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By DAVID GEFFEN
04/15/2013 12:50
William Topkis gave the first Jewish tour guides work in the land and helped create an early Zionist film.
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Once here, he founded the American Information Bureau which offered visitors the first Jewish tour guides when other established groups refused to.
After a few months of innovative activities, the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund invited Topkis to assist in making a silent film to encourage American tourism and aliya.
"Topkis was a true 'Eretz Yisrael' film pioneer," says Yaakov Gross, a film historian who seeks out films which have disappeared. "Without his efforts, the 1923 production, our second silent film, would never have come to be." A previous silent film came out the year before.
Topkis, who tragically passed away two years later in 1925, succeeded in his tourism project and wrote the 1923 script for Palestine Awakening, the silent film by Ya'acov Ben-Dov, a pioneer of Israeli film and cinematography.
Hillel Tryster, a film historian, writes in his book, Israel before Israel: Silent Cinema in the Holy Land, about Topkis's role in the KKL-JNF 1923 film project.
Topkis moved quickly with the idea, wrote a script and decided to direct the film himself. He hired an actor to play the character of the American Jewish tourist, the wealthy John Bloomberg, a cotton merchant from Pittsburgh. A real tour guide was hired to play that role. Shooting began on May 3 and lasted two weeks. Topkis's diary, which he kept daily, earned the status as the "day book" of the film.
Editing began in June and the first showing took place on July 4 at Zion Cinema in Jerusalem.
At the end of his film review in The Palestine Weekly, Judah Magnes, later chancellor of Hebrew University, wrote: "This film being exhibited in Jerusalem on Herzl's yahrzeit with all that it shows us of the growth of the land – is a key omen best understood by the adage of the Zionist founder – 'if you will it – it is no fable.'" Tryster describes the film's plot in his book. "John Bloomberg, a cotton merchant from Pittsburgh, touring the Middle East, stops in Jaffa. A Jewish guide persuades him to see the country.
"Now the travelogue is in motion. Bloomberg occasionally interjects a comment to keep the ball rolling: 'I have not seen anything of industrial activity so far!' or [after visiting the Ra'anan confectionery factory and Rishon LeZion wine cellars)...
'Impossible to exist on chocolates and wine. Show me the Jewish peasants instead.'" Some people who read the script felt that it was about its author. Tryster interprets this point as follows.
"Bloomberg is a well assimilated American Jew, but in some ways he is a reflection of Topkis himself, looking at the country with an industrialist's eye, seeking out those areas which could still be developed."
Tryster's observation is very accurate in regard to Topkis. On his return to the US he was interviewed by the Zionist Organization of America's magazine.
"Noted Zionist Leader, on his return from Palestine, emphasizes that with 20 American Jewish industrialists living there – the country would change dramatically," reads the headline.
Bloomberg in the film is inspired to return to his Hebrew language roots when he meets a child who speaks nothing else. This is a significant comment by Tryster. "Topkis had been amazed at the ethnic variety among the Jews he had met in Palestine, and his alter ego, Bloomberg, encounters Yemenites, Russians, Iraqis, Czechs and Poles." Bloomberg, like many other visitors to the country, finds a relative in Palestine, at Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim. He decides to leave his American life behind and return to live in the Yishuv. This marks the first time on film that an American Jew states that he will make aliya.
The film had titles in 13 languages and was premiered to the Jewish world at the World Zionist Congress in the summer of 1923 at Carlsbad.
Topkis was born in Russia in 1878 and his parents brought him to the US when he was four years old.
The family settled in Pennsylvania and then moved to Wilmington, Delaware where they entered a variety of business enterprises ultimately opening the Topkis Athletic Underwear Company. After World War I, the company became the third largest underwear company in the United States after BVD and Fruit of the Loom. Quieter than his other four brothers and sister, Topkis sought more schooling than his siblings and received it.
In his early 20s, he was given the opportunity to use his written English for a communal institution.
By 1900 there was a large Orthodox synagogue in Wilmington, plus a smaller one barely surviving.
Adas Kodesch, the larger shul, decided to be more American, so it elected young Topkis its secretary.
All the minutes from the congregation's inception in 1879 had been written in Yiddish – now they were to be in English. As one reads those two years of recorded minutes by Topkis, one has the feeling that this was a literary exercise, not the protocol of a meeting.
Then an unexpected turn of events called Topkis to the fore. He had to use his language skills to counter a public charge. A Polish rabblerouser in Wilmington accused the local Jews and all American Jews of spreading information which inspired the assassination of US president William McKinley.
To prepare an answer which would be worthy of placement in the newspaper as well as for a speech in the synagogue on Yom Kippur, Topkis composed a brief essay in English. His words, when read and heard in Wilmington, restored the status of the Jews in the community.
The 24-year-old realized for the first time the power of language to influence.
Because of his business acumen, William was invited by Alfred DuPont, a member of the noted family, to be on the board of one of the local banks. His fiscal talents demonstrated to the DuPonts and other leaders in Wilmington of what he was capable.
Parallel to his financial success, in the years before WWI, his brothers, led by Louis Topkis, developed the Topkis Underwear Company. William Topkis was made a silent partner to whom his family turned when needed.
As Samuel Goldwyn began his movie career, he sought funding for his productions. He turned to the DuPonts and they included Topkis in this venture.
In the year before World War 1, Topkis and his wife Vi motored out to California to seek a better climate for William's ill health. While in Los Angeles he met with Goldwyn. In 1920, after becoming active in the Zionist movement, Topkis encouraged Goldwyn to produce a film on Palestine, which, unfortunately, did not come to be. Rather than the movie producer bringing such a picture to life, Topkis himself made it happen. At the start of 1923, after an elaborate banquet in his honor, William, Vi, and Esther sailed for the Middle East.
His first communication home was dated in late February 1923.
"To my family, we have arrived safely in the land of Our Fathers. On our first day out in Haifa, where the ship docked, I found a Sephardic synagogue to say Kaddish for our mother. Next we watched our local brothers and sisters, in short pants, constructing new housing and digging trenches for sewage.
Quite a sight to see Jews working in such a fashion.
I realized how important our Zionist work in America is to provide them financial assistance."
They visited Elijah's Cave on Mount Carmel, and they continued to take in the sights of the Jewish homeland in the Haifa area. A friend from Los Angeles, who had come with his family to live in the country in 1922, urged Topkis, in a lengthy letter that has survived, to leave the US and settle in Palestine. The letter closed with these words: "All the places you run to for your health needs in California and other locales, can all be found here in our land and only a few miles away."
