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The missus and I were in Boston this past Saturday afternoon with some time to kill, so I thought we'd try and find a place to catch the West Ham v Liverpool match. Our journey began in Cambridge, around Harvard Square. Perhaps it's because the kids at that institution are too busy planning winter break ski vacations in Austria or copying MySpace to make millions or splitting the atom or whatnot, but there aren't too many bars in the yard.
We passed by one spot showing the game on mute on a tiny TV in the corner. Not good enough in this day and age. Perhaps foolishly optimistic, we carried on. And on. At one point we came across what was ultimately a mirage, a stretch of sparsely-filled bars, all showing college football.
Marching down Mass. Ave. we began to lose hope as the golden dome of MIT loomed ever closer until we came across what appeared to be a shuttered pub in Central Square. My spider-senses told me that the spot was footie-friendly. But my better half, Coachette, was unconvinced, what with the shades drawn on a sunny day and the lack of the requisite surly bouncer outside asking for five forms of ID and birth certificate for out-of-staters. I tentatively tried the door, revealing a pub packed tighter than a hipster's jeans. Turns out we were in the Phoenix Landing, home of the Liverpool Supporters Club of Boston. Worming our way through the madding crowds with finesse like a vintage Robbie Fowler tearing through the box, we arrived at the bar. The smell of sizzling bacon teased like the unfulfilled promise of a Dean Ashton. Soon we were guzzling warm pints with our elbows tucked into our chests and our eyes glued to the riveting action.
As the match drew near conclusion a tense silence hung over the crowd for West Ham looked resolute enough to earn the home draw. Then, pandemonium; pot-bellies bursting from too-tight replicas, sweaty awkward high-five-into-fist-bump exchanges, a few resigned groans, and the epic struggle to hold onto a pint as El Nino headed home Ryan Babel's celestial cross.
The final whistle brought that familiar stumble into blinding daylight and there we were, three-thousand miles from home but home all the same. For as amazing as it is that us footie-fanatics can curl up on our couches and peep the games on our flat-screens via Espn2 and Fox Soccer Channel, it just doesn't compare to the pub matchday experience and the comfort of strangers in a strange town. So full props and pounds to the Phoenix Landing and every other bar across this increasingly soccer-mad land doing its part to support us supporters.


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British bookmaker Paddy Power has shown today it knows a fresh cash stream when it sees one, as it will soon begin accepting bets on video games. It also shows it does not keep up with recent video game news.
Two of Britain's better Street Fighter IV players will face off later this week, with Paddy Power taking bets on the bout. Punters can throw cash down on things like the winner and the length of the rounds.
"Videogames are as much a legitimate sport as any other," Paddy Power's communications director says.
"We wanted to offer sports fans and games players the ultimate thrill by offering the chance to win big on the outcome of a Super Street Fighter IV competition. If it proves popular, we'll open further books on other video game competitions."
The decision from Paddy Power comes in the wake of news that Korea's competitive Starcraft competition has been rocked by gambling scandals, discrediting both the competitive scene and its associated gambling in the process.
Interesting timing, that! Wonder what effect it'll have on Street Fighter gambling on a more intimate scale...
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THE NEAR WITCH by Victoria Schwab
Summary: The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.
If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.
And there are no strangers in the town of Near.These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an actual stranger—a boy who seems to fade like smoke—appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.
The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. Still, he insists on helping Lexi search for them. Something tells her she can trust him.As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know—about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.
THE NEAR WITCH opens with a looming sense of darkness, an undefined eeriness that draws you in. Sort of like sitting around a campfire, listening to the beginnings of a well-told ghost story. Except Schwab's ghost is a mysterious wind and the songs of the past--whispers of witches, betrayals and revenge. There's also an edge of sadness because of a loss, but it's not too bitter as it's reined in by Lexi's unrelenting spiritedness, presenting a sharp contrast to the emerging gloom. As the story progresses, the mystery that sprouted at the beginning takes a dark turn when children begin to disappear.
And then you hit page 40.
What had been before just a darkness in the distance, a mystery that begged to be solved, suddenly becomes a danger to Lexi. The mystery becomes a threat--even if Lexi doesn't fully realize it at first. But you do. I think I spent the better part of this book in a constant state of shivers. THE NEAR WITCH is a book that sucks you in and has you thinking/saying things like, "Lexi, check the charm! Make sure it's still there!" It's a book that makes you feel fully invested as a reader. Not just in the mystery, but in the characters themselves--and in the romance. The difficult circumstances within the story heighten the romantic tension, making it feel at times bittersweet.
But one of the most impressive attributes is the paranormal element. It's not that witches haven't been done before, but Schwab took them a new direction, creating such an original twist. Even the setting felt completely new--not modern and not fully old, not fantasy and yet not conventional. Some of the typical conventions of witch stories are employed, but Schwab also created some new rules--which means no expectations for a reader. The best stories are the ones you can't predict, creating something entirely new out of the old. THE NEAR WITCH is a remarkable debut--original and truly gripping.
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by Eisely Jacobs
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup…
This is what Lord Edric wants you to believe. He will do anything in his power to see that humans never come in contact with dragons again. However, he doesn't plan for Meia, the foster child who dreams of dragons, believing they are real. Or Deglan, the ten-year-old dragon who bears the ancient mark that threatens everything Lord Edric has worked for.
Join these two unlikely friends as they discover the truth behind a legend so extraordinary it will alter each of their lives… forever.
Super cute middle grade! A dragon action adventure that features an unlikely bond. Some great touches of humor, as you might expect if you've been following Jacobs' Twitter. I loved her dragons and the special friendship that holds the book together. The book also features fostering as well as themes of family and loyalty. A memorable read for kids that will appeal to boys and girls.
Check out LK Gardner-Griffie's blog for a thorough, emotional review of BORN TO BE A DRAGON.
GIVEAWAYS: EiselyJacobs is hosting a huge scavenger hunt giveaway with daily prizes including two polos that feature Deglan, a dragon from her book as well as a NOOK at the end of the giveaway! Stop by Heather McCorkle's group blog Critique Sisters Corner to enter to win a copy of BORN TO BE A DRAGON.


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What is a general contractor?
When starting a home remodel or new construction project, you will probably hire a general contractor. A general contractor is a professional who is qualified to take a set of building plans and construct them as outlined. The general contractor may help perform the day-to-day building, or they may just hire workers and oversee all the work activities. In either case, the job of the general contractor is to see that your project gets built.
When you have a building project, ask for bids from various contractors. The bids tell you how much each will charge and what their scope of work will be. Once you have selected a bid, you sign a contract with that general contractor outlining the specifics of the project and the milestones during the project when they will receive payment installments. Once the contract is official, the general contractor will bring in their crew to begin construction. The contractor will manage the workers and subcontractors (anyone who doesn't work directly for their company but that they need to outsource, like a marble installation pro), order all the materials, obtain work permits, and confirm that all the workers and subcontractors are completing their projects as planned. They typically handle all the payments to the workers and subcontractors, and send you invoice. For all these reasons, it's also especially important to follow a few smart hiring practices when it comes to finding a general contractor. If you are organized and competent to oversee construction projects, and are able to make sure everything is being built properly and meeting code, it's possible you can be your own general contractor.
What do construction project managers do?
Construction project managers help in all stages of your construction project, starting from the very first step. Typically paid a percentage of a total project cost, they are part of the design and planning process and help ensure seamless communication between the design parties and the construction team. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, their scope of work includes preparing cost estimates, budgets and work timetables; interpreting and explaining contracts and technical information to other professionals; reporting work progress and budget to clients; collaborating with architects, engineers and other construction pros; selecting subcontractors and scheduling and coordinating their tasks; responding to work delays, emergencies and other problems; and ensuring compliance with legal requirements, building and safety codes, and other regulations.
The work of construction project managers may seem very similar to that of general contractors, but there are some critical differences. One difference is that, unlike most general contractors, project managers are not engaged in the actual construction — they are onsite overseeing the work of subcontractors. Another key difference is that project managers are hired during the design phase, while general contractors are hired after plans have been made. The project manager is generally paid a percentage of the total project cost, while the general contractor is more typically paid according to the bid they gave to build your project.
Why should you hire a contractor?
