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Comments Made During the Contest
Alex Hollister (Level 4)
Sort of indifferent about the title. Dialogue from Hansen was good and had a nice and believable cadence, even if the overall piece was a bit V.O. heavy.Strayed dangerously towards No Country a few times, both with the coin flip and the quirky weapon-type.As to the integration of the two word rule, apart from the boss name being 'Poet', it felt pretty paint-by-numbers. Using the description of the car interior for 'movie' felt just a little lazy.But the writer has huge skills. I'd be astounded if they're not repped, because it was professional stuff.But overall, just missed the higher mark- GOOD.
Byron Matthews (Level 5)
I really like the writing style, and it's nicely written. I just feel that the plot of the story falls a bit flat on me. It didn't feel real suspenseful, and I don't feel enough back story was revealed to get my juices excited about the finale. I noticed a few grammar mistakes.
Caroline Coxon (Mod Emeritus)
'a collect of in kids' movies'.????I thought this was very, very good. Full of suspense. I just wasn't quite convinced by the mother's reaction (lack of) to Violet's danger.I love it when I can warm to a villain!
Charlie Hebert (Mod Emeritus)
This was excellent. Great build up. I was on the edge of my seat the entire ride.Great use of voice over.Love the twists: - it's the wife, not the husband - it's the kid's at risk, not the wife - best of all, he took er hair and not her finger/toe.Your ending did more than give me a sense of relief, it made the protagonist real and sympathetic. It could have come off as a cop-out, but you really took the more difficult route and it paid off.One glaring error -- You have a big typo around your word "movie" really calling attention to it.Still, that doesn't keep me from scoring this excellent. It is definitely a contender.Great work.
Chris Messineo (Founder)
I really like your writing style, especially the little details that you focus on so well. This was a compelling read.I didn't really like any of the characters though. Hansen's voice-over felt a little forced and while I'm glad he didn't take a finger or toe, I still imagine that child is traumatized for life. Also, what has this mother done to jeopardize her own children like this? Maybe it's my innate parent voice that is hurting this story for me.Your craft is really good, but in the end, this story left me with more questions than answers.
Christina Anderson (Level 4)
Nothing personal, but...IMPRESSIONS. Good opening scene for a longer story. The Collector's a complex guy and you've set him up for the 2nd act.VOICE OVERS. Starts strong, but the longer he goes on talking to himself the more it makes it a plot device than this guy's inner most thoughts. Perhaps he's got an apprentice along for the job and those tidbits about alarms and the customers are told aloud?NO-SHOW. He only cut her hair, so show it! You were building dreaded anticipation with the saw, rubber-hook thingys, the clueless hubby, Jane choosing a child-- so put that spinning saw blade to the child's hair. Hey, I get the feeling The Collector saw those little fingers and had a VO moment.
Christopher Barnes (Level 1)
You really had me in the mind of the collector...very scary and sadistic. I wanted to stop but I was mesmerized and kept wanting to read farther - although I shuddered to think what the outcome would be. The use of voice over as narration seemed unusual for me, but it really worked when combined with the dialogue of the parents and the methodical actions of Hansen.
Christopher Pedersen Cook (Level 3)
Much of this is fascinating. A rare good use of Voice Over. Learning a hitman's rationale as he works, very interesting. I wasn't quite on board with the ending to be honest. I would have liked to see less time spent on the question of who's it gonna be and all that, and focused instead on offering some sort of explanation in the ending. As it stands, it seems random and a little confusing. But I guess that's sort of the point. The guy doesn't ask questions, it's job and he does it.
Dave Kunz (Level 4)
Well-written but I did have some issues with the story. "Not Personal" has a fantastic start, a powerful lead character, a great set-up and intriguing V.O. dialogue. But once Hansen is in the house one of two things has to happen: either a clever story twist (and we realize no one's in peril and Hansen's real reason for being there is either benign or comedic) or something truly horrific happens.Imo involving the kids as possible targets for mutilation was a misstep. Also, if Hansen goes in to gather a finger or a toe as "payment" but instead comes out with a bag full of hair, well, it's a head scratcher, a poor payoff, a let down. And then there's the line "The collateral was a finger or a toe" which tells the audience the plot rather than showing it. For me, this script started out very story but, in the end, took a nosedive in terms of story.
David D. DeBord (Level 5)
I found a lot of the lead up to the snatching of the little girl to be a bit slow, especially in combination with the fear generated when Hansen actually confronts Jane and asks for her choice. That's when it got interesting. I don't know if it was the voice over or what, but I had trouble getting into the first two thirds of the story. That first part might even have worked without the voice over dialog leaving us to wonder what the heck the guy was up to. There were, however, a number of good visual cues that helped. The two car seats and the stuff in the small pool.
David M Troop (Level 5)
Not PersonalI thought there was much to like about this script.I thought the use of voice over was very effective. Hansen's speeches set the mood and pace of the film nicely.Your action lines were excellent. Maybe two or three typos.It was very visual. I could see the house, the yard, the rooms, etc.I wasn't reading. I was watching.I thought your script was very suspenseful.I did have a problem with the ending. I liked how you switched the intended victim from the husband to the wife. However, I had a problem imagining her putting up her children as collateral. I know she has a change of heart and offers herself, but no mother could be that cruel.And I thought the collector was a little soft at the end. He was very professional up until he was faced with harming the daughter. But that's what the deal was going in.And if he softens up, wouldn't he take the wife up on her offer and take one of her fingers instead?I just felt the beginning had so much going for it to settle for a weak ending.So, overall, I thought it was GOOD.
Elias Farnum (Level 5)
Champion style, dramatic, some awesome visuals, intense. The voice over propelled this like a bullet. Yet, the story is too vague, but then again it's all about Hansen, his point of view, so does it matter what debt the Poet is owed?Noticed a botched sentence bottom of the first page, uhg.A pretty brutal guy. Good job and good luck.
Faith Friese Nelson (Level 5)
I really liked the ending of the story, the way Hansen took hair instead of a finger or toe. Almost made him human. And it was a nice surprise.A couple of suggestions:Page 1: Hansen's dialogue - "It's never personal. Some guy owes some other guy... I collect." I think the following sounds better: "It's never personal. Some guy owns another guy ... I collect." Just a matter of personal preferance.Page 1: Last sentence needs to be proofed. "... a collect of in car kids' movies" should be "... a collection of kids' movies."Page 3: "Jane starts to turn over." Consider instead: "Jane turns over."Page 4: "He drops unconscious and Hansen shuts the door on him." Consider instead: "He drops unconscious, and Hansen shuts the door."
Fred Koszewnik (Level 5)
Wow! An intelligently and tightly written script that is riveting in its sustained tension beginning to end. Unexepected and very clever of you to have the wife as the person owing the money. Also, I was wondering how you were going to save the story and avoid a truly grotesque ending, but you succeeded and succeeded amazingly well.Be very proud. This script can only deserve an Excellent.Continued good success.
