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Lisa Friel, the star of Lisa Jackson's HBO documentary "Sex Crimes Unit" and its leader for the last 10 years, is leaving the department. The film premiered last month at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Jackson had unprecedented access in making the documentary, which features Friel and her staff in frank discussions about their strategies in prosecuting actual cases. HBO first aired the documentary June 20.According to the New York Post, the documentary shot footage of D.A. investigators Ed Tacchi and Lauren Liebhauser discussing the police rape case of ex-cops Franklin Mata and Kenneth Moreno. That footage was never used, but the judge in the case ruled that the footage should have been turned over to the defense.
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The HBO documentary Sex Crimes Unit premiered this month recounting the history of the Manhattan sex crimes unit. The Manhattan sex crimes unit, the first such unit in the country, was established in 1974 with longtime Manhattan District Attorney Richard Morgenthau at the helm. In 1970, prior to the creation of the sex crimes unit, there were 1000 cases of rape in New York City but as few as 18 rapes actually made it into a court of law. The documentary shows the day-to-day process of the district attorneys as they prepare rape cases and take them to trial.
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Variety reviews Sex Crimes Unit in the June 20 issue:
Comparisons to "Law & Order" and "CSI" will probably be inevitable, but helmer Lisa F. Jackson's "Sex Crimes Unit" is the real thing, a gritty, emotional, up-close-and-procedural look at the actual New York district attorneys dedicated to prosecuting rape and sexual assault.
For pure drama and narrative arc, it might be hard to find something more compelling than the case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who has been charged by the Manhattan district attorney's office with attempting to rape a housekeeper in a hotel room.
But on June 20 at 9 p.m., a documentary about the people who work in that office's sex crimes unit will air on HBO, giving greater context to what is happening in the courtrooms of Lower Manhattan. The film, titled "Sex Crimes Unit," is the director Lisa F. Jackson's take on the historic investigative body that was established in 1974, by Robert M. Morgenthau, the Manhattan district attorney at the time.
Armen Georgian speaks to Lisa F. Jackson, Director of a new documentary on the HBO channel, 'Sex Crimes Unit'. Following the pre-trial hearing of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former chief of the IMF, she analyses the images coming from the courtroom and those of the David-versus-Goliath representation.
by Megan Finnegan
Once documentary filmmaker Lisa Jackson gets an idea in her head, she doesn't back down until it's translated to the screen. Her latest film, Sex Crimes Unit, has been over 15 years in the making. The documentary premieres on HBO June 20, and is the product of countless hours Jackson spent, with and without her camera crew, hanging around the unit of the District Attorney's office responsible for prosecuting Manhattan's sex crimes.
Jackson, who lives and works on the Upper West Side, met Linda Fairstein, then the head of the unit, in the mid '90s and began following her cases.
"It just became an obsession of mine to try to do a film about the unit," Jackson said. "The fact that it was the first unit in the country; it really is the gold standard. I thought, rape is so chronically underreported that if you showed a portrait of the prosecutors who do take on these crimes that maybe survivors would be more likely to come forward."
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A Manhattan, une cinquantaine de procureurs, dont une moitié de femmes, appartiennent à la Sex Crimes Unit. C'est elle qui mène l'offensive dans l'enquête visant DSK.
Ce hasard décidera peut-être de la carrière de John "Artie" McConnell. Dans la nuit du samedi 14 mai, l'assistant du district attorney, l'un des 500 substituts du procureur de Manhattan, assurait la permanence pour la Sex Crimes Unit, la section du parquet chargée des crimes sexuels, lorsqu'un coup de fil des policiers sur son portable l'a averti qu'ils détenaient un suspect soupçonné de viol, un certain Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Voilà comment "Artie", un beau brun d'une trentaine d'années originaire de Virginie, embauché peu après ses examens au barreau de New York, en 2005, a été saisi de l'accusation dans le dossier le plus médiatisé depuis l'affaire Madoff, face à l'une des équipes d'avocats les plus expérimentées du pays. Le diplômé de la prestigieuse faculté de droit George-Washington fera-t-il le poids?
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When Powerful Men Are Accused of Rape:
Lisa F. Jackson, director of the new HBO documentary, Sex Crimes Unit, talks about the arrest of the IMF chief, the evolution of New York's laws on rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war.
The May 15 arrest in New York City of International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on charges of sexual assault was another, brutal reminder of how widespread such acts are and how unlimited by class or culture. Although Strauss-Kahn has yet to stand trial for the accusations, which include the attempted rape of a hotel housekeeper, the event has brought forward a stunning history of sexual misconduct, including accounts that he pressured a subordinate to have an affair and attempted to sexually assault a young journalist.
On June 20, HBO will debut Lisa F. Jackson's documentary, Sex Crimes Unit, offering an unprecedented look at the workings of New York's groundbreaking division of prosecutors, the first in the country to be devoted to such acts of violence. The film not only follows the current Sex Crimes team through their cases, but interviews legendary Manhattan D.A. Robert Morgenthau (who founded the Unit with then-A.D.A. Leslie Crocker Snyder) and Linda Fairstein, who led the Unit from 1976 to 2002, prosecuting such high profile cases as the "Preppy Murder" and the "Central Park Jogger."
It took Jackson over a decade to gain access to the Sex Crimes Unit, whose work she has reason to appreciate on a deeply personal level: In 1976, while working in Washington, D.C., she was kidnapped and raped by three men; they were never apprehended. Here, Jackson, who also directed the award-winning documentary, The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo, talks about the Strauss-Kahn arrest, her new film and the sexual victimization of women around the world.
"Love Lisa F Jackson! She makes Eat-Your-Vegetables documentaries so well, you go back for seconds"


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Following on from the disappointing delay of BBC iPlayer onto TechniSat and Harvard receivers, it looks likely that the service will be added over the course of the next week or two.
TechniSat have confirmed a scheduled inclusion on the 25th March 2010 with Harvard Group (Grundig, Bush, Goodmans) and Sagem expected to follow on the 30th March 2010.
Panasonic receivers (DMR-BS850, BS750 and XS350) have an update happening tomorrow (24th March 2010) though we don't know whether this includes iPlayer; unfortunately we have absolutely no news on Panasonic and LG televisions yet!
Note that iPlayer will only be available on Freesat HD and Freesat+ receivers/idtv's.
Hopefully all will go according to plan this time 😉

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Little Giants Win Football Playoff Openerby Howard W. Hewitt • November 17, 2007 Share:
An inspired third quarter propelled Wabash College Saturday into the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs. The Little Giants put up 14 points in the period and hung on to beat Mount St. Joseph, 31-21.
Two short touchdown runs by Brock Graham gave Wabash a 31-14 edge in the third quarter while the defense was shutting the Lions down. See game photo albums No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.
"We made big plays early in the second half," All-American linebacker Adi Pynenberg said. "We had a different attitude at halftime and we were focused. We bounced back from DePauw. We played much better and played with more confidence and kept our heads up. We made a point at the start of the week to keep our heads up."
The Little Giants (10-1) controlled most of the game after a shaky start, then withstood a Lions' comeback in the fourth quarter.
The shaky start came on the Little Giants' first possession when Alex Harbin tipped a Matt Hudson pass, caught it himself, then raced 56 yards for a touchdown giving MSJ a 7-0 lead. But much like it has all season, Wabash immediately responded with a 9-play, 65-yard drive that culminated with a Hudson 10-yard touchdown pass to Ray Green, 7-7.
