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The church: The Community of St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Hamlet, Ottawa, Canada.
Denomination: Anglican Church of Canada.
The building: When it outgrew its small rural church building twenty years ago, this parish made a deliberate decision not to build a new church, but rather to make a permanent arrangement to meet for worship and other activities in rented space in a local high school. It wanted to live out the often-heard claim that the church is not its building, but its people! The exterior of the high school is nondescript, but the combination of an agora and the school's auditorium into which it leads provides a malleable worship space. Since the liturgy is very experimental and in constant evolution, this arrangement seems ideal. The auditorium has no windows – let alone stained glass ones – so the parish has created a good deal of fabric art. Banners for the different seasons are used to disguise some of the auditorium's fixtures. In general the fabric art is very successful – the Easter frontal for the altar was particularly striking.
The church: This is a stunning parish. The words that come to mind for it are those that Pope John XXIII famously used of the Taiz? community: "that little springtime." I've simply never seen anything like it, and it gives me hope for the Church (otherwise in short supply!). You would never find St Mary the Virgin unless someone told you about it. But a friend had mentioned that she had heard it was an unusual and interesting place, even though she herself had never been there, so we decided to give it a try. What struck me instantly was that these people all know one another well, and they are all intensely involved in the life of the parish.
The neighbourhood: Blackburn Hamlet is an outer but settled suburb to the east of Ottawa, with comfortable houses, large lawns and mature trees.
The cast: The Rev. Rae Fletcher, rector.
|What was the name of the service?
The Great Vigil, followed by Festal Eucharist of Easter – actually two separate services, as will be seen.
How full was the building?
Half full (about 40 people) for the vigil, and bulging (about 100) for Easter mass. Not a large congregation, but just right for the space.
Did anyone welcome you personally?
The welcome was immediate, genuine and warm. The vigil service took place not in the auditorium, which is the normal place of worship, but in the atrium outside the auditorium, an open space surrounded on three sides by a series of wide steps – a bit like a Greek theatre. Before the service people milled around in this area, talking quietly. We were personally welcomed by a quarter of the people there. Moreover, they didn't just say "welcome," they asked who we were and what had brought us there. The next morning at Easter mass, many who had talked with us the previous evening introduced us to other members of the parish. It was so unusual.
Was your pew comfortable?
At the vigil service in the atrium, people mostly sat on the broad wooden steps or else on some plastic chairs that had been brought in. At mass the following morning in the auditorium, there were concentric rings of movable chairs – comfortable enough.
How would you describe the pre-service atmosphere?
Happy but quiet conversations, both before the vigil and before mass.
What were the exact opening words of the service?
The vigil began with the sound of a "singing bowl" – a kind of gong – and the words: "The worship space has been in darkness since Good Friday. Only a single light on a bare cross reminds us of the Easter victory. For a time tonight, we will be the children of Israel wandering in the darkness of the wilderness and reliving the drama of salvation as the stories are told of God?s mighty acts."
What books did the congregation use during the service?
At the vigil there was only the specially-prepared service booklet. At mass the words of the songs were projected onto the side walls of the auditorium.
What musical instruments were played?
There was a small orchestra: electronic keyboard, violins, trumpets, trombone, guitar, and various percussion instruments.
Did anything distract you?
This is a parish that energetically welcomes children. Although there were no young children in evidence at the vigil, there were lots at Easter mass – and since it was a festal day there was no church school. It was good to see them so happy and so welcomed, but perhaps it was a bit distracting.
Was the worship stiff-upper-lip, happy clappy, or what?
It is hard to find adjectives to describe the style. It was open and easy, but there was a clear sense that there were strong liturgical principles and deep classical liturgical knowledge underlying it all. The liturgy, in general, was highly creative, but the departures from tradition were considered ones. For example, the vigil service did not run right into Easter mass, with a sort of second-run Easter mass for the faint of heart on Sunday morning. Rather, the vigil ended at 10.00pm and Easter mass resumed on Sunday morning as a separate service. And instead of starting with the lighting of the new fire and the exsultet and then moving into the rather sombre Old Testament readings, the order of the vigil was reversed. The sombre readings came first, followed by a period of darkness and then the lighting of the new fire, the singing of the exsultet (to a trumpet fanfare and a wonderful modern jazz-like tune), and then the proclamation of the Easter gospel. I thought it made much better sense than the classical order. Finally, I was initially taken aback by the celebrant's performance of a rabbinical dance around the altar at the end of the Easter mass, but after a short moment it seemed natural and right. This congregation, it turns out, is used to liturgical dancing.
Exactly how long was the sermon?
There was no sermon at the vigil. At Easter mass the sermon lasted 15 minutes.
On a scale of 1-10, how good was the preacher?
9 The preacher's style was vigorous and direct. He seemed to have thought hard and perceptively about the text on which he was preaching.
In a nutshell, what was the sermon about?
The sermon was essentially about the differences between John's report of the resurrection and that of the other gospels. Its main emphasis was on the fact that John appears to understand resurrection as awakening to fullness of life in Christ, rather than as temporally sequential life after death.
Which part of the service was like being in heaven?
This was for me an experience of constant delight and surprise – the combination of freedom and discipline, classical lines and new departures, old words and new music. Perhaps the two most transcendent moments were the trumpet fanfare at the exsultet and the celebrant's rabbinical dance around the altar at the end of mass.
And which part was like being in... er... the other place?
There was only one thing that slightly disappointed me, although it certainly wasn't like being in the other place! Instead of the full ten Old Testament readings at the vigil service, we had a shortened form and used only five. I know this is very standard practice in parishes, but in this really serious and thoughtful parish it sounded a strange note.
What happened when you hung around after the service looking lost?
We had no opportunity to look lost. We were whisked to a quiet reception after the vigil, and then to a very grand lunch after Easter mass.
How would you describe the after-service coffee?