Gary Rademan (Level 5)
in car movies, the PoetDon't usually like VO but this had my attention. Nice narrative pull. I was sure he was gonna collect the collateral. Nice to see a woman in trouble for once. The collector was all talk when it was over. Take us up to the line, cross it, take us up to the next line, cross it and then take us... THAT was cool.The opening had me seeing disembodied eyes. Should have been the face. The eyes should have tied in at some point in the story otherwise it's gimmicky.EXCELLENT
Greg Tonnon (Level 5)
Title - the title works well for this story. Craft - your craft is nearly perfect. My only question is did you mean "collection" instead of "collect" on the bottom of page one? I couldn't find any examples of "collect" being used that way. Dialogue - the dialogue seemed natural for these characters. Action lines - your action lines are quite descriptive (painfully so!) and clear. Story - the story is very violent reminiscent of Pulp Fiction. It is not my favorite genre but this is very well written.
JeanPierre Chapoteau (Moderator)
I don't get it. I loved the setup. I couldn't wait to see what happened, but I didn't get the ending. So He didn't kill the girl, he just took her hair? Why? Maybe to show the poet he was there? Hm... I'm not sure about this one. Again, everything till the beginning was phenomenal. I really like the twist that it was the woman and not the man. Nice way to stray away from the norm. I also like the VOs. They were clean and to the point. Well, until the end. I didn't get that line. I'm assuming the assassin didn't do the job right and assumes the Poet (cool name) would want one of his kids. But what did he mean by "no, it wasn't personal." I didn't get that part. Still, I'm giving this a VG. Great writing. Just was a bit confused by the ending.
Jordan Littleton (Level 4)
Title: 5Story: 6Originality: 6Action: 6Dialogue: 7Readability: 8This was an easy read. Nothing too new here but it was written well. It was a little slow but nothing to complain about. I would have like it more if we didn't see what was going on in Violet's room and just heard some screams or a struggle.
Khamanna Iskandarova (Level 5)
The VO is nicely done. You showed a killer with a soul and you did it very well. Lately I cringe when I see all these "killers on a job", makes me think the set up is cheap but yours really evolved into something so much more! Congrats on that. I have questions those - what Lilian did, why would they need her child's finger and not her own... that sort of silly questions:)
Kirk White (Level 5)
Good script; nice tension building towards the end but it was a little predictable that he wouldn't really hurt the girl.
KP Mackie (Level 5)
A riveting drama. Great opening visual of those "hard cold eyes." Terrific pacing. Step by step from outside through the house, knowing he's likely headed for the master bedroom, pulls the reader quickly along. Clear from the start that Hansen's no good guy.The dialog between Hansen, Jane, and Tom may not be entirely clear. Jane doesn't "want him (Tom) involved"; so, is Tom's "What?" his surprise by Jane's apparent knowledge of the situation, surprise at a change of plans that now he doesn't get to be involved, or surprise at Hansen's intrusion altogether? Hansen orders Tom "Out of bed," and there's the inference of a tryst coming between Hansen and Jane; Tom's insistence (two lines worth) that he wants "to be involved" seems to support that conclusion."Hansen injects him (Tom)"? Physically pushes Tom into the closet, or injects Tom with a needle? Tom's "to the closet," but not sure if that's outside or inside the closet. Jane wanting to seemingly change original terms to "Me" from apparently agreeing to subject one of her children to mutilation is hard to buy. Might be more logical that she reneges completely. Maybe pleading to Hansen, "I know how to get you the money now!" Or, begging her husband for help. But to willingly bargain one of her kids before herself, just don't know...Questions are a good thing. Shows investment in the story. :)Maybe Hansen's final line should be, "It's not personal," to mirror the opening line.
Lee Carlisle (Level 4)
This story seemed fairly stereotypical of the 'hitman' variety to me. Even though he calls himself a collector, Hansen made no effort to collect from Jane, made no reference to her not having paid, and she didnt even defend herself or try to get out of it, which seemed odd to me. The ending had no impact on me as an audience member because I didnt see any torment or humanity in Hansen throughout the script - he was just calm and composed - so the fact that he took hair instead of a finger or toe doesn't really land with me. I was also confused about why the collateral would be a finger or toe in the first place (compounded by the fact that Hansen doesn't try to collect). The action of the piece was easy enough to follow, but there were a few weirdly worded segments (how does someone 'listen out'?) and a typo or two that distracted from the read.
Margaret Ricke (Level 5)
I wish I could write a one word comment. There isn't much else to say. Excellent!
Marnie Mitchell Lister (Level 5)
I'm not a big fan of VO stories. I don't think they're very challenging to write. You don't have to worry about showing anything but you tell us everything. Hansen did have a cool voice. This piece felt a touch noir. I liked that. But the story was way too vague. Jane knew he was coming? Offered her wrists to be tied? And then what did Hansen end up doing? He either had a change of heart and chopped off the girl's hair or he scalped her.But for me it was just all too vague. Hansen, Jane and her debt, then what he did to Violet. Pg. 1 - This description is a bit awkward, "and a collect of in car kids' movies."Pg. 3 - "He secures the boy's bedroom door the same way." -- what boy??
Martin Jensen (Level 5)
I like how you built suspense. At a few points the generic voice-over cut across that, and undermines the sense of mystery around the character. I think it would be more interesting and more powerful if you didn't explain what he was doing up until the end, then we could work it out from the conversation with Jane. "collect of in car kids' movies" should be "collection of in-car kids' movies". I don't quite buy that a finger or a toe could be collatoral, because they're not worth anything. OK, the loan sharks might want retribution, but that won't get them their money back. Kidnapping and selling a child would. Similarly, while you can sell your hair to a wig company, it won't cover the costs of a massive loan. This part wasn't believable.
Michael Cornetto (Level 5)
I thought this was quite good. A little too much VO up front, maybe, but it had it's tense moments and overall you did well with the writing. The main issue I had with this was the ending. I was happy he just took the girls hair - I was hoping he would do something like that - but at the same time it seemed a bit of a let down after the rest of the script. It was kind of a cowardly way out. Hope that helps.
MJ Hermanny (Level 5)
I like the fact it's Jane he's come to barter with and the Sophie's Choice moment is tense. it's obvious you know the craft very well.The VO doesn't really work for me in this, he sounds a bit prissy but it doesn't work as a contrast, it's a bit robotic - but maybe that's character? I felt it slowed the script down, his thoughts were a little dull and predictable.So he took the hair because he likes little blonde girls not because he's going soft? creepy but not really unexpected.Characters are one dimensional and cliched.Smooth use of the required element.'collect of in car kids' movies' - collection?
Olga Tremaine (Level 5)
The story started out great. But then when the little girl got involved I as a parent just got turned off by the cruelty of the subject.I didn't understand the ending, what the hair had to do with toes/fingers? So, instead of a toe he got her hair? Why did he sniff it? Sorry, you lost me here. I like the title. The pace was great. Not a big fan of V.O. because you show things and comment them through the V.O., it might look good on paper, but when I see the sun on screen I don't want someone to tell me "this is the sun", I hope it makes sense. GOOD. Good luck.
