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Whether this is your first home purchase or your fifth, here you'll find useful and relevant information that will help you be a more informed homebuyer.
The home purchase process is complex, with many moving parts and several different players. While it can be very exciting, it can also be very stressful. The more you know, the more comfortable you will be. Having a solid understanding of how the home purchase process works will save you time, stress and money.
If you need additional information or have more questions, please contact a SECU homebuying professional at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Credit is defined as the ability to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made. Your credit history is a record of your credit accounts. This includes just about anything you pay for in arrears (after you receive the goods or services).
It is a misnomer that "credit" strictly refers to credit cards. Your credit includes your payment history for goods and services such as utilities, cable TV, mobile phones, student loans, mortgages and lines of credit – as well as credit cards. Your credit also includes things like medical bills and appliance purchases that you pay over time.
Your credit (and credit score) is one of the most important aspects of qualifying for a home loan (as well as other loans, credit cards, insurance - even getting a job). You must have a credit history that shows the responsible use of credit. Your credit history is an indication to lenders of how likely you are to repay your loans.
Credit Report
Your credit history is in the form of your credit report, which is a list of all credit you have obtained and your history/performance with that credit. The "big three" credit bureaus that gather and maintain your credit history are Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Lenders and retailers report your borrowing activity to the credit bureaus.
Its important to know what's on your credit report so you can see what lenders see and to make sure there are no errors or missing information. You can get a free copy of your credit report (not credit score) at www.annualcreditreport.com or by calling 877-322-8228. It's wise to get your report from all three bureaus, as information can vary from one to the other.
You can and should dispute any errors on your credit report by contacting the applicable credit bureau in writing. See the Federal Trade Commission's Guide to Disputing Credit Report Errors.
Additionally, you are entitled, by law, to receive a free copy of your credit report when you're denied credit.
Credit Score
Your credit score, which is different from but based on the information on your credit report, is a number that ranks your creditworthiness. Lenders use this number to determine whether or not they'll loan you money and, if so, at what rate of interest. The higher the credit score, the better – and the lower the interest rate you're likely to be offered.
FICO (Fair Issac and Co.) credit scores are the most commonly used by lenders. FICO scores range from 300 to 850. Lenders will rate or grade credit based on a variety of factors; credit score being the most prominent. For example, many lenders rate a credit score of 720 or higher as A+. Scores in the 575 to 650 range are given a C grade (average).
According to CreditKarma.com, the average Maryland credit score is 671.
Here's how your FICO credit score is determined:
As you can see, paying your bills on time is the single most important thing you can do to positively influence your credit score. Alternatively, paying your bills late (or not at all) is the biggest detriment to your credit score (aside from a bankruptcy or foreclosure).
Your free annual credit report does not include your FICO credit score. There are many providers from which you can purchase your credit report and score.
If you're considering a home purchase, start and/or maintain healthy credit behavior now. This will help raise your credit score. A high credit score means a lower interest rate which equates to a higher borrowing capacity, a lower monthly payment and lower overall loan costs.
Specifically, you should:
The mortgage qualification process begins with determining your purchasing power. The initial step is to obtain a pre-qualification, based on a quick review of basic financial information. This is often done over the phone or online and is different from a pre-approval.
You can skip the pre-qualification and begin with getting a pre-approval. Pre-approval involves a detailed look at your financial information including your income, assets, liabilities, employment history, size of down payment and credit (among other things). Most lenders will "lock you in" to a specific interest rate when they do your pre-approval (SECU's pre-approval lock period is 90 days).
SECU will issue you a formal pre-approval letter which you will submit with your purchase offer. With a pre-approval, you'll know exactly how much you can borrow. This will save you the time and frustration of looking at homes that are beyond your price range.
Additionally, when you find "the one", having a pre-approval means you'll be ready to act quickly.
When it comes to your purchasing power, a general guide is that your monthly mortgage payment, installment payments and revolving (credit card) debt payments should total no more than 43% of your gross monthly income (income before taxes, Social Security, and other deductions).
While SECU will loan you the money to purchase your home, buyers can count on needing to bring some cash to the deal, in terms of a down payment and closing costs. It's wise to have an understanding of these expenses as you begin your home search.
Down Payment
Lenders like to see a down payment from you becuase it helps reduce their risk. The more you put down, the less you'll have to finance – which means a smaller monthly payment and lower total interest costs.
One of the biggest hurdles for home buyers, especially first-time buyers, is coming up with enough cash to cover the down payment and other up-front costs. A 20% down payment was long considered the standard - but that's changed in today's highly competitive lending environment. Five and 10%, or even lower, down payments are now common.
What Do You Have?
Consider all possible sources of down payment funds available to you, as listed in the chart below. Perhaps there are some you hadn't thought of. For example, if you're a two-car family, can you get along with one car and sell the other? Can you ask for money from your parents or other family members? If so, you'll need a letter stating that the money is a gift, not a loan. Are there any grants available to you? Research programs that provide down payment assistance to specific groups such as teachers and firemen.
Be realistic about how much you can put down. You'll also need cash for closing costs, unforeseen major home repairs, and other things in your life.
Down Payment Sources
Closing Costs
Closing costs are expenses related to the completion of the transaction and are in addition to the purchase price of the home. Both buyers and sellers will typically incur closing costs, which can include lender fees, title expenses, transfer taxes, etc. These costs will vary based on several factors including the location of the property. A ballpark guide for buyers' closing costs in Maryland is somewhere in the range of 3% to 5% of the purchase price.
A large chunk of closing costs are lender fees. These fees can vary significantly so it pays to shop around. The below chart lists many of the different fees lenders charge for mortgage related services. Some of these fees are often referred to as "junk fees" - they're just money-makers for the lender. This is where SECU's value really shines.
*Can vary with loan product (Conventional vs. FHA), as well as with type and location of property.
**If applicable. Can vary with third party condominium/PUD.
You will receive an estimte, called a Good Faith Estimate (GFE), of these costs when you submit your loan application. The GFE is a document you can use to compare lenders.
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Before making appointments to view homes, do a little research to get familiar with the local/regional market. The goal is to get an idea of which areas and neighborhoods fit your priorities. This discovery process can turn up some neighborhood options you may not have considered or didn't even know about.
Before focusing on properties, research your commute, amenities, services you use frequently, and schools. These things have a significant impact on your day-to-day quality of life.
Alos, look at the types of homes available and their prices. You may be thinking of buying a detached 4 bedroom rambler but your first choice of neighborhoods only has 3 bedroom townhouses in your price range. Flexibility and compromise are important components of a successful home search.
Your Wants and Needs
Make a list of must haves and wants and talk it over with your significant other/family beforehand.
As you zero in on neighborhoods, you'll become familiar with prices and how quickly (or slowly) properties there are selling. This (along with your pre-approval) can help prepare you for quick action when the right house comes on the market – particularly if it's a hot market.
Keep an eye out for a high volume of distress properties (foreclosures and short sales) in any one neighborhood. This may be an indication of declining property values.
There are many online resources for researching neighborhoods and properties. Here are just a few to get you started:
Homebuying360 powered by CU Realty - In addition to all active property listings from the MLS, CU Realty offers a variety of data to help you research neighborhoods, including recent sales, home values, rates of appreciation, demographics, school information, crime stats and even weather patterns.
Zillow - Zillow is a database of (practically) all properties - not just properties that are for sale. Zillow incorporates data from a variety of sources, including public records. The site is welll known for it's "Zestimates", which are estimates of individual property values however the accuracy of these estimates varies widely and they should not be used as a substitute for comparable sales data assembled by an experienced Realtor.
