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Gold prices surged to another new high overnight, as investors seeking to protect their wealth against the possibility of a U.S. debt default sought the safe haven of gold. Silver prices have continued to rise as well and are now at their highest prices since May. Although the consensus opinion is that the debt ceiling will be raised, there is little optimism that a solid plan to reduce long term debt will be passed.
News this morning that President Obama is working with Congress to come up with a "Plan B" is a further indication that the current debt discussions are going nowhere. It is becoming more and more likely that even if a plan is passed to raise the debt ceiling, the U.S. will not avoid a credit rating downgrade. House Speaker John Boehner was forced to postpone a vote of his plan when it became apparent he did not have enough votes. Stephen Green, head of research for Greater China for Standard Chartered Bank commented, "Chinese clients take a more pessimistic view on America's longer-term fiscal health, many of them look at the politics in the U.S. and see that it's so dysfunctional that they're losing hope that the U.S. can actually get its fiscal house in order."
Let's shift our attention to the debt deal in Europe last week. There are contrasting stories coming out this morning that European politicians are telling different stories to their constituents about the nature of last week's agreement to save Greece. This has only underscored the fragility of last week's deal and put additional uncertainty into the already fragile financial markets.
Back to the U.S., the durable goods order log for June just came out with a surprise to the negative as orders dropped 2.1%. Durable goods are those goods expected to last three years or more and they are often seen as a leading indicator of the manufacturing sector.
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text: The ENC Fund fiscal year goal of $225,000 was surpassed thanks to the faithful support of alumni and friends. The most recent mailing for the ENC Fund helped achieve the goal by offering a 1:1 match for any funds raised over $18,000 before June 30. Scott Turcott, Vice President for Institutional Advancement states, "The response to our most recent mailer was incredible – people really took advantage of the match offer. There were people bringing checks to my office on June 30 to make sure we reached the goal. All of us here at ENC have been really encouraged by the generosity of our alumni and friends. Our students will benefit greatly, and on their behalf, we want to thank everyone who helped us reach our goal." All donations to the ENC Fund are designated for student scholarships.

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$58M to keep Maritime ferry services for next two years
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – A $58-million federal investment will keep three Maritime ferry services operating for the next two years.
Federal Minister of Transportation Lisa Raitt was at the Saint John ferry terminal Wednesday morning unveiling the investment. The funding will allow ferries between Saint John and Digby, NS; Wood Islands, PEI and Caribou, NS; and between Iles-de-la-Madeleine, QC and Souris, PEI, to continue until March 31, 2016.
"For the next two years, it is exactly as it is today. We will be dealing with Eastern ferries in the same way we always have," Raitt said.
The New Brunswick government will also be investing $1-million into the Saint John-Digby ferry for the next two years.
"These services are an essential part of the transportation system of Eastern Canada. Our companies will continue to strive to provide safe and efficient service to our customers and all stakeholders," said Mark MacDonald, CEO of Bay/Northumberland Ferries, in a statement.
Raitt says the investment is to ensure people and goods can continue to be transported via the ferries in order to sustain the region's economy.
"I think definitely it should continue, it saves on driving time, it would probably take us another day or so to get all the way around," said Judy Drexler, a visitor from Pennsylvania.
Raitt was also asked about the new Saint John-Digby ferry, promised by the federal government last summer. Traveling the 70 kms between Saint John and Digby, the MV Princess of Acadia has been carrying passenger and commercial traffic year-round since 1971.
Raitt says they're still looking for a replacement vessel.
"What I can tell you is we're not going to tell you the guts of what's happening right now but I will tell you that we're still on time for 2015 service," Raitt said.
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chóu(chou2) // pronunciation of 㐜 in Mandarin Pinyin
Unihan definition: (same as 仇) an enemy, enmity, hatred, to hate, a rival, a match
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A Niccolò Machiavelli webliography, a map of online resources related to the Florentine thinker, writer and statesman best known for his work The Prince.
The main purpose of these pages is to work as a portal to online material that is in some way related to Machiavelli: his own works in both the original Italian and translated into English, and articles written about him and his ideas.
The site is potentially useful to everyone interested in Machiavelli. If you do not know who the man was and want the executive summary, read my short introduction. If you would like to read his books, I have listed online libraries that offer several of them for you to read, and I have also collected links to his most important individual works. If you want to read something written about him, have a look at the list of secondary literature.
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Lauren Conrad debuts new collection
Lauren Conrad has given a sneak peak at her July collection for Kohl's, which she claims is her "favourite yet".
The former reality TV star has designed the LC Lauren Conrad line for the store and has given fans an exclusive look at the latest collection.
With a distinctive seasonal vibe, the star is shot outside in the pieces in beautiful sunny lighting.
"Each time I do a photoshoot for my LC Lauren Conrad line for Kohl's, I get so excited when they send over the final pictures. And I think that this round of photos might be some of my favorite yet (sic)," she wrote on her blog.
In the pictures Lauren rocks her signature wavy dip-dyed mane.
While she sports a half-up-half-down style in a couple of the snaps, others show her with a high ponytail complete with a cute pink ribbon.
Maxi dresses are huge news this season, which the designer has clearly taken note of.
The first picture shows her in a long cream dress adorned with pink blooms and finished off with red flip flops.
Another maxi dress look features a long crochet version in cream, complemented by a gold chain and metallic sandals.
Not one in need of covering her legs, Lauren also shows off an electric blue mini-dress.
The short-sleeved lacy number looks great on the bronzed 27-year-old.
More laidback looks include a pair of blue jeans teamed with a long-sleeved white top, and khaki-coloured trousers with a baggy cream shirt.
All of Lauren's pieces will be available in store and on the Kohl's website this month.
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Yes...both were granted as defaults...I never got to argue or state my point. Here is some more information:
For the first one I did not find out it was on my credit until I went to get an auto loan in 2005
For the second one they sent the summons to my parents house instead of mine, so I showed up for court and the judge said to go out into the hall, speak to the attorney and see if we could come to an agreement.
