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Dr. Don Yoder, Professor Emeritus of Folklife Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, was the leading figure in the field of Pennsylvania Dutch studies. His 1950 article "'Pennsylvania Dutch' … Or 'Pennsylvania German'?" is an excellent summary of how the uses of the terms Pennsylvania Dutch and Pennsylvania German differ. This website, as well as my book, which is dedicated to Dr. Yoder, follow his preference for Pennsylvania Dutch. Dr. Yoder passed away on August 11, 2015, at the age of 93. His book, Discovering American Folklife, includes a comprehensive bibliography of all his scholarly publications, including those on Pennsylvania Dutch.
An interesting personal account of the value of Pennsylvania Dutch and its situation in the early twentieth century can be found in the 1968 article "What the Pennsylvania Dutch Dialect Has Meant in My Life" by Dr. Henry S. Gehman.
A classic reference work on Pennsylvania Dutch literature is Harry Hess Reichard's Pennsylvania-German Dialect Writings and Their Writers (1918). His 1940 anthology, Pennsylvania German Verse, is the most comprehensive resource for Pennsylvania Dutch poetry.
The first book devoted exclusively to Pennsylvania Dutch was Gemälde aus dem Pennsylvanischen Volksleben (Sketches of Domestic Life in Pennsylvania, 1869) by Ludwig A. Wollenweber (1807–1888), a Palatine German who immigrated to Pennsylvania as a young man. As a non-native speaker of Pennsylvania Dutch, Wollenweber's own writings in the book differ linguistically from those of native Dutchmen.
Edward Henry Rauch's 1879 Pennsylvania Dutch Hand-Book contains much information of linguistic interest, including an extensive word list, many sample sentences, and a number of dialogs.
Abraham Reeser Horne, a leading figure in nineteenth-century Pennsylvania education, produced his Pennsylvania German Manual, which contains much important cultural and linguistic material.
Since most active speakers of Pennsylvania Dutch today are members of Amish and Old Order Mennonite churches, general information about these groups is useful. The best online source of information on the Amish is the Amish Studies website maintained by the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown (PA) College. The Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO) contains a wealth of information on Anabaptist history and related topics. Third Way Cafe is a good resource on the faith and life of contemporary Anabaptist groups.

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Grime Group Forced to Postpone Tour After Single & Video Banned
In preparation of their new album coming out this year, British grime collective Virus Syndicate recently released the first single, "Psychopath," which came with a music video. The single and video were banned in France, however, due to the content. This was a major blow to the band; France is their biggest market, and they were forced to postpone their tour.
In "Psychopath," the MCs of Virus Syndicate take on roles as mentally disturbed characters for what's been described as a "dark lyrical lashing." And while the narrative of the song is hypothetical, the footage in the video directed by KC Locke is all real. The inclusion of this found footage - from images of ISIS to serial killings and bombings - was meant to be a statement on our socio and political state of affairs. They had no way of knowing what was to come.
On November, 13, 2015, a series of terrorist attacks were carried out in Paris and Saint-Denis. Although the band conceived and created the video months beforehand, a week after the horrific events, they received the notification of restriction from the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. The "Psychopath" single and video were banned from releasing in France because of the depictions of war, propaganda and terrorism.
"We don't make music or videos to offend people or to condone any kind of violence or abuse, in fact, quite the opposite. It is our job as artists to interpret the world we see around us. We use music to create pictures of reality - The 'Psychopath' video is exactly that 'pictures of reality.'"
The band feels their freedom of speech has been stifled, and while France may not be on the list of the most censored countries, the restriction brings up the issue of media censorship. Freedom of press is guaranteed by the French Constitution, but after a nationwide state of emergency was declared, concerns grew over the threat it could be posing on freedom of press.
Journalist Thomas Guénolé's radio segment, for instance, was cancelled after issuing a report about the attacks and how the security sector failed to protect its people. The Interior Ministry demanded corrections be recited on air. Although the corrections were written by the Interior, they were to be delivered as a retraction from the radio program.
Even scarier than individual cases like Guénolé's is the fact that in the wake of the terrible events, anti-terror legislation to literally control the press was actually proposed. Thankfully, it was later dismissed, receiving opposition from Hollande himself.
Fear should never take over in a way that actually impedes on the rights of journalists, artists and other citizens. Sure, maybe Virus Syndicate's message could have been presented in a more positive light, but they have a right to express it in whatever way their artistic lens espouses.
"Yes, we appreciate that some of the images in the video are hard to swallow as is some of the lyrical content, but they are reflections of the real world and we won't apologize for using music to create a piece of work that reflects the darker side to the world we live in. The terror attacks in Paris on November 13th were beyond disgusting and we offer our love, condolences, and respect to the families and friends of the victims. We understand why the French ministry would not want a video like 'Psychopath' circulating at such a sensitive time. However, we dont believe in mass censorship. We believe in freedom of speech and free society where people have the right to express themselves however they want to. We postponed our album tour of France for the time being which we are cool with that, but will still be doing one show in Lille on March 4th and will still be promoting the album in France."
Virus Syndicate's tour in France was originally slated for April. The band is hoping to reschedule the tour during the summer.