Hiring a general contractor is a good idea for many remodeling projects. Home renovation contractors have a broad range of skills to manage, coordinate and complete a project. They should help make sure your project comes in on time and within your budget as they hire and supervise all the necessary subcontractors, including electricians and plumbers. They also handle procuring all the materials required for your job. Some homeowners look to save money by acting as their own contractor, but an experienced home renovation contractor is worth the cost. They should know local building codes, be able to pull all necessary permits, and work with inspectors to make sure the construction meets local codes. Also, because they get professional discounts, they can typically buy materials at a better price than you can; better prices on materials and labor save you money, and make up for at least a percentage of the cost of the contractor.
How do you choose a commercial general contractor?
A commercial contractor provides similar services as a residential general contractor but specializes in working with large-scale projects for businesses, schools, nonprofits, governments and development firms. When researching commercial general contractors, review their portfolio of work and confirm they have ample experience working in the area you need. For example, if you are building a small strip mall, ask if the contractors have experience successfully incorporating all the needed elements such as a parking lot, meeting ADA requirements, accessing the proper permits, and completing work on time.
Once you've identified several qualified candidates, request bids for your project and then compare the scope of work with your needs and budget. Your commercial general contractor should oversee design, permitting, construction, materials purchase, and adherence to building code and zoning regulations, as well as sticking to an agreed-upon budget and schedule. It's important to establish clear communication with your future commercial general contractor, as this will mean a smoother process for everyone. For all these reasons, it's also especially important to follow a few smart hiring practices when it comes to finding a general contractor.
What do general contractors charge?
If you're doing a home remodel, building a new home or embarking on a commercial building project, you'll hire a general contractor. A general contractor is a professional who is qualified to oversee and execute construction projects. Each construction project is unique; even two duplicate homes built on lots next door to each other could have different construction costs due to factors like different excavation costs when building the foundation. Since each project is unique, many general contractors make bids on potential construction projects. These bids can then break down to a per square foot cost that encompasses the labor of all the workers needed for the job, materials, the scope of work, and any equipment needed. Materials and finishes make a major difference in your cost per square foot. For example, choosing standard kitchen tiles at $3 per square foot will result in a lower total project cost than imported marble tiles that cost $63 per square foot. Where you live will also affect how much general contractors charge, as labor and the cost to do business can cost less in many regions than in high-cost areas like New York or San Francisco. Here are some examples of average costs general contractors typically charge in various regions:
- Home addition in San Francisco: $250-$270 per square foot.
- New home construction in Knoxville, Tennessee: $100-$200 per square foot.
- Kitchen remodel in Tennessee: $40-$80 per square foot, depending on finishes.
- Bathroom remodel in Vancouver, Washington: $110-$170 per square foot.
Be sure to check out our smart hiring practices when it comes to finding a general contractor.


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Taking a look back at the Top 10 sports stories of 2012
Like every year in the Truckee-North Lake Tahoe area, 2012 was packed with notable athletic achievements, from high school state championships to impressive endurance running and skiing feats.
While they can't all be mentioned here, the Sierra Sun compiled some of the most newsworthy stories into its Top 10 Sports Stories of 2012.
1. Truckee football claims four-peat
The Truckee High football team is a news-making machine. The Wolverines entered the season with a three-year, 36-game winning streak, which was among the longest in the nation. And they just kept right on winning in 2012, extending the streak to 41 games – fourth-longest in the country in 11-man football – before rival Fernley snapped it with a 7-0 upset win on Oct. 6. Down but far from out, the Wolverines responded like three-time defending state champs should, winning their next three regular-season games by a combined score of 149-48 to earn the top playoff seed in the Division I-A North. Once in the postseason, Truckee first took care of business by paying back Fernley with a 47-13 win in the opening round. The Wolverines went on to defeat a large, athletic opponent in Cheyenne – a Division I playoff contender in 2011 – by a hard-fought score of 26-18 in the state semifinal. That set up a fifth consecutive state championship date against Moapa Valley, which always provides a formidable challenge. Truckee was up to the task, overcoming a slow start to earn a 34-10 win and claim a fourth consecutive state championship. And that's not all. The Wolverines also were awarded at halftime with the academic state championship for posting the highest collective GPA of any Division I-A team.
2. North Tahoe cross-country dominates state championship
The world would have had to end to deny the North Tahoe boys cross-country team of a Division III state title in 2012. It didn't, and the Lakers ran away with a Nevada-record 23rd state championship – all under longtime head coach Warren Mills. But while state titles are nothing new to Mills, as the North Tahoe boys have won 16 over the years and the girls seven, few of the coach's championship teams dominated like his boys of 2012. After cleaning up at regionals a week prior, the Laker boys decimated their competition at the state meet in Boulder City, recording the second-best score in NIAA history. The Lakers recorded a low team score of just 19 points, which was four away from a perfect score. Every one of the North Tahoe runners stepped up to make it happen. They captured four of the top six spots, including 1-2 finishes by Noah McDermott and Patrick McElravey, and placed all five of their scoring runners in the top eight. McDermott, a junior, crossed the finish line of the 5-kilometer course in a time of 16 minutes, 56.8 seconds to claim the individual title. He won every race he entered from the start of the season. In addition, sophomore Tara Gallant held off Incline freshman Stephanie Homola to earn the individual state title, while the girls were awarded the academic state championship for earning the highest collective GPA in the state.
3. Truckee baseball wins first state title since 1994
The Wolverines did not leave their coaching staff any healthier or younger after their 2012 state championship baseball campaign. But they got the job done nevertheless, and in dramatic fashion. Truckee's final victory, which closed out a 29-6 season, was perhaps the toughest of them all on their coaches. After entering the 3A (now Division I-A) state championship final on a 15-game win streak, Truckee stumbled to an 8-4 loss to Elko in the double-elimination tourney, setting up a winner-take-all game for the title at Nevada's Peccole Park. The game remained a tight pitchers' duel from the start, with Truckee's state MVP and ace Steven Baker throwing the first four innings, and No. 2 starter Tony Buranzon throwing the last three. Clinging to a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning with Buranzon on the hill – with one out and the tying run at second base – a line drive off the bat of an Elko hitter sailed directly into the glove of Truckee second baseman Aaron Pado, who caught it and flipped it to Baker covering second to end the game on a double play. Just like that, the Wolverines were state champs for the first time since 1994.
4. Rory Bosio second in Western States Endurance Run
At 27 years old, Rory Bosio has already earned some well-deserved recognition in the ultrarunning community. The North Tahoe grad and Truckee resident became the fourth-fastest woman ever to run the 100 miles from Squaw Valley to Auburn in a record-breaking Western States Endurance Run this past June. Despite entering with the simple goal of "finishing and having a good time," Bosio placed second among women and 21st overall in the historic 100-mile foot race, recording a time of 18 hours, 8 minutes and 6 seconds on the unseasonably cool day. That would have been the third-fastest women's time in event history had it not been for defending champ Ellie Greenwood, who, along with men's winner Timothy Olson, smashed the previous record en route to her women's victory in a time of 16:47:19. But Bosio is only getting better, with potentially her best years of ultrarunning ahead of her.
5. Great Ski Race canceled due to low snowpack
The 2011-2012 winter season got off to a slow start, to say the least. In fact, for only the second time in 36 years, the Great Ski Race was canceled due to low snow conditions. It was a heavy blow, as the race, which was scheduled for March 4, serves as the main fundraising event for Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue (TNSAR), which uses proceeds to purchase equipment and support winter survival and avalanche education programs. TNSAR submitted for grants to help offset the loss, while many of its devout supporters donated money anyway. The Great Ski Race – which remains one of the largest Nordic races west of the Mississippi River, covering 30 kilometers between Tahoe City and Truckee, and featuring as many as 1,000 participants – also was canceled in 1991 due to a lack of snow.
6. North Tahoe alpine ski team wins back-to-back state titles
The North Tahoe alpine ski team trounced its competition for a second consecutive year in the Tahoe Basin Ski League state championships, winning a total of five state titles as a team in the two-day event at Alpine Meadows. Combined with their six titles from the 2011 championships – a clean sweep – the Lakers hoarded 11 of 12 possible state title awards in the past two seasons, a feat that had the North Tahoe athletes beaming with school pride. In the team competition, North Tahoe's boys swept the slalom, giant slalom and combined titles, while the Laker girls won the GS and combined championships but came up three points short to South Tahoe in the slalom. Individually, Lakers senior captain Nikki Caravelli shared the combined title with Maia Bickert of South Tahoe, as the pair swapped 1-2 finishes in the slalom and GS, while North Tahoe junior Nico Monforte finished runner-up on both days to win the boys' combined title.