This went on for about 5 months until the last time it was continued I simply could not attend because I had lost time at work trying to deal with it.
I was not present for either judgements filed..
Keep in mind this is for the same apartment I had back in 2005 so I was really confused as to how one apartment complex could secure 2 judgements although I only had one total debt. I didnt live there twice.
First judgement was in 2005
Second judgement was in 2008
So to be clear, I am going to pay them tomorrow morning. I want the end result to be both judgements removed from my credit. I researched and found out the only way to do that is by filing a motion to vacate the judgement. I want to know if its probable the judge will remove approve the motion to vacate or if there is anything else I can do to have it removed.
By paying it, the only thing that will happen is my credit will show it as paid....it will not be removed by that alone?
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I am relieved to hear that! Default judgments are rather disfavored by the law.
Under Virginia law, I can see valid grounds for setting aside (vacating) these two default judgment. Specifically, § 8.01-428 provides in pertinent part:
"A. Default judgments and decrees pro confesso; summary procedure. - Upon motion of the plaintiff or judgment debtor and after reasonable notice to the opposite party, his attorney of record or other agent, the court may set aside a judgment by default or a decree pro confesso upon the following grounds: (i) fraud on the court, (ii) a void judgment, (iii) on proof of an accord and satisfaction, or (iv) on proof that the defendant was, at the time of service of process or entry of judgment, a person in the military service of the United States for purposes of 50 U.S.C. app. § 502. Such motion on the ground of fraud on the court shall be made within two years from the date of the judgment or decree." [emphasis added in italics]
So, once you have paid the debt (satisfied the judgment) you can move for actual setting aside (vacation) of the judgment, which I think it what you ultimately want to accomplish here. I realize it pertains to a different Court, but here is an example of such a motion. I did have another thought about the most cost-effective and hassle-free way of accomplishing this. You might consider using an "unbundled legal services" business whereby a licensed Virginia attorney could prepare the documents you need and walk you through filing with the court, serving the other side, and securing an order on your motion. Just a suggestion for you to mull over.
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Matara Central College is one of the reputed leading mixed school in Matara city. It is located in Matara district, southern part of Sri Lanka. This school was commenced on 1951 and in 1993, it was populated as central college and now it is established as a National School under the Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka.
At present, around 3000 students are learning from grade one to twelve. The school is fully completed in all the educational facilities like Science laboratories for the students in grade 9 & 11 and for the Advanced level students. Also Aesthetic, special education, commerce, Art, Home science, Agriculture and primary education sections are being providing grate role for the school development.
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) center and Media unit of the school have being giving a great support to up lift the students' IT knowledge well. At present, 138 teachers are providing their service for the children and most of the teachers engage with extra curricular activities like sports, arranging debating teams, handling school perfect board.
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Room sizes are 51 square meters for standard single or double rooms with a breath taking panoramic view across the stunning landscape. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is available at the hotel. Low rise spread out building surrounded by lush garden and desert. Hotel has medium size lobby. The journey to the hotel in itself is an adventure, passing through some of the most spectacular and constantly shifting sand sculptures in the region, quaint Arabian villages, and a vast landscape sprinkled with authentic heritage farms. Guests can enjoy top-class comfort and luxury, matched by traditional Arabian standards of service and hospitality. Along with outdoor swimmiing pool hotel also has 4 outdoor tennis courts ? flood lit, 1 outdoor volleyball court ? flood lit, Modern Gym with free weights, machines, Turkish Sauna, Jacuzzi & Steam Room and Avuveda & Wellness Spa. During their stay, visitors can engage in a multitude of activities that include: camel riding, quad bikes, sand boards, biking, desert trekking (coming soon), spectacular sunset viewing, Desert Safari, Dune Bashing, Overnight Camping, Out-door BBQ.
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Join us for the Timber Framers Guild 30th Anniversary Conference. This year's conference will take place at the beautiful Coeur d'Alene Resort in downtown Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
This year we will be hosting three 2-day pre-conference worksops and two additional 1-day events. Starting Wednesday morning and running through Thursday afternoon, there will be a Skills and Development workshop that will include curriculum from the Apprentice Training program; a Timber Grading course; and a 2-day Enclosures workshop. The 1-day pre-conference seminars include a TFBC Business Boot Camp.


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IWB handgun holsters - realistically now
You know, despite the fact that TFLers and others apparently continue to use and be happy with, inside-the-waisband holsters, I continue to be ever more convinced that these are much more uncomfortable than say a paddle or belt-slide. But, comfort aside, more importantly, perhaps, don't you realistically think that, while wearing an IWB, one not only has to slip the belt out a couple notches to make the extra room, but really, one needs a different sized waist pair of pants, specifically for when one wears IWB, in order to truly be comfortable, no?
I ask this because my pants fit me fine (not too tight or loose) when wearing a paddle or BS holster, but really it's putting a physical strain on that little aluminum clasp on these dress pants while IWB-ing (and this is a small gun setup), as I'm giving an honest try today (IWB'ing, that is), regardless of the belt setting. Sure I could buy bigger pants, but then they would have to be "dedicated IWB pants", or they'd be hangin off my hips otherwise. I suppose that having dedicated IWB pants is is fine if I'm always IWB-ing, but what about those days where I feel like going with a front pocket holster, or paddle, or no gun at all (not by choice, mind you - courthouse and what not)?
Anyone here who's gone back and forth, and come up with a final decision? One advantage of the IWB obviously is it takes a little less cover to conceal it. AND, IWB is the ONLY option if going for the "covered IWB/total concealment" thing...
|March 18, 2002, 11:43 PM
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About the pants thing, I got a couple of pairs in a larger size, per everybody and their mom's advice.
Turns out, I don't need it.
I wear my pants fit, but not tight, not loose.
When I put a gun in my pants, the weight requires me to cinch my belt up a bit more than usual to keep it from sagging
In effect, my pants are tighter on me with gun than without, but this is regardless of the waistsize. It's just that if it's not really snug up agin' me, it's falling off to one side.
