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- "One of my responsibilities as a baron is that of a prison warden. This is where criminals are locked up."
- ―Alexander telling Daniel about the prison.
The Prison is a section of Brennenburg Castle. It is divided into two blocks: Northern and Southern. This and its northern counterpart are arguably one of the most dangerous areas of the game, disregarding the Choir.
InformationEditThe prison is where Alexander of Brennenburg kept his human victims before they were brought down to the torture rooms. It is a maze of hallways and jail cells, and is patrolled by Servant Grunts. Brutes will also make various appearances, but they will be purely cinematic. As with the Storage, the player should explore this section of the castle with extreme caution as the darkness, the labyrinthine disposition of the rooms, and especially the great number of enemy encounters make this location one of the most dangerous in the game.
It is inadvisable to conserve on lantern oil by lighting many torches, partly because The Shadow often blows out sources of light, wasting tinderboxes, but mostly due to the Gatherers. However, lantern oil may be found in various places in the Prison anyway. Trying to escape from a pursuing Grunt in these lit corridors is almost impossible and will likely result in Daniel being killed if you run into a dead-end. The best way to deal with Grunts, as in previous areas such as the Storage, is to keep one's ears open for a Grunt's growl, which are triggered by picking up certain objects or moving into certain areas, and immediately turn around and hide in a small room with the door closed and the lantern off. If you're spotted and cornered, duck past the Grunt and run somewhere else with the lantern off. Daniel can withstand a couple of hits from Grunts, and Laudanum can be taken if first aid is needed.
A Brute can be heard savagely beating a screaming man, suggesting that there are some prisoners still left, although this can be just another one of Daniel's hallucinations. It is believed that most of the people being held in the Prison cells had been taken away for torture or died of other causes long ago.
Southern BlockEdit
When Daniel is about halfway down the elevator it will break down. When he later wakes up he will find himself at the Prison's Southern Block, which is the fifteenth location visited in the game. A flashback in this area suggests Daniel refers to this place as a "Dungeon." Alexander lies and says one of his responsibilities as a baron, is that of a prison warden. It is known that the prisoners were not murderers, but innocents taken in to produce the right vitae for Alexander's ritual into the next dimension. Alexander appears to be stammering, or nervous as he quickly suggests that Daniel and he exit the corridors as soon as possible. After the flashback, Daniel will start searching the prison after clearing a cave-in in front of the door out of the elevator room. There are a few Servant Grunts roaming the area, so be cautious. Your objectives in the Southern Block are to find a hammer and a chipper, combine the two, and find some way to exit the Block, as all normal exits are locked. The Southern Block is comprised of Cell Area I (area cellūs I) and Cell Area II (area cellūs II).
Once you proceed up the short flight of stairs you'll have arguably one of the most dangerous encounters with a grunt who will appear at the top. You should hear the grunt growl when you're about halfway up the stairs, at which point you should turn around and scatter. You'll have seconds to run back and you may hear the terror music as you're chased because light is coming into the corridor from a hole in the ceiling as you flee. Be careful if you've lit too many torches in this area since the grunt will see and continue chasing you. Run back to the elevator room and hide or jump onto the lion statue if need be. Lie in wait until the grunt goes away, then go to the room northeast of the prison facing away from the elevator. If necessary, design one of the cells into a hiding place by using chairs, barrels, and the bed. Another possibility is to go partway up the stairs to get the grunt moving and then go down the hall immediately to the right to collect the hammer.
If you go back down the stairs where the first Servant Grunt appears, and you've done everything you were supposed to do, you'll hear a monster growl when you're half-way down. There's another grunt in the hallway before the stairs where you came from (the elevator room). The grunt won't see you if you run quickly to the dark cell to hide. The grunt will then just walk towards the door where a brute is seen savagely beating a man to the door when you get close enough. He will then disappear if you quietly walk away. If you remain in the cell with the candle, the Grunt won't disappear.
Once you enter the northeastern cell, there will be a flashback after which you must look under the bed. This was the cell where the murdered girl's mother was kept. There will be a hole there, which the girl had used to escape the Prison, and which you in turn must use now. Use the hammer and chipper on the hole to make it wider and thereby gain entrance to the tunnel which will take you to the Northern Block of the prison.
Tinderbox locations Edit
- In a small cell at the end of a corridor to your right as you get to the stairs.
- At the blocked off section of the corridor, just outside the cell mentioned above.
- At the opposite corridor, where the Servant Brute can be seen from the other side of a locked door, there is a hidden tinderbox in the metal bucket of the cell to your left.
- Take a right as soon as you've climbed up the stairs, and then another right as you get to the next junction. It sits on the floor at the caved in corridor.
- In a small cell close to the one with the hidden hole under the bed.
- Just outside of the barred gate where a Servant Brute can be seen as the gate is attempted to be opened.
Oil locations Edit
- There is one container in a cell at the end of the corridor that's on your left when you get to the stairs. It's opposite the cell where you find the hammer.
- An oil container sits on a chair in the main hallway.
- In a cell close to the cell with the hidden hole under the bed.
Laudanum locations Edit
- In a small dead-end blocked by rocks next to a tinderbox.
Northern BlockEdit
Once you have made it to the Northern Block of the prison, the game's sixteenth area, you will need two more items to get through a door that has a padlock in poor shape. Head towards the left after you get out of the hole in order to reach the storage (receptaculum) and collect a glass jar that you will use to hold the acid you will use to weaken the padlock. It's advisable you follow the signs here and head for 'storage' before going to the 'kitchen' as that minimizes the number of encounters with a Gatherer. The Northern Block is dangerously full of Grunts, but it also has lots of supplies for Daniel's quest. The Northern Block is comprised of Cell Area III (area cellūs III), Cell Area IV (area cellūs IV), the kitchen (culina), and the storage.
