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Exclusive: Watch Joel McHale and the Cast of Community 'Audition' for The Way, Way Back
Yvette Nicole Brown sings, and Gillian Jacobs is very, very dramatic.
Jim Rash wears a variety of crazy costumes as the dean on Community, but behind the scenes, he's more of a man of many hats: In addition to his Adapted Screenplay Oscar win for The Descendants, Rash and his creative partner Nat Faxon co-directed this summer's coming-of-age comedy The Way, Way Back, which had a gangbusters (and lucrative) premiere back at the Sundance Film Festival and comes out in limited release July 5. Though the movie is toplined by Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell, Faxon and Rash also appear in supporting roles … but as this exclusive, extremely trustworthy video proves, Rash didn't have a lock on his part, even though he co-wrote and co-directed the movie. In fact, several of his Community costars (plus Will Forte!) went in to audition for Rash's role, and you can see the fruitless fruits of their labors right here. Spoiler alert: Joel McHale is a troublemaker, Yvette Nicole Brown sings, and Gillian Jacobs is very, very dramatic.


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October 22, 2008
Council Raises Fee Assessments Paid by Disciplined Attorneys and Reinstatement Petitioners
The Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia require that sanctioned respondents and reinstatement petitioners pay the costs of their proceedings. As defined by the rules, costs include reasonable expenses for experts and witnesses, court reporters, copying, mailing, required publication, and an administrative charge determined by Council. Va. Sup. Ct. R. Part 6, § IV, P.13A. The amount of the administrative charges is set by the Virginia State Bar Council.
At its meeting on October 17, 2008, the council increased the administrative charge. The cost of administering the disciplinary system and the clerk's office has increased significantly over the last few years. The increase will partially offset those expenses and shift some of the increased fiscal burden to lawyers who are disciplined and who create the need for the system.
The administrative charge was originally set by the council in 1990 at $300 for all cases. It has been increased once in eighteen years. In 2001, the council increased the fee to $500 for district committee cases and $750 for board and three-judge court cases. In 2002, a $200 fee was added for subcommittee cases.
The assessment changes are:
- subcommittee cases: from $200 to $500;
- district committee cases: from $500 to $750;
- Disciplinary Board and three-judge court cases: from $750 to $1,000;
- reinstatement cases from $750 to $1,500.
The administrative charge for reinstatement cases is higher than other Disciplinary Board matters because those cases are more labor-intensive and expensive to administer. These fees apply only to members who have been sanctioned and petitioners seeking to be reinstated. The new fees are effective immediately.

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Name: Eric
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Location: New Jersey
I'm 25, openly gay, and have never been in a relationship. I consider myself intellectual & attractive, with a great sense of humor–many people that I meet are amazed that I'm not taken. I tend to be hyper-analytic and super-honest, neither of which has gotten me very far in my dating life. I'm very self-aware and work hard at self-improvement and reinvention. I just can't seem to find quality men! I don't care for the gay scene, and I hate the depersonalizing nature of many gay online dating sites. All too often, I feel frustrated with being single, and I end up having a random hookup just to be close to a guy. Do you have any advice? I seem to be stuck in cycle of dating, disappointment, and reinvention. What can I do to meet Mr. Right?
I do have some advice, pup. I hope you will take it to heart. My first suggestion is that you jettison the whole Mr. Right concept. My experience tells me that most folks who are stymied in their search for a partner have too precise a mental picture of his/her ideal mate. This "knight in shinning armor" concept rarely translates very well into the real world. No one is perfect; all humans have flaws that those who love them learn to overlook. Some people, both women and men, gay and straight, have such a specific script of the person they are looking to nest with that they dismiss out of hand loads of plausible potential prospects, which is a huge mistake.
For example, I had a client in San Francisco, a straight guy. He wasn't particularly handsome, in fact he was kinda dumpy, but he was a genuinely sweet man with lots to offer a mate. He desperately wanted to find the woman of his dreams. Unfortunately, he scripted himself right out of the market. His ideal mate had to be a redhead…a real redhead, if you know what I mean. He also insisted that the woman have a big set of knockers. I take it that he developed this script after years and years of consuming big titty porn. But wherever it came from it was his undoing.
At any rate, my client would dismiss out of hand, any woman who didn't fit this very specific profile. And his dating life was a disaster. I had to help him understand that he narrowed the pool of potential candidates till it virtually evaporated. I asked him, "How many natural redheads do you suppose there are out there in the Bay Area? Of these, how many are single? Of these, how many have a monster rack on 'em? Of these, how many would fall for a guy like you?" It was bitter medicine, but it was the dose of reality he desperately needed.
You, Eric, may be suffering from a similar condition. I can't really say for sure from what you write. What I can say with some confidence is that you're not particularly accommodating when it comes to the foibles of others. Look how you describe yourself — "hyper-analytic and super-honest". Is that just a easy way of saying you are really overly critical and downright bitchy? Maybe, just maybe that's how others perceive you. And that ain't gonna land you a man no how!
You say you can't find quality men. Again, that's more of a comment about you than the number of quality men out there. Maybe all the quality men find you way too prickly to get close to. Your frustration may even make you edgier. And sometimes frustration morphs into desperation and there's nothing more unattractive than that. You may be inadvertently hanging a big sign around your neck that reads: "Steer Clear, Trouble Ahead!"
Relationships are curious things. They almost never happen to someone who is desperate for one. Or if the desperate person actually finds a relationship, inevitably it'll be a disaster. And here's a tip: casual hook ups for sex are fine and dandy for what they are. They relieve sexual tension and not a great deal more. I advise you not to expect them to magically transform into a long-term relationship. That only happens in fairytales.
OK then, what might you do? I suggest that you simply cease the pursuit of a mate and let him find you. That's right, just let it go. Instead of investing all that energy in pursuing that illusive relationship, focus your attention on bettering yourself and the world around you. You apparently already know how to do this since you say you work hard at self-improvement and reinvention. Wonderful! But how do you go about this self-improvement and reinvention? Is yours a solitary endeavor, or might you join others while making this happen? Do you take classes? Enjoy the arts? Do you read? Cook? Are you an outdoorsy kinda lad? Are you of service to others? Do you volunteer? Do you like pets, gardening or crafts? Are you political? Are you athletic? Do you travel?
If you do any of these things you will automatically find yourself surrounded by like-minded humans of every stripe. Listen darlin', just because you're queer that doesn't mean you are restricted to the gay scene. There's no need for a ghetto mentality in this day and age. Instead of slumming on those tiresome gay online dating sites. Look elsewhere for your fulfillment. You are more likely to encounter people who share your values if you spend your time on online at sites that reflect your interests and there's a zillion of them. Look for websites and forums that feature your interests and concerns. And unless it's the American Nazi Party or the KKK, you'll no doubt find other homos who will broaden your social network. And the larger your social network, the more likely you will encounter a soul mate.
Finally, if you don't find precisely what you are looking for online, then it's up to you to make it happen on your own. I suggest that turn to a site like craigslist and post there. Start a club, or a discussion group. Initiate a gathering of like-minded people for an outing or an endeavor. Whatever you do direct your energies outward. Stop with the navel gazing already. You are in the prime of your life, and the world is your oyster. But first you're gonna have to get of your pity pot.
Good luck
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Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., has proposed a bill to grant thousands of Postal Service employees the right to appeal employment grievances to the executive branch's quasi-judicial agency.
The bill would allow USPS workers "in a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule" to file a claim with the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Connolly called his bill a "simple legislative fix" to extend MSPB-appeal rights to 7,500 mid-level management employees at the Postal Service who had previously been denied the ability due to "narrow legal interpretations" of existing law.
"My bill ensures that MSPB appeal rights over adverse actions apply fairly to all Postal supervisors and managers, which will save taxpayer dollars through the avoidance of costly lawsuits," Connolly said.


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French Montana and Khloe Kardashian Dating? [VIDEO]
The Internet is abuzz with rumors of a new power couple. Rapper French Montana is reportedly now linked to paparazzi magnet Khloe Kardashian.