The late-Esther Potts, Topkis's daughter, who died at the age of 92, told me about her father heeding his friend's advice.
"My father was able to make big decisions quite easily," she told me. "In December 1922, when I had my school vacation, I was informed we were going to Palestine sailing the following month. My father was beloved and at the event in his honor before we left, he said that 'this trip was the opportunity we required to visit our ancestral home.'" Leaving Haifa, they drove on the Macadam road from that port city all the way to Jerusalem.
"As we passed over a hill in Judean territory," Topkis wrote in his diary, "Jerusalem appeared majestic – especially with the sunlight reflecting off the buildings. I was fulfilling those hopes of return, which all the generations before me had."
An inveterate diary keeper, somehow he was so busy that after the first few entries in February he ceased writing until the latter part of April.
So his tourism project which came to be in March and April can best be described from a letter written by Brig.-Gen. Frederick Kisch to the London central Zionist office. Starting in 1921 Kisch served as the head of the Palestine Zionist Executive. When World War II broke out, he re-enlisted in 1939 in the tank corps and was killed in Tunisia in April 1943.
A copy of Kisch's letter to Leonard Stein in London is found in the Central Zionist Archives.
"With true American initiative [Topkis] has put up a sign at the corner of the road, with the name American Information Bureau. I asked him if he did not fear trouble with the American Consul, but he assured me there would be none."
Not only were there no problems, but as Kisch noted "a number of clients have been sent on tours of the country by him employing Jewish guides."
The letter's last line was the best. "I might mention that he himself pays his office rent and the salary of his secretary out of his own pocket."
Topkis, a virtuous individual, amazes many of his Zionist colleagues today when they learn of his behavior.
Kisch's reference to "Jewish guides" is the key to the tourist project of Topkis. At the end of 1922, four Jewish men were officially licensed as tour guides.
When they approached Cook's Travel for work, they were turned away. The company only hired Arab guides.
Topkis knew about these prejudicial acts even before he arrived in Palestine. He felt compelled to help them. Topkis ventured to the Haifa port when the ships were arriving and he persuaded Jewish tourists to employ Jewish guides.
In April, Zionist publication HaOlam featured a major article on Topkis's new American Information Bureau. It urged all Jewish travelers to the Holy Land to use Jewish guides. Harry Hanaux, who had guide badge number one, told me before he died that, "William Topkis was the lifeblood of Palestine Jewish tourism. Without his unyielding spirit the first guides would have never worked."
Because of his volunteer work, Topkis was an inspiration to many in the Land of Israel. He met Herbert Samuel, Arthur Ruppin, Ahad HaAm, Rav Abraham Isaac Kook and many others.
He saw as much of the land as he was able.
However, on his last trip to the Dead Sea for three days, he burned his hand badly. Back in Jerusalem, after avoiding a highway robbery from bandits lurking on the road, he was treated by the pioneer physician, Dr. Helena Kagan, because his hand was infected.
The Topkis family left for Europe in June 1923.
Esther Potts, recalled her father as modest and motivated by his belief in Zionism.
"My dad was quiet, but forceful. He accomplished much when other people received the glory. His love for Israel seemed so monumental to me.
Mostly, he was a kind, dedicated father."
Sadly, Potts lost her father when she was 10 years old. But throughout her life, she kept her father's diary and looked at the memorabilia from her family's Palestine adventure.
When Topkis died in 1925 in Wilmington, Louis Lipsky, the ZOA president, eulogized him. "William Topkis has truly followed in the footsteps of Herzl and personally helped our land to be."
The writer is the founder of the Delaware Jewish Historical Society and Archives. The papers of William Topkis are found there and his movie at Spielberg Film Archives at Hebrew University.
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---- — For 21-year-old Jean Penwell, it was a fairly normal Wednesday in Noblesville during May of 1939. Her shift working at a beauty parlor ended at noon, and she, along with her two sisters, were waiting on the curb by the courthouse for their brother to pick them up and give them a ride home.
Alfred "Tookie" Johnson, 21, also happened to be in Noblesville that day. He was walking around town with a couple of buddies. They were on a short leave from being stationed at Fort Harrison in Indianapolis.
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They were so packed, that Jean sat on Tookie's lap during the drive.
"I kinda felt guilty," she said. "I thought, boy, my mom and dad are not gonna like this."
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"I didn't really like him at first," she said. "He was a smart aleck."
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"I don't know why I called, I just lost my mind for a minute," he joked.
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"It just seemed like we just belonged together," she said.
Even though they say there weren't many places to go to on dates then, Jean and Tookie frequently went to movies and the roller-skating rink in Noblesville.
They dated for four months until Tookie spontaneously proposed to Jean in September.
"He just said, 'We're gonna get married,'" Jean said. "I said, 'We are?' He said, 'Yeah, we're on our way.' I wondered what was ahead for us."
They were married that same day on Sept. 5, 1939 at a preacher's home in Noblesville when they were both 21.
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Friends tied tin cans on the back of the newlyweds' car, and after the wedding Jean and Tookie celebrated at Billy's restaurant, where they ordered big ice cream cones.
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Two years after they were married, Tookie was drafted into the Army for World War II. They weren't pleased about it, especially since they had a couple young daughters and one on the way.
"It's just something that happened," he said. "There wasn't much I could do about it."
They would write letters back and forth, but Tookie could never say where he was, or they'd censor the letter, cutting out any words that even hinted at a location.
Then the letters from Tookie stopped arriving.
"I didn't hear from him for a long, long time and I couldn't figure out why," Jean said.
Tookie's brother sent him a letter, and it was returned, saying Tookie was MIA because he was behind enemy lines.
"I thought, 'Well, he's gone,'" Jean said. "It was bad."
Several weeks went by until Jean got something in the mail.
It was a Chinese newspaper from Tookie.
"That was his way of telling me where he was at," she said.
Jean was relieved, but it was still hard. Holidays were sad without him there, and she gave birth to a daughter, who Tookie didn't get to meet until she was two years old.
Two years went by until the couple got to see each other again, when the war was over. After such a long time, Jean was happy to be reunited, but she also had to get used to him being there again.
"It was odd," Jean said. "It wasn't like getting acquainted again, but his disposition changed and mine did too. You saw things differently."
