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After a ceremonial groundbreaking this afternoon, site-clearing work is expected to start next week at 4515 41st SW, future site of Quail Park Memory Care Residences, whose owners say it will be West Seattle's first standalone center for people with Alzheimer's and dementia.
It's been almost four years since we first reported that this type of facility was being considered for the site. It's had other proposals, including a 7-story apartment building and a park-and-ride facility with apartments, but this is the one that finally went through, passing Design Review about a year ago.
Living Care Lifestyles says that when Quail Park "opens in fall 2017, it will be the only free-standing community dedicated to the care of dementia and Alzheimer's residents in an area encompassing 35 square miles." It will have 48 rooms, with up to 66 residents, and a staff of about 60. The announcement also notes that "Staff at Quail Park will be the first team in the state trained in cultural competency when it comes to caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender seniors. Training will be through Northwest LGBT Senior Care Providers Network and SAGE National Resource Center. The community is being constructed and will operate with sustainability at the forefront. The facility will be Gold LEED Certified, and benefit-eligible employees will receive ORCA Access cards to help lessen the transportation impact on the (area)." LGC Pence is the general contractor; John Lape Architecture designed the 4-story complex. West Seattle Chamber of Commerce leaders participated in this afternoon's ceremony.
(UPDATED 7:33 PM with Thursday's departure time)
Many on the sand already, ~20 queued at the Alki waterline to come ashore #paddletonisqually pic.twitter.com/jDsKVLr3rm
— West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) July 27, 2016
1:08 PM: That's the scene at Alki Beach as we write this a few minutes past 1 pm, with canoes continuing to arrive at the Muckleshoot Tribe-hosted stop along the route of the Paddle to Nisqually. As previewed here Monday, up to 100 canoe families are expected from tribes all over the region – they left the Suquamish Tribe-hosted stop on the west side of the Sound this morning, and will be here overnight until heading out tomorrow. Dozens are here already, some already hoisted up and carried onto the sand, some in queue on the waterline.
1:25 PM: The line of canoes continues to stretch further westward. Hundreds of people are on the beach, some from canoes that have already been brought ashore, some from support crews, plus spectators. This is the first time the canoes have come to Alki during the annual journey since 2012.
4:51 PM: More photos added.
We're heading back to the beach for a late-in-the-day view as well as the latest on tomorrow's departure plan.
7:33 PM: With the visitors all celebrating with the Muckleshoots tonight, we checked with security watching over the canoes at Alki, regarding tomorrow's departure time. He said 8 am. They head to Point Defiance in Tacoma tomorrow, the map shows.
11:47 AM: Just in from Seattle Police via Twitter:
Officers searching for suspect pictured, after he robbed a bank in the 4000 block SW Alaska St. Call 911 if seen. pic.twitter.com/o3Y8v4CxaZ
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 27, 2016
The search is under way now; we're on our way to find out more.
12:01 PM: SPD had said only "4000 block of SW Alaska," where there are two banks; our crew has just confirmed it was the Bank of America branch, which has a note on the door saying it's temporarily closed. No police visible in the area – bank-robber searches often fan out fast – so we haven't yet obtained additional details.
1:11 PM: SPD has since tweeted that the suspect shown in the photo is in custody.
Today we're welcoming Junction Flats Apartments, newly opened in the West Seattle Junction, as a new WSB sponsor. New local sponsors get the chance to let you know what they're about:
Junction Flats is at 4433 42nd SW, with studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. Its features include large windows, in-unit washers and dryers, a 24-hour fitness room, rooftop deck (photo above), and barbecue area. And Junction Flats is pet-friendly, with a dog run and pet-wash station. Read more about the Junction Flats amenities here.
Another major attribute: Junction Flats Apartments is within walking distances of a multitude of services, from stores to restaurants to schools, but since it's "just on the edge" on the north side of The Junction, it's a quiet setting. Its logo is based on the historic Junction photo at right – the meeting of the tracks (click the photo to see how the two images are linked).
Junction Flats is owned by longtime West Seattleites; Paul Cesmat and Steve Butler (photo above) are West Seattle High School graduates who have been business partners for more than 30 years.
Find out more about Junction Flats Apartments at JunctionFlatsSeattle.com, or call 206-420-8222.
We thank Junction Flats Apartments for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news via WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here, and find info on joining the team by going here.
(For "Woodpecker Wednesday," photographer Mark Wangerin shares this view of a Northern Flicker)
From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar, coverage archives, inbox – highlights for the day/night ahead:
CANOES ARRIVE: As previewed here on Monday, this year's regional canoe journey, the Paddle to Nisqually, will bring up to 100 tribal canoe families to Alki Beach starting around noon; the Muckleshoot Tribe is hosting them here and they'll head back out Thursday morning, headed south. This is the first Alki stop on the journey since 2012. (59th SW/Alki SW)
OFFICE JUNCTION MEETUP: West Seattle's only coworking center hosts weekly free meetups for local at-home workers, entrepreneurs, business owners, coworkers … drop by at noon, bring your lunch if you want, get inspired and refreshed. (6040 California SW)
QUAIL PARK GROUNDBREAKING: A ceremonial groundbreaking for the new memory-care center in The Junction, a $22 million project expected to open next year, is scheduled at 2 pm today. (4515 41st SW)
HIGH POINT MARKET GARDEN FARM STAND: 4-7 pm, the weekly farm stand selling fresh produce next to the mini-farm where local residents grow and harvest it. (32nd SW/SW Juneau)
IRISH SET DANCING: Lesson at 6:30, dancing 7-9 pm at Kenyon Hall with the Puget Sound branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann – details in our calendar listing. (7904 35th SW)
HIGHLAND PARK ACTION COMMITTEE, WITH CRIME/SAFETY 'FOCUS GROUP": 7 pm meeting at Highland Park Improvement Club. It starts with SPD researcher Jennifer Burbridge's "micro-community policing plan focus group," which she's been conducting in neighborhoods around West Seattle; another big topic, "developing our own Neighborhood Design Guidelines for Highland Park." See the full agenda on the HPAC website. (12th SW/SW Holden)
OPEN MICROPHONE: 8:30 pm, 21+, free weekly open-microphone event at The Skylark. (3803 Delridge Way SW)
MORE OPTIONS … on our complete calendar, for today/tonight/beyond.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the 'low bridge' closed? LOOK HERE)
(Click any view for a close-up; more cameras on the WSB Traffic page)
6:30 AM: Good morning! As we start the day, one look ahead to the weekend:
SATURDAY BUS ALERT: The Seafair Torchlight Parade downtown will bring bus reroutes on Saturday night (July 30th), including Route 21 and RapidRide C Line. Go here for the full reroute list.
8:28 AM: Still no traffic incidents of note in or from West Seattle.
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
"When you have two beautiful mixed race babies and you find this on your front porch. I am just thankful they can't read yet."
That's how Stephanie Endres began her message to social-media friends late Tuesday night, after returning to her Pigeon Point home and discovering a racist, threatening hate note on her porch.
You can see it here – too much profanity for us to publish it as is, but here's a redacted transcription:
We don't publish crime victims' names without their permission; Endres granted hers, as well as permission to republish what she posted on Facebook. Multiple people contacted us after reading it, including her friend Brandy, who wrote, "She is a pillar in our community advocating to prevent homelessness. She has two beautiful bi-racial children and is now afraid for their safety. Please spread the word and inform our community."
Stephanie's advocacy, in fact, was featured here on WSB last fall, when she raised money to collect and distribute backpacks for kids in need. She is founder of Stephanie's Lifeline/HOPE (Homeless Outreach Prevention and Education).
