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About: Durham County Library will host a virtual tour of Durham's Sister City, Arusha, Tanzania at 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 24, at the Main Library, 300. N. Roxboro St.
Program participants will learn about the Arusha Committee of Sister Cities of Durham and Friends of Arusha, who have worked to support orphaned children, build a medical facility, initiate a women's sewing collaborative, and most importantly, share their cultural, entrepreneurial and educational experiences for almost 25 years. Tanzanian delicacies and tea will be served.
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THE BRONX — A 47-year-old man was shot and killed outside his home in a Claremont public housing project Sunday night, the NYPD reported.
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Carla Gugino is headed to Wayward Pines.
The actress (Justified, Political Animals) will star opposite Matt Dillon and Melissa Leo in the limited run series, which is set for 10 episodes in 2014.
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A little bit of both. It's hard for me to distinguish sometimes, so I just go ahead and fix whatever I find.
The F3 portion needs to be up to NV standards anyway
Hello Devs! I just wanted to say I sincerely appreciate all the time and effort put forth into developing this awesome mod! Please keep up the good work! I can't wait to play this and revive my fallout experience!
I've been playing tons of Fallout 4 in order to contain my hype for 3.0, seriously I can't even put words into how excited I am.
I am honestly surprised to see how much there was actually to fix considering how flawless my previous TTW playthroughs felt (only noticeable "flaw" being the FO3/FNV item balance mismatch, i.e the Hunting Rifle). Either way, thank you developers for all your amazing work. TTW truly is the mother of all Fallout mods.
Will continue to check in daily so I don't miss any logs! Good luck!
There's thousands of bugs in both games, will get to them all in time. :)
I don't plan on doing too much more of that before release, I would like to finish some of the road collision though.
Reading through the moderator and admin updates in this thread is beyond reassuring. I've never played TTW and I'm trying *really* hard to wait for 3.0 before I give in. Best wishes in the meantime!
Someone was asking about new content, so here's a teaser.
Are any of those shiny new toy's unique? Either way, it's looking mighty cool.
Yes, almost all of them are unique except the minigun, flamethrower, missile launcher and powerfist.
Looking very nice! Considering how awesome Operation Anchorage was (imo), it kinda disappointed with the rewards, yea you could do that Gary 23 glitch to carry over items from OA to the Capital Wasteland, but how fun and immersive is cheating? (not to mention the unholy desecration of Gary)
Looks even better than many other OA Reward restoration mods :)
Seeing the Anchorage rewards images and the mention of the Gary 23 glitch made me wonder; is the restoration of the Gary 23 interrogation log something this mod would have?
Nope other cut content will go in another mod I think, there's not much but some of it might annoy some people. Particularly the Vault 101 stuff.
I concur with Roy. I use tonnes of mods that add cut content, I love the stuff! But... It would feel rather wrong as part of the base TTW package. It goes beyond what the mod aims to accomplish.
The equipment is very much requested and I want it myself, so that's the reason. :)
Oh. I wasn't objecting to the equipment being added back in. I was talking about more extensive cut-content restoration. The equipment fits fine in TTW, especially since you removed the vanilla Fo3 Gary Glitch.
Oh I wasn't arguing at all, was just explaining why not to the other inquiry.
I have plans to do a cut content mod more like outside bets for F3, but there is little to restore other than notes, holotapes, terminals, and some sub parts of quests that still remain so it would be a fairly lite mod.
Aren't there some clothing items that were cut? An outcast recon armor, a pink power armor, and some vault suits?
Cool! Darth, you're the man! The bdman!
With all the patching going on in both games, will TTW replace the need for unofficial patches like YUP?
Pretty sure TTW Fixes already replaces that for TTW.
Just read the forum post about TTW 3 replacing TTW Fixes and YUP, excellent.
Fallout 3 fixes will be done over time by the team so we have control over it and are not beholden to anyone.
A patch for YUP has been made already.
TTWFixes is deprecated for use only with 2.9.x
Is the "raw material" for TTW installer gonna remain the same for new version?
Wondering if I could delete the FO3+DLCs, but don't wanna have to download through steam again (would take a few days).
Wondering if theres need to create new fomods (Main and Options), or if the new version of TTW is just applied on top of those same previous fomods, and I assume its ok to delete a fomod after its been installed? (As long as I don't try uninstall or reinstall afterwards, for obvious reasons).
Anyway, TTW3 can't come soon enough =]
You will still need both games installed for the TTW 3.0 installer to work.
It will always need both games installed because the TTW installer needs to access the vanilla files of Fallout 3 to edit them so they will run on Fallout New Vegas.
It also requires both games as to avoid people being able to just "update" TTW using pirate games and/or we are not allowed by law to distribute assets from either game, so we can only make the installer use the assets from the games people already own and have it installed.
--- It will always need both games installed because the TTW installer needs to access the vanilla files of Fallout 3 to edit them so they will run on Fallout New Vegas. ---
For the installer yes, but after the installer has been through with FO3 files, I assume the setup (in New Vegas) will not be checking back at FO3 GOTY folder again.
The current TTW installer creates a fomod thats around 5.5 GB and also a folder called "Main Files" around 5.7 GB (don't the fomod and that folder contain roughly the same stuff, just in a different format?).
So basically thats 2x the game files, one inside FO3 folder and one inside that TTW Main Folder (x3 content if the fomod contains same just in a format thats "mod manager friendly").
Sorry if thats a little too much bitching, I've the bad habit of getting bothered by stuff taking disk space unless its absolutely needed =]
Since most of the mods use .esp or .esm, and those search the content inside the .bsa or game folders -> wich are already created by the current TTW installer, I thought that "maybe" the new version would use just plugins and not need to recreate all bsa/etc again, since its already present. I do understand the need to re-do if it contains new/different data due to the working architecture of TTW team or to combat piracy :)
Sorry if taking a bit too much text, just trying to explain my thought process... I'm still green to this game inner workings, plus my English can be bad :P .... probably gonna uninstall FO3 and delete the TTW fomod + Main Files folder as soon and TTW is installed ("if" I discover that all needed content is placed inside the DATA folder in New Vegas after fomod is installed, so that would make 4x times the same content, and this last one inside NV DATA folder is the only one the game really needs, right?).
Anyway, thats not the best practice I know, just tell me if I'm doing something completely stupid! (beyond the bad habit ^^)
Once everything with TTW is installed and working properly you can uninstall and delete all FO3 standalone content if you wish
I personally think, that the Installer should check if we already installed TTW before and if so, don't need the F3 Installation again for TTW Updates. Right now I have both games installed just because any TTW update will force me to have F3 installed, even I already installed TTW previously and therefore already have all the required F3 files in my FNV folder. If this could be improved in the installer, this would be very good. Not only because of the F3 installation, but also because F3 requires Windows Live. I would really prefer to have this all removed from my hard-drive, but right now I have to wait for at least 3.0 release.
