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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Land's End Fall 2009
Instead of blowing your hard earned dollars on Fall fashion that is insanely overpriced, why not flip through the pages of your Land's End catalog (Who am I kidding? You're just going to go to the website). You're bound to find some really great pieces with some really great price points. If you're partial, like I am, to the Americana, heritage look, brands like Land's End can help you build up a great wardrobe with plenty of cash left over. Land's End, like most clothing companies these days, it acknowledging that people want timeless clothes that end up being a great value. After checking out the new arrivals for Fall, I came across some great items that deserve the Sartorially Inclined cosign.
Men's Regular Long Sleeve Chambray Workshirt ($32.50)
The chambray workshirt is EVERYWHERE as of recent and I've been wearing my Gap warm weather version for over a year. As the weather cools, I am definitely in need of a thicker replacement. The Land's End model seems perfect and comes in this awesome faded black (almost a dark gray) colorway. Any button front shirt is a crucial part of a layered look and this chambray shirt in a great fall material and color will do just the trick. While everyone else is sure to be wearing too much flannel, you will find me in my chambray. For a look straight out of the McQueen handbook, keep the front pockets unbuttoned. Also, check out the "Wait, is this a misprint" price...$32.50 for a great chambray workshirt, hell yeah.
Men's Brown Suede Wingtip Shoes ($99.50)
In the most recent webisode of men.stlye.com's fantastic "In The Closet" co-host Tyler Thoreson shouts out brown suede shoes as one of his Fall Essentials. Sartorially Inclined has a bad case of wing tip fever so I am loving these brown suede versions. I can already see them going perfectly with some cuffed denim (selvedge, please) or Donegal tweed pants for Fall. It's tough to find any wing-tips under $100 so these are a great bargain.
Lands' End Men's Tailored Fit 2-button Year 'rounder Blazer ($175.00)
Land's End is going all GQ on us and the result is surprisingly impressive. Utilizing everything but an Italian tailor, they have created a designer blazer for about 1/4th of the price. The super 100's wool fabric makes it a year round blazer in a classic navy blue that will never, I repeat, never go out of style. The blazer's side vents, slim lapels and trim cut make it modernized and if you really can't stand the nautical brass buttons, you can take the jacket to your dry-cleaner/tailor and have them switched out. Overall, the blazer is a timeless piece with a modern fit and a reasonable price point.
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Didn't you find this catalog to look strikingly similar to the J.Crew catalogs of recent past?ReplyDelete
I was actually thinking the exact same thing...Land's End is finally getting the hint that fashionable people actually WANT their clothes. It's funny how with trends skewing towards americana/heritage/traditional clothing how similar all these brands are becoming. Michael Bastian will be selling a pair of chinos for like $800 and you can find almost the same thing at LL Bean for $40. It's also insane to think we are judging Land's End, who has been doing these types of clothes for soooo long, against a company like J. Crew who probably would even exist without Land's End in the first place.
I bought the lands end tailored fit blazer back in august. I bought it to replace my old one from Sears and for my wedding rehersal dinner (along with a lands end madras tie on sale for 10 bucks). Very happy with it.ReplyDelete
What buttons would you switch the brass ones with? Would a tailor have them or would you have to buy your own?ReplyDelete
Pat- Switching the brass out for horn or even classy plastic ones could be a good look. Most tailors should have a variety of buttons or if you want a specific kind you can grab your own.ReplyDelete
I loved what you did, this post was something special because the plastic is an atypical material, and we need more illustrations about this and to be chaste I found this by accident, because I typed on Google "best brands" and this blog appeared in the first place.ReplyDelete
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By Brisnet.com
November 13, 2012
Only four days remain until Delta Downs' richest and most important race of the year, Saturday's Grade 3 Delta Downs Jackpot, and an exciting group of young horses are making their way to the Bayou State for the $1 million event. There will be a special early post time on Jackpot Day of 1:15 p.m. (CST), with the Delta Downs Jackpot scheduled for 4:15 p.m.
Many of the connections that will take part in the nation's second richest race for two-year-olds are making their final travel arrangements to get to southwest Louisiana. The journey could prove extremely profitable as the first-place paycheck is $600,000. The winner will also garner 10 points toward a possible starting position in next year's Kentucky Derby on the new "Road to the Kentucky Derby" series developed by Churchill Downs.
Listed below, in order of entry preference by earnings and graded stakes placings, is the latest information from Delta Downs' racing office regarding arrival plans and final preparations for the 10 horses pre-entered and expected to go postward:
Bern Identity: The Grade 2 Sanford Stakes winner has been stabled locally since his rousing three-length victory in the Jean Lafitte Stakes at Delta Downs on October 20. The Kelly Breen trainee recorded his final workout for the Delta Downs Jackpot last weekend when he breezed a half-mile in 48 1/5 over a fast track on Saturday morning. The clocking was the fastest of 65 at that distance. Bern Identity will enter the big race as the top earner in the field with a bankroll of $426,000.
Hightail: Winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint on November 2, the D. Wayne Lukas trainee will be the first Delta Downs Jackpot starter for the Hall of Fame conditioner and is expected to fly from Lexington, Kentucky to Houston on Wednesday morning before vanning to Delta Downs the same day. The Mineshaft colt readied for the Delta Jackpot Jackpot with a half-mile breeze in :50 4/5 Tuesday morning over a muddy track at Churchill Downs and Hightail will be the first Breeder's Cup winner to ever start in the 1 1/16-mile showdown.
Know More: Winner of the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes, the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity and Grade 1 Frontrunner runner-up is expected to arrive by flight into Houston before vanning to Delta Downs Wednesday. The J. Paul Reddam owned and Doug O'Neill trained colt will be piloted by jockey Mario Gutierrez. These are the same connections that won the roses at Churchill Downs with I'll Have Another in this year's Kentucky Derby.
Goldencents: Runner-up to Shanghai Bobby in the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes, he is also conditioned by O'Neill and will arrive with his stablemates Know More and Tree of Life from Southern California via Houston Wednesday. The Kentucky-bred will enter Saturday's race as the least experienced horse in the field with only two starts under his belt. His lone win came at Del Mar in September while making his career debut in maiden company.
Itsmyluckyday: The son of 2007 champion older male Lawyer Ron arrived at Delta Downs by van ride on Tuesday from his home base of south Florida. The Edward Plesa Jr. trainee has never finished worse than second in five career starts, including victories in Foolish Pleasure Stakes and the Fasig Tipton Dash, both at Calder Race Course. The Calder-to-Delta route has worked twice in the past as 2008 winner Big Drama and 2010 hero Gourmet Dinner each prepping at the Miami oval beforehand.
Central Banker: The Albert Stall Jr. trainee is expected to take a van ride to Delta Downs from Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday morning before the biggest test of his career. The son of champion sprinter Speightstown has the distinction of being the first horse ever to be supplemented to the Delta Downs Jackpot. Central Banker also holds the distinction of beating Hightail, winning a five-furlong maiden race over the turf at Churchill Downs in late August.
Tree of Life: The property of West Point Thoroughbreds LLC will take the same journey to Delta Downs as fellow Southern California invaders Know More and Goldencents through Houston via flight and van on Wednesday. Tree of Life will mark the first starter in the Jackpot for conditioner Craig Dollase, whose runners have earned more than $31 million. Dollase is the son of renowned trainer Wally Dollase and the brother of Aimee, who also trains racehorses.
Heaven's Runway: The bay colt represents the hopes of many local fans at Delta Downs as he is trained by Louisiana resident and native Benard Chatters and is stabled in barn #2 on the backside of the Vinton, Louisiana, racetrack. Chatters will attempt to become the second locally-based horsemen to enjoy success in the big race after Louisiana native jockey Gerard Melancon broke through with a victory aboard Sabercat last year. Heaven's Runway is a half- brother to 2011 Martha Washington Stakes winner and multiple graded stakes placed mare Holy Heavens.
Show Some Magic: The Steve Asmussen trainee has been training at Fair Grounds in New Orleans since his sixth-place finish to Bern Identity in the Jean Lafitte Stakes on October 20. The chestnut colt breezed five furlongs on Saturday morning in 1:01 1/5 before vanning to Delta Downs on Sunday. Show Some Magic will attempt to give Asmussen back-to-back wins in the Delta Downs Jackpot following last year's success with Sabercat.
Mylute: The Jean Lafitte runner-up has also been spending time at Fair Grounds where he drilled five furlongs Friday morning in 1:02 3/5. The son of sprint champion Midnight Lute is expected to van over to Delta Downs on Saturday morning before his big test later that day. If Mylute is victorious on Saturday it will mark his first win over dirt as his only other tally came on a synthetic surface at Arlington Park on August 11.
