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NOVEMBER 15, 1918 al way. Their representatives in the supreme war council at Versailles have by unanimous resolution assured the peoples of the central empires that everything that is possible in the circumstances will be done to supply them with food and relieve the distressing want that is in so many places threatening their very lives; and steps are to be taken immediately to organize these efforts at relief in the same systematic manner that they were organized in the case of Belgium. By the use of the idle tonnage of the central empires it ought to presently to be possible to lift the fear of after misery from their oppressed populations and set their minds and energies free for the great and hazardous tasks of political reconstruction which now face them on every hand. Hunger does not breed reform; it breeds madness, and all the ugly distempers that make an ordered life impossible. For with the fall of the ancient governments which rested like an incubus upon the peoples of the central empires has come political change, not merely, but revolution; and revolution which seems as yet to assume no final and ordered form, but to run from one fluid change to another, until thoughtful men are forced to ask themselves, with what governments, and of what sort, are we about to deal in the making of the covenants of [illegible] With what authority will they [illegible] us, and with what assurance that [illegible] will abide and sustain [illegible] the international arrangements into which we are about to enter? There is more matter for small anxiety and misgiving. When peace is made, upon whose promises and engagements besides our own is it to [illegible]? Let us be perfectly frank with ourselves and admit that these questions cannot be satisfactorily answered now or at once. But the moral is not that there is little hope of an early answer that will suffice. It is only that we must be patient and helpful and mindful above all of the great hope and confidence that lie at the heart of what is taking place. Excesses accomplish nothing. Unhappy Russia has furnished abundant recent proof of that. Disorder immediately defeats itself. If excesses should occur, if disorder should for a time raise its head, a sober second thought will follow and a day of constructive action, if we help and do not hinder. The present and all that is holds belongs to the nations and the peoples who preserve their self-control and the orderly processes if their governments; the future to those who prove themselves the true friends of mankind. To conquer with arms is tot make only a temporary conquest; to conquer the world by earning its esteem is to make permanent conquest. I am confident that the nations that have learned the discipline of freedom and that have settled with self-oppression to its ordered practice are now about to make conquest of the world by the sheer power of example and of friendly helpfulness. The peoples who have but just come out from under the yoke of arbitrary government and who are now coming [illegible] last into their freedom will never find the treasures of liberty they are in search of if they look for them by the light of the torch. They will find that every pathway that is stained with the blood of their own brothers leads to the wilderness, not to the seat of their hope. They are now face to face with their initial test. We must hold the light steady until they find themselves. And in the meantime, if it be possible, we must establish a peace that will justly define their place among the nations, remove all fear of their neighbors and of their former masters and enable them to live in security and contentment when they have set their own affairs in order. I, for one, do not doubt their purpose of their capacity. There are some happy signs that they know and will choose the way of self-control and peaceful accommodation. If they do, we shall put our aid at their disposal in every way that we can. If they do not, we must away with patience and sympathy the awakening and recovery that will assuredly come at last. BOXING BOUTS TUESDAY. A big boxing show ill be held at the Liberty Theatre Tuesday night at which the prominent mitt artists of camp will show their wares. The boxing bouts have been arranged by Captain Frank Glick, Camp athletic officer, with Desanders, Borrell, Finneran and others in star bouts. The whole evening will be given over to boxing and a card of ten bouts has been drawn up. The proceeds of the entertainment will be turned over to the United War Work Council. There is no doubt but that there will be a full share of action shown by the men in the squared circle. AMERICAN TROOPS ARE HIGHEST PAID Our Army is Not Only the Best, But Best Paid. Officers and enlisted men of the United States Army receive a larger compensation for their services than is paid by any other country in the world. A full general in the American Army receives $888.33 a month, which is twice the amount paid a German general, and a little less than twice the amount received by a French general. A first-class private in the American Army is paid $1.20, while a private in the British army only receives 36 cents per day. A soldier of this rank is paid. 085 cents per day in the French army, 10 cents in the Italian army and 25 cents in the Germany Army. The following compiled figures are the base rate of pay per day officers and men: United States-Private, $1.00; private first class, $1.20; sergeant, $1.27; second lieutenant, $141.67; first lieutenant, $166.67; captain, $200; major, $250; lieutenant-colonel, $291.67; colonel, $333.33; brigadier-general, $500; major-general, $666.67; lieutenant-general, $750; general, $833.33. Great Britain-Private .36; private first class, .50; sergeant, .64; second lieutenant, $39; first lieutenant, $48; captain, $86; major, $115; lieutenant-colonel, $135; colonel, $145; brigadier-general, $400; major-general, $525; lieutenant-general, $850; general, $1,380. France-Private, .05; private first class, .085; sergeant, .20; second lieutenant, $60; first lieutenant, $70; captain, $80; major, $90; lieutenant-colonel. $165; colonel, $142; brigadier-general, $200; major-general, $300; general, $490. Italy-Private, .02-.04; private first class, .05-.10; sergeant, .40-.80; second lieutenant, .30-.60; first lieutenant, .40-.70; captain, .60-.90; major, .80; lieutenant-colonel, .95; colonel, [illegible] brigadier-general, $1.60; major-general, $1.90; lieutenant-general, $240. Germany-Private, .10; private first class, .25; sergeant, .35; second lieutenant, $30; first lieutenant, $38; first lieutenant, $38; captain, $90; major, $130; lieutenant-colonel, $170; colonel, $176.50; brigadier-general $203; major-general, $260; lieutenant-general, $267; general, $357. This does not include provision for commutation for rooms, heat and light, which American officers, with families receive. MAJOR WILLIAM S. M'KEE IS NEW HEAD OF FOURTH SECTION Major William S. McKee, formerly commander of the Fourth Battalion, Infantry Replacement and Training Camp, has been made commander of the Fourth Section of that organization. Major Floyd has been placed in command of the Fourth Battalion. FIRST SECTION BAND WILL GIVE CONCERTS The First Section band of the Depot Brigade has arranged a series of concerts to be given in Y.M.C.A.'s No. 55 and 56 one night each week in each Y. This band which started with a nucleus of four musicians is now composed of twenty-seven musicians under the leadership of Sergeant Fugine, the noted piano accordionist of vaudeville game. OSCAR H. LEHMAN, Y.M.C.A. Camp Song Director. American Bank and Trust Co., Inc. Petersburg, VA. WM. B. McILWAINE. President. Wm. J. Rahilv, Vice-President. Wallace D. Blanks, Cashier. R.E. Lunsford, Vice-President. S.B. Hoag, Mgr. Ins. Dept DIRECTORS W.T. Baugh R. M. Friend Wm. Pilcher Edgar S. Bowling P.B. Halligan R.W. Price. P.H. Drewry Charles E. Harwell Wm. J. Rahily R.E. Eanes R. E. Lunsford H.L. Smith Edward Eigenbrun Wm. B. McIlwaine F. F. Thweatt Personal and Commercial Banking. Personal Safety Vaults for Rent. DR. L. E. RAYHORN Specialist in OPTOMETRY (THE EYE) who had an office practice in this city for eleven years, and who has since been practicing his profession in Philadelphia, has returned to the city and has charge of my Optical Department and eye work. Dr. Rayhorn has had a large experience in eye work, and not only has thousands of satisfied patients in this city and thruout the State, but also a great number of patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He can now be consulted daily at 22 North Sycamore Street. E. H. TITMUS, JEWELER AND OPTICIAN, PETERSBURG, VA. KEEPING MEN CONTENTED UNTIL MUSTERED OUT IS BIG QUESTION (Continued from First Page.) developed in other cantonments, and outlined the general plan of work that was suggested at Camp Lee. Major Courtright and Captain Weir elaborated upon this plan and followed with calling upon the various interests present to discuss the question from their own viewpoint. This meeting was followed by a meeting Monday afternoon in the new office, opened by the morale section, in the building just below the present Bayonet office, which has been occupied by the Depot Brigade postoffice until quite recently. The plans were further gone into at that time and scores of ideas were presented and given consideration. These plans must take time for proper development. Morale officers in various sections of the camp have been named to assist in carrying on the work locally. The question of a news center is already well under way. This news center has a double duty-that of supplying the men in camp with the news of the outside world, and that of supplying the outside world with the news of the camp. The camp news is especially to be disseminated in the centers from which the men in camp come. The home town newspapers will receive a great deal of news that has heretofore not been available to them. The United Press and the International News Service have agreed to provide the camp with regular bulletin news service, and it is probable that the Associated Press will do likewise. This service will be received over a special wire at the Camp Morale Office and then prepared in bulletin form. These bulletins will be distributed immediately in all parts of camp on especially prepared bulletin boards, a man on a motorcycle being detailed to deliver them speedily. These bulletin boards will be placed in all the post exchanges and later in Y.M.C.A.'s K. of C.'s and other similar places where the soldiers congregate. The ideas that will help most to keep up the moral of the men by widening their various interests here must develop slowly. The men of the camp, however, appear