"We threw the interception for a touchdown early but we responded," Wabash Coach Chris Creighton said. "We have had adversity all season and again last week. Our team keeps fighting and we kept fighting after the interception and that's what I'm most proud of."
The Little Giants added 10 points in the second period, the touchdown coming on a 66-yard drive with C.P. Porter gaining the final two yards for the score. A key play in the series was Hudson's 34-yard toss to Gabe Guerrero.
But Mount St. Joe showed its own resiliency after that score. The Lions moved the ball 64 yards on 11 plays, then Vince Palmer hit Bobby Poweski for a 5-yard score making it 14-14.
The Lions had another opportunity to move the ball down field but Pynenberg stepped in front of a pass at the MSJ 30 to set up the Little Giants. Four plays after the pick, Drew Oehler kicked a 29-yard field goal to make it 17-14 at the halftime break.
"I was at the right spot at the right time," Pynenberg said of the interception. "The defense really wanted to get some turnovers today and we did it."
The third quarter was the difference when Wabash set the tone early. The Little Giants took the kick and marched 70 yards with a nice mix of the run and pass. Graham caught passes of 5 and 15 yards. Evan Sobecki had an 11-yard run and a pass reception for 12 yards, before Hudson found Mike Russell for a 26-yard gainer. Graham took it in to cap the drive and a 24-14 Wabash lead.
"We made good plays and showed them some things we did not show them in the first half," quarterback Hudson said of the opening second-half drive. "We were disappointed with three three-and-outs later, but our defense was awesome."
The defense flexed its muscle forcing an MSJ three-and-out. Sobecki accounted for 43 yards on the next drive, and then Graham took it in again for a 31-14 bulge.
"The offensive line gets excited about running the ball," Creighton said. "Sobecki really ran hard today." The sophomore back finished with 94 yards on 18 runs.
Defensively, the Little Giants really applied the pressure. They managed to record four quarterback sacks and added 12 tackles for loss. Chad Peterman had seven tackles and an interception.
"Number eleven (Darryl Kennon) caused havoc for us all day," Lions' quarterback Vince Palmer said. "They are a good team with a great defense."
Matt Kraft enjoyed a standout day with nine tackles, Pynenberg added eight. Kennon had just one sack but was credited with 3.5 tackles for loss. He kept pressure on Palmer throughout the day.
"We concentrated on getting pressure at every step," Kennon said. "We can't get too frustrated when he (the quarterback) runs. The key is to keep coming back and making plays and not force too much."
The Little Giants dominated the stat sheet rolling up 410 offensive yards to Mount St. Joe's 256. The rushing yardage was a wash with Wabash gaining 147 to MSJ's 159. But the passing yards made up the big difference in Wabash's favor, 263-97.
Hudson hit on 25-of46 passes with one touchdown and two interceptions. He had 263 yards connecting with eight different receivers.
Mount St. Joseph finished second to Franklin in the Heartland Collegiate Conference but got a bid to the playoffs.
"We came to win and played at a high level," MSJ Coach Rob Huber said of his team's fourth straight playoff appearance. "We were under estimated. We are as good as Wabash, they just played better. Is Wabash's program better than ours? No. They just played better."
The Lions closed their season with a 9-2 mark while the Little Giants improved to 10-1. Wabash travels Saturday to Case-Western (11-0) at Cleveland for a second round game.
In photos: Top right: Mike Russell pulls in one of his five catches. Center left, Sobecki picks up more yardage. Lower right, Peterman's interception.


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Jonathan Bennett keeps in shape on Wednesday (July 29) in Los Angeles, doing a bit of shirtless exercising before shooting his new movie, Slightly Single in LA.
The 28-year-old hunky young star of Van Wilder: Freshman Year will co-star alongside Rumer Willis and Haylie Duff in his new flick.
When recently asked what his favorite hotels and restaurants are, Jonathan told Chicago Tribune, "I love the Mercer Hotel in New York. When I was trying to make it in acting, I worked as a bellboy there. … The Mercer Kitchen is amazing. They make the best mac and cheese, which is my biggest weakness. I love the Four Seasons hotels. The Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs is one of my faves, and I like to eat at its Purple Palm. They have these giant beds by the pool, and you can jump back and forth from the pool to the bed and just really relax. It's very cool. In Los Angeles, I like to eat at the Hot Wings Cafe. The Yogurt Stop is the new spot, and you can get all these crazy toppings, like red velvet cake and mochi. It's delicious."


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If your family needs a better place to live but doesn't have the financial resources to make it happen, the Mid-Columbia Habitat for Humanity affiliate would like to hear from you.
The new affiliate of the international faith-based organization is hoping to hear from families in need of better, affordable housing. A subcommittee will consider applications and family need in selecting a family to take ownership of the affiliate's first home project. Plans call for construction of that home sometime in 2003.
To qualify for preliminary screening, families resident in the Mid-Columbia area for at least one year must also show an ability to make small monthly payments, a need for better housing, and a willingness to invest 'sweat equity' with Habitat volunteers to build the home.
Habitat for Humanity has scheduled four meetings in the Hood River and Bingen-White Salmon areas, to offer more information to interested families and take formal applications. Those meetings will be held at:
* St. Mary's Catholic Church, 1501 Belmont Drive, Hood River, OR 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3; 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6.
* Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ, 480 E. Jewett Blvd., White Salmon, Wash. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8; 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13.
* Community volunteers work side-by-side with future homeowners to build their homes. Homeowners repay the cost of no-interest, no-profit mortgages. Cash flow from those payments helps finance subsequent construction.
* The Mid-Columbia affiliate earlier this summer began a capital campaign to fund its first house. The "Hundreds for Habitat" campaign is seeking 1,000 annual donations of $100 each, for a total construction funding of $100,000.
* To make tax-deductible contributions to the Habitat affiliate, send checks to:
Mid-Columbia Habitat for Humanity, c/o Brian Baynes, Treasurer, Box 1201, Carson, WA 98610.
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Dell Inspiron 5100
This is based on my experience with arch on my Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop. Most of this information should apply to other 5xxx series Inspiron laptops and similar generation laptops in general.
Audio: Intel 82801DB AC'97 Audio
Video: ATi Radeon Mobility M7
Modem: Broadcom BCM v.92 56k WinModem
Wired NIC: Broadcom BCM4401
Wireless NIC: Intel IPW 2200 (*note most of these laptops came with a Dell Truemobile 1300 card. aka Broadcom 4320.)
The stock arch kernel contains everything you need to get this laptop running.
Initrd will soon be part of current. Luckily there are no problems setting up this laptop with initrd. The following is my mkinitrd.conf, this is all you need if your root file system is formated ext3.
