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Occupation: Even though she has written on topics as far flung as scuba diving and Chitimacha Indian basketry, Gwen's favorite beat is rural living. For almost two decades she was the communications specialist for the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, translating sustainable agriculture research results into stories farmers can actually use. Upon retiring in 2010, she began writing about her experiences as a community organizer on behalf of homeless pets in her county.
Location: Pike County, Georgia, a rolling rural landscape in the foothills of the Pine Mountain range. Small farms and homesteads grace the hillsides. Grazing cattle, hay fields, pecan groves, and peach orchards line the country roads. However, the pastoral beauty is marred by the number of homeless pets abandoned on roadsides to starve or fall victim to traffic, predators and disease. The pet overpopulation is due to a culture that doesn't value sterilization of companion animals or regulations about pet ownership. Even though an elderly woman was killed by roaming dogs in 2007, the county still has no animal control regulations or even a county shelter.
Farming and Rural Living Background: Gwen grew up in rural Louisiana where self-sufficiency was a given, so the back-to-earth movement of the early 70s was just a short jaunt for her. She and then-partner Calvin Voisin built a houseboat and returned to the Atchafalaya Swamp of their ancestors. There was so little information about the things they were doing that she began writing as a way to help others who were also pursuing a self-sufficient lifestyle.
Gwen's first article for Mother Earth News was published in 1982. Barge on a Bayou described the details of building a monstrous floating house without power tools. Thanks to those details, which even included some financial specs, measurements and dates, Gwen was able to use the old article as framework for a chapter in her memoir Atchafalaya Houseboat (2006, LSU Press). A documentary based on Gwen's book was produced by Louisiana Public Broadcasting in 2008. Most PBS stations air it about twice a year.
Personal History: Gwen's sense of curiosity has always outweighed her fear of failure. This imbalance has led her into many jobs and personal pursuits for which she was not remotely qualified.
Current Projects and Other Fun Facts: Gwen and her husband Preston raise most of their own food with the help of horse manure, chickens, and earthworms. They also buy from Pike County's Market on the Square, which they helped organize. The market, along with The First Saturday Dancers an old-time dance group Gwen started, makes up the core of their social life. The best of times happens when the two groups overlap. As she puts it, "How can you top an evening spent dancing with the farmer who grows your food?"
See What Gwen's Been Writing About Lately: * Weaving a Grassroots Safety Net for Homeless Animals * Raising Chickens for Meat * Locavore: A Word to Live By* Training and Grants for Value-Added Food Product Marketers * Chicken Harvest: Conscientious Consumption* Bats in the Corn Field* Catering to Stink Bugs: A Trap Crop Experiment Success
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Whether buying or selling, or just looking for good conversation,Market on the Square is the place to be on Saturday morningsin Pike County, Georgia.
Now that she lives in Georgia instead of the Louisiana swamp,Gwen appreciates not having to haul manure for her gardenby boat.
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By 2018, ABI Research expects annual home automation device shipments to exceed 351 million, growing at a CAGR of 78 percent. ZigBee dominated IEEE 802.15.4 and claimed the top share of node shipments at 4.5 million, narrowly beating out proprietary protocol offerings.
Worldwide consumer Wi-Fi customer premises equipment (CPE) shipments surpassed 43.3 million at the end of 1Q-2013; a 16.8 percent increase from 4Q-2012. "802.11n device shipments still dominate the market, accounting for more than two thirds of total device shipments; however, 802.11ac access point adoption is starting to gain traction," says Jake Saunders, VP and practice director of forecasting.
For the second calendar quarter in a row, smartphone shipments represented more than half (52%) of the world's mobile phone shipments. Led by electronics manufacturer Samsung, an estimated 408 million handsets and 214 million smartphones shipped during the second quarter of 2013, according to market intelligence firm ABI Research.
Worldwide broadband CPE device shipments totalled 144.9 million in 2012. Continuous growth in broadband adoption as well as upgrading to better quality services among existing broadband users will allow continuous growth in the broadband CPE market. ABI Research expects 149.4 million broadband CPE devices including modems, wired routers, and gateways will be shipped in 2013.
ABI Research's latest forecasts for indoor small cells, which are also referred to as enterprise and consumer femtocells, predicts a return to growth after lackluster 2011 and 2012 with an increase in unit volumes in 2013 and 2014 and year-on-year growth outpacing our last forecasts.
Shipments of cellphones equipped with Near Field Communication (NFC) will expand by nearly a factor of 10 from 2012 to 2017, reaching 1.2 billion units as the majority of smartphone makers are increasingly adopting the wireless communications and payment technology in their products as a de facto standard.
An estimated 405 million handsets, including 197 million smartphones, were shipped in the first quarter of 2013, according to market intelligence firm ABI Research. Smartphone shipments grew 38 percent year-over-year (YoY) while feature phone shipments declined 5.2 percent YoY. Shipments of all handsets grew 12 percent YoY in the first quarter thanks to the continued strength of the smartphone market, which achieved an all-time high of 49 percent shipment penetration.
In many parts of the world, smartphone shipments account for a larger percentage of mobile handset shipments than feature phones and low-cost handsets. Yet within the smartphone class of devices, segmentation is increasing to three price tiers (low, mid, and high). Shipments of sub-US$250 low-cost smartphones will grow from 259 million in 2013 to 788 million in 2018, according to recent Market Data from market intelligence firm ABI Research.