to be taking up the question with the greatest possible zeal, and marvelous results are sure to be achieved. Just an idea of what is expected may be secured from the following: Bringing more and better shows to the Liberty Theatre; more and better pictures in Y.M.C.A., K. of C. and other amusement centers; the formation of an amusement company; promotion of all kinds of athletics; scores of other plans which are only now in their infancy and which must require long and careful consideration before being perfected. DEMOBILIZATION CAMP MAY BE HONOR FOR CAMP LEE (Continued from First Page.) course, return to his home and take up again his civil occupation, the time spent here can always be regarded as the time most profitably spent. The course of training fits a young man better to discharge the duties of a citizen. It will make him a better business man, a healthier individual and a man better able to assist the country in the solution of its future problems whether those be of service abroad or of the universal training which the country is almost sure to demand. Any lessening of effort put forth by candidates, because the prospects of service abroad seem to be not so bright, will interfere with the proper future development of each individual who blackens his efforts at this time. Now that the prospect of meeting the enemy in battle cannot spur us on as formerly, let us be spurred on by the thought which we ourselves may get from the course, the influence it will have on our lives, and the extent to which it will prepare us to take our proper places in the solution of the problems confronting our country within the coming years." There is a wide difference of opinion among officers as to the disposition of the men already in camp. Some believe that oversea men will continue to go to Europe, while others contend that the men will be kept in this country to assist in the work incident to the mustering out of returned overseas soldiers. RICHMOND "Y" TAKES CARE OF SOLDIERS More Than Five Hundred Slept in Association Building Last Saturday. Last Saturday broke all records. The men from Camp Lee have been making the big Central "Y" at Grace and Seventh streets, RICHMOND, their home ever since Camp Lee opened. Hundreds have dropped in on Saturday, but it remained for last Saturday to break all records. Every possible preparation had been made in the way of providing restful beds, with good felt mattresses, for the week-enders from Camp Lee. They started coming early in the afternoon, and continued to come and come and come until every bed in the regular dormitories, the auditorium, the boys' lobby and the gymnasium was occupied. Then over two hundred men were referred to homes and boarding houses, and then six fellows were made at home on top of the billiard and pool tables, others in the third-floor hallway, and forty-five men were given passes to sleep on the Saxony rug that covers the hardwood flood of the big lobby. When the secretaries and the volunteer workers retired in the "wee sma' " hours of the morning, just as the Sunday papers were coming off the press, the lobby looked like a battlefield strewn with veterans of war. Some 527 men slept in the building while it is estimated that the association furnished correspondence facilities, paper and envelopes, baths and other accommodations, without charge, to well on to two thousand men from Saturday 3 P.M. to Sunday 3 A.M., and oh, you Sunday! The willing officers and volunteer workers, who already felt that they had corns on their feet, bounced out early Sunday morning, ready to serve the men in uniform in every way possible. From 7 A.M. until late Sunday evening the big lobby was thronged with men, writing, conversing, asking for information, going out sightseeing, to homes, to churches, etc. By Saturday night of this week the big "Y" will be ready to take care of, regularly, five hundred and fifteen men. The uniform is your pass, and the "ad." on another page tells the story of the provision made for soldiers and sailors. The big "Y" at RICHMOND is strictly on the job. UNITED WAR WORK DRIVE IS LAUNCHED HERE MONDAY NIGHT (Continued from First Page.) der the direction of Major John L. King, camp intelligence officer, who so successfully piloted the Liberty Loan campaign here. No particular sum has been set, but all are invited to give. All of the seven agencies, which will receive a part of the $170,000,000 to be raised throughout the country, are represented here, and they have played a magnificent part in keeping up the splendid morale which has always been prevalent at this camp. As it has been stated that this will be made a demobilization center, it is absolutely certain that the need of just such morale will be more pronounced than ever. $150 FIRE IS LARGEST SINCE CAMP WAS OPENED An overheated stove in the stables of the Second Battalion, Depot Brigade, below Thirtieth street, on Wednesday night at 9 o'clock set fire to the roof of the building, entailing a loss of about $150, the largest fire loss incurred since the camp was opened. Typewriters AT 116 W. BANK STREET, Petersburg, VA. B.W. Thacker Repaired Mechanic. Expert Typewriting A Dollar at Home if not spent-remains a Dollar always. A Dollar spent is gone forever-while the dollars you deposit at Our Savings Department are constantly increasing as the 4 per cent interest works. Put your dollar or dollars at work with this bank earning INTEREST. The Virginia National Bank Petersburg, VA. SAFETY SERVICE AND 4 PER CENT. Huyler's CHOCOLATES Satin Boxes and Baskets On receipt of your check or money order we will gladly send Candy either to your Camp or any other section of the country. 221 East Broad Street Telephone Madison 2271, Richmond, Va.


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Cello Lessons
Fort Lee School of Music offers the highest caliber cello program in Bergen County to students of all ages and levels. The saxophone department consists of experienced teachers who have established successful careers as performers and educators. Students are motivated to learn good technique, strong work ethics, scales, rhythms, music reading, ear training analysis and interpretation using the Suzuki and other teaching methods. These are skills that can be applied both musically and in all walks of life.
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GEOslant around the World: A Look at Georgia Fee's Legacy in Writing
Many of you dedicated ArtSlant readers may remember that from the start, the GeoSlant blog was editor-in-chief and ArtSlant founder Georgia Fee's own blog. Each week she posted travelogues, helpful tips and how-to's, all written with her particular brand of wit and verve. Perusing the earliest entries in the GeoSlant blog from 2007-09, you get a glimpse of how ArtSlant grew, changed, and developed, how new features were added and with how much fanfare. Not only that, but reading these entries also gives you a glimpse of who Georgia was, and how she saw the world.
In the years since Georgia got too busy to find time for weekly blog posts and passed on the torch of the GeoSlant to other writers, the blog has had trouble finding its voice. It was a topic of many editorial meetings: What should we do with GeoSlant? It ended up becoming somewhat of a catch-all for ArtSlant writers who wanted to contribute pieces beyond exhibition reviews and interviews, a space for anything from reflections on art scenes in far-flung places, critical essays, light-hearted personal opinion pieces, art fair previews, and experimental art writing. It was all a bit too scattered for Georgia's taste; we tried, usually in vain, to limit it to a few themes and threads, and were constantly trying to figure out ways to define it. The GeoSlant is now edited by Kathryn Garcia, and is beginning to find a new voice with a crop of new writers who favor the poetic, the sensual, and the sublime. For the next few weeks, however, we're giving over the GeoSlant to ArtSlant writers and editors, former and current, who wish to share their own personal memories of Georgia. The GeoSlant will be Georgia's again as we remember her and reflect on how she changed each of our lives.
Georgia and me in Paris, 2009; Photo by Frances Guerin.
I have many fun stories and fond memories of Georgia, especially from the time that she and I worked closely together in Paris. I've come to consider her like a member of my own family, and it breaks my heart that she's no longer with us. But for my GeoSlant remembrance of Georgia, I want to look at a part of Georgia that we'll always have with us: her writing.
The earliest GeoSlant blogs (besides being in hindsight somewhat embarrassingly formatted) were devoted to giving information to ArtSlant users about what new features were being introduced. In these blog posts, we're introduced to Georgia's zeal and exuberance, her drawings and photos, her penchant for alliteration, and her chirpy, staccato writing style. "A hundred miles per hour. That's how fast I'm going. Doing this, doing that, going here, going there, packing and planning and Paris here I come."
Some of Georgia's best writing came in the form of travelogues detailing her exploits in art cities around the globe, from Rio de Janeiro to London to Basel to Buenos Aires. ArtSlant's global perspective and scope most certainly stems from Georgia's love of travel. But these globetrotting pieces also reveal Georgia's personality and the absolute delight she took in everyday things. In Buenos Aires: "The marble tiles in the sidewalk clicked and clacked as I stepped on loose ones here and there. I liked the sound." In Verona: "on a cold sunny morning with that clear sharp light of late fall covering everything and my hands wrapped around a hot cappuccino. Veneto-style with foam that never dies." She had a copywriter's flair for boiling everything down into a few expressive lines. London: "sloshing through the slosh." Brussels: "get your Brueghels on."
There are those moments of silliness that all who knew Georgia personally will recognize instantly: "Put some feathers on that!" "Zany!"
And every once in a while, Georgia threw in some of her elegantly simple life philosophies: "The art of deciding is deciding." "A good café is a dream factory." "The wonderful part of not speaking the language is that I can feign ignorance for everything...." "Rules for art openings…Don't touch; don't spill; don't expect to feel comfortable; don't stay long; don't stop moving (it won't be obvious that you don't know anyone); don't walk too quickly as you might crash into some art; and, if you really want to see the work, it's better to go early in the day when no one else is around."
Georgia talking with Katharina Bosse at Galerie Anne Barrault; Photo by the author.