"Psychopath" Lyrics:
verse 1
Adrenalin filling my right leg blood rush through my body and feeling just like head
lust it can turn to disgust in just a second
when you buss wanna crush with a caliber weapon
I'm in love with that mother fucker up in the mirror
give me some drugs and I flip into some killer gorilla
you fucking mugs! Clearing out ya villa for scrilla
I'm going nuts putting slugs up in ya figure
verse 2
I did a couple of tours and made scrilla,
Jayzilla, I'm a guerrilla I stay illa,
Jays in a league of his own I came with the eyes of a hawk, knife and a fork coz your dinner,
Type the report, write with the chalk I'm your killa,
You tried to abort mission,
Then had to report missing,
I'm back to the war listen
It's back to the raw spitting,
You act like its your kitchen,
I cook em like raw chicken,
Verse 3
My girlfriends a prostitue and loves it
I'm riddled with diseases just from everytime she sucks it
luckily I buss quick
Cannon fire up! now I'm tryna cut a deal with the Dallas buyers club
sharing needles with a lepor liking I'm living forever
head spotted like a leopard looking redder than pepper
stomach gutted on the checkered floor bloody machete
my body parts overboard throwing up on the jetty
Psychopath x 8
verse 4
I terror any riddim,
Clinical terrorism
Physical hedonism,
Lyrical separatism
Spiritual exorcism
I'm Hannibal lectorin em
Fuck all the pessimism
I kill all the Scepticism
Rhymes are on another level above,
An you'll never measure with em,
Raised in the city guns, cotton and hella women,
Raining on the game while they're staining to bring the weather with them, step into the war with a sword and them man are never winning
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Reviews: Trick R Treat
The single worst horror film I have ever seen.
I hated this film. It is the worst horror movie I have seen in my entire life. In fact to even place this film in the category of horror is an insult to the genre. Which is not to say that the films attempts at comedy (I use the word loosely) are any better. I have seen some shockingly bad horror films. The very genre has more bad than good, but the chasmic drop in quality between even the pitiful "They" or the very, very weak "Godsend" and Tr T is astounding. It has reached a level of shitness so shitty that if it were any shittier, it would be actual human shit. I'm not kidding. At least "They" and "Godsend" seemed to have had some thought process (Albeit an extremely basic one) behind their conception. Tr T lacks even the intellect of a Cro Magnon man. The plot is... non-existent. Using a Sin City-esque anthology technique (Do not confuse the uber-macho masterpiece that was Sin City with this abysmal shit however) in the worst possible way, the film crawls at an unbearably dull pace through, what, like 23 different slightly related stories or something? Who cares, you're asleep by then. All the stories are long, unscary, unpleasant but most importantly excruciatingly boring. Remember that scene in Alien where the cat jumps out and gives you a fright, because you thought it was going to be the actual Alien and then you felt ripped off? But it's alright because Alien is actually a darn good movie? Yeah? Well, every fright in Tr T is one of these. Every. Single. Fright. You're thinking "Oh, he's exaggerating for effect." But No. I would love to tell you I am. But I am not. There is not a single genuinely frightening scene in the entire film. In fact, it seems to me that the writers couldn't tell the difference between 'Scary' and 'Unpleasant'. Nothing scary happens, just things that are quite nasty and upsetting. Take, for example, the killing of an innocent child. And the sweet autistic girl being horribly bullied. Not scary. Not funny. Fucking awful. And even the scenes that aren't just nasty are fucking stupid. The kid with the mask has a pumpkin for a head. I think the writers just read some "Goosebumps" thought: "Werewolves are scary, right? So are living pumpkins, and ghost kids from a schoolbus, right? Lets cram them all in one really boring pile with no explanation or anything. Durrrr, sounds good." Horrible film.
I've been Missing Out
I wasn't too sure about this movie, but after heaps upon heaps of good reviews and word of mouth I decided to watch it last night in the closing hours of Halloween night. It didn't disappoint. I was worried about there being gore porn or jerkwad characters or jump scares or any of the cheap crap that today's horror has. I was pleasantly surprised to find some likable characters, people I wanted to see live and was scared for. A lot of the victims are assholes, so you kinda want them to get their just desserts, but none of them did anything too deplorable that made me get tired of watching them like in some movies. It probably helped that they were dissing my favourite holiday or teasing autistic kids, both of which made me feel they deserved it. Regardless, I was still worried for their lives. I liked that they were smart too. I'll give props to Mr. Kreeg for shooting the monster twice for example, a smart move more characters should do in films. It doesn't work of course, but at least he reacted intelligently. There's very little in the way of gore, relying more on proper scares to carry the day. That follows into the jump scare category, not that many either. I really liked the way it felt like an old EC Comics story, especially with the interconnected plot. I think that's why I accept the asshole victim trope here more than other films, because it's set up like an EC Comic where half the time the whole point was to see the victims get punished for their actions. The comic book-like set-up also added to the fun, trying to spot when the stories intersected and how things were connected. Truly though, Sam was the highlight of the film. He loves Halloween as much as I do and hates the jerks who lack the spirit. I loved the little guy just for that. If I have any complaints they're minor, I'm not big on child death for one. It's something that always irks me. I also felt that Rhonda stating the Human Sacrifice ritual myth of old Halloween as fact was rather annoying, considering she's supposed to be the expert on the Holiday. However, the movie was fun enough to overcome my usual disdain for the child death and incorrect historical facts surrounding the holiday. And it takes a lot for me to do that, believe me. So kudos to this film for that alone. Sam now ranks alongside the Cryptkeeper as a beloved Halloween icon in my eyes.