I have Alessi's Watch Six Dual Talon, and it's easy enough for me to slide forward a bit when I'm out driving, then back an inch or so for out-n-about.
Works great, not uncomfortable, no need for different sized pants.
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|March 19, 2002, 12:59 PM
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Only my tightest pants have a comfort problem when carrying IWB. I really should get rid of those, in kindness to my fellow man...
I generally relax my belt by one slot when carrying IWB.
To be honest, I have never tried any method othere than IWB or pocket. Paddle-types or belt-slides may be more comfortable, but I assume they are much harder to conceal.
I am Pro-Rights (on gun issues).
|March 19, 2002, 03:44 PM
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IWB is realy not my cup of tea ,I find that on the belt much ,more comfortable. I use either a kramer paddle or an holster that is designed to fit between the pant and the belt. works great with my SIGs
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|March 19, 2002, 03:49 PM
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I usually carry a M1911A1 in a galco NSA without a problem. I think this may be the biggest thing I can carry without going up one pant size, not that I care because it works best for me anyway. I did borrow a friends Kahr 9 and his IWB holster to see if I liked the gun and even though it is a smaller gun it was worse to carry because the holster (a Strong brand holster) was far worse than the NSA. I will eventually buy a Kahr, I have been interested in getting a smaller gun for those rare times when it would be the better choice, but I will get a better holster than the one I borrowed.
|March 19, 2002, 08:41 PM
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I use a paddle holster because I am just a tad on the heavier side. I wear my shirts untucked and concealment is no problem. If I am in a suit I wear a small of the back holster. I much prefer the paddle due it's comfort factor.
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|March 19, 2002, 09:38 PM
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CCW is not really about a choice of holsters, it's about a change in wardrobe. Personally, I use a FIST Universal K-1 IWB, and it virtually disappears after all day wear. I usually wear Hawian shirts or oversize shirts of cotton with a darker color and random pattern.
|March 19, 2002, 11:43 PM
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I wear a glock 27 with an ankle holster. No problem with waist or movement. I tried small of the back, which is great as long as you are standing.
|March 21, 2002, 07:20 AM
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SECURITY vs STYLE
Most of my pants are IWB-ready.
I carry all over my body (except no more shoulder rigs).
My 'always' is pocket-carried in ALWAYS THE SAME PLACE and WAY; my 'back-up' may be IWB, belt holster, fanny pack, another pocket, or up my sleeve.
I have never been accused of being 'stylish'.
I live someplace relatively benign.
"all my handguns are concealed-carry handguns"
|March 21, 2002, 09:33 AM
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I'm afraid that my once loose pants aren't any longer. I usually carry in an extreme high-rise OWB holster from Rusty Sherrick http://www.c-rusty.com
It's way more comfortable for me than any of my IWB holsters.
|March 21, 2002, 01:35 PM
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thanks for replies
FYI: of course, "Belt-slide" and "Paddle" in the above poll both mean OWB (whether positioned cross-draw, SOB, or strong-side).
BTW, many of you are voting for IWB in the poll, but not telling me whether your pants are specially purchased too big for this - that's what a really want to know. I don't have too big of a "Buddha" just yet, and I would imagine that my problem is even a bigger of a problem for those more, uhmm, "developed" in the abdominal area than myself.
|March 25, 2002, 09:18 PM
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I currently use an IWB worn in the small of my back. It just seems to fit better there than on my hip. I'm fairly thin and can carry a Glock 17 with no problem, also with my usual sized pants.
While I'm here, I posted this question on another thread but, anyone have any experience with the Hogue PowerSpeed holster? It looks nice, but before I spend the money.....
If not you, then who?
|March 29, 2002, 12:02 PM
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I carry IWB, and my answer is the same as youngun. My pants are normally a little bit loose (especially "relaxed fit" jeans), since I'm skinny and clothes that actually fit would make me look even more like a beanpole. Plus I find it more comfortable with the pants riding lower on my hips. However, when carrying I tighten up the belt and wear the pants a little bit higher to better support the gun. A lot of my dress slacks are getting old and the waistbands are a bit tight anyway, so I'll probably replace them soon with pants suitable for IWB carry.
I find IWB carry to be more comfortable than belt carry. I think it's because the weight of the gun is being supported by the pants and spread out over a larger area, rather than hanging off the belt and putting pressure on my hips. Everyone is built differently, so what's relatively comfortable for me may be painful for you.
|March 29, 2002, 09:34 PM
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Futo Inu,
This isn't very definitive, but it depends... I personally don't have different slacks for IWB, and the placement of your holster may affect the fit of your slacks. If you carry at 3:00 at the side of your pelvis, your body may be less yielding than at 4:30, and you may need some extra clearance. A holster worn between the belt and the slacks may be a good compromise. Belt slides can be comfortable and convenient, but be careful when you sit in any chair with armrests, such as in a theater. Planting the muzzle of your gun against the top of the armrest as you sit can launch it out of the holster.
|March 30, 2002, 01:41 AM
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I'm not as rotund as some of you fellows but I'm not skinny either. My Solution after years of fighting with this same issue is:
Industrial strength suspenders and a relatively soft belt with an IWB. You don't need a hard belt if it is just keeping the IWB close to your body and not holding anything up. I like the Kramer IWB #3. I wear a tee shirt tucked into my pants under the suspenders. I like the "Coolmax" wicking type tee shirt. They don't get soggy. With suspenders you can wear the pants a bit loose for the IWB. Depending on the weather, you can wear a polo type shirt, sweat shirt or vest over this. If anyone asks "aren't you hot wearing that vest?" in warm weather, I just show a suspender and say "I don't like my suspenders to show".
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Commission's new head expresses her optimism
Colette FitzGerald is the newly appointed head of the European Commission office in Northern Ireland.