While reading Georgia's art fair recaps and reminiscences of exhibitions, one gets the sense of the way Georgia appreciated art. For Georgia, art was a sensual experience. It was about looking and feeling. She had a weakness for painting, gorgeous paintings. She loved touching art (and the thrill that she experienced knowing she wasn't supposed to). Certainly she appreciated conceptual underpinnings and literary and historical references, but I think that came second for Georgia. On Albert Oehlen: "I noticed how my eye hung on to the painted portions getting pleasure from the color and inherent energy in the drips and flings. I watched how I began to enjoy the experience simply because there was the aura of painting here and there. I was being seduced, ameliorated by Art." Describing the "sound created by a huge sculptural machine by Jean Tinguely (Untitled, 1986, at Hans Meyer Gallery). It was made of wood and all sorts of things turned and rotated. Creaks and moans and pops and shudders emanated from the piece. Listening to it, I felt like I was on some Spanish galleon bound for the New World. I can still hear it." On the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna: "I was…looking at the Byzantine mosaics, and I walked barefoot across the marble floors...unforgettable." Even describing artwork is a corporeal sensation for Georgia: [on Ferdinando Scianna's photographs] "Gorgeous. The word itself is held primarily in the throat and on the tongue...gorrrrrrrrgeoussss. Saying it is a sensual experience."
Georgia riding around Paris with Frances; Photo by the author.
Most of all Georgia wanted it all, wanted to see everything, meet everyone, go everywhere. "I saw so much and only just caught the tip of the iceberg," she wrote of Frieze in 2007, but it could have been written about her own life. ArtSlant was the vehicle for Georgia to experience it all and she loved that: "The ArtSlant community of artists and art professionals grows everyday and our writing teams keep the words flowing," she wrote. "All in all, Mr. Toad, a glorious ride." Indeed it was. Put some feathers on that.
(Image on top: Jonas Mekas, detail from 2009 exhibition; Courtesy Galerie du Jour, Paris.)
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Female Servicewomen Sue Pentagon over Combat Policy
(WASHINGTON) -- The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Pentagon on behalf of four women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan but feel stifled "by a policy that does not grant them the same recognition for their service as their male counterparts."
Specifically, the servicewomen argue that the Defense Department's combat exclusion policy prevents them from achieving the same leadership roles as men.
In one instance, according to the ACLU, Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar, an Air National Guard search-and-rescue helicopter pilot, was shot down while rescuing three injured soldiers in Afghanistan and was forced to exchange fire with the enemy.
Although Hegar was awarded the Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor, she maintains she was kept from seeking other responsibilities due to the Pentagon's policy against women in ground combat.
Meanwhile, two of the plaintiffs led Marine Corps "female engagement teams" in Afghanistan and the fourth plaintiff, while in the Army, was sent on similar missions, accompanying combat troops in Afghanistan.
However, the ACLU says because the missions were temporary duties, they were not officially recognized by their services.
According to the ACLU, women make up 14 percent of the armed forces, with 1.4 million now actively serving.
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Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Deadline
For Community College of Philadelphia, the priority filing deadline is the tax filing date of April 15, or the first business day after April 15. Filing a FAFSA after this date can delay your aid package and disqualify you from certain awards for which you may otherwise qualify.
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Your financial aid application must be completed at least four weeks before the payment deadline if you plan to use financial aid to hold your classes. Otherwise, please make alternative arrangements.
You can register for your classes before your financial aid is completed; however, PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION MUST BE FINALIZED before the payment deadline. If your financial aid is not completed by the payment deadline, you must make alternate payment arrangements with the Bursar's Office or you may be dropped from your classes. It is important that you log in to your MyCCP account to confirm that you have no outstanding financial aid requirements before the payment deadline and you have no balance owing on your College bill after authorized aid has been applied.
All aid for the semester will be canceled if open items are not resolved by the last day of the semester.
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The deadline for new applicants is August 1, and the deadline for renewal applicants is May 1.
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Jansz, Arent (1610-1679)
Arent Jansz (Jans), born 28 May 1610 at Groningen, died there 6 October 1679, was a Dutch Mennonite elder of the Groningen Old Flemish Mennonites, serving in his home town from about 1636 until his death. He was a rather wealthy merchant and in 1636 was one of the founders of the Groningen Old Flemish congregation, then usually called Arent Jansgemeente. In 1677 he bought a plot behind his house "de Block" in the Boteringestraat, on which a meetinghouse was built for the congregation, which still stood in the mid-20th century (rebuilt in 1813-1815); in 1678 he contributed liberally for this building. In 1664 at his expense a new edition of Veelderhande Liedekens was printed by I. van Wesbusch at Haarlem. This was used as a hymnbook in the Arent Jans congregation. Arent was married to Albertje Jans Mabe; he was a son of Jan Arents in't Block, and a grandson of Arent Cornelis, a Catholic priest who had left the Catholic Church about 1580 to join the Mennonites. Both Arent Jansz's father Jan Arents and his father-in-law Jan Jansz Mabe of Groningen were preachers or deacons in the Flemish congregation, and had attended the debate held at Middelstum in 1628 on the question whether the Flemish congregation should unite with the other Mennonites. Arent Jansz's daughter, Albertje Arends Blok, was married to Willem Hesselink (1648-1720), a preacher of the Groningen Old Flemish Mennonites at Enkhuizen and later at Groningen.
Catalogus der werken over de Doopsgezinden en hunne geschiedenis aanwezig in de bibliotheek der Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente te Amsterdam. Amsterdam: J.H. de Bussy, 1919: 267.
Dassel, H. Menno's Volk in Groningen; Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinde Gemeenten binnen de stad Groningen. Groningen: H. Schut Azn, 1952: 24 ff., 33.
Groningsche Volksalmanak (1921): 103.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Jansz, Arent (1610-1679)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 21 Oct 2019. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Jansz,_Arent_(1610-1679)&oldid=132774.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Jansz, Arent (1610-1679). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 October 2019, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Jansz,_Arent_(1610-1679)&oldid=132774.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 93. All rights reserved.
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Ragnar Kjartansson: The End–Rocky Mountains
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada
Icelandic artist and musician Ragnar Kjartansson produced The End at the Banff Centre for the Arts in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. Against this sublime backdrop, Kjartansson and fellow Icelandic musician David Thor Jonsson took a series of musical instruments out into the winter cold to jam out a song that hobbles along in fits and starts. Wearing typically "frontier" attire, including fur hats and cowboy boots, the duo parodies notions of the "Wild West" and themes in Icelandic folklore. In his first encounter with the Rockies, Kjartansson whimsically embraces the rugged Canadian landscape with a lighthearted yet sincere search for creative originality. Conjuring age old conceptions of the artist as a romantic, this experimental five projection video offers a blithe poetic commentary on the inspirational power of nature.
Jan 17–CBC–Alison Gillmor–WAG shows celebrate the Inuit North and the Rockies
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Looking Up and The End–Rocky Mountains Members Opening
This exclusive member only event will give you a private tour with Curator of Contemporary Art, Paul Butler, as well as refreshments.
Friday, January 17, 2014 from 11am to 4pm
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In its largest acquisition in years, Cisco today announced it was spending $5 billion to acquire NDS Group, maker of technologies for pay-per-view television.
Cisco hasn't spent this much since it bought a company with similar technology in late 2005. It spent $6.9 billion on set-top box maker Scientific-Atlanta.
The NDS Group makes software for cable and satellite providers. Cisco is on a mission to revamp pay-per-view television and turn it into a two-way interactive thing.
With its Cisco Videoscape product, which it sells to service providers, TV viewers can interact with TV shows and ads in all sorts of ways. They can, from the video screen, chat about the TV show on Facebook or Twitter or they can pause a show and restart it on a mobile device. Most importantly for the service providers, viewers can also order products being advertised and have them billed to their cable TV statements.
The NDS Group's software will be used to bolster Videoscape. NDS names some of the largest cable and satellite players worldwide as customers. Its U.S. customers include Cox and DIRECTV.
Funny thing is, that just a few weeks ago, rumors were circulating that Cisco was going to dump Scientific Atlanta -- and get out of the set-top business. Cisco denied it. At the company's last earnings call with analysts, CEO John Chambers said that Cisco was going to do more here, bringing service providers technology for Internet-based set top boxes and cloud services.
Big acquisitions like this are typical of Cisco when the company is trying to buy a customer base. If it succeeds, your television watching experience will never be the same.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The former head of software firm Autonomy denied on Tuesday that there were accountancy problems at the company he co-founded, after new owner Hewlett Packard blamed irregularities in Autonomy's books for a massive $5 billion (3 billion pounds) charge.
Irish-born mathematics whiz Mike Lynch, who led the firm when it was sold to HP last year for $11.1 billion, said mismanagement of Autonomy by its new owners was to blame for the decline in its value.
HP said earlier on Tuesday it had taken an $8.8 billion charge in the fourth quarter, most in the form of a $5 billion write-down related to the acquisition of Autonomy. It said it had discovered "serious accounting improprieties" in the software firm's books and a "wilful effort by Autonomy to mislead shareholders" after a whistleblower came forward.
