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MANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP) – With the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaching, New Jersey took two big steps Wednesday toward protecting its still-vulnerable coastline from future storms.
The state announced the settlement _ for $1 _ of a lengthy legal dispute between a shore town and an elderly couple who complained that a protective sand dune blocked their ocean views.
Moments later, Gov. Chris Christie directed the state to take legal action against about 1,000 holdouts whose refusal to sign easements giving government permission to carry out beach protection projects is blocking the crucially needed work.
The 1-2 punch highlighted just how important New Jersey considers protective sand dunes to be along the coast _ and how vulnerable many areas remain nearly a year after the devastating Oct. 29 storm. About 360,000 New Jersey homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed in the storm.
"It is a proven fact that having dunes along our coastline makes everyone safer, and today I'm acting to move the building process forward," Christie said. "As we rebuild from Superstorm Sandy, we need to make sure we are stronger, more resilient and prepared for future storms, and dunes are a major component of this process."
Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak estimated the number of holdouts at about 1,000.
The couple involved in the legal dispute, Harvey and Phyllis Karan, rejected Harvey Cedars' offer of $300 in compensation for their lost views. A jury awarded them $375,000, but the state Supreme Court overturned the award in July, ruling that the jury should also have been allowed to consider the protective benefits of the dune, and not just how it cut down on the couple's ocean views.
Their lawyer, Peter Wegener, said the Karans were just tired of fighting.
"They are an elderly couple and they are simply exhausted by their years of protracted litigation," he said. "They're honestly sick and tired of the whole thing. They're disappointed in the system of justice, and want to get on with the rest of their lives without politicians berating them for believing the state should pay for what it takes."
Christie once called the Karans "knuckleheads" during a public forum on Long Beach Island.
Issues remain in play for small pockets of property owners along the state's 127-mile coastline, who are refusing to sign easements giving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permission to use small swaths of their land to build dunes and widen beaches. Some of these owners fear that signing the easements could give government the right to build boardwalks, bathrooms or amusement rides near their homes _ something the state and local governments say they have no intention of doing.
"We can no longer be held back from completing these critical projects by a small number of owners who are selfishly concerned about their view while putting large swaths of homes and businesses around them at risk," Christie said.
Mantoloking still needs five or six easements from the more than 120 it sought in order to build protective dunes along its coast, and decided to go to court on its own this year without waiting for the governor to act. It was the hardest-hit New Jersey community by the storm, with virtually all of its 521 homes either damaged or destroyed.
"This is great news for the entire state, and reinforces our decision to move forward and legally take the five to six easements that remain outstanding," said borough spokesman Chris Nelson. He said Mantoloking will file legal action against its holdout property owners soon.
Harvey Cedars Mayor Jonathan Oldham said he expected the settlement after the Supreme Court backed his legal position in the dune case.
"I've lived my entire life here on the island," he said. "This protective project is fundamental to us being here; it's not an option. The Karans got a big benefit from the dune. And the storm proved that we would have looked like Holgate and Mantoloking if we didn't have the dunes," he said, referring to two shore communities devastated by the storm.
Aside from the $1 compensation paid to the Karans for the borough's easement, the borough agreed to reimburse their lawyers' $24,260 out-of-pocket litigation costs, but did not pay their legal fees in the case.
Christie's executive order directs acting Attorney General John Hoffman to immediately coordinate legal action to acquire the necessary easements to build dunes. It also created the Office of Flood Hazard Risk Reduction Measures within the state Department of Environmental Protection to coordinate the efforts to acquire the necessary property to build dunes.
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After countless rumors, Microsoft Office is once again said to be on its way to the iPhone and iPad (and Android). Office for iOS will reportedly consist of separate apps for Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, and will require a Microsoft account to use. The basic Office apps will allow users to view their documents, but an Office 365 subscription will be required for editing. But it's not all good news according to Tom Warren of The Verge:
Microsoft will allow iOS users to purchase an Office 365 subscription within the app, or let organizations distribute codes to enable Office Mobile editing for users. The apps will allow for basic editing, but we're told this won't go very far in attempting to replace regular full use of a desktop Office version.
Despite the lack of advanced functionality, the arrival of Office on iOS will be welcomed by many. Developers have tried to fill this particular gap since the App Store first opened, but there are many customers that have held out for the true Microsoft Office experience.
Whether Office for iOS proves to be enough for users, or they look to other apps, we will have to wait and see. Microsoft Office for iOS is said to be arriving in March 2013.
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A blood transfusion is the delivery of blood through a vein. The blood may come from an unrelated or related donor.
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Brian Elliott gives Blues another shutout, beats Wild 2-0 to stretch win streak to 6NHL.com @NHLdotcom
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Brian Elliott notched his third straight shutout, stretching his streak to 189 minutes, 31 seconds without a goal, and the St. Louis Blues won their sixth straight game by beating the Minnesota Wild 2-0 on Thursday night.
Roman Polak ended a 120-game streak without a goal, and Andy McDonald also scored, sending the Wild to their sixth loss in eight games. They have been shut out in three of four, the only times they have been blanked all season.
The Wild have six goals in six games, and their scoreless streak is at 121 minutes, 25 seconds.
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Truex nips Gordon for his first career pole in Texas
Nextel Cup
Ft. Worth, Texas - Martin Truex Jr. captured his first career Bud Pole on Friday in qualifying for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Truex, Jr. turned a lap of 193.105 mph in his DEI Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet to beat point leader Jeff Gordon's 192.424 mph lap.
"We have been second a bunch this year, so we've been
close," said Truex, who had qualified second quick at Chicagoland, New
Hampshire and Martinsville earlier this season. "This is our favorite car."
"It was awesome. The car was perfect," said Allmendinger
after his best Cup qualifying effort to date. "It's been perfect all day. We
brought a brand new car here and it's just been fantastic. Everybody at the
team has been working hard. It came down to that I didn't want to overdrive
the car because I knew we had a chance to put down a good lap. Knowing how
early we went, we knew it wouldn't be a pole lap. But, our goal was just to
get solidly in the field -- and that's what happened."
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Karijini Eco Retreat, Tom Price, WA
Camping is probably the best way to immerse yourself in Australia's natural splendour. But while we all love the romantic notion of sleeping beneath the stars, not all of us enjoy 'roughing it'. If you're used to travelling in style, the idea of lugging heavy supplies, pitching a tent or cooking tinned food over a campfire can be less than appealing. Enter glamping, or glamour camping, which lets you commune with nature in the comfort of a luxury tent. We're talking fresh linen, private bathrooms, spa treatments and gourmet meals prepared for you. You can glamp in some of Australia's wildest and most remote places - from the Red Centre to the Kimberley and Kakadu.
Imagine waking to uninterrupted views of Uluru from your air-conditioned tent. Or sitting down to a silver service feast beneath a desert sky filled with stars. It's all part of the glamping experience in Australia's Red Centre. You get all-out luxury, in front of Australia's most recognisable natural icon. Sleep in a freshly-made bed, shower in a private ensuite and press a button to raise the blinds on your spectacular outback backdrop. At sunset, perch yourself on a private ochre red sandy spot and watch Uluru's colours deepen and transform with a glass of champagne. Then there is the fine dining - a five-course candlelit meal prepared by chefs wearing head lamps and served by waiters in black-and-white.