The reception after the vigil consisted of tea, coffee, juice, and finger foods of various sorts; it lasted about an hour. After Easter mass there was a fine lunch: sandwiches, casseroles (I particularly remember the Swedish meatballs), and so forth. I learned that the parish has a pot luck lunch after mass once a month. This is a parish that socializes together a lot.
How would you feel about making this church your regular (where 10 = ecstatic, 0 = terminal)?
10 I'd love to belong to this parish. My only fear is that my commitment to it might become too complete for my own good!
Did the service make you feel glad to be a Christian?
Goodness, yes. I felt as though I was exploring rich aspects of Christianity that are almost never on view, that there was a real spirituality here, and that it showed itself wonderfully in the way these people cared for one another. It made me think of St Paul: "See how these Christians love one another." It was unforgettable.
What one thing will you remember about all this in seven days' time?
The celebrant's rabbinical dance around the altar at the end of mass. But I'll remember that, and much else, for a lot longer than seven days!


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Little Valley, February 28, 2007: Representatives
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i love toradora
I would camp like a baws and use Guerrilla tactics to do pretty much anything with or without people. Not for the purpose of being a douche. But because you die and stay dead in that world.
I'd train in secrecy. so when-ever something happens id have the strength to silence that problem. i be a solo beta tester like kirito so i know wats happening
I guess I'm back.
I'd be a solo-player, though I'm really good at PvE and can complete most games really quickly, I'm not as good at PvP unless I use gorilla tactics. I'd probably try to be an information broker who scouts the front lines and try to map out areas before anyone else for profit.
Chicken out like most of the players and camp in the Town of Beginnings.
Delete my account and ban me you losers.
Solo-player as always. I'd stay like 1 floor behind the lead group because I'm awful is groups. Then when the lead group moves up, I'd go to that floor when I know I'll be safe. Though I die quite a lot in MMOs. Not sure if it's a good idea for me to solo in SAO
I'd be grinding for awhile in the 1-5 floors, until I was at least lvl 10.
Then I'd move on to the next 5 floors and grind more.
I would probably master sorcery, since that's what I mostly play in rpgs.
I would try and play it safe throughout the game though, wouldn't want to die that way.
I would probably also learn healing spells. So a sorcerer and healing, that's a druid isn't it?
The world of SAO is beautiful, so I wouldn't want to just camp in the Town of Beginnings, I'd explore.
I wouldn't be stupid enough to go into the boss areas though, I'd let other idiots do that hehe.
Might have joined a party, IF all of the members were strong and such.
Prolly be solo, hate groups. But i'd always be training to make sure I don't fall so behind. It'd be boring to just stay in a city and do nothing.
as in some of the RPGs I play, grinding levels
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I would stay in the forest, killing boars...
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The Belmont area is pretty awesome. It's very walkable. There are many grocery stores, farmer's markets, food co-ops, urban farming stores, vintage clothing and furniture shops, parks, independent movie theaters and oodles of cafes, restaurants, food carts, and bicycles. I love to utilize the Multnomah County Library, and that's also nearby.
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A person's place for things and presents of mind.
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January 29, 2013
Bethel, NY
Roy Howard, a lifelong resident of Bethel, and Monticello, died January 29, 2013 after a long illness. He was 78 years old.
Roy was born in Brooklyn to the late Florence Skolnick Howard. He was the grandson of Morris and Rose Skolnick of Bethel. Although Roy and his mother often traveled all over the country in his youth, Bethel was always their hometown.
Roy was a devoted native son to all of Sullivan County. He believed that local business was the heart and soul of the community. He started many successful businesses in Bethel and Monticello beginning with The Grotto, a beatnik coffee shop he started in his grandfather's casino at the family bungalow colony, right up to The Beer Store and Tilly's Diner, both in Monticello. As a businessman, he served his community with a gracious smile and a generous heart. He never stopped believing in Sullivan County.
Most notably, in recent years, Roy was known for being the champion of the Woodstock spirit. Roy and his wife, Jeryl, brought thousands of people to their home, the former Yasgur Farm, to commemorate Bethel's most notable moment.
Roy leaves behind to mourn his loss, his wife, Jeryl; daughters: Leslee Howard of Monticello, Jamie (Richard) Redmond of Coconut Creek, FL; sons: Joshua and Erik Howard, both of Brooklyn and Zachary Howard, at home. He also leaves behind his grandchildren: Jacob and Riley Redmond of Coconut Creek, FL; his lifelong friend, Leo Glass of Monticello; and thousands of others.
Interment will be private. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: The Tisch Cancer Institute, in memory of Roy Howard, to further the research of Dr. William Oh, Mt Sinai Medical Center Development Office, 1 Gustave Levy Place, Box 1049, New York, NY 10029. Godspeed.
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Montclair, NJ – Senior quarterback Louie Bianchini (West Long Branch, NJ / Red Bank Catholic) completed 14-of-19 passes for 268 yards and four touchdowns in the first half as 23rd-ranked Rowan University erupted for 27 unanswered points in a 33-7 victory over Montclair State on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore wide receiver Ed Eisenhart (Mullica Hill, NJ / Clearview Regional) pulled in four passes for 105 yards and a touchdown as the Profs (5-1) remained unbeaten in the NJAC at 4-0 with their first win over the Red Hawks since 2005, snapping a seven-game losing streak to MSU.
Junior running back Bill Roman (Annandale, NJ / St. Peter's Prep) rushed for 107 yards for Montclair State which fell to 2-4 on the year, 2-2 in the NJAC.
Bianchini completed touchdown passes to four different receivers as the Profs scored on four of its seven first-half possessions.
Rowan struck first on its second possession of the game. Bianchini connected with Warren Oliver (Beverly, NJ / Palmyra) for 11 yards on a 3rd-and-5 to the Montclair 38 before finding Eisenhart for a 38-yard touchdown as the Profs led 6-0 with 8:11 to play in the first quarter as the extra point attempt hit off the left upright.
Two possessions later the Profs were backed up to their own face and were forced to punt from their own end zone. Junior Joe Janovic (Montvale, NJ / St. Joseph's (Montvale)) mishandled the snap but managed to get an attempt away that went out of bounds at the Rowan 44 giving Montclair great field possession.