In an interview with Reuters, Lynch said he was confident he would be absolved on any wrongdoing. He said he had not been notified by HP about the allegation before it was made public, nor had he been contacted by any authorities.
"We are shocked, this is a big surprise, it's completely and utterly wrong and we reject it completely," he said in a phone interview from a London office where he was meeting with other former Autonomy executives, including its former chief financial officer.
"We have not heard anything from HP, they have not been in touch and we don't know what they are on about," he said. "I fear that this is a bit of a distraction on the day when they produce their worse set of results in the 70-year history of the company."
Lynch said the size of the writedown suggested it was impossible that HP could have missed problems with the accounts during its examination of the books before the transaction.
"Look at the size of the writedown. If you've done meticulous due diligence with 300 people you can't get it that wrong."
Lynch, who has a PhD in signal processing from Britain's Cambridge University, received about 465 million pounds from the sale of his stake in Autonomy to HP last year.
He co-founded the firm in 1996, using technology based on advanced mathematics known as Bayesian probability theory to develop algorithms that can search through e-mails and phone calls. He had grown the Cambridge-based company into a supplier of search software to multinationals and governments worldwide.
However, last year when news of the planned acquisition by HP broke, many financial analysts questioned the deal, with some raising questions about Autonomy's organic growth, its cash conversion and its deferred revenue.
Analyst Paul Morland at Peel Hunt said after the HP bid was announced in August 2011 that it "seemed to defy logic".
"We believe HP shareholders should be worried," Morland said then. "Even before you consider the very high price, what are they going to think when they realise that margins have been contracting, profits are growing in single digits and for some reason those profits aren't converting into as much cash as they should?"
The purchase of Autonomy was the centrepiece of former HP CEO Leo Apotheker's bid to make HP a force in software. Lynch came as part of the takeover, with a remit to build HP's software division. But his relationship with Meg Whitman, Apotheker's successor, soured, and he left HP in May 2012.
He said the real problem was poor management of Autonomy and other acquisitions by HP.
"There was a coup d'etat and you ended up with a lot of internal infighting - which there has been a long history of within HP - and Autonomy got caught in that, and it got buffeted to the point where it lost hundreds of its staff and ultimately its top management team," he said. "They've managed the assets since that point and the results have gone down and down."
HP declined to comment on Lynch's remarks and referred to its earlier statement about the causes of its writedown.
Lynch said he needed to find out what evidence had led to the charge of accounting problems, once the distraction of the earnings report had died down.
"It's really sad for us at Autonomy to have seen the company so poorly managed over the last year, to see so much value destroyed," he said.
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Paul E. Mix
By Dixie Mix
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We had been walking Highland Mall on a regular schedule every week, Monday through Friday, and while walking at about 10:00 a.m. on November 3, 2008, Paul told me he didn't feel good. When I looked at him he was very pale. I got him against the rail and asked him if he could stand there while I looked for a chair or nearby bench; there was none. He then told me he needed to lay down, so I got the attention of an employee, Fidel Salazar, who was cleaning the escalator, and he helped me lower Paul to the floor. While Fidel helped me, another employee, Carlos Ignacio, informed the guards of the emergency. Security guards, Captain Criselda Ozuna and Officer Jamael Jackson came to our aid, and thankfully, the guards were all CPR trained.
Criselda had worked at Highland Mall as a guard for seven years and had never touched the on-site AED, but on that morning when it was time for her to come inside from patrolling the parking lot, she picked up the AED and carried it inside with her. She got halfway down the wing when she got the emergency call. She had what she needed in her hand and ran to our side.
At that point, I had Paul's chest exposed, so Criselda put the AED pads on him. It said "Scanning; needs shock; hands off," and nothing happened. The three of us went back trying to stimulate Paul to breathe, and then the AED repeated the statement. That time, Paul's left shoulder twitched, but there was no heartbeat or breathing. We went back to stimulating, and then the AED said: "Scanning; need Chest compressions and Mouth to Mouth," so Jameal performed the chest compressions while Criselda gave Paul the breath of life.
The first thing Paul said when he was revived was, "I need to vomit," which he waited to do until he was in the ambulance. While this was going on, Rob Ledbetter, head of mall operations, called 9-1-1. When the EMS attendants arrived, Paul was breathing, and they transported him to Heart Hospital where Dr. Joanne Tsai implanted a pacemaker/defibrilator.
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Betting On the Ring
- By Michael Kaplan
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Fight fans recall November 9, 1996, as the night Mike Tyson lost his title to Evander Holyfield. It was an ugly battle at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, during which Holyfield and his patented jackhammer punches systematically took apart Iron Mike. Tyson was knocked down in the sixth round, but he has no recollection of it. The beating was so complete that Tyson later said he forgot everything that came after the third bell. No doubt, the Las Vegas bookmakers wish they could forget the rest of that night as well. By the 11th round, when the referee stopped the fight, awarding Holyfield a TKO victory, the only ones who felt more beaten than Tyson were the Vegas bookies.
It should have been a rout. Tyson was the clear favorite, so much so that Pay Per View charged its customers by the round instead of the fight. Oddsmakers initially figured Holyfield to be an 18-1 long shot, meaning that for every $100 bet you'd win $1,800 if Holyfield won the fight -- and bets poured in for the underdog. Such a huge payoff was just too tempting to pass up. Managers at the casino sports books scratched their heads and dropped the odds, hoping to make Tyson more attractive. During the weeks preceding the heavyweight fight, the odds plummeted in a desperate bid to drum up action for Tyson. In the end, about 60 percent of the money bet was placed on Holyfield, although at least one casino, the Las Vegas Hilton, reportedly put the figure at 90 percent.
This represented one of the biggest odds swings in the brief history of casinos taking boxing action. As the fight's outcome became increasingly apparent, the sports books resigned themselves to having to pay off a slew of bettors. "That fight had a very bad opening line based on the fact that there were a lot of rumors about Holyfield's heart," recalls Joe Lupo, manager of the sports book at the Stardust Hotel and Casino. "He'd come off of a couple different wars, but obviously Tyson was too big a favorite."
The casinos admitted losing "several million dollars" that night -- but logic suggests the true figure was a lot higher. While it can be argued that a fight weekend in Vegas is such a moneymaking bonanza that even a seven-figure beating is not so crippling, sports book bosses did not see it that way.
"We take a loss like that personally," says Lupo. "It's not our money, but we book each fight as if it is. That's what our success is based on. And that is why this loss was so devastating. Tyson seemed like he should have been a big favorite. So we didn't think much of opening the fight where we did. Then we saw all the money coming in on Holyfield. We were locked into a large liability."
The fight turned into a windfall for bettors, but such situations come up less frequently than fans of the sweet science would like. More often than not, the odds are far tighter and the casino liability is far less.
Such was the case during the days leading up to a heavyweight championship bout last November between David Tua (37 wins, 1 loss) and then-World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation champ Lennox Lewis (37-1 and 1 draw). Tua's short, stocky, and built like the trunk of an oak tree. Lewis is tall, lean, and blessed with reach, smarts, and a height advantage of seven inches.
However, the smart bettors were also looking at Tua's one very potent weapon. "He has his equalizer: a left hook," said Arne Lang, sitting in the sports book of Mandalay Bay, where the fight was slated to take place in less than 48 hours. Lang, a boxing historian and frequent bettor on college football, still has the rumpled air of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas sociology professor he had once been. He glanced up at the big diode-lit board that displayed point spreads for a weekend's worth of football and basketball.
Down the center of the board were the odds for the Tua-Lewis fight: 3.3-1. This meant that you would need to bet $330 to win $100 (minus the casino's cut on each wager) if you wanted to put your money on the favored Lewis. "The casual, recreational bettor will not lay $330 to win $100," said Lang. "He wants a better return on his investment. The square will take the underdog or he will not bet on this."
Did he think the squares would stand a chance on Saturday night? "The left hook, like no other punch, can reverse the tide of a fight with a single hit. Theoretically, Tua could be losing every round before the left hook knocks out Lewis. What's highly improbable is that Tua will win by decision." So the best Tua bet would be for a knockout? "I lean toward Tua, but I'm not betting on this fight. He figures to eat a lot of leather and can't win a decision."
Lang hesitated for a beat and viewed the other side of the prognosticator's equation: "But he does have the equalizer. And there is a lot of suspicion about Lewis's jaw." Suddenly, he seemed ready to reconsider. "Look, if the price goes up it may tempt me to take a little piece."
During a fight weekend at the Mandalay, it was difficult to resist the urge to lay at least a modest bet on the impending bout. The coolest-looking guys in the casino were the ones who swaggered around with jackets and shirts and gym bags that sported the name of one fighter or the other. Enormous banners with images of the boxers hung from the ceiling of the South Pacific-themed casino. Above the Strip, computerized marquees with moving images hyped the bout. All around town there was the buzz, the energy, the anticipation and the talk that made it clear that any heavyweight championship fight is always the hottest ticket of its weekend.