Trulia - A residential real estate search site and data aggregator. The website displays properties for sale and for rent. You'll also find a variety of local data, statistics and maps.
With all the real estate data available to homebuyers, you are likely to encounter conflicting information. This is where your Realtor comes in; she/he can help make sense of it all.
Your choice of Realtor to represent you is one of, if not the most important decisions in the home purchase process. This is a step many buyers overlook.
With so many moving parts, the home search and purchase process can be incredibly confusing. The right Realtor can be the difference between getting your dream home and settling for less.
Among the many services your Realtor provides, the most important is representation in the home purchase transaction. Through buyer agency, your agent is legally and ethically bound to serve you – not the seller.
Many times, uninformed buyers will contact the listing agent for a property in which they have interest (the agent whose name is on the sign in the yard). This agent has signed an agreement with the seller and is legally and ethically bound to represent them - not you! This is why you need a buyer's agent.
Any agent can serve as your buyer's agent but it should be in writing via a signed buyer agency agreement (that the agent will provide). Your Homebuying360/CU Realty agent can show you any property listed for sale on the MLS. More importantly, your agent will provide advice, submit offers, and negotiate on your behalf - all with your best interests in mind.
The agent whose name is on the yard sign will be happy to help you as a buyer, but she/he is working for that seller.
There are typically two real estate agents involved in a purchase transaction; the buyer's agent (your agent) and the listing agent (the seller's agent).
Through broker cooperation, the broker/agent who secures a real estate listing and the broker/agent who brings the purchaser agree to share the commission – which is typically paid by the seller. The actual commission percentage is negotiated between the listing agent and the seller but is typically 6% of the purchase price.
That 6% is split equally between the two agents (their brokers, actually), which means the seller is paying your agent's broker 3% of the sales price (your agent's broker takes a percentage of that amount and the rest goes to your agent).
Here's an example for a home purchase of $250,000:
$250,000 x 6% = $15,000 (total commission paid by seller) ÷ 2 (listing agent and buyer's agent) = $7,500 – 40% (to agent's broker, this varies) = $4,500 (to buyer's agent)
So, in most cases, you get representation along with all the services your Realtor provides and you don't have to pay a penny for it.*
*Important Note: If a listing agent is "not cooperating", she/he is not offering a commission to the buyer's agent. In this case, the buyer is responsible for paying their agent's commission. This is detailed in the buyer agency agreement. Be sure to ask your agent about this. It is very unlikely, however, that your agent would show you a listing where the seller is not offering compensation. Would you work for free?
Working with Your Realtor
One of the most important aspects of a successful home search and purchase is communication between you and your agent. There will be a lot of back and forth communication; much of it urgent and time sensitive, therefore having an agent who communicates effectively is essential - but you must also be communicative.
Choose an agent who communicates on your terms; be that via phone, text message or email, or all of the above. Make sure you ask before you enter into a buyer agreement. Realtors are very busy people; they receive lots of phone calls and emails from their clients (buyers and sellers), prospective clients, their broker, administrative staff, colleagues, etc. Be sure to set your communication expectations from the get-go.
Realtors are salespeople. The vast majority of them are on 100% commission, meaning they don't get paid until they sell a house. They work with many clients simultaneously. Time is their most important commodity.
A buyer's agent does a lot of work without the certainty of getting a paycheck. Being aware of and mindful of this can make for a better home buying experience. For example, asking your Realtor to show you six houses on a Saturday afternoon is better than asking to see those same six houses over the course of three weekday evenings. Your Realtor will appreciate you for it. In turn, you're likely to be her top priority; being the first client she calls when returning messages, giving you preference when scheduling showings, etc.
Of course, you want a real estate agent who knows their stuff too. All Homebuying360/CU Realty approved Realtors are knowledgeable, experienced real estate professionals. They know the neighborhoods, they're on top of market trends, and they're experts on the ins and outs of the homebuying process.
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An effective property search begins online. With the Homebuying360/CU Realty property search engine, you have access to virtually all properties listed for sale in the local MLS. This is the same database Realtors use.
Start with the map search because it shows you exactly where the properties are located. Since you've already done your market research, you'll save time and effort looking at homes for sale in your target areas.
Some things to keep in mind when viewing properties online:
The vital search criteria includes status, location, price, number of bedrooms and baths, and square feet.
The status of a listing will be either Active or Contingent (also called Pending or Under Contract). Active means the property is available. Contingent/Pending/Under Contract means the seller has accepted an offer but the sale has yet to close.
Scheduling Showings
Your Realtor will schedule appointments to view properties. She/he will identify properties for you to see and you can let your agent know about specific listings you want to view. You may not be able to get access to all the properties you want to see on the date you want to see them. That usually depends on the seller. Unless the property is vacant, seller's typically require 24 hours notice.
Make the best use of your time by viewing several properties that are relatively close to each other.
The more properties you see, the better. You'll develop a good idea of what you get for the price and of what's generally available in each neighborhood.
As a general rule-of-thumb, properties priced low (relative to like properties in the area) likely have some kind of issue(s) or are in need of updating/work.
Viewing Properties
Only your agent can legally take you into properties for sale (unless it's an open house). View properties with a critical eye. An updated kitchen with granite counters is very eye-catching but what about the roof and the windows? Look for signs of wear or neglect, particularly when it comes to the more mundane things like furnaces – which can be very expensive to repair or replace. Try opening a few windows and checking the water pressure.
Tell your agent what you like and don't like about each property. This helps her/him understand your wants and needs, and narrow the search to find a better match.
Consider resale when viewing prospective homes. This purchase will probably not be your last. When it comes time to move again (job transfer, growing family, downsizing, etc.), will the house you just bought be easy to sell? A built-in hot tub in the living room may be just what you want right now, but will your prospective buyers want the same feature?
Resale considerations include location, configuration (layout), size, and major features (swimming pool, addition, etc.).
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When you find "the one", you'll know it right away and you'll want to act in a timely manner (faster, if it's a hot market). Your Realtor will assist you with your offer price and any contingencies for the purchase contract. She/he will "pull the comps" (recent comparable sales data) as a starting point to determine how much to offer.
Recent comparable sales data provides an apples-to-apples comparison with other like-properties in the area that have recently sold. This is the best indication of a property's market value. Keep in mind comparables only include SOLD properties, and not actively listed or pending properties.
In addition to price, your contract will include contingencies - conditions upon which the sale depends. The most common contingencies are a home inspection and financing. This means you have recourse depending on the results of the home inspection or if you're unable to obtain a loan. Too may contingencies can make an offer unattractive to a seller. Too few can put you at risk.
Everything is negotiable. In your offer, you can ask the seller to include the furniture – if that's what you want. It's more common to ask for repairs, a credit (cash) in lieu of repairs, or a seller contribution to help you pay closing costs. You should keep it reasonable in order to increase the chances of your offer being accepted. In a hot real estate market, frustrated buyers may waive all contingencies. This strategy can be very risky.
There's much more to your offer strategy, with many variables to consider, including market conditions and competition. Your Realtor will provide guidance.
Your agent will write the purchase contract. In addition to the name of the buyer(s) and price, it will include:
See a sample Maryland Association of Realtors contract.
Your agent will communicate with SECU and the title company regarding the type of financing and a closing date. The time it takes to process the purchase will vary but averages around 45 days from the contract acceptance date (much longer if you're buying a short sale).
You'll give your agent a copy of your proof of funds letter and a personal check for your earnest money deposit. Your deposit shows the seller you are serious about buying the property. A rule of thumb for the deposit is about 1% of the purchase price. Your deposit will be held in escrow by a 3rd party – it does not go to the seller - and will be applied to the purchase price, should your offer be accepted.
