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I believe it was Tambay who last said that Atlanta was fast-becoming reality TV central, with series that are already set in that city, and new series ordered recently.
Here's another new series that was just announced today by Lifetime, which the network ordered 9 episodes of and will debut on June 4 at 10/9c.
It's called Pretty Wicked Moms and will feature "six feisty Atlanta mothers."
We're just the messengers.
What I found most amusing is that Lifetime is calling this an "unscripted comedy." Reality TV show is just not a popular term anymore. It seems like networks are trying to get away from that. Another term used commonly is "docu-series."
The full details via press release from Lifetime:
Set to Premiere June 4, Series Follows Six Competitive Atlanta Moms Breaking All Molds of Traditional Motherhood with Sky High Stilettos and Sassy Attitudes
New York, NY (April 29, 2013) - Ah, the cut-throat, crazy world of competitive mothering...and for six feisty Atlanta mothers in Lifetime's all-new unscripted comedy Pretty Wicked Moms, it's a raging, raucous mommy war. Jockeying to be the ultimate mom, this perfectly coiffed and manicured clique will stop at nothing to one-up each other. Whether it's extravagant birthday parties, devising a strict vegan diet for their one-year-old or masterminding their baby's social climb (or should we say crawl?) to the top, there's no end to their plotting and scheming. Knowing the competition among them is fierce, these swanky mothers take motherhood and mischief to an entirely new and outrageous level. As one Pretty Wicked Mom claims, "They all want to be the prettiest, the thinnest, the richest; and their kids to be the smartest."
The Pretty Wicked Moms, with their adorably fashionable children, high-end lifestyle and hilarious views on motherhood, will grace the small screen on Lifetime, starting Tuesday, June 4, at 10:00 pm ET/PT, immediately following Dance Moms.
Lifetime's Pretty Wicked Moms include:
· Emily: The Queen Bee - A self-made business woman with a two-year-old daughter, Amzie, who serves as ring leader of this group of competitive mothers.
· Nicole N.: The Doggy Mom - Emily's partner-in-crime and co-clique conspirator whose "child" is her Shitzu dog, Summer.
· Miranda: The Southern Belle - A rigid stay-at-home mom who oversees her two-year-old son Ledger's strict schedule down to the very. last. minute.
· Nicole B.: The Alpha Mom - Health conscious and meticulous in what she feeds her one-year-old daughter, McKinley, Nicole B. often challenges Emily's and Nicole N.'s mischievous plans.
· Meredith: The Newbie - Recently moved to Atlanta with her husband and three-year-old daughter, Addison, Meredith's good heart and innocence lead her to strive for acceptance from the other moms.
· Marci: The Divorcee - The most affluent, and shrewdest mom of the clique, Marci is raising three kids on her own after 23 years of marriage, bringing a different point-of-view to motherhood and the clique as they live life in the fast lane.
Lifetime has ordered nine episodes of Pretty Wicked Moms, which is produced by Ellen Rakieten Entertainment. The series is executive produced by Ellen Rakieten, Fiona Kennedy, Chris Costine, Paul Barrosse, Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile, alongside Rob Sharenow, Gena McCarthy and Noah Pollack of Lifetime.


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The Department of Education is scheduled to publish a request that seems to tip their hand about a borrower defense that could allow lots of students from having to repay their student loans. Clever attorneys will find a way to confirm if schools have violated state laws, as the government has claimed some have. If proven the school had violate ... Read More »
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When your kids were little, you probably talked with them in the abstract about the importance of saving, earning money and giving to charity. Now it's time to move on to real-world matters, like budgeting, saving the money they earn from employment, managing debt and health insurance. (Next Avenue has another article on how to help your adult kids land a job.)
Here's how to proceed:
And it's pretty easy for kids in college to get the cards, since they're frequently pitched them (though not as much as before the 2009 Credit Card Act passed). They may be told by card marketers that they should sign up for the plastic to start building their credit history. That's generally not wise. A better idea: have your child become an "authorized user" on your credit card. That way, you can keep an eye on his credit-card use and his credit will get a boost by your good debt habits.