Be careful as there are roughly twice as many enemies in the area compared to the Southern Block; just keep an eye and an ear out for them. You don't have to worry about Brutes; they are mostly just visual encounters and the worst they'll do is drain your sanity so just stand still and wait for them to leave. A Grunt, on the other hand, will always growl right before wandering into your area. Don't panic if you hear them; just find a good, dark place to hide. You'll find a locked gate to the Cistern Entrance but ignore it for now as you can't weaken the padlock just yet. A dead body can be seen in one of the cells leading to the Storage. A Servant Grunt is lingering in one of the cells here. Before you reach the storage room there'll be a corridor with one door open and the other closed. The open cell is safe and has a diary entry in there. Do not open the closed door.
Go down the short steps into the lit room and take the glass jar. Be careful as the monster in that cell you passed by earlier will now come out, run straight back to storage and wait. When it's safe, you may enter the cell without fear of attack as the Grunt has left it. Now you have a glass jar and just need to fill it with acid. Proceed to the kitchen. Be wary, just before you grab the acid, you need to hide from the enemy that is just about to enter the room. Once it leaves, grab the acid with the glass jar and head back to the other side of the prison again. A Grunt may randomly spawn as you leave the kitchen so run back and hide if this happens. This is near the area where you found the glass jar, except you will not be going down that particular hallway to the door you need to get through. Instead, head down the other path that is there. Once you have found the door leading to the Cistern Entrance, use the acid on the padlock and then the hammer and chipper. After you break the lock, a Servant Grunt will spawn behind you and the terror music will start, so you must open the door quickly and head to the Cistern Entrance.
Tinderbox locations Edit
- Two tinderboxes can be found in the kitchen.
- In a cell in the most western part of the prison.
- In another cell on the immediate opposite side of the one mentioned above.
- In a cell found on your way to the storage.
- In another cell on the immediate opposite side of the one mentioned above. Be careful though as it contains a grunt.
- A whole four tinderboxes can be found in the storage room (The room with the glass jar).
- At the gate to the Cistern Entrance.
- At the end of the corridor that is to your right while standing at the gate to the Cistern Entrance.
Oil locations Edit
- There is one oil container hidden in the kitchen.
- In a tiny cell in the western part of the prison.
- There is one container in the back of a cell you pass by on your way to the Storage. Be aware though, as a Grunt roams this cell.
- One container can be found in a chest in the storage.
Laudanum locations Edit
- In a corner of the kitchen.
Trivia Edit
- Through a barred window you can see a lit spiral stairway leading down into the depths of the castle. This area is not to be confused with the Nave and is inaccessible.
- If the player somehow gets killed by a grunt inside the tunnel you must crawl through to reach the Northern Block, the player will respawn in the tunnel, but the latter will be consumed by The Shadow.[citation needed]
- If the player closes the padlocked door behind them after breaking the lock and watches the Grunt approach the door, it will despawn.[citation needed]
- The two Brutes found in the Southern Block are both named "im_in_a_bad_mood" and "im_just_cute_and_happy".[citation needed]
- One monster can be avoided simply by going to the Storage in the Northern Block and obtaining the glass jar before entering the Kitchen.
- If one were to enter the Kitchen at first objective in the Northern Block and simply be killed by a servant grunt, the player will respawn in the area behind the barred gate seen in the Southern Block where the brute could be seen walking by. As you walk forward, the sound of a grunt breaking down the door to your right can be heard and some sanity will be lost.
- The notes in the Northern block featuring Daniel's notes on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of August are scattered, but not scripted to a certain note. For example, the game will trigger scripting for the notes to be read in order from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th, no matter what note is picked up first.
- If one were to listen closely to the music that is played in the background of the first event encountered, which features of supposedly a brute savagely beating a man, they could hear that the theme for an attacking brute can be heard in the background.
- If the player were to put one of the white plates inside the acid container, the plate will break and it's shards will become glitched and will start to randomly shake in the air. This is most likely a glitch due to the hitbox of the acid jar. The acid jar is specifically a static entity, as the plate's entity file has a breaking format. The remnants are noted as different entities, but still have the same hitbox as the plate itself as a whole, causing massive glitches.
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Chief rabbis laud anti-abortion group
Akiva Novick
1. It's not like murder, it is murder.
Yosi ,
2. In Canada, Dr Morgentaler,
Fought for the right for the women to chose. He stood straight up in front of the Church... and won ! He prefered going to jail instead to stay his arms crossed.
Walt K ,
Sherbrooke, Canada
3. It's not murder at all
when done in the first months of pregnancy . Efrat could avoid 4000 abortions this year ? More than TEN every day ? Difficult to believe . What those "rabbis" forget , is that NO woman is happy to have an abortion , it's a difficult physical and psychological issue , and it they have it done , they have serious reasons .
Charles ,
Petach Tikva
4. Law of man-slayer and murder.
Murder. The woman has to hate the unborn fetus, something that is may or may not be the case since the mother does not know the fetus. Man-slayer. Generally comes as a result of a uncontrollable conditions. It is a touchy situation. Women should be able to make the decision, However I think the Lord commanded the women to have children with her husband in Genesis. It is something I don't think a man can properly Judge because he is not a woman. The command is thou shall not murder because killing does not imply that it was done with evil intent.
Jarvis ,
Joseph USA
5. An opinion is not law
Men telling women how to dress, how to speak, how to have relations, how how to raise children, etc...
camille ,
6. Who shreds tombola tickets before..
the drawing lots? Thanks G-D i didn t listen to my doctor who advised me to abort because of my advanced age. I won the big prize !
7. When did Metzger and Amar convert to Christianity?
I fail to see where in Halachah abortion is considered to be murder. These "rabbis" are basing their flawed arguments on the basis of Christian religious beliefs, and as such, I suspect they are promoting Christianity, not Judaism.
Dr. Guy ,
Washington, DC, USA
8. I do understand why they would promot
They promote against pregnancy termination because its good for the Jewish population. I don't think its because of religious reason.
