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Caption: This map shows P. falciparum malaria parasite prevalence in Africa -- the percentage of children infected with P. falciparum malaria. In low areas (blue) we might see one or two infected children out of every 100, whilst in high areas (red) it might be more than 50. This demonstrates how entrenched the disease remains throughout much of west and central Africa and parts of Southeast Asia.
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Western Sea—a single-screw freighter built under a United States Shipping Board (USSB) contract at Seattle, Wash., by J. F. Duthie and Co.—was launched on 25 May 1918; taken over by the Navy for service with the Naval Overseas Transportation Service; and commissioned on 29 June 1918, Lt. Comdr. C. E. Stewart, USNRF, in command.
Laden with a cargo of 6,812 tons of flour, Western Sea sailed for the east coast on 7 July; transited the Panama Canal; and arrived at New York on 11 August. She off-loaded her consignment of flour and took on board general cargo—including 14 trucks—for the American Army in France and got underway for Europe.
After reaching Brest, France, the ship moved to Bordeaux where she speedily unloaded her cargo and took on 1,000 tons of pyrites for her voyage home. Proceeding via Halifax, Nova Scotia, she reached New York on 24 November. She remained there only long enough to deliver the pyrites and pick up 7,516 tons of general Army stores. Following a stop at Falmouth, England, she reached Rotterdam, Holland, on 25 January and unloaded her cargo. On 7 Feburary 1919, Western Sea headed for home and arrived at New York on 1 March. She was placed out of commission there two months later, on 9 May 1919, and was returned to the USSB on the same day. She remained in the custody of that agency until the early 1930's


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I own a custom publishing business and am not yet sure how I feel about this. It's also not clear how the compensation works or when/how this will be available to smaller publishers like us. I've always liked the idea of libraries lending books, because it's a great way to capture the interest of new readers. Some will finish the book and buy a copy to keep, or may purchase other editions of an author's books. With Kindle lending, I'm afraid the reach is too broad and could hurt book sales. Obviously Amazon doesn't think so or it wouldn't be making this available to the public (or at least to Prime users). I still feel like I need to sit with this idea a bit. Thanks for the article.
Amazon Lending Publishers a Hand With New Library?
By Jeremy Greenfield, Editorial Director, Digital Book World
Retail and bookselling giant Amazon Inc. is giving readers another way to obtain books, but is it good for publishers?
The Seattle-based company announced its Kindle Owners' Lending Library yesterday, a program that offers Amazon e-reader owners who are also Amazon Prime subscribers the ability to borrow from a limited selection of books for free: one title at a time and up to one every month; new titles can't be borrowed until old ones are returned.
Good for Kindle owners who have Prime? Undoubtedly. Good for publishers? Perhaps, say publishers and observers.
Proponents of the program say that the library will help publishers surface and sell more back-list titles, learn more about their readers desires and habits and provide a new revenue stream.
"This will be really good for authors and readers, as it will increase the visibility of these titles, will help make them easier to discover, will help longer tail sales of the books, will help publishers uncover what readers really want, and what they don't," said David Nussbaum, CEO of New York-based book publisher F+W Media, which is a charter member of the lending library. (Full disclosure: Digital Book World is a property of F+W Media.)
Publishers leery of the program – and sometimes of Amazon in general – worry about initiatives that may drive down the perceived value of books, how authors might be compensated for books that are borrowed, and Amazon's overall dominance in the marketplace.
"Nothing in the big six's contract with authors covers stuff like this. In the big six's view it wouldn't help sell books and is a threat to their business model," said Thad McIlroy, a Vancouver-based electronic publishing analyst, speculating on the viewpoints of big publishers, though he believes that the lending library is ultimately good for publishers.
Many major publishers contacted for this article declined to comment, including Hachette, Penguin and Random House, whose head of corporate communications, Stuart Applebaum, told Digital Book World in an email, "We are not commenting on this, as we don't publicly discuss, even for background, retailer initiatives in which we don't participate." Some publishers did not respond to requests for comment before press time.
"This is a new model…[and] obviously requires some thought," said Dominique Raccah, publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks, a Naperville, Ill.-based independent book publisher.
Sourcebooks is not yet participating in the lending library program, citing "questions" about the program, including how authors are compensated and its effect on pricing of books in general.
Russel Grandinetti, Amazon's vice president for Kindle content, said that in the digital age, book publishers should look for more and new revenue streams and that the Amazon Lending Library model isn't so different from other ways content companies monetize their products.
"Sometimes I go to the movies and pay for it and sometimes I watch a movie on cable," he said. "When you go home to watch a movie on cable, is it free or did you pay for it?"
Some publishers may simply not be ready for this model in book publishing, said George Burke, founder and CEO of eBookFling, a West Long Branch, NJ-based start-up that allows its users to lend books to each other through Amazon's and Barnes & Noble's lending-enabled functionality, which allows some books to be lent between users. EBookFling currently has about 12,000 books in its catalogue.
"As you know, the book industry is quite old and very slow to change," he said. "It's just a matter of time before more publishers come on board."
Burke cited author compensation as a potential hurdle for publishers when it comes to lending, but said that other industries had adopted a similar model and book publishing would eventually, too.
"Both the movie industry and the music industry have moved that way," he said. "Spotify and Rhapsody have flat fees worked out with record companies. And Netflix pays flat fees to movie production houses for access to their catalogues."
About 5,000 books are currently available in the lending library. Notable titles include the Hunger Games series, Fast Food Nation and Moneyball. Only readers who own Kindle devices and are Prime subscribers can borrow books from it, locking out Kindle app users on other devices, which The Wall Street Journal reported as a "restriction" intended to juice Amazon device sales.
A New York Times analysis of some of the books available showed that none are current Times' top-20 best-sellers, followed by the observation that "traditional publishers are obviously leery of this program."
They shouldn't be, said McIlroy, who contends that author compensation issues and other challenges holding publishers back will eventually be overcome and that Amazon's lending library will only increase in size until eventually all publishers, including the largest houses, participate. Its libraries that should worry, he added.