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Telstra said it finished migrating South Brisbane copper services to fibre ahead of schedule. The telco moved 18,000 services to fibre, covering 13,000 homes and businesses in the area, it said.
Phone, copper Internet and cable broadband have been upgraded to fibre under the project. Telstra said the fibre network is the largest optical distribution network the telco has designed and built. Telstra laid 284 kilometres of cable, 26.4 km of new conduit and replaced or upgraded 1661 pits, it said.
South Brisbane was selected for the upgrade because an old Telstra exchange had to be closed to make way for a children's hospital.
Telstra plans to hand over the site to the Queensland government in June, it said. Over the next five months, Telstra said it will decommission the exchange and related infrastructure, including the reworked underground conduit network, recovery of copper cables and recycling of scrap materials.
"For anyone located in the South Brisbane exchange area it will be business as usual from now on as connections, disconnections and faults on the new network will be managed directly with their telecommunications service provider," Telstra said.
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Last night, I realized something. If I'm going to be making ramen stock from scartch, I need to get some sweet ramen bowls. These simply will not do.
I went on a grocery field trip with some friends to H Mart in Tigard yesterday, and for the sake of bowls, spoons, and even more ingredients, a follow up to dear Fubonn, for convenience's sake, is already in order. It was my first time visiting H Mart, a Korean supermarket that spells it out with a banner for the clueless stating "ASIAN SUPERMARKET" underneath its logo, and I stocked up on the following:
Once the fresh* (and vegan, for once!) noodles were in my hand, I decided on ramen for dinner. My girlfriend and I have been digging the ramen in vegan miso broth at Wafu, and I felt like I could tackle something similar at home, using this recipe as a base.The final result was appropriately cloudy with a hint of spice, plenty of flavour and there's a generous portion of broth remaining for mid-week noodles. Bring it on.
Mushroom Miso Ramen…
For the mushroom miso broth, I sautéed one chopped stalk of lemongrass, 5 cloves of roughly minced garlic, half of a diced Korean chili pepper and sliced, fresh galangal (thank you, month in Thailand) in a mixture of peanut and black sesame oils about 3-5 minutes. Next up, I added freshly ground black pepper, a handful of wild dried mushrooms – a mix of 7 or 8 local varieties I picked up from the Peoples Coop farmers market – quickly sautéed until aromatic, added a splash of dry sherry, whisked in 3 tablespoons of Korean soy sauce, 3 tablespoons of miso (half yellow, half white), 1 tablespoon of vegetarian fish sauce, a bit of vegetable bullion paste, 6 cups of water, and brought to a boil. I then lowered the heat, covered, let simmer for 30 minutes, and finally, after straining, it was ready for noodlin'.
Along with the briefly cooked fresh wheat noodles, we had fresh (and I mean glorifyingly fresh) cubes of firm tofu, seared on two sides with a splash of soy sauce, just-as-seared cremini mushrooms, even-more-seared choy, and the other half of the long Korean chili pepper for extra heat. I did not anticipate the heat this green pepper would deliver, and I'm glad I licked my finger before adding it to the stock!
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January 21st, 2011 – Wynonna Judd will travel to New York next week to make several media appearances to celebrate the upcoming release of her highly anticipated novel, Restless Heart. Her fictional debut chronicles the "star is born" struggles and triumphs of Destiny Hart who is on a path of self-discovery grappling with love, loss, success and surrender.
January 7th, 2011 - Tim McGraw co-stars alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester in Screen Gems' Country Strong, which will be released in theatres nationwide this Friday, January 7th. He has discuss the film in a series of television appearances that including "Late Show with David Letterman" (1/4), "Good Morning America" (1/5), "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1/5), "Chelsea Lately" (1/6) and "The Martha Stewart Show" (1/7).
January 3rd, 2011 - "The Judds" to Premiere in 2011
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announces the new original series for 2011: "The Judds" with country music legends Naomi and Wynonna Judd..
"We're excited this iconic family is allowing us to chronicle their personal stories as they embark on new chapters. We think our viewers will relate to the complex and dynamic relationships of Wynonna and Naomi Judd," said Lisa Erspamer, Chief Creative Officer, OWN.
January 3rd, 2011 - Several country artists head to L.A. this week for the 37th People's Choice Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah.
Tim McGraw – Favorite Male Artist
Carrie Underwood – Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Country Artist, Favorite TV Guest Star (for How I Met Your Mother)
Taylor Swift – Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Country Artist
Lady Antebellum – Favorite Country Artist
Rascal Flatts – Favorite Country Artist
Keith Urban – Favorite Country Artist
The People's Choice Awards broadcasts live on CBS beginning at 9PM Eastern this Wednesday, January 5th.
Tim announces 2011 "Emotional Traffic" tour launching this Spring with special guests Luke Bryan and The Band Perry
January 2nd, 2011 - Tim McGraw, named country music's No. 1 touring act of 2010 by Billboard, announced today that he and his band, the Dancehall Doctors, will return to the road this spring. The "Emotional Traffic Tour" will feature special guests Luke Bryan and The Band Perry. Dates for the extensive North American run will be announced shortly.


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From the depths of the sewers, Mok can hear an almighty din from up above. It's Fizzle who, with her electromagnetic pulse glove, has animated all the acoustic appliances she can lay her hands on, plunging the city into a torrent of supersonic sound waves. The atmosphere is so charged that Beeboy just can't stop himself from boogying on down, amazing the crowds with his Clashes, Flashkicks and Handspins, and challenging Shifou to a Breakdancing showdown. Will the old master take up the challenge or will he just give him an almighty headkicking?
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yaoihuntresse Legend Wise Men Distracted Saturday 14/07/2012, 02:25
Thoazol: But what are their names?
-R-E-D- Master Zero's Knights Saturday 14/07/2012, 06:37
I, don't like any of the new cards.
UM_AaaBattery Moderator URBAN MADNESS Saturday 14/07/2012, 13:40
@yaoihuntresse: Unless Urban Rivals adds then to the cards they will be unknown.
Soundtrack-HW Imperator humanoid weapons Saturday 14/07/2012, 14:56
They probably just don't have an urban rivals account to link the art to yet
Tanto89 Imperator X. LycurguS .X Saturday 14/07/2012, 19:53
hmm.. could be, but still, remember scott ld? no one gonna use it
I played T2 from time to time, and I would laughed at people who use him
I don't think +1 power and more damage reduction ability will gonna make fizzleas staple (she could be useful but def not a staple, there are qubik,
yeah, maybe she is meant to be in standard where junkz has no DR at all
my main problem with this card is that it posses no threat at all
a level 4 card suppose to be very strong and should be a game changer
for me, 5 life gap the minimum stats for a level 4 (yeah, I don't like scott ld, sting, zack, and mantiz)
sure, 4 damage is a big advantage? I don't know, for me 4 damage is low enough for a 4 stars don't forget DR will make her really suffer
if I throw away my useless card, for example samantha, sure that's 4 damage in
but my opp throw away a card that supposed to be one of the strongest (level 4) card from their hand
the rest (my opp hand)? usually level 3 and 2
I have my level 4 and 3, against level 3 and 2, good luck
and DR does makes sense, against her, throw away aleister, spiaghi, steve, etc, and this card suffer
my opp doesn't need to use any pillz, sure they will do some damage, but that's only 1 or 2 (and they throw away their 4 stars)
@Tanto89, true this crd is not particularly a game-changer(I always figured 3*'s like cutey, nyema, and zhu tang were game changers in ELO if you also plan to use a 4* with low damage(i too believe 4 is low damage)), but she does have very unpredictable strategies... For example, do i want to play my DR on what may be a deffensive move, or is he going to go offensive, and thus beat my... Let's say best card is Dregn. Even that card can have a tough time getting past her bonus, level, and power, as he must pill 3 pillz more than you to beat it. If he wins he gets 6 impact, and if he loses, he regains some pillz, and takes 4 damage. Gibson on the other hand has 8 power, and an ability and bonus meant to slaughter(just look at this vs buckler, lea, and just about any other rescues ELO card. He slaughters(though this tactic is replaced with the much less costly flanagan(or better yet Lehane)).
I remember back when I got scott ld. I was a noob to show him off XD. but that was then, and this is now. Scott LD is worse than fizzle if you ask me. Fizzle is a bit more unpredictable. I enjoy her ability more too. Given futoshi, people may run FPC more, and Frozn is new, So Kalindra and sah brinak are very likely to be seen. Flanagan, gibson, fizzle, and veenyle cr could slaughter(though they don't have a whole lot of impact).
If you ask me, I enjoy rowdy more(but i'm pretty sure he's banned), qubik is debatebly better(SOA ftw!), but I might swap out Eebiza for her or gibson abilitywis
princekhlil12 Titan Past Present and Future Sunday 15/07/2012, 04:26
Gheist got another 6 powered card
nice ability at least
wats_happenin Titan Casual Grind Sunday 15/07/2012, 04:58
Mok is a decent card, unfortunately his revenge doesn't synergise well with Wardom but watevs...tbh I'm glad he isn't any stronger. Ghiest are just a painful clan to face and OP them is very, very easy to do!
Fizzle is meh. Honestly people are raving about her but in a few weeks they'll realise pretty much no other 4* DR is used in ELO (apart from maybe Maurice?). Her 4 dmg is just pathetic. Qubik is hands down better and I'd argue Eebiza is better as well
Shifou is very nice indeed! Finally my 3* Fang Pi won't suck vs SOB clans...excellent example of a perfectly balanced, strong card
Beeboy...probs the standout of the release. Easily replaces every other 5* Bangers card (apart from Shann). His only real issue is his star count and the fact that Blaaster Cr/Vermyn N combo is really nice to use. Still he's very good and will probably make it into ELO decks
Dragon Kart Master Sunday 15/07/2012, 08:47
Stop with the DRs in Junkz! There are not meant to be played defensively, all about the attack! Pressure the opponent, control the pillz, get in damage every round and win with +8 attack. Not a 2HKO, but works. DRs are useless. STOP SENDING THEM, and make better pillz manipulation cards.
Thoazol Moderator Wise Men Distracted Sunday 15/07/2012, 15:09
@Dragon Kart
Fizzle was actually the first normal DR release since Lolly. Back in '08. Sounds to me like they did stop for a while, established Junkz as the second Pill manipulator clan, and now are back to more straightforward cards.