7. Quinn Parker dominates competition in state championship meet
Truckee sophomore Quinn Parker put on quite a show at the 3A (now Division I-A) state track and field championships this past spring. The sprinting specialist brought home four individual titles, winning the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes and teaming up with Skyler Flora, Tareyn Ryan and Gabrielle Rinne – all freshmen – to claim the 4×400 relay title. Parker claimed the 100-meter title in a time of 12.63 seconds to edge Ryan, while her 200 and 400 races weren't even close. Parker ran the 200 in 26 seconds flat to beat out Elko junior Shaeli Wilson, who posted a 27.52. She then recorded a time of 58.62 in the 400 to outdistance Moapa Valley freshman Emily Mills (60.56). In the 4×400, her Truckee squad entered as the third seed from the north, but with each of the four runners posting a personal-best time in her leg of the race, the Wolverines upset top-seeded Elko in a time of 4:11.22 to the Indians' 4:11.54.
8. Noah McDermott wins dual state titles in track
North Tahoe running standout Noah McDermott, then a sophomore, was just beginning to heat up in the spring of 2012. He represented the Lakers well at the 2A (now Division III) state track and field championships at Damonte Ranch, where he captured two state titles in the distance events – the 1,600-meter run (1-mile) and the 3,200 (2-mile). It wasn't easy, particularly in the 1,600, as McDermott found himself in a neck-and-neck battle with Whittell sophomore Mark Waite for the win. Down to the final stretch, however, McDermott outkicked his lakeside rival before leaning across the line and claiming the title in a photo finish. He posted an official winning mark of 4:48.83 to Waite's 4:48.89. But McDermott wasn't done. The following day, he went on to capture the title in the 3,200 with relative ease, as he posted a time of 10:31.24 to Incline runner-up Spencer Wilson's 10:56.08.
9. JP Donovan defends title in Squaw Mountain Run
The speedy JP Donovan repeated his title in the Squaw Mountain Run in near-record fashion this past August. The 25-year-old Incline Village resident took the win ahead of 2007 champion and 2011 runner-up Galen Burrell in a time of 28 minutes, 50.2 seconds to Burrell's 29:38.3. Donovan's time was only one-tenth of a second off the modern course record of 28:50.1, set in 2008. Donovan shaved more than a minute off his winning time from 2011 (29:52) to handily outdistance Burrell, who caused Donovan some concern after beating him in June in the Montrail 6K Uphill Challenge, which followed a similar course up Squaw Valley. But it was all Donovan in 2012 as he led throughout. While Donovan flirted with the course record, the 574 participants did in fact set a new modern-era record – since Auburn Ski Club took over the historic run in 2007, when participation had dwindled to 280. The race, now in its 32nd year, starts at the base area of Squaw Valley and climbs 2,000 vertical feet in 3.6 miles to High Camp, at 8,200 feet.
10. Truckee community chips in for new soccer field
Thanks to an ambitious volunteer effort led by Truckee's soccer coaches, and backed by many local businesses, the Truckee High soccer field underwent a radical transformation over the summer, wrapping up with three days of sod-laying in early August. Aside from its ankle-twisting sprinkler holes and generally uneven surface, the old field was in desperate need of an overhaul due to its antiquated sprinkler system. Because many of the parts were no longer made, any minor issues with the old sprinkler system were nearly impossible to resolve, and the grass paid the price. The field also would become dusty from not being watered in the summer and would then be overtaken by weeds once tryouts began in the fall. The overhaul would not have been possible without the generosity of local businesses, as nearly 30 businesses stepped up to provide either material or labor or donate money to the project. The volunteer project was spearheaded by Travis Spencer and Casey Eberhardt, as well as Katie Jamison.


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The comment she made while talking to Ollie?Gawd, Keesha's not jealous of you, April. She can't even stand having to look at you. :
ican't wait till APril relizes that AMerica and Canada! likes Keesha way more then her. Can anyone stand April? I mean what did she even do in the bigbrother house? besides Ollie...
April is a drunken ho!!! I'd love to see her face when she finds out the Opril Ho Show is all over the internet!!!!
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Wendy Lower's new book is a finalist for the National Book Award. The book draws on her archival research and fieldwork on the Holocaust, access to post-Soviet documents, and interviews with German witnesses.
The following press release was issued today by the National Book Foundation, noting that CMC's Wendy Lower, the John K. Roth Professor of History and a George R. Roberts Fellow, has been named a finalist for a 2013 National Book Award for her just-released "Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Field." (The book was released in the United States on Oct. 8, and is being translated into 12 languages.)
For more on Lower's book, we also offer the following links: • Her interview with CBS Sunday for an Oct 6 segment "The vast reach of the Nazi Holocaust"
• Her Oct. 14 New York Times Q&A
• Video Interview: CMC student Sarah Swartz '15 interviews Professor Lower about her new book
• CMC news release on the announcement of her book being longlisted for the NBA
New York, NY (October 16, 2013, 9 a.m.) – This morning, for the second year in a row on msnbc's national cable television program "Morning Joe," David Steinberger, Chairman of the National Book Foundation's Board of Directors and President and CEO of Perseus Books Group, and hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski announced this year's Finalists for the 2013 National Book Awards. The Foundation also announced that it has made available for the first time The Contenders: Excerpts from the 2013 National Book Award Finalists, a free National Book Award eBook series available for download from the Foundation's website in a variety of formats. The Winners will be announced at the 64th National Book Awards Benefit Dinner and Ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Wednesday, November 20, which will be streamed live on the Foundation's website, www.nationalbook.org. Winners receive $10,000 and a bronze statue; Finalists receive $1,000 and a bronze medal. The evening is chaired by Morgan Entrekin, Deborah Needleman, Lynn Nesbit, and Shelley Wanger. National Book Award Winner Victor Navasky will present the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to novelist E.L. Doctorow. Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison will present the Foundation's Literarian Award for Outstanding Contribution to the American Literary Community to poet and memoirist Maya Angelou.
The selection of Finalists follows last month's announcement of the first National Book Award Longlists of ten books in each of the Awards' four categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature, the first year the Awards program featured both a Longlist and Finalists in each category. The Longlist selections and Finalists were chosen by a panel of five literary professionals, the first year in decades that judging panels included literary experts who are not writers in that genre. These changes were made to add new and diverse voices to the Awards program and expand its reach.
Many of this year's Finalists are acclaimed in their fields. Among them are one previous National Book Award Winner, six previous National Book Award Finalists, three Pulitzer Prize winners, a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; a MacArthur fellow; and two Michael L. Printz Award winners.
This year's Fiction list includes 2008 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction Rachel Kushner; 2000 Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri; New York Times bestselling author James McBride; 1964 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction and 1974 Winner Thomas Pynchon; and MacArthur fellow George Saunders.
The Nonfiction list includes Bancroft Prize recipient and Pulitzer Prize finalist Jill Lepore, who served as a National Book Award Nonfiction Judge in 2011; historian Wendy Lower; journalist George Packer; 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner in History Alan Taylor; and 2006 National Book Award Nonfiction Finalist Lawrence Wright.
Four of this year's Poetry Finalists are on the list for the first time, the exception being Frank Bidart, who is a three-time National Book Award Finalist (1997, 2005, and 2008) and a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Among the first-time Finalists, Lucie Brock-Broido has published three collections of poetry and is the director of poetry at the School of the Arts at Columbia University; Adrian Matejka has published two collections of poetry and received a Cave Canem fellowship; Matt Rasmussen's Black Aperture is his first collection of poetry, and Mary Szybist's first collection, Granted, was a finalist for the 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award.
The Young People's Literature list includes two prior Finalists for the National Book Award: Kathi Appelt in 2008 and Gene Luen Yang in 2006, when Yang was the first graphic novelist to be selected as a National Book Award Finalist. Among this year's first-time Finalists, Cynthia Kadohata won a Newbery Award from the American Library Association in 2005. Tom McNeal is the author of both children's books and novels for adults. Meg Rosoff won the 2005 Michael L. Printz Award.