The Red Hawks would take advantage as Drew Cathey (East Rutherford, NJ / Becton Regional) hit Bryan Ogden (Wayne, NJ / Wayne Hills) for 10 yards before Roman ripped off a 22-yard run down to the Rowan 12. After a two-yard run by Rowan, Cathey found Vin Fischer (Livingston, NJ / Livingston) in the back corner of the end zone for a touchdown as the Red Hawks led 7-6 with 1:09 remaining.
Rowan's dominant second quarter began with two plays left in the first as Bianchini connected with Eisenhart on two plays for 63 yards as the Profs moved to the ball from its own 25 to the Montclair 11. After another completion down to the MSU2, Keith Corcoran (Atlantic City, NJ / St/ Joseph's (Hammonton)) barreled in from a yard out giving the Profs a 13-7 lead 63 seconds in to the second quarter.
That lead grew to 19-7 with 5:41 before halftime as Bianchini found Anthony Barrone (Hammonton, NJ / Hammonton) for a 27-yard score. The Profs defense then forced a three-and-out by MSU and a 21-yard punt return by Dan Reed (Westmont, NJ / Haddon Township) off a short kick gave Rowan the ball at the Red Hawks 15. Bianchini found Oliver on the first play for a touchdown as Rowan's lead grew to 26-7 with 3:10 left.
Rowan added one more scored before half moving 65 yards in seven plays, the biggest coming on a 54-yard completion from Bianchini to Withler Macelin (Ocean Township, NJ / Ocean Township) down to the MSU 1. The Red Hawks would hold on successive running plays. After a penalty pushed the ball back to the MSU 7 with 10 seconds left, Bianchini hit Corcoran out of the backfield for the touchdown as the Profs went into the half up 33-7.
The Profs defense, which limited Montclair State to just 223 yards of offense in the game, came up big twice in the third quarter as they held MSU out of the end zone after the Red Hawks moved the ball inside the 15 yardline. Patrick Ruley (Margate, NJ / Atlantic City) knocked down a fourth-down pass to stall one drive with eight minutes remaining and MSU misfired on a second fourth-down with 3:52 to go in the third.
Macelin led the Profs ground attack with 55 yards while Corcoran finished with 34. Oliver had four receptions for 105 yards. Defensively, Rule led the way with eight tackles while Frank Rubino (Belle Mead, NJ / Montgomery). Steve Williams (Westmont, NJ / Haddon Township), Casey Dillon (Northfield, NJ / Mainland Regional) and Darren Dungee (Morristown, NJ / Morristown) had five tackles apiece.
Cathey was 14-of-31 for 115 yards with Ogden pulling in seven passes for 50 yards. Freshman Michael Klimek (Cranford, NJ / Cranford) had 10 tackles with C.J. Conway (Folsom, NJ / Hammonton), Bill Shimko (Manahawkin, NJ / Southern Regional) and Marc Aspinwall (Little Ferry, NJ / Ridgefield Park) recording seven tackles each.
Montclair State returns to action on Saturday, October 14 as they host The College of New Jersey in the 80th meeting of the oldest active collegiate football rivalry in New Jersey. Kickoff of the MSU Homecoming contest is 3:00 pm. Rowan is off on a bye week and heads to Cortland on October 20.


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Crews begin demolition of Gault Village K-Mart abandoned for more than 20 years
Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com
For several years, Ypsilanti Township and Washtenaw County Circuit Court-ordered deadlines to demolish or repair the Gault Village K-Mart have come and gone.
On Dec. 20, cranes could finally be seen breaking down the walls of the cinder block structure.
"We're very happy that it's finally coming down," said Mike Radzik, director of the township's office of community standards.
The 235,000-square-foot Gault Village Shopping Center and K-Mart along Grove Road near Interstate 94 are owned by Sylvan Township-based Union Lake Associates. The company was ordered by Judge Donald Shelton to tear down the K-Mart by the beginning of September 2011 and make other repairs throughout Gault Village.
Among other issues, the K-Mart has a collapsing roof, crumbling outer wall and mold infestation. The alley behind the building on the southside borders a residential neighborhood and was barricaded for the past year. It has been attractive to vandals and the crumbling wall caused safety concerns.
Officials have reported that the building has suffered from years of neglect.
Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com
The K-Mart and the plaza suffered after an exit at nearby I-94 was closed due to safety issues. Township officials have said Union Lake plans to split the lot from the rest of Gault Village and try to attract new development to an out-lout. Union Lake representatives couldn't be reached by AnnArbor.com.
Union Lake also agreed to repair or tear down shelters over sidewalks that were collapsing. Mold also was discovered in other parts of the plaza, though it has since been removed.
Other national chains in the plaza include a Hollywood Video, Family Dollar and Aco Hardware store.
Despite the other repairs, the K-Mart, which has stood abandoned for more than 20 years, remained.
Ypsilanti Township attorneys previously said Union Lake claimed it was financially unable to complete the demolition in 2011 and through much of 2012.
When Shelton ordered the K-Mart demolished for a second time by July 2012, plans were stalled by several issues. The state rejected an asbestos assessment first provided by Union Lake's contractor, and special considerations were taken to remove asbestos-laced materials.
The project also is complex because Measurement Inc., a company that grades standardized test scores from local school districts, occupies the adjoining unit in the plaza. A new exterior wall had to be built next to Measurement Inc's interior wall before tearing the old building down.
Township engineers and building officials had concerns over Union Lake's plans, which delayed the project.
Tom Perkins is a freelance reporter for AnnArbor.com.
Fresh Start
Thu, Jan 3, 2013 : 2:03 p.m.
This is good news for the greater Ypsilanti area but leaving a vacant building up for 20 years is stupid. We have to better than this. How about a new state law requiring buildings vacated for numerous years to be demolished? Think Detroit....Grand Central Station... The mining industry sets aside money for land reclamation...maybe big box retailers should too...