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CloneKeen is an open-source clone of ID's classic DOS game Commander
Keen. CloneKeen runs under many platforms including Linux & win32. There
are some improvements over the original such as 2-player support. Original
game data files are required.
clonekeen is able to run Commander Keen episodes 1, 2, and 3. Episodes
4 through 6 are not yet supported. Copy the *.ck1, *.ck2, and/or *.ck3
files from the game installation directory to /usr/share/games/clonekeen
Optionally, the package can include the shareware (episode 1) game data
You must install libdynamite (available from SBo), since it's required
to extract the game data. After running the SlackBuild script, the
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(it's only required at build time). The extractor may also be useful
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - I LOVE PUGS!!! Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in I LOVE PUGS!!! Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Pets View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message sunnydJoined: 12 Nov 2005Posts: 3 Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:49 pm Post subject: I LOVE PUGS!!! I REALLY LIKE PUGS AND I WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY OUT THERE HAD ANY PUG COMMENTS OR STORIES...LET ME KNOW!! Back to top sheenamarieJoined: 14 Nov 2005Posts: 2Location: Morehead, KY Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:07 pm Post subject: ME TOO! Sunshine...i love pugs too! I have been wanting to get one for a long time, however; my cousin informed me that they shed horribly and they have nasal problems, lol, very snotty! But, I think they are still cute as hell _________________Sheena Marie Back to top sunnydJoined: 12 Nov 2005Posts: 3 Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:20 am Post subject: They are awesome! they are quite adorable....but only snort sometimes and arent usually snotty...well maybe sometimes! if you ever want to get one let me know! THANKS FOR THE REPLY!!!!!!!! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Pets All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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For travelers headed to any number of major U.S. cities, it's a tempting offer: a hotel room for up to 40% off the regular rate, no coupon or loyalty-club membership required.
The only catch? The room isn't exactly in the heart of the city. In fact, it's not in the city at all. Think Marietta, Ga., instead of Atlanta. Or Tacoma, Wash., instead of Seattle. Even New Jersey in place of New York.
Call it the "second city" strategy (with all apologies to Chicago), which tourism pros say is gaining in popularity for a likely reason: At a time when travel is starting to boom once again and costs are rising in tandem with demand — hotel prices increased by 5% in mid 2012 versus a year earlier, according to online reservation service Hotels.com — vacationers and business travelers alike are getting creative when seeking savings. Bunking in a nearby town is one such solution, and it may also make for a more meaningful, live-like-a-local travel experience, argue the pros.
Either way, the movement seems to be helping fuel a rise in tourism in many second cities, according to local convention and visitor bureaus. For example, in Alexandria, Va., a popular base for a Washington, D.C., vacation, visitor spending is up 22% over the past five years. "We are thrilled," says Claire Mouledoux, a spokeswoman for the Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association.
'Staying in the middle of Times Square is not a good indication of what it's like to live in New York City.'
Of course, staying outside a major destination comes with a price of another sort: the time it takes to travel into the big city. And there may be hard expenses that need to be considered, too. A $50 savings on a hotel doesn't represent a value if you'll spend an extra $50 on cab rides or renting a car. "You have to consider the entire cost of the trip," says Mike Hilton, an executive vice president with Concur, a company that provides travel-management services.
Then again, the cost could be worth it if that second-city experience gives you that opportunity to, say, play New Yorker for a week. Which could indeed mean sleeping in New Jersey. After all, says Hotels.com spokeswoman Taylor Cole, "Staying in the middle of Times Square is not a good indication of what it's like to live in New York City."
With that in mind, we decided to look at five second cities, both in terms of the true savings they represent (prices quoted are provided by Hotels.com) and the experience they offer. Is staying second a first-rate choice? You be the judge.


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Waiting na po ang UST sa Finals
Tigresses enter V-League finals; SSC, La Salle stay alive
By Romina Austria
Posted date: June 27, 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- University of Santo Tomas needed to accomplish two things to make the finals -- beat De La Salle University and not allow the Lady Archers to score more than 53 points.
The Tigresses did both Tuesday, downing the defending champion Lady Archers, 25-14, 25-21, 25-17, and limiting their total score to just 52 points at The Arena in San Juan City.
UST thus clinched the first finals ticket of the Shakeys V-League womens volleyball tournament by virtue of a better quotient than San Sebastian College which stopped Lyceum of the Philippines in the first match, 26-24, 25-16, 25-23.
UST and SSC ended the carryover semifinal round with 8-3 slates but the Tigresses registered a higher won-lost points ratio, 1.146 to the Lady Stags 1.144.
Lyceum bowed out of the finals race after a 5-0 start, winning just one of its four semis matches for an overall 7-4 card.
San Sebastian and La Salle will dispute the second finals berth on Thursday at 5 p.m. The loser plays Lyceum for third place.
It will be La Salles second knockout game after beating Adamson University on June 14 for the fifth and last semis seat, 19-25, 18-25, 25-22, 26-24, 15-6.
La Salle finished the semis at 6-5 but edged Lyceum for the playoff slot three victories out of four semis games, an incentive given to inspire the lower-ranked squads at the end of the eliminations to still aspire for a title slot.
UST beat La Salle for the title in the inaugural season but bowed to the Lady Archers in the first and second conferences of 2005. La Salle won its third straight V-League crown last year over San Sebastian.
Ma. Angeli Tabaquero, Mary Jean Balse and 2006 UAAP Most Valuable Player Venus Bernal, all National players, lead USTs attack with a combined output of 44 points.
Only guest Thai player Sanorseang Areerat scored in double figures for La Salle, making 10.
The best-of-three championship begins Sunday, July 1.


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Samantha & Scott necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 30 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
The Promo Dr - thepromodr.com
They create promotional products for doctors offices. Lip balm, pens, etc. all with the doctors information on them.
We would like a site that is CURRENT and FRESH. More Helvetica, gradients, transparency, rounded corners, use of etc. The site must be utterly apparent that it is new and designed in 2010.
I like "web 2.0" with slight gradients.
I am not telling you to make this site like any of these, but after you look at all of them, you will see the similar theme w/ gradients, opacity, fonts, and colors.
gradients, clean, fresh colors
most of their themes use gradients, clean, fresh colors, "wet look" to certain images. simple.
fresh colors, clean, gradients, clean fonts
clean, fresh, helvetica, gradients, subtle shadows and opacity layers
They want to target conservative, witty, well educated female office managers by getting their attention, letting them know that they are happy and fun company (since they are a promotional company).
Although it should be fun and reflect they they are a promotional company, it should also show that they work with Doctors.
The website colors will be blue, orange, green and white like webmd.com:
The same type of colors are here in the circles: curiousgenerationgroup.com/
I have attached a wireframe and sample products. You can also use istockphoto (which I'll pay for) if needed.
Regarding Design:
We really like how the images "pop" out of these sites. Use the products as best as you can, along with a doctor (but smaller). You do not have to use the doctor - it is just an example. The main point is to show off the products in a beautiful way, make them POP off the page and get people to go to the store.
The best word I can give for what we want is "polish" as defined here:
And Quality:
And Using negative space (see their demo):
Common Complaints From Completed Projects.
1. Don't make the top of the page vibrant with color, and then forget about the rest of it and make it different greys.
2. The image should use gradients, brushes, fades to integrate it behind the form. It should also "pop out" of the box if possible.
3. Don't go too crazy with boxes. I dont want box with an image, with a box for a form, a box for a phone, a box for each heading, etc. You can achieve much of the same effect just using spacing correctly.