Boxing and the betting that it attracts are so much a part of the Vegas firmament that it's easy to imagine big fights and bigger bets being as old as the casinos themselves. But that is not the case. Although the first documented fight in Las Vegas took place in 1920, it wasn't until 1963 that the first heavyweight championship bout was fought there. Until then, the biggest fights were held in legendary venues like Madison Square Garden and Yankee Stadium.
It was Caesars Palace that launched the Vegas Fight as spectacle in 1980 when Muhammad Ali squared off against Larry Holmes in the casino's outdoor arena. (Holmes scored a KO in the 11th.) Even then, casinos took none of the fight action. "You had these little mom-and-pop sawdust bookie joints, and all the action went there," recalled Lang. "There was a 10 percent tax on sport wagers, but no serious bettors paid it; [the joints] had ways of hiding it for regulars. When the tax went down to 0.25 percent, the casinos decided that they had to put in sports books. That was in [1983], the year that the hotels started to glamorize sports betting."
One guy who required no enticements to bet on boxing is Herb "Herbie Hoops" Lambeck. Raised in Newark, New Jersey, and relocated to Vegas, Lambeck has been betting on boxing since 1952, back when boxers like Kid Gavilan and Sugar Ray Robinson were drawing the smart money. These days, the 69-year-old sports-book denizen is considered one of the most astute boxing bettors in Las Vegas -- so much so that Las Vegas Sports Consultants, masters of setting the Las Vegas lines [see Cigar Aficionado, Summer 1995], uses his opinions to help set lines for all the big fights.
A short, bullet-headed guy, Lambeck wears Banlon-looking pants and a pink button-down shirt under a black satin jacket that had been rescued from the soon-to-be-demolished Desert Inn (it hypes an old Julio Caesar Chavez bout there). One day before the Tua-Lewis fight, he was eating French toast in the Mandalay Bay coffee shop and brimming with opinions.
"Tua hasn't had a meaningful fight in two years, not since he became the No. 1 challenger," said Lambeck. "However, I'm also not thrilled with Lewis. He's never fought with intensity. But, then again, I bet against him a couple of fights ago and took a bath with Michael Grant."
There was also the weight issue. At the pre-fight weigh-in, Tua tipped the scales at 245 pounds. Lambeck viewed that as being too heavy for a guy whose height is officially listed at 5 feet, 10 inches. "He was asked about the weight and he shrugged it off, saying that he's a heavyweight," Lambeck said, shaking his head, wondering how that can explain it all. "In my opinion he's showing a lack of commitment."
So, Herb, where's the smart money going? "Yesterday I made my bet. I wanted to wait for the weigh-in, to see what Tua would come in at. If he wasn't heavy I probably wouldn't have made any bet at all. I bet that Lewis would win by knockout for even money. If he wins by decision, I lose."
While Lambeck is regarded as one of the smartest boxing bettors in town, he acknowledged that the past few fights had not gone well for him. They were all losers. "It's depressing to be on such a cold streak," he groaned. "It should make you bet less, but you don't -- though I didn't bet much on this fight, only $1,000. This is not a fight to go crazy on."
Reflecting on his own win-loss record, Lambeck acknowledged that there are worse things than taking a financial beating: "I don't like to lose, but I would rather lose than not bet at all. If I'm out of action, I am dead. For a gambler that is the worst thing. Just horrible."
As fight time approached, I found myself back in the Mandalay sports book, looking up at the big board and seeing that Tua was still the underdog, this time at 3-1. Before laying down my $100 bet, I recounted what the guys had told me. Smart local money seemed to be going to Lewis -- even though it meant giving up a lot with the odds. Tourists seemed drawn to Tua, the same way they're drawn to the casinos' money-sucking Let It Ride tables, maybe hoping for some kind of a miracle and a decent payoff. What everybody seemed to agree on was that Tua could win only by knockout. You got slightly better odds with that bet.
Unable to bring myself to risk $100 so that I could win $33 (even typing this sentence feels kind of bush league and embarrassing), I followed the squares and suckers and went for Tua as a knockout. Yes, it was a long shot, but I had visions of Holyfield's surprise victory over Tyson in my head, and everybody knows that when it comes to boxing in Vegas, anything is possible (even for a guy to get his ear bitten off). As the counter man handed me my slip, I recalled something that Lambeck, a guy who ought to have things figured out after his lifetime of betting, told me: "There are no sure things. If there were, it wouldn't be gambling." Strangely, I found that to be reassuring.
Ninety minutes before the preliminary bouts began, the Mandalay sports book was SRO. An enormous TV screen was split in four, showing college football and horse racing from around the country. The odds on Tua winning dipped to 2-1, as a lot of bets rolled in on the underdog. That would have been the time for Lewis fans to slam the betting windows with their wagers. The afternoon games raged on, betting slips littered the red-and-green carpet, and cocktail waitresses in skimpy outfits tested their strength with trays full of drinks. A hungry-looking dude in a satin Yankees jacket trolled for information -- "Who do ya like? Who do ya like?" he asked the wisest-looking sport bettors -- and an adjacent bar was a sea of black Tua T-shirts. They raised their glasses and toasted their man.
Inside the arena, the final preliminary fight was a good one, with Clifford "The Black Rhino" Etienne workhorsing a win over his opponent, Lawrence Clay-Bey, with a unanimous decision. As the main event neared, actor Chuck Zito sat ringside in his Hell's Angels jacket. "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini was in attendance, along with George Clooney and boxer Shane Mosley. But they weren't half as compelling to check out as the guys in war paint and sarongs who cleared Tua's path to the ring. Not to be outdone, warriors in armor led Lewis in. There were fireworks above the ring and Michael Buffer asked the crowd if it was "ready to rrrrrrumble?"
Unfortunately, after all this pageantry, the fight itself was a bit of a letdown. Tua never really got a chance to show off what Arne Lang likes to call the equalizer. Up in the stands, fans were screaming for him to fight harder, to go for broke, to shift into his wild man mode, which allowed him to reach this point in the first place. But that never happened. If Tua had a plan to get in close enough to unload on Lewis, he never put it into action. His strategy seemed to be to make like a boxing kangaroo, simultaneously jumping as he threw his punches. The show would be hilarious if it wasn't costing me 100 bucks. In the end, Lewis retained his heavyweight titles with a 12-round unanimous decision.
Five months later, this past April, Lewis found himself matched against an opponent who promised to be even easier to beat than Tua had been: Baltimore-based upstart Hasim Rahman. The Stardust opened its line with Lewis as a 20-1 favorite and Rahman at plus-14. Prior to the fight, Rahman, reveling in the depth of his underdog status (and the big payoff he believed it would provide for anybody with the faith to bet on him), told the United Kingdom's Boxing Monthly, "When I knock Lewis out I don't want to hear about a lucky punch or a lucky anything. Lewis can blame what's gonna happen to him on Herb Lambeck, the Las Vegas oddsmaker who made him a 20-1 favorite to beat me. Keep it up, Herb Lambeck. I want you to do that for all my fights."
A couple weeks after Rahman's stunning fifth-round knockout of Lewis -- which would have slaughtered the bookies if the fight had not been so low-profile, so much of a mismatch, that betting was minimal -- Lambeck tries to justify his opinion. "I thought Rahman looked lousy," he admits, acknowledging that he didn't bother betting on this bout because the fighter that he saw as the likeliest winner would have provided such a diluted payoff. "Rahman almost got knocked out against the South African fighter Corrie Sanders. He got off the floor to win that one but he looked shaky."
In the wake of Rahman's big win, Lambeck acknowledges that the freshly crowned WBC and IBF champ took the fight far more seriously than his opponent did. While Lewis was in Las Vegas, working on his cameo in the remake of the Rat Pack film Oceans Eleven, Rahman was in South Africa, working out and getting acclimated. "Lewis showed up the week before the match," recounts Lambeck. "He thought he had an easy fight. But there is no such thing." What does Lambeck see for the future of Rahman? "If he fights Mike Tyson or Lennox Lewis, Rahman's a 3-1 underdog now. But who knows? A lot of underdogs have been winning lately." Lambeck shakes his head and softly adds, "Lots of dogs."
Michael Kaplan is Cigar Aficionado's gambling columnist.


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Atramedes Solo Kill
Mionelol is continuing to kill bosses without any help, now moving into Tier 11 content. If you want to watch all 40 minutes, the uncut version is also available.
Patch 4.3: Epic Gem Patterns
The epic gem pattern vendor appeared recently on the PTR, hiding inside some boxes in Orgrimmar. Along with the epic gem cuts, he offers a Tome of Burning Jewels, which allows you to learn a random epic gem cut at the slightly discounted price of 4 Illustrious Jewelcrafter's Token each.
Don't forget to continue doing your Jewelcrafting daily if you want to get the epic gem cuts though, as they cost 5 Illustrious Jewelcrafter's Token each and there are already 51 recipes on the vendor. Keep in mind that Ghostcrawler warned that epic gems will only come from raids rarely, and maybe not even at all from the Looking for Raid difficulty level.
