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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEOF NORTH CAROLINASUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONSAMPSON COUNTY14SP36IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RANDALL HERNDON AND NONA R. HERNDON AKA NONA RENEE HERNDON DATED AUGUST 3, 2001 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1403 AT PAGE 773 IN THE SAMPSON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINANOTICE OF SALEUnder and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on September 11, 2014 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Sampson County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 12 shown on map entitled "Map of Landtech Sale, Inc.", dated November 1996, prepared by Owen Surveying, Incorporated, and recorded in Map Book 30, at Page 63, Sampson County Registry.And Being more commonly known as: 1375 Union Grove Church Rd, Dunn, NC 28334The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Randall Herndon.The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.The date of this Notice is August 21, 2014.CORNISH LAW, PLLCSubstitute Trustee10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400?Charlotte, NC 28216(704) 333-8107http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/14-058249Posted: By: The Sampson IndependentAugust 28 and September 04, 2014.c.


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Definitions Ultimate Shirt
Seamlessly fusing smart-chic with laid back cool for an office-inspired finish
Focusing on smart, sophisticated investment pieces for your office, evening, casual and occasion wardrobes, Definitions is all about strong statements.
Smart and sophisticated, this long sleeve shirt by Definitions will quickly become one of the go-to pieces of your 9-5 wardrobe.
In a stretch cotton, the fit of this top is superior and personal, seamlessly following the contours of your figure. Long sleeves are held together by a single contrast button and channel the alpha female of the boardroom when they're rolled up. Buttons to the placket secure the fit and allow versatile styling options - undo the top two buttons for a more relaxed style.
Introduce colour into your outfit with the Definitions peacock print pencil skirt and Fearne Cotton's chunky heeled peep toe platforms.
Whatever you do, do it in style
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- Long sleeve shirt by Definitions
- Stretch cotton for superior fit
- Button fastenings to front
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South Tall Mix and Match A-Line Skirt
A stylish staple, this tall A-line skirt by South is perfect for your work-to-weekend wardrobe.
Whether you're working at the office or going for lunch with friends this weekend, this chic tall A-line skirt is a summer staple that'll work with your existing wardrobe. In neutral hues of either navy or cream this piece is perfect for pairing with summer's staple stripes and polka dot prints. Its sleek cut features a pleat to the front for a slight flare and a touch of movement, while the look is finished with two pockets to the front for a touch of detail.
Wear this tall A-line skirt with a sleeveless polka dot shirt and nude two part sandals for a chic look that'll take you from work-to-weekend.
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- Two pockets to front
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Savoir Confident Curves Pencil Skirt
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Savoir Confident Curves Pencil Skirt
Deep waist band and Hidden support lining for extra comfort and shape definition. functional Front zip detail with under layer. Length from top of hem 26 inch.Colours: Black, Spot Print. Black: 62% polyester, 33% viscose, 5% elastane. Inner corset: 83% polyamide, 17% elastane. Spot print: 56% viscose, 39% cotton, 5% elastane. Inner corset: 83% polyamide, 17% elastane. Machine washable.
Savoir Ponte Printed Skirt
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South Mix and Match A-line skirt
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South Textured Fashion Pencil Skirt with Illusion Panel
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- Split to hem to back
- Contrast waistband
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South Frill Neck Top
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Savoir PVL Panelled Pencil Skirt
Worn length: 25 inch. Fly zip fastening at back.Colours: Black, Grey. Black: 62% polyester, 33% viscose, 5% elastane. Trim: 94% polyester, 6% elastane. Grey: 64% polyester, 33% viscose, 3% elastane. Trim: 94% polyester, 6% elastane. Machine washable.
Savoir Crepe Long Length Jacket - Black or Coral
A chic cover up this long length jacket by Savoir is the ideal piece for special occasions that run on into the night.
Available in two colours this jacket is kept classic in black and given a summer update in coral. In a longer length this piece provides plenty of coverage for a confident wear. Button fastenings perfect the fit, while structures seams to the back and front panels add shape.