- Use a prepaid debit card instead of a credit card, so there's a dollar limit on purchases on the card and no interest charge.
- Check sites like mint.com and bankrate.com to find the lowest interest rates on credit cards.
- Use an online debt calculator to learn how long it will take to pay off your balance. (Next Avenue offers a helpful debt calculator that's easy to use.)
- Order a free credit report annually from annualcreditreport.com to review your credit history and clear up any mistakes on credit bureau reports.
Instead, work together to help him set up a debt-repayment plan. "Bring in a debt counselor," Lechter says. You can find a free or low-cost counselor through the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.
"The biggest problem I see when it comes to young adults and money is that they don't understand that they need to make room in their budget for their own savings," says Bob DiQuollo, a financial adviser for Brinton Eaton in Madison, N.J. "If their company has a 401(k) plan with a match program, you need to show your kids that if they put one dollar in and the company matches, it's like getting free money and it really adds up."
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IBM Maximo for Nuclear Power and its Role in the Nuclear Renaissance
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Today's entry comes from Terry Ray.A couple of months back, I discussed my view on the role and importance of corporate assets from various C-level perspectives. Today, I would like to offer a perspective specific to the oil & gas industry.As oil and gas companies continue to meet the demand ... [ + Read more ]
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In response to: Maximo Monday: Value of Collaboration in ManufacturingEric, very interesting how you bring together examples integrating Maximo, ILOG, Cognos, and Netcool for the Manufacturing industry. This should be one of the demo examples they use at the Pulse conference. :) ... [ + Read more ]
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October was a busy month for me personally, and for the Maximo facilities world. The month started with a personal trip to Austin for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, but that's a story for another blog. There were two big facilities events this month, the first was the IFMA ... [ + Read more ]
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The International Facilities Management Association event is always a good place to find out what is new in the world of facilities management.This year the event will be October 7-9, 2009 in Orlando, Florida.The IBM booth #412 will focus on "IBM Maximo Smarter Facilities Management" and feature Kim Woodbury & ... [ + Read more ]
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As the Senior Market Manager for Energy Efficiency and Green Solutions at IBM, I get the chance to talk to many clients about their efforts to better manage energy and environmental factors in their organizations. As the costs, regulatory, and stakeholder pressures around these issues are increasing tremendously, nearly every ... [ + Read more ]
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2010 Call for SpeakersAs your business continues to evolve, we continue to evolve and adapt our solutions and services to meet your growing needs. That is why Pulse 2010 will be one of the most important business conferences of the year, and one that will deliver the information you need ... [ + Read more ]
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A UK journalist attempting to write a story on videogames in 2006 sent out an "informal" email to a string of fellow journalists, civil servants and MPs requesting some feedback on what types of games they played, and failed to receive a single response.
National Videogame Archive co-founder Iain Simons was penning an article for The New Statesmen at the time, and, as detailed in GamesIndustry.biz, took the non-replies to indicate that "to be identified as a gamer (in 2006, at least) was incompatible with being a 'serious' civil servant or member of the Westminster set – be that journalist, MP or whatever."
After sending a second email offering anonymity, Simons stated that, "…this time lots of them got back in touch and came 'out' as gamers."
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If the industry can get over its paranoia, and the 'establishment' can get over its often irrational reactionary standpoint toward games and gamers – we could start exploring the real value of the industry's contribution over and above what it brings to the GDP.


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We have an internal network with a Linux mail server (sendmail). The end users are running Win NT 4.0 with a normal SMTP/POP3-Client on their machines with which they send and receive their mail.
However, when someone is on vacancies, he needs to redirect his incoming mail to somebody else, and I wonder how that can be achieved. Right now, the administrator (that's me) can use webmin and alter the alias settings in order to perform the redirect. But the administrator having to care for that is not really a viable approach; the end users should be able to do it on their own.
Trouble is, although they have their accounts on the mail server, they are Windows users that never log into the mail server (other than POP3 through their email software). They would not be able to handle a Linux login shell in order to alter their mail settings.
