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Works by 'Obey' artist Shepard Fairey on view in Greenwich gallery
Legendary street artist captivates fans with cutting-edge style
For as long as Lee Milazzo attended Parsons School of Design, no stop sign was safe from Shepard Fairey's "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" sticker.
If you happened to spot the brawny visage of the 7-foot-4-inch professional wrestling star -- an image appropriated by Fairey for his popular street art campaign -- chances were Milazzo wasn't far behind.
"I'd stick them up on back of chairs, signs," Milazzo, who graduated from college in 2003, said. "You'd see them everywhere."
Since then, the dynamic between artist and admirer (fundamentally, at least) hasn't changed -- Fairey is still making art and Milazzo is still collecting and displaying it.
What has changed, however, is the mode of Fairey's work (it's expressed through much more elaborate mediums) and the platform with which Milazzo presents it (he owns a contemporary art gallery).
Art lovers will get to experience a more refined, and certainly more grown-up, manifestation of Fairey and Milazzo's relationship with the viewing of a new exhibition, "Shepard Fairey: OBEY."
On view at the Samuel Owen Gallery in Greenwich through the end of the month, the exhibition features more than 50 examples of Fairey's bold, graphic images, many of them culled from Milazzo's private collection (the remainder were contributed by the artist himself and third parties).
Rare hand-painted multiples, screen-prints on wood, screens on metal and skateboards are on display, as well as popular Fairey images, such as the "Obey Eye."
Fairey, the internationally renowned, Los Angeles-based street artist, has long had a fan in Milazzo.
"Shepard and I are the same age -- we were both born in 1970 -- and we both went to art school around the same time," said Milazzo, of Greenwich. "He's an important figure in art history."
The gallerist praised Fairey for his "striking and beautiful work" and for the organic nature of his success. He noted that Fairey's Barack Obama "Hope" poster was originally intended as a fundraising mechanism for Obama's presidential campaign, but later evolved into an iconic image.
"At first, he sold the poster on his website for $45 apiece with a limited edition of 300," Milazzo said. "The idea was that he would give all that money to the Obama campaign. Now, that original poster sells for $10,000. He didn't plan it out that way. His success was instantaneous."
A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, Fairey garnered widespread public attention through his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" sticker, which grew into the "Obey Giant" campaign and an international street art phenomenon. Over time, the artist has tackled issues relating to social injustice, politics and the environment while maintaining his street art aesthetic.
While Fairey's work has often been displayed in New York galleries in Brooklyn, Chelsea and in Los Angeles, rarely has it appeared in Fairfield County. Milazzo was unsure of how the exhibition would be received. But if opening night sales are any indication (half of the works in the exhibition have been spoken for), Milazzo isn't alone in his enthusiasm for the legendary street artist.
"People here are hungry for new art, to experience something that's different, cutting edge," he said. "From his Andre the Giant stickers to the work he's making today, Fairey has created a pioneering medium."
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PLAINVIEW – The Community Classroom at Wayland Baptist University is better equipped for its computer offerings, thanks to a grant recently received from the James and Eva Mayer Foundation.
The $30,000 grant helped establish a 16-unit computer laboratory at the Community Classroom, a continuing education and outreach arm of Wayland. The computers are Dell desktops with flat-screen monitors and CD-ROM capabilities. In addition, the lab has a Hewlett-Packard laser printer and a ceiling-mounted projector, making it easy for instructors.
According to Director Debbie Stennett, the lab was essential for the Community Classroom to be able to provide technology courses.
"We want to be able to offer more computer-based instruction, and a variety of classes use the computer these days," Stennett said. "So much information is available on the Internet, too, and so many workplace skills are dependent on computer knowledge."
The Community Classroom will be offering basic computer courses as well as more advanced-level classes in a variety of topics. Zelda Ellison, a retired technology instructor from Lockney, will be teaching many of those courses. Stennett also said the facility hopes to use Wayland students in the Students in Free Enterprise group as well as other Wayland faculty with technology expertise.
Stennett said she hopes the Community Classroom will be a resource for businesses, especially in light of the new computer lab.
"The lab can be used for businesses needing CEU credits using online training, especially if they want a group to do it together, or even for software training," she said. "Zelda is also available to do on-site training in technology for offices and businesses if necessary."
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|2008-11-02, 13:48
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|2008-11-02, 16:29
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Verdict? WRONG!!!
Haki damaged a ship. I don't see any better way to demonstrate physical damage.
You should just read over this thread, and do this: IGNORE all other posts except Blackbeard D Kuma's, MarvelB's, and C.A.'s. The rest are pure nonsense, to some extent. Either way, you'd want to consolidate the right ideas in your head first, and then go over and scoff at the others.
|2008-11-03, 10:13
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That's interesting, it makes for a parallel between the physical(Rokushiki) and the spiritual(Haki). It's like an east and west metaphor, though I doubt Oda meant for his six form style to be taken that far.
Then again, with the CP9 cover chapters...
|2008-11-03, 10:41
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Well here's how I view the strength of Haki:
People can be strong or weak willed. There are people who are stubborn, people who are strong in their opinions, people who are very determined in their ways. There's also people who are easily swayed, choose to avoid than to face problems, do not like competition and thus avoid, also there are people who give up easily.
These different characters with different strengths in their wills, give them Haki of different strengths.
Then there's also other factors, such as their driving force.
People have different dreams and ambitions. If one only wants to enjoy peace by living a simple life, there's no need for an extremely strong will. If one wants to be extremely successful in life and wants the best, he gives his all to achieve that and has a strong will.
Then there's alternatives. If one lives in a chaotic environment, but all he wants is a peaceful and simple life, he will fight with all his will to get out of the chaos. If one only dreams of having a luxurious life, but he is lazy, he has a weak will and thus will most likely not achieve the dream.
The concept of Haki allows characters to be strong or weak based on their characters, interaction with others, upbringing and environments.
|2008-11-03, 12:17
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C.A. For one Piece i belive its better if you adjust your reasoning and theories slightly. There is 1 thing thats wrong about the way you explain things that makes things harder then needed to understand for most.
The way you argue you go on how Haki is in everyone etc, while true in the sense "everyone has a inner Haki" Its a huge differance being able to use ones Haki and not being able to. Please try to stick around those that are capable. Because Luffy havent been really using Haki at all intil now, and if he had he wouldent have lost like he have been doing. To Luffy "Haki" is rather new, and has just recently "Becomme strong enough to have a outward effect on other's". While you can argue how even a child has Haki determind by ones belived etc and that shapes them that just gets wrong.
