to fund the Sandy Spring home, Washington said. Its state funding ran dry at the end of June.
Washington has made appeals to local churches, restaurants and community groups to get support for the group home, but their donations weren't enough to pay the $17,000 monthly mortgage bill, utilities and thousands of dollars in accumulating late fees.
The group home, which is on Norwood Road, took six years to build and was completed in 2010. Washington said the project cost about $3 million. The eight-bedroom house sits on the same lot as Washington's own home, a four-bedroom rambler.
Washington put her own house up as collateral when the group home's construction costs exceeded initial estimates of just more than $1 million. When the home was constructed, the state and Montgomery County contributed $1.4 million, according to Vaias. Washington took out a loan from Sandy Spring Bank for $1.8 million, and has been working to pay it back since 2010.
Without enough funding, she's losing her home as well as the group home. But rather than let the homes fall into foreclosure, Washington said she worked with Sandy Spring Bank to try to sell the homes.
Both have been on the market for the past three months, at an asking price of $3.6 million. Most of the money from that sale, if there is a buyer, will go toward paying the debts for the group home, Washington said.
"This is our baby," she said. "I never thought it would come to this point, where we'd have to sell this boys' home."
Aunt Hattie's Place signed a 10-year covenant with the county in 2010. If the county agreed to help fund the home's construction, Washington would agree to keep it open as a group home for the next decade. The state denied a second request from the organization for a $1.5 million grant in 2008.
The county released Aunt Hattie's Place from the covenant this fall, Vaias said. Aunt Hattie's Place continues to operate a Baltimore group home that cares for 12 boys. But, like the Sandy Spring home, a third group home in Baltimore County was forced to close after losing state funding.
Washington said building the Sandy Spring house took "a great personal sacrifice." She stepped down from the position of vice president at Coppin State University to focus on providing a home for foster kids. Now, as a professor at the university and more than $1 million in debt, she's worried about her own future.
"Aunt Hattie may be homeless," she said.
Washington said she still has faith that someone — "someone like Oprah [Winfrey] or one of those football players; someone with too much money" — will help Aunt Hattie's Place get the Sandy Spring home back on its feet.
Washington received the property through the will of Robert H. Hill, the first black man to sit on the board of Sandy Spring Bank. He was a self-made man known for his generosity to the community, she said.
Hill bequeathed his rambler and five-car garage to her with the intention that she use the property to build a home for disadvantaged children. She helped contractors break ground for the group home on that lot four years later.
"This house was his legacy," Washington said.
Eight months after she started her battle for the boys' home, she breaks into tears at the thought of the sale sign on the Norwood Road property.
"This [group] house was built, with every brick and mortar, with love for these kids," she said.
Vaias said the home is meant to serve others.
"Our hearts would like to see it go to some other organization that serves underprivileged people," she said.
Brokers have expressed interest in the property, Washington said, but none have signed a contract yet.
For now, she's keeping a single candle lit in each window of her home, a symbol of hope in a long struggle that may cost her everything.
"I would do it again in a heartbeat, because I believe the kids are worth it," she said.


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The purpose of Jesus's art was to give verbal, visual, and dramatic forms to those complicated and confounding relationships, symmetries, and harmonies between himself, the father and spirit, and between the triune God and the world… Such creative expressions did not and do not make everything clear, but rather resist simple clarity, forcing their hearers to come at the whole complicated truth from a position of intellectual and spiritual humility.
When the boxer and the biologist collided that November evening, they both had a substantial following, and they presented a sharp contrast to the audience: a pugilistic, self-educated fundamentalist evangelist against a suave, sophisticated science writer. When it comes right down to it, not all that different from Ken Ham versus Bill Nye, except that Ham has a couple of earned degrees where Rimmer had none.
The great irony lies here: these partisans are actually leading good-hearted people to reject their faith, precisely because these partisans have convinced these good-hearted people that they must accept a false dichotomy.
We don't have all the answers and never will. And when God says that he is revealed in his creation, I think that means we need to take care of what we have and understand where we came from. The more I understand how things work, the bigger God gets. When he was just a magician pulling things out of a hat, that doesn't even compare to how I see him now!