Does anybody know a good approach to solve this? For instance, is there a HTTP-based tool (similar to webmin) that allows setting up an email redirect for the user's own account (without requiring admin privileges)? (How do other companies solve that when they are running a Linux mail server in a Windows environment?)


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Five rowers from the Sarah Lawrence College crew team are participating in the prestigious Henley Women's Regatta in England June 18–20 for the first time in the history of the SLC rowing program. The highly competitive regatta is the largest all female regatta in the world. Rowing for Sarah Lawrence are Chantal Gil '10, bow, of Swampscott, MA; Zeiland Powell '10, 2 seat, of Bellevue, PA; Emmy Herland '11, 3 seat, of Seattle, WA; Baxter Townsend '12, stroke, of Greenport, NY; and Amy Garrison '10, coxswain, of Denver, CO.
"I am so proud of our rowers" says Carolyn Miles, SLC crew coach. "These young women are joining crews from all over the world as well as elite US college rowing teams to compete at the Women's Henley regatta. We're a small school with a mighty team."
The SLC women have been rowing together throughout the spring all over the Northeast, including such regattas as the Murphy Cup, the Knecht Cup, New York State Collegiate Rowing Championships, and the Dad Vail Regatta. "Earning a bid to race at Henley is an incredible honor for this team and our athletic program. We are thrilled to have this opportunity and look forward to representing the College on the international rowing scene" says Miles.


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NC Secretary of State Marshall enters Senate race
Published: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 3:38 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 3:38 p.m.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, the first woman elected to a statewide office in North Carolina, is entering the race for U.S. Senate with the hopes of unseating Republican Richard Burr.
Marshall filed paperwork this week to create a campaign committee. Her political consultant, Thomas Mills, said Wednesday she had been thinking about running for a while and decided that "now's the time" to enter the race.
"The country's in a world of hurt," Mills said. "And we need leaders that can find solutions. Secretary Marshall has built a career out of building consensus and solving problems."
Durham lawyer Kenneth Lewis is the only other Democrat to declare candidacy, although others are considering the race. Party primaries are scheduled for May.
Marshall unsuccessfully campaigned for U.S. Senate in 2002 but was eliminated during the primary. Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole, the first woman elected to represent North Carolina in the upper chamber, went on to claim that seat but lost it last year to Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan.
Marshall was elected secretary of state in 1996.
Burr had already amassed more than $2.5 million in re-election campaign cash through the end of June, according to finance records. Paul Shumaker, Burr's political consultant, said political trends for the GOP have improved since the Democrats swept the top of the ticket in North Carolina last year. He noted public concerns about the deficit and Democrats in Congress, and he said the party appears to be having problems bringing forward a de facto candidate around which activists can gather.
"That's very much reflective of the national mood right now," Shumaker said. "There's a lot of anger and concern expressed over the August recess about the direction of the country as a whole. So we have every reason to be encouraged about next year."
Hagan didn't enter the Senate race until October of 2007. She defeated Dole by 8 percentage points.
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I have been told, since my EGR Valve has "BLOWN" out twice in a matter of 24 hours and I keep loosing pressure (can't make it up steep hills" I have a problem with the sensor. Is this true and if so what does the sensor look like and can I replace it myself?