Your agent submits your contract to the listing agent, who presents it to the seller. The seller may accept, reject, or counter your offer.
Some kind of negotiation is normal but try to avoid too much back and forth. Keep the big picture in mind. If you absolutely love and got to to have the house, you probably don't want to quibble (and risk losing it) over a relatively small amount of money.
Home Inspection
A home inspection is one of the final steps in the home purchase process. Preformed by a licensed professional, a home inspection is highly recommended. The cost will vary based on the size of the home but ranges from around $300 - $500. It is money very well spent.
An inspection (w/ contingency) is your "out" in case the house has serious problems that you don't wan to take on. This alone makes an inspection more than worth the cost.
The home inspector will thoroughly examine the property from chimney to basement, checking the condition of the structure, all mechanical systems, the electrical system, appliances, windows, etc. and provide a detailed report, with photos. He/she will inspect items you never knew existed and will tell you what, if anything, needs repair, replacement or attention.
If the property has a well and/or septic system (as opposed to being connected to the public water and sewer systems), you'll want to have separate inspections of these important systems.
A typical home inspection takes about 2 – 3 hours to complete. You should plan on attending the inspection, as you will learn a great deal about the house that will likely be your home. Ask the inspector lots of questions and take notes. You'll be glad you did.
It's standard practice to pay at the time of inspection, typically with a personal check.
You can ask the seller to repair or replace items that come up on the inspection but the seller has no obligation to do so. Alternatively, you can ask for a credit for the cost of addressing the issue(s). You can also void the purchase contract and walk away based on the results of the inspection.
You will review the inspection report with your Realtor, who will make any recommendations for requests to the seller. Don't go crazy here. It's not practical to ask the seller to make cosmetic changes or address minor items like light switch covers. Items more likely to come into play include replacing a roof that is beyond its reliable life, badly worn carpet, or a non-functioning appliance.
If the property is being sold "As is", the seller will not make any repairs - regardless of the inspection results.
Mortgages fall into two broad categories: fixed rate and adjustable rate.
Fixed Rate Mortgages
With a fixed rate mortgage, the interest rate remains the same throughout the life of the loan. Fixed rate mortgages (FRM) are generally available in 30, 20, 15 and 10 year terms.
The advantage of a fixed rate mortgage is certainty; you know what your rate will be from year to year. The loan is amortized, meaning you repay the loan in equal installments over the term of the loan. Part of each payment is applied to interest and part is used to reduce the principal (the amount you borrowed).
Your monthly principal and interest payments won't change, right up to the day many years from now when you make your last payment. Of course, your total monthly payments are apt to go up as property taxes and insurance premiums rise (see PITI).
A fixed rate mortgage is also a hedge against inflation, since it is not tied to an index that can go up or down. Mortgage interest may also be tax deductible.
The downside of a fixed rate mortgage is that the interest rate and your monthly payment are usually higher than with adjustable rate mortgages.
Adjustable Rate Mortgages
An adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) has an interest rate that varies over the term of the loan. The initial interest rate is lower than the going market rate, but can increase (or decrease) after a specific period of time. Rates are tied to a financial index to which the lender adds a margin or markup. Any change in the interest rate is based on market conditions.
For example, a 3/1 ARM has a set interest rate for the first three years. After the 3rd year, the rate is adjusted each year and your payment is recalculated. It may go up, down or remain the same, depending on market conditions.
ARMs typically include two rate caps—one that limits how much the rate can be raised at each adjustment, and another that limits how much the rate can climb over the life of the mortgage. For example, an ARM may cap the annual increase at two percentage points and the lifetime increase at six percentage points. Thus, a 3% ARM could climb to no more than 5% after the initial fixed rate period, and to no more than 9% over the life of the loan.
The big advantage of an ARM is that you'll start out with a lower interest rate, and therefore a smaller mortgage payment. That lower rate may make it possible for you to qualify for a larger loan amount than you could get with a fixed-rate mortgage.
The risk is that in a few years your payments may rise, and you don't know how high the rate may climb up to the specified cap. Of course rates, and therefore your payments, could decrease too. It's smart to look at the worst-case scenario in deciding if an ARM is right for you.
Which is best for you?
That depends on you and your circumstances. Can you live with uncertainty about future rate changes? What income increases do you realistically expect in the coming years? How long do you plan to live in the house? If, for instance, you'll be moving in a few years, you might consider an ARM. But if you plan to stay put, a fixed-rate might be a better choice.
One you have a ratified (accepted) home purchase contract, the next step is to apply for a mortgage.
Although lending standards have tightened recently, an affordable mortgage is still within reach for many borrowers – particularly those with good credit and stable income. When considering your request for a mortgage, lenders (including SECU) will evaluate your application based on the four "C"s of lending:
You will need to provide documentation to support the information on your loan application. Below is a checklist of the document you may be asked to provide.
You will receive your Good Faith Estimate within three business days of applying for the loan. It will include an estimate of your monthly mortgage payment, which is comprised of Principal, Interest, Taxes, and Insurance (PITI). Your lender will typically escrow your taxes and insurance expenses. This means they will collect funds for your property taxes and homeowner's insurance each month as part of your mortgage payment. They will then make your tax and insurance payments for you.
It's a good idea to research both of these expenses prior to closing. If the lender's estimates are on the low side, you may get an unpleasant surprise – in the form of a higher than expected monthly payment - when you go to closing. The annual property tax amount is typically included on the MLS listing. Double check the tax year to ensure it is current.
Both property taxes and homeowner's insurance premiums tend to rise over time, so you can expect your monthly mortgage payment to rise as well. Your lender will notify you of any adjustments to your monthly payment.
Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)
Mortgage insurance may be required by your lender if you put less than 20% down (a loan-to-value of less than 80%). PMI protects the lender in case you default on the loan. The insurance premium is built into your monthly mortgage payment. PMI costs vary depending on the loan and size of your down payment.
Generally, you can drop PMI once your equity level reaches 20% of the value of your home. Your equity level typically rises as you make mortgage payments and as the property appreciates in value.
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is the primary government mortgage insurer. Recent changes (effective April 1, 2013) now require mortgage insurance for 11 years and, for some loans, the entire term. So for FHA loans, you must pay PMI for at least 11 years, regardless of how much equity you have.
The closing, or settlement as it's sometimes called, is the grand finale—the process that makes that house officially yours.
The buyer, buyer's agent, seller and seller's agent attend the closing, which is often held at the title company's office. At the closing you will sign and initial many documents. You will also provide a check for closing costs.
The title attorney conducts the closing proceedings and ensures the transaction is completed. This includes the confirmation of the electronic transfer of purchase funds from your lender - the actual purchase.
Closing Checklist
Other Preparations
SECU will attend to various other matters before closing. We will obtain a title search to be sure the title to the home is clear. The title search verifies that the seller is the owner and also turns up any liens (legal claims) against the property, such as an IRS lien for taxes owed or a contractor's lien for unpaid bills. The seller must pay any such claims before or at closing.
The lender will also get a survey of the property's boundaries to ensure they are correctly described on the purchase-and-sale agreement.
The costs of the title search, title insurance and the survey are your responsibility. You will pay them as part of the closing costs at settlement.
Bring Along on Closing Day
Closing costs should not be a surprise to the buyer on settlement day. Your lender will have already provided you with the Good Faith Estimate of settlement charges within three days of your loan application. The title company will provide a written statement of the actual closing costs just prior to closing.
Remember, all told you can expect closing costs to amount to 3% to 5% of the loan amount. And like the down payment, closing costs are due in full on the day of closing; they are not part of the mortgage. You may have to pay all of closing costs listed below, or the seller might pay some of them if it was specified in the contract.