Tookie was glad to be home.
"He told me, 'From now on, we'll never be separated again if I can help it,'" Jean said. "And here we are."
They lived in Evansville for a total of 10 years until Delco offered Tookie a job that paid more money. The Johnsons moved to Kokomo.
They raised their four daughters together, and Tookie built boats to go boating together as a family. Jean and Tookie enjoyed spending time as a couple during ballroom dancing lessons.
"We'd never go any place without each other," Jean said.
For their 50th wedding anniversary, they renewed their vows during a ceremony in front of a large crowd at the Grotto.
"It was no different than when we took our vows the first time," Jean said.
"I just think we finally made it legal," Tookie joked.
Jean and Tookie thought that making it to 50 years of marriage was quite an accomplishment. They never fathomed they'd have 24 more anniversaries after that one.
"I thought that would be our last one," Jean said about her 50th wedding anniversary. "I didn't think we'd live long enough."
Jean and Tookie have beaten the health odds. Tookie has had six stints in his heart, and Jean had a stroke that affected her throat and esophagus, resulting in her only being able to eat puréed food. She had breast cancer, and is fighting kidney cancer.
"It gets discouraging once in a while," Jean said.
The couple leaned on each other for support during their tough times.
"Whether it's richer or poorer, or sickness or health, you're there," Jean said. "There isn't a couple going that hasn't had their ups and downs."
Jean and Tookie just celebrated their 74th wedding anniversary, and at 95 years old, they both agree that marriage is about give and take. They say it's important to understand each other's likes and dislikes.
"It brings you closer together," Jean said.
"You have to be yourself, that's all you can do," Tookie said. "Even if we do fuss and fight once in a while, we make up afterward."
The Johnsons, who are proud great-great grandparents, have tried to teach their children to not walk away from commitments and to stick it out, even if times are tough.
"To this day, when we go to bed at night, we always hug and kiss and tell each other we love each other," Jean said. "Our love has gotten stronger."


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---- — AuSABLE FORKS — Alfred "Butch" Rougeau has firefighting in the blood.
His father, Henry, and his brother, Richard, were members of the AuSable Forks Volunteer Fire Department.
Most days, Rougeau can be found there. Now, a brass plaque engraved with his name graces the entrance to the fire station at 29 School Lane.
On Friday evening, Rougeau's colleagues threw him a surprise party in recognition of his five decades of service, which was marked in June.
Born and raised in AuSable Forks, Rougeau hung around the old fire station with his father.
"My father said I should help people out," the soft-spoken Rougeau said. "In those days, you take a penny postcard and said you wish to join."
If a candidate was a good prospect, the fire department sent a penny postcard back informing the candidate to attend the next meeting.
Such was the case for Rougeau in June 1962. The old fire department was located next to the post office.
"They just squeezed two trucks in there," he said.
When he joined, he was fresh out of the U.S. Army. He enlisted in January 1959 and served two years and two months.
The two months was a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
"Everybody got froze. I came back to my job at the Grand Union," he said.
Rougeau worked for the company for 42 years, two less than he has been married to his wife, Rita.
He spent his days off at the firehouse.
"Most managers I had in the stores I went to were real lax about me being late if I was at a fire," he said.
Firefighting training in those days was on the job. His first fire was a residence in Black Brook.
"We had some big, big fires," Rougeau said. "In those days, you had a pair of boots and raincoats. All it did was keep water off of you."
When he joined, he was the new kid on the truck. In a few short years, there was a changeover from the old firefighters to younger ones.
"We've come from two little trucks to nine big trucks. We used to run out of water. In those days, you were really scarce with the water. You better put it on the fire and nothing else."
When Grand Union moved him to Plattsburgh, Peru, Keeseville, Lake Placid and Jay, Rougeau showed up at local fire stations to lend a hand.
His right hand holds a battle scar.
"I almost lost this finger. A pane of glass blew out and struck me right through there. The doctor ... stitched it on the same night, and I went back," he said.
When Paul Votraw became AuSable Fork's fire chief, the company modernized.
"We got a tanker truck and some air bags we never had before," he said.
Membership increased from 30 to 40 to a high of 45.
The most memorable fire destroyed the 1840 American House Hotel in February 1975 on the site of the present-day Stewart's in AuSable Forks.
"It was big … all night into the next day," he said.
He called Fire Control to send "pumpers, pumpers, pumpers" and was teased by dispatch.
Rougeau has a red album with vintage photographs of firefighters in action at the hotel, but there were none of him.
"I was inside," he said.
The department's hallway offers a visual history of the company including a photograph of every chief from the first, Dr. Joseph Scott, to the present, Jason Whisher.
Rougeau served under every one and with "famous" local department members Abe Lincoln and Calvin Coolidge.
Rougeau was also a founding member of the AuSable Forks Ambulance squad. A driver, he served from 1974 until 2011.
The impulse to serve passed from father to son.
"It went down," he said.
Though Rougeau doesn't have biological children, he has a whole firehouse of progeny forged in fire, dedication and loyalty.
"He has mentored all of us," said Mike Cross, first assistant. "I would not be who I am today without him."
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Grossmont College student and Mount Miguel High School alum Sonny Carrillo, 20, was fatally stabbed at an apartment complex at 47th and Castana streets the night of July 20, 2011, according to San Diego County Crime Stoppers. His suspected killer has been identified as Julio Cesar Mendez, now 23.
The night of the stabbing, Carrillo gave a ride to a female friend for a child custody exchange with Mendez, who is the child's father. During the exchange, Mendez allegedly asked angrily who was in the car waiting for her, then walked up to the car, reached through an open window and stabbed Carrillo in the chest, San Diego police said.
Mendez fled on foot after the stabbing, police said. His whereabouts are still unknown but he may be in Mexico, according to Crime Stoppers, which said he should be considered armed and dangerous.
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By Lynda Hollenbeck
It's widely known that crisis situations tend to bring out the best in people.
Even the cranks and complainers often come forward to offer help when they see that the chips are down for others who truly need help.
This has certainly been true in many instances in recent days in this community and, I'm certain, throughout the state. Saline County was hit hard in the recent ice storm that caused extensive property damage.
By Jennifer Joyner
It feels to me like we just celebrated the start of 2012, but here we are in 2013. I can't believe how quickly time passed.
