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Incense Gift package created for David Crow and Florecopeia 2015
From Mermade Magickal Arts – www.mermadearts.com
Ingredients and background of the incense blends included:
Golden Bough 2015
Like Sun on the boughs of resin bearing trees
For true incense lovers....made with our newest Sandalwood from Japan.
An intoxicating blend of pure resins and precious woods.
I have ground together the finest Hougary Frankincense of Oman, rich amber /vanilla Tolu Balsam , healing Chios Mastic from Greece with Premium grade Sandalwood, , Peruvian Palo Santo wood, Benzoin Sumatra and small bits of Labdanum from Crete .
I also added to this special batch a blend of ground Agarwood.
The scent is mystical, warm, mellow, and amber like - a little goes a long way - The fragrance will enchant a room all day...
Golden Bough is best when used with an Electric Incense Heater.
Ketoret – Biblical Formula Temple Incense
"May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice."
(Psalm 141:2)
Ketoret (or Qetoret) , like Kyphi , is a renown holy temple incense used for prayer and offering in the temples of the ancient world. After years of researching and receiving many requests, I decided to try to recreate this sacred blend. This incense is very close to what I believe could be its original aroma and character, it is made with reverence and respect - to be used for spiritual work.
Offered here is an incense created in a sacred way to accompany and carry prayers to God.
The word Ketoret means something that "rises up in circles and whose aroma wafts and spreads". In Aramaic Ketoret (from the root word Kesher) it means to "connection", or to connect with the divine.
Scholars debate its exact ingredients , and there are also formulas with 11 ingredients ( which I hope to try to make in the future) but after studying many texts this is the formula I have chosen to use.
The four components of Ketoret mentioned in the Bible are:
• Stacte (נָטָף nataf) - (I have used one part Myrrh and Myrrh essential oil)
Stacte means tear or "a dripping substance" like sap from a tree. Most agree that this terms most likely was referring to Myrrh in its purest form or possibly a balsam like storax.
• Onycha (שְׁחֵלֶת shekheleth) - (I have used one part pure Labdanum resin)
There has always been dispute over what Onycha was. Many think it was the operculum of a mollusk shell that was prepared and ground to powder. It is true that this is revered ingredients in many traditional incense formulas that acts as a fixative and blending agent. In my opinion it seems unlikely for a shellfish to be used in a Hebrew temple and Labdanum is much more likely. This sweet spicy ingredient has been used in perfumes and incense for thousands of years and grows profusely in the Middle East, specifically in Israel and Palestine. The rock rose is a bush, not a tree (the Talmud states that onycha comes from a ground plant and not a tree)
• Galbanum (חֶלְבְּנָה khelbanah) - ( I have used one part pure resin from Iran)
Galbanum (ours is from Iran) was known as the "Mother Resin" . The resin was highly treasured as a sacred substance by the ancient Egyptians as well as the Hebrews. The "green" incense of Egyptian antiquity is believed to have been Galbanum. Galbanum resin has a very intense green scent complex spicy, woody, balsam-like fragrance.
• Pure Frankincense (לְבוֹנָה זָךְ levonah zach) (I have used 3 parts Green and White Hougary, Bosellia Sacra)
Pure frankincense is the resin of a tree of the boswellia sacra species.
This incense was compounded of the best quality resins hand ground and powdered then heated gently to meld them together. The proportions are not exactly as mentioned in the Bible, but very close. Due to its holy nature I decided to vary it just a bit out of respect and also to soften the scent. It is then hand rolled and cut, using pure salt to aid in handling.
Everyone who has experienced it have been moved by its unique beauty. It can be burned on charcoal the traditional way, or on an electric heater.
Notes and quotes on Ketoret -
"Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, went up before God from the angel's hand." (Revelations 8:3-4)
" Take unto yourself sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: And you shall make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together [salted], pure and holy: And you shall beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with you: it shall be unto you most holy. And as for the perfume which you shall make, you shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto you holy for the LORD. Whosoever shall make like unto it, to enjoy the smell thereof, shall even be cut off from his people."
-Exodus 30:34-38; 37:29.
(in the Tabernacle) The golden altar of incense sat in front of the curtain that separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies. It was a square with each side measuring 1.5 feet and was 3 feet high. It was made of acacia wood and overlaid with pure gold. Four horns protruded from the four corners of the altar.
God commanded the priests to burn incense on the golden altar every morning and evening, the same time that the daily burnt offerings were made. The incense was to be left burning continually throughout the day and night as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It was made of an equal part of four precious ingredients (stacte, onycha, galbanum and frankincense) and was considered holy. God commanded the Israelites not to use the exact formula outside the tabernacle to make perfume for their own consumption; otherwise, they were to be cut off from their people (Exodus 30:34-38).
The incense was a symbol of the prayers and intercession of the people going up to God as a sweet fragrance. God wanted His dwelling to be a place where people could come and pray .
Poured out on burning coals the incense produced a delightful aroma in the Holy Place. It was the offering of the person whose sins had been forgiven by blood and who then went on to express the fragrance of love and worship, which was most pleasing to God.
Lev 16:12 "Then Aaron shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the LORD, with his hands full of sweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil.
King Solomon wrote, "Oil and Qetoret make the heart rejoice" (Proverbs 27:9).
Oud Kyphi - The incense creation closest to our heart....
An elegant piece of Scented Art.....only available from Mermade
For 2016 I have created a wonderful Oud Kyphi Blend , it is smooth and a bit less sweet - very sacred yet sensuous. As always it is a limited supply, we can only make one batch per year. This Kyphi has been adorned with fine Ensar Agarwood oil and Top Grade Cultivated Agarwood powder from Vietnam.
Kyphi is made of powdered resins, spices and botanicals, carefully melded together over time to create a classic incense solid, the small cakes are semi-soft , dark, sweet and resinous.
This Kyphi is the most recent re-creation of the powerful fumigation from the ancient temples of Horus and Isis. Based on the latest research from the Edfu temple and a recent study of ceramic dishes used in the preparation of kyphi, this incense contains components of great of magic that were dedicated to the gods of the Ennead. The technique stems originally from Nathaniel Mussellman's original formula Divine Lover inspired by historic Egyptian texts and meticulous study of the incense arts .
The care and physical preparation of this blend also follows ancient tradition. It takes no less than a month to combine and blend all the components, and at least another six months of aging and curing before this sacred fumigation is ready for offering.
This year we actually found wildcrafted Greek Aleppo Pine resin as believed was used in the original ancient formulas. We can guarantee that this is truly a Kyphi worthy of the Gods and made to the highest and most traditional standards possible.
We recommend that this fine premium incense be used on an Electric Incense Heater or heated very gently on a good charcoal.
Some of the ingredients in 2016 Kyphi: Hougary Frankincense(Black and Green), Yemeni Myrrh, Labdanum Resin and Absolute, Persian Galbanum, Turkish Storax Bark, Chios Mastic, Burgundy Spruce resin, Aloeswood, Aleppo Pine resin, Fine Honey Mead and other many other traditional spices.
On Kyphi: Contrary to the Greek, Arabic, and later versions of this formula, it appears that the revised inscriptions at Edfu do not call for fruit paste in the making of this incense. This formula appears to be composed mostly of sacred resins, and this re-creation has been blended with the finest resins associated with Egyptian perfumery and worship.
Burned in the evening, kyphi was believed to restore the sexuality of the gods or departed dead. Recent Egyptologyclosely ties scent and sexuality together in the ancient culture. Funerary beliefs and mythical doctrines also place strong emphasis on the life-giving force of sexuality. This is quite appropriate as the kyphi formula comes to us from the temples of gods associated with the creation, life, and afterlife. Heka (assumed magic or life force in action) was believed the means of communing with and influencing the divine.
At nightfall, they burnt Kyphi, the famous compound incense, which was made of sixteen ingredients: Most of the ingredients that are taken into this compound, in as much as theyhave aromatic properties, give forth a sweet emanation and a beneficent exhalation, by which the air is changed, and the body moved gently and softly by the current, acquires a temperament conducive to sleep;and the distress and strain of our daily cares, as if they were knots, these exhalations relax and loosen without the aid of wine
Blend Profile - Sacred, Ancent Egytpian Temple, Resinous, sweet Earth, Suave dark amber, Leather , Balsamic
Ali's Rare Incense Powder - 2015
A very special incense creation from Gregg King of Crowmagnon Incense in a fine powder form. This formula is based upon those revealed in manuscripts from the Mohammedan courts, circa 678 AD, and takes one year to create.
Katlyn on Ali :
Ali is the lost bakhoor you always dreamed of finding from some decadent past.
A scent for an outlaw love goddess...where to find the words to describe this extraordinary incense blend. My first thought, ache-ingly beautiful, Amorous and animalic....Ali, which means excellent and fine, is just that. But it is also a guilty pleasure when one reads and smells the rare and precious ingredients. Those sought after "un-obtainium" kind of things from some ancient formulary.
It contains the pheromone tincture of Sweet dark Ambergris, Siberian Musk the finest sandal from Japanese procurers, Burmese Agar, antique spices and perfect resins.
From Marion on Olfactory Rescue Service:
....Subtle animalic notes of musk and ambergris are the first to greet me. These are two of my favorite notes in incense. Their primal rawness and power is provocative and wild. I've always lived in a very urban area; when I smell these lusty notes I access something elemental that isn't normally a part of my ever day experience- something that makes my heart beat just a little faster...
Ali's Rare Incense Powder consists of the following:
Mysore Sandalwood oil vintage 2002
Mysore Sandalwood powder
Tahitian Vanilla tincture 20%
Orris Root
Ambergris and Ambergris tincture (sweet/dark for both)
Antique Clove Oil
Saigon Cinnamon Tincture
Cocoa Powder 20-22% butter content
Agarwood-Burma vintage 1998
Green Hougary Frankincense
We suggest heating on an electric heater otherwise scorching will occur.
If charcoal must be used, please use a mica plate or foil to lessen the heat.
- Gregg King, Crowmagnon Incense
Forest Balsam
Pure green goodness from the heart of the woods....
Not since the early days of Kyphi have I been this moved by an incense and its creation. The perfect all natural green amber that is Fir Balsam in an incense. With the help from our friend Bonnie in Canada , who sent me so many wonderful forest treasures, this new type of incense is born.
New botanicals, new methods and new inspiration...
With pure, just as it comes from the trees , light clear drops of Fir Balsam resin. This is in a liquid form and Bonnie gathered every drop herself. Achingly beautiful and pure. Perhaps my personal favorite aromatic.
The Fir Balsam Resin is ground together with fresh cut Thuja shavings (sweet Cedar), Larch wood, and Fir Balsam bough tips (the most aromatic parts:)
Then my new method come into play as these ingredients are melded together in warm Pinon Pine resin and a natural binder is added to allow the cutting and shaping. The pellets of forest aromatics come out soft but not sticky, perfect for the heater. You may want to pull each piece into smaller bits before heating.
The queen of this blend is the Fir Balsam ...a scent I have wanted to capture in an incense for so many years.
|This article was published on Tuesday 01 December, 2015.


