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Long story short- I have been super busy, and loving every minute of it!!
I have so much to report on... and will do so, slowly but surely. But, right now I 'll get you started with one of my summer projects that wrapped up in September.
My clients came to me feeling super UN-inspired by the kitchen they were living in. The kitchen is where we should want to spend a lot of time, the heart of the home--where everyone gathers during a casual dinner or even a formal event at times, right?
Well, here's our kitchen. What do think? Feel inspired to cook, entertain, or just simply hang out in this space? The budget wasn't huge, so our design and selections needed to make an impact. Everything needed to be well thought out to make sure the end result was exactly what the client was yearning for.
I wish I could share some more of the before pics, but my client is in them. I think she would shoot me! Everyone runs when I pull out the camera!!
Our problems,
*small, closed-in feeling
*vinyl flooring
*small window
*too dark
*not-so-attractive finishes (can you tell I'm trying not to be too harsh about the finish selections in here?)
*no wow factor
Basically, the client didn't like anything about it and she couldn't fathom the thought of living in this space.
I knew exactly what I wanted to do to this space and enlisted Debbie Burke of B&B Design/Build to help tackle this project.
The goal--
Design a functional, open space combining the more modern likes of the "Mrs." with the more rustic likes of the "Mr". Let's face it...how many husbands and wives have the exact same style and taste?? When you have two people living in a space, both parties need to be considered. The mission is to design a space that everyone loves, both functionally and aesthetically!!
Our finished product-
Not overly feminine or masculine, right? We dealt with all of the pain points and added a few unexpected surprises. The island was designed to double as a kitchen table. You don't have everyone sitting in a row next to each other. This design allows for casual entertaining and dining as you can actually look at people and converse without having to turn your head so sharply. Not only does it function well, but no unexpected masseuse expenses to work out the painful crick in your neck!!!!
And hello incredible chandelier!! This took a little gentle nudging on my part, but finally, the client agreed to give it a shot and now I think it's one of their favorite aspects of the space.
Yes, I certainly enjoyed this project! I'm so passionate about finding out how someone imagines themselves living, and then turning that vision in their head into reality. I love my job!!!
Until the next post... (fingers-crossed that it won't be 6 months from now!)
A big thank you to Jen Dowell for her fabulous photography skills!!


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£749 is a much better entry level price, it's just a shame they they continue to rip us off.
At £699 they'd be able to justify their whole "it costs us more to do business in the UK" line, but considering the US price with 20% added on top to account for the VAT that we pay is only £645 one can't help but feel screwed over by their greed.
Take it up with Cook. The company isn't here to lose money, they do have to keep their margins, otherwise Wall Streets downgrades the stock.
I think they are also factoring the fluctuations in the currency exchange rates and they don't change their price because the exchange rate changes.

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Suspect, who was fleeing police, was struck by a squad car
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Tamon Robinson died in April during a police chase in Brooklyn. Officers had caught the 23-year-old digging up paving stones, and he was fleeing on foot when he was hit by the cruiser.
Then, last month, Robinson's mother got a letter from a law firm retained by the city. It was addressed to her dead son and demanded that he pay for the damage within 10 days.
Robinson's mother tells The Daily News she is outraged.
A spokeswoman for the city's law department tells The New York Times the notice never should have been sent.
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Summerville rallied from two goals down Thursday night, Senior Night, to salvage a 2-2 tie with Mother Lode League-leading Calaveras at Thorsted Field.
Summerville goalie Larissa Barrett (above, right) makes a save with Calaveras star Tiffany Souza (3) hoping for a rebound on Thursday at Thorsted Field. Maggie Beck / Union Democrat
Bear senior Nicole Schultz converted a penalty kick after Darian Skellenger was fouled with three minutes left in the game.
"She nailed that penalty kick but we got a few shots in the last couple of minutes but couldn't get it in the net," said Redskins head coach Rob Leetham. "Summerville played a really good game. They were celebrating Senior Night and they were motivated and seemed pretty excited."
"We played fantastic — I'm so happy with the way the girls played tonight," said Bears head coach Brad Schultz. "It was a complete team effort, everybody played their best and it showed. Calaveras is a very good team. They play with fantastic intensity and we were able to match that with intensity of our own."
Calaveras applied pressure throughout the first half and scored 19 minutes into the game on a goal by Kim Carlson off a pass from Jordyn Leetham.
The Redskins tallied again in the 38th minute when Cassy Deitle blasted a free kick off a set piece from approximately 25 yards and placed it perfectly into the top left-hand corner of the net.
"Just a beautiful kick," Leetham said.
At 2-0, it was the Bears turn and they answered one minute later.
Mali PetersonWood received a pass from Skellenger, split two defenders and blasted the ball into the net.
"It was a play that we've been working on in practice and the girls executed it perfectly," Schultz said. "It's one thing to do it in practice but another to execute during the game. It was beautiful."
With the draw, and Amador's 2-1 victory over Linden, the Redskins are tied with the Buffaloes atop the MLL (9-1-3, 30 points). Amador holds the edge on goal differential so the Redskins, with two to play, are looking up at the Buffs in the standings.
"We're thrilled to have already clinched a playoff berth, but we wanna win league," said Leetham. "Our goal is to win league."
While Amador and Calaveras battle for the title, the fight for third place, the final playoff berth, is up for grabs.
The Bears have earned four points in the last two games (1-0-1), both at home, and have come on strong.
For the Summerville seniors, Thursday was their final game at Thorsted Field.
"Camila Richardson played outstanding at sweeper and is doing a very good job of running our defense," Schultz said in regards to his seniors. "Katelyn Stewart was terrific in the midfield tonight — she owned it. Calaveras does a very good job of moving the ball around and she was in the right place at the right time to disrupt their passes.
"Shylynn Pollard, our outside right defender, had the best game I've ever seen her play. Larissa Barrett in goal made some huge, key saves for us. On one shot, the ball looked like it was going into the upper corner of the net. I have no idea how she knocked it out but she did.
"And our exchange student from Germany, Franzi Hadan, has been hanging in there all season working hard. She's been a great team player even with little playing time."
Summerville is tied with Bret Harte (11 points) for fourth place, four points behind Argonaut who defeated the Bullfrogs Thursday. The top three qualify for postseason.
The Redskins next host Argonaut on Tuesday while the Bears go to Amador for a second-straight clash with the league's top team. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. for both games.
"We get the top two teams in the league back-to-back," Schultz said. "It'll be tough for us but if we can come out and play like we did tonight, it will be a good game."


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Truck traffic could see a real increase in the industrial park with the addition of a water transfer facility in January. / Carol Hirata/For the Beacon
Adding more industry to Windsor is a good thing, many people say, but theres some concern that it will be at the expense of the towns infrastructure.
During the regular meeting Monday, the Windsor Town Board studied a site plan for a water transfer facility to serve the construction and oil industries that are planning to locate in the Great Western Industrial Park.
My concern is that this facility will serve up to 200 trucks per day, and theres another facility nearby (a transload facility for Halliburton) that will also serve up to 200 trucks per day, said board member Don Thompson. Thats a lot of trucks per day on the road.
Clay Drake, representing Great Western, said the concern about the trucks had been raised at the Planning Commission meeting.
The truck drivers have no interest in driving through Windsor, he said. Theyll be going north to (Colorado Highway) 392 and east to (U.S. Highway) 85, for the most part.
Thompson said the facility, which is designed to provide water for industrial uses 24 hours a day, seven days a week, will still create a heavy financial burden on the town in terms of wear and tear on the roads and the possible destruction of normal traffic patterns.
Is there any way to mitigate this? he asked.
Town Manager Kelly Arnold pointed out that this was a deficiency in the towns road-impact fee program, which is designed to collect fees from developers to recompense the town for the construction and maintenance of new roads in town based on the amount of traffic each project will generate.