Haki becommes the result OF your Personality, Ambision etc. But Its also a huge differance being confident and set on becomming say the Pirate King then knowing that desire to ones soul, basicly strong enough that it can take a "Physical form" Bad term i know. You generaly explain the prinsiple of Haki well, but so far its way to "Rational" and latly youve been drifting off, your earlier posts on the topic was much better then your recent. Like you go on about Differance in will etc, that becommes wrong in a one piece setting. Its "ONES WILL TO" not the differance that will be important, What i mean is the only time differances matter's is against Goons and Grunts, no Important Figure will really get the same clash.
And sadly also as a reminder. This is about Haki in One Piece, not the real life equlant, and I belive the issue of what its based on has been done more then good enough by you already C.A. no point of just draging it on more. Why not join and change the direction of the thread ? Like How does the Elements of Haki known so far work ? Try to go into theories of the abilities of Haki more, impact of Haki on story, How common will it be ? What other variants of Haki could be seen ?. For the One Piece issue this will be much more relevant since youve cleared the issue really of what Haki is based around. Its not your fault if new reader's dont read your prior posts. Just refer to them instead of repeating over and over. I tried to change the direction before with my "Haki vs Logia" post on a piror page, but nothing really sparked from it, It even got called Pointless or was it stupid ? I dont recall but this thread is starting to Stall and becomme nothing but a repetive feast of the same things over and over, and Honestly. The Haki in one piece "wont be that heavy" it will be made "Easy to understand" and explained around in not to great manner but good enough the general reader understands it. We just havent reached that point in the manga yet, and if one wonder why. Its because the Target Group for one piece aint oldiest above 20 like us C.A. But targets the groupings mainly bellow us, which will get a short introduction to the topic just like we have gotten for instance with the CP9 Abilties.
|2008-11-03, 13:00
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I get what you mean, but probably we view it a little different, as in the maturity of One Piece fans.
I believe One Piece is no longer targeting younger audience as it had been 10 years ago. And this ties to why Haki is only revealed now.
Firstly Haki is actually a word that can be used and is used in real and daily life. This is the one main factor that separates it from other power ups such as Reiatsu, Chakra and Spiral Energy. Its the human spirit and lifeforce itself.
And for why One Piece is no longer just a shonen that targets, shonen. And how Haki being slowly revealed is related to that.
I believe One Piece is a story that grows with its original fans and for 10 years, its safe to say most every fan is a mature teenager or adult. And its why Haki is only slowly introduced, is because Oda wants the readers to mature with the story and understand Haki in a mature way.
And Haki doesn't matter only to weak willed 'goons and grunts'. In fact it is that tiny difference that when 2 people of strong Haki clash, that will decide the results. There are times in competition, when it comes to the final round, it will be that slight difference that will decide the winner.
When 2 people are aiming for the same thing and they want it so badly, they will do anything for it. Only the one who's more relentless, determined and willing, will achieve the goal.
|2008-11-03, 13:45
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Im not saying i really disagree with you here. Like, I to feel that One Piece is alot more mature now then the first chapter's where. Its a drastic differance even. But the "Simplicity" of One Piece hasent changed. Enies Lobby and Thriller Park aint to old settings, there we did get a good explenation of the CP9 Skills, and in Thriller Park most things where well explained also. Oda has a good habit in not leaving alot of lose ends that doesent have a "plan to it" that he will return to. Its this main thing i want to point out. Oda wont explain things as heavily as you go on here, which honestly not many here is capable of following well i think. I like reading the replies because Im like already 23 and enjoy these deep conversations and topics alot. But generaly for now its not doing much good, its pretty much made a heavy cloud over this topic that makes few really willing to take part.
This is where i mean that its better to "change the direction" of the topic some so we can bring in possible new light. And getting say your explenations on alot of these issues would help advance your own viewpoint also. It would just however bring some new life to the topic, since recently as mentioned. Its been rather repeative.
|2008-11-03, 13:57
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But do also know, which I think you mentioned as well, that I've been repeating myself because there are still a good number of people who don't understand Haki. Maybe its because I've seen those people on AP who have tons of wrong ideas. I don't actually post there, just taking a peek every now and then. But honestly, one reason I'm spamming so much on Haki here because I hope that it will slowly 'leak' to other places lol
And now it seems it really has reached a saturation point here on AS, so I don't really need to repeat my Haki ramblings anymore lol
So yea, you are correct that we should discuss Haki in other aspects.
One thing I feel about Oda's method of story telling is that its always simple with very deep meanings. He tackled stuff like politics and such long time ago and it was also simple to understand but carried important and deep messages. So I have a tendency to carry a deeper mind to discuss this 'shonen'.
|2008-11-03, 14:39
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Indeed he has. In a sense he has even started to bring in the "Sexual" or "Feelings" aspect some more recently also. But lets see. How about we list up some possible topics we can discuss for Haki and make a list, Discuss a topic a "Weekly" Basis ? From Chapter to Chapter ? Since alot of new information could come up each time. And a week is long enough for really most to take part and for us to have a good discussion over aleast a page or two. If im to suggest a first topic, it would probably be Marigold and Sandersonia, those two and Haki. Not Boa, not really Luffy or Shanks etc. But Discuss the Haki thats been revealed through these two. Other interesting topics can be "Margaret and Haki", "Houshouko", "Other Crew Members ?", "Haki vs Devil Fruits" etc. The challange will be to explain it simple enough for most to follow. But generaly, we have qute the list we can start looking into topics on.
|2008-11-05, 18:06
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And Luffy had used Haki prior to the Kuja arc. Remember he used it on Duval's bison creature? All the time before that it was growing in power and strength.
It's will...ambition...sheerspirit and force of will...
The manga never stated that it comes in elements. So far its all been pure and neutral, element wise.
|2008-11-24, 10:35
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The same could be said for Mihawk, "No ordinary man could carve up a ship like that without some kind of fraky power," to quote Don Krieg.
Haki, as it stands right now, has no limits to it's capabilities. With the rise in technology on the Marine's end of the spectrum, we can expect just as much force as a counter on the Haki side.
|2008-11-24, 15:50
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It's very hard to distinguish Devil Fruit Powers with Haki powers. I could have sworn I heard that Don Flamingo's powers were that of the Devil Fruit's, but I could be mistaken. The first Haki powers I ever encountered in the series (and could be the first time we actually see them) is when Shanks was sitting in the morning, with a cloud over his head. However of course that brightened up as he saw Luffy's wanted poster.