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we download content illegally because it's convenient and because our actions don't seem to carry any immediate negative consequences.
This seems like an interesting book about Freeloading http://tinymixtapes.com/features/book-review-freeloading-how-our-insatiable-hunger-for-free-content-starves-creativity
Do you think we are starting to see the long term effects of file-sharing? Have you changed your consumption of music at all or are you just using Spotify and Soundcloud instead of downloading? Do you have a build up of guilt that means you end up buying things like merch or vinyl or tickets or paying for Kickstarter projects?
In the summary that it mentions how people downloading music for free is partly because its soneasy and convenient to do, but that has meant that artists now need to seek money from brands and corporations which perhaps isn't seeing money end up distributed according to much more than buzz and hype, which doesn't seem 'fair'. This section of the article linked about echoes a lot of what's in Jaron Lanier's brilliant new book Who Owns the Future:
''Artists and record labels may not see a penny of profit from illegal downloads, but the same can't be said for institutions like the Pirate Bay and Mediafire, nor even for Google, who profits from selling ad space to websites that infringe on copyright. And contrary to popular belief, the ready availability of free content on the web has not led to a world untainted by the corrupting influence of filthy lucre, but to increasing co-option of independent artists by wealthy corporations. By taking our music for free, Ruen argues, we are surrendering our "voice" in the marketplace and creating a void that corporate sponsors are more than happy to fill. It's an unsettling thought, particularly when Ruen demonstrates how marketing companies turn artists and publications into extensions of their clients' brands, as with Pitchfork's partnership with FADER, a key mouthpiece for Cornerstone Media.''
Mostly started this thread because I'm curious if your feelings about free music have changed at all.
2005 called,
it wants its debates back.vivmichiesrightfoot this'd this
Which was precisely the point.
Has the debate changed? Or is it still the same as it ever was?
My stance hasn't changed (and hopefully won't). If I like a band/musician I think it's only fair that I pay them for their music, in the hope that they'll make enough money to be able to afford to pay to go back into a professional recording studio to make more music I enjoy.Stone_Wick and NickDS this'd this
tl;dr op ... it comes down to a matter of habit for me
I never got in the habit of downloading illegal stuff because I've always been too nervous about computer viruses, spyware, whatnot. Plus, like many others here I enjoy supporting my favorite musicians. I use Pandora Internet Radio here in the States to find new music, and then I go out and buy it.
Back at university there was a school-sponsored free music program for a couple of years which I feel I overused, and it made me reevaluate my thoughts on this.
how do you pay them? Buying records/merch or paypal donations? I've heard a few people saying they feel that sharing the music on to more people is their way of 'paying', which seems like a weird mindset to get into.
Depends on the methods they offer
- buy the music
- attend concerts (not usually possible for me)
- tell everyone how good they are (always mixed results here)
- look for things like new album Kickstarter campaigns or old stuff on Bandcamp
Sorry- yeah, by pay I mean buy the CD, attend the gigs, and buy merch (depending to be honest, on whether I like it. I wouldn't buy, say, a t-shirt I didn't like just for the sake of it.)
I am actually starting to realise that having immediate and free access to any music i want is spoiling my enjoyment of it.
Included in that i mean illegal downloads AND streaming websites.
I have virtually no appreciation for the album format any more. At times i even struggle to listen to songs right the way through. There's always a skip button, something else to search for, physical copies of music, as much as i do appreciate stuff like good artwork, have become largely meaningless. Hand on heart, i think i enjoy collecting music, and ticking things off more than the music itself, for the most part anyway.
It's not something that's specifically music-related, it's the same with films and tv shows, even books now. Thinking of what i could potentially investigate excites me greatly, as does making lists of stuff to grab, but actually getting round to spending time on them now feels like a bit of a chore.
idk, everything seems so immediate now, and funnily enough, forums like this probably don't help. It'd be nice to enjoy stuff again. No-one who arranges their collection by name or genre, or who spends time editing tags of mp3s, or who keeps lists of things to investigate, or hours updating their iPod *really* loves or enjoys music, clearly.allwaystired and thedamnedear this'd this
No-one who arranges their collection by name or genre, or who spends time editing tags of mp3s, or who keeps lists of things to investigate, or hours updating their iPod *really* loves or enjoys music, clearly.
Not this.sean, forzaborza, Stone_Wick, GoatmeatMF, Antelope, and ma0sm this'd this
awful ^this-whoring, mate.
if people enjoyed music, they'd just enjoy it. being OCD about something isn't enjoying it, FACT.
* i'm talking about myself here, btw, no-one else.
Good fucking lord.
(you know what to do guyz, click that button just next to 'Reply' cheers bbz mwahxx)
not really because in that case
people with large CD/record collections would just have shitty scuffed cases with records all over the place in shit condition. Most people who love their music want to look after it!
it's not that hard to start enjoying music again
you just have to concentrate on doing one thing at any one time.
like, actually surrender to the one album, and without any distractions.
it's hard nowadays, though...
because you have so much access to film, tv, music, and pedestals to talk shit only constantly thanks to social media, forums, plus advances in phone technology, etc.
quite often, doing several things at once, and my brain's sort of got used to being hyperactive.
- forzaborza this'd this
well, I mean, it isn't 'easy'
but it's possible. you have to cut down on the ADD instant brain stimulation internet freebasing, though.
- Caesurob this'd this
this is what you're feeling:
"Carr's main argument is that the Internet might have detrimental effects on cognition that diminish the capacity for concentration and contemplation."
I am so fucking bored of this discussion
and I mean this in no offence to you Sean. I have something called pure-ocd and this is one the many topics i somethings get stuck on in an obsessive thought cycle. I'm bored of it. I download some shit for free even after streaming it, some stuff i download/stream for free then buy and some shit i just straight up buy cos i know it'll be good. Spotify helped cancel out a lot of freeloading for me. Fuck, look you've got me discussing it!
Also Forza Borza... keeping my itunes/winamp library tidy and representative of the albums I love without shitty ID tags is something I love doing because it makes it feel like I have a proper digital collection of music I care about. Also yeah by the way I really love music. So nah.
Forza's trolling, intentionally or not...
How on earth can I keep track of my CDs if they're just lying around in a pile? Of course I'll organize them. But for the sake of reminding myself how much great music there is, right at hand. Oh, and also to remind myself about that one album I've forgotten to buy as I have all of the others by that band.
I just thought the article linked above had a different spin on it, and I don't think we've had a thread like this in over a year.
Genuinely interested if people have changed their habits or thoughts on how things are/could be.
hah don't worry Sean, it was a knee jerk reaction to...
the thought "oh god i hope i don't start thinking about this all time while listening to music again".
Also here's an example. I recently listened to Ed Harcourt's Back into the Woods (wink) on spotify like 6 to 8 times in full across a few days. I thought, I love this guy but i'm so fucking skint and saving for a move in a couple of months. So... I downloaded it for free. Then I felt like a cunt cos I continued loving it. So i paid £6.49 on amazon mp3 for a legit copy.
The heavyweight vinyl is rather nice too...
Was blown away by the 150k streams of the album we had on Spotify in the first week. Shame it didn't really translate into sales or social media follower boost, but hopefully a lot of people are like you and just waiting for pay day... Sales have been good, but let's just say not quite at a fifth of those Spotify streams as yet.
yeah i was going to get the vinyl
but the mp3 was half the price and i just wanted it on my mp3 player sooner without feeling guilty.
Also congratulations on that stream count, that's pretty amazing really. This album should have legs, his live shows should definitely bring some new ears attention to it.
where free music's concerned
I usually only illegally download stuff that's impossible to get any other way; and streaming utilities pretty much just as a try-before-you-buy or just when I'm casually listening to music I don't own (doesn't feel right listening to a whole album on Spotify for some reason, especially cause I've not paid for Spotify and so get adverts every so often).
I'll happily pay for albums and EPs as long as I'm financially able to, though. I prefer to self-police what I get for free, so that I don't fall into a state where I don't really care about the music beyond it being this weird content that is constantly available to me. Also, cause I'm a total lamewad and like to feel like I'm properly subsidising artists and labels a bit.Stone_Wick, NickDS, and stanstubbs this'd this
YES. Try-before-you-buy is what musicians hope we are using these services for
The companies themselves just want you to click on their adverts, but the musicians hope you'll like their stuff enough to go pay for it.
Who do I want to support more - the corporation, or the musician?
What if the corporation is an independent label that supports the musician?
no, I meant the free-play corporations
like Spotify, Pandora, etc.
Independent labels are another puzzle entirely but as I really like to have a physical copy on CD, I end up supporting some of them simply by virtue of buying music in the form of a product they have assembled and marketed on behalf of the band.
Besides, we're reaching the point where labels are not universally required in order to reach a large audience. Distribution is no longer limited by corporate deals so the benefits of a label are slightly less tangible for some bands.
If you acquire more music
you have less time to listen to each individual album/track.
That is both related and unrelated to the price.
As with any consumer good or form of leisure, the balance is an individual consideration.
As a proper response:
They have changed in the last few years. Mainly because of Spotify. I think it's a wonderful bit of kit and well worth paying for. I should also say that the thing that finally convinced me to switch completely to streaming services was the mobile app, it's bloody brilliant (with the exception of scrobbling issues)
What I am sick and tired of is the guilt-tripping. I used to download things and buy most (if not all) of the things I liked and you know what? I'm sat in room with about a thousand CDs/LPs and I think i've probably touched about a dozen of them in as many months. To put it bluntly it's just not worth it to buy the physical product anymore, there are better alternatives.
But paying for a subscription service isn't enough now. You have to buy as well or pay for downloads or go and see them live and buy everything off their merch stand. I totally agree that the artists don't see anywhere enough of the revenue from subscription services but i'm certain that that is a problem for the artist, labels and streaming services to solve, not the end user.
For what it's worth I would happily pay two or three times as much as I do currently for a Spotify Premium account (with the proviso that they make an app that fucking scrobbles properly.)Lililololaure, BarriElCastell, Mynci2000, and chris_armo this'd this
i'd probably pay £30/month for spotify if i had to
i absolutely adore it
Couldn't agree more.
I also think there's (another) debate to be had around the cost of MP3s. I've noticed that the cost is creeping up and the difference between physical and digital is narrowing. By way of an example, the last physical release I bought was fIN by John Talabot on vinyl. It cost me £11.99 and it was packaged with a CD of the record and some lovely artwork. At the same time iTunes were selling the MP3, with no additional tracks, for £7.99. And yet the difference in overheads - production, shipping, retailer's mark-up - must be well above that.
There needs to be more incentives for people to buy MP3s, rather than just streaming on Spotify and the like. I know iTunes often adds the odd bonus track or video, but that's not going to make me part ways of upwards of £7.99 when I can stream it for a nominal fee through Spotify (and can still listen to it on-the-go with their mobile app).
Sub question: are you more likely to pay for more to get better audio quality?
Related post from this morning: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9959904/Sound-quality-suffers-as-MP3s-take-over.html
all formats sound the same, really.
FLAC or mp4 files sound no better than mp3s, on any player i've ever had, irrespective of what kbps any of them are.mute-branches this'd this
- mute-branches, CrispinAlexander, El_Goodo, Antelope, and BarriElCastell this'd this
also limited by your playback device
I mean, my original pair of iPod earbuds had no bass at all. None. Wouldn't matter how good the file quality was. Even now I don't pay much attention to it. There's some great music being made with crappy production quality (intentional or no) so I just don't feel the need to stress about it.
on what.cd they talk about V2 with disdain and it's all but been phased out by V0
all because V2 only has a variable of 192 to 256 or something, where as V0 is 192 to 320. But the key difference is that V2 can often be 10 to 20mb smaller.
But they really do convince themselves that they can tell the difference, it's mad.
What CD is so ridiculous
They have pages of comments debating the audio quality and very little discussion about the actual music. It's odd.
I'm happy listening to V0 or 320. The other formats FLAC etc take up too much much space.
320 mp3 is good enough for me.
I'm sure there's a difference to the ultimate nerds but not enough for me to make any changes.
the only reason I'd really be worried about file formats
would be if I became mates with Brian Wilson and Kevin Shields, cause then they'd all mock me and play all sorts of malicious pranks on me and stuff.JaguarPirate and Antelope this'd this
My view is the same as ever
I barely have enough money to eat, so buying music is an impossibilty. However I still love music so I download stuff illegally.
For me it's not so much the cost. In fact its not the cost at all.
Its just easier to download music.
This week is my one year anniversary as a Spotify Premium user
...and so some thoughts: In the last year I have hardly downloaded anything illegally as a result. I initially had a weird crisis of confidence that I wasn't 'owning' or 'possessing' any of the music in this arrangement and what would I do if I didn't have an internet connection (despite not legally owning it anyway!). I have never felt any guilt for illegal downloading but for a short time felt a little bit better that I was paying for something I love. Then I realised that the artist was probably getting as negligable an amount through Spotify than if I was downloading it anyway.
I can't see me ever going back to buying physical media again. For me it was always just about the method of transportation, the only way of getting the soundwaves to my ears and now that's redundant; there are better ways. I've always been resentful of record companies or an industry making a profit from an artist's talent to move me but hey, that's capitalism. I know it's not always the case but it sometimes feels like the worst kind of exploitation, to me personally. I'm still waiting for the way I can give my money so that the artist gets the majority of it.
With regards to the OP, one thought I keep having is the patronage model like with classical music guys back in the day, Shakespeare, the Renaissance painters and stuff. Rich folk pay for the artist to make their art and they bask in the reflected glory. I'm intrigued as to how the argument plays out referenced in the book about modern day corporations. What would happen for example if Coca-Cola chucked Los Camp a million quid and said 'do us a jingle once a year to use in our ads and feel free to make whatever records you like / live off the rest of the money...'
What voice in the marketplace does the guy reckon we have anyway - which artists get or keep recording contracts? I don't think so.
- TheWza, robluvsnic, and Poprivet this'd this
this, but rephrased
we should examine the consequences of convenience
(convenience isn't of itself bad, in fact it's probably in a sense one of the goals of human society, to make things easier to maange)
if that post wasn't the throwaway sarcastic quip I thought it was
I'd like to withdraw my ^this
I've always bought my music, never illegally downloaded
In the last six months I've moved to using Spotify premium and reduced the amount of stuff I buy by about a half. There are two main reasons - the mobile app is much more usable than the desktop, and I've finally sorted out how to stream through my amp and speakers (via Airplay)
Using Spotify rather than buying has pluses and minuses. On the plus side, I am more adventurous as there is loads of stuff you can try that you wouldn't risk buying. Spotify is actually really good for quite a lot of avant garde stuff. On the minus side, Spotify tends to make you a bit flighty. I find it harder to persevere with stuff that doesn't immediately grab me now I've not paid for it and there is tons more stuff easily and readily available for me to move on to.
I still want to own the stuff I really like and still buy it.
Did the Bacardi - Groove Armada thing work for them or anyone else?
Personally, I find DiSc CPR to be an infinitely more interesting and sustainable proposition.
I'm barely going to get into this one.
I download a lot of music. I also buy a lot of music. I rarely buy anything I haven't heard, because I can't afford to buy something and not enjoy it. And though I get on a few guest list, I go to a lot of shows that I pay to see - almost all of them I have paid cash money to see. And I generally buy merch at the table.
I'm not a bad person because I don't buy everything I listen to. If I like it, I buy it. And if I DIDN'T download music, and only listened to things I bought, I would not have heard 95% of what I have listened to in my life.
I can imagine this being the general sort of response
I don't really think the whole thing is a huge issue, all that's really changed is that people can choose how they consume music. People talk about the downfall of the album listening experience, but it's probably more likely the case that most casual music listeners had only really done that because it was really one of the only ways to listen to music for a long time.
Now that a casual music fan (i.e. most people) can simply listen to what they want, when they want, why would THEY purchase music in a way that's irrelevant to them? And in between all that, everyone can just download / stream / physically buy in the way that suits them best.
This is obviously more of an obviously good things for fans and consumers than it is for artists and distributors (being as there are a shit-ton of pros and cons for them, I s'pose), but even then there's no shortage of interesting ways for the latter to adapt and to engage more relevantly with their consumers.
Don't know quite how much of that makes sense (and unsure for certain exactly how much sense in the 'makes sense' bits). But ah well -- feel free to do the hard work of editing for me, Internet users.
I think my habits have changed a little over the last couple of years, and I have to admit that I'm not pleased by it.
I mean, I actually bought 2 albums last year!
Ruen does my head in
He's the worst kind of commentator - one who has already made his conclusion and then attempts to support it by whatever means necessary.
I notice in these conversations that hip-hop is rarely mentioned. I think this is a shame. In 2013 it's a genre that is wildly successful, both creatively and financially. It is also a genre that embraces Ruen's derided 'freeloaders' by putting a ridiculous amount free music online, an approach that has catapulted artists like Nicki Minaj and Odd Future to stardom. Interestingly, hip-hop also has an abundance of artist-owned labels who often subvert the traditional music industry business models and retain a lot of control over their output. I'm not saying major labels play no part in hip-hop, (they most certainly do) I just find it interesting that this particular genre continues to shun the status quo while going from strength to strength.
When both my cars have audio jacks
Then maybe my habits will change, but for now CDs (bought, not burned - the stereo can't cope) are my main avenue for getting music. I like the thrill of a new cd in the post or from a shop. I like the packaging. I like picking CDs for the numerous car journeys I take.
Sometimes I download illegally to try before I buy, but I virtually never download something I like without buying it in full.
In honesty, it might only be the demise of CDs that makes me switch to a streaming service.
I merely pose the questions out of curiosity, rather than as an apologist
Which I'm not, but I'd be interested to hear from those of you who are expected, or indeed required, to have an especially wide experience of music.
I'm not talking about how you protect yourself from injuries to pride, the jibes of some troll, or looking like a fool on a messageboard by never having heard so-and-so – on a personal level, how much music you've heard has no direct correlation to how decent a human you are. But if you're plying your trade as a music writer or similar (whether it be in paid or unpaid capacity, in print or on the internet), then do you have a right to write about or comment on music without a very extensive knowledge of the field? Wouldn't you expect any individual whose services you place a value on (monetarily or otherwise) to have this width of experience? Has this expectation not increased exponentially with our growing assimilation of the Internet into the way we listen to music?
What I'm asking is, will your review of How To Dress Well be any good if you've never heard a Shai or Destiny's Child or Steve Reich record? Can you properly review At the Drive-In without an intimate knowledge of Fugazi? Readers, how much knowledge do you expect from your writers?
Nobody's wallet is bottomless (especially music writers', I'd wager), but tastes are diverse, and are expected to be so. How do you get around this without freeloading?


