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Journal mcgrew's Journal: Friday 7
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I'd planned on buying a new DVD burner and some more memory for the old PC I'd built out of junk (it only has 750 megs of memory and the DVD's about shot), but bought a new netbook/subnotebook/whatever instead. I got another Acer Aspire One, and they just keep getting worse.
I really liked the first one. No crapware, big battery that kept it up for ten hours. The second one had a smaller battery; only four hours, and the bulge from the battery kind of made a handle on the first one.
The new one is better than the previous two in one respect -- it's harder to shut it off by accident. The power button is flush and back a millimeter or so. But the damned thing was slow as molasses, with all sorts of crap I'll never have any use for installed, most of which ran automatically and ate memory.
Guys, I don't need a Bing toolbar. I don't like Bing. And IE's only use AFAIC is to download a better browser. If I wanted a Nook or Kindle reader I'd install it myself. I spent a good two hours uninstalling crapware, mostly Yahoo crap; and Yahoo has the worst programmers on the planet. Nobody else makes apps (and web pages) that do so little and consume so much computer resources. Jesus, if I open three pages of their newspaper at the same time my computer at work is using 100% of the CPU, and it's three gigahertz! That shitty code would have made made a 486 go up in smoke. And I still have to download Winamp and Open Office and FreeAVG; god but McAffee sucks.
I've forgotten how to shut off that stupid "tap to click" bug that was put there on purpose, but it took me a couple of months on the first Acer. I'll probably install kubuntu dual-boot on the thing; it's easy to find in KDE.
Thursday morning Kathy called -- "Jim got your car done!"
I'd been on foot for a week. It turned out he'd finished it Tuesday.
The phone wouldn't stop ringing. Patty called and we talked for fifteen minutes. Then Kathie called. "Good news!" I said, "Kathy called and said my car's done!"
"I know. She called me to get your number." When I got off of work I walked home and watched TV for a few minutes, then walked to Felbers, thinking maybe somebody there could give me a ride; Gaal lives right next door, but he wasn't home. So I drank a beer and kept walking. Halfway to Jim's I realized I'd forgotten my phone.
Kathy had said she and Jim would be home all day, but nobody was answering the door.
Crap. Maybe he left the key under the shade or the floor mat.
They were back by the garage, she drinking and he working on a lawn mower. I drank a beer, chatted a while and left with three computers; none worked and he needed one. I told him surely I could make something that worked, "but it probably won't run Windows."
"Your AC belt was gone, too", he said, "but the heater will work. The serpentine belt was easy but the AC belt will take a couple of hours." He detailed all he'd have to do to change that belt and I decided I'd wait until spring to fix the AC.
I stopped by the house to get the phone, then to get Kathie and go to the Converse street bar where I could cash a check -- Friday was payday and I only had four bucks left in the bank. After we drank a bucket I took her home, went home myself, smoked a doob and opened a beer and cranked the stereo and sat on the porch. Three hours later the music stopped -- I'd burned up another stereo. Oh well, one channel was already gone anyway.
Friday I was working on computers after I went to WalMart and spent five hundred bucks on a computer, two seasons of The Big Bang Theory, the fifth season of South Park, and a Cheech and Chong movie; the computers I was working on were Gaal's and the new netbook. Those damned Dell laptops are hard to get open, but even the desktops are tricky if you're not used to the model. I got a bit more respect for Dell, because the repair manuals are there on the website. I'd never had gotten that laptop apart without it; at least, not breaking or scratching something. I can't even get an owner's manual for my car without shelling out eighteen bucks, so kudos to Dell.
After taking out a bunch of screws and getting the keyboard loose, I saw that the chip I needed to access was on the other side. I put the screws in a shot glass and piled the laptop on a table. I guess the netbook was kind of an impulse buy -- Jim didn't charge me for working on the car, all I had to spend was thirty bucks for the belt. I bought him a case of beer anyway.
I picked Kathie up and we went to Felbers at her insistence. She said both she and her daughter had warned Billy and she wouldn't give me any trouble, so I went reluctantly. Lucky, who hates me for taking away what he thought was his girlfriend, was there. He doesn't give me any trouble; he threatened violence once when he was drunk and I just laughed at him. "You were in a walker last week," I said, "you're not kicking anybody's ass." That fat old bastard couldn't kick anybody's ass sober and well.
I ran across the guy that I'd paid for pot two weeks earlier in the beer garden, and he had it! He gave me a couple of tokes off of his hitter, and the bag, and I walked over to where Kathie and Billie and Lucky and Debbie were sitting. "Well, YOU look high!" Billie said.
"I am".
"Didja bring me some?" The nerve of some people. But I answered "yeah" and handed her the bag. She'd been negative the whole time (the main reason I wandered away) but the pot fixed her right up.
One fellow was incredibly drunk and sat down in one of the lawn chairs; it was really nice out Friday night, and we were all out in the beer garden. He passed out in his lawn chair, and Billie painted his nails and put makeup on his face. I'll post pics at G+.
"Remind me never to pass out at Felbers!" I said.
Maybe the hatchet is buried with Billie; we'll see. Sometimes that "forgiveness" and "turning the other cheek" and "do good to those who harm you" thing works out after all.


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I guess we do have different definitions, because when I see something like the D/D accident or Totmianina being dropped by Marinin, I don't think "how mortifying", I think "OMG, how awful/painful/scary". I just don't see these things as embarrassing or humiliating, though I can see how the male partners might feel guilty. But that's not the same at all.
OTOH, injuries like those listed here and here are generally fall into the mortifying category for me. I mean, if you have to miss games because you can't survive a teammate's high-five or do not have proper pie-slamming technique, that is mortifying indeed. Although some of these doesn't fit my "not serious" criteria. I'll amend, then: nothing life or career threatening, and not injuries that happen in standard ways, because if it can happen anytime, what's so mortifying about it?

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The FDIC would like to bring to banks' attention an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requirement for recognizing interest income on "short-term consumer loans" for federal income tax purposes.
On August 17, 1997, the IRS published Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 97-37 (see IRS Bulletin No. 1997-33), which, among other things, made it clear that the "Rule of 78s" method of computing interest income on certain "short-term consumer loans" was no longer acceptable for federal income tax purposes. Previously, the IRS had permitted the use of the Rule of 78s on such loans as an administrative exception to the general rule that disallows the Rule of 78s method of accounting for interest on indebtedness. This exception was only permitted for amortizing consumer loans that required level payments to be made on a regular basis at least annually. The loan term could not exceed five years and a balloon payment could not be due at the end of the loan term.
Effective for tax years ending on or after August 17, 1997, Rev. Proc. 97-37 required interest income on all short-term consumer loans, both new loans and those currently outstanding, to be recognized using the constant yield method. For banks that had been using the Rule of 78s, this meant that they would have to make a mid-year change in the method of calculating interest income for federal income tax purposes.
During examinations conducted in 1998, FDIC examiners found that certain banks had not changed from the Rule of 78s to the constant yield method of accounting for interest income for federal income tax purposes. Furthermore, many lenders who had been using the Rule of 78s method of accounting for federal income tax purposes experienced difficulty in attempting to comply with Rev. Proc. 97-37.