According to McIlroy, Amazon may seek to replicate and replace many functions of public libraries and "they [the libraries] couldn't be more short-sighted not to fight this tooth and nail," he said.
The libraries, however, are not worried and welcome this new development, according to the American Library Association, a Chicago-based trade association for librarians.
"I see it as yet another alternative – absolutely not a replacement – for the ways in which libraries have provided access to content," said Maureen Sullivan, the association's president-elect. "It's going to appeal to people who own a kindle and are able to invest their money in these services."
Lent Without Consent?
There are two revenue models for publishers whose books are lent in the Amazon Lending Library. Some are paid a flat licensing fee for a curated catalog of titles; others are paid the wholesale price for every book sold.
In his email newsletter yesterday, publishing observer and owner of PublishersMarketplace.com, Michael Cader, contends that the books being paid for by Amazon individually are in the lending library without the consent of the individual publishers. In this thorough take on the lending library, Cader outlines some publisher concerns and analyzes some of the other issues involved, like the number of Prime subscribers who may own a Kindle. Click here for more.
(Full disclosure: Publisher's Launch, a property owned and operated by Cader, is a co-presenter of Digital Book World Conference and Expo 2012.)
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It is very unclear how much publishers are being paid for lending. The flat fees from all I have been able to extract are set by Amazon. If they paid small publishers the wholesale percentage on each lending that would be more fair to publishers. Amazon only wants to push Kindle – not help publishers stay alive. I see lending as a way to push Kindle and nothing more.
I fear Amazon is the 800 pound gorilla in the room that no one wants to talk about.


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Chelsea Station
Beginning mid-March, 2014, Chelsea Station will become an online magazine located at www.chelseastationmagazine.com
Recently, editor and publisher Jameson Currier answered some questions regarding the changes in the magazine.
Will Chelsea Station still be available in print?
Issues 1 through 4 will be available for purchase in print and digital versions. Beginning mid-March, 2014, Chelsea Station will become an online magazine located at www.chelseastationmagazine.com.
Why the change?
Several reasons: First, Chelsea Station Editions is a one man shoppe and I wear many hats—editor, designer, publisher, publicist, and accountant. While I loved doing the print edition of the magazine, each issue was time consuming and I found I had to design the magazine twice to put out a digital version. Doing an online magazine in a blog format—posting frequently, instead of all at once—will allow me to get to submissions quicker. Second, I hope the online version will reach more readers. The market was too small to sustain the print and digital versions so it is also a financial decision to change formats.
What kind of work will the online magazine publish?
The magazine continues to be devoted to gay literature. We will continue to publish original fiction, essays, memoirs, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, and related work.
How frequently will new material be published?
As frequently as I can manage to address the submissions and handle the postings. I'd like to post a few times each week and the software I am using allows me to schedule posts for a future date. The frequency of posting will also be dependent on the quantity and quality of the submissions.
How do I submit?
Our submission guidelines are below, and here: http://www.chelseastationmagazine.com/2014/02/submitting-to-chelsea-station.html.
Will the new online magazine have any new features?
I hope to regularly post a "Destinations" feature which will provide readers with links to other online venues featuring gay-themed writing. I'd also like to do more excerpts of recently published work and reprints of classics or forgotten works, if the rights are available to do so.
The online format will also allow for color art, which I think is exciting, and I am planning to use art with every post. So I am open to artists and photographers contacting me about the possibility of including their work. I am also building the homepage template to allow for advertising. And I may experiment with posting longer work as pdf downloads. I am also open to having guest editors, so anyone interested should contact me.
How long will posts remain online?
As long as the site is alive and the archives are accessible, but I will delete a posting per an author's request if their work is scheduled for publication elsewhere, such as in an anthology or their own collection.
What's the biggest challenge to doing an online magazine?
The software code. I've had to teach myself CSS step by step. I'd be grateful to have a Webmaster on board.
Will Chelsea Station Editions continue to publish print editions and ebooks?
Yes, we look forward to offering many more wonderful reading experiences.
Submission Guidlines
Chelsea Station, a magazine devoted to gay writing, is now on the Web at www.chelseastationmagazine.com.
We accept for consideration original and unpublished fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays, memoir, humor, narrative travelogue, interviews, and reviews (books, theater, television, and film) relating to gay literature and gay men.
Submissions should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Manuscripts should be emailed as Word attachments. Please include your name, address, and e-mail contact information on the first page of your document. Please also include a brief bio. Please query about reprints or promotional excerpts.
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The Japanese Footbridge is among Monet's last paintings of this subject, made between 1920 and 1922. Twenty-five years earlier, in the late 1890s, the footbridge provided the subject of Monet's first series of paintings of his pond at Giverny. While the paintings in the earlier series are more naturalistic in style, the later works feature dense swirls and loose strokes of color that almost obscure the form of the bridge. These later paintings also feature a fiery palette of maroons, rusts, and oranges unique within Monet's body of work.
Curator, Ann Temkin: This painting of the Japanese footbridge is one of a series from the early 1920s, which is unique in Monet's work for its palette. You have here a rather aggressive series of oranges and maroons and burgundies and golds that are really quite a departure from the creamy blues and greens and pinks of most of the water lily paintings. These are hot. These are really on fire.
The Japanese footbridge was something that Monet had built in the 1890s at the edge of the pond and it was a Japanese style curving bridge made from wood that he wanted to have to observe the pond below. Monet painted this bridge many times in a much more naturalistic fashion, and then returned to it again late in these abstractions in which you can almost not even find the bridge, you have to really look for a moment to find the forms of the bridge spanning from left to right within this frenzy of hot color. There is speculation that the trouble that he was having with cataracts led him to have distorted color perception. Shortly after these were made he did have an operation that adjusted that. Whether it's a medically caused thing, whether it's an emotionally caused thing, whether it's a formal experiment, these paintings remain quite gripping in their intensity.


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3333 Buford Drive, Buford, GA
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We breathe new life into dying malls.