This week in origins news is a rousing medley of articles about science and faith, from multiple angles. Some classics on science, religion, and the classroom along with some probing into where atheists come from, new resources from John Polkinghorne, and an off-the-beaten-path blog post.
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In the first year that undocumented immigrants could get in-county tuition rates at local colleges, 200 registered at Montgomery College under the Maryland Dream Act.
That's almost half the number that an analysis by the Maryland Department of Legislative Services had predicted at the college by 2013.
An analysis attached to the bill that passed allowing the tuition change estimated that 366 full-time undocumented students would qualify for in-county tuition at Montgomery College.
The Maryland Dream Act was approved by the legislature in 2011. It was petitioned to referendum, then affirmed in the Nov. 6, 2012, election, passing with more than 58 percent of statewide votes.
College officials said that after the law passed, they were in a "mad dash" trying to get information together for the upcoming spring 2013 students, as they tried to reach every student who would be eligible under the new law.
"Students came in and identified themselves and provided the forms that we needed to process," said Melissa Gregory, chief of enrollment services and a financial aid officer at Montgomery College.
The law exempts undocumented students who attended and graduated from Maryland high schools from paying out-of-state or out out-of-county rates at colleges in Maryland.
Gregory said the biggest challenge after the Dream Act passed was to identify the students eligible under the bill.
"We don't ask students to identify their status in that way, so we had to look for students that had missing information about their status or information they had not provided. Then do a very wide sweep to as many people as possible to say, 'Hey, the Maryland Dream Act may affect you, and if it does, this is what you want to do,'" Gregory said.
The measure helped students like Josue Aguiluz, who moved to Maryland from Honduras nine years ago, at age 13, with his parents and three brothers. The move meant significant changes, from learning a new language to adapting to a different culture.
Aguiluz is an undocumented student — a person who either overstayed a visa or entered the country without authorization — who is now able to pay in-state tuition because of the Maryland Dream Act.
"First, it doesn't really hit you that much. You are young. School is free, and you don't really need a job. ... But when you go to Montgomery College, it shifts completely. You don't really have assistance financially. You really see the big gap," Aguiluz said.
Aguiluz tried to extend his student visa, so he would not become undocumented, but he said U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rejected his request. That happened "even though I was taking AP courses when I was a freshmen in high school," he said. "It just does not make any sense to me."
But Aguiluz never stopped following his mother's advice: "If you are a good person, good things are going to happen to you."
He plans to transfer to the University of Maryland and get into the Robert H. Smith School of Business.
He also works at Panera Bread bakery and is saving money to pay for school.
Aguiluz is projected to get an associate degree in accounting from Montgomery College in the Spring 2014 semester.
Jonathan Jayes-Green had more than 1,000 community service hours by 2010, at the end of his high school career at John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring. He worked as an intern for Councilwoman Nancy Navarro (D-Dist. 4). He won a Public Service Award from Congressman Christopher Van Hollen Jr. and a Wheaton and Kensington Chamber of Commerce community service student of the year award. Jayes-Green was part of the Montgomery College honors program and won the 2011 immigrant youth achievement award by the American Immigration Council.
Jayes-Green, also an undocumented student, is majoring in sociology and social justice at Goucher College, a private Baltimore college.
His first choice was to attend University of Maryland, but he could not afford state institutions. The Maryland Dream Act had not passed by the time he was ready for college. It was cheaper for Jayes-Green to pay for a private institution and live on campus than to go to the state school near his house.
"I graduated top of my high school class. ... Within my high school years, I had over 1,000 hours of community services. ... I went from being the immigrant student to now realizing that there was a full community out there really investing in seeing me succeed," he said.
Jayes-Green's parents wanted him to have better education and better opportunities, so they moved to Maryland from Panama in 2005, when he was 13 years old.
His family had tourist visas. They tried to adjust their status, but Jayes-Green said the family received wrong information about the U.S. immigration process from a lawyer, and eventually become undocumented.
Opponents have argued that the Maryland Dream Act violates existing federal law.
"When they graduate, they are not allowed to work. ... It is not a good investment for the state to take," said Del. Neil C. Parrott (R-Dist. 2B) of Hagerstown, chairman of MDPetitions.com, which formed to put the Dream Act on the ballot.