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For the second successive campaign the Dragons explored the possibility of playing an LV= Cup encounter at Eugene Cross Park but have decided to stick at Rodney Parade.
The region release details about 2013/14 season tickets today and don't believe it would be fair to make a decision about playing north of the M4 before canvassing the opinion of punters.
They did explore the possibility of leaving an Anglo-Welsh Cup game off the season ticket, making it an all-pay affair at a venue to be confirmed.
However, the board have opted to hold fire while conducting market research into what direction the region should go in.
It comes after the debacle over a new logo when a web vote was aborted after just 16 hours because of a feisty reaction from those that wanted a heavier Newport emphasis and those that want to be known simply as the Dragons.
"We have no data on anything and that is a weakness of the business," admitted chief executive Gareth Davies. "Over time decisions have been taken – or not been taken – on gut feeling.
"In the next few months we will get proper evidence and conduct proper market research into what people want."
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Will Second Half of 2013 Be Strong?
How will the market perform between now and Dec. 31? MarketWatch's Mark Hulbert crunches the data on MoneyBeat.
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The term "engaged Buddhism" was coined by the Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh as a way of asserting that Buddhism should not be passive or otherworldly, but on the contrary, that Buddhists should be deeply, compassionately involved in every aspect of society where suffering arises. Not Turning Away is a treasury of writings on the philosophy and practice of engaged Buddhism by some of the most well-known and respected figures in the movement, gleaned from the pages of the magazine that is the primary forum for engaged Buddhism in America and elsewhere: Turning Wheel: The Journal of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.
Not Turning Away provides a history of the engaged Buddhism movement, an analysis of its underlying principles, and inspiring practical examples of real people's experiences in putting spiritual practice to the test on the personal, national, and global levels. The range of topics—from political oppression to prison work, disability, racism, poverty, nonviolence, forgiveness, the student-teacher relationship, and homelessness—demonstrates the applicability of Buddhist teaching to every concern of modern life.
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A newly released special edition of the life-changing classic from Charles Colson.
Once every generation, a book comes along that defines debate, shapes attitudes, and changes society. The Body is such a book.
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In this watershed book, Colson pulls no punches: The church is in an identity crisis. He dares Christians to renounce the petty, sectarian divisions that blunt the church's witness in the world and calls us to affirm our oneness even as we celebrate our diversity.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Wordless Wednesday - 20 January 2010
The DAR application information, referenced in yesterday's Tombstone Tuesday. I descend from Isaac's son Edward.
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Thank you for sharing this DAR application. I've never seen one. I hope it provides you with some good clues to further your research.ReplyDelete
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Yes, it is great to see this shared. I do recommend that you do your own verifications, however. The first one I started reviewing had a "fatal flaw" in the very first entry - and the correct information was available to the "preparer" at the time, she just "wanted so bad" to have it be the other way...ReplyDelete
Since then, I've always treated every DAR application at "family tradition" information, not gospel truth. Thanks again,
Bill ;-)
Author of "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"
Dr. Bill is right. Anything like this can be fabricated. I have verified everything for the Edward Freeman line descent and this is spot on, as is the Peter Freeman info. But other info is still not verified (by me) and I have a brick wall with Isaac's wife Marian Gallup (allegedly daughter of Thomas Gallup & Jane Patterson, but not yet confirmed). It's always a work in progress. And what I'd give to have a copy of those Family Bible pages!ReplyDelete