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Hi Hungry Girl, I recently started watching your show on Food Network, and I'm loving it (so many amazing recipes and so much fun!). When can I catch the episodes I've missed? I HAVE to see 'em all. Very Excited Viewer
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So glad you're enjoying the show! Before I fill you in on how to see the ones you missed, you should know that there are two brand-new episodes debuting this month. This Sunday (1/8) is "Movie Night," featuring guilt-free goodies for your movie-viewing pleasure (and a special guest!) -- click here for a preview. "Chinese Food" airs the following Sunday (1/15) -- packed with lightened-up versions of your favorite Chinese dishes, plus tips on what to order at a Chinese restaurant. Tune in at 10am/9c. After those episodes, re-runs from both seasons of the show will air Sundays on Food Network; beginning in February, the show time changes to 8:30am/7:30c. And... you'll be able to catch season 2 from the beginning when it makes its Cooking Channel debut this Saturday (1/7) at 10:30am ET/7:30am PT. The season kicks off with "Under 200," an entire episode devoted to recipes and food finds with less than 200 calories! Tune in that same time each week for another episode -- click here for the show schedule. Can't remember the names of the episodes you've seen? Check out our Episode Pages section on the main show page, where you'll find all of the recipes seen in each episode. There's even a recipe search bar to make things easy. Enjoy!
Hey HG, Happy New Year! I'm pumped to lose weight this year, but I don't want this to be like past years where I throw in the towel by the end of January. Got any tips to help me stay on track? Positive Pam
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Welcome to 2012! You're already off to a good start -- sounds like you have a great attitude and are being proactive. I'm all for sharing tips with you... keep reading!
Make small changes. It's unrealistic to think that you'll suddenly eat perfectly balanced meals every day, start running several miles daily, and drop fifteen pounds by February. If you set your expectations too high, you're more likely to get frustrated and give up. Work on improving one meal each day, and try to get in some sort of activity daily (whether it's taking your dog on longer walks or using the stairs instead of the elevator). Then gradually make more improvements to your diet and exercise routine.
Plan ahead. It's all about being prepared for those days when life throws you a curveball. Check the online menu before you head out to a restaurant. Keep your fridge and freezer stocked with guilt-free staples for quick and easy meals. (Our Supermarket Survival book can help.) Schedule a regular workout time with a pal so you won't slack off. Remember, the best defense is a strong offense!
Have fun! I know, you're probably thinking, "Since when is weight loss fun?" But it can be. Be adventurous and try some new guilt-free foods (like kabocha squash and Tofu Shirataki noodles). Buddy up -- it's more enjoyable to exercise and shop for groceries with a friend, and the two of you can keep each other accountable. Reward yourself for hitting weight-loss goals. It's all about finding ways to keep yourself motivated.
Don't be too hard on yourself. We're all human and nobody's perfect. It's okay to splurge every once in a while on the foods you crave. Then jump right back into things at your next meal. No harm done.
Best of luck, and HAPPY 2012!!!!
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It's Lila Fowler's birthday! She's having the biggest party ever, with pony rides, a magician, and lots and lots of ice cream! Elizabeth Wakefield can't wait for the party, but her friend Eva Simpson isn't excited at all. Eva's worried her homemade present isn't good enough for Lila. Can Elizabeth convince Eva that friendship is the most important gift of all?
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More than 30 teams in both the middle and high school levels competed in the Regional Science Bowl competition held at Jay Science and Engineering Academy recently.
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Thirty-five students from four NISD high schools competed in the State Academic Decathlon tournament this past weekend. Holmes, O'Connor, Stevens, and Warren high schools took tests in seven academic categories, wrote essays, gave speeches and interviews, and participated in a Super Quiz Relay.
A four-minute Northside ISD video explains Texas school finance in plain and simple terms. The video shows why public schools are in financial crisis and how Northside ISD is preparing for the impact of budget cuts from the state.
Congratulations to Northside School District's 186 campus first year and veteran educators of the year for the 2010-11 school year.
Local attorney and philanthropist David Earl and his wife Melanie Earl have donated $750,000 in tree credits to Northside ISD.
Even though 3,000 more students enrolled in Northside ISD this school year, the District accommodated the growth because five new schools opened and many bond projects were completed.
Four young artists from Northside ISD are in the running for the Grand Prize in the Texas Cavaliers River Parade Art Contest. Among other awards, the winner will get to ride in the Texas Cavaliers River Parade on April 11.
Two Northside ISD teachers have been named recipients of the San Antonio Mayoral/County Judge Outstanding Science and Mathematics Teaching Award.
Northside ISD has joined Facebook, giving the NISD community one more way to receive the latest news about San Antonio's largest school district. You do not need to have a Facebook account to view Northside's Facebook page.
To help celebrate National School Counseling Week the NISD Guidance Department has unveiled its new logo which represents the seven skills counselors work to instill in all students.
NISD officials are monitoring the weather, but no decisions will be made regarding the potential closing of schools or start delays until early Friday morning.
Northside ISD, like the rest of the city and the state, is experiencing short-term electrical outages.
Visitors to a Northside ISD cafeteria on any given weekday are sure to notice some stereotype-defying offerings: bowls of fresh fruit, vegetables, salads, lean meats, and whole grain rolls.
The NISD Board of Trustees recognized hundreds of students and their teachers and coaches for academic, instructional, and athletic achievements.
The Governor has proclaimed January as School Board Recognition Month to build awareness and understanding of the vital function an elected Board of Trustees plays in our communities.
The Northside ISD Board of Trustees Tuesday night discussed the possibility of making drastic cuts to both this year's and next year's budget to prepare for what is expected to be a 5 to 10 percent decrease in funding from the state.
The Brennan, Holmes, O'Connor, and Taft high school cheerleading squads were ranked in the top their categories at the recent National Cheerleaders Association championship in Dallas.
Earlier this afternoon you received a message from Westwood Terrace school principal, Gracie Guess.
Students, teachers, parents, and administrators came together one evening at the Car-Vel Skate Center to "Skate the Night Away."
Pictured (from l-r) are fifth graders Star Morin, Mariah Fernandez, and Alexis Gonzalez.
Students and staff members at Driggers ES gave from their hearts and their pockets to raise $242 during Cancer Awareness Month for the Susan G. Koman Foundation.
Pictured are students in Donna Pastrano's third grade class wearing their "Driggers Cares" button.
The 82nd Legislative Session begins Jan. 11, and of the roughly 7,000 bills that will be introduced, about a quarter of them will be related to education. In addition, school districts stand to lose a significant amount of state funding as legislators grapple with a huge budget deficit.
Northside ISD is among the top 18 school districts in the nation when it comes to closing the achievement gap for African-American, Hispanic, and low-income students, according to a report just released by the Broad Foundation.


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Job Ops In Indieland (pt. 7): Start The Indie Film Promotional Army/
The "build it and they will come" opportunities long ago fell off the individual films, but they are there when it comes to the infrastructure. The whole system of how we bring work to the community needs to be built to take advantage of the world as it is now, not how it was before. The fact that no one is doing it yet is a splendid opportunity to set yourself up to work in the field you love the most.
Some Job Opportunities in Indie Film with Ted Hope (part 7) from Hope for Film on Vimeo.
Watch the six prior parts of Some Job Opportunities In Indie Film here: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, & Part Six. Thanks again to Chris Stetson for shooting, editing, posting this.


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( AP ) - Oman evacuated tens of thousands Wednesday and closed the major port of Sohar as a weakening Cyclone Gonu roared toward the Strait of Hormuz - the world's major transport artery for Persian Gulf oil.
Oil prices rose amid forecasts that the strongest storm to hit the Arabian Peninsula in 60 years was barreling toward Iran.
As heavy rains lashed coastal areas, authorities closed all operations at the port of Sohar and evacuated the 11,000 workers, port spokesman Dirk Jan De Vink said.
Sohar's oil refinery and petrochemical plant remained running at very low levels, with authorities considering a total shutdown, he said.
De Vink said he and the other beachfront residents of the city of 60,000 were leaving their homes, all threatened by rising tides and large waves pushed by the approaching storm.
"These people know the force of the sea and they're doing the right thing," he said. "Most of them are leaving or have already left."
Electricity went out in Muscat by noon Wednesday, as winds of 62 mph hit the capital. Oman television broadcast footage of streets and buildings flooded with water. Health ministry official Ali bin Gaafar bin Mohammed said rescue workers had difficulties reaching affected areas.
"Even helicopters cannot fly, so it is very difficult," he said. In the nearby Al-Amriyat town, a flood-related mudslide closed a main road.
Flights in and out of Oman's Seeb International Airport were canceled Wednesday, according to an official Hamad bin Ali al Abri. Flights that were en route to Muscat were diverted to other airports in the region, he said.