Below are some of the settlement charges that may appear on your HUD-1 settlement sheet:
Homeowner's Insurance
Also called hazard insurance, this protects your home against fire, storm, etc. and is required by your lender. The dollar amount of coverage should be equal to the house's replacement value (what it would take to rebuild it in the current marketplace, excluding the cost of the land, which is considered indestructible.) A policy for 100% of replacement value will, of course, give you the best protection; it will also cost you more in premiums.
Most homeowner's policies consist of two types of insurance: coverage against loss or damage to the house itself (and outbuildings), and personal liability insurance to protect you if you are sued when someone gets injured on your property.
You may also be required to obtain flood insurance, if your house is located in a federally designated flood hazard area.
Closing Documents to Keep
At the closing, you will sign and inital many documents, and you will be give copies. It is advisable to keep any document you sign however all closing documents will be assembled in a folder for you. These documents include:
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My wife and I had come to Normandy ahead of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings to explore the region's rich history, cuisine and culture.
I'd been to the U.S. military cemetery at Omaha Beach years before, a trip that's still a must for many tourists visiting France.
But this time we wanted to explore farther afield. We'd crisscross the picturesque rural region from the famous cheese-making town of Pont l'Eveque in the east to the isolated Gatteville Lighthouse near the rugged granite-hewn village of Barfleur in the west.
Just a few miles from Omaha Beach, Claude Bellessort runs Elementair, a paragliding school in Port-en-Bessin. An expert pilot with years of experience leading paragliding excursions to places as far afield as Nepal and Morocco, Bellessort has offered tandem paragliding flights here since 2002.
The thrill of taking off from the cliff top and swooping over the beaches, imagining how it appeared on D-Day, made the 10-minute flight an unforgettable highlight of three days in Normandy.
Local officials estimate that the invasion anniversary will attract several hundred thousand tourists to Normandy this summer. The commemorations culminate June 6 in Ouistreham, where U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will gather to remember the more than 9,000 Allied soldiers killed or wounded that day.
We spent the night after our jump in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, a tiny village in Omaha Beach. This was one of the invasion's five famous landing areas spread over 80 kilometers of coast where 160,000 U.S., British and Canadian troops came ashore on D-Day. Omaha, where the U.S. 1st and 29th divisions landed, saw some of the day's bloodiest fighting and worst casualties.
To look out to sea here or at the nearby Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, and picture the scene at dawn on June 6, 1944, is breathtaking: 5,000 landing ships and assault craft assembled in the largest armada in history lined up across the horizon.
Turning to face the beach, it was impossible not to imagine the waves of infantry, "tumbling just like corn cobs off of a conveyor belt" under German machine-gun fire as the first troops landed, in the words of a sergeant quoted in Antony Beevor's authoritative history of the battle, "D-Day, The Battle for Normandy."
Our host for the night was Sebastien Olard, 46, a bakery supply salesman and passionate amateur D-Day historian. Olard grew up in the village of 200 inhabitants, on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach. Fifteen years ago he bought a stone house surrounded by a sheep pasture that village elders say was the first home liberated by American troops on D-Day. He's turned the home into a museum-cum-vacation rental called "La Maison de la Liberation" (House of the Liberation).
For 80 euros, guests can overnight in the 200-year-old house and enjoy a history lesson from the irrepressible Olard, who can talk for hours about the home's place in D-Day history.
Olard's grandfather, who lived in the neighboring village of Vierville-sur-Mer, feared a German counterattack after the invasion, and walked with his wife and children several kilometers down the beach to Saint-Laurent to seek evacuation to Britain. "They saw things that even today it's hard to talk about," Olard said. "They had to step over bodies. My grandfather told his children, 'Don't worry, just walk. They're sleeping. Go!'"
There are so many D-Day museums in Normandy that it's hard to decide which to visit on a short trip. Using a $5 smartphone app "Normandy D-Day 1944," I narrowed our selection to two: the Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum in Bayeux and the Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mere-Eglise.
Bayeux is one of the rare cities in Normandy to escape the Allied bombardment that killed tens of thousands of civilians and destroyed centuries-old architectural monuments. The museum uses film, photographs and other artifacts to provide a detailed yet easy-to-follow overview of the battle.
The Airborne Museum narrows the focus to the story of the paratroopers who dropped behind enemy lines the night before the invasion, with a C-47 "Skytrain" aircraft that flew them from England on display.
A few miles south near Carentan, we met Franck Feuardent, the owner of the Manoir de Donville. This 18th century manor house was the site of the Battle of Bloody Gulch, made famous in an episode of the television series "Band of Brothers." American paratroopers were nearly routed by an SS tank division until saved by the arrival of the U.S. 2nd Armored Division, aka "Hell on Wheels."
On a tour of the manor grounds, Feuardent pointed out foxholes and let us handle examples of the 12 tons of weapons, helmets, grenades and other artifacts he's dug up. "Two days ago I was searching the other side of this hedge, and the metal detector just started going 'Ding! Ding! Ding!'" Feuardent said.
In his 200-year-old home, Feuardent points out traces of blood stains on the wooden floor of his sons' bedroom, where two soldiers' bodies, one German, one American, were discovered after the battle. "They fought hand-to-hand in my home!" Feuardent says with awe.
"We try to keep the spirit of the Americans who died here alive," he says. "We never forget. This isn't a museum for me, it's my home."
There's much more to do in Normandy than visit war memorials. The Pays d'Auge around the small town of Cambremer is the heart of Normandy's traditional apple cider and apple brandy-making region.
We stopped at Stephane and Lucile Grandval's distillery, Manoir du Grandouet. The family has made cider here for three generations; one of the giant oak barrels where the heady, intoxicating apple brandy known as calvados is aged dates from 1792.
After a film and short visit at the centuries-old half-timbered farm building, Stephane heads to the attic, where apples were once stored above a 16th-century press that crushed the fruit. "When I was a boy I'd kick the apples through a hole here" down into a granite horse-powered press, he says.
His wife Lucile pours tastes of ciders and brandies, including one, the Cuvee Reserve Cidre AOC Pays d'Auge Cru de Cambremer, which won a gold medal at this year's Paris International Agricultural Show. Lush, almost creamy, it reminds me of a sweet champagne. We buy a few bottles, and Lucile sneaks in an extra bottle as a gift.
The friendly gesture reminded me of a line in the classic D-Day war film "The Longest Day," when Gen. James 'Jumpin' Jim' Gavin of the 82nd Airborne tells his troops, "When you get to Normandy, you'll only have one friend – God ... and this," lifting a rifle. For visitors today, 70 years after the invasion that helped liberate Europe from Adolf Hitler, that's happily no longer true.
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Weather conditions over Normandy had been iffy for days.Unlike the paratroopers of the 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions who jumped into Normandy on D-Day 70 years ago, our orders came not from General Dwight D. Eisenhower, but via text message from our paragliding instructor.My wife and I had come to Normandy ahead of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings to explore the region's rich history, cuisine and culture. The thrill of taking off from the cliff top and swooping over the beaches, imagining how it appeared on D-Day, made the 10-minute flight an unforgettable highlight of three days in Normandy.This was one of the invasion's five famous landing areas spread over 80 kilometers of coast where 160,000 U.S., British and Canadian troops came ashore on D-Day.There are so many D-Day museums in Normandy that it's hard to decide which to visit on a short trip. Using a $5 smartphone app "Normandy D-Day 1944," I narrowed our selection to two: the Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum in Bayeux and the Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mere-Eglise. There's much more to do in Normandy than visit war memorials.
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So after Newtown, Liberto hustled to buy the same type of semiautomatic rifle used by the school gunman.