To address these problems, the IRS modified its guidance on the Rule of 78s in Rev. Proc. 98-60, which was issued December 21, 1998 (see IRS Bulletin No. 1998-51). Rev. Proc. 98-60 states that, as a matter of administrative convenience, the IRS will permit a taxpayer such as a bank to use the Rule of 78s method for recognizing interest income on certain short-term consumer loans "if the loans were issued prior to the first day of the taxpayer's first taxable year that begins on or after January 1, 1999." As an example, banks with a calendar year fiscal year may continue to recognize revenue for federal income tax purposes using the Rule of 78s method on short-term consumer loans (as described in the second paragraph on the previous page) that were on the books on or before December 31, 1998. However, these banks must use the constant yield method of accounting for interest earned on all short-term consumer loans that are issued on or after January 1, 1999.
Although these provisions of Rev. Proc. 98-60 provide some relief to institutions that did not cease to use the Rule of 78s for federal income tax purposes in 1997, institutions are reminded that this method of recognizing income on loans is not acceptable under generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, the Rule of 78s normally should not be used to report interest income in the quarterly Reports of Condition and Income (Call Reports) even if it is used for federal income tax purposes in accordance with Rev. Proc. 98-60.
The FDIC encourages banks to consult with their tax advisor concerning the requirements of Rev. Procs. 98-60 and 97-37. Copies of these revenue procedures should be available from your tax advisor or may be obtained on the Internet at www.irs.ustreas.gov.
For further information on the provisions of the two revenue procedures concerning the Rule of 78s, please contact William Blanchard of the IRS' Office of Assistant Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products) on 202-622-3950.
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Velma B. Lambertus, 96, of Fremont, formerly of Gothenburg, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at Arbor Manor in Fremont.Graveside services will be conducted at the Gothenburg Memorial Cemetery at a later date with Moser Memorial Chapels of Fremont in charge of arrangements.
Lambertus was born March 2, 1916, at Clarinda County, IA, to Earnest and Blanche (Cunning) Stickleman.
She was raised in Clarinda County before moving to Gothenburg when she was a sophomore in high school. She graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1934.
On Nov. 2, 1941, she was united in marriage to William "Bill" Lambertus at Gothenburg. He passed away in 1992.
Lambertus resided at Gothenburg until July of 2012 when she moved to Fremont to be closer to her daughters.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Gothenburg, and was a supporter of the Gothenburg Senior Center.
Survivors include: her daughters—Marsha (Bruce) Widick of Malcolm and Kathleen (Bill) Allender of Fremont; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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text: Bride Unable To Deposit Checks Because She Kept Maiden Name, Is Probably A NihilistMargaret Hartmann1/04/12 9:30amFiled to: i thee dreadBank of AmericaChanging namemaiden nameMoneyshutterstocktweet410EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkJournalist Pete Iorizzo writes in the Albany Times Union that he and his new wife weren't able to deposit wedding checks made out to "Mr. and Mrs. Pete Iorizzo" because their local Bank of America branch couldn't accept that his wife is who she says she is. Though the newlyweds were willing to produce a marriage certificate, a bank clerk informed them that since the bride kept her name, "Mrs. Peter Iorizzo does not exist." The situation was solved by driving to another Bank of America location, where amazingly, the teller had heard of this newfangled practice of brides keeping their last names.AdvertisementImage via hartphotography/Shutterstock.Reply410 repliesLeave a reply


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Re: Re: Simplify with NestedLessLess?
Interesting! But, I don't think I am correctly communicating what I'm after yet. (Although, I admit that I am struggling some to keep up with you guys in your Mathematica replies due to my inexperience.) The original expression that I put up for illustration is: -Cf^2 L2^2 Rg^2 Vg^4+3 (4 C Rg^2 Vd^2+4 Cf Rg^2 Vd^2+2 C Rg^2 Vd Vg) We compare 4 C Rg^2 Vd^2 to 4 Cf Rg^2 Vd^2 because the two terms share common coefficients so that they "reduce" to (4 Rg^2 Vd^2+4 Rg^2 Vd^2) (C+Cf) . Thus it becomes obvious that C may be discarded w.r.t. Cf. Please forgive if I have missed the correct application of your suggestion, and thanks for the interest. Dave DrMajorBob wrote: > Series[-Cf^2 L2^2 Rg^2 Vg^4 + > 3 (4 C Rg^2 Vd^2 + 4 Cf Rg^2 Vd^2 + 2 C Rg^2 Vd Vg), {C, 0, > 5}] // Simplify > > SeriesData[C, 0, { > Cf Rg^2 (12 Vd^2 - Cf L2^2 Vg^4), 6 Rg^2 Vd (2 Vd + Vg)}, 0, 6, 1] > > Bobby > > On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:21:09 -0600, Dave Bird <dbird at ieee.org> wrote: > >> Not infinitesimals. I'm working in analog circuit design/analysis. I >> have a 3 pole symbolic circuit response (third order) which is not >> easily separable. I can use Mathematica to find the three roots of the >> response. But, the roots are, of course, very messy. I know that certain >> elements in the circuit are orders of magnitude larger than other like >> elements - capacitors in this case. For example, one small section of >> one root is >> >> -Cf^2 L2^2 Rg^2 Vg^4+3 (4 C Rg^2 Vd^2+4 Cf Rg^2 Vd^2+2 C Rg^2 Vd Vg) >> >> I know that C<<Cf. By careful inspection, I can see that the first term >> in the parens will drop out compared to the second term in the parens. I >> would like Mathematica to do this without my having to examine it so >> closely since there are many other like situations. >> >> This kind of situation occurs in many other engineering situations. >> >> Hope this helps clarify. >> >> Thanks for the interest. >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> >> Daniel Lichtblau wrote: >>> Dave Bird wrote: >>>> Thanks Daniel for the observation. I forgot to add that both a, and b >>>> are real positive. That, of course would have to be added to the >>>> assumptions. >>>> >>>> Dave >>> >>> It's still not obvious what you are wanting to do. I have the idea you >>> are working in some sense with infinitesmals. If so, I doubt Simplify >>> would be the best tool for removing them; it really can only do that >>> if it is told, in some way, to replace them with zero. How might one >>> instruct Simplify to figure that out? >>> >>> Daniel >>> >>> >>>> Daniel Lichtblau wrote: >>>>> dbird wrote: >>>>>> Please excuse if this has been answered before, but I can't find it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there some way to do a Simplify with assumptions using a >>>>>> NestedLessLess or something similar? For example: >>>>>> >>>>>> d=a+b >>>>>> Simplify[d,NestedLessLess[a,b]] >>>>>> >>>>>> Answer is: >>>>>> a+b >>>>>> >>>>>> Answer should be: >>>>>> b >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Dave >>>>> >>>>> I fail to see why the result should be b. >>>>> >>>>> Daniel Lichtblau >>>>> Wolfram Research >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> > >


text: You Will Spend $13K — At Least — On MakeupJessica Coen3/09/10 8:40pmFiled to: Face valueWomen spending makeupMakeupCosmeticsBeauty319EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkWhen you're drawn to the makeup racks at Walgreen's or, worse, hypnotically lured into a Sephora, how much do you spend? And when you take your dying breath, how much will you have spent over the course of your lifetime?AdvertisementAccording to a recent British study, women spend just under £9,000 — that's $13,000 — on cosmetics over the course of their lifetime (defined as 65 years). 13 grand? But that's ridiculous! I could never spend that kind of money on such frivolous crap! Or, um, maybe I totally could. Easily.The study's findings comes out to about $200 annually. If you do the math, that isn't very much at all — just under $17 a month. Which, if you like to wear a little makeup, is nothing — I'm lured into dropping $20 pretty much anytime I spend more than 5 minutes in a drugstore. I'm not really a face spackler, either. I do occasionally allow myself to be sucked into Sephora, but when that happens, I only allow myself to buy one indulgent item (we'll define that as $50) per Sephora visit. And I maybe go to Sephora every other month? That right there comes out to $300 annually! Well, shit. I'm too disappointed in myself to even add that number up with my spontaneous drugstore-makeup binges, however much those are costing me. I'm not sure I want to know how much I'm really spending a year. But whatever it is, at least I know it's less than Kim Kardashian does?AdvertisementFace Value: How the Average Woman Will Spend £9,000 on Make-Up in Her Lifetime [Daily Mail]Reply319 repliesLeave a reply


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When teen witch Ivy MacTavish changes a lizard into her date for a Halloween dance, everything turns to chaos. And when no one is powerful enough to transform him back except Ivy, it sparks the rumor: Like father, like daughter. Ivy has heard it all before – that her father, who left when she was seven – was involved with the darkest of magic.