Jarvis ,
Joseph USA
9. Jarvis #4
Evil can be done with or without intent. It doesn't take a women to know right from wrong. I think most abortions are done for convenience. For some doctors it's a very lucrative business.
Eaglebeak ,
Left Coast, USA
10. # 5
Very well said, Camille
Philip ,
Afula, Israel
11. #9 Jarvis
5 days "Good", On completion of the work of the sixth day. "Very Good" No woman for man "Not Good" Tree of Good AND (not or) Evil. I totally disagree with you that evil can be done with out intent. That would simply be "Not Good" As murder is evil and killing is "Not Good". Thus sayeth the LORD and they shall put the evil from amongst them and it shall not come to mind anymore. The day will come when "good" just is.
Jarvis ,
Joseph USA
12. #5 majority of women oppose abortions
So does that mean that abortion should be illegal? Majority of women are against it? that means the majority of men are FOR it... the majority supporting abortion have no right to that opinion (according to your logic.)
Golan ,
13. #5 fanatics
In Israel, it is fanatic men and women who put pressure on vulnerable women to terminate their pregnancy. Efrat is the one organization that gives the women kindness, listens to them, asks them what they fear. Sometimes it is just loneliness. Sometimes is is money. When possible, Efrat helps. I challenge you to find one of the 25000 people saved who regrets that Efrat helped their mother not abort them. Some of these 25000 are doctors, nurses, social workers. I challenge you to find any of their patients who wishes that they were not born. Some of these 25000 are IDF soldiers, pilots, police. I challenge you to find any of the people they protected that wishes they were not born.
israel israeli ,
tel aviv
14. efrat is not strictly anti-abortion
at times they have actually advised it to clients, but their goal is to make sure that women do not have abortions because they dont have the money for a kid (a very common reason). acticle is distorted in that it does not mention at all efrat's very balanced view of the subject.
david ,
new york
15. Something to consider...
Unlike Christianity and other religions, Judaism is not and has never been based on emotions. Putting forward an argument which is based on ones own emotional beliefs does not count...it would have to be based on intrinsic knowledge of the matter and all it's rabbinical sources as well as all the up to date scientific literature to be considered a valid argument...which definitely discredits me straight out...
Moshe ,
16. a woman's right to choose
No man has a clue about what a woman goes through in an unwanted pregnancy. Her right to an abortion should be protected. It is her choice and no one else's. If these men want unwanted babies to be born, they should queue up to adopt them. According to the book "Freakonomics", crime rates in the US dropped substantially around 18 years after the right to an abortion was made law. Fewer unwanted children = fewer troubled youth = less crime.
iselin ,
Oslo, Norway
17. Ideal Aims
For The Jews a population explosion is mandatory and the Pill ought be Banned .The Rich Gallus and Israeli Moguls ought pay the Bills but they love Luxery that's Ok it creates Jobs but Half ought go to Benevolent causes Most to Israel.
18. #3 - Charles
What were you in the first months of your mother's pregnancy?
19. Upon Conception--period!!!
God's Word clearly intimates a fetus is a person upon conception! God'll judge all those doctors' and nurses' who are complicit with this blatant act of murder. He'll will also judge those women' who, out of convenience, destroy the blessing God has bestowed upon them; also, regardless, of the circumstances on how it happened. That unborn child has the right-to-life...more than a woman has a right-to-her-body--period! To ALL those who condone this murderous act, they, too, will answer for it--you godless heathens!!!
Taz Man ,
20. to #18
Every one of us on earth, you included, was just a bundle of cells with potential to become a human being, but nowhere near that yet, when our mothers were 3 months pregnant. Once a fetus can survive on its own, it can be called a baby.
iselin ,
Oslo, Norway
21. #13 Israeli Israeli if only your mother had a choice
Eli ,
tel aviv
22. #20 - iselin
When I want your opinion, I will give it to you. You are disgusting.
23. The earth needs more trees.
Michael ,
California, USA
24. Devorah 18
Just , as you and everyone , a foetus not able to live yet . Why is Iselin disgusting ?
Charles ,
Petach Tikva
25. #21
Pray tell, Is that rEally all you Can say? havE yOu no Finer reSponse? Hello? I gave good argumenTs. where are yours?
israel israeli ,
tel aviv
26. Efrat
I thought an intelligent decision depends upon hearing all the options. Then a woman can make her own decision.
joan ,
ramat aviv
27. 23Right Michael,but trees with roots.
28. abortion
I believe in the bible and live by it since my childhood, that rabbi deserves my deep respect , we christians expect that kind of attitude from the jewish faith,specially us the arab evangelicals.May The almighty bless him.
naim ,
miami us
29. What does the Bible say?
Below is the English KJ translation: It explicitly excludes women who fight. It does not cover anything but "fighting men". If the men are not fighting, or are fulfilling the women's wishes, it is not covered. 22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Dan ,
30. #27, More Haredim in America than in Israel.
Roots schmoots. If it wasn't for the government money handouts, very few Haredim would have "roots" in Israel. They can live anywhere with their texts, they don't need a country to serve. Enough for them is to recite "b'shana ha'baa ..." once a year.
Michael ,
California, USA
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A C-130 undergoes High Velocity Maintenance at Robins. Despite a challenging fiscal 2013, the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex delivered a total of 185 aircraft back to its customers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp)
185 in fiscal 2013: Robins looks to the future with optimism
by Jenny Gordon
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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.
-- Despite a challenging fiscal 2013, the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex delivered a total of 185 aircraft back to its customers.
"As we move into fiscal 2014, our goal is to continue to be competitive," said Col. Timothy Molnar, 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group commander. "We want to be the depot of choice and the best value for our Air Force."
While the on-time delivery rate this past year stood at only 76.3 percent, several factors contributed to that number. They include the impact of civilian furloughs during the summer - a loss of six working days; and uncertainties with rightsizing the workforce, which resulted in offering civilian employees incentives to retire early or resign through the Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and Voluntary Separation Incentive Program, or VERA/VSIP.