Last night, she concluded her post about the note: "This hate has got to stop. The coward who left this couldn't even do it while we were home. Truly makes me uncomfortable to know people like this are in my neighborhood/community."
When we reached her to follow up on others' messages about her post, she told us, "We found the note around 930 pm and I have notified the police and filed a report. It will be treated as a hate crime and they will be investigating it."
We will follow up on that later today.
ADDED 12:10 PM: SPD has just summarized this on SPD Blotter, including the answer to the question we've had out to them since this morning: "Police collected the letter and evidence and are now investigating the letter as a case of malicious harassment, Washington's hate crime statute."
Thanks for the tips! Signage has just gone up for two more food-and-beverage establishments on the way to Junction 47 – a restaurant called Vine & Spoon on the southwest side of the complex, in the 4700 block of California, and a bar called Alchemy on the southeast side of the complex, in the 4700 block of 42nd SW.
As mentioned here a while back, we'd been told the spaces were all leased, but that the proprietors of these spaces weren't ready to uncloak yet. We've reached the spokesperson for both, Lesa Linster, who shared this information with WSB:
Vine & Spoon will be a full-service restaurant and bar serving upscale American cuisine in the heart of West Seattle.
(updated) Led by Executive Chef Christopher Jensen along with celebrated chefs Larkin Young and Bryan Ogden, Vine and Spoon is anchored by a belief in real food grown and harvested by the community. All dishes are made with locally sourced ingredients that are organic and non GMO. In addition, all meat is grass fed and wild caught by farmers and local suppliers. The restaurant boasts a private dining area, an open kitchen, an 18-seat bar, and a large garden patio area for outdoor dining. The menu includes a full variety of small bites, large sharable plates, and a dessert menu to satisfy every sweet tooth. The bar offers craft cocktails and an extensive selection of local wine and craft beer. Open daily from 11 a.m.- 12 a.m. with brunch service on weekends. Happy hour will be daily from 4-7 p.m.
Alchemy will be a chemistry-themed cocktail bar featuring molecular mixology techniques and a unique science and potions design aesthetic. Our bartenders will be mixing up colorful craft cocktail reactions in test tubes and flasks using beakers, cylinders, and other scientific devices. The theme will carry over into our drink presentations which will be interactive and fun. The menu will be created by our executive chefs and award-winning master mixologists with a great happy hour featuring delicious small bites. The cocktail bar will be open Sunday – Thursday from 3 pm – 11 pm, and Friday – Saturday from 3 pm – 12 am.
Both are under the same ownership, Linster confirms, as well as a third establishment mentioned on the same website, "The Sweetest Sin" (no details on that yet). She adds that Alchemy's menu will also be developed by Chef Jensen. Full announcements on all this are due soon – but this is what we have for starters.
Forecast says the next four days will be warm – maybe even hot – and (mostly) sunny. Here are four outdoor events, all free, perfect for enjoying the warm nights that will follow:
SUMMER CONCERTS AT HIAWATHA ON THURSDAY: Second of this year's six free concerts presented by the Admiral Neighborhood Association – 6:30 pm Thursday, The Banner Days (video above) perform on the east lawn at Hiawatha Community Center (2700 California SW, but this is on the Walnut side).
P.S. Got kid(s)? Come early – the wading pool should be open until 6:30 pm.
BAND JAM ON FRIDAY – We previewed this yesterday – at least seven marching bands performing on the field at Southwest Athletic Complex starting at 6:30 pm Friday. (2801 SW Thistle)
OUTDOOR MOVIE AT PARK WEST CARE CENTER ON SATURDAY: Park West Care Center (WSB sponsor) is opening its big patio in North Admiral to a family-friendly community movie night this Saturday, "Never-Ending Story," 8:30 pm. Bring your own chair/blanket. (1703 California SW)
OUTDOOR MOVIE AT HOTWIRE COURTYARD ON SATURDAY: And West Seattle Outdoor Movies continues this year's series on Saturday night too – "School of Rock" is this week's movie; the band Those Guys is the pre-show entertainment. Movie at dusk (9 pm-ish) but stake out a spot in the Hotwire Online Coffeehouse (WSB sponsor) courtyard early. Bring $ for nonprofit-supporting concessions and raffles if you can! (4410 California SW)
Wondering what that Seattle Public Utilities crew in your neighborhood is up to? Might be this. SPU tells WSB that its crews will be around West Seattle for the next few months, doing "routine sewer cleanings and inspections":
Seattle Public Utilities is cleaning and inspecting sewer pipes throughout your neighborhood. This work helps reduce sewer overflows and identify locations that need repairs or additional maintenance. Homes and businesses will continue to receive normal sewer services.
Crews will use water from fire hydrants to clean the pipes. Using fire hydrants can cause discolored water. Residents experiencing discolored water should run the water for two minutes before drinking.
Crews will be in one location for no more than 2 hours. Regular work hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Homes and businesses will continue to receive normal sewer services. However, you can expect:
Temporary lane closures
Temporary parking restrictions
Temporary street closures
Utility trucks and noise
Discolored water (Safe to drink)
This is *not* part of the ongoing pipe-flushing work, which also can lead to temporary discoloration – that's for water lines, not sewer lines. And there can be other causes of discolored water, so if it does happen at your residence, let SPU know – 206-386-1800.
(Photo from Night Out 2015, shared by Michael in Westwood)
Show and celebrate your block/building/etc. next Tuesday! August 2nd is Night Out – the annual night to spend with your neighbors, fighting crime and strengthening your community. Southwest Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Solomon sends this reminder:
We are one week away from National Night Out Against Crime. Many of you have registered your events with us; we very much appreciate that, and the invitations you have extended to us to stop by your events.
If you haven't yet registered your event, it's not too late. Our registration link is active until 5pm, Monday, August 1st. This event is always fun and a great way to reconnect with neighbors and meet new ones.
Use (this) link to register your event; registration will allow you to block off your (non-arterial) street.
Printable invitations and street closure signs can be found (here).
We hope to see you at your Night Out Event!
And we hope to see you too – as we do every year, we're inviting you to let us know about your Night Out party, if you wouldn't mind us potentially stopping by for a photo to include in our as-it-happens coverage – send the location and time to firstname.lastname@example.com – we also welcome your photos during Night Out, too, via any of our channels.
In West Seattle Crime Watch … two unusual things that happened after car prowls:
CHANGE OF HEART: From Nicholas:
On Saturday night at 45th and Brandon someone went through my car and they stole my parking pass for work, some miscellaneous lottery tickets that were not winners, and unfortunately my work iPhone and charger which I had accidentally left in the console. (Monday) morning the strangest thing happened my work iPhone was sitting on my trunk of my car they apparently decided to return the phone but kept the OtterBox case. Thanks for getting my work phone back to me. I hope you find peace and happiness in whatever it is you're looking for in this life.
POST-PROWL CASING? From Matt in Arbor Heights:
Strange situation occurred (Sunday) night. Someone knocked on our door around 7 pm and asked to speak with my wife, saying that they went to school together on the east-coast. He then wanted me to go get her and I told him absolutely not. He then asked to see a picture of her. After he left, I finally put two and two together. My wife's purse was stolen about 3 weeks ago in the parking lot at Lincoln Park along with her ID, credit cards, etc. Someone broke into the car (smashed the window) while my wife was at the beach with our kids.
The police say they are likely casing our house and that similar incidents have occurred recently in West Seattle when property or identification has been stolen. Please be advised.