Revīv is the mall turnaround specialist. We provide any and all solutions required to revitalize the market viability and asset value of distressed malls. From repositioning and rebranding, to redevelopment, or even disposition, we offer you quick response, creative strategies and a single source for solutions.


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Let Donna B's Make The Jewel of Your Wedding
Donna B's Wedding cakes are beautiful and delicious. Our staff of decorators specialize in using fondant, buttercream, and light whipped toppings. Our bakery produces its own cakes too! All cakes are baked to order for maximum freshness and texture using only the finest cake ingredients available in our industry. Choose from many delicious cake flavors and fillings. Call (949) 367-0100 to schedule a cake tasting and design consultation. Let us help you design the perfect wedding cake for your special day!
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Saint Theotychus of Alexandria
Layman. Having witnessed the courage of Christian martyrs, he became interested in the faint, and became a convert. Martyr.
- drowned at sea
- legend says that dolphins brought his body back to land so it might be given proper burial
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
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Morning Star Click 1/2" x 5" Click Strand Carbonized Bamboo
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Morning Star Bamboo Flooring is one of the best bamboo floors on the market today. It is produced from old growth bamboo reeds that are at least 4 years old, thereby increasing hardness. Morning Star Bamboo Flooring creates a naturally beautiful and ecologically friendly product that evokes a feeling of luxury.
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To make strand bamboo, shredded bamboo fibers are compressed under extreme heat and pressure. This manufacturing process yields flooring that is even harder and more dense than traditional bamboo floors. Available in a variety of colors to complement and décor, all Morning Star strand bamboo products are finished with premium coating and backed by a 30 year warranty.
And, since bamboo is a naturally sustainable grass that re-grows spontaneously after harvest, you can feel good about making an environmentally friendly flooring decision.
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The floor is great to walk on with socks, of course you should always walk with caution as you would with any new floor. Every package came without issues, marks, scratches. The boxes were slightly torn, but I think that was from the delivery guys, and ultimately it proved to have no damage.
Not sure what you're looking for, or what your house looks like, but I'll say that this looks fantastic in my house. I wanted to go really dark for my flooring, but I knew that I'd have to sweep daily, something I wasn't interested in doing. I bought this house with home depot engineered wood laminate flooring that was cheap and light in color, so I settled for the middle of the road brown. The brown with the strength of the bamboo flooring made it a no brainer.
When it came down to the choosing between the click and the nail down planks, I choose click so it would disguise the slight dips and valleys in my sub flooring. I also have three types of sub flooring (Plywood, Existing hardwood & Sealed Concrete) and the EX3 Pro Adhesive was the perfect solution. I also heard the horror stories of hardness of this wood makes the nail down difficult. I also wasn't interested in seeing four nail holes where the flooring plank butts up to another plank, or filling in those holes with any sort of putty. The final product looks seamless.
I tip I want to pass along whether you're installing or you've hired a contractor. At the end of each day, go through with pot of boiling water and clean any excess glue before it hardens. Maybe do this as you go to make it a little easier, just keep the water warm/hot. Some people recommend using stripping agents....ehhh I'm not sure a stripping agent is good to apply to newly finished floors. The other recommend using a razor blade or scraper, and I don't think I need to say why I don't recommend that.
People mention scratches on this thread. Listen, it's a brand new floor, and although it's bamboo, it's still soft on the grand scale of things. It's the test of time that will provide thousands of scratches that'll happen over time that will hide that "first scratch".
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Installed in family room replacing carpet.
Once you get the first line installed the rest goes quickly. use the sample piece to tap boards together for tight joints. Wear gloves once you cut a piece the rough edge will leave splinters in your hand. No problem with splinters once installed just when handling. each box weighs about 40 pounds my order was 18 boxes room 23x14 not much waste still have 8 whole boards. Picked up order from Riverhead store salespeople very helpful even load the boxes into your vehicle.
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I could not be happier. The floors are just beautiful, just what I'd hoped.
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This is the perfect light DIY project for your home. Highly recommend it and it's super simple to install over a weekend.
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We replaced carpet in three bedrooms and a hallway that lead to carpeted stairs (we kept the stairs carpet for now).
The flooring itself went down easily. The click installation made it a breeze. We could lay a board faster than it took to cut it to size.
The biggest problem with installing the floor, was not the flooring itself, but our house. The sub-floor was not level, so most of the time was spent removing carpeting and leveling the sub-floor.
Once all the prep work was done, laying the floor went quickly. A total of 600 sq ft was laid. 2 Rooms and the hallway were completing with 2 people and the third bedroom by 1 person.
Total time to install the flooring was about 10 hours. Total project time was about 40 hours.
The overall look of the flooring is amazing with the rich brown color that looks different in different lights.
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We ordered the flooring on a Sunday and it was at the store by Wednesday. We asked our store for a quiet pickup time (early morning for our store) and we had to take two trips because it was too much weight for our SUV.
One box was torn and the top board was damaged but they just grabbed another box for us, so just keep an eye out for it.
They loaded up the SUV for my wife so I didn't have to worry about being there to receive the shipment, just taking it to the second story of our house.
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Flooring was were nice and colors between boards were very close .
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Good quality and priced right. This is the second floor of this type I have installed. Finished product looks great and was easy to install.
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the most durable and lovely flooring in our home...
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Replaced a dog-hair matted carpet in the living room. This was easy to install, the click construction was much easier than a similar product I installed 10 yrs. ago. The urethane moisture barrier/glue was stiff going down, but the boards adhered well and any clean-up was easily done with the provided product. The finish is VERY hard, and the dogs haven't be able to mar the surface with their long nails. Clean-up of hair is now EASY with the Bellawood cleaner and mop.
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Q:what is the best moisture level of the room for Morningstar click-installed carbonized bamboo, installed over plywood which has been sealed with BIN?
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A:Relative humidity should be maintained @ 30-50%.
Q:How much does each box weigh? How much does the pallet weigh?
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A:Weight per box: 52.16 lbs., there are 84 boxes on a pallet = 4382 Lbs.