Theres nothing in our road-impact fee structure to address this kind of use, Arnold said. From a town perspective, theres nothing we can do to mitigate this use.
Drake said the traffic that will be generated at the site will depend on the price of oil.
We will be charging sales tax on the water that goes out, which could bring in $150,000-$200,000 a year for the town, he said.
Mayor John Vazquez said hed like to see the board consider discussing extending Crossroads Boulevard and working on Weld County Road 23.
You cant regulate commerce or mandate these trucks get off the state highways, he said. But we can continue to work on these issues going forward.
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My niece has graduated from high school, what joys now!
Congratulations Kaitlyn, time to take a victory bow
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You have reached the top so cherish those golden days
When I see you, it's a princess ready for sparkle, glow
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"Today Microsoft announced limited details about Office 15. For more information, go here."
Update 2/8/2012: You can view the entire video series on the Microsoft Project YouTube channel. http://bit.ly/wUCAYg
Earlier this month our friends on the Office 365 team shared a link via Twitter to an article by technology writer Will Kelly. Entitled "Microsoft Office 365 for Project Managers", the article surfaced the project management potential in Office 365 and an interesting theme--the "democratization of project management data". Read more about it here.
Today, we're excited to share a special series on how Office 365 adoption can transform your existing project management capabilities. Microsoft Office 365 provides an infrastructure for collaboration and information sharing. It offers a cloud solution for an organization of any size, whether that organization involves a small business or a small team with members spread across the globe. But best of all, it offers the ease and familiarity you'd expect from Microsoft and its Office products.
Many enterprises have already had a great deal of success implementing a PPM solution via Project Server 2010. But how about options for smaller organizations or departments just getting started? Microsoft Project is perfect for helping project managers organize schedules and manage budget, resources and dependencies, but what about the rest of the team? Effective project management begins with team collaboration. It necessitates a secure and central location for all project documents and artifacts like a site provisioned in SharePoint Online, demands ease of mobile communication you'd find in Exchange Online and Lync Online, and the great user experience provided by Microsoft Project and Office 2010 when working with project schedules and documents. By themselves, these tools are just tools, but together it opens the door to a unique collaboration experience that any organization can benefit from. And because we've built these products with the user in mind they just work, even across multiple platforms and devices.
We've called out a number of common pain points tied to project collaboration--document storage, effective communication, sharing a project schedule, and visual reporting for stakeholders just to name a few. But this represents a small sample of all the great possibilities Office 365 enables for project management and we'd love to hear more from users like you in the comments below or via Twitter and Facebook.
Download the paper and accompanying video here.
You can view the full video series on our YouTube channel as well.
We'll be featuring a great session around this very topic this March at Project Conference 2012 in Phoenix, AZ. Don't forget to register!
Now we all know that the finish date a project is automatically calculated by Project and might not necessarily be the due date. If the finish date is before the due date, you have some buffer, if the finish date is after the due date, you have a problem. Let's assume you are in the first case - it is important to track this buffer and I've found manually scheduled tasks are useful for this since they won't automatically move but they'll warn you when there is a problem.
Let's say you have this project (this will work for all projects, just make sure you have a milestone representing the project finish that all task chains are connected to):
My project finish date is January 9th but I actually don't have to be done until the 13th so I have a few days of buffer. To represent that I add a new manually scheduled task with the Project Finish milestone as the predecessor and the end date as 1/13:
You can now easily tell that you have 4 days of buffer.
Now say that task 4 takes 3 days instead of 1 day. Your schedule will look like this:
Notice how the buffer tasks didn't move but you get a warning that there is an issue. Now go in and for the Buffer task, right-click and select Respect Links. This will push the task out. Now you need to decrement the duration until the finish date is once again the 13th:
So you can now tell from task 4 slipping that you only have 2 days left of buffer.
I find that manually having to update your buffer task helps to make you more aware of when you are using up buffer. You can use this same technique on individual task chains, etc., if you want. Additionally, if you want to make sure you remember the deadline, you can set a deadline on the buffer task to make sure you always adjust the buffer back to it.
Learn more about this and other scheduling tips by attending the Microsoft Project Conference 2012 in Phoenix, AZ March 19th-22nd.
We're excited to announce that all session content including titles, abstracts, speakers and learning objectives have been posted to www.msprojectconference.com! Microsoft Project Conference 2012 is your only opportunity this year to see over 90 sessions focused on Microsoft Project 2010 and Microsoft Project Server 2010 in addition to other key products that integrate with our Microsoft Project and Portfolio Management such as SharePoint, Office 365, Dynamics, Team Foundation Server and more! Let us know what you're looking forward to most on Twitter using our new hashtag #mspc12!
This year's conference will cover a variety of in-depth topics across three tracks: Business Value & Insights, Product Sessions, and Deployment, Administration & Developer, delivered by customers, industry experts, partners, Project MVPs and the Microsoft product team. Here are just a few highlighted sessions.
Detangling project demand, resource supply and capacity with Project Server Isabel Merlano, AMD Corporation
Pearls and Pitfalls - Realizing Real Business Benefits with Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint Mike Bullard, AT&T Business Services
Best practices for implementing a successful Enterprise Innovation Program Simon Floyd, Microsoft
Unleashing the Value of Earned Value: Applying Schedule and Cost Controls to Measure Project Performance Andrew Lavinsky MVP, UMT
Leveraging Project 2010 with Office 365 for Project Management Success Dux Raymond Sy, Innovative-e
Resource Management - Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together! Collin Quiring, PMP Specialists
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Microsoft Project: Inappropriate practices (Level 300) John Wagner, Versatile
Task Types (Level 300) John Wagner, Versatile
Designing with Project's new manual scheduling type (Level 300) John Wagner, Versatile
UMT Project Essentials Pro – Comprehensive Financial Governance for Project Server 2010 Ben Chamberlain, UMT
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One of the questions I get fairly often is that people want to show their project schedules and get feedback on them without including real dates since their project hasn't been officially scheduled yet. You know once you show someone a schedule with dates, that's all they can think about and then you don't get the feedback you want.
You have three ways of doing this:
The default timescale setting has it showing real dates. You can update this though by right-clicking on the timescale and selecting Timescale… Then in the dialog, for the tiers that are being displayed choose one of the circled items that uses relative time (ie. the first week of the project is Week 1) instead of calendar time:
This will update my timescale to look like:
The only other step you'll need to do is to hide the start and finish date columns
For date format (what controls how dates are displayed in the task sheet and throughout Project), Project doesn't support a relative time format so you have two options which I've circled below. To update the date format, go to File – Options:
You can select to just show time when how tasks line up is important to show.
Alternatively you can choose one of the W4/4 formats. This date isn't relative to the first week of the project but instead is based off the calendar (so the first week of January is week 1). Doing this format plus the timescale formatting I mention below will still essentially hide real dates from the people you are reviewing the schedule with. Just make sure to temporarily set your project to start on the first week of the year.
Then when you know the actual start date of your project, you can use Move Project to adjust the schedule.
Last but not least, you can use the Timeline View. Say I have the following Timeline:
To not show the dates, you need to go to the Format tab – Date Format and un-check Task Dates, Today and Timescale. This will get you:
Now you still have dates on either ends, to remove those you can either crop the image or paste the Timeline into PowerPoint and delete them there.
The only problem is that while you aren't showing dates anymore, now the timeline is kind of meaningless if you want to show anything more than order and relative size of tasks. To get around this you can create dummy tasks to represent generic time intervals. For example, if I create a bunch of week long tasks I can get this:
I also changed Text Lines to 2 since I just think that looks better. And here's what I added to my project plan:
You can choose whatever time interval makes the most sense for your project. Also, don't forget to include weekends or else you'll have gaps.