For more information about the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot, including the special $100,000 guaranteed Pick 4 wager that will take place during the program, visit www.deltadownsracing.com. Additional information about the race can also be found on the "Delta Downs Racing" page on Facebook, and by following Delta Downs on Twitter with the account @deltaracing.
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Subtitle: The Transformational Journey Of Exodus, From The Slavery Of The Ego To The Promised Land Of Spirit
In the Text of A Course in Miracles, Jesus references many passages from the Gospels, restoring them to their true meaning. But what about the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament)? The historical Jesus would have been intimately familiar with these scriptures, yet they are rarely spoken of in the Course.
In From Plagues to Miracles: The Transformational Journey of Exodus, From the Slavery of Ego to the Promised Land of Spirit, psychiatrist, and Foundation for Inner Peace board member, Robert Rosenthal, M.D. takes a fresh look at the story of Exodus through the lens of ACIM and reveals it to be nothing short of a biblical course in miracles — a road map for the spiritual journey back to God. Pharaoh and Moses symbolize the two aspects of the human mind: Moses represents the Holy Spirit, Pharaoh the ego. We seekers are the Hebrews, enslaved to ego and its goals, but learning to "choose once again" which voice within us we will follow. Seen in this light, the miracles of Exodus — from the burning bush to the ten plagues, the Red Sea parting to manna in the wilderness — become a primer on how miracles show up in our lives to support our journey. Dr. Rosenthal guides us through Exodus using Bible quotes, the Course, helpful metaphors, and examples of miracles from his own life and the lives of his psychotherapy patients.
"The great Biblical stories are diamonds of consciousness with infinite facets of illumination. From Plagues to Miracles takes the story of Moses and gives it new light .... I highly recommend it." — Marianne Williamson author of A Return To Love, The Law Of Divine Compensation, and A Course In Weight Loss.By Robert Rosenthal


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Alas, Trevin says, "I have a couple of misgivings."
First, again, let me say that I'm thankful for Trevin's wisdom and sharpening, and because we've been friends for a few years I have benefited from them in the past. Trevin was kind enough last week to send me a draft of his review so that I would not feel ambushed, but also so that we might dialogue a bit before it went "live." Let me be clear at the outset in saying I find his concerns smart, and to a lesser degree even share them. But I did want to respond to the misgivings in the hopes of clarifying what I mean by gospel wakefulness and what it entails.
Trevin writes:
First, Jared recounts how his passion for the gospel resulted in a decreased passion for politics. He writes: "What was happening? I couldn't stop talking about the holiday at the sea, and I couldn't figure out why I should be inordinately enamored with mud pies" (65). On one level, I agree wholeheartedly that many Christian political activists could use a strong dose of gospel wakefulness. We need to reorient our activism around our ultimate hope and set our sights on the unshakeable kingdom that will never fade.Trevin is responding to a passage in which I lamented discovering that my "all gospel all the time" talk was apparently not welcome -- nor even understood -- on a blog dedicated to evangelicalism. While I could have said more to qualify my statements in the book, denying that gospel wakefulness precludes political action, my point was not that politics is incompatible with gospel wakefulness but that political idolatry is. Perhaps I overstated my point, but I don't think many sober-minded people could deny that evangelicals have a political idolatry problem.
But Gospel Wakefulness leaves no room for the reality that, for some people, gospel wakefulness will be best expressed through increased political action.
In any event, I'm thankful for this opportunity to affirm Trevin's claim -- that gospel wakefulness increases our passions for God's glory in every area of life. But "God's glory" is key there, as I'm sure Trevin agrees. Moreover, I do not espouse a quietist gospel and deny that that is in the thrust of the book. As I wrote in my emailed response to Trevin, "I would hope that the point I was making was not that gospel wakefulness precludes passion for politics but precludes a passion for politics that overshadows or dilutes passion for the gospel itself."
Along those lines, I would heartily recommend this piece by John Piper: Let Christians Vote as If They are Not Voting. With his passionate emphases in social justice issues like racism and abortion, nobody could rightly accuse Piper of quietism. But that sermon of his is a good reflection of where I land, and where I hope the gospel wakened will land when it comes to politics as well.
Trevin shares another concern:
My other reservation concerns the possibility of turning "gospel wakefulness" into a pseudo-Wesleyan version of the "second-blessing" experience. Jared explicitly writes against setting up tiers of Christian sanctification. There is no first-class discipleship and a second-class, etc. (31) Still, his emphasis on the sudden experience of gospel wakefulness could give the impression that there are Christians and then there are Christians. There are sleeping Christians and awakened Christians. At its best, Gospel Wakefulness is a simple proposal about sanctification and growing in grace. But a misunderstanding of the book's intentions could easily lead to unhelpful division and categorization.This concern I take more to heart. And it is one I saw coming. I have had similar discussions with folks at conferences where I've spoken on gospel wakefulness.
I'm thankful that Trevin reiterates that the book does not teach gospel wakefulness as a second blessing-type experience, only that it could be misunderstood to do so. I was concerned enough about this misunderstanding to, as Trevin notes, be proactive in addressing it as I composed the book. This is the full passage that includes the "no first-class and second-class Christians" line that he cites:
Keying in on the idea of love abounding more and more [in Philippians 1:9-11], Paul is talking about progressive sanctification here, what happens as you and I grow in Christ. Our hearts become larger, more capable of enjoying God's love and giving God's love to others. We are more and more filled with the fruit of righteousness. For those who experience the Spiritual quantum leap of gospel wakefulness, there is a filling of this fruit of righteousness that is like being caught in a sudden, blinding downpour. For others, this filling is a steady drizzle over time.I believe this passage is clear enough in denying that the experience of gospel wakefulness makes one Christian better or "more saved" than another. But in light of Trevin's public concern, perhaps I might offer some more differences between gospel wakefulness and a sort of second blessing, "victorious Christian" teaching, like Keswick theology for example.
This is not to set up tiers of Christian sanctification, as if there is a first-class discipleship and a second-class, and so on. Every believer is united with Christ on the same foundation, with the full access and authority granted by being made joint heirs with Christ. And in the final day, no matter where we are in our Christian walks, we will all reach the same destination on the same basis. There are no coach seats on the journey to Christ when he calls his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to another.
In Keswick-type theology, Christians are admonished toward an unbiblical passivity, sort of a "let go and let God" type thing. For those of us who affirm monergistic salvation, we acknowledge there is a real passivity on our parts that takes place in the transforming work of God in our lives. But not only is "let go and let God" not helpful, it's not biblical. And it's not the point of gospel wakefulness or its entailments.
I have dedicated a chapter to the spiritual disciplines and a chapter to grace-driven sanctification, both of which include many admonitions to effort. Besides those, there are plenty of passages throughout the entire book that make it clear gospel-centrality doesn't happen by accident. Throughout the text, I speak toward being ruthlessly violent with idols, beating the gospel into our heads continuously (a la Luther), and planting the flag of God's sovereignty into the soil of every day.
Secondly, Keswick-type theology posits classes of Christianity. In this way it is akin to "Lordship salvation," another error that sounds biblical but is not. I hear and submit to Trevin's concern that my book may set up a "sleepy Christians" vs. "wakened Christians" dichotomy, but if we look at gospel wakefulness more akin to revival on the individual scale, I suspect this dichotomy will not be grounds for pride or legalism. The unrevived church -- mine and probably yours -- is no less a church. Indeed, one of the chief emphases of my book is that gospel wakefulness results not in looking for some higher plain of spiritual existence but in staring at and drinking in the immeasurable riches of Christ that are totally available to every believer, wakened or not, because it is Christ who is big, not us. I write in the book:
You are no less justified the moment of your salvation than you are ten minutes or ten years later, but the warp speed sanctification of gospel wakefulness may make you feel as though you were. What I'm trying to say is that Christ's sacrifice on the cross and resurrection out of the grave are big enough, grand enough, effective enough, and eternal enough to cover your shoddy Christian life, assuming of course you do believe.One of the last things I'd want to happen as a result of this book is a damnable caste system among believers. I know evangelicals well enough to know that any idea, concept, method, no matter how biblical, can be turned into an idolatrous fad or a badge of honor, and I am not naive enough to think that the gospel wakefulness concept could not be susceptible as well. But I have tried to take great care in the book to keep pointing back to the real gospel, as well as to show examples of gospel wakefulness in the Scriptures, church history, and modern testimonies so that this new phrasing may not obscure an ancient way of God.