Were there any Haki powers before that?
|2008-11-24, 19:03
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I've already theorized that Mihawk may use Haki and there seems to be some kind of connection between Haki and Mantara.
Again, we just don't have enough pieces of the puzzle yet.
Also, it's unknown whether or not Doflamingo's powers are Devil Fruit or Haki related, Oda simply refuses to reveal that to us.
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There's got to be a good reason why Oda's held off on him as a character for so long now.
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The only thing we know for sure about Doflamingo is that he set the record for highest known bounty in the entire series, so we know he's a dangerous customer.
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The IRS has admitted to targeting conservative groups seeking tax exempt status. And yesterday at a House hearing the IRS director of exempt organizations said, quote: "I have not done anything wrong." She then declined to testify. Lois Lerner's brief appearance at the committee was just the beginning of a stormy, five-hour session filled with angry outbursts and allegations of political motives.
NPR's Peter Overby reports.
PETER OVERBY, BYLINE: Lois Lerner did read a statement that she had done her job properly.
LOIS LERNER: I know that some people will assume that I have done something wrong. I have not. One of the basic functions of the Fifth Amendment is to protect innocent individuals, and that is the protection I am invoking today.
OVERBY: Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, a California Republican, let Lerner go. He said he would see if she might testify later on some limited subjects. South Carolina Republican Trey Gowdy, a former prosecutor, objected.
REPRESENTATIVE TREY GOWDY: She waived her right to Fifth Amendment privilege by issuing an opening statement. She ought to stand here and answer our questions.
OVERBY: Issa tried to calm things. He said the committee's goal was to investigate IRS abuses, not to score political points.
REPRESENTATIVE DARRELL ISSA: Let's all be Republicrats and Demicans today.
OVERBY: And for a while, lawmakers aimed their anger mostly at Douglas Shulman. He's a former IRS commissioner who, in March 2012, told the panel there was absolutely no targeting. Shortly after that he found out there was a list of conservative groups that had been selected for more scrutiny.
Massachusetts Democrat Steven Lynch lit into Shulman.
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In the following review, Weber admires director Daniel Sullivan's 2003 production of Julius Caesar staged at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, particularly its imaginative and politically evocative setting which depicted life after the collapse of the American empire and suggested the destructive legacy imposed by worldly ambition.
Julius Caesar is so full of aphorisms and declarations that onstage it often succumbs to pomposity. The play is so concerned with the difference between what men say and what they think as they jockey for power that it is frequently performed with two-faced hyperbole. And it is so determined to illustrate the manipulative nature of politics that in performance it can drip with irony or light up its contemporary relevance in neon. No wonder it is a junior high school classic.
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|Fox 2000; R; 98 minutes
|Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Judd Nelson
There's something distinctly American about Light It Up, a high-school film in which ethnically diverse students explain their underfunded education to the world via the Internet as they hold a wounded police officer at gunpoint. This situation could only happen in America. Perhaps only in Hollywood.
Rosario Dawson leads the youth ensemble that pleads its case for reasonable learning conditions as the snipers gather. It's rather like a post-Columbine Breakfast Club, with Judd Nelson appearing here as a sensitive teacher who tries to make a difference. Forrest Whitaker is the bad cop who shares his story as the misunderstood students try to make themselves understood.
The movie seems a little prepackaged and target-audience directed (much like its soundtrack), perhaps because it's hard t


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Rockies, Nicasio shoot for series win in Milwaukee
Injuries have prevented Colorado starter Juan Nicasio from firmly establishing himself in the Rockies' rotation.
The right-hander begins what he hopes will be a healthy 2013 season on Wednesday night when the Rockies shoot for a series victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the finale of a three-game series.
Nicasio has posted a 6-7 record over 24 career starts that have spanned the past two seasons. He was a decent 4-4 with a 4.14 earned run average through 13 starts as a rookie in 2011, but did not pitch for the rest of the season after taking a line drive off his head in a game versus Washington on Aug. 5.
He went 2-3 with a 5.28 ERA in 11 starts last season, but was 0-3 over his final six outings and did not make a major league start after exiting a June 2 outing early due to a strained left knee. The 26-year-old is winless since April 30.
Nicasio will face the Brewers for the second time in his career, having beat them on July 15, 2011 with seven scoreless innings. He scattered four hits and did not walk a batter while striking out four.
Taking the hill for the Brewers in this rubber match will be highly-regarded prospect Wily Peralta.
The 23-year-old righty made his major league debut with an inning of relief at home versus these same Rockies on April 22 of last year and gave up a run on three hits. He then returned to the minors and ended up just 7-11 with a 4.66 ERA in 28 Triple-A starts before making five major league starts in September. He was 2-1 in that span with a 2.25 ERA.
Milwaukee has high hopes for Peralta, but he did post a 5.40 ERA in Spring Training this season, a less-than-encouraging sign after his minor league struggles a season ago.
Peralta will try to keep Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez in the ballpark on Wednesday evening, something Milwaukee has been unable to do so far in this series. The duo both homered for a second straight game on Tuesday in an 8-4 win, giving Walt Weiss his first victory as manager of the Rockies.
Tulowitzki and Gonzalez had two RBI apiece for Colorado, which racked up 14 hits. Gonzalez also scored twice.
Jorge De La Rosa, who made just three starts late last season after undergoing Tommy John Surgery in 2011, surrendered four runs on five hits and three walks over 4 1/3 innings, while Edgmer Escalona picked up the win in relief and Rafael Betancourt logged the save.
"I felt good, I was surprised they took me out because I only had 70-some pitches," De La Rosa said. "It's special to come back here because this is where I started."
Ryan Braun cracked a two-run homer for the Brewers, who won the opener of this set 5-4 in 10 innings after John Axford blew a two-run lead in the ninth. Milwaukee recorded an MLB-high 29 blown saves a year ago.
Milwaukee were just 1-5 last season against the Rockies.


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A refund for Healthcare.gov, European lobbyists, and A-Rod's curious supporters
1. Can we get our money back for the failure of Healthcare.gov?
Over the weekend the Wall Street Journal scored a scoop of sorts, getting the first interview with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius since her ill-fated appearance on "The Daily Show." She addressed the failure of her Healthcare.gov website to function as the enrollment marketplace for the 36 states that are having the federal government operate their Obamacare insurance exchanges, instead of doing exchanges on their own.