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We learned that the Beckhams of Soccer and Spice fame have
made the decision to send their child to a Jewish preschool in Los Angeles.
Some people might say, "So what does that mean?" Well, if we believe that Jewish preschools are an important first step toward developing and nurturing a Jewish identity, then the Beckham's decision will indeed grow our community. Others see the benefits of Jewish preschool as well. Is that not why the Jewish Federation in Chicago has initiated its Right Start program? Is that not why philanthropist Michael Steinhardt has been pushing for the funding of Jewish preschools in much the same way he has been the incipient force behind Birthright Israel?
And if young Beckham and parents are to remain in the orbit of the Jewish community, then it is up to the school—and the local Jewish community—to do all they can do to make them feel welcome. Then we can all decide if Jewish preschool was an important decision for this interfaith family and for every other interfaith family in the Jewish community.


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JMS even wrote about 60% of "Crusade", and I believe most of the movies were written by JMS.
He wrote all of the TV movies. Of the produced and aired Crusade epiesodes, JMS wrote 10 of the 13. Two more JMS scripts were completed but not produced. Fiona Avery wrote two of the three produced scripts by other writers with Peter David writing the third. There were three scripts assigned to other writers but production was halted before most of them were finished. A spec script written by Peter Woodward would have been made in the second season.
For those interested in the unproduced scripts, you might want to check out the 'Crusade: Other Voices' books
which are still available here.
Volume 1 features the Peter Woodward script and Volume 2 has early drafts of the Avery scripts as well as a draft of one of the assigned scripts by Richard Mueller. (Full disclosure: I'm part of the team that puts out these books but I don't have any financial stake in them. I just think that the history is important) Eventually, the two unproduced JMS scripts will be published in the rest of the 'Crusade: What the Hell Happened' books.
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Amending the Constitution: 100 Days to 200 Years
The Constitution hasn't changed much since it was adopted in 1787.
However, it has been tweaked by 27 amendments—some were ratified in a few months, another took more than two centuries.
The ink on the Constitution had barely dried in 1787 when people discovered what it did not say. It did not spell out adequately, they argued, the individual rights that citizens of the United States had under the Constitution.
So James Madison, the "father of the Constitution" and a member of the House of Representatives from Virginia, went to work.
The result: 12 amendments. They were approved by Congress in late 1789 and sent to the 13 states for ratification, which, then as now under the Constitution, required three-quarters of the state legislatures or constitutional conventions.
Twelve? Yes, but only ten (originally numbers three through 12), known to us all today as the Bill of Rights, were approved. It took … [ Read all ]
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Today's post was written by National Archives volunteer Paul Richter. It is part of a series tracing the development of the Constitution in honor of the 225th anniversary of this document on September 17, 2012.
On Monday, September 10, 1787, the Constitutional Convention was fixated on fractions.
After four months of debate and compromise, the delegates knew they were nearing a final document. With the end in sight, they turned their attention to the future. There were two central questions they needed to answer.
First, how would the nation throw the switch to shut down the old government and start up the new government? Getting one-half of the states to agree to be governed by the Constitution seemed a little light, but three-fourths seemed a little heavy. The delegates finally settled on two-thirds; the Constitution would become effective once it was ratified by 9 of the 13 states.
Second, how could the new government develop with the nation as both grew and changed? The delegates agreed to include a mechanism by which future statesmen could improve or correct the Constitution. Proposals to amend the Constitution can be made by both two-thirds of the Senate and two-thirds of the House of Representatives, or two-thirds of the state legislatures can propose an amendment. … [ Read all ]
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London - A woman who was found in a wardrobe at Simon Cowell's London home has been told to stay away from him.
Leanne Zaloumis, 30, returned to Isleworth Crown Court, west London, yesterday (02.08.12) to be sentenced for smashing a window at the property with a broken brick.
Judge Robert Winstanley banned Zaloumis from contacting the music mogul indefinitely and he also gave her a 12-month community order with a mental health requirement and a 12-month supervision order.
Zaloumis, of Catford, south east London, had admitted being in possession of a brick with the intent to damage or destroy property, and breaking a window at the house, at a hearing last month. At that hearing, she was told she must stay at her home address, remain inside between 7pm and 7am and wear an electronic monitoring tag.
Judge John Dennis said at the earlier hearing that the 102 days she spent in custody following the incident was "sufficient punishment".
Simon was in his bedroom when he heard a "loud bang" coming from his bathroom on March 24 so called his staff, who found Zaloumis. - Bang Showbiz
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member, but I love the close-ups.
Wed just watched Mozarts The Magic Flute, in Julie
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were out of luck.
With rebroadcasts added to the schedule, seats are available.
And with the overwhelming success of this series, here and
throughout the world, more screens are being added and tickets
even for the live broadcasts are again becoming available.
For Albany-area opera fans, the Metropolitan Opera is a mere
three hours away. But you still need to shell out $40 to $300
to see the upcoming Eugene Onegin. The Crossgates ticket,
on the other hand, is $18. And you can bring popcorn to your
Generations of opera lovers have been created and maintained
by the weekly Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts; more recent
Live from the Met television events have added a look
at the productions. But the Mets new managing director, Peter
Gelb, has upped visibility with a series that satellite-beams
high-definition transmissions to specially equipped theaters
around the world.
Ten high-definition cameras are positioned both in the house
and backstage; microphone placement recreates the surround-sound
experience of listening in the hall. True, youre looking
at close-ups of singers in stage makeup, and the singers themselves
might not be Hollywoods first choices. My 10-year-old daughter
was disappointed in what she believed was the not-terribly-royal
appearance of The Magic Flutes Prince, but she has
more exacting standards of beauty than I. Papageno, however,
swept her heart away.
In technological terms, these broadcasts are a huge advance
over watching Live From the Met in your living room.
Sound and screen are both greatly enhanced, with the audio
surrounding you. Its not classical-music grade sound, being
tuned for car crashes, explosions, and bad John Williams music,
but its sufficient. Picture quality looks to be outstanding,
although Taymors Magic Flute production was designed
to be dark and video, unlike film, lacks richness at that
end of the spectrum.
But youre watching the opera amidst a like-minded audience,
and theres no substitute for the energy an audience generates.
Add to that the fillip of knowing that whats onscreen is
liveat least for many of the broadcasts. My informal poll
of audience members suggests that live-ness is a compelling
draw, which may explain why the live Flute sold out,
while empty seats abounded during the re-broadcast.
The next live event features Valery Gergiev conducting Tchaikovskys
Eugene Onegin at 1:30 PM on Saturday, Feb. 24. This
sold out weeks ago, but the broadcast has since been moved
to a theater with a larger screen and tickets are again available
as of this writing. The next rebroadcast is Bellinis rollicking
I Puritani with soprano Anna Netrebko at 7 PM Tuesday,
Feb. 13; tickets go on sale Feb. 3. For a complete schedule,
navigate the Internet to www.met operafamily.org/metopera
and select Watch & Listen, and youll also find links
to online ticket-buying.
Keep an eye on that Web site: What appears as sold out one
day may sprout tickets the next. And be sure to get there
early. Seats arent assigned, and you dont want to have to
forcibly elbow your way past a phalanx of determined oldsters
to get the best view of the screen.


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Looks like President Barack Obama won't be ordering up a giant $1 trillion dollar coin to help pay the country's bills if Congress doesn't agree to raise the debt-ceiling.
The U.S. Treasury Department has just declared it will not produce platinum coins and the Federal Reserve would not accept them for deposit as a way to avoid a debt ceiling showdown, Reuters reports.
"Neither the Treasury Department nor the Federal Reserve believes that the law can or should be used to facilitate the production of platinum coins for the purpose of avoiding an increase in the debt limit," said Treasury spokesman Anthony Coley in a statement released Saturday.