1) You don't need GFWL at all, GFWL disabler removes the need for that.
2) You need Fallout 3 (at least a copy which you can archive) to rebuild the TTW install including the BSAS. The installer is complicated (even more so now), and using existing assets would just futher convolute and complicate it and we cannot be sure what a user has done to or with their files. Too many unknowns. This will also be for stricter DRM purposes to ensure that people are not using pirated versions of the games, as we must do so to avoid any legal issues (please don't crusade about it, you will be banned).
3) TTW is a game unto itself, it should be thought of and treated that way. It's not really a mod any more than New Vegas is a mod (even though technically it is).
4) After you create the install package for a particular build, and install it, you can delete FO3, the installer, the fomod, and the working directories the installer used. If you do not wish to have several extra gigs of data in your mod manager's cache, then do a manual install. You will need to install Fallout 3 again for further updates, the reasons for this are stated above.
So, Roy, when you say:
"Fallout 3 fixes will be done over time by the team so we have control over it and are not beholden to anyone."
Do you mean that TTW will officially be fixing vanilla Fo3 bugs from now on? I thought the team had previously stated that was NOT one of TTW's goals. I don't mean to sound daft, but what about users who want to keep the bugs? Will we need mods to add them back in?
Could be done as a separate .esp, but considering how having a bunch of overrides can slow the engine down, I say have 'em integrated directly into Fallout3.esm, or failing that, TaleOfTwoWastelands.esm.
And wanting to keep bugs? Talk about Bethesda Stockholm Syndrome.
Wait. Did TTW change management at some point without me noticing? What happened with Jax, if you don't mind me asking?
As for the bugs, fix them. I was just being silly!
TTW management is now handled by yours truly, I have different ideas and goals than Jax did in some regards, although not many. I want TTW to appeal to a wider audience, like those who wish to use it to play Fallout 3 only, as well as those who want to integrate NV gear into it completely. I also want it to be a platform for authors and players to use for modding that offers maximum flexibility with a minimum of complexity.
Fixes was always supposed to be integrated at some point, but I find it too messy and find too much subjective stuff in it so I want better control over it. Many things in it fall under the cut content restoration category for me and I would rather have that in a separate optional. For YUP it is easier to make a patch for it since I fixed the issues which were causing the major incompatibilities by restoring those records into Fallout3.esm rather than using the records in FalloutNV.esm. This makes it easier for users and for us to maintain.
All fixes and changes will be in taleoftwowastelands.esm, the esm's for Fallout 3 will remain as unchanged as possible.
The exceptions are:
- Records which have been updated to form version 15 (header version 1.34) to make Fallout 3 and its DLC 100% compatible with the New Vegas engine and subsequent tools designed for it.
- Navmesh have been re-finalized (any broken door links repaired) and new Navinfo has been created to conform to Fallout New Vegas v184.108.40.2065 specifications.
- Deleted Navmesh has been changed to overrides to prevent CTD issues. NULL records in the ESMs have been fixed or removed to prevent CTD caused by them.
- Forms which are present in New Vegas's ESMs are removed and redirected to those forms (this is nothing new) provided they are identical to Fallout 3 and/or the DLC. In the cases where they differ they are left in Fallout 3 and/or in the DLC. This includes forms which have a difference in the assets, with the exception of weapons due to the Iron Sight system of New Vegas.
I hope this clears up any questions or confusion.
I hate to ask this because I know you all are wrapping up 3.0 to release it soon...but do you all ever think there will be some form of official TTWEC for tale of two wastelands for some of the really popular mods? I'm asking this because of all the patches for EVE, MMM, WMX, TTW Redesigned, etc. that make them all play nice together across all TTW. I'm just curious after 3.0 comes out instead of having them all be separate if your going to combine them all into just one tale of two wastelands enhanced content mod? The mods I just listed are more or less want a lot of us use for Tale of Two Wastelands and I'm just kind of surprised they never all got put together in one big mod. Note I'm not asking about adding hundreds of mods together here just the big ones a lot of us tend to use like EVE, Redesigned, MMM etc that make changes across both wastelands.
The mods which will no longer receive updates would be good candidates for such a mod. Some of those mods will need new versions built, and I have plans to do that at least for WMX and possibly EVE (if not a whole new mod like EVE but better). Redesigned needs some minor work to fix the head issues introduced by throttlekitty's head fixes. I would be happy to see such a mod though, and no better person to work on it than luthien.
I believe that weijiesen is planning to update and overhaul EVE after The Frontier comes out, and is planning on makign a TTW 3.0 compatible version of it at some point. He made a comment to that effect on his recent EXE mod's comment theread.
Not to derail, but along the same lines I would love to see a Mega-combo mod. But would also love to see Weijiesen make a combo EVE/IMPACT/EXE mod for those that use them all.
Awesome to hear on everything Roy, I know that TTW is in good hands.
Yes, I've been talking to him about making a new version of EVE. Reminds me I have another small mod to make for him... :)
Once TTW 3.0 is out, IMHO, the best thing (to us users) would be for TTW team to start developing a install guide, providing directions and info for the most popular mods, similar to the guides from STEP, wich are very detailed, even the biggest noob -like me- can follow without worry ^^
TTW team can likely upgrade/improve such a guide constantly, it will probably start kinda small and grow over time.
All users of the forum can contribute with research and info. The coolest thing about those guides is the format that details everything, breaks into CORE mods, OPTIONAL mods, texture/effects mods and how much each impact the game performance (low/med/high), anyway, its a pretty loveable presentation.
While that's a nice idea, I don't think any of us has time for that. I'm sure other users will make such guides however.
I have one quick question, particularly regarding the OA.
In 3.0 is the Chinese Stealth Armor joint with the Helmet, or are they separate?
Went to check if somebody had already tried to put up a TTW guide...
Hell, what do I know! It seems somebody has already been doing it for a while, updated regularly \o/
Hopefully it keeps developing as 3.0 comes out.
Kudos to this Adonis person =]
Why would they separate them? Surely that goes beyond the scope of TTW; It is not part of converting Fo3 (Since New Vegas has them as one item), it is not a bug-fix (they were meant to be one item), it is simply a cut content restoration. Specifically, it is the variety cut content restoration that replaces an item already in the game, rather than adding one that was removed, and is certainly not something everyone wants.
The chinese stealth helmet will not be restored. EnderDragonFire is correct, that is out of scope. It is even out of scope for the cut equipment module since it doesn't make any sense at all.