The Journal quoted Sebelius as saying "she would see if the government was entitled to any refunds, once the work is done." With $400 million having been spent on outside contractors for the collapsed website, reporters ought to follow up on that aggressively.
Government contractors usually escape responsibility for cost overruns, lapsed schedules or downright failure to produce a product that works by claiming, rightly or wrongly, that the instructions they were given destined the project for failure, were not explicit enough, or were changed midway through the work. In the case of Healthcare.gov, the Statement of Work instructing the lead contractor, CGI Federal, was 60 pages, single-spaced. So lack of detail may not be a great defense. But were the instructions poorly conceived — or changed in a way that caused the current fiasco? Or are other factors responsible for the failure, making it unlikely that we taxpayers can get some of our money back?
More generally, it seems as if every government contract results in delays, overruns, or failure. Has the government ever gotten its money back? When? How? What were the circumstances?
And who and what is to blame for situations where the contractors failed miserably but there was no accountability? One related example that I will harp on until someone does the story: Are we getting any money back from Booz Allen Hamilton for what their guy Edward Snowden cost us? Booz, by the way, was also a contractor on the Obamacare project.
2. Making D.C.'s lobbying mess look good:
Last February, I suggested a story that would "compare lobbying practices and regulations in the United States to those in other venues, including the European Union and its constituent countries." On Saturday, the New York Times did just that, in a terrific report by Eric Lipton and Danny Hakim. Lipton and Hakim scored fly-on-the-wall accounts of lawyers meeting with big corporate clients and unabashed quotes from former European Union officials now working for America-based law firms touting the access they had to their former colleagues. The Times team even provided details of what that kind of access produces: "Last year, [Washington- and London-based] Hogan Lovells helped an American semiconductor company secure an exemption in European environmental law that allowed it to continue using a potentially hazardous substance in the computer chips it makes. The firm also helped a group of American chemical companies avoid having to retest products to meet a new chemical safety law…."
Their story also explained how the European Union does not require the same publicly-available registration and client-disclosure reports from lobbyists that are required by U.S. law, allowing the influence industry to operate in near-secrecy.
It would be great if Lipton and Hakim now followed up and gave us a sense of the landscape in other important venues, such as London, Paris and Berlin. More important, although they pointed out that the lobbyists' influence at the EU is more about access to people they have worked with than it is about money (because political campaigns in Europe aren't nearly as fueled by special interest campaign contributions), they or someone else should try to analyze just how much difference that makes. Is the relative transparency of lobbying in Washington trumped by the reality that the Washington lobbyists and their clients control so much of the money that keeps those they are lobbying in office?
3. A-Rod's cheering squad — grassroots or Astroturf?
A group called Hispanics Across America has put up this website called "Support A-Rod 13" (13 is our hero's Yankee uniform number, assuming he ever puts it on again).
"LET'S SEEK JUSTICE," the homepage proclaims. "PLEASE JOIN US IN STOPPING THE INJUSTICE REGARDING THE 211 GAME SUSPENSION."
Below the headline is a picture of A-Rod's adoring fans, some wearing "Support A-Rod 13" T-shirts, gathered to cheer on their imperiled hero as he arrived for an arbitration hearing in New York that will decide whether Major League Baseball's suspension of A-Rod on charges he used performance-enhancing drugs and then covered it up will stand.
To the side is a click-through to send donations to Hispanics Across America. Its last last federal tax exempt status filing with the IRS says that as of 2011 the organization was based in White Plains, New York and had revenue for the year of $3,800 and expenses of $452.
It shouldn't take Bob Woodward's curiosity and nose for a good story for someone to check out Hispanics Across America. Could this really be a spontaneous outpouring of support for someone not usually thought of as an Hispanic icon? Or is some tentacle of A-Rod's multimillion-dollar network of lawyers and PR people pulling the strings?
PHOTO: U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius talks with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough (L) during a healthcare event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, October 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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Reuters, Don't you have a publisher or some titled manager that comes up with these questions and directs staff to research and write about them? Give real authors the page space and make this guy get a real job.


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The President may provide transportation assistance to relocate individuals displaced from their predisaster primary residences as a result of an incident declared under this chapter or otherwise transported from their predisaster primary residences under section 5170b(a)(3) or 5192 of this title, to and from alternative locations for short or long-term accommodation or to return an individual or household to their predisaster primary residence or alternative location, as determined necessary by the President.
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SUMMERVILLE - Bluffton finally got a scare, but it remained unbeaten after weathering host Ashley Ridge's best shot Friday night.
The Bobcats pulled together after a sloppy first half and walked off with a 37-20 victory in their SCHSL Region 8-AAAA road opener.
"That's the sign of a good team," Bluffton coach Ken Cribb said. "We were calm and knew what we had to do."
It was the first time the Bobcats, who have become accustomed to blowing out the opposition this season, received a wire-to-wire challenge. And they responded exactly the way Cribb expected.
The score was tied at 7 at halftime, but the Bobcats (8-0 overall, 2-0 region) got two short touchdown runs from Tykeem Major in the first three minutes of the second quarter for a 21-7 lead.
Bluffton held Ashley Ridge at arm's length from there, answering every big play with one of its own.
Mallie Sprouse drilled a 41-yard field goal to make it 30-20 late in the fourth quarter, and a Rogan Ferguson interception return sealed it.
The Swamp Foxes fell to 2-6 overall and 1-1 in the region, with four of their losses coming against unbeaten Class AAAA teams.
With Romelo Doctor, Jacob Thompson and Vernon Moree taking turns at quarterback, Ashley Ridge gashed the Bluffton front seven early.
The Swamp Foxes drove 86 yards for a touchdown on their second possession. Mikey Goodwine made a diving touchdown catch from 19 yards out with one minute left in the first quarter.
The rushing success also kept a Bluffton offense that averages more than 50 points per game on the sidelines.
"We just weren't wrapping up," Bluffton cornerback Jeremy Scott said. "We were trying to arm-grab them."
Bluffton took several big chances on offense in the first half.
After failing to convert a fake punt on its opening drive and turning it over on downs in the second quarter, a pair of gambles paid off in the final minute of the period.
Punter Mallie Sprouse completed a 10-yard pass to John Trerotola on a fake punt for a first down at the Ashley Ridge 30. The Swamp Foxes committed a roughing the passer penalty to move it to the 12 with 2.6 seconds left.