ABI Research forecasts 8.6 billion smart cards will ship in 2013; a combined number spanning all smart card markets. Of total shipments, 16 percent are forecasted to use a contactless interface, rising to 30 percent in 2018. Government ID, transportation and ticketing, and payment cards continue strong double-digit growth in contactless adoption.
Whether for entertainment, convenience, or enhancing productivity, media tablets continue to take the market by storm. According to market intelligence firm ABI Research, an estimated 145 million tablet devices will ship worldwide in 2013. A combination of new market entrants, more affordable choices for consumers, and increased adoption by business audiences will support the growth.
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George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland
His Grace The Duke of Sutherland KT, PC |
The Duke of Sutherland. | |
Under-Secretary of State for Air | |
In office 31 October 1922 – 22 January 1924 |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | Andrew Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | The Lord Gorell |
Succeeded by | William Leach |
Paymaster-General | |
In office 28 January 1925 – 2 December 1928 |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | Vacant |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Onslow |
Under-Secretary of State for War | |
In office 2 December 1928 – 4 June 1929 |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | The Earl of Onslow |
Succeeded by | The Earl De La Warr |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 August 1888 Cliveden, Buckinghamshire |
Died | 1 February 1963 | (aged 74)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Eileen Butler (1891–1943) (2) Clare Josephine O'Brian |
Sir George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland, KT, PC (29 August 1888 – 1 February 1963), styled Earl Gower until 1892 and Marquess of Stafford between 1892 and 1913, was a British courtier, patron of the film industry and Conservative politician. He held minor office in the Conservative administration of Andrew Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin in the 1920s and was later Lord Steward of the Household from 1935 to 1936. He was also a noted patron of the British film industry with the Sutherland Trophy named in his honour.
Sutherland was the eldest son of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland, by Lady Millicent St Clair-Erskine, daughter of Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn. He was born at Cliveden House, Buckinghamshire, in 1888 and was educated at Summer Fields School, Oxford, and Eton College.[1]
Sutherland served in the regular army as a lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys from 1909 to 1910, and later in the Territorial Force as a captain in the 5th battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders from 1910 to 1912.[2] From 1914 he was Honorary Colonel of the same battalion.[1]
He later took a commission in the Royal Naval Reserve, with which he served in the First World War, rising to the rank of Commander. In 1914 he commanded H.M.T. Catania and served on the British Military Mission to Belgium in 1914-15. From 1915-17 he commanded the Motor Flotilla sailing between Egypt and the Adriatic. He was awarded the Order of the Crown of Italy.[1]
Political career[edit]
Sutherland succeeded his father in the dukedom in 1913 and took his seat in the House of Lords. The same year he was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland (succeeding his father), a position he retained until 1944. He was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1921 and then served in the Conservative governments of Andrew Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin as Under-Secretary of State for Air from 1922 to 1924, as Paymaster-General from 1925[3] to 1928, and as Under-Secretary of State for War from 1928 to 1929. He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1929.[4] In 1936 he was sworn of the Privy Council[5] and appointed Lord Steward of the Household,[6] a post he held until 1937. In the latter year he bore The Orb at the coronation of King George VI.[1]
Sutherland was the first Chairman of the British Film Institute, from 1933 to 1936, and remained its patron until his death. From 1958, the BFI awarded the Sutherland Trophy, named after him, to "the maker of the most original and imaginative film introduced at the National Film Theatre during the year".[7]
Sutherland married, firstly, Lady Eileen Gwladys Butler, daughter of Charles Butler, 7th Earl of Lanesborough, on 11 April 1912. After her death in 1943 he married, secondly, Clare Josephine O'Brian, on 1 July 1944. Sutherland died in 1963, aged 74 and without issue. His titles were divided according to their patents: the Earldom of Sutherland and Lordship of Strathnaver passed to his niece, Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland, only daughter of Lord Alastair Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, while the remainder of his titles passed to the heir male, a distant relative, the Earl of Ellesmere.
He was a notorious womaniser, and Barbara Cartland claimed that he was possibly the father of her daughter Raine Spencer, Princess Diana's stepmother, although she also thought Prince George was a contender.[citation needed]
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- ^ a b c d The Complete Peerage, Volume XII. St Catherine's Press. 1953. p. 568.
- ^ Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 1913. Kelly's. p. 1007.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 33071. p. 5130. 31 July 1925.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 33505. p. 3858. 11 June 1929.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 34335. p. 6833. 27 October 1936.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 34306. p. 4663. 20 July 1936.
- ^ 1963 London Film Festival Programme, London: BFI
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Preceded by The Lord Gorell |
Under-Secretary of State for Air 1922–1924 |
Succeeded by William Leach |
Title last held by
Harry Gosling |
Paymaster General 1925–1928 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Onslow |
Preceded by The Earl of Onslow |
Under-Secretary of State for War 1928–1929 |
Succeeded by The Earl De La Warr |
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Preceded by The Earl of Shaftesbury |
Lord Steward 1936–1937 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Buccleuch |
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Preceded by The Duke of Sutherland |
Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland 1913–1944 |
Succeeded by G. C. B. Paynter |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower |
Duke of Sutherland 1913–1963 |
Succeeded by John Egerton |
Peerage of Scotland | ||
Preceded by Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower |
Earl of Sutherland 1913–1963 |
Succeeded by Elizabeth Leveson-Gower |
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Here is an interesting article I came accross. What do you all think?
