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D.C.'s Top Elected Officials Push to Exempt City from Shutdown
The District of Columbia's top elected officials, both Democrats, find themselves siding with House Republicans in one of the oddities of the battle over the federal government shutdown.
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Oct. 9 that the federal shutdown threatens D.C. unfairly, cutting off access to millions of District-raised tax dollars because the Anti-Deficency Act treats D.C. as a federal agency during the federal shutdown.
"Sir, we are not a department of the government," the mayor told Reid during the Senate Democrat's new conference on the Capitol grounds where Reid and other Senate Democrats were talking to reporters. "We're simply trying to be able to spend our own money."
If access is not granted soon, through a bill that would exempt the city from the shutdown, D.C. will be unable to make payments for a number of services, Gray and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) have been telling Senate Democrats and White House officials.
Once the city's estimated $140 million in reserves are spent, it will mean payments for key operations—such as payments for Medicare, Metro transit contributions and the operations of D.C.'s charter schools—won't be made, forcing local shutdowns.
Friendship Charter Schools, for instance is due a $100 million quarterly payment from the District. "If nothing is done by Oct. 15, we'll feel the effects right away," Donald Hense, CEO of Friendship Schools, told the AFRO.
In the Oct. 9 exchange, Gray urged the Senate leader to allow a Senate vote on a House-passed bill to exempt D.C. operations from the shutdown. Unless exempted the city can't spend its money.
In a statement caught by news media microphones, Reid told Gray, "I'm on your side. Don't screw it up, okay?"
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), the city's non-voting voice in Congress has echoed Gray's assertions to Senate Democrats.
The efforts by the two highest ranking D.C. elected officials are being applauded by House Republicans who chided Senate Democrats for resisting a vote on what Reid calls a piecemeal approach to re-opening the government.
"These taxes are paid by the District of Columbia and entrusted to your elected officials," Republican Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has said.
"For us, it's not a game," Gray said later. "It has deadly serious consequences for thousands, thousands of our most vulnerable residents."
"In no other part of our country are Americans facing the loss of basic municipal or state services due to the federal government shutdown. Families in Chicago, Cincinnati, and Las Vegas are not worried that their local governments won't be able to maintain basic services like schools, police and fire protection, or trash collection—and neither should families here in the District of Columbia," Gray said in a statement.
In remarks delivered at the Friendship Charter School campus Oct. 10, Gray told a cheering audience, "Most charter don't have sufficient cash reserve to ride this out."
"They will have to begin delaying paychecks to teachers as well as principals….some schools may even have to take a financial hit [from] which they won't be able to recover," Gray said.
In the 1995 federal government shutdown over a budget impasse between the president and Congress the city was exempted from the shutdown after five days, former President Bill Clinton agreed to allow the District to spend its own money to resume local operations and services.
President Obama has not addressed the D.C. dilemma in this shutdown.
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"There are enough first-grade students currently enrolled who are English-deficient to justify the program," BISD Superintendent Dr. Sue Thomas told board members at their regular meeting Nov. 27.
She hopes to start the program for kindergarten students this coming semester. While optimistic, Thomas warned the board to expect "growing pains" as the program is developed.
BISD already has an English-as-Second-Language program in place. However, ESL classes are mostly taught in English; bilingual classes are taught in whatever language the students are speaking.
"You might need to have them in Chinese or Vietnamese," says Thomas, who taught ESL classes in Sinton in the early 1970s, "but in Beeville you need them in Spanish."
All students who first enroll in BISD schools are given a language survey for their parents to fill out to ascertain if their child speaks a second language.
The students then are given a language assessment survey (LAS) which indicates how much English they know.
The survey results determine whether a student goes into an ESL or a bilingual program.
In order to begin a bilingual program, the Texas Education Agency requires a district to have a minimum of 20 students who show limited English skills — meaning they must be taught in their own language in order for them to become proficient in English.
Thomas says BISD now has between 20 to 23 students in first grade who qualify.
Curiously, the TEA required that BISD get parental approval to place their child in a bilingual program.
Nine BISD teachers are certified to teach a bilingual class.
"To be certified," Thomas says, "you must not only be able to read and write a language; you must be able to speak it and to be able to listen to it."
Thomas says that BISD already offers a small stipend to its ESL teachers and plans a similar stipend for its bilingual teachers.
"I think this new program will better help students," Thomas says, who foresees increased enrollment of English-deficient students from not only Mexico but other Central American countries as well because of the demands for workers by the Eagle Ford Shale operations.
"The bilingual program will close the English-deficient gap quickly," she predicts.
Thomas says she is immediately looking to hire more teachers who are bilingual certified. Usually, a district has one teacher certified to teach bilingual for each grade level.
In addition, Thomas is planning a public-relations campaign to raise awareness among parents about the existence of the bilingual program.
"This is going to be great for the district," Thomas predicts.
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Erasing a double-digit deficit in a road playoff game is never an easy task, but ninth-seeded Calhoun nearly pulled off a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback in the first round of the Nassau County Class AA boys playoff tournament at Freeport last Saturday.
Junior Brian Downey's three-pointer with 2:21 remaining seemed to be an exclamation mark on a huge scoring push fueled mostly by defense. But before the Colts (12-6) could get comfortable playing with the lead, the Red Devils (12-6) answered with a three-pointer of their own and scored six of the game's final seven points in a 50-46 victory.
"We've been in a lot of close games and only lost one," Freeport coach Bob DeBonis said. "The fact that we've been there before and in a tough league [helped]. We grind games out."
Though the three-point shot, normally a strength for Calhoun, failed to drop for much of the game — the Colts converted just four of their 25 attempts — the team looked at other avenues to chip away at Freeport's lead, which grew as big as 10 points with just seconds remaining in the third quarter.
"The key was putting pressure on their guards and I think they had some tough looks that took them out of their comfort zone," DeBonis said. "But they [made adjustments] and did do a great job of screening off the top of the zone [later]."
Defense and rebounding were at the top of the list of catalysts, with Downey involved in several of them. After ending the third quarter with a reverse layup at the buzzer, he scored the first bucket of the final stanza by putting back an offensive rebound, then had a steal that ultimately led to a foul and pair of free throws by senior Tommy Murphy. Downey forced another turnover and converted a layup himself before senior Tom Joannou forced a Red Devils' turnover and fed a driving Murphy, who knifed through the lane and avoided a trio of defenders for a bucket that tied the game at 42-42.