# Initial Ramdisk setup # Attention: # You need only the stuff to be able to mount your root device! # USB/FW are only needed if you boot from such devices! # Disable whole subsystems by setting to "1" REMOVE_IDE= REMOVE_SCSI=1 REMOVE_SATA=1 REMOVE_CDROM=1 REMOVE_USB=1 REMOVE_FW=1 REMOVE_RAID=1 REMOVE_DM=1 REMOVE_FS= # Define which modules are needed by adding "moduleX moduleY" # If left empty, all modules are included if they are not disabled above HOSTCONTROLLER_IDE=piix HOSTCONTROLLER_SCSI= HOSTCONTROLLER_SATA= HOSTCONTROLLER_USB= FILESYSTEMS=ext3 # If you have an encrypted root filesystem, set it here CRYPT_DEVICE= # If you use software RAID for your root device (must be /dev/md0) then # list all the devices that belong to your /dev/md0 array here # eg, RAID_DEVICES="/dev/hda3 /dev/hdc3" RAID_DEVICES= # Define additional modules here ADD_MODULE= REMOVE_MODULE=
Works fine using the b44 module.
My ipw2200 card works fine with the ipw2200 module.
The Truemobile 1300 card requires ndiswrapper I believe.
The modem is believed to be a Broadcom BCM v.92 56k WinModem. The FCC sticker on the bottom of my laptop labels is as a BCM9415M. Its a winmodem and is on an intel AC'97 AMR interface. I do not use is and I do not plan to. A quick google search says the best way to get this modem working is buy a different one.
Power Management
This laptop seems to have the same acpi issues that plague most dell laptops running linux. The i8k driver works for this laptop as it does for most dell laptops. Add i8k to your modules array in rc.conf to enable it.
MODULES=(!usbserial !ide-scsi p4_clockmod i8k evdev)
You'll probably also want to run the i8kmon daemon since the bios doesn't turn the cooling fan on until the cpu is about 70°C.
pacman -S i8kmon
Then add i8kmon to your daemons array to start it at boot.
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network portmap !netfs crond alsa acpid cupsd cpufreq i8kmon)
The 5100 only has one fan where the original i8k had 2 and the driver is looking to control both fans. It probably doesn't make a difference but I disable the second fan in the i8kmon config file /etc/i8kutils/i8kmon.conf
# Temperature thresholds: {fan_speeds low_ac high_ac low_batt high_batt} set config(0) {{- 0} -1 60 -1 65} set config(1) {{- 1} 50 70 55 75} set config(2) {{- 2} 60 80 65 85} set config(3) {{- 2} 70 128 75 128}
i8kmon sees the fan as the right fan. The - in the left fan position means it will leave that fan alone.
CPU Freq
These laptops use a standard desktop p4 processor, no wonder they get so hot. The processor supports throttling by way of the p4_clockmod module. Add p4_clockmod to your modules array to enable it.
MODULES=(!usbserial !ide-scsi p4_clockmod i8k evdev)
You'll then problaby want to install cpufrequtils to give you some control over your cpu speed.
pacman -S cpufrequtils
I prefer to just let the kernel control my cpu frequency instead of a daemon. There is a nice little initscript in the cpufrequtils package to set everything up for you. First edit your /etc/conf.d/cpufreq file to pick your governor and speed limits. I use the ondemand governor and set the limits for the full range of what my processor can support.
#configuration for cpufreq control # valid governors: # ondemand, performance, powersave, # conservative, userspace governor="ondemand" # valid suffixes: Hz, kHz (default), MHz, GHz, THz min_freq="333Mhz" max_freq="2.67GHz"
Then add cpufreq to your daemons array to load your configuration when your system starts.
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network portmap !netfs crond alsa acpid cupsd cpufreq i8kmon)
hwd does a pretty good job of generating the xorg.conf for you. You should be able to use its config to start up X and get going but there are a few things you can do to optimize it.
The laptop has an ati radeon card (I believe some of the more optioned up versions have an nvidia card) but its a mobility m7 and is not supported by the radeon package in community so you need to stick with the driver that ships with the kernel.
The big changes you'll need to make are for the synaptics touchpad. Yes the touchpad will work fine if you just leave it as a generic ps/2 mouse but with the synaptics driver in extra there is no reason not to unlock all of its features. Personally the tap click feature drives me crazy so I have it disabled in my config, but you can probably figure out what the different parameters do and change them to suit your taste
Section "Input Device" Identifier "Synaptics Mouse" Driver "synaptics" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" Option "LeftEdge" "1700" Option "RightEdge" "5300" Option "TopEdge" "1700" Option "BottomEdge" "4200" Option "FingerLow" "25" Option "FingerHigh" "30" Option "MaxTapTime" "0" Option "MaxTapMove" "220" Option "MaxDoubleTapTime" "0" Option "FastTaps" "on" Option "VertScrollDelta" "100" Option "HorizScrollDelta" "100" Option "MinSpeed" "0.09" Option "MaxSpeed" "0.18" Option "AccelFactor" "0.0015" Option "EmulateMidButtonTime""100" Option "EdgeMotionMinZ" "30" Option "EdgeMotionMaxZ" "35" Option "EdgeMotionMinSpeed" "0" Option "EdgeMotionMaxSpeed" "0" Option "EdgeMotionUseAlways" "off" Option "TapButton1" "1" Option "RBCornerButton" "3" Option "LBCornerButton" "2" Option "CoastingSpeed" "0.1" Option "SHMConfig" "on" EndSection
To use this you'll need to add an InputDevice line in your server layout section to use the synaptics mouse.
InputDevice "Synaptics Mouse" "CorePointer"
Remember you can only have one CorePointer so if you already have a configured mouse with the "CorePointer" value, set one to "SendCoreEvents", e.g.
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Synaptics Mouse" "SendCoreEvents"
External Resources
- This report has been listed in the Linux Laptop and Notebook Installation Survey: DELL.


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Saturday, June 29, 2013
Poe's True Following
by Jeanne Matthews
Author of the Dinah Pelerin Mysteries
Everyone who leaves a comment this weekend will be entered in a drawing for a free copy of Jeanne's new book, HER BOYFRIEND'S BONES.
Edgar Allan Poe invented the mystery genre before the word "detective" was coined. His brainy sleuth Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin was the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot and everyone who writes detective fiction today owes a debt to Poe's creative genius. The writers who blog as "Poe's Deadly Daughters" pay homage to his legacy on a daily basis.
I hadn't thought consciously about the man for years until I tuned in to an episode of the TV show, "The Following."
The plot involves an English lit professor who is obsessed with Poe. As a "tribute" to his hero, he has murdered dozens of women. Captured and sent to prison, he escaped and launched a cult of copycat serial killers. Call me cozy, but psychotic serial killers aren't my cup of tea. Personal taste aside, I still think "The Following" exploits the element of horror in Poe's work while ignoring the craft and complexity. It's true that whenever a woman appears in one of his stories or poems, she tends to be dead. Reading his biography, it's not hard to see why. Poe experienced a lot of bad luck in his life – persistent poverty, melancholy, alcoholism, and more than a few scathing reviews of both his work and his character. But when it came to the ladies, he was positively snakebit.
His mother Eliza, an itinerant actress, died of consumption at the age of 24 and his father, who had deserted Eliza and their three children, died a few weeks later. Two-year-old Edgar was taken in and raised by the Allan family, but the love of a foster mother couldn't compensate for the loss of his birth mother. He spent his entire life searching for a substitute.
At the age of twelve, he attached himself to Jane Stanard, the beautiful mother of a school friend, but she soon went mad and died. His childhood sweetheart Elmira Royster comforted him for a time, but while he was away at school she married another man. Resilient to a fault, he transferred his affections to his cousin Virginia. He married her when he was 27 and she was 13, although he maintained publicly that she was much older.