Parrott said he understands the situation and believes it is "not fair to everyone all around." He said the measure encourages more illegal activity. The best solution is for parents to "come here legally. ... It really is pretty simple," Parrott said.
Students taking classes under the Dream Act hope that by the time they graduate there will be a immigration reform that will allow them to work.
But a study by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County released in 2012 concluded that the Maryland Dream Act would benefit state and local governments with $6.2 million in economic activity from increased earnings if about 435 students per year take advantage of the Act.
The report estimated that Dream Act students will make up about 0.6 percent of the total number of students at the state's public higher-education facilities.
The fiscal policy note attached to the bill also stated that for each additional student who qualifies under the bill, local community colleges will receive additional state aid. The estimated state expenditure in the 2014 fiscal year is $2,100 per full-time student multiplied by 366 students, which means the overall state expenditure would increase by $768,600 in 2014 and $3.5 million by fiscal 2016.
The fiscal costs of the program for additional schooling — measured as per-student funding that subsidizes high school and higher education — will be about $3.6 million for county governments, $3.6 million for the state and $200,000 for the federal government, according to the report.
But such costs will be more than offset by increased tax dollars, as well as a drop in spending on incarceration and other social programs that is expected to accompany a more educated population, according to the study.
The state and county governments stand to share an estimated $6.2 million in tuition from undocumented students who will be attending school at the reduced cost, while the federal government would get about $18.4 million in increased tax revenues and lower government spending on incarceration, a result of a more educated population, according to the report.
At Montgomery College, for a student taking 12 credits in a semester, the lowest total cost for tuition and fees would be $1,780.80. At out-of-county rates, a student taking 12 credits would pay $4,689.60 for tuition and fees.
Tuition for in-state students at the University of Maryland, College Park, costs about $9,000 each year, while students who do not qualify as state residents pay more than $27,000.
Opponents argued that the Dream Act would affect community college revenues and reduce the number of slots available in public institutions.
But the University of Maryland report stated otherwise, suggesting that additional undocumented immigrant students admitted to Maryland public community colleges — which have open enrollment — will have no impact on the probability that other students will or will not be admitted. It also stated that the Dream Act will not hurt the number of citizens admitted as freshmen to a four-year public university.
For Jayes-Green, who is projected to graduate from Goucher College in 2014, this is just the beginning of his journey.
"It is hard to pick one dream because I dream a lot. I think at the end of the day, I want people to remember me as someone that made an impact in the community," he said.
Aguiluz's future plans includes learning more about bookkeeping and auditing.
"As far as accounting goes, I want to do investing and planning people's retirements," he said. "I feel like every place that I've gone to work, I see old people and a lot of Hispanic mothers. ... And, perhaps, if they could have invested the money, that could be your retirement or some college money for your kids."


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November 24, 2014
Santander Bank, N.A. announced that it renewed its commitment with Monmouth University for its Santander Universities Global Division to support the Urban Coast Institute (UCI) Marine Science & Policy Initiative.
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Specialist Professor in the School of Social Work Rebecca McCloskey was featured in Fearless Parent on October 12.
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Psychology Professor Gary Lewandowski's article was featured in New York Magazine on October 9.
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Monmouth University's School of Science Summer Research Symposium was featured in FIOS TV on September 9.
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Barbecue restaurant Famous Dave's will leave its Gaithersburg location on Sept. 8 after more than 10 years of operation, according to company spokeswoman Emily Bass.
The restaurant will move from its current location on Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg to Germantown. The Germantown location, at 20660 Seneca Meadows Parkway, will open Sept. 16.
Bass said Famous Dave's lease at the Gaithersburg location will expire in September.
"The relocation to Germantown is based on strategic decisions that support the restaurant's future growth," she said.
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Armed with new technology from a Gaithersburg company, Paragon Bioservices of Baltimore is gearing up to produce experimental vaccines for the deadly Ebola Zaire, Ebola Sudan and Marburg viruses.
MaxCyte has sold to Paragon two transfection systems that are used in the contract manufacturing of recombinant proteins, antibodies, viral vectors, vaccines and virus-like particles.