"When it comes to banning guns on campus, and when students suffer damages (such as wrongful death) due to an interference with their civil rights, is there a liability on the part of the campus who writes and enforces such a gun ban?"


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It's no secret that we are major fans of our home state, California, and this new time-lapse from Hal Bergman shows many of the reasons why. Bergman, a fellow native of the Golden State, spent 4 years shooting the Vimeo Staff Picked video, often spending 1-3 hours at each location (and sometimes up to 24) to create the final 67 clips that made this final cut. He visits both out of the way places like Joshua Tree and Death Valley, and familiar spots like San Francisco and Yosemite. Watch and enjoy. [Read more…]
Heading to SXSW? Check Out Column Five's Unreal Paper Craft Animation
The crafty people at Column Five now have offices in California and New York, so what better way to announce their country spanning convergence on SXSW this week than this stellar paper craft animation? Whether you prefer mustard covered hot dogs, fresh zesty tacos or a juicy rack of ribs, the short animation will keep your eyes well pleased and your stomach… well… fiber filled. It's paper after all. [Read more…]
A Snapshot of Central Valley California Workers
If you grew up in the Central Valley of California, you were aware of the mass amounts of fruit orchards and dairy farms beside the long stretches of highway 99, and the changing face of the social demographic in the region. LA-based photographer Sam Comen set out to shed light on the growing population of the Chicano and Mexican men and women who are redefining the region, as much as the "Okies" did in the dustbowl era of the 1930s. He chose to focus on the small community of Lost Hills. [Read more…]
Hyperloop: Elon Musk Proposes Tube-Based Transport from San Francisco to Los Angeles (in 35 minutes!)
According to revolutionary idea guru Elon Musk, his new concept for better high-speed transportation in California is a "cross between a Concorde, a railgun, and an air hockey table." That's what he hinted at the D11 Conference in May, before the thrilling new transport concept called Hyperloop was officially announced to the public. The idea was conceived after the controversial plan for California's high speed rail program connecting San Francisco and LA was announced. Not only was the proposed system one of the most expensive in the world (estimated at $68.4 billion), but also one of the slowest. Musk thinks California can do better – much better. [Read more…]
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When Tim Bradley moved to California from the midwest in the 70s, he found the state amusing. One aspect he found comical was the architecture of living spaces in Southern California. In the most populated region of the United States, the Los Angeles area has many unique buildings spread across its natural desert landscape. Bradley picked up his camera and went to work. [Read more…]
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Waterfalls. TLC warned us not to chase them (Rest in peace Left Eye) and now From The Lenz media shows us that there are more cool things to do with waterfalls than trying to go down them in a barrel. Sean Lenz and Kristoffer Abildgaard of the San Francisco-based multi-media team had a clever idea to take long exposure shots of glow sticks traveling down a waterfall in Northern California. Aside from the light of high-intensity glow sticks by Cyalume, the landscapes were lit by road flares, head lamps, and the moon. The result was these stunning neon streams of flowing light trails that they appropriately named Neon Luminance. [Read more…]
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Patrick Corbett of Gunnison died cliff jumping in Hilo, Hawaii
HILO, Hawaii - A Colorado man died cliff jumping in Hawaii last month.
Hawaii Police have identified a man who drowned on the Big Island March 23 as 37-year-old Patrick Corbett of Gunnison.
Police say they got a report that there was a swimmer in distress at Orr's Beach in Puna. An investigation revealed that Corbett had been jumping off cliffs into the water when he became caught in a current and was pulled under.
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This is a discussion on Lone Survivor's Dog Shot & Killed by Teens within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; human trash...
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We live in a society where pizza gets to your house before the police
After seeing this thread, I got his book and just finished it. Amazing stuff. Amazing. Puts a real face on the war on terror.
Amazon.com: Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10: Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson: Books
if there is one thing that really makes me sick its punks harming animals.please,please dont let them go before one of our many do nothing pansy judges.i hope they go before an angry dog loving judge and then to the worst prison in the area.
i truly can not say what i would do with all of these pukes,if in my power.it really makes me sick this happened in my state,there is human filth everywhere.
God bless you U.S Seal[/I]
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
― Thomas Paine
It's hard to believe that a human can be so inhumane. It would be OK by me if the police loaded the kids in Mr Luttrell's car and said take them back to the ranch and chain them up outside and let them be your dogs for a few years. The scumbags would not match the honesty and loyalty of a dog though.
For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the son of man be. Mathew 24:27
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what would really be nice is to put them all in a big field naked and turn loose 10 attack dogs on them,wonder how well they would do.my bet is they would all be crying before it even happened.i hope the community where they live gives them a real hard time forever.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
― Thomas Paine
Maybe send letters via his publisher(from the book)...?
edit: Found this from Little Brown and Company...Marcus Luttrell
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FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions & Inquiries - Hachette Book Group
Although we receive a great number of requests, we're not able to release the phone, fax, mailing or email addresses of any of our authors. If you'd like to send a letter to your favorite author, you can do so via a standard letter, addressed as follows:
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-The Mist (2007)"My God David, We're a Civilized society."