Not Horrible At All
This film isn't nearly as bad as the last reviewer says it is. *Spoilers Ahead* The plot can admittingly be a bit hard to follow, but not if you pay attention. I liked how the plots of each indiviual story connected together, not just with the presence of Sam, but with character interactions, like Mr. Kreeg being the bus driver of the Halloween Schoolbus Massacre. I honestly wasn't too scared watching this movie, but that could be because I'm a Nightmare Fetishist. The only thing I really agree with the last reviewer is that Sam having a pumpkin head isn't really that scary. An Undead Child or some sort of goblin would have been better. Each arc has a "rule" of Halloween that needs to be followed: The young couple in the beginning of the film: Keep your lanturns lit. The school principal: check your candy. The Little Red Riding Hood: don't go out alone, though the twist is that the serial killer principal who bites the dust. The Deadly Prank arc: don't bully or harm the innocent, though this one is a bit more general. Mr. Kreeg's arc: hand out candy. In other words, this film is actually a nice Anthology, sending up the traditions of Halloween.


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My sis, Teddi, has made this as long as I can remember, it's moist and yummy, a family favorite!
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- 1 cup cooking oil
- 1/3 cup OJ
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups finely chopped apples (I use some granny smith, some red and take off the skin)
- 1 heaping tsp cinnamon + 1/3 cup sugar (keep this separate)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, sugar & baking powder together. Combine oil, OJ, vanilla & beaten eggs together. Add to dry mixture and beat til smooth (not long) Grease & flour a tube pan. Pour in half of batter, then sprinkle 1/2 of the apples and 1/2 of the cinnamon sugar over them. Repeat with the rest of batter, apples/sugar/cinnamon on top. Bake about an hour + 10 or 15 minutes. Test with long toothpick. Let stand and then flip out of pan and re-flip again so apples are on top!


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The Trump family grew by one on Easter Sunday. The GOP frontrunner's oldest daughter Ivanka gave birth to her third child. She announced her son's birth on social media in a simple announcement.
Jared and I feel incredibly blessed to announce the arrival of Theodore James Kushner. Xx Ivanka pic.twitter.com/yBmf7muy8Z
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Theodore is Donald Trump's 8th grandchild. Thirty-four-year-old Ivanka is also the mom of a four-year -old daughter and a two-year-old son. A picture of the glowing new mom less than 3.5 hours after giving birth really showcases her natural beauty.
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Habitat for Humanity works to eliminate substandard housing and homelessness from our world. To support that effort, the Ozaukee County Chapter of Thrivent Financial, Concordia University of Wisconsin Street Team and student chapter of Habitat for Humanity, are hosting their Annual Shantytown event on October 2nd and 3rd at Concordia University Wisconsin.
High School youth and their adult chaperones collect pledges / donations for the Habitat for Humanity projects in Ozaukee County and join other high school youth as well as CUW students on the CUW campus Friday, October 2nd. You will build Shanty houses that your group will sleep in, participate in mini service projects, bonfire and rally event that evening. Saturday morning you will get up, eat a light breakfast and board buses to get to service projects with the homeless and with Habitat for Humanity.
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- 2 whole canned chipotle chilies in adobo (available at Mexican and Hispanic markets) or 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 6 chicken drumsticks (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 6 chicken wings (about 1 pound)
- 2 1/4 cups fine fresh white bread crumbs
- 1/4 teaspoons cayenne, or to taste
- In a food processor blend together the chipotles, the mayonnaise, and salt and pepper to taste until the mixture is smooth. In a baking pan arrange the chicken pieces in one layer and coat them completely with the mayonnaise mixture. Chill the chicken, covered, for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- In a large bowl combine the bread crumbs, the cayenne, salt and pepper to taste and coat each piece of chicken with the bread crumb mixture, patting the mixture on lightly. Arrange the chicken pieces on the lightly oiled racks of 2 roasting pans and bake them in a preheated 425°F oven, turning them once carefully, for 30 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 375°F. and bake the chicken for 10 to 20 minutes more, or until it is cooked through.
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- Fat34 g(52%)
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Well aware that it is their last chance to qualify for next year's World Cup, the Indian men's hockey team left for Ipoh, Malaysia on Friday to participate in the eight-nation Asia Cup to be held from August 24 to September 1.
Plagued by injuries, India have been forced to select a depleted 18-member squad under captain Sardar Singh for the Asia Cup.
Four key strikers -- Danish Mujtaba, SV Sunil, Gurwinder Singh Chandi and Akashdeep Singh -- have been ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
In Ramandeep Singh and Nikin Thimmaiah, the Indian forwardline has two debutants. Other strikers - Nithin Thimmaiah, Mandeep Singh and Malak Singh too do not have much experience at the international level.