"We're very versatile so we can do a lot of different things," Calhoun coach Jay Kreutzberger said. "What you saw was grit, determination and teamwork."
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I think that is an excellent start.
You probably need a grid. In Gimp, this is how I do it (there's probably a much better and easier way – please let me know if you find it).
1) make a new transparent layer over your current layers, and call it GRID. Then fill it with white, so you can longer see you map.
2) Go to FILTERS > DISTORTS > MOSAIC.
3) In the mosaic options select SQUARES, tile size 100, tile spacing 1, tile height 1, tile neatness 1, colour variation 0. Make sure to untick COLOUR AVERAGING, or it will be a disaster.
4) Now you have the opposite of a grid, with white squares over your map. Select the 'Select with Colour Tool' in the toolbox and select the white colour, then press delete. Now invert the selection (SELECTION > INVERT) and drag the black colour (or whatever colour you like) onto the main image. Now you should have a black grid over your map.
5) Decrease the opacity of the grid layer to 30% or whatever you like with the slider, and tick the LOCK box in the layer menu; now you can drag any colour onto the layer and it will change the colour of the grid only.
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NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – The New Jersey Devils hockey team was expected to announce on Thursday that Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris has agreed to purchase a controlling interest in the franchise and its arena, pending league approval, media reports said on Wednesday.
The Devils announced late Wednesday that the team would hold a major news conference at 11 a.m. eastern time on Thursday. Sources told Reuters that there have been negotiations to sell the team in recent weeks.
The Record newspaper of New Jersey reported in a story on its website that Harris has agreed to buy a majority stake in the team and Prudential Center for $320 million, following a vote from the National Hockey League's Board of Governors.
ESPN also reported that the team will announce the sale on Thursday.
A spokesman for the Devils could be reached for comment on Wednesday night. A spokesman for the 76ers said he could not comment on the matter.
Harris, a billionaire managing director at Apollo Global management and David Blitzer, a senior managing director at Blackstone, led a group that acquired the 76ers in 2011 for about $280 million.
The Devils have played out of the Newark-based Prudential Center since 2007, when they relocated from East Rutherford, N.J.
The arena, championed by former Newark mayor Sharpe James, has struggled to turn a profit due at least in part to a large number of competing sports and entertainment venues in the New York area.
Forbes magazine reported that the Devils have accumulated $230 million in debt and that team owner Jeff Vanderbeek missed the first payment on a recently restructured bank loan.
Billboard magazine rated the arena as the eighth highest grossing worldwide for the first half of 2013, however the venue, known as 'The Rock' has struggled to generate enough revenue since the departure of the Nets to Brooklyn and amid heavy competition for concerts at New York area venues.


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MINNEAPOLIS - 2013 marks the 29th year of recognizing outstanding local volunteers through the Eleven Who Care program. KARE 11 will share the unique and inspiring stories of eleven outstanding volunteers, recognizing a different honoree each month.
Since its inception in 1983, Eleven Who Care has introduced the community to 300+ individuals making a difference in their community. This year's group of honorees serves a wide range of organizations, each one helping to make their community a better place to live. In addition to sharing inspiring stories, this year Eleven Who Care will incorporate specific opportunities for community members to get involved in volunteer opportunities.
The individuals being recognized in 2013 are:
Andy Anderson (Plymouth, Minn.) - Volunteer tutor at Sunset Hill Elementary School. Andy makes a difference in the lives of second graders by giving them personalized tutoring in math.
Dorothy Ferrian (Minneapolis) - Sews "comfort quilts" for patients in the Intensive Care Unit at Fairview Southdale Hospital. She has made over 1,700 quilts that families treasure as a memory of their loved one.
Alec Fischer (Edina, Minn.) - Created and directed "Minnesota Nice?" a documentary about bullying in Minnesota schools. He is working to raise awareness about bullying and to help children who are bullied realize that they are not alone.
Perry Hendricks (Minneapolis) - Volunteer with the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute's golf program for individuals with physical disabilities. Perry teaches golfers how to play the game using specially designed adaptive equipment.
Taryn Krumwiede (Richfield, Minn.) - Founder of Ella's Halo, a program that donates welcome bags, blankets and books to families in the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Taryn also volunteers with Faith's Lodge Family Outreach Committee to support other families who have lost a child.
Hannah Lieder (Minneapolis) - Founder of Minneapolis Swims, an organization that advocates for swimming programs to be available to children and families living in the inner city. Hannah has played a critical role in preserving the only public indoor pool in Minneapolis.
Ava McCarver (Forest Lake, Minn.) - Volunteer at the Forest Lake Birchwood Senior Facility. Ava is 8 years old and was named Birchwood's 2012 Volunteer of the Year.
Stacy & Tony Moran (Oakdale, Minn.) - Volunteers at Our Lady of Guadalupe church. The Moran's host a free weekly dinner at their church to build community interaction in the West Side neighborhood.
Erv Schmidt (Buffalo, Minn.) - Volunteer with the Buffalo Toy Shop and Let's Go Fishing with Seniors programs. Erv inspires seniors to get involved in these programs in any way that they can.
Dr. Rebecca Thomley (Golden Valley, Minn.) - Founder of Headwaters Relief Organization, a non-profit that provides disaster relief around the world. Dr. Thomley has organized groups of volunteers and has motivated her employees to volunteer with her.
Babs & Laverne Wheeler (Chaska, Minn.) - Inspire their community to support local food shelves by hosting three monthly dinners in return for food shelf donations. Dinner guests often stick around to sort donations and volunteer with the Wheelers' other efforts to support Minnesota food shelves.
Nominations for the Eleven Who Care award are submitted by community members throughout the year. The nomination form can be found online.
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For those of you that are wondering, Jim Ross is still not on great terms with WWE. In addition to him helping out Jeff Jarrett at the first GFW pay per view, management is also still blocking their former commentator from having contracted performers doing his podcast interviews. A fan recently asked Ross if he had any plans on interviewing Kane, and the hall of fame announcer revealed that he was still not allowed to talk to their performers.
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I didn't spend enough time practicing because I felt that I won Tokyo and I felt — that's not going away! I beat all the top players again, got to No. 6 and although I never won the French Open, I was thinking, 'What more was out there for me?' From there, it was difficult to get back into it. I had all the mental confidence, but the hunger was more toward other things. Tennis wasn't the priority anymore. (Radek) became more important.