Paul Williams (Level 5)
Congratulations on your eligibility to enter this contest.This is very well written, but I'm not sure I grasp it all after three reads, and what I think I understand leaves me very, very cold. In the end, I can't say this really breaks any new ground, from the hitman narration to the "Sophie's Choice" scene.Your screenwriting is very good; format appears in order; didn't detect any typos.Good.
Reginald McGhee (Level 0)
Your formatting is good, so is your spelling and grammar. The voice fits the screenplay and action lines. Your scene transitions are good, so is your characters and dialogue. The time lapse is close enough, which adds tension to the screenplay. The writing is lean and clean as well. If he really don't find anything personal, why on Earth does he need to kill anyone? And I guess Hansen is a fixer trying to collect money from people they owe to him or his boss. A man wants revenge for something he wants, and then ends up getting what he wants. He wants to pay rent, and he wants things he need, I suppose. Why can't he just find a job? (That's not really a bad thing, but it's just something that came to my mind). This looks like a full story. However, the ending is short, while the beginning is a bit long. It doesn't really bother me though. It is also a dark and twisted, Crime-Horror story. I can't root for Hansen because he either has no real motivation for what he did to Violet or he is the antagonist, and he is not meant to have sympathy from the audience. Other than this, this was a good read.
Rick Hansberry (Moderator)
Love the intro. Drawn in right away with the crisp, assured writing. When he gets out of the car - no slug line to EXT. CAR? Then, in the next scene, he slips out again? The wording at the bottom of page one got jumbled. You meant, "a collection of movies in the car", right? Hansen's well-drawn and I like the reveal of learning about the target by looking in the car. The script was briskly paced and a thrill-ride to read. I loved how you kept Hansen a step ahead of the things I was anticipating. Absolutely loved that you had it be the mother and not the father that was the target. This script would make an excellent short film. The minor typos just indicate to me that you were whittling away scenes for brevity and it shows on the page - the white space is inspiring.Dialogue was fantastic and the originality of the perspective was uniquely captured. This was the best I've read so far and even though I'm early in, I think it'll end up being one of my favorites. I'd love to see this get made. I think it would make a dynamite short and it's very shootable.
Rustom Irani (Moderator)
I personally think you can arrive at the twist much, much sooner without the elaborate set-up which also has a bit more exposition than is really needed.All those early scenes do, is develop character, there's no real conflict until he faces the couple in bed and is forced to make his decision at the end.A few of the VO to description transitions are a bit jarring and took me out a couple of times.The twist is cute and works well but I would've loved to see it in a better context, perhaps in terms of the other extreme he's capable of.Love the title!
Sally Meyer (Moderator)
The script was so dark! I didn't like that you involved children. The voice over would have been stronger if you hadn't used so much of it. I didn't get why the husband wasn't involved, why?I do like that the hit guy didn't kill the little girl, but felt that cutting her hair off with a saw would have been very traumatic.Also, why was the little boy not seen or named? I didn't understand that.This just made me feel bad for the family. I didn't enjoy the subject matter.
Scott Merrow (Level 5)
Excellent!This was a great read. Very well written. Nicely paced. Plausible plot. Great main character. Nice tight dialogue. Even the minor details work very well. "The household in miniature" -- great! All the trappings in the yard, the motion detector, the flimsy back door, strapping the kids' doors closed -- it almost seems like you've done this before. (Hey...!) And after all is said and done...a happy ending. Terrific!This is definitely one of my favorites in this contest.My Score: Excellent.
Tim Ratcliffe (Level 4)
While this was written okay for the most part, there really wasn't much here for the reader in terms of an emotional connection to any of the characters. We don't know who these people are or why this is happening.In the end, why does he not take one of the girl's fingers or toes? When he says it's not personal, I don't understand the relevance of this to the story. Does he know these people? At the end is he sniffing the bag of the girl's hair? Sorry, but I'm confused.There's also a few typos and mistakes in your writing here. A few other things as well, like you say he secures the boy's bedroom the same way, but how do we know it is a boy? How do we see Jane's terrified face before she starts to turn over?Overall I though it was a good effort, but needs a polish in places and maybe some more backstory or something to make us care about the characters.
Tim Westland (Moderator)
Exceptional work. The finest I've read yet.I think the only thing which could be improved is the last line of dialogue. Compared to the rest of the script, it just fell a tad flat.This is Excellent. Looking forward to finding out who wrote it. I suspect a Brit.
William Bienes (Mod Emeritus)
Well written. I would think about a title change - it just kind of sits there and doesn't evoke much.The story needs a twist to really kick it up a bit, complete the stakes, heighten the conflict. I think the title and the ending could really shine and mean more if indeed it was personal - maybe Hansen and Jane are brother and sister?? And next time he will take a finger... or more.Good luck.
William D. Prystauk (Level 5)
The ending is a mystery because you never gave any indication that Hansen was soft with the children. He was methodical and cold right up until the end. Why the change of heart? That just didn't make any sense.Twists work when they're based on some hidden information within the narrative. I'm sorry, but I just didn't see that in the story and was left wondering what happened and why.
William Dunbar (Level 5)
The craft here is fine, but I'm a bit confused by the action. I can't understand at all why this guy changed his mind, what his motivation was. Was he supposed to be related to the girl somehow? There are also parts where it gets confusing, maybe because you had to take details out to make it fit in five pages (we're all guilty of this). Like the bat under the bed, which is sudden and unexplained. Anyway, this could use a little more depth or at least explanation to be clearer.
Comments Made After the Contest
Charlie Hebert (Mod Emeritus) ~ 4/1/2012 4:57 PM
I don't see how this doesn't at least score Honorable Mention. I thought it was excellent. I guess not everyone appreciated the multiple twists or didn't get them. This was brutal and sweet - which is almost impossible to pull of.
KP Mackie (Level 5) ~ 4/1/2012 11:14 PM
A VG from me. Grabbed me too from the get-go. Well done.
Khamanna Iskandarova (Level 5) ~ 4/13/2012 2:38 PM
I also thought it was a very good script. Gave it a VG. To answer my own question that I posed for you in the review - I guess this is one of those moments that you have to take as is. (there's a typo in the review, meant to write "I have a question though") I always try to remember the entries after the contest is over - it's kind of my little game to test if I remember my ex and vg's. Usually I remember only those. Yours stuck deep:)
Philip Whitcroft (Level 5) ~ 4/14/2012 12:44 AM
Thanks for all your comments. I wrote this quite quickly and revised it only once before submitting it. I paid the penalty for that with the various typos and mistakes. My feeble excuse is that I was in mid-first draft on a feature script, the one I've entered for this year's contest, and I didn't want to break away from it for too long. Khamanna, The answer to your question is that her child's finger is more valuable collateral than her own and I'd guess most people would see it that way. I notice that a number of commenters got a bit squeamish about involving a child in this way, which is fair enough since the point of the story was to show a personal side to a frequently impersonalized cinema set-piece.One reason I was happy to see so many positive comments is that I feel this is a contained, potentially low budget script. You can never have too many of those. Thanks again.