He idolized little Virginia, but it wasn't long before "a wind blew out of a cloud" and chilled his young bride, as recounted in the poem "Annabelle Lee." While Virginia lay dying of tuberculosis, Poe drowned his sorrow in drink. His spirits rebounded miraculously when he met the "ardent, sensitive, and impulsive" Fanny Osgood. The two conducted a clandestine love affair until Fanny, too, felt a chill and betook herself to a warmer clime for her health's sake. With Fanny gone and Virginia coughing her life away, poor lonely Edgar again sought solace, this time in the arms of an author named Elizabeth Ellet. Things were looking up in the romance department until Fanny got wind of the affair and in a jealous snit, tipped Virginia to her husband's infidelity. If Virginia was saddened by the news, she didn't suffer for long. She died at the age of 20.
Poe continued to write, but his stories didn't earn enough to keep his creditors at bay. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" fetched all of $56. "The Purloined Letter" paid $12 and "The Tell-Tale Heart" $10. His gambling debts mounted and his drinking grew heavier. He despaired of finding a woman who wouldn't abandon him, but then along came Sarah Helen Whitman, a writer and poet who awoke in him "an ecstatic happiness and wild, inexplicable sentiment." More importantly, this one appeared physically sturdy and mentally sound, not the type to sink into madness or succumb to a chill wind. Unfortunately, her mother didn't cotton to Poe and Sarah decided that his drinking habit was more than she could handle. She very sensibly declined his offer of marriage.
Heartbroken once more, he found consolation in the sympathetic company of Mrs. Annie Richmond. He wrote to her, "My love for you has given me new life." But Annie had no intention of leaving her wealthy husband for a poverty-stricken drunk and Edgar's hopes of a lasting relationship were dashed. At the end of his romantic rope, he learned that Elmira Royster's husband had died and, hope renewed, he hastened back to her and proposed. But Elmira couldn't put up with his drinking either and sent him packing.
The most interesting writers aren't always the most agreeable people. Sad to say, Poe doesn't sound as if he would have made a very pleasant companion for any woman. It would no doubt astound him to realize how thoroughly his influence has permeated the culture and how many deadly daughters and sons his pioneering stories have spawned.
Everyone who leaves a comment this weekend will be entered in a drawing for a free copy of Jeanne's new book, HER BOYFRIEND'S BONES.
Jeanne Matthews is the author of the Dinah Pelerin international mysteries published by Poisoned Pen Press, including Bones of Contention, Bet Your Bones, and Bonereapers. The newest release, Her Boyfriend's Bones, is set in Greece on the Aegean island of Samos. For more information about Jeanne's books, visit her website.
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Interesting post and now I wonder if his search of the woman he wanted or replacement of his mother made him write so well ---- had to be a truly tortured soul! Thanks for post!
- June 29, 2013 at 5:29 AM
- Sheila Connolly said...
Who knew that Poe had such a tumultuous romantic life? (And who recorded all of this?)
If you were making a movie of his life, who would you cast as Edgar? He must have had some sort of charm!
- June 29, 2013 at 7:50 AM
I'm surprised that so many of us who are pretty well adjusted creatures are so devoted to a man who was so tortured. Well, the crime writer in me is not surprised... Thelma in Manhattan
- June 29, 2013 at 9:28 AM
- BPL Ref said...
A sad life made all the sadder by knowing how successful his work really was/is. If he had received even a fraction of both monetary and critical acclaim he has now, his life might have been very different. He's one of the models for the "suffering artist," though, isn't he? The idea that one must be poor and miserable to create great art. I don't watch the TV program in part because I think it does Poe such a disservice.
- June 29, 2013 at 9:29 AM
- Sandra Parshall said...
Poe always reminds me of Van Gogh, who is revered now but was reviled during his life. Good post, Jeanne. Thanks for visiting!
- June 29, 2013 at 9:32 AM
- Katreader said...
Poe's story is quite tragic. I remember visiting his home in Philadelphia when I was young. I find it so interesting to learn the history behind the writer!
- June 29, 2013 at 9:48 AM
- Lois said...
And if you're in the Philadelphia area, it's the last weekend to see this exhibit inspired by Poe's house
Hidden City
- June 29, 2013 at 10:52 AM
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- June 29, 2013 at 12:25 PM
- R.E. Donald said...
Poe's life does seem tragic, but those of us with alcoholics in our past (or present) won't be surprised. My second husband was a brilliant and charming rogue with a similarly unlucky childhood who just couldn't stay away from alcohol, even when he knew it would kill him. Ours was not his first failed relationship, nor was it his last.
I wouldn't be surprised if he and Poe are looking over my shoulder and laughing, passing a bottle of Jamieson's Irish Whiskey back and forth between them as I write this.
- June 29, 2013 at 2:53 PM
- Elaine said...
So interesting. Quite a tragic life - I had no idea he was so unlucky in love and life.
Elaine xo
- June 30, 2013 at 1:20 AM
- ana manwaring said...
What a wonderful post. I have always loved Poe's work, even reading The Telltale Heart to my ESL classes when class has fallen on Halloween. I'm not surprised that he had a tumultuous life. Many of the great writers lived on the edge--at least the edge of their own devices. Thanks for writing this.
- June 30, 2013 at 1:52 PM
- pennyt said...
I knew Poe had lost his parents very young, but didn't realize his love life was quite so tragic. Interesting post = thanks for sharing.
- June 30, 2013 at 3:05 PM
Was it charm or darkness that drew all those women to him? And was it darkness or bad luck that brought illness and death to so many? A man to avoid as some of them were smart enough to recognize. Interesting post. Thank you!
- June 30, 2013 at 7:20 PM
- Picks By Pat said...
Sadly, much of his finest work was heavily influenced by his own suffering. If he had lived a normal, happy domestic life, much of his art might never have been created. We can enjoy it today, but what a heavy price the man paid to give it to us.
- June 30, 2013 at 10:59 PM
Fascinating. No wonder his genre was horror.
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- July 1, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Sounds like another character for Johnny Depp to portray. Actually Poe was my first mystery author. I went to the movies by myself at age 8 or 9 and saw Murders in the Rue Morgue. Why I was allowed to do this I'll never know. Maybe so I'd grow up and read mysteries. I did not start reading mysteries (Christie mainly) until almost retirement!
- July 1, 2013 at 12:51 PM
- R.E. Donald said...
Don't forget that during Poe's lifetime, death at an early age was a much more common occurrence. Antibiotics weren't introduced until after the discovery of penicillin in 1928. The average life expectancy in 1850 in the USA was less than 40 and figures before that time are not available. I read that life expectancy in large cities was lower than that in rural areas, as well.
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Fun chapter. The Jyuubi is a strange looking beast; it looks like a chin with a googly eye placed on the tip...I liked the description of the mindlessness of the Jyuubi.
Fun fighting, though (not greatly choreographed, but still fun). Kakashi can use all aspects of Kamui now, and used them to amazing effect. Got to love Kyuubi's humour when he "ate" Gai, Kakashi and Naruto.
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I thought the fight was choreographed well. It's not something you can just skim over like some of the rather simple fights in the Shippuden era but like the fights in the preceding chapters, it really rewards paying attention to the details.
Interestingly enough, if Naruto uses Sage Mode, he drops out of Chakra Cloak.