The couple were spotted at two separates events together over the weekend.
According to Us Weekly, the Coke Boy leader and the reality TV celebutante were spotted partying together at a 16th birthday party for Diddy's son Christian at swanky club 1 Oak last Friday (April 4).
Kardashian looked flawless in her black dress, which hugged her curvy body. A thigh-high slit also revealed her slender legs as well. Meanwhile, Montana was casually dressed in a New York varsity jacket with gold sleeves, denim jeans and several gold chains around his neck.
But that's not all. On that same night, Kardashian was photographed with French and his crew as they jetted off to Phoenix, Ariz., to a strip club.
"Off to never never land," she captioned the Instagram photo (see below).
According to TMZ, Montana was booked to make an appearance at a Phoenix strip club called Pink Rhino. The gang reportedly ordered 10 bottles of champagne and spent $7,000 on the exotic dancers.
There's also video capturing French leaving the venue with his arm around Kardashian. Hmmm?
What do you think? Are French Montana and Khloe Kardashian dating? Tell us in the comments below.


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Longtime Mutineer Desi Dude in Austin left a tip on our news tab, which immediately got my attention:
Rajnikath don't need no Fair and Lovely…not when he has 25 CGI artists lighten his complexion frame-by-frame for a song-and-dance sequence in his latest sambaar-mix potboiler Sivaji.
Say what?! I neither know nor care about either Sivaji the fillum or its rotund ishtar, but following the link DDiA left took me here:
If you have watched Sivaji..You have observed the fair complexion of Rajinikanth in the song Oru koodai Sunlight.Everyone thought it was make-up that made Superstar Rajinikanth look like a European in that song, but the secret is something else. [Naachgaana]
Yindeed, the secret is far more time-consuming and technologically advanced than some pancake from Max Faktor.
The secret of actor Rajinikanth's 'white' tan in the song sequence "Style†in the 'Sivaji' was not the result of any fairness cream or cosmetic touch-up but an entire year of Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) work by city-based firm Indian Arts.
The colour tone of one of the U.K.-based dancers in the background of the song was used to turn up the tone of the actor, frame by frame. The post-production for the 6,000 plus frames took a year to complete, as computer graphics artists from Indian Arts toiled to make Rajinikanth the "Vellai Tamizhanâ€. [The Hindu]
According to the article from our new tab, a total of 6,700 frames were painstakingly altered, to give the second-highest paid actor in Asia skin as pale as the complexion of one of his Gori backup dancers. Okay, that sentence was awkward as kundi. I'll just quote something, instead, yes?
Once Indian Artist was selected for the job, Mr. Anand immediately knew that the CGI team would require a 'reference' for their work. So the team selected one of the dancers flown in from London for the song on location in Spain. So every shot that featured Rajinikanth was re-shot with the dancer and sent to Indian Arts. Mr. Anand explained that it was required because the skin tone would appear differently in indoor and outdoor shots, and a lot would depend on shadows. [The Hindu]
Apparently, this was the director's way of "thinking big":
Mr. Anand pointed out that it was one of the original concepts of director Shankar, who is known for his grand ways of shooting songs. "He was thinking about the way people admire Rajinikanth's dark tan and wanted to show how the superstar would look had he been a European.â€[The Hindu]
I know that colorism is a hotly-debated issue both on this site and within our community, so I promise that I am extra careful whenever I make statements about what I think is attractive and isn't, especially after being on the receiving end of some unbelievably hurtful bullshit myself (another time, another post).
People on either end of the spectrum get nastiness hurled their way, so let's declare decisively that this is not the special olympics of victim hood. I have uber-pasty, 100% Desi friends who get asked "And when or why did someone like you get interested in Indian culture?", as if they were a White person, when they go to brown events. They feel just as miserable as I do when I'm told, "For a very dark girl, you're pretty!". This is sensitive territory and I hope that if lurking/commenting on or hating this blog inspires anything within you, it's a sensitivity towards the colorS of our skin.
Whew, that was a lot of "fine-print". But wait– here's more! What I'm about to state has nothing to do with either my own relatively dark, izhnerum skin OR my uncontrollable affection for hot-hot-hot chocolaty actor Sunkrish Bala, it's from a pure place in my dil, I assure you– I think Rajnikant looks better dark, no diggity, y'all. Not that I find him attractive at any shade, but if he ever reads this post, and he asks me…
sivappaana aangal ingae silakoadi undu
karuppaana ennaik kandu kan vaiththadhenna
I will truthfully trill back, in my most high-pitched attempt at breaking the eardrums of small canines,
kadal vannam vaanin vannam karuvannam dhaanae
kadal vaanam kaanumboadhu unaikkandaen naanae
For those who don't know Tamizzhrrzh:
There are a few crore fair skinned men here
Why did you pick me – a dark skinned man
The sea, The Sky, they are all dark
when I see the sky and the sea, I am reminded of you


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Surfing in San Diego County
Six-foot swells from the southwest are filled with surfers at beaches near Encinitas known as Pipes, Traps, Barney's and Turtles. California's vast outdoor assets are at the center of its $95-billion tourism industry, the state's fifth-largest job creator. Those resources produce more than just hotel receipts and restaurant tabs. They also generate revenue from surfing schools, sporting goods stores, ski resorts, whale watching tours, white-water rafting outfitters and golf courses.
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(AP) Bulls stop Knicks streak at 13 with 118-111 OT win
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer
Nate Robinson scored a season-high 35 points and the Chicago Bulls stopped another lengthy winning streak, rallying to beat New York 118-111 in overtime Thursday night and end the Knicks' 13-game run.
Robinson came up big down the stretch, scoring eight points in the extra period.
Jimmy Butler added 22 points, Luol Deng scored 16, and the Bulls busted a long streak for the second time in about a two-week span, ending the Miami Heat's 27-game run–the second-longest in NBA history–on March 27.
They put the Knicks' longest streak in nearly two decades to rest with a huge surge in the second half, offsetting Carmelo Anthony's 36 points.
Robinson started overtime with a three-point play to give Chicago a 108-105 lead, and after Anthony scored, the Bulls started to pull away.
Deng nailed a 3-pointer, and Robinson hit a free throw after J.R. Smith got called for a technical foul with 2:09 remaining for arguing a non-call against Deng on a missed drive. The Bulls guard then drove for a layup to make it 114-107, and Chicago hung on from there.
Chicago trailed by as much as 17 and was down 79-64 in the third quarter before going on a big run to get back into it.
The Bulls were even up by nine–99-90–after a 3 by Robinson and layup by Butler with 5:42 remaining, but they did not get another basket in regulation.
The Knicks finally tied it at 105 with 14.5 seconds left when a driving Anthony got fouled by Butler and hit both free throws.
Deng then missed an off-balance fadeaway bank shot with 1.5 seconds left in regulation. New York's Raymond Felton grabbed the rebound, and after a 20-second timeout, Anthony's long jumper hit the rim and it went into overtime.
That ended the Knicks' longest win streak since a 15-game run from March 1 to April 2, 1994, and left them two games ahead of Indiana for the second seed in the Eastern Conference with four games remaining. New York plays the Pacers on Sunday.
Anthony, trying to become the first Knicks player since Bernard King in 1984-85 to win a scoring title, was off target in this one. He hit just 13 of 34 shots after averaging 40.6 points in the previous five games.
J.R. Smith scored 28 points and Raymond Felton added 19, but the Bulls hung on down the stretch in OT to complete the four-game sweep.
The win left fifth-place Chicago a half-game ahead of Atlanta in the East, and they can thank Robinson for that. He beat his previous season high by a point.
Deng finished with 16 points after sitting out the previous two games with a hip injury.
Notes: Knicks coach Mike Woodson had little to say about a report that the Knicks were close to adding free agent F James Singleton. "I can't really discuss that," Woodson said. "As we speak right now, there's really nothing going on with that. The name is dangling, but that's kind of in-house matters right now. I can't really discuss that yet." … Coach Tom Thibodeau again said there's no "drop-dead date" for Derrick Rose to return, adding "whenever he's ready, he's ready." Rose's recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament has been the biggest story surrounding the Bulls. He was injured in last year's playoff opener against Philadelphia.