This is in fact the thrust of the gospel: it is Christ's work that saves, not yours. Be careful, then, not to attribute your continuing sinfulness or moments of depression to a lack of salvation. For one thing, people who are not truly saved generally don't worry about whether they are or aren't anyway—your anxiety on that matter is evidence of a reborn heart. But for another thing, this will only set you up for more trouble later on, because gospel-wakened people don't stop sinning either. If the measure of your perfection is the measure of your assurance, you will always be a timid, fearful Christian. But if your measure of assurance is the perfection of Jesus Christ, you are ripe for gospel wakefulness.
Again, I am thankful for Trevin's endorsement and his thoughtful review, concerns and all. And I hope this response will help clarify my positions and the place of what I call "gospel wakefulness" in the Christian experience. I suspect dialogue will continue, and I am grateful for that as well, so long as in everything Christ increases and I decrease.


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Venus on steroids: As part of yesterday's presser, Venus Williams was asked to comment on the recent controversy surrounding A-Rod's use of performance-enhancing drugs:
"Umm, you know, I think tennis is a completely different sport," she said.
"You have to hold your nerve, and I don't know if there's a drug for that." Brilliant.
Meanwhile, the guys of the ATP are having a hard time adjusting to tour's new drug testing protocol, being managed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
The stringent rules requires anyone in the top 50 to report where they'll be for one hour a day, making them accessible to drug testers. Miss three pop quizzes in 18 months and you're slapped with a two-year ban.
Rafael Nadal, among others, has voiced his dislike for the new system, which was adopted in order to keep tennis' status as an Olympic sport. "They make you feel like a criminal," he said at the ABN AMRO this week. "Not even my mother knows where I am every day. It is very difficult to know where you are going to be tomorrow especially in a sport like tennis."
Besides, winning an Olympic medal can't get you an Aston Martin, right?
Kick him while he's down: Don't put away the Kleenex box just yet, Roger — your former coach, Pete Lungren, is already molding Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov to be better than you. Would you like to talk smack about him, too? But it's okay, Pete Sampras can feel your pain.
Fanatics can fight fires: Bid on a lot of tennis caps signed by Roger and Rafa — plus a poster signed by all four singles finalists from the 2009 Australian Open — in an auction by Fox Sports Australian that benefits Victorian brushfire victims. Bidding starts Friday; more info here.
BBC's Wimbledon well dries up: The BBC will tone down its slam-related entertainment in light of the recent economic downturn. Great — the queues at the food stands will be that much longer. (OTB)
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Linux supports a number of different solutions for installing MySQL. The recommended method is to use one of the distributions from Oracle. If you choose this method, there are three options available:
Installing from a generic binary package in
.tar.gzformat. See Section 2.2, "Installing MySQL from Generic Binaries on Unix/Linux" for more information.
Extracting and compiling MySQL from a source distribution. For detailed instructions, see Section 2.11, "Installing MySQL from Source".
Installing using a pre-compiled RPM package. For more information on using the RPM solution, see Section 2.5.1, "Installing MySQL from RPM Packages on Linux".
As an alternative, you can use the native package manager within your Linux distribution to automatically download and install MySQL for you. Native package installations can take of the download and depdendencies required to run MySQL, but the MySQL version will often be some way behind the currently available release. You will also normally be unable to install developmental releases, as these are not usually made available in the native repository. For more information on using the native package installers, see Section 2.5.2, "Installing MySQL on Linux using Native Package Manager".
For many Linux installations, you will want to set up MySQL to be
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To an Early Daffodil
Thou yellow trumpeter of laggard Spring! Thou herald of rich Summer's myriad flowers! The climbing sun with new recovered powers Does warm thee into being, through the ring Of rich, brown earth he woos thee, makes thee fling Thy green shoots up, inheriting the dowers Of bending sky and sudden, sweeping showers, Till ripe and blossoming thou art a thing To make all nature glad, thou art so gay; To fill the lonely with a joy untold; Nodding at every gust of wind to-day, To-morrow jewelled with raindrops. Always bold To stand erect, full in the dazzling play Of April's sun, for thou hast caught his gold.
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3. The nic is shut down when you do "ifconfig eth0 down". The reason your system hung is that NFS is trying to communicate with the core, and it can't as the network is gone.
Do you suspend the MD or do you shut it down?
Next steps:1. Confirm I am actually using the new tg3 driver (perhaps replace tg3.ko whcih I think I'm using with a nonsense file, rebuild initramfs and confirm that the system doesn't work!!). 2. Use live ubuntu CDs for 8.10, 10.04 and 12.xx to confirm that the WOL problem exists for 10.04 only. Then, possibly force the NIC driver from 8.10 or 12.xx in? Sounds like a major hack but who knows? Is it possible to use an alternative, *generic* driver to TG3 that might work?3. Stick an X-10 controller on the mains source so I can forcibly pull the plug and then re-power the machine each time I shut it down!!!
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I think it's fair to say that we are all guilty of not using all of the features on our cameras. We prefer to stick to what we know or what we think we need. One of those features that I had dismissed as a bit gimmicky was the Advanced Filters. Sure I had looked at them and fired off a few shots but they weren't for me, I preferred to produce my creative images in Lightroom or Photoshop.
However that was all to change on my recent trip to Lisbon.
Now I wouldn't quite describe Lisbon as beautiful, it's certainly not a Venice, Paris or Prague. But it is definitely characterful. Very hilly, lots of little streets and alleyways, buildings that have seen better days contrasting with some stunning architecture, oh and of course there are the trams. These trams have been part of Lisbon's travel network for almost 150 years and are one of the city's major tourist attractions.
As a travel photographer there are always the iconic images that are on my shoot list but I also try to look a little further to see how I can put my own interpretation into a place. On this trip the light was pretty harsh and the sky plain blue and so my attention turned to wandering the streets early in the morning looking for some detail shots, little cameos that communicated a feel about the place. When I'm in this creative mode I often shoot square. It's a format that I love and one that lends itself really well to the more creative approach.
So having switched my camera to shoot RAW & JPEG and selected the 1:1 format, which helps me compose in camera, I took a few images. I was fairly pleased with the results and I knew how I might develop them in post processing but then it occurred to me that I might try the Advanced Filters just to see the effect.
Now if you're not too familiar these modes are presets which automatically apply a certain feel to the image and include Miniature, Pop Colour, High Key, Low key, Dynamic Tone, Soft Focus and a series of Partial colour filters.
However the first in the menu is Toy Camera and switching to this I took a few shots, looked at the screen and smiled. The combination of the scene in front of me and the effect of the filter, slight underexposure, a warm tone and dark vignette together with the square format just seemed to work perfectly together.
Well that was it, I tried a few more, and loving the effect I shot many more images this way. I also tried some of the other filters and quite liked those too but my preference was for the Toy effect and I came back with enough images to create a little Blurb book. A perfect outcome and something a little different to what I had originally envisaged from the trip.
So I would urge you to open your mind to the creative opportunities that our Fujifilm cameras offer us, you might just be pleasantly surprised.
Toy Camera mode – "loving the effect I shot many more images this way"


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The Port of Skagit in Burlington, Wash., has awarded a contract for a major maintenance and standards project on the main runway at Skagit Regional Airport (BVS) to Scarsella Bros. Inc. of Seattle.
The contractor's winning bid for construction of the Runway 10-28 Crown Conversion and Longitudinal Gradient Adjustment was $8,562,798.25. That makes the project the most expensive capital improvement in the 48-year history of the port, according to officials.
The project is the second in a series of two improvement projects on Runway 10-28 to bring the surface to FAA pavement standards for a D-II runway (accommodating aircraft with approach speeds 121 up to 166 knots and wingspans up to 79 feet). The first phase, completed last summer, repaired soft spots in the runway by replacing the failed drainage system.
The 2012 construction work will bring the longitudinal gradient at Runway 28 into compliance with standards for Approach Category C & D aircraft and will convert the surface of the runway to a crown section to meet current FAA standards.
The project will include the following major elements:
- The east end of the runway will be raised by approximately 5 feet, and drainage infrastructure will be installed under this portion,
- The surface of the runway will be paved with multiple asphalt lifts to create the crown configuration.
- Connector taxiways will be graded and paved to meet the new grades.
- Taxiway B will be realigned to form a 90° approach to the runway and a straight connection to Taxiway G.
- The run-up apron will be relocated to the inside of Taxiway B to be compatible with future development of the adjacent lot.
- The Runway 10-28 lighting system will be replaced with an updated system.
- The airport signage system will be replaced.