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OK, could someone run me the play-by-play here? I think this is the first time I've ever been confused by a Naruto fight before. If I am to understand this correctly, the fight went something like:
-Juubi roars and glares menacingly.
-Kurama and Gyuki give it Bijuu Dama Bullet Hell.
-Juubi retaliates with a Bijuu Lazor.
-Kurama and Gyuki coil up and dodge.
-Kakashi somehow sucks up Gyuki and Bee very quickly before the dust clears. Didn't he have trouble sucking up something the size of a soccer ball earlier?
-Kakashi and Naruto clone are tossed towards the Juubi.
-Kakashi pulls Gyuki and Bee out from the Kamui dimension since he can apparently do that now.
-HOLY [BLEEP] Gyuki and Bee out of nowhere, ready to fire a nice, juicy blast into all 3 antagonists present.
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I didn't see any fun fighting or great choreography. Just a jumbled mess that has plagued Kishi's giant monster fights. You have to read the chapter a few times to even understand what is happening. And that is not because of any subtlety on Kishi's part.
Naruto and gang shouldn't really be any threat to something that can destroy the world. The fact that they didn't even get put on their backs and have already launched an attack in one chapter means they should get smoked next week.
There can't be a back and forth fight given how powerful Madara and the Jyuubi are. Even if the Kyuubi is now Captain Awesome. This fight needs new participates to keep it fresh. About time for the army. Getting bored with Naruto, Kakashi, Kirabi, and Gai.
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The army should be no good either, since Madara could summon his super-size-double-meteor to crush an entire army just for fun. Sure a few individuals from the army could maybe do something useful for half a chapter, but that's it.
But i still have a small hope for the idea that i described some months earlier: Obito using an incomplete eternal tsukiyomi on just the alliance army and Naruto. In such a genjutsu world anything could happen (anyone dying) without consequences, so the author would be free to make an extreme plot. Also if he doesn't tell us when the mass genjutsu started then he could trick the reader into thinking that all those extreme things really happened. If he realizes that Madara won't help him to get rid of the guys attacking the 10-tails while he can complete the jutsu (and the author invented this lengthy preparation phase to help the plot ) then he will be forced to start an incomplete version of it before the 10-tails breaks down into it's pieces.
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They tried to dodge, but laser followed so they get back together and bundle up their tails to block. With Eight-tails taking the brunt of the hit.
Or so it seems (to Gai).
What really happened was a variation of the trick Eight-tails used on Sasuke. Kakashi with the Nine-tails chakra boost had tucked away the Eight-tails (minus one tentacle) using Kamui and Ninetails had taken the brunt of the laser (you can see multiple tails destroyed on the Nine-tails).
Kakashi is now right on top of the bad guys and spits out the Eight-tails who's going to give Ten-tails a bijuu-dama to the eye.
I bet it's gonna fail though.
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cool combination between Gyuki and Kyuubi...
a monstrous battle is quite hard to be read... but at least we know that Kyuubi has same potential as Naruto for being quite a tactical type (or tricky type)
what a combination! Even Kakashi compliment them..
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That aside, thanks for the explanation.
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• Douglas Scott Barnhill, 44, homeless, was charged with misdemeanor larceny and felony obtaining property by false pretense, $1,000 secured bond, Jan. 30, Thomasville.
• Zachary Jaron Billie, 18, of 416 E. Holly Hill Road, Thomasville, was charged with felony breaking and entering, $5,000 secured bond, Nov. 28, Thomasville.
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As Californians' wallets are being hit hard at the gas pump, the national average continues to climb. Diana Alvear reports.
Gas prices hit a new record in California on Saturday: an all-time average high of $4.6140 per gallon.
The news comes as prices are expected to continue to go up in the next couple days, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California.
Gas prices have gone up 47 cents in the past week in California. A refinery shortage and a recent power outage at a plant in Torrance were to blame for the recent fuel price spikes.
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"This is ridiculous," said Edgar Marutyan, a taxi driver. "I don't know how long we can go like this."
Commuter Darryl Atlas agreed: "Five dollar gas prices -- now 6 -- is very unreasonable."
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County recorded its largest single-day increase on Friday, rising 19.2 cents to $4.539 -- its highest amount since July 12, 2008.
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The record price in LA County is $4.626, set on June 21, 2008.
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People line up to purchase gasoline at a Costco Gas Station in Carlsbad, Calif., on Friday.
The Orange County average price also recorded its largest single-day increase Friday, rising 19.5 cents to $4.525, its highest amount since July 9, 2008.
It has also risen by more than 1 cent on each of the past seven days, including 9.4 cents on Thursday and 5.9 cents on Wednesday.
It is 41.4 cents more than one week ago, 37 cents higher than one month ago and 73.8 cents greater than one year ago.
The record price in Orange County is $4.598, set on June 19, 2008.
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He also said that a refinery power outage and a pipeline incident occurred on Monday that sent wholesale markets into a panic about the adequacy of California fuel supplies.
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I am wondering what the difference is between the two sentences below?
Everytime I met a sentence including "would", it makes me embarrased or a little frustrated. I know some usage of "would" but it still seems to have lots of usage.
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I wanted to play outside but Mom wouldn't let me go.
I wanted to play outside but Mom didn't let me go.
One meaning of would is, to give consent. My mom didn't consent to let me go out.Originally Posted by pb
Please note, capitalize Mom only when it's used in place of a her name:
EX: John said that Mom will be late for dinner tonight. ('Mom' is capitalized because that's the name her children call her. That's the name they address her with.)
EX: John said that his mom will be late for dinner. ('mom' is not capitalized because it's not being used as someone's name. 'mom' expresses a female parent, whereas 'Mom' expresses someone's name. The same holds true for Dad/dad, Sister/sister, and so on.


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But an inebriated Seyfried confessed she didn't stop at one.
She told the talk show host, "I'm pretty drunk. To be honest with you, Dave, I've had about three (shots). You know, big fan of whiskey... I had some (rare) Midleton. Russell Crowe gave me some Midleton for my birthday... And then your lovely colleagues had some Jameson waiting (backstage) for me."
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Wacom has launched two new Cintiq interactive pen displays, the Cintiq 24HD touch and Cintiq 22HD - which join the already-available Cintiq 24HD.
The new Cintiq 24HD touch combines iPad-style multi-touch with Wacom's pressure-sensitive pen technology.
Support for the Cintiq's multi-touch is available in the new Corel Painter 12.2 update. In other applications - such as Adobe's Creative Suite 6, including Photoshop CS6 - touch-based gestural commands can trigger shortcuts but not the advanced functionality available in Corel Painter 12.2 (unless Adobe build in support in future updates). Wacom says the Cintiq 24HD touch will support the multi-touch gestures built into Windows 8.
The Cintiq 24HD touch has an RGB LED backlit panel that can display up to 1.07 billion colours, covering 97 percent of the Adobe colour gamut. To help ensure colour accuracy, Wacom will be offering tailored colour calibration hardware and software based around that offered with NEC's SpectraView line of monitors.
As with the Cintiq 24HD, the Cintiq 24HD touch has a counter-weighted stand that adjusts to the user's favorite positions for maximum comfort. For example, they can bring the display surface over the edge of the desk so that it rests comfortably just above the lap. The display can also be adjusted to more vertical, easel-like positions.