Publishers submitted a total of 1,432 books for this year's National Book Awards: 408 in Fiction, 517 in Nonfiction, 209 in Poetry, and 298 in Young People's Literature. Judges' decisions are made independent of the National Book Foundation staff and Board of Directors; deliberations are strictly confidential. To be eligible for a 2013 National Book Award, a book must have been published in the United States between December 1, 2012 and November 30, 2013, and must have been written by a United States citizen.
The invitation-only Awards Ceremony is the culminating event of National Book Awards Week. The celebration begins on November 18 with 5 Under 35, the Foundation's eighth annual invitation-only celebration of emerging fiction writers selected by National Book Award Winners and Finalists. On November 19, the National Book Awards Teen Press Conference will take place at Brooklyn Borough Hall. New York Times children's books editor Sarah Harrison Smith will host the event at which invited students will have the opportunity to interview the five Finalists for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature. Also on November 19, the five winners of the Foundation's 2013 Innovations in Reading Prize will present their award-winning programs at a special luncheon at the offices of the publisher Random House. That evening, all Finalists will read from their nominated works at the National Book Award Finalists Reading at The New School.
The Finalists Reading is open to the public; tickets are $10 and are available through The New School box office by calling 212-229-5488 or by emailing email@example.com.
Following is the list of the 2013 National Book Award Finalists in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature.
More information about the Finalists and all National Book Awards Week events, or call Sherrie Young: (212) 685-0261. 2013 National Book Award Finalists
Rachel Kushner, The Flamethrowers; Scribner/Simon & Schuster
Jhumpa Lahiri, The Lowland; Alfred A. Knopf/Random House
James McBride, The Good Lord Bird; Riverhead Books/Penguin Group (USA)
Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge; The Penguin Press/Penguin Group (USA)
George Saunders, Tenth of December; Random House
Jill Lepore, Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin; Alfred A. Knopf/Random House
Wendy Lower, Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields ; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
George Packer, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America; Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Alan Taylor, The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832 ; W.W. Norton & Company
Lawrence Wright, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief; Alfred A. Knopf/Random House
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Matt Rasmussen, Black Aperture ; Louisiana State University Press
Mary Szybist, Incarnadine ; Graywolf Press
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Axeva necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 34 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
Our client runs a locally owned drug store and is looking for a new, high-tech site with an old fashioned nostalgic look. Something Norman Rockwell would find familiar.
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Lindsay Drug Co., Inc.
Our client runs a locally owned drug store and is looking for a new, high-tech site with an old fashioned nostalgic look. Something Norman Rockwell would find familiar.
Here's a direct quote from the client:
"The feel I think I am looking for is nostalgic pharmacy (Norman Rockwell like?) with an updated educated feel. Schroll images like black iron, example. We have antique medicine bottles on display in the pharmacy. Pictures of such items may give the feeling I think I'm looking for? I am not 100% stuck on these ideas. I'm open to suggestions. The format needs to be simple and easy to manuver through. Colors we have used in the past are black, white, red, antique light blue or sometimes called heritage blue."
A copy of their logo may be downloaded here:
Lindsay Drug Logo
We will attempt to provide feedback on all designs within 24 hours, though it may be slower on weekends. Feel free to submit as many designs as you wish, and we will endeavor to get your timely and quality feedback.
Please don't hesitate to ask questions!
I've run many contests on SitePoint, and I've always been very happy with the results. I look forward to seeing the amazing work this group can come up with this time!
Good Luck!
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Ogilvy PR Worldwide has hired Bruce McConnel as VP and senior digital strategist in its 360 Digital Influence group.
He will lead agency support for client BP's digital work, focusing on BP America and the company's corporate activities.
McConnel previously worked as a senior external communications professional at IBM Global Services and as a media relations manager for IBM Systems & Technology.


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For your very special day.
Custom fruit and sponge wedding cakes (white or chocolate). Call for an appointment!
Natural Belgian chocolate.
30 gourmet chocolates. Sold individually, in gift boxes, or create your own selection!


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Pokémon Art Tumblr Reimagines 151 Original Characters [PICS]
Pokemon Battle Royale Project
"Gotta catch 'em all!" Well, in a real-life game of Pokémon, Alyssa Nassner and Bryan Ische did just that.
The Minnesota illustrators recently brought together the talents of 151 artists to reimagine the video game series' 151 original characters. The first Pokémon games came out in 1996.
Their work, which appeared in a curated art show in April, now lives in the Pokémon Battle Royale Tumblr.
"We had no way to anticipate the amazing amount of support from art and gaming communities around the world."
"We were totally surprised with the outcome of this project," Nassner told Mashable. "We had no way to anticipate the amazing amount of support from art and gaming communities around the world."
The artists' specialties were wide-ranging — illustration, fine art, design, comic art and printmaking, among other genres. Nassner and Ische launched the project in January and quickly filled their roster.
"We had received hundreds of submissions from Poké fans all over the world eager to participate," says Nassner, who grew up playing the Pokémon games, collecting the cards and watching the TV show. "We took on a lot of great artists and had to turn away just as many."
The art is for sale for $40 on Light Grey Art Lab's website. Light Grey in Minneapolis, Minn., hosted the show.
"We had die-hard fans lined up down the block by the time we opened our doors," Nassner recalls. "Light Grey was packed from open to close, and it was fun to see everyone show up in their Pokémon gear. We even had a few people dress up."
A handful of other artists created art for the human characters from Pokémon such as Ash, Misty, Brock, Professor Oak, Nurse Joy and Team Rocket. Those cost $65.
Flip through the gallery above to see 30 of the 151 Pokémon art pieces.


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Japan's Oricon Life polled 500 men between the ages of teen and 40-something about which games have made them cry the most and complied a list of the top five. Weepy drumroll please...
5. Mother 2
4. Clannad
3. Final Fantasy VII
2. Dragon Quest V
1. Final Fantasy X
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These delicious truffles could not be simpler to make but they do require a bit of planning as the ganache needs time to chill properly in the fridge. I was inspired to make these after Mr CC and I were served them with our tea/coffee at the end of very nice dinner to celebrate Mr CC's birthday.
The ones we were served in the restaurant had been rolled in cocoa powder, which I'm not a fan of in its raw form, so I used digestive crumbs instead. Curses! I am typing this post at mid point in the process – my ganache is cooling in the fridge. Unusually, Mr CC is sitting next to me while I'm typing and has noticed that I've chosen not to roll them in cocoa....long story short, half will now be in biscuit crumbs, half in cocoa!
I have noticed a curious thing about digestive biscuits: when I buy them to put in my biscuit tin and wish them to stay whole I will open the packet and find several broken, even though I have carefully laid them in the top of one of my bags of shopping and treated them as though they were made of glass. When I buy digestive biscuits to turn into a cheesecake base or any other recipe that involves smashing them into crumbs I will casually toss them into any of my bags of shopping – in with the potatoes and milk? Why not? They will be doing the work for me! – and they will come home with not so much as a crumb chipped away.
Peanut butter and chocolate is a lovely combination for anyone who enjoys that salty/sweet flavour mix. I challenge anyone to stop at one truffle! I tried cutting one in half to try and convey the rich, dense texture but it looked a bit crumbly because I cut it straight from the fridge thinking it would give a cleaner cut. Moral of this story? When in doubt, bite it in half:
Ganache making is a wonderful process; I never quite trust that the chocolate will mix in but it's wonderful how it does!
I used a small melon baller to scoop the ganache into individual truffles. You can tidy the balls up by rolling them in your hands but don't waste a lot of time on this because, once they are rolled in cocoa or crumbs they look smooth and round anyway. I made mine quite small – I like a truffle that you pop into your mouth whole and treat like a shot! This mixture made me over 60 truffles....hurray! Don't limit yourself to serving them as chocolates - how about using them as decadent cupcake toppers, or cheesecake decorations....in fact, any chocolate dessert?
300ml double cream
6-8 tablespoons smooth peanut butter – depending how peanutty you want it
200g dark chocolate, broken into squares
100g milk chocolate, broken into squares
8 digestive biscuits
6 tablespoons cocoa powder, you may need more
6-8 tablespoons smooth peanut butter – depending how peanutty you want it
200g dark chocolate, broken into squares
100g milk chocolate, broken into squares
8 digestive biscuits
6 tablespoons cocoa powder, you may need more
Place the cream and peanut butter in a saucepan and bring slowly to the boil.
Remove from the heat and add both the dark and milk chocolate.