- Martina Hingis on her relationship with Radek Stepanek
Ok people I've been dying to ask this question: What the fuck does "The Worm" have going on that he can get these lady ballers (like you, Nicole) to shelve their careers to attend to his needs? Should we be calling him "The Anaconda"??
Obviously Marty's game was in already in decline but her relationship with The Worm didn't help her situation and became a distraction, according to her description.
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The bitter cold that gripped the snow-covered northern tier from Cleveland to Boston on Friday shows no sign of easing, as another arctic blast roaring out of Canada threatens to drive weekend temperatures to all-time record lows.
The National Weather Service said "dangerously cold temperatures" will slam the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest through the weekend, driving wind chill temperatures in some areas to below -60 degrees F.
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The weather service warned that "wind chills colder than 50 below can cause exposed flesh to freeze in only 5 to 10 minutes."
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton announced Friday that all schools in the state would be closed on Monday. All-time record cold temperatures are possible in Minneapolis on Monday, according to the weather service.
The combination of arctic air with the gusty winds is expected to lower wind chill temperatures to the single digits over the Mid-Atlantic while areas of New England can expect wind chill readings into the -10s and -20s, the weather service said.
Before the full force of the Arctic blast roars in, another winter storm will spread snow and ice from the central Plains to the Great Lakes states this weekend. The heaviest snow is forecast to hit St. Louis, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland, and Buffalo, AccuWeather predicts, from late Saturday into early Monday.
The storm will also bring snow and slippery travel to much of the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, AccuWeather meteorologist Courtney Spamer said.
Much of the eastern half of the country is already reeling from Thursday's killer storm that has shut down airports and major roads and forced school closings in much of the Northeast.
At least 13 people died in the storm: Slick roads were blamed for traffic deaths in Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. Authorities said a 71-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease froze to death after she wandered away from her rural western New York home.
The storm - which brought plummeting temperatures as low as 8 degrees below zero to Burlington, Vt., early Friday with a wind chill of 29 below zero - dumped 23 inches of snow in Boxford, Mass., by early Friday and 18 inches in parts of western New York near Rochester. Ten inches of snow fell in Lakewood, N.J., and up to 7 inches fell in New York City.
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Governors in New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency, urging residents to stay at home.
"This is nothing to be trifled with," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. "People should seriously consider staying in their homes."
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Stamp Out Hunger brings in more than 84,000 pounds of food for local pantries
ELKHART — Elkhart County residents provided more than 84,000 pounds of food for local pantries on Saturday, and there's likely more to come.
Approximately 350 volunteers worked alongside mail carriers and others in the National Association of Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger food drive Saturday, May 11.
This is the 19th year in Elkhart County for the event, which asks local people to set out bags of groceries by their mail box, where they are then collected and distributed to local food pantries.
Darren Bickel, vice president of community investment for United Way of Elkhart County, which organizes the local event, said that he estimates reaching 95,000 pounds through the next couple days, as people who forgot to set food out drop it off at post offices. The estimated total would be identical to the giving in 2012, he noted.
Though the formal Stamp Out Hunger event was Saturday, he pointed out how hundreds of volunteers at local pantries will work early next week to sort and organize all the donated food, along with people still bringing food to the post office.
Elkhart resident Erin Bontrager and her family have helped out with Stamp Out Hunger for five years now.
She arrived at the Elkhart Post Office a little after noon, driving a van filled with bags of food. She worked with one of her sons, who would jump out of the van and pick up the bags along the roads, while she drove from mail box to mail box. Bontrager's husband, a daughter, another son and a friend followed behind in a car with more food.
"I had to call my husband because our van was totally full to the top," she said.
Bontrager's mother and another of her daughters were collecting food in a third vehicle.
The family has helped out with Stamp Out Hunger for five years now, after receiving some help from some local agencies.
Bontrager explained that during the recession, she had been the only one working at a job for a while and they had filled some of their family's needs through some local agencies, including receiving some food from Church Community Services.
"We've been in that situation," she said. Now that they're back on their feet, they want to help others in difficult situations.
Fifteen high school students from River of Life Fellowship in Middlebury were on-hand at the Elkhart Post Office, unloading bags of food from arriving pick-ups, cars and vans in seconds.
"As a church, we want to get outside the four walls of our church and get out and impact our community," said Josh Ercoli, River of Life's youth pastor. It's also a way to show support for the good work that these local agencies are doing, he added.
Kelly Laughlin has been a mail carrier for 23 years, so has been a part of Stamp Out Hunger since its start.
"It's a little extra work," she said, "but it's well worth it, a way to give back to your community."
The donated food was delivered to local agencies Saturday afternoon. Participating pantries include the Council on Aging, Christ's Commissary, Church Community Services, Faith Mission, Salvation Army of Elkhart, Susanna's Kitchen, Guidance Ministries, Salvation Army of Goshen, The Window in Goshen, the Bristol Food Pantry, the Middlebury Food Pantry, Family Christian Development Center, Open Door and the Nappanee Church of God.
Bickel said that people are still able to donate food by bringing bags to any Elkhart County post office. Containers will be at the post offices to collect food through Wednesday.


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Fire Officials Ask Public To Be Careful During Dry Season
(Le Mars) -- Thursday's grass fire tells us that conditions are still dry, and area fire fighters are reminding people to use caution, and that the burn ban is still in effect for nearly every county in northwest Iowa. Le Mars Fire chief Dave Schipper says although local fire departments have been busy, in comparison, last year at this time was much more hectic. Schipper attributes the fewer fires to the awareness of the burn ban.
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Schipper says another reason for fewer calls this year is because farmers are taking steps to be more careful.
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The local fire official says he worries every time the weather forecast calls for strong winds along with low humidity levels.
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With the colder weather setting in, Schipper wants everyone who uses space heaters and candles to be careful.
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Catholic Daughters Celebrate 100 Years
(LE MARS) -- "To be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow and sickness." This is the charge of the Catholic Daughters of the America's. The Le Mars Court Santa Maria 179 of the Catholic Daughters commemorates their 100 year anniversary this year and will be celebrating with with a Mass and dinner coming up on October 22nd.