Tim Westland (Moderator) ~ 4/16/2012 3:46 PM
This got an Excellent from me. Outstanding work !


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Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Dan Daley
Experts discuss challenges in security, budget, and technology.
Installing AV and other media systems for government clients is a multidimensional proposition. The bureaucracy and procedural process can often be as complex as the technology itself. In this article, we'll survey a number of systems integrators who pool their experience on municipal, state, and federal installation projects to bring a tactile sense of scope to the issues and challenges involved with this unique market.
Participants include Steve Stanford, senior systems integrator at Allied Sound in Nashville, Tenn.; David Giblin, vice president and general manager for Communications Engineering (CEI) in Newington, Va.; Paul Culbertson, marketing and sales at JAVS in Louisville, Ky.; and Anthony Hammond, AV systems sales engineer at Comprehensive Technical Group (CTG) in Atlanta.
What sets a government installation project apart from commercial projects, in terms of technology, process, and procedure? Do government clients prefer not to push the boundaries of technology?
Stanford: Most of our government projects have been very strict in terms of equipment choices, installation techniques, and even value-engineering options. They typically have a consultant involved of some nature. As for the process, certain government sites and projects are in a much higher-security area, and may involve some level of background checks for everyone who may work onsite. Depending on the project, all the equipment may also have to be checked out and pass through a security checkpoint.
Dealing with all these issues has to be considered when pricing a government project. Most of our government projects have utilized some level of technology; however, they rarely push the boundaries. Frequently, we have to introduce some new technology to them — though, on occasion, we have seen some more "independent" government agencies step out and apply more leading-edge technology.
Giblin: Several of our government clients are working in older facilities with old technology. The facility upgrades can span multiple generations of equipment and multiple budget years of incremental equipment sales. As a systems integrator, we may be less likely to recommend less mature technology to our government clients than to commercial enterprises. A minor software bug in vendor-supplied equipment can tie up payments from the government, where commercial customers can be more flexible.
Culbertson: The processes typically stretch out over extended periods. A courthouse project may span five or six years from initial conversations to actual installations. This potentially changes the project's procedures with regard to the originally specified products changing both in models and, at times, functions. There can also be new players (administrators, judges, and IT staff) who have their own requirements and design ideas on how the courtroom should function.
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Norman Lunger Greb, man of faith and lover of life, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, has left this world to be with the Lord he loved so well. After several years struggling with the ravages and indignities of Alzheimer's, he passed quickly and unexpectedly Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014. He was 80.
Born in 1933, to Doris Christiana (Lunger) and Harry Jamison Greb in Philadelphia, Norm and his family moved to Warrington, when he was a young teenager. He had fond memories of his years in Warrington, and hanging out with his friends from Doylestown High School. He graduated in 1951.
He met his wife, Barbara Ann Hendricks, at Abington Memorial Hospital Nursing School where his sister was Barbara's roommate. He then served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean WAR.
Norman was the owner of Greb Construction. He was a fine craftsman, well respected by his clients for both the quality of his work and his warm, engaging personality. The products of his labor can be seen throughout Bucks County. His legacy continues through the talents of his sons, Norman Eric Greb and Brian Greb.
Norman was very active in several churches in the Bucks County area. Three of his four children were baptized at Doylestown Presbyterian Church. The family then joined the brand new Danboro Reformed Church where Dad was active for about 20 years. There, he was an elder and deacon and he and Barbara were much loved leaders of the youth group. Later he was an active and well respected layman at Main Street Baptist Church of Doylestown. In the last few years, he and his wife attended Point Pleasant Baptist. He also was very active with the local branch of Gideons International.
He is survived by his loving family, including his wife of 56 years, Barbara Ann (Hendricks); and his siblings, Harry Fitzpatrick Greb and his wife, Joyce, of Wellsboro, Pa., and Louise Foster and her husband, Bill, of Danboro. His children and grandchildren include Cynthia Alison Greb of Crestone, Colo.; Norman Eric Greb and his wife, Colette Joy (Kanuika), of Pipersville, and their children, Nora Nieto, her son, Atticus, and husband, Joel Nieto, Asher Greb, and Margo Greb; Karen Leigh Snyder and her husband, Phillip, of Danboro, and their children, Carl Snyder of Anchorage, Alaska, and Sarah Foulk, her husband, Mike, and their brand new son, Jacob; Janice Eileen Bailey and her husband, Gareth of Acworth, Ga., and their daughter, Patricia Ann (Trisha) and Brian Christian Greb of Perkasie; and his longtime friend, Nhu Ho.
The family also wishes to thank the incredible caregivers who were so very kind and dedicated to Norm and Barb, Trina Lilley (who became very much a part of the family) Magdalena, Jackie, Sarah, Nora, Elizabeth, Mike, Joanne, Nicola, Britta, and Fran. We also want to thank the kind and wonderful staff at Briarleaf Nursing Home, Living Care Home Services, and Doylestown Hospital Hospice.
Norman Greb was a good, loving, fun, faithful, positive, and grateful man who loved life. Everyone who knew him was richly blessed. He will be dearly missed.
Everyone is welcome to attend a memorial service to be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Doylestown Mennonite Church, 590 North Broad St., Doylestown. A private graveside funeral service with military honors for family on a separate day.
If desired, a donation may be made to any of the above mentioned organizations in Norman's name. Varcoe-Thomas Funeral Home


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bowke28 Posts: 2,185really??? where?? please tell me so i can go buy a bunch.
seriously, dude, we have a ford franchise here, too. the rangers are only marked up about $1700 in a $26k model. take that and a $2k rebate and, yes, you are down $3700. nissan keeps about a 10% markup, which would put a $26k frontier about $23k-$23.5k invoice.
given the frontier being all-new, and offering more stuff and capabilities, wouldnt it be worth a little extra money ($1k or so)? -
got1b Posts: 48I just priced out a new Frontier. With the off-road package and all the options it came to $30,800. I've priced a sport trac at about $33,000. The price seems reasonable. I think the price will also be lower when its introduced, atleast have rebates or sell for less than MSRP. At the same time Nissan launches the new Frontier, Dodge will offer the new Dakota, Toyota the new Tacoma and Honda the SUT (I know, not quite a truck but close enough to affect the market). this will all work in our favor in the same way that the F-150/Titan launch worked well for the consumer. IMO the competition will be even greater. All of these new vehicles will have their advantages. The fall can not come fast enough.
I'm glad though that Nissan is asking us for our opinions and putting out information. Toyota is hush, hush and its fairly irritating. -
jmess Posts: 677Bring a car transporter to Portland, OR and you can fill it up with new rangers at $6K off MSRP. The Ford truck lots are over flowing with them and there is a lot of competition between the Ford dealers.
I have no problem paying a little more for better technology and quality if it truly is better. The all new Frontier is all new so it remains to be seen how good it will be in the real world. -
got1b Posts: 48I would certainly hope the new Nissan would be significantly better then the Ranger whose basic design is 10 years old. With 250+ HP it should be significantly quicker. The bed design should be much more useful and the off road package should make it better in that category. I would assume its ride and manueverability will also be better.