Leave to stand for a couple of minutes before gently stirring to combine into a thick, glossy ganache.
Pour into a heat proof dish and leave to cool before refrigerating until set (at least 4 hours – I left it overnight).
Blitz the digestive biscuits to crumbs either in the food processor or by placing in a bag and bashing with a rolling pin.
Take a melon baller scoop (or a teaspoon if you don't have a melon baller) of ganache and roll into a ball.
Repeat until all the ganache is used up. If the ganache in the dish or the rolled balls start to get too soft return to the fridge for 10 minutes before resuming.
When all the balls are rolled, roll them individually in the biscuit crumbs or the cocoa powder.
Place in a petit four paper case and refrigerate until you wish to serve. I got over 60 truffles...which made me very popular with everyone!
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Ever since a few dozen pranksters in Santa suits launched the first San Francisco Santarchy in 1994, costumed holiday bar crawls have been a pretty solid excuse to put on a silly outfit and get buzzed before noon. (It's like brunch – with antlers.) Whether you're a first-timer or die-hard SantaConvict, here are seven mistakes to avoid on any festive bar crawl. Because there is nothing sadder than a sexy reindeer crying into a slice of pizza at 3 p.m.
Not going full-Claus
Sometimes all you need is a cheesy holiday sweater, but at some holiday crawls, like Santacon, fellow Santas will jeer you off the sleigh if you show up in anything less than full holiday regalia. If you don't want to shell out for costume-in-a-bag that smells like the inside of a water bottle, grab a Christmas tree skirt from your local drugstore to make a quickie Mrs. Claus outfit. Or wear your jammies, smudge chocolate on your face, and tell people you're "a kid on Christmas morning."
Running out of holiday spirit(s)
Those walks between bars can be long and cold, but not as long and cold as the look you'll get trying to talk your way out of an open container ticket. Pack a discreet flask for nips of Santa's secret sauce, or mix up some rum and coke in a soda bottle to stash in your bag.
Wearing your stripper heels
At the first bar, those 5-inch stilettos make you look like a tall, cool glass of holiday cheer. By the third bar, your new nickname is Tiny Tim – because of your limp, not your holiday spirit. Wear comfortable shoes so you don't literally spend the bar crawl on your hands and knees, kay?
Skipping the milk and cookies
Candy cane shots for breakfast? How festive! Triple vodka tonic 'cause the bar line is OMG-so-long? Fa-la-la-la-la! It's all good until you're passed out in a pile of tinsel at some place called O'Blerghitty's at 11 a.m., so for Santa's sake, choke down a bagel before you start drinking.
Losing your reindeer
You've been happily snapping selfies, streaming carols, and mapping your way to the next bar, only to find yourself separated from your crew with a dark screen and no clue where the horde's headed next. Pro tip: go easy on your battery, or carry an extra charger so you don't end up stranded on the North Pole.
Being a Scrooge
Pretty disappointing when Santa shimmies down the chimney without any presents, huh? Bring a box of candy canes to hand out to good little boys and girls, or print out some Naughty and Nice stickers – half the fun is deciding who gets which.
Trusting your eggnog goggles
For the love of all that is holy, make sure the giant white beard and big fat belly are fake before you go home with him. You don't want to wake up next to a Santa Claus who actually looks like Santa Claus.
Santacon events are happening in cities around the world this Saturday. Find yours at Santarchy.com.
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Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 23 March 2011 – Her Excellency President Otunbaeva today officially inaugurated the new Head Office of the Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank (KICB) in the presence of Prince Rahim Aga Khan -- the eldest son of His Highness the Aga Khan - the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) one of the organisations that helped establish the bank.
KICB was set up in 2001 to issue short, medium and long-term loans to stimulate the development of small and medium-sized businesses throughout the Kyrgyz Republic. Currently, KICB serves over 27,000 clients throughout the region and operates a network of 16 branches in five oblasts in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Prince Rahim Aga Khan reiterated AKDN support for Kyrgyzstan and the central Asia region.
"I am here today to pledge the continuing support of the Aga Khan Development Network to the future growth of KICB, including its expansion into every part of this country—and, beyond that, to other countries of Central Asia," he said.
The opening coincides with the 10th anniversary of KICB. The ceremony was attended by over 300 guests, including senior officials from the Parliament and Government, the National Bank, Board members of KICB, heads of diplomatic missions and international organizations, and customers of the Bank.
Earlier, the shareholders confirmed a decision to increase the charter capital from US$ 10 million to US$ 17.5 million in the second half of 2011. With this increase, the bank's total capital and reserves are expected to reach US$38 million by the end of the year.
"This investment marks an important milestone in our 10-year continuous presence in Kyrgyzstan," said Mr. Kwang Young Choi, CEO of KICB. "KICB is becoming one of the pillars of financial services in Bishkek."
"The proposed capital increase is a testament to our confidence in the Bank and our strong commitment to the Kyrgyz Republic," said Mr. Sultan Ali Allana, Head of Financial Services at the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) -- which operates the bank. "We are commited to playing a key role in the economic growth of the country," he continued.
KICB was established in 2001 with the share capital of US$ 7 million. The Bank's shareholders are the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), Habib Bank Limited (HBL), Deutsche Investitions und Entwicklungsgesellschaft GmbH (DEG), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and International Finance Corporation (IFC). KfW is a co-founder of the bank and also provides access to long-term financial resources.
KICB has gained a reputation as a "reliable bank" due to its transparent banking practices and the credibility of the shareholders. Since its establishment, the Bank has attracted over US$ 56 million in credit lines that were issued as long-, medium- and short-term loans. As the principal member of VISA International in Kyrgyzstan, KICB also offers a range of VISA card products to its customers. The Bank also supports the development of human resources through the KICB Training Centre, which is part of its corporate social responsibility program.
Located in the centre of Bishkek, at the intersection of Moskovskaya Street and Erkindik Boulevard, the new modern Head Office occupies four floors with a gross area of over 2,700 square meters. It is equipped with modern banking facilities and security system, which will further improve the quality of service of the Bank and increase its efficiency. The new building, which houses a number of operational units, can accommodate over 200 staff.
For further information please contact:
Akinay Imankulova
Deputy Head Banking Operations
Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank
Phone: + (996 312 ) 620101
Email: email@example.com
Anna Vorobeva
Communications Officer
AKDN Representation for the Kyrgyz Republic
Phone: + (996 772) 533726
E-mail: email@example.com; email@example.com
The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development's (AKFED) mission is to build sustainable enterprises that contribute to economic development and create jobs in regions that are in need of foreign direct investment. It operates as a network of affiliates with more than 90 separate project companies employing more than 30,000 people and is active in 15 countries in Asia and Africa. AKFED works to encourage the creation of strong and efficient capital markets by providing an institutional umbrella for banks, insurance companies, tourism, media, aviation, industry and infrastructure development. AKFED is part of the wider Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) – a private system of development agencies active in social, cultural and economic sectors in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Habib Bank Limited (HBL) has the largest banking network in Pakistan with over 1450 branches in the country and presence in 24 countries around the world. With a balance sheet size of over $10 billion, the bank serves over 5 million customers in the area of Corporate, Retail and Consumer banking. HBL has subsidiary operations in the UK and affiliate relationships in Kenya and Nepal.
Deutsche Investitions und Entwicklungsgesellschaft GmbH (DEG) has been specializing in long-term project and corporate financing for almost 40 years. DEG's aim is to establish private enterprise structures in developing and transition countries and to use this as the basis for sustainable economic growth and a lasting improvement on people's living standards in Africa, Asia and Latin America as well as in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe. As one of the largest European development finance institutions, DEG has so far co-operated with more than 950 companies.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) seeks to foster the transition to an open market economy and to promote private and entrepreneurial development in all its countries of operations. EBRD acts as a participant investor with a private sector focus.
International FinanceCorporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank group, promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries as a way to reduce poverty and improve peoples' lives. IFC finances private sector investments in emerging markets, mobilizes capital in international financial markets and provides technical assistance to Governments and businesses. IFC's focus in the Kyrgyz Republic is on small and medium enterprises, micro-finance, financial sector, mining, agriculture and tourism.


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Try this site- it's fantastic for that: http://view.byu.edu/
Dear all,
Does anyone know of any website or any utility that will churn out example sentences for the English word that you've entered?