(Male House Finch, photographed by Mark Wangerin)
Quiet day/night on the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar. But there's always something going on, and we start with a reminder:
ONE WEEK UNTIL ELECTION DAY: Vote! The voting ends and vote-counting begins one week from tonight (Augst 2nd) While it's technically the "primary," so your vote will shrink the field in various races, it's also the final decision for two Seattle measures – the Housing Levy and the "elevated downtown waterfront park" initiative. Lots of info here. And if you want to vote without buying postage, the new permanent ballot dropbox is in place along SW Raymond east of 35th SW, by High Point Library.
DROP-IN CHESS: Kids and teens are invited to play chess @ High Point Library, 4:30-5:30 pm. (35th SW/SW Raymond)
(added) SPOKE & FOOD: The annual Spoke & Food bicycle-to-dinner benefit is tonight – and Coastline in West Seattle is participating. 5-9 pm, participants around the region are donating 20 percent of their proceeds; this year, the beneficiary is the Hunger Intervention Project. The first 20 bike riders at each Spoke & Food location get backpacks! (4444 California SW)
'GRACIOUS SPACE' WORKSHOP: Come to Highland Park Improvement Club 6-9 pm and "explore how we can collaborate to bring all our neighbors together to build a stronger community." (12th SW/SW Holden)
FAMILY STORY TIME: At Delridge Library, 7 pm, for families with kids 1-5 years old. Stories, songs, and rhymes! (5423 Delridge Way SW)
LOOK INTO THE FUTURE … via our complete calendar. And let us know if you have something happening in West Seattle to add – see the guidelines atop the calendar page. Thank you!
Story, photos, and video by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand
West Seattle Blog co-publishers
Though cleanups preceding Monday night's Find It, Fix It Community Walk in Westwood/Roxhill left less of the area's rawest problems to be "found," it wasn't all pre-sanitized.
The top photo is from a peek into an overgrown lot just off Trenton, northeast of Westwood Village, passed by the 120=plus walkers between official stops; the previous stop had been nearby, at a spot where a resident took the microphone and talked about a "recycling" bin that seemed to be a dumping magnet.
Another unofficial stop was a home on 24th with signs meant to catch the procession's eyes – asking for speed bumps and police reform.
The department heads in whose purview those lay – SDOT's Scott Kubly and SPD Chief Kathleen O'Toole – both stopped for a look, though not a chat, so far as we saw.
A few minutes earlier, we talked to the people in the yard, who said that regarding the speed bumps, their street is a popular cut-through, and somebody who zoomed through recently not only almost took out young siblings, but actually, they say, flipped off the kids before continuing on their way.
Also unplanned: A question about long-promised improvements that hadn't materialized along Barton, after an SDOT employee promised some community-requested improvements are on the way to the crossing by the RapidRide stop and Longfellow Creek,
But let's get back to how it all started. Community members and city staffers gathered in and around Longfellow Creek P-Patch, east of Chief Sealth International High School, awaiting Mayor Ed Murray:
Once he arrived, it was showtime: Read More
While we're working on our full report about tonight's Find It, Fix It Community Walk in the Westwood/Roxhill area (short 1st report here): We took advantage of the presence of multiple city department heads at that event to get information about a few unrelated issues elsewhere in West Seattle. First followup: The Camp Second Chance encampment's move to the Myers Way Parcels, after almost a week on private land across the street. We had sent an inquiry to the media liaisons at the Department of Finance and Administrative Services (which manages city-owned land like this) earlier in the day, asking if the camp was authorized and if not, whether it would be allowed to stay. They didn't reply, so when we saw FAS director Fred Podesta at tonight's event, we asked him directly. He told us he had stopped to check out the camp personally while on his way to the Find It, Fix It Walk. He confirmed that the camp does not have permission to be on city land, so it will eventually be given notice and then swept if it doesn't move of its own accord. What the timeline for that would be, Podesta doesn't yet know – "it's not the only unauthorized encampment (on city land)," he noted. But he said the city will do what it can to help campers find services and to help the camp find another site.
We counted at least 130 people at the start of West Seattle's second Find It, Fix It Community Walk. It wrapped up in Roxhill Park just after 8 pm. While it was certainly planned, it wasn't staged, and there were some raw moments, including resident Ami standing at the bottom of a problem-plagued stairway at 22nd and Henderson, playing a video by a former neighbor (see it here) who moved away, saying she couldn't take the threats and trouble any more but begging the mayor to help those still there.
Lots of photos and video – and the commitments we heard – to come, in our second report.
Charges are now filed against all three people arrested in High Point after last week's incident at the east end of the West Seattle Bridge. As reported in our same-day coverage Wednesday and next-day followup Thursday, police say it began with a hit-and-run rear-end crash on Beacon Hill. The driver whose car was hit followed the other car onto the West Seattle Bridge in order, he said, to get its license plate, and ended up getting beaten up.
20-year-old Bona M. Adam and 18-year-old Jaime Trujillo-Lopez are both charged with second-degree assault, as is the third suspect, who is 17 and charged as a juvenile, so we are not identifying him.
The charging documents say Trujillo-Lopez was driving the car. The victim spotted it pulled over on the east end of the West Seattle Bridge and when he confronted Trujillo-Lopez, asking why he took off, Trujillo-Lopez punched him in the face. He allegedly yelled to his companions to "get the shotgun!" at which time prosecutors say Adam and the juvenile suspect did exactly that, getting a gun out of the car's trunk, at which time Adam is alleged to have pointed it at the victim. He and the victim struggled for control of it, the charging documents say, and almost fell off the bridge in the process. The scuffle continued, also involving Trujillo-Lopez; Adam got control of the gun and reportedly tried to fire it, but that didn't work, and after the juvenile suspect kicked the victim in the face, the documents say, the suspects all got in their car and took off. The victim drove into West Seattle and met police and medics near West Seattle Stadium; the suspects were traced to, and arrested at, the High Point address where the 17-year-old lives.
Prosecutors say Trujillo-Lopez has no criminal history; Adam has a conviction for burglary. Both are scheduled for arraignment August 8th, and their bail remains at $225,000. No convictions are on record for the 17-year-old.
(2011 photo by David Hutchinson as canoe families arrived at Alki)
As first reported here last Friday, tribal canoe families from throughout the region are stopping at Alki Beach on Wednesday, during the Paddle to Nisqually journey. It will be the first such stop at Alki since 2012. Today, we have new information about the timeline: The canoes heading here are coming from a west Sound stop hosted by the Suquamish Tribe, whose schedule shows them leaving around 8 am Wednesday. The Alki stop here is hosted by the Muckleshoot Tribe, whose newspaper editor John Loftus shared this information with WSB:
The Muckleshoot Tribe will be hosting the 2016 Canoe Journey at Alki Beach on Wednesday. The various canoe routes from both sides of Vancouver Island, Georgia Strait, and the Olympic Peninsula will converge at Alki and, thus, all of the canoes that will land at the final destination — Nisqually (Olympia) — will also land here.
Eighty to 100 canoes are expected, and Muckleshoot tribal representatives are scheduled to begin welcoming them to come ashore at noon. The tribe will be hosting, honoring, and feeding about 1,000 guests at their reservation between Auburn and Enumclaw afterward. Singing, dancing, and various honoring ceremonies will continue throughout the evening. The canoes will return to Alki Beach and depart for the Puyallup Reservation on Thursday morning. This is also quite a sight to see. All are welcome.
It'll be happening on the beach, east of the Bathhouse. The canoes' journey will end Saturday at the south end of Puget Sound, and a weeklong gathering will follow.