Cribb eschewed the field goal and attempted another trick play. Receiver Marquis Webber took a toss right and looked to pass, but with no one open he tucked the ball and scooted up the right sideline. He dove for the end zone, the ball appearing to hit the pylon and the referee signaling for a touchdown.
Sprouse made the point after to tie it at 7 at halftime.
Scott sprung a long return on the second-half kickoff to set up the first of Major's three touchdown runs, and Bluffton did not trail again.
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A-Mikey Goodwine 19 pass from Jacob Thompson (Cameron Smith kick)
B-Marquis Webber 12 run (Mallie Sprouse kick)
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B-Major 1 run (Sprouse kick)
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Apple will update its MacBook Air family of ultra-skinny laptops with Intel's second-generation Core i chips in Q2.
A mole said to be familiar with Apple's plans whispered to Cnet that the update will come in June.
The 11.6in and 13.3in Air currently contain Core 2 Duo CPUs and Nvidia chipsets. Switching to Sandy Bridge processors would allow Apple to modernise the line's processor and use cheaper Intel graphics without too much of a performance hit.
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2301.1 General. This section provides for the design, construction, installation, alteration and repair of equipment and systems using solar energy to provide space heating or cooling, hot water heating and swimming pool heating.
2301.2 Installation. Installation of solar energy systems shall comply with Sections 2301.2.1 through 2301.2.9.
2301.2.1 Access. Solar energy collectors, controls, dampers, fans, blowers and pumps shall be accessible for inspection, maintenance, repair and replacement.
2301.2.2 Roof-mounted collectors. The roof shall be constructed to support the loads imposed by roof-mounted solar collectors. Roof-mounted solar collectors that serve as a roof covering shall conform to the requirements for roof coverings in Chapter 9 of this code. Where mounted on or above the roof coverings, the collectors and supporting structure shall be constructed of noncombustible materials or fire-retardant-treated wood equivalent to that required for the roof construction.
2301.2.3 Pressure and temperature relief. System components containing fluids shall be protected with pressure-and temperature-relief valves. Relief devices shall be installed in sections of the system so that a section cannot be valved off or isolated from a relief device.
2301.2.4 Vacuum relief. System components that might be subjected to pressure drops below atmospheric pressure during operation or shutdown shall be protected by a vacuum-relief valve.
2301.2.5 Protection from freezing. System components shall be protected from damage resulting from freezing of heat-transfer liquids at the winter design temperature provided in Table 301.2(1). Freeze protection shall be provided by heating, insulation, thermal mass and heat transfer fluids with freeze points lower than the winter design temperature, heat tape or other approved methods, or combinations thereof.
Exception: Where the winter design temperature is greater than 32°F (0°C).
2301.2.6 Expansion tanks. Expansion tanks in solar energy systems shall be installed in accordance with Section 2003 in closed fluid loops that contain heat transfer fluid.
2301.2.7 Roof and wall penetrations. Roof and wall penetrations shall be flashed and sealed in accordance with Chapter 9 of this code to prevent entry of water, rodents and insects.
2301.2.8 Solar loop isolation. Valves shall be installed to allow the solar collectors to be isolated from the remainder of the system. Each isolation valve shall be labeled with the open and closed position.
2301.2.9 Maximum temperature limitation. Systems shall be equipped with means to limit the maximum water temperature of the system fluid entering or exchanging heat with any pressurized vessel inside the dwelling to 180°F (82°C). This protection is in addition to the required temperature-and pressure-relief valves required by Section 2301.2.3.
2301.3 Labeling. Labeling shall comply with Sections 2301.3.1 and 2301.3.2.
2301.3.1 Collectors. Collectors shall be listed and labeled to show the manufacturer's name, model number, serial number, collector weight, collector maximum allowable temperatures and pressures, and the type of heat transfer fluids that are compatible with the collector. The label shall clarify that these specifications apply only to the collector.
2301.3.2 Thermal storage units. Pressurized thermal storage units shall be listed and labeled to show the manufacturer's name, model number, serial number, storage unit maximum and minimum allowable operating temperatures and pressures, and the type of heat transfer fluids that are compatible with the storage unit. The label shall clarify that these specifications apply only to the thermal storage unit.
2301.4 Prohibited heat transfer fluids. Flammable gases and liquids shall not be used as heat transfer fluids.
2301.5 Backflow protection. Connections from the potable water supply to solar systems shall comply with the plumbing code.
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The 2007-2013 GMC Sierra 2500HD is the 3/4 ton model. The 3500HD, which includes dually models with four rear tires, takes the 1-ton slot. The GMC Sierra 2500HD has a much stiffer frame and tougher mechanicals compared to 1500 series pickups. Visually, the 2500HD is identifiable by its wider and taller grille, brawnier fender flares, a power dome hood, work-glove-size door handles, big chrome bumpers, larger front recovery hooks, deeper cargo boxes and reinforced bed walls that can be configured with an optional cargo management system. The cab is bigger too, with greater legroom, headroom and hip-room, as well as increased fore/aft travel and recline angle on the front seats.
Why You Want It
The 2007-2013 Sierra 2500HD is a pickup with beefed-up mechanicals designed to go several hundred thousand miles with only simple, routine maintenance. It's a work tool that can handle big payloads (between 2,500 and 4,200 pounds, depending on the model) and can tow up to 13,000 pounds with a ball and hitch -- and up to 17,800 pounds with a fifth wheel. Even though it's made to do work, SLT and Denali versions are available kitted out with amenities, such as leather seating, touchscreen navigation, a Bose premium sound system and more. But the big appeal of the Sierra 2500HD is its no-nonsense, get-it-done features, right down to the optional Duramax diesel, heavy-duty Allison transmission, built-in trailer brake controller and available E-Z Lift torque-rod-assisted tailgate.
Notable Features and Options
The Sierra 2500HD is available as a 2-door Regular Cab that seats two to three passengers, a 5- to 6-passenger 4-door Extended Cab with wide-opening rear-hinged rear doors and a 5- to 6-passenger 4-door Crew Cab with conventional rear doors and 6 inches more rear legroom than the Extended Cabs. All can be equipped with 2-wheel drive (2WD) or 4-wheel drive (4WD). The Regular Cab comes exclusively with an 8-feet-long bed and the Extended and Crew Cabs can be equipped with either a 6-feet 6-inches standard box or the long box.