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From Herald sports writer Greg Cote:
CARDINALS (4-8) at SEAHAWKS (7-5)
Line: SEA by 10 1/2.
Cote's pick: SEA 19-16.
John Skelton replaces Ryan Lindley at QB for Cacti, which helps a little I guess, but Seattle defense still should dominate. Cardbirds have lost eight in a row but I still see the betting line as fat. 'Zona has won past two over Hawks including 20-16 on Sept. 9, and visitors' defense is good enough to keep this close, too, in what should be a low-scoring game.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/06/3 ... picks.html


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Prospects Daily: Growing geopolitical tension prompts risk aversion, Eurozone economic confidence at a 31-month high, Turkey's consumer confidence weakens to four-year low, Brazil's GDP growth recovers in Q4 2013
Financial Markets… Growing tension in Ukraine and Russia dampened investors' risk appetite on Thursday, weighing on global stocks and sending the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc higher amid increased demand for safe-haven assets. Worries over geopolitical uncertainty hit Europeans shares especially hard, which were already under pressure due to a downward revision to Spain's fourth-quarter GDP along with European Central Bank's data showing little improvement in the volume of credit reaching euro-zone companies. The euro was down as well, as slowing inflation in Germany fueled speculation the ECB will cut interest rates further.
Brazils' central bank slowed the pace of interest rate hikes yesterday, possibly signaling the end of an aggressive monetary tightening cycle that started last year to battle a spike in inflation. The central bank raised the benchmark Selic rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 10.75%, breaking a streak of six straight 50 bps hikes that sent the key rate to its highest level in over two years. A shaky economy, slowing inflation, and President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to tighten fiscal policy seemed to give the central bank some breathing room to opt for a smaller rate increase. Brazil's central bank has hiked the key rate by 350 bps from a record low 7.25% in the eighth consecutive increase since April.
High Income Economies… U.S. first-time jobless claims rose unexpectedly to 348,000 in the week ended February 22nd, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 334,000. The less volatile four-week moving average came in at 338,250, unchanged from the previous week's revised average. Continuing claims, a reading on the number of people receiving ongoing unemployment assistance, edged up to 2.964 million in the week ended February 15th from the preceding week's revised level of 2.956 million.
Driven by upbeat services and industrial sentiment, Eurozone economic confidence unexpectedly improved for the tenth consecutive month, edging up from 101.0 in January to 101.2 in February, a 31-month high. The marginal increase in economic confidence was due to enhanced confidence in construction and, to a lesser extent, services, retail trade and industry. At the same time, confidence among consumers worsened in February.
The leading economic index for Taiwan, China continued its upward movement in January, but at a weaker rate than in December. The index rose 0.1% (m/m) to 103.8 in January, after growing 0.1% in December and 0.2% in November. Meanwhile, the coincident economic index, which measures the current situation, advanced 0.6% to 103.9 in January, following December's 0.6% gain. The lagging index, which gauges the past performance of the economy, fell 0.3% to 100.5 in January, following a 0.3% decline.
Developing Economies…Europe and Central Asia: Turkey's consumer confidence weakened for the third consecutive month in February, with the index dropping to 69.2 from 72.4 in January, the lowest score since February 2010 when it was 68.6. All four sub-indices declined. The index assessing households' sentiment about the possibility of saving this month declined the most, dropping 15.8% to 22; followed by the index gauging consumers' view on the general economic situation, which fell 3.9% to 90.4.
Latin America and the Caribbean: Brazil's GDP growth recovered in the fourth quarter of 2013, rising 0.7% (q/q) after contracting 0.5% (q/q) in the third quarter, exceeding the consensus forecast of 0.3% growth. On an annualized basis, GDP grew 1.9% in Q4, higher than the consensus forecast of 1.6% (y/y), but slower than the 2.2% (y/y) expansion in the previous quarter. For 2013 as a whole, GDP grew 2.3% rising from 1% in 2012, supported by a 6.3% growth in fixed capital formation, 2% increase in services and 1.3% growth in industrial production.
Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa's producer price inflation increased for the second consecutive month in January, coming in at 7.0% (y/y), higher than the consensus forecast of 6.8%, following a 6.5% (y/y) increase in December 2013. Among the components of the index, producer prices in the food, beverages and tobacco industry rose 5.9%, contributing 2.2 percentage points to the headline inflation. Month-on-month, producers prices increased 1% in January, up from 0.5% in December.


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The Rice University-based International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) on June 1 introduced the GoodNanoGuide, an online, community-driven wiki for information about the safe handling of nanomaterials.
The beta version of the GoodNanoGuide can be found at www.GoodNanoGuide.org.
Fostered by ICON, the guide is a highly collaborative, interactive resource by and for the occupational safety and nanotechnology communities, law, and industry.
It is a practical tool for people who handle nanomaterials as well as an online repository of safety protocols. It has been developed by experts from the worlds of nanotechnology, occupational safety, and business and is governed by an implementation committee from North America and Europe.
All content is freely available via the Internet. Visitors may add their comments by becoming "Community Members," and experts may contribute and edit protocols by becoming "Expert Providers."
"Governmental agencies and occupational researchers are generating a lot of good information about how to handle nanomaterials safely," said ICON Director Kristen Kulinowski, a faculty fellow in chemistry at Rice and executive director of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology. "The GoodNanoGuide points to and supplements these resources with specific protocols that can be used by workers in any setting where they are being handled."
"Progress in addressing the occupational health implications of engineered nanomaterials requires the open sharing of information and the development and dissemination of good guidance," said Charles L. Geraci, chief of the Document Development Branch in the Education and Information Division of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and coordinator of NIOSH's nanotechnology cross-sector program under the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). "We are pleased to see international forums of the sort offered by the ICON-sponsored GoodNanoGuide and the opportunity they provide in particular for helping to disseminate NIOSH's research and recommendations, and to make users aware of our resources."
Financial support for the development of the beta site was provided by ICON, nanoAlberta, British Columbia Nanotechnology Alliance-Nanotech BC, Industry Canada, Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail and NanoQuebec.