1:46 PM: That's the scene on northbound California SW just north of SW Findlay north of Morgan Junction, where a driver rear-ended a RapidRide bus a short time ago. No injuries reported. Police say the car's driver, who was also northbound on California, told them she doesn't know how her car wound up on the sidewalk, hitting the bus. Northbound traffic is getting around via the center turn lane; passengers on the bus have already transferred to another northbound C-Line. A tow truck has been called, as has a Metro supervisor, so the scene might not be clear for a while.
1:57 PM: Above, we've added another view of the scene. You might recall the hydrant in that photo also had a close call in a 2-car (no bus involved) crash at the same spot last November.
Family and friends will gather Friday to celebrate the life of Lis Rudolph. Here's the remembrance being shared with the community:
Elisabeth R. Rudolph (Gabler), born December 11, 1965, was in a fatal accident on July 16, 2016, and died on July 17th.
She is survived by her loving family: her husband, Scott Rudolph, and her children Cole, Cooper, Christopher, and Audrey. Also mourning her loss are her parents Jack and Idella Gabler and brothers Jon and his family, and Jim and Steve.
Lis graduated from Sealth High School in 1983 and Seattle Pacific University. Lis was an honored employee of the Seattle Fire Department's FMO Division. A celebration of Lis's life will be held Friday, July 29th, 2016, at Shorewood Foursquare Church at 7 p.m., 10300 28th Ave SW.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Lis Rudolph to Shorewood Foursquare Church (for the school), World Vision, Antioch Adoptions, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, or directly to Scott and Lis's family/children through Seattle's Bravest Charity (a licensed 501c3 charity), earmarked for Lis Rudolph's family.
(WSB publishes West Seattle obituaries by request, free of charge. Please e-mail the text, and a photo if available, to firstname.lastname@example.com)
12 PM: Thanks to the texter who let us know about fire units headed westbound on the bridge – they were heading to a potential "fire in building" callout in the 1700 block of Alki SW (map). We're checking on it.
12:07 PM: The call has already closed, meaning all SFD units dismissed, so – no fire. (You'll see Ladder 11 and Medic 32 nearby, though, as there's now an unrelated medic call at another building in the same block.)
Skin Care by Casey (WSB sponsor) has moved to a new location, with more room, which proprietor Casey Rasmussen says means more comfort for clients. Skin Care by Casey is now in The Junction, on the lower level of the West Seattle Professional Building, at 4509 44th SW. Above is the new treatment room; they're also proud of their new waiting alcove. More parking, too, Casey points out. So next time you're looking for the kind of services they offer, you'll find Skin Care by Casey in a brand-new space – private and quiet, down the courtyard stairs.


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Radiating Squares Baby Blanket
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Create a soft blanket for baby that is colorful and modern with this free baby blanket knitting pattern from Bernat Yarns.
- Yarn: Bernat® Softee Baby
(140 g/5 oz) (361 m/395 yds)
Contrast A (#30424 Soft Red) 1 ball
Contrast B (#30201 Aqua) 1 ball
Contrast C (#30205 Prettiest Pink) 1 ball
Contrast D (#30128 Ocean) 1 ball
Contrast E (#30233 Fresh Green) 1 ball
Contrast F (#02000 White) 1 ball
- Knitting Needles: Set of four size 4 mm (U.S. 6) double-pointed knitting needles. Size 4 mm (U.S. 6) circular knitting needle 36 ins [90 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 22 sts and 30 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] in stocking st.
Measurement: 34 ins [86.5 cm] square.
Stripe Pat: Work 6 rnds of each color: A, B, C, D, E and F. These 36 rnds form Stripe Pat.
Beg at center, with A and pair of doublepointed
needles, cast on 4 sts. Working in
Stripe Pat, proceed as follows:
1st rnd: (Inc 1 st in next st) 4 times. 8 sts. Divide sts onto 3 needles (2, 3, 3). Join in rnd placing a marker on first st.
2nd and alt rnds: Knit.
3rd rnd: *K1. yo. Rep from * around. 16 sts.
5th rnd: *K1 (place marker on last st). yo. K3. yo. Rep from * around. 24 sts.
7th rnd: *K1. yo. Knit to next marked st. yo. K1 (marked st). yo. Rep from * around, ending with yo.
8th rnd: Knit.
Keeping cont of Stripe Pat, inc 8 sts on next rnd and every following alt rnd, as before and changing to circular needle when necessary, until there are 177 sts between marked sts.
Next rnd: Purl.
Next rnd: *K1. yo. Knit to next marked st. yo. K1. yo. Rep from * around, ending with yo.
Keeping cont of Stripe Pat, rep last 2 rnds 9 times more. 197 sts between marked sts.
Cast off loosely purlwise.
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If the Bank signs up for it, you will be charged more than you were probably paying.
If the property is vandalized, or if it burns down; your deductible will be a lot more than you will pay for the insurance.
Talk to to your Insurance agent. This is a Black/White issue.
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To my knowledge a discharged bankruptcy with a mortgage included in it does not automatically revert the ownership & responsibility of that property bank to the bank who had a mortgage on it that was discharged. The bank needs to take it back, or sell it to someone else, and then the home is no longer legally yours. This is why after a bankruptcy with a discharged mortgage some people can stay in their home for years without getting evicted (particularly if they keep on making the payments on a discharged mortgage). It's not surprising that the bank wouldn't take a home back in Florida, as a friend of mine had a home in Port St Lucie filed BK, included her mortgage, and just over a year later the bank finally took the home back - during that time she received property tax bills and paid for liability insurance in case someone injured themselves on the property. She let the lender impose forced place insurance for the dwelling coverage because she was never going to pay it. Was that the correct way to handle things? I am not sure, but the lender never came after her for the remaining forced place insurance amount and she never had to pay for a lawsuit against her for someone else getting hurt on the property.
I'd consult a Florida real estate attorney, or have your BK attorney refer you to one, and I feel that for the few hundred dollars a consultation might cost it'd be worthwhile advice to get from someone who knows the law.
I do have experience dealing with banks on Foreclosures and Short Sales. I have learned that all departments of banks do not communicate efficiently with one another.
Chances are you are receiving a computer generated notice that goes out to all customers when the computer flags an account. It will require a "real person" to withdraw the property from the list on the computer that is generating the sequence of notices you are receiving. Chances are there is a contact address or number on the notice.
I would recommend you call the bank notifying them of the situation and fax a copy of your Bankruptcy discharge . If a phone number is not provided write a letter to the department and attach a copy of your discharge papers.
It may take them a few weeks to correct the situation.
It's common practice for lenders to force place escrow for taxes or insurance if neither have been paid. The municipality or insurance company will send the mortgage company a notice that a policy hasn't been renewed or taxes have gone unpaid. Without knowing exact details of your situation or status of the property in FL no one aside from your attorney can really answer the question. Typically in FL if you have filed BK, the foreclosure is on hold until discharge is recorded and then starts up again. You may still be receiving notices from BoA because technically you still own the home and it has not reverted to BoA's possession yet.


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Recap - Orange Defeat South Florida 13-9
Delone Carter ran for 105 yards as Syracuse handled South Florida by a score of 13-9 on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium.
Syracuse was the ATS victor, as they covered the 8-point spread as an underdog. Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 45.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Ryan Nassib completed 12 of 22 pass attempts for 129 yards for the Orange in the win. He did not throw an interception in the game.
Moise Plancher rushed for 58 yards for South Florida, while Demetris Murray added 30 yards. B.J. Daniels threw for 124 yards for the Bulls, while receivers Dontavia Bogan and Richard Kelly had 67 and 25 yards respectively.