A lot of great things happened for me this year. It's been so fun watching my 2-year-old son grow and figure things out. In some ways, it's been one of the best years of my life. Also, I got a job and have met some wonderful people. I've learned a lot and witnessed amazing acts of kindness.
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was. The first thing that amazed me was the fact that cities like
Chicago and New York City didn't even make the list. I find that
pretty hard to believe. According to this article, every year the FBI
compiles a giant collection of data on crime in America. Local
precincts report everything from violent crimes to rape to art thefts.
By Dave Hughes
First, I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. Most folks wish prosperity for others and I follow that tradition, but the last few years have taught me that without health, prosperity and other goodies are hollow.
Also a shout-out to Mrs. Hahn (although I am almost 65, she will always be "Mrs. Hahn" because calling a former teacher by their first name seems disrespectful (grin). I saw in the paper she has hung up her weekly column – citing age and the need to spend more time with Mr. Hahn, also a retired teacher.
By Ginger English
This year will start my 73rd year of life. At this time of year, however, I was still a tiny surprise waiting to be discovered by my mother. It would not be until July 1940 that I actually showed up on the 27th day as a healthy 12 pounder, ready to hit the ground running. It seems as if I haven't stopped since.
It's probably too soon to write about Christmas 2012, which, in large part, for our family hasn't happened yet.
This, in short, is due to what I'm referring to as The Winter of Our Discontent.
It seems an appropriate choice since discontented is a mild adjective for the mood of just about everyone I know.
Because of the ice age we've been living in for the past few days, my bunch canceled the Christmas Day gathering and rescheduled it for later. Whether it happens on that day remains to be seen.
A house filled with children is a house filled with noises, commotions and smells not found in other places. If at least two of the siblings are in the adolescent stage of development and within one year of age of each other, the clatter and constant drone created simply by their presence is at levels that make the decibel scale insufficient for measurement. Adolescents create noise simply by "being," much similar to the way Pigpen creates dust just by standing still. It's a law of nature. It can't be stopped. You can only hope to contain it.


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So, this is a rather odd Monday, perched between Freedom Day and Workers' Day – a working day for some, a "school holiday" for pupils and paid leave for others.
Sadly, while we're all supposedly "free" these days, we've become more likely to fall victim to the cunning schemes of those whose "work" involves defrauding others.
I wonder how they celebrate Workers' Day?
As if to prove my point, I'd barely written the above, when an MTN e-mail dropped into my inbox.
"Unsuspecting job seekers are being cheated out of vast amounts of money through job adverts in various newspapers, with promises of jobs at MTN.
"The modus operandi of the scams includes luring applicants to offices in Johannesburg for 'an assessment', where they are asked to pay a 'placement fee' of between R300 and R800, after a successful 'interview'.
"After paying the fee, job seekers are reportedly left in the lurch."
Genuine recruiters don't ask for upfront fees from job seekers. Ever.
They get paid by the companies that have contracted them to fill positions with suitable candidates.
In the release of his office's annual report for 2011 last week, Banking Ombud Clive Pillay revealed that increasing numbers of South Africans are falling prey to banking scams, with ATM-related fraud accounting for a third of all complaints.
Think about that – the biggest category of complaints to that office comprises those lodged by bank customers complaining that their banks failed to reimburse them their losses after fraudsters somehow accessed their bank details and codes and helped themselves to the money in their accounts.
Top tips: never let your ATM card out of your sight, to avoid cloning; always shield your hand as you're keying in your PIN; and inform your bank the moment you realise you've been scammed.
Electronic bank fraud is also a massive problem.
Interestingly, cheque fraud has all but disappeared – cheque-related complaints accounted for just 1 percent of complaints to the ombud last year.
"The ombudsman has long and publicly cautioned against the use of cheques and their imminent demise is a great relief to the office," Pillay said.
When I started out as a consumer journalist in 1998, cheque fraud was a huge issue. I attended seminars about the techniques fraudsters used to alter details on intercepted cheques so that the money was deposited into their accounts, and constantly warning consumers not to post cheques.
And then there's identity fraud, a global phenomenon and a growing one in SA.
Between 2009 and last year, 5 940 South Africans were recorded as victims of impersonation on the database of the SA Fraud Protection Service (SAFPS) – 3 091 of them last year.
Having got hold of their victims' ID number and other personal details through a variety of means, fraudsters open accounts in their names and run up huge debts in the name of their victims, who land up with tarnished credit records as a result, so they can't open their own accounts.
People aged between 30 and 40 and living in Gauteng are most at risk, according to the SAFPS.
So, if you've recently applied for a job and submitted your payslip, copy of your ID and other details with your application; lost your ID or had it stolen from you, you're strongly advised to do two things: check your profile at the credit bureaus – you are entitled to one free check a year – and register your details with the SAFPS.
And if you discover your ID has already been fraudulently used, and you're listed on the credit bureaux as a result, file a police report at your nearest police station.
Ask for a copy of your signed affidavit and keep a record of the case number.
Take all your IDs, plus other relevant documents and information that you obtained from the SAPS and credit bureau, to the company where the fraudster opened an account in your name, to prove your real identity and innocence.
Ask the company to clear your name and bad payment profile at the credit bureaux.
Then contact SAFPS to apply for a Protective Registration, listing your name and ID number on its database, to trigger alerts for any subsequent attempts made to open accounts using your personal details.
To register with the service, call 0860 101 248 or e-mail [email protected]
Of course, it means you're going to have to go to extra lengths to prove you're really who you say you are when you try to apply for credit – carrying extra identification – but it's a small price to pay.
Don't make excuses, make good – and do it fast
We all make mistakes, companies and their employees, too.
But here's the motto that should apply when mistakes happen: "Don't make excuses, make good – and fast."
But while companies demand payment when it's due, and employ many punitive measures when this doesn't happen, when the owing is the other way around, many don't act with the same sense of urgency.
On Good Friday, April 6, Nontsie Magwaza had lunch with her family at McDonald's Gateway. The bill came to R179 and she used her debit card to settle it.
"I swiped once and the woman serving told me it the transaction had declined, so I had to swipe again, and again…
"She told me their speedpoint machines sometimes failed to read customers' cards, but it was nothing to worry about."
But Magwaza did worry when she received three SMSs from her bank about the payment.