Defender Amit Rohidas is the other new entrant in the Asia Cup-bound team. Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has been named as Sardar's deputy in place of dragflicker VR Raghunath.
India need to win the Asia Cup to qualify for 2014 World Cup at The Hague, Netherlands. Not a single Asian country has managed to secure a World Cup ticket yet.
For the eight-time Olympic champions India and neighbours Pakistan, the Asia Cup is a do-or-die tournament as one of them faces the prospect of missing out on a World Cup berth for the first time since the launch of the tournament in 1971.
However, the road to the semifinals should not be much of a problem for the Indians. India are placed in the relatively easy Pool B along with Korea, Bangladesh and Oman while Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan and Chinese-Taipei complete the Pool A line-up.
India will open its campaign against Oman on August 24 followed by matches against Korea (August 26) and Bangladesh (August 28).
India's interim coach Roelant Oltmans is fully aware about the pressure, but the Dutchaman is confident about the team's performance.
"I'll be responsible for the team's performance but at the same time I'm confident also," Oltmans said before departing for Ipoh.
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Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he 'will be God at Old Trafford'
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has responded to Eric Cantona after the former Manchester United forward, known as 'King Eric' during his time at Old Trafford, labelled him 'the prince'.
The Swedish striker joined the club on a free transfer earlier this month after leaving Paris Saint-Germain, becoming one of Jose Mourinho's first signings.
Cult figure Ibrahimovic was welcomed by Cantona, United's own icon from their dominant period in the mid-1990s.
"I have a message for Zlatan," Cantona said. "You have decided for United and it is the best choice you've ever made. But there can be only one king in Manchester.
"You can become a prince if you want and the No.7 is yours if you are interested. The king is gone. Long live the prince."
Ibrahimovic has now responded. He said: "I heard what he said and I congratulate him because I have always admired him. But he should know that I won't be king of Manchester. I will be God of Manchester."
The Swede is yet to make his first United appearance, with the 34-year-old striker unlikely to be available until the friendly against Galatasaray on July 30.
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Zip lines are exploding in popularity across America, with the number of these high-flying thrill rides soaring from 10 in 2001 to more than 200 today. Unique among zip lines is a new 1¼-mile extreme course called The Gorge located on 125 wild acres just off Interstate 26 near Saluda, N.C.
Billed as the steepest, fastest zip line canopy tour in the US, The Gorge launches visitors on a heart-racing descent into the gorge of the world famous Green River. The 11 sections culminate in a section co-owner Tim Bell calls "The Star Wars Zip," due to its similarity to the scene of racing through giant trees featured in The Return of the Jedi.
"You're zooming through trees in a creek bed canyon that suddenly drops out from under you," explains Tim, 33, who opened The Gorge with his wife and business partner Sara Bell. "You are going from the rim of the gorge to the bottom, so you feel like you have accomplished something on this very significant natural feature."
Whereas many zip lines are built around a single long course or traverse from ridge to ridge, The Gorge is a linked series of 11 sections, four of them 1,000 feet long, dropping 1,100 feet from rim to river level. The course also includes three rappels and a sky bridge for a total of 15 elements. And whereas many zip lines use a mechanical braking system that requires visitors to slow their speeds with gloved hands, The Gorge features a hands-free mechanical braking system allowing people to attain speeds of up to 40 mph. That's how the course designers, Challenge Design Innovation of Newland, N.C., were able to create zip lines that drop at a 10 percent grade compared to the usual 6 percent.
It's a heart-pounding, high-intensity experience billed as extreme but safe for most people, from kids as young as 10 to active seniors in good physical health.
The 18,000-acre state-owned Green River Game lands is visible from varied angles to visitors of all ages who tackle The Gorge. It's a place of deep rugged ravines strewn with giant boulders, a slice of primordial Southern Appalachian forests long overlooked, then preserved and treasured due to its rugged terrain and, until now, inaccessibility.
Just seeing the Green River Narrows requires off-trail hiking and bouldering skills – unless you are one of the elite class V kayakers like Tim and Sara. Adventurous parents of two young children, the couple met at Brevard College where they both earned degrees in wilderness leadership and experiential education. In 2006, Sara founded Green River Adventures, which specializes in kayak instruction and inflatable kayak trips on the Green River. Recently the company added a 200-foot waterfall rappel on Big Bradley Fall a short distance from The Gorge outpost.
The nearby mountain town of Saluda is known for its arts, restaurants, bed and breakfast inns and other secluded getaways. With The Gorge joining Green River Adventures as an attraction, "we hope that will extend the tourism season for Saluda and encourage visitors to stay for multiple days in the area," Sara says.
Saluda has long been a popular retreat due to its fresh mountain air, cool summer temperatures, abundant nature, arts and mountain views. The town is also famous for the nearby Saluda Grade, the steepest standard-gauge mainline railway grade in the United States.