Ladies tailored fashion Rochette crepe jacket. Can be worn as a smart ladies work wear jacket with smart trousers or as a ladies occasion jacket. Wear with skirt cat number 3VEAV, bootcut trousers cat number 3VEAU or straight leg trousers cat number 3VEAT for a smart formal ladies suit. Shorter length jacket also available cat number 3V7EJ. Petite sizes also available in shorter length jacket 3VLUM, bootcut trouser 3VLUA, straight leg trouser 3VLUF and skirt 3VLUE.
Add a pair of patent court shoes to lift your look.
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South Pocket Utility Shirt
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South Pocket Utility Shirt
This utility shirt by South is a sleek, stylish basic that adds instant fashion nous to your new season look.
Every summer wardrobe needs classic basics and this shirt is a versatile piece. Easy to glam up for a dinner date or smarten with a blazer for work this design is a fashion essential. The button through fastening and front pockets create an authentic utility feel and provides a wealth of layering options.
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South Pencil Dress
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- Capped sleeves
- Square neckline
- Small split to hem
- Back zip fastening
South Zip Neck Blouse
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REBEL GAA hurling heroes in Kanturk are going to the dogs. Thankfully, it's all in aid of Kanturk GAA, who are on a massive fundraising mission to improve their facilities.
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IT WAS a hard-earned victory, but it was richly deserved in the end and, coming in the wake of seven barren seasons, it was one of the sweetest the Cork hurlers have ever tasted in a Munster final.
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Donal Barry CORK boss Eamon Ryan was ebullient after the final whistle.
Donal Barry With a reduced capacity for this Sunday's Munster Senior Hurling final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, the all elusive ticket will be at a premium and with three locals playing their part all in Kanturk hope that Cork bridge an eight year gap and bring a Munster title to the county.
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I have known Jennifer for many years and was blessed to have known her Grandmother, one of my dearest Christian friends. This is a story of the power of prayer, and a strong heritage of God's Truth - the Truth that sets you free!. I would encourage anyone who needs help or freedom from addiction to seek this program out. It is life-changing!
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Men who arrive at the Mission on a daily basis for a hot meal and shelter are accommodated in our Overnight Guest program. Their beds are reserved for the night through our daily intake process, which occurs from 1:00pm to 6:00 pm. They can stay for thirty days initially and then are placed on a 15-day- in/15-day-out rotation to encourage them to find permanent housing. The men are also encouraged to consider enrollment in any of the other Men's Ministry programs.
RTW is a work/training program for homeless and unemployed men and women who are ready to transform their lives. RTW employs and empowers these men and women to help themselves out of homelessness toward self-sufficiency. They provide cleaning services for several business districts in the city. The nine- to 18-month program includes a residential component that provides a clean, safe place to stay for those in need. Participants are paid, receive social service support, adult educational and job training.
STP is a 12- to 18-month residential rehabilitation program to free men from the control of drugs, alcohol and other sinful behavior by establishing an active relationship with Jesus Christ. The program can accommodate 40 students in systematic Bible study, biblical counseling, regular drug testing and work therapy. Classes in reading, writing, math, job readiness and computer skills are provided, along with reading and math tutoring for individual students. After completing the STP, men enter a "Transition Period" where they seek employment and are mentored through a gradual transition back into the community. A relationship with a strong local church is required to help deter relapse and ensure the graduate's continued growth and accountability. We encourage and facilitate restoration of family relationships and a return to productive, independent living.
The following programs and services are available to men who receive Mission assistance as guests of the Mission:
Work Program
The Work Program provides assistance to men who are currently employed full-time but have no place to live. They receive a reserved bed for 90 days initially and are required to save 50 percent of their net earnings on a cumulative basis each payday. This savings is used to secure their permanent housing after leaving the Work Program.
Veterans Program
The Veterans Substance Abuse and Recovery Program (SARP) memorandum of understanding (MOU) is an arrangement with the Veterans Administration (VA) to provide temporary housing for up to six veterans in the VA treatment program while their VA transitional housing is arranged. A veteran's average stay at the Mission is two to four weeks.
Work Therapy Program
The Work Therapy Program provides ten guests the opportunity at no cost to work part-time supporting Mission-related work activities. The men receive minimum wage for their services and build their job skills and references. Their beds are reserved for up to a year, and they are required to seek full-time employment and permanent housing by the end of their term. They are required to save 50 percent of their earnings each payday. They may also be considered for transition to the Mission's Ready To Work or other programs.