"I told the woman, and her manager, that they had charged me three times and the manager told me not to worry, the bank would return the other two amounts and that it takes anything between five seconds and 48 hours …
But while she received the one "correcting" SMS while still in the restaurant, the second didn't come.
The next day she got a statement from her bank, confirming that she had in fact been charged twice for that meal.
So back to McDonald's she went the next day.
"I explained my situation to a different manager, telling her that as it's been well over 48 hours, I have come to collect my money.
No can do, said the manager, they still had to check their records, and they'd only know if they had, in fact, charged her twice, by the following day, and if they did, they'd call her…
"The manager showed me a book listing many other customers who had had the same problem, saying they also had to wait, because, she said, the customers don't go back to them when their bank reverses the charge.
"The staff concerned were very dismissive, and one kept giggling," she said.
"What if I didn't have that service where my bank notifies me of transactions on my account?" she asked. "Where would that overpayment go?"
When no one had called Magwaza by the following Tuesday, she contacted Consumer Watch.
"When I called them on Tuesday, they said they had no answers for me yet," she said.
"I asked why I hadn't got a call the previous day, as promised, there was no answer. Why no courtesy call, just to let me know what was going on? No answer.
"At which point I was ready to explode!"
I took up the case with McDonalds SA's head office and six days later I received a response from Nicoleen Jordaan, a senior manager in the "operations excellence department".
Responding, she said that despite the fact that Magwaza had proof that her bank account was debited twice, "the restaurant is reflecting that only one payment has been processed".
"This incident – both the double debit and the manner in which Ms Magwaza was dealt with, is being investigated internally to ensure that it does not recur," she said.
As for the delay in getting back to Magwaza, Jordaan said the company's IT department had been working with the bank to establish the cause of the problem.
"The restaurant has had other complaints, which they are dealing with," she said.
On April 20, exactly two weeks after Magwaza was double-charged, the overpayment was refunded to her account.
And she received a R100 McDonald's gift card last Thursday.
Moral of the story – if you can't make good, fast, make regular contact.
I have no doubt that Magwaza would not |have contemplated contacting Consumer Watch had the management of that McDonald's taken her complaint seriously and kept in contact with |her to let her know the progress of their investigation.
Going the extra mile
In January, Lesley Waddilove paid the Musgrave Post Office to redirect her mail for six months because she was getting married and relocating.
But no such relocation service was provided.
In mid-March she received a parcel slip, dated January, for collection at Musgrave.
But when she went in to collect the parcel, it wasn't there any more.
Furious, she explained that she'd paid for her post to be redirected to her new address since January.
At that point branch manager Precious Nxasana swooped to the rescue. She made it her mission to track down the sender of that parcel, a magazine company, and to get the parcel |resent, at her cost.
She also kept Waddilove informed every two days regarding its progress.
When it arrived at the post office she called Waddilove herself and invited her to collect it from the post office, without standing in the queue.
"Definitely unusual service in this day and age, and a credit to her company," Waddilove told Consumer Watch.
She is indeed.
It's amazing how one employee's personal effort and empathy can wipe out months of frustration a consumer has endured at the hands of an organisation.
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BERLIN (AP) -- Bayern Munich demolished Hoffenheim 7-1 to deliver a statement of intent in the Bundesliga on Saturday, and Augsburg drew 0-0 with Borussia Dortmund to end the league leader's eight-game winning run.
Mario Gomez scored a hat-trick for Bayern, opening the scoring in the fifth minute, adding another in the 35th and bringing his season total to a league-leading 21 goals in the 48th.
Arjen Robben scored twice, including a penalty, with Toni Kroos and Franck Ribery -- who set up three goals -- also scoring.
"It was a lot of fun," Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes said.
Hoffenheim will take little consolation from Luiz Gustavo's 85th minute own goal.
Dortmund remains unbeaten in 19 games, but failed to create many chances as Augsburg pulled out of the relegation zone.
Roman Weidenfeller denied Augsburg midfielder Axel Bellinghausen with a fine save after the interval in Saturday's late game, before his counterpart Simon Jentzsch denied the visitors with a fingertip save from Kevin Grosskreutz.
Dortmund stays five points ahead of Bayern with nine games to play.
Cologne beat Hertha Berlin 1-0 in a game where three players were sent off, Wolfsburg overcame Bayer Leverkusen 3-2, Mainz beat Nuremberg 2-1 and there was a scoreless draw between third-place Borussia Moenchengladbach and relegation-threatened Freiburg.
It was a miserable afternoon for Hoffenheim coach Markus Babbel on his return to the club where he made his Bundesliga debut as a player in 1991.
"I absolutely hate losing, but when Bayern start rolling it's hard to prevent it," Babbel said.
"We have to be happy that we only conceded seven."
Gomez ended his three-game scoring drought when the rebound from Tom Starke's save fell kindly for the 26-year-old player.
Robben sent Starke the wrong way from the penalty spot seven minutes later, and Kroos effectively ended the game in the 18th minute, with a low shot inside the left post.
Ribery played Robben through to score his second in the 29th and then crossed for Gomez to score with a header, before the Germany striker completed his hat-trick with another header, from a corner.
Robben then returned Ribery's earlier favor for the Frenchman to power beyond the unfortunate Starke and finish from a narrow angle.
Bayern had further reason to cheer when Bastian Schweinsteiger returned from a month out with an ankle injury, Jupp Heynckes bringing the Germany midfielder on in the 62nd.
Bayern now turns its attention to Tuesday's visit of FC Basel in the Champions League, where it needs to overturn a 1-0 deficit.
Cologne celebrated an important victory thanks to Christian Clemens's 36th-minute goal.
The home side had Mato Jajalo sent off in the 66th, ten minutes before both sides were depleted.
Levan Kobiashvili earned a yellow card for a foul and then another for his furious reaction to words from Sascha Riether. Lukas Podolski became involved, when he threatened to headbutt the Georgian, for which the German international earned a direct red card.
Mainz made a blistering start at home to Nuremberg, with Nicolai Mueller scoring inside the first minute, before Mohamed Zidan scored for the sixth consecutive game since his transfer from Dortmund when his free kick eluded everyone and sneaked inside the far post.
No other player has scored for six games in a row this season, and no player had ever done it in the Bundesliga after moving to a new club.
Daniel Didavi scored a 64th-minute consolation, 20 minutes before Mainz striker Adam Szalai earned a second yellow card for diving.