"In addition, some of the rules changed for how we delivered airplanes," said Molnar. "In fiscal 12, we had a five-day delivery window - we didn't have that this year."
Once a contract date was firmly set, if an aircraft wasn't delivered by midnight, it was a late aircraft.
"While this was not always the case, the rules became stricter," Molnar said. "That affected our due date performance as well."
As a result, 20 aircraft will be carried over in fiscal 2014. A total of 236 are scheduled.
"We're excited about the work ahead of us," Molnar said. "We have an opportunity to land on our feet and come through this much more competitive and efficient."
Ed Montano, 402nd AMXG deputy director, pointed out that with a loss of experience due to earlier rounds of VERA/VSIP, a current goal is to enter some of the workforce into training programs to backfill positions.
Budget crunches also resulted in a contract termination which caused an additional loss of 300 employees.
"With all the turmoil that happened in fiscal 2013, the men and women out here did a fantastic job," he said.
While it's important to be fast while producing quality airplanes, Molnar said that safety would never be sacrificed to make up for time lost as a result of the summer's furloughs.
He credited the diligent force of 4,000 employees, reporting for duty across three shifts no matter the weather.
"Safety is paramount in everything we do," he said. "Our name is literally on every single plane that goes back to its home station.
"As for Robins, there is no community or workforce more dedicated and more patriotic than the men and women on this flight line," he added.


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Seattle poet and small press editor/publisher David D. Horowitz joins us again tonight, here to read from his latest collection, Sky Above the Temple (Rose Alley Press). "David D. Horowitz's Sky Above the Temple reads like a daybook of the work-a-day life. Horowitz's speakers travels between 'bicker, haggle, overload' and 'the tinder temples of a deadlined day' to the natural, albeit urban world where 'twilight sky/Glows opal' and 'Freeways bright underneath a tine/Of moon.' This yoking of the mundane with the miraculous is the driving force of this feisty, fervent book." - Martha Silano.
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The following was originally posted as a guest post on 'Twas Brillig. I'm archiving it here too, so I can keep it as part of what I think might become a little series on local history.
I live in a Michigan town that was once generally known as "Podunk." I kid you not. The government website for my town records this fact on its History page, as an introduction to information about the official naming of the town. What the government website does not say is that the 1827 meeting to choose a name took place in the barn of one of the town's founding citizens, a fact which to me seems poignant and important. These were pioneers, literally, who were looking to establish the legitimacy of their little hamlet. They had no township buildings, no civic location in which to meet, and so they chose the most logical of places: large, roofed in, dry, and associated with the gumption of the very first settlers, the Tibbits' barn served as their town center. It does not seem a stretch to conclude that the impetus for that meeting was the desire to resist Podunk becoming the recorded name on maps and government documents.
At this meeting, I have also learned, there was much discussion in favor of the name Peking, in honor of the general interest in all things from China. There is, in fact, a town in Michigan called Canton, presumably for the same reason -- a reason which, in the 1820s, also inspired the Prince Regent (later King George IV) of England to decorate Brighton Pavilion (his seaside palace) with a crazily "Asian" room in which he placed everything that seemed like it was probably Chinese or Japanese, or whatever, he wasn't picky, including fantastical wallpaper painted with giant stands of flowering bamboo. I've seen it. The pink-and-ivory orchid-like flowers are enormous and lush. Bamboo doesn't actually flower at all, let alone flower like a Hawaiian orchid, but verisimilitude was not the strong suit of our 1820s forefathers. What they wanted was the fantasy of Chinoiserie. And so, in the case of my town, they -- stout settler stock that they were -- contemplated the name Peking.
For reasons that are unclear, despite its popularity, Peking was abandoned as the town's official name in favor of LeRoy. Honestly, I could not make this stuff up if I tried. With a perceptive forward-thinking apparently far beyond that of the eager settlers, the Governor of the Michigan Territory (it was not yet a State), chose to approve instead the second choice name that the settlers put forth. It was a name I am sure they felt was no where near as romantic and lilting as LeRoy. At least, I assume they felt that about LeRoy. To me, that name is practically synonymous with "junk yard dog," but presumably in this pre-rock-and-roll era, it sounded exotic. Or something. Anyway, thanks to Governor Cass's eminently sensible judgment, I live in a town with a perfectly ordinary name, one that the Puritan settlers of New England happily bestowed upon many towns -- a name like Portsmouth, or Salem, or Haverford.
I'm sure at this remove of time, it would not matter if I lived in Peking, Michigan instead. It would not be any different than living in Versailles, Vermont (pronounced VER-sails, with a nice hard "r" in there). Which is to say, I would still be a Michigander, and the name of the town would have no particular resonance, no specific connotations, except to occasion a wondering query, "What were they thinking?"
But I do wonder, now that I know this history, what life would have been like for those early settlers if Peking had carried the day. Would they have felt more worldly? Held themselves a little straighter when they announced with pride the name of their town? Felt secretly pleased that they had taken the public step of labeling their town as different from those already-old towns of New England? Would they have felt particularly modern to live in a town called Peking in the Territory of Michigan? Even though they would never travel to China themselves, would probably never meet a Chinese person, quite possibly never even speak to a soul who had been to China, would they have felt proud that they were doing their part to enter into the increasingly global economy, to participate in becoming world citizens, by naming their town after one halfway around the world?
A part of me thinks they would have. And admires them for it. In 1827, still ten years away from becoming the 26th state, Michigan was wilderness and farmland. Settlers worked long hours carving farms out of the fertile soil. Tibbits is credited with bringing the first pony to the area. Say what you will about the problematic dynamics between settlers and Native Americans (what you say will be true); life in such a place was certainly not easy for the new settlers.