The project will make Skagit Regional Airport more compatible with larger business jets that already are operating on Runway 10-28, officials said, noting operations of these aircraft exceeded 300 in 2010 and are increasing. The Airport Master Plan trend analysis indicates that operations of larger business jets will reach 500 per year in the next three to eight years.
The Port of Skagit received a grant for $8,975,000 from the FAA for Phase 2 of the Runway 10-28 project last September. The FAA will pay for 95% of the project, with the port responsible for the remaining 5% in matching funds. FAA grants are funded by user fees on aviation fuel and airline operations.
For more information: PortOfSkagit.com
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USA's working poor are getting poorer
The Economic Populist has published an interesting overview of wages statistic in USA. It turns out that nearly a third of people working are extremely poor. These are not jobless but people who actually have jobs. Still, one third of working people receive wages before taxes below $15,000 a year and nearly 15% of workers – below $5,000 a year. Most Americans, 52.4%, make less than $30,000 a year yet those very Americans only have 15.3% of the total country income from wages.
The chasm between the rich and poor is growing yearly. An astronomical 23.1 million wage earners made less than $5,000 per year in 2013. Those making less than $5000 a year are only getting 0.7% of the total compensation pie as a group. The top wage bracket – over $50 million – has 110 people in it or 0.000064% of wage earners. This top wage bracket received 0,18% of the total net compensation. And this inequality of wages keeps increasing.
The Economic Populist concludes that "The bottom line here is the rich are getting richer and most of America continues to get squeezed even though in 2013 wages improved. As a trend we can see since 1990 just a never ending attack on regular wage earners in this country. The bounce back in 2013 isn't enough to make up for 30 years of a spiral down."… -->continue reading →


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The Pop Warner youth football organization has issued new rules limiting contact during practices to reduce the risk of concussions and other head injuries.
"No full-speed head-on blocking or tackling drills in which the players line up more than 3 yards apart are permitted," according to the new rules, posted Wednesday on the Pop Warner website.
Some full-speed drills will still be allowed -- when players are lined up immediately across the line of scrimmage or when the players run at each other at an angle rather than head-on.
"However, there should be no intentional head-to-head contact," the group's announcement added in bold, underlined letters.
Also, full-contact drills and scrimmages cannot last more than 40 minutes per practice or more than 1/3 of total weekly practice time, the group said.
To help its local leagues and coaches understand the new rules, the Pop Warner organization plans to host online chat sessions and to post additional information on its website.
The moves are part of "our continuing efforts to provide the safest playing environment for our young athletes ... in light of developing concussion research," the announcement said.
It also reiterated a previous rule banning dangerous blocking and tackling techniques such as spearing, in which a would-be tackler drives his head directly into the ball carrier.
Formally known as Pop Warner Little Scholars, the organization was founded in 1959, named after a legendary college coach who had helped promote youth football in the 1930s.
It is now the umbrella organization for a national network of tackle football leagues for boys 5 to 16 years old. Pop Warner also has cheerleading and dance programs for girls. Children must maintain a certain grade point average to participate.
More than 5,000 football teams now play under the Pop Warner name, the group says.


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The Appraisal Institute's Washington Report and State News quarterly e-newsletter is intended to summarize AI's recent federal and state legislative, regulatory and related activities in representing the interests of Designated members, Candidates for Designation, Practicing Affiliates and Affiliates.
In This Issue
Housing Reform Bills Slow to Proceed
Senate Mulls Additional Legislation on Appraisal Exemptions
ABA Joins AI, ASFMRA in Going Concern Debate
AI Summarizes New Mortgage Disclosure Rule Impacts
AI: Credit Risk Retention Rule Constrains CRE Credit
AIR Certification Statement Not Required
CFPB Releases Manufactured Housing, Appraisal Exemptions Final Rule
Louisiana Approves AMC Rules
National AMC Terminates Independent Contractor Appraisers
AI Participates in 2 AICPA Conferences
AI Questions Need for Alternative Valuation Products White Paper
AI Participates in GASB Hearing on Fair Value Accounting Standards
Conservation Valuation Experts Discuss Alternatives at AI Forum
AI Leaders and Staff Attend AARO Fall Meeting
AI Participates in NAR Annual Conference in San Francisco
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The Appraisal Institute notes that the PATH Act — the primary housing finance reform bill in the U.S. House of Representatives — appears to have made no progress over the holiday recess.
Reports indicate that Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has been unable to overcome industry resistance to the bill he authored, and the issue remains in the hands of House leadership who appear unwilling to move the bill to the floor.
AI noted that one possible outcome is that the bill will be broken up into pieces, such as FHA reform, that likely would pass.
"Corker-Warner," another housing reform bill that AI is monitoring, remains a big priority for the Senate Banking Committee, and work continues on a draft that its members could support. No timetable has been set for committee consideration.
The Appraisal Institute anticipates that in the coming weeks a coalition of Senators primarily from rural states will introduce legislation that addresses the concerns that many community banks and credit unions (mostly in rural states) have expressed about a "shortage of appraisers."
The concern has been raised in several meetings AI has had with Congressional staff, and it mirrors comments advanced by trade groups for community banking and credit unions during recent Congressional hearings. The common complaint is that the alleged appraiser shortage has forced banks to use appraisers from too great a distance and therefore aren't familiar with the area or the property.
AI anticipates that the Senate bill will propose that properties be exempt from appraisals when a lender is keeping the loans on their books.
In meetings with Congressional staff, AI has pointed out that it generally is good business practice to obtain an appraisal regardless of whether or not one is required. AI also has explained current exemption requirements that already provide banks with ample exemptions — although these can be misunderstood by lenders. Further, AI has emphasized that instead of additional exemptions from appraisal rules, Congress should look at reasons why there might be a shortage of appraisers, such as an increasingly rules-based approach to valuation and increasing appraiser liabilities.
Look for action alerts on this issue, as grassroots education of Congressional offices likely will be helpful.
The American Bankers Association joined the Appraisal Institute and the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers in calling on the U.S. Small Business Administration to reverse its September policy update related to going concern appraisals, citing increased costs for consumers as an imperative concern. Read the joint AI-ABA-ASFMRA letter here.
The SBA updated its policy related to valuation requirements involving business and intangible assets in situations where there is a change in ownership, a special-use property and a residual business value contribution of more than $250,000 to the loan amount. In those situations lenders are required to obtain a separate business appraisal from an appraiser holding a designation or certification from one of five business valuation organizations; the Appraisal Institute is not one of those organizations.
Many SBA lenders have indicated that they plan to continue to operate as they always have, by obtaining an appraisal of the going concern from a real estate appraiser, and then if the business value is necessary for collateral purposes, using a qualified source for that value. Still, AI is concerned that some SBA lenders could employ an overly-cautious interpretation that may result in conflicts with state mandatory licensing requirements and a limited pool of service providers.
AI professionals are asked to advise AI's Washington office on how SBA lenders have implemented the new policy. Contact Bill Garber, AI director of government and external relations, at 202-298-5586 or firstname.lastname@example.com to share your experience.
On Oct. 30, 2013, the Appraisal Institute urged six federal bank regulatory agencies to modify a credit risk retention proposal to better address shortcomings in the way in which appraisals are addressed.
AI warned the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Housing Finance Agency that the proposal misuses terms relating to capitalization rates that likely will dampen credit to deserving commercial real estate projects.
Read AI's letter to the regulatory agencies.
Six federal agencies jointly issued a final rule Dec. 12, 2013, that amends Regulation Z in the Truth in Lending Act and exempts certain streamlined mortgages and very small loans from appraisal requirements intended for higher-priced mortgages. The Rule goes into effect Jan. 18.
The agencies involved are the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the National Credit Union Administration and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
The new rule stipulates that a written appraisal based on a physical inspection is not required when the principal balance on a loan for purchase or for refinance is $25,000 or less. Additionally, streamlined refinances are exempt from appraisal requirements as long as the loan doesn't have a negative amortization or interest-only terms, and the credit risk holder remains the same.
Under the rule, new manufactured housing also will be exempt from appraisal requirements until mid-July 2015. Existing manufactured homes with land are not exempt. After the exemption period ends, mortgage loans for new manufactured homes with land will require a written appraisal but not a physical property visit. Loans on manufactured homes without land can be valued by methods other than an appraisal.
In a Sept. 9 letter to the agencies, the Appraisal Institute and the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers cautioned against exempting any loans that involve "new risk" or "new money," a recommendation that was accepted by the agencies. In the same letter, AI and ASFMRA recommended that an appraisal be conducted for any loan secured by a manufactured house that includes the land.