There was also an early goal in Wolfsburg, where Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling scored his eighth goal of the season in the third minute.
Former Leverkusen player Patrick Helmes equalized 30 minutes later, and Ashkan Dejagah put Wolfsburg ahead before the break.
Leverkusen defender Michal Kadlec was unfortunate to score an own goal in the 64th, before Eren Derdiyok pulled one back in the last minute.


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CHARLOTTE — Panthers fans have become accustomed to fourth-quarter losses under Ron Rivera.
But this one was worse than all the others at least according to Rivera, whose tenure as the Panthers coach looks to be drawing to a hasty and disappointing end.
The Panthers coughed up an 11-point, fourth-quarter lead Sunday to Tampa Bay, which stormed back with a pair of 80-yard touchdown drives to steal a 27-21 win before a stunned, well-under-capacity crowd at Bank of America Stadium.
The Panthers (2-8) fell to 1-11 in games decided by a touchdown or less under Rivera. Five of their past six losses came after they were leading in the fourth quarter.
This one is right at the top. This is about as bad as it gets, Rivera said. We had every opportunity.
The Panthers led 21-10 after Brandon LaFells 29-yard touchdown catch with six minutes left. They led 21-13 when the Buccaneers (6-4) took over at their 20 with 1 minute, 2 seconds remaining and out of timeouts.
And they still lost.
The defeat moved veteran linebacker Thomas Davis to tears. Davis, a defensive captain, was emotional about a personal foul penalty on the Bucs game-tying drive and the constant talk of Riveras future in the wake of general manager Marty Hurneys firing last month.
People are looking and putting it on coaches. Its us, us as players. Were doing it. Weve got to go out and weve got to finish these games, Davis said. To have the game in hand like we had today and, as players, to not be able to go out and finish it, just given everything thats going on, its extremely tough.
Charles Johnson, the other defensive captain, did not talk to reporters after the game. But on his Twitter feed, Johnson posted: Embarrassed to be a part of that last drive! Some people study and work harder than others and they get expose(d) in the game.
Davis shoulder-leading hit to receiver Tiquan Underwoods head tacked 15 yards on to Underwoods 18-yard gain, moving the Bucs into Carolina territory. After completing a 17-yard throw to Vincent Jackson, quarterback Josh Freeman spiked the ball, stopping the clock with 20 seconds left with the Bucs at the Panthers 24.
On the next play, Freeman again went to Jackson, who made a great catch in the back of the end zone to get the Bucs to 21-19 with 12 seconds left.
Jackson made the grab despite tight coverage from middle linebacker Luke Kuechly, who, according to Rivera, could not have been in better position.
But Kuechly said he should have made the play.
I need to get my hand up there quicker. When his eyes flash, youve got to get your hand in there, Kuechly said. They threw a great ball. They got a good catch. ... He made a great play. But in order to win games, youve got to make plays. And I didnt make the play on the ball.
After Rivera called timeout before the Bucs two-point conversion, Freeman threw a slant route to Jackson, who beat safety Sherrod Martin to tie the game.
The Panthers lost the overtime coin toss and are now a mind-blowing 0-11 on coin flips this season. The Bucs took over at their 20, and went down the field against a demoralized defense.
Rookie running back Doug Martin ran for 48 yards on the final drive and finished with 138 rushing yards.
On first-and-10 from the 15, Freeman went back to the air. Tight end Dallas Clark ran into the flat, then broke down the sideline. Linebacker James Anderson left Clark alone in the end zone for the game-winning catch.
It was a little wheel route, the one where the linebacker swears when you head upfield, Clark said.
Despite the defensive implosion, Rivera was upset the offense didnt put the game away on its last possession. After throwing for two first downs, the Panthers turned conservative with three minutes left and the Bucs out of timeouts.
From the Carolina 42, offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski called three consecutive run plays against the NFLs best rushing defense. Jonathan Stewart was stopped for no gain, quarterback Cam Newton lost 2 yards, then came up short with an 11-yard keeper on third-and-12.
Brad Nortman launched a punt into the end zone to set up the Bucs final possession at the 20.


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UO Wushu founder Daniel Wu has two new movies this fall – Tai Chi Zero/Tai Chi 0, which he helped produce, and The Man with the Iron Fists, where he plays a character named Poison Dagger. Tai Chi Zero – the first of two movies from Daniel Wu and Stephen Fung's studio, Diversion Pictures – […]
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Sara-12 is a long putter that's easy-to-aim because of the distinct alignment plate that provides a longer sight line. Compared to the head shape of the standard and belly length Sara putters, the Sara – 12 long putter head is slightly larger and heavier. It features the same bold white stripes thathelp frame the ball and path but it's center-shafted at the long putter length. The Sara-12 long putter is an extremely high-MOI design for golfers who want more accuracy with every putt.
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MADISON (WKOW) -- Gary Andersen held his first organized practice as Wisconsin's new head football coach on Saturday. The Badgers had their first of 15 spring practices before the annual Spring Game on April 20th. The first practice was held indoors inside the McClain Center. The practices had a different feel under Andersen, as music was played continuously throughout the two hour session. Quarterbacks now wear a black jersey at practice, instead of green jerseys that were worn when Bret Bielema was head coach.
"It's a special time without question," Andersen said. "Football is football and kids are kids no matter where you're at, but this is a tremendous opportunity. Like I've said for myself and my family. I wake up everyday with a smile on my face. I'm blessed to be here and I look forward to do whatever I can to put these kids in a position to be successful on and off the field, but it was a good day for me."
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City launches KC Buy Local Initiative
City of Kansas City, Mo., elected officials and small business partners today announced the launch of the KC Buy Local Initiative, an effort to encourage residents to support local businesses this holiday season.The announcement was made during a press event at the New Dime Store, 314 W. 63rd. St., a small business in the Brookside neighborhood.
"The KC Buy Local Initiative involves the collaboration of several local groups that support local, independent businesses and provide services that help these businesses thrive," said Sixth District at Large Councilman Scott Taylor, who is also the chair of the Special Committee on Small Business and spearheaded the KC Buy Local Initiative.
This initiative is one of the 67 items that the Kansas City Council Special Committee on Small Business identified as important based on input from area small businesses.