Perhaps the fantasy of China, the dream of the exotic, glimmered in those settlers' minds for a while on that February night in 1827. Perhaps they, with their work-worn hands and woolen clothes, stomped their thick boots to keep warm as they discussed the choice of a town name and quietly hoped to grasp what little they could of the reported glories of travel.
In the end, they chose a name less explicitly foreign (LeRoy) and, as one might argue is endemic of Midwestern farmers, offered up a second choice that was incredibly safe. The Governor, of course, preferred the latter. But like the questioning speaker in Robert Frost's "The Road Less Traveled," I wonder what would have happened in the formative years of my town if boldness had prevailed. And I am pleased to be reminded again that however much we twenty-first century citizens see ourselves as responsible for the phenomenon of the "global village," that shrinkage was already beginning nearly 200 years ago through the hard work and gleams of vision that filled the lives of people who lived in a place that was nearly named Peking, Michigan.
Friday, May 30, 2008
How to Name a Town: First, Find a Barn...
The following was originally posted as a guest post on 'Twas Brillig. I'm archiving it here too, so I can keep it as part of what I think might become a little series on local history.
2 comments:
- Nicole (SAHM Ramblings) said...
I saw the title and I was like "Hey! Deja vu!"
Good point about archiving it on your own blog. I'll have to remember that if I ever guest post anywhere.
- June 9, 2008 at 11:08 PM
- Middle Aged Woman said...
I live in what was one part of Nanking Township, along with Peking, and Canton. Nanking became Nankin, and I think all that's left of that is the Nature Center, Nankin Mills. Good to find another Michigander. Thank God they changed the name from Podunk.
- January 20, 2010 at 7:22 PM


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More than $650,000 in federal disaster assistance funding has been approved since March 9 when the president issued a major disaster declaration for Indiana. Assistance was made available to augment state and local recovery efforts after severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes caused extensive damage Feb. 29 to March 3 in Clark, Jefferson, Ripley, Scott, Warrick and Washington counties.
As of close of business on Thursday, March 15, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials report that 841 registrations have been received. FEMA field inspectors are completing home inspections within 24 hours of registration and 284 inspections have been completed. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) reports that 644 disaster loan applications have been issued.
On Tuesday, March 13, federal and state officials opened a Disaster Recovery Center DRC at Ivy Tech campus in Sellersburg. FEMA and SBA specialists are on hand there to assist storm-impacted individuals from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week, until further notice.
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New York State School Technology Voucher Program (NYS-STVP)
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What is the New York State School Technology Voucher Program (NYS-STVP)?
The New York State School Technology Voucher Program (NYS-STVP) resulted from the $225 million settlement of the antitrust claims by New York State against the Microsoft Corporation. A fund equal to one-half of the unclaimed and unredeemed portion of the $225 million settlement (called the "Cy Pres Fund") will be allocated to eligible K-12 public and charter schools in the form of vouchers to reimburse their purchases of qualifying computer technology products and services. Nearly $87 million in technology vouchers will be made available to eligible schools starting on May 1, 2013, for purchases made from September 1, 2012. Eligible schools will be able to plan and use this Cy Pres Fund by February 1, 2015.
How do schools apply for the program?
The application process for eligibility to receive vouchers under the distribution of Cy Pres Funds will begin on April 25, 2013, and apply to purchases made from September 1, 2012 to February 1, 2015. Schools that are deemed eligible for the distribution of vouchers will receive vouchers by meeting the following four pre-requisites:
1. Identify a point-of-contact with the New York State Education Department (NYSED) for the Technology Readiness Tool (TRT). The NYSED TRT surveys current technology capacity and infrastructure in each school building statewide across the country. It can serve as inventory of current equipment and can be updated by schools and/or districts as technology changes. NYSED is using the Technology Readiness Tool to determine the feasibility of computer-based testing (CBT) and inform future planning.
2. Complete the NYSED TRT for requested eligible schools within the NYS-STVP by the time of the application deadline for this program.
3. Develop an implementation plan for getting the requested eligible schools within the NYS-STVP ready for CBT and a technology-rich learning environment. This plan should be based on data collected and entered into the NYSED TRT.
4. Demonstrate the priority use of the Cy Pres Funds towards CBT readiness in their planned purchases of products and services.
Once the school has completed the application form(s) which are reviewed and deemed satisfactory by NYSED, the Settlement Claims Administrator (SCA), Rust Consulting (which was approved by the court), will issue the vouchers to the school.
The deadline to submit an application is December 1, 2014.
Where do schools submit their plans and purchase requests for review and approval?
There are two steps in order for LEAs to submit their plans for eligible schools:
Step 1: Complete the inventory in the NYSED Technology Readiness Tool which can be found at weblink: www.trt.nysed.gov. We recommend that you complete this inventory for all eligible schools during the month of March.
Step 2: The Settlement Claims Administrator (Rust Consulting), in collaboration with NYSED, will set up an online voucher claim system where a school district coordinator will submit voucher applications and purchase requests on behalf of eligible schools within the district. Specific steps in the voucher application, purchase requests, and reimbursements will be processed through this online voucher claim system. The NYS-STVP online voucher claim system is under development and is anticipated to be ready for operation in April 2013. More information and assistance will be available in March 2013.
What is the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) responsibility for this program?
NYSED is responsible for issuing the Request For Application (RFA), certifying voucher recipients based on criteria contained within the RFA, monitoring the program through end-of-program certification, and conducting site visitations of voucher recipients.
If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Carlos Ramirez, Program Coordinator in the NYSED Office of Educational Design and Technology, by phone at (518) 474-5461 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
The Settlement Claims Administrator (SCA), Rust Consulting, is responsible for issuing, processing, and redeeming vouchers submitted by certified voucher recipients. If you have any questions regarding vouchers please contact the Settlement Claims Administrator by phone at 1-866-303-7288 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
Can I transfer my NYS-STVP vouchers to another district?