"Sure, As long as the machines are workin' and you can call 911. But you take those things away, you throw people in the dark, and you scare the crap out of them; no more rules...You'll see how primitive they can get."
if any of you would like to send one of these punks a post card heres the address of one of them.michael edmonds in new waverly tx.555 f.m.2693 77358
its here on one of his other criminal records.
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I grew up on South Padre Island, Texas. I had big plans for after high school. I was accepted to the Red McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. A few weeks before I graduated, this Marine I knew from back-in-the-day came home on leave and swept me off my feet. I spent an amazing summer with him in Hawaii and decided that I could never leave; however, my first semester in college was already paid for and I needed to get my ass back to Texas before it began. So I did. I studied patiently in Austin and kept the long-distance thing going as I secretly filled out a transfer application to Hawaii. On Christmas Day after my first semester at UT, I said goodbye to Texas and Aloha, again, to Hawaii. Six months later, on June 10, 2006, Daniel and I eloped on beautiful Kahala beach.
After only one year of life on the rock, Daniel got orders to Camp Pendleton. We packed up our things and moved to Oceanside, CA. I was homesick for Hawaii, but made the most out of SoCal life. I became a certified personal trainer through NCSF and worked at gym in Encinitas. I continued my college education at San Diego State University, but by that time my major had switched to Geography. I had realized that Geography was my true passion. I enjoy learning about cultures, rocks, plants, animals, and the ocean. I love the world and have an intense desire to see it all. Some call it wanderlust but I think its wanderlove.
After a year in So Cal, it was time for Daniel to deploy again. I returned to Hawaii to finish up my degree. I spent the summer he was deployed studying abroad in the Galapagos Islands. After graduating, I returned to California to reunite with Daniel, this time in 29 Palms, CA. Living in the desert made us miss Hawaii even more, so we fought to get stationed there again. I applied for law school at my alma mater, the University of Hawaii, and was accepted. I left in the Fall of 2009, not knowing where Daniel would get orders. Thankfully, he was able to join me in December. We spent the next three years in Hawaii. Besides all the work I had to do in law school, and another one of D's deployments… life was good. The summer before my last year of law school, I found out I was pregnant. And that's when my blogging life began.
This blog began as a modern baby book, a way to keep family and friends updated on my pregnancy journey. It has expanded into a way to document life and hoard memories. To give advice and take advice. To say, "I was here." Sometimes I have a lot to say. Other times I let pictures do the talking.
This is our story from two pink lines and beyond.
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Palmito Ranch
South Padre Island, TX
Brownsville, TX
Austin, TX
Oahu, HI
Oceanside, CA
29 Palms, CA
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I have never heard gun shop customer say "Aww shucks. I can't pass a background check."
No offense and none taken (̿▀̿ ̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿ ̿)̄
Dead Bears, the only good kind.
C.S.S.A.; N.F.A.; N.R.A. Life Member Make the world a better place; have your liberal spayed or neutered.
The second amendment guaranteed every American the right to bear arms. EVERY American. Later it was established that convicts forfeited that right. Later still, anyone found to be guilty or plead guilty or no contest to domestic violence was disenfranchised. Now they want to expand the background check to exclude the "mentally ill." Next will be anyone prescribed medical marijuana. Then anyone who drinks alcohol. Then tobacco users. Then blacks. Then Jews. Then? Until only the military and law enforcement have arms. The second amendment: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Let's just ask the founding fathers what they meant by that. "A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." --George Washington "I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials." --George Mason "Congress has no power to disarm the militia." --Tench Coxe "To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." --George Mason "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." --Thomas Jefferson "The said constitution shall never be construed to authorize congress to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." --Samuel Adams "Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry." --Thomas Jefferson "Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in possession and under our direction, and having them under the direction of congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands? --Patrick Henry
does anyone think private sales NEEDS some control? PLEASE be real. the VAST majority of gun sales to criminals are through person to person sales. don't freak out...just think about it and discuss.
And people get cancer from tobacco and diabetes from sugar. Cars wreck. Planes crash. Should we create legislation to ban everything?


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Does 'Moving to Work' really work?
Strapped for cash, public housing authorities raise rents, set time limits
The Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) faced a difficult choice. With fewer dollars from the federal government, the housing authority had to "thin the soup," said THA Executive Director Michael Mirra.
There would be less public housing to go around, because the federal government was going to cut its funding to THA by $3 million. In order to make up for that shortfall, the agency would have to kick out 400 of the 4,800 households it serves.
Instead of evicting residents, THA decided to reduce how much help each household gets.
Clients receiving housing vouchers — which allow clients to live in market-rate housing with lower rent — now pay a little bit more rent each month. They have to leave the program after five years, with exceptions made for people facing hardships at the end of their tenure.
The rules apply only to new clients; seniors and disabled people are exempted. Anticipating more cuts to federal funding, Mirra said THA may expand these to include everyone except seniors and disabled people.
"THA has never cut anyone from its programs for lack of money, and our board and staff have no appetite to start," Mirra said.
Tacoma was allowed to make this change because it is a Moving to Work organization, a designation the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has given to 39 of its 3,200 housing authorities across the country. Moving to Work housing authorities are allowed to set different rental structures and experiment with other rule changes to find more efficient ways to serve people and help them graduate from the program.
The Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) is preparing its own changes under Moving to Work. SHA announced in June plans to set flat rents that will gradually increase every few years. People can stay in their housing indefinitely, but their rent will gradually increase to just below market rate. Currently, tenants pay 30 percent of their income. SHA has not released the proposed rental structure.