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The Standard Model is the most economical and easiest solution for keeping your camera clean and dry. The Standard Model is often the best choice if you rarely use a tripod, monopod, or focus the lens manually. The largest variety of sizes and colors are available with this model. For most casual, non-professional photographers, this is usually the best choice.
The model or brand of SLR that you own does not make any difference when choosing the size of the cover. In fact, all model have the same internal diameter (8") for the front and rear openings. What matters is the length from the rear of your camera to the front of your lens when the zoom is fully-extended.
Measure your camera and lens, and then ADD a couple of inches to that number. Now, refer to the values below to find the minimum-size cover that will suit your needs:
*Contact your Sales Professional for more information or assistance.
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How To Approach An Agent
Looking for that elusive "ten percent solution"? This article by Robert Freedman and Tim Knowlton offers some guidance.
In this column, we would like to discuss how best to approach an agent. What follows are suggestions based on our knowledge of what works best with us and our colleagues, and what doesn't.
If possible, arrange for the connection to be made by a mutual friend in the business (preferably one who has read and admired your work who knows — or better yet, uses — the agent). Always write first, unless you have been asked to call by the agent or been told by the "mutual friend" that the agent is expecting your call.
We read all letters of inquiry. Calls almost always come at an inconvenient time, and may put pressure on either or both parties, resulting in an incomplete presentation on your part and/or unfavorable consideration by us.
Remember that first impressions do count. We need to send out work that looks professional, so we look for writers who present themselves professionally. This means more than just being neat, grammatical, and well-punctuated; more than spelling the agent's name correctly, more than using the agent's last name and writing an individual, typed letter. Do not send a form letter. Do attach a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Write a straightforward letter saying who you are, what you have written, what has been produced or published, and what are you working on now.
If you were previously represented, and left for reasons that do not reflect badly on you, tell us.
Be simple and direct. Do not try to be overly funny, cute ("Please answer soon, as I can only afford cheap typewriter ribbons, and my scripts are fading fast") or obnoxious just to attract attention. If you have sufficient background, attach a resume.
Be honest; don't inflate or "puff" your background. We can recognize (we think) this sort of thing a mile away. And, we can check.
Unless "Bob" asked you for it personally (in which case, so specify), don't say, "is currently being read by Robert Redford" — we will assume this means, "I just sent the script, unsolicited, to Redford at his last-known studio address."
Your letter should reflect your particular writing abilities and should be positive and unapologetic in tone.
However, do not try to tell us how your work is. We assume you think it is good, or else you would not have sent it. Only reading the script will tell us if we like it.
Do tell us — briefly! — the subject matter. We can save you time and postage if we do not respond to a particular topic, or have a conflict with something we already represent.
Tell us what the script is (e.g., low-budget comedy feature film) if you can; avoid "This is currently a half-hour script for 'Night Court,' but could be a feature or a novel, if that's what you want."
If you follow all the above, you will be ahead of over 90% of the writers who approach us.
Robert Freedman and Tim Knowlton are members of the Association of Authors' Representatives. Mr. Freedman is President of Robert A. Freedman Dramatic Agency, Inc., and Mr. Knowlton is Chief Operating Officer of Curtis Brown, Ltd.


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Domestic violence and abuse
Find out about domestic violence and abuse, coercive control, disclosure scheme, protection notices, domestic homicide reviews and advisers.
The Domestic Abuse Bill consultation is now closed and we are analysing your feedback.
Domestic violence and abuse is unacceptable and addressing the issue is a priority for the government.
Our response to domestic violence and abuse is included within the violence against women and girls action plan
Report abuse
If you are, or someone you know is, a victim of domestic abuse or violence find out how to report domestic abuse and where to get help.
Domestic violence and abuse: new definition
The cross-government definition of domestic violence and abuse is:
any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. The abuse can encompass, but is not limited to:
- psychological
- physical
- sexual
- financial
- emotional
Controlling behaviour
Controlling behaviour is a range of acts designed to make a person subordinate and/or dependent by isolating them from sources of support, exploiting their resources and capacities for personal gain, depriving them of the means needed for independence, resistance and escape and regulating their everyday behaviour.
Coercive behaviour
Coercive behaviour is an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim.
This is not a legal definition.
Definition of domestic violence and abuse: guide for local areas
To help local areas consider the consider how the extension to the definition of domestic violence and abuse may impact on their services, the Home Office, in partnership with Against Violence and Abuse (AVA) has produced a guide for local areas.
A guide for Wales is currently being developed and will be published in due course.
Forced marriage
Read information and practice guidelines for professionals protecting, advising and supporting victims of forced marriage.
Three steps to escaping domestic violence
Read the leaflet the Home Office developed with Southall Black Sisters at women in black and minority ethnic communities: Three steps to escaping domestic violence.
Domestic abuse and young people
The changes to the definition of domestic raise awareness that young people in the 16 to 17 age group can also be victims of domestic violence and abuse.
By including this age group the government hopes to encourage young people to come forward and get the support they need, through a helpline or specialist service.
Young people's panel
A young people's panel will be set up by the NSPCC. The panel will consist of up to 5 members between the age of 16 and 22, who will work with the government on domestic violence policy and wider work to fight violence against women and girls.
Coercive or controlling behaviour offence
A coercive or controlling behaviour offence came into force in December 2015. It carries a maximum 5 years' imprisonment, a fine or both. Victims who experience coercive and controlling behaviour that stops short of serious physical violence, but amounts to extreme psychological and emotional abuse, can bring their perpetrators to justice.
The offence closes a gap in the law around patterns of controlling or coercive behaviour that occurs during a relationship between intimate partners, former partners who still live together or family members. Guidance for police and criminal justice officials on the offence is available.
Domestic violence disclosure scheme
From 8 March 2014, the domestic violence disclosure scheme was implemented across England and Wales. This follows the successful conclusion of a 1 year pilot in the Greater Manchester, Nottinghamshire, West Mercia and Wiltshire police force areas.
Right to ask
Under the scheme an individual can ask police to check whether a new or existing partner has a violent past. This is the 'right to ask'. If records show that an individual may be at risk of domestic violence from a partner, the police will consider disclosing the information. A disclosure can be made if it is legal, proportionate and necessary to do so.
Right to know
This enables an agency to apply for a discloure if the agency believes that an indivdual is at risk of domestic violence from their partner. Again, the police can release information if it is lawful, necessary and proportionate to do so.
Further information:
- pilot assessment report
- impact assessment on the disclosure scheme
- Home Office assessment of the scheme: 1 year after national roll-out
- domestic violence disclosure scheme guidance
Domestic violence protection notices and orders
Domestic violence protection orders (DVPOs) are being implemented across England and Wales from 8 March 2014. This follows the successful conclusion of a 1 year pilot in the West Mercia, Wiltshire and Greater Manchester police force areas.
Domestic violence protection orders are a new power that fills a gap in providing protection to victims by enabling the police and magistrates to put in place protection in the immediate aftermath of a domestic violence incident.
With DVPOs, a perpetrator can be banned with immediate effect from returning to a residence and from having contact with the victim for up to 28 days, allowing the victim time to consider their options and get the support they need.
Before the scheme, there was a gap in protection, because police couldn't charge the perpetrator for lack of evidence and so provide protection to a victim through bail conditions, and because the process of granting injunctions took time.
Further information:
- DVPO evaluation report
- DVPO impact assessment
- Home Office assessment of the DVPO scheme: 1 year after national roll-out
- DVPO guidance
Male victims of domestic and sexual violence fund 2011 to 2013
In December 2011 the Home Office launched a fund to support male victims of domestic and sexual violence. The following organisations were successful in this fund and will receive up to £10,000 over the next 2 years to support services for male victims:
- Survivors UK
- Women's Support Network
- Arch North Staff
- Southampton Rape Crisis
- Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre
- Blackpool Advocacy
- Safer Wales
- Preston Domestic Violence Service
- North Derby Women's Aid
- GALOP (London's LGBT anti-violence and abuse charity)
- the Lesbian and Gay Foundation
- Rosa (fund supporting initiatives for women and girls) and Safeline
Domestic homicide reviews: how to conduct a review
When someone has been killed as a result of domestic violence (domestic homicide) a review should be carried out.