Again, with all the new "Mid-size" vehicles coming out, Nissan will have to competively compete in thi9s market price wise. For instance take Dodge. I can go down and for $25,000 get a 4x4 Ram with a Hemi and a decent amount of amenities. Therefor, a similarly equipped Dakota will have to be about $2,000 less, otherwise why buy it. This should help keep Nissan's prices down.
The question is, what will happen to Ford? Their vehicle remake is been posptoned again for another year or so. There rebates will have to go even deeper to make win people over on value alone. I'm not sure thery can afford that. Also, the Ranger does not offer a Crew Cab configuration, which now accounts for a sizable amount of the market. A well equipped Sport Trac still comes in around $30,000, while offering a smaller engine, marginal relaibility, off road capability and handling. I wish they 'd put some money ionto an update because I like the back window, SUV feel inside and the cargo bed with the tonnaue. -
demoncleaner Posts: 82First off, the truck looks like a winner for Nissan. I'm glad they've been giving us info, unlike the 05 Tacoma. I'm holding on to my problematic Ranger till the 05's come out. Its gonna be a toss-up between the Frontier and Tacoma. Anyone know the bed length on the short box? Nissan has always have the shortest box. Hoping a couple inches beyond 5 feet... Also, any word on a long box crew cab? Like the fact the 6 spd manual is still available, except on the model I would probabably get, the crew cab off-road. I hope this changes. Hope to see these this fall rather than winter!
coveredi Posts: 20If anyone else has been looking for a cab high topper for their 05 CC Frontier, I finally found a manufacturer who has one. I just ordered one from ARE. All the other manufacturers have been telling me for the last three months that they would have one out "In about 6 weeks." But now, three months later, only one company has actually released their offering.
Just in case any of you guys were getting as annoyed with this as I was! -
got1b Posts: 48I just received my information packet in the mail. It loks like the truck will hit dealerships in December. The tow rating is now at 5,500 lbs. It seems like the're still finalizing their marketing strategy. They asked what I own from the following list: boat/ wave runner, lawn equipment, camping equipment, primary home, second home, ATVs, ect. Not much more information. However, the extended cab had some real nice rims.
Does anyone know if an after market tonneau cover is maid that is similar to the sport trac's split one? I really like that design. -
atlgaxt Posts: 487The question of premium fuel comes up in a lot of forums. If you think about it, it is not that big a deal. If you drive 15k per year and average 16 mpg, based upon a $.20 differential between regular and premium, you will end up spending an additional $187 per year, or about $15 per month (50 cents per day).
I agree that I would rather not get a vehicle that requires premium, but it should not be a deal killer. -
truckster44 Posts: 1I seriously doubt nissan would put a truck on the market that required premium gasoline. In this day and age it would be suicide for their frontier sales. altgaxt was right about it not really hurting your wallet too much, but the perception by the market (us) would be terrible! just my 2 cents
atlgaxt Posts: 4871. Although I posted earlier that the actual cost of premium is not such a big deal, I wonder why a 4.0 litre engine making 250 hp would need premium. If it was 3.0 liters with a higher compression I might understand, but the 4.0 is actually rated at lower hp than some of the versions of Nissan's 3.5 V6. The extra engine size is reflected in the torque. Does the Titan require premium? I saw some disagreement on that thread.
2. My understanding was that the Frontier would come out this Fall, with the Xterra coming out in early calendar year 2005. -
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We have spoken with Lim Bian Kie since he returned from his trip to the United States. (Harry Tjan was present.) The following were some of the main points that emerged.
Lim said that his discussions with Duncan Campbell in New York had been very useful. He had also spoken to the Japanese, U.S. and French delegations. He said that he considers it likely that the subject of Portuguese Timor will be raised in the Committee of Twenty-four in the course of 1975, but probably not until after the elections in Portugal in March. The Indonesians expect that the Committee of Twenty-four would then invite representatives from the three political parties in Portuguese Timor to put their views to the Committee. Lim is rather concerned about the impact that Ramos Horta is likely to make on the Committee, and that there will be nobody in Apodeti capable of matching him. Lim thinks it likely that the Committee of Twenty-four will decide to send a visiting mission to Portuguese Timor, quite possibly before the General Assembly meets. He said that, unlike the visit to Cocos, a trip to Portuguese Timor would be attractive to members of the Committee, as it would probably pass through Hong Kong or Singapore. As such, the Indonesians expect that the African members of the Committee will be enthusiastic about a visiting mission.
Lim has gone into the composition of the Committee of Twenty-four in some detail and is not encouraged by what he sees. In particular, he is worried by the presence of black Africans, who tend to equate self-determination with independence. In this respect, he felt that Mr Malik's remarks about independence had been most unfortunate.1 Malik was, however, toeing the line.
Lim expects that the outcome of these UN initiatives will probably be a referendum in Portuguese Timor towards the middle of 1976. This is the timing that the Indonesians themselves favour. It is neither too long to allow the development of a strong independence movement, nor too short for the Indonesians to influence the situation. Lim feels that if the Indonesians cannot influence matters in the direction they want within 18 months, they will be unable to do so at all.
Lim said that by 1976 it should be possible for Indonesia to gauge fairly accurately what the likely outcome of a plebiscite would be. If it was clear that the territory would not vote for incorporation into Indonesia, Lim said that the use of force could not be ruled out. (Harry Tjan agreed.) He spoke of the possibility of fomenting disorder in Portuguese Timor and of the Indonesian forces stepping in to salvage the situation at the request of certain sections of the population.
I asked Lim whether, in contemplating this possibility, Indonesia had taken full account of international reaction to such a step. It would certainly put Australia in a difficult position. Lim stressed that it would be very much a last resort, but that security considerations were overriding. I also asked him whether Indonesia was not exaggerating the security difficulties it might have with an independent Portuguese Timor, and whether they had considered, as an alternative to the use of force, the prospects of gaining a preponderant influence in an independent Portuguese Timor-which might well become a kind of Indonesian satellite. Lim indicated that the latter was not a real alternative for the Indonesians.
It is evident that Indonesian plans to influence the development of political thinking in Portuguese Timor are well advanced. Lim spoke of the possibility of sending in considerable numbers of Indonesian Timorese into the Portuguese half, where they would go undetected. There were also the Catholic links, and the Indonesians would try to keep the border as open as possible to permit free movement. Lim made it clear, however, that the operation would be a considerably more difficult one than that in West Irian. He said that even if Ali Murtopo became Minister for the Interior, he would continue to have charge of the operation.