Making the rumors worse, someone uses an evil spell book to bring back two of history's most nefarious killers. Ivy's got a simple plan to set things right: find the real dark spell caster, steal the book, and reverse the spell. No problem! But she'll have to deal with something more dangerous than murderous spirits that want her and her friends dead: the school's resident bad boy and hotter-than-brimstone demon, Nick Marcelli. Nick's offering Ivy more than his help with recovering the missing book – he's offering her a way to ditch her scaly reputation as a lizard-lover. Demons are about as hard to handle as black magic, and as Ivy soon discovers, it's going to take more than a lot of luck and a little charm if she wants to survive long enough to clear her status as a dark witch, get a warm-blooded boyfriend, and have her former date back to eating meal worms before the week's end.
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Join us for NYWC Day on Friday, May 18, 2012: a day of free workshops in all 5 boroughs of New York City! Workshops will take place day and night! NYWC creates writing communities where no one ever thought they could exist, so on May 18 we will spin that idea in a fun new direction, and hold workshops in surprising and iconic NYC spots. Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz will also issue a proclamation officially declaring May 18 as NY Writers Coalition Day!
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1:00 to 2:30 PM. Immigrant Movement International bilingual (English and/or Spanish) workshop in Corona, Queens. Meet at 12:45 to sign up. Click here for more information about Immigrant Movement International and here for directions.
1:30 until approx. 3:00 PM. NYC Subway Flash Mob Workshop: Meet at the very front of the Queens Bound Number 7 Train platform at the 42nd Street/Times Square at 1:30 PM. We will board at 1:45 and ride the train to the end of the line and back.
2:00 to 4:00 PM. Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, Granite Prospect: Meet at 1:45 PM to sign up. Presented in partnership with the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. Click here for directions to Pier 1.
3:00 to 4:30 PM. Brooklyn Borough Hall: Meet at 2:45 in the Community Room to sign-up. Presented in partnership with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and the Brooklyn Book Festival. Click here for a map to Borough Hall.
4 to 6 PM. Central Park: Meet in Strawberry Fields at 3:45 PM to sign up. Strawberry Fields is on the West Side of the park between 71st and 74th Streets. Click here for info about Strawberry Fields and here for a map.
4:15 to 5:30 PM. Kensington Brooklyn Library: Meet at the library at 4:00 to sign up. This will be a youth friendly workshop, so kids and teens, this is the one for you! Presented in partnership with the Brooklyn Public Library. Click here for for info and directions.
5:30 to 7:00 PM. Villalobos House, Marble Hill, Bronx bilingual (English and/or Spanish) workshop: Meet at Villalobo House at 5:15 PM to sign up. Click here to read about Villalobos House and here for directions/map.
6:00 to 7:30. Coney Island Museum/Sideshow: Meet in front of the Sideshow at 5:45 to sign up. We will then go to the Boardwalk to write and return to the Museum/Sideshow for the rest of the workshop. Click here for more information about the Coney Island Museum and Sideshow.
7;45 PM until approximately 9;15 PM. Staten Island Ferry Flash Mob Workshop: Meet at the Whitehall Terminal in Manhattan at 7:45 PM. We will board the 8:00 Ferry, ride it to Staten Island, continue the workshop in the terminal and then return to Manhattan. Click here for a map.
NYWC Day will be followed by an open mic reading the next day, Saturday, May 19 when everyone who attended a NYWC Day workshop will be eligible to read as part of this year's Brooklyn Lit Crawl! 7 PM at the Micro Museum, 123 Smith Street, Brooklyn. Due to time constraints, space will be limited to 7 readers (5 minutes maximum) and sign up will be first-come, first serve.


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A wintry exhibit of why merging would be bad
Next time your Democratic leaders suggest that city and county services should merge under one government or that we need to reduce the number of independent municipalities to reduce costs and "progress" our region into the 21st century, just think back to how pathetic the city of Pittsburgh's snow removal operations have been.
Don't listen to the fictitious cost savings argument or stories heaped upon us about how well Louisville, Ky., is doing after its merger. Go with what you know, that all of us suburbanites who pay the $52 per year occupation tax for "city services" drove to town on clean streets last Monday, after the first storm, until the moment we drove onto the clearly neglected, icy and snow-covered main city streets of Pittsburgh. On top of that, the mayor provided embarrassing excuses and declarations that more than 100 pieces of equipment (that nobody seemed to be seeing) were out cleaning streets.
It's best to keep control of your local government and services rather than subject those services to a bureaucratic mess. Pittsburgh's glaring void in its ability to provide its citizens basic services will only serve as an institutional and financial anchor upon consolidation, thereby allowing the city to draw down on suburban resources and their ability to provide superior services. The result would be snow-covered streets for all!
Lower expectations
Seems like everybody is complaining about the city's response to the weather emergency and all the snow- and ice-covered streets. Sure, there's plenty of room for improvement, but other than an unfortunate coincidence of density (population, cars and snow), combined with Friday night traffic (commuters, happy-hour regulars and just plain curious idiots) and the resulting abandoned vehicles, most of the controversy comes from poorly managed expectations.
Unlike places such as Buffalo, where this happens just about every week from December through March, we rarely have to face these conditions. Does anybody really believe that we have to budget for the staff and resources needed to be ready for this situation all the time? That would be impractical and extravagant and would never pass through the budget process.