Janet Manning has been involved with the Le Mars chapter for the last 50 years. She says that the group fund raises and then invests their time and resources into the community.
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They also sponsor poster contests where kids create something around the theme of Christian values. Manning said the group also backs their beliefs by promoting family values and beliefs through political demonstrations.
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Manning said she went to a DC march about 10 years ago and was also there for a rally in 1990. She added that the camaraderie of the group as well as the educational aspects are the
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Membership numbers have dwindled over the years for the Le Mars chapter of Catholic Daughters which is made up of women from 6 area Catholic churches. At it's height there were over 600 members in the group, now they have about 300.
Catholic Daughters was started in 1903 for women by the Knights of Columbus.
The 179 in the title of the Le Mars Court Santa Maria 179 signifies that they were the 179th court to organize. According to the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Website there are now over 1,200 courts in existence in 45 states across the country, and in Puerto Rico, Mexico,
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The 100 year celebration of the Le Mars Court of the Catholic Daughters will take place in the new St. Joseph Church Monday, October 22nd with mass at 5:30 and dinner to follow at the KC Hall. The group meets monthly throughout the school year and are always accepting new members.
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Hundreds of Long Beach homes need to be rebuilt
City says that homeowners can appeal damage assessments
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Fred Vordermeier, 39, who moved to Long Beach from Manhattan with his wife in 2009 to raise a family, pays $3,600 a year for flood insurance. He said that the foundation of his East Chester Street home shifted and cracked during Hurricane Sandy, but his insurance company won't cover the damage.
"We thought Long Beach would be an ideal place to raise a child until this happened," said Vordermeier, who is now living in Long Island City with his wife and their 3-year-old daughter. "Our insurer said that it was the soil movement that caused the damage and not floodwater, so therefore the damage wasn't covered. I can't make any more repairs before the foundation is repaired; there's no structural integrity."
Although Vordermeier's is not one of them, approximately 865 homes in Long Beach may have to be either elevated or completely rebuilt as a result of the storm, and homeowners who choose not to raise or demolish their homes could end up paying as much as $9,500 a year in flood insurance.
In late January, a team of 10 inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency began assisting the city's Building Department with its Increased Cost of Compliance inspections, and examined nearly 3,000 homes throughout the city, a process that was completed earlier this month.
New height requirements
FEMA now requires that any new home built in a flood zone meet specific height requirements. FEMA updated flood plain maps for Nassau County in 2009, and designated most of Long Beach a flood zone.
The agency's National Flood Insurance Program requires that homes with more than 50 percent damage from Sandy be elevated to base flood elevation, which varies throughout the city from 8 to 17 feet above sea level. Any part of a home that is below that elevation cannot be habitable or house things like boilers, heating equipment or washing machines. The new rules, FEMA officials said, are intended to minimize flood losses. The city recently passed measures to increase the height limit of homes to 23 feet to comply with FEMA and New York state building code requirements.
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So many of us who have paid thousands for flood insurance are so angry at how the insurance companies have treated us. People who had no insurance received more from FEMA than we did after paying over $2200 a year for flood insurance- in addition to over $2200 a year for homeowners. I am very angry that people we know received $31000 from Fema because they had no insurance and we received less than that from our flood insurance - who took two deductibles from us, one for the building and one for contents. The fact that the insurance we had paid for is holding back money to hundreds of homeowners who paid for coverage and cannot move forward because they can't get paid is a disgrace.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 | Report this
What they don't mention is the farse that is the supposed promise of money from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). There has been much fanfare about HMGP and many people promising that money will be available under the HMGP to assist in rebuilding homes to comply with the current FEMA guidelines. What nobody is mentioning that HMGP won't pay for any work that was already started or completed. FEMA must approve the project in advance and will reimburse the homeowner only after the work is done. They will not pay for completed mitigation work even if it was done in total compliance with the NY State and FEMA building codes and not started until after the disaster declaration.
Irene came to Long Beach on 08/29/12. No funds have been awarded under the HMGP from that disaster declaration over 18 months later. So what are homeowners supposed to do wait years before they start to rebuild for money that they may or may not be granted? They have not even started the promise with submitting projects to FEMA from Sandy five months later so how long will it take this time around . The restriction on retroactive payments was waived after Katrina and Rita in 2005. We need to urge all our lawmakers now to ask FEMA to make a commitment to the people that it will waive the no retroactive payments rule so that the rebuilding process can be expedited and homeowners would be encouraged to rebuild better and stronger knowing that they can at least apply for a grant in the future rather than waiting years to even start in hopes to get some reimbursement that may or not come in the end.
Here are some reference sources for you:
Here are the published notes from a Meeting Long Beach NJ had with FEMA regarding HMGP
Here you can download FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Assistance Unified Guidance, see page 16 Section D.2 "Ineligible Activities"
Thursday, March 28, 2013 | Report this
Thanks CozeinLB! Great info. I was able to fine the "Limited Exception for Retroactive Approval" letter that allows for the rectroactive payments from the grant. http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=5303 We need to get FEMA to do this for us right away! I called Senator Schumer's office in Melville (631) 753-0978 and asked them to look into it! I am following up with an e-mail. I hope everyone who reads this calls his office.
Friday, March 29, 2013 | Report this
Not sure you should lift your house above the flood plain? Read this and reconsider.
Friday, March 29, 2013 | Report this
I have been told that I have to elevate my home, Why has Long Beach not applied to the Home Mitigation Grant Program so I can receive the funds that are available for me to do this ?
I am a homeowner who has paid flood insurance and Long Beach taxes for the last 20 + Years. Long Beach says that I must elevate what is left of house or be liable for exorbitant insurance payments. Insurance will not pay for elevation. Fema will not pay for anything.
Those who had no insurance continue to receive substantial assistance from Fema, Fema will not give me any assistance.
Monies are readily available for everything from rebuilding the boardwalk to streetscapes.
What about getting the residents back into their homes ? we are the one who pay the taxes.
Our politicians should take their heads out of the sand and help the people of Long Beach
Thursday, April 4, 2013 | Report this
Go Vordoz, it's time somebody told the truth..............
We are used to believing everything out elected officials tell us but the don't do anything for us.................
It is time for us to stand up for ourselves and make our politicians work for us................
What do you think ????????????