Liberto and Riddle, the Big Buck salesman, are officers of the Millvale Sportsmen's Club, where target shooters and hunters enjoy their pursuits. Riddle knows many people who enter competitions with the type of AR-15 used in Newtown.
The gray-bearded Riddle has been around firearms since he was born in rural Pennsylvania. To him, guns are no more dangerous than an ax or a bat.
What would he tell people who want more gun control?
"Let's go out and shoot a little bit," Riddle offers. "I'd take 'em out, introduce them to firearms, show them the safety aspects of it. I'd just go out and start shooting, have some fun."
That's incomprehensible to Pittsburgh resident Valerie Dixon, whose law-abiding 22-year-old son was killed in Pittsburgh a decade ago by a neighborhood thug with an illegal .357 Magnum.
Dixon doesn't blame guns alone for her tragedy. She said better parenting and education are among many other factors that need to change. But still: She says her son's killer was able to obtain the gun within two hours.
"I believe in the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms, but I believe there's a responsibility with our rights," said Dixon, who does not own a gun.
How to draw the line? That would require consultation and cooperation. Those who don't own guns might have to learn things from those who do. People who like to shoot military-style weapons might have to sacrifice some of their recreation.
Or sacrifice some of their way of life.
Harry Wilson, author of "Guns, Gun Control and Elections: The Politics and Policy of Firearms," sees common misperceptions on both sides. Wilson, a Roanoke College political science professor, would like gun control advocates to know:
• "Gun owners are not idiots. Gun owners are not in favor of gun violence. Gun owners are in many ways like them, and would genuinely like to see gun violence reduced. Obviously they have a different solution. But they're people too, just with different perspectives."
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She is a soprano, ballet dancer, actor and theatre educator. She also makes masks and puppets, writes scripts for skits, composes music and plays the guitar. There are perhaps very few facets of the performing arts that Maryruth Stine, also known as Mar Stine, has not been involved with.
Having studied and toured extensively in the U.S. and Canada as a theatre performer and trainer, Maryruth was in Bangalore, Chennai and other places in south India for around four months this year to assist various marginalised communities in bringing out their own narratives.
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"Theatre is a tool not just for personal expression, but for social change and communication across the borders of language and ideology. This is integrated into my work through a commitment to educational exchange, with teachers and students as equal participants, both as audience and artists," said Maryruth.
During her stay in this country, she conducted intensive theatre workshops and rehearsals that included aspects of technique, choreography and mask construction.
Among the groups that she shared her knowledge with are Vanavil (a school for children of economically backward nomadic tribes affected by the 2004 tsunami in Nagapattinam), LesBiT (a Bangalore-based support group for gender minorities) and Marappachi (a cultural space in Chennai).
"Their brave and beautiful work was absolutely inspiring. The relationships I developed and lessons I learned with them are very meaningful to me," Maryruth said.
Satire in Madurai
An important part of her Indian sojourn was teaching theatre with Saalai Selvam, a educationist and writer in Madurai. The art form that they had taken up was commedia dell'arte, which uses satire from the Italian and French Renaissance and mime, clowns and masks to critique the aspects of class in society. The two women are bringing out a book in Tamil about commedia dell'arte.
Maryruth has taught in a variety of urban and rural settings that included youth with special needs. Her lessons have focused on self-expression, imagination and cooperation where she emphasises that the skills acquired are useful for life outside of theatre and school. "I feel strongly committed to supporting and encouraging the young as they dare to experiment and mess up," she said.
Maryruth added, "Art and learning are powerful bridges across social barriers and the combination of the two is at the crux of my commitment as a teaching artist. And of course, there is the sheer joy and exhilaration of it."
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text: [[quoteright:320:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/The_Almost_People_1432.jpg]][[caption-width-right:320:Me and Mr. Smith]]->''"I have a plan and it'll destroy them all."''-->-- '''Ganger Jennifer'''Written by Matthew Graham.----Continued from the last episode, and all-out war is going on between the human crew and their rogue Gangers, both of which fear the other group too much to stay rational. As the solar storm rages, Jennifer, a Ganger driven mad by the unnatural memories of being "decommissioned" over and over, is seeking revenge. As the crumbling factory fills with toxic fumes and drips lethal acid, the "originals" wait desperately for the shuttle from the Mainland to rescue them.[[{{Foreshadowing}} The Doctors tell Amy to breathe.]] The Doctor's own Ganger has some initial glitches. But the Doctor calms him down and, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E13JourneysEnd as usual]], effortlessly teams up with himself. He tells Amy that they can still be told apart because the original Doctor's shoes dissolved last episode, and he's wearing different ones now.It turns out that the factory is full of discarded bits and pieces of Flesh... still fully conscious.Amy is ''very'' freaked out by seeing the Doctor's Ganger. She treats it coldly and pretty much stops just short of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E6TheDoctorsDaughter generated anomaly]]". The Doctor keeps asking her why, and she explains that the friendship she has with the Doctor can't suddenly be directed towards his Ganger, regardless of whether or not they have the exact same feelings and memories.Amy sees the eye-patch woman again, and finally decides to tell the Doctor about it. He brushes her off. When the Doctor's Ganger takes her aside, she freaks out and asks him if he can die. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E1TheImpossibleAstronaut Because she may have seen that.]] And the real Doctor invited her to come see it. The Ganger takes in that information, but is distracted when his innate psychic Time Lord powers pick up the screams of the decaying discarded Flesh. He heads back to confer with the Doctor, and hesitantly agrees to keep his distance from the main crew as a safety precaution.Rory teams up with Jennifer, and is tricked by her to trap Amy, the Doctor and the remaining crew. Jennifer turns out to have had ''two'' Gangers, and the real her is [[DeadAllAlong long since dead]].Jennifer's remaining Ganger morphs into a freakish long-limbed monster. Eventually, the factory is about to be blown up, and the Doctor reveals to Amy that he's not the Doctor at all. He's the Ganger -- and has been all along. They switched shoes to see how Amy would respond to them. The Doctor's Ganger sacrifices himself while the Doctor, Amy and Rory escape. The two remaining Gangers are dropped off safely, together with the last living human crew member. They decide to let the world know what happened, together.Back inside the TARDIS, the Doctor explains his reasoning for the switcheroo. And why he told Amy to "breathe" earlier. She's going into labour. Or rather, her very pregnant ''actual'' self is. Because Amy was kidnapped even before America, and has [[ParanoiaFuel unknowingly]] spent months experiencing all her adventures through a Flesh body. The Doctor knew all along, because [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky the Flesh has never been able to fool him]]. He just needed to know more about it before taking action: how it feels, how it works and how it can judge.And as the Doctor dissolves the Flesh of Amy's Ganger, telling Rory to be very brave, we cut to where Amy really is: on a bed, giving birth. And the eye-patch woman who Amy keeps seeing through doors and walls is staring at her, real this time, happy that the baby is about to be born. Amy ''screams''. ----!!Tropes:* ArcWords: Arc Person again -- Eye-Patch Lady.* AndIMustScream: The partially melted down Gangers. Rotting but ''fully alive'' and conscious.* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Cleaves has a blood clot in her brain, giving her headaches. In real life we have a word for a blood clot in the brain: a stroke. They do a bit more than headaches.* BatmanGambit: By the Doctor, as usual.