Ms FitzGerald has taken on this representational role with the advantage of first-hand local knowledge since she has been working, on secondment from the European Commission, with the Northern Ireland Executive for seven years. Since 2007, Colette has been a Commission advisor to the Executive with special responsibility to facilitate the work of the unique Commission task force for Northern Ireland set up by President Barroso when he made a first visit to Northern Ireland.
Her earlier experience was, formerly, in the Irish Department of Finance and later in Brussels for the European Commission where she specialised in aspects of European Regional Policy.
Northern Ireland has good reason, according to Colette, to benefit from a better appreciation of the importance of European Union developments. "The key aim of the task force set up by President Barroso is to make sure that the stakeholders here have a better understanding of what Europe has to offer," she said.
"The Commissioner with responsibility for research and innovation, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, has made several visits here and wants to ensure that some of the smaller businesses participate in the new Horizon 20:20 Research and Development programme. It will have simpler rules so that it will be more accessible for smaller businesses.
"In an example of Northern Ireland contributing to important IT developments, and benefiting from international expertise, a co-operation arrangement on the potential for Connected Health, between Belfast and Boston, based in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be explored at a major conference this October.
"Northern Ireland can make better use of European opportunities by influencing and benefiting from European policies and by making the most of the available European funds."
Ms FitzGerald has worked to build a more structured organisation in Government departments to be aware of European questions. Today, there are civil service inter-departmental groups with continuing responsibility for four areas: competitiveness and employment, innovation and technology, climate change and energy, and social cohesion
Any reference to further significant funding sits alongside the more restrictive aspects of harmonised competition policy on State Aids constraining, for example, the work of Invest NI: is this harmonisation helpful? "Northern Ireland is one of the more developed regions in the EU and there are other regions where needs are greater than ours. The guidelines still give some relative advantages to different parts of Northern Ireland. In addition, there are other sources of European funding available which we have not locked into as much as we should."
"The most obvious area where Northern Ireland might increase its involvement is in applications from businesses and universities for research and development proposals and linked funding grants. In the next funding period, from 2014 to 2020, the proposal on the table is for a European research programme of €80bn for a period of seven years.
"We need to get the private sector, particularly smaller companies, to step up their investment in research and innovation activities," said Ms FitzGerald.
There are plans for a more effective local dialogue. "I am looking forward to working closely with the newly established Northern Ireland European Regional Forum which was set up in May, this year. This will provide a framework for stakeholders here, public and private bodies, farmers union, business organisations and voluntary sector organisations to share information on what each is doing on European topics.
"The forum, led by Ministers from the Office of the First Ministers and Belfast City Council, will increase our capacity to learn about, and influence, important European issues."
"I look forward to maintaining my close working relationships with the various stakeholders here and also with the offices of the Executive in Brussels. We are performing well ahead of other similar sized regions in Europe, but we can do even better in the future."


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Sue Ann "Susie" Cattelan, a resident of Danville, died surrounded by her family March 1 at the age of 65.
She was born March 10, 1943. She was the owner of Cattelan's Antiques in Pleasanton. She is survived by her loving husband Ray; her children; and grandchildren. Memorial services were held March 14 at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Danville. Donations can be made in her name to Hospice of the East Bay at 3470 Buskirk Ave., Pleasant Hill 94523.
Joanne Dee Larson
Joanne Dee Larson, a former resident of Danville and Alamo, died March 1 at the age of 78.
She was born Oct. 15, 1930, in Detroit, Mich. She spent her early childhood playing in her mother's dress shop and tending her grandfather's cattle in Worthington, Minn. Her family moved to Berkeley during World War II and her father worked in the shipyard in Vallejo. She went to Dillard Middle School, Berkeley High School and UC Berkeley. After schooling she worked as the executive secretary in the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce and Honeywell Inc. in San Francisco. In 1980 she became a travel agent and worked in Alamo for many years. In 1955, she married Larry Larson, a Colgate Palmolive engineer, and they spent their 53 years of married life together in Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Danville, Alamo and finally Rancho Murieta. They traveled and cruised the world together until last October. During her years in Rancho Murieta she was an active golfer and a regular at the Rancho Murieta Women's Club.
She is survived by her husband Larry; sons Bradley and Gregory Larson; daughter-in-law Jennifer Larson; and granddaughter Krystlyn Giedt. There will be a private family service. Memorial donations can be made to the American Lung Association.
Barbara Mary Cayere
Barbara Mary Cayere, a resident of Alamo, died after a year-long fight with breast cancer, surrounded by loved ones March 7 at the age of 62.
She was born Oct. 17, 1946, in Beaverton, Ore. Following nursing school, she joined the Navy where she served for 22 years. Retiring from the Navy as a full Commander, she remained continued with nursing administration at Kaiser Permanente for another 20 years. She married Paul on Dec. 21, 1974, and they had many wonderful adventures during those 34 years. She loved skiing, the mountains, Hawaii, traveling, a good glass of wine and kitties. She was especially happy to move to Alamo, where she and Paul transformed a 95-year-old farmhouse into their retirement home, which is surrounded by loving families, their children and her roses.
She is survived by her husband Paul and son Christopher; brothers Mark and Richard; sister-in-law and wonderful friend Kathy; and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held March 14 at San Leandro First Presbyterian Church. Memorial donations can be made to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Joseph Emmett Ward
Joseph Emmett Ward, a resident of Danville, died peacefully surrounded by family March 9 at the age of 81.
He was born April 6, 1927, in Chicago, Ill. He graduated from Northwestern University earning a degree in business marketing and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. He also served the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Susan Duffy on Feb. 3, 1951. He moved his family to California in 1964 where he was an active member of St. Isidore Parish. He retired from Kaiser Aluminum Co. in Oakland and continued consulting for several years. He enjoyed the great outdoors, snow skiing, backpacking and fishing, especially when accompanied by family or friends.