I don't get why people request to restore cut content. I can understand it, if content was only cut because of time restrictions, but more often it's cut because design decisions or because they don't full fill quality standards. So why anyone would want that kind of content?
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I don't get why people request to restore cut content. I can understand it, if content was only cut because of time restrictions, but more often it's cut because design decisions or because they don't full fill quality standards. So why anyone would want that kind of content?
The "idea" of unfulfilled potential and expansion to a game they love.
Yossarian wrote:
I don't get why people request to restore cut content. I can understand it, if content was only cut because of time restrictions, but more often it's cut because design decisions or because they don't full fill quality standards. So why anyone would want that kind of content?
Unless said content is broken,most of the time people want it back because there was no reason to cut it to begin with unless they ran out of time. Besides,why exactly does it even matter to you? Why exactly do you feel like questioning what other people want? If you dont want cut content then that's fine but clearly a lot of people here do.And there's nothing wrong with adding it back in.Especially if it's requested a lot.
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why people request to restore cut content.
Cut content is often 50~99% done, tweaking a bit here and there it fits in the game quite nicely.
Lets not argue folks.
Like any other mods, take them or leave them.


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Thousands have found their way into South Korea in the past half-decade - there were a total of 8,428 North Korean defectors in the South by the end of May - and they have started carving out a space for themselves in this society, though often as second-class citizens.
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"Only after 10 years did I understand how the South Korean society works," said Lee Joon Ho, 41, who arrived in South Korea in 1993, before the current wave of defectors.
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Vintage Vending #3: Button-Button!
I know you were expecting a full tour of Iguana's house, but I haven't had a chance to complete it yet. My printer isn't being cooperative, and without going into detail on why I need a printer to build a house for a paper lizard, I assure you that I absolutely do.
So that will have to wait.
For the moment, let's knock out another edition of Vintage Vending. It seems just brainless enough for me to pull off on four hours sleep and with enough crud in my eyes to be 80% blind.
Button – Button, or so they called it. Likely released in 1990, this collection represents nearly everything I was obsessed with at the time. Honestly, if you replaced one of the Batman buttons with something from Gremlins 2, I'd have no choice but to marry this vending machine teaser card.
Of the dozen buttons featured, only one would've been a disaster for me – and no, it isn't Madonna. It's that "Born to Shop" deal. Aside from being a generic fool in a sea of licensed glories, a predisposition for shopping was not something I'd have been comfortable advertising.
Before I dive into the others, let's not-literally talk about the title of this display.
"Button – Button. Who's got the buttons?"
I feel like that must be a play on a line from some song, but it's not coming to me. The closest I can get is Jeepers Creepers.
"Jeepers, Creepers. Where'd you get them peepers?"
"Button – Button. Who's got the buttons?"
It only works if you really, really want it to.
Actually, no, it doesn't work at all. So all I've really established is that the umbrella title for these buttons was in no way a nod to Louis Armstrong. Sorry, Satchmo. Read More…
Make your own Toucan Sam!
Before today, it'd been a long time since my last box of Froot Loops.
Don't get me wrong. Froot Loops is great, but for me, it was always a rebound. If one of the cereals I really liked did something to piss me off, I'd slide back to Froot Loops for a bit, and then, when I was ready, try something new.
It's tasty stuff and it's been around forever, but there's only so hard I can fall for a smug bird with a nose obsession. Noses are gross.
Still, I had a good reason to hop into Toucan Sam's nest again. Look closely at the latest Froot Loops box, and you'll spot it.
"You can make your own Toucan Sam."
That's how you do it, Kellogg's. Toucan Sam may be an icon, but he's also eerily similar to Generic Grandpa. This guy needs the boost, and I don't need to consult Merriam-Webster to know that making Toucan Sam out of cut up cardboard is the exact definition of "boost." Read More…
Blue Cheese.
Here's Dino Drac, written out in Nickelodeon Floam:
And here's Dino Drac, written out in Cheez-It Scrabble Junior crackers:
And here's a new feature about random Nintendo memories, because if you only keep up with Dino Drac via RSS, you definitely did not see it.
I hope you're having an amazing Monday.
Vintage Vending #2: Sticky Stuff!
Today we recall a true old faithful of the twenty-five cent prize arena: Sticky toys that stuck to things with their stickiness.
It's Sticky Stuff! A collection of gooey doodads that will, quote, discolor paint! Yessss!
The photo looks bad, but rest assured, it's just as blurry and crude in real life. That's why I love it. It's like Mrs. Peshill's second grade art class doubled as a sweatshop for vending machine teaser card production.
From the low-rent logo to the odd positioning of the prizes, this was truly the work of the mad. If I remove the vision of imaginary Mrs. Peshill, all that's left is some Igor-like creature, haphazardly assembling balls and bugs in his dead master's laboratory.
"I ALSO AM WORK," he'd say. To the mutant rats.
Prizes like these were available in the majority of vending machine areas. For us, they were the perfect backups. If everything else in K-Mart's vending machines sucked, we could always shoot for a slimy grabber hand. It wasn't #1 on our lists, but it sure beat stale Banana Runts. Hell, anything did.
This time, picking a favorite was easy. It's that hot pink spiked mace! The common phrase, "it looks like friendly watermelons but can actually kill you," has never been so apt.
Vintage Vending #1: Random Toys!
Welcome to Dinosaur Dracula's latest ongoing blog series: Vintage Vending!
As kids, there wasn't one among us who didn't get butterflies at the sight of those stupid red vending machines — the kinds with tiny toys and trinkets as prizes, hidden inside neat little egg-like capsules.
Those prizes never ruled our worlds, but they sure made the plainer parts of life a little more interesting. Every time I was forced to tag along on a trip to the supermarket or a department store, those vending machines saved the day. Even when Mom was in one of her "I shouldn't spoil him" moods, it was never hard to talk her out of a few quarters.
And that was all it took! A few quarters! A few quarters, and I'd have a handful of stickers, slime and impossibly huge gumballs!
I've been doing these nostalgia rants for a hundred years, and it's pretty surprising that I never dove into those old vending machines in a bigger way. Over the past year, I've amassed a huge collection of the prizes I grew up with, and man, they are a trip. Hundreds of little windows into the past, in the forms of cheap toys and reflective stickers.
In Vintage Vending, we'll be revisiting many of these ancient prizes. By "ancient," I guess I mean 10-30 years old. Some of these things will be foreign to you; others will magically transform you into a whining six-year-old, all over again.
Since I've been collecting the old vending machine teaser cards (the cardboard things placed in the glass, typically with the best prizes attached, to lure you in), most entries in this series will focus on one specific "type" of prize. This one? Not so much. It's all over the place.