Trim choices include the basic Work Truck, mid-level SLE, well-equipped SLT and, from 2011 on, the top-line luxury Denali. Standard Work Truck items include vinyl/rubber flooring, 40/20/40 split front bench seat with armrest storage, dual glove boxes, A/C, tilt wheel, AM/FM stereo, folding side mirrors, rear step bumper, automatic head lamps, intermittent wipers, low-pressure tire warning, 8-lug steel wheels, 6.0-liter V8, 6-speed automatic with tow/haul mode and 4-wheel ABS discs with Hydroboost. The 4WD Work Trucks come with a floor-mounted range-control lever.
Moving up to SLE trim gains items such as keyless entry, cruise control, heated door mirrors, rear defroster, a CD player, fog lamps, security system, auto dim rearview mirror with compass and ambient temp display, power door locks, windows and mirrors and a choice between an upgrade to a cloth front bench or buckets with driver-side power.
Notching up to the SLT adds standard niceties such as a trailer hitch receiver, turn-signal indicator mirrors, automatic A/C, heated leather power front buckets with memory, a garage door opener, an upgraded audio system and aluminum wheels.
Introduced for 2011, the Denali trim is available on Crew Cabs only. In addition to all the items included on the SLT, it adds standard features such as adjustable pedals, ventilated front seats, a reverse sensing system, back-up camera, heated leather and wood steering wheel and a rear seat folding armrest.
Key options available on the 2500HD include a bed-mounted cargo management system with available dealer-installed accessories such as toolboxes, an integrated trailer brake controller, Ultrasonic rear park assist, rear seat entertainment, power adjustable pedals, tubular running boards, a soft tonneau for the bed and a foldable tubular aluminum bed extender. For 2007 and 2008, Sierra was available with a Hot Shot windshield washer system that heated the fluid to make the cleaning of dirty and icy windshields easier, but electrical issues led to a recall of the system. GM dropped it from the option list in the 2009 model year.
Model Milestones
2008: XM Satellite Radio becomes standard. CD player added to base radio. Regular Cab receives an optional power bench seat. B20 biodiesel can be used in some versions of the Duramax.
2009: Stability control becomes standard. OnStar 8.0 with turn-by-turn navigation and destination download debuted. Bluetooth connectivity with hands-free calling is available. XM adds NavTraffic feature. Rearview camera is optional on Extended and Crew Cabs.
2010: Console-mounted USB port added.
2011: Denali model debuts. Duramax diesel output upped to 397 horsepower and 765 lb-ft of torque. New hill-start assist and smart Duramax exhaust brake offered. Independent front suspension redesigned to handle larger loads. Base tire upped to LT245/75R17.
2012: New chrome grille on SLE and SLT. Heated/cooled front seats, heated steering wheel and rearview camera are now standard on Denali. Cruise control and spare tire lock are now standard on Work Truck. Optional hard-drive navigation radio debuts with AM/FM/XM/CD/DVD/MP3/USB connectivity.
2013: Powertrain grade braking added in normal transmission mode with 6.0-liter V8. 6.0-liter Bi-fuel CNG V-8 is now available on 2500HD Extended Cab.
Engines and Performance
Both gas and diesel power are available. The standard Sierra 2500HD engine is a 6.0-liter gas V8 rated at 353 hp and 373 lb-ft of torque in 2007-2008 and 360 hp and 380 lb-ft for 2009-2013. This Chevy small-block V8 has variable valve timing for improved performance and efficiency. It's mated to a Hydramatic 6L90 6-speed automatic transmission with tap-up/tap-down gear selection on the column shifter. It also has a tow/haul mode which the driver can select for better flexibility and control of transmission shift points when dealing with heavy loads. For fleet use, GMC also offered a 6.0-liter V8 converted to run on CNG. The gas-thirsty big-block 8.1-liter V8 optional on 2006-and-earlier Sierra 2500HD models was dropped.
The big draw of the optional Duramax turbodiesel is its impressive torque at low rpm. The 6.6-liter Duramax is rated at 365 hp on 2007-2010 models and 397 hp from 2011-on, but the really impressive numbers are its rating of 660 lb-ft of torque on 2007-2010 models and big-rig-like 765 lb-ft on 2011-and-later 2500HD models. The Duramax produces this prodigious torque at just 1600 rpm, so it barely works up a sweat handling big loads. During their 2008 Truck of the Year testing, Motor Trend magazine achieved an 8.3-second 0-to-60 miles per hour time with a 6.6-liter Duramax V8 2500HD 4WD Crew Cab.
Beginning in 2011, a fluid aftertreatment system is used to reduce emissions. It requires several gallons of urea-based DEF fluid to be added periodically, usually in sync with recommended oil changes. Failure to keep enough DEF fluid in the system will result in the top speed being restricted until the fluid is replenished.
Adapted from school bus use, the well-respected heavy-duty Allison 1000 6-speed automatic transmission is mated with the Duramax turbodiesel.
Because Sierra 2500HD trucks have a gross vehicle weight rating over 8,500 pounds, they are exempt from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing and therefore no fuel economy estimates are available.
Recalls, Safety Ratings and Warranties
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced the following safety recalls on the 2007-2013 GMC Sierra 2500HD:
2007-2009: On trucks equipped with the optional heated windshield washer system, a short circuit may overheat the washer system's circuit board and result in a fire. The fix is for the dealer to install an in-line fuse.
2011: Intermediate steering shaft bolts may loosen, leading to a loss of steering control. The dealer is to inspect and tighten bolts.
2013: The interlock device between the steering column and transmission may be faulty. Ignition could be turned off without transmission being put in Park position, allowing the vehicle to roll away and crash. The dealer is to inspect and replace faulty steering columns.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) did not rate the crash performance of the 2007-2013 Sierra 2500HD. The NHTSA did only partial tests, giving the 2011-2013 2500HD a 3-star rollover rating (out of five stars) and the 2013 2500HD 2WD Regular Cab two stars each for driver frontal impact, passenger frontal impact and side impact performance.
The 2007-2013 Sierra 2500HD pickups receive a 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty and 5-year/100,000-mile powertrain coverage, the latter with roadside assistance. The corrosion warranty covers body perforation for 6 years or 100,000 miles.