And you can't compare the city's performance to surrounding communities, where both resources and constraints are balanced very differently. Rather than complain, people should spend more energy on planning for their own comfort in times like this, rather than waiting for the city to save them, because, also unlike Buffalo, around here this stuff usually melts within a few days.
That said, the city may also want to consider contracting in advance with surrounding communities to come to our aid with their excess capacity, once they are through with their own streets. This might not cost a dime until needed, and then I guess it would be worth it.
North Side
Vote-getting change
Your editorial "Past Allegiance: No Future Governor Should Defend a State Monopoly" (Feb. 2) spoke volumes about life in our commonwealth. While this piece named "the state's inability to change" as a problem with Pennsylvania's antiquated liquor sales monopoly, the same could be said of other Pennsylvania issues, such as PG columnist Brian O'Neill's pet project regarding the size of our Legislature.
The cries can be heard far and wide: "But that's the way we've always done it!" And friends from out of state come to visit and laugh when they have to go to one store for a bottle of wine, another store for a case of beer, and yet another store (or bar) to get a six-pack.
A gubernatorial candidate willing to entertain such changes would easily get my vote.
I'm tired of the "same-old" and eager for change.
Re: alcohol control
In response to the editorial "Past Allegiance: No Future Governor Should Defend a State Monopoly" (Feb. 2):
In a recent study published by the Commonwealth Foundation and cited in The Wall Street Journal, we look at 48 states over 15 years and compare the degree of state liquor controls to alcohol consumption, the incidences of underage drinking and binge drinking, and DUI fatality rates.
We find no evidence that greater state control of liquor sales has any beneficial effect on these social measures. People living in states with greater controls on liquor sales consume alcohol at the same rate as do people living in states with lesser controls. States with strict controls on liquor sales suffer the same incidences of underage drinking and underage binge drinking as do states with no liquor controls. Sadly, DUI-related fatality rates are 25 percent higher in states that control liquor sales than in states that do not control liquor sales.
We do not minimize the very real social costs associated with alcohol consumption, but rather seek to identify the effect of alcohol control policies. Whatever ends the state may seek in monopolizing liquor sales, protecting its people from the ravages of alcoholism isn't one of them.
Associate Professor
Commonwealth Foundation Research Fellow
Duquesne University
1902 deserved better
Mike Edwards' comments concerning the closing of the 1902 Landmark Tavern and the hardship of other restaurants in Market Square, during construction, are especially disappointing given his position as president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership ("Market Square's Restaurants Starving," Feb. 5). Suggesting that the 1902 restaurant closed because it didn't have a strong business model defies its 28 years as a Market Square landmark. In addition, comparison to the Oyster House and its lunchtime business is off mark.
Mr. Edwards should be working harder to be an advocate for small businesses Downtown, rather than glibly justifying their demise.
Bradford Woods
This verdict won't help in enforcing policy on police chases
On Feb. 9, a jury returned a verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Pittsburgh involving a police pursuit in Homewood in which two innocent people, Michelle Rankin and Jerome Smith, were killed. They had entered an intersection when the fleeing motorist ran a red light and broadsided them.
The jury found that the three plainclothes officers, in an unmarked car, violated police pursuit policy and were negligent. But the jury also found that the negligent pursuit played no role in the accident ("City Police Cleared of Wrongful Death Lawsuit," Feb. 10). Clearly the fact that the police were chasing the fleeing motorist likely contributed to his desperate actions. The jury awarded $2.3 million only against the fleeing felon, who is in jail.
Pittsburgh should take no pride in this verdict. Certainly the jury believed that these officers violated specific orders which required them not to pursue because there was no "crime" other than a pair of burned out taillights and the officers' suspicions of a young African-American man, driving a late model pickup truck, who seemed to be nervous when the officers tried to stop him in an unmarked car.
In my opinion, the jury's decision was largely influenced by the fact that the jury learned that after the accident the police found a handgun and a small quantity of narcotics in the truck. Although the court told the jury to ignore this evidence, human nature makes it hard to do so.
Additionally, on Feb. 8 (the day before the verdict), the Post-Gazette ran a front-page story "Police Cite Value of Plainclothes Details." It described how plainclothes units known as "99" sniff out guns when they see such "suspicious behavior" as a "coat with a heavily weighted pocket, a furtive movement or a broken taillight." It's unfortunate this story ran the day before closing arguments.
This case exposed the woefully inadequate enforcement of the police pursuit policy in Homewood. Rather than strictly enforce the policy to protect the public, the police want to allow these pursuits in any case based on an officer's suspicion only. This verdict will only encourage these deadly pursuits.
Swensen Perer & Kontos
The writer is a lawyer who represented the victims' families.
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Bank of America Ordered to Face Texas Property Fees Suit
Laurel Brubaker CalkinsBank of America Corp. must face lawsuit claims brought by a Texas county over government fees it avoided by using Merscorp Inc. to track property transactions, a federal judge ruled.
U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos in Corpus Christi said the case should go to trial over most of Nueces County's claims that the bank and other members of MERS, the electronic mortgage tracking system, have created "chaos" in the local property records system by naming MERS as the beneficiary in thousands of mortgage transactions.
Nueces County, which includes Corpus Christi, claims it was cheated out of fees it should have earned each time a deed was recorded after a property changed hands. The county alleges that properties bundled into mortgage securities may have traded dozens of times within the MERS system without the county being notified of any change in ownership.
The county's allegations sufficiently detail "the who, what, where, when and how of a scheme to circumvent Texas recording law, which resulted in the allegedly fraudulent filing of hundreds or potentially thousands of documents," Ramos said in yesterday's ruling. She allowed claims against the bank and MERS for fraudulent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment and damages of as much as $10,000 for each violation.
"This court cannot simply bend the laws of Texas to fit the MERS system, no matter how ubiquitous it has become," Ramos said. She rejected the bank's argument that she should "turn a blind eye to the fact this process does not comply with the law" because MERS is involved in 50 percent of the county's residential mortgages.
Jumana Bauwens, Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America's spokeswoman on MERS-related litigation, declined to comment on the ruling.
The case is Nueces County v. Merscorp Holdings Inc., 2:12-cv-00131, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (Corpus Christi).


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SDV Construction Group, LLC of Denville, New Jersey protests the award of a contract to JR Services, LLC (JRS) of Washington, D.C., under invitation for bids (IFB) No. VA-243-08-IB-0383, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for construction work. SDV contends that the VA improperly permitted JRS to correct a mistake in its bid.
We deny the protest.
B-400703, SDV Construction Group, LLC, January 7, 2009
Matter of: SDV Construction Group, LLC
James Baldino for the protester.
Mark G. Machiedo, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency.
Charles W. Morrow, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
A bidder's failure to precisely follow instructions in invitation for bids for construction project with respect to how to enter bid prices for deductive bid items can be corrected as an obvious clerical mistake where the intended bid is evident from the face of the bid.
SDV Construction Group, LLC of Denville, New Jersey protests the award of a contract to JR Services, LLC (JRS) of Washington, D.C., under invitation for bids (IFB) No. VA-243-08-IB-0383, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for construction work. SDV contends that the VA improperly permitted JRS to correct a mistake in its bid.