Q:Does this product Click together along ends as well as edges?
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A:This product has an "overlap" end joint locking system.
Q:Can the Bamboo Click Flooring be used in a bathroom?
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A:In half baths okay however in full baths bamboo is not recommended. Bamboo and Wood flooring can be installed through out the home, but there are concerns about installation in bathrooms. Bathrooms are areas of high moisture. With full baths there are concerns with water spills, high humidity due to steamy showers, and toilet over flows. Elevated moisture in a full bath can create finish issues, board warping, and buckling. When installing in these areas extreme caution is advised and it is recommended to choose wood flooring with high stability. Make sure you have good air flow and use mats to absorb moisture when coming out of the tube or shower. Many floors will not be warranted in a bathroom application. An alternative would be our Tranquility vinyl Click flooring. The Tranquility vinyl click flooring looks like real wood, but will not be affected by moisture like wood floors.
Q:What is the best type of flooring to use in a kitchen.
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A:This product question would be better answered by our Sales Department, they are more familiar with all of our flooring products and can better assist you with your questions.
Q:We installed the Morning Star bamboo ourselves as a floating floor. This floor creaks pretty much every step you take. Is there something we should have done to prevent this? If this is how floating floors are supposed to work, I doubt we will ever install another one. The floor is beautiful, just noisy.
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A:Please call our Tech and Installation Dept. @ (800) 366-4204 for a detailed answer to your question. Thank you for your inquiry.
Q:Can this click-lock, floating bamboo floor be sanded, since in is not nailed down?
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A:Yes this product can be refinished. To restore the original shine of a solid hardwood, bamboo, cork, and engineered floor a screen and re-coat may be needed or a complete refinishing. A professional sand and finish expert would have to make the determination on site on which sanding process will be needed or which can be done to restore the floors shine. Not all engineered floors can be refinished because of having a thin veneer layer.
Q:I am installing 1/2" X 5" strand bamboo,(#10023754) and the installation guide says to leave 1/2" expansion for 1/2" product. Is that 1/2" on all sides or 1/4" on all sides for 1/2" total?
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A:Leave 1/2" to any verticle obstruction, that is 1/2" on all sides.
Q:Our Morning Star 1/2" X 5" click strand carbonized bamboo got wet from an open window, we now have a 5' X 6' cupped section in the middle of the floor. Can it be salvaged?
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A:Cupping is generally a permanent condition that can be remedied by replacing the damaged boards. Instructions can be found on Flooring 101 - http://www.lumberliquidators.com/ll/flooring/Flooring101
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- Genre: Adventure General
- Release Date: Nov 5, 2000
- ESRB: Everyone
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Make it Monday: Too Big Blanket Maths
My book project has gone by the by this week as I have been working on my top secret project. In the evenings I have been picking up the too big blanket and adding another row or two. It's perfect for watching tv and feels soothing on my brain.
I've forgotten when I started this blanket. I love it and I love the yarn but I've spent enough on it already so I've made the decision to only use the yarn I have left. So it was time to do the maths.
The blanket is 200cm long and is at present 60cm wide. I have crocheted 62 rows. It weighs 1kg.
Each ball of yarn weighs 50g
1kg divided by 50g equals 20 balls of yarn.
62 rows divided by 20 equals 3 rows per ball of yarn.
I want to get the blanket to 100 rows so I will need to do another 38 rows.
So that's another 13 balls of yarn. Which I have.
Then I think 3 for the border.
So 16 in total.
I have been averaging 2 rows a night.
So that would be around 20 nights. Then the border.
It feels so much more manageable when I think of it like that.
I'm hoping that I will be busy with something else over the next couple of months but I don't think it is too unrealistic to think that I could be snuggled under a finished blanket at some point this winter.
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October 23, 2012
That's a great way to break it down – with my Far Too Big Blanket ™ I got really stuck between 50 and 70 rows knowing I needed to do 100 and it seeming so far away (and mine were taking me an hour to do… zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz) but they do get done and they do look fabulous!
Keep up the good work (btw you have to do a Granny Patchwork next – grows so fast!)


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Barnabas Aid stands with our Christian brothers and sisters throughout the world where they suffer discrimination, oppression and persecution because of their faith. When these evils raise their ugly heads in our own country, we must raise our voice and hands against them here too. So we are launching a new programme of action, Operation Nehemiah, to promote the spiritual transformation of the UK.
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Mr. Spiegel joins Erlanger after serving five years as CEO at Methodist University Hospital (MUH) in Memphis, Tenn. MUH is the major academic campus for the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center College of Medicine, where he was also an assistant professor. In previous years he has been President and CEO for Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Ohio, and COO at Southampton Hospital in Southampton, NY.
Currently, Mr. Spiegel is a board member with Mid-South Healthcare Executives and is Acting Regent for Tennessee with the American College of Healthcare Executives. He holds an MBA in Health Care Administration from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. He received a B.A. in Psychology from the State University of New York at New Paltz, New York.


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- Ron Tizzard
- May 24, 2013 - 12:51
Jay Paxton, Director of Communications to National Defence Minister Peter MacKay...please give me a break! Minister McKay had to be publically drawn to the 'Altar of Production', by the people of Canada. He has to be harrassed into moving on his promise...exactly how far has he moved to date....would a foot-long ruler be helpful, Jay, I have no doubt that you are good at your job, and have to protect the BOSS....have a chat with him...get back to us on dates, and secured money for the copter(s).