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Intimate Image is a different kind of intimate apparel shop in the L.A. area, offering special pieces like bras, breast prosthesis and more for breast cancer patients. The store's mission is not only commendable, but clear: To help women everywhere enjoy fuller, more active lives after breast surgery. Beyond the aforementioned bras and breast prosthesis items, this unique boutique sells lymphedema compression garments, wigs, scarves, hats and more, while providing a serene and private backdrop for cancer patients to receive expert and personalized help with the purchase of lingerie, breast forms and compression hosiery. Indeed, Intimate Image is proving that there are no limits to sexy. The shop is located at 22941 Ventura Boulevard Suite M.
Susie's Delights offers sexy lingerie, best-fit bras and panties, leather clothing, fashion items and more. With great pricing and quality service, Susie's has become a go-to stop for L.A. area ladies looking for the perfect piece to create that perfectly intimate evening, from corsets, boots and shoes, and even sexy boxers for men. Established in 1993, Susie's is the brainchild of a European expert in intimate apparel who brought her unique style and taste to the Los Angeles sultry clothing circuit, now stretching her offerings to include great Halloween costumes. Susie's Delights is located at 18604 Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana.
A Private Affair of Sherman Oaks specializes in larger bra sizes, breast prostheses, mastectomy bras and professional fitting, bridal bra fittings, backless and strapless bras, larger nursing bras, bathing suits in sizes eight through 24 and a carefully-selected line of accessories and lounge wear. Often referred to as a hidden gem in the San Fernando Valley, A Private Affair seeks to provide every customer with a pleasant shopping experience assisted by a courteous and professional staff, with the shop recognized by several major health insurance plans including MEDICARE as an accredited provider for prostheses and mastectomy bras. If you're preparing to walk down the flower-lined aisle as a blushing bride this wedding season, A Private Affair offers a plethora of downright sexy, curvaceous undergarments for wowing your partner when the time is right – including jaw-dropping corsets and garter belt pieces from Carnival, Goddess and Felina. A Private Affair is located at 13720 Burbank Boulevard in Sherman Oaks.
My Lady Boutique is family owned and operated by professionals who have been in the industry for many years, offering women's lingerie for all body types and the finest products in intimate apparel. Personal fitting professionals privately fit you for the right size and style as you enjoy this privacy and personal care throughout the whole boutique; further, My Lady caters to those women who want to feel sexy and confident, offering a plethora of products encompassing corsets and bustiers, camisoles, panties, robes, loungewear, garter belts, night gowns, bras and bridal lingerie. Designer collections carried by My Lady Boutique include such notables as Aubade, Addiction, Anita, Barbara, Christies, Cosabella, Curry Kate, Diamond Tea, Dana Pisarra, Falke Hosiery, Falke Bodywear, Fiora Nikrooz, Hanky Panky, La Perla, LeJaby, Linda Hartman, Lou, Millesia, Mimi Holiday, Primo, Valery, Wolford and Mary Green. The shop is located at 17420 Ventura Boulevard #100 in Encino.
There are two reasons to want to look your intimately best in the upcoming months: Valentine's Day and wedding season 2017. But shopping for intimate apparel should also be about expressing that fun, daring side of yourself that your significant other may never have known about. If you're ready to show him – or her – that side, any of the shops in our roundup above will be able to assist.


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Why develop a Project Budget?
Project budgeting is critical to the success of any real estate development project, whether involving new construction, rehab., or the many other development opportunities available to savvy real estate entrepreneurs.
The project budget includes all costs to be anticipated in completing the project as defined by the developer or builder, including an allowance for 'contingencies', or unanticipated expenses. No seasoned developer goes forward without a carefully prepared budget; and no bank lends development or construction funds absent an articulated project budget.
Real estate transactions are inherently complex, involve multiple players to be successful, and take place over some period of time, typically months or even years. The project budget is the first round of financial summary of the probable outcome of the venture: If completed as conceived and presented, will the project prove successful, will it be 'profitable' to all involved (entrepreneur, investors, and lenders alike )?
In our Urban Rehabber budgeting workshops we prepare a "pro forma" project budget, incorporating all the known facts concerning a project: Hard Costs, Soft Costs, allowance for "surprises", and probable outcomes based on our analysis. In the end, your objective is to determine the Profitability of your venture and establish Benchmarks for gauging your prospects for Success.
What's included in a Project Budget?
Putting together a project budget is the first and most important step an entrepreneur takes in assessing the viability of any business venture. Some "good"(product) or service is to be offered for sale in the marketplace. The process is a business initiative, whether establishing a consulting or professional services firm (service), the development of computer software (product, perhaps combined with services), or the manufacture of a new "widget" (product).
Each initiative entails the purchase of goods and/or services, and product development and production costs, and the initiation of some marketing plan designed to "bring the product to market". In developing the Business Plan which will guide the enterprise organizational needs, market demand and production requirements are taken into account.
Central to the entire process will be the investment of Capital, both "intellectual"and monetary. And once cash is to be put into the mix, Dreams meet Reality. Investors want to know the projected "return on their capital"; bankers want reassurance of the return of their capital; and the entrepreneur wants to know how his or her "capital contribution" (cash, talent and commitment) is to be rewarded. Elaborate linear cash flows are often developed, showing the investments required over time, anticipated income to be earned, and the crossover point when the venture's income exceeds expenses and Profits are visible on the horizon.