Call your local politician and ask them what we are paying them for,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Friday, April 5, 2013 | Report this
Long Beach Herald
What are you doing about this ???????????
Friday, April 5, 2013 | Report this
We moved to Florida many years ago, and now I teach disaster planning...we have lived your nightmare 3 times now, and sorry to say it will be a long, hard, and unbelievable stressful journey for many of you...besides the insurance nightmares, the personal toll it will take on you the rest of your lives is beyond imagination. I really advise all of you dealing with this to take whatever stress counseling they offer you, and for your children.
Having grown up in Long Beach it tares my heart out to see this. We are doing what we can to help. Yes Long Beach will rebuild just as we did, but it will take a decade or more....and never be the same, some better some...not.
Sunday, April 7, 2013 | Report this
I heard NYS rising counts SBA loans as assistance whether you took it or not. So if you took out a loan or applied for one chances are you aint getting no money
That fund is best for lower income folk with no flood insurance who got turned down for a SBA loan. If you have flood insurance, a good job and got approved for a SBA loan you are last on line for any bucks.
Personally I would appeal the ICC determination if you cant afford to raise, get value of your house raised or insurance amount paid to under 50% that way you are better off. Or just buy a condo/coop third floor or higher if you like it there and sell
Friday, June 14, 2013 | Report this
Denis Kelly, an attorney and a former city councilman, said that his firm is representing about 100 homeowners who are pursuing claims against their insurance companies.
BTW who can I hire to sue Denis Kelly. As a tax payer he is asking all of us to chip in our funds for these 100 folks forcefully if he wins. Sandy Charity funds should help these folks.
Friday, June 14, 2013 | Report this
NYS Rising just got back to me. A caseworker to be assigned by Labor day.
So I am told any work you did already not covered most likely you will not be reimbursed. It will be if not covered by previous help and completed by licensed contractors and meeting the "green" requirements. I was also told dont fix anything any more, full stop. They may decide not to pay homeowners anything and pay from a approved list of licensed contractors directly to complete the work.
Also it still has to be your primary residence, you have to be current on taxes and you have to agree to keep it as your primary for certain period of time and Income counts against you as lower income goes first and they may run out of funds before they reach the higher income levels.
I ran out of funds for now and my contractor is busy with insurance jobs that pay more. He wont be free till spring anyhow. By then I will know what to do. I say 10% chance tops I get anything.
Funny how are folks supposed to take the tax write off for the casualty loss.
The deadline to complete your taxes if you filed an extension is October 15, 2013, on that day you have to put down the total $ casualty loss for sandy after backing out all Fema pmts, insurance and grants. It is cutting it tight.
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About Young Children
Young Children is the peer-reviewed journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). It is published five times per year and each issue offers practical, research-based articles on timely topics of interest. Our readers—approximately 70,000 members and subscribers—work with or on behalf of young children from birth through age 8 (infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and primary school children). Members include teachers, family child care providers, child development program administrators, resource and referral counselors, early intervention specialists, elementary school principals, teacher educators, students, researchers, policy makers, and others.
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Many of our authors have observed a particular classroom, school, or teacher prior to their writing process. If you could not have written your article without documentation of someone else's good practice, please credit these contributions or include him or her as coauthor.
Young Children does not publish term papers, literature reviews, or reports of research methodology and findings. The journal does not accept articles already published elsewhere in print or electronic format. We expect that articles have not been simultaneously submitted to other publications.
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Successful authors write in an informal, conversational style. They use active voice (e.g., "The teacher planned…" rather than "Plans were made by the teacher…") and language that is plain and clear. This makes the text easier and more enjoyable to read.
In addition, try to avoid using the words "should" and "must" when describing teaching practices ("Teachers can engage children by..." versus "Teachers must engage children by...").
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Each issue includes a group of articles that consider different aspects of the same topic. Cluster topics are decided on many months in advance (see below). Read an example of a cluster article.
Young Children requires authors to submit an article proposal before submitting a full article for a cluster topic. This process provides authors with useful feedback from peer reviewers and editors before they write and submit full-length articles. Not all authors are invited to submit full articles. The following steps detail the submission process for cluster articles.
1. Article proposal submission. Authors who are interested in submitting an article for a specific cluster should first write and submit a 2- to 3-page proposal, at least 9 months prior to the cluster publication date.
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a. Intended audience for the article
b. Why the topic is important for early childhood educators
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To submit proposals for cluster articles, use Manuscript Central. Each proposal will receive an ID number. Include the author(s) name, contact information, affiliation, and a brief cover letter (see the "Format"and "Cover Letter" sections). Note the month of the cluster for which you are submitting, as this will be a required question in the submission system.
2. Proposal review. Consulting editors and the Young Children editorial team review the proposals. Editors provide feedback approximately 8 weeks after the cluster proposal due date.
3. Cluster article submission. Young Children's editors invite selected authors to write and submit full-length articles that will also undergo peer review. Please note that the invitation to write a cluster article does not guarantee acceptance. Authors whose proposals are not selected will be notified of this decision. Cluster articles are due 5 months before the cluster issue comes out.
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In addition to cluster topic and general articles, Young Children includes several periodic features. We accept submissions for these features on an ongoing basis.
- Viewpoint columns allow authors to express their research-based opinions about specific issues or practices.
- Research in Review articles summarize research and describe implications for practice. Authors work with the journal's Research in Review editors. For more information, contact Deanna Ramey, editor-in-chief.
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The chart that follows provides Young Children's cluster topics for 2016, the date of publication, and due dates for proposals and articles. Designations of N/A means that Young Children is no longer accepting proposals for that cluster.
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It Takes a Team: Collaborating with Colleagues and Related Fields
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Teaching and Learning with Children's Books
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When submitting an article to Young Children please adhere to the following formatting and submission guidelines.
All manuscripts must meet page-length requirements.
- General and cluster articles and Viewpoints are from 3–12 manuscript pages, double-spaced, including references and tables. Our readers find articles 3–9 pages in length most useful; these shorter articles tend to be published more quickly.
If manuscripts are not formatted correctly, they will be unsubmitted until the appropriate changes are made.
- Make sure the name(s) of author(s)as well as specific workplaces/schools/program names do not appear on any pages of the article; all manuscripts are subject to blind review.
- Use pseudonyms in place of children's real names.
- Include subheadings throughout the article.