Sat, Dec 29, 2012 : 4:40 a.m.
Back in the early 70's that place was booming, however it is time for it to go. Hope they have better luck with development than what the Water Street Project is having. Wow, a family dollar on the Water Street Project. I am so impressed Ypsi.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 11:27 p.m.
I can't believe a simple article provokes such negative nasty comments.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 10:54 p.m.
How about a mini-prison? Yhat way it wouldn't take too long to travel for family visitations.
Sat, Dec 29, 2012 : 3:03 a.m.
stevek...you " answered' my question a few months ago and for some reason my reply was always deleted.I'm sure you remember it so here is my reply.No you didn't , no you don't and no you haven't
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 10:11 p.m.
How about ACO building an independent store. A clean grocery store would be nice and perhaps a Golden Coral buffet.
Linda Cadotte
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 7:32 p.m.
Boy does this bring back memories. My very first job out of high school was with WT Grants. The store was originally at the east end where ACO is or was but shortly after I started working for Grants they built a new store at the west end of the center. Wasn't long after that though that Grants filed bankruptcy and the store closed in 1974-75. I was with them for 5 years right up until the doors closed. Best 5 years of my working career. Sad to see how the area has declined but when they closed the exit off of I-94 at Grove Road that was the start of the end. Hopefully newer tenants will start going in and the area will once again prosper.
dading dont delete me bro
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 5:29 p.m.
that whole mall can go. i'd like to see aco build their own building. i supported aco when i lived there. i still will stop in there for my usualy seasonal items.
Sat, Dec 29, 2012 : 1:54 a.m.
@TommyJ: Ask the owners why it fell into disrepair. Or, invite them to check it out themselves. Problem is, you'd need to give them a map to find it.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 10:42 p.m.
The Aco there is awesome, that's a great hardware store. There's no reason why that place has fallen into such disrepair, there's a huge neighborhood there that should support a mall and major businesses. I hope to see it improve.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 7:32 p.m.
As someone who lives in the Gault Village neighborhood, I appreciate having both ACO and Family Dollar around for emergencies. Mama Mia's is decent as well. I'd live without all three, though I'd prefer they stick around if given a choice.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 5:27 p.m.
Why not reopen that entrance/exit onto I-94 so a business has a chance of staying open while we are at it?
dading dont delete me bro
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 5:04 p.m.
"Other national chains in the plaza include a Hollywood Video..." hollywood video's been out of there for YEARS. when is the rest of that sespool going to be razed?
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 3:12 p.m.
Who would name a shopping center "Gault Village"? Was "Bankrupt Crossing" already taken? ...and nice to see they didn't rush into this demolition - I'm sure the next tenant was always just around the corner even after almost any Michigan building is done after two winters without careful maintenance.
N.M. Porter
Tue, Jan 1, 2013 : 1:26 a.m.
Last time I checked, most places in the known Universe are named after 1.) people; 2.) things; or 3.) topigraphical/geological markers...
Sat, Dec 29, 2012 : 2:59 a.m.
Not negative - informative. Trying to teach the clueless masses to be less so.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 11:25 p.m.
did someone dump your cheerios?.. why so negative simply because of a name from 40 years ago?.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 9 p.m.
That's an amateurish reason to name a shopping center and it shows. After the freeway ramp was closed, that location was doomed. ...and certainly the Ford plant closing was another nail in it's coffin.
Kyle Mattson
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 7:48 p.m.
Thanks for adding that link Brad!
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 7:34 p.m.
Plaza and neighborhood are named after John Gault, who owned a farm on the land in question and was involved with the creation of Riverside and Frog Island parks. Source: http://arborwiki.org/John_Z._Gault
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 3:47 p.m.
shepard....It's been Gault Village for over 40 years and before the auto industry in that area went belly up it was doing quite well thank you very much
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 2:40 p.m.
Those of us living around the incredibly dilapidated Georgetown Mall here in the 4th ward can only look on with envy. But you have to have your priorities ...
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 11:52 p.m.
Though these are different wards, cities, etc if they were the same the priority would be this building as its been abandoned far longer than Georgetown.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 4:56 p.m.
@Jim: Unless, of course, you want to run for office yourself.
Thinking over here
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 4:34 p.m.
Is Georgetown in Ypsi township?? I didn't think it was, so I am confused on the issue of "priority" - theyre not on the same list....
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 3:09 p.m.
But we're only allowed to vote for those candidates approved by the Party and the Chairman.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 2:51 p.m.
If you really wanted Georgetown to come down, you would get up on there and punch holes in the roof, so it would deteriorate faster. Also, organize a neighborhood campaign to smoke crack and pimp prostitutes out of there. Break some doors so it is accessible to vagrants, criminals and vandals. More graffiti on Packard would help, too. Or, you could vote in a council member that cares about the quality of their neighborhood and is responsive to their constituents concerns.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 2:39 p.m.
they need to fix the other end also.. where Rite-aid use to be.. that is horrible back there. There is also a new pizza place at the other end where Rent-a center was.. or is...
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 1:59 p.m.
Correction-- Only ACO Hardware and Family Dollar (and possibly Rent-A-Center, if this retail location has not moved yet) are the only "national" retail chains in the Gault Village Plaza. Hollywood Video filed for bankruptcy about two years ago, and closed all of the former retailers chain stores in Ypsilanti, including its' Gault Village and Washtenaw Avenue locations.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 7:26 p.m.
Rent-A-Center moved into Paint Creek a few months back. The current list of tenants is: Mama Mia's Pizza, Family Dollar, Advance America (cash advance), Dollar Stores (a generic ... dollar store!), ACO, China One, Gault Village Cleaners, and Measurement Inc.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 1:52 p.m.
For much of the past year one side of the alley was barricaded with only three orange construction barrels and caution tape. Didn't do much to stop the occasional graffiti, prostitution, et cetera. Someone put up stronger looking fencing sometime around Thanksgiving. Also, two edits / corrections: "out-lout" Hollywood Video went bankrupt and closed in 2010.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 1:31 p.m.