So Others Might Eat (SOME) MOU Program
By MOU with fellow nonprofit SOME, men receive temporary shelter at the Mission while SOME serves them during the day and seeks a place for them in one of SOME's safe houses. Guests from SOME receive a reserved bed for the duration of their stay, which is typically three to four weeks.
Special Circumstances Program
The Special Circumstances Program assists those who do not qualify for other Central Union Mission programs but are in need of short-term residential services and support. Participants must be involved in a productive activity that will lead to self-sufficiency, such as school, training or part-time employment. Examples of individualized goals include housing, employment, literacy, GED or External Diploma, vocational opportunities and money management coaching and accountability.
Extended Support Program
Extended Support Program participants struggle with mental illness, cognitive impairment and/or physical impairment and are without family or other caretaker resources. Individuals are assessed and deemed eligible based on the Mission's ability to support appropriately their level of care as well as their motor and cognitive skill level. When feasible, the Mission assists them with obtaining health and income benefits and suitable employment.


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Joint PhD Program in Urban Systems
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Conference 2014
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For further information or questions contact Kandi Berryman (973) 353-3528
Poverty, Urban Systems and Urban Inequality: A Conference in Honor of Jean Anyon
Friday, May 2, 2014
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Please RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com by April 4, 2014 if you plan to attend.
Paul Robeson Campus Center
Essex Room 231-232
Rutgers University-Newark
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, and despite some progress, poverty remains as pernicious today as it was then. Although there have been numerous policies and programs designed to reduce or eradicate poverty, most have not significantly alleviated the problem. According to the late Jean Anyon, these programs failed because they failed to address the systemic, structural and political-economic causes of poverty, but rather treated its symptoms.
Jean Anyon served on the Rutgers University-Newark faculty from 1977-2002, and chaired its Department of Education for 17 years. From 2002-2013, she was Professor of Urban Education at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. As Jean Anyon's lifetime work examined the effects of poverty on a variety of urban systems, including education, environment and health, we believe that this conference provides not only the opportunity to remember her, but as importantly, to discuss her work in the context of the major cross-sectoral themes of the Urban Systems Program. In dozens of referred journal articles and numerous books, especially Ghetto Schooling (Teachers College Press, 1998) and Radical Possibilities (Routledge, 2005, 2013), Anyon argued that poverty is the most important factor affecting residents in cities, with its detrimental effects resulting in poor health, unhealthy environments, low-performing schools and low-performing students.
Unlike the first student run USYS conference, which put out a call for papers, this conference will be invitational. Part I will include internationally recognized keynote speakers and Urban Systems graduates, whose dissertations examine the interconnection among urban health, environment and education addressing the legacy of Jean Anyon's work for understanding and solving urban problems.
The last part of the conference will recognize Jean's contributions to Rutgers University-Newark and the CUNY Graduate Center with faculty and students honoring her legacy. Finally, Rutgers University-Newark will officially name the conference room in the Department of Urban Education after her.
Although the conference at first glance may appear to be related more to the education track of the Urban Systems Program than the other two tracks, we believe this is not the case. First, Jean Anyon's work is a prime example of the need to examine the relationships among education, health, environment and other urban systems in order to understand urban problems and their solutions. Second, all students in the program read her work in the core Urban Education Systems course. Finally, much of her work from 1980-1998 centered on New Jersey and Newark and used an urban systems approach central to her theoretical and empirical perspectives.
8-8:40 Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:10 Welcomes
- Karen Franck, Professor of Architecture, Director of the Urban Systems Program, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Kyle Farmbry, Interim Dean, Graduate School, Rutgers University-Newark
- Urs Gauchat, Dean, College of Architecture and Design, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Susan Salmond, Dean, School of Nursing-Newark, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
9:10-9:15 Introduction
Mara Sidney, Associate Professor of Political Science and Jamie Lew, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, Interim Co-Directors, Education Track, Rutgers University-Newark
Video Clip: Jean Anyon at the First Urban Systems Conference, June 2012
9:15-9:30 Opening Remarks
Alan Sadovnik, Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor of Education, Sociology and Public Affairs, Director, Education Track, Rutgers University-Newark
Jean Anyon and the Urban Systems Approach: The Effects of Poverty on Urban Education, Environment and Health
9:30- 10:10
Lois Weis, Distinguished Professor, School of Education, University of Buffalo Professor Weis is a leading sociologists of education, whose work on the effects of de-industrialization on cities and their residents has been central to understanding the relationship among education and other urban systems.