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matters5 needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 18 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
X-Ray and Ultrasound clinic (Southern Ontario, Canada)
Designers: I don't want to throw you off by you viewing this, but I have designed a mock-up in the attachments. I don't want you to look at the mock-up and think you need to design something like it. The mock-up simply contains the elements that I think would be beneficial to be seen by the site visitor on the home page.
[Edit: I don't know if this is literally the "easier brief ever". What I meant is that I am easy to work with, and I very much respect the talent and skill of designers, like you. —Marc]
We are trying to get our X-Ray and Ultrasound clinic on the internet. With too few patients, we will have to close our office. Healthcare in Canada is free under OHIP, and, as long as a patient has a referring doctor, he or she can choose to go to any X-Ray and Ultrasound Clinic. We would like them to go to ours!
1. The target of the website is referring doctors—ones that don't regularly refer their patients to use our x-ray office. These doctors may find our website through search engines, and then land on the page, glean information from it, and then they may decide to download a referral PDF or call our office. We may also have gone to the doctor's office to tell them about our services, and then the doctor may visit our website after they already know who we are—so the website must maintain the professional image we present.
2. The second target of the website is patients. Patients can be referred to a specific x-ray clinic by their doctor, but the patient has the freedom to go to any clinic. They may search for a clinic that is close to their home, or more convenient to access, and we hope to appeal to this audience as well.
I've had some "interesting" experiences with 99designs in the past, so I would expect that all submissions look better than the mock-up that I put together. I'm not a designer, and you are, so your design should look better than mine, right? :-)
I would hope that all submissions include some rationale behind the design (point-form is wonderful).
I think the mock up might explain it. Don't hesitate to ask questions.


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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
UEFA investigate match-fixing allegations
UEFA are looking into 12 matches in the Europa League and three in the Champions League as part of their investigation into alleged match-fixing.
European football's governing body confirmed on Friday that the matches concerned are all early qualifying round games. On Thursday police made several arrests across Europe in connection with the alleged bribing of players and officials to fix the results of games, prosecutors in the German city of Bochum revealed.
A UEFA statement read: "UEFA has been actively involved in the investigation and has given assistance via detailed information through its Betting Fraud Detection System. This detection system monitors all UEFA competitions and European national league first and second division matches for suspicious betting patterns. The information on a number of matches was passed to the German authorities upon their request."
UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino added: "This case proves that it is possible for a state investigative authority to work closely together with a sports governing body when it comes to corruption or match fixing, and it is gratifying to see that the Betting Fraud Detection System endorsed by the UEFA president, Michel Platini, is already bearing fruit.
"We will continue our battle against any form of corruption in European football with a mission of zero tolerance.
"UEFA will be demanding the harshest of sanctions before the competent courts for any individuals, clubs or officials who are implicated in this malpractice, be it under state or sports jurisdiction."
UEFA confirmed more information about the 15 European games concerned would be given at a later date, but revealed they are part of the UEFA list of 40 matches that have previously been quoted as being 'under suspicion'.
The majority of the games under investigation are domestic league matches in nine countries, which come under the jurisdiction of their own authorities and associations.
The match fixing and corruption allegations involved "around 200" matches, the governing body confirmed.
Peter Limacher, UEFA's head of disciplinary services, told a press conference in Germany: "This is undoubtedly the biggest fraud scandal there has ever been in European football. We are deeply shocked by the extent of the match manipulations by international gangs. We now have to do everything we can so that the referees, players and officials are brought to justice."


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Richard Schulze, Best Buy
Schulze has occupied the chairman's seat a couple times at the electronics retailer he founded in 1966, retuning in March as chairman emeritus. Hatim A. Tyabji is chairman. Schulze stepped down last year when it came to light that he knew about an affair between the CEO and a female staff member of the company that has been a victim of showrooming -- shoppers browse there but buy electronics on the Internet. Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, left, talks with Best Buy's Richard Schulze about the alliance between their companies announced in December 1999 in Redmond, Wash.
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SCP and SFTP
SFTP refers to various forms of (more or less) secure file transfer protocols. This article lists two examples and how to set them up.
SSH file transfer protocol
SSH file transfer protocol is a FTP-like protocol that allows secure file transfer and manipulation, encrypting both passwords and transfered data.
Setting up SSH file transfer protocol with OpenSSH
To set-up SFTP you only need to install and configure OpenSSH. Once you have this running SFTP is running too, the default configuration file enables it. Follow the instructions below for older configs.
1. Open /etc/ssh/sshd_config with your favorite editor and add this line:
Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/ssh/sftp-server
2. Restart the SSH-daemon with:
# /etc/rc.d/sshd restart
And it should work. You can access your files with the sftp program or sshfs. Many standard ftp programs should work as well.
FTP over SSH
FTP over SSH encrypts passwords unlike plain FTP. FTP over SSH is not really a true protocol, it's just SSH + FTP or TLS/SSL + FTP . Note that there are many ways to set this up. This is one of them.
This setup in particular (using pure-ftpd + TLS) encrypts usernames, passwords, commands and server replies, but does NOT encrypt the data channel. This also means that there is reduced performance cost on data transfer.
Setting up FTP with pure-ftpd
We will use pure-ftpd:
# pacman -Sy pure-ftpd openssh openssl
Then you can go ahead and edit the configuration file:
# vi /etc/pure-ftpd.conf
You can start and stop the pure-ftpd daemon by
# /etc/rc.d/pure-ftpd start # /etc/rc.d/pure-ftpd stop # /etc/rc.d/pure-ftpd restart
and you can set it to automatically start by adding it to the daemons list in /etc/rc.conf.
Set up Certicificates
Refer to http://download.pureftpd.org/pub/pure-ftpd/doc/README.TLS for more information. The short version is this:
1. Create a Self-Signed Certificate:
# mkdir -p /etc/ssl/private # openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey rsa:1024 -keyout \ /etc/ssl/private/pure-ftpd.pem \ -out /etc/ssl/private/pure-ftpd.pem
2. Make it private:
# chmod 600 /etc/ssl/private/*.pem
3. Be aware that using 1024 bits in some countries will get you the legal banhammer. Choose 512 or less if unsure.
Enable TLS
Towards the bottom of /etc/pure-ftpd.conf you should find a section for TLS. Uncomment and change the TLS setting to 1 (which enables both FTP and SFTP):
Now restart the pure-ftpd daemon and you should be able to login with sftp-enabled clients (e.g. FileZilla, SmartFTP). (Dont forget to use port 22.)