Some housing advocates want more Moving to Work sites because they free up housing for those on waiting lists and enable housing authorities to handle budget cuts. They're calling on Congress to authorize more housing authorities to become Moving to Work sites.
Others fear Moving to Work removes accountability. By allowing housing authorities to change their own systems, HUD cedes authority and eliminates oversight, said Linda Couch, senior vice president for policy and outreach at the Low Income Housing Coalition.
"Local groups become the regulator," she said. "They're the ones who have to keep an eye out for what's happening, because HUD doesn't have the authority or capacity to do that."
Clinton-era reforms
Moving to Work is a product of the Clinton Administration, which implemented sweeping reforms to welfare programs. As a result of Clinton-era changes, clients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) can receive support for a maximum of 60 months throughout their lifetime and must participate in employment programs. Previously, there was no cap.
Lee Jones, a spokesperson for HUD's regional office in Seattle, said the changes made to federal programs at the time embodied a straightforward approach: "If you just get them a job, force them to work, everything will be fine and wonderful."
Developed to allow housing authorities to change their rent structures and insert work programs into their operations, Moving to Work morphed during the Great Recession, becoming a way for housing authorities to respond to huge funding shortfalls.
HUD cut funding to the Tacoma Housing Authority by $1.2 million in 2013 — less than the expected $3 million loss but still a significant dent in its $45 million annual budget.
Meanwhile, demand for housing continues to grow.
Mirra said THA decided to ask clients to pay more for their housing and is using the money saved to bring 120 more households from the waiting list into the program. THA also used the money to link housing to McCarver Elementary School to support formerly homeless families with children. The group also started a rapid rehousing program, which uses minimal intervention to get formerly homeless people into market-rate housing.
Mirra said the agency is attempting to do the most with what it's got, but he knows it's not enough.
"While THA's board and staff feel confident about our policy choices, and while we have strong community support for them, these choices are not occasions to celebrate," he said. "We would not make some of them if our communities did not have such a shortage of affordable housing or if our resources were adequate enough to meet it."
THA is prepared to give exemptions to people who are struggling, but eventually they will have to leave. Mirra worries about the day he has to ask a woman who has just given birth to go.
"That will be a hard day for Tacoma Housing Authority," he said. "We'll do it not because we like to do it, but because there's a mother just like her on the waiting list. But still, that will be a hard day."
While it is not prepared to evict tenants, the SHA is going down a similar path.
SHA has cut its budget by $16.3 million since 2011. In 2014, SHA's budget was $182 million.
SHA provides Section 8 housing vouchers to 9,200 households and provides apartments in SHA-owned buildings to 5,900 people.
There are 9,300 people waiting to get into buildings owned by SHA. To get Section 8 vouchers, people have to enter a lottery to make the waiting list. SHA last opened the waiting list in 2013 and received 24,000 applications for 2,000 spots.
By raising rents, SHA is urging clients to improve their employment and salaries in hopes they will move on. As clients leave for market-rate housing, SHA can help the 9,300 people waiting for SHA's public housing units and Section 8 vouchers.
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Moving to Work has helped housing authorities weather difficult budget times, but it was created to find solutions.
SHA plans to hire someone to monitor its new rental structure and determine if it's working. SHA will report the data to HUD, which is supposed to use the data to set policy.
Sunia Zaterman, executive director of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities in Washington, D.C., said she and others want Congress to improve HUD's oversight of Moving to Work to glean better information.
"We've been urging HUD for years to invest in their capacity to look at the innovations taking place in the [Moving to Work] world," Zaterman said.
So far HUD hasn't learned much, said Couch, of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
"We're not testing policies," Couch said. "We're just throwing policy out there in the wind and saying, 'We think this is a good idea.'"
The question might be better asked: Does MTW help use federal housing aid to meet local needs better than or as well as a one-size-fits-all, DC-driven approach? The writing & editing of RC gets better and better. As a reader, I much appreciate the calm, even tone of this piece, the avoidance of blame-placing:Thanks to Aaron, thanks to his editors.Commenting is not available in this channel entry.


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Reactions to Whitney Houston's passing
"My friend Whitney sang better than anyone. She was magnificent. She gave us everything she had. May she rest in peace and may we let her memory rest in peace." – Liza Minnelli
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A collection of reactions to Whitney Houston's death:
"First of all, I want to tell you that I love you all. Second, I would like to say, I love you Whitney. The hardest thing for me to do is to come on this stage." – Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown, performing a show in Southaven, Miss., hours after her death.
"I am devastated by the loss of Whitney. We have lost a true angel. My prayers, my heart goes out to her family. We have lost an extraordinary voice to the world." – singer Lionel Richie.
"This is a sad day today, all I want to talk about is her music. She was the most beautiful woman I think I ever saw…. Thank you for giving us your talent, and one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard." – Elton John, from the stage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, before dedicating the song "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" to Houston.
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"Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed." – Dolly Parton, who wrote the original version of "I Will Always Love you," which Houston later sang for the film "The Bodyguard."


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These draft minutes will be submitted to the membership for approval at the December meeting.
At 7:37 PM, President Ralph Zecca called the meeting of the Virginia Hills Citizens Association (VHCA) to order at the Old Virginia Hills School. There was no outside speaker at this meeting.