On Ali Murtopo's visit to Lisbon, Lim said that they were concerned about the possibility that Portugal's attitude towards the decolonisation of Portuguese Timor might have changed since the resignation of President Spinola. They are worried that the swing to the left in Portugal will produce a less favourable attitude towards the right-wing regime in Indonesia and consequently to the possibility of handing the territory in Timor over to the Indonesian Government. We told Lim in general terms of Cooper's conversation with Campinos on 7 October,2 in which Campinos took a rather harder line on Portuguese Timor than he appeared to have with Frans Seda.3 Lim was not at all surprised by this, and said that it was precisely the type of change that they had feared. I must say that I am inclined to agree with Lim, and that Cooper may be mistaken in thinking that the Indonesians exaggerate the degree of agreement reached earlier with Campinos. It is more probable that Campinos is simply piping a different tune. I also feel that Cooper is rather too disparaging about Ali's judgement in his O.LB462.4
Ali is a very skilful operator and is not easily misled-although he does not always express himself clearly and is quite capable of misleading others.
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Loading... The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French… (2011)by Francis Fukuyama (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Francis Fukuyama, unfortunately, is still widely known for his mistakes - and they are big ones - proclaiming the 'end of history' of the 1990s, and his influence in Neoconservatism and the disastrous military adventures of imperialism which resulted from it. Fortunately for all, he has drifted away from that, and has now released a timely and remarkably observant book about the history and formation of states and political entities, in this particularly uncertain political climate. Political entities are inherently conservative, resisting progress. We're not as far gone as pre-Revolutionary France, but unless certain extreme anti-statist trends are stopped, the United States could slide further and faster from its position at the top. He covers a broad sweep of history, starting from our distant hominid ancestors and working his way up through ancient China, India, the Middle East, and Europe, comparing and contrasting various trends the whole way. The narrative is thick with historical facts, covering much, and still managing to be very clear. Furthermore, he states that political order/government is a necessary component of our lives, and that many are only too ignorant of the benefits of it. For an example of libertarian ideas in action, one only need to look at sub-Saharan Africa for that unparalleled success. A very interesting book - but one that lacks some analysis of more modern eras, particularly of more authoritarian states and a comparison to liberal democracies. That is most likely left to the second volume, which I am waiting for eagerly. An entertaining political scientists' view of political development up to immediately before the French and American Revolutions. Hard to encapsulate in a few words. Beware of patrimonial systems, in which power is inherited. (Canadians note this before you vote for Trudeau Jr.) Beware of institutions which cannot change with the times. Representative government is a rare beast indeed. I enjoyed the book for a fresh romp through a lot of history, from a particular point of view. This book gives a broad historical overview of various ways in which political structure has developed in human societies, and tries to explain the reasons for the wide differences that have emerged. There is a whole lot that I liked about the book, I learned a lot from it, and I would recommend it strongly to non-specialist readers, which includes me. As an economist who has always loved history, I've spent lots more time thinking about the economic and social influences on history (and of history) than about the political process per se. Reading this book was like taking the kaleidoscope of history, giving it a good shake, and seeing multiple unexpected patterns emerge. Fukuyama begins even before humanity emerged, with primate social ordering; a key step in that it underlines the biological "hard wired" impact on some of the determinants of political behavior. He proceeds to look at political development in some but not all of the world's great cultures -- China, India, the Muslim world (some of it, anyway) and Europe. The cross cultural approach is very enlightening: I'm old enough to have learned history as "Whig History", and looking across cultures teaches much, much more. One thing that was particularly valuable to me is Fukuyama's convincing demonstration that it is not always the economy, stupid: indeed, the economy often doesn't have much to do with it. In the field of economics, much progress has been made in challenging the assumption of "homo economicus" -- the rational individual who always proceeds on the basis of rational self interest. This needs to be done in history as well, and Fukuyama brings out the importance of totally non- economic motivations, including family feeling, religion, and the desire for respect. In the end of the book, the author presents some conclusions; one assumes that these will be more fully fleshed out in Volume 2, which I look forward to reading. Specialist readers may not be nearly so impressed, if at least one of the reviews below is representative. Before I read this book I did think of Fukuyama mainly as the neo-conservative who argued that political development had reached its end point in American democracy, which did seem a bit Whiggish (or tendentious) to me. This book very much improved my opinion of Fukuyama, but there is still some tendency to regard American democracy as the end state. We shall see -- I liked this book. I found it easy to read and fascinating. One thing I liked was his approach of presenting his overall theory at the end of the book instead of the more common approach of starting with the theory. If knowledge is organized information, he has served us well by presenting the information first. I especially liked the discussion of religion -- not that I agreed with all of it, but it was thought-provoking. I reflected on the difference between China, where religion as ancestor worship left it entirely in the personal realm, and the U.S. where politics and religion are more closely linked. I also reflected on our First Nations. Aboriginals in Canada are still organized largely on a tribal basis. This creates enormous problems of governance on reserve, with different families or close-knit groups coming into/out of power every two years or so. This is largely a result of the Indian Act rules. Gordon Gibson of the Fraser Institute, among others, argues that policy should focus more on the individual and less on the tribe. The AFN and most band chiefs are strongly opposed. How to best support individulas while respecting culture and collective rights has been a policy challenge for decades. Fantastic book putting in perspective a large picture - loved the human condition and the development of the body politic from so many other perspectives. china, ottoman, india, europe and the influence of the significant players- the macro. Cant wait for the post french revolution. - need a aide memiore to keep it all arrange in the head.
Endlessly interesting—reminiscent at turns of Oswald Spengler, Stanislaw Andreski and Samuel Huntington, though less pessimistic and much better written.
References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (1)Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0374227349, Hardcover)Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today's developing countries—with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world. (retrieved from Amazon Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:42:58 -0400) Francis Fukuyama examines the paths that different societies have taken to reach their current forms of political order. |
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Everything in Richmond has been on a fast track more than any previous year. See bill summaries below.
We need to keep reminding legislators that cutting human services hurts the kids and adds to the schools burdens!
Until Virginia expands Medicaid, people will suffer needlessly! Success requires the heavy lifting of all of us—to help set things right. Your advocacy support helps us do that! Keep advocating.
Here are SALT priorities updates with the bill numbers and Patrons. SALT will provide Fact Sheets talking points as bills advance.
Salt Legislative Updates
Policies Amended, Effective April 21
Governor Terry McAuliffe signed into law amendments to Virginia's Restoration of Rights Policy, which controls the process by which rehabilitated felons can have their voting rights restored. Read more.
May 8, 2014 is our big day! Regulations Limiting use of restraints on pregnant prisoners in Virginia go into effect. This message from Public Safety Secretary Brian Moran:
"I'm glad I was able to move these to the Governor who gave quick approval".
SALT wants to be sure everyone knows that our coalition got the anti-shackling regulations moving and published in the Virginia Register. Following the comment period, the regulations went into effect May 8th.
Congratulations to Delegate Patrick Hope & Delegate LeMunyon for their leadership and to all partners and advocates. Advocacy works. Keep on advocating. john
Governor Terry McAuliffe Signs Shared Work Bill
Persistence by Virginia Advocates and Legislators Results in Victory for
Employers and Workers
After three years of determined public advocacy and the tireless efforts of patrons in the Virginia General Assembly, short-time compensation was signed into law by Governor McAuliffe on May 23, 2014. Short-time compensation is a layoff aversion program that targets job preservation. It combines a pay check with partial unemployment benefits. Often called shared work or work sharing, short-time compensation allows employers during business slumps to reduce the number of hours of work for all employees or for a work unit rather than totally laying off some workers. It saves jobs during tough times
Bills Abolishing Geriatric Parole for Inmates Who Were Subject to a Protective Order in Favor of the Victim of Their Offense
SALT joined with VA-CURE to urge Gov. McAuliffe to Veto two geriatric parole bills for the reasons outlined in our SALT letter to Gov. McAuliffe. This note from Governors Chief of staff: " Thanks for your note on this.