GMC Certified Used Trucks can be no more than five years old and must have less than 75,000 miles to qualify. Each goes through a 172-point inspection. Those that pass receive a 12-month/12,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty that's in addition to whatever is left on the transferable original 5-year/100,000-mile powertrain coverage, plus a new 2-year/24,000-mile maintenance plan. Roadside assistance is included as well.
Word On the Web
CarComplaints.com lists a few complaints on 2011 models with the Duramax turbodiesel pertaining to erroneous warnings that the diesel exhaust fluid tank is empty when it is still full, which then restricts the top speed. Fixing this requires a trip to the dealer to reset the DEF system computer.
Pickuptrucks.com gave the 2007-2013 Sierra 2500HD good marks for Duramax diesel performance, the Allison 6-speed automatic, integrated brake controller, large towing mirrors and 4WD independent front suspension. However, they didn't like that the base 6.0-liter V8 wasn't E85-capable and rear bucket seats weren't offered in the top-of-the-line Denali.
MotorTrend.com tested a 2008 Sierra 2500HD with the 6.6-liter Duramax diesel. They lauded the truck's Allison 6-speed automatic for its seamless shifts and gave kudos for the truck's overall distinctive looks and interior quality. But they considered the 171-feet stopping performance from 60 mph to be sub-par.
Competitive Set
Full-size heavy-duty pickup buyers are some of the most loyal around. Unless someone has a bad ownership experience, most buyers find a brand they like and stick with it. By a wide margin, the Ford Super Duty is the best selling heavy-duty pickup, the only HD pickup to offer a V10 gas engine and has the most interior trim combinations, such as the King Ranch and Harley Davidson models. The Super Duty's only black mark is the 2003-2007 6.0-liter Powerstroke diesel (built by Navistar), which is known to have issues with white smoke and is the subject of a class-action lawsuit. The Dodge RAM 2500 Heavy Duty also has enticing interior design as well as the legendary Hemi gas V8 and big-rig-proven Cummins turbodiesel, but unlike its smooth-riding 1500 version with coil springs, the ride quality of the 2500 is on the rough side.
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When shopping for a used Sierra 2500HD, don't be put off by odometer readings in excess of 100,000 miles. These generally are work trucks that get a lot of use. With proper maintenance, a Sierra 2500HD should have a service life in excess of 200,000 miles. Those equipped with the fuel-thrifty Duramax diesel are desirable but harder to find because fewer were sold originally. More numerous are Crew Cabs with the 6.0-liter gas V8. You'd be wise to steer clear of customized trucks with lift kits and especially ones with oversized aftermarket wheels, as the trucks were not designed to use these. Keep in mind that this truck's step-in height is more than two feet off the ground, so running boards may be a good idea if the principal driver is vertically challenged.


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Living in New York City makes it pretty easy to track trends: first you see it on runways (or fashion editors and models off duty), then you see it on famous people. Next, it's on personal style bloggers. All of a sudden, it's clogging window displays at Zara, H&M and Steve Madden. Then you see it fucking everywhere. Who else is sick to death of neon? Printed pants? Sneaker wedges? Presenting the 10 most over-exposed, played-out trends of right now.
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The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is proud to announce that Boyd Group International has selected New Orleans as the site of their 15th Annual International Aviation Forecast Summit -- the #1 aviation forecast conference. We are expecting more than 300 executives from all segments of the aviation industry to attend this prestigious event. The hallmark of the Boyd Group International Summits is that they're focused on facts, figures, and realities.
"It will be a privilege to host this aviation summit in our wonderful city," said Dan Packer, New Orleans Aviation Board Chairman. "Boyd Group International is one of the industry's most respected strategic planning organizations and its conference will undoubtedly attract leaders from across the aviation spectrum. We look forward to welcoming airline and airport representatives to our community. The ongoing euphoria of a Super Bowl win by our beloved New Orleans Saints, coupled with the lingering Mardi Gras atmosphere of our city, will provide a backdrop for a convention experience attendees will not soon forget."
The 2010 Summit will have increased focus on the international aspect. Global Alliances and international cross-investment are increasingly impacting all areas of aviation. Business strategies and aviation planning need to shift into a fully global-centric mode. According to Boyd Group International, one in four enplanements in the US are directly or indirectly the result of international traffic. They predict that it will be over 30% by 2015.
"This makes New Orleans, a center of international trade and commerce, a perfect venue for the International Aviation Forecast Summit," stated Michael Boyd, President, Boyd Group International, a leading consulting firm located in Evergreen, Colorado.
Boyd Group International will be presenting ten year forecasts of airport traffic, airline trends & strategies, as well as its Global Fleet Demand & Trend projections. The forecasts will include emerging trade and traffic flows by global region. Plus, a large number of aviation executives and decision-makers will provide their insights and perspectives on what to expect in the coming years.
The Boyd Group Aviation Forecast Conference will be held October 24-26, 2010 at the Ritz Carlton.
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HousekeepingApril 01, 2007
I've made some minor updates to this site you might be interested in knowing about.
Gravatars appear to be back up again and coping, so I've switched over to using them instead of the kludgy manual solution I developed a few months back. Given the service's track record I haven't exactly raced to scrap the previous method just yet, but we'll see how this holds up over the next little while.
Logo Reworking
Since my redesign last year I've felt like the logo was missing something, an extra touch that would throw it over the top. I could never put my finger on it, until I came up with the little beauty you see now gracing the header. I know it was Picasso who said great artists steal, but I can't help but think this is a wholly unique idea.
The Dailies
Long time readers will remember a few years back I ran a links sidebar I called The Dailies. Due to the manual nature of updating it at the time, and the increasingly inaccurate name as my publishing schedule dwindled, I eventually killed it.
Now thanks to the power of del.icio.us I'm giving it another shot. Think of the legacy name as being a stab at continuity rather than accuracy, and we'll be just fine.
Two of these things are true. One is not. I'm sure you'll figure out which is which. (Update: if you said #2, give yourself a hand. See this Flickr group for context.)
I chuckled at the logo, very funny.
*waits for a DMCA*
Um… New logo is too similar to the SimpleBits logo…
I love the new logo. With this, and the news that WebKit is being discontinued in favor of Trident, April 1 is rocking!
nice logo. lol
@Jonas: That would be the point.
I'm glad to see the Dailies back, personally.
Seems you were the first one to receive "a very special logo with hand-crafted pixels & text" by Jina Bolton. ;-)
seems we all had the same idea, what a coinkidink!
I think yours is better, though…
If you are having trouble with Gravatar you might want to look at this script that Steve Tucker posted today to cache Gravatars on your own site.