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|2009-03-05, 20:19
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|2009-03-05, 21:01
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I'd like to add the fact that IMO that local TV stations in my country buy broadcasting rights of a title from, say d-Rights or Sunrise, then they air it in dubbed form. This is one of the legal ways for me (although in a very long way) to support the efforts of the studio financially and to recoup their costs, despite the fact that localization is a hit-or-miss proposition (with fans these days so sensitive about the dubbing).
Going back to topic, @Vexx, either the spokespersons are telling the truth or they're seeking blame for their faults, taking advantage of the current economic downturn.
|2009-03-05, 22:37
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visiting the ANN forum most certainly didnt help answer any of my queries, but instead has left me with more doubts and worries than before. I noticed that the focus there was more on the issue on the effects of fansubbing, and whether its the root cause of the problem. couple that with the fact that other entertainment industries i.e. videogames ( correct me if im wrong, infact ill be glad if i was) have not been effected all that badly, does point to the fact that there is something wrong with the anime industry apart from the recession. having said that, it has been hammering out close to 200 bilion yen for the last few years, and only since 2007 ( as far as i know) have they been incurring serious losses. would that be due to the fact that the anime community which depends on fansubs has grown rapidly since then, or that the global recession started then as well? its all slightly distressing
at any rate, is there any way we can gauge the severity of the problem/what the problem is and its implications just from the article?
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|2009-03-05, 23:03
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@dahoosafeth: there's obviously a parallel in the situation going on here in my country. In the minds of local TV stations here, anime is not a salable asset.
Based on my observations over the few years, anime programming on free-to-air television in the Philippines has decreased as well (to the extent of only one or two titles on the 5:30pm slot, and the schizophrenic decisions of TV station CEOs and program acquisition managers).
Add that problem with the following factors:
* cable television,
* pirated DVDs,
* the Internet,
* cellular phones,
* computer games (including MMOGs),
* dedicated channels for anime such as Hero TV and Animax SEA, but facing heavier competition from American cartoons offered by CN, Nickelodeon, and Disney (all three "Americans" popular with parents wanting their children to learn the English language, and also popular with the advertisers),
* and the continuous overwhelming mainstream popularity of soap operas from Latin America and East Asia (i.e. although both came from Hana Yori Dango, Meteor Garden was far more popular than its anime equivalent) and fantasy shows (called "fanta-serye")
So it boils down there that one of my 9-year-old nieces asks me if there's a Goong (a Korean teen soap opera) replay on TV tonight. Or that my nephew is asking me permission to go down to the nearest computer shop and play online games. If they want to watch TV, it's soap operas and noontime variety shows.
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For the American movie industry theaters are really hurting, but companies like Netflix are doing well. Why pay $30 for a family to go to a movie at a theater when for $18 you watch 18 moves a month. The companies who come up with new ideas will survive those stuck in ruts will die...unless the government keeps them afloat. Or they are like several major companies that have massive rainy day cash reserves ie Toyota.
Never go to the ANN boards if you want to learn something. The same people will hijack every single thread.
|2009-03-05, 23:26
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Although I think fansubs have a detrimental effect to an extent on the industry (it can be easily argued that they're actually better for the industry) and they need to be dealt with soon, they are not the cause of the bubble bursting. If in fact it is.
The anime industry needs to be revamped and they need to learn how to monetize more effectively. Higher quality is also necessary.
One of my goals if I become successful financially is actually to open an Anime production studio. So I have a lot of ideas about how the industry should adapt.
|2009-03-05, 23:39
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just out of curiousity - how did the japanese anime industry pick itself up after the 1980's crash - wasnt a large part of it to do with hooking up with US companies?
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anime is profitable, otaku in japan support the industry, if it wasn't profitable you wouldn't have all these industries based around anime. What we are talking about is a slow down in the industry, because all industries go through a growth and shrikage cycle, it just some are worried with the compounding of the global economy the industry might shrink or burst so to say. Similar to other sectors of the economy that have burst in the past, like housing, to blue chips. Like any industry as long as you have a solid product that consumers want, with time you can rebuild, this happened with blue chips, it will happen with housing, it really depends on what your selling.
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having said that, the article about the change in time slots is worrying, i hate to put it in.. such a stupid way, but if japan itself loses faith in anime, it would spell disaster. however, is there any real reason to believe that? the article states that kids might not grow up watching anime, might specifically refer to the timeslot where kids could watch, rather than the whole industry in total? i would hope that thats what the author intended on applying.. im curious to what implications shuffling time slots around like that really has. well the more i read about it the more i believe that there is need of some serious revamping of business strategies.. i sure hope digitizing the media helps as its intended to - yet as far as i know a lot of what is available for 'legal' streaming and download are dubs - not something that will break the fansubbing trend .
anyways, what does all of this really indicate, an issue, while being serious, blown out of proportions, or a very real threat to the existence of the anime industry?
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why would a us crash be that detrimental to the japanese industry, the us produces zero anime, all it does is distributes the product. Japanese otaku fandom is what really supports the industry, having a slice of the U.S. pie is nice but in all actuality they could survive with out the us. Right the american anime industry is flawed in the way it handles its fan base and its overall marketing. Basically the only real community that the anime industry owns right now is Anime News Network, and you can tell they've been bought, just read some of their reviews, on average pretty much every anime scores 8 or above, its basically a big comercial for anime products. The U.S. slice is not critical to the japanese at all, if the u.s went poof most likely they would scale down production but that in itself would not warrant a complete implosion of that industry.
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Its true us markets help, and actually a lot of shows would never get finished with out money from u.s lisence deals, but still the majority of money that supports the industry come from Japanese otaku, not american otaku, who really aren't even otaku. The mentality is very different, you'll rarley see an american fan buy 52 copies a game to get all the phone cards, though this is just one example, the fandom in japan is much stronger and should be since this were most of the material orginates from. And really when you think about how much japanese fandom supports, not only do the support most of the industry but they also support an entire doujinshi market too. so with the loss of americans, which won't happen, wouldn't be the end, it would just mean a shift from 200+ titles a year to a quater of that.
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Demographics pose a serious threat to the long-term health of the otaku market in Japan. The birth rate continues to decline, and Japan's population becomes older and older. Since anime viewing falls with age, the market for anime in Japan will inevitably shrink in the years ahead. Of course, this is a slow, extended process, not something that will force studios to close their doors in the next twelve months.
One compensating factor that's often discussed is the tendency for younger Japanese adults to remain at home with their parents. Nearly three out of five 25-29 year-old men are still living at home along with just under half of the women.* Young people living at home presumably have more money to spend on entertainment than they would if they were building a family and establishing a household.
*Comparable data for the US were harder to find, probably because the incidence of adult children living at home is so much lower. From Table F1 in this report by the Census Bureau, roughly five million households had a child over 25 years of age at home, or some 6% of the estimated 78 million "family" households in 2008, with another 8% having a child between 18 and 25.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Grant: Touchdown Dog
Grant is 29, teaches yoga, and used to play in the NFL. He loves his wife, enjoys surfing, wants to find his true self, and fancies himself to be a good leader. So far he sounds a little like Matthew McConaughey only without the naked bongo playing thing and bad Sarah Jessica Parker movies. He seems nice enough I guess. No highfalutin talk or any "I'm smart. I'm really smart. Hey, look how smart I am." proclamations. So far, so good.
Where Grant really tweaks my nipples is when he declares his disdain for people who say "like" all the time. Like, he really like hates people who like talk like Insignificant Kelly. Tell me you spread glitter all over your ass cheeks just for fun on a lazy Saturday and you and I can be best friends Grant.
This love affair must end so let's check out his video where I'm bound to be annoyed.
You know what? I like him. He's just an all around nice humble guy. His hair needs to be set on fire with his kundalini, but other than that I kind of like Grant. He's down to earth, not hamming it up for the camera and seems to have a realistic outlook on the game. He'll do well in challenges and maybe for kicks he'll put his feet behind his head. Gooooo Grant!
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Very interesting, well-organized blog to which I want to return.ReplyDelete
Best wishes
- AnonymousFebruary 9, 2011 at 1:05 PM
I'm so glad I can roll my r's with my tongue because Grant's grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!ReplyDelete
Me likey....
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He's high. He's obviously very high. Look at the dreads. That'll be convenient in the jungle. I can't hate on that. I don't like people who say "like" all the time either. But why are his shorts so short in that picture?ReplyDelete
- DiabolicalFebruary 12, 2011 at 10:49 PM
What's not to like? He's obviously off his tits on whatever pain medication he's on for the career ending injury he sustained, but who am I to harsh his mellow?ReplyDelete
I like that he's looking forward to experiencing his lowest ebb to see how he copes with it...you gotta admire that sort of motivation.
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Leo Jenkins on Guadalcanal
Source: Leo Jenkins papers, UA90-06
Staff Person: Arthur Carlson
Description: This image features Leo Warren Jenkins serving on Guadalcanal. Born in Succasunna, New Jersey, Jenkins enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1942 upon completion of his doctoral degree at New York University. For his distinguished service, Jenkins was awarded a Bronze Star and two presidential unit citations. In 1947, Jenkins accepted the position of Dean of Men at then East Carolina Teachers College. He succeeded John D. Messick as President of East Carolina College in 1960 and in 1967 he was designated as the first Chancellor of East Carolina University. As president and chancellor, Jenkins oversaw major increases in student enrollment, the addition of a medical school, a major building campaign, and spearheaded the drive for university status. Upon his retirement in 1978 he continued to serve the citizens of North Carolina as a special assistant for Economic Development for Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. Jenkins passed away on January 14, 1989. Ever proud of being a Marine, he once remarked, "…it has been brought to my attention that there are more Marines enrolled in this institution than in any other college or university in the world. This pleases me very much for I shall always be proud of my association with these men. Since revolutionary war days, it has always been said that once a Marine always a Marine. This will be my lasting honor."