There were no minutes available from the April meeting. President Zecca asked for a motion to waive approval of the minutes. The motion was made, seconded, and agreed to by the membership.
Officer Reports
Vice President's Report: Vice President Warren Suyderhoud reported that Will Slaughter with the Fairfax County Office of Consumer Affairs had agreed to speak at the September meeting.
Treasurer's Report: In the absence of Treasurer Robin Jones, President Zecca reported a balance of $3087.20 in the treasury and a Dominion Power credit of $89.00.
Membership Report: President Zecca stated that current membership for 2013-14 was at 57. Five new members signed up in the last month and their memberships will be carried over to 2014-15.
Echo Editor's Report: Echo Editor Doug Boulter reported that the June Echo cost $381.52 to print, and took in $455.50 in advertising revenue, for a net gain of $73.98. For the 2013-14 year, the Echo earned the Association $270.17. Mr. Boulter reported that the Echo had two new advertisers, Ron Ragan's Dependable Decorators and Mike Tomai's Furry Face dog training. He further expressed gratitude to the three new delivery persons this month.
Old Business: None
New Business:
President Zecca stated that the first order of business was to conduct the election of officers for the next two years. He introduced the executive committee's slate of Warren Suyderhoud for President, Ralph Zecca for Vice President, Juliana Sharp for Secretary, Robin Jones for Treasurer, Akiko Zecca for Membership Director, and Leah Buckley for Echo Editor. He asked for and received a motion and second to nominate these individuals for the various positions. He then asked if there were any nomination from the floor for any position. There were none. It was moved, seconded, and approved that the nominated individuals be approved by acclamation.
President Zecca announced that the next order of business was to approve the meeting dates for 2014-15 and proposed the following dates: Sep 9th, Dec 9th, Feb 10th, April 14th, and June 16th. After some discussion, a motion was made and approved to accept these dates.
President's Announcements:
President Zecca announced that there were still plans to renovate the Virginia Hills sign on Telegraph road and told the members that the cost was still to be determined.
Announcements From the Floor:
President Zecca introduced Sarah Collier from the Virginia Hills Pool. Ms. Collier talked about the success that the swim team was having and announce that the pool would be hosting a regional meet on July 26th. The Pool would attempt to mitigate any traffic and parking problems and asked for the understanding of the residents of the area for any problems that might occur.
President Zecca asked Doug Boulter, the Association's Land Use Committee representative, to discuss recent land use issues. Mr. Boulter named three, all currently at the FYI stage:
- Jennings Toyota on Loisdale Road owns a much larger parcel of land that is not needed for its dealership there. It wants to sell the parcel to Heritage Chrysler Dodge Jeep to relocate its dealership to. The parcel is on an old construction land fill and there may be environmental problems and there were issues with inter-parcel access to keep traffic off of Loisdale.
- There is a small parcel at the corner of Franconia Road and Van Dorn Street that the owner wants to develop, possibly as a day care center. There are serious access and egress problems due to the traffic at the intersection and the absence of turn lanes. The Land Use Committee told the owner that the use as proposed would be very difficult to approve.
- The family that sold a developer the land for the Island Creek neighborhood (south of Beulah Street) wants to develop 40 townhomes on its remaining small parcel to the south of Island Creek. There are multiple serious environmental issues, including marine clay. Island Creek opposes the development as proposed.
A resident raised the question of traffic on Hillview and Dorset Drive. President Zecca said he would reach out the MPO Greg Kottemann of the FCPD's Mount Vernon Station to see what could be done in the way of traffic enforcement.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Juliana Sharp, Acting Secretary


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After reading an article proclaiming that a new railroad in India has made it possible to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days, Phileas Fogg makes a £20,000 wager that he can do just that. Alongside his faithful valet Passepartout, a carpetbag full of travelling money, and a carefully laid out itinerary, Fogg sets out on a journey around the world only to quickly discover that his travels do not go as planned. Despite being hindered at every turn, including being chased by a detective who thinks he's guilty of bank robbery, Fogg presses on, determined to win his wager.
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Word of Caution -- I learned the hard way that simmering one's St. Paddy's Day corned beef in Guinness yields a bitter corned beef. -- DANGER WILL O'ROBINSON!
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Our son and new daughter-in-law have purchased a home in Enid OK which needs a landscaping overhaul. He is a Navy pilot instructor at Vance Air Force base and they will only be in Enid for another year. They plan to hold on to this house as a rental property so they do not want to invest too much money in the place but, having said that, it is their home for now and it looks pretty unkempt. Thanks for any suggestions as to whom we could contact in Enid. |
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New Times Beerfest Taste Test, Round Two: The Lightweights
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Every day this week, we'll be sipping suds offered among the 100-plus domestic, international, and craft beers available at the fest.
For today's beers, we sampled those we'd drink primarily when were drunk: Famosa Lager, Carib, PBR, Narragansett, Palm, and Margaritaville Spiked Lemonade for the wild card.
Carib tastes "yeasty" or "skunky" and "tastes bready," said a couple of tasters. "I wouldn't really seek it out, but it's not offensive."
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Famosa is "watery and lager-y," said a taster, "a bit on the sour side." More acidic and citrusy than the Carib, it's still a spring break pounding beer.
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Palm calls itself an amber but tastes like fizzy water that gets you drunk. Less flavor than a Bud, and I should know.