- marilyn
- May 17, 2013 - 21:11
So I will say again the minister of defence should have military back ground. Rick hillier would be great for this job .he is honest a great credit to Canada .Canada is going down the tubes . We have senators braking the law and others senators saying that's ok . So what do they not want us to know . As a Canadian and a taxpayers I need to know what our government of Canada is hiding We need the hole government of Canada investigated .something is rotten .bill 29 changed thing .why ? If government has to hide thing that after all these years without bill. 29 we would see how our tax dollars are being spent . So why do we have bill 29 if our government is honest and above board .bill 29tell me they are hiding something and someday we will find out .is hope it will not be to late to save Canada . social media is great .it keeps Canadian up to date on what is happening in our government. Social media will make or brake o party . We need to get rid of the dead wood in government .there are only one set of rules in Canada . If you do the crime you do the time . That goes for government and the rest off Canada taxpayers . So am right in this
- Director of BS
- May 16, 2013 - 16:19
Jay did you get paid with tax payers dollars for brown nosing when writing this letter. I doesn't work for Steve Kent but you are making him proud,
- Jon Smith
- May 15, 2013 - 12:24
Peter Mackay needs a boost from someone like Peter the defeated "Stashaway" of Labrador. Better it be some independent high profile speaker with a squeaky clean independent special interest group bent than someone so arms length as you, Jay.
- Tony Rockel
- May 15, 2013 - 10:17
Jay, your latest attempt at defending your boss sounds even more pathetic than the last one. Why don't you be a good lad and make the morning coffee?
- Virginia Waters
- May 15, 2013 - 10:11
I thought for a moment I had picked up an old newspaper. Isn't this virtually the same bit of Harperite hucksterism we were treated to courtesy of Jay Paxton only a few days ago? Jay should get together with his provincial counterparts to form a club to look for employment opportunities once both these governments are turfed out. It used to be that government flacks could stay on after a change of government. But that was before the likes of Harper and Dunderdale politicized them - effectively they have become an extension of the conservative party apparatus in Ottawa and St. John's. 'Only one person had the vision and the ability....and that person is my minister Peter MacKay' - it's like the gooey stuff that sticks to the bottom of your show.
- Ken Collis
- May 15, 2013 - 09:39
If the mayor of a city decided to use a police car to bring him somewhere would that be ok too? And why do you keep refering to SAR Choppers as "government aircraft"? Do you realise how silly that sounds? As for reviewing SAR every four years, I would hope that SAR has an ongoing review daily. Do you suggest that in four years they can decide if maybe one of three Griffen choppers in Goose Bay should always be operational?
- Herb Morrison
- May 15, 2013 - 09:11
If, as both Mr.MacKay and his staff members claim, Mr. MacKay is doing such a stellar job in his capacity as Minister of Defence, particularly within the context of matters pertaining to Search and Rescue operations; why do both Mr. MacKay and his Staff Members appear to deem it necessary to spend so much time singing their own praises? I get the feeling that perhaps these people are having difficulty believing their own rhetoric (or drivel , if you perfer). In my opinion, both Mr. Mackay and his staff should be spending more time dealing effectively with important issues such as improving the effectiveness of the Search and Rescue System, and less time preoccupied with saving each others' arses, by leveling unsubstantiated criticism in the direction of of those people who, in my opinion, are justifiably critical of the manner in which they are carrying out certain of their responsibilities.
- Ed Power
- May 15, 2013 - 09:08
The only "confluence of activity" that occured during Mr. Mackay's fishing trip, was the confluence of bluster and bafflegab that has emerged from his office since that day. Enlisting a military officer to defend the indefensible - utilizing a vital SAR asset as a taxi cab - is not without precedent. This government uses the military, and military personnel, as wallpaper far too often for their own political purposes. Have a foreign affairs or military-related announcement to make? Fill the background with a large number of people in uniform - who've been ordered to attend this "Parade" - park a piece of military hardware nearby, decorate the stage with Canadian flags and even Stephen Harper looks Prime Ministerial. It is a standard PR practice in US politics that was used to great effect by George W. Bush. It was not by accident that Bush would make major announcements or policy statements at places like West Point, Annapolis and Fort Bragg, or from the deck of an aircraft carrier sailing off the coast of California with the upper decks adorned with bunting, banners and flags. As Marshall McLuhan observed, the medium is the message, although the practice is far older. The Roman satirist Juvenal described it as "panem et circenses" - bread and games - a superficial means of seeking public approval through distraction or diversion. With that in mind, I will admit that Peter Mackay does look pretty sharp in a flightsuit....
- Eli
- May 16, 2013 - 14:35
Yep, Peter looks just as good as the battle dressed George "W" when he proclaimed from the deck of a carrier: "Mission Accomplished". Peter and "W" both are self servingv kooks.


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Today, the federal historic tax credit (HTC) is at risk as never before. A tax reform discussion draft released by House Ways & Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) contained language to repeal the credit. This is an unprecedented threat to the government's most significant investment in preserving our historic buildings and we need your help to save it.
The National Trust, in collaboration with the Historic Tax Credit Coalition, has launched in a multi-year initiative to preserve and enhance the federal historic tax credit. The centerpiece of this campaign is the Creating American Prosperity through Preservation (CAPP) Act, bipartisan legislation that would increase the HTC's ability to revitalize smaller Main Street projects and enable energy-efficient projects.
New research commissioned by the National Trust proves for the first time that the economic benefits of historic rehab go far beyond one building. Historic tax credit projects spur an increase in property values, draw new businsses, attract new residents and enlarge the tax base. Projects in Maryland, Georgia and Utah are profiled. Download The Federal Historic Tax Credit: Transforming Communities report.
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it works like this: you know how when you scuff your socks on a carpet, and then get that nasty shock by a door knob? Or how rubbing a balloon in your hair will cause the balloon to cling to the wall? Well a Van-De-Graaff generator is a automated version of this effect, known as the "triboelectric" effect. As the belt on the generator come in contact with the bottom roller, depending on the material used, the belt and roller will gather opposite charges. The charge on the belt is then carried up to the top roller, where it is deposited onto the sphere.
in this Instructable, I will show you how to build your own Van De Graaff generator, so you could be a mad scientist too!
Step 1: Step 1: The parts and tools
*lots of duct tape and electrical tape,
*a top load,
*a plastic tube about the size of a marker, (and yes, you could use a gutted marker too),
*a wide rubber band,
*a fuse,
*a small motor (preferably with a long shaft),
*a power supply to power the motor
*some paper clips
*some wire
*something soft and insulative to mount everything to. I used a white-board eraser
as for the tools, you will need:
*a soldering iron,
*wire cutters (recommended)
*hot glue gun or rubber cement,
*scissors and a sharp knife
*common sense.