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Sister Louis Mary Battle, a medical administrator who was called the vision behind the expansion of care for the elderly, dementia patients and the dying at Stella Maris in Timonium, died Friday of complications from autoimmune disease and osteoarthritis at the institution where she worked for many years. She was 79.
"Sister Louis Mary was an intelligent, good-humored, strong leader, and there was never a doubt about what she was thinking," said Sister M. Karen McNally, the chief administrative officer of Stella Maris, who is a fellow member of the Sisters of Mercy. "She was a wonderful mentor and teacher. She was outgoing and forthright, and could convince anyone to do the right thing."
She said her colleague made a personal mission of raising the standard for elderly care. She strove to increase the competence of caregivers while also increasing respect for them.
"Her vision was to create a continuum of services for the aging that was accessible to all, rich and poor, without distinction," Sister Karen said.
Charlotte Josephine Battle was born in Montgomery, Ala. She entered the Sisters of Mercy, Province of Baltimore in 1952 and professed her vows in 1957.
She earned a bachelor's degree in nursing at the old Mount Saint Agnes College in Mount Washington and a master's degree from Saint Louis University.
After an initial posting to Stella Maris, she was assigned to St. Joseph's Infirmary in Atlanta. According to her biography supplied by her order, she assisted unwed mothers, founded a pediatric unit and served as director of staff development.
In 1964 when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was being treated at St. Joseph's Infirmary, she escorted the civil rights leader to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Sister Louis Mary returned to Stella Maris as nursing director and head of resident services in 1968 when it served solely as a retirement home in Baltimore County.
"She was easy to be around and was outgoing. It was not hard to share her enthusiasm for the things she was passionate about," said Sister Helen Amos, Mercy Medical Services executive chair and a close friend.
A year later, she became Stella Maris' administrator and embarked upon a three-decade campaign to broaden the retirement home's mission. She wanted to help the sick, the elderly and the dying from all economic and social backgrounds.
She was also a force behind the conversion of Blessed Sacrament parochial school building on Old York Road in Pen Lucy to elderly housing.
"It's really a commune for the elderly, where they are able to maintain their independence without losing interest in meals and activities," she said in a 1979 Evening Sun article.
Her colleagues credited her with spearheading Stella Maris' growth from the 1970s forward. She launched St. Elizabeth Hall and its independent-living units, the Stella Maris Hospice Program and the construction of the Marion Burk Knott Wing and Rehabilitation Services. She also was instrumental in the founding of the Mercy Ridge retirement community.
She was an advocate for the construction of St. Elizabeth Hall, which opened in 1980 on the grounds of Stella Maris. The building houses 200 independent-living apartments, some of which were reserved for residents who receive housing assistance.
"It was the first senior apartment complex in the country to be half private pay and half Section 8 attached to a nursing home," said Sister Karen.
Her colleagues said that in 1983, she assisted in opening a home and inpatient hospice program. She led a campaign to finance and build the Marion Burk Knott Wing, a facility for dementia patients. She also added short-stay rehabilitative care to Stella Maris and expanded the facility to a 448-bed long-term care facility.
In 1995, she worked with Mercy Medical Center to start an inpatient hospice unit.
She was named president emerita of Stella Maris in 1997. She also served on the boards of Loyola University Maryland, Mercy Medical Center, Mercy High School, the Marian House in Waverly and St. Joseph Medical Center.
She was given Loyola University's John Carroll Medal in 2002 for her "dedication to serving those in need and for her visionary leadership in the care of the nation's elderly." Pope John Paul II awarded her the Pro Ecclesia Pontifice Medal for her "service to the church."
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski was a classmate of Sister Louis Mary in college. Earlier this year, the senator wrote her a letter, saying in part, "At Stella Maris you have established a new protocol for care for the aged which combines the traditional compassion of the Sisters of Mercy with pioneering, state-of-the-art medical care."
The senator also reflected on their time in school: "Who would have thought when we were in Sister Mary Berchmans' chemistry class at Mt. St. Agnes College, that you would become the longest-serving president of Stella Maris and I would be the longest-serving woman in the United States Congress? The two golden girls did pretty well for themselves, don't you think?"
A Mass will be offered at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stella Maris, 2300 Dulaney Valley Road in Timonium.
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Writing doesn't seem to work
As a longtime contributor/letter writer, it seems that I must respond to your editorial about where the letters have gone. ["Where did all the letters go?" Feb. 28] You still have varied "thank you" letters, you still have anti-deer kill letters, but what you are lacking are the controversial, "I don't think you should do that" letters.
Perhaps some of the writers have moved on – literally to California, Maine or Florida. Me and mine, we still live where we have for 23 years. And I probably wrote the last of the "classic" Local letters. I stopped due to diminishing returns.
The Chestnut Hill Community Association has moved from controversial to commonplace. I want to say "boring," but even I don't want to offend because it no longer works. Responses were often predictable: Offer a viewpoint, wait for the retort and then pounce on it as their point was often, well, lame. And the "their" [they] that I am referring to are also absent.
Those that have replaced them at the CHCA are indeed some of the "villains" that we, one time, hoped to vanquish. To some extent, I no longer oppose them even though I wish the CHCA would hold them responsible for their promises, both in form and schedule.
The letters I used to write were often critical. But they did good. I say this because others said so. But they were controversial, and it appears Chestnut Hill is not interested in controversy. Indeed, due to the current economic condition of the Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, any investment is welcome. Such is the world we live in, and I have no alternative universe to present.
I often asked if the CHCA was a government or a charity? Due to factors beyond its control, it is clear that its evolved role is as a charity. How can one criticize a charity?
Ed Budnick
Chestnut Hill
Editor's note: Ed Budnick is a former member of the CHCA board and a former Community Manager of the organization. He now works for FEMA.
Why I stopped writing to the Local
Thanks for asking why "we" haven't written. I've been thinking about this for months and pondered writing an article or letter, but something always stopped me. Maybe that's exactly why you asked. There has been a strange silence out there.
I can only speak for myself here. I am a pretty bold and audacious speaker-upper and I take a courageous stand for things I care about and feel are feel are right and true. I am very careful in my words and caring, regarding the well-being of others. I do this for a living, and so it really matters to me. For I wrote quite a few letters and spoke up boldly in the paper, sharing my outlook on things that I felt I needed to be spoken to.
There's been a lot of conflict in this town. That's putting it mildly! When I first moved back here seven years ago, every week in the paper was one soap opera drama after another, and I just felt I had to get involved. I imagine many people have felt that way over the years. I spoke up, wrote letters, went to meetings, expressed my opinions and tried to meet people. I wanted to get involved but in the end I felt hopeless, probably like everyone else before me, and I gave up.
I even got several calls and emails from some former leaders of Chestnut Hill's past, asking me to speak up and lead the charge. I was touched by this and temporarily inspired but after awhile realized that nothing truly will change here, at least for now.
In my humble opinion it is our attitude that does us in. Controversy is one thing, but we are rude, unwelcoming and downright nasty to each other. Newcomers and anyone trying to run a business here really bears the brunt of it, for if anything "disturbs our quality of living," we block their way.
I too appreciate our quality of living but I wonder – when will we realize that we are our quality of living? We, the people, are the most important component of all.
So that is why I have given up, Pete. I appreciate the work you do. You are there every week printing exactly what is going on, and you even offered me a chance to to write a column at one time. I was really close to doing it, but then I got one really nasty personal comment to one of my letters that felt like a totally uncalled for attack on me, and I said, "That's it, no more."
Sadly, I chose to stay quiet rather than continue to weather these kinds of uncalled for personal attacks.
So that is the story, Pete, and I appreciate your asking. I hope that this letter (boldly written) will hit home tenderly in the hearts of all of us who truly love Chestnut Hill. I do. I was born here and I feel very lucky to live here. I hope that one day we may become the kind of town that we are truly proud of. Proud not just for our history, or our beautiful streets, shops and neighborhoods, but a town that truly cares for and cares for people in words, deeds and actions.
That's what I'm holding out for, silently for now. So those of you who are with me here feel free to say so or meet me for tea. For anyone who wishes to land a blow on me personally, please address that letter to "Santa Claus" at the North Pole. He will be taking all of my negative fan mail for now.
Annie Hart
Chestnut Hill
Jenks parking not a serious problem
I was surprised to read about the parking/traffic problem outside the J.S. Jenks School in the morning between 8 and 8:30 a.m. ["Residents voice concerns about vandalism and double parking in Chestnut Hill," Feb. 28] The speaker quoted in your article made it sound like a rush-hour accident on I-95 complete with an overturned tractor–trailer in the middle lane – same thing, indeed to merit a platoon of police.
As someone who is in this area every morning at this particular time, I have not noticed any hold-up remotely akin to that described in your article and, believe me, as a "Lady-in-waiting" for the "23," I have had ample time to observe the situation.
The remark about "kids running across Germantown Ave." is, at best, misleading, giving the impression that they do so unsupervised, which is never the case. The crossing guard at Jenks is an exceptionally conscientious and caring person who fulfills her duties in an exemplary fashion.
Helen M. Hayes
Chestnut Hill
Abatements for the rich are outrageous
I live in what is commonly called East Germantown, a few blocks from Wayne Junction. I've had my house since 1990, and when I got the assessment, the "value" of my house had doubled between the assessed value for 2013 and the proposed assessment for 2014. My ex, who bought a house around the corner when we divorced 15 years ago, was assessed at three times the 2013 value. (That house was a shell when bought.)
There are two vacant homes on my block, as in boarded up; no one lives there. One has been vacant for about a decade. While I do live around the corner from the Germantown Cricket Club, I am not in the ritzy little Penn/Morton enclave or even in the beautiful historic Wister area. While my block is a lower middle class block, it has changed dramatically in 20 years. And not for the better.
Many of these tax increases are predicated on the concept of gentrification of neighborhoods. When I moved here, my block was exactly mixed: white/black, white/black house after house. Now I am one of three white families on the block. And while I have no intention of moving, there is no question based on recent house sales (six months ago, the house two doors down from me sold for half what I paid for mine 23 years ago!) this is not a gentrifying area of Germantown, despite the nearness of the new Drexel medical site.
I've got another decade or more before I hit that Social Security age (I say more since the government keeps raising the age), but age is a consideration. I'm a freelance writer and adjunct college professor and run a small independent publishing house. I also run a no-kill shelter. So my income is way less now than when I was a full-time reporter. Pennsylvania has the second oldest demographic in the nation after Florida. We are an old state.
I don't get why the city is giving 10-year tax abatements to the wealthy and sucking long-time residents dry with these wild assessments that have nothing to do with actual market value. If I actually thought I could sell my nice little two-story twin with the big back yard for $160,000, I likely would. But considering that the house two doors down, sold by a resident who was there when I moved in, went for $60,000 six months ago, that seems unlikely.
These assessments are one more instance of long-time residents committed to their neighborhoods getting the shaft in favor of the gentrifiers.
Victoria Brownworth
Park funds should go to library
The Thursday, Feb. 14, article on the enhancement of Lovett Park [Mt. Airy USA finalist for Lovett Park Grant"], sounds lovely. There will also be a design logo. Indispensable!
It would help the commercial corridor revitalization if Lovett Library were open on weekends. The park is a seasonal attraction. The library is not defined by the weather. The head librarian, Ms. Ruthrauff, says that the second floor meeting room is booked months in advance for meetings. She said an addition to the library would be helpful to the community though it would extend into the park. It seems to me that it's not the park that's primary. It's the library that attracts people to the park area. You're dressing the mannequin in the window when it's the library that should be the attraction.
Should the park be the magnet the builders hope, then there will be considerable maintenance necessary. Who pays for that? Will the second floor toilet in the library attract more visitors than the books?
I realize that ArtPlace funds have nothing to do with the city libraries. However, to me, Mt. Airy USA would serve the community better if its energies were directed in enhancing basic services.
Maggie Wolman
Mt. Airy