- Use Times New Roman font, 12-point type, double space lines, and at least 1-inch margins.
- Number the pages.
- Include the title and date in the footer.
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- Prepare the cover letter as a separate document.
- List the title of the article.
- Indicate the type of article (cluster topic, general, Viewpoint).
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- Give the Manuscript ID for any manuscript written by a primary author or coauthor that was accepted for publication in Young Children within the last two years.
- Provide a brief summary of how one-third of the text offers useful and relevant information for teachers and other practitioners.
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Authors should provide accurate and complete information for references and resources. Young Children expects authors to focus on references published within the last 10 years (unless they are seminal sources) in order to reflect the most recent research and data. Use primary references when available and avoid online resources such as Wikipedia or Ask.com. Authors should also use the number of resources appropriate for the length of their manuscript.
Young Children follows Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, for spelling and The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, for style and reference formatting, especially Chapter 15, "Documentation II." Examples are available here.
We encourage authors to include informative, interesting visuals (e.g., high-resolution photographs, children's work samples, charts, graphs) that enhance the content of the article and promote understanding. This is not a requirement.
Prior to submission, the author must possess completed model release forms for any recognizable person appearing in the author's photos (signed by any adult who appears in the photo and by the legal guardian of any child who appears in the photo). If the author did not take the photos but submits them with the article, the author must confirm that she or he has the right to publish the photos and that the photographer possesses the necessary model releases.
One sample model release and the visuals themselves should be uploaded as separate files in Manuscript Central as part of the manuscript submission. Do not include them in the body of the article. Young Children does not pay authors for their own photos when they are integral to the content of the article.
To make a photograph submission, please see our photography guidelines.
Authors are responsible for seeking and maintaining written permission from parents or legal guardians to include photos of children and adults. NAEYC may request to review these permissions.
For quoted material longer than 100 words as well as figures and tables (or the content therein), authors must seek and submit to Young Children written permission from the copyright holder prior to publication.
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Young Children receives all submissions electronically through Manuscript Central. After creating an account, authors will find instructions for manuscript submission. Be sure to submit the cover letter, article, and photographs as separate files. Authors can contact Manuscript Central for assistance or e-mail the Young Children editorial staff.
With the exception of articles for clusters, articles are generally published 16 to 28 months after acceptance. Authors may check the status of their submissions in Manuscript Central by logging into the account and clicking on the "Submitted Manuscripts" link on the left hand side of the dashboard.
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Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Jarrett Jack scored a season-high 30 points --
17 of which came in the fourth quarter and overtime -- and added 10 assists as
the Golden State Warriors held on for a thrilling, 107-101, victory over the
San Antonio Spurs, snapping a 16-game skid in the series.
David Lee had 25 points and a game-high 22 rebounds and Stephen Curry added 18
points and six assists for the Warriors, who have won two straight following a
six-game losing streak.
Danny Green led six San Antonio players in double-figures with 20 points as
the Spurs lost for just the second time in their last 18 contests overall. Tim
Duncan scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Tony Parker registered 18
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In response to vertmont's comment:
Enough with the RR BS. The kid is still learning the game and only gets better with time. He is a Celtic that is still young and learning very will to compete in the NBA. The NBA game is ever changing and he is doing great. The team needs RR and the rest of the team knows that. They are just playing well now to prove he is still a very important part of the Celtics now and in the future. You got my vote RR and #9 will hang from the rafters. Hang in there RR your time is still coming with a bright future ahead of you.
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Imperial, MO (KSDK) - There is an update in the case of a sudden student death.
We should know Friday what killed a popular high school freshman.
Jacob Siebert died earlier this week. He was a football player at Seckman High School.
The superintendent says Siebert was not at practice or a game when he collapsed. He did attend practice last week, but had not told his coaches or trainer about any injuries.
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Benefits: SPF 30, oil-free, a 70% gel-water formula with "no heavy ingredients."
Review: This has a very light texture, it goes on smoothly and it melts in super fast. The finish is very sheer and, surprisingly, the Light shade is not too pink. Make sure to pick the right shade, though, or else it won't blend into skin well and will look like it's just sitting on top of your skin. This is definitely good for BB cream novices, teens or 20-somethings, or those with naturally good skin.
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Summary:Michael Wiseman, a middle-aged insurance salesman, is given a new body and life by the government when his body is destroyed in a freak accident. With his brain transplanted into the scientifically perfected body of a rugged guy 20 years younger, Michael must now carry out missions for his country as dictated by his employer Theo. Unfortunately, for security reasons, Michael is also told he must give up his old life, including his wife Lisa, daughter Heather and friend and co-worker Roger. Although Michael belongs to the government now, he still retains one major weakness -- he and those around him are realizing that Michael can't stay away from his old life.


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1969 Chevy Camaro 489 - Stimulus PackageWritten by on June 2, 2009 Even If This Camaro's Big-Block And 11-Second E.T.'S Aren't Enough To Stimulate Your Senses, Its Economic Benefits Will.
It's not like you need a car magazine to tell you times are rough, but when message board thugs can no longer gouge helpless daddies for Hannah Montana tickets like they used to, it certainly reinforces the pervasiveness of the situation. What's more, rumor has it that Dr. 90210 is running a buy-one-implant-get-the-next-implant-free special. For hot rodders, in a hobby funded entirely by disposable income, spending it on project cars may seem a bit counter intuitive. That's why the timing of Troy Day's story couldn't be more appropriate. He built an entire car--a big-block-powered, 11-second '69 Camaro at that--for what many '69 Camaro owners spend on paint and body work alone. By simply doing his thing, he's now sitting on a fat pile of equity. So if passion alone isn't enough to keep those wrenches turning given the current economic climate, the prospect of possibly making a few bucks in the process should definitely help the cause.
In total, Troy has a hair over $15,000 into his project. That's including the purchase price of the car five years ago. Even if he's only reporting half of what he actually spent on the car, his potential profit margin still looks pretty good. "When I was going through the process of getting my car insured after it was finished, the agent appraised my car at $45,000," he recollects. "I was stunned. I said `the only reason I'm telling you that I only have $15,000 in the entire project is because you already signed the papers.' I built this car to have fun, not to make money, but finding that out was certainly a nice surprise."