Professionals need to understand what happened in each homicide and to identify what needs to change to reduce the risk of future tragedies.
Guidance for practitioners conducting a review
The following documents support frontline practitioners taking part in a DHR:
- multi-agency statutory guidance, following extensive consultation with partners, we have published a refreshed guide for the conduct of domestic homicide reviews.
This refreshed guidance comes into effect for notifications made by local areas to the Home Office from 1 August 2013. While the overall core DHR rationale and structure remains the same, the refreshed statutory guidance incorporates many comments received from partners to clarify elements of the DHR processes.
- domestic homicide report guide
- statutory guidance for the conduct of domestic homicide reviews
- online domestic homicide reviews training package
- criteria for considering domestic homicide review reports
- domestic homicide review: lessons learned
Information for family, friends and colleagues of the victim
The following leaflets have been produced for use by DHR panels when meeting with family, friends, colleagues or employers of the victim or perpetrator.
- Domestic homicide: leaflet for family (English)
- Domestic homicide: leaflet for family (Other languages)
- Domestic homicide: leaflet for friends (English)
- Domestic homicide: leaflet for friends (Other languages)
- Domestic homicide: leaflet for employers and colleagues
Telling the Home Office about your review
You must contact the Home Office if you decide to conduct a DHR. If you decide not to conduct a review, you should also explain your reasons to us.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
Home Office Domestic Homicide Review Quality Assurance Panel
Read about the Quality Assurance Panel.
Independent domestic violence advisers
Call to end violence against women and girls
On 25 November 2010 the government committed further central funding for domestic violence support services over the next 4 years (2014 to 2015).
A paper was also launched outlining guiding principles to prevent violence against women and girls.
Read Call to end violence against women and girls.
Applications were invited in England and Wales to bid for money to support independent domestic violence advisers (IDVAs) and multi-agency risk assessment conference (MARAC) coordinators and administrators.
Find out which IDVA and MARAC organisations received funding.
Role of IDVAs
IDVAs help keep victims and their children safe from harm from violent partners or family.
Serving as a victim's primary point of contact, IDVAs normally work with their clients from the point of crisis, to assess the level of risk. They:
- discuss the range of suitable options
- develop plans for immediate safety – including practical steps for victims to protect themselves and their children
- develop plans for longer-term safety
- represent their clients at the MARAC
- help apply sanctions and remedies available through the criminal and civil courts, including housing options
These plans address immediate safety, including practical steps for victims to protect themselves and their children, as well as longer-term solutions.
The role of MARAC coordinators and administrators is to:
- help to establish communication between all parties
- give information to partner agencies about the MARAC process, where appropriate
- work with the chair to identify agency gaps
- establish links with these agencies to enable them to take part in the MARAC
The Home Office funds Coordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse (CAADA) to provide IDVA training places and run a quality assurance program for MARACs.
Review of MARACs
The aim of the review ('Supporting high-risk victims of domestic violence') was to look into how MARACs work and identify potential improvement. You can read the findings of the review.
Adolescent to parent violence and abuse
As stated in the Call to End Violence Against Women and Girls Progress Report (published in March 2015), the Home Office has worked with third sector partners, academics and other government departments to develop and disseminate information for practitioners working with children and families on how to identify and address the risks posed by adolescent to parent violence and abuse (APVA).
APVA is a hidden form of domestic violence and abuse that is often not spoken about. It is hoped that by raising awareness around this issue, we can provide better protection to victims and apply an appropriate safeguarding approach.
Theis now available.
Domestic violence victims without indefinite leave to remain
If your relationship with a British citizen or someone settled in the UK has broken down because of domestic violence, you may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain (permission to stay in the UK permanently).
The 'no recourse to public funds' policy is a general rule for most people who apply to come to the UK. The policy is based on the principle that people without a permanent right to remain in the UK should not have the same access to benefits as British citizens.
Our immigration policy is clear that migrants coming to the UK should be able to provide for themselves financially without relying on benefits from the state. However, the government is aware of the difficulties victims of domestic violence face, in particular those who can't access public funds.
Because of this, the government provides help to these victims who have been admitted to the UK with leave as spouses, unmarried partners or civil partners of a British citizen, or of a non-citizen who is settled in the UK.
This allows domestic violence victims to apply for indefinite leave to remain in their own right, if they have been victims of domestic violence.
How to apply
Find out how to apply for settlement as a victim of domestic violence.
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- Added a closing date for the consultation.
- A link to the Domestic Abuse Bill consultation has been added.
- Added links to the Home Office assessment of Domestic Violence Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme.
- Guidance on adolescent to parent violence and abuse published.
- Domestic violence protection orders and disclosure scheme evaluation reports and impact assessments published.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans in most states who tried to apply for medical coverage under President Barack Obama's healthcare law by a March 31 deadline but met with technical difficulties will get an automatic extension to enroll, officials said on Wednesday.
The new federal guidelines apply to consumers in the 36 states served by the federal health insurance marketplace and its website, HealthCare.gov. Monday is the cut-off date for choosing a health plan in 2014.
"Just like Election Day, if you are in line when the polls close you get to vote. We won't close the door on those who tried to get covered and were unable to do so through no fault of their own," said Julie Bataille, spokeswoman for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the agency overseeing the healthcare law rollout.
People who tried to enroll by the March 31 deadline for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, will be allowed in during a grace period in April.
More than 5 million people have signed up for the new health plans so far, the administration said, suggesting it may exceed forecasts for a total of 6 million new enrollees by the end of this month.
More recent applicants may have experienced technical problems on HealthCare.gov or long wait times at federal call centers as traffic spikes ahead of the deadline.
"CMS will process information related to paper applications received by April 7 to capture those consumers who were 'in line' with paper applications or whose applications were pending submission or review of supporting documentation on March 31," CMS said in a statement.
Those people will be able to select a plan through April 30 for coverage effective May 1, provided they pay their first month's premium by the deadline set by their chosen insurer.
Obama's health reform law requires most Americans to be enrolled in health coverage by March 31 or pay a penalty. It was not clear how much of an effort a potential applicant would have to make in order to qualify for special enrollment status.
"The reality is that consumers have to attest to the fact that they were eligible for this coverage," Bataille said in a conference call with reporters.
There was no indication the government would or could verify that the applicants had made an effort to enroll before Monday.
Bataille downplayed the potential for fraud, noting that it was an official application for federal benefits and "most people are truthful when applying for those benefits."
The federal government call centers and website have been experiencing unprecedented demand in recent weeks, with 1.2 million visits to HealthCare.gov on Tuesday alone and half a million calls answered at call centers, Bataille said.
(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Michele Gershberg and Gunna Dickson)


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Health Equity and Social Justice
The goal of NACCHO's Health Equity and Social Justice program is to advance the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) to confront the root causes of inequities in the distribution of disease and illness through public health practice and their organizational structure. The program's initiatives explore why certain populations bear a disproportionate burden of disease and mortality and what social arrangements and institutions generate those inequities, in order to design strategy to eliminate them. NACCHO's Health Equity and Social Justice initiatives include:
In the Spotlight
NACCHO is supporting local health departments' effective use of The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation series through development of supporting materials, and wide dissemination of DVDs of the video series. NACCHO has also established partnerships to support LHDs and community efforts to develop strategic actions and generate dialogue about:
For more, see NACCHO's Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health page: More »
NACCHO Annual 2016: Cultivating a Culture of Health Equity
NACCHO Annual's 2016 conference theme is "Cultivating a Culture of Health Equity." NACCHO Annual 2016 will provide an interactive setting for local health officials and their public health partners from around the country to examine strategies, share ideas, and plan actions for sustaining or reinventing their organizations in the new era. The conference will take place July 19-21, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. More »
Roots of Health Inequity: A Web Course and Learning Collaborative
Roots of Health Inequity considers the root causes of inequity in the distribution of illness, disease, and death. The course, based on a social justice framework, is a conceptual introduction to ground public health practitioners in concepts and strategies for taking action in everyday practice.