We are looking at this issue now. Best, Paul Reagan"
Please thank Governor McAuliffe for doing the right thing by vetoing these bills. Having won this one, means the work has just begun to pass a reasonable and clean bills in the next General Assembly session. Now, let's plan to advocate for it in the 2015 session. – Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed a pair of bills dealing with parole for geriatric prisoner.
Click here to read SALT Letter to Governor McAuliffe and article from the Daily Press Monday May 26, 2014.
Bills Abolishing Geriatric Parole for Inmates Who Were Subject to a Protective Order in Favor of the Victim of Their Offense
The parole bill would have made prisoners facing a restraining or protective order ineligible for the state's geriatric parole program, which is available to people 60 or older. McAuliffe said he had constitutional problems with the bill. He said the bill also would have allowed victims to get protective orders against inmates years after the crime was committed, "potentially overruling parole board decisions" and leading to litigation.
"It is the Parole Board's duty to carefully weigh an inmate's eligibility for geriatric release," McAuliffe said in his veto letter. "This bill potentially strips that discretionary decision-making process and places Virginia's parole system into question." TRAVIS FAIN--
Human Services Bills PASSED by Virginia General Assembly & Regulations Approved(Reason to celebrate—Victories)
Due to dedicated, tireless and effective advocacy for human services by SALT advocates and partners we celebrate the following:
Virginia Becomes 28th State to Enact Work-Sharing Program to Help Employers Avoid Layoffs
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has signed into law legislation that will make Virginia the 28th state in the nation to establish a work-sharing unemployment insurance program. Shared Work is a common-sense form of unemployment insurance that businesses can use to avert layoffs. It is a voluntary program that enables workers to keep their jobs during a temporary downturn while employers retain skilled workers. For more information click on: Virginia Becomes 28th State to Enact Work-Sharing & Shared Work Success Announcement & Who Supports Short-Time Compensation?
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) – (Cost of Living Increase by Senator Barbara Favola passed — in Budget when resolved) The 2 1/2 percent increase for TANF did survive. We just need an adopted budget. This is clearly a fairness issue. Virginia has enacted only one TANF benefit increase since 1985. Currently a family of three receives a benefit of about one-fifth of the federal poverty level.
For more information Click on: TANF VA Fact Sheet & TANF FACT Sheet II
Anti-Shackling Regulations Effective May 8, 2014. After Delegate Hope's Anti Shackling bill was defeated in subcommittee with the leadership of Delegate Hope SALT & our anti-shackling Coalition achieved Virginia Board of Corrections passage of regulatory language to restrict the use of restraints on pregnant inmates. Delegate Hope, said, "I commend the Board of Corrections for its strong endorsement prohibiting the restraint of pregnant inmates...the proposed regulations will ensure the protection of the mother, her unborn child, and law enforcement. No pregnant inmate should ever be unnecessarily restrained."
EIC Conformity: Governor Terry McAuliffe signed his first bill into law, which was the conformity bill extending enhancements to the state EIC until tax year 2017. These enhancements include a greater credit for larger families and marriage penalty relief. We thank our partners, especially the Commonwealth Institute, Senator Stosch, Delegate Ware, and Gov. McAuliffe for their support.
HB 414 Telephone Justice & Re-Entry Fund bill laid on the table in Appropriations. However, in an unprecedented occurrence, they had the Appropriations clerk grill SALT about the FCC ruling; SALT and coalition members successfully, with Delegate Hope's leadership, advocated with the FCC to get an August ruling to lower inter-state rates for prison families.
SALT opposed bills successfully defeated -- an enormous success for our advocates:
Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed a pair of bills dealing with parole for geriatric prisoner. SALT joined with VA-CURE to urge Gov. McAuliffe to Veto two geriatric parole bills for the reasons outlined in our SALT letter to Gov. McAuliffe. Thank Governor McAuliffe for vetoing these bills. Having won this one, means the work has just begun to pass a reasonable and clean bills in the next General Assembly session. Now, let's plan to advocate for it in the 2015 session.
SB 607, Oppose the "electric chair default bill", The Senate voted 21-19 to re-refer to Courts of Justice Committee for further study.Defeated because the Democratic controlled committee failed to vote the bill back out this year; The identical House bill was rejected by the Senate Rehabilitation & Social Services Committee.
Drug Testing TANF Recipients SALT is strongly OPPOSED; Defeated as currently, the budget does not include the cost to do the drug screenings, much less train staff for the process, defend suits for misuse of the process and false positive (many medications, including HIV medications give false positives). The costs outweigh any benefits. In addition, it again starts punishing children who did nothing wrong, and this bill does not suggest provision of rehabilitation services to the actual drug addicts.
SALT Supported Bills that failed & will be revisited in 2015:
"Ban the Box" by Senator McEachin -- Passed the Senate 21Y to 19N. What a debate!!! Defeated in the House. Sen. Jill Vogel was the lone Republican vote. This ban prohibits automatically disqualifying job applicants with a prior conviction - will no longer have to check a box disclosing that they have been convicted of, or pled guilty to, a crime. Potential employers can ask about criminal history during the interview process.
Operation Backpack for TANF Families - (Budget Amendment by Del. Lingamfelter & Sen. Colgan—defeated) We propose that this be made an annual event to assist destitute school children, grades Pre-K through High School. The allowance would permit children living in poverty to acquire some of the needed school supplies and clothing essential for returning to school & to help equip them for learning.
SB 662 Child Care; by Barbara A. Favola. Child-care subsidy; use of local sliding scale—defeated. Allows any county operating under the urban county executive form of government to continue using a local sliding scale in determining copayment responsibilities for families receiving child-care subsidy.
HB 1068 by Del. Orrock TANF Life-Time Ban Opt Out for former drug felons laid on the Table in Appropriations—defeated. i.e., For more information Click on: TANF Ban Opt Out Fact Sheet.
Minimum Wage by Delegate Plum and Senator David Marsden. Increases the minimum wage from its current federally mandated level of $7.25 per hour to $8.25 per hour effective July 1, 2014, and to $9.25 per hour effective July 1, 2015. Passed the Senate. Tabled in the House.
SB 510. by Senator Favola passed the Senate on a 29-6 vote. Although the bill was laid on the table in the House Courts of Justice Committee, it did get referred to the Crime Commission for further study. SB 510 prohibits an individual who has been convicted of a misdemeanor --stalking, sexual battery, and/or assault and battery of a family or household member-- from possessing or transporting a firearm.