Step 2: Some dangers:
very nice project. is the upper bristle wire's other end connected to the dome?
and does the sparking outside stop the motor for a while?
nice soldering skills
What do you mean by pen refill? If it made of plastic, it will probably give bad performance or not work at all. However, if it is made of a material that is in the high in the "positive" region of the chart, it should work.
problems with my bult pls (i used a screw instead of the bottom brush)
after you extend the generator longer and fix the brush design, your output should be very good. to test to see if it is not the can leaking the charge,Take it off and smell the output wire/brush for the unmistakable smell of corona. If you feel a wind or draft coming from it than you know everything is working exempt the top piece
on some days, my generator refuses to work at all for no apparent reason, and other days, it works (almost) flawlessly. it might have to do with humidity, but I don't know for sure.
and where does the ground whire go?
The ground wire is connected to, well, ground. more specifically to a rod driven into the ground, a copper water pipe, or other metal objects in the house that are electrically connected. I use the negative of the power supply as the ground. The ground can also attach to a discharge "wand" often being myself holding a coke can.
On my second attempt (this one) I learned a lot (including the fact that actually do need a top piece), and I myself, am surprised at how well this design works as well as how quiet it is! (20-30 decibels?) only a little louder than the motor itself when it is adjusted properly, otherwise the glass fuse likes to rattle a lot.
to fix sharp edges, tape works well. it covers up and prevents the charge from 'leaking' into the air.


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USD/CAD 4H Chart 9:45AM EDT 11/23/2012
Consolidation: USD/CAD was held above 0.9950 after falling below parity to start the week. It then spent the rest of the week consolidating above the "central pivot" area of a larger consolidation zone (between 0.9872 and the broken 1.0020-1.0032 resistance area. The smaller consolidation zone is between 0.9950 and 0.9990. Given some elbow room, I believe a break above parity, or a break below 0.9945 will be significant enough to clue in on the next directional swing.
Breakouts: The break above parity would extend a slight bullish bias in the 4H chart. Ultimately, the bullish scenario has the 1.0443 2012 high in sight. But we do have 61.8% retracement at 1.0133 as the short-term target above parity and the current high at about 1.0055. A break below 0.9945 opens up the 0.9872-0.9887 support area. Only a break below 0.9870 should open up further bearish outlook.
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While editors at ARCHITECT don't play favorites, each of us would admit to feeling a connection with a special few of the projects that pass by our desks each year. And because the editors spend a lot of time at those desks, they see an awful lot of projects (albeit not usually in person). That makes the following favorites—editors' picks for the best buildings, designs, and pavilions from 2013—some of the best of the year. In our humble opinion.
In no particular order:
Roberto Garza Sada Center for the Arts, Architecture, and Design, designed by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, Monterrey, Mexico
Credit: Edmund Sumner
Proof that an old master can learn new tricks, Ando adds a twist to his famously spare formal vocabulary by carving a torqued five-story void into the boxy concrete volume of the Roberto Garza Sada Center. —Ned Cramer
EcoHawks Research Facility, designed by Studio 804 (Lawrence, Kan.)
This research facility at the University of Kansas is a beautifully crafted pavilion, made all the more laudable by the fact that it was crafted entirely by the students of Dan Rockhill-led Studio 804. With construction starting in a brutal December on the Plains, students were hand-weaving aluminum strips in sub-zero temperatures, and wrangling light-reactive aerogel shades to craft a result would make any professional proud. —Katie Gerfen
Contemporary Art Center, designed by Nieto Sobejano (Córdoba, Spain)
Credit: Roland Halbe
Nieto Sobejano continues to design buildings that connect with their site in more ways than one. Even better than our Detail article is this video on how the art center embodies its objective, capitalizing beautifully on its setting on the Guadalquivir River (sit tight until 00:00:40). Or this dancethrough—yes, dancethrough—of the volumes and shadows created with the naked, concrete building form. —Wanda Lau
Department of Islamic Art, the Louvre, designed by Mario Bellini and Rudy Ricciotti (Paris)
Credit: Antoine Mongodin
As a sculptural pavilion, the undulating metal-mesh roof for this expansion transforms the Louvre's 18th-century courtyard space into a new gallery for Islamic art. It was bold of Bellini and Ricciotti to court comparisons to Norman Foster, whose Great Court at the British Museum or Kogod Courtyard at the National Portrait Gallery (in Washington, D.C.) instantly flash to mind; the Louvre courtyard roof is a similar but less imperious form. Seen from an aerial view, it's a playful form, rolling almost like dunes. Seen from the interior, it appears to provide an intimate space for viewing artifacts. —Kriston Capps
72 Screens, designed by Sanjay Puri Architects (Jaipur, India)
Credit: Sanjay Puri Architects
The façade on this office building by Sanjay Puri Architects in Jaipur, India, reinterprets traditional jalis screens in a series of 72 angular glass-reinforced concrete panels that shade the structure's interior. On sunny days, the geometric lattices reflect patterns of shade and sunlight inside the building, bridging the often-rigid gap between structured and natural environments. At night, LEDs behind the facade call out the panels' three-dimensional geometry. —Hallie Busta
Lazika Pier Sculpture, designed by J. Mayer H. Architects (Lazika, Georgia)
Credit: Marcus Buck
To play fast and loose with the rules, this pier sculpture by Jürgen Mayer H. in Lazkia, Georgia, was completed in 2012, but since ARCHITECT covered J. Mayer H. Architects' work in Georgia in 2013, it still makes my list. Part sculpture, part pavilion, part House of Cards, this form manages somehow to be both elegant and 8-bit: It reminds me both of fluid and motion, and a cloudlike castle for Princess Peach from Nintendo's Super Mario Brothers. —Katie Gerfen
Danish National Maritime Museum, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (Helsingor, Denmark)
Credit: Rasmus Hjortshøj
BIG has travelled far on good-looking renderings, witty Keynote presentations, and a pervy URL. It's nice to see the hype justified with a completed project that is both restrained and inventive. —Ned Cramer
Research Pavilion, designed by the Institute for Computational Design and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (Stuttgart, Germany)
Credit: Stuttgart University
Affectionately known around my office as the Robot Lobster Pavilion, this experimental pavilion was fabricated by robots programmed by students from two institutes in a collaborative exercise. The design was modeled after the chitinous structure of a lobster's exoskeletal cuticle. —Kriston Capps
Halley VI Research Station, designed by Hugh Broughton Architects (Antarctica)
Credit: A.Dubber
With little design precedent, Hugh Broughton Architects overcame the challenge of designing and constructing a structure in arguably the toughest environment on earth—a floating ice shelf 900 miles from the South Pole—that will not drive its isolated occupants mad à la The Shining. And the firm managed to create futuristic, functional forms that look good even when covered in freezer burn. —Wanda Lau
Lucid Stead, designed by Phillip K. Smith III (Joshua Tree, Calif.)