South Florida lost the offensive yardage battle to Syracuse 307-219 yards in Saturday's game. Syracuse had more first downs as that total ended up 17-13.
The time of possession battle favored Syracuse as their offense was on the field for 32:47, longer than the 27:13 of their opponents.
Syracuse looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against Pittsburgh. South Florida will aim to get back on the winning track at West Virginia.


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June 2nd, 2016
The demise of gayborhoods across the country elicits a range of mixed emotions. Some of them, I suspect, cut across generational lines. But when I read about an outpost disappearing, I can't help but be sad about it, even though I enjoy living in my outer quasi-suburban neighborhood myself. Washington DC's City Paper looks at what's been happening in Dupont Circle:
Today, Lambda Rising's final storefront, at 1625 Connecticut Ave. NW, is a Comfort One Shoes. Other LGBTQ spaces have vanished from Dupont, too, including Mr. P's, the Fraternity House (later, Omega), Phase 1's Northwest outpost, and the Last Hurrah (next called Badlands, and most recently, Apex)—watering holes that catered to gay men. D.C.'s queer quarter has diminished with the fading of such institutional anchors, places where LGBTQ individuals could play out their identities and lower their guard among birds of a feather.
…(Rainbow History Project's Prof. Bonnie) Morris recounts when Dupont was affectionately called the "Fruit Loop"; these days, people give her blank stares when she uses that term. Bookstores and bars have closed. "Young people gained more rights, more people were accepted in their own families, they didn't have to go to a 'gayborhood' to get that feeling," she explains. "I miss the sense of a subculture."
The article isn't entirely doom-and-gloom. Where old LGBT businesses have closed in Dupont, others have opened elsewhere in the city. And I think everyone reaches a point in their lives when they feel that aspects of the "good old days" were better than they really were. I'm sure I'm guilty of this. So it's natural for different people to have different reactions to different parts of this article. With that in mind, this… this jumped out at me:
Ross says big-name LGBTQ spaces like Nellie's and Town have started attracting a fair share of straight customers, not all of whom are educated about or sensitive to the community's culture. "It's disconcerting," she says. "I'm in my safe space—why am I being hit on by a guy? I don't know if there's some type of straight entitlement where straight people feel they can come into our spaces."
In the kind of "crossover" now apparent along the U Street corridor, Ross says she would like to see more respect for the norms of the queer community (no homophobic comments or staring, please) as well as a greater understanding of D.C.'s LGBTQ history. "It's like they're sightseeing in gay bars."
The very first gay bar I ever went to was in San Diego, when I was still struggling to come to terms with my sexuality. I circled the block dozens of times for about three hours before I finally found the courage to show my I.D. at the door and go inside. That was the scariest three hours of my life. I was inside that dance bar for all of an hour when I was felt up by a drunk straight chick — the very last thing I wanted or needed at that point.
The first time I visited Town in D.C., in 2008 and many years later, a bachelorette party was in full swing. And that angered me on two fronts. First, gay marriage was illegal in all but a small handful of states. Having a bachelorette party seemed the the most insensitive and insulting thing those girls — and Town — could have done. And that anger was only compounded by this fabulous drag show, among the best I've ever seen, being treated as a kind of a minstrel for those tourists' amusement. Which is why I'm still not comfortable with bachelorette parties in our spaces. That's just my thing. I can't defend it on any logical level. But it feels wrong. It's a kind of slumming, and I'm just not keen to play the colorful native.
February 3rd, 2016
Over the past several years, the city government of Washington, DC, has dedicated itself to a comprehensive and concerted effort to reduce the number of new infections of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It appears that the effort is working. (Blade)
A preliminary version of the city's annual HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report shows that newly reported HIV cases in D.C. during 2014 declined for the seventh consecutive year.
The report, which the D.C. Department of Health released on Tuesday, shows there were 396 new HIV cases in 2014, a 29 percent decrease from the 553 new cases reported in 2013.
Whitman-Walker Executive Director Don Blanchon said the declining number of new HIV infections in D.C. reflects the value of community wide testing, treatment on demand and prevention efforts that include pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP, which involves providing a daily "prevention pill" to people who are HIV negative.
"Simply put, it is saving peoples' lives and reducing new infections," he said. "Today's update reaffirms that we are on the right path to getting to zero new infections in a given year."
We appear to now be in possession of the tools that we need to end the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Combining testing with TasP (Treatment as Prevention) and PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and treating the virus as a public health matter instead of a behavioral matter are the steps that are working in the nation's capital. As the social acceptance of PrEP increases (as it has tremendously in Los Angeles over the past year), we should expect to see even more improvement in the upcoming year.
Congratulations, Washington!
January 9th, 2013
The Very Rev. Gary Hall, dean of Washington, D.C.'s. National Cathedral, has announced that the nation's church will be available for same-sex weddings effective immediately. According to a press release at the National Cathedral web site:
"Washington National Cathedral has a long history of advancing equality for people of all faiths and perspectives," said Hall. "The Cathedral is called to serve as a gathering place for the nation in times of significance, but it is also rooted in its role as the most visible faith community within the Episcopal Church. For more than 30 years, the Episcopal Church has prayed and studied to discern the evidence of God's blessing in the lives of same-sex couples. It is now only fitting that the National Cathedral follow suit. We enthusiastically affirm each person as a beloved child of God—and doing so means including the full participation of gays and lesbians in the life of this spiritual home for the nation."
Consistent with the canons of the Episcopal Church, the Cathedral will begin celebrating same-sex marriage ceremonies using a rite adapted from an existing blessing ceremony approved in August 2012 by the Church at its General Convention. That approval allowed for the bishops who oversee each diocese within the Church to decide whether or not to allow the rite's use or to allow celebration of same-sex marriage. In light of the legality of civil marriage for same-sex couples in the District of Columbia and Maryland, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde (whose Episcopal Diocese of Washington includes D.C. and four counties in Maryland), decided in December 2012 to allow this expansion of the sacrament. Hall, as dean of the National Cathedral, ultimately led the Cathedral's decision and adaptation of the same-sex rite.
"In my 35 years of ordained ministry, some of the most personally inspiring work I have witnessed has been among gay and lesbian communities where I have served," Hall noted. "I consider it a great honor to lead this Cathedral as it takes another historic step toward greater equality—and I am pleased that this step follows the results made clear in this past November's election, when three states voted to allow same-sex marriage," he added.
The National Cathedral's official name is The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and it serves as the seat of both the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and the Bishop of the Diocese of Washington. The cathedral was chartered by Congress to serve as the "national house of prayer," although funding for the Cathedral has come entirely from private sources. The cornerstone was laid in 1907 with President Theodore Roosevelt and the Bishop of London in attendance. The first service was held in the unfinished Cathedral's Bethlehem chapel in 1912, and construction finally ended in 1990 with the completion of the west towers. It is now the sixth-largest cathedral in the world and the second largest in the U.S.
September 21st, 2011
Earlier reports that a Gaurav Gopalan, a Washington, D.C., man who was found dead September 10 while dressed in drag, died of natural causes appears to be wrong. The district's Medical Examiner has ruled his death a homicide with the cause of death being blunt force trauma to the head.
Washington has seen a rash of shootings and attacks against transgender people, with four people shot since July and more than a dozen attacks against transgender women in the district this year. One woman died from the shootings. While Gopalan wasn't transgender, his attack certainly fits the bill for an attack against gender variance.