What I mean is that, for example in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (www.m-w.com), when you enter an English word, it will display the definition of the English word. However, most of the time, it does not come with example sentences of the English word, which will show you how to use the English word in sentences how to connect it with other words and with grammar structures.
Example sentences are very important to me, as I'm trying to improve on my command of the English language, and example sentences will make the exact meaning of the word clearer by showing a typical context; to show how the word works grammatically; to show which words are most commonly used with the headword.
Hereby, I hope that someone could provide some links or ideas where I can look for such websites or utilities. Many grateful thanks in advance.
Yours sincerely,
Try this site- it's fantastic for that: http://view.byu.edu/
check it...
Here is my little idea : each time that you want to have an example with an English word, please submit this word to Google searches, and within some seconds will appear under yours eyes a lot of examples in precise and clear contexts. Its sure that all these examples are not correct but in most cases the result turns out to be quite good. This trick seems to be works also with figurative expressions, set phrases, idioms...
Posting this message here, I hope to receive English teachers opinions about this banal method.
Hoorah!Originally Posted by tdol
I think it's an excellent site, but that doesn't change my opinions about the uses of search engines. I recommend it constantly.
Dear jerili,
you can do that by microsoft word xp by pressing shift+f7
osama ramzi
My favorite site is
context - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online
try it, I offer
Thanks to the other posters for some great links! I wanted to throw two more sites into the mix. First, I find a dictionary site called Wordnik to be a very a useful resource.
Second, I want to mention a site that I've built myself, called Quadrivial Quandary.
Each day my site displays four words. Participants compete to use all of them in one illustrative sentence. At present, our searchable archive includes a few hundred words -- it grows each day. Most of our words are fairly exotic, and the site might not be the first choice for a beginning ESL student, but I think it will interest advanced students or anyone hoping to delve deeper into the treasure chest of English vocabulary.
As a new poster to this forum, I'm not able to include links, but you can search for the sites I've mentioned.
-Rudi Seitz
I'll have to recommend Tatoeba project, which is a project that collects sentences and their translations into several languages.
For now there are "only" 140,000 English sentences, and they are not all reliable. But it's a collaborative project where (like in Wikipedia) anyone can contribute, so things can only get better.
Alternatively, you also have :
- Wiktionary (it often has example sentences to illustrate a word)
- Dictionary and Thesaurus - Free Online at Your Dictionary


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Your Legal Hammers in Kuwait Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Your Legal Hammers in Kuwait Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Kuwait View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Poetic JusticeJoined: 14 May 2010Posts: 19 Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 5:08 am Post subject: Your Legal Hammers in Kuwait Although my employer, Al Marefa, was obligated by contract to provide my plane ticket out of Kuwait, I was fed excuses and had to endure stall tactics for a over a week after my final day on the job. I then realized I was being played for a fool, so I called my embassy in Kuwait City. The kind, knowledgeable American I talked to told me about the Office of Social Affairs and Labor in the BehBehani Building, a place I luckily never had to visit. I didn't have to visit this office because my embassy made a phone call to Al Marefa's rulers and they cried uncle. My ticket was in my hands within a half an hour after I sicced my consular on them. But some of you may not be so lucky. You may have to fight for what's rightfully yours by contract. In that case, a trip to the BehBehani building is in order for you. A word of warning if you're dealing with the US embassy--do NOT leave messages for the consular on voice mail or with a native Kuwaiti. The consular will never get those messages. Insist on speaking directly with an American, no matter if you'll burn through as much as 4 KD while waiting. Kuwait is an expensive place, after all. Good luck and be safe out there. Back to top 15yearsinQ8Joined: 17 Oct 2006Posts: 462Location: kuwait Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 6:41 am Post subject: good for you this is a busy time of the year for any embassy and most embassy staff have the perception that serving expats is an interruption of their job instead of BEING THEIR JOB most expats who get bullied by their sponsors do not know the legal options the mosal - ministry of social affairs and labor - is the place to start to file a complaint/start a case against your employer they surprisingly act quickly, fairly and there's always an english speaking staff around - be patient and you'll get what you want Back to top newinSeoulJoined: 19 Sep 2005Posts: 64 Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 4:16 pm Post subject: This is a really important thread! Part of me wishes I would have went to the Ministry of Education or my embassy, because of the lies I was told, and working illegally for most of the year. I'm sure I could have left with more money, and possibly got the school (A'takamul International) in more hot water. Lying about serious issue such as the school telling you before you arrive that you'll be given a work visa(permanent residence) a few months after you arrive, and then being lied to again about getting it next month, and the month after, and then never being given a permanent visa is a huge deal that the ministry of education would like to know. Back to top StarfellJoined: 24 Mar 2010Posts: 138 Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 4:37 pm Post subject: They will. And they will have proof. Back to top newinSeoulJoined: 19 Sep 2005Posts: 64 Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 5:16 pm Post subject: ^Really? How so? I don't think I told you about this starfell, but a month before I left, the principal came into a meeting I was in, and told all of us who did not have residency to go and hide in the staffroom. Apparently, the admin told all of us on tourist visas to go and hide because the ministry was at the school looking into the possibility of illegal maids at the school. There were around 30 of us hiding out in the staffroom for over an hour. Another incident happened when our staff bus got hit on the highway. We were told as we waited on the side of the road that we could not say where we work, because we legally don't belong to the school. We would have been deported. There was at least six of us on the bus that were on tourist visas. Back to top StarfellJoined: 24 Mar 2010Posts: 138 Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 7:02 pm Post subject: LOL yes I heard that NewinS- but someone must have 'someone' in their pocket at the MOE. How can you 'hide' 30 teachers without raising suspicion? Who did they say was teaching the classes!!! Back to top newinSeoulJoined: 19 Sep 2005Posts: 64 Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 11:44 pm Post subject: ^I don't know, but something seems fishy there. While everyone was hiding the assistants were taking the classes. Even when teachers are sick, the assistants seem to teach (which would be illegal in many other places). I do know they are very scared of the ministry, hence why we had to hide. It's the parents that need to know the story imo. Also why are there are so many unqualified teachers there? I guess it is Kuwait, and they can get away with legalities like that. I don't think every school is run this illegal and corrupt. From what I have heard from others that work within Kuwait. 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Mugged: City Robs 66 Year-Old Woman's Home
Most homeowners are powerless before a lawless City Housing and State courts system when they fall victim to the "City tax lien,� program. Today many homeowners in New York have lost real property they owned or lived in—in some cases for as long as 40 or 50 years—because of hefty fines being called a "Tax lien,� which can best be described as fraudclosures. Simmonds was evicted from a 50-room 1887 Queen Anne Brooklyn mansion in Crown Heights on the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and Dean Street.
Due to the unprecedented rise in real estate value –which seems to be tapering—too many citizens and a large number of the elderly are being placed in nursing homes after they fall victim to 'fraudclosures' commonly being called, a "land grab.� It should be a crime when city agencies and courts act in concert to evict citizens from their homes – adding them to an already overbearing homeless epidemic.
What happened to that song we sang as children? "This land is your land. This land is my land. From California to the New York Island, from the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters. This land was made for you and me.�
Sue Simmonds 66 years old, is not an attorney. She is an ordinary elder woman and has been fighting for 10 years to keep her home. However, coming face to face with greedy special interest groups and a corrupt legal system, she stood no chance.
Last November while most people were preparing for their Thanksgiving dinner and for the upcoming holidays, Simmonds was being evicted from her dream home. The eviction was tasteless and exposes an apartheid system of justice. Since we first reported her case a few months ago –prior to her eviction—dozens of people have approached us with their stories of woeful happenings.
Most homeowners are powerless before a lawless City Housing and State courts system when they fall victim to the "City tax lien,� program. Today many homeowners in New York have lost real property they owned or lived in—in some cases for as long as 40 or 50 years—because of hefty fines being called a "Tax lien,� which can best be described as fraudclosures.
Simmonds was evicted from a 50-room 1887 Queen Anne Brooklyn mansion in Crown Heights on the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and Dean Street. "The place is beautiful. They did not know or care about the history of these houses and I said, I have to save this one,� Simmonds recalled, referring to City Officials in charge at the Department of Buildings (DOB).
Soon after Simmonds' property was successfully listed as a Landmark, the Department of Finance (DOF) did not waste any time sending her an alleged tax-bill for $205K. However, there were several problems with that bill, i.e., the Department of Buildings did not properly assess the property when Simmonds became the new owner, and most of the alleged "Tax,� liability belonged to the previous owner.