No. NYS-STVP vouchers cannot be transferred to any person or entity and cannot be transferred between districts. If your district is unable to make use of all of the vouchers allotted to it, please communicate that information to the NYS-STVP Program Coordinator who will, per the Settlement Agreement, make recommendations to the key decision makers overseeing program implementation on the proper disposition of unused vouchers.
Do the vouchers fall under State or Federal funding "supplement, not supplant" rules?
Yes, the vouchers may not supplant State or Federal program funding.
For example, if a district submits receipts for voucher reimbursement of items (hardware/software) or services (professional development or technology support) purchased with funds from a Federal program, either the items and services purchased with those Federal funds must remain in and directly benefit the program or the reimbursed funds must be returned to the program for the duration of the settlement period.
Does the Microsoft Cy Pres Settlement Agreements in other states affect the New York State Cy Pres Program?
The Cy Pres Settlement Agreements in other states have no effect on New York State's Cy Pres program. Each state's Cy Pres program has unique and different requirements, such as which product and service purchases are eligible for reimbursement using the vouchers. Allowable and non-allowable products and services lists (such as those in connection with the Cy Pres program in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin) do not apply to New York.
Is the program competitive?
No, this is not a competitive program. All districts or charter schools with eligible school buildings that successfully complete the application will be funded.
Is completion of the RFA application staff and/or time intensive?
The RFA is relatively simple and intentionally designed to take four steps to complete:
1. Identify a point-of-contact with NYSED for the Technology Readiness Tool (TRT).
2. Complete the NYSED TRT for requested eligible schools within the NYS-STVP by the time of the application deadline for this program.
The sole narrative requirement is a several paragraph statement describing how the vouchers will be utilized to support the implementation of the school Technology Readiness Plan.
Can a BOCES complete and submit the application for a consortium of school districts?
No, school districts in which potentially eligible schools are located will be required to apply on behalf of such potentially eligible schools for the General Purpose Vouchers and Specific Category Software Vouchers made available in this Cy Pres program. Districts may choose to ask for assistance from their BOCES in developing and submitting their application, but each district's application must be submitted separately. In addition, the application narrative should explain how the vouchers will be utilized to support the implementation of the school Technology Readiness Plan.
What are the eligibility requirements to apply for the program vouchers?
Public K-12 school districts may apply on behalf of their eligible schools. "Eligible schools" are defined in the Settlement Agreement as all public kindergarten through grade twelve schools, BOCES, direct-funded charter schools, and State Special Schools in which at least 50 percent of the attending students are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
To complete the NYSED Technology Readiness Tool, please visit www.trt.nysed.gov.
To request access to the NYSED Technology Readiness Tool as a district or school point-of-contact, please e-mail email@example.com.
If a district has an average of 50 percent NSLP eligibility, are all schools in the district eligible?
Eligibility is determined at the school level, not the district level. Only school buildings with 50 percent NSLP eligibility within a district are eligible.
If a district has at least one eligible school, are all schools in the district eligible?
Eligibility is determined on a school-by-school basis. Only schools that serve students from public elementary, middle, and high schools in which at least 50 percent of the attending students are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program will be considered eligible.
What school year does the reference "currently-enrolled students" refer to?
For the original Cy Pres allocation, the "currently-enrolled students" reference refers to the students enrolled in school during the 2011-12 school year only.
How will vouchers be distributed?
Vouchers will be distributed by the court-appointed Settlement Claims Administrator to eligible schools identified through an application process established by NYSED. 50 percent of the total amount will be in the form of General Purpose Vouchers and 50 percent will be in the form of Specific Category Software Vouchers.
Do the vouchers have to be distributed equally among eligible schools?
No. Districts must only use voucher funds to address the CBT readiness of the school to which those funds were allocated.
Will the amount of the vouchers be based upon the total enrollment for the entire school district?
The voucher calculations will be based upon the total number of students enrolled in the eligible school in 2011-12 school year, not for all of the schools within the district.
What products or services can be purchased with the vouchers?
Vouchers will be issued in two categories: 1) General Purpose Vouchers and 2) Specific Category Software Vouchers. Eligible schools are required to leverage this funding source to address the priority of the computer-based testing (CBT) and improve eligible schools' capacity readiness for technology-rich learning and CBT. Therefore, the vouchers, (particularly the General Purpose Vouchers) must be used towards achieving the goal of technology readiness for CBT. If a specific school has accomplished that goal and demonstrated that it is technologyready for CBT in terms of its broadband and networking capacity, and has guaranteed access to technology devices for CBT, then the vouchers (particularly the General Purpose Vouchers) allotted to the school may be used to address other areas of technology needs. However, all purchases using the vouchers have to be in agreement with the terms of the Settlement Agreement (to view the Settlement Agreement, click here.
With their General Purpose Vouchers, eligible schools may purchase specific hardware (listed below)ting system platform, any non-custom software for that hardware,evaluation tools, information technology (IT) support services, and professional development (PD) services. Specific Category Software Vouchers may only be utilized to purchase specific categories of software (listed below) that are published or sold by any software provider. The following list gives examples of eligible goods and services that may be purchased with the category of the vouchers:
General Purpose Vouchers:
Any new laptop, desktop, or tablet computer for any operating system platform
Peripheral devices: printers, scanners, monitors, keyboards, pointing devices (e.g., mouse, trackball, interactive whiteboards, LCD projectors that are capable of accepting a data feed from a computer, etc.)
Equipment needed for networking and infrastructure (e.g., routers, servers, wireless network cards, or wireless access points)
Hardware for accessing the Internet through television sets and Internet access for such hardware for students' homes
Non-ustom assistive technology devices for use by students with special needs
Any non-custom software titles (for use with any operating system platform) that are designed for use on any qualifying hardware
Hardware warranties for equipment purchased through the program
Tax and shipping costs for products purchased through the program
Evaluation tools to assist participating schools in monitoring their use of the General Purpose Vouchers and Specific Category Software Vouchers, as well as to assist NYSED in gathering evaluation data on this program.