An obscure commemorative coin law gives the Treasury Secretary the power to mint and issue platinum coins in any denomination. Minting a platinum coin to get around the debt-ceiling was an idea that had been gaining traction with backers including Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman and U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. Republican leaders have said an increase in the debt ceiling must be accompanied by big spending cuts to offset costs.
The nation reached the $16.4 trillion debt-ceiling on Dec. 31. The treasury has been taking "extraordinary steps" to extend the time before defaulting, which may happen as soon as mid-February if Congress doesn't act.
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Nearly 20 years after Pixar made us believe Buzz Lightyear could fall with style, the plastic LEGO universe hits the big screen in a big way. All those LEGO videogames that came before were just a warm up. The directors of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs have assembled one of the best-animated films in years.
Everyman Emmet (Chris Pratt) loves his normal mundane life following the instruction manual for being an unmemorable construction worker: pay for over-priced coffee, be happy, be polite and sing about how everything is awesome! Once he meets Wildstyle (Elizabeth Banks) that all changes. Soon he's flying in the Batplane with the Dark Knight (Will Arnett). Is Emmet destined to be "The Master Builder" who will save the blocky population from President Business (Will Ferrell)?
Here are five ways everything is awesome with The LEGO Movie:
NEWS: Liam Neeson does his best LEGO action figure impression
1. An Amazing Assembling of Voice Talent: With a turn of his capsule head Liam Neeson goes from good cop to bad cop. As Vitruvius, Morgan Freeman looks like Moses and sounds like Morpheus. And Will Ferrell is fiendishly hammy as President Business. Every one of them came to play in the candy-colored world. The herky-jerky movements of their tiny figures delight.
VIDEO: Elizabeth Banks is a lifelong LEGO fan
2. More In-Jokes Than Roger Rabbit: Like Toy Story and Roger Rabbit, LEGO is bursting with plenty of moments that will piece together in your nostalgic brain. Even items like Scotch Tape make an appearance, which is sticky sweet. Watch for Charlie Day as '80s LEGO icon Spaceman Benny.
3. MVP: UniKitty! She looks so adorable with that face yet the beyond cute feline with a pointy horn also has a dark side—so watch out! Her hyper attack impresses, and she's the freshest new character of the bunch.
VIDEO: LEGO stars talk winning brownie points with their kids
4. Superheroes, Gandalf and More! Jonah Hill's Green Lantern is obviously green with envy of wannabe BFF Man of Steel. Best is Will Arnett's gravely voiced Batman. Then Gandalf shows up. Best fan fiction ever.
5. New Classic Put Together Brick by Brick: Can this be the start of an even bigger LEGO universe? Absolutely. One of the most intriguing aspects is that Emmet's hero journey ducks most of the traditional conventions—he's an everyman whose best trait is his never-ending optimism.


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The Penguins can match defense and goaltending with anybody, abilities that will deliver the Steel City its second Stanley Cup in three years.
The Big Why: Evgeni Malkin is out and Sidney Crosby is questionable, but the Penguins have reinvented themselves as a defense-first club. Pittsburgh's defense corps is one of the best in the NHL, and it is certainly among the best in the East. It is also a healthy group -- something that is a problem for fellow contenders Philadelphia and Washington.
The Penguins also pair that strong defense corps with goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who has proven he can play well in the postseason. Pittsburgh can match goal prevention with anyone, and the Penguins also have plenty of Stanley Cup-winning experience upon which to lean.
The Big Uh-Oh: Pittsburgh has struggled to score without Crosby and Malkin. The Penguins outwork teams, but fail to finish the chances they have to work so hard to generate. They will have to keep scoring in games low, and playing with the lead will be tantamount.
The Penguins also haven't had a lot of success against the top teams in the East this season. They were 5-9 against Washington, Philadelphia and Boston.
The Final Argument: Pittsburgh is 23-13-5 since Crosby went out of the lineup. The Penguins have proven they still have enough talent to be competitive without their captain. If Crosby were to return, it might not only give the Penguins a huge emotional lift, but may well make them the best team in the East.
They were in first place when Crosby was injured, and while Malkin is tough to replace, the combination of Alex Kovalev, James Neal and increased minutes for Jordan Staal should be enough to help the Penguins ride Fleury and a strong defense to second Cup in three years.


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You've read about people who've struck it rich in their youth and foundered for lack of what to do with their money. Well, I've been poor for so long that I've had quite a while to think about what I would do if I were to suddenly hit the jackpot.
It's not so much stuff that I would want. Most Americans have too much stuff in their lives. Aside from charitable interests, the two luxuries I would want the most are a driver, because driving is such a chore, and a personal chef.
I've always envied celebs like Oprah and Madonna, who employ personal chefs to cook them healthful meals. It's easy to throw a slab of meat on a grill and call it dinner. It seems unfair that while most people would like to eat more healthful and sustainable meals, vegetarian fare -- beyond salads -- requires more effort to put on the table.
It's starting to look like I don't have to wait to strike it rich now that so many vegetarian restaurants have opened around town. It's a good thing. Through establishments I've already covered -- like Hale, Loving Hut and Peace Cafe -- the Asian community has taken the lead on something I've repeatedly written is long overdue.
The newest entry is Simple Joy, on King Street between Pensacola and Piikoi streets, run by the Pham clan. Simple Joy has the most extensive menu of the newbies to date. Not content to offer just one style of cuisine, the menu features Vietnamese, Italian- and American-style dishes, with varying degrees of success. The restaurant maintains simple, spare decor, to suit its mission of sustainable pursuits.
For many dishes, you'd be hard pressed to find anything "different" about them. If you didn't know this was vegetarian cuisine, for instance, you wouldn't think twice about crispy spring rolls ($4.75) filled with a mix of veggies and rice noodles. Neither would you miss the pork in vegetable pot stickers ($4.25). One thing I'm not ordering again, though, is the homemade bean curd roll ($4.25). I was imagining something close to what Chinese restaurants offers as dim sum, but here, the bean curd is formed into a sort of milky, rubbery sausage that's served cold. Someone out there might like it, but it's a big no for me.
As much as we know about nutrition today, I can't tell you how many people tell me they refuse to eat anything green. I think vegetables and fruits are wonderful in their own right so I've never cared for the idea of meat impostors -- soy and vegetable proteins charading in meat-like forms. But the closer they get to matching the textures of meat, the more I find myself warming to them. At any rate, they offer a nice transition for those leery of vegetables.
In fact, many are puzzled when they first open the menu and find such dishes as "Sicilian Chickun" and "Shrim Piccata," one letter off to denote these aren't really chicken or shrimp, but it was just confusing enough to have me going, "Wait, isn't this all supposed to be vegetarian food?" I heard others in the restaurant ask the same question.
Rest assured that no animals were killed for the sake of your meal, but vegetarian cuisine has advanced beyond the mushy, curdy texture that marked soy-based creations of the past. The chickun -- made with a mix of soy protein and wheat flour -- actually has the look of chicken tossed with your choice of linguine, fettuccine or penne in a dish of puttanesca ($9.75), and while I expected to bite into something lightweight, the chickun has a density and chewiness approximating meat. It was a little surreal.
Ditto the yam-root concoction pressed into shrimp-like forms and striped with orange coloring to approximate the look of shrimp. The bouncy texture is that of overcooked shrimp, but the sweet flavor hits the spot in a dish of shrimp scampi ($9.55), a boon to those worried about their cholesterol levels.
Starters include tofu, sweet and sour, minestrone or pumpkin soup ($4.25 each). The pumpkin soup was not a creamy one, but coconut-based with a dice of pumpkin.
A slice of vegetable lasagna ($8.25) doesn't have the richness of a true Italian lasagna, but that's because it doesn't contain the oil and cheese that would turn it into a heart attack on a plate.