Looks like a great location for a new Family Dollar store...
Sat, Dec 29, 2012 : 1:10 a.m.
Brad gets it.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 8:35 p.m.
Another student high-rise?
Homeland Conspiracy
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 6:25 p.m.
I say it's a great place for another drug store.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 2:55 p.m.
how about another apartment building or a convenience store.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 1:49 p.m.
There's already a Family Dollar in the same complex, which has recently been remodeled. That's actually the big reason why I was confused about the Water Street Family Dollar idea, considering Gault Village is less than two miles away from Water Street.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 1:03 p.m.
Eerily, once finally inside the shadowed remains of the long-abandoned KMart, demolition workers found a ghostly blue light still slowly revolving above a display case full of discarded hyphens.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 4:43 p.m.
Thank you for the much needed laugh! :0
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 2:54 p.m.
i love ity
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 : 11:30 a.m.
>> The company was ordered by Judge Donald Shelton to tear down the K-Mart by the beginning of September 2011 and make other repairs throughout Gault Village. The speed of progress is breath taking!


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G6960, Revised June 2008
Mulches provide many benefits to plants. Benefits vary with the material used, the type of soil, the kind of plant and the cultural practices used. Mulches also may be used to make landscapes more attractive and usable and to reduce the amount of maintenance work (Figures 1a to 1c).
Figure 1a
Mulch beds can provide a unifying effect in the landscape.
Figure 1b
Mulch beds keep the soil cooler in summer and warmer in winter, an important benefit for flowering bulbs.
Figure 1c
Mulch can also make an attractive walkway through the landscape.
Figure 2
One use for an inorganic mulch, such as gravel, is in a rock garden.
Table 1
Relative value of mulches that break down in one season or less.
Table 2
Relative value of some persistent mulches.
Table 3
Inorganic mulching materials.
Many types of material, organic and inorganic, may be used as mulch. Organic mulches may break down in one season or less or persist for more than one season. The first type is used mainly in vegetable and flower gardens or around newly planted trees and shrubs. They are usually decomposed enough by the end of the growing season that they can be spaded or plowed under, increasing the organic matter content of the soil and thereby improving soil structure. Even if not incorporated, mulch improves the soil as worms and soil microbes move it into the soil. Some common mulches of this type are listed in Table 1.
Organic mulches that persist for more than one growing season are more useful around permanent plants. These are summarized in Table 2.
Inorganic mulches may be gravel, crushed stone or some manufactured product (Figure 2). Most of these materials are not as beneficial to plants as the organic mulches are because they do not improve the structure or nutrient content of the soil. Black plastic mulch is not recommended for use in the landscape but may be useful in the vegetable garden. Spun-bonded or woven landscape fabrics (geotextiles) are better suited for landscape purposes. Normally these fabrics are covered with a more decorative mulch rather than used alone. However, soil structure may deteriorate under geotextiles, because the organic mulch above it cannot enter the soil. Some commonly used inorganic mulches are summarized in Table 3.
Though not generally considered mulches, some low-growing groundcover plants produce many of the same benefits as mulch. They shade the soil surface, keeping it cool in summer and at the same time preventing evaporation. For more information on groundcovers, see G6835, Selected Groundcovers for Missouri.
Figure 3
Newly planted trees benefit greatly from a ring of mulch around the base of the tree.
On the whole, mulches should not be considered a fertilizer. Most of them release some nutrients as they decompose, but the fertilizer value is very small in relation to the physical effects. Where mulches are needed, use them for the mulch value and add fertilizer as a supplement.
The effectiveness of a mulch depends on the density and texture of the material used and the depth of the layer applied. A 2- to 4-inch layer of most products is needed to insulate the soil effectively and prevent weed growth.
Considering the growth requirements of the multitude of garden and landscape plants, obviously there is no one mulch that will be superior in all cases. The following general suggestions should help in selecting the right mulch.
Among garden bulbs, lilies benefit more from mulching than any other group. Two to 3 inches of wood shavings, straw, chopped hay or other lightweight material serve to lower the temperature of the soil in summer, conserve moisture and give winter protection to the more tender species.
Most other bulbs are sufficiently winter hardy but benefit from mulching for other reasons. Small, shallow-planted bulbs can be heaved out of the soil by alternate freezing and thawing. This effect can be largely prevented by light mulching. Mulches generally improve the appearance of flowering bulbs growing in a bed of otherwise barren soil. They offer a background for viewing the new spring growth and also reduce the spattering of plants with mud during rainstorms.
Plants that most need mulching are evergreen shrubs and young evergreen trees, especially the broad-leaved types. Mulches help prevent winter drying of these plants. Winter drying causes foliage to become scorched and discolored over winter and may cause the plant to die. Drying develops when foliage loses moisture faster than it can be taken up by the roots from a dry or frozen soil.
Plants that should almost always be mulched are azalea, boxwood, Chinese and Japanese hollies, Japanese andromeda and rhododendron. Exotic evergreens and those planted north of their best zone of adaptation should be kept well mulched year-round.
Coarse mulches should be used: wood chips, bark products, shavings, chopped corn cobs, pine needles, hedge trimmings or partially finished coarse compost. Mulches should be renewed in early winter. A layer 2 to 4 inches deep is adequate in most cases but can be more or less, depending upon site, soil, climatic zone and the plant itself. The mulched area should be at least as broad as the plant itself and preferably broader since most woody plants have root systems that reach beyond the spread of the branches.
To keep young fruit trees growing well, maintain a mulched area 3 to 4 feet in radius around the base. Coarse materials such as hay, straw, wood or bark products are most useful. Keep mulch pulled away from the trunk of the tree. The mulch can be replenished in late March or early April before new weed growth appears. Grapes and berry bushes may be kept permanently mulched.