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The economy in the U.S. grew less than previously calculated in the first quarter, reflecting less spending on services by consumers who were trying to make ends meet after taxes rose.
Gross domestic product expanded at a revised 1.8% annualized rate from January through March, down from a prior estimate of 2.4%, figures from the Commerce Department showed today in Washington. Household purchases, which account for about 70% of the economy, were revised to a 2.6% advance compared with the 3.4% gain estimated last month.
Households cut back on travel, legal services and personal care expenditures and also curbed spending on health care as the two percentage-point increase in the payroll tax caused incomes to drop by the most in more than four years. A housing rebound and improving job market will probably help revive purchases in the second half of the year, one reason economists project the economy can withstand the automatic government budget cuts.
"We just got off to a slower start than expected," said Maury Harris, the New York-based chief economist for UBS Securities LLC, who projected a 2.1% advance in GDP. "The second half will be better," he said, because banks are making it easier to borrow.
Stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index higher for a second day, as China's cash crunch eased. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% to 1,599.81 at 10:15 a.m. in New York. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note fell to 2.53% from 2.61% late yesterday.
Survey Results
The median forecast of 82 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 2.4% rise in GDP, the value of all goods and services produced, the same as the Commerce Department previously estimated.
Forecasts ranged from 1.6% to 2.6%. The government's GDP estimate is the third and final for the quarter. The economy grew at a 0.4% annualized pace in the last three months of 2012.
Last quarter's increase in consumer purchases was still the strongest in two years, and followed a 1.8% gain in the fourth quarter of 2012.
The revisions showed household spending in the category of other services, which includes tourism, legal help and personal care items such as hair cuts, dropped in the first quarter from the previous three months. Outlays on health care services grew at a slower pace than previously projected.
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Court complaint seeks audit of Mahan Kosh translations
Panthic, Historic | February 28, 2017
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana again reviewed a petition on Monday alleging problems with the Hindi and English translations of Guru Shabad Ratanakar Mahan Kosh by Kahan Singh, popularly known as Mahan Kosh.
A look back: Sikh sightings at the national conventions
U.S., Politics | October 04, 2016
Reporting from Washington - While several turbaned Sikhs were seen participating in the Democratic National Convention during prime time, none were seen at the Republican National Convention.
Orlando Sikhs stand with you
U.S. | August 06, 2016
In the weeks following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, the Sikh community in Orlando responded with a message of unity, which may have helped prevent backlash.
Memorial Day shooting of Sikh gas station owner still a mystery
U.S. | July 27, 2016
No suspect…no arrests…no motive.
Canada's sincere apology for the Komagata Maru
Politics, Historic | July 06, 2016
Canada's apology for the Komagata Maru incident of 1914, which embodied its civil rights violations against Sikh immigrants, may be the most sincere apology made by a government.
Sikh councilman and Sikh comedian stand up to Trump's hate mongering
Politics | June 06, 2016
In perhaps the most bizarre presidential campaign in recent history, in which one of the candidates has managed to offend every minority group, two Sikhs are turning incidents of hate speech into conversations on embracing the changing face of America.
U.S. Sikhs condemn $50,000 bounty to slay five DC-area Sikhs
Punjabi organization behind call for assassination
Panthic | May 19, 2016
Reporting from Washington – What began as a local incident of violation of the Sikh Rehit Maryada has turned into a sensational international attempt to incite violence.
DC-area Sikhs summoned to Akal Takhat for altered Amrit Sanchaar
Panthic | May 16, 2016
Reporting from Washington - The five takhat jathedaars today summoned five Washington-metro area Sikhs for violating the Sikh Rehit Maryaada by replacing three of the five Baanees of Amrit Sanchaar, which are attributed to the original ceremony by Guru Gobind Singh, in 1699, with other Baanees from Guru Granth Sahib.