What can you expect? What will you be able to do on the site?
Roots of Health Inequity offers you the chance to:
Tackling Health Inequities through Public Health Practice: Theory to Action
Oxford University Press released Tackling Health Inequities through Public Health Practice: Theory to Action" in February 2010. Edited by NACCHO Senior Director Richard Hofrichter and the Director of the San Francisco Department of Health's division of Occupation and Environmental Health Rajiv Bhatia, this text raises questions and provides a starting point for health practitioners ready to reorient public health practice to address the fundamental causes of health inequities. This reorientation involves restructuring the organization, culture and daily work of public health.
Tackling Health Inequities is meant to inspire readers to imagine or envision public health practice and their role in ways that question contemporary thinking and assumptions, as emerging trends, social conditions, and policies generate increasing inequities in health.
Download the table of contents (PDF) by clicking here. More »


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Art in spite of Polemics
Zinaida Hippius: An Intellectual Profile
The Life of a Useless Man
The Commissariat of Enlightenment: Soviet Organization of Education and the Arts under Lunacharsky
The White Guard
Zinaida Hippius, who lived from 1869 to 1945, is considered one of Russia's finest poets, perhaps her greatest religious poet. D. S. Mirsky speaks of the major cycle of her lyrics as "unique in Russian literature…so original that I do not know anything in any language that resembles them." Pure in diction, unique in form, they are a despairing lament on the soul's failure to conquer pettiness, on what Mirsky calls "the Svidrigailov theme" (the idea which, in Crime and Punishment, Svidrigailov tries out on Raskolnikov, that eternity itself may be nothing more than a dusty bathhouse filled with spiders). There is, for example, in a lyric called "She," a sense of evil and self-hatred even more harrowing, because more articulate, than Svidrigailov's:
She is gray as dust, as earthly ashes,
In her shameless, despicable vile- ness.
And I am perishing from just such nearness,
From this inseparable bond which joins us.
And she is scabrous, yes, and she is prickly,
And she is cold. She is a serpent too.
And her repulsive, searing, over- lapping
Snake scales have wounded me as few things do.
If only I could feel a sharp sting twinging!
But she is flaccid, still, with dull veneer.
She is so like a lump, so very sluggish.
One cannot get to her; she cannot hear.
Coiling around me, stubborn, insinuating,
She hugs and strangles me, crush- ing me whole.
And this thing that's so dead, so black, so frightful—
This wretched, loathsome thing is called my soul.
(translated by Merrill Sparks)
As a novelist, short story writer, and literary critic she is less remarkable. She was the wife of Dmitri Merezhkovsky, much better known but far inferior to her as an artist. In pre-revolutionary Russia and abroad she was also the exponent of a religious philosophy of her own devising; and it is with this philosophy that Professor Pachmuss is chiefly concerned, not with her art—about which there is just enough to suggest its flavor—nor with her biography.
The "philosophy" of Zinaida Hippius, one gathers, was a highly cerebral religious scheme, based on a faith in the mystic significance of numbers, especially of the holy number three, which was an attribute of the world and humanity as well as of the godhead. History was divided into three periods, the Old Testament and the New in the past, and the Third Testament of the future. Ethics was threefold: personal, sexual, and social. And the sexual act could be represented by an isosceles triangle, of which the horizontal line stood for the "earthy" union of man, the left corner, and woman, the right, while "an invisible vertical line" that ascended "from the middle of the base" to the apex symbolized their "spiritual journey" to Christ. (Without this imaginary line to Christ, the apex, men and women would be no more than beasts.)
Though Hippius adored St. Theresa, her own faith took rise…
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Aggies Eliminated In Semifinal By FAMU
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – No. 2 North Carolina A&T was eliminated from the 2014 MEAC Bowling Championship after it suffered a 4-0 loss to No. 6 Florida A&M in Sunday's semifinal match at AMF Lanes.
FAMU topped the Aggies in four straight games by scores of 180-152, 177-161, 179-160, and 155-148. The Rattlers fell 4-3 in the championship match to top-seeded Maryland Eastern Shore, who captured its second consecutive league title.
"Today wasn't our best performance and the team knows it," head coach James Williams said. "Only difference now we don't get a chance to atone for it. But with that being said, I'm really happy about the season as a whole. I believe it was a historic season with all the accomplishments individually and as a team."
The Aggies (77-34 overall) finished the season ranked 13th in the NTCA coaches' poll, its highest national ranking in program history.
Williams led the Aggies to its most successful season and was named the MEAC Coach of the Year on Friday after he guided the team to its first national ranking in December.
Seniors Cherise Poole and Courtney Crook who were vital instruments to the program's rapid turnaround as well as providing veteran leadership for A&T saw their careers come to a close. However, their hard work has been entrusted to a talented group of young athletes who are expected to have an even better season next year.
The 2013-14 season also wrapped up another brilliant campaign for sophomore leader Emily Strombeck who was named the MEAC Bowler of the Year a year after being named the conference's top rookie. She recorded a season average of 202. A&T also saw a strong performance for rookie Kristin Shinn who was a second team All-MEAC selection.
The Aggies will return rising juniors Najah Owens, Briana Jackson, and Strombeck and rising sophomores Jorie Sineath, MacKenzie Robinson, and Shinn.
"With the core of the team returning next year we should very well be able to make a serious run at the MEAC championship," said Williams.


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When Miami Central took on Camden County in Georgia to begin the season, the Rockets, who had believed they were one of the top teams in the nation, lost a thrilling, close contest to a very good football team.
Since that opening night loss that had most of the country watching to see if the Rockets lived up to their pre-season billing, the focus is back, and as they moved to 2-0 in the district with an impressive 70-0 win over Miami Springs, the swagger and confidence has returned.
"We have played four games this season, winning three, but until this week, we really haven't put it all together," said head coach Telly Lockette. "In Georgia, we made too many mistakes. When we went to Texas, it got better, and then the last two games - against Miami Beach and Miami Springs - we played with a purpose."
The Rockets defense allowed only 4 total yards, sacked Miami Springs quarterback Brandon Diaz 10 times and held Springs to minus-18 yards rushing.
Marshall commit Tommy Shuler and Durrell Eskridge each returned a punt for a touchdown. FSU-bound Devonta Freeman and heralded freshman Joseph Yearby each scored two rushing touchdowns.
Junior defensive lineman Boyd Toree got in the flow of the game as he picked up a fumble on the game's last play and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown.
Senior quarterback Rakeem Cato, playing against his former school, threw an interception on the first play of the game, but then settled in and finished strong, passing for 144 yards and three touchdowns.
``I was too really hyped at the start of the game,'' Cato said. ``Once I saw my teammates starting to make big plays, I settled down."
Elsewhere in Miami-Dade County, Week 4
- Northwestern 38, Hialeah-Miami Lakes 12: A week after losing 37 players, stemming from an on-field skirmish with Hialeah, the Bulls showed how versatile they were, using many players on both sides of the ball and breaking out a number of junior varsity players against the Trojans. Freshman cornerback Shamar Spence made his varsity debut, keeping up the family pipeline to the school. Spence, the younger brother of University of Miami starting linebacker Sean Spence, did quite well, but was not the only new player everyone was excited to see. That honor belonged to sophomore defensive back Jaline DeJesus, who was the first female to ever play in a varsity football game for the 3-0 Bulls. "We told the players before the game they had a chance to make history," said head coach Billy Rolle. "Having a female play is great, but she still needs to get back to the junior varsity and play more." Senior wide receiver Eli Rogers, who is headed to the University of Miami, was certainly the star attraction, finishing the game with 130 total offensive yards and two touchdowns, caught passes as a receiver but also played as a running back and defensive back. He also kicked off twice through the endzone. Senior quarterback Teddy Bridgewater also made an impression on HML with two touchdowns, five two-point conversions and 252 total yards.