Strawberries should be mulched preferably with clean straw or with prairie hay in mid-December. Use enough mulch, loosely scattered, to barely hide the foliage. In spring when new leaves begin to grow, remove enough of the mulch to allow the plants to emerge.
Most garden perennials benefit from summer mulches for preserving soil moisture and for reducing soil temperature. Perennials that most often need winter protection in Missouri include baby's breath, bellflower, chrysanthemums, delphinium, hardy gloxinia, hypericum, linum, lupine, oriental poppy, Stoke's aster, thrift and thyme.
Some perennials that are normally cold hardy are often damaged by alternate freezing and thawing of the soil, which may loosen or heave the plants and expose them to drying. Among these are aconite, coral bells and newly planted peony and plantain lily.
A few plants are extremely sensitive to damage by high summer soil temperatures or drought. Delphinium, lupine, primrose and Siberian iris are among the most troublesome in this respect.
Two to 3 inches of straw, hay, wood shavings or partially composted leaves would be an appropriate mulch for most perennials. Pine needles or evergreen boughs are also effective. When using a heavy layer of mulch on perennials, gradually remove it during the onset of warmer weather in late winter. Heavy mulch left too long may cause early emergence of weak, tender growth. Such growth may be killed or permanently injured by late freezes.
Experienced rose growers recognize the improvement in vigor and appearance of roses as a result of summer mulching. The mulch layer should be about 2 inches deep and of fairly coarse material such as unfinished compost, aged sawdust, bark, milled wood fiber or tobacco stems.
By mid-November, provide adequate winter protection with a mound of finished compost, garden soil or coarse peat. The mound should be about 8 inches deep across the center of the plant. Mounds should be removed in early spring when overnight temperatures below about 28 degrees Fahrenheit are no longer expected. If later, unseasonably cold weather threatens and new, tender shoots have begun to grow, hasty covering may be needed.
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Trees and shrubs can be grouped in mulched beds.
Trees and shrubs that gain most from mulching are new plantings, ones with shallow roots, and ones that suffer from extended drought or are otherwise damaged by high soil temperatures (Figure 4). Flowering dogwood and sugar maple are examples of plants whose leaves scorch easily in dry weather. Some leaves of birches, willow and tulip trees often yellow and drop during extended drought.
All trees and shrubs should be mulched at planting time to aid them in becoming established. A mulched area around the base of trees and shrubs makes mowing easier and helps prevent mower damage to the plant.
The material used for mulching is perhaps less important than the simple fact that the plants are mulched. Most coarse materials are satisfactory. Avoid materials such as sawdust, which packs tightly, and those too unsightly in the landscape. Planting groups of trees and shrubs together in mulched beds is efficient and simulates natural conditions for most species (Figure 4).
The primary reason for mulching vegetable and flower gardens is to conserve soil moisture. Crops most practical to mulch are beans, peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes, vine crops and other long-term summer crops with large amounts of foliage. Long-term crops started in the cool season, including broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and potatoes, will also yield better when they are mulched. Asparagus and rhubarb should be kept constantly mulched to conserve soil moisture and reduce weed problems.
Some of the best mulches for annual vegetable crops are composts, straw, hay or other materials that will be largely decomposed at the end of the season.
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Massachusetts beer drinkers are among some of the most discerning and nuanced in the country, which is putting them in high demand among the nation's brewers.
Back in April, Pottsville, Pa.-based D.G. Yuengling and Son stormed back into Massachusetts after a nearly 20-year absence. It rolled into more than 6,000 packaged goods stores, liquor stores, bars and restaurants in the state and increased the reach of a brewer that already produced 2.7 million barrels of beer in 2013.
Among U.S.-owned breweries, that's second only to the 3.4 million barrels produced by Massachusetts' own Boston Beer Co. and its Samuel Adams and Traveler brands.
In early July, the San Antonio-based Gambrinus Co. that owns Trumer Pils and BridgePort Brewing Co. announced that its Spoetzel Brewery would begin distributing its Shiner brand to Massachusetts.
So why are these brewers suddenly so comfortable in Massachusetts? Well, for one thing, it's a big market with a somewhat small brewing presence. The Brewers Association counted 57 breweries in Massachusetts in 2013. That's up from 45 in 2011, but still ranks it 16th in the nation in brewery count and 24th in breweries per capita with just 1.2 breweries per 100,000 people. The more than 329,000 barrels it produced last year rank it 12th in the nation, but the 2.1 gallons it produces per drinking age adult ranks 17th.
Perhaps most surprisingly, the 26.2 gallons of beer consumed by each drinking-age Massachusetts resident ranks just 40th in the nation. However, it gets a lot of visitors and draws a lot of beer from neighboring states.
Massachusetts is also home to one of the largest craft beer events in the country, the American Craft Brew Festival held by BeerAdvocate and Harpoon Brewery each May. This year, the event featured 640 beers from more than 140 U.S. brewers and drew more than 15,000 guests to what has become the East Coast's largest beer event.
Want to taste a Duck Rabbit stout from North Carolina or a Speakeasy Big Daddy IPA from San Francisco? This is usually your best opportunity to find one in New England.
Well, here or at the Craft Beer Cellar chain. Owners Kate Baker and Suzanne Schalow started with one shop in Belmont in 2010 before expanding to four other Massachusetts locations – including one in Braintree – and going national with outlets in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Missouri and Florida. More locations in Connecticut, California and Mississippi are in the works.
Boston Beer Co., which celebrates its 30th year in Massachusetts this year, has used its Samuel Adams brewery in Jamaica Plain as its research and development center for the brand.
Harpoon Brewery, meanwhile, opened in 1986 and was one of the few places in Massachusetts that would fill a growler until the last half decade or so. It has not only expanded its Boston facility to include a tasting hall and events, but just announced that its employees will take the reins with help from an employee stock ownership plan similar to those used by New Belgium and Oregon's Full Sail.
With Boston's recently opened Trillium Brewing seeing lines around the block, Framingham-based Jack's Abby helping lead craft beer's lager renaissance, the Monks of Spencer Brewery making the only Trappist ale in the U.S. and both the Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project and Notch Brewing showing that great things can come from contract-brewed beer, Massachusetts has become a hub for beer drinkers in the know.