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Earlier this year, Dan Morris sought 600 good-quality, deciduous trees with an acceptable diameter for Union University's Great Lawn project. Response to faxes for his spring order often came back, "Not available."
Morris, owner of Morris Nursery and Landscapes, Inc., in Jackson, Tenn., eventually found what he was looking for. But he spent a week visiting 15 wholesale businesses in Tennessee's nursery belt around Warren County before he found quality landscape trees that were two to three inch caliper, well-branched, full crown.
Morris' quest for Shumard oaks, a good fall-color tree that transplants fairly well, took him to Huntsville, Ala., where he had no luck, then to Joplin, Mo., before he found 138 of the trees in Norman, Okla.
Thanks to suburban sprawl, demand outstrips the supply of good, specialty plants.
According to Carol Reese, University of Tennessee area ornamental-horticulture specialist, consumers have become more discriminating about what they want in their landscape, whether it be wooded areas, extensive hardscapes (such as patios) or lush green space and flowers.
Using a diversity in plants offers multiple seasons of interest, helps to attract wildlife, presents an opportunity for creativity and allows homeowners to hedge their bets against disease.
"We've learned to mix it up so that if one tree starts dying, we haven't ruined our (landscape) plan," explains Reese. "Right now Leyland cypress, which was considered the ideal screening material a few years ago, is dying all over the state from a fungal disease."
When people move into a house, the appearance of their yard becomes a primary concern. What can I plant? What's going to look good? How do I take care of it? These questions point to an information gap that affects the majority of potential plant buyers.
Reese would like to hear plant names such as Henry's garnet sweetspire or golden creeping Jenny roll off the consumer's tongue as easily as Kleenex or Windex. "We need to do brand-name marketing," says Reese. "We know that certain plants are going to do well for you, but we do a poor job of bridging that gap of ignorance.
"People are tired of the old meatball syndrome where you string the same three or four hollies everybody else uses around the foundation of the house. Consumers have become much more savvy. Look at the popularity of HGTV (Home and Garden Television)."
Two years ago, floriculture/nursery ranked fifth in the state of Tennessee in the percent of total farm receipts behind, in rank order, cattle and calves, broilers, dairy products and tobacco, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.
Between 1991 and 1999, cash receipts for floriculture crops produced in Tennessee, (including cut flowers; potted flowering plants, herbaceous perennials; bedding and gardening plants; foliage, cut, cultivated greens and propagated floriculture material; and unfinished plants) increased by 71.2 percent, according to the Tennessee Agricultural Statistics Service (TASS). Today, the crops are valued at about $60 million.
Nursery crops include transplants for commercial truck-crop production, propagation material or lining-out stock, broadleaf evergreens, coniferous evergreens, deciduous shade trees, deciduous flowering trees, deciduous shrubs and other ornamentals, fruit and nut plants and cut and to-be-cut Christmas trees.
During the 1990s, cash receipts for these crops grew by 37.5 percent. Nursery crops grown in-state are estimated to be worth $140 million.
In 1999, Warren County was Tennessee's top county in agricultural production with $83 million in receipts, which represented 3.8 percent of the state's total farm receipts. More than 80 percent of the county's market value of all farm products came from nursery and greenhouse production, according to TASS.
"A lot of farms have been overcome by the suburbs," Said Morris, who grew up on a farm in Lauderdale County's Arp community.
"Many small farms are now growing ornamental horticulture (plants), fruit trees or sod for urban gardening rather than depending on cotton and soybeans. Some would have closed or gone bankrupt had they not switched to horticultural agriculture.
For Morris, what started as an in-home mom-and-pop landscape business with two employees in 1978 turned into a landscape contracting, retail nursery, grounds maintenance and irrigation business that has increased its revenue 656 percent since its first year of operation. It now supports 35 employees.
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I had a need for the best stucco contractor in Los Angeles. I was tremendously pleased with the work that McGrath Contracting had done with my earthquake retrofitting as you can see from my article McGrath Contracting Review - Honest Construction in Los Angeles. McGrath Contracting did not include a bid for the stucco work because Paul McGrath wanted to make sure that my historic property had a stucco job that would exactly match the existing finish and thought it best that I deal directly with a stucco contactor personally. This would assure me the best stucco contactor in Los Angeles and save me money in that I would be dealing directly with the contractor.
The earthquake retrofitting and shear wall installation is no coming to an end so I am on my hunt to get the best stucco contractor in Los Angeles to finish my job. I will report my findings soon.


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Preheat the oven to 350. Line 12 wells in a cupcake tin with baking papers. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, zest and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the juice. Alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Fill each baking cup two-thirds full. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Ice with coconut lime icing.


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Another maxi dress (based on Dots Invasion Dress by AnaJan)
Added Jul 17, 2011
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Just about finished this in time for my holidays, but nearly didn't make it!!
This was one project I haven't enjoyed any part of (except maybe choosing the fabric which I do love and the pattern which is a lovely style).
It was a pain to cut out as the fabric kept slipping and shifting shapes so the parts didn't match properly when it came to sewing together. The below bust area down to the waist was too tight a fit so I had to unpick it and insert the blue strips down the front panel.
It is REALLY badly finished to the eye of anyone who knows anything about sewing and there's a good chance it will be thrown away after the holiday (or recycled) as it insults me to see how bad it is up close (lol) but I thought I ought to wear it a couple of times at least after the hassle of making it.
Am soooo glad I'm going on holiday though now, I don't want to see another piece of fabric or a sewing machine for a few weeks!!
I'll try making this again in the future I'm sure but with a less tricksy fabric!!
(It wouldn't let me say which project it was based on when I tried uploading the project for some reason, I kept typing Dots Invasion Dress and it just kept saying "You need to say which project this is based on". Not sure what I was doing wrong.)
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Jun 4, 2013, 12.10 PMby anajan
So sorry to hear about your troubles with the slippery fabric. The dress looks nice though, but I understand the frustration. I hope you still wear it.
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Jun 4, 2013, 05.38 PMby sewingfan1
It's actually grown on me and i always get compliments when I wear it so must have done something right :-)
Just reading through what i'd written in my description, i didn't make it clear that the pattern was a good one to work with and a really lovely style. That certainly wasn't at fault when it came to making the dress! thanks for posting it, and thanks for your comments too :-)
Jun 5, 2013, 08.29 AMby anajan
I'm glad to hear that you wear the dress, it really looks lovely :).
Jul 18, 2011, 05.35 AMby zumurruda
The dress looks lovely! I can relate to how you're feeling about it though after the problems it caused you but if I were you I would still wear it because why let all your hard work go for nothing and in time you'll forget its bad points if they're not so obvious on the right side of the garment!!
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Jul 18, 2011, 07.44 AMby sewingfan1
awww, thanks. To be honest it does look fine from the outside if you don't look too closely, and you're right, no-one should see the inside except me :-)
Jul 17, 2011, 05.59 PMby sealtopaz
Love it!!!
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Jul 18, 2011, 07.44 AMby sewingfan1
Thankyou :-)
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by Wesley Ratko
Modern fire trucks are wider than their century-old forebears. But as the size of the trucks has increased, the fire station doors have not. Because of this ever widening problem, the historic station house for Engine 37 at 101 West Highland Ave. may no longer be able to serve its intended purpose.