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Describe an heirloom you may have inherited from a female ancestor (wedding ring or other jewelry, china, clothing, etc.) If you don't have any, then write about a specific object you remember from your mother or grandmother, or aunt (a scarf, a hat, cooking utensil, furniture, etc.)
I have two very special heirlooms that have been handed down to me. Let me give a little back history here. My mother was my grandmother's only child, so me, my sister, and my brother are her only grandchildren. Since I was the first one born, I have always been special to my grandma. Since I'm not a grandparent, I don't understand this, but my mom confirms that although you don't love them any more than the others, that your first grandchild is very special.
The two heirlooms that I have were both given to me by my grandmother. The first one is the pin pictured below. This pin was given to my great great great grandmother on the day she gave birth to my great great grandmother Lilly. Lilly was born on 30 March 1870 in DeQueen, Arkansas. When Lilly gave birth to her first daughter in 1891, my ggg grandmother gave it to her. Lilly wore it often, and on the day that my great grandmother Maude gave birth to her first child in 1913, grandma Lilly gave the pin to her. It was given to my great aunt when she had her first daughter. Now, it never passed to that child as my great aunt Lorene wore it until she became sick with leukemia. When it was apparent that she was going to lose her fight, she gave it to my grandma, who was the youngest daughter. A few years ago when my grandfather passed away and I went out to help with the final arrangements, my grammy gave me the pin and told me about the special significance of it.
I adore this pin because it represents five generations of mother/daughter love. The mothers in my family have handed down this pin to their daughters since 1870.
The second heirloom is the ring pictured below. This ring isn't as old as the pin, but it has a special significance. When my great grandparents were married, they didn't have much money. My great grandpa couldn't afford a ring at the time. But, as they started to have children, raise children, and save money, he bought her the ring below. It's a small eternity band and it doesn't even fit any of my fingers. But, this ring signifies the love that they shared with each other. My great grandma was lost when her husband died unexpectedly. She didn't know how much money they had, and she didn't even know how to write a check. He literally took care of all that. I love this ring because it is a tangible piece of their lives together.
The last one is the bracelet pictured below. This one was given to me by my paternal grandmother. I don't know if you can read it, but it says Graham Ausmus, which is my father's name. This is a baby bracelet that my dad wore when he was a baby. I just love it because I can't imagine my daddy ever being that small to wear it. I cherish this also because it is something that my grandmother made for my dad, her firstborn son.
I cherish all the heirlooms that I have received, but the three above are extra special to me mainly because I know about their histories. I know where they came from, why they are in the family, and how they came about being in the family. They are tangible pieces to the past, and each of them represents love.
Now, did you all see Who Do You Think You Are? last night? Lionel Richie was on it and all I can say is wow. He wanted to find out more information about his great grandparents, and boy did he find out! He found out that his great great great grandmother was a slave and that upon her masters passing, he freed her and her unborn baby as well as provided two years of schooling for the baby. How cool is that? The baby ended up growing up and being a pioneer in the civil rights movement. I always enjoy seeing success stories of African Americans. In my years as a professional genealogist, there have been many African American people who came to me for help, and I was only able to do so much. So, when I see stories like Lionel Richie's or Vanessa Williams', it makes me so happy that they were able to find out about their ancestors.
I didn't catch who was going to be on the show next week, but I am sure it will be just as good as the rest of the stories have been this season.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Fearless Females: Day #6
Posted by Paula at 6:43 AM
2 comments:
- Janeen said...
- March 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM
- All Roads Lead to Roxbury said...
To reiterate what Janeen said: Beautiful!
- March 6, 2011 at 7:52 PM
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Hi Ladies,
My baby is now 6 months and we are still REALLY struggling with OALD/OS. I have tried almost everything to reduce my supply! Blockfeeding does not seem to work to reduce my supply and when I start a new block (switch sides, my baby just CANNOT cope with the flow, I mean not even the let down, but before the let down, as soon as she latches, I spray and she chokes or gulps so fast and comes off coz she can't keep up). If I do one feed per side, she copes a bit better with the flow, but gets lactose overload and writhes around in pain for hours. I have worked my way up to 12 hour blocks, so a night boob and a day boob, she still struggles with the flow on the fifth feed on the same side and it takes me over an hour with her in the carrier until she will finally take a feed. She definitely wants to nurse, latches on eagerly but comes off within 20 secs. I am not quite as engorged as previously but do have to hand express a few times for about 30 secs during the 12 hours, however when it is time for the swap, I hand express a few squirts but she just cannot nurse. It took us 2 hours of us trying tonight and in the end, I gave up and hand expressed about 2 and a half oz and she was able to feed with a struggle! I am really not sure what to do, I want to continue BF more than anything but just don't know how to manage this. I am seriously thinking about trying taking the combined contraceptive pill for 4 days (my last resort). Does anyone know anything about using it to reduce supply? Is it reversible if it reduces it too much? I just can't bare to see my baby so distressed any more. Bf is meant to be a wonderful bonding experience and really for us it is just a nightmare! I have a few questions that I would love responses on, before I make my decision.
- is it normal for milk to squirt as soon as baby latches?
- should a baby be able to cope with this?
- does supply naturally reduce/ regulate, if so, by when?
- if I do 12 hour blocks and hand express before I swap sides, should my supply still reduce?
- those of you with experience of OALD/OS, could your babies cope with the flow when on new side?
- what would you all do in my position?
Thank you all for your responses, I am at a loss as to what I should do!