He is survived by his wife Susan Duffy Ward; brother James Ward of Illinois; sister Jane Moris of New Jersey; sons Mike Ward (MaryEllen), Jim Ward (Esther), Tom Ward (Joan); daughters, Nancy Moore (John), Patti Rinetti (Rick), Mary Beaver (Rick); and nine grandchildren. A funeral Mass was celebrated March 13 at St. Isidore in Danville. Donations can be sent to the American Cancer Society in his name.
Betty S. Drummond
Betty S. Drummond, a former resident of Danville, died March 11 at the age of 77.
She was born May 17, 1931, in Houston, Texas, to Benjamin Peyton Sterrett and Elva Stovall Sterrett. She and her family lived in Danville from 1986 through 1998, where she volunteered with the Danville Newcomers Club, especially in its work with Children's Hospital Oakland, and was active with the Danville Quilters Club and San Ramon Valley High School.
She is survived by her husband, John J. Drummond; daughter Jennifer Drummond and her husband Joseph Lockett; and her brother Conrad Sterrett. A memorial service was held March 15 at the Settegast-Kopf Co. in Sugar Land, Texas.


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Focus on pupils' personal development, schools told
Dubai: Schools in Dubai should focus more on developing pupils' personalities and social skills and also focus on education for special needs children, according to new guidelines issued by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).
The Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB), under the KHDA, released the fifth annual inspections handbook on Sunday ahead of the new academic year, which commences on September 9.
The handbook, prepared in consultation with school principals, teachers and parents in Dubai, is a set of criteria on which schools can base their progress, while also working as a guideline for DSIB inspectors.
Focusing on the development of personality and preparing pupils to face challenges, the handbook gives clear information on the methods of inspection and what the authority tries to achieve with education in Dubai.
"In our ever-changing society, it is increasingly important that pupils have the attitudes and social skills to deal with all aspects of the modern world, especially in the context of Dubai.
"Reflecting the main messages of the UAE 2021 Vision, we believe that pupils should not only be aware of many aspects of culture, community and the environment, but that they should also be contributing actively to them," said Jameela Al Muhairi, Chief of DSIB, commenting on the handbook.
Apart from focusing on the social skills of pupils, the handbook spells out additional areas of focus for inspectors in the upcoming inspections cycle.
A stronger emphasis will be placed on the quality of support schools provide for their special needs pupils, as well as on the progress these pupils make across all subjects.
"This handbook is essential in guiding schools' self-evaluation and making sure they are focused on the quality of provision.
"Our pursuit of high-quality education for all children in Dubai will continue and we will spare no effort in raising schools' awareness of how this goal can be achieved," she added.
In line with the UAE 2021 Vision, which has a special emphasis on an inclusive society that eases people with special needs into the mainstream, the handbook is a step in the right direction.
According to Jameela, the provision of specialised education will be one of the key focuses of the revised inspection system.
She indicated that only a minority of schools make good provision for special needs pupils and ensure that their academic progress is good.
"Many schools do not yet have the staff expertise or systems to respond sufficiently to these pupils.
"Therefore, there will be greater attention to the identification of and provision for pupils with special educational needs," she emphasised.
This will mean schools will have to provide more comprehensive data about all groups of pupils, concentrating on the academic progress and achievements of Emirati pupils.
Inspectors will closely examine the performance of Emiratis compared with their classmates.
Beginning this year, all schools are required to submit a self-evaluation document prior to their inspections.
The self-evaluation resource for schools will be accompanied by the handbook.
Together with each school's previous inspection report, inspectors will use this self-evaluation form as the starting point for conducting inspections.
"Efficient self-evaluation is widely regarded as crucial to effective school improvement. Inspections will take full account of schools' self-evaluations, as well as other key data, in determining inspection activities," noted Jameela.
DSIB inspected 138 private schools in the 2011/12 academic year, visiting 13,789 classes and speaking to around 1,850 pupils and staff. More than 50,000 parents, teachers and pupils completed the DSIB questionnaires, which inspectors used to guide their judgement in specific aspects of school quality.
This year, inspections will begin the last week of September and will be conducted in batches with schools following different curriculum.
The inspection results are announced annually and are linked to schools' ability to hike tuition fees.
Schools that are ranked outstanding are allowed to raise fees equivalent to twice the Educational Cost Index (ECI x 2), which is set annually by Dubai Statistics Centre and is three per cent of each school's tuition fee.
Good schools can raise fees equivalent ECI x 1.5, while acceptable and unsatisfactory schools can increase their fees by ECIx1.
School fees in the UAE range from Dh18,000 to Dh92,000 per anum.


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What's Up Next For Miles Teller Now That He's Getting The Pat On The Back From EW?
Actor Miles Teller has received a nice honor, the respected film publication "Entertainment Weekly" has said his film "Whiplash" was the best of 2014. Here is the article: http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/entertainment-weekly-picks-whipla...
Some fans might find it comical that the highly publicized flick "Nymphomaniac" was considered to be the worst. Teller can brag that he did not have that accomplishment! He can brag of a resume that includes flicks such as "The Spectacular Now," "21 & Over," "Divergent" and "The Spectacular Now."
Teller is a young actor from Pennsylvania who has only been in the business for a few years but is landing more roles than the average actor. Look for him to pop up in Anna Kendrick's "Get a Job" or Emma Watson's "La La Land."
Perhaps the most important news for Teller is that he will be on-board for a forthcoming sequel to "The Fantastic Four 2" in 2017.
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"Evil Patch" In Brain Scans Can Identify Psychopaths, Says German Neurologist
In a bid to set brain research back a couple of centuries, The Daily Mail profiles a German neurologist who claims that the brains of all "killers, rapists and robbers" contain an "evil patch" that can be seen in MRI brain scans. That is no-shit what it says.
It's not the underlying concept that's absurd. Plenty of research has shown that psychopaths share certain brain features and abnormalities. A May 2012 study found psychopaths had less grey matter in areas of the brain that help us empathize with others. Other research has shown differences in an area called the uncinate fascinulus, which connects the amygdale (associated with fear, aggression and anxiety) to the orbitofrontal cortex (associated with decision making).