10:15-10:25 Coffee Break
Michelle Fine, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center
Professor Fine is a leading social psychologist, whose work on urban schooling and inequality has been central to understanding the effects of urban systems on the identities of urban residents.
Roslyn Mickelson, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Professor Mickelson is a leading sociologist of education, whose work on segregation, desegregation and re-segregation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg has analyzed the effects of urban demography, residential housing patterns, poverty and educational inequality.
Lunch and Keynote: Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Clinical Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, is a research psychiatrist at New York State Psychiatric Institute and a professor of clinical psychiatry and public health at Columbia University. She was educated at Bryn Mawr College (AB, 1971) and Columbia University (MS, 1971; MD 1978).
She is a board certified psychiatrist, having received her training at New York Hospital-Westchester Division (1978-1981) and Montefiore Hospital (1981-1982). She has conducted research on AIDS and other epidemics of poor communities, with a special interest in the relationship between the collapse of communities and decline in health.
From her research, she has published Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America and What We Can Do About It, and The House of Joshua: Meditations on Family and Place. She is co-author of Ernest Thompson's Homeboy Came to Orange: A Story of People's Power (1976) and Rodrick Wallace's Collective Consciousness and Its Discontents (2008).
She has received many awards, including inclusion in many "Best Doctors" and two honorary doctorates (Chatham College, 1999, and Bank Street College of Education, 2002). Her work on AIDS is featured in Jacob Levenson's The Secret Epidemic: The Story of AIDS in Black America. Her current work focuses on the connection between urban function and mental health.
1:30-2:30 Urban Systems Students and Graduates Panel I
- Chair, Sabrina Chase, Assistant Professor, Director, Health Track, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Science
- Molly Makris, Post-doctoral Fellow, Rutgers University-Newark, Newark Schools Research Collaborative
Gentrification, Education and Housing in Hoboken
- Elizabeth Morrison Brown, Assistant Professor, William Paterson University
Social Class, Neighborhood and Education in Jersey City
- Yuri Jadotte, Assistant Professor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Interprofessionalism and Urban Health Disparities
- Cara Kronen, Lecturer, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Education and Residential Segregation in Yonkers
2:40-3:40 Urban Systems Students and Graduates Panel II
- Chair, Jeffrey Backstrand, Associate Research Professor and Director MPH Program, Rutgers University-Newark School of Public Affairs and Administration and RBHS School of Public Health
- Elizabeth Rivera Rodas, Dissertation Fellow, Rutgers University-Newark
Education and Housing in New York City
- Hanaa Hamdi, Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator, Healthy Living Initiative, Newark
Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School, RBHS
Poverty and Urban Health
- Brian Engelman, Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Maryland
Urban Influences on Suburban Gang Formation in New Jersey
- Diane Hill, Assistant Chancellor for University-Community Partnerships and Principal Investigator, Newark Promise Neighborhood Grant (USDOE), Rutgers University-Newark
The Newark Fairmount Promise Neighborhood Project: A Systemic Approach to the Reduction of Poverty
3:45-3:55 Coffee Break
4:00-5:25 Remembering Jean Anyon
- Introduction: Jan Lewis, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University-Newark
- Jane Califf, Former Director of Clinical Practice, Department of Urban Education, Rutgers University-Newark
- Fran Bartowski, Professor of English, Rutgers University-Newark
- Nancy Holmstrom, Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Rutgers University-Newark
- Dorothy Knauer, Ph.D. student, Urban Systems, Rutgers University-Newark
- Wendy Lutrell, Professor of Education, Program in Urban Education, CUNY Graduate Center
- Anthony Picciano, Professor of Education, Director of the Program in Urban Education, CUNY Graduate Center Program in Urban Education, CUNY, Graduate Center (remembrance to be read by Wendy Lutrell)
- Michael Dumas, Graduate, Program in Urban Education, CUNY Graduate Center, Assistant Professor of Education, New York University
- Liza Pappas, Graduate, Program in Urban Education, CUNY Graduate Center, Analyst, New York City Independent Budget Office
- Kiersten Greene, Graduate, Program in Urban Education, CUNY Graduate Center
Assistant Professor, SUNY College at New Paltz
- Amy Moran, Graduate, Program in Urban Education, CUNY Graduate Center, former Instructor, Department of Urban Education, Rutgers University-Newark
- Janet Miller, Professor of English Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
- Gary Anderson, Professor of Educational Administration, New York University
Julia Wrigley, Professor of Sociology, CUNY Graduate Center and Interim Associate Provost, CUNY
- Clement Price, Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor of History, Rutgers University-Newark
Reception and Dedication of Urban Ed Conference Room to be named the Jean Anyon Conference Room
- Introduction: Arthur Powell, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Urban Education, Rutgers University-Newark
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See the best that Vilnus has to offer. During the Vilnius City Sightseeing Tour you will see the following places of interest: Gediminas Avenue until you reach the Parliament.