Credit: Steve King
In an age when everyone is talking about the importance of site-specific design, there are few pavilions that answer that charge better than the Lucid Stead by artist Phillip K. Smith III. The picturesque wooden cabin in clad in strips of mirror that reflect the desert surroundings, creating an optical illusion that makes the humble structure seem to disappear. —Katie Gerfen
Cultural Center, designed by Mateo Architectura (Devesa, Portugal)
Credit: Adrià Goula
For most of my life, a (small) backyard ice rink was a fact of winter. That usually beat the crowded, temporary installations plopped down in city parks. But the rink at the Cultural Center in Devesa, Portugal, by architect Josep Lluis Mateo is something else. I haven't checked out the project in person, but the photos and drawings suggest an interactive space both protected by the structure's deep cantilever and connecting it to the adjacent plaza. The rink is just one of the structure's many well-executed features, though I'm not sure this one can accommodate our raucous, sibling vs. sibling hockey games. —Hallie Busta
Terminal 3, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas Architect (Shenzhen, China)
Credit: Leonardo Finotti
Fuksas, a high-tech wizard with a surrealist bent, has strangely been overlooked in the United States. If his curvaceously pixilated new Terminal 3 in Shenzhen, China, doesn't garner the attention this Roman architect deserves, nothing will. —Ned Cramer
Basel Convention Center, designed by Herzog & de Meuron (Basel, Switzerland)
Credit: Iwan Baan
For many business travelers, the only site they see in their destination city is the convention center: so why shouldn't it be a good one? In Basel, Switzerland, Herzog & de Meuron have worked their material magic again, with a metal cladding that mimics expanded fabric mesh, and an oculus that will leave many a badge-wearing attendee dizzy. But the inside is beautiful,too: minimal black exposed ductwork and striking stairs make this convention center one I hope to visit. —Katie Gerfen
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Growing old at the Playboy Mansion.
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A profile of Montana Senator Jon Tester.
On Teller, his magic, and his response to a stolen trick.
A profile of Robert Caro, who's been working on a biography on Lyndon Johnson for nearly 40 years.
The night when Terry Thompson let his zoo-worthy collection of big animals, including lions and a bear, into the wilds of Zanesville, Ohio before shooting himself in the head.
A profile of GOP hopeful Jon Huntsman.
On what you do when you can do whatever what you want.
On what you come to appreciate after a short apprenticeship with paramedics.
Following fallen soldier Joe Montgomery from field to grave.
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The Mission: In the season finale, Josh and the team travel to the kingdom of Bhutan, one of the world's most isolated nations. There, they hope to track down the Yeti monster, human in stature and beast-like in behavior. After a laborious trip from Los Angeles the team finally arrives in the land of peace and love. They speak to locals and quickly learn that the Bhutanese believe in the creature so fiercely they've created a Yeti Conservation Center in the southern city of Sakteng. One woman had bones passed on to her as an heirloom, which she believes are skeleton remains from a Yeti. So, Josh takes photographs that will be analyzed when the group returns to the States.
The Adventure: After a long hike, team truth reaches Sakteng and sets up base camp. Mike, Evan and Josh head upstream to do an outlining sweep with the thermal imager while Bicha, Jael and Gabe explore the perimeters closest to their campsite. Josh's team spots something on the thermal imager and hears a large animal moving about in the thicket ahead of them, but the noises lead to a dead end.
Meanwhile Jael, Bicha and Gabe encounter what sounds like a big cat. They then find hair on a tree and a large claw mark on a tree trunk. Later on, Josh goes back with Jael, Mike and Evan to examine the claw mark and see if they can catch a glimpse of whatever made it. Luckily, the adventurers are able to get a good hit on the thermal imaging camera and record some audio. After this Josh and co. decide to camp out for the night.
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Back in the States, Josh takes the photographs of the bones to mammalogist, Dr. Jim Dines to examine. Dines finds that the bones are far too big to be human, but notices they are extremely similar in size to the vertebrae of an Asian black bear. This evidence discounts the existence of the Yet, but the hair samples found in the woods tell a different story. Josh travels to Texas to meet with a forensic analyst who confirms that the hairs are from an unknown sequence. This leaves Josh to conclude that there may in fact be a Yeti— or something like it, lurking somewhere in Bhutan, waiting to be discovered.
Josh and the team decide to try a touristy Vampire haunted house before the investigation and realize sometimes that's scarier than the real thing.
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In a candid interview with
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Larry Kramer
discusses the HBO screen adaptation of his landmark 1985 play about the AIDS crisis, his thoughts on Hollywood actors playing gay, equal marriage, and more. He also shared his controversial thoughts on past U.S. presidents (some he deems homosexual) and government reaction to AIDS victims.
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creator Ryan Murphy is directing The Normal Heart. Brad Pitt's company, Plan B, is producing for HBO. Did you have trouble casting The Normal Heart because actors are afraid to play gay?