Paragon is working under a Pentagon contract to develop and manufacture virus-like particle vaccines against these filoviruses for use in preclinical evaluations.
"We are delighted that Paragon values the speed, robustness and scalability of MaxCyte transfection systems," Douglas Doerfler, CEO of MaxCyte, said in a joint statement.
The Ebola virus comprises five strains, including Zaire and Sudan. It can cause hemorrhagic fever with a fatality rate of up to 90 percent; outbreaks occur primarily in remote villages in Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests, according to the World Health Organization. It is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission.
There is no available treatment or vaccine for either people or animals.
From 1976 to 2011, the virus killed 1,540 humans in Central and West Africa, according to agency data.
In November, WHO reported 20 probable or confirmed cases of Marburg virus, including nine deaths in Uganda.


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Russell Ranch: a place to study the impacts of farming systems and inputs on agricultural sustainability. Watch this video about the research conducted at Russell Ranch!
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Among Russell Ranch's ongoing experiments is a 100-year study referred to as Long Term Research in Agricultural Sustainability (LTRAS), which is comprised of 72 one-acre plots. LTRAS is an exploration of the long-term impacts of crop rotation, farming systems (conventional, organic and mixed) and inputs of water, nitrogen, carbon and other elements on agricultural sustainability. Sustainability is indicated by long-term trends in yield, profitability, resource-use efficiency (such as water or energy) and environmental impacts.
LTRAS has monitored changes in crop and soil properties, greenhouse gas emissions, weed ecology and economic indicators since 1993. The Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems (SAFS) project joined with LTRAS in 2003. Russell Ranch is primarily a research facility and also supports UC Davis' extension and teaching missions by hosting field days, class field trips, undergraduate interns and graduate student research.


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A Charles County judge sentenced a Waldorf man to seven and a half years in prison Friday after he entered a plea to killing Waldorf resident Torris Powell Jr. a year earlier.
Marsellis Laron Ledwell, 24, entered an Alford plea to manslaughter as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. He originally had been charged with second-degree murder after turning himself in to police last January.
An Alford plea acknowledges that prosecutors have enough evidence to secure a conviction but does not admit guilt.
Prince George's County police found Powell dead inside a parked car in the 13200 block of Old Marlboro Pike in Upper Marlboro on Jan. 21, 2012.
Medical examiners ruled Powell's death a homicide as a result of a blunt force trauma. Prince George's investigators determined Powell had been in a fight in Waldorf the evening prior to when his body was found and contacted the Charles County Sheriff's Office.
Charles detectives concluded Powell's fight had been with Ledwell, who turned himself in Jan. 25 after the sheriff's office obtained a warrant for his arrest.
"What he did was commit several assaults on Torris Powell," Charles County Assistant State's Attorney Francis J. Granados said at Ledwell's sentencing hearing.
Granados said Ledwell repeatedly had slapped and punched Powell, who was "helpless" due to a blood-alcohol level that was three times the legal limit.
"We don't think it was his intention to kill Torris Powell," but to embarrass Powell and exact revenge for some previous slight, Granados said, adding that Ledwell bragged about his treatment of Powell to friends and on Facebook.
"Few acts that I've seen were as malicious as what I've seen in this case," Granados said.
Fort Washington attorney Michael D. Lovelace said that Powell's "severe internal injuries" could not have been caused by Ledwell's slaps and punches. He suggested that another man, whom Powell saw after Ledwell the night he was killed, "got away with murder," a theory which Ledwell's family members showed support for.
"He asks me to extend his condolences to the Powell family, and to his own family," Lovelace said.
"I'm just truly sorry for their loss. Truly sorry," Ledwell said. "I'm accepting responsibility for my actions."
Born in Kentucky in June 1970, Powell served in the Persian Gulf War and lived in New Jersey for a time before relocating with his fiancee to Waldorf in the summer of 2011, Granados said.
Five members of Powell's family attended the hearing, including his parents and brother, Terry.
"He was a family man" with three sons and a daughter," Torris Powell Sr. said while holding a picture of his son. While facing Ledwell, he added that he was grateful for the chance to speak at the hearing because his son "can't speak for himself."