* BigDamnHeroes: The TARDIS, crashing through the ceiling once the acid around her has dissolved the ground she was standing on. * BodyHorror: The rotting Gangers -- partially melted but still conscious. And eyes in one of the walls, made of more living Flesh. * BrokenAesop: The episode ends with a FantasticAesop that the gangers (remote controlled bodies) should be treated as just as human as the originals they're copies of. This is after a ganger [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jumps off the slippery slope]], creates another ganger just to kill it so that it can kill more humans, and goes AxCrazy and tries to kill everyone. Counts as an inversion too. It follows the "Gangers are people too" Aesop through to its logical conclusion -- just like humans, some are bad, some good, and some in between. The villain ball passes between human and ganger over the course of the story and by the end, the survivors are a mixed group of gangers and humans working together to escape from the aforementioned AxCrazy.* BuffySpeak:** "It's chokey gas!"** "All right, show me the scanney-trackey screen!"* CaptainObvious: There is a massive cracking sound. Amy: "Something just cracked; I heard it!" REALLY?* CloningBlues: Subverted. While the Gangers question their humanity and their originals don't trust them, the Doctor considers the originals and their Gangers to be literally "the same person twice". In fact he sees his Ganger as himself and deserving of full respect. He's vindicated when it turns out he and his ganger switched places near the beginning of the episode, in order to be sure they were the same.* ContinuityNod:** The Ganger-Doctor quotes his First, Third, Fourth and Tenth incarnations while trying to stabilise himself. At one point he even offers people a jelly baby in Creator/TomBaker's voice.** Later, he calls himself John Smith, his most common alias over the series. More specifically, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature it was his name the last time]] he was "only ''almost'' the Doctor".** Both Doctors refer to the TARDIS as [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E4TheDoctorsWife "Sexy"]].** The Doctor calls Rory "Roranicus", [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E12ThePandoricaOpens just like Amy did]].** Amy waking up in a small coffin-like space, like in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E8TheHungryEarth "The Hungry Earth"]].* CuteAndPsycho: It's been suggested the original Jennifer was one as it would explain why her Ganger flipped so quickly.* DebateAndSwitch: Since the season opener, Team TARDIS has been wondering whether to tell the Doctor that he's going to die and risk some sort of paradox. During this episode, Amy accidentally tells him, thinking she was speaking to Ganger Doctor.* DistressedDude: After Rory unwittingly helps Ganger Jen with her plans, she drags him away after trapping the other team.* TheEndingChangesEverything: Amy is a Ganger and has been all through this series; human Amy has been locked in a cell ''the entire time'' meaning somewhere along the way, human Amy has been swapped for a Ganger who has been travelling with the Doctor the whole time. Since the Ganger functions as a remote body to the real Amy, that means that human Amy experienced all this series' preceding adventures while not in her real body.* FaceHeelTurn: The Doctor pretends to do this, making the Gangers think he's on their side (mostly by freaking Rory the hell out) until he has an out to "trick them into humanity".* FantasticRacism: Cleaves towards gangers in general. Amy demonstrates repeated prejudice and anger towards the one she thinks is the Ganger Doctor.* FinishingEachOthersSentences: The Doctor and his Ganger.* {{Foreshadowing}}:** Amy, in this episode, is worried she and Rory are growing apart, and doesn't like being separated from him. Turns out they've been apart all along.** During the first conversation between the Doctor and his Ganger, one asks about Cybermats. Guess what's returning later in the series?* FullNameUltimatum: Parodied a bit by the Doctor: RORY POND RORANICUS PONDICUS! * GenreBlindness: How many hints did second Flesh Jennifer give Rory that she wasn't exactly on his side? But she had to flat out tell him for him to catch on.* GenreSavvy: Like many viewers, Amy immediately realizes that the death of the Doctor she witnessed in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E1TheImpossibleAstronaut "The Impossible Astronaut"]] could have been the Ganger Doctor being killed instead. The Doctor is understandably rather cross with her for jumping to this conclusion.* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Ganger Jenny completely loses it thanks to all her memories of being "decommissioned".* HeelRealization:** The Doctor gambits the Gangers into this to quit their plans and save the humans, having the Ganger version of Jimmy contact their son (and thus realize he is basically killing his son's father). Only Ganger Jennifer fails to undergo this, coming to see "humanity" as a weakness.** The Doctor also gambits one onto Amy, by pulling a TwinSwitch with the Ganger Doctor she is reviled by.* HeroicSacrifice: All over the place. Final list includes human Jimmy, human Dicken, Ganger Cleaves and the Ganger Doctor.* HiveMind: The two Doctors manage to act as if they were still occupying the same skull. Which, in a way, they are. Both being essentially exactly the same person, it would make sense that they would know exactly what the other was thinking. And the fact that Time Lords are telepathic couldn't have hurt, either.* HollywoodAcid* HumansThroughAlienEyes: Subtle example. Rory finds the human and Ganger versions of Jennifer only for them to fight, and is shocked when the human Jennifer hurls her counterpart into a pool of acid. We later learn that both of them were Gangers and it was done to manipulate Rory -- in other words, the Ganger Jennifer views humans as being so callous that she presented her supposedly human version casually disposing of the Ganger version as normal behaviour, but Rory himself is morally superior to her idea of what humans are like.* {{Hypocrite}}:** The Ganger Jennifer rails against the humans for "executing" Gangers, but it turns out she deliberately killed another Ganger Jennifer herself in order to manipulate Rory.** The climax is basically revolved around the poetic irony that while the other Gangers either die heroically (and thus assist in proving their species "humanity" to their originals) or actually take over the lives of dead originals as desired (albeit under far more noble terms), Ganger Jennifer has come to find such actions "weaknesses" and dies a literal inhuman monster willing to kill even her own out of spite.** After spending two episodes preaching about the rights and freedoms the Gangers deserve, the Doctor quickly melts Amy's Ganger in order to learn the original Amy's location.* IdiotBall: Ganger Jennifer, after apparently being proven human, inexplicably uses Rory's hand-print instead of her own to access the factory controls, and the computer says loudly, "Human identity verified". Rory doesn't notice anything odd about this. This really borders on TooDumbToLive.* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: ''Invoked''. Since Ganger-Cleaves has the same memories and thought-patterns as human-Cleaves, she's able to correctly guess what her human counterpart chose as a [[TrustPassword Code-Phrase]].* [[IncurableCoughOfDeath Incurable Headache of Death]]: Both Human Cleaves and Ganger Cleaves suffer from one caused by a blood clot in their brains.* KarmaHoudini: No-one seems to make much of a fuss over the fact that Cleaves murdered Ganger Buzzer in cold blood. In fact, it goes unmentioned. Considering that, by the end of the episode, she's working with Ganger Dicken to try and make humans sympathetic to the Flesh, it could be easy to label her as TheAtoner. Of note, she does so while considering her and Ganger Dicken "side by side".* KillEmAll: Almost the entire secondary cast is killed off in this episode -- Cleaves is the ''only'' human to survive. The gangers of Jimmy and Dicken survive, however.* MindScrew: [[TheEndingChangesEverything The ending]].* MoodWhiplash:** The Doctor's Ganger mangling previous incarnations' catchphrases as he struggles to solidify at the beginning. Hearing him say "reverse the jelly baby of the neutron flow!" should be hilarious, but it comes with him obviously in pain and on the brink of losing his sanity.** The ending; after the Doctor has dropped the survivors off, having them promise to ensure some good comes out of the whole sorry affair, things are rather upbeat and positive, until Amy starts clutching her stomach in pain for no discernible reason.--->'''Amy:''' Doctor, I am frightened. I'm properly, properly scared.