We'll call this, I don't know, Random Toys? Yeah, Random Toys. I'm starting with this one because it has something for everyone. (That's a lie. Actually, I'm starting with it because there are at least five things for me.)
Spreads like this were (and continue to be) a vending machine classic. It was such a gamble, because no matter what piqued your interest on the teaser card, there was a pretty big chance that you'd end up with crap.
Worse yet, we sure were good at convincing ourselves that these teaser cards were indicative of the machine's prizes in total. Never once did we consider the truth: Aside from the featured prizes, there was an unseen sea of trash hiding in the machine. Prizes so bad, they'd never be taped to the display.
And hell, even within the featured prizes, there are plenty of losers. I would not have been happy with one of those ominously numerous roller skate keychains, but I'm sure someone might've liked them. Then there's that tiny red boat on the left – that was junk no matter who you were.
But Vintage Vending is supposed to be a celebration! Let's focus on the good stuff. Read More…


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Shrimp and Cilantro Shu Mai are gorgeous little steamed dumplings. Mark Bittman, in today's New York Times, helps you realize that making them at home is no where near as difficult as you might think. Won ton wrappers are easy to find, big supermarkets or your local Asian market will give you plenty of options. With a very simple but well-seasoned filling of fresh shrimp, ginger, and toasty sesame oil, these dumplings can be made early in the day, covered with a lightly damp towel in the fridge, and steamed just before serving. Bittman even has a video to walk you through the recipe. Perfect party bites or great for dinner with sauteed pea shoots or snap peas.
Does this cookie scream Christmas or what? These Peppermint Meringues from The Washington Post (via Fine Cooking) are absolutely adorable snow-white kisses adorned with a dusting of crushed candy canes. A few tricks on making your meringues bakery-worthy: have your egg whites at room temperature, whisk them in a very, very clean bowl, sift your powdered sugar so there isn't a lump in sight, and invest in a pastry bag with a big star tip. Finally, the best meringues, and the ones that really do look this white, are baked in an obscenely low oven for a long time. This recipe calls for 3 hours at 175 degrees...sounds nuts but once that heat goes up the cookies start to brown and wont look nearly as lovely.
Tis the season for indulging. No matter how hard we try, over-doing it during the holidays is tough to avoid. Some while you're baking cookies, sipping eggnog, frying latkes, or nibbling candy, make yourself a big ol' batch of this Lentil and Barley Stew from The Los Angeles Times. In under an hour, this hearty stew, prepared right from pantry ingredients, comes together. Toss a simple salad and you've got a fabulous dinner. Extras will freeze beautifully too. Love their idea of topping it with a bit of crumbled feta but look in your fridge and use whatever cheese you have on hand for that little something extra. Healthful and tasty, we could all use a bit more of that this month, right?
Happy Reading and Happy Cooking!


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Friedman Admires Autocracy
Thomas Friedman compares the U.S. with China in the New York Times:
The only way for us to match them is by legislating a rising carbon price along with efficiency and renewable standards that will stimulate massive private investment in clean-tech. Hard to do with a one-party democracy.
Because China has Cap & Trade? Pffft.
One party democracy? What the
One party democracy? What the hell is this guy trying to say?
China is a communist state which control the economy and a single - often authoritarian - party holds power; state controls are imposed with the elimination of private ownership of property or capital while claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people.
Not sure...
I'm not sure what Friedman meant about a one-party democracy but why would he compare the U.S. with China anyway? Although I'm not so sure myself on which side to side to so I'm kind of confused right now. What I do know is that U.S. has its own democracy and I simply don't get what this autocracy is all about.


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BamBlox is a physics based block removal game in Totem Destroyer style.
Object of BamBlox is similar to Totem Destroyer, but BamBlox has a slightly different goal. You must try to destroy the blue blocks without breaking any of the red blocks.
Can you make it through all 40 BamBlox levels? Happy Puzzling!
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ELLA: The Edgewood Lakes Landowners Association
Minutes of ELLA Meetings
The annual meeting of Edgewood Lakes Landowners Association was called to order at 10:30 AM on September 2, 2001 by president Barry Brody.
Old Business
Discussion was held on the past due taxes accruing on the six acres held by the association. Motion to pay by Rachel Robbins, second by Anne Jarema, passed.
New Business
Discussion on the plan by Johnson Hill to subdivide and sell parcels of land and to end covenants regarding usage of South Lake; Paul Schiff reported that all covenants were renewed, effective January 1, 1985, until January 1, 2031, and that Johnson Hill is aware of this. Consideration was given to notifying Johnson Hill of this but, upon discussion, it was decided that no action should be taken until dams on both lakes have been repaired.
Discussion was held on payment of annual dues to the association. Motion to keep dues at $50.00 per year by Feige Brody, second by Anne Jarema, passed.
Motion to authorize payment of back taxes in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00 should that be necessary by Paul Schiff, second by Caroline Knapp, passed.
Nomination of Officers: For president Barry Brody; for treasurer Vivian Nussbaum; for secretary Clifford Albertson. Upon motion from president, all elected by unanimous vote.
A discussion was held regarding adherence to by-laws regarding upkeep of property by owners. Motion by Feige Brody, second by Rachel Robbins, that secretary mail notice to all owners and occupants of the desire of the association to maintain compliance with by-laws of the association and covenants regarding land usage, passed.
President Brody brought up the topic of the water company. He mentioned that the town could take over the company if we petition it, but that the association could be liable for additional expenses. It was decided to take no action at this time.
President Brody requested that all owners provide the secretary with current address, telephone, and e-mail information.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
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Two more days are gone. I cross-examined Alfred Rosenberg this morning and think I did an adequate job–everyone seemed highly pleased with it…I did it in about two hours and thereby set a new record here–and I trust a new pattern for the rest of the case…I tell you, Grace, if I had command of each defense case I could cut this trial in half. [p. 287, 4/17/1946]
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"I assume responsibility for every wrong that was committed" [70 Years After Nuremberg]
On 11 April 11 1946, Defendant Kaltenbrunner took the stand at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg.
THE PRESIDENT: Will you state your full name, please?
ERNST KALTENBRUNNER (Defendant): Ernst Kaltenbrunner.
THE PRESIDENT: Repeat this oath after me: "I swear by God- the Almighty and Omniscient-that I will speak the pure truth and will withhold and add nothing-so help me God."
[The defendant repeated the oath In German.]