The IFB was issued as a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set'aside to renovate the operating room suite at the VA Medical Center in
Three bids were received by the
Base Bid | $9,160,126 | $9,243,000 |
Deduct Alternate #1 | 675,000 | 8,497,000 |
Deduct Alternate #2 | 1,055,750 | 8,176,000 |
Deduct Alternate #3 | 1,576,750 | 7,811,000 |
Deduct Alternate #4 | 2,043,000 | 7,569,000 |
Deduct Alternate #5 | 2,115,150 | 7,439,000 |
Agency Report (AR), exh. 5, Bid Abstract; exh. 6, JRS's Bid.
On September 23, SDV filed an agency-level protest challenging among other things, any award to JRS on the basis that the bid was nonresponsive based on its failure to comply with the alternate pricing requirements of the IFB. AR, exh. 13, Agency-Level Protest, at 1-2. The VA concluded that the bid was responsive to the IFB, but it requested that JRS verify its bid, given that the bid contained an obvious error, in that JRS did not deduct the base bid price from each deduct alternate as contemplated by the IFB, but instead inserted the amount that was to be deducted from the base bid for each deduct alternate. See AR, exh. 10, Agency Letter Requesting Verification of Bid; exh 12, Agency Memorandum at 2-3, at 1. JRS confirmed its base bid and verified that its deduct alternate bids were, respectively, $8,485,126, $8,104,376, $7,583,376, $7,117,126, and $7,045,021. AR, exh. 11, JRS Verification of Bid. This verification is consistent with deducting the amounts actually inserted for the deduct alternates in JRS's bid from JRS's base bid. The agency denied the protest, and on October 1, awarded deduct alternate #2 to JRS at the bid price of $8,104,376. This protest to our Office followed.
SDV contends that the agency improperly permitted JRS to correct its bid from its alternate #2 bid amount of $1,055,750 to the award price of $8,104,376. Under FAR sect. 14.407-2, the contracting officer may correct apparent clerical mistakes in bids, so long as the contracting officer obtains from the bidder a verification of the bid intended. We have recognized that a bidder's failure to follow IFB instructions precisely with respect to how to enter bid prices for deductive bid items is an obvious clerical mistake that can be corrected where the intended bid is evident from the face of the bid. See Transcon Assocs., B-204991,
SDV also questions whether JRS will comply with the subcontracting limitations imposed on SDVOSB concerns, given that JRS is assertedly a pass through for a non'SDVOSB concern. However, JRS's bid does not take exception to the IFB's subcontracting limitations and its bid is therefore responsive. The issue whether an SDVOSB concern will comply with a limitation on subcontracting provision is a matter of responsibility, and the contractor's actual compliance with the provision is a matter of contract administration. Advant-
The protest is denied.
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Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012, 11:07 am
After Tragedy, Apple Tries to Polish Image on Workers' Rights
Apple's trademark is the intuitive elegance of its designs. Yet when it comes corporate and labor practices, Apple's track record looks like a morass of obfuscation and murky public-relations smokscreens. So activists seeking a more user-friendly Apple on the human rights front should welcome the company's new "Supplier Responsibility" report.
But the results of 229 documented audits display the troubling gap between its slick modern ethos and grim working conditions in its supply chain. Reuters reports:
The audit found a number of violations, among them breaches in pay, benefits and environmental practices in plants in China, which figured prominently throughout the 500-page report Apple issued. Other violations found in the audit included dumping wastewater onto a neighboring farm, using machines without safeguards, testing workers for pregnancy and falsifying pay records.
The "Supplier responsibility progress report" also found that "67 facilities had docked worker pay as a disciplinary measure." The company states it is continually working to deal with violations of overtime and child labor.
The report's admission of several cases of underage workers at some component suppliers bolsters the anecdotal evidence presented dramatically in "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs." in which performer Mike Daisey recalls encountering underage workers at an Apple supplier facility in Shenzhen. [Editor's note: This American Life retracted Mike Daisey's report on March 16. Read Michelle Chen's article on the retraction and its possible consequences for Foxconn workers' struggles here.]
Apple has come under fire over its connection to Foxconn, a Taiwan-based manufacturer that employs tens of thousands in fortress-like facilities--a crucial part of the supply chain for iPhones and other high-profile products. These workers are typically young migrants from more rural areas, who are willing to brave long hours and paltry wages in mechanical, hyper-efficient assembly lines.
But something cracked in 2010, and a series of harrowing suicides--workers flinging themselves from buildings--got consumers around the world talking about whether their gadget obsession was complicit in pushing workers to the brink.
In a report last year, Apple claimed it was working in close partnership with Foxconn officials to prevent further tragedies. After Foxconn instituted some safeguards, such as mental health counseling programs, Apple stated, "Foxconn's response had definitely saved lives."
But if Foxconn and Apple have prevented some deaths, the lives of Chinese workers are in many cases still plagued by crippling hardship and frustration.
Two events show that the broader socioeconomic trends Apple has set in motion still roil throughout China and the global marketplace. Earlier this month at a central Beijing store, customers were told that the new iPhone 4S had sold out. Soon a crowd of anxious, angry customers reacted by lobbing eggs at the storefront. The scene revealed that China too is becoming a consumerist society, racing to follow the model of Western capitalism. And yet this rising culture of consumption only deepens the irony of poorer Chinese workers getting chained to the underbelly of that system.
Just recently, Foxconn was forced to negotiate with employees when many workers went on strike and some even "climbed to the top of the six-story dormitory on 3 January and threatened to jump before Wuhan city officials persuaded them to desist and return to work," reported the Guardian.
It seems that these workers, whose lives revolve around the Xbox, feel the only viable collective bargaining process open to them is threatening mass suicide. The workers climbed down this time, but the incident underscores how global consumerism perverts the balance between labor rights and profit-making.
The day-to-day lives of these Foxconn workers are fraught with endless working hours, surveillance and enforced silence--all in the name of ensuring "quality." One Foxconn worker at Chengdu plant remarked to Der Spiegel last year, "Order and obedience rule here." The oppressiveness of the workplace may feed into the overarching regime of censorship and control, which ensures that political activism is consistently stifled by authorities.
Apple--an emblem of iconoclasm, individual freedom, and youth--surely doesn't want its crisp image blemished by such sterile brutality. So under the leadership of new executive Tim Cook, the company just announced a partnership with the Fair Labor Association, which plans to carefully monitor working conditions and ensure Apple complies with the FLA Code of Conduct. That includes provisions for freedom of association, workplace health and safety, and regulated working hours.
Advocates who have long been in the trenches with Chinese workers, fostering emerging grassroots movements, are hopeful but wary of Apple's latest promises.
Pauline Overeem of the watchdog group Good Electronics told In These Times that the Apple-FLA agreement shows that public scrutiny and consumer-driven activist campaigns have had an impact. But she said, "the race has not yet been run, there are major challenges ahead. We are calling upon FLA to use our network, local contacts and expertise etc to work effectively towards improvements."