When a $205K tax bill is sent to a non-millionaire, it literally says one thing; we are going to take your home. "The DOF commissioner's name appears on my title deed as the seller and she says it's not her signature,�stated Simmonds, referring to Martha Stark, DOF Commissioner. Stark's office did not return my several calls seeking comment.
In an attempt to pierce the corporate veil, one must expose who's behind these 'Third Party Corporations,' which are being used to steal real property and compel common people to appear in New York Housing and State Courts due to a local law passed in the City Council and approved by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Did the City Council design Local Law 26 for the purpose of snatching real property from its rightful owner?
Can elected city officials create tax in the form of a "Tax Lien,� rendering its citizens homeless or houseless without any recourse? And was it the purpose of Local Law 26 to collect property taxes, or create taxes?
Simmonds is a tax-payer who hired several attorneys to assist her in protecting her human rights and property. It does not matter how educated you are or what class you belong to when it involves a land-grab or theft of real property. Simmonds is a well-educated and religious woman; this did not stop these wolves from grabbing her structure.
"When I purchased this home, properties like this one were being gutted or torn down. These people did not know what they was doing or they didn't care,� Simmonds said, speaking about other Crown Heights Landmarks which were destroyed. How many other former homeowners are victims of fraudulent closures like Simmonds?
Prior to Simmonds ownership, the mansion was converted into a 7-unit dwelling without the approval of the DOB, which was illegal. According to DOB records the mansion had many building code violations that had been overlooked for years. The violations were wrongly held against Simmonds.
According to court documents, the title company closed on the deal with these violations uncorrected. As the new owner, Simmonds was represented by counsel and agreed to make good on repairs she was not liable for. "It's like being caught in a Catch-22. How can you do repairs on something that's illegal?� asked Patrick Tittle, a Mount Vernon, N.Y. attorney who represented Simmonds in 1997.
Simmonds used Phillip O'Hara Title Insurance Company located in Brooklyn. Attorney Edwin Eustace Drakes closed the deal leaving her with a heavy tax burden, which was fraudulent, and plain criminal. On April 1, 2004, Drakes was suspended for two years by the Appellate Division's second department in connection with funny legal work in matters unrelated to Simmond's.
"We no longer have the file,� stated a spokesperson for O'Hara, referring to Simmonds' case. "The file was sent to First American Title Insurance Company and they have the whole file.� The insurance company did not return my calls.
Around December 2002, Attorney Norman Ushkow, 71, of 2061 Deer Park Avenue, Deer Park, introduced himself to Simmonds and told her he would help her, she said. "Attorney Ushkow took my legal documents, which had to be answered in 60 days, and told me not to talk with anyone because he would take care of everything. He just wanted my home and told me his family would pay me $500,000 for my deed,� Simmonds recalled. My investigation shows that Ushkow was suspended twice and then disbarred in 1982. He pled guilty in early 2002 to grand larceny in the fourth degree. He was jailed for six months in the Nassau County Correctional Center (NCCC) and released to the Department of Probation until 2007.
Clearly, Ushkow violated his parole terms of condition when he approached Simmonds after his release. Simmonds has since contacted Nassau, Suffolk and Brooklyn County Districts Attorney Offices to complain about Ushkow who has not been investigated or arrested. Simmonds also complained to the State Attorney General's office, the City Public Advocate's office and many public officials—she was still evicted.
According to court records the Commissioner of the department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) dragged Simmonds' into civil court on complaints made by tenants. Judge Gerald Bank held Simmonds responsible for the building's violations, even though they were manufactured by DHPD. Simmonds was also threatened with jail time when tenants she had filed complaints about lack of heat and unsafe conditions, all of which were present prior to her ownership. "I never received a dime of the rent money and I did do the repairs. They used these tenants to get my structure,� Simmonds said.
According to court records HPD was seeking the appointment "of a court designated administrator; order directing the tenants to deposit all rents due and all future rents as they become due; and to throw Simmonds in jail.� Sounds just like land-grab to me.
When the case was moved to Judge Marc Finkelstein's court he rejected everything HPD was seeking in its motion. However, somehow HPD began collecting the rent on the property from the tenants.
Suddenly, under the "third party transfer program,� Neighborhood Restore, HDFC and Brooklyn Neighborhood Improvement Associates, Inc. appeared as new owners. Simmonds was reduced to a "tenant,� in her own home.
How did DHPD a city agency, get jurisdiction over private real property listed as a landmark? "We don't have jurisdiction, we have oversight of the third party transfer program,� stated Carol Abrams, HPD spokesperson.
What happened to Judge Finkelstein's order? How can a city agency adversely attach corporations to Simmonds' home and continue to file eviction motions in Landlord–Tenant court while Simmonds awaits a stay from the Appellant Division?
Who rushed her eviction?
Simmonds was summoned to Brooklyn Landlord-Tenant court as a tenant and Judge Marcia Sikowitz ruled to evict her. Sikowitz threatened to sanction her attorney, Steven Okenwa. "This judge is not practicing any law in that court,� Okenwa said.
Judge Sikowitz told another attorney representing Simmonds, not to put in a retainer on the case, and he did not. There needs to be some real system wide court reform to correct such blatant injustice.
To add insult to injury, a Queens city marshal sent Simmonds a bill for $3,700 after evicting her and storing her belongings in a warehouse. "This is a scam. All of my things were not moved out of my home and this Marshall has all my legal papers. They know just what they are doing,� Simmonds said.
Elliot Spitzer wants to become governor. Well he's still State Attorney General. Eyes are watching. What will he do about Simmonds case and the many others like hers? Simmonds' appeal is scheduled to be heard before the Appellate Division second department on February 15, 2006. The Black Star News will keep readers posted.
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Maria Cassella opened a special kind of day care two weeks ago with an assist from the basketball coaching community.
The Come Play and Learn Early Learning Center in Cranford accepts typically developing children as well as those with special needs, and all those kids have access to hundreds of toys courtesy of the Brayden Carr Foundation.
Established by former Rutgers University men's basketball coach Jim Carr and his wife Natalie, whose 2-year-old son Brayden died in 2011, the foundation is holding its second annual coaches clinic Friday at Rutgers after last year's smashing debut drew 500 attendees and raised $100,000.
"Natalie was instrumental in helping us with supplies and setting up the day care," Cassella said. "She donated thousands of dollars worth of toys and she also connected us with honors students from South Plainfield High School, who came in and painted murals of Sesame Street characters on the walls."
Florida's Billy Donovan, Indiana's Tom Crean, Cincinnati's Mick Cronin, NBA coach Stan Van Gundy, ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla and longtime NBA assistant Kevin Eastman are the guest speakers lined up for Friday's clinic at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway.
Cronin is a last-minute replacement for just-retired Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun, who is recovering from a broken hip suffered last month.
Last year's clinic was headlined by Kentucky's John Calipari and former New York Knick coach Jeff Van Gundy.
"It blew away anything me and Nat thought we could do," Jim Carr said. "Two reasons: The phenomenal guys who came to speak and the great amount of people who showed up."
Come Play and Learn was not the only beneficiary.
"We're also focused on directly helping parents and helping kids affected by seizures," Carr said. "We've posted stuff on our website (www.braydencarrfoundation.org) and had people apply for humanitarian aid. We also awarded our first college scholarship this year."
Carr took an assistant's position at the University of Rhode Island last spring. He and Natalie moved from their South Plainfield home but never wavered about returning toRutgersfor future clinics.
"Next year our plan is to expand it, do one in the metropolitan area and one in New England," Jim Carr said. "Eventually we'd like to have one inFloridaalso."
Even before he started putting together this year's speaker lineup, Carr had two volunteers. One was Fraschilla, who in his past life as a coach guidedManhattanandSt. John'sto NCAA Tournaments and just two years ago was a finalist for the Rutgers job that went to Mike Rice. The other was Eastman, an itinerant mentor who Carr described as "one of the great skill development guys and clinician in basketball."
Then he picked up the phone to fill out the docket.
"I started at the top, the (ESPN) college basketball preseason poll. Indiana was No. 1 and I called Coach Crean and it took him about 10 seconds to say yes," Carr said. "I always wanted Coach Donovan to speak—he' a great coach and a great guy, and he was able to say yes right away. Jeff Van Gundy said I should reach out to his brother (Stan), and he's another guy who said yes in 10 seconds."