"I still have trouble waking up in the morning, believing that he's dead," Torris Powell Sr. said. "He was a precious gift to everyone that knew him."
While members of Ledwell's family sat in the courtroom sobbing, Torris Powell Sr. also said he prayed that Ledwell "get saved, change up, change his life, do something good with his life."
Circuit Judge Helen I. Harrington expressed sympathy for and admiration of Powell's family.
"Your loss is huge. There is no way anyone can turn back the clock and make this better," she said. "… I am in awe of your spirit of forgiveness. … You are amazing people."
Harrington sentenced Ledwell to 10 years in prison with all but seven years and six months suspended, along with five years of supervised probation.
"The best thing you can do for the Powell family is to make your life count for something," she told Ledwell. "You have the opportunity to put your life on a better track. That's something we can't give to Torris Powell."


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Did David Hume "Banish" Miracles?
"I flatter myself," Hume triumphantly proclaimed, "that I have discovered an argument . . . which, if just, will, with the wise and learned, be an everlasting check to all kinds of superstitious delusion, and consequently, will be useful as long as the world endures."


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This story was corrected on Jan. 29, 2013. An explanation follows the story.
The speed limit on the Intercounty Connector could reach 70 miles per hour if a bill, introduced during the General Assembly's current session, passes.
Del. Aruna Miller (D-Dist. 15) of Darnestown and Del. Neil Parrott (R-Dist. 2B) of Hagerstown are co-sponsoring the bill that would raise the maximum speed limit on interstates and expressways statewide from 65 to 70 miles per hour.
The speed limit on the ICC would automatically increase from 55 to 70 miles per hour if the bill is passed.
The Maryland Transportation Authority is currently conducting a study of single-vehicle accidents on the ICC to gauge whether raising the speed limit would be safe, the Gazette previously reported. The study is projected to be completed in February.
Miller said she believes the bill would pass regardless of the study's results because of increasing pressure — and repeated complaints — from constituents. The complaints are threefold.
"One, the posted speed limit is way too low," she said. "Two, the toll is way too high. And three, the enforcement is excessive."
Miller said ICC users should not be "penalized" for using the ICC by being ticketed for driving slightly above the current 55 mph speed limit.
"In all likelihood, I think people are going to go about 70 because that's what they feel comfortable doing," she said.
A separate emergency bill, introduced by Sen. Jennie Forehand (D-Dist. 17) of Rockville, would raise the speed limit on the ICC to 60. MDTA spokesperson John Sales said the ICC is designed to accommodate a 60 mile per hour speed limit.
"I was trying to save the state some money and have them put up 60 mile an hour signs," Forehand quipped. She said the MDTA likely will be unwilling to raise the speed limit higher than 60.
"If you put it up to 65 now, people are going to be driving at 75 and 80, and that might not be safe," Forehand said.
The state senator introduced the legislation as an emergency bill so it would move quickly through the Senate. She expects the bill to see little opposition and estimated that the Senate will pass the bill in February.
The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee is scheduled to hear Forehand's bill on Feb. 7.
The House Environmental Matters Committee is scheduled to hear Miller's and Parrott's bill on Feb. 5.
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Correction: The original version of this story incorrectly referred to the ICC as a freeway. It is a toll road.


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Plans for a bus rapid transit system through parts of Gaithersburg and Rockville are taking shape, but planners say they still need residents' input as they get into the long process of street-level designs and implementation plans.
At an open house Wednesday in Rockville, visitors could see maps of Phase 1 of the proposed Corridor Cities Transitway, which winds from Shady Grove Metro station west to the Universities at Shady Grove and Great Seneca Highway before turning north toward the Kentlands neighborhood and the Metropolitan Grove commuter rail station. A second phase of the transitway is expected to continue north to Clarksburg.
Diane Ratcliff, director of the Maryland Transit Administration's office of planning and programming, said the meeting drew good attendance from neighborhoods along the proposed Corridor Cities Transitway, or CCT, route.
"They're seeing from here to there for the first time," she said.
Although the most recent maps are more detailed than those previously released, Rick J. Kiegel, project manager in MTA's Office of Planning, said detailed designs and architecture are yet to come.