A Camaro man to the core, Troy's love of F-bodies goes way back. His first car was a 355-powered '78 Camaro, which was later succeeded by a '68 RS/SS, an '89 IROC, and another '69 Camaro unrelated to his current ride. Through the years, he honed the skills necessary to build his latest project on a ridiculously miniscule budget. "My dad was a mechanic, so I picked up a lot of stuff by working in his shop as a kid," he explains. "I've done lots of reading and research, but most of it is just putting your inhibitions aside, getting your hands dirty, and learning from your mistakes. I don't really enjoy body work and don't mess around with rebuilding transmissions, but I love doing engine, driveline, and suspension work."
After making a few bucks on his '68 RS/SS, Troy took advantage of his connections to score a sweet deal on his '69 Camaro. His friend was about to get married, and the soon-to-be bride made him sell his Camaro for a fancy new SUV. "We worked on that car together for a long time, and I even helped him mini-tub it," says Troy. "Since we were buddies, he agreed to sell it to me for $2,300 with the understanding that I'd sell it back to him if he ever wanted it again in the future. Everyone tells me that it was a screaming deal, but the car was very rough. The fenders had to be replaced, the floors were shot, the passenger door had a bunch of rust, and just about every body panel was dented. The seats and the headliner were the only parts of the interior that were in decent shape, so I had to replace everything else."
Despite the enormity of the task at hand, Troy says that he completed all the body work for $1,500. After tracking down a good used fender and spending many hours with a hammer and dolly, he got the body somewhat straight. From there, it was a matter of climbing a steep learning curve. "I learned things the hard way through trial and error," he admits. "If you weld an entire body panel on all at once, the metal will warp, so you must spot-weld it first. It helps to have a couple of buddies to hold a panel in place for you, or you'll realize it's crooked only after you've attached it. Also, you have to mix paint exactly like the manufacturers suggest, because if you try to be cheap and use too much reducer, the paint will bubble on the primer. People tell me how good the body work looks all the time, but honestly, I took some shortcuts because I really don't enjoy block sanding and laying down primer. I'd much rather build engines. Instead of stripping the entire car down and addressing paint runs, I half-assed my way through most of the process. I'll just chalk it up as a learning experience, and use what I learned to attempt more of a show-quality paintjob next time."
Working with go-fast parts is Troy's true calling, and this time around he had to have a big-block. Interestingly, for a car with such a distinct street/strip flavor, his original plan was to build a Pro Touring cruiser. "I've done Pro Street Camaros before, so I wanted to put a 572 and a six-speed in this car, but that stuff costs a little more than I'm willing to spend, and you need a good job just to pay for gas," he quips. Having gone as quick as 10.7 in the quarter with a 427 small-block, he's learned a few engine building tricks over the years. This time around, plans called for a budget 489 based on a production 454 block, a Scat cast crank and I-beam rods, and SRP 10.5:1 pistons. To further cut costs, he opted for a Crane 246/254-at-0.050 hydraulic flat-tappet cam, and matched it up with an Edelbrock Victor Jr. intake, a Holley Dominator carb, and a set of second-hand ported rectangle-port iron heads. "I've gotten a lot of good info from magazines, but not all of it is true. I read a story that said oval-port heads are the hot ticket, so I tried out a set. On a street car like mine, you end up losing too much torque down low. I think it's best to talk to people at the track to see what they've tried, and find out what works and what doesn't."
Although an intense regimen of hands-on wrenching contributes largely to its budget-busting proclivities, it represents just part of the battle. Troy reminds us that it's just as important to spend money wisely. "I've wasted lots of cash going the overkill route in the past, and I won't do it again," he says. "I dished out $3,200 on new crate 9-inch rearend for my first '69 Camaro, but didn't really need that strong of a rearend for that car's setup. For this car, I'm still getting by with a factory 12-bolt, 30-spline axles, and a mini-spool. I welded the axle tubes to the differential, and welded up some cross bracing to the housing for extra support. The car is mainly used for cruising, with some occasional racing on test-and-tune night, so it's held up fine. I have a friend who builds very stout transmissions out of his garage, and he put mine together for $500."
Granted, Troy's cost-cutting techniques are most evident in the big-ticket items, but they've been sprinkled in every aspect of the buildup as well. In lieu of costly steel braided fuel hose, Troy runs aluminum hardlines underneath the car. For skinnies, he uses a set of 165R15 radials originally intended for old VW Bugs. "I don't think 11-second Camaros are what the tire designers had in mind, but they're rated at 120 mph, work great, and only cost $80 brand new," he retorts. Speaking of tires, thanks to the DIY mini-tub job and monster 12.5-inch-wide slicks, the suspension setup is very simple, yet effective. With the exception of 90/10 drag shocks and springs off of a six-cylinder Camaro, the front underpinnings are bone stock. Out back, the only tweaks are Hotchkis leaf springs and Competition Engineering traction bars. Nonetheless, the car is good for respectable 1.64-second 60-foot times.
By the time this story prints, there could be a new government handout on the way--this time for those of us who actually pay taxes--intended to stimulate the economy once again. Who knows if it will work, or if it will even happen, but most of us can pick up a few pointers from Troy Day's Camaro. Buying low, keeping costs down, and selling high when the time comes is a solid business model in anyone's book.
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|Federal Mogul oil pump, Milodon pan
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|Scat 4.250-inch cast crank
|and I-beam steel rods;
|forged 10.5:1 SRP pistons
|Cylinder heads:
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|iron castings with 2.25/1.88-inch
|Manley valves and 119cc chambers
|Crane Cams 246/254-at-0.050
|hydraulic flat tappet,
|0.571/0.585-inch lift,
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|rockers, springs, and titanium retainers;
|Cloyes timing set, Crane lifters
|Edelbrock Victor Jr. intake manifold,
|Holley 1,050-cfm Dominator carb
|MSD 6AL box, billet distributor,
|Blaster 2 coil, and plug wires
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|Hughes 2,800-stall converter,
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|stock drums, rear
|Weld Draglite 15x4, front; 15x10, rear
|BFGoodrich 165R15 radials, front;
|28x12.5x15 ET Drag, rear
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Rat motors are supposed to be expensive, but Troy put his together for $5,000. He picked up a fully prepped 454 block from his machinist buddy for $500. The Scat rotating assembly was purchased new, but he bought the Dominator and intake from a swap meet. A low-mount alternator helps de-clutter the engine bay. Total output? Enough to propel a 3,250-pound car to 11.70s in 100-degree heat.As purchased, the Camaro had carpet out of a house. Troy kept the seats and headliner, but installed a new dash, gauges, weatherstripping, and of course, new carpet. Several patches were required to repair the rusty floors.