One dish that did have oil was the unusual roasted platter, with soy protein and bread combined and fried to imitate the crisp fat and texture of deep-fried pork. It was interesting to taste, but like fried pork itself, seemed too decadent to pig out on. This is served with garlic spinach and your choice of white or brown rice.
Just as the mock pork was flavored with five spice, there's an Asian flavor aesthetic throughout. So the Philly sandwich ($7.95) bears little resemblance to what most of us would expect. Without cheese, but with bell peppers and onions, it's a stir-fry in sandwich form. But the fries are all-American.
I don't consider the "misses" to be like other misses. It just takes adjustment to go from a meat-eater's to a vegetarian's mindset. I'd like to see more Western diet-inspired vegetarian restaurants open, but with the presence of this and the other new restaurants, I feel I can eat more healthfully without much sacrifice.
That means I can swap out my desire for a personal chef for one other wish. I once read that Christina Aguilera employs a masseuse to give her massages whenever she feels the slightest pain. Add a personal masseuse to my list.
Nadine Kam's restaurant reviews are conducted anonymously and paid for by the Star-Advertiser. E-mail email@example.com.


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MOSCOW (AP) Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the AK-47 assault rifle, reportedly wrote a regretful letter several months before his death to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church asking if he was to blame for the deaths of those killed by the guns.
The Russian daily Izvestia reported Monday that Kalashnikov, who died last month at 94, wrote to Patriarch Kirill and told him he keeps asking himself if he's responsible.
Izvestia quoted Kirill's spokesman Alexander Volkov as saying the Patriarch sought to comfort Kalashnikov and praised him as a true patriot.
The letter contrasted with past statements by Kalashnikov, who had repeatedly said he created the weapon to protect his country and couldn't be blamed for other people's action.
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Why I left academia?.
I now do my own way of doing science. Although atlanta web site design it is not easy always, I try to do science for the sake of science and for the love of doing science.
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Yes Ank, this is just a few miles from Stroud. It is National Trust property, although the unfinished mansion within the grounds is managed by a separate trust. It is a lovely place to walk, but my favourite part is around the lake.
Very beautiful, is this in the area you live? Pity to read you have sleep less nights. Later today I will google Stroud, just for taking a look.
Yes pkin and texasstar, it is the same one.
And yes Jan, that is a porch! I have a photo of it, so will post it now. I am having one of my insomniac nights, so I may as well do something!!
Oh, oh - do I spy a little porch on the side?
I wondered the same thing as pkin. It's lovely, thanks.
Is that the boathouse that's in the other puzzle?? Very pretty
Thank you treker and Laurajane for your comments. It is indeed very peaceful treker.
Very nice, GS. Thank you.
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On Saturday, December 22, 2007 at his home. Richard MORTON, beloved son of Albert and the late Judy MORTON. Loving brother of Lawrence, and Erica, and brother-in-law of Lorena BECCARI, and Gerry SMALL. Dear uncle of Gabriele, Isaiah, Mitchell, Jordana, Brielle, and Jared. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Monday, December 24, 2007 at 10: 00 a.m. Interment Habonim Section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva 32 Strathearn Blvd. Donations may be made to the Richard MORTON Memorial Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street, Toronto, M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324, www.benjamins.ca
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BECKBERGER, Agnes▼ Mary▼
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Kathleen Carrie SMITH, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 8, 2007 at the age of 92 years surrounded by her family.
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BUTTEDAHL, Doctor Paz
Dr. Paz BUTTEDAHL, 65, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2007. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 25 years, Doctor Knute BUTTEDAHL. She is survived by her husband, John K. PARK, daughter Maria Beck BUTTEDAHL (Bob BECK), son John BUTTEDAHL (Lisa FERRARI), brother Valerio GOYCOOLEA (Rebecca PALMA,) and sisters Sofia GOYCOOLEA (Richard E. LANE) and Loreto GOYCOOLEA. Paz was a proud aunt of Claudia GOYCOOLEA (Mauricio MEYER,) Alexandre COULON (Maureen COULON- MENASHE,) Oliver GOYCOOLEA and great-aunt to Nicholas MEYER. She was a loving step-mother to Kim and Gary BUTTEDAHL and proud grandmother to Caleb and Alisha GRUNERT. Her family wishes to join in expressing all their love and appreciation for the extraordinary person Paz was, and for the outstanding contributions she made to the world. Paz was born in Santiago, Chile, and created a vast network of Friends, colleagues and students throughout the world, garnered through a long and distinguished career. The breadth of her experience spanned work with universities, international development organizations and agencies, and the Canadian military. Whatever the setting, common threads ran through all of her work: a passion for fostering international and intercultural understanding; a focus on sustainable development; and a belief in the possibility of creating an equitable and socially just world. The academic portion of Paz's career involved teaching at several universities in Canada, the United States, and Latin America, including a faculty position at the University of British Columbia and most recently, at Royal Roads University. Her work at the universities was always characterized by a passionate commitment to her students, the injection of an international perspective and comparative education approach to her courses, and a desire to create international partnerships linking students and educators from the developing world with those in Canada. Paz was sought after as a researcher and educator specializing in international development issues, and was a consultant with many international agencies and organizations. These included the Canadian International Development Agency, The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Organization of American States. Paz also worked for almost a decade with the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa. As Deputy Director of the Fellowships and Awards Division, her focus was on the development of human resources and the strengthening of institutions in the developing world through the education and training of their researchers and project staff. Paz strongly believed in learning as a crucial component in the achievement of sustainable development. In the early 1990s, as international development issues became more and more intertwined with issues of security, Paz was invited to attend the National Defense College in Kingston, Ontario, where she also contributed as the academic advisor to the Commandant. A subsequent posting to the Centre for National Security Studies provided a base for her research linking issues of sustainable development to those of human security. Paz's vast storehouse of knowledge and experience found a home and became invested in the creation of the Master of Arts in Human Security and Peacebuilding program at Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia. As founder and program head, Paz worked tirelessly to build the program and to ensure its sustainability and its relevance to the international development and security issues of today's world. The Master of Arts in Human Security and Peacebuilding program was to be Paz's final contribution in a lifetime of notable achievements. In spite of failing health during the past months, she found strength in providing ongoing leadership to the program and in planning for its future. Paz, with her indomitable spirit and her vision of a world that might be, has enriched and influenced the lives of hundreds of Friends and colleagues around the world. Her loss will be deeply mourned. A celebration of her life will be held on at 1 p.m. on October 21 at Royal Roads University, 2nd Floor Grant Building, 2005 Sooke Rd. Victoria, British Columbia.
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BECK email@example.com_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-29 published
WEST, Sara (née TIBOLDO)
Peacefully on Friday December 21, 2007 at Providence Manor, Kingston, Ontario.
Beloved mamy of Roxroy O.O. WEST (Diane PAYMENT) of Winnipeg and Fanny LEUENBERGER (Hansruedi) of Eglisau (Switzerland;) cherished gross-mamy of Myriam and Nicole; special sister of Hans LEROY (Julia) of Post Falls (Idaho) and loving god-mother of Clélia BECK (Mauborget, Switzerland.) Pre-deceased by her loving husband Dr. Roxroy O. WEST in 1991 and her elder brother, Roberto ALOVISETTI in 1990, she leaves relatives in Switzerland and Italy, a niece, Sara LEROY and two nephews, Max and Roberto ALOVISETTI in the United States and and sisters-in-law Lydia ALOVISETTI, of New York City, and Barbara MARSHALL and Doreen WEST of Trinidad.