Li Qiang of China Labor Watch told In These Times that when corporations ostensibly cooperate with outside monitoring groups as "partners," it's still "difficult for the reports to be completely independent and absolutely objective. So some problems may still remain hidden even after signing up to the monitoring system." Qiang added that while these measures were a good step:
whether this is a turning point for Apple is still open to doubt. As we all know, Apple is one of the biggest in the industry and it has the most profits. That's why Apple should take more responsibility and take the lead to make some changes. If Apple does not, no one in the industry will.
With relentless efficiency, Apple's brand has broadened the horizons of the digital world. But now it has to confront the injustices lurking in the shadows of its corporate dominion.
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Michelle Chen is a contributing editor at In These Times, a contributor to Working In These Times, and an editor at CultureStrike. She is also a co-producer of Asia Pacific Forum on Pacifica's WBAI. Her work has appeared on Alternet, Colorlines.com, Ms., and The Nation, Newsday, and her old zine, cain. Follow her on Twitter at @meeshellchen or reach her at michellechen [at] inthesetimes [dot] com.
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Christian Terlizzi has joined fellow league strugglers Siena from Pescara.
The deal will keep the veteran defender at the bottom-of-the-table until the end of the season.
Siena completed the move for the defender at the last minute just in time for the 18:00 GMT deadline.
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Morrow Distributes Toys to Hospitalized Children
December 20, 2011
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.NETS Starting Guard, Anthony Morrow, visited Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC) and Childrens Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ) to distribute Christmas toys to hospitalized children and children in the Pediatric Emergency Department, on Wednesday, December 8, 2011.
Morrow said, I believe it is important to give back, this is just a small way for me to say thank you for what people have given to me. This is a special time of year, I just wanted to share the spirit of the holiday with kids who could be hospitalized on Christmas Day or who are hospitalized during December.
Morrow distributed teddy bears, tee shirts, rubber basketball games, hand games and more to more than 50 children. He also visited the Pediatric Emergency Room where he visited with children and parents.
Thanks to Anthony for partnering with The Beth to share the spirit of Christmas with pediatric patients, said Dr. John A. Brennan, MD, MPH, Executive Director of NBIMC & CHoNJ.
The children, some of whom recognized him, were thrilled to be visited by a member of the NJ Nets, said Anne Reilly, Director of Child Life for the CHoNJ. Mr. Morrow bought enough toys for children who will also be hospitalized on Christmas.
In addition to thanking Anthony, the Childrens Hospital also thanked, Gimme That Global, and Anthony Morrow Charities for the contribution of toys this holiday season.
Morrow joined the Nets in 2010 from the Golden State Warriors.
About NBIMC
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, (NBIMC), a 673-bed regional care teaching hospital, provides comprehensive health care to its local communities and well beyond. NBIMC has more than 800 physicians, 3,200 employees and 150 volunteers with over 300,000 outpatient visits and 25,000 admissions annually. NBIMC is fifth in the nation in the number of heart transplants with better than expected outcomes, has the only lung transplant program in New Jersey, and combined with Saint Barnabas Medical Center, both Saint Barnabas Health Care System affiliates, is third in the nation for kidney transplants, by volume. To learn more, visit us on line at www.newarkbeth.com.
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Children's Hospital of New Jersey, located at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and part of the Barnabas Health, is the state's premier hospital caring for children, with specialized services to treat ill and injured children from newborn to adolescent years and has the most comprehensive pediatric cardiac care program in the region as well as preventive programs that promote wellness in the community. For a referral to a pediatrician or pediatric specialist, please call 1-888-SBHS-123. Join us on Facebook at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and to register for our free on line E-Newsletter click http://www.saintbarnabas.com/hospitals/newark_beth_israel/contact/email-list.html.
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If Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) has it their way, it will soon be just as common to walk into a Starbucks store and order handcrafted soda as it is to walk in and order a venti coffee.
At the moment, the handcrafted sodas are only available in stores in Atlanta and Austin. The sodas are made using a carbonation machine and currently come in several flavors such as lemon ale, spiced root beer, and ginger ale. While prices vary by market, the sodas will be priced somewhere around $2.45 for a tall, $2.95 for a grande, and $3.45 for a venti.
Starbucks is interested in pushing its brand beyond coffee products, and the new soda products represents one such move. In 2011, Starbucks dropped the words "Starbucks coffee" from its logo, and the company has been focused on extending the brand so that it is known for drinks other than coffee.
In 2011, Starbucks bought Evolution Fresh Inc., a juice making company, for $30 million. In 2012, Starbucks bought Teavana Holdings Inc, a tea retailer, for $620 million along with Bay Bread, which is the operator for La Boulange bakeries.


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I told you dropping men's skating when Plushenko retired was a mistake! Abbott is the current US National Champion, and the 2008-9 CoC and GPF champion. He's fantastic when on, but like most of the men competing these days - very inconsistent. He trains in Detroit with Yuka Sato and his SP was choreographed by Shae-Lynn Bourne. His motto is "pigs can fly", as you can see on his twitter feed. Check out his LP at either 2008 CoC or the GPF - stunning performances. Anything else?
Also, yay for Brian! I didn't watch but I'm very happy he did well.
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- - Breeding a homozygous black/white to a homozygous red/dun?