But brewers from elsewhere see that relatively small number of breweries and see a vacancy sign in a massive market.
Brewers from California (Sierra Nevada and Green Flash) and Colorado (Oskar Blues and New Belgium) have either opened or begun building breweries in Virginia and North Carolina just to expand their presence on the East Coast. All have designs on pumping more beer into the Northeast, while New Belgium (the eighth-largest brewer in the country) just wants to get its beer into the Northeast for the first time.


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The U.S. women's basketball team tied their own Olympic scoring record Sunday with a 114-63 rout of China.
A few days after the U.S. men's team shattered the Olympic scoring record for points in a game, the women put on their own show.
Diana Taurasi scored 22 points and the women matched the 114 points they scored against Spain in 1992, but and fell well short of the women's Olympic mark of 128 points set by Brazil in 2004.
China was able to hang with the U.S. for a quarter behind its own hot shooting before the Americans turned the game into a rout with a huge second quarter run.
The victory was the Americans' 38th-straight in Olympic play and gave them the top seed in the group for the quarterfinals. The U.S. will meet Canada on Tuesday.
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Rising soybean yields have had a significant impact on biodiesel's energy efficiency. In fact, new research from the University of Idaho and the USDA indicates that the fossil energy ratio (FER) of soybean-based diesel could reach 4.69 units of energy for every unit of fossil energy consumed over its life-cycle when average soybean yields reach 45 bushels per acre. This is projected as early as 2015.
This shows how much crop yields impact the efficiency of biodiesel production. In 1998, J. Sheehan, then at the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, found that biodiesel yielded 3.2 units of energy for every unit of fossil energy it required over its life-cycle compared to petroleum diesel which yielded just about .84 units of energy per unit of fossil energy consumed. The average soybean yield at that time was 38.9 bushels per acre.
The new study also points out that the increased use of no-till and transgenic soybeans (which have had a major effect on pesticide use) have further reduced fossil fuel requirements.
If you're a soybean farmer, share this study with your friends as well as skeptics and let them know that biodiesel's energy efficiency, like fine wine, keeps getting better and better. You can read "Energy Life-Cycle Assessment of Soybean Biodiesel," A. Pradhan, et al at www.usda.gov/oce/reports/energy/ELCAofSoybeanBiodiesel91409.pdf.


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The IMF's latest report on the eurozone is an astonishing document. When the full history of this episode is written, this "Article IV Consultation" will be cited as a key exhibit.
The euro area crisis has reached a new and critical stage. Despite major policy actions, financial markets in parts of the region remain under acute stress, raising questions about the viability of the monetary union itself."The adverse links between sovereigns, banks, and the real economy are stronger than ever. Financial markets are increasingly fragmenting along national borders.
It said the eurozone is unworkable in its current form, a half-baked currency union that spreads contagion like wildfire without the backup machinery to contain the damage:
The euro area is in an uncomfortable and unsustainable halfway point. While it is sufficiently integrated to allow escalating problems in one country to spill over to others, it lacks the economic flexibility or policy tools to deal with these spillovers.Crucially, the euro area also lacks essential financial and fiscal policy tools to stabilise the monetary union. As the crisis has illustrated, without a strong common financial stability framework, banking problems are hard to contain and resolve in an integrated market.
Most of southern Europe is at serious risk of a "debt-deflation spiral", and the dangers are masked by the austerity taxes themselves. "This disinflationary environment in much of the periphery will make it difficult for many countries to reduce the burden of debt."
Europe's leaders have still failed to grasp the nettle:
The deepening of the crisis suggests that its root causes remain unaddressed. The crisis calls for a much stronger collective effort now to demonstrate policymakers' unequivocal commitment to sustain EMU. Only a convincing and concerted move toward a more complete EMU could arrest the decline in confidence engulfing the region."As a result, the pernicious feedback loop between banks and sovereigns, as well as market fragmentation, have been accentuated during the crisis. In some cases, the necessary provision of ECB liquidity has led to further sovereign bond purchases by banks, deepening this link even more.The adverse bank-sovereign feedback loops at the heart of the crisis have intensified. Concerns about banks' solvency have increased because of large sovereign exposures, particularly in periphery countries. Some sovereigns, in turn, are struggling to backstop weak banks on their own.Intra-euro area capital flight has created deintegrating forces in sovereign bond markets, interbank markets and lending and deposit markets.
There is a "drastic decline in interbank activity":
A failure of a large and systemic bank could test the ability of the ECB and crisis facilities to stem contagion. And reform slippage at the country level could have large negative spillovers throughout the euro area. The fear of euro area exit, if not countered swiftly and effectively, could spread to other economies perceived to have similar characteristics.
In other words, the process has become self-feeding and extremely dangerous. The monetary transmission mechanism has completely broken down (as the Bank of France's Christian Noyer warned earlier this week). The whole world is at risk.
The IMF exhorts the EU authorities to go all-in with Eurobonds and a genuine banking union with pan-EMU deposit guarantees.
It calls for "sizeable" QE by the European Central Bank – the full monty, not the pinprick efforts undertaken so far – "preannounced over a given period of time, buying a representative portfolio of long-term government bonds". That is: do what the Fed is doing, at long last.
"If the IMF report was a film it would be a summer blockbuster to match Batman," said Gary Jenkins from Swordfish.
"It's difficult to argue with the basic thrust of the IMF's report, in the sense that if they want to save the eurozone, the politicians probably do have to take dramatic action. However I dare say that if there is going to be a move towards a full United States of Europe some people might quite like to vote on it," he said.
For those of us who have been gently suggesting over the years that there might be a few structural problems with monetary union, the IMF report comes as bittersweet vindication:
Adverse feedback loops are stronger in a monetary union than elsewhere. These adverse feedback loops are amplified by the absence of a domestic exchange rate that could buffer the impact of intra-euro area sudden stops on the borrowing costs of sovereigns, and that would help compensate the adverse impact of fiscal efforts on domestic demand compression by an exchange rate depreciation stimulating exports.