See the best that Vilnus has to offer. During the Vilnius City Sightseeing Tour you will see the following places of interest: Gediminas Avenue until you reach the Parliament.
Walk the ancient streets of Vilnius old town, where Lithuanian Jewish history can be traced back to the 14th century. The classic Lithuanian Jew (Litvak) is known in folklore for a love of education, no-nonsense straight-talk and certain sardonic wit.
Organises half-day minibus tours of Vilnius (75Lt, two hours) and Jewish Vilnius, as well as 'Trace your Family Roots' tours and day trips to Trakai (100Lt, 3¾ hours) and Kernavė, Grūtas Park (Soviet sculpture park) and Europe's geographical centre. Prices depend on numbers; see the website for details.
Hot air balloon flights over Vilnius, as well as Trakai, Kaunas, and other parts of Lithuania on demand. Hour-long flights either early in the morning or in the evening, with First Flight certificate for newbies and champagne thrown in for good measure.
Situated 50 miles (80 kilometers) to the northwest of Vilnius and 12 miles (20 kilometers) from Kaunas is the Rumsiskes, an Open-Air Museum of Lithuanian Folk life, located on a 40-acre park. You can see all four areas of Lithuania as they looked 100 years ago.
Visit the Old town of Kedainiai - an impressive and historically unique place. Kedainiai is one of the oldest towns in Lithuania. In 1372 it was first mentioned in Livonian Chronicle by Hermann Wartberge. According to the legend, the name of Kedainiai originated from a wealthy merchant Keidangen who had moved here from Kursas and established a small fishermen's village.
See Cathedral square, Gediminas avenue till Parliament (KGB muzeum, Lukiskiu square, street history), Barricades near Parliament and Green bridge. Stop to visit St Peter and Paul's church before continuing on to see Vilnius University, President Palace, Jewish Quarter, St Anne's church and Bernadine's church.
See top Vilnius attractions, visit quirky neighborhoods and sample tasty Lithuanian tidbits and beer on a 3-hour city walking tour! With a local guide to show you around, your tour includes visits to Vilnius' UNESCO-listed Old Town, St Anne's Church and the neighborhood of Uzupis.


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United's first footballing legend, the original 'Welsh Wizard' played for both Manchester clubs, gained national recognition for his trickery on the wing and championed players' rights during a remarkable career spanning the best part of 30 years.
Born in Chirk, Wales in 1874, Meredith started his career with Manchester City in 1894, winning Second Division championship medals in 1899 and 1903 and the FA Cup in 1904. However, his career was controversially interrupted in 1905 when he was alleged to have bribed Aston Villa's Aleo Leake £10 to throw a match. After a lengthy suspension – he had always pleaded his innocence – he signed for United in October 1906 along with three other City players embroiled in the bribe scandal – Jimmy Bannister, Herbert Burgess and Sandy Turnbull.
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WHAT better way to blow the Christmas cobwebs and maybe a few unwanted pounds away than the annual Festive Walk organised by Knowle and Dorridge Lions.