On Dec. 17, 2013, the Appraisal Institute released a summary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new mortgage disclosure rule, which makes significant changes to the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act and to the Truth in Lending Act.
Among the changes is a final rule authorizing the disclosure of appraisal management company fees and a new definition for "changed circumstances," which more easily allows appraisers to charge a fee commensurate with a changed scope of work.
A copy of the final rule, which goes into effect August 1, 2015, can be found here.
The Appraisal Institute's Washington office confirmed with Fannie Mae that appraisers are not required to sign a certification statement that reads: "The undersigned certifies the appraisal report is in compliance with the Appraisal Independence provisions."
AI had received several inquiries from lenders about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's Appraiser Independence Requirements, with many expressing frustration that they have been required to sign such a certification statement prior to completing the assignment and when an AIR requirements are imposed on lenders by Fannie and Freddie.
While Fannie reported that it doesn't require such signed certification statements, it noted that lenders can require overlays as part of their own operating requirements. In the end, this issue quickly becomes a contractual issue between appraisers and their clients.
Fannie Mae recommended that appraisers attempt to engage clients in a dialogue when confronted with such certification statements. For instance, when receiving a request to sign such a certification, appraisers should request clarification for which Appraisal Independence provision is being referenced.
AI professionals are encouraged to keep the AI Washington office informed of such communications.
The Louisiana state legislature on Nov. 20, 2013, approved a set of appraisal management company rules that provide strong provisions regarding the payment of reasonable and customary fees that were put forth by the state's appraiser board.
The Louisiana Real Estate Appraisal Board became the first state appraiser board to have authority to make its own administrative determinations as to whether or not an AMC operating in the state has paid an appraiser a reasonable and customary fee.
Some states have laws that stipulate that AMCs must pay appraisers reasonable and customary fees in accordance with the federal presumptions of compliance, but it has been an open question as to whether or not state boards could — or would — enforce the federal requirements for the payment of reasonable and customary fees.
The new Louisiana rules allow for AMCs to use "objective third-party information such as government agency fee schedules, academic studies and independent private sector surveys" as evidence for what constitutes reasonable and customary fees, so long as the fee studies exclude assignments ordered by AMCs.
The rules also allow the state board to develop its own fee schedule that can be used by AMCs, and in instances where AMCs are not using an established fee schedule, the rules require them to justify their fees based on several factors, including property type, scope of work and turn time, as well as the appraiser's qualifications, experience and work quality.
View a copy of Louisiana's new AMC rules.
The Appraisal Institute has become aware of one large, national appraisal management company (with a large, national, non-bank mortgage lender as its primary client) that is requiring its panel of appraisers to either be independent contractors who are directly engaged by the AMC or W-2 employees of an approved appraisal company.
In a "Notice of Intention to Terminate Work" letter obtained by AI, the AMC (which will remain unnamed) stated that it "made the decision that it will only pay 1099 appraisers directly for the work they perform, thus, [sic] abandoning the old method of compensation whereby an appraisal company was paid directly for the services their 1099 appraisers were performing." The company stated that it will allow W-2 employees of an appraisal company to continue to receive appraisal work.
According to sources within the AMC, the termination of independent contractor appraisers was necessitated by a requirement in the Dodd-Frank Act for the payment of reasonable and customary fees to independent contractor appraisers. The source argued that there is no way for the AMC to ensure that the appraisal company is paying a reasonable and customary fee to the independent contractor appraiser who is performing the appraisal service. The fact that W-2 employees of appraisal companies are able to continue to receive work from the AMC is because the Dodd-Frank Act does not require appraisal company employees be paid a reasonable and customary fee.
AI has expressed to the AMC its concern with the termination decision and stated its belief that the Dodd-Frank Act only requires that lenders and their agents (i.e., AMCs) pay reasonable and customary fees to either appraisal companies or to independent contractors who are directly engaged by the AMC (see 15 U.S.C. §1639e(i)).
AI has argued that there is nothing in Section 1639e that requires an AMC to ensure that an appraisal company is compensating any independent contractor that is retained by the appraisal company at a reasonable and customary rate.
At the request of AI, the AMC has agreed to review its termination decision.
The Appraisal Institute expressed its support Nov. 1, 2013, for the Governmental Accounting Standards Board's efforts to modify accounting standards for state and local governmental entities to require the use of a fair value model for the reporting of investments, particularly real estate assets.
AI also encouraged GASB to expand the application of the fair value model beyond the government entity's real estate assets being held "primarily for the purpose of income or profit."
On Dec. 30, 2013, the Appraisal Institute commented on The Appraisal Foundation's White Paper draft titled "Alternative Valuation Products and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice," questioning the need for a White Paper on valuation products other than appraisals. AI further questioned The Appraisal Foundation's role in drafting such a White Paper.
"Much of the content of this draft White Paper is related neither to appraisal standards nor to appraiser qualifications, but rather to AVPs prepared by non-real estate appraisers," AI wrote in its letter. "The tone of the draft White Paper is such that it appears as if TAF is attempting to promote and legitimize the use of AVPs, and is encouraging users of valuation services to consider AVPs when an appraisal is not required by federal law."
AI also noted that much of the draft White Paper's content already is covered in Advisory Opinion 13, "Performing Evaluations of Real Property Collateral to Conform with USPAP" and within Advisory Opinion 21, "USPAP Compliance."
"We do not believe that it is necessary or appropriate for TAF to issue additional 'guidance' on alternative valuation products," AI wrote. "Having such 'guidance' on the subject, in the form of a White Paper, will only lead to confusion among appraisers and inconsistent enforcement by state regulators. Our concern in this area is similar to that which we have expressed repeatedly in relation to the Valuation Advisories issued by the TAF Appraisal Practices Board."
Read AI's comment letter to The Appraisal Foundation.
In October 2013, then Appraisal Institute President Richard L. Borges II, MAI, SRA, and Vice President Lance Coyle, MAI, SRA, along with Scott DiBiasio, AI's manager of state and industry affairs, participated in the Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials' Fall Meeting in which AI met with more than 100 state appraiser regulators from around the U.S.
President Borges led a roundtable discussion during the event in which he addressed appraiser experience training requirements and encouraged state regulators to look at alternative methods in which trainee appraisers can satisfy the appraiser experience requirements.
Additional conference sessions focused on AMC regulatory issues, review appraisal requirements and updates from federal appraiser regulatory agencies and standards setting bodies. The next AARO conference will be held in April in San Francisco.
In early November 2013, Appraisal Institute staff participated in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Real Estate and Forensics & Valuation conferences. The two conferences provided an opportunity for AI to encourage accounting professionals to utilize Appraisal Institute members when they need real estate valuation services.
AI members Michael Hedden, MAI, and E.J. Huntley, MAI, separately made presentations at the AICPA Real Estate Conference entitled "Disaster Relief in Real Estate" and "Fair Value in Real Estate."
On Nov. 8, then Appraisal Institute President Richard L. Borges II, MAI, SRA, joined Sandy Adomatis, SRA, to present a panel discussion at the National Association of Realtors Conference & Expo in San Francisco. Real estate professionals in attendance for their presentation, titled "Working Together on High-Performance Homes," received a copy of AI's Residential Green and Energy Efficient Addendum.
Participants in the Appraisal Institute's Dec. 9 stakeholders forum in Washington, D.C, assessed alternatives to the current tax processes involving donations of conservation easements. AI sponsored the one-day event, which addressed a variety of conservation valuation issues.
Participants considered the system of valuation panels utilized in Canada for ecological gifts and various forms of alternative dispute resolution. Such alternative systems would potentially save significant time and money for taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service, if structured correctly, land trust and appraiser representatives said.
Representatives of the land trust and conservation organizations, federal agencies involved with conservation and significant land use projects and professional appraisers were among the participants of the forum, which identified concerns of stakeholders to the real estate appraisal process and methods to improve appraisal practice in conservation valuation.
During the forum, federal agency representatives generally reported high performance levels among appraisal service providers, but noted a need for more consistency and understanding in such things as identification of the "larger parcel" and highest and best use in federal land acquisitions. Donor and land trusts reported concern with inconsistent agency rules and interpretations relating to appraisal requirements for federal conservation programs, in addition to concerns with high costs and extensive time involved in defending donations of real property for conservation purposes before the IRS and U.S. Tax Court.
Attendees made suggestions for preferred approaches to help improve conservation valuation practice in the areas of education, guidance and policy.
Do you have relationships with critical policymakers, or are you aware of a burgeoning issue of opportunity or concern? Please contact any member of the AI Government Relations Committee or Washington office staff with more information.