At the end of the day much of this analysis may well be summarized (perhaps"simplified") in terms of a Budget readily understood by others. All of these analyses and summaries are employed by savvy real estate investors. The outcome, the Budget, summarizes the expense and income prospects for a specific project and always proves to be a clear cut Feasibility Analysis. Will the project make money? Now? Or later? It is the duty of the successful entrepreneur to assess feasibility before proceeding with a project. To do less is to invite failure.
Your Project Budget will be a clear statement of–
- Overall project cost
- Preliminary construction costs ("hard" costs)
- Estimated non construction-related costs ("soft" costs)
- Provision for "unknowns" (contingency)
- Potential for Profit
- Assessment of project feasibility
3 Categories of expense
In developing a budget there are three basic categories of expense. In the industry these categories are referred as "hard costs" and "soft costs" and, interestingly enough often overlooked: "contingency". Newcomers to the business tend to be so focused on the construction side, and maybe the resale potential, that they overlook both soft costs and contingency allowances. We'll talk more about figuring "contingency". For now, let's understand the industry jargon…
What are 'hard costs'?
Real estate development initiatives, including single rehab projects, generally entail the acquisition (purchase) of real property and some improvement to the property – new construction, rehabilitation of existing improvements, subdivision or subdivision's near-cousin, the condominium conversion. In each instance, the real estate entrepreneur proposes to make one or more substantive alterations to the existing real estate and thereby enhance value. The costs of acquisition and the direct costs of construction are generally considered, in the jargon of the business, "hard costs."
What are 'Soft Costs'?
The second basic category of expense in a real estate development project is that of "Soft Costs," all the non construction-related expenses to be expected in completing the project. Examples include: Transaction Costs, Financing Costs (other than interest), Interest, and such other 'carrying costs' as insurance, taxes, utilities, etc.
Consider both Hard and Soft Costs in developing your budget
Both Hard and Soft costs must be taken into account by the prudent investor or rehabber preparing to initiate a project of any size – yes, even a single family rehab.
In the end, there are three very good reasons to develop a comprehensive budget for any project. The first reason is that in working up the budget, one is in fact visualizing both the nature and scope of the project, the work to be done; you're "walking through the job" in your mind and imagination. This is a useful process no matter how experienced the rehabber.
Secondly, the creation of a budget requires analysis. Line item after line item, the rehabber (and hopefully the contractor as well) is studying and quantifying the work to be done. Using "unit pricing", which we will discuss further, and estimates of the time required to complete the work, by skilled or semi-skilled workers, the estimator is limiting – hopefully eliminating – the "guesswork" so often practiced by inexperienced or unsophisticated contractors and their developer employers.
Thirdly, the analysis will invariably be based on "best case" scenarios or outcomes. As such, these best case outcomes establish useful Targets, or goals to shoot for: "How it ought to go." And this is important. Without such targets for performance it is difficult to know when or where we're falling "off the mark". Absent these targets it is hard to know when to take corrective action.
The budget itself, then, is an immensely important Tool for the Investor or Rehabber. In developing the budget one is visualizing the process and end product (a properly rehabbed property), objectively analyzing the elements involved, and setting the targets (or goals, if you prefer) to be achieved in the successful execution of the project. At the end of the day, we succeed when we use the proper tools for the job.
SOURCE: Budgeting Your Project, 2nd ed. Urban Rehabber Workshop Series.


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Electricity price increase of 10.9% approved
The Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia has approved the request of the Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) for a price increase.Source: Tanjug
The price of electricity for households will go up by 10.9 percent, Tanjug learned from the agency.
Considering that EPS must notify its consumers 15 days prior to the price increase, the price is expected to go up on August 1.
After that, households will have to pay around six euro cents per one kilowatt-hour of electricity.
Even after the price hike, electricity in Serbia "will still be the cheapest in Europe," said Tanjug.
The price of electric power in Serbia last went up on April 11, 2011, by 15 percent on average.
Electricity in Bosnia-Herzegovina costs 6.83 euro cents, in Montenegro 7.78, Albania 9.68, and Germany 14.4, while in Austria it is charged 14.33 euro cents, noted Tanjug.


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Everything new is old again with the latest release in the Star Wars universe. "Rogue One – A Star Wars Story" is sure to pack the theaters for the next few weeks and will most likely be the movie you see with your family (or anyone) over the Christmas holiday. "Collateral Beauty" will be the movie your mom wants to see.
Rogue One – A Star Wars Story
Reviewing a Star Wars movie is a tricky thing. No one wants to read anything that minutely resembles a spoiler. So as a brief synopsis, I'll just say this – Felicity Jones plays Jyn Erso, a rebellious warrior with a history tied to the Empire. The Rebel Alliance looks to use her in a covert mission, where she finds out that the Empire will soon threaten the existence of the galaxies. Along the way, she joins forces with various vigilantes that she must trust with her life.