Born in Bex (Vaud, Switzerland) on November 20, 1919, daughter of Giovanni TIBOLDO and Fanny UHLER, she immigrated to Canada with her husband and children in 1958 and was a long-time resident of Kingston. A strong, generous and enterprising woman, she was an avid gardener, professional seamstress and gourmet cook. Fluent in four languages, she made special Friends among the Italian community in Kingston. Forever proud of her Swiss culture, she developed a special love for the Canadian landscape and her little paradise at Lacey Lake exploring with pals Caleb and Rerun. She travelled the world with her husband and in her later years, found inspiration and happiness in her many car trips across the country.
As she wished, a private celebration of her life will be held in the spring. Cards and flowers are gratefully declined and if desired, donations can be made to the Doctor Roxroy O. West Foundation, Pacemaker Clinic, Kingston General Hospital, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 2V7.
The family would like to thank all those who were there for mamy, in particular devoted Friends Wolfgang and Maureen Weber and Dante and Marianna Del Mistro.
Buon viaggio Meity! Nous t'aimons et tu seras toujours dans nos coeurs…c'est comme ça&hellip
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BECKBERGER, Agnes▲ Mary▲
Of Cambridge, passed away at Wingham and District Hospital, Wingham on Saturday, January 6, 2007 in her 93rd year. Agnes will be missed by her many nieces and nephews as well as great-nieces and great-nephews. Pre-deceased by her brother George; sisters Babe LIZZOTTE and Annie LANG; nephews Joseph in infancy and Don great-nephew Paul Jr.; nephews-in-law Dave BERBERICH and Albert MERCHANT and parents George and Abby (SCHURTER) BECHBERGER. Visitation▲ at Mary Immaculate Church, Chepstow on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 from 11: 00 until time of the funeral mass at 1:00 p.m. Interment in Mary Immaculate Cemetery, Chepstow. Memorial donations to the Cambridge Community Care Access Centre would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Arrangements entrusted to Cameron Funeral Home, Walkerton (519) 881-1273
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BECKER firstname.lastname@example.com_county.hanover.the_post 2007-11-02 published
HUNSPERGER, Robert Allan
Robert Allan HUNSPERGER, of Hanover, passed away at Hanover and District Hospital, Hanover on Saturday, October 27, 2007. He was 69.
Robert was born in Owen Sound. He was the son of the late Melville and Viola (ARISS) HUNSPERGER. He was employed with Knechtel Furniture and Nordic Furniture until the time of his retirement.
Survived by his wife and best friend Shirley, daughter Kimberley (DALE) BECKER of Ayton, sons Randall (Debby) HUNSPERGER of Kitchener, Rob (Wendy) HUNSPERGER of R.R.#3, Hanover, grandchildren Jocelyn, Candace, Graeme, Jordann, Elias, Seth and Sadie. Also survived by his sister-in-law Doreen (Dean) PAGE of Waterloo and their family Nancy, Gwen, Tracey and Cathy. Predeceased by his parents Melville and Viola HUNSPERGER and father and mother-in-law Walter and Lenore KENNEDY.
Visitation was held at Mighton Funeral Home, Hanover, on Monday, 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. where a Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 11 a.m. Interment in Hanover Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Doug REAY, Don REAY, Larry HEIPEL, Jack WEIS, Dennis YAECK and Dean PAGE.
Memorial donations to the Kidney Foundation, Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Hanover and District Hospital Foundation were appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
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BINKLE, Helen Leona (WETTLAUFER)
The former Helen WETTLAUFER, beloved wife of the late Roy BINKLE of Neustadt, passed away at The Village Seniors' Residence in Hanover on Sunday, November 25, 2007, in her 85th year.
She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Helen WETTLAUFER of Neustadt and Verna GLEBE and Delton of Waterloo, and a number of nieces, nephews and Friends.
Sadly missed by Craig. Predeceased by one sister, Fern BECKER, and two brothers, Lorne WETTLAUFER and Harvey WETTLAUFER.
Friends were received at the Garrett Funeral Chapel in Neustadt until the morning of Tuesday, November 27, 2007, then to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Neustadt for funeral services at 11 a.m. Interment St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. Reverend Paul LANGOHR officiated.
The pallbearers were Gary CAMERON, Craig WITTER, Jeff WETTLAUFER, Scott WETTLAUFER, David GLEBE and Ryan CAMERON.
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BECKER email@example.com_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-01-08 published
REAY, Claren William
Passed away at Rockwood Terrace, Durham on Saturday, January 6th, 2007. Claren William REAY, of Durham, in his 90th year. Beloved husband of the former Ada BECKER. Loving father of Doug REAY and his wife Pauline of Durham, Brenda and her husband Ted HUNTER of Durham, Vance REAY and his wife Tracy of Kitchener, and the late Joan GORDON. Fondly remembered by his grandchildren: Michelle (Kevin WEPPLER), Melissa (Todd HENKUSENS), Joseph (Bev) REAY, Karen (Craig VARLEY), Delanah (Rick GOBIO), Denise (David PETTY), Reay HUNTER (Courtney CROGHAN), Ashton REAY and Devin REAY and his 9 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his siblings: Aylmer REAY, Royden REAY and Lenore KENNEDY. Friends may call at the McCulloch-Watson Funeral Home, Durham on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Celebration of Claren's Life will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Spring interment at Durham Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to the Durham Baptist Church Building Fund or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.
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McRONALD, Howard Corlett
Suddenly in Owen Sound on Tuesday, August 14, 2007. Howard McRONALD of R.R.#1, Hanover in his 77th year. Loving husband and best friend of Marie (née BECKER.) Beloved father of Larry of Chatsworth, Susan (Keith) PFEFFER of Ayton, Allen (Cathy) of R.R.#1, Hanover and the late Donna. Dear grandfather of Michael (Michele) and Mark McRONALD, Brent (Karen), Kaitlyn (Nick) and Kyle PFEFFER and Heather and Jared McRONALD. Predeceased by his parents Norman and Gladys McRONALD and his infant sister Margaret. The family will receive Friends at the Fawcett-McEachern Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, Durham on Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Ayton at 10: 30 a.m. on Friday, August 17, 2007. Interment Durham Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Parkinson's Foundation or Trinity Lutheran Church would be appreciated.
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BECKER email@example.com_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-12 published
COLLINS, Theresa Marguerite (PERRAULT)
Peacefully at London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Campus, Theresa Marguerite (PERRAULT) COLLINS, age 78, on Wednesday December 20, 2006. Beloved wife of the late David COLLINS (1992) and dear mother of Heather and her husband Alan ELGIE of Bryanston and Sean COLLINS and his partner Patricia BECKER of London. Dear grandmother of Robyn and Taryn ELGIE and Lexi COLLINS. Sister of Steve and his wife Ann PERRAULT of Kingsville, Ontario. Predeceased by her brothers Frank (1980,) Casel (1976) and Lorne (1978) PERRAULT and her sister Ann SSAINTUIS (1981.) A Memorial Service will be held at Memorial Funeral Home, 1559 Fanshawe Park Rd. (east of Highbury), London on Saturday, January 13, 2007 at 1 p.m. with visitation one hour prior. Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or London Health Sciences Foundation would be appreciated by the family.