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Spritz cookies are another holiday classic that bring back a lot of memories. I never made them growing up, but I remember many tins of shortbread cookies with neat little shapes. I actually didn't care much for the taste of those cookies, but I loved how festive and cute they were! Also, when you're gluten free for some reason it can be hard to come up with a really crunchy cookie. These cookies are crunchy and taste the slightest bit buttery (with no butter). I add almond extract, my favorite flavoring. You could also just use vanilla or lemon extract if you don't care for almond.
I also love that these are little cookies. Even though this isn't the healthiest recipe, because they are so small you only need a few cookies to feel satisfied!
This dough would also be a great sugar cookie dough, or a thumbprint cookie dough... which I think I am going to make later today as well! These cookies are also adapted from a recipe in "Christmas Cookies" published by Southern Living in 1986. Stay tuned tomorrow for some more refrigerator cookies: Orange Almond Spice Cookies!
Easy Gluten Free Spritz Cookies
free of gluten, dairy/casien, soy, and corn & egg free options
adapted from "Christmas Cookies" by Southern Living, 1986
makes 4-5 dozen cookies
printer-friendly recipe.
Wet Ingredients:
1 cup Spectrum Palm Shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg -or- 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flax seeds + 3 tablespoons hot water + 1 teaspoon olive oil)
1 teaspoon almond, lemon, vanilla, or butter extract. Use your favorite flavor!
2-4 tablespoons ice-cold water, as needed
Dry Ingredients:
3/4 cup arrowroot starch
3/4 cup brown rice flour
3/4 cup millet flour
1 teaspoon xanthan gum -or- guar gum for corn free
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
In a medium bowl whisk together all dry ingredients and set aside. In a large bowl cream Spectrum Palm Shortening and sugar. Mix in the egg & almond extract. Slowly add the dry ingredients until you have a soft cookie dough. You may need to add 2-4 tablespoons of ice cold water to the dough to help it become pliable and workable, especially if you're going to use it for refrigerator dough or jam thumbprint cookies. To make spritz cookies, add cookie dough to your cookie press and make them according to the cookie press directions. I've found it's easier to press the cookies onto a plate (instead of straight onto the cookie sheet) and then transfer them to a cookie sheet. You will be able to easily make 4-5 dozen cookies. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silpat mat. Place pressed cookies 1/2" apart on the cookie sheet. If desired, sprinkle with red & green sugar or candy sprinkles. Bake for 7-9 minutes until the edges of the cookies are golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes and then try not to eat them all at once! :-) A wonderful gift for friends and family or perfect for a Christmas Cookie Swap!


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Thanks for the heads-up about this. Ordered.Those old Hammer mags and Dennis Gifford's A Pictorial History of Horror Movies, as pictured on the cover, were huge influences on me as a child of the seventies!
I'd you like the old Hammer mags and the Gifford book you're going to be blown away by it mate!
I did.The only things missing are the Dracula bubblegum cards. Perhaps. I haven't been all the way through it yet.
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The Acts of the Days of the Son of Man: From the Passion-week to His Ascension
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Página 66 - Jesus himself stood in ,the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled ? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts ? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself : handle me, and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Página 54 - When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him ; for I find no fault in him. The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
Página 33 - He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
Página 7 - Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you : for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.
Página 31 - Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. He then having received the sop went immediately out : and it was night. Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
Página 29 - Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet ? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now ; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: anil ye are clean, but not all.
Página 65 - And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
Página 6 - And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying ,• Hosanna to the son of David...
Página 6 - And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
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Hello all.. you should hear it here first. I am canceling Monkey Butt's sponsorship. We shut down our anodizing operation when we moved to TN, but kept the sponsorship up to that point because I was still buying and selling used parts. At this point in time I am ceasing the practice of buying and selling autococker parts so I can focus on our next project. I do still have a few parts left over in the crappy thread as well as on eBay under notlamegames. I am also selling what is left of my anodizing rig. If you are local to tn I can make something happen! Let me know if you are interested.
Let me be clear! I am in no way out of playing PB or shooting Cockers! I'm here to stay!
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OLYMPIA — Washington's newest ferry went into service Monday amid the concerns of two lawmakers that a flawed design is causing some vehicles to bottom out as they transition from ramps onto upper parking decks.
Under a blanket of blue sky, the Tokitae sailed on its maiden voyage at noon from Clinton to Mukilteo, with no fanfare.
The 144-car vessel, with a capacity 20 cars more than the Cathlamet it is replacing, cost $144 million and is the first of three Olympic-class boats being built for the state at the Vigor Industrial shipyard in Seattle. Total shipyard cost for the newest boats in the Washington State Ferries fleet is $388 million.
The Tokitae's much-anticipated entry into service came as two lawmakers alleged they were misled about a problem for some cars with low clearances and long wheelbases. As they reach the upper parking deck, the lawmakers say, some scrape their undercarriage.
Reps. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, and Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor, said senior ferry system managers told them in March at the shipyard that their worries were unwarranted.
But ferry workers contacted them last week to say part of their training on the vessel involved learning how to keep cars with low clearances from going up the ramps.
Ferries managers "told us in March they had looked at it, there was adequate clearance and there was not a problem," Smith said. "We were simply misled. If the proper analysis had been done, this would never have happened."
Capt. George Capacci, interim ferries chief, said Monday he's tried to be as transparent as possible with the lawmakers since they first raised the concern earlier this year.
"I don't think it's a problem," Capacci said. Deck hands responsible for loading and unloading cars are experienced at figuring out which vehicles can handle the transition without trouble and which might have trouble, he said.
On the Tokitae, the upper end of the ramps are sharper than those on other vessels, and that might increase the potential for scraping, Capacci said.
Testing was done by driving cars with difference clearances on the ramps. In one test, he rode in a Ford Taurus with three others and handled the ramp without difficulty, he said.
Capacci said he put in a change order to create a smoother ramp on the Samish, which is under construction, and the third as-yet unnamed vessel on which work has not yet begun.
"I do not think it's a fatal flaw," he said of the Tokitae design. "I think it's one of those grooming issues you deal with when you bring a new vessel into service. There are things we do to vessels during the life of a vessel to make it better."
A spokeswoman for Gov. Jay Inslee said that if it is a problem, the boat builder is responsible for getting it fixed.
"The governor is aware of Reps. Seaquist's and Smith's concerns about whether cars can safely board and unboard the vessel. WSF has sent results of test vehicles showing no problems boarding or unboarding the vessel," spokeswoman Jaime Smith wrote in an email.
"Ultimately, the governor will hold the contractor accountable for delivering a safe vessel — any modifications to the design of other vessels is something Vigor would need to address," she wrote.
The ferry agency's response to their concerns spurred Smith and Seaquist to ask Inslee to appoint an independent panel of experts to "conduct a thorough and transparent investigation" of ferry operations and labor-management issues. They also want the governor to put new people in place — even before a new ferries director is hired.
"WSF must be held accountable," the two wrote in a letter to Inslee on June 27. "To ensure improvements in the department, we are strongly advising a major overhaul of upper management in the ferries division in order to restore public trust."
A spokeswoman for the governor said any leadership changes will have to wait until a new director is hired to run Washington State Ferries.
Capacci was one of two finalists for the job when he pulled out last month. Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson decided that rather than hire the other finalist, she would restart the search.
"Once the new director is in place, we can have a conversation about what he or she needs to have a team and structure in place that works," wrote Smith, Inslee's spokeswoman.
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Andrew Majda, a professor in the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, has been named the winner of the 2013 Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics.
Andrew Majda, a professor in the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, has been named the winner of the 2013 Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics, an award sponsored by the American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
The Wiener Prize is awarded every three years to recognize outstanding contributions to applied mathematics in the highest and broadest sense. The prize will be given in January at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Diego.
Majda has been recognized for "his groundbreaking work in theoretical fluid mechanics and its application to problems in atmospheric science and oceanography," the prize citation says. "Mathematicians and geophysicists alike have embraced Majda's pioneering advances on important and recalcitrant issues arising in climate modeling and prediction. This work includes the development and exploitation of the methods of statistical physics in geophysical problems, as well as the multi-scale analysis of moist fluid dynamics in the atmosphere."
Majda, the Samuel F.B. Morse Professor of Arts and Sciences at the Courant Institute, is well-known for his theoretical contributions to partial differential equations and his applied contributions to a range of areas, including shock waves, combustion, and atmosphere ocean science.