They're not the prettiest welds, but the bracing Troy added to the housing effectively beefs up the rearend. The springs and shocks have been relocated inward to make room for the 28x12.5 slicks.


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i have a server running cpanel and dovecot currently.
i was wondering if the scenario below would work:
1- Create a backup MX record for my domain, pointing to the new server which is not active yet.
2- Install zimbra on the new server(block the ports so as to make sure no emails come in or out, and the primary MX records pointing to my current server works)
3- After configuring users accounts, i can take down my primary MX records and test. if things are ok will keep it that way, if not, will go back to the primary MX (old server).


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Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society
P.O. Box 9671
Greensboro, NC 27429
Watson was adopted from animal control by a nice family who was ultimately unable to handle his dachshund behavior. They called on rescue to take him in and work with him on behavior modification.
Watson's foster mom thinks he is a 2 year-old dachshund/miniature pinscher mix. He is clearly a dachshund mix, with longer legs and shorter ear flaps than a full-breed dachshund. He is still a small dog weighing between 12-14 pounds. He is a black and tan smooth boy, and very handsome too! When his foster mom first met Watson, he clearly did not want to be picked up, but she corrected him verbally and he has been a perfect gentleman since. He is a little shy, but with verbal persuasion, he comes wagging his tail. Watson loves to be outside, so a secure fenced yard is a must for this little explorer. Walks would not be enough for Watson since he so enjoys the great outdoors.
Watson is house trained and crate trained. He does well on a leash and likes car rides. Watson needs a home that is familiar with the dachshund or min pin breed. He is a sweet boy, but needs a good leader who will automatically correct bad behavior when first observed. After that he will be a lover boy, sweeter than sugar cookies. Since he has longer legs than a dachshund, he will do fine in a home with stairs. Watson is not a good candidate for a home with children, but surprisingly he is afraid of kitties. So if you have cats who tend to properly slap the new family member, he becomes very respectful of their space.
Watson is neutered, current on vaccines, heartworm negative, on heartworm prevention and is microchipped. He has no known health problems.
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Quick question: I'm having trouble spotting the refinements you made in Step 9, maybe because I'm using a laptop with an 11-inch screen. Where did you add in the contouring?
Over the coming months I plan on adding some quick walk-throughs of various cartographic techniques. Some of these will be quite simple and require little to no prior experience with digital software. Others will require a bit more of a working knowledge of programs like GIMP and Inkscape. Hope these tutorials are of use to some folks.
Someone recently asked about how I created the heraldic shield in my Ruins of Dragonport map. Here is a basic walk-through of my work flow. I am assuming the reader already has a grasp of the basics of GIMP and Inkscape.
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Quick question: I'm having trouble spotting the refinements you made in Step 9, maybe because I'm using a laptop with an 11-inch screen. Where did you add in the contouring?
My pleasure Coriolis. Looking at it now I see that indeed this is not very clear. I used a small round brush to go in and add more white paint in certain areas of the rim in order for the light to appear more natural and not so uniform. The idea being to better capture the simulcra of worked metal. Here's a pic where I've indicated the places where I've increased highlights (part of the problem is that you can't really make these out well in certain areas due to the light background):
Very useful tutorial !
ooooh soooo looking forward to the continuation of this thread
Glad to here it. I was thinking for the next mini-tut doing a quick walk-through of how to use layer styles to create various map symbols (such as city and capital icons). Of course this will be old hat to experienced mappers but I thought it might still be useful to those new to digital cartography. Thoughts?
Awesome tutorial! I've yet to really try this, your workflow looks simple and intuitive. Great results!
Hi I am new to doing this stuff I use Gimp because it is free. I have noticed some of the Gimp tutorials are for older versions of Gimp. I tryed to do the Ascension's Atlas Style but it got stuck around step 2 or 3 and couldn't get further any suggestions?
Well, it isn't "my" tutorial, but what I would suggest is to create a work-in-progress thread over in the Regional Maps section, throw up a screenshot and explain what precisely seems to be the trouble. This will give either myself or someone else seeing the thread a better sense of what exactly you are having.


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Cannelloni Magnifique
(Beef and Spinach Manicotti)
For filling, Mix:
1 pound ground beef, browned and drained
10 ounces spinach, chopped and cooked (or 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and drained)
1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
2 eggs, slightly beaten
½ tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. pepper
For filling, in a saucepan, mix:
1 16 ounce can tomatoes, stewed, crushed or diced all work
1 6 ounce can tomato paste
1 cup water
½ cup chopped onion
½ tsp. oregano
½ tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
Simmer sauce for 10 minutes.
Prepare 12 large manicotti noodles according to package directions.
Fill noodles with beef/spinach mixture and arrange in a 9 X 13 inch pan or baking dish.
Pour sauce over filled noodles and cover with foil.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
Uncover, and top with 1 more cup of shredded Mozzarella cheese.
Bake 10-15 minutes longer, until cheese melts.
-My kids really eat this...
-Makes a great way to hide dark, green leafy vegetables!
-Easily made a day ahead. Cover with foil and store in fridge until ready to bake.


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Birth Name: Ben Kingsley
Born: 12/31/1943
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England, GB
Born: 12/31/1943
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England, GB
Born Krishna Bhanji in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England on Dec. 31, 1943, Kingsley was the son of English model-actress Anne Lyna Goodman and her husband, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, a Muslim Indian physician. Raised in Pendlebury, Salford, Kingsley attended Manchester Grammar School and later won admission to the University of Salford. Kingsley began his acting career in 1966, making his London stage debut as the narrator in "A Smashing Day," a musical produced by Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles. Impressed with Kingsley's voice and guitar playing, Epstein introduced the young actor to John Lennon and Ringo Starr, who both urged young Kingsley to pursue a career in music. He chose instead ... Continue Bio >>
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text: As I've been researching atv's more and more, on a few atv forums, I've heard alot about polaris's being in the shop? CC, I think you got a good one. I was going to look at polaris, but all the shop commets are steering me away? That would be the worst thing ever........taking a brand new $8000+ atv into the shop for repairs.