If you've seen Episode Four: A New Hope, just know that this is the direct prequel. Rogue One should be considered Episode 3.9 considering how directly it ties into the original movie. In fact, there's a 87% chance that you'll want to watch the original trilogy immediately after this movie ends.
Rogue One brings the magic of Star Wars in a few vital ways – There are various alien races, created with practical effects. The crew of the Rogue One visit new and unique planets in their quest. Lastly and most importantly, the look and feel of this movie just feels right. It purposely dates the machinery, ships and even pilot jumpsuits to match the sketchy look of the originals. This does take place a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, after all.
Your inner child will rejoice at the classic X-wing and Tie Fighters dogfights. This type of action is always welcome and brings you right back into the enjoyment you felt when Luke took on the Death Star for the first time.
However (you knew this was coming), I haven't really cared to mention much about the characters in the movie. Sadly, they're easily the weakest part. Not being able to connect with them takes away from the extreme importance and danger of their mission. They all have types, but no character development – Strong female, arrogant rebel, funny robot, skilled fighter and guy with a gun. Little is done to advance these characters. They are just means to an end. The best character introduced is Ben Mendelsohn's role as the aspiring Empire general Orson Krennic. He plays the role with an insecure ambition that doesn't allow him to stop until his goals are realized.
If you've never seen a Star Wars movie (I'd like to meet you), you will have little care to watch Rogue One. It provides a mostly unnecessary story that was briefly mentioned in A New Hope. It's so tied into nostalgia and a mythology that millions hold dear, that it doesn't stand on its own.
I hope to one day find out what the extensive reshoots did to change Rogue One, because there are scenes where you see director Gareth Edward's vision, even moments where he took the time to show the crew's dangerous plight. Yet, in a following scene, the look and feel of the movie change dramatically. The unfortunate aspect is that the 2nd act feels overly bloated and sadly boring. Even the standard (Disney) formula of adding jokes to quicken the pace, did little to liven it up.
Rogue One should be considered a success. It brings each viewer back to the happiness of A New Hope. The majority of the movie is sluggish, with poorly written characters and motivations. Yet, the final third of the movie will have you cheering and you'll leave the theater with a smile. That smile will be directly tied to one short scene where you see the first lightsaber in the movie. Shoot, there I go giving spoilers. Sorry. B-
Collateral Beauty
The marketing for Collateral Beauty is a bit misleading. The recent trailers have depicted this movie as a feel good holiday flick. While there may be a bit of soul-warming eventually, it takes a lot of sadness to get there.
Will Smith plays Howard, a successful business owner who was once the main motivator for his team, until a personal tragedy changes everything. For years, he struggles as a broken man who doesn't give attention to work or personal relationships. As a bit of therapy, he writes letters to the cosmos, notably – Time, Death and Love. His monotonous life is thrown asunder when he receives strange visits from Death (Helen Mirren), Time (Jacob Latimore) and Love (Keira Knightley). In the midst of all this are Howard's intrusive coworkers (played by Kate Winslet, Edward Norton and Michael Pena) who are worried about the state of the business now that Howard has become largely apathetic.
Full disclosure – Collateral Beauty is a saccharine-filled melodramatic flick. It beats you over the head with an overwrought emotional struggle. But, here's the thing – It's actually pretty effective. Yes, it's manipulative and it knows it, but it will pull a few heart strings to the point of being a sweet movie in the end.
The cast is far better than the material they're given, but at the same time, they're all fun to watch. Just think of this as a emotional Christmas movie and not a serious drama and you'll like it far more. I would recommend this for a girls' night out or if you're looking for a temporary cry fest. C+


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Ayyappanthangal or Iyyapanthangal is a Panchayat Village in the Kundrathur Panchayat Union of Chennai. it is located 3 km Porur and Poonamallee Junction. Poonamallee, Vanagaram, Kattupakkam, Porur, Paraniputhur, Periyapanicheri, Thiruverkadu, Maduravoyal and Moulivakkam are neighbourhood locality of Ayyappanthangal. Hotal Ashok Residency, Ratna Ganapathy and hotel Guru are placed in this area. Guindy Railway Station is the nearest railway station of Ayyappanthangal. 11H, 16J, 17C, 26, 25G frequency MTC Bus services here. SRM University, SRM Hospital are placed near Ayyappanthangal. Share Auto Services is available here. Tamara Dental and Hospital clinic, Sankaran Dental Hospital & Oral Cancer Centre, Miot Hospital, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospital are in and around this locality.
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Programs: Farm day - mcae funds and holds three farm day events each year, monterey farm day, salinas farm day, and south county farm day, where the agricultural industry of monterey county comes together to provide an outstanding educational enrichment program for approximately 6,500 third grade students of all schools in monterey county.
bob johnson ag tour- this tour offers a glimpse of how the salinas valley produces healthy food for a nation! Our guests are predominately people who live on the monterey peninsula who have never had an opportunity to learn about the ag industry. This a goodwill event to promote a positive overview of ag and to introduce more people to mcae.
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Learn about Midlands Technical College transfer requirements, and registering for discussion sections and department seminars. Which college degrees give you the best chances of entering a successful career path after graduation? Concentrating on Midlands Technical College transfer requirements, for example, may give you additional focus in the admissions selection process. Check with the admissions office for assistance with prerequisites, course registration deadlines, and transfer application program requirements. Please use the form above to request admissions info for Midlands Technical College.