But the Mail and neurologist Gerhard Roth frame the whole thing in language closer to phrenology than contemporary neuroscience. Here is what Wikipedia says about phrenology:
Phrenology (from Greek: φρήν, phrēn, "mind"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is a pseudoscience primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules. The distinguishing feature of phrenology is the idea that the sizes of brain areas were meaningful and could be inferred by examining the skull of an individual. Following the materialist notions of mental functions originating in the brain, phrenologists believed that human conduct could best be understood in neurological rather than philosophical or religious terms.
Here is what Roth says he discovered investigating violent offenders in German government studies:
"We showed these people short films and measured their brain waves," he said. "Whenever there were brutal and squalid scenes the subjects showed no emotions. In the areas of the brain where we create compassion and sorrow, nothing happened."
The dark mass at the front of the brain, he says, appears in all scans of people with records for criminal violence. He says his researches have led him to believe that some criminals have a 'genetic predisposition' to violence.
He added: 'When you look at the brain scans of hardened criminals, there are almost always severe shortcomings in the lower forehead part of the brain.
Then there is a picture of Hannibal Lector.
Roth does have one caveat:
"Of course it is not automatic. The brain can compensate somewhat for violent tendencies and it is unclear how that works."
So, maybe you don't have to be a psychopath who eats people even if you have severe shortcomings in your lower forehead? Anyway, this next part literally did make me laugh out loud:
Dr Roth said no two criminals are alike. He divides them into three groups for the purposes of his hunt for evil.
Guys ….I don't even know. Nothing in this article makes any sense–but the point!, according to Roth, is that it's "the task of society to offer widespread support to the children and their parents" before they become people he'll have to hunt down in his quest to stomp out evil. And here is how the article ends:
Dr Roth is one of Germany's best-known brain specialists and has was at the forefront of calling for sentencing reforms a few years ago.


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News Roundup: Rocking out for relief
Top Stories
Mick Jagger, Aerosmith, the Goo Goo Dolls and 'N Sync will perform the United We Stand concert at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. on Oct. 21. The show will be comprised of about 18 to 20 acts, a Clear Channel spokeswoman told Reuters. All money raised from the show will benefit the American Red Cross Relief Fund, the Pentagon Relief Fund and the Salvation Army Relief Fund. Tickets go on sale on Oct. 12.
Los Angeles movie studios, which have already tightened security after the FBI warned they could be targeted if the U.S. strikes Afghanistan, have further increased their vigilance after the U.S. began bombing the country on Sunday. A spokeswoman for Warner Bros. told Reuters that a memo had been sent to all employees to reassure all steps were being taken to increase security. Guards at Warners are checking visitor's car trunks and visitors are being asked to pass through a metal detector.
Dougie Millings, the tailor who created the Beatles' famous collarless suit, died on Sept. 20 in London of unknown causes. He was 88. Millings also crafted the wardrobe for the Beatles' tour in 1964 and went on to make some 500 outfits for the band, the Associated Press reports.
Herbert L. Block, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist known by the name "Herblock," died of pneumonia at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington on Sunday. He was 91. Block drew every U.S. president since Herbert Hoover. His work was syndicated in more than 300 newspapers across the nation.
Actor Tom Laughlin, 72, best known for his role as the karate-kicking rebel from the 1970s movies Billy Jack and The Trial of Billy Jack, has been diagnosed with cancer that is inoperable because of his heart condition, the AP reports. Laughlin suffers from cancer at the base of his tongue. An angiogram showed one of his arteries is completely clogged, while the others are 75 percent clogged.
In Court
O.J. Simpson will return to court again for an alleged incident last December in which a man reportedly accused the onetime football star of reaching over his car and snatching off his glasses in a fit of road rage on their neighborhood of Kendall, Fla. Jury selection is set to begin on Tuesday, though it would take up to a month to seat a jury and less than two days to hear testimony.
In General
Actress Drew Barrymore has reunited with her estranged mother after almost a decade. In the November issue of Rosie magazine, Barrymore said she wanted to reunite with her mother after filming a childbirth scene of her upcoming movie Riding in Cars With Boys. The Penny Marshall-directed film, co-starring Brittany Murphy, James Woods and Lorraine Bracco, opens Oct. 19.
Advertising agencies across the nation are teaming up with the film community to pledge support to New York by rebuilding their ad campaigns around the city, Variety reports. A newly formed coalition, which includes the Assn. Of Independent Commercial Producers, the labor unions and the Screen Actors Guild, says advertisers are committed to studying every commercial job to determine whether there is chance to film it in New York, rather than Los Angeles, Canada or elsewhere.


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Guitarist Nick "Evil Twin" Catanese of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will guest on the "Metal Crypt" show on Hard Rock Radio Live Wednesday, April 1 between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST.You can listen to the program live via the Internet at www.hardrockradiolive.com. SPEED X — the new band featuring Nick Catanese, QUEENSRŸCHE axeman Mike Stone on guitar and vocals, DOUBLEDRIVE drummer Mike Froedge and former DOUBLEDRIVE bassist Joshua Sattler — performed on January 17, 2009 at the Hilton hotel in Anaheim, California during this year's NAMM show. For more information on the band, visit www.myspace.com/speedxband. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY is currently on the road as part of the Black Label Bash tour with support from SEVENDUST and DOPE.
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JUDY WOODRUFF: Our lead story: The American captain of a cargo ship remained a hostage of Somali pirates today, adrift on a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean.
The U.S. Navy and FBI worked to secure his release. And General David Petraeus, the head of U.S. Central Command, announced plans to immediately increase American military presence in the Horn of Africa.
Margaret Warner has our report.
MARGARET WARNER: The U.S. Navy said it had called on FBI hostage negotiators today to help free the captain of the freighter Maersk Alabama.
The U.S.-flagged ship, based in Norfolk, Virginia, was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia yesterday. Hours later, the 20 American crewmen overpowered the bandits.