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BECKER email@example.com_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-18 published
MacINNIS, Doctor Cameron
Died peacefully on July 11, 2007, at Saint Michael's Hospital, Toronto, in his 82nd year, with Mary, his devoted sister, at his side. Born March 25, 1926 in West Bay, Nova Scotia, Cameron was the son of Alexander and Janet (CAMERON) MacINNIS. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by brothers Ian and Allister, and nephew, David MacINNIS. He is survived by beloved sisters Anna (Grey) AUSTIN, Calgary, and Mary MacINNIS, Toronto, thirteen nieces and nephews, seventeen great-nieces and nephews, and countless Friends. Cameron received his primary and secondary education in West Bay and Sydney, Nova Scotia, following which he graduated Bachelor of Science from Dalhousie University in 1946, and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours Civil Engineering) from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1948. After working as a research engineer for Ontario Hydro for eleven years, he was awarded a bursary by the Cement and Concrete Association (United Kingdom) for doctoral studies in concrete technology at the University of Durham (England), receiving the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1962. Cameron was appointed professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Windsor in 1963, beginning a long and distinguished career as an outstanding teacher, researcher, and administrator. He was head of the Department of Civil Engineering from 1976 to 1979 and Dean of Engineering from 1979 to 1989, retiring as Professor Emeritus in 1991. An internationally recognized expert on concrete, Cameron's research was supported over many years by grants from the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and resulted in numerous scientific articles. He and former student, Dr. Norbert BECKER, received the prestigious Wason Medal for Materials Research of the American Concrete Institute in 1975, for the best paper of the year in that field. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to engineering science Cameron was made a Life Member and Fellow of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute, and a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada. However, what gave him the greatest pleasure were the accomplishments of his students. Cameron also distinguished himself in professional and community service. He was a referee for numerous scholarly journals and for National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the National Research Council of Canada, a member of various technical committees of the Canadian Standards Association and the American Concrete Institute, and Chairman of the Board of the Border Cities Branch of the Engineering Institute of Canada. He served on the University of Windsor Senate and Board of Governors, the Council of Ontario Universities, the Board of Directors of the London Goodenough Association of Canada, and the Board of Windsor's Metropolitan Hospital. Cameron manifested his strong commitment to human rights through membership in Amnesty International and as an envoy of the First Unitarian Church, Toronto, to the United Nations Non-governmental Organization. Cameron's life was enriched by his love of art, music, and theatre. He was a voracious reader and a wonderful conversationalist. He travelled extensively, with favourite destinations being Great Britain and Nova Scotia. Cameron had a delightful and of ten mischievous sense of humour. His gregarious nature was a hallmark of who he was. He was comfortable in any social situation and had a marvellous capacity to put others at ease. A man of high principles and great integrity, he was exemplary in his loyalty and devotion to family and Friends. Cameron will be remembered as a true gentleman, and is held in the greatest respect and affection by all who were so very fortunate to know him. A celebration of Cameron's life will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 2: 00 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church, 175 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto. Immediately following there will be a reception at the Church. As an expression of sympathy and respect donations may be made in Cameron's memory to the Doctor Cameron MacInnis Scholarship in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Windsor, c/o University Advancement, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4.
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WALLACE, Hazel
(Long-term Sick Children's Hospital employee, World War 2 Naval Veteran)
Died peacefully on July 16, 2007, in her 87th year at Providence Healthcare. Predeceased by her loving husband of 55 years, Maurice "Mo" and much loved mother of Sean, Tony, Erin WALLACE and her husband Stephen BROWN, and Laura WALLACE. Cherished grandma of Naomi and Colin BROWN, and Sarah and Rachel BECKERMAN. Predeceased by her dear brother Robert and sister Eileen. Sadly missed by sister-in-law Virginia. Hazel will be fondly remembered by her many Friends and relatives. As she wished, her body has been donated to the Department of Anatomy at the University of Toronto. Hazel's family will receive Friends at Sherrin Funeral Home, 873 Kingston Road (West of Victoria Park Ave.) Toronto (416-698-2861) on Friday, July 20, 2007 from 10-11 a.m. We will celebrate Hazel's life in the chapel immediately following visitation at 11 o'clock. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to ICORD, (a research centre that promotes recovery after spinal cord injury) would be appreciated by the family.
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BECKERTON firstname.lastname@example.com_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-09-28 published
TIPPING, Roy
Peacefully at his home on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Roy TIPPING of Owen Sound in his 76th year. Beloved husband of Eunice (née WEIR.) Dear father of Tracey and her husband Jim BECKERTON of Elliot Lake, Lisa and her husband Frank JANSSEN of Waterdown, Sheldon LEONARD and his wife Wendy of Fordwich, Debra LEONARD and her husband Rick ASHBURY, Denise and her husband Carl COURT, Robert LEONARD and his wife Fiona and Lanny McMURRAY all of Owen Sound. Sadly missed by his many grandchildren. Also survived by his brother John and his wife Rose of Shallow Lake and his many nieces and extended family. A Celebration of Roy's Life will be conducted in the chapel of the Tannahill Funeral Home on Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock with visiting from 12 noon until service time. Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated.
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BECKETT email@example.com_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-01-12 published
BECKETT, Donald Alexander
Suddenly at his residence on Monday, January 8th 2007. Don BECKETT of Derby Township in his 69th year. Cherished friend of Mavis WINCH and her son David. Dear brother-in-law of Marylon and Everett HALL, Sandra SMITH and Jim McCRAE, Terry and Donna KUHL, and Wendy and Glen McKEE. Brother of Ken and Eileen, Wilmer and Mabel, Hugh and Jondra. Will be missed by many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his wife Brenda (nee KUHL,) and parents Grant and Maggie BECKETT. A private family service will be held at a later date. At Don's request cremation has taken place. As expressions of sympathy, the family would appreciate donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, or to the charity of your choice. Messages of condolence to the family may be made at www.tannahill.com
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BECKETT firstname.lastname@example.com_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-08-07 published
FARROW, Michael "Mike" Kenneth Hugh
Of Wiarton, with his Friends and family at his side on Monday, August 6th, 2007. Michael Kenneth Hugh FARROW of Wiarton in his 53rd year. Much loved brother of Evelyn (Richard NEILY,) of Kars, Ontario; Carol (Tom BECKETT), of Hepworth; and Dave (Kathy BALLS), of Wiarton. Caring uncle of Claire, Vanessa, Jennifer (Robert MOUILLIERAT,) Sean COYNE (Bobbi,) Virginia and Ryan; and great-uncle of Kate-Lynn, Jordan and Maddison. Sadly missed by his aunt, cousins and many Friends. Predeceased by his parents Ken (2002) and Betty (2007). At Mike's request there will be no visitation or service. Cremation. Arrangements entrusted to the Thomas C. Whitcroft Funeral Home and Chapel, Sauble Beach (519) 422-0041. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated. In living memory of Mike, a Maple tree will be planted in the funeral home meadow by the Thomas C. Whitcroft Funeral Home and Chapel. Condolences may be expressed on-line at www.whitcroftfuneralhome.com
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BECKETT email@example.com_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-09-27 published
WEPPLER, Morris William
At the Southampton Care Centre on Wednesday September 26, 2007. Morris WEPPLER of Tara and formerly of Keady in his 66th year. Beloved husband of the former Ann HERRON. Dear father of Kevin and Suezanne of Waterloo, Kathie and Mark BUTCHER of Shelburne and Rob and Erin of Keady. Loving grampa to Katy-Jo and Kelly BECKETT, Braeden, Haleigh and Tyson WEPPLER, Wyatt and Kayla WEPPLER. Dear Brother of Lois and Ken SOUTH of Huntsville. Predeceased by his parents Victor and Vera WEPPLER. Friends may call at Paul H. Eagleson Funeral Home in Tara on Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m., as well as Friday morning prior to the Funeral service which will be held in the chapel at 11 a.m. Interment in Hillcrest Cemetery, Tara. In lieu of flowers, donations to Muscular Dystrophy Canada would be greatly appreciated. Condolences may be expressed online at www.paulheaglesonfuneralhome.ca
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BECKFORD email@example.com_county.london.london_free_press 2007-06-27 published
Three dead in murder-suicide
By Karen PINCHIN, Canadian Press, Wed., June 27, 2007
Toronto -- A 13-year-old girl who just celebrated her elementary school graduation ran bloodied and screaming from her suburban home as she fled a crime scene that police called a double-murder suicide yesterday.
While authorities remain tight-lipped about their investigation, saying only that a 32-year-old man killed two women, aged 78 and 47, before taking his own life Monday night, neighbours said the man had recently lost his job as a machine technician.