"I believe I can truthfully say" [70 Years After Nuremberg]
3 April 46
DR. NELTE (Counsel for the Defendant Keitel): …But you are not only a soldier, you are also an individual with a life of your own. When facts brought to your notice in your professional capacity seemed to reveal that a projected operation was unjust, did you not give it consideration?
KEITEL: I believe I can truthfully say that throughout the whole of my military career I was brought up, so to speak, in the old traditional concept that one never discussed this question. Naturally, one has one's own opinion and a life of one's own, but in the exercise of one's professional functions as a soldier and an officer, one has given this life away, yielded it up. Therefore I could not say either at that time or later that I had misgivings about questions of a purely political discretion, for I took the stand that a soldier has a right to have confidence in his state leadership, and accordingly he is obliged to do his duty and to obey. [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/04-03-46.asp#keitel1, accessed 4/5/2016]
"And 17 to go for a touchdown" [70 Years After Nuremberg]
The final week in Nuremberg in March, 1946, belonged to the Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1938-1945), Joachim von Ribbentrop. On the 29th, von Ribbentrop continued with his defense, which Dodd thought "…woefully weak" [p. 273, 3/29/1946]. He objected to the delay of the defendant and the judge agreed as he redirected the lawyer back on track. Dodd's statement clearly illustrates his ongoing frustration with the lack of progress of the trial. Continue reading
Göring on the stand [70 Years After Nuremberg]
March 20th, 1946 marked a more than hectic day in the courtroom, as defendant Hermann Göring was excruciatingly difficult, even going so far as to correcting those who questioned him. The first to question Göring was Jackson, and Dodd reported his cross examination as,"…[It] continued all day with the Justice looking very good and Göring looking very poorly"[p. 267, 3/20/1946]. Justice Jackson along with the President asked Göring, "You have stated that on the Jewish question, some of the members of the government were more radical than you. Would you state who these were?" He replied, "Excuse me, I did not understand the question to mean who were more radical, but in what way they were more radical. If you ask who, then I would say that those were primarily Minister Goebbels and Himmler" [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/03-20-46.asp#Goering7, accessed 3/21/2016]. Continue reading
A flurry in the Courtroom [70 Years After Nuremberg]
March 13
Another day — Göring day, if you please. He took the stand at 2:30 p.m. It came very suddenly. We had finished our cross-examination for the witness Kesselring just after the noon recess when Dr. Stammer, counsel for Göring, suddenly called him to the stand. There was a flurry in the courtroom. Press men rushed to get the word on the wires. People came into the courtroom in a hurry and in two minutes it was packed to the doorsGöring was very calm as he began his testimony. The defendants all leaned forward in the dock — the rascal — a real buccaneer. [p. 262, 3/13/1946]
Communication is the Key [70 Years After Nuremberg]
In the discussion about the defense applications, Dodd decided it would be best for Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe to speak for the entire prosecution. The only minor setback was how Dodd viewed him as a lawyer, " He also is a fence straddler and he seems terribly afraid of the Tribunal with the result that he never stands up for a viewpoint" [p. 250, 3/6/1946]. Dodd attributes this as possibly due to Sir David living under a monarchy and his obedience towards the crown. "I tell you we Americans do not half appreciate what we have. We are the free people of this world in heart, soul, mind, and body and we show it" [pg. 250, 3/6/1946]. Freedom and respect are not common aspects throughout life, and that was more than demonstrated throughout the Trials. Continue reading
Hurry Up and Wait [70 Years After Nuremberg]
The end of February and beginning of March ushered in the end of the prosecution portion of the Trials at Nuremberg. The Allied lawyers were wrapping up their presentations before the court and summing up the evidence in support of the indictments. Meetings continued to alternate with time in the courtroom for Tom Dodd and the others but the focus was beginning to shift from prosecution to defense. The overly long presentations of the prosecutors and grey weather fostered a feeling of depression and gloom–at least for Dodd. Continue reading
Crimes against humanity [70 Years After Nuremberg]
On the 64th day of the trial Raginsky gave his opening statement on the crimes against culture. After an entire day in the courtroom, Thomas Dodd hosted a dinner party. It was "a pleasant evening" despite his worry over news of his ill wife. He wrote," When one is so far away and mail is so late in arriving it is easy to let the imagination run wild" [p. 242, 2/22/1946]. Its remarkable to ponder how one could stay and work for his country even when he knows he might be desperately needed at home. Continue reading
Continuations and Fussing [70 Years After Nuremberg]
The week of February 14-20 marked the end of the second full month of the Trial and routine had settled in. The prosecution teams had all begun portions of their assignments and initial presentations had been completed. The Russians took the week to continue the presentations they had begun the week before. "The Russians continue to present their case. It sounds like the report on a Chinese flood…And ever so gory." [p. 232, 2/14/1946] Dodd's correspondence home reflected his mounting frustrations and difficulties with staff, prosecutors and the endless amount of work that kept him in the office when not in the courtroom. Continue reading


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Early childhood educators and program leaders are key ingredients to quality programming for young learners. The initial preparation and continuous growth and development of the adults in the classroom are essential parts of an aligned and effective system of early education. Research indicates sustained supports are needed to assure that classrooms are staffed by highly qualified adults with commensurate progressions of degrees, certificates and credentials and specialized expertise unique to the birth to grade three continuum.
CEELO publishes a range of material on systems in the early learning space. See below for our resources listed alphabetically.To view CEELO Resources by publication type, click here. For other workforce resources, click here.
All CEELO Resources on Workforce
2015 Roundtable Summary provides a high level overview of the 2015 Roundtable (Leading for Excellence), a list of resources shared by presenters and attendees, and summaries of the sessions in the meeting. (August 2015)
2016 Roundtable Summary presents national and state resources shared during the 2016 Roundtable Mobilizing an Exceptional Early Childhood Workforce. Resources include policy briefs, tools, guides, and websites. (August 2016)
2016 State Policy Learning Table supported state teams in addressing one of two areas: credentialing and instructional tools. Resources from the project are available, including state team slides for each session and general resources.