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The enduring memory I have of Buffalo quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is him getting around the edge of the Dolphins 2009 defense and running for a TD.
And as the Dolphins prepare for Sunday's game against the Bills, I am impressed that my trusty stat sheet that surprises because it says Fitzpatrick is a solid quarterback who border on being pretty good. He has 21 TDs to 11 interceptions. He's completing 58.5 percent of his passes. And his rating is 85.0.
Put another way, the Bills will start the best quarterback in the game on Sunday.
"I've been very impressed with him. I'm very impressed watching the film," Miami defensive coordinator Mike Nolan said. "I didn't know what to expect because I did not study him until this week. I watched him in the past a little bit. When I was at San Francisco and he was at Cincinnati we played them. And I remember watching him before the game in warmups and thinking, 'This guy is pretty good.'
"Watching the film I've been very much impressed. He's got great eyes for a quarterback. If he hears that he'll think that sounds a little strange. he does an outstanding job with his eyes. He does an outstanding job getting rid of the ball. He knows the offense. He plays extremely intelligent and what I mean by that is he doesn't have to stare things down to know exactly where people are going to be. I've been very impressed."
That is not all.
"He's very resilient," Nolan said. "He doesn't get flustered by a bad down. We've played a lot of good quarterbacks all season long but this guy's got my attention he's got the player's attention, too."


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Transformers USB More Than Meets the Eye
Is it a fully-functioning USB drive, or is it Ravage, the panther from Transformers? It's both! Unlike the original Ravage, who used to turn into a cassette tape and jump into the torso of a transformer who turned into a boom box, this Ravage transforms into a memory storage device that can hold up to 2 GB. The USB drive is sadly sold out for preorders at the moment, but will be released in September.


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William Henry White served in the Civil War, was appointed a Washington State Supreme Court Justice, and married Emma McRedmond, the daughter of one of Redmond's first settlers, Luke McRedmond. The Whites built their home, which also served as a hotel, in 1889. The building is also remembered as the clubhouse for Redmond Golf Links, a former public golf course.
Before Justice William Henry White became a Washington State Supreme Court Justice, he fought in the Civil War, earning the nick name "War Horse Bill." During the 1880's, he also fought injustice defending the rights of Chinese Laborers working on the railroad. He married Emma McRedmond, daughter of Luke McRedmond one of Redmond's first settlers, and constructed their 14 bedroom home in 1889 called the Hotel Redmond.
The hotel was located next to the Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railroad tracks and attracted many visitors. Most visitors were loggers and miners.
And as it became more popular, Hotel Redmond entertained more notable visitors such as President's William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, William Jennings Bryan the politician and lawyer, James J. Hill the railroad magnate, and Percy Rockefeller, the nephew John D. Rockefeller the oil magnate.
After Judge White's death in 1914, his wife Emma maintained the house as a hotel until the Great Depression forced foreclosure in 1932. It became the clubhouse for Redmond Golf Links and today it is the home of an architecture firm. The Justice White House or the Hotel Redmond is one of the oldest buildings in the city and represents how Redmond has grown and prospered in the century since its incorporation.


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Hosokawa Alpine American, Natick, Mass., is offering new machine-direction orientation (MDO) technology that is said to dramatically reduce the amount of film to be edge-trimmed compared with other MDO designs. Called TRIO—for Trim Reduction for Inline Orientation—the new system works in conjunction with Alpine's automatic gauging technology (AutoTherm segmented air ring) to minimize neck-in, which sometimes requires up to 20% of the film to be trimmed after orientation.
In a typical MDO system, the pulling and stretching effect of orientation results in thick spots forming on the film edges, which must be trimmed, and thin spots in the middle. In the case of high-barrier food packaging, the edge trim can be reprocessed only in limited amounts, if at all. Moreover, thickness inconsistences in the remaining usable film result in a bowing or cambering affect that affects converting.
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With the TRIO, a second thickness gauge mounted after the MDO station is linked to the auto air ring to help pinpoint where the film edges will eventually wind up and thereby thin out the thick spots before they form. This is said to reduce by up to 50% the amount of film to be trimmed while making the remaining material more uniform in thickness.
Alpine has sold 10 such systems outside North America, three of them retrofits to existing MDOs. Two undisclosed film processors bought more than one unit.


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