The girl, her hair still in curls from the Grade 8 graduation ceremony, ran across the street sobbing and bleeding before she collapsed on a neighbour's front lawn, witnesses: said.
Ria HOSEIN, who lives in the house where the girl collapsed, said the teen's name is Anna HO and she was "covered in blood" and screamed, "my mom is going to die, my mom is going to die."
HOSEIN said the girl's biological father lives in China.
HOSEIN's husband Tony, who called police, said when he helped the girl up "she almost collapsed."
Neighbours identified the man living in the home as Alton BECKFORD and said he had recently been fired from his job and acting erratically.
While police said there were no plans to release the victims' names, neighbours said BECKFORD lived in the house with his common-law wife, Amy IAM, and her mother, as well as IAM's two children from a previous marriage.
Municipal records indicate the home was owned by both BECKFORD and IAM.
Police said all three bodies were discovered Monday evening on the main floor of the two-storey home, but would not confirm reports that the women had been fatally stabbed. The teen girl's 17-year-old brother was not at home at the time, said HOSEIN.
HOSEIN said his youngest daughter is a classmate and good friend of the girl, and attended the same graduation.
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BECKFORD email@example.com_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-27 published
Neighbours noticed man's strange mood before killings
By Alex DOBROTA with a report from Timothy APPLEBY, Page A13
Toronto -- Outside his Scarborough house, Alton BECKFORD showed the buoyant face of a loving husband, a man often seen at barbecues and one who installed a basketball net on his driveway for neighbouring children.
But at other times, sources say, he was violent. One neighbour said yesterday that he had beaten his stepdaughter. And a source close to the investigation told The Globe and Mail that he is suspected of having attempted to sexually molest a teenaged girl.
Mr. BECKFORD, 32, is believed to have killed himself after stabbing to death his wife, 47, and his mother-in-law, 78.
The domestic tragedy unfolded Monday night, less than 30 minutes after he drove his family home from his stepdaughter's graduation at a nearby school, where they cheered the girl who had won a history award and made the honour roll.
The girl, 13, escaped the house bleeding from slash wounds, still wearing her graduation dress. She screamed: "Alton killed my mother!" one neighbour recalled.
Born in Jamaica, Mr. BECKFORD settled on quiet Knowles Drive three years ago. He moved in with his common-law partner, a Hong Kong émigré and her two children. The couple bought a red-brick townhouse with a double garage on a $175,000 mortgage.
The woman was overjoyed with her new life, neighbours said. She had escaped an abusive husband in Hong Kong, a neighbour said. And Mr. BECKFORD even helped her find a job at a factory where he worked as a technician.
But that picture started showing cracks last year, according to a friend of the girl.
"Almost all the time she called me on the phone and she started crying and she told me how he hit her with a belt," said Brittney LEE, 14.
Brittney said the girl called police this year to report the abuse. When officers showed up at the house, she changed her story, afraid her mother would suffer if Mr. BECKFORD was arrested, Brittney said.
Police could not confirm yesterday whether officers responded to a domestic call.
His stepson, 17, dropped out of high school and avoided Mr. BECKFORD whenever possible, Brittney said.
Reports of the man's violent side came as a shock to his neighbours.
Some said Mr. BECKFORD was often seen driving his stepdaughter to school. He also attended get-togethers in the neighbourhood.
Most neighbours agree, though, that his mood changed about one month ago, when he was fired from his job. He was seen brooding and complaining of headaches. Restless, he wandered around the neighbourhood, asking for Tylenol and Advil.
Yesterday morning, drips of blood still stained the white wooden railing of a neighbouring veranda, where the girl had collapsed bleeding and screaming for help the night before.
Behind the police tape that cordoned off her house's front lawn, a banner in Chinese characters gleamed. It read: "Congratulations! Wish you fortune! Wish you wealth!"
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BECKINGHAM email@example.com_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-27 published
CAVANAUGH, Betty (née QUARRY)
(January 7, 1922-September 23, 2007)
Betty died with the courage, grace and dignity that she displayed throughout her long, rich and full life. She lives in the heart of Bill CAVANAUGH, her husband, best friend and life-companion of 65 years. She is much loved and cherished by her eight children: Peter (Peg), Peggy MANIS, Cathy (John BECKINGHAM), Chris (Joan), Betty Lou REYNOLDS, Michael, Nancy HELMERS (Bill) and Paul (Sue.) Grandma is remembered joyfully by her eleven beautiful grandchildren, Linda, Alexi, Christy, Sean, Colleen, Laura, Beth, Christopher, Simone, Esme and William. She is an inspiration to her three great-grandchildren, Jordon, Gavin and Oliver. Betty is survived by her sisters Margaret SILCOCK and Hélčne RYAN, her sister-in-law, Barb QUARRY, and brothers-in-law Joe, John (Mavis) and Paul (Gwen.) She was predeceased by her parents James and Dorothy QUARRY, sisters Claire TRUDEL, Eleanor KATONA, Patricia SPEAGLE, and brother Greg. She is fondly remembered by her many nieces, nephews and cousins. Her special gift for Friendship leaves many with warm and fond memories. Born in Stratford, Ontario, Betty grew up in Waterdown and Burlington. She taught elementary school in Kingsbridge, North Bay, Terrace Bay and Thunder Bay where she also worked as a Christian Living Consultant with the Catholic School Board and provided leadership in the revision of Catholic curriculum for primary grades in the 1980s. Following her retirement in 1987, Betty and Bill made their home in Burlington where they enjoyed family get-togethers, celebrations and many cultural and sporting events. A lifelong reader, Betty especially appreciated her book club. She taught and regularly attended aquafit classes at the Y. She looked forward to bridge games, fun luncheons and walks in Spencer Smith Park. She was an active member of the Newcomers Club. During these years she grew in her faith and belief in God who granted her many blessings, including a peaceful death, gently and lovingly cared for by her family and the staff and volunteers at Carpenter Hospice. We are deeply grateful for their support and compassion. We also thank Doctor Ernest HAJCSAR for his concerned and timely care. A memorial mass will be celebrated at St. Raphael's Roman Catholic Church, 4072 New Street (at Longmoor, east of Walker's Line), on Friday, September 28, 2007 at 11: 00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family will appreciate donations to The Carpenter Hospice, 2250 Parkway Drive, Burlington, L7P 1T1. Arrangements entrusted to Smith's Funeral Home, Burlington, 905-632-3333 www.smithsfh.com
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BECKTEL firstname.lastname@example.com_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-12 published
BECKTEL, Edward Hansuld " Ed"
Passed away peacefully at Toronto on Monday, September 10, 2007 at the age of 83. Beloved husband of Hazel. Loved father of Susan (Ron WALMER), Nancy PRETTY, Louise (Charlie DEHASETH), Lee (Rob SYMONS), Doug, and Christine C. Dear grandfather of Christy GLENCROSS, Lindsay, Bradley, Gregory and Neal. Special uncle of Leonard (Lynn) and Hal (Brenda). Ed served in World War 2. Royal Canadian Air Force and was a graduate of U. of T. Pharmacy. Pharmacist for 40 years at Eringate Drugs, Etobicoke. Past President of Don Mills Kiwanis Club. A service will be held at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East) on Saturday, September 15th at one o'clock followed by a reception in the Leaside Room of the funeral home. If desired, donations in Ed's memory to the Alzheimer Society of Metro Toronto, 2323 Yonge Street, Suite 500, Toronto, M4P 2C9. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com
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Retail and real estate business in Baxter and Marion counties increased in January.
After a short retail month in December, receipts from a countywide 1-cent sales tax increased.
The tax revenue deposited to county coffers Friday totaled $474,876, up from $441,974, or 7.44 percent, from the same collection period a year ago. The tax from the Christmas retail season was down by more than 10 percent.Real estate ...