Breeding a homozygous black/white to a homozygous red/dun? I have an APHA mare that is tested homozygous for both her color (black and white) and her pattern (tobiano). If she was bred with a homozygous dun or red stallion, how exactly would that play out for the color/pattern of the foal? I am not too familiar with genetics and have been fairly curious. I am not breeding her as obviously I am not experienced, but I would love any information that you might be able to provide :) Thanks and God Bless. |
On the stallion do you mean just red (chestnut) with dun, or dun (bay with dun)? And homozygous for the dun gene? |
Coat Color Calculator Shown below are the possible offspring coat colors and the probability of each determined using the given information of the sire and dam. Accuracy of the calculations are increase when more genetic information is known of the parents. Sire Color: Red Dun Tobiano Agouti: aa, Aa, AATobiano: TT Red Factor: eeLWO: nnCream: nnSabino: nnSilver: nnSplash: nnDun: DdRoan: rrChampagne: nnGray: ggDam Color: Black Tobiano Agouti: aaTobiano: TT Red Factor: Ee, EELWO: nnCream: nnSabino: nnSilver: nnSplash: nnDun: ddRoan: rrChampagne: nnGray: ggDetails: Grullo Tobiano Ee/aa/Dd/TT = 16.6675% Details: Black Tobiano Ee/aa/TT = 16.6675% Details: Bay Tobiano Ee/Aa/TT = 16.6675% Details: Bay Dun Tobiano Ee/Aa/Dd/TT = 16.6675% Details: Red Dun Tobiano ee/Aa/Dd/TT = 8.3325% ee/aa/Dd/TT = 8.3325% Details: Chestnut Tobiano ee/Aa/TT = 8.3325% ee/aa/TT = 8.3325% Details: All Ee/Aa/Dd/TT = 16.6675% Ee/Aa/TT = 16.6675% Ee/aa/Dd/TT = 16.6675% Ee/aa/TT = 16.6675% ee/Aa/Dd/TT = 8.3325% ee/Aa/TT = 8.3325% ee/aa/Dd/TT = 8.3325% ee/aa/TT = 8.3325% Offspring Color Probability 16.67% - Grullo Tobiano 16.67% - Black Tobiano 16.67% - Bay Tobiano 16.67% - Bay Dun Tobiano 16.67% - Red Dun Tobiano 16.67% - Chestnut Tobiano Time = 0.109375 sec Animal Genetics, Inc. 1336 Timberlane Rd - Tallahassee, FL 32312 Toll Free: 866-922-6436 Copyright © 1995-2010 Animal Genetics, Inc. All rights reserved. |
Offspring Color Probability 8.33% - Grullo Tobiano 8.33% - Grullo 8.33% - Black Tobiano 8.33% - Black 8.33% - Bay Tobiano 8.33% - Bay Dun Tobiano 8.33% - Bay Dun 8.33% - Bay 8.33% - Red Dun Tobiano 8.33% - Red Dun 8.33% - Chestnut Tobiano 8.33% - Chestnut This was for a red dun stallion and black tobiano mare... the other was tobiano for both parents.... |
Is there such a thing as homozygous dun? I'm so not experienced with color stuff either! |
Yes there is. :-) It just means that horse is carrying two copies of the dun gene instead of one. |
^How is it expressed? Or do you just have to test for it? So the OP's mare (homozygous for tobiano and black) bred to a stud that's homozgyous for dun you'd have to get a grullo tobiano right? Grullo is dun expressed on black, right? Thanks!! Sorry for hyjacking the thread!! |
Bahaha thank you guys...I didn't realize that there were so many possibilities! If I do end up breeding her in the future, I have a gorgeous bay stud in mind...I would like to believe that her baby would looks as much like her as possible :) Thanks so much for all of the help! |
Your mare is gorgeous!! I love the speckles on her back. My black and white tobi is roany on his sides so he looks all smudged. Not that you could really tell with all the mud ... :( |
Sundee - A homozygous dun will express exactly the same as a heterozygous dun. The only way to know for sure is to test. :-) |
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St. Pauli
St. Pauli | |
Quarter of Hamburg | |
St. Pauli Piers and the port of Hamburg
Coordinates: 53°33′25″N 9°57′50″E / 53.55694°N 9.96389°ECoordinates: 53°33′25″N 9°57′50″E / 53.55694°N 9.96389°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hamburg |
City | Hamburg |
Area | |
• Total | 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2005) | |
• Total | 27,612 |
• Density | 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Dialling codes | 040 |
Vehicle registration | HH |
St. Pauli (Sankt Pauli; German pronunciation: [ˌzaŋkt ˈpaʊli]), located in the Hamburg-Mitte borough, is one of the 105 quarters of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the Landungsbrücken are a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pauli contains a world-famous red light district around the street Reeperbahn. In 2006 the population was 27,612.
At the beginning of the 17th century it developed as a suburb called 'Hamburger Berg' (Hamburg mountain) outside the gates of the nearby city of Hamburg and close to the city of Altona. The name comes from a hill in that area that was planned by Hamburg in 1620 for defence reasons (free field of fire for the artillery). Therefore, settlement was initially allowed there, but soon businesses, which were desired inside neither Hamburg nor Altona, e.g. for their smell or noise, were relegated to 'Hamburger Berg'. Also the rope makers (or 'Reeper' in Low German) went here because in the city it was hard to find enough space for their work. The name of St. Pauli's most famous street Reeperbahn, or "Rope Walk," harkens back to its rope making past. When people were officially allowed to live in St. Pauli at the end of the 17th century the city government moved workhouses and (pestilence) hospitals out of the city to 'Hamburger Berg,' which later was named after its still existing church, 'St. Pauli' (Saint Paul). St. Pauli was mainly used by sailors for entertainment during their stay in Hamburg and Altona. To this day it is known as the sinful mile, combining the upper and common standards of entertainment, from musicals, theatres, to bars and clubs, as well as the most known red light district.
There have been various social issues and conflicts during the last decades, including the Hafenstraße, Rote Flora and Bambule.
Hamburg has very close ties to China and Asia in general. Since around 1890, it was home to the Chinesenviertel chinatown within its St. Pauli district (around Schmuckstrasse), which was disintegrated by the National Socialists in the 1930s. The St. Pauli chinatown is re-establishing since the 2010s. The city of Hamburg also hosts the biennial high-level conference Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe, has a major Chinese consulate at Elbchaussee 268 in Othmarschen since 1921, and has Shanghai as a sister city. A large contingent of Chinese and other Asian immigrants continue to live in the St. Pauli and Altona districts until today, while new arrivals gravitate to this part of the city.
It is situated directly on the north bank of the Elbe river close to the port of Hamburg. It is located south of Eimsbüttel, west of Hamburg-Neustadt and east of Altona. According to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter has a total area of 2.6 km2 (1 sq mi).
St. Pauli has 27,612 inhabitants in more than 17,000 households.[1] Immigrants were 27.9% of the population.[2] There were 11.9% with children under the age of 18 and 9.3% of the inhabitants were 65 years of age or older.[2] 63.4% of all households were made up of individuals.[1]
The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNI) is located in the Bernhard Nocht Straße 7. It is a research center for tropical and infectious diseases and provides an information center about health risks, vaccinations and medical data about other countries for tourism and travel advice. The research facility formerly located in the Bernhard Nocht Straße hospital is now in the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52. BNI website
In 2006 there were two elementary schools and a secondary school in St. Pauli.[3]
Culture and recreation[edit]
A prominent symbol is its football club, FC St. Pauli and the Millerntor-Stadion. The club played host to the inaugural FIFI Wild Cup in May–June 2006.
In 2010 the FC St. Pauli was one hundred years old. For the jubilee the Fan club 18auf12 recorded a song: One Hundred Beers (Words and music by Henning Knorr & Christoph Brüx).[4]
St. Pauli has a long tradition as a recreation and amusement centre. The big port of Hamburg led many sailors to Hamburg who preferred to spend their spare time (while their ships were unloaded and loaded again) in this area. Since then there has been prostitution in St. Pauli, and it is still best known as Hamburg's red-light district. The red-light district is an area of a few streets around the street Reeperbahn, often referred to as the Kiez.
Bars and music clubs have a tradition in the Kiez St. Pauli. The Beatles lived in St. Pauli and played at the Star-Club before becoming famous. They were honoured by the naming of Beatles-Platz square. Singer and actor Hans Albers is strongly associated with St. Pauli, providing the neighbourhood's unofficial anthem, with "Auf der Reeperbahn Nachts um Halb Eins" (On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight) from the movie Große Freiheit Nr. 7. The square of Hans-Albers-Platz near Reeperbahn was named after him.
The district is referenced in the song "St Pauli" by Art Brut, which also contains the lyrics "Punk rock ist nicht tot" ("punk rock is not dead").
The Swedish post-industrial rock band Sällskapet's song Nordlicht talks about a pub in the area. The song contains detailed instructions supposedly leading to the location of the pub.