"Yes. In '84, '85, with the play, it was hard to get actors to go gay. We waited forever for Al Pacino, who diddled making up his mind. I was very happy with Brad Davis." [Brad Davis played Ned Weeks, the lead in the original stage production of The Normal Heart at New York's Public Theater. Pacino declined the role.]
The Normal Heart,
you attack our government's disregard for AIDS victims. Was that apparent indifference due to the kind of people who first got infected in America—gays, people of color, addicts?
"Of course. It's because of who gets AIDS. I consider a great deal of what was done to us [by the government] evil."
But there were early heroes in the AIDS battle. You and others were arrested many times in protests. Elizabeth Taylor risked a lot.
"Let's talk about Elizabeth Taylor. She was buddies with Reagan. She never once went to him about this. She lent her name, but she didn't use her power to confront the powers that be."
When you were a student at Yale in the 1950s, did you know you were gay?
"I was very unhappy. I thought I was the only gay person in the world."
The only gay person? Is that why you attempted suicide at Yale?
"I certainly didn't see anyone [gay] there. And I got very depressed one afternoon and did it."
You took an overdose, right?
"The campus police rushed me to the hospital and pumped my stomach. My brother was the first person I saw when I came to. We were very close. Because of him, I was able to stay in school and start psychoanalysis in New Haven. So that's what I did." [Kramer's brother, Arthur, a lawyer, died in 2008.]
Why are gay people hated?
"I don't know, but we are. It makes no sense. I don't know why [Rep.] Michelle Bachmann hates me. I mean, what's in it for her? Why should she care? I don't know why that whole Tea Party hates us. Leave us alone already."
Do you think we will ever have a gay president?
"Lincoln was gay."
He was?
"We've had a number of gay presidents."
Who else?
"Franklin Pierce. Andrew Jackson."
You were diagnosed with HIV in 1988?
Then your liver failed and you had a liver transplant in 2001.
"I was told that I only had six months to live, and they weren't transplanting people with HIV. I was at death's door. I weighed 120 pounds. I wasn't upset. I thought I'd contributed to the world and been well used. At the very, very last minute, suddenly they wanted HIV-positive people for a transplant study. They had done seven of them. I was the eighth."
Let's talk about the Supreme Court's June 26 decisions legalizing equal marriage in California and overturning DOMA. How do they affect you?
"David and I are going to get married!" [David Webster, an architect, is Kramer's partner.]
How long have you been together?
"Since 1995."
When are you going to get married?
"As soon as we can."
You must've been overjoyed at the court's ruling.
"I couldn't believe it! You know, they gave us what we deserved, but they kept back some really important stuff. So, I'm not going, 'Glory, hallelujah,' like everybody is. What they did will require a lot more lawsuits to clarify stuff that they refused to rule on. But we got rid of DOMA in the 13 states [and District of Columbia] where gay people can marry, so we'll get [federal] benefits there. I was terrified that I'd die and David would have to give so much money to the government from our house that he wouldn't have any money left."
Because of death duties?
"Yes. I'm grateful for that. We said we wouldn't get married until we got the benefits."
Are you hopeful about the future of gays in America?
"I'm essentially a hopeful person. We've weathered a storm here, yes, because we fought back. It's not been easy."
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Report Archives
Annual Report 2009-2010
Submitted by Robert McLeod, Chair of the MSBA Probate & Trust Section on June 8, 2010
Membership: The Section had 1,153 members this year.
Continuing Legal Education:
The section hosted or co-sponsored the following CLEs:
Annual Probate & Trust Section Conference Jun 7, 8 2010 (Over 700 anticipated attendance)
Legislation Update, October 5, 2009
Litigation Panel, December 3, 2009
Fiduciary Due Diligence Seminar, April 21, 2010
Pro Bono/Volunteer Service Activities:
-Wills For Heroes continues to be very successful with future events scheduled as far out as October of 2013 with 3,344 wills written to date. Our program is a model and leader in the Nation in the Wills for Heroes Program. Susan Link heads up this project in Minnesota and is the reason it has been so successful in Minnesota.
-Our section also offered seminars for the "Nine Days in June" but we were not scheduled to participate.
-Our Section is filing an Amicus brief on a matter before the court of appeals related to final orders.
-Our officers attended several receptions for the State Bar, e.g., new lawyers reception.
-The Section also presented an award for service provided by members of the Bar who have served 10 years or more on the Wills & Trusts Drafting Manual.
Website and practicelaw.org:
The Section continues to support the guardianship practicelaw.org forms matters as well as the real estate forms. Agendas and minutes continue to be published and other relevant documents are posted as needed.
Section Newsletter/Publication:
After a few years of absence, the Newsletter has been published twice this year with several articles and section news including legislative updates. The section has actually received two new members who joined specifically because they want to receive the newsletter.
Council Meetings: Held the third Thursday of the month:
September, October, November, January, February, March, April (22nd), May and June (held June 8)
Annual Meeting:
The annual meeting is held at the Annual Conference, June 7, 8 2010. At the meeting new council members and new officers were elected. The amendments to the bylaws were also approved. An award was presented to individuals who served on the Wills & Trusts Drafting Manual for 10 years or more.
Election Results:
The members attending the annual meeting elected for the following officers and council members to serve terms from:
Susan Link, Chair
Thomas Rauenhorst, Vice-Chair
Thomas Woessner, Secretary
Scott Nelson, Treasurer
Council Members:
Peter Hatinen
Andrew Baese
Michael Cowles
Jane Kiker
Jolene Cutshall
JoEllen Doebbert
Sonny Miller
Joseph Thiegs
Andrea Breckner
Sunny Umanah
Sheryl Morrison
William Forsberg
The Section's MSBA Assembly representative for will be Mary Shearen.
Fiscal Status:
The Section finished the year with $36,908.64 as of April 30, 2010.
The Section is in the process of reviewing a comprehensive overhaul of the Trust Code and potential adaptation of the Uniform Trust Act.
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Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) –- In "The Big Picture," Bloomberg's Angie Lau reports on the top stories of the day. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "First Up." (Source: Bloomberg)
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