Pending in Currently extended legislative session & 2015 session:
Medicaid Expansion – SALT Supports the Medicaid expansion for 400,000 of uninsured working poor Virginians. Issue is still unresolved, with continued advocacy needed during currently extended legislative session.
End Supplantation of Federal TANF Dollars - The ability of Virginia to use Federal TANF funds to replace previous State expenditures for low-income families corrupts the intent of TANF. The goal is to maximize the resources available to serve low-income children and families and ensure that Federal TANF funds are supposed to be used to supplement, not supplant, existing State and local spending.
CLOSING COMMENTS: With TANF caseloads declining, we should not miss the opportunity to take prudent steps to alleviate poverty and protect families. We remind all legislators and the Governor that strong families are as important to Virginia's future as schools and roads
Some good news on one of the session's big issues: whether Virginia would join 25 other states in extending health care coverage to hundreds of thousands of people through expansion of the Medicaid program. A major sticking point has been how much Medicaid expansion would cost us over the next several years. While earlier estimates calculated that the cost of Medicaid expansion would be around $137 million over the next few years, newly released estimates, based on the experience of other states that have already accepted Federal funds for this program, show that Medicaid expansion would actually save Virginia over a billion dollars between now and the year 2022.
The decision to expand or not expand Medicaid is much more complex than a "take it or leave it" decision. The Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission is responsible for verifying the implementation of Medicaid reform that is needed to consolidate support systems and service delivery, and to streamline eligibility and verification on individuals that qualify for related programs.
It is SALTs position that if Virginia is already going to be funding this program, that Virginia should support a mechanism to recoup the dollars paid to the federal government in new taxes; and the program must be established in a PRODUCTIVE, and ECONOMICALLY RESPONSIBLE way to serve all the citizens of the Commonwealth.
The Health Care coalition continued to increase the awareness of the need to "Close the Coverage Gap" that exists without Medicaid Expansion and how much money is "flying" away with each day of delay. Even on the days of freezing weather a member was outside the GAB displaying a sign with that message. The new report from Secretary Hazel that shows even more savings possible with medicaid expansion will be scrutinized by all parties as options are considered.
Raise the minimum wage to $10.10.
Millions of Americans work full time jobs, but still live below the poverty line.
Why? Because they work for the minimum wage.
Making the federal minimum wage means working 40 hours a week and earning just $15,000 a year! No one who works hard deserves to live in poverty. Support the Minimum Wage bills in the Virginia legislature.
Virginia House and Senate Approve 2013-14 Budget-- Create Housing Trust Fund .
The budget creates a "Virginia Housing Trust Fund" and provides $7 million in initial capitalization in the second year of the biennium. The Housing Trust Fund will provide a flexible source of loans and grants to support a broad range of affordable housing efforts from homeownership to homelessness.
The Fund will have up to 20% in the form of grants with special targeting to reduce homelessness. The balance of the Fund will be in the form of flexible, low interest loans and will be available for a broad range of housing initiatives. The creation of the Housing Trust Fund could not come at a better time as Federal housing programs are being deeply cut.
The Trust Fund will be administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and the Virginia Housing Development Authority. DHCD will take the lead in program design and fund allocations while VHDA will oversee loan underwriting and administration.
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A Journey through Flamenco & Spanish Films
Thursday, 12 Apr 2012 ~ Saturday, 14 Apr 2012
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Evenings: | Starting at 6pm (Thursday, Saturday) |
NFB Mediatheque 150 John St, Toronto, On, M5V 3C3
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This project, will present six films related to the art of Flamenco as well as Spanish art and culture. It will be screening four of the works of the Spanish Film director Emilio Barrachina. Amongst them the musical documentary Morente, a 2012 Goya nominated film with pre and post talk from Madrid-based flamenco critic and author Justine Bayoz Espoz, whom works closely with Mr. Barrachina. The film KUMPANIA: Flamenco Los Angeles will also be screened; a film directed by Katina Dunn with a post talk via Skype with the film director and some of its stars. Lastly, the film A Cara o Cruz / Heads or Tails, a film directed by Silvia Prió.
For screening times and dates visit www.TorontoFlamencoFestival.com
Producer: Toronto International Flamenco Festival Inc.
Running time: 1 hr to 2 hrs
Box office number: 416-973-3012
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The Presets headlined Terminal 5 as part of the CMJ Music Marathon 2012. It's been awhile since The Presets played New York and fans were eager to hear some older hits as well as songs off their latest album, Pacifica.
Playing in a large venue suits The Presets who bring a plenty of lights and are entertaining despite being stuck behind a keyboard and a drum set. Most importantly, The Presets pay attention to the live feel of a show, offering extended cuts and try to revamp their songs to sound bigger and better.
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Check out Holly's test run to Hainan a few weeks ago before she came back to help organize the international competition...
Riyu Bay, located on the island of Hainan, China, hosted the third annual Surfing Hainan Open and this year's event was the largest thus far.
The Open competition was the brainchild of Sanya resident and founder of Surfing Hainan, Brendan Sheridan, who's spent the last four years on the Chinese resort island.
The Californian runs China's first surf shop and school -- Surfing Hainan -- and is excited by the increasing profile of the event which began as "a renegade competition on the beach with no approvals from anyone" in 2008.
The Surfing Hainan Open 2010 has come a long way from its ragtag roots. This year's event was observed by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), the sport's global governing body, which has expressed interest in deeper participation in future events.
In addition to the amateur enthusiasts who represent 14 nationalities, this year's Surfing Hainan Open drew sponsorship from O'Neill and high-profile pros such as Aussies Mark Mathews (shortboard champ) and Rob Bain (longboard champ), as well as top female surfer and Rusty Surfboards team rider Holly Beck (United States) and the legendary Robert "Wingnut" Weaver (United States), star of Bruce Brown's classic surf travel film "Endless Summer II" (1994).
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Main Restaurant, 5 A la Carte Restaurants, 4 Snack Restaurants, 1 Patisserie, 1 Kids Restaurant.
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served Buffet Style in the Main Restaurant.
• The Main Restaurant serves up to 1.150 guests with 510 interior and 640 exterior seatings.
• All beverages are served to the table. The Main Restaurant also offers a large array of hot drinks at the Hot Beverage Corner.
• Fresh squeezed orange juice is served free of charge during breakfasts.
• The Main Restaurant also features a Kids Buffet, Baby-Food Prep Corner, Diet Buffet and Live Cooking Show Corners.
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The second venue of Premier Lounge Moscow which is one of the most elite nightclubs in Russia is going to be launched in our facilities. The layout plans of this unique night club comprise magnificent dance platforms and spacious seating areas. The most striking feature of the venue is small plasma screens covering the entire walls and dancing platforms combining into a single gigantic screen. These screens are used to display spectacular graphics and videos during parties.
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Swimming Pool: 2.187 m², Activity Pool: 1.055 m², Aquapark: 600 m², Kids Pool: 400 m²,
Toddlers Pool: 70 m², Relaxation Pool: 700 m², Spa Pool: 600 m².
* All pools are filled with fresh water.
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