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The quality of classes, combined with low-cost tuition, encourages many high school graduates to continue their education at a community college. In most states, community colleges have transfer agreements in place with dozens of public and private universities. In fact, among all students in the US who earned a bachelor's degree, almost 1/3 had supplemented their college education with classes from a community college. Beyond major requirements within the admissions department, you may consider North Seattle Community College proficiency exam for complementary electives to your primary course of study.
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Alana Shorts
I write short stories. I own surprisingly few pairs of shorts. I sometimes short circuit.
"Alana" sounds like "A lotta" = A lotta shorts.
Take the title however you like.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
I'm working on some, I guess you could say, semi-autobiographical essays.
Here's an excerpt from one called "Belonging" which, in truth, is wholly autobiographical.
Here's an excerpt from one called "Belonging" which, in truth, is wholly autobiographical.
I went home for Christmas again. My third year of living out of the country....
As we drove around to various places – the mall, Starbucks – a sort of disconcerting feeling began to creep up on me. The seed was planted as we first entered my hometown around 3AM Saturday morning. New stores had popped up. Old stores had gone or been redone. The landscape had changed significantly. But since it was for the better – Target! – it didn't register as startling but as welcome....
Then we went to and everything fell apart. It didn't help that we went wandering around New York where I'd never wandered before. But for the subway stations and the horrid smell of freshly washed sidewalks, I would have said I'd never been there in my life. This, my favorite city in the world. This, the place where I had the best year and a half of my life. Though, I have begun to think I've romanticized the memory to the point of corruption. ChelseaThe seed had sprouted and grown roots. That night I sat on the edge of the tub, trying not to cry, wondering who I was. Canadahad become more familiar to me than my hometown in . Pennsylvania had become like a stranger who looks like someone you know, but isn't. You call out their name or tap their shoulder and when they turn around, you realize – to your embarrassment – you're looking into the confused eyes of a stranger. New YorkHow did I come to find so much identity in a place? In a geographical location?
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
A leaf in the wind blew
A leaf in the wind blew
Dashing left and right.
It passed a pile of raked-up leaves
All cuddled and huddled, warm and in love.
It passed a lone leaf on a sleeping tree
Holding to its branch desperately.
"I am like that leaf there.
It's a shame we'll never be a pair."
Our leaf in the wind blew
Dashing left and right.
The wind died down.
Our leaf was flushed out of sight;
Down a drain,
Drenched in rain,
Torn asunder.
The last lone leaf of the branch
Let go,
Fluttering to the ground, it asked,
"Well, what do I do now?"
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- I'm Lanii. I try to Be Good. It doesn't always work. "Call Me Lanii" is sort of about that - my inner and outer triumphs (what?) and struggles. "Alana Shorts" is sort of about that, too: I draw way too much inspiration from the crazy and strange events that actually happen to me and end up writing very little 'fiction'. I usually have my tongue quite thoroughly stuck in my cheek.


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ReviewI recieved it from my grandfather when he passed away. I love this truck. It currently has around 69300 actual miles. It is a great truck. It has the 4.9 with the HD tranny out of the 350 and the same HD rear axle out of a srw 350. It was ordered like that and is not aftermarked mods. This thing is a torque beast. I put 30 by 9 inch BFGoodwrench allterrains on it at stock ride and I can go farther than my friends Jeeps and 4X4s and its rwd! I frequently haul 2000lbs+ in the bed and a 6000lbs+ trailer and it will handel it at any speed and it has 0 lag even fully loaded. #5 cylinder is shot though but still drives OK.
Best FeaturesMassive torque beast. Reasonable gas mileage for a truck. Durable as a block of solid steel. Goes anywhere. Comfortable as a new lazyboy.
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Family tree software has been available for over a decade and most are Microsoft Windows applications. For an overview, see Genealogy Software Review. Also, for specific genealogy software companies, see: Family Treemaker, Legacy Family Tree, Roots Magic, Ancestral Quest, Family Historian, Tribal Pages, Ancestry.com. These software packages assist the user in finding genealogical information by providing access to such data as Social Security records, passenger and immigration lists, marriage records, land and naturalizaton records, and military records. They also help the user to input, format, and publish (possibly on the Internet) the family tree information.
However, there are weaknesses in the current products, primarily concerning how the information is presented and in how it can be updated and maintained. What frequently happens is that one family member researches, inputs, and publishes their family tree and thereby undertakes the tedious and unending task of updating and maintaining it. This task is particularly burdensome for large family trees.
This is a continuation of an earlier project, see Project 5 at IT691 Projects Fall 2006 and the associated Research Day 2007 paper entitled A Web-Based Genealogy System. We will first revive this system, and some knowledge of PHP will be necessary to do this. We will then compare the system to existing product systems and then determine possibly implement potential improvements.
Finally, it might be interesting to develop a business plan for marketing such a Web application. It is not as simple as selling Windows software because users will need space on a server as well as an easy way to upload the changes.