Looks like the URL Changed:
Whoa. Flashback to the whole LogoMaid thing. Weird.
Nice logo, looks familiar though…
I have to come in and mention- best April Fool's joke I've seen today. My compliments.
Gravatar 2.0 is using Amazons S3 service and writes 10 commonsize gravatars for each user to it, so it will remain up and running without any doubt. More info in the post on the gravatar.com blog explaining this over at http://blog.gravatar.com/2007/3/2/gravatar-properly-syncing-again
Awesome! You guys are doing a disservice. Poor ol' Dan Cederholm is going to die from laughter. Keep up the good work :D.
{legal action}
No wait, sorry. [legal action]… er no, that's not right :)
I wish that gravatar service would stay online, it seems quite neat.
Oh, and thanks for talking about it, a while ago I got interested of it because you mentioned it. Sadly back then it was down. Now that you've reminded me, I went and got myself an account there. :)
Oh, btw, I did not see my gravatar in the preview mode. I hope it will work when I post this comment.
I'm excited about the return of The Dailies!
Glad to see you're still devoted to mezzoblue even with so many other projects. I know I often get so distracted with client work I run out of steam to work on my personal and portfolio sites.
The gravatars pose a new challenge for designers (including me) to present oneself again and once more… So I'll have the blog, the link to it in comments on other blogs, a gravatar…
Waiting for the next challenge.
I'm a bit slow to the conversation, but the cacher linked by Andrew Rickmann doesn't seem to be available anymore (download link goes to 404). This is one of the oldest cachers (it just hasn't been publicised) and has been updated for the 2.0 version:
The design and looking of your website is wonderful, I hope you will not be angry with me if I will copy some of your "colours" in my blog. I will have a look also at your book, I found it in a library here in Italy. Ciao
Apologies for the somewhat belated reaction to an April Fools prank, but your reference to the SimpleFools pool on Flickr made me wonder just how all of these people got to "conspire" on this one… Anyway, I thought it was quite funny –especially some of the comments on Jina Bolton's site! :-)


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William M. Hamilton, age 83, of Venice, Fla., passed away Monday, Oct. 7, 2013.
He was born April 14, 1930, in Alger, Mich. Bill graduated from Michigan State with a bachelors of arts degree in 1954, whereupon he was employed by Sherwin Williams as the personnel director in Cleveland, Ohio. He then moved to Venice, Fla., in 1964, where he joined his brother, Bob, in the home-building business. In 1977, Bill started William M. Hamilton Homes Inc. and Bill Hamilton Real Estate, which he ran until his retirement.
Bill had a great love of boating and became the commodore of the Venice Yacht Club in 1989. He was a Mason, a Shriner and an Elk.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Lena; a son, William (Nancy) Hamilton of Zeeland, Mich.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nephews; and one niece.
Bill was preceded in death by his daughter, Sandy; two brothers, Robert and Ralph Hamilton; and a sister, Erma Hamilton.
Services: A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at Farley Funeral Home, Venice, Fla. Farley Funeral Home, Venice, Fla., is handling the arrangements. To send condolences, visit: FarleyFuneralHome.com.
Contributions: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice Inc., 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota FL 34238.


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Public works crews are continuing tto clean up sidewalks and widen roads with lanes still buried because of the recent massive snowfall.
"We are still dealing with the storm from over the weekend," DPW Commissioner Robert L. Moylan Jr. said. "We have a list of streets we want to widen. It is not anything I would deem terribly critical."
Worcester's parking ban remains in effect.
Crews were out last night and early this morning sanding roads after cold temperatures and Monday's rainfall caused some slick conditions this morning.
The downtown area will receive some attention Wednesday as crews will head to the area to clean out snow. Mr. Moylan said the central city cleanup will allow for people to get around the downtown area better.
The forecast for Wednesday night comes with a chance of snow after 11 p.m. The National Weather Service reports 1 or 2 inches of snow could fall in the Worcester area and points south. Northern Central Massachusetts is expected to receive less than an inch of snow.
"We aren't concerned with that at all," Mr. Moylan said about Wednesday's forecast.
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency officials put a feeler out to the city over the weekend to see if any Worcester equipment could be sent to Boston to help dig out there.
There are no plans to send Worcester crews to help out at this time, Mr. Moylan said.
"Before I would do anything like that, I would talk to the public works commissioner in Boston," Mr. Moylan said. "We're going to deal with the local needs first, and secondly our people are tired just like their people are tired."
Mr. Moylan said he doesn't have a problem with helping out a sister city, especially since Worcester has received help in the past, but right now local needs are the priority.
If Worcester crews were to be sent to Boston it would be important to talk to Boston officials to see what kind of equipment they would need, Mr. Moylan said.


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Why Porn and Marriage Don't Mix Even the non-religious world is coming to understand that pornography is not good for anyone. In the [TED] talk The Great Porn Experiment, Gary Wilson presents studies and images of the brain to clearly show how damaging it is. In spite of these revelations, it's being promoted in unexpected circles as a good thing for couples in a committed relationship. For instance,... Read More


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Classic Blue Sheath Dress
Added Nov 20, 2012
by kristylee
Sydney, Australia
A simple, but fitted sheath dress in a classic royal blue colour. I made this more fitted around the waist than the pattern by adding in some vertical darts in the back and taking in the side seams quite a bit to get it to sit quite close to my body, but kept the flowiness of the skirt. I also lengthened the dress by about 10cm so it would be appropriate to wear to work. I love the look of the original pattern, but the shapeless mini shift is not very flattering on my body shape. More details over on my blog: www.loweryourpresserfoot.blogspot.com
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Ponti knit.
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Nov 21, 2012, 05.16 PMby sallyy
great looks good on you!!
Nov 20, 2012, 07.24 PMby Kim Mullins
that is a very lovely dress! you should consider making one with a scarf like that as a collar it works so fantastically well. dress envy….
Nov 20, 2012, 06.14 AMby schnui
Before writing this, I have spent half an hour or so reading your blog and I really enjoyed all of your posts. You are such a busy Mum!! All that beautiful sewing and 2 children!! Well done. I really like this dress and you have inspired me to get out of the cupboard, my piece of navy Ponti that sits waiting to be transformed. Thanks for all of your adjustment tips, they will be helpful to me. I have made the top version and I love it, so this won't be difficult to make up.
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