But their captain, 53-year-old Richard Phillips of Underhill, Vermont, is being held hostage by four pirates in a small lifeboat.
A Navy destroyer, USS Bainbridge, is watching nearby. So are U.S. surveillance aircraft. The Maersk Alabama is now reported to be en route to Mombasa, Kenya.
At the State Department this morning, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked about the standoff at the lifeboat.
HILLARY CLINTON, Secretary of State: We are watching this very closely. Apparently, the lifeboat has run out of gas, and the Navy is there, right, Admiral?
MARGARET WARNER: Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke later, after he and Secretary Clinton met with their Australian counterparts.
ROBERT GATES, Secretary of Defense: We are monitoring the situation, obviously, very closely. The safe return of the captain is the top priority. We obviously have a naval presence in the area and other assets. And we are obviously looking at our options, but, again, foremost in our minds is the safety of the captain.
First U.S.-flagged ship seized
MARGARET WARNER: Piracy and hostage-taking for ransom have been steadily increasing off the coast of East Africa. Fifteen vessels were seized just last month and 150 last year. Reportedly, more than a dozen ships and more than 250 crew members are still being held hostage.
But this is the first U.S.-flagged ship seized in this area or anywhere else. Attorney General Eric Holder said the U.S. will do whatever is necessary to protect American shipping interests.
ERIC HOLDER, Attorney General: There's not been an act of piracy, I think, against a United States vessel in hundreds of years. And so I'm not sure exactly what would happen, but we'll obviously do what we have to do to make sure that the maritime life of this nation is protected. We'll do whatever we have to do.
MARGARET WARNER: In the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the deputy prime minister condemned the attack.
HAJI ADAM IBBI, Deputy Prime Minister, Somalia: I'm glad to hear that the passengers actually managed to be released by themselves. And this is what the kidnappers deserved: to show -- to be seen actually that they are very weak, they are not brave people, they are not actually capable of actually having such like this kind of operation.
MARGARET WARNER: The ship had been bound for Kenya with a payload of food and other items for the World Food Programme. The ship's second-in-command, Captain Shane Murphy, spoke of the difficulty of defending against the piracy risk in an interview with Japan's NHK less than a month ago. He was teaching an anti-piracy course at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
SHANE MURPHY: Right now, each vessel is responsible for its own security. There is additional coalition ships in the area that are there to patrol. However, there's no telling when or where the attacks are going to happen.
And the amount of vessels that transit the area, it's impossible to patrol them all. All the vessels transiting the areas are on heightened watch capabilities. Everybody is prepared. They're putting up as much of a defense as they can. Yet they're still having an inordinate amount of success at hijacking the ships and, in turn, getting the money for ransom from the companies for the vessels and for the crew.
MARGARET WARNER: Meanwhile, in Vermont, Captain Phillip's relatives gathered to wait for news. His wife, Andrea, remained optimistic.
ANDREA PHILLIPS, Wife of Hostage: I always hoped that -- you know, you always hope, "Never me," or, "Not in my backyard," so to speak. But I have faith in my husband. And, you know, he's a smart man. And I know he'll be all right.
MARGARET WARNER: The Maersk Alabama and its crew are expected to arrive in Mombasa within 48 hours.
Military action is risky
MARGARET WARNER: And for the latest on the standoff, we go to Demetri Sevastopulo, the Pentagon and intelligence correspondent for the Financial Times.
And, Demetri, thank you for joining us.
As we start, let me just share with you and our viewers a wire that just moved. The Maersk Company just put out a statement saying that the captain has actually made contact with the Navy and says he is unharmed and that apparently this Capt. Phillips has been provided with a radio and additional batteries and provisions, very unclear -- completely unclear how that happened.
So let me, with that in mind also, what is the latest you've heard about the state of negotiations, who's doing the negotiations, and where they stand?
DEMETRI SEVASTOPULO, Financial Times: Well, at the moment, what we've had today is the U.S. Navy has been talking to the pirates in the lifeboat. They have been assisted by FBI hostage negotiators, who are helping them in the background, although I believe from the U.S. over the phone.
And they are trying to work out, first of all, what the hostages -- excuse me, what the pirates actually want. And that's the first thing you have to determine in a situation like this.
MARGARET WARNER: And how are they communicating?
DEMETRI SEVASTOPULO: We don't know exactly, but we're told that the Bainbridge is sufficiently close that they can see the lifeboat, so it could be by microphone. They could have contacted them by satellite phone or cell phones. These pirates have a lot of actually pretty sophisticated communication systems, including GPS devices.
MARGARET WARNER: Now, what more can you tell us? There have been conflicting reports about how Captain Phillips found himself in this position. I think one family member said he actually volunteered to be sort of the designated hostage to free his crew. Have you been able to confirm that?
DEMETRI SEVASTOPULO: No, we haven't. There are two conflicting accounts, basically. One is that he offered himself up to save the crew. The other is that the crew tried to overpower the pirates and the pirates then basically abandoned the Maersk Alabama, but took Capt. Phillips with them, got into the lifeboat, and that very soon after they left the area, they ran out of fuel. But we're not sure which is actually accurate.
MARGARET WARNER: Now, David Petraeus, General Petraeus, head of CENTCOM, as we just reported, said that additional U.S. military assets are being sent to the region. From people you talked to at the Pentagon, I mean, what are the military options? How seriously are they being looked at?
DEMETRI SEVASTOPULO: Well, they're obviously, first of all, going to send more destroyers and other kind of ships to the region just to boost up their capability.
The big problem they have is that they don't -- if they can possibly avoid it, they don't want to take military action because they're concerned about the life of Capt. Phillips.
And if you think about it, in a situation like the one we have at the moment, both the pirates and the Navy have perfect visibility at each other. So if the Navy tried to launch some kind of an operation, even at night, I think it would be pretty easy for the pirates to tell it was coming and they could harm Capt. Phillips.
So it's a very difficult situation, and I think military action is something that they will try and avoid at all possible.