During the KC Buy Local Initiative launch, the following partners were introduced:
Choose KC is an organization dedicated to promoting and growing independent and locally-owned businesses in the KC Metro area. They strengthen and connect networks of local businesses that are committed to building a strong local economy and choosing Kansas City. Choose KC has developed a sticker that can be secured and placed in each independent and locally-owned business to signal to the public to shop there and support the business. For more information on this organization and to secure a ChooseKC window sticker, please contact Scott Jacoby at 816-260-2311 or email@example.com.
KC Cash Mob promotes locally-owned businesses with the support of its participants. Similar in theory to the Flash Mob concept, KC Cash Mob leaders monthly invite their participants to gather and descend upon a local business – both stores and restaurants (Dish Mobs) at a predetermined date and time to spend money in support of that business. For more information on this organization, please contact Burton Kelso at 816-942-0672 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
KCSourceLink's mission is to help small businesses in the 18-county Kansas City region grow and succeed. KCSourceLink connects a network of 170+ nonprofit resource organizations that provide business-building services for small businesses. They facilitate the linking of these resource organizations to one another and to established, emerging and start-up small businesses throughout the region. For more information on this organization, please contact Brande Stitt at 816-235-6661 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Local Ruckus specializes in helping residents find local events such as live music, performing arts, festivals, happy hours and more. Local Ruckus is a convenient way to discover and share local events, including small business events. For more information on this organization, please contact Adam Arredondo at 816-225-1636 or email@example.com.
The Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association markets the Greater Kansas City area as a destination for visitors and conventions. Its mission is to ignite global passion for visiting Kansas City. A non-profit, 501(c) 6 organization, the CVA is supported by a membership of more than 2,000 businesses involved in the local hospitality community. For more information, contact Stacy Bartlett at 816-691-3800 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Media inquiries and other requests for more information about the KC Buy Local Initiative may be directed to Katrina Foster, aide to Councilman Taylor, at 816-513-6523.


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Who Can Enter
1. To be eligible to participate in this contest, entrants must be U.S. residents who are 14 years to 18 years of age on November 8, 2013, attend a charter, public, or private high school and reside in the WMSN-TV viewing area. Home schooled students are not eligible to enter.
2. Employees of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Sinclair Communications, LLC, and any other company which owns, programs or provides other services to television broadcast station WMSN-TV (the "Station"), Wisconsin Department of Transportation, All State Insurance, Insty Prints, Staples Marketing, and Julia Grace Salon their affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, any and all local television broadcast and cable stations, local radio and other media companies, and the immediate family members of each are ineligible. The term "immediate families" includes spouses, grandparents, parents, siblings, children and grandchildren. Only one winner per household.
3. Members of SAG and AFTRA or individuals represented by any kind of talent or management agency are not eligible.
How to Enter
(a) No purchase is necessary to enter. Qualified entrants may enter as often as they wish. Entrants may enter as either an individual or as a team. A team may not contain any more than four (4) members and must attend the same school.
(b) To enter, log on to www.fox47.com, download the "MSG 2 TEENS" entry form and either a storyboard or twenty-five (25) second video as further described below. Alternatively, during normal business hours (Monday to Friday 8:30a.m to 5:30p.m.), pick up a MSG 2 TEENS entry and storyboard form from Fox 47 7847 Big Sky Drive Madison WI 53719. Each entrant AND team member if registering as a team must complete the entry form and send it along with either the individual or team storyboard or optional edited video no longer than twenty five (25) seconds in length. Providing a video rather than a storyboard as part of the entry will not strengthen or weaken the entry or the judge's decision. The storyboard or video must contain a public service message addressing one of the following driving safety topics: speeding, wearing seatbelts, distracted driving, driving under the influence, or cell phone use. Mail the complete entry to 7847 Big Sky Drive Madison WI 53719. Video entries must be in the form of VHS, DVD, broadcast tape, or Video CD. Electronic video files (ie. .mov, .mpeg, .wma, .avi) will not be accepted.
(c) The contest starts on September 2, 2013 and entries must be postmarked by November 8, 2013 or received at the Station by 5pm CT November 8, 2013. Station is not responsible for lost, late, or misdirected mail/entries, or for printing errors, server unavailability, computer or any other electronic malfunction.
(d) All story board entries and edited video entries will be judged by a panel of eight (8) judges comprised of Station personnel, Wisconsin Department of Transportation representatives, and sponsor representatives based on the following criteria: (i) impact of message (50%), (ii) creativity (25%), and (iii) originality (25%). The judges will select up to five (5) finalists based on the criterion set forth above from valid entries on or about November 11, 2013. The decision of the judges shall be final. The Station and judges reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any entry.
(e) Finalists will be notified by phone on or about November 15, 2013. If a finalist cannot be contacted within 7 days, then the entry with the next highest score, as determined by the judges, may be selected as an alternate finalist. The judges may, in their sole and absolute discretion, determine not to select an alternate finalist and move forward with the lesser number of finalists.
(f) The Station (as directed by the finalists) will produce the finalists' Public Safety Announcements ("PSA") based on the storyboard or video submitted as part of the entry. The production includes up to four (4) hours of shooting time using the Station's camera and sound equipment operated by Station personnel, and up to eight (8) hours of the Station's production staff editing on an AVID non-linear system to complete a broadcast quality twenty five second (:25) Teen Driving Safety PSA. The logos for Wisconsin Department of Transportation and sponsors to be determined will be included in the final production of the PSA.
(g) No royalties, talent fees or compensation will paid to those who appear in the video entry submissions. Any individual appearing in any of the finalists PSA's will be required to sign an appearance release form. Anyone under the age of 18 who appears in any of the finalists PSA's shall require a parent or legal guardian signature to sign such appearance release to appear in the PSA.
(h) The PSA's will be posted for viewing and voting on www.fox47.com by December 16, 2013. Beginning December 16, 2013 and ending January 20 2014, viewers will have the opportunity to vote on the finalists teen driving safety message PSA of their choice at www.fox47.com. One vote per IP address. No other voting mechanism will take place. Facebook Likes of the video finalists are not counted as votes. Finalists are prohibited from obtaining votes by offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public, vote farming, or any other activity that artificially inflates such finalist's votes as determined by Station in its sole discretion. The Station reserves the right to determine in its sole and absolute discretion whether the online votes are valid, and may disqualify any duplicate votes. Multiple and/or irregular votes or multiple votes from the same user or users, including but not limited to, votes generated by a robotic, programmed, script, macro, other automated means or other source will be considered invalid.