Joyce Lenhardt, vice-president of the Chestnut hill Community Association's Physical Division, told the CHCA board Thursday night that the Philadelphia Fire Department contacted the CHCA to discuss how to work with the community association and the Chestnut Hill Historical Society to formulate a solution to this problem.
Lenhardt said that she and LUPZ co-chair Larry McEwen met with representatives of the Philadelphia Fire Department to gather information and better understand the issue.
"They're proactively trying to come up with a solution to this problem," Lenhardt said.
She added that while it is not an immediate problem, it may at some point reach a crisis situation.
The 1991 truck now operating out of Engine 37 leaves five inches of clearance on either side; they are about to replace it with a 1995 truck that will leave 2.5 inches on either side.
Lenhardt and McEwen discussed five options with the fire department and the Historical Society, including modifying the station to widen the doors, building a bigger garage next door, purchasing custom trucks that do fit in the existing station, eliminating the Chestnut Hill station altogether and constructing a modern fire station and repurpose the existing historic structure. The fire department wanted comments and input from the local community before proceeding.
The Historical Society is opposed to any modification of the station building as it is considered historically significant.
At Tuesday night's Development Review Committee meeting, Larry McEwen took a straw poll and determined that the best course of action would be for the CHCA and the Historical Society, in conjunction with the fire department, to co-author a letter to city council member Cindy Bass stating a desire to protect the existing structure while maintaining the service provided by the fire department.
Lenhardt proposed a motion seeking board approval to do just that. It passed unanimously.
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- Lenhardt also reviewed the activities of those committees. There was a last minute appearance for "Chill on the Hill," the proposed self-serve frozen yogurt store who learned, at the last minute, that they would need a zoning variance in order to provide take-out food items. Applicants Leslie Newbold and Alison Shoemaker will present their plans before the Land Use Planning and Zoning committee at its next meeting and appear before the board in September seeking support for the variance.
- Lenhardt announced that the Chestnut Hill Community Association is now a "recognized community organization," or RCO, under the new city zoning code, which went into effect this week on August 22.
- At last month's CHCA board meeting, the board voted to grant approval power to the Executive Committee, in order to enable them to review community agreements and renderings, and make a determination to support a variance on their own. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and its near neighbors reached an agreement and the Executive Committee voted to support the three variances sought by the school."They stated their appreciation of our process," Lenherdt said..
- The schematic design review for the Bowman Properties project at 8200 Germantown Avenue is now complete. On Monday, Aug. 13 the technical review committee met with the Bowman team and made a few dimensional adjustments to the design. These changes were minor and did not require board approval, but will be memorialized in a document.
- By a unanimous vote, the Aesthetics Committee of the Physical Division, which reviews matters affecting the appearance of the community and makes recommendations for board action, will now be known as the Streetscape Committee, to better reflect what the committee actually does. The new name will remain informal until the CHCA bylaws can be amended to incorporate the change and any additional duties.


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2012 Enjoyed a strong first season with the Beacons appearing in 11 of 13 matches … Finished with seven total victories … Ended the year tied for third on the team with four singles victories (4-5) … Picked up three number three doubles victories in 11 tries … Earned her first collegiate victory September 18 at number six singles with a 6-2, 6-0 win at Southern Maine … Registered her first career doubles victories against Eastern Nazarene College September 20, with an 8-3 win at third flight doubles … Dominated her Western Connecticut State opponent 6-0, 6-1 at number five singles on October 9 ... Recorded the only point of the day for UMass Boston on October 13 against Plymouth State College, with a 6-4, 6-2 win at number five singles.
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A few months ago, we let you know about the Wireless Achievement Awards (formerly known as the Wireless Leadership Awards). Today we are very excited to present the finalists to you, with the Winners being announced next week at the 2011 BlackBerry World™ conference.
The Wireless Achievement Awards are presented to customers who are doing business in new and better ways with game-changing BlackBerry® deployments. These high achievers are in a category of their own for their vision, efforts, and most of all, their awe-inspiring achievements. They partner with app development partners to mobilize corporate systems that were once only available by sitting at a desk. They increase performance, make a difference to the bottom line and simplify life for their employees.
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Please take a seat. I ordered new sofas for this event for my very special guests. They're pink so take good care of them.
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Vice President Jejomar Binay (and your son, ahahaha); former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; eminent Justices of the Supreme Court; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; honorable members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate; our leaders in local government; members of our Cabinet; uniformed officers of the military and of the police; my fellow public servants; and to the Filipino people… you all look fabulous today.
First of all, nais pong iparating ng kagalang-galang na PNoy na labis syang nag-so-sorry sa hindi nya pagdating today. He has a major scalp infection that was caused by the shampoo that was supposed to be for Josh. Before he used it, I was like, "Noy, don't use it. It's for Josh." And then he was like, "Why can't I use it?" I was like, "Because it's for Josh." Then he was like, "Bakit nga hindi pwede?" Then I was like, "Because it's for Josh." And then, ayun nga, nakarma kaagad. Ahahaha.
Anyway, I'll shut up na about TMI, baka magalit si PNoy.
This is PNoy's 3rd SONA. And he just want to say na… *reads speech*… Oh my God, this is boring, let's skip na. Pakitaas na ng prompter. Hindi dyan. No. No. No. Boring. Okay. Yan. Wait. Yan. Bongga.
PNoy just wants to say that his government made tanggal na all the gastusin na hindi kailangan and made habol all the tiwali, you know na naman that. We've all seen the news. Duh.
That's why we are not the most kawawa among Asian countries anymore. Instead of making utang, we are the ones making pautang to other countries. In all fairness talaga.
According to Bloomberg Businessweek, which I have a subscription, and I quote, "Keep an eye on the Philippines." Oh di ba. Level. According naman to Foreign Policy Magazine, we can be, and I quote "Asia's Next Tiger." Sosyal, di ba? Also, Oprah tweeted "Philippines deserves to be number one in Asia." Joooke. Joke lang. Hi, Oprah. She's watching.
One of PNoy's projects is the Pantawid Pamilya program. Well, I am the one who kept on pushing PNoy about this project because my son, Bimby, once said that he wants to give money to the poor. Bimbs, stand up, para makita ka sa camera. Say hi, Bimbs. Aww. He's having tantrums since kanina pa kasi the barong is itchy. I should've asked someone to make a non-itchy barong. Next year!
Anyway… Oh my God. So many numbers. I don't want to say everything na. If you want, I'll just post everything on my Twitter account. It's @aquinokristina. Unfollow the old one. I have a new one na. Ako personally ang nag-tu-tweet. Using Nokia Lumia of course. If you want the graphs, I'll post it on instagram na lang.
PNoy also wants to thank the BPO industry for bringing so much jobs. Clap clap. And BPO also make more industries more masigla. Bongga talaga.
Also, there will be improvements in our transportation systems. First, with our airports. More airports, more fun! And we will fix the anik-anik in NAIA. The government will also keep on building roads. There will be a connector na between NLEX and SLEX that will make the byahe from Clark to Calamba so madali. Imagine what that will do to my taping schedule. It will be easier for me to go from my teleserye taping in the north to my movie taping in the south.
Kudos also to DoT. Good job, Secretary Jimenez. It's more fun in the Philippines talaga. I've experienced going to different places dahil sa KrisTV and I can honestly say, iba talaga. Everyone of you here in the congress should guest on my show. It's fun talaga. You can ask Senator Chiz.