Pirates running out of options
MARGARET WARNER: Well, do they at least go so far as to talk with you about what scenarios would be? I mean, it seems as if a completely unequal situation on the one hand and, as Secretary Clinton said, the lifeboat seems to be running out of fuel, as well. And yet it's sort of a classic asymmetric standoff where it's hard to know who has the advantage.
DEMETRI SEVASTOPULO: Well, it is a classic asymmetric standoff, but I think you'd have to say that at this point the U.S. military has the upper hand.
The pirates in the lifeboat apparently have enough food for several days. They've no gas so they can't go anywhere. One possible thing that could happen is that there are reports that other ships that have been hijacked by pirates and controlled by pirates are coming closer to the area.
But I talked to a defense official today who said that, if the pirates think they're going to have safety in numbers, it won't work, because the USS Bainbridge, the destroyer you talked about earlier, and the other American military assets in the region won't let them get close.
So at some point, the pirates are going to be faced in a real catch-22. What do they do? They really have no way of getting out of there.
MARGARET WARNER: There was an interesting quote today, in fact, from one of the pirates. I think Reuters reached them on a sat phone and he said something like, "We're surrounded by warships and don't have time to talk. Please pray for us." Is that consistent with what you're hearing about the atmospherics of this?
DEMETRI SEVASTOPULO: Well, I think, if you are four pirates in a small boat and you look around you and you see a USS Bainbridge, the destroyer, and other ships there, you probably don't feel very good.
And I have to say that the pirates, they may be hoping that their comrades come and rescue them. But if you're one of those comrades and you look ahead and see these American warships, you're probably less courageous than you are when you're tackling a cargo ship or some of the other ships that they're used to taking on. I think this has really raised the stakes in the whole battle in those seas.
Increased attacks may prompt action
MARGARET WARNER: Now, as we've reported, these attacks have just grown in incredible frequency. The Obama administration has actually been talking about piracy as recently as when President Obama went to the NATO summit about something that really had to be addressed.
Is there any kind of game plan in the works for -- whether it's patrolling the area more or something else -- to protect the merchant fleets better?
DEMETRI SEVASTOPULO: Well, you have to imagine that President Obama in his first couple of months has had a lot of things on his plate. Until a few weeks ago, there hadn't been that many attacks by pirates in the region. Partly because of the weather, the seas weren't conducive to that.
Now you're getting into a season where you're going to see more and more attacks, so I think it's really going to put this front and foremost on the radar for President Obama.
He also has to deal with two American journalists detained in North Korea. So he actually has several situations around the world where there are Americans being detained, sometimes as hostages, sometimes in other ways. So I think you're going to see a lot of focus on this in the days and months ahead.
MARGARET WARNER: And do the people you've been speaking with in the intelligence or in the Pentagon, the intelligence community, do they think that these pirates are in any way susceptible to any sort of political pressure from Somalia, even though, as we know, the situation's pretty lawless there?
DEMETRI SEVASTOPULO: No, not any -- I've heard no one say anything like that. Basically, you have a government that has no power, transitional government. These pirates have been running amok for the last year-and-a-half or so. And because they keep getting ransoms paid, they have a lot of money to rearm themselves and probably to pay off people in the government when they need to do that.
MARGARET WARNER: And so what's the betting inside about how long this is going to continue?
DEMETRI SEVASTOPULO: I talked to one defense official this morning who said he thought it would be 24 hours, 48 hours before the pirates realized that they were in a no-win situation and it came to some kind of resolution, and he thought it would probably be peaceful.
MARGARET WARNER: Demetri Sevastopulo, thank you so much, from the Financial Times. Thanks for being with us.
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The major junior league held a governors meeting this week in Las Vegas and one of the talking points ended up being UBC's review of its funding in athletics. Sixteen of the school's 29 varsity programs have survived the first of two cutdowns; hockey is among those remaining in limbo.
An announcement on what's next for those final 13 programs is expected later this month.
Vancouver Giants owner Ron Toigo and Kamloops Blazers owner Tom Gaglardi were among those pushing for the WHL to lend a hand with the hockey squad.
WHL teams award players a year's scholarship to a Canadian school for every season they play. That's a major selling point when players are deciding between major junior and the NCAA. UBC losing its hockey program would be a hit to the WHL and the Giants in particular, considering the school's proximity.
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"Certification is the culmination of years of hard work and a rigorous flight-test program that started with the 787-9's first flight last September," says Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Ray Conner. "With this validation that the airplane is ready for commercial operations, Boeing, along with our airline and leasing customers, now look forward to introducing the newest member of the Dreamliner family to passengers around the world."
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The FAA also has granted Boeing an Amended Production Certificate, validating that the Boeing production system can produce 787-9s that conform to the design. EASA accepts FAA oversight of Boeing production certificates, just as the FAA accepts EASA oversight of European manufacturers' production certificates.
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LORAIN — A vacant buildings registry is being considered by city officials to increase accountability for foreclosed properties and decrease blight.
"Our housing is at the critical point right now, where if we don't turn it around it's not going to be able to be turned around," Councilman Dan Given, D-at large, said Monday during a City Council Buildings & Lands Committee meeting. "We want to make this town better, and this is going to be one of the first steps."
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The Lorain registry would require yearly registration for $100 by the "owner, agent, lessee or party in control of any vacant building" or mortgagees who have filed pending foreclosure actions. They would be required to make monthly inspections to ensure properties were up to code.
Escrow accounts of at least $1,000 and equal to the cost of necessary repairs would be set up by parties to a sale before transfers could occur. Buyers agreeing to repairs would have six months to complete them.
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Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Robin Hood Flour
Publisher: Robin Hood Mills Ltd. (Montreal, Quebec; Moose Jaw, Sask.; Calgary, Alta; Vancouver, B.C.)
40 p.
19.1 x 13 cm
Language: English
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Copyright: This item is under copyright.
Citation: 77 Winning Recipes: Home Tested Methods For Making Cakes, Pastries And Bread. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=4929