After one taster remarked that he's seen the Laser Wolf set drinking Narragansett over PBR, we did a taste test and found that, with the exception of a slightly bitter finish coming off the PBR, the two taste nearly identical. No wonder it's the Laser Wolf beer of choice.
Margaritaville Spiked Lemonade malt liquor is not even safe for those who don't like beer. Who drinks this stuff?
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CEO says MGM may sell parts of CityCenter in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — MGM Resorts International may sell off parts of its city within a city project on the Las Vegas Strip.
CEO Jim Murren told The Associated Press Wednesday that the company would consider selling pieces of its $8.5 billion CityCenter project.
MGM executives emphasized the importance of reducing the company's debt during a conference call to discuss fourth quarter earnings with investors and analysts Wednesday.
Debt for CityCenter stands at about $1.85 billion, down from $2.5 billion 12 months ago.
The complex eight times the size of the Bellagio fountain attraction was built during boom times, but opened in 2009 amid the recession that crippled the Las Vegas tourism industry. It houses the 4,000-room Aria hotel-casino.
Murren said the condos and retail elements of the 67-acre project were designed to draw people to Aria.
"Aria is not an asset that we would ever consider selling," he said. "But the pieces around aria are certainly opportunities for sale."
While there are no negotiations under way, the 500,000-square-foot luxury mall Crystals is especially enticing to investors, Murren said.
Several other casinos on the Las Vegas Strip are connected to malls run by outside companies, including Caesars and the Venetian. Crystals, which Murren said investors see as "trophy retail," features upscale brands including Gucci, Prada and Tiffany & Company.
Murren also mentioned the possibility of selling Vdara, which opened as a condo-hotel at a time when the Las Vegas condo boom was crashing, or the Mandarin Oriental.
MGM owns CityCenter in a 50-50 partnership with Dubai World, the investment arm of Dubai's government.
Murren was coy about the fate of the Harmon Tower, has sat empty on prime Strip real estate since a construction defect was found in 2007. MGM remains in litigation with its contractor over who is responsible or the flaw.
Murren said he was "open to suggestions" about what should replace the building once it's demolished.
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to amend its regulations governing its Housing Improvement Program, which is a safety-net program that provides grants for repairing, renovating, or replacing existing housing and for providing new housing. This proposed rule is an important part of the Tiwahe initiative, which is designed to promote the stability and security of Indian families. The proposed rule would align the program with other Federal requirements, allow leveraging of housing funds to increase the number of families served and projects funded, and expedite processing of waiting lists for housing assistance.The document was published in the Federal Register on Friday, January 2 and has a 60 day comment period that ends on March 6, 2015: Please click Link
Fiscal Year 2015 Housing Improvement Program
Dear Tribal Leader letter providing notice to tribal organizations of the collection of Housing Improvement Program eligible applicant data for Fiscal Year 2015.
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- Housing Improvement Program Application (.pdf) Expires 10/31/ 2017
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Please submit your signed, completed application to your tribal housing servicing office!
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened on September 22, 2014, the fiscal year (FY) 2015 funding round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program). The administration's FY 2015 Budget for the CDFI Fund requests $201 million in Financial Assistance (FA) and Technical Assistance (TA).
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HIP, the Housing Improvement Program, is a home repair, renovation, replacement and new housing grant program administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and federally-recognized Indian tribes for American Indians and Alaska Native individuals and families who have no immediate resource for standard housing. While not an entitlement program, HIP was established under The Snyder Act of 1921 as one of several BIA programs authorized by Congress for the benefit of Indian people.
To be eligible for HIP assistance, you must be a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or be an Alaska Native; live in an approved tribal service area; have an income that does not exceed 125% of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Poverty Guidelines; have present housing that is substandard, as defined by the regulations; have no other resource for housing assistance; have not received assistance after October 1, 1986 for repairs and renovation, replacement or housing, or down payment assistance; and have not acquired your present housing through a federally sponsored housing program that includes such housing assistance.
HIP is a home improvement and replacement grant program that serves the neediest of the needy: American Indians and Alaska Natives who have substandard housing or no housing at all and have no immediate source of housing assistance. HIP is a secondary, safety-net housing program that seeks to eliminate substandard housing and homelessness in Indian communities by helping those who need it most obtain decent, safe and sanitary housing for themselves and their families. It is the BIA's policy that every American Indian and Alaska Native family should have the opportunity for a decent home and suitable living environment.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is the primary provider of new housing on Indian reservations and in Indian communities through the Office of Native American Programs, the sponsor of Indian Housing Authorities (IHA's) and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHE's). Other federal housing resources available to American Indians and Alaska Natives are the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Program and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Direct Home Loan Program.
HIP funds are distributed on the basis of the number of eligible applicants and their estimated cost of program services. Funds are distributed to tribes through Public Law 93-638 contracts or self-determination compacts or to Bureau of Indian Affairs offices for the delivery of program services to the most needy eligible applicants. Persons interested in performing housing repair, renovation or construction should contact the tribal governments or Bureau of Indian Affairs offices, with which they are interested in working, for information on available projects.
Interim Improvements: Provides up to $2,500 in housing repairs for conditions that threaten the health and/or safety of the occupants.
Repairs and Renovation: Provides up to $35,000 in repairs and renovation to improve the condition of a homeowner's dwelling to meet applicable building code standards.