The Guardian counted St. Pauli to the five best places to live in the world.[5]
Voluntary associations[edit]
Important voluntary/cultural organisations in St. Pauli are:
- Parkhaus e.V. (an integrative living project) [6]
- Kunst- und Kulturverein (culture association) LINDA e.V. [7]
- Buddhistisches Zentrum Hamburg e.V.
- IG St. Pauli und Hafenmeile e.V.
- FC St. Pauli von 1910 e.V.
- CAFE mit Herz e.V. [8]
- Lions-Club Hamburg-St. Pauli
- JUGEND UND SPORT e.V. (Youth and Sport) (social pedagogy projects)[9]
- Viva con Agua de St. Pauli e.V..,[10] a charity-based organisation located in St. Pauli/Hamburg campaigning for clean drinking water worldwide
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) is located in Bernhard Nocht Str. 78. The BSH is a federal authority coming under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs. Among other things, it provides information of all matters of maritime shipping, to special funding programmes, law of flag, certification of mariners and informations of the coasts and coastal waters of Germany. Official website BSH
The head office of Federal Bureau for Maritime Casualty Investigation is in the BSH facility.[11][12]
The rapid transit system serves St. Pauli with the city train stations Landungsbrücken and Reeperbahn and the underground railway stations Landungsbrücken, St. Pauli and Feldstrasse. Public transport is also provided by busses and ferries to the other bank of the Elbe river.
As of 2006, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), 5487 private cars were registered in St. Pauli.[13]
- ^ a b residents registration office (1999) (Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein)
- ^ a b residents registration office (31 December 2005) (Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein)
- ^ Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
- ^ One Hundred Beers website of the fan club 18auf12 14.11.2010
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/jan/20/five-best-places-to-live-in-world?INTCMP=SRCH
- ^ integrative living project 15.11.2010
- ^ Website of the culture association LINDA e.V am 15.11.2010
- ^ website of the IG St. Pauli, Voluntary associations 15.11.2010
- ^ website of Jugend und Sport 15.11.2010
- ^ viva con agua 15.11.2010
- ^ "Imprint." Federal Bureau for Maritime Casualty Investigation. Retrieved on 16 January 2012. "Bundesstelle für Seeunfalluntersuchung (BSU) Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 78 20359 Hamburg " - Map
- ^ "Impressum." Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany. Retrieved on April 19, 2014. "Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 78 20359 Hamburg Postfach 30 12 20 20305 Hamburg"
- ^ Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
See also[edit]
- Reeperbahn, a street in the quarter St. Pauli (the so-called red-light district).
- Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website (German)
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Pauli. |
- Altona-St. Pauli travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Hamburg's tourism pages


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Serves: Makes 8 tartlets
- 8 ounces thawed shredded phyllo
- 1 recipe Lemon Curd
- 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons sugar, plus 10 tablespoons (4½ ounces) for the meringue
- 4 large egg whites
Make and bake the tartlet shells: Preheat the oven to 350°F and position an oven rack in the lower third. Lightly coat the muffin cups with melted butter, oil, or high-heat canola-oil spray. Place the phyllo in the medium bowl and use your hands to gently separate the fluff of strands, discarding any hard pieces or clumps of dough that refuse to separate. Pour the melted butter over the phyllo and sprinkle the 2 tablespoons sugar over the top. Toss gently with your hands until the phyllo is evenly coated with the butter and sugar.
Divide the buttered phyllo into 14 equal portions. Press 1 portion into each buttered muffin cup. Press firmly on the phyllo to compact the pastry and mold it to make room for the filling. (You'll have 2 portions left over-if you like, spread out on a small parchment-lined baking sheet and bake after the cups are finished as yummy snacks for the chef and any helpers.)
Bake the shells for 17 to 20 minutes, until the edges and bottoms are golden brown. The centers will still be light, but will crisp upon cooling. If the entire shell is golden brown, the phyllo will taste bitter. Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Fill the shells: Remove the phyllo shells from the pan and set on the baking sheet. Place a generous spoonful of lemon curd in the center of each tartlet shell, mounding it slightly. (You will use about two-thirds of the lemon curd-save the rest for spreading on toast, as a topping for fresh berries, or enjoying on the extra baked phyllo.) Refrigerate the filled shells on the baking sheet until the meringue is ready to pipe.
Make the meringue: Bring an inch of water to a boil in the bottom of the double boiler. Place the egg whites and 10 tablespoons of sugar in the top of the double boiler off the heat. Set on top of the simmering water and whisk constantly (not vigorously, just enough to keep the whites moving) for 4 to 5 minutes, until the egg whites are hot to the touch and the mixture reaches 160°F on the instant-read thermometer (the mixture will look frothy, but not whipped). Remove the whites from the heat each time you test their temperature. When they are on the heat, keep whisking, as they may scramble. If that happens, there is no recourse but to begin again, so watch carefully.
Transfer the hot egg whites to the bowl of the stand mixer. You can also use a hand mixer and a medium bowl. Whip on high speed until the whites have cooled to room temperature, increased in volume, and resemble marshmallow fluff. Spoon the meringue into the pastry bag. Pipe a mound of meringue onto each tartlet, starting at the outside edge of the tartlet and circling inward, then upward, covering the entire surface.
Toast the meringue: Be sure your tartlets are evenly spaced on the baking sheet and that nothing nearby might catch fire. Ignite your torch and lightly graze the meringue of each tartlet with the tip of the flame, rotating the baking sheet to toast all sides. The meringue will brown instantly, so move quickly; don't hold the flame in one place for long. Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving time. Note: To make measuring easier, the recipe calls for half a box of shredded phyllo, but you'll have more than you need to fill 12 muffin cups. Just bake this extra phyllo alongside and enjoy a delicious snack while you're working. The remaining half of the package can be wrapped in plastic, returned to the box, and refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 2 months.
Storing: The tartlets are at their best the same day they are assembled, but will hold in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.


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The UDC Clarke School of Law Immigration & Human Rights Clinic represents non-citizens in the Arlington Immigration Court, which hears all the cases of non-citizens living in Virginia and the District of Columbia who the government is actively seeking to remove from the United States. This includes individuals detained in the three immigration detention facilities in Virginia, who appear at hearings via teleconference.
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The Clinic specializes in representing detained and non-detained individuals with criminal convictions who seek relief from removal, and in assisting individuals with defensive asylum claims. Students conduct client interviews, counsel clients, and ensure that the client remains the driving force of the litigation.
Students often drive several hours to work with their clients. Students also engage in fact investigation. They: gather supporting evidence and country conditions reports; draft all litigation-related documents including motions, affidavits, and briefs; communicate with opposing counsel; and they argue their clients' cases before the Arlington Immigration Court.
Recently, the Clinic has expanded its services to including assisting LGBT individuals seeking asylum in the United States, and to assist non-citizen crime victims with applying for "U Visas," which are available to the victims of certain crimes who cooperate with law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution of the crime.
The Clinic also represents individuals to appeal removal orders before the Board of Immigration Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, when appropriate. Examples of issues the Clinic has raised on appeal include violations of due process, statutory misinterpretation, and novel issues of law which have not been addressed by the Board.
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