* NeverTrustATrailer: The previews made it look like Ganger Doctor would be an antagonist. Not only does he help the original throughout the episode, he eventually pulls a HeroicSacrifice.* NightmareFace: Ganger Jennifer sports two of them this episode.* NoExceptYes:-->'''Ganger Doctor:''' The Flesh can grow, correct?\\'''Cleaves:''' ''Its cells can divide.''* NoOSHACompliance: Not only can the factory pipes spill HollywoodAcid when they rupture and the acid forms DeadlyGas when it melts stone, the entire factory explodes when overheated. No wonder they used to lose a worker a week.* TheNoseless: The Gangers are noseless whenever they start losing cohesion, which is often.* NotSoDifferent: Arguably the entire point of the episode.* OneWingedAngel: Ganger Jenny mutates into some kind of large, four-legged beast near the end.* PowerOfLove: Getting a holo-telephone call from his son is what inspires compassion in Ganger Jimmy to rescue the humans from the death trap.* ThePlotReaper: Ganger Doctor tidies all the surplus elements of the plot (including himself) away once they've outlived their purpose.* PreAsskickingOneLiner: [[CallBack "Geronimo."]]* PseudoCrisis: The last episode's cliffhanger was the revelation of the Ganger Doctor. He and his original get along just fine.* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Cleaves, arguably responsible for the whole mess, becomes one in the end.* RedHerring: The gangers immediately led [[GenreSavvy both Amy and the viewers]] to the hypothesis that the Doctor who died in "The Impossible Astronaut" was a ganger.* ReplacementGoldfish: Jimmy and Dicken are killed but their gangers resume their lives for them. However, since they possess their memories, from the perspective of the gangers they're simply resuming their lives.* RetCon: Cleaves seems surprised at the thought the Doctor is an alien because "Earth is all that's available." It's the 22nd century and there have been plenty of alien encounters known to the public in the Whoniverse by that point, besides colonies on [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E6TheMoonbase the Moon]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E16TheWatersOfMars and Mars]].* TheReveal: We finally get to know a bit more about the Eye-Patch Lady Amy has been seeing.* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Ganger Jenny promises the other Gangers it will be "us or them".* ScreamingBirth: Although Amy could just be screaming out of terror....* ShapeshiftingSquick* ShoutOut: Amy mentions how [[Franchise/HighLander there can be only one]] Doctor.* SpotTheImposter: The Doctor's shoes have been burnt by acid; Ganger Doctor's are still intact. Subverted when it turns out they swapped shoes so the original Doctor could understand the ganger's perspective.** Similarly, human Jimmy wears his wedding band on a cord around his neck, which Ganger Jimmy takes after he dies.* StupidSacrifice: There was no particular reason that Ganger Jenny had to be taken down by Gangers (who knew they would be destroyed in the process) rather than originals (who would not have been harmed). [[MoreExpendableThanYou But the Gangers insisted on it.]] Their claim that they had to hold the door shut isn't quite held up by the special effects. The door is very clearly doing just fine, even when one of them steps away.* TakeCareOfTheKids: Unusual variation. 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The image sometimes bleeds through into wherever her Ganger happens to be at that time.* TomatoInTheMirror: Of the regular cast, Amy is the one most suspicious of the Gangers. She turns out at the end to be one herself.* TookALevelInJerkAss: Amy can be unfeeling at the best of times but she dislikes Ganger Doctor before she has any reason to.* UnwittingPawn: Rory plays into the gangers' plans for most of the episode.* UsedToBeASweetKid: Ganger Jennifer* VoicesAreMental: While the Ganger Doctor is trying to cope in the beginning of the episode, he speaks in the [[Creator/TomBaker Fourth]] and [[Creator/DavidTennant Tenth Doctor's]] voices. {{Justified|Trope}} in that the Flesh, adaptive as it was, could easily rearrange itself to create a different vocal pattern.* TheWallsHaveEyes: Eyes are growing on the castle walls, just staring accusingly at people.* WhamEpisode: It turns out that Amy is a Ganger. 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Posted: 09/29/2014 - Paris visited Sunjammer Watersports where they are kicking off the 1st Annual Spivey Strong Redfish and Trout Benefit Tournament.
Posted: 09/29/2014 - Paris visited Sunjammer Watersports where they are kicking off the 1st Annual Spivey Strong Redfish and Trout Benefit Tournament.
Posted: 09/29/2014 - The most important things for parents to consider when they are helping their children pick out a pair of glasses.
Posted: 09/25/2014 - Paris visited the Oaks by Bay Park in St. Andrews where the Walk to Remember will be held this Saturday.
Posted: 09/25/2014 - A new Swedish study found men may cut their heart attack risk by as much as 80% just by adopting a healthy lifestyle.
Updated: 09/25/2014 - The Golden Apple is back!
Posted: 09/25/2014 - The annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down event helps homeless veterans get the kind of help they need.
Posted: 09/24/2014 - It is time for the Gulf County Sheriff's Office Annual Bass Tournament!
Updated: 09/24/2014 - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a message for parents with small children.
Updated: 09/23/2014 - Paris visited the Steelfield Landfill where they are getting ready for the Waste Amnesty Days and Recycling Round-up.
Updated: 09/23/2014 - Many of us aren't sure where carbs even come from, or how to quickly cut them out.
Updated: 09/23/2014 - NewsChannel 7's very own Paris Janos is the recipient of this year's Panama City Living Magazine Readers Choice Award for 2014.
Updated: 09/23/2014 - Zoo World is getting ready for their upcoming Zoobilee event.
Updated: 09/23/2014 - Kids as young as eight or nine years old are running around with phones, these days.
Updated: 09/23/2014 - Paris was at Porter Park in Lynn Haven for the Great Cardboard Boat Regatta.
Updated: 09/19/2014 - The local competitive swim season is relatively short - it lasts from August to November
Updated: 09/18/2014 - If you love lobster then this week you have "claws" to celebrate
Posted: 09/17/2014 - The Warrior Beach Retreat is getting underway in our area once again.
Posted: 09/16/2014 - The contemporary Christian music trio Philips Craig and Dean will take the stage at the First Baptist Church in Panama City.
Posted: 09/16/2014 - The Food and Drug Administration has a warning for anyone who's thinking about getting a tattoo.
Updated: 09/16/2014 - Paris visited Lake Powel on Tuesday morning where you can be a part of the International Coastal Cleanup this Saturday.
Posted: 09/15/2014 - Flu shots are never fun for kids, but vaccination is their best defense against the influenza virus.
Updated: 09/15/2014 - Paris visited the Kaleidoscope Theatre in Lynn Haven on Monday morning where the Glass Menagerie opened this weekend.
Updated: 09/15/2014 - A new way to deal with it is gaining popularity in other parts of the country and locals will soon have access to it as well. It's called Mindfulness-based stress reduction.
Posted: 09/12/2014 - Paris visited Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday morning as he wraps up his "Let's Keep Working" tax cut tour here in the Panama City area.
Posted: 09/12/2014 - When fall allergy season collides with cold and flu season, it can be tough to tell which foe you're fighting.


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The Kern High School District Wednesday morning appointed four new principals and approved a plan to lay off 10 classified employees next year.
The layoffs, district officials said, were not state budget-cut related, but instead made because of school boundary changes and a decrease in federal money that funded some positions. The layoffs translated to seven full-time equivalent positions and included clerks, instructional assistants, library workers and others.
Classified employee union representatives voiced concerns during the Wednesday school board special meeting saying they were not properly notified of specifics regarding the layoffs. District staff did not have the layoff list finalized and available for viewing until Wednesday morning.
Board President Joel Heinrichs said it's the district's goal "to be as open as you can," and "we don't want to eliminate any positions."
Earlier this month, KHSD decided to give pink slips to 19 teachers next year because of school boundary changes. Most of teachers, if not all, will likely be rehired, officials said.
The governor's budget is asking KHSD to operate with $8.7 million less next year. In the last two years, the district has cut staff and used leftover federal aid to provide a cushion and prevent massive layoffs next year, district officials said.