The clinic runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The registration fee is $150 per person and includes a continental breakfast, lunch and snacks. The first 500 to register receive a portfolio and a Nike polo shirt.
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9-10 a.m., Donovan on transition and pick-and-roll offense
10:05-11:05 a.m., Crean on perimeter/guard development
11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m., Cronin on defense and dealing with today's players
1:05-2:05 p.m., Eastman on establishing terminology and post players
2:10-3:10 p.m., Van Gundy on various topics
3:30-4:30 p.m., Fraschilla on building a half-court offense.
As of early this week more than 300 coaches had signed up, and Carr is hoping for a last-minute push.
"I've got a lot of faith in the coaches in the area," he said. "They like to support our cause—and they also know it's going to be a great clinic."
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The Moth's Journey
When moths ate holes in my favourite garments, I got my revenge -- not
just by giving the garments new life in this quilted piece, but also
by making a "moth", in fabric, for each of the holes in the piece. They
have flown into the flame and met their end.
The Whole World is a Narrow Bridge
This piece was inspired by a famous Hebrew quote attributed to Rabbi
Nachman of Bratslav, which states: "The whole world is a narrow bridge,
but the main thing is not to fear." The planks of my bridge, therefore,
are made up of map fabric and quilted to resemble wood grain. The fringes
that hang from the four corners are tied in the same way as the tzitzit
which hang from the four corners of a tallit (traditional Jewish prayer
shawl). These tzitzit are a reminder of God's presence in our lives
and our commitment to God's commandments. When one is constantly mindful
of God's presence, the narrow bridge of life becomes far less frightening.
(Each plank of the bridge is approx 1" x 5")
7 Little Pears
Recently I saw and held some wonderful and inspiring artist's books,
so as part of this challenge I thought I'd make one of my own. I also
took the opportunity to explore the use of straight stitch as a drawing
tool. The pear shape has been a recurrent theme for me since I started
on my artistic path late last year and the quilt units were intended
to be a warm up prior to starting on the real work. However, I found
the little pears to be charming in their own right, so I couldn't resist
using them in my very own artist's book.
Life is What Happens When You're Planning Other Things
The fabric is polychomatic screened and hand dyed pongee silk using Procion
H Fiber Reactive Dyes. I chose to make a Moebius Strip which begins as
a long rectangle given 1/2 twist and joined together on the ends. When
the Moebius Strip is cut in half though the middle of the strip, is does
not become 2 separate circles but rather a longer Moebius Strip. M. C.
Escher frequently uses Moebius Strips in his work because of the illusion
that you can't explain which side is the front or back.
Garrowby's Hearth
I designed Garrowby's Hearth to hang in the long, narrow space between
the top of our fireplace and the bottom of the mantel. Above our mantel
hangs a print of David Hockney's Garrowby's Hill. I really enjoyed the
process of creating a "companion piece." The shapes of the trees, the
undulating hills and the road leading off into the distance are common
to both pieces. This project inspired me to continue to look at other
artists' work as a spring board for my own ideas and designs.
Without title
My idea was to break this shape into two focal points, one primary and
one secondary. I aimed also to keep the eye moving by the distribution
of these focal points the placement of the different fabrics. I filled
in the rest of the space with "straight and narrow" strips.
Color Dance
Karst Fall
This is another piece in a series I've been working on involving Karst
rock formations that are local to this region of the US. The Ozark Mountains
consist of layers of limestone created when this area was an ancient
sea. Years of water wearing the layers away create caves and weathering
of exposed rocks. Water continues to effect the natural landscape, shaping
and molding it into interesting formations. I attempt to create this
natural effect by curving piecing and added embellishments of specialty
yarns and fibers. I created an effect of the water spilling off the quilt
by the use of beads.
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Lately I've been drawn to congregations of birds, hanging around a feeder
or the shoreline. They appear to be catching up on the latest avian news.
Through drawing them, I've learned to be looser in my rendition, capturing
their spirit if not their details. The background is antique silk moiré.
The tree is made of pieces of composted cottons. The birds are hand dyed
silk. All stitching was done by machine.
Silk Sculpture I
I had these silks and had wanted to use them in a piece. I also had been
playing with putting mirrors in a quilt. The smallest squares are mirror
tiles set in silk. The piece just evolved from those three elements.
Silk with cotton batting and backing; machine pieced; hand quilted.
How tall am I?
Children who come to my home want to be measured, and I put the measurements
on a tape on the side of my refrigerator, with the names and dates. Not
enough room on my refrigerator! So I devised this measuring quilt, which
is 60 inches - one foot wide and five feet tall. It will hang in my studio
with a chart showing each child's growth. The detail photo is the quilt
Mobius Interrupted
This quilt is a narrow patchwork of silks, velvets and other fabrics,
each of which has been partially veiled with another transporent or translucent
raw-edged fabric. Foiled shards, hand stitching and beads wind their
way down the length of the quilt.
Repitoire in Blue
This center was to evoke the illusion of water. The choice of materials
were picked before the piece was executed. I think choice of material
first helps me invision a design. I tend to create on thego. I decided
to do something of dimensional design because of the freedom it gives
me. Plus the fact the out come of mixing these materials had a storng
appeal to me. I like the dance of the beads and the jewel like illusion
it goves plus the color blue adds a bit of royalty.
Made up of my own hand-dyed cotton muslin and some sheer metallic synthetic
fiber, it is all hand-sewn and quilted although you have to lift the
layers to see the stitching.
Ghost Gums
In Australia ghost gum trees rise above the forest canopy, white and
smooth. In California they are grown as landscape trees which, unfortunately,
come down in wet, windy weather.
Flowery language - AKA "Up the wall and down the garden path"
The handwriting on the predominant sheer fabric is in French, and it
describes "le jardin," the garden. Half-hidden flowers are sprinkled
along the irregular path, causing the visitor to pause on each stepping
stone to see the layered details more clearly. Originally, these were
individual, hand-stitched collages (without the frames). They didn't
work individually, but they did when grouped. The added hand-stitched
frames keep them visually separated but still connected, much like an
irregular path keeps us connected to the our surroundings.
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Sagrada Familia: another perspective
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Bible school uses Hitler quote to promote education
Remarks by Nazi leader paired with Bible verse on billboard in
An Alabama-based Bible school is under fire for using a quote by Adolf Hitler to promote children's education.
The billboard in Auburn for Life-Savers Ministries shows a group of smiling children and declares "He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future," according to Raw Story.
Hitler said the phrase in 1935 to encourage young people to join the Hitler Youth.
Under the quote is a Bible verse that reads, "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."
James Anderegg, founder of LSM, told the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer that he was taking down the sign and "certainly never intended to cause confusion."
"Herbert Hoover would have been a far better one to quote when he said, 'Children are our most valuable resource.' We are a children's organization and had honorable intentions and nothing less."
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Snooki is known for loving her tanned little bod but this 'Jersey Shore' guidette is totally shocked that New Jersey mom Patricia Krentcil allegedly took her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning bed — read on to see what Snooki said!
Snooki does not condone tanning beds, especially for five-year-olds! The MTV star tells Extra host Mario Lopez that when she heard the news of Patricia Krentcil taking her daughter into the tanning salon, she was absolutely mortified!
"That b*** is crazy," Snooki says. "You are not supposed to take kids there. Everyone knows you are NOT supposed to take kids there."
Patricia's daughter showed up to school with burns but when her teachers confronted the mother, she said it was just a natural sunburn. The little girl is now in her dad's custody.
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FUNimation Entertainment, Toei Animation, Shueisha and Fuji Television Announce Online Simulcast of One Piece
FUNimation® Entertainment and the Japanese powerhouse consortium of producer Toei Animation Co., Ltd., publisher Shueisha, Inc. and broadcaster Fuji Television Network, Inc. have entered into an agreement giving the American anime leader exclusive rights to the U.S. and Canadian online simulcast of the studios' signature animated series One Piece.
Starting Saturday, May 30th at 9:00 p.m. CDT, just one hour after airing in Japan, FUNimation and the consortium will stream the first, free, professionally-produced, accurately English-subtitled One Piece series episode beginning with episode 403 via the official One Piece website www.onepieceofficial.com followed soon thereafter by FUNimation partner sites.
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