Further northeast, in the UAE port of Fujairah, the world's third-largest shipping fuel center, all refueling and ship-to-ship supply operations had been halted. Ships were being allowed to berth but other marine activities were suspended, officials said.A few ships were still sailing through the nearby Strait of Hormuz despite 4- to 6-foot swells and strong winds, according to Suresh Nair of the Gulf Agency Co. shipping firm.
"The entire area is unsafe. Vessels that were bound to call here say they are diverting because of the storm," Nair said. "Some are still going through the strait."
Manouchehr Takin, an analyst at the Center for Global Energy Studies in London, said the real fear is that the loading of tankers might be delayed by the storm.
"About 17-21 million barrels a day of oil are coming out of the Persian Gulf. Even if only some of the tankers are delayed, that could reduce the supply of oil and increase prices," Takin said.
Omani Interior Minister Saud bin Ibrahim Albousaidi instructed residents to leave their houses near the sea and seek shelter on hilltops. But Omani officials said most of the country's oil fields, to the northwest of the capital, were still operating.
Police officials reported a dead body washed ashore in the eastern coastal city of Sur.
Rains had subsided slightly earlier Wednesday but had intensified again by midmorning, with almost zero visibility, and were expected to remain strong through mid-afternoon.
Shareefa bint Khalfan, Omani minister of social development, said more than 20,000 people were evacuated and housed in government-provided dwellings outfitted with medicines and necessary supplies.
In Iran, authorities evacuated hundreds of people living in the port city of Chabahr on the coast of the Sea of Oman, believed to be next in the cyclone's path.
Maximum sustained winds of about 86 miles per hour were reported with gusts to nearly 104 miles per hour, regional weather services said.
As of 1 p.m. ( 5 a.m. EDT), the storm was reported about 60 nautical miles southeast of Muscat, moving in a northwesterly direction, the services said. A tracking map posted on the Web site of the U.S. military's Joint Typhoon Warning Center predicted the center of the storm would skirt the capital Muscat after 4 p.m. ( 8 a.m. EDT) Wednesday.
Blogger Vijayakumar Narayanan told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that many city streets were flooded and that visibility was near-zero in Muscat at midmorning Wednesday.
NowPublic.com, a journalism Web site with 98,000 members in 3,500 communities worldwide, reached out to the blogger in Oman. The AP began working with NowPublic this year to obtain citizen journalism images and video for distribution to news organizations.
At 5:50 a.m. local time, Narayanan wrote in his blog: "We have noticed rains have subsided considerably. ... Some of the wadis have started flooding, causing roadblocks." But at 9 a.m., he said rains had again become strong in the city.
Narayanan said the storm has alarmed many Omanis, unaccustomed to cyclones. "They haven't had this kind of fear before."
Oman's eastern provinces were cut off, with heavy rains making the roads unusable and communication lines severed. "We have no communication with them, nothing," said a senior police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity as is customary habit for security and police officials in Oman.
Gonu, which means a bag made of palm leaves in the language of the Maldives, was expected to hit land in southeastern Iran late Wednesday or early Thursday, according to AccuWeather.com meteorologist Donn Washburn.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center predicted rough seas in the Straits of Hormuz, the transport route for two-fifths of the world's oil and the southern entrance to the Gulf.
First hit by the storm Tuesday, Oman's Masirah Island, includes one of four air bases that the Omani government allows the U.S. military to use for refueling, logistics and storage, although little has been revealed publicly about U.S.-Oman military ties.
The Masirah base hosted U.S. B-1B bombers, C-130 transports and U.S. Special Forces AC-130 gunships during the war in Afghanistan, and the United States has continued to have basing rights on the island.
On Masirah, authorities said a state of emergency had been declared. Troops and police were mobilized to help provide shelter and medical services.
Even with the weaker wind speeds, Gonu is expected to be the strongest cyclone to hit the Arabian Peninsula since record keeping started in 1945. A cyclone is the term used for hurricanes in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific.
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Saudi Arabia Enters the Twenty-first Century: The political, foreign policy, economic, and energy dimensions, Volumen 2
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As the world carefully monitors tensions in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia increasingly finds itself the center of political scrutiny in both its internal and external relations. With its military capabilities largely dependent upon the United States and other Western forces, Saudi Arabia cannot concentrate on internal change at the expense of external security. This study looks beyond a narrow definition of political stability to examine the implications of Saudi Arabia's changes in external relations with Iran and Iraq, as well as its cooperation with the other Southern Gulf States. Cordesman explores the issue of succession in the Royal Family, the immediate political probabilities, and the generational changes that are occurring.
Growing uncertainties in the world energy market continue to impact nearly every facet of the Saudi economy. Saudi Arabia faces ongoing demographic problems, as well as a need to diversify and restructure its economy. The Kingdom must find a way to adapt its traditional culture, religious customs, education, and political structure to the needs of a modern nation. Such change will come neither quickly nor easily. And with King Fahd's health in question and Crown Prince Abdullah already in his mid-seventies, major questions remain as to how the regime's future will ultimately affect the delicate balance in the entire region.
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GreenWeddings necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 399 diseños de 44 diseñadores freelance.
The Green Bride Guide
The Green Bride Guide online (http://www.TheGreenBrideGuide.com) is a credible, comprehensive resource for eco-conscious couples seeking Green ideas, products, and services. The website is an extension of the book, The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget, and was created because there was a need for a trustworthy resource in the Green Wedding space.
The Green Bride Guide online is currently the #1 Green Wedding site, and is organized around three sections: Learn, Plan, and Shop. The Learn section has articles, blogs, tips, and Real Green Weddings; the Plan section has wedding software and tools such as a beverage calculator, a seating chart program, and a carbon footprint calculator; and the Shop section is a marketplace where brides can search by material (i.e. only recycled items) and eco-strategy (i.e. only USDA organic) as well as color and product type.
Our focus, in addition to being credible and comprehensive, is approachability. We are not evangelical, preachy, or otherwise militant environmentalists -- on the contrary, we recognize that there are many different values that comprise the Green mentality, from local to organic to recycled, and our tag line is: "Every choice makes a difference."
In addition to our logo redesign, we have many more projects in the pipeline so let's work together to create a coherent brand across media.
The Green Bride Guide has two separate audiences: Green Brides and Green Vendors.
Green Brides:
* 90% of all users are women age 25-35
* >80% have higher education
* ~100k household income
* In short, young, educated, relatively wealthy engaged women
Green Vendors:
* Typically small businesses with less than 5 employees
* Passionate about and proud to showcase their Green practices
* Young businesses that are only a couple of years old (or less)
* In short, mom & pop shops trying to compete against megalith companies that dilute the Green brand
The Green Bride Guide logo needs to be elegant, engaging, and slightly fanciful. Our current logo (see website and book) is a silhouette bride -- but we are not wed to this concept, and are willing to try other options, but definitely want to have some semblance of brand continuity. Flourishes from the book are available upon email request firstname.lastname@example.com
It is very important that our brand seems young, fresh, and approachable. The logo should incorporate green elements, and we have the file of flourishes used in the book cover design if you would like to use them.
We would like to see options with "The Green Bride Guide" included in the logo, and options where the text is not included. The logo should be able to stand alone and be recognizable without any supplementary materials.
List of words to describe our brand:
* Green
* Eco-conscious, earth-friendly
* Respectable
* Credible and reliable (with respect to content)
* Useful and comprehensive resource
* Engaging and fresh
* Slightly (but not overly) fanciful -- Most wedding sites and magazines play off the fantasy angle for brides
List of things that we definitely do not want:
* Toyish look or feel
* Dainty design
* Frills
* Doodle quality
Sites that we like:
* http://foodzie.com/
o Fresh, simple, straightforward and appealing
* http://www.visitnc.com/
o Slick comprehensive resource for NC
* http://gengreenlife.com/
o Complex and comprehensive, but not overwhelming
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While the flu season is winding down in Windsor Essex, it's still the winter season when that nasty norovirus spreads easily including two outbreaks in Windsor last week.
15 norovirus outbreaks this winter for Windsor Essex
While the flu season is winding down in Windsor Essex, it's still the winter season when that nasty norovirus spreads easily including two outbreaks in Windsor last week.
And this winter there is a new strain of norovirus called Sydney but there is no way to tell if it is the one causing vomiting and diarrhea at a retirement and long term care facility in Windsor, Dr. Gary Kirk, associate medical officer of health and CEO of the local health unit, said.
New strains emerge every two or three years but there isn't testing done to know what strain is here because it wouldn't benefit the patient, he said.
It isn't clear if the Sydney strain will be a worse strain, he said.
"What I'm seeing is there may be more of it because it's a new strain. That happens sometimes but I'm not seeing anything that says the severity should be greater," Kirk said.
In late January the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a new strain of norovirus was behind more than half of the norovirus outbreaks in the States at the end of 2012. It said the GII.4 Sydney strain was identified in Australia in March 2012.
Kirk said he would guess that if it is circulating in the U.S. it will probably make its way here or could be here already.