September 16th, 2011
Earlier this week, D.C. police held a news conference to discuss an alarming trend of shootings and other attacks against transgender people in the district, where there have been at least four reported shootings since July and more than a dozen attacks in the past year. During the press conference, police discussed the case of another individual who had been found dead on September 10 who they believed to be a transwoman, but who transgender advocates thought might have been a gay man in drag.
The individual has since been identified as Gaurav Gopalan, a Nepal native who worked as an aerospace engineer. He also worked in the theater community and lived with his partner, Bob Shaeffer. Today, it has been reported that Shaeffer has received an autopsy report which concluded that Gopalan suffered a massive hemorrhaging in the brain, probably the result of an embolism. Shaeffer says that police are keeping the file open and the investigation is continuing.
Shaeffer recalled when he first met Gopalan:
The two met at a theatre, during intermission, five years ago. "We were having a smoke break. It was love at first sight." The first time he came to my house for dinner, I served fifteen kinds of cheese," Shaeffer recalled. "As he tried each one, he said 'I love this one – it's my favorite.' He had the heart of a little boy." They moved in together a few months later.
September 13th, 2011
A transgender woman was shot in the neck around 2:00 a.m. Monday in the Southeast section of Washington, D.C., making the incident the fourth reported shooting of a transgender person in D.C. since July. The woman, whose name is not available, suffered a non-fatal wound and walked into a district police station to report the attack. She is reportedly in stable condition at a local hospital. A suspect has been identified in that shooting and D.C. police expect to make an arrest soon.
The latest incident prompted the D.C. police to call a news conference yesterday to discuss the attacks. Transgender advocates Earline Budd and Ruby Corado, who also spoke at the media event, said the latest shooting was among more than a dozen attacks against transgender women in the district this year.
The latest rash of shootings began on July 20 when another transgender woman, 23-year-old Lashai Mclean, was shot to death at about 5:00 a.m. in Northeast Washington. Another transgender woman who was with Mclean told police that two men approached Mclean to ask a question, and shot her with a semiautomatic handgun before she could answer. Police do not yet have a suspect.
On July 31, an unidentified male shot at a transgender woman just a block away from where Mclean was shot. The woman was uninjured, but police say the shooting may point to a "potential emerging pattern."
On August 26, an off-duty Police officer shot his service revolver at three transgender women and two male friends. Two of the women and one male were injured. Officer Kenneth Furr had reportedly proposition one of the transwmen for sex earlier that morning. Furr is being held without bail and has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.
One August 31, two transgender women were threatened by a man in Northeast Washington, who told them they had five minutes to leave before would come back and shoot them.
On Sept 10, three other transgender women were threatened by a man with a gun in D.C.'s Chinatown. Police have arrested a suspect and are preparing to charge him with assault with a dangerous weapon with hate crime enhancements. The suspect's name has not been released.
During the conference, police discussed the death, also on September 10, of an unidentified person who may be a transgender woman, although transgender advocates say that the person may be a man dressed in drag rather than someone identifying as female. The person was found dead in the Columbia Heights neighborhood at about 5:20 a.m. on September 10. Police are awaiting toxicology tests before determining the cause of death. There were no signs of trauma or external injuries. The deceased was found with money and jewelry, which rules out robbery as a motive for the possible crime.
March 4th, 2011
House Speaker John Boehner has announced the direction that he will go in response to Attorney General Holder's declaration that he and President Obama would no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. And it appears, to me, to be a measured and non-hysterical response. (WaPo)
Boehner said he will convene a meeting of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, a first step toward taking action in the House to defend the law.
"It is regrettable that the Obama administration has opened this divisive issue at a time when Americans want their leaders to focus on jobs and the challenges facing our economy," Boehner said in a statement. "The constitutionality of this law should be determined by the courts – not by the president unilaterally – and this action by the House will ensure the matter is addressed in a manner consistent with our Constitution."
On the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group are the top three House Republicans – Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.) and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) – and the top two House Democrats – Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer (Md.).
The group has the authority to instruct the House general counsel to take legal action on behalf of the House. It typically gets involved in situations where leaders believe there are institutional or separation-of-powers concerns.
This is, in other words, the appropriate group to consider whether there is any issue of the President acting in a manner that violates the rights of the Congress.
Boehner is walking softly on this issue, and this "all by the book" response is far more measured that I would have predicted. I wasn't expecting him to appoint the Pacific Justice Institute to represent the House, but I also wasn't expecting him to treat the matter as though the President's position should be given any thought before responding or to invite the Democratic leadership to participate in the response.
And the language he has selected – language that does not insist that DOMA is constitutional and makes no appeal to "protecting the family" or "the will of the people" or even a reference to a "homosexual agenda" – speaks of disapproval of process or timing rather than homophobic posturing.
It is far too little and far too soon to read too much into this (and I am aware of my inclination to look for the silver lining), but somehow it feels as though there has been a shift. It feels to me as though the Republican leadership may be moving away from knee-jerk dismissal of the claims of gay citizens. It's hard to put my finger on it exactly, but it feels different, as though they aren't agreeing or supporting, but finally they've started listening.
January 25th, 2011
From The Hill
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC), told The Hill that he will push for a vote on the controversial issue in the 112th Congress. The RSC has 175 members.
"I think RSC will push for it, and I'm certainly strongly for it. I don't know if we've made a decision if I'll do it or let another member do it, but I'm 100 percent for it," Jordan said.
Considering that the Senate is in the control of Democrats and that many Republicans are ideologically resistant to congressional micromanagement of the District, I don't think this is going anywhere. However it could, in this economy, make the Republican Party look as though it has its priorities seriously screwed up.
January 18th, 2011
For a case to be heard by the US Supreme Court, four of the nine justices must have an interest in discussing the constitutionality of the case. The challenge to the District of Columbia's denial of a referendum on marriage equality did not reach that standard. (AP)
The court did not comment Tuesday in turning away a challenge from a Maryland pastor and others who are trying to get a measure on the ballot to allow Washingtonians to vote on a measure that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
Bishop Harry Jackson led a lawsuit against the district's Board of Elections and Ethics after it refused to put that initiative on the ballot. The board ruled that the ballot question would in effect authorize discrimination.
The facts are interesting.
After the DC Council voted to enact marriage equality, Bishop Harry Jackson (a Maryland preacher) got signatures to put a referendum on the ballot. But the District has a provision which disallows referenda on civil rights issues and the Board of Elections and Ethics deemed an anti-gay marriage vote to be just such a vote.
When the courts did not overturn this decision, Jackson appealed to the Supreme Court and asked for a stay. In March, Justice Roberts declined the stay. Now the case is settled.
We cannot extrapolate too much from this decision. However, the following seems to be true:
December 1st, 2010
Upon the governor's signature, Illinois will become the second state that is currently offering civil unions to same-sex couples. The status of the various recognition mechanisms is as follows:
Marriage on the same terms as heterosexual marriage – 5.1% of US Population:
New Hampshire
District of Columbia
Civil Unions – a rights except the name – 7.1% of US Population:
New Jersey
Domestic Partnerships will all the rights except the name – 16.3% of US Population
Limited recognition of same-sex couples – 6.2% of US Population
Hawaii – Reciprocal Benefits
Colorado – Reciprocal Benefits
Wisconsin – Domestic Partnerships
Maine – Domestic Partnerships
Maryland – Domestic Partnerships
In addition, the states of Maryland and New York (6.4% of US Population) will give full recognition to same-sex marriages conducted where legal. Rhode Island may possibly do so also (it's a bit uncertain) and offers unregistered Domestic Partnerships with a scant handful of rights.
Also, there are dozens of cities offer some form of recognition and protection for same-sex couples.