- Homestead 22, Killian 3: Before the season began, many felt that the Broncos were the best defensive team in Miami-Dade County. After losing to Key West and looking rather sloppy in the first two games, things fell into place this week. Holding the Cougars to just 99 total yards and 5 first downs, senior standouts Ricardo Williams and Theiren Cockran, and junior linebacker James Burgess, Jr., stepped up to make a difference. Burgess played some offense, scoring from 5 yards out, and Isiah Jernigan and junior Herb Waters also paved the way on offense.
- North Miami Beach 22, American 0: Before this week's game against the district rival Patriots, North Miami Beach head coach Jeff Bertani wasn't sure what to expect from his team that has played up and down so far this year. With senior quarterback/defensive back/return specialist Ritchy Desir leading the way, the Chargers won their second game in a row. The versatile Desir rushed for 88 yards on 13 carries, completed 3 of 10 passes for 17 yards with two touchdown passes. Desir also intercepted a pass while playing defense. Juniors Freddy Leroy and Cody Ray did well on offense and defense, where the Chargers sacked quarterback Garyn Perriman six times.
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- Belen Jesuit 49, Hialeah Gardens 0: Senior running back Manny Sicre scored four times and established himself as yet another player to watch for the defending state 3A runner-up Wolverines. Coach Richard Stuart's team picked up a key district win as they posted yet another quality defensive effort.
- Coral Park 28, South Miami 0: For a program that won just 14 games in one decade, the Rams have really made some major strides this season as they moved to a perfect 3-0. Jordan Martinez rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns as Coral Park improved to 3-0, 1-0 in District 14-6A under head coach Tim Wood. Carlos Aleman was impressive on defensive with an interception. Senior Sterling Darling, who transferred from Killian along with standout Arrington Jenkins, also stepped up for the Rams.
- Gulliver Prep 20, Archbishop Carroll 19: Senior linebacker Jorge Sanz tipped a third-down pass that forced Archbishop Carroll to attempt a 56-yard field goal for the win with 43 seconds left. Carroll junior kicker Brandon McClearon, who made two field goals earlier in the game and had three touchbacks, put some power into the kick, but the ball landed wide left and a couple of feet shy of the crossbar, allowing Gulliver to escape. Senior running back/defensive back Cedrick Walker stepped up for the raiders along with freshman quarterback Hunter Boyett, who threw a pair of touchdown passes -- covering 65 and 12 yards -- to Elston Lane to give Gulliver its first 14 points. Boyett completed 6 of 9 passes for 143 yards.
- North Miami 12, Carol City 8: The Pioneers won for the first time this season over a Chiefs team that has the talent to compete with plenty of schools. Senior quarterback Gerado Almendares led North Miami on offense along with junior running back Tony Ubri, who scored from 4 yards out. He later scored from 3 yards out. Ubri ended the day with 59 yards on 21 carries.
- Norland 42, Westland Hialeah 0: Senior running back Jordan Condinanzo and junior running back Randy ``Duke'' Johnson, who recently committed to the University of Miami, paved the way for the Vikings in the district opener. Johnson and Condinanzo combined for 188 yards and four touchdowns on nine carries, all in the first half. Vikings' senior quarterback Benji Philippe completed all five of his pass attempts and threw for 83 yards.
- Booker T. Washington 42, Coral Gables 14: Senior quarterback Jeremiah Hay completed 22 of 33 passes for 286 yards and four touchdowns. Senior receiver Derek Moise had eight catches for 118 yards and a touchdown. Akeem Martindale also had a strong performance for Booker T. The senior scored twice and contributed 47 yards receiving. Coral Gables senior linebacker Denzel Perryman stood out on both sides, scoring on a 52-yard pass play while he was lined up at tight end and later took an interception 36 yards to give the visiting Cavaliers good field position.
- Dade Christian 32, Miami Country Day 10: Junior quarterback Bilal Marshal had an impressive game, throwing for three touchdowns and rushing for 59 yards. Senior running backs Chris Elliot and Hugh Miles, who ran for 194 yards. With most players contributing on both sides of the ball, Miami Country Day's defense struggled to keep Dade Christian's offense in check. Miami Country Dade's sole offensive weapon was Izaac Surujon, who rushed 18 times for 65 yards.


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Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F to keep the first batch of burgers warm.
For the burgers: Coat a large saute pan with olive oil. Add the onions, season with salt and bring to a medium-high heat. Cook the onions until they are soft and very aromatic, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and let cool.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the turkey, soy sauce, sambal oelek, ginger, water chestnuts, cilantro and the cooked onions and garlic. (Reserve the onion pan to cook the burgers in later.) Add one-quarter to one-half cup water; this will help the burgers stay nice and moist. Using your hands, squish everything together until they are really well combined.
Make and cook a little tester patty to be sure that the turkey is really well seasoned. Re-season if needed. If the burger is missing salt add more soy or just give a little sprinkey dink of salt.
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Coat the saute pan with new olive oil and bring to a medium-high heat. Place the burgers in the pan. Be sure not to crowd the pan, if you need to work in batches go ahead! Cook the burgers for 5 to 6 minutes on each side. Place the cheese, if using, on the burger and cook for 1 more minute.
Toast the buns in a broiler or toaster. Schmear each side of the bun lightly with the sambaal mayo. Put a burger on each of the bottom buns and top each burger with tomato, onion and lettuce. Close up each burger, give each one a little squish and eat em' up!
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Comments: Until more is known about melatonin's long-term effects, my
recommendations are to use small doses of this hormone for sleep in the range
of 0.3 to 1 mg and not to exceed the use of this hormone more frequently than
two or three nights a week. Many people become tolerant to the sleep inducing
effects of melatonin when they use it too frequently. Unfortunately, we don't
know at this time whether small amounts of melatonin used for sleep purposes
provides any significant antioxidant protection. It's possible that larger
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North East Mini Stock Tour Gets Ready for 2018
By Mike Twist, NEMST
21 Apr, 2018
Photo Gallery - First Annual Cars and Cops Car Show
The first annual Cars and Cops Car Show took place on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Fuddrucker's in Saugus, Massachusetts. The show featured restored police cars, muscle cars, exotics and much more. A portion of the proceeds raised were donated to the family of fallen Weymouth, Massachusetts police officer Michael Chesna. Here are the sights of the show. (MIke Twist / TachNeedle.com Photos) Photo Gallery Link -
Jaguar - Land Rover Brings Infotainment to Classic Cars
Jaguar Land Rover Classic has introduced a new infotainment system to its growing range of genuine parts and accessories, bringing modern functionality to classic vehicles in an authentic-looking, classically-styled, head unit. Designed to suit most classic vehicles running on negative earth electrics, single DIN-sized Classic Infotainment System units incorporate customisable satellite navigation in up to 32 languages, smartphone integration, Bluetooth connectivity and dual DAB/DAB+ digital
Photo Gallery - NEMST at Claremont Speedway
The North East Mini Stock Tour recently visited Claremont Speedway for a Labor Day Eve show. Here are a few sights of the quick four-cylinder Sports Compacts both on the track and in the pit area. (Mike Twist / TachNeedle.com Photos) Photo Gallery Link - https://www.facebook.com/199677296765694/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1902801146453292


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Ceremonies commemorating Veterans Day will be
held at Veterans Memorial, Square at East Ferry Saturday beginnning at 11 a.m.
It is the time, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, that the Armistice of 1918 was signed, ending World War I.
In 1954, following World War II and the ending of aggression in Korea,the U.S. Congress changed the name from "Armistice" to "Veterans" and Nov. 11 became a day to honor American servicemen and women of all wars.
Legion Commander Bob Edgar said that beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturday, members of his unit, the Arnold Zweir Post 22, American Legion, and the Jamestown Memorial Post 9447, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will gather at the square to install their 84 American flags for the ceremony.
Featured will be an address by islander retired Marine Col. Bruce Livingston, who will speak about the historical significance of the day.