Also, PNoy did something about the electricity na. So everybody can watch my show.
PNoy also wants to thank the militantes who balik-loob to the government. Nakatulong din siguro ang pagbibigay ko sa kanila ng KrisTV mugs which I personally chose. Take good care of it. It's imported and I personally mail them. With ribbons pa sa box and heart-shaped cutouts pa because, you know naman how much I love hearts.
And, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge Dawn Zulueta and Richard Gomez who are present in the congress today. Napakataas ng ratings ng Walang Hanggan. Nanunuod kami ni Bimbs with his yayas and swear, tutok na tutok kami.
Everytime there is a sakuna, before, people always wait for services. Ngayon, hindi na. Nauuna talaga ako para magbigay ng tulong. Ako talaga! Together with other artistas like Vice Ganda and many more, we go to the lugar na nasalanta ang give relief goods.
With regards to the past administration, we never forget. Forgive and forget na lang ang sampung taon na nawala sa atin? Forgive and forget na lang ba para sa mga naulila ng limampu't pitong biktima ng masaker sa Maguindanao? Maibabalik ba sila ng "forgive and forget?" Forgive and forget ang lahat ng atraso ng mga naglubog sa atin sa bulok na estado? Forgive and forget na lang ba ang pambababae ng asawa ko? No. I've forgiven, but I will never forget. So wala munang lovelife-lovelife ngayon. Work muna.
Anyway, this getting so mahaba na. I will not make this more mahaba because I will resume taping for my teleserye with Robin and Anne. The rest of PNoy's speech is on the internet. Google-google na lang kayo.
Lastly, PNoy wants to add na don't thank him daw for the things that the government did. Whenever there's an OFW na nagpapasalamat sa kanya, he always say, "ikaw ang gumawa nito." Kapag may magsasaka na nagpapasalamant, sinasabi nya na, "ikaw ang gumawa nito." Kapag may anyone na lumalapit at nagapapsalamat, sinasabi nya, "ikaw ang gumawa nito." Kapag pumupunta si Phillip at James sa bahay to visit the kids, palagi kong sinasabi, "kayo ang gumawa nito."
Hindi po ito SONA ni PNoy. SONA ito ng sambayanang Pilipino. Love love love for the rest of the year. Ako po si Kris Aquino.


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World Week Ahead: Correction chatter
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By Margreet Dietz Nov 12 (BusinessDesk) – As markets swoon in the wake of the US presidential election and as the fiscal outlook in both the US and the EU remains clouded, investors appear set to leap to the sidelines. In the past five days, the …
World Week Ahead: Correction chatter
By Margreet Dietz
Nov 12 (BusinessDesk) – As markets swoon in the wake of the US presidential election and as the fiscal outlook in both the US and the EU remains clouded, investors appear set to leap to the sidelines.
In the past five days, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.1 percent, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index shed 2.4 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 2.6 percent. All 10 of the S&P 500's industry groups fell last week.
"There's a technical breakdown in the market that indicates further losses," Adam Sarhan, chief executive of Sarhan Capital in New York, told Reuters . "A 10 percent drop is the next big line in the sand."
It won't help investors' nerves to have a short week for trading after having lost two days when Hurricane Sandy swamped the US East Coast. Wall Street is closed on Monday for the US Veteran's day holiday.
As Sarhan noted, there's good reason for chatter about a potential correction. The S&P 500 has been trading in a range between the 50-day moving average of 1,433.50 and the 200-day moving average of 1,380.98 for about two weeks; a significant break below that lower level could be a precursor to further weakness, according to analysts.
One reason for the pall over Wall Street is continuing mixed corporate signals. Shares of Walt Disney and Groupon were among those that got hammered because of disappointing results last week: slowing sales growth is a worry about what the next few quarters may bring.
With results in from 449 of the S&P 500 companies, third-quarter earnings now are estimated to have declined 0.3 percent from a year ago, which is slightly better than the forecast at the start of the reporting period, according to Reuters. Only 38 percent of companies have surpassed expectations for third-quarter sales, Thomson Reuters data showed.
Earnings due this week include Wal-Mart and Home Depot.
Economic indicators poised for release in the coming days include the producer price index, retail sales, and consumer price index.
Also pending are the minutes from the latest FOMC meeting. In the statement released on October 24, the committee said it was "concerned" that the economy wasn't expanding fast enough to bolster the jobs market. "Furthermore, strains in global financial markets continue to pose significant downside risks to the economic outlook."
Among those risks is the lingering debt crisis in Europe, which shows no sign of abating and may be set to deepen as the EU's economy heads south. The euro zone's gross domestic product contracted 0.1 percent in the third quarter, economists in a Bloomberg survey forecast before data due November 15. The economy shrank 0.2 percent from April through June after stagnating in the first quarter.
In Europe, the Stoxx 600 Index suffered a 1.7 percent decline in the past five days. The euro weakened against the Japanese yen and the greenback last week, sliding 2.1 percent and 0.9 percent respectively in the past five days.
While Greek politicians will vote today on the country's 2013 budget — which includes more austerity measures, it may be several more weeks until Greece's international lenders transfer fresh bailout funds. EU finance ministers await a report on the country's compliance with bailout terms.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Amherst College men's basketball, ranked No. 2 in the nation, proved to be too much for MIT's hardwood unit on Thursday night as the Lord Jeffs overcame a sluggish first half en route to a 79-47 win at Rockwell Cage. Four players scored in double figures for Amherst, while 13 different players added to its offensive totals in the team's first meeting since 1992.
MIT (4-5) looked to slow an Amherst (6-0) attack that entered the non-league tilt averaging nearly 94 points per game. The results were positive early in the opening half as the Engineers and Lord Jeffs were locked at 10-10 midway through the frame. Junior Andrew Olsen pushed Amherst in front 13-10 with a three at 10:27, sparking a 14-2 run over the next five minutes.
A pair of buckets by MIT sophomore Jimmy Bartolotta temporarily sliced into the lead, although Ryan Baskauskas came off the bench and scored five straight points to spark another run. After Olsen connected on another jumper to raise the advantage to a game-high 15 points, Bartolotta finished on a fast-break to close the first half scoring at 33-20.
In the second half, Amherst's depth and great offensive balance slowly stretched the margin, and the Jeffs enjoyed a 52-31 lead with just over eight minutes left in regulation. Amherst continued to extend its lead throughout the final eight minutes, never allowing the advantage to fall below 25. A lay-up by Mike Mosley with 23 seconds left on the clock gave Amherst its largest lead of the night at 79-45.
Baskauskas led Amherst in scoring with 13 points, while Fletcher Walters, Tim McLaughlin and Olsen each added 12. Amherst's balance was absolutely incredible, and the Jeffs finished the night with a 45-29 advantage on the boards. After shooting just 38.5% from beyond the arc in the first period, the Jeffs were 6-of-10 in the second half.
The Engineers were led by Bartolotta's game-high 16 points. Freshman Erich Bracht chipped in 14, while Bartolotta and Bracht tied Amherst's Dan O'Shea with a game-best nine rebounds. Unlike the Jeffs, which capitalized on a potent perimeter attack, MIT finished the game 3-of-18 from long range.


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