"We're at five percent completion," he said.
Kiegel said open house attendees were still concerned about the impact of running the transitway through the King Farm neighborhood in Rockville, which was in the initial development plans. After studying other possible routes about three years ago, MTA decided to keep the route through King Farm, he said.
"King Farm Boulevard is the place to be," he said.
Francine Vigeliotti of Gaithersburg said bus rapid transit is a great concept, but won't be of much use to her since the buses are not planned to stop near her house.
Vigeliotti's neighborhood is separated from Great Seneca Highway by a line of trees. She said she is concerned by maps that show a bus lane cutting into those trees. If the barrier of trees comes down, Vigeliotti is worried the noise levels will increase and her property value might decrease.
"I guess I wouldn't mind it so much if the bus was going to stop where I live," she said.
Richard Arkin, who lives in the Kentlands neighborhood in Gaithersburg, said he has long been an advocate of the CCT. He said the transitway is a test case to see whether bus rapid transit systems can work in a suburban area that is rapidly becoming an urban area.
"Suburbia in 20 to 30 years is not going to be your grandfather's suburbia," he said. "... There's no room for (more) highways."
Arkin said the key to making bus rapid transit work is making sure it is, in fact, rapid.
He also said that in other cases, the tendency has been to "dumb down" bus rapid transit by making it more like the existing bus service or by opening dedicated bus lanes to other traffic. To avoid that, he said planners should make sure the transit system is distinguishable from existing buses and lanes.
Kiegel said planners hope to start construction on the transitway in 2018 and have it operational by 2021, but that timeline depends on how quickly the project gets funding.
Ratcliff said another public hearing will likely be held next spring or summer. In the meantime, MTA is seeking volunteers to serve on four CCT advisory committees to advise MTA on things like design, traffic management and security. Nominations will be accepted until Dec. 3.
To learn more about the CCT plans or get a self-nomination form for the advisory committees, visit mta.maryland.gov/cct or call Tracee Strum-Gilliam at 410-454-9761.


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"The 1980's were a tense time in America, Ronald Reagan was president, nuclear war was on everyone's mind and racism was running rampant in the suburbs and the big city streets. The music was overshadowed with the then new MTV, cheese metal and complete apathy. The youth in America were consumed with total bullshit and were consuming all the appropriate products of bullshit. The Lower East Side of New York City was still a ghetto of some sorts, providing a home for struggling artists, musicians, activists, squatters, junkies and the generally poor Latino, African-American and Ukrainian community that had already existed there. Here, the backdrop of our story begins. Enter Nausea!
Check out "Nausea: The Punk Terrorist Anthology Volume 2", also on Alternative Tentacles/Blacknoise!
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"Nausea are one of those bands that gets name-dropped in punkdom by a lot of people... and it's okay. Their influence within the hardcore punk movements, crossover, power-violence, crust punk, etc. is undeniable. Definitely one of New York City's greatest and tightest. And true to themselves. These squatter punks blended their sensibilities (anti-racism, pro-feminism, animal rights) into the fold of their hardcore punk rock metal. And they did it with dual, opposite sex singers (fans of Destroy and Crass know what I'm talking about!)...Through the years, many bootleg discs have sprung about, so here we have our benevolent uncles at Alternative Tentacles and their friends at Blacknoise gifting us this reissue compilation of 7" tracks, their only studio full-length (Extinction), compilation tracks, and a video for "Cybergod." Pick up the second volume while you're at it, since it was released this past fall. Get the Pabst cold and rejoice!"- Transform Online
"The Punk Terrorist Anthology is an excellent collection that is worth getting even if the track listing mimics the expanded Extinction CD for a few reasons. First of all, the songs are remastered this time out, and you actually can tell the difference; the band's Crass meets Discharge by way of New York's squatter ABC No-Rio scene blares out of the speakers and pummels you like it never did before. In addition, bassist John John Jesse provides heartfelt liner notes; the packaging in general is impressive; and the multimedia video clip of the chugging, relentless "Cybergod" perfectly encapsulates the band's sound of dueling-gender vocals and well-played grindy punk with images that remind what a powerful live act Nausea was. The only question is: What's left for a second volume?"- All Music Guide