Both veterans' organizations earlier in the morning will participate in a state Department of Environmental Management Dedication Ceremony for Interpretative Military Signage at the Fort Wetherill Marine Fisheries Center.
Biologist Chris Powell said that the veterans' groups, along with, federal, state and local officials, will attend the ceremonies dedicating newly installed signage written by Walter K. Schroder. The signs depict the military uses of the three historic buildings at Fort Wetherill, dating from the early 1800s to World War II.
Happy birthday to Damien Beecroft who will finally be 8 on Sunday. Lotsa hugs for this fine young actor.
Rose Fraley and Charlie Masso both completed the lyrics to Hey, good lookin' whatcha got cooking, how about cooking something up with me.
Charlie wrote, "I think this is another 40s tune most recently recorded by Jimmy Buffett, and Hank Williams did it a few years before him." Commenting on last week's poser, he said, "Bob Kinder really knows his music."
Bob also responded with the right lyrics and added that, "I think Jimmy Buffett recorded this, among others."
He also came up with the next poser. What domestic chore did Spike Jones tell his mother to do?
*** How many of you cell phone owners after dialing a number on your home phone look for the "send" button?
Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic is tuning up for winter in his Pet Tip of the Week.
"As winter approaches remember to continue your pet's flea and tick preventative until we have had a good long cold stretch. Those fleas and ticks are still out there waiting for a furry pet to come by and each year at this time we see a few itchy dogs and cats who needed just one more month of flea control.
"We also recommend continuing heartworm preventative year round. Besides the risk of a late warm trend and potential mosquito transmission of heartworm, most preventatives act as a dewormer to reduce transmission of any intestinal parasites.
"Finally, as we spend more time outside after dark, it is important to make you and your pet more visible to drivers. Invest in a reflective vest for you and your dog because we want everyone to have a safe and uneventful winter season." Thank you, Doctor!
The Boy Scouts of Jamestown Troop 1 and the Webelos from Cub Scout Pack 1 will participate in a Thanksgiving Feast Campout this weekend at Camp Feinstein.
Activities will include 2- Liter Coke Bottle Air Rocket Competition between patrols plus culinary contests while preparing their Thanksgiving feasts.
More on the experiences of islanders during the Great Hurricane of 1938.
Phyllis Anderson, now a resident of Wilmington, Ohio, remembers that September 21st.
"I was a 13-year-old teenager at Rogers High School and it was the day to have my braces checked. The dentist always took the kids in order, so that day I skipped out of school to be first. How I got the nerve to do it, I'll never know! I was first, but when the dentist came he took the second one. Was I ever mad!
"I decided I could still make the 2:30 ferry and I ran as fast as I could and was almost the last to board. I don't remember it being any rougher than usual but I've read reports that it was bad. I have thought what I would have done if I hadn't made that ferry. Of course, you probably know tat the Governor Carr ended up on the Webster Wetherill estate and was not back in service for six months.
"I don't remember how long we were out of school, but I do remember having to boil our water and having shots for typhoid fever, and of course we had no lights! My grandmother out in Springfield heard on the radio that our island was wiped out - of course we didn't have phone service either. To this day I hate the wind - I think because of the hurricane.
"Of course, due to the hurricane, the old Jamestown Bridge was built, so some good came out of it!"
Thanks, Phyllis. Those of us who were here will never forget that day.
Bill Schaefer sent this to us last year via Richard Botelho, and it bears saying again:
It is the veteran, not the preacher, who has given us
freedom of religion.
It is the veteran, not the reporter, who has given us
freedom of the press.
It is the veteran, not the poet, who
has given us freedom of speech.
It is the veteran, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom
to assemble.
It is the veteran,
not the lawyer, who has given us
the right to a fair trial.
It is the veteran, not the politician, who has given us the right to vote.
It is the veteran.
who salutes the Flag.
It is the veteran, who serves
under the Flag.
Join the veterans at East Ferry Saturday morning at 11. Give'em all a hug!
*** Be true!
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David Livingston was introduced as the ninth president of Lourdes University on Wednesday. He succeeds Robert Helmer.
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Lourdes University's newly announced president has ambitious goals to increase the Sylvania school's residential student population.
David Livingston, vice president of advancement of the Erie, Pa.-based Mercyhurst University, was introduced as Lourdes' ninth president at a Wednesday ceremony. His selection was kept quiet before the announcement, but his plans for the school are quite loud.
Mr. Livingston's vision for Lourdes includes increasing the number of full-time, on-campus students by nearly eight-fold, the kind of change that could turn Sylvania from a town with a college into a college town.
"I think Sylvania is the perfect college town," Mr. Livingston said.
Mr. Livingston, 48, succeeds Robert Helmer, who resigned last year after 10 years as president to take a similar position at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. Provost Janet Robinson has served as interim president for the university.
In many ways, Mr. Livingston's plan for growth is an extension of Mr. Helmer's efforts at Lourdes. Enrollment more than doubled under Mr. Helmer's tenure, though that trend slightly reversed this year. Program offerings expanded, the school added athletics and residential housing, grant funding grew, and the school added buildings.
The school enrolls about 2,500 students, and its strategic plan already called for enrollment to increase to 3,000 by 2015.
But Lourdes' growth in recent years came with nontraditional students and commuters. Only about 270 students stayed in Lourdes housing this fall. Mr. Livingston said most future growth at Lourdes would come from traditional students, and he envisions the on-campus student population increasing to possibly 2,000 students in the next decade.
Many a university president has announced plans for large expansions of their schools, but contracting demographics and increased cost pressures have stunted that enrollment growth in the region. To attract new students, the school will have to aggressively market itself to a larger area and develop a reputation as a destination campus.
Part of that marketing, Mr. Livingston said, would be the campus itself, which he called an "absolute gem."
Recently purchased apartments and the school's mid-campus expansion should accommodate most of the hoped for growth in the immediate future. The pace of growth would also depend on Sylvania.
"I don't want [the growth] to happen faster than the campus or community can handle," Mr. Livingston said.
Mr. Livingston has been vice president for advancement at Mercyhurst since 2008, and he first joined the university in 1997. He served time as president of the Faculty Senate and also chaired the religious studies department.
Thomas Geiger, Jr., chairman of the Lourdes board of trustees, said Mr. Livingston helped lead a university that saw record-breaking enrollment, added new programs, and expanded its facilities. He said Lourdes was looking for a president who embraced Catholic and Franciscan values, could partner with the community, understood the needs of traditional and non-traditional students, and had a proven track record in institutional growth.
"We believe [Mr. Livingston] has the strength and understanding and humility to grow in the job itself and also lead the Lourdes University community for years to come," he said.
A Catholic, Mr. Livingston said he feels most comfortable working at Catholic higher education institutions that are affiliated with religious orders, especially those of women-led orders. Lourdes was a perfect fit.
"I really believe Lourdes is a special place," he said.
Mr. Livingston will take over as president July 1 and will be formally inaugurated in the fall. An advocate for a liberal arts education, he said he wants to create a balance with preparing students for their professional choices, while also continuing the liberal arts traditional of a well-rounded education.
He acknowledged the difficulty in providing a quality education that creates the graduates employers want while maintaining affordability for students. He said he doesn't expect the school to have large tuition increases in coming years.
Mr. Livingston has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Augustana College, a master's degree in theology from Loyola University, and a doctorate in theology from Vanderbilt University. He is married and has two children.
Lourdes will have to begin a search soon to replace Ms. Robinson as provost, as she plans to retire June 30.
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It's been hard to deal with, but in a contest of wills, the Bruins won. Now it's time for the Canucks, and their fans to look forwards.
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Canucks fans tend to be pretty emotional, and I'm no different. It shouldn't come as a huge surprise then, that I haven't written a single word on the Canucks since last Wednesday's game 7 pantsing, and the thoroughly embarrassing riot that followed. It has been a rough week.
I watched Monday's game 6 at a bar, and within minutes regretted it. It's tough to be in public when the Canucks get blown-out, and the game 6 loss left me particularly dejected. Not even good company, delicious wings and ribs were enough to cheer me up.