That is: the victim states can't break out of the trap through devaluation. They cannot offset a fiscal squeeze with exchange (or monetary) stimulus. They are suffocated:
Moreover, sovereign borrowing costs can rapidly spiral out if market anticipations turn out pessimistic, making fiscal adjustment more difficult to achieve unless the monetary authority signals the possibility of future loosening.
That is: EMU membership makes it harder to sort out public finances. This is the exact opposite of the claim we always heard from the euro missionaries, that the "discipline" would force wayward states to behave. In fact it makes it near impossible for them to keep their debt trajectories under control:
Limited labor mobility in the euro area impedes adjustment to idiosyncratic shocks. If workers move in response to differences in wages and job opportunities, they reduce disparities in unemployment rates and real wages across regions. However, while there is some evidence that labor mobility in the euro area has increased in response to the crisis, it remains fairly limited.Only about 1 per cent of the working age population changes residence within their country in a given year, and even less move between euro area countries. This compares to about 3 per cent in the US, 2 per cent in Australia, and slightly less than 2 per cent in Canada.
We told you so here at the Telegraph. The safety valves of labour mobility and fiscal transfers in euroland are totally inadequate.
It would be very interesting to know exactly what has been going on at the IMF board over recent weeks. One hears that the White House – with the full support of China, Japan, Brazil, and others – has finally lost patience with Europe's leaders. (I use that term euphemistically, since I don't mean Monti, Hollande, Cameron, or even Rajoy, but one doesn't want to be accused of picking on a defenceless, much-maligned, and vulnerable country between Poland and The Netherlands).
The IMF could hardly be clearer. It is a pre-emptive move to pin responsibility for the coming deluge exactly where it belongs:
On those who created this doomsday machine and pushed it through as a federalist Trojan horse, with scant concern for Europe's democracies; on a second group of people who ran it for a decade with high-handed arrogance, disregarding warnings as the North-South gap grew to dangerous levels; and on a third group of leaders – led by Chancellor Angela Merkel – who now refuse to face up to the awful implications of what has happened.
The IMF is the leader of the Eurosceptic camp now.
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This November, we face a critical election, in which high levels of participation by Latino voters and their allies everywhere can send a powerful message about the importance of the Latino community and its policy views. While the hard-fought presidential election has received most of the media and public attention, the importance of the 2012 General Election also lies in critical congressional and legislative races, as well as in important policy measures on the ballot in many states. Today, MALDEF releases its recommended position on one statewide ballot proposition in the Oklahoma general election. Important issues of policy in key areas will be determined by Oklahoma voters on November 6. MALDEF makes a recommendation with respect to one of the Oklahoma measures because we have seen the terrible effect on civil rights of similar measures in other states. I hope that the position endorsement and brief explanation below help you to decide how to vote on this measure. But, however you decide, what is most important is that every eligible voter take the time to decide, and VOTE. Thank you.
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This ballot measure would place in the Oklahoma Constitution a ban on affirmative action in public employment, education, and contracting. It would prohibit equal opportunity admissions programs at state universities.
State Question 759 is a copycat of a number of other states' measures enacted in the last 16 years, beginning with California's Proposition 209 in 1996. These measures are divisive, often designed to create a "wedge" issue in an election rather than to reflect sound public policy. Where such laws have been enacted, public universities have struggled to provide equal opportunity to all of a state's residents, undermining support for public higher education and diminishing the institutions' ability to provide a quality, competitive educational experience for those able to enroll.
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�Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.�
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A new Star Trek movie comes out in May. No doubt fans of the cult-status films that descended from the original 1960s TV series will flock to theaters to experience it in 3-D, many still believing Captain Kirk�s mission statement was prescient.
But in these days of fiscal cliffs and sequestration, the space administration, like other federal agencies, is taking budget hits that have some proponents of space exploration wondering if President Obama meant it three years ago when he said, �I am 100 percent committed to the mission of NASA and its future.�
Obama tried to energize the space program by encouraging entrepreneurship. But his privatization model needs to be recalibrated. SpaceX, Boeing, and Sierra Nevada Corp. are developing space vehicles to carry crews, but since most of their money comes from NASA, not venture capitalists, the space agency�s budget cuts hinder their progress.
Mike Griffin, who ran NASA during the Bush administration, says the private space companies need an incentive beyond dwindling federal funds. Instead of limiting them to developing craft that, like the mothballed space shuttles, achieve only low Earth orbit, give them a more lucrative goal, he says.
Griffin told reporters in Huntsville, Ala., home of NASA�s Marshall Space Flight Center, that missions to supply the International Space Station are not �a big enough or long-lasting enough market� to attract capital for commercial space enterprises. He said a more viable market would result if a moon base were created for deep-space missions.
That idea was nixed last year when Obama said that instead of a return to the moon, he would prefer to invest in a new propulsion system that could take men to Mars by 2037. That approach seems logical, as Star Trek�s Mr. Spock would say. But it will be hard to ever reach Mars if NASA�s budget keeps being cut. The sequester will trim its $17.8 billion budget by $894 million. In the current budget climate, that seems about right.
If a new poll is to be believed, the public would back Obama if he cranked up the fiscal engine for deep-space exploration. A survey for the communications firm Phillips & Co. and the nonprofit Explore Mars found that 76 percent of Americans would support raising NASA�s budget to 1 percent of the federal total, from the current 0.5 percent, for exploration of faraway places like Mars.
With no new funding available, or even wise, it�s time to look at other alternatives. Right away, we�d say Congress needs to stop treating NASA like a jobs machine. Underused NASA facilities could be closed to produce savings, but lawmakers protecting jobs stand in the way. A Florida Today writer suggests NASA needs the equivalent of the military�s base-closing commission, whose decisions couldn�t be overruled by politicians. He�s right.


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