Annotated Bibliography on Leadership Resources shares resources used in CEELO's Leadership Academy, which is designed to strengthen leadership and management competencies of individuals with responsibility for early childhood education programs in state departments of education, early learning agencies, and other state early childhood education agencies. (September 2015, Annotated Bibliography)
Best Practices for Supporting Teachers and Administrators to Improve Outcomes for Dual Language Learners in PK-Grade 3 highlights research on training DLL teachers, describes best practices for teachers and administrators to support development of English and children's home language, shares a tool for coaching and professional development of teachers, and discusses policy trends and recommendations for improving outcomes of dual language learner children. (February 2015, Presentation)
Building the Next Generation of Inclusion Leaders explores the qualities of great leaders and leadership, types of leadership, pathways and pitfalls to inclusion leadership, and building leadership within a program and state, as well as Vermont's experience. Jim Squires co-presented with Janice Crow (Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union, VT) and Kate Rogers (Vermont Agency of Education) at the 2015 National Inclusion Institute. (May 2015, Presentation)
CEELO's Role in Supporting an Extraordinary Professional Workforce for Young Children describes CEELO's role and services in supporting the professional early childhood workforce. CEELO Senior Fellow Jim Squires presented this material during a webinar to the EarlyEdU Alliance, a 35-member consortium of institutions for higher education and 16 state-based teams supporting quality teaching in Head Start and early childhood programs. (Slides | Recording) (April 2017, presentation)
The Common Thread: Crafting a Coherent Accountability System Focused on Great Teaching addresses key questions and shared innovations and key resources from states in a learning table focused on teacher quality. What are the consistent supports needed to focus QRIS and public school accountability approaches on great teaching? How can we bring coherence to early childhood quality improvement policies? This presentation was given at the 2015 National QRIS meeting last week by CEELO's Lori Connors-Tadros and Jana Martella with Build partners Debi Mathias and Kate Tarrant. (July 2015, Presentation)
Early Childhood Teacher Education Policies: Research Review and State Trends reviews key findings from a recent policy report by the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes which reviews published research on early childhood (ECE) workforce education and credentials as well as on the current status of ECE wages, recruitment and retention challenges, and promising practices. (May 2016, Webinar)
Early Childhood Teacher Education Policies: Research Review and State Trends provides policymakers with a review of published research on ECE workforce education and credentials as well as research on the current status of ECE wages, recruitment and retention challenges, and promising practices. It summarizes trends in state requirements regarding ECE teachers with bachelor's degrees and specialized certification, licensure, or endorsements of pre-K teachers. The paper includes recommended actions and strategies, based on research and state suggestions, regarding approaches that states can use to recruit and retain teachers with bachelor's degrees and ECE credentials. (April 2016, Policy Report)
Early Childhood Teachers in State Educator Evaluation Systems offers resources on observations of teacher practice, student learning and growth, professional development, legislation and policy guidance, and national resources to support early childhood teachers in state teacher evaluation systems. (July 2014, Annotated Bibliography)
Evaluation of Early Childhood Teachers highlights the development, recommended uses, and expected tools from the Evaluating Early Childhood Educators (Prekindergarten through Third Grade) supplement to the Center on Great Teachers and Leader's resource, Practical Guide to Designing Comprehensive Teacher Evaluation Systems. (January 2015, Webinar)
Excellence for Every Child: Improving the Quality of Teaching Birth through Grade Three offers helpful resources on improving instructional practices from the 2014 CEELO Roundtable (see "presentations" and "resources" tabs). Roundtable Reflections 2014 provides broad highlights from the sessions and lists resources identified by participants. (June 2014, Presentations)
Evaluating Early Childhood Educators: Prekindergarten through Third Grade, a Supplement to the Practical Guide to Designing Comprehensive Educator Evaluation Systems helps state and district teams to problem-solve and make design decisions to differentiate evaluation systems for early childhood teachers. Lori Connors-Tadros and Jana Martella designed this supplemental guide as an extension to the Great Teacher and Leader Center's resource, Practical Guide to Designing Comprehensive Teacher Evaluation Systems. (October 2014, Tool)
How are Early Childhood Teachers Faring in State Teacher Evaluation Systems? provides state leaders and technical assistance providers with information about the design and requirements of teacher evaluations systems for early childhood teachers in 11 states. The report discusses the approach each state is taking to adapt the state system and develop resources for early childhood teachers. It identifies specific opportunities and challenges state leaders are addressing in implementing student learning objectives as an alternative method of measuring early childhood teachers' contributions to children's learning. The report concludes with questions for further research and recommendations for state policy makers. (March 2014, Policy Report) Full Report | Executive Summary
Inclusion of Pre-Kindergarten and Other Early Childhood Staff in State Teacher Evaluation Systems provides a snapshot of the number of states that include pre-kindergarten teachers in state teacher evaluation systems. It also provides additional information related to infant/toddler and other early childhood staff. (February 2014, Fast Fact)
Information and Resources to Assist States in Developing Policy on Early Childhood Suspension and Expulsion includes a review of current research on the impact and prevalence of suspension and expulsion in early childhood programs and a summary of key federal and national policy on suspension and expulsion in early childhood programs. It also provides an overview of emerging state policy, descriptions of effective approaches for prevention, and considerations for states in developing policy in this area. (March 2017, Policy Report)
Is NJ on the Right Track to Improving ECE Teacher Practice? shares information from a CEELO report on teacher evaluation systems in states as they relate to early childhood educators, including how the study was designed, findings, and recommendations. Lori Connors-Tadros and Michelle Horowitz gave this presentation to the New Jersey Early Childhood Academy. (May 2014, Presentation)
Instructional Practices that Support Literacy Achievement of Students Living in Poverty reviews research on the impact of poverty and identifies a dearth of literacy resources on the reading achievement of children in low-income households. The presentation highlights intentional instructional practices that focus on vocabulary development, integration of literacy instruction with science and math, and greater access to print and literacy-rich resources can help children as ways to close the achievement gap in literacy and other content domains. CEELO supported the participation of Susan Neuman (University of Michigan) as a presenter for this session at the Wisconsin Literacy (un) Conference. (April 2013, Presentation)
Leading for Equity: Ensuring a Competent Workforce that Supports All Children discusses the powerful policies needed to lead and drive state efforts to improve the workforce and teaching quality with an equity lens. It explores the question – How can policy leaders identify and remedy disparities throughout the systems they lead so that the workforce is equipped to ensure each child's learning and development can be optimized? CEELO's Jana Martella presented with BUILD's Kate Tarrant, Debi Mathias, and Aisha Ray on June 13th, 2017 at the NAEYC Professional Learning Institute. (June 2017, Presentation)
New Early Childhood Indistar® Indicators introduces the audience to new Early Childhood Indistar® Indicators developed by CEELO in collaboration with the Center on Innovations (CIL) in Learning. Indistar® is a web-based system for use with district and/or school improvement teams to inform, coach, sustain, track, and report improvement activities. The new early childhood indicators provide an opportunity for stakeholders to use indicators and the associated research to align early childhood education with school improvement efforts. (August 2014, Webinar)