I spent Tuesday in a fatalistic stupor, and though I managed to work up a certain false arrogance for Wednesday, I had a premonition of what was to come. I watched the game at home, I wasn't going to spend another night moping in a bar. Even before the first goal was scored, the game was agony.
To twist what Pat Riley said about the Heat-Mavs NBA Finals series recently – it's hip and popular to say that the Canucks choked, but really the Bruins went out and took the cup. Lets give credit where it's due: the Bruins dominated those last two games. Tim Thomas clearly got good value for his soul – because that old man was unbeatable. In game 7, the Bruins simply wanted it more and played a great game to ensure their Cup victory.
A few plays from game 7 stand out to me. Bergeron's opening goal was kind of flukey, as I see it. It was the result of an odd decision by Vigneault, a smart, slimy play by Marchand to set it up, and some terrible defensive coverage by Henrik Sedin in particular. Throw in a touch of lucky finish from Bergeron – and you've got history. I really don't get why the Sedins were given that defensive-zone start, but then I also didn't understand why Ballard was thrust into Hamhuis' shut-down role in game 4 either, or why Luongo was left in net for all 8 Bruins goals in game 3.
The more telling plays, and the more decisive ones, came later. First of all, off a solid Sedin shift (yes they happened all series, and especially in game 7) Burrows got the puck in a great position in the slot. He showed tremendous patience, waited to get Tim Thomas down and out, and then put the puck on net. Chara, however, used his gargantuan trogdor frame to take away most of the net, and made the biggest save of game 7. Had Chara faltered, the game is tied and perhaps the rough denizens of Vancouver would've had a parade, rather than a riot. In short: it was an all-world, championship calibre defensive play.
The two Boston goals that followed, the first by Marchand and the second – a short-handed effort by Bergeron were pure "will" goals. Marchand's wrap-around goal was a marvel of speed, handles and awareness. Sedin and Luongo were left sprawling as Marchand ably circled the net and netted the insurance marker. Bergeron didn't get a lot on his initial breakaway shot, and I still think he may have punched the puck into the net, but he wasn't going to be denied. Hard not to admire that. His second goal reminded me of a play-at-the-plate in baseball – Bergeron was coming home and was going to go through Luongo to do it. Just a gutty, clutch play by the two-way centre.
Those three plays were championship plays by the Bruins. As hard as it is to admit for Canucks fans, and as much as other Canadian fan-bases, and some mainstream hockey writers want to characterize what happened in games 6 and 7 as a typical Vancouver "choke-job" – the Bruins deserved to win. You have to bend over pretty far backwards to characterize a team that won three playoff rounds as a team of chokers, most mainstream hockey media members aren't that flexible, but god bless them for trying.
The day the Canucks are eliminated from the playoffs is routinely the worst day of the year for an emotional fan such as myself. This proves, of course, that I'm a lucky fellow overall. But every year that passes without a cup increases the possibility (likelihood?) that I'll leave this Earth without ever seeing my team raise Lord Stanley's mug. My step-father – a Cubs fan and a Catholic, understands this all too well. He's approaching seventy now – and I wasn't surprised that the first person who called to offer me solace was him. He may have been more upset for me, than I was for myself. Fans of "cursed" sports-teams share a special sort of empathy.
At the end of the day, your team can only ever be good enough to win. The Canucks didn't have enough in 2010/2011, they were close but they didn't close it out. Still, Canucks fans were treated to nearly 9 months of entertaining and mostly dominant hockey. The Canucks won 69 games, they nearly led the league in every relevant team category, they had the leading scorer, they had the best team defence. They were a pleasure to watch game in and game out, even though I don't think they represented themselves as well in the Finals as they had all season. It was a banner year for a once moribund franchise. This was the sort of season that, even though the Canucks didn't win a cup – it established the team as a legit contender, one that is likely to remain elite for years to come. For a franchise used to be being a punch-line – that's something. It's something big, it's kinetic energy.
It has been nearly a week, and it's time to hold our heads high again. It's also time to thank the team for an incredible season. With Gillis in charge, and the team's core locked in on reasonable deals – the Canucks are in a good spot going forward. And here it is, the universal phrase of solace. By tradition it is offered to all sports-fans as a form of comfort at the end of a season that came up short: "there's always next year." And it's true, unless it isn't. Keep up hope, Canucks fans. And stay safe, I think you'll want to be around for what comes next.


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The Care and Feeding of Your Christmas Tree
By Abbie Tilden
The Christmas tree is one of the focal points of the holiday celebration. It's where we gather with our families, where Santa brings our gifts, where we find light during the darkest nights of the year. It's a tradition that goes back for centuries. A fresh, live tree is a beautiful experience to see, touch and smell.
Despite the myths you hear, fresh trees can be safe and beautiful throughout the season if treated with care. Most Christmas trees nowadays come from farms and nurseries. The trees are grown as a sustainable crop, and many farmers work hard to use environmentally friendly methods. By buying your tree from a local farm or nursery, or visiting a reputable tree lot, you can help support these practices, know that your tree is the freshest you can possibly get and create a wonderful tradition with your family.
Finding your tree
If you can visit a cut-your-own tree farm or nursery, make a day out of it! Take the family along, because the search for a perfect tree needs as many eyes as possible. Dress for the weather and don't forget to expect holes and mud - these are working farms. Visit the National Association of Christmas Tree Association's web page for a directory
Look for trees with green needles and full foliage; when you run your hand along a branch, those green needles should stay put. If they all fall off in your hand, keep looking.
Once you've selected and cut your tree, give it a few good raps against the ground: any brown needles on the inside (previous year's growth that the tree needs to shed to make room for new needles) should fall off. Don't skip this step, or you'll be carrying all those old needles into your house!
When you get your tree home
If you're not putting your tree up right away, leave it outside in a bucket of water. Make sure the water level is over the cut, and don't let it dip below, or your tree will dry out.
When you select the location where you will display your tree, make sure it's away from any heat sources, like radiators or fireplaces. Trees like cold temperatures and high humidity, so keep that in mind.
Make sure your tree stand is the right size for your tree, and has enough space to hold sufficient water. Your stand should hold one quart of water for every inch of the stem's diameter.
Before you put your tree in the holder, cut off the bottom inch of the trunk. This creates a fresh surface, free of dried sap, to allow the tree to drink.
This is important: keep it watered.
Your tree is going to consume a lot of water, especially in the first few days, so keep an eye on it. The water level should never drop below the bottom of the tree. If that happens, you will need to make a new cut, because the dried sap that will accumulate prevents the tree from taking in water.
A dried out tree is a fire hazard.
Keeping it well watered is the single most important step in avoiding a disaster. Check on the water at least twice a day. A sap seal can form in just a few hours, and if it happens after you've decorated your tree it'll be much more difficult to make a fresh cut.
Decorating your tree
Go over all the lights and decorations you're planning on using; do not use anything with frayed wires. Look for the UL seal on any electrical decorations. Make sure none of the bulbs is broken, and that bulbs or any other heat-emitting decorations aren't directly touching any branches or needles, which will just make the tree dry out faster.
Homemade paper decorations can also be a fire hazard, so make sure they're a safe distance from lights as well.
Remember that tinsel can be hazardous to small children and household pets, so use it sparingly and keep all dangerous decorations out of the reach of your smallest loved ones.
Make sure you can easily turn the lights on your tree off. Never leave your tree lit while it is unattended. When you are going to bed, or leaving the house (even for just a few minutes!) make sure to turn the tree off.
Do not ever use candles. They can cause fires in an instant. The risks are just not worth it.
After the holidays
Once your tree is no longer taking in water, it is time to take it down. Don't wait until all the needles have dropped; once the tree is not hydrated, it becomes a fire hazard.
You have several options in disposing of your tree. Many communities schedule tree pick-up days, or you can arrange to have your tree chipped and use it for mulch and compost. You could also set the tree up in your backyard as a refuge for birds and wildlife. Just make sure it's propped up securely, and hang suet and bird food to provide food during the rest of the winter.