Replacement Housing: Provides a modest replacement home if a homeowner's dwelling cannot be brought to applicable building code standards.
New Housing: Provides a modest new home if you do not own a home, you may be eligible if you are the owner or leaseholder of land suitable for housing and the lease is for not less that 25 years at the time assistance is received.
An approved tribal service area is a geographical area designated by a tribe and approved by the BIA where HIP services can be delivered. To find out if you live in an approved tribal service area, contact your local tribal or BIA housing office.
The HIP Income Guideline is comprised of two charts, one for the Lower 48 states and the other for Alaska. The income figures on the chart establish the points you will receive for the first Need Ranking Factor based on Annual Household Income. Applicants with an annual household income exceeding 125 percent of the federal Poverty Guideline are not eligible for the program.
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The Stars of Jackie Kennedy – Astrology Tip of the Week
By Carol Allen
Venus is the planet of desire, and the stronger it is in a chart the more able we are to fulfill our desires. Having Venus in such a powerful sign, and not only that, but having it with Jupiter, the planet of abundance, is just about all we need to look to in her stars in order to grasp her greatest talents and most marked characteristics.
Interestingly, I wrote last week when looking at JFK's chart, that he also had Venus and Jupiter in Taurus. In her case, though, they are situated in her 7th house, the house of the public, allies, and partners, while in his they were in the 8th house, the house of inherited wealth and scandals (people – I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried).
Jupiter and Venus are both planets having to do with comforts, luxuries, and money... Because the 7th house in a person's chart describes their partner, it's no surprise that both her marriage to Kennedy, and later to Aristotle Onassis, made her wealthy. (And it's no surprise that they were both men of considerable desires themselves...)
Emotionally, Jackie had her Sun in the sign of Cancer, and the Moon in the sign of Aries. In Vedic astrology we emphasize the Moon sign – especially when it comes to relationships, as the Moon is an indicator of the emotional nature of a person.
Being a Cancer, though, is why she was such a dedicated mother and family-oriented person. But having the Moon in Aries is why she was so independent and motivated...
She didn't just indulge that incredible Venus side of herself. No, she contributed to the world around her, as well. Aries is one of the more driven and ambitious of signs, considered one of the "power" signs.
Her Moon falls in a section of Aries called Aswini, one of the original 27 signs of Vedic astrology, symbolized by a horse's head, and associated with horseback riding – something Jackie loved and pursued throughout her lifetime.
(Interestingly, fellow equestrian Prince Charles also has his Vedic Moon sign there.)
I say about this constellation (in my "Signs of Compatibility" program):
"The positive qualities of having the Moon in Ashwini include personal charm, elegance, a love of jewelry, popularity, a desire to help and heal, tendency to be heroic, a love of travel and vehicles, enable a person attain high rank in their profession, be attractive, beautiful, happy, can be good listeners so make good counselors" – all things that proved to be true in the life of Jackie Kennedy...
Her Moon was joined by Ketu, aka the South Node of the Moon, also in Aries. The combination of the Moon and Ketu creates strong emotional discipline, and a deep desire for privacy.


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Wright has played in six games since being traded to Phoenix and is averaging 4.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 17.6 minutes per contest.
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Johnson is dealing with a strained shoulder. In 40 games, Johnson is averaging 9.6 points and 5.9 rebounds.
The Raptors were 7 1/2-point favorites, but the line has moved to 8-points.
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Batum, who told reporters he tore a tendon in his wrist during a Dec. 17 game against the Bucks, is averaging 9.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. If he is unable to go, Allen Crabbe or Will Barton would start in Batum's place.
The Blazers are currently 6-point favorites against Brooklyn.
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Jennings had to be helped off the floor after falling to the ground Saturday and not being able to put any weight on his left leg.
Jennings' season ends averaging 15.4 points and 6.6 assists in 41 games.
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Miles is averaging 12.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in 36 games this season.
The Pacers are currently 2-point favorites against Orlando Sunday.
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Meanwhile, the Timberwolves listed forward Anthony Bennett and guard Zach LaVine as active for Sunday's game. Bennett is dealing with a sore right knee, while LaVine has a sprained left elbow.
The Timberwolves are 18-point underdogs to the Hawks.
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Anderson missed Friday's win over the Timberwolves because of bilateral ankle inflammation.
The Pelicans are 3-point underdogs.
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It will be Gordon's first start since returning from a foot injury and he will replace Devyn Marble. Payton was feeling sore after receiving an injury scare when Jason Smith landed on his Payton's leg during Friday's game, but it appears he is healthy enough to play.
The Magic are 2-point underdogs.
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Kendrick Perkins started in place of Adams. The team will see how the migraine progresses to see if Adams will be available to play.
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From the early days of Warhammer Invasion, Louisville has strived to have a tournament scene. This means league kits, surplus of league kits. Our group has tons of Warhammer swag we are dying to give away for one more glorious tournament!
I'll get official numbers on everything as the date approaches, but here is a sampling of what will be there:
- 16 Alternate Art Zealot Hunters from GenCon
- 3 unopenned League Kits (Season 1, 2 and 3)
- Mini Capital Boards
- Play mats
- Plastic Hammer tokens
- Plastic Burn Tokens
Saturday, January 25 from noon to ??? (they close at 11PM or so)
Edited by Kaine82, 08 December 2013 - 02:25 PM.