Peer Learning Community Guide delineates the steps to establish and sustain a peer learning community (PLC). It begins with a definition of a PLC and then presents the steps to take to establish a PLC. (July 2014, Fast Fact/Tool)
Professional Development Systems provides resources across three areas: professional development and planning, coaching and mentoring, and competency development. (October 2014, Annotated Bibliography)
Preparing Principals to Support Early Childhood Teachers summarizes what is known about principal licensing requirements and professional development in early childhood pedagogy and best practice, and provides selected state examples of professional development models for principals. (July 2014, Fast Fact)
Professional Learning Academy: Supporting District Implementation of Early Childhood Policy presents information on a Professional Learning Academy model of professional development for district teams and some of the initial impacts of this work on participants. (October 2014, Fast Fact)
Qualifications of Kindergarten Teachers shares responses from state contacts on the NAECS-SDE listserv on requirements for Kindergarten teachers in twelve states. It includes a table that lists responses from states and describes the state's requirements, along with links to specific state resources and tools are included where applicable. (November 2016, Listserv Summary)
Resources for Supporting Teachers and Administrators to Improve Outcomes for Dual Language Learners in Pre-K through Third Grade identifies selected resources on best practices and policy to support effective teaching and learning for dual language learners (DLL) in early childhood programs and early elementary school. (March 2015, Annotated Bibliography)
Sharpening the Focus: State Policy to Promote Effective Teaching that Improves Learning: The BUILD Initiative and the Center for Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) have been working together with state leaders and national experts to strengthen policy that promotes effective early childhood teaching, birth through 3rd grade. A result of our ongoing collaboration, "Sharpening the Focus: State Policy to Promote Effective Teaching that Improves Learning" encourages state policymakers and their partners to critically review professional development and accountability policies, offers guidance on policy implementation, and makes recommendations for the "powerful and few" core state policies that can improve teaching and learning for all young children. (2015)
Sharpening the Focus: Helping Fine-Tune Policies and Practices to Promote Effective Teaching and Learning in the Early Years explores what supports and systems are needed to drive teaching quality that will result in improved outcomes for children and the "powerful and few" core policies are needed to improve teaching quality and result in significant outcomes for children. CEELO's Jana Martella and Kate Tarrant (BUILD Initiative) presented on June 7th, 2016 at the 2016 NAEYC PDI Conference in Baltimore, MD. (June 2016, Presentation)
State Pre-K Approved Curricula provides responses from state contacts on the NAECS-SDE listserv about state-approved curriculum models for pre-K programs in their state. The majority of respondents said the state did not provide an approved curricula list, though many provided some level of guidance around selection. Links to state resources are provided. (May 2016, Listserv Summary)
State Teacher Evaluation Systems: Fifty State Scan on Resources for Early Childhood Teachers provides a national view of how states include early childhood teachers in state educator evaluation systems. This scan was developed to follow up on the findings reported in CEELO's policy report, How are Early Childhood Teachers Faring in State Teacher Evaluation Systems?, which analyzed 11 states' early childhood teacher evaluation policy and practice in depth. (May 2015, Tool)
Supporting Principal Leadership for Pre-K through Third Grade Learning Communities addresses ways to enhance SEA and LEA leadership capacity for building P -3 communities, cultivate standards of effective practice for P-3 principals and related leaders, develop practical implementation strategies as described by an elementary school principal and state education leaders, and consider implications for state and local policymakers, technical assistance and professional developmental providers, and higher education. The webinar was co-sponsored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), and the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAECS-SDE). (March 2015, Webinar)
Tapping Teacher Evaluation Using Child-Level Data to Improve Teaching for All highlights research and tools to help states design their teacher evaluation system. CEELO's Lori Connors-Tadros and Jana Martella gave this presentation at the DaSy Early Childhood Conference. (September 2014, Presentation)
Teacher Evaluation | P-3 explores emerging trends in measuring child growth for teacher evaluation, differing state roles in teacher evaluation systems, and key policies in states. Jana Martella presented these slides at the National Governors Association Cross-State Policy Academy. (July 2013, Presentation)
Tools to Support Principals as Evaluators of Early Childhood Teachers features speakers and respondents from school districts, who share information and resources to support principals as effective evaluators of early childhood teachers (PK-Grade 3). CEELO, in collaboration with the Great Lakes and Midwest Comprehensive Centers, sponsored this webinar for state and local leaders in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. (November 2014, Webinar)
Training to Screen Young English Language Learners and Dual Language Learners for Disabilities recommends experts in the field of assessing young children who are English Language Learners (ELL) to train administrators and psychologists working in district preschool programs for young children with special needs. (July 2013, Fast Fact)
Trends in State Funded Preschool Programs: Survey Findings from 2001-2002 to 2011-2012 discusses trends in enrollment, funding, and quality standards, as well as English Language Learner and Special Education students, in state-funded pre-K between 2001-2002 and 2011-2012. (June 2013, Policy Report)
Using Technology in Early Childhood Classrooms provides resources and information about using technology in early education classrooms. It highlights issues to consider when introducing new tools, media, and devices, so that educators and policymakers can make informed decisions about using such resources, and preparing teachers and care providers to do so. (July 2015, Annotated Bibliography)
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Oh, Liz. Not only is this song still the one where you can wait for that double-kick snare and tunnel vision guitar effect, but the lyrics. "Your lips are sweet and slippery like a cherub's bare wet ass," "Your kisses are as wicked as an F-16/And you fuck like a Volcano and you're everything to me" — she wasn't writing about how hot her boyfriend's ringtone was, or even that she'd be his umbrella. This was some adult shit. Also: It's awesome how disinterested/hotter than Hanoi she looks throughout. No thanks on the cheeze "supernova" effects, however. — Johnny Loftus
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Toady was a day I'd been looking forward to for some time, and I admit, with a mix of anxiety, anticipation and excitement. Back in September, a client asked if WKD could design a hidden door for them. (You can see the preliminary design proposals in a previous blog post here.) I knew I had assembled a great team to fabricate, finish and install the door, but I didn't know how good until today. Let me introduce my guys. Rich Laperchia of Alpine Woodworks who prepared a fabulous set of shop drawings and helped me work thru a number of little niggly detail questions, Dave Taubenack of Fantastic Finishes, whose eye for color/tint/hue is beyond belief and can match any sample you give him and David West of Meadowview Construction and his team of "the best behaved boys in construction". Cutting to the chase, I can design something fabulous, do a terrific set of drawings and specifications to communicate my design intent. But it's the guys who know and understand the means and methods of construction that I depend on. They're the guys who actually make the vision real. It's their commitment, pride of craft and attention to detail that actually creates something beautiful. These guys nailed it!
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The after… See why I'm so excited???
Wine cellar on the left. Bar on the right. I borrowed details from the bar and used them as the basic design vocabulary in the door.
In the finish shop just after the door had come out of the spray booth – antique glaze yet to be applied.