September 15th, 2010
Remember the political mailer sent out by the National Organization for Marriage to support a District of Columbia counsel candidate?
Radical, gay marriage activists are flooding Ward 5 with money to defeat Delano Hunter, not because they don't like his plan to improve our community, but only because the supports the Biblical definition of marriage.
Of course there was no flooding of outside money, other than that which NOM was raining on their favorite anti-gay candidate. But it turns out that their money was wasted. (TBD)
NOM'S CANDIDATES ALL LOSE: And bad. Council candidate Delano Hunter, endorsed by the National Organization for Marriage, lost to incumbent Harry Thomas Jr. in the Ward 5 race. Delano secured 20 percent of the vote to Thomas' 62. At-large council member Phil Mendelson, a champion of marriage equality, was re-elected. And in the Mayoral election, NOM's favorite anti-gay-marriage candidate, Leo Alexander, secured a pathetic .62 percent of the vote in the mayoral contest. That's gotta sting.
Thomas is giving NOM credit for helping him beat the candidate they supported. (Metro Weekly)
Thomas, a Democrat who voted for the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009, is confident that his vote was not just right, but also good politics, saying, "[I]f I had been on the other side of this issue as a councilmember, I wouldn't have been as successful [in my re-election campaign]."
What's more, Thomas said NOM's actions "solidified [his] position" on his vote for the marriage bill.
"I think that what you see is voters were not singularly focused [on marriage], and there was a small group of individual who I believed focused on – frankly – a lot of misinformation," he said. "[NOM] tried to deceptively cast their campaign around people being denied the right to vote – without explaining the human-rights issue."
August 15th, 2010
Today the National Organization for Marriage held the final rally of their Summer for Marriage Tour, a 19 state, 23 city tour to rally opposition to marriage equality that can best be summed up as disastrous. Only a few cities drew crowds over 100, and in several stops less than two dozen locals turned up to support NOM's efforts.
But for their big finale, NOM chose Washington D.C., a locality that only this year enacted marriage equality. In a divergence from the usual, all of the speakers at today's rally – other than Brian Brown – were African-Americans. And as one speaker, Bishop Neaville Coles of the local Church of God in Christ, brought his congregation, the audience had a sizable African-American presence as well. Although polls and public presumption assume that blacks and Hispanics are strongly opposed to same-sex marriage, until today NOM's rallies have been mostly absent of anyone other than mostly-elderly Caucasians.
NOM also drew a larger crowd than usual for their final stop. Although neither NOM nor the Trial Tracker provide a complete estimate, there were at least 60 and maybe up to 100 supporters [ed: reader Karen says more, maybe 200]. About 50 protesters stayed across the street while another 250 met at a pro-marriage equality rally a few blocks away.
From all accounts NOM's rally did not present any original thought. Mostly cliches and astonishingly lacking in historical perspective – though there did seem to be a fair amount of unintended irony.
The old standby of "Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" drew applause. (Some day I'm going to show up with a sign that says "Adam and Yves").
Bishop Coles thundered, "What God has joined let no man put asunder!" Ummm, Bishop? You may want to think through the logical conclusion of that one before you try to reverse the marriages of the United Church of Christ.
Dr. Fauntroy seemed both defeatist and delusional. I'm not sure why the fellow thinks it may cost him his friends and his life, but like a true NOMartyr, he lamented:
I am determined to go all the way through. If it costs my life, I am determined, because I've got heaven in my view. If it means I have got to stand alone, if it means my friends be few, I am not worried about what people say. I've got heaven on my mind.
But, then again, he also said that our founding fathers promised healthcare so I'll just give the elder statesman the privilege of age and its encumbrances.
But no one seemed to be less aware of his own words than Bishop Harry Jackson who spent his time railing against minority rights.
What is happening is a minority — just like we're hearing now — is attempting to impose its will on the majority… I believe where we are today is the same situation [as the African-American civil rights struggle]. A minority is imposing its will.
Now I've heard language like that before, and it too was in context of racial tensions. But those screaming about "minorities imposing their will" were not on the side of civil rights or equality. But come to think of it, neither is Bishop Jackson.
July 15th, 2010
From the Christian Science Monitor
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals effectively upheld gay marriage in the nation's capital by legitimizing the city's decision to block a popular vote on the issue.
In a 5-4 decision published Thursday, the court agreed that Washington's Board of Elections and Ethics had the right to deny an initiative measure on the city's recently passed law legalizing same-sex marriage.
Opponents of the law, led by area pastors, were confident that the majority of Washingtonians would have voted against gay marriage if given the chance.
The past week hasn't been good for anti-marriage activists.
April 30th, 2010
And it looks fabulous!
April 28th, 2010
The venerable Washington Blade, which abruptly closed last November following the bankruptcy of it's parent company Windows Media, will return to newsstands in the Washington, DC area this Friday.
After the newspaper's closing, a new paper dubbed DC Agenda appeared on the scene operated by a new company founded by Blade Publisher Lynne Brown, Editor Kevin Naff, sales executive Brian Pitts and other former Blade employees. That new company, Brown Naff Pitts Omnimedia, Inc., this week announced that they successfully purchased all of the Blade's assets from a federal bankruptcy court in Atlanta. The purchase included the Blade name, all trademarks and copyrights and the entire 40-year archive.
The Blade began more than 40 years ago as a single page mimeographed newsletter, and over the years grew to become one of the most powerful voices for LGBT issues in the nation. The Blade is particularly credited for having broken many important stories while covering the political beat in the nation's capital. Protecting that legacy is one of the most exciting prospects of this announcement. Blade Publisher Kevin Naff says that new company is working to restore online access to the paper's electronic archive as soon as possible.
Update: Southern Voice, the Atlanta-based paper that also closed with Windows Media's demise, is also attempting a resurrection. It's return however has been a bit more troublesome. Only one issue has hit the streets and already they are looking for their third news editor.
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In this original BTB Investigation, we unveil the tragic story of Kirk Murphy, a four-year-old boy who was treated for "cross-gender disturbance" in 1970 by a young grad student by the name of George Rekers. This story is a stark reminder that there are severe and damaging consequences when therapists try to ensure that boys will be boys.
When we first reported on three American anti-gay activists traveling to Kampala for a three-day conference, we had no idea that it would be the first report of a long string of events leading to a proposal to institute the death penalty for LGBT people. But that is exactly what happened. In this report, we review our collection of more than 500 posts to tell the story of one nation's embrace of hatred toward gay people. This report will be updated continuously as events continue to unfold. Check here for the latest updates.
In 2005, the Southern Poverty Law Center wrote that "[Paul] Cameron's 'science' echoes Nazi Germany." What the SPLC didn"t know was Cameron doesn't just "echo" Nazi Germany. He quoted extensively from one of the Final Solution's architects. This puts his fascination with quarantines, mandatory tattoos, and extermination being a "plausible idea" in a whole new and deeply disturbing light.
On February 10, I attended an all-day "Love Won Out" ex-gay conference in Phoenix, put on by Focus on the Family and Exodus International. In this series of reports, I talk about what I learned there: the people who go to these conferences, the things that they hear, and what this all means for them, their families and for the rest of us.
Prologue: Why I Went To "Love Won Out"
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Part 2: Parents Struggle With "No Exceptions"
Part 3: A Whole New Dialect
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Thompson earned the top seed by a comfortable margin with her league-record swim of 22.09 seconds in the prelims and won the event in the finals in 22.26 seconds.
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A few years back, Mike Posner was a stellar student at Duke University and graduated with an incredibly high GPA and a degree in sociology. With his degree under his belt and a lot of passion, he pursued music.