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Agency's Ruling Dictates Park Model Removal
April 5, 2013 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Agency's Ruling Dictates Park Model Removal
The owner of Robin Hood Village Resort in Union, Wash., has decided to remove four permanent recreational park trailers, or park models, and resume renting spaces for traditional RVs while his legal appeal moves forward, the Kitsap Sun reported.
Darin Barry is opting to remove the units after the state Shorelines Hearings Board ruled that he must obtain a shorelines permit for the trailers, according to his attorney, Jack Hanemann. The board also upheld a $12,000 fine issued by the Washington Department of Ecology.
Robin Hood Village Resort leased RV spaces near the edge of Hood Canal before the existence of the state's Shorelines Management Act, so the development was "grandfathered in" and could continue operations. In May 2011, Barry brought in four recreational park trailers, which are structures built on an RV chassis with usable wheels, but they appear more like a small house.
Because the trailers are considered RVs by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries, they should not be considered a change in use or intensity, Barry said. In fact, leaving the trailers in place all the time would have less impact on the environment than the comings and goings of RVs, he argued.
But the shorelines board did not agree. The permanent placement of the units constituted a more intensive use, the board ruled, and the addition of landscaping, skirting and permanent stairs constituted an expansion of the development. Those changes triggered the need for a permit, the board said.
Hanemann said Barry discontinued use of the trailers while the matter was pending before the shorelines board, and now he will remove the units. But he still believes the trailers should be allowed on the site without a permit, his attorney added, and Barry will appeal the case to Mason County Superior Court.


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Political leaders are elected to speak for the people, but some lose sight of their role as a representative.
Political leaders are elected to speak for the people, but some lose sight of their role as a representative.
This week Westfall Township Supervisors and Matamoras Council members met in a rare joint meeting to discuss shared services.
Contributions each municipality makes to fund the Eastern Pike Regional Police Department are the biggest shared expense.
During the meeting, a Westfall citizen, concerned at Westfall's proposal to cut its contribution by $20,000 in 2013, expressed to supervisors that funding the police is an important safety issue to him.
He was passionate but not rude.
Westfall Supervisor Bob Ewbank took umbrage at his remarks, fired back a few reasons why the township budget is so hard to balance, and then told the man, who had come out to attend the meeting, that if he really cared so much, he should attend the meetings.
The tone and volume of the squabble that followed escalated into something angrier than two hillbillies fighting over the last piece of mama's Thanksgiving possum pie.
By ratcheting up the tension and blaming his constituent for not doing his part, Ewbank risked humiliating a voter who came to speak his mind.
A better approach would have been to listen politely, and consider if this opinion might be representative of other members of the public.
Often, you hear municipal board members complain that people never attend the meetings until they have something to gripe about.
If you want an adoring audience, don't run for office. Instead try out for a role in community theater.
When things are going well, most busy folks stay home.
While there is much to be said for being engaged in the local political process, when "Dancing With the Stars" is on TV, work-weary constituents depend on officials to represent them. That's what they were elected to do.
If constituents attend a meeting they have something to say. The underlying message is always the same: "Represent me."
Too often, but not always, municipal leaders react defensively or dismiss public comments, and continue on their planned path without considering other views. That is not how it is supposed to work.
Like parents monitoring a loud slumber party in the basement, constituents have a message for municipal leaders at township hall: "Don't make me come down there."
If they do, you better show some respect.