IT Support Services that primarily involve the maintenance of hardware procured through this Settlement and the installation and maintenance of software procured through this Settlement.
Professional Development Services
Professional development services directed solely at leadership development for school administrators in the use of education technology to improve learning at the site or district
Professional development services directed solely at general curriculum development and instructional strategies which utilize educational technology to improve instruction
Professional development services directed solely at the improvement of technology integration for any software title acquired through this Settlement
Training in the use of any hardware or software title acquired through this Settlement
Certification training for software and networking
Specific Category Software Vouchers:
Specific categories of software offered by any software publisher or vendor, including:
Operating system
Word processing,/p>
Desktop relational database oriented towards single users and typically residing on a standard personal computer
Productivity and/or Productivity Suite
Server, including client access licenses Eligible software bundled with a computer purchased with the General Purpose Vouchers
Eligible schools may also select a license program that gives students the option to use the software at home
Tax and shipping costs on eligible products
It is important that eligible schools refer to the NYS-STVP Voucher Eligible Use Categories and permissible product/service list to determine appropriate use of vouchers for reimbursement and make sure that specific requests in their applications are approved by NYSED and the SCA before they initiate an actual purchase.
Who is responsible for determining if products or services purchased are allowable for voucher redemption?
The review and approval process has two steps. NYSED is responsible for verifying that:
A point-of-contact has been identified to NYSED for the Technology Readiness Tool (TRT).
The NYSED TRT survey is completed for each specific eligible school for which the application is submitted.
An implementation plan has been developed to move the specific school ready for CBT and a technology-rich learning environment, based on data collected and entered into the NYSED TRT.
The intended use of the vouchers, particularly the General Purpose Voucher, will be used as a part of the implementation plan for CBT.
Once NYSED grants its approval for the application, the SCA is responsible for determining if specific products or services that the school intends to purchase using vouchers are eligible under this program.
For information on products or services redemption eligibility, click here or call the toll-free number, 1-866-303-7288, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.
Note: The SCA will only take questions from schools and districts and will not answer questions from vendors on the eligibility of their products and/or services. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the school or district to determine if the products or services it will be purchasing will be eligible for voucher redemption.
Must the vouchers be used to purchase a specific product brand?
No, the New York State School Technology Voucher Program is platform neutral.
Is purchasing equipment the only option, or can the vouchers also be used to lease equipment?
The General Purpose Vouchers may be used to purchase or lease equipment.
Can vouchers be used to provide professional development using school, district, or BOCES of education personnel?
Yes, as long as the district or BOCES has qualified personnel with specific areas of expertise to perform such professional development activities that is relative to technology integration into teaching and learning and CBT.
Can vouchers be used to pay for substitute teacher costs to allow teachers to attend professional development during the school day?
No, vouchers from this program cannot be used to pay for substitute teacher costs.
Can vouchers be used to purchase infrastructure that supports high-speed Internet or increase bandwidth (i.e., switches, routers, etc.)?
General Purpose Vouchers can be used to purchase equipment needed for networking and infrastructure (e.g., routers, servers, wireless network cards, or wireless access points).
Can a district use vouchers to pay for a percentage of IT support equal to the percentage of hardware/software purchased with vouchers in the designated schools?
Can vouchers be used to cover the cost of shipping/handling and tax on purchases of hardware and software?
Can voucher purchases can be made through a BOCES, such that the BOCES provides value-add professional services, including purchasing, installation, configuration, maintenance, etc.?
Yes. Items must be listed with specific break-down costs as associated with specific equipment or software purchases.
Can General Purpose Vouchers be used to purchase software that is not included within the software categories that may be purchased with the Specific Category Software Vouchers?
Yes. General Purpose Vouchers may be used to purchase any non-custom desktop software offered by any publisher or vendor for use with any operating system platform that is chosen by the school. Specific Category Software Vouchers may only be used to purchase specific categories of software (listed in FAQ D4) offered by any software publisher or vendor for use with any operating system platform that is chosen by the school.
Can vouchers be used to purchase extended warranties and/or service agreements on eligible goods?
Are subscription-based products or services allowable?
Products or services purchased on a subscription basis are allowable under this program; however, the product or service itself must meet the criteria for the Specific Category Software Voucher products or the General Purpose Voucher products and services. Software subscriptions will only be reimbursable up to the end date of the New York State Technology Voucher Program, which is February 1, 2015. Any software subscriptions that extend beyond that date will be prorated.
Is there an "approved products" list for schools and districts to use when planning purchases?
Products are not "approved" by the SCA. The SCA reviews products to determine if they are eligible for redemption as per the terms of the settlement agreement. Schools and districts are responsible for verifying with the SCA that the product or service is eligible for redemption prior to making a purchase. Schools and districts should be wary of any vendor claims that their product or services are eligible for redemption unless those claims are verified by the SCA.
Is Student Information System (SIS) or Electronic Learning Assessment Resource (ELAR) software eligible for redemption using General Purpose Vouchers if they do not meet the criteria for Evaluation Tools?
For General Purpose Vouchers, eligible software is defined as "Any non-custom software that could be used with Qualifying Hardware." Only SIS and ELAR software products that meet these criteria would be eligible under the General Purpose Vouchers.
Can districts claim indirect cost on the voucher award and include the indirect amount, as appropriate, on the Voucher Redemption Claim Forms?
No, indirect costs cannot be claimed for this program.
Can the cost for the processing of the Voucher Redemption Claims Forms and reimbursement payment be redeemed under this program?
No, the costs for processing the Voucher Redemption Claims Forms and reimbursement payments are not eligible for redemption under this program.
What is the process the SCA will follow for responding to phone calls or e-mail inquiries from school districts regarding product and/or service eligibility?