This year's event takes place on Sunday, December 30 at Baddesley Clinton National Trust property and will be raising money for the Marie Curie Big Build, St Basil's and Age UK Solihull, as well as a variety of other local causes
"Last year's ideal walking conditions attracted a record 1,700 walkers to burn off the Christmas calories," said Lions organiser Ute Smith.
"This year we are hoping the weather will stay on our side, and hope to raise thousands of pounds for these very worthy causes."
"As usual there will be no charge to take part, so tell your friends and relatives, put it on your Festive calendar and bring a car full."
There will be the usual choice of three distances – the 1.5-mile Festive Family Trail with a special Festive quiz for the children with prizes, and more demanding 5.5 and 8-mile sign-posted circular routes all passing through the surrounding countryside using country lanes, public footpaths and canal towpaths with a pub along the way.
The National Trust will open Baddesley Clinton and are offering Festive Walkers free entry to both House and Gardens when they finish.
Afterwards all walkers are invited to join the Lions for hot mince pies and mulled wine or visit the restaurant.
More details and a sponsorship form are available from: www.knowleanddorridgelions.com/walk or by calling 08458 33 58 94.
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The Livelihood Support Programme (LSP) is a project (GCP/INT/803/UK), funded by DfID, to improve the impact of interventions at country level through the application of sustainable livelihood approaches. One sub-programme (Access to Natural Resources) addressed the use of sustainable livelihood approaches to improve access to natural assets by the poor.
Within FAO's corporate strategy on Sustainable rural livelihoods and more equitable access to resources and with donor funding from Norway (FNOP/INT/108/NOR), activities were undertaken on improving tenure security of the rural poor in order to meet the needs of FAO member countries and to support the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (LEP). The work focused on sub-Saharan Africa.
Land Tenure Working Paper 14. Growing land scarcity and concern about land-related conflicts and rising levels of rural impoverishment have brought land to the fore once more. The main difference with the recent past is the wide spectrum of actors who want to take part in the elaboration of the land policies, as well as the more and more recognized need to root the proposals in the particular context of each specific country. The paper, focused on African experiences, starts by discussing the importance of Land Policy Issues at Regional Level. It reviews the evolution in thinking regarding land policy ending up with the identification of the critical issues being faced by Africa today whilst remembering the role that FAO can play in promoting a sound partnership between governments and their citizens in the twenty-first century. The core of the document is represented by three different case studies (Sudan, Burkina-Faso and Mozambique) which serve to draw some lessons which can be applied for future interventions in similar contexts. In particular the diversity of policy objectives and the need to embed policy development in other processes are analyzed. The land question in post-conflict situations is also treated in detail as well as how to secure land rights in both customary and statutory regimes. Specific attention is given to the rights of women, which is becoming anincreasingly important issue in Africa and not only there, and specific lessons in land conflict management.
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Land Tenure Working Paper 13. Secure land rights are crucial if local populations are to engage actively as stakeholders in rural development. The task of identifying and protecting local rights in most African countries faces several major challenges like incorporating many different local land management systems within a single land management framework; devising a system that can adequately record dynamic and shifting patterns of land use that incorporate a range of de facto private, individualised customary rights and areas of common use and, finally, coming up with a technical approach that is cost effective yet still accurate enough to establish borders and other features on official maps. In this context conventional western concepts of discrete, fixed land holding units – 'the farm' - are entirely inappropriate. They work for the relatively small number of private investor land holdings, but are of little use for registering customary rights rooted in shifting agriculture systems and the use of a wide range of resources through the year. The community delimitation model which is the subject of this volume has grown out of the experience of Mozambique and its widely acclaimed 1997 Land Law. The policy and legal development process has been supported by FAO from its inception in the pre-policy research stage, through to policy and legal development, and now implementation. It offers an excellent example of how to create the policy and legal environment within which effective rights delimitation can take place.