In other business, the district appointed four new principals, who will start next school year. They are:
* Scott Cole, Arvin High School: Cole is currently the KHSD director of research and planning. He will replace Blanca Cavazos, who will serve as the KHSD task force administrator for instruction.
* Mark Wyatt, Bakersfield Adult School: Wyatt is currently the KHSD director of school support services. He will replace Susan Handy, who is retiring.
* Elizabeth "Libby" Wyatt, Liberty High School: Wyatt is Liberty High's assistant principal for instruction. Wyatt will replace Pat Preston, who is retiring.
* Alan Paradise, North High School: Paradise is currently the KHSD director of pupil personnel services. He will replace Bryon Schaefer, who was recently appointed to be the district assistant superintendent for business. Schaefer will replace Dennis Scott, who is retiring.
Superintendent Don Carter said the appointees were "well poised to lead."


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3:59 PM, May 22, 2008 • By DEAN BARNETT
I finally got around to reading that George Packer piece in the New Yorker that heralds the fall of conservatism and that everyone is talking about. I would offer the old "read the whole thing," but it's awfully long, kind of rambling and not particularly insightful. So instead I'll say have a trusted friend read the whole thing and highlight it. Once that's done, you can just read go ahead and read the highlights. It will save you about an hour.
Pronouncing the death of political movements is a facile thing, especially when one appears as down in the mouth as conservatism appears at this moment. But in truth, it's not conservatism that's down in the mouth, but the politicians and the party that conservatives entrusted to carry out conservative principles that are in peril.
Much of Packer's article focuses on political tactics and strategy, particularly the uniquely craven ones devised and implemented by Richard Nixon and a young Pat Buchanan. What Packer never completely acknowledges is that politics is supposed to be only the means, not the ends. One of the reasons so many nostalgic conservatives tiresomely invoke Ronald Reagan is that Reagan often seems like the last successful Republican politician to fully personify that standard. Not only did Reagan come to office with a full set of conservative principles to guide him, he only sought office because his passion for those principles compelled him to do so.
American conservatism has a set of core principles that includes a belief in free markets, free people, and in the greatness of the American people and the American nation. Those principles are timeless. They are also pure and, in the eyes of conservatives, true. The principles in turn should dictate conservative policy. Here's how it shouldn't work: The hideous farm bill that passed the senate this week violates just about every conservative tenet imaginable, but still got a thumbs up from a lot of Republicans. That's a disappointment. But it's also a reminder that the Republican party and conservatism aren't one in the same. In spite of devoting roughly 97,000 words to his story, Packer never stumbled upon that simple fact.
Yes, the Republican politicians entrusted to put conservative principles into action have proven a disappointment as a class. But the Republican party faces such difficulties this year because of its inability or unwillingness to govern according to its conservative core principles. The principles themselves remain solid. And they'll remain solid and relevant well beyond 2008.


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Timothy Daniel "Tim" Considine (born December 31, 1940, in Los Angeles, California) is a former American child actor and young adult actor who was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He later became a writer, photographer, and automotive historian.
Life and career[edit]
Considine was born to a show business family. His mother, Carmen, was of half Greek ancestry. His maternal grandfather was theater magnate Alexander Pantages, while on his father's side, John Considine, Jr., he is of Irish descent and grandson of Pantages' rival vaudeville impresario John Considine. His older brother is actor John Considine. His uncle Bob Considine was a King Features Syndicate columnist.[1]
In 1953 Tim Considine costarred with Red Skelton in The Clown, a remake of the 1931 movie The Champ which costarred Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper.
Considine's most famous acting roles were in the 1955–1957 Disney TV serials Spin and Marty (he played Spin) and The Hardy Boys (he played older brother Frank opposite Tommy Kirk as Joe), both of which appeared in 15-minute segments on the Mickey Mouse Club; in the Disney show Swamp Fox as Gabriel Marion, nephew of Francis Marion; in the Disney motion picture The Shaggy Dog; and as the eldest son, "Mike Douglas", in the first years of the long-running television series My Three Sons, when it aired on ABC. In both The Shaggy Dog and My Three Sons, he starred with Fred MacMurray.
In 1957, Considine played the role of Ted Nickerson in a television pilot based off the popular literacy series Nancy Drew made for CBS. He co-starred with Roberta Shore and Frankie Thomas.
On December 31, 1959, his 19th birthday and before My Three Sons debuted, Considine appeared as Jamie Frederick in the episode "Bound Boy" on CBS's Johnny Ringo western television series, starring Don Durant in the title role. In the story line, a rancher is investigated for turning orphaned boys into virtual slaves.[2]
The following year, Considine played the role of Franklin D. Roosevelt's eldest son James between ages 14–17, in the 1960 feature film Sunrise at Campobello. In one episode of The Fugitive he acted as a helper for Dr. Kimble. He also had a notable role in the 1970 film, Patton, as one of two shell-shocked soldiers slapped by General George S. Patton, Jr., who believes them to be cowards. The role is credited as "Soldier Who Gets Slapped".
As an adult, Considine is an automobile historian, photographer, and writer who specializes in motor sports. He is the author of The Photographic Dictionary of Soccer (1979, ISBN 0-446-87953-3), The Language of Sport (1982, ISBN 0-87196-653-0), and American Grand Prix Racing: A Century of Drivers and Cars (1997, ISBN 0-7603-0210-3). He has also filled in for the late William Safire as writer of the "On Language" column in The New York Times Magazine.
In 2000, Considine and David Stollery, his co-star in the Spin and Marty serials, made cameo appearances in The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior, a made-for-TV movie on the ABC network. A DVD version of the Adventures of Spin & Marty was released in December 2005 as part of the fifth wave of the Walt Disney Treasures series. On the 50th anniversary of the serial's premiere, Considine and Stollery are interviewed by Leonard Maltin as a DVD bonus feature about their experiences filming the hit series.
On June 19, 2010, he participated in the My Three Sons 50th Anniversary Reunion at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, California. Most surviving cast members appeared at the event except for Dawn Lyn who was living in Germany at the time and Don Grady who prior to his death in 2012 was in Europe for that summer receiving treatment for cancer.
- ^ "Tim Considine". The Original Mickey Mouse Club Show. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ "Bound Boy". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Tim Considine at the Internet Movie Database
- Disney Legends profile
- Tim Considine profile
- Tim Considine acting career prior to Spin and Marty in 1955.


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NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traveled to southern Iraq on Friday to visit two of the most sacred cities for Shiite Muslims amid tight security on the second day of his two-day visit to the country.
The outgoing Iranian president's visits to the cities of Najaf and Karbala during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan followed meetings with top Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Thursday that highlighted the tightening bonds between Shiite-led Iraq and Iran.
Ahmadinejad is stepping down after eight years as Iran's president. He will be succeeded by president-elect Hasan Rouhani, who is expected to be sworn in in early August.
In Najaf and Karbala, Ahmadinejad on Friday followed in the footsteps of millions of Shiite pilgrims who have made the journey to the holy cities south of Baghdad.
Meanwhile, a bomb exploded Friday at a Sunni mosque north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 17 people, said councilman Sadiq al-Huusseini.
Iraq has been rocked by a surge of violence that has killed more than 2,800 since the start of April, raising fears the country is returning to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed it to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
In Najaf, security forces were deployed along the route used by Ahmadinejad's convoy from the airport to the Imam Ali shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shiite Islam. Major roads leading to the shrine itself were sealed off. Najaf is about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad.
The Iranian president waved to worshippers and smiled as he entered the gold-domed shrine. He appeared to weep while praying inside the resplendent holy site, which houses the tomb of Imam Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.
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