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Some doctors miss test results with electronic records
Lab results sent directly to doctors' computer screens sometimes get lost in a flood of other alerts, according to a new study.
Researchers, who surveyed over 2,500 doctors at U.S. veterans hospitals, found that doctors received several dozen electronic alerts every day, and nearly a third said they've missed lab results and that ended up delaying their patients' care.
"You can easily miss one or two, because the signal gets buried," said Dr. Hardeep Singh, the study's lead author from the Houston VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence.
For the new study, Singh and his colleagues used surveys sent to about 5,000 doctors who used electronic health records (EHR) within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, from June through November 2010.
Of the 2,590 who responded, the researchers found the doctors received an average of about 63 alerts through the EHR system every day. Those alerts include results from blood tests and radiology exams.
Almost 90 percent thought the number of alerts they got was excessive, and about 70 percent said they get more alerts than they can "effectively manage."
More than half of the doctors said it was possible to miss results using the current EHR system, and about 30 percent said they had missed lab results that led to their patients' care being delayed.
The findings show that doctors who use EHR systems are vulnerable to information overload, the researchers write in JAMA Internal Medicine. But, they caution, they cannot prove that using the electronic records is what caused the doctors to miss lab results.
"This is true for both paper based settings… and electronic health record systems. In fact, I think the electronic health record systems make it better, but I think we've realized there are challenges along the way," Singh said.
Previous research has shown both advantages and disadvantages in using EHR systems.
Last March, researchers found that doctors order fewer tests when they have access to their patient's EHR, and another study published earlier this year found the computer-based systems allow doctors to transfer out-of-date information between files.
Singh told Reuters Health there are a few steps that may help ensure doctors see all lab results. Those include training doctors to use the electronic system's settings to weed out unimportant alerts, giving doctors more time to go through results and making sure there is someone responsible for following up every time a test is performed on a patient.
Dr. Alexander Turchin, who studies EHR systems but was not involved in the new research, also said it's possible to design EHR systems in which errors are much less common.
"I think we do need to continue working on financing the systems further and improving the systems. Even if harm is rare, it should be rarer still," said Turchin, from Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Singh added that patients should also feel comfortable asking for their test results - instead of assuming doctors only call with abnormal results.
"One thing we're trying to dispel in research is the myth of 'no news is good news,'" he added.


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China-Japan Dispute — The territorial dispute between China and Japan over an archipelago, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan, is endangering a $340 billion trade relationship that has grown threefold over the past 10 years, reports Bloomberg. Thousands of Chinese protesters demonstrated in major cities across China and called for the boycott of Japanese products in the country, which is the biggest market for Japanese exports. The dispute, according to Bloomberg, complicates Beijing and Tokyo's "efforts to fortify growth in Asia's biggest economies as the European debt crisis saps demand for exports."
Encouraging Attacks – An al-Qaeda affiliate in North Africa has urged Muslims to kill American government officials as retaliation for the spread of an American-made film that mocks the Prophet Mohammed, Reuters reports. The group also praised last week's killing of Christopher Stevens, the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, and urged Muslims to kill more representatives of the U.S. government or to drive them from the region as a means to avenge the Prophet's honor. The film, Innocence of Muslims, has triggered several attacks on embassies worldwide and has lead to the death of at least 17 people.
Indonesia's Growing Wealth — Indonesia has one of the world's fastest-growing pools of private wealth, notes the Wall Street Journal. Even though there has been a contraction in wealth in Asia and the rest of the world in 2012, the Southeast Asian nation bucked the trend, said wealth-research group Wealth-X. From 2011 to 2012 in Indonesia, "the combined value of wealth held by ultra-high-net-worth individuals–those whose wealth exceeds $30 million–soared 41.2% to $120 billion," marking the highest growth rate of any of the 115 countries' wealth pools measured in the Wealth-X report.
Czech Mate — The Czech Republic has banned the sale of hard liquor following the death of at least 20 people and dozens of serious injuries from the consumption of bootlegged spirits contaminated with methanol, said the New York Times. The deadly methanol poisonings in the Czech Republic have "raised questions about the effectiveness of European Union and Czech safeguards against bootleg alcohol, which has plagued the Czech market for decades," it wrote. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the central European nation has the world's second-highest rate of hard alcohol (liquor containing 20% or higher alcohol content) consumption, after Moldova.
Attacks on Iran? – A top atomic energy official in Iran has claimed that the country's two main uranium enrichment facilities were targeted by explosions last month, the New York Times reports. The official, Fereydoon Abbasi, suggested that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) may have been responsible for the attacks, and he alleged that the agency has been infiltrated by "terrorists and saboteurs." It is possible, according to Abbasi, that the United States and Israel was involved in the attacks. These accusations, which occurred at a speech at an IAEA conference in Vienna, come after Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, urged the Obama administration on Sunday to tighten its policy towards Iran's nuclear programs.
Debt Settlement – North Korea and Russia have signed a debt deal that will eliminate 90% of Pyongyang's obligations to Moscow, according to Reuters. It is estimated that North Korea owes Russia about $11 billion, a carryover from its relations with the Soviet Union. In return for debt forgiveness, Russian officials have said that they would like to invest in North Korea's energy, health and education sectors, and have expressed ambitions of building a gas pipeline to South Korea, despite tensions between the two countries.


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A journey across half the globe. Three half fights between us (Definition – I fought , she listened ). A reinforcement of the belief that my parents get angry when they should contact the shehnai wale instead . Quite a few happy moments , with me giggling at my own jokes, on most occasions. And we are still together , with me admitting that she has contributed most to the fact that the relationship is going as strong as a well fed wrestler , with my contribution being spilling food and driving her around , primarily.
This experience has changed , and continues to change quite a few things around me .
I mean , my telephone bills have 'changed' by a noticeable margin , to the horror of my mom and to the sheer delight of Airtel. The amount of driving I have been doing around the city has gone up ( The sight of her house as I turn around the corner is sight more beautiful than Taj Mahal's for me . Sorry , Jahangeer . Or Shahjahan . Whoever. ). I no longer wonder if I would have to change some baby's diaper someday , confident due to the instruction that I HAVE to change it . And believe it or not , for the first time in my life , I ambled into a Jewellery store at South Ex , looked at the decked up salesgirl as she eyed me suspiciously and mouthed the words " I want a pair of earrings." . Ok , the Ripley's part ends here , because I gave up after looking at seven earrings , wondering how could anyone choose between things which are equally tiny , equally shiny and meant to be completely hidden under hair anyway.
But while the stuff which has changed around me is varied , with an entire chapter justified for how my family took it and almost fed me to dinosaurs , the most felt change for me , has been inside me.
I mean , not that my kidneys have changed color , I am talking about internal transformation .
You know , this is not the first time someone put her faith in me . Is not the first time someone thought she would have me besides her in every storm . Is not the first time someone put me in a position where I could hurt her , trusting that I would not. Idiot , I am . Guaranteed.
After all that past which would justify a Kameena Sequel to be shot on my life story , it was like god had e-mailed me a letter confirming that I was incapable of taking care of anybody , except my bike maybe .
I had vividly visualized a Dolby surround system installed life where I would live alone , watching HBO and eating pizzas only to die someday with the unpaid credit card guys being the only ones bothered by my death .
When I looked at myself in the mirror , I saw a guy who had run away from every difficult situation of his life . A guy who thought 'walking away' is a cool thing to do , yet ashamed in his heart. A guy who had come to believe that life is this meaningless string of moments , and more scaringly for me , had lost the will to find a meaning in this string of moments .
I know it was no holocaust I had faced , and there are people who have seen worse things such as a college hostel's food , but to my mind , I was a useless failure , who could earn money and mimic Shahrukh , but was worse than a China made plastic bicycle when it came to reliability and trust.
And then she came along. Strong minded . Independent . Graceful . Elegant . A lady who had the sensitivity of a petal to heal life , yet the strength of a tree to face life . A heart which could absorb all pain , yet could shed tears touched by the pain of a stranger. A soul which held an understanding the very wise have , yet cares like the most innocent child ever. In short , my complete , geometrical opposite.
Considering the opinion I had about myself , I believe it would have taken a lot of foolishness or marijuana for me to believe I could be the guy she deserved , and to this day , I believe I am lesser than the guy she deserves.
But yet , since that day , she has been a friend , a guide and an inspiration for me . Without trying to teach me , she has given me something I could never give myself , something no amount of movies could give me , something no amount of hours immersed at work could give me .
She has given me a reason.
She has given me the reason to believe I can be a better man when she says she trusts me in spite of my past.
She has given me the reason to wake up at 4.30 in the morning to ensure she is safely on the bus she is supposed to get on , even though it is hard getting up that early even for a free sandwich.
She has given me the reason to feel special as she sings a birthday song for me while I cut the cake untidily. By the way , she takes over the knife after thirty seconds and cuts out amazingly neat slices. How do women do that?
She has given me the reason to roll down the window and hand over some coins to a boy begging at a signal, knowing she would do the same.
She has given me the reason to call her as I grip the steering wheel with one hand, imagining the smile that would emerge on her face seeing my name on the cell screen. Pretty dangerous , that driving stunt . Don't tell her.
She has given me the reason to face the people who changed my diapers , safe in the knowledge I am right in not letting them demean someone they should not.
She has given me the reason to stand up to accusations and screams , determined not to step aside , but to go through them.
She has given me the reason to choose the hard but right path , having learnt from her that a righteous life is better than a convenient life.
She has given me the reason to again believe that goodness and simplicity can exist and thrive in this world inhabited by greed , egos and exorbitant petrol prices.
She has given me the reason to know I am going to be all right , because my definition of being 'all right' has changed from not facing problems to solving them.
She has given me the reason to truly wish a smile on the face of someone not even aware of my own presence in that moment.
She has given me the reason to feel accepted , not because I am perfect , but because someone does not expect perfection.
In a way , I think I never cared about the kind of guy I was . A bunch of mistakes , I lacked the reason and the confidence to do anything about every mistake I had committed.
She gave me the reason to want to be a man better than who I am.
You know , I know I will never be the man she deserves to be with . But for the first time in my life , someone has gained that place in my world that I am willing to happily try till my last moment.
Probably everyone else thinks this relationship is following the normal , bollywood inspired storyline , and will end up fizzing out in a few months or years , replaced by the real questions such as who brings the kids from the school or why haven't I still paid the telephone bill , but I know she will always be the same special one for me.
From that dream about death amongst pizza cartons and a TV remote , I dream about a life which ends with the joy of having lived for people I really loved.
Because while a boy finds a girl who keeps him happy , this boy has found a girl he wants to keep happy .
While a boy finds a girl to live happily with , this boy has found a reason to live happily for.
I don't know if 'you' are reading this , but if you are , I just want you to know that I have made a lot of mistakes , and my grammar is all wrong , and I crack jokes nobody gets , but I love you without expectations . And I will never stop doing that .
PS – Considering my family may read this , please promise me you will contribute money , utensils or old toys to help us escape to Alaska at the opportune time. Ok , just kidding dude .
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@ This is for each and everyone who chose to comment here
Thank you guys ( When I say guys , consider it as a figure of speech . I am equally grateful to the female segment of homo sapiens ) . I mean , I started this blog at the tender age of 23 , and I turned 28 last month ( But if you plan on addressing me as uncle , I have contacts with underworld . So dont risk your life ) . But if you did not flunk in maths , you see that I have spent more than five years talking to you . I have an entire bunch of friends I have never seen , but have helped me more than a 'visible' friend would have . I guess I would tell you about the kind of experiences I have had interacting with people I have never seen someday , but for now , just know that whenever I read a comment , good or bad , I feel grateful because you could have spent that moment scratching yourself , but you invested it in talking to me . And more so now , at a time when things are not very easy in terms of support from the people around ( notice the diplomatic use of language ) , your wishes mean a lot to her and me . I really don't consider this blog as a story I tell . I consider it as a conversation with each one of you . And thanks for being nice enough and unemployed enough to talk to me . Chalo abhi , let us all go back to work before our bosses catch us . Enjoywa.