There were nine norovirus outbreaks between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31 and six outbreaks in 2013 in Windsor and Essex County nursing and retirement homes. Five of those 15 outbreaks were confirmed as norovirus; the others didn't receive the testing needed to identify them.
Last winter during the same period there were 13 outbreaks.
Kirk said it is not unusual to have norovirus outbreaks in the winter because people congregate inside more and it is easy for it to spread.
The latest outbreaks in Windsor were at the Grandview retirement home and the Villages of Aspen Lake long-term care facility in Windsor.
Windsor hospitals are not reporting a spike in emergency department visits from people with norovirus symptoms.
It can spread fast through vomit or stool which is why people are encouraged to wash their hands frequently and especially after going to the bathroom. It can also be spread from coughing or sneezing. It usually lasts 12 to 60 hours.
Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, abdominal pains, muscle aches, headache, low-grade fever and a general feeling of weakness. It resolves generally on its own and people are encouraged to drink fluids so they don't get dehydrated. After the vomiting has stopped for six hours you can start on the brat diet which is bananas, rice, applesauce and toast.
The flu season, meanwhile, appears to be winding down, Kirk said.
The influenza season peaked in the first week of January with 21 cases reported in Windsor Essex. There have been four cases reported since Feb. 11.
Windsor Essex had 93 confirmed cases of influenza this year and no deaths directly associated with the flu, according to a report going to the health unit's board this week.
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GOP Eating Meeting & Greeting
This Tuesday at the Good Old People (GOP) Eating Meeting the guest of honor scheduled is Boyd McKeown, the Marietta High School Band Director for many years.
Although I don't think we have ever spoken, I do observe people and he appeared to be a very nice guy.
I never had a teacher/student confrontation or run-in with Mr. McKeown but I know of one incident he would probably love to have wrung some of our necks. Parks, some others that I forgot who, and I carried a bunch of rolls of toilet paper to the football game on Friday night. Parks was very talented in throwing rolls of toilet paper just right onto the field. Just for starters to get people warmed up he threw a roll up so it unraveled as it traveled. It looped over a line that connected overhead field lights. It looked like festive crate paper. Mastro!!!
More rolls were thrown. Lines of toilet paper wrapped around players in motion, some leaving long tails as they ran.
Then it was half-time. I forgot if it was the visiting band or the Marietta High School band that several rolls of toilet paper got tangled up in their marching - but they didn't miss a beat. They deserve a big hoorah!


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Buffalo Wing Bread Sticks Recipe
You'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't like buffalo wings. You'd also be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't like pizza. You can find these two edible delights in almost every town and city across America. So what do you get when you combine two of the most loved foods? This easy and delicious recipe that you and your family are sure to love.
I know these are a couple of my family's favorite foods. This is sure to make the rotation as a regular dish in our household. Try it and see if it makes yours.
Buffalo Wing Bread Sticks
12 ounces of pre-made pizza crust
3/4 cup buffalo sauce (you can substitute barbecue sauce if you prefer)
2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
2 green onions, diced
Roll out dough on a greased rectangular baking sheet and bake it for 8 minutes at 400 degrees. While the dough is cooking, dump the buffalo sauce and chicken into a saucepan over medium heat and cook until hot, being sure to stir constantly.
When the dough is done baking for 8 minutes, pull it out of the oven and spread the buffalo chicken sauce evenly on it. Top the sauce with the two types of cheese and green onions. Now bake the entire thing for 6 to 10 minutes. Take out of the oven and cut into strips.
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Feds Want 'Black Boxes' in New Cars, But Who Will Be Tracking You?
(NEW YORK) -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would like to make it mandatory for automakers to install a so-called "black box" in all new cars and light trucks.
The devices, also known as event data recorders, have long been used by investigators to discover the root cause of commercial airplane crashes. In recent years however, automakers have quietly begun installing similar products in more and more cars.
Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray of Massachusetts found out the hard way last year.
He crashed a car he was driving and claimed to police that he was wearing a seatbelt and was not speeding at the time of the crash.
However the black box installed in his car revealed to police he was actually driving unbelted while travelling faster than 100 mph. Police issued a $555 ticket to Murray as a result.
The data recorders track a number of items, including vehicle speed, whether a driver tried to step on the brakes before a crash, information about engine throttle, air bag readiness before a crash, and whether seat belts were buckled.
The NHTSA believes the data the black boxes could collect will save lives in the future by providing a broader picture of why and how crashes occur.
"A broader EDR requirement would ensure the agency has the safety-related information it needs to determine what factors may contribute to crashes across all vehicle manufacturers," NHTSA Administrator David Strickland said.
Consumer and privacy advocates do not disagree there are many potential benefits from the devices, but insist that proper safeguards be put in place to prevent your car from turning into a spy of sorts for insurance companies that may want to raise your rates.
"There are important safety concerns here and they shouldn't be ignored, but there are also pressing privacy concerns," said Chris Calabrese of the American Civil Liberties Union. "Chiefly, who's going to access this information and how long is it going to be collected? I'd make sure that the owner of the vehicle controls the data."
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Not your father's Republicans
A group of young Republicans isn't waiting for party leaders to sort out the future of the party, they're putting their money, time and organizing prowess to work.
Concord 51, the brainchild of a group of young fiscal conservatives in New York City in their late 20s, among others, is looking to mobilize Republicans under 35 into a national movement.
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The group, launched as a political action committee in the 2012 cycle, is moving aggressively to broaden beyond the Big Apple — already to Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Charlotte, Oklahoma City and Dallas — raising more money to contribute to candidates who are aligned with their beliefs and establishing a 501(c)4 that will allow them to do advertising and issue advocacy.
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They've also caught the attention of big-name Republicans like former presidential candidate John Huntsman and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
They're building enthusiasm around a set of conservative values that are more appealing to younger voters, they say — more inclusive of gays, minorities and women — the bigger tent that the GOP needs to build if it wants to win national elections.
"We've created communications and a brand that is representative of not necessarily party politics, but what we believe to be the politics of our generation," said Matthew Swift, a co-founder of Concord 51, who works at a management company.
While much of the GOP's public soul searching has been over the use of technology, how outside groups spent money and the need to draw Hispanics into the fold, Republicans also have fallen behind in drawing younger voters. President Barack Obama won the youth vote 67 percent to 30 percent nationally with young voters providing a significant difference in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida, according to an analysis by the Center for Research and Information of Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University.
Concord 51's founders hope to change that.
"Republicans got whipped pretty good in the election, and they are still pretty whipped," board member Billy Fennebresque, a former hedge fund analyst who founded A2 Capital, said of Republicans status after the 2012 election. "We're offering an outlet for people to have sort of a bigger-tent focus on Republicans, and ideally, if we can be policy-focused on specific things, support candidates for very specific reasons and policy reasons, we can cast a wider net."
Following the election, Concord 51's board members huddled in early December, trying to figure out how they wanted to move forward. Swift said a desire to move to a national scope was clear at that meeting.
"Everybody walked out thinking this could be a very successful national movement … the market is wide open. The competition isn't particularly fierce, and I think the RNC would agree with us," Swift said.
In 2013, they are looking to raise more than $500,000 for the group's PAC and also have eyes on bringing on a full-time executive director.
The group has built out city chapters in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Charlotte, Oklahoma City and Dallas and has a presence at five universities, including Fordham, Washington and Lee, and Emory. And, this year they have plans to launch in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston. Their goals are as big as their ambition. Organizers plan to roll out a page on their website for young Republicans interested in running for office. If potential candidates fit the Concord 51 mold, organizers say they want to help train, support and cultivate them to run for public office.
They have about 300 dues-paying members and reach a couple thousand through newsletters, Facebook Twitter and attendees of their events. Concord 51 has a five-tier membership system — the lowest level asks just $16 per year. Top-tier membership, dubbed the "Elite 51" requires a $1,500 annual pledge and includes benefits like access to exclusive events and tickets to the annual holiday event. It's unclear if the group's organizers will be able to meet their fundraising goals, but they have already attracted support of some party elders and are also looking for funding through measures other than individual donations from young donors.


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A 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO sold this past week for the unbelievable sum of $31,856,726 (£20.2 million), making it the most expensive car ever sold in Britain and the second most expensive car ever known to have been sold anywhere in the world.
The 250 GTO in question was number 5095 and is believed to be the car purchased by British businessman Jon Hunt in 2008. Hunt purchased the Ferrari for a then world record $24.7 million (£15.7million). If the car is indeed Hunt's it would mean quite a significant profit ($7.09 million) on the car in only a few years.
Although John Collins, chairman of well known high dollar classic Ferrari brokerage firm Talacrest, confirmed the GTO's sale price he would not confirm it was Hunt's car or that there was any truth to the rumor 5095 is on its way to Spain. John Hunt declined comment on the sale last week.
With only 39 built between 1962 and 1964, we imagine we haven't seen the limit of Ferrari 250 GTO prices—as hard as that is to believe. This sale puts it awfully close to the most expensive car ever sold— a 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC that sold for somewhere in between $31 and $41 million in 2010.
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[The Telegraph]