Dave and Dan fussing over all the little things.
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Greet Lefèvre says:
Gorgeous John !!!!
You did a wonderful job. Years ago we also worked with these books of The Original Bookworks.
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Thank you, Greet. Some of the inspiration came from the work of LeFevre Interiors.
The people from Original Bookworks were wonderful to work with.
Dawn says:
Wow! That's amazing!
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Thank you Dawn. It was a fun project for a wonderful client.
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Vermont legislative leaders were quoted last week as saying that the session just ended was the most boring session in a long time.
Oh, really? I guess if you're in the majority party's shoes, having the monopoly of political power in Montpelier is probably ever so tedious-too few opposition rodents to chase around the House.
Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) has described the 2011 Legislative Session as the session for "getting tough things done." How tough can it be when you have a rubber stamp in the House and don't really make any tough decisions in getting one's fiscal house in order?
According to Vermont's tough new GOP bulldog chairwoman Pat McDonald, the majority sure did some tough things last session-"the Democrat supermajority made things tougher for Vermonters," she quipped. No matter, Democrats weren't even listening.
Here is what McDonald, and her minority party members, are griping about regarding the last legislative session.
We'll paraphrase some of McDonald's words below:
Raised taxes-
•$20 million in new tax revenues were levied against various segments of the health care field as well as $4.3 million against tobacco products. What, more taxes?
•Property taxes will likely increase due to expanded access to pre-K programs and a $23 million reduction in general fund transfers to the education fund. What, still more taxes?
Weak job creation effort-
The House job creation and economic development bill (H.287) is weak. "Where are the investments into the creation of meaningful and sustainable Vermont jobs," McDonald asks?
Fed funds-
Vermont's budget is too dependent on federal handouts, according to the minority party. "The governor and Democratic leaders are already anticipating a $70 million budget shortfall next year," McDonald said. It's Candy Land on the Winooski when Uncle Sam comes ot the rescue.
Tax structure-
When it comes to state tax structure, "It's no surprise that the supermajority..., directed by Gov. Shumlin, took education off the table," McDonald said. "But with a total expenditure of $1.4 billion for education, there has to be room for thoughtful cost containment and reduction in property taxes while ensuring continued support for students and teachers while strengthening the quality of education."
McDonald is right on and she's building up a powerful arsenal that will be used in the next election.
But it's clear that in order to expand Vermont's economy and create better, high-paying jobs (beyond green), both parties in Montpelier must work together, although I am not sure how this can be accomplished with such divergent visions: no matter, the goal must be to make the Green Mountain State more affordable and not create more financial burdens on people and businesses.
P.S. Relying on Uncle Sam's federal funds to create Candy Land on the Winooski, while increasing property taxes, ain't the way to do it.


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The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey): Yes. The table detailing the conventions and other legal instruments of the Council of Europe which the United Kingdom has not ratified is below. Those conventions and other legal instruments marked with an asterisk indicate where current policy is not to sign.
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Vestek, an investment research company of San Francisco, is trying to convince mutual funds that they can build their distribution with innovative research to give their brokers.
Since last fall, when it started selling its new Vestek Select fund research product, the company has signed on 80 mutual fund clients representing 55 percent of all U.S. mutual fund assets. Two of its newest clients are Scudder Kemper Investments of Boston and Warburg Pincus Assets Management of New York.
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Book Review: 'Roving Pack,' by Sassafras Lowrey
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"I told him that we all grow up and realize that things need to make sense in the world and that sometimes the way that we live just isn't translatable."
Sassafras Lowrey, editor of the much praised Kicked Out anthology in 2010, now brings us the world of Click, a genderqueer straight-edge kid living in Portland in the early 2000s, and the other gutterpunk queers who make up hir pack. It's a world of struggling to find stable places to live, of time spent at the Queer Youth Resource Center, modeled after Portland's own SMYRC, of zines, of sex of all varieties, of finding your own family but having to still deal with the shit of your bio one, of tattoos, of dogs, of pronouns and binding, of deciding whether or not to take T. It's a story about queer youth who have been kicked out of their homes, but it's also a fascinating reflection on the fluidity and boundaries of gender. And like all other stories that have ever existed, it's a love story, as all Click really desires, and has a hard time finding, is a good leather Daddy who will make hir their boy.
It's also unlike any story I've ever read before, and I have read many, many books about queer youth—and therein lies its point, and the problem. It becomes quickly clear that for the people in Click's roving pack, it's not only the straight world that's alienating and offensive, but the mainstream life of the gays, as well. The people who sing in gay choirs and support corporate gay prides and fight for "equality," they too look upon Click and those like him with a mixture of condescension, disgust, and confusion, with an overall question always lingering in their minds: "What are you?"
This question in particular plagues Click wherever ze goes. Not a pure transgender kid, not a pure butch dyke, not a gay man, ze is somewhere in between. It's not that ze isn't any of these things, but perhaps a little bit of all of them. Which, of course, shouldn't be a real problem, but to the binary world it often is. The constant need to be defined--even by others within the pack—starts to wear on hir. As ze says, "I'm so sick of having to explain that I'm more complicated than I look."
Stereotypes about street kids are quickly dispelled. For instance, they're not all drug addicts. While Click is the only one in the pack who's strictly straight-edge, most of the rest are sober, or in some state of recovery. They're not all lazy and violent. Sure, they can be violent when they're protecting themselves or their pack, but that's plain biological instinct. But the fact that Click's main love of hir life is hir dogs shows the warmth and the sensitivity ze exudes. One of my favorite lines of the books was this: "They always ask about how hard it is not to have parents. Shit, parents are easy to live without, it's my dogs I miss the most. No one understand that."
There are parts of this book that are tough, inevitably. It's tough to see Click taken advantage of, as ze learns the hard way that not all Daddies are good Daddies. It's tough to see Click's autonomy violated, at the doctor's, by strangers, by his bio family. It's tough to understand the constant threat of violence these kids live with. The ending also left me with a certain sadness in my gut for Click. But it's not all tough. There's a lot of triumph, and a lot of love.
And overall, from the first page on, I mainly thought, how exciting, and how empowering, that a whole population of kids will now be able to see themselves reflected, at last, in the pages of a book. I'm sure there are other novels about homeless queer youth out there, although I'm equally sure the numbers aren't enough. But I doubt if any of them contain the grit, courage, depth, and truth that comes with Click's tale, full of an honesty that can only result from an author who understands hir world thoroughly. (I also highly doubt there's any other with as much leather play.) This is an important book, and I can't wait for it to reach the hands of those who need it.
Roving Pack will be released in October; you can find out more and pre-order a copy at RovingPack.com.
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