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Kenner officials ready to repair gyms damaged by Hurricane Katrina
Kenner officials ready to repair gyms damaged by Hurricane Katrina
KENNER, La. —
After more than seven years of negotiations, Kenner officials are ready to begin a flooring overhaul of city gymnasiums damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
The Advocate reports the City Council will spend more than $354,000 on replacement flooring for five city gyms.
The money is coming from federal payments the city received for properties damaged by the hurricane in August 2005.
Recreation Director Ken Marroccoli said the project will include repairs at the Woodlake Gymnasium, Woodward Gymnasium, Muss Bertolino Gymnasium, Butch Duhe Gymnasium and Lincoln Manor Gymnasium.
Marroccoli expects the work to be completed in May.


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BY ALINE REYNOLDS | As the wait lists at Downtown's zoned elementary schools persist, frustrated education activists and neighborhood families have been brainstorming, trying to find a way to tackle school overcrowding.
One of the proposed solutions is taking the pre-kindergartners out of the area's public schools and centralizing the program for local children at a single Downtown venue. Half-day pre-K programs are currently available at P.S. 89, P.S. 276 and the Spruce Street School (P.S. 397).
The goal would be to free up much-needed classrooms in the elementary schools, so that children wait-listed for seats in the schools' 2012-13 kindergarten classes would be offered a spot at their neighborhood school, according to Paul Hovitz, chair of Community Board 1's Youth and Education committee. Removing the pre-k programs from the zoned schools could also create more room for the packed upper elementary grades, he said.
The committee, Hovitz said, has a dozen possible sites in mind to house the pre-K center, including 40 Wall St., the Syms Building at 42 Trinity Place and Asphalt Green in Battery Park City.
In addition to opening up space in the zoned schools, the idea behind the center is that it "also continues to provide the pre-K programs for parents in our community, as we oppose the simple, complete elimination of those programs," said Hovitz.
Otherwise, Hovitz said, "People that can't afford private pre-K school would be left out. That would be awful."
Public school pre-kindergarten was established by New York State in the late 1990s. The city subsequently phased in the program around the city over a four-year period starting in 1998.
The C.B. 1 Youth and Education Committee unanimously passed a resolution at its April 10 meeting asking that the Dept. of Education temporarily house the pre-K center at the Tweed Courthouse starting next fall, until the D.O.E. decides on a long-term venue. The resolution was unanimously adopted at the C.B. 1 full board meeting on Tuesday, April 24.
"There is plenty of classroom space there," said Hovitz, who partook in a group tour of Tweed's classrooms in February.
Tweed is a particularly good short-term venue because it would eliminate additional operation costs — namely, the leasing of classroom space.
"It's simply a matter of occupying space that the Department already owns," said Hovitz.
D.O.E. spokesperson Frank Thomas declined to comment on the proposal for a Downtown pre-K center. The Department has occasionally removed individual pre-K sections to make room for zoned students when necessary, he said, but it hasn't yet entertained that option to accommodate the neighborhood's current wait-listed kindergarteners.
"If we do that, we'd attempt to locate a pre-K section at a [school] nearby," said Thomas. "The location would be subject to each individual case."
Many neighborhood parents are on board with the idea, including Kara Da Silva, whose five-year-old son, Joaquin, is currently number 15 on the wait list at P.S. 89.
Though Da Silva also has a three-year-old to put through elementary school, her first order of business is to make sure Joaquin gets into kindergarten at the elementary school that's a block-and-a-half away from her home.
"I'm not looking just to kill [pre-K]… but now it's come down to a point where the D.O.E. has to provide seats for zoned kids in kindergarten," said Da Silva.
"I do think those kids should get priority over those seats."
"I would be in favor of it, just being selfish," said Rob Cristofaro, whose P.S. 276 pre-kindergartener, Kiki, has been wait-listed for the school's kindergarten class.
Cristofaro is disturbed that Kiki might not be offered a seat at the same school she attends pre-K. "Anything that would help in regard to keeping here where she is, I'm for it," he said.
Eliminating the zoned schools' pre-K programs is the optimal solution, echoed Alex Yawata, whose daughter, Naomi, is number 18 on the P.S. 89 wait list.
"I'm not heartless," said Yawata. "If they can keep pre-K in the zoned schools and still make room for the kindergarten kids, that's awesome. But the stand-alone center, to me, is a solution that serves everyone."
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who heads Downtown's school overcrowding task force, said he would back the community's proposal.
"Parents must be able to send their children to their zoned schools, and it is essential that the Department of Education continue to look for ways to eliminate kindergarten wait lists, including the possibility of creating pre-kindergarten centers as a way to free up additional seats," said Silver.
However, other sources cautioned against the proposal as a means of solving Downtown school overcrowding. NYU business professor Eric Greenleaf, who has done extensive research on Downtown school overcrowding, said the strategy would be a temporary solution at best to secure additional space for next year's kindergarteners.
"It's not a good permanent solution, but we have to find a solution for next year," said Greenleaf. "So if it's something that works well for the kids, the teachers and the principals, then it's something that we should consider."
Greenleaf added, "But you still can't take in more kids than you can hold in the long-run."
Community Education Council District Two President Shino Tanikawa also criticized the proposal, calling it a band-aid fix.
"It's not creating capacity in the school," said Tanikawa. "More capacity is what we need, not getting rid of programs."
Maggie Siena, the future principal of the Peck Slip School, also warned that opening up new kindergarten sections in the local schools would cause a ripple effect of overcrowding in the older elementary school grades. Under the proposed setup, the school is supposed to offer a pre-k program once it opens at One Peck Slip, its permanent home, in 2015.
"You can open up another kindergarten class, but when they are first graders, you have that many more kids that'll be in first grade," said Siena. "So it's not necessarily practical in terms of space once the kids get a bit older."
In the event that pre-K is removed from the zoned elementary schools, Siena said the Department might consider carving out some classroom space at Tweed for a temporary pre-K center. However, the amount of partitioning and other alterations that can be made to the classrooms is limited, Siena noted, since Tweed is a landmarked building.
"I'm not quite sure how that would work, but I certainly understand the need for pre-K Downtown," said Siena. "It's certainly something to look into."


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Oct 02, 2013
Purchase College Invitational
Old Oaks Country Club - 6,503 Yards - Par 70
October 1, 2013
Purchase, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's golf team posted a team-total of 319 and earned a one stroke victory over host school Purchase College at Old Oaks Country Club.
Senior Adam Larkin (Bellmore, N.Y.) was the individual medalist after carding a 4-over par 74. This was Larkin's third win of the season and 20th of his career at Farmingdale State. Sophomore Will Ruth (Holbrook, N.Y.) was the runner-up with a round of 77.
The Rams next will travel to the Powelton Club in Newburgh, N.Y. for the Mount Saint Mary College Invitational on Friday, October 4th.
For complete tournament results, click HERE.