His 2010 smash single, "Cooler Than Me," put him on the map and made him one of the hottest Internet sensations turned signed artist phenomenons at the time. Now, after a few years off, he's back with new music from his upcoming album, Paper.
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Canada's property and casualty insurers have had a tough time on markets this year, but for BMO Capital analyst John Reucassel, the outlook is attractive, particularly for industry players, ING Canada Inc. [IIC.TO] and Northbridge Financial Corp. (OTC:NBFCF).
Mr. Reucassel said in a note to clients:
The two main reasons that ING Canada and Northbridge make relatively attractive investments are "hard" book values and the potential for premium growth in 2009.
Mr. Reucassel has "outperform" ratings on both Northbridge and ING Canada, with respective price targets of C$38 and C$43. ING is down 39% year-to-date, while Northbridge has tumbled 16%.
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:KFS), another Canadian P&C insurer is rated "market perform" by Mr. Reucassel with a C$9 price target.
Shares in Kingsway have fallen as much as 70% over the past 52 weeks and the company, derailed by higher claims revisions and credit rating downgrades, is now undergoing a sizable restructuring and reorganization. The company is also battling an active shareholder in The Stillwell Group who wants to shake up the board by adding members of their choosing.
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Kingsway has clearly been an underperformer but appears to be undertaking the appropriate steps to address the underperformance. However, there remains a confidence gap between investors and management that will only be solved with tangible results and time.
To assess both ING Canada and Northbridge's "hard" book values, the analyst took a look at their current leverage, capital ratios, tangible assets, asset mix and quality, and reserve development.
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Both ING Canada and Northbridge have no debt and modest goodwill. The biggest liability of any insurer is the unpaid claims (i.e., reserves) and both companies have a long history of favourable reserve development.
He also added that ING and Northbridge are both well capitalized.
In terms of asset mix and quality, Mr. Reucassel said Northbridge's investment portfolio has performed well in the market downturn, while ING Canada has a healthy bond portfolio. However, ING's preferred share and common share portfolios could act as a drag to earnings in capital over the short to medium term.
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We expect the value of preferred shares to deteriorate in Canada over the next couple of years, based on a substantial increase in the supply of preferred shares.
He also noted the dramatic expansion in the amount of preferred shares that banks can now issue to shore up tier 1 capital in the current economic environment.
Mr. Reucassel said investors should also consider the impact that both Northbridge and ING Canada's large parent organizations could have on the future share prices.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Inc. (FFH), who own Northbridge, are firing on all cylinders and might buy back the remaining 40% of shares in Northbridge it doesn't currently own. ING Groep NV, meanwhile, has been hit hard by the credit crisis and should it desperately need to raise capital, could consider selling it's 70% position in ING Canada.


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Those gadgets might be good enough for government work, but please, keep your eyes on the road
The world of mobile technology is moving fast — maybe too fast for government policy-makers and adopters.
Washington is typically a laggard when it comes to the government's ability to make laws and policies that keep up with changes wrought by new technologies. Of course, there are some who prefer it that way, but that's another story. And government employees — both civilian and military — are no different from typical users in their ability to multitask.
With tens of millions of Americans using their cell phones or other handheld devices to send and receive text messages, the federal government has recently turned its attention to the dangers posed by drivers who are too busy texting to keep their eyes on the road.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently issued federal guidance that, effective immediately, prohibits texting by drivers of commercial vehicles, such as large trucks and buses. Violators will be subject to civil or criminal penalties of as much as $2,750. The move comes on the heels of President Barack Obama's executive order that bans federal employees from texting while driving government-owned vehicles or using government-owned equipment. It went into effect Dec. 30.
Like almost everyone else, the government has known for years that texting while driving is risky business. People who drive while texting take their eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds of every six seconds that they are texting and are 20 times more likely to get in an accident than nondistracted vehicle operators, according to a study from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. At 55 miles per hour, that means the texting driver is traveling the length of a football field, including the end zones, without looking at the road.
Texting while driving is not the only digital diversion that can have dire consequences. Some Marines in Afghanistan — and probably elsewhere — are heading out on patrol with their iPods turned on and listening to music — or worse — watching movies, reports Tom Ricks of Foreign Policy. The result, the story implies, was more injury and death than would otherwise have occurred.
"As smart phones, iPad tablets and other equipment become standard issue for the military in order for them to do the job on the net-centric battlefield — as they will — how do you police the potentially deadly uses along with the good stuff?" asks Federal Computer Week's Brian Robinson in response to the debate sparked by Ricks' piece.
Speaking of iPad…
Apple, a company on a hot streak as creator of the category kings iPod and iPhone, introduced its newest new thing late last month. Apple CEO Steve Jobs called the company's $499 tablet computer, dubbed the iPad, magical and revolutionary and said it "creates and defines an entirely new category of devices."
Industry reviewers beg to differ. "I cannot see it escaping the tablet computer dead zone any time soon," writes John Dvorak of PC Magazine. The iPad's primary sins, he says, are its inability to multitask, a missing stylus-based input option so people can draw and take notes on it, and the lack of a camera so they could use it for videoconferencing.
Other reviewers questioned Apple's claims about the iPad's 10-hour battery life under normal operating conditions. The device is not yet available, so the claim could not be verified. The reviewers, including John Breeden II of our sister publication, Government Computer News, based his skepticism on the iPad's use of a display technology called In-Plane Switching, which is more power-hungry than other options.
After Breeden got an earful from the Apple faithful for daring to question the company, he sent an e-mail message to Jobs regarding the battery claim. And lo and behold, he received what appeared to be a message from Jobs himself. The Apple founder and czar insisted that the advertised specs are, in fact, true.
Seems it might be kind of a sore spot for a company that lately has been used to only dazzling accolades.
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'There are many people in my family who practice but I've never had the thought that since I'm Indian that I'm a better yoga teacher'
The technique is taught at more than 650 studios worldwide and has drawn a throng of devoted followers
Rajashree Choudhury, the wife of hot yoga founder Bikram Choudhury, filed for divorce after 31 years of marriage, adding to her husband's legal and reputational woes
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'It's hard to resist the attraction," Putin, 62, who is a judo black belt, told Modi during talks at the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Ufa on Wednesday'
There is no peace more inner, no harmony more deep, than that which inevitably flows from controlled breathing on a high-traffic bridge in the company or 20,000 would-be mystics in their freshest Lululemon outfits.
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Madcap Puppets Presents: Aesop's Classic FablesAesop's Classic Fables In the bountiful array of children's literature, no author is better known and respected than the Greek storyteller, Aesop. Using animals as characters, he served up life lessons and morals in a tasty and digestible cupcake of a story. After more than 2,500 years, his insightful truths are still relevant and entertaining in the twenty-first century. In Madcap's production, Aesop recalls three of our best-loved stories re-told by a cast of puppets, and you! Stories include: The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Lion and the Mouse and The Hare and the Tortoise. www.madcappuppets.comFree to attend. No tickets required. General seating.07/30/2016Time: 10:00-11:15 AMLocation: 6035 Ridge Rd Gibsonia, PA 15044website
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CLO presents Rodgers + Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFICLove transcends the harsh realities of war and prejudice in this sweeping Pulitzer Prize-winning tale centered around two unlikely love affairs. Set on a tropical island during World War II, this timeless Rodgers and Hammerstein classic features some of the most beautiful music ever composed woven into an inspiring story cherished the world over. For tickets please call 412-456-666608/05/2016 - 08/14/2016Location: Benedum Center 7th Street and Penn Ave Pittsburgh PA 15222
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