Land Tenure Working Paper 12. The Participatory and Negotiated Territorial Development (PNTD) methodology is a facilitative process developed by FAO that strives for rural development through negotiation, participation and dialogue. In view of the growing competition over limited resources among actors and territories and the decreasing credibility of public administrations, this approach focuses on establishing and maintaining social dialogue within the territory and restructuring and/or strengthening territorial institutions. Intermediary level institutions have an important role in integrating the territory and its actors in the existing governance framework. The ultimate goal, and thus the emphasis of the approach, is not the preparation of a development plan or a territorial pact in itself, but, rather, facilitating the process and dynamics that lead to such agreements. In this respect, consultation and openness towards a social dialogue between different stakeholders who have differing interests represent a fundamental step in the process. The proposed approach assumes an inherent learning process with the objective of increasing social cohesion, strengthening the bargaining power of the marginalized, increasing people's and institutions' organizational capacities and improving their access to information and channels of communication, and their abilities to use these for their own development.
Land Tenure Working Paper 11. This co-publication of FAO and UN-HABITAT seeks to better understand and define the processes, mechanisms and institutions of governance of tenure in rural and urban areas. The paper recognises that excellent land policies, laws and technical reforms have been developed. However, in many cases their implementation has slipped, stalled or even been reversed. By adopting a governance and political economy perspective, the paper offers insights for the design of reforms and for the development of land governance tools.
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Land Tenure Working Paper 10. FAO's Land Tenure and Management Unit is working with partners to develop Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and other Natural Resources that can be adopted at the international level and implemented by countries. This discussion paper has been prepared to seek views and comments on the contents and the scope of the Voluntary Guidelines. It is intended to stimulate discussion at workshops and consultation meetings that involve international organizations, governments and civil society.
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(2004) Post-conflict land tenure: using a sustainable livelihoods approach. FAO, LSP WP 18.Unruh, J. D., Turray, H (2006) Land tenure, food security and investment in postwar Sierra Leone. FAO, LSP WP 22.Nielsen, P., Hanstad, T., and Rolfes, L. (2006) Implementing homestead plot programmes. Experience from India. Livelihood Support Programme Working Paper Number 23. FAO LSP WP 23.Quan, J. (2006) Land access in the 21st century. Issues, trends, linkages and policy options. FAO, LSP WP 24.Cotula, L., Hed, C., Sylla, O., Thébaud, B., Vogt, G., and Vogt, K. (2006) Land and water rights in the Sahel. Tenure challenges of improving access to water for agriculture. FAO, LSP WP 25.Gomes N. (2006) Access to water, pastoral resource management and pastoralists' livelihoods: Lessons learned from water development in selected areas of Eastern Africa (Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia). FAO, LSP WP 26.Tanner, C., Baleira, S., Norfolk, S., Cau, B., and Assulai, J. (2006) Making rights a reality. Participation in practice and lessons learned in Mozambique. FAO, LSP WP 27.Tanner C. and Baleira S.with Afonso Â, Azevedo J. P., Bila J., Chichava C., Moisés A., Pedro C. and Santos J. (2006) Mozambique's legal framework for access to natural resources: The impact of new legal rights and community consultations on local livelihoods. FAO, LSP WP 28.Romano F. and Reeb D. (2006) Understanding forest tenure: What rights and for whom? Secure forest tenure for sustainable forest management and poverty alleviation: the case of South and Southeast Asia, with case studies of Orissa and Meghalaya, India and Nepal. FAO, LSP WP 29.Lindsay J., Wingard J. and Manaljav Z. (2006) Improving the legal framework for participatory forestry: Issues and options for Mongolia. FAO, LSP WP 30.Schmidt S. with Altanchimeg C., Tungalagtuya K., Narangerel Y., Ganchimeg D., Erdenechimeg B., Dambayuren S. and Battogoo D. New Zealand Nature Institute - Initiative for People Centered Conservation. 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(2006) Methodology and case studies on linkages between poverty and forestry: Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey. FAO, LSP WP 35.