The process the SCA will follow for product and/or service eligibility inquiries, as well as information regarding what the school or district must include in the inquiries, can be found on the SCA Website at www.nys-stvp.com.
My district's approved application for the NYS-STVP stated that we would use vouchers to purchase a product that the SCA states is not an eligible product. Because it is in my approved application, shouldn't the product be eligible?
NYSED is not responsible for determining if products or services are eligible, as that is the responsibility of the SCA. The eligibility of products and/or services described in the application was not a consideration in the NYSED review and approval process of an eligible school's NYSED TRT data collection and implementation plan completion. Therefore, the products and/or services described in the application are only eligible if they meet the criteria of the Settlement Agreement, as determined by the SCA.
Are hosting fees eligible for reimbursement?
There are many types of hosting fees. Specific information as to the type of hosting must be provided to the SCA in order to verify eligibility.
Eligible hosting fees include the following:
Fees associated with hosting hardware or software off-site as an alternative to in-house hosting (e.g., by a company that specializes in hosting hardware or software). These fees may include hosting hardware or software (including web site hosting) or fees for initial setup, configuration and deployment of a server and/or any software included in the contract.
Fees associated with hosting additional software beyond what is normally included in the software hosting package provided by the hosting company (i.e., third party software hosting). These fees may include fees charged by the hosting company for hosting the software and fees charged by the hosting company for initial setup and configuration of software.
Fees for manufacturer's licensing and software maintenance and support fees associated with hosted software products.
Hosting fees that are not eligible for reimbursement are any hosting fees associated with Internet Service Providers. This includes fees for providing access to the internet and set-up fees such as installation of any hardware, software or services required before the connection to the internet can be made and used.
Is refurbished equipment eligible for reimbursement?
Eligible products that are classified as "refurbished" are reimbursable only if they are unused and are purchased from an established OEM, retailer, or reseller. Used refurbished equipment, including "off lease" equipment, is not eligible for reimbursement through this voucher program.
How will vouchers be redeemed?
A voucher redemption form will need to be submitted along with invoices for purchases that meet certain requirements set out in the Settlement Agreement. Instructions for redeeming vouchers as well as a description of the information that must be included on invoices and receipts will be distributed along with the vouchers.
For information on products or services eligibility, click here or contact the SCA call center by phone at the toll-free number, 1-866-303-7288 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.
What is the expected turnaround time for reimbursement?
We anticipate school districts will be reimbursed for their qualifying purchases within 30 calendar days after submitting vouchers to the SCA.
When must vouchers be redeemed?
Vouchers must be redeemed by February 1, 2015.
Do districts purchase the products or services with the vouchers, or do they purchase them with existing funding and redeem the costs using the vouchers?
Allowable products or services must be purchased using existing funding, and then the vouchers for those purchases may be redeemed for cash through the SCA.
The SCA, selected by the Court, is responsible for determining if specific products or services are allowable under this program.
Note: The SCA only will take questions from schools and districts and will not answer questions from vendors on the eligibility of their products and/or services. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the school or district to determine if the products or services they will be purchasing will be eligible for voucher redemption.
What is the earliest date for purchases eligible for redemption under this program?
The earliest date for purchases eligible for redemption under this program is September 1, 2012.
What determines the date of a purchase? Is it the date the purchase order was placed, the date of the invoice received from the vendor, or other?
For vendor products or services the date of purchase is the date of the invoice received from the vendor. For district services, such as IT support or professional development, it is the date the service was completed.
Does this program have any requirements regarding how long the products procured by the program must remain at the eligible schools? For example, under the federal E-Rate program the products must remain at the school for three years.
The vouchers may only be used in eligible schools, except that server products may in some circumstances be used for the benefit of both eligible and ineligible schools. So, with that exception, products obtained through the settlement cannot be used in ineligible schools and cannot be transferred from eligible schools to ineligible schools. However, the eligible schools can replace or retire the products when that is appropriate.
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California Supreme Court Clears Way For Expo Light Rail To Steam Ahead
Posted Aug. 5, 2013, 3:13 pm
Brenton Garen / Editor-in-Chief
The California Supreme Court today cleared the way for the Exposition Light Rail project from Culver City to Santa Monica to proceed.
The Court's 6-1 decision affirmed earlier judgments by the state Court of Appeal and the Superior Court that denied a writ petition by local opposition group Neighbors For Smart Rail (NFSR).
The group claimed the Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority relied on an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that was deficient under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
NFSR's claim turned on the assertion that the Expo Authority EIR failed to take into account certain analytic factors and did not include mitigation measures addressing community impacts around planned rail stations.
The Court largely rejected those claims, finding only a minor deficiency on one point that was non-prejudicial and did not deprive the Agency or the public of the relevant information.
Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, who represents much of the Expo Line alignment, praised today's ruling.
"Today, by a resounding 6-1 vote, the state Supreme Court has cleared the last legal hurdle and allowed us to proceed full speed ahead to completing the Expo Light Rail Lane from Culver City to Santa Monica," Yaroslavsky said. "With this litigation now behind us, Westside residents can look forward to an exciting new public transit option when the Expo Line is scheduled to open in 2015."
Aug. 5, 2013, 5:21:20 pm
Lisa said...
Yes all at the residents expense. There are families living along the Colorado where the line will be built. The noise pollution is already over the charts. this rail project never took into account the residents living in this all ready dense and polluted city. Just what we need more development in an already overdeveloped environment! I will not be voting for any of our government officials in the next election they obviously have never taken into account what the residents want and don't want. Government by the people for the people not Government for the government and what they want!
Aug. 6, 2013, 12:41:32 pm
Morris I. Warren said...
Also, it's a real shame that the future Expo Line will NOT be grade-separated where it will cross heavily-trafficked Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica!


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Yes, I need to know this as well. I was due Aug 18th, had her July 3rd, she too was 33 weeks :-)posted 08/16/2011 by Allie Fisher
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