Majda is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received numerous honors and awards, including the National Academy of Science Prize in Applied Mathematics, the John von Neumann Prize of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and the Gibbs Prize of the American Mathematical Society.
Additional information can be found in the Joint Mathematics Meetings Prize Booklet.


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|Portrait of a Chorister, c. 1620s
Marcantonio Bassetti
Italian, 1586-1630
Oil on canvas
31-1/2 x 26 in. (80 x 66 cm)
Norton Simon Art Foundation, from the Estate of Jennifer Jones Simon
© Norton Simon Art Foundation
On view
Dressed in a white surplice, a chorister looks out at us, holding a partbook of sheet music. The intimate portrait is distinguished by its unpretentiousness and direct observation, important elements of Bassetti's style, and consonant with the Baroque pictorial language initiated by Caravaggio and the Carracci. A sense of the unknown subject's inner life is vividly conveyed by means of his expressive gaze, with lips slightly parted as if to speak. The informality of the portrait suggests that it may have been a friend of the artist. Though the readable music is accurate for the period, its identification eludes us because it shows only the tenor part and contains no text.
Marcantonio Bassetti was a native of the city of Verona. As a youth he studied the paintings of Jacopo Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese in Venice. In Rome, where he is documented in 1616, Bassetti assimilated the characteristics of Caravaggism, some of which appear here—the unarticulated background, pitched in shadow, with a strong directional light source to illuminate the sitter in a moment of suspended action. Bassetti's great facility with brushwork, in the creamy application of pigment on the vertical folds of the surplice, in the deft touches that describe the lace trim, and in the sensitive build-up of flesh tones on the chorister's face and hands, recalls his training in the Veneto.
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Part of the beauty of working in a stellar electronics store is the many, many TVs we have. When there is an awesome sports game happening, chances are, we will be showing it. Today, Chicago is celebrating the Blackhawks and their Stanley Cup Championship. A huge parade is being broadcast and the TVs are full of cheering fans, thrilled Blackhawks players, and since the TVs are all high-definition, you can see Lord Stanley's Cup in all it's shiny, championship glory.
Congratulations again to the Chicago Blackhawks on their incredible run!


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Bio::Annotation::AnnotationFactory - Instantiates a new Bio::AnnotationI (or derived class) through a factory
use Bio::Annotation::AnnotationFactory;
my $factory = Bio::Annotation::AnnotationFactory->new(
-type => 'Bio::Annotation::SimpleValue');
my $ann = $factory->create_object(-value => 'peroxisome',
-tagname => 'cellular component');
This object will build Bio::AnnotationI objects generically.
User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated.
firstname.lastname@example.com - General discussion
http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists
Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:
rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:
Email hlapp at gmx.net
This is mostly copy-and-paste with subsequent adaptation from Bio::Seq::SeqFactory by Jason Stajich. Most credits should in fact go to him.
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
Title : new
Usage : my $obj = Bio::Annotation::AnnotationFactory->new();
Function: Builds a new Bio::Annotation::AnnotationFactory object
Returns : Bio::Annotation::AnnotationFactory
Args : -type => string, name of a L<Bio::AnnotationI> derived class.
If type is not set the module guesses it based on arguments passed to method create_object.
Title : create_object
Usage : my $seq = $factory->create_object(<named parameters>);
Function: Instantiates new Bio::AnnotationI (or one of its child classes)
This object allows us to genericize the instantiation of
cluster objects.
Returns : L<Bio::AnnotationI> compliant object
The return type is configurable using new(-type =>"...").
Args : initialization parameters specific to the type of annotation
object we want.
Title : type
Usage : $obj->type($newval)
Function: Get/set the type of L<Bio::AnnotationI> object to be created.
This may be changed at any time during the lifetime of this
Returns : value of type
Args : newvalue (optional)
Title : _guess_type
Usage :
Function: Guesses the right type of L<Bio::AnnotationI> implementation
based on initialization parameters for the prospective
Example :
Returns : the type (a string, the module name)
Args : initialization parameters to be passed to the prospective
cluster object
To install BioPerl, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm BioPerl
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell
install BioPerl
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.


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1936 Custom Ford - Iron Fist
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Metallica frontman James Hetfield has been a car guy for years. If you've ever seen the video for Metallica's song "Fuel," which is a 41?2-minute montage of street racing muscle cars and burnouts, that shouldn't come as a surprise. Right about the time when his taste for cars was evolving from muscle cars into hot rods and customs, he met Scott Mugford, owner of Blue Collar Customs in Sacramento, California. The two ran into each other every now and then at various northern California car shows and talked cars every time. Noting the kinds of cars that Scott's shop turned out, James commissioned Blue Collar Customs to finish a Ford F100 he bought that had already been customized.
With the F100 completed and looking like a true '60s custom, the search for the next project was on. Although he was looking for a three-window '36 coupe, a five-window "beater from SoCal" turned out to be a blessing because of the extra legroom. James had Blue Collar chop the '36, but it went under the knife in his own garage as well. "I proceeded to cut into it myself and keep it a rat for a while. That was really the extent of my skills anyway," he says. After driving the car to shows across California and racking up the miles, the '36 was rough around the edges, so he once again turned to Blue Collar Customs.
The shop installed a new air-suspension system using Slam Specialties 'bags, a modified Heidts Mustang IIstyle IFS crossmember, and a custom four-link in the rear. A little fabrication on the Mustang II's lower arms helped the airbag angle, and careful exhaust routing ensured the car would drop completely on its frame.
One day when James stopped by Blue Collar Customs to discuss the next stages of the Iron Fist buildup, it was still in the middle of metalwork. The roof skin had been shaped, a new, rounded-corner trunk lid had been fabricated, the hood was already converted from a three-piece to a one-piece, the new floorboards and firewall were in place, and the welds had been freshly ground smooth. The crew at Blue Collar hadn't laid down any lead or filler of any kind, but the initial plan was for a black paintjob, the most unforgiving paint color when it comes to revealing flaws or waves in the bodywork. The crew had planned on spending hours filling, sanding, and priming the car in preparation for the many coats of paint. James walked around the car and noted that he could still see the subtle transitions between panels and where welds had been made and then ground flush. He decided then and there to keep the car as is, in bare metal, to show the process of old becoming new.
To keep going in a more custom direction, and to satisfy his vision for the car, the attention was put into the interior. A '52 Chevy steering column was mounted with a drop made from an old, aluminum Mickey Thompson connecting rod. All of the interior brightwork was plated in nickel rather than chrome. The interior was fully finished with oxblood leather upholstery and gloss-black paint. Both the audio and air-suspenson system controls were hidden, as was the A/C system, which you won't even find when looking under the hood. An all-electric air conditioner was pirated from an electric car and cleverly hidden between the seats and the trunk. Cold air enters the cab via cast-aluminum vents that came from a vintage boat.
Keeping the A/C compressor and hoses out of the engine bay went a long way in making the Chevy small-block look clean, and Stromberg induction made things much more traditional, but the details were also important in the build. Every hex-head bolt on the engine, chassis, and body is stainless steel, and each one saw time in a lathe for a turned look.
The '36 was wrapped up in time for the '12 SEMA Show, and it's made the rounds at West Coast Customs Cruisin' Nationals, cruising in rough iron style with comfort to spare inside. It may ruffle some feathers with custom-car purists, but it's the blend James was after.
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It was already reported a couple of weeks ago that Charlize Theron and Sean Penn are ready to marry – click here for a refresher. Apparently they want to do it soon, in South Africa, while they're there shooting a movie.
This week Charlize was seen at LAX with what looks like an engagement ring on her finger – click here to see the photo.
Is it?
I dare you to ask her.
And then duck.
Actually no. No amount of ducking or dodging can protect you from her bitch. I've been telling you she's a bitch forever. Tia Mowry told you she was a bitch this week and now everyone's pretending they didn't know?
(If you hadn't heard, Tia told INTOUCH that she went up to introduce herself once to Charlize because she's a fan and was met with an eye-roll and a "Oh my God".)
So maybe it's not that she's changed Sean Penn. Maybe it's just that she SUITS Sean Penn.


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Attendees and editors - AAS Publishing Happy Hour
Seattle, WA - AAS 2019 - Attendees and editors during the AAS Publishing Happy Hour at the American Astronomical Society's (AAS) 233rd meeting at the Washington State Convention Center here today, Tuesday January 8, 2019. The American Astronomical Society (AAS), established in 1899 and based in Washington, DC, is the major organization of professional astronomers in North America. The annual meeting is the premier astronomical event with more than 3,000 astronomers, educators, industry representatives, and journalists in attendance and at least 1,600 oral and poster presentations scheduled. Photo by © CorporateEventImages/Todd Buchanan 2019
Attendees and editors AAS Publishing Happy Hour AAS 2019


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Breakthrough Night – Abiding Women
September 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Our Breakthrough Night is a special night of ministry for the Abiding Women's Ministry. During these special nights, women gathered from everywhere to press into God together. These special nights take place on the first Thursday night of every month. So if you're a woman and you need a breakthrough, this night is for you!! Hope to see you there!