Åkerlund U., in collaboration with Knuth L., Randrup T. and Schipperijn J. (2006) Urban and peri-urban forestry and greening in west and Central Asia: Experiences, constraints and prospects. FAO, LSP WP 36.Knuth L. (2006) Greening cities for improving urban livelihoods: Legal, policy and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban forestry in West and Central Asia (with a case study of Armenia). FAO, LSP WP 37.Cotula L. with contributing authors Chauveau J-P., Cissé S., Colin J-P., Lavigne P., Neves N., Quan J., and Toulmin C. International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). (2006) Changes in "customary" land tenure systems in Africa. FAO, LSP WP 38.Rose L. (2006) Children's property and inheritance rights and their livelihoods: The context of HIV and AIDS in Southern and East Africa. FAO, LSP WP 39.Howard P, and Smith E. (2006) Wageningen University and Research Center. Leaving two thirds out of development: Female headed households and common property resources in the highlands of Tigray, Ethiopia. FAO, LSP WP 40.Okali C. (2006) Linking livelihoods and gender analysis for achieving gender transformative change. FAO, LSP WP 41.Nicoletta A. et Alhassane Y. avec la collaboration de Sitou L. (2007). L'accès à l'information foncière et aux institutions décentralisées pour sécuriser les droits fanciers des ruraux pauvres: L'expérience des Commissions Foncières au Niger (with summary in English). FAO, LSP WP 43.Goislard C. avec la collaboration de Djiré M. (2007). Accès à l'information juridique, aux institutions et procédures légales: Quelle sécurisation foncière pour les ruraux pauvres au Mali ? Etude de cas dans le sud malien (with summary in English). FAO, LSP WP 44. Sescon J. and Salazar R. 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On the spectrum of influences, The Witness, developer Jonathan Blow's upcoming game, lies somewhere between Myst, Snake and the TV show Lost. He admits that's both "weird" and "unconventional," but he's clearly happy that Sony is bringing it to the PlayStation 4.
At a closed-door event at E3 2013, Blow started the game from its beginning and gave live commentary about his intentions, hopes and goals for the game that will make its console debut on PlayStation 4, the platform on which he played through the game.
Some of The Witness' influence may be esoteric — like Myst, for example, it drops you onto an island without any explanation — but Blow and a team of 15 others are designing the game to appeal to a mass audience.
'It cuts down a lot of ambiguity that used to exist in adventure games.'
Part of their strategy for doing so is grouping the game's puzzles into discrete areas, where all of the information players need to solve those puzzles exists. Blow traveled to a few areas where he approached panels and played a Snake-like game with ever more difficult objectives. Each panel introduced a new concept, and internalizing the concept helped solved the next puzzle in the sequence.
Some areas are more challenging than others, he admits, but they're all constructed to communicate their solutions to players through non-verbal cues.
"The other thing that this does, grouping stuff into areas, is it cuts down a lot of ambiguity that used to exist in adventure games," Blow said.
"One of the things that the puzzles do is give you clarity that that's a puzzle, right? But the other thing that making them based on panels does is that it means you don't have to have an inventory item, and it means there isn't necessarily action at a distance. If something powers something, you see a cable going to the thing.
"That gets rid of a lot of this horrible flailing that happens in adventure games," he said.
In the aggregate, Blow said he's designing the game for all who might be interested — everyone from the casual player to the completionist. For example, only 7 of the game's 10 puzzle areas need to be solved to move on to the final stage of the game, which makes it more accessible, but also teases "something better" for those who invest the time in solving all of the game's puzzles.
"We're trying to prepare for variable levels of engagement," he said. "The more interested you are in different parts of the game, you can just do that."
The key, Blow said, is that, unlike old-school adventure games, The Witness doesn't require a key — at least not in the game. The sum of the player's accumulated knowledge is the key.
To illustrate the point, he traveled to a building that appeared to function like a bonus area. There, off the island's literal batten path, there were no contextual clues. Instead, unlocking the door to this building required knowledge from puzzles he'd solved earlier in the game.
There's a key, in other words, but not in the way one would normally think of it.
"The key was in my head," he said. "I didn't need the inventory item."
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Organizers are taking a hard financial hit because nearly 90 percent of the buds are wiped out. This would have been the fifth year of the only organic tulip festival in the country but they were just not prepared to prevent the flowers from turning into food.
"We're calling it the Tulip Destroying Trifecta," said Keriann Koeman, co-owner of EcoTulips and organizer of the festival.
Koeman and her husband are trying to stay lighthearted after almost all their planted tulips were wiped out.
"With the snow, you could really see all their hoof prints and I think there was like a convention, a deer convention that came to the tulips," Koeman said.
The Koemans were planning for their biggest year yet.
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