(i) The finalist with the most votes, as determined by the Station, will be deemed the grand prize winner and announced during prime time programming the week January 20, 2014. The finalists with the next four (4) highest number of votes, as determined by the Station, will be deemed the second, third, fourth and fifth place winners and contacted by phone.
(j) All entries (including storyboards and videos) received that are duplicate, mutilated, tampered with, illegible, or from ineligible entrants will be void. All entries, including storyboards and videos, become the property of Sinclair Communications, LLC, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair Television Group, Inc., and the Station and will not be acknowledged or returned.
(k) All entries must be entrants' original work and should not be/have been submitted to or published or broadcast by any other publication or media company. The public service message may not contain any copyrighted or trademarked material including but not limited to: photograph likenesses of or references to celebrities or known persons alive or dead, recorded music, published works from books, magazines, newspapers, plays, song lyrics, scripts, essays, articles, web site content, or clips from television programs or movies, sports footage, official logos of any organization, existing artwork or graphic design. Entrants cannot use copyrighted music in the PSA; only original or uncopyrighted music. Station may edit the entries to fit the confines of the 25-second pod in order to accommodate the sponsor introduction and ending. The Station reserves the right to edit, crop or alter the PSA without notification to or approval by the entrant.
The Prize
1. For purposes of this contest, the grant winners will be the schools which the finalists attend as determined by viewer online voting results of the five (5) finalist PSA's. One (1) grand prize winning team or individual will have their twenty-five second PSA air during prime-time programming on Fox 47 the week of January 20, 2014 and will air on the Station between January and August, 2014 on dates and times determined by the Station. The grand prize winning team members entered or individual entrant's school will receive a grant valued at $2,500. Each of the student entrants on the Grand Prize winning team or individual entrant will receive one (1) lap top computer valued at approximately $500 plus tax, (maximum of four (4) lap top computers). One (1) second place prize winning school will receive a grant valued at $1,500, and the second place team or individual entrant PSA will air on the Station between February and May, 2014 on dates and times determined by the Station. One (1) third place prize winning school will receive a grant valued at $1,500, and the third place team or individual entrant PSA will air on the Station between February and May, 2014 on dates and times determined by the Station. The fourth and fifth prize winning teams or individual entrant PSA will air on the Station between February and May, 2014 on dates and times determined by the Station. The value of the broadcasts of the PSA's cannot be determined. All grants must be used by the schools for educational purposes for the benefit of the students.
2. Winners and finalists will be notified by phone. Winners must timely sign and return a release and affidavit of eligibility within 10 days of notification. Winners must show picture identification to claim prizes. If a grand prize winner is a minor, then the grand prize winner's parents or guardian must sign a release and affidavit of eligibility before the grand prize winner receives his or her prize. Station reserves the right to examine additional identification and may choose to accept or deny awarding the prize based on the identification presented.
3. Winners and winning schools will be contacted by the Station the week of January 20, 2014. If a winner cannot be contacted within 7 days, or does not sign and return the release and affidavit of eligibility within 10 days, then the winner with the next highest score, as determined by the judges in their sole and absolute discretion, will be selected as an alternate winner.
4. There will be no substitutions or cash alternatives for prizes except at the sole discretion of Station. The Station has the right to substitute a prize of similar value. No transfer or assignment of prizes is allowed.
5. The winners are responsible for any taxes related to the prize based on the estimated retail value of the prizes as set forth in these rules. Winners should consult their tax consultants regarding any tax questions. A representative from the winning school must complete a W9 form in order to process the grant checks.
6. Sinclair Communications, LLC, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and Sinclair Television Group, Inc. are not liable if the provider of any part of the prize fails to satisfy its obligations to furnish its portion of the prize.
7. Sinclair Communications, LLC, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and Sinclair Television Group, Inc., and Wisconsin Department of Transportation, All State Insurance, Insty Prints, Staples Marketing, and Julia Grace Salon are not responsible for any liabilities arising directly or indirectly from the award or use of the prize.
8. In claiming your prize, you acknowledge that Sinclair Communications, LLC, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and Sinclair Television Group, Inc. have the right to publicize your name, character, likeness, photograph, voice and the fact that you are the winner for promotional purposes without financial remuneration.
1. Complete contest rules are available Monday through Friday during normal business hours 7847 Big Sky Drive Madison WI 53719 or fox47.com.
2. For a list of prize winners, send a separate, self-addressed, stamped envelope to MSG 2 TEENS 7847 Big Sky Drive Madison WI 53719 by February 28, 2014.
3. This contest is subject to all applicable laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Sinclair Communications, LLC, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair Television Group, Inc., and Wisconsin Department of Transportation, All State Insurance, Insty Prints, Staples Marketing, and Julia Grace Salon accept no responsibility or liability in connection with any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by or resulting from the acceptance, possession or use of any prize awarded hereunder.
4. Station cannot be held liable for any lost or stolen entries, prizes or contest information.
5. Station reserves the right to make rules and contest changes and change the aforementioned contest dates.
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Transfer Students
MCLA accepts transfer applications for both fall and spring terms. Spring classes begin January 14; fall classes begin September 3. Submit your application now. Apply here
MCLA welcomes students who choose to complete their bachelor's degree after attending a community college, as well as those who may have changed their plans and wish to transfer to MCLA from a four-year institution. Either way, transfer students at MCLA share their desire to receive a high quality education at an affordable cost of attendance in a culturally rich location in the Berkshires. MCLA enrolls close to 300 transfers annually and admission available for both fall and spring terms.
MCLA is committed to making the transfer process simple and seamless. The admissions staff will help you complete the process efficiently and they are there to answer any questions you have regarding your transfer to MCLA.
Applying for Transfer Admission:
If you have earned 12 or more transferable college-level credits at an accredited college or university, you should apply for admission as a transfer applicant. You can apply in one of the following ways:
- Common Application
In addition to your application, you must submit the following:
• Official college transcripts from each institution attended
• Verification of high school graduation/high school transcript (if no Associate's Degree)
• Personal statement/essay describing your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve (250 - 500 words)
• $40 application fee, which you can pay online pay online
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Wash and dry 10 cups turnip greens. Put in a saucepan with 1/2 cup olive oil, 2 thinly sliced garlic cloves, 1/4 cup water and 1 teaspoon salt. Cover and cook over medium-low heat until tender, about 40 minutes. Season with pepper.
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