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Galaxy Limousine is the premier limo and ground transportation company in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the surrounding communities. We offer a wide array of transportation services, whether you are meeting at the theater, going to the office, traveling to or from the airport, or attending a convention or concert, you'll arrive in style and on time.
Galaxy Limousine lets you arrive in style, anywhere success takes you. Whether you are a corporate executive, celebrity entertainer, bride to be, parents planning a newborn's homecoming, or meeting at the theater, going to the office, traveling to or from the airport , attending a convention, or going to view a concert, you'll arrive in style and on time. You can always depend on our experienced, uniformed chauffeurs and timely arrival.
Compare and you'll find our fleet comes equipped with extra amenities and special attention to you, our valued guests. Attention to detail, hassle free accommodations of last minute changes, eagerness to satisfy a special request, and a relentless pursuit of quality are the foundation of customer loyalty.
Being responsive to client needs is reflected in everything we do – IMPECCABLE SERVICE, IMMACULATE VEHICLES.


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Arroyo Colorado: Implementing Low Impact Development (LID) Practices, Phase 2
A project to fund additional LID projects in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, implementing part of the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan (WPP)
The Arroyo Colorado, which drains much of the Lower Rio Grande Valley region, has high bacteria and low dissolved oxygen levels in its tidal reach. Rapid growth is placing increased pressure on public lands to accommodate rainwater runoff from developing properties.
In response, the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership was formed. They published their WPP in January 2007, which calls for promoting low impact development. The EPA and TCEQ supported a similar LID project, Arroyo Colorado: Implementing LID Practices, Phase 1, with a previous grant.Back to top
Project Description
This project put multiple high-visibility LID practices in place throughout the Valley and the Arroyo Colorado watershed. Texas A&M–Kingsville and local partners also monitored the performance of the LID measures and conducted tours and other public education activities.Back to top
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incrontab - Man Page
table manipulator for inotify cron (incron)
incrontab [-u user] [-f config] file
incrontab [-u user] [-f config] [-l | -r | -e | -t | -d]
incrontab is a table manipulator for the inotify cron (incron) system. It creates, removes, modifies and lists user tables (incrontab(5)).
Each user (including even system users without home directories) has an incron table which can't be manipulated directly (only root can effectively change these tables and is NOT recommended to do so).
All informational messages of this program are printed to the standard error output (stderr).
If /etc/incron.allow exists only users listed here may use incron. Otherwise if /etc/incron.deny exists only users NOT listed here may use incron. If none of these files exists everyone is allowed to use incron. (Important note: This behavior is insecure and will be probably changed to be compatible with the style used by ISC Cron.) Location of these files can be changed in the configuration.
The first form of this command imports a file, validates it and stores to the table. "-" can be used for loading from the standard input.
-u (or --user) option overrides the current (real) user to the given one. This option is intended for manipulation with system users' tables (such as apache, postfix, daemon etc.). It can be used only if the current user has root's effective rights.
-l (or --list) option causes the current table is printed to the standard output.
-r (or --remove) option causes the current table (if any) is permanently remove without any warning or confirmation. Use with caution!
-e (or --edit) option causes executing an editor for editing the user table (see below for the information about editor selection). You can edit your incron table now. If the table is changed it stores the modified version.
-t (or --types) option causes the list of supported event types (delimited by commas) is printed to the standard output. This feature is intended for front-end applications to find out which event types was compiled in.
-d (or --reload) option causes reloading the current table by incrond(8). It is done through "touching" the table (writing into it without modifying it). This feature is intended e.g. for creating watches on newly created files (with already existing rules) or for rearming IN_ONESHOT watches.
-f <FILE> (or --config=<FILE>) option specifies another location for the configuration file (/etc/incron.conf is used by default). This feature requires root privileges.
There is a few complex algorithm how to determine which editor will be user for editing. If any of the following rule succeeds the appropriate editor is used:
1. EDITOR environment variable
2. VISUAL environment variable
3. configuration value
4. etc/alternatives/editor
5. hard-wired editor (vim by default)
It's not recommended to use graphical editors (such as gVim, KEdit etc.) due to possible problems with connecting to the X server.
See Also
incrond(8), incrontab(5), incron.conf(5)
Andreas Altair Redmer <firstname.lastname@example.com> (please report bugs to https://github.com/ar-/incron/issues ). Lukas Jelinek <firstname.lastname@example.com> .
This program is free software. It can be used, redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2.
Referenced By
incron.conf(5), incrond(8), incrontab(5).


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Associated Press//October 24, 2012
//October 24, 2012
OXON HILL — The onslaught of ads over gambling expansion has been like no other in a Maryland political year, subjecting residents to rapid-fire television spots for and against Question 7. The barrage began long before ads for other ballot questions this year and has remained frenetic.
Gambling companies have spent more than $60 million so far on advertising, with less than two weeks to go before voters decide whether to approve table games such as blackjack and a Las Vegas-style casino near the nation's capital. That's compared with the $34 million campaigns spent in the 2006 Maryland governor's race — previously the most expensive in state history.
Many voters say they've made up their minds and had enough of the ads.
"It'll bring jobs," said Terri Tolliver, who said she would vote in favor of the question during a recent outing to National Harbor, a waterfront retail and residential area in Prince George's County. That's where a casino will be built, just across the Potomac River from Washington, if voters approve. "It'll bring revenue. Why should we have to drive all the way to West Virginia to gamble, or someplace else, when it can be here?"
Opponents are just as prompt in saying how they plan to vote.
"I'd prefer not to have a lot more traffic," said Trish Villasenor, who lives at National Harbor, where a large banner supporting the expansion is fastened to a parking garage. "I think we're probably not ready yet for the traffic, probably not interested in that type of clientele here."
The spending on advertising illustrates how lucrative gambling companies think the market will be around the District of Columbia. Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International, which is eyeing National Harbor for an $800 million casino and hotel, has spent about $29 million on its campaign. MGM has reported an additional $8 million in spending in recent days. Penn National Gaming Inc., which owns a casino in Perryville in northeastern Maryland and a casino in West Virginia that draws Maryland gamblers, has fueled the fight against expansion, spending about $28 million.
Some who work at National Harbor believe a casino is just what is needed to boost business.
"We need something that's going to be that push, that 'Pow!' Not just another restaurant, not just a small attraction for families that's only here during a season," said Michael Powell, a floor manager at McLoone's Pier House, on a slow afternoon on a deck by the water.
'It's the better of two evils'
The Maryland General Assembly passed the legislation in an August special session, but voters get the final say. The legislation included a reduction in taxes for owners of five existing casinos , partly to make up for the added competition of the proposed sixth casino. All of the casinos would be able to have table games, if voters approve.
The tax reduction has some voters opposing the idea in a year when income taxes were raised on people who make more than $100,000 a year, and lawmakers doubled the state's flush-tax on sewer bills. Albert Almerraj, manager of the Safron Bakery Cafe in Hagerstown, said he probably wouldn't vote for the proposal, if the lower tax rate means the state will collect less money.
"If the revenue is going to go down from the gambling casinos to the state, it's not something I would consider voting for," Almerraj said. "The whole idea is to increase the revenue. God knows we need that right now."
Lawmakers who support the expansion contend the state will make more money, despite the tax cut, and keep Maryland gamblers away from casinos in neighboring states.
Some voters say they are not necessarily troubled by lowering the tax, one of the nation's highest on gambling.
"There are reasons that big businesses get tax breaks sometimes, and if them getting tax breaks brings additional tax revenue to the state, well, so be it. It's the better of two evils," said Steve Carbaugh of Elkridge, who plans to vote for the expansion.
Another point of contention that has been frequently noted in the ads is whether the state's proceeds will go to education. That bothers some voters who are skeptical about where the money will end up, after lawmakers in Annapolis shifted money around to fill budget holes during the recession and its aftermath. Other voters are confident at least a significant portion of the money will go toward helping to pay for one of the state's top expenses.
"Politicians always use schools to do different things, but you just hope that at least some, if not all, that they're promising go into schools," said Michael Senyoh of Hyattsville, who will vote for the expansion.C