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Images: Fort Hood shooting victims honored at memorial ceremony [Image 3 of 12]
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Cameraman Ricardo Cortez films Fox News reporter Dan Godwin in the early morning hours of April 9 outside a perimeter of shipping containers that were set up around the III Corps headquarters building on Fort Hood, April 9, 2014. Godwin was reporting about a memorial service that was taking place that afternoon for the three Soldiers killed in the tragic April 2 shooting rampage on the base. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attended the ceremony, along with many other distinguished guests and over 1,000 Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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Cytos released positive results from a phase IIb trial of CYT003-QbG10 for the treatment of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis due to house dust mite allergy. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study enrolled 299 subjects who received six weekly injections of CYT003-QbG10 given at two dose levels (0.5 mg and 1 mg) or placebo. The primary endpoint was efficacy, assessed by recording rhinoconjunctivitis symptom and medication scores in patient diaries over a 14 day period. The higher CYT003-qbG10 dose group was determined to be the most efficacious. In the 1 mg group subjects had a 39% lower median combined symptom and medication score post-treatment than subjects on placebo (p≡0.035). Allergy symptoms were significantly lower in the 1 mg group than in the placebo group (p≡0.027), however medication use was generally low and did not differ significantly between the two groups. The secondary endpoint was change in the quality of life post-treatment. Subjects in the 1 mg group reported a median 42% better quality of life score than patients on placebo (p≡0.020). Treatment at both dose levels was safe and well tolerated.
ISTA issued positive preliminary results from a phase III trial of Bepreve for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis. This multi-center, double-masked, placebo-controlled study enrolled 130 subjects, 117 of whom completed the study. The subjects received two concentrations of Bepreve in two dosing schedules, once-daily and twice-daily. They were evaluated on three separate occasions for response at eight hours and sixteen hours. Both concentrations demonstrated statistically significant reductions in the primary study endpoint of ocular itching. In addition, both concentrations produced statistically significant effects on the rapid response rate and in the secondary endpoints measuring additional signs and symptoms of ocular allergy, as well as improvement in total nasal symptoms. The strongest clinical effect was achieved with twice-daily dosing of either concentration. There were no serious ocular adverse events reported. Based on positive phase III results ISTA plans to file an NDA with the FDA during the second half of 2008.
Novagali announced positive results from a phase II/III trial of Vekacia for the treatment of pediatric Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). This study was divided in two treatment periods: (I) a four-week prospective, randomized, multicenter, double-masked, three parallel group, vehicle-controlled treatment period and (II) a three-month prospective, multicenter, double-masked treatment period. The trials enrolled 118 pediatric subjects in Europe who received Vekacia 0.05 % and Vekacia 0.1% or placebo, administered four times daily for four weeks. Overall improvement of subjective symptoms was superior to placebo for both concentrations of Vekacia. Objective symptoms showed statistically significant improvements between both concentrations of Vekacia compared to placebo (p=0.0386 and 0.0208 for the Vekacia 0.05% and Vekacia 0.1% treatment arms, respectively). Similarly, improvement in superficial keratitis was statistically significant with Vekacia 0.05% versus placebo (p=0.0176). Treatment was generally well tolerated. Novagali plans to move forward with the development of Vekacia.
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Posted on August 23, 2012
Week 33 Friday August 24, 2012 Sunrise and Sunset 6:07 am 7:44 pm Local Weather (Subject to Change!) The mercury is likely to reach 86 degrees today, with more of those lovely blue skies and a calm breeze in store. Soak it up! Guest News How lovely to have more familiar faces with us back […]
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Posted on August 20, 2012
Week 33 Tuesday August 21, 2012 Sunrise and Sunset 6:03 am 7:49 pm Local Weather (Subject to Change!) More lovely weather on the radar! The Harbor is expected to reach a high of 79 degrees by the afternoon, with some lovely blue skies. Guest News Basin Harbor is delighted to welcome back Jeffrey Yeager and […]
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Week 30 Tuesday July 31, 2012 Sunrise and Sunset 5:40 am 8:19 pm Local Weather (Subject to Change!) On this last day of July we can look forward to a high of 85 degrees and partly sunny skies. Guest News We are delighted to welcome our returning guest Lisa Costello from the capitol, Washington, DC. […]
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Posted on July 9, 2012
Week 26 had another magical week! Captain Brian had a great week exploring Snake Den Harbor with the daily EScape Cruise. He was able to show and share with our guests two baby Bald Eagles, along with the parents. There is an Osprey nest near by as well. If you don't have a chance to […]
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Sunrise and Sunset 5:15 am 8:40 pm Local Weather (Subject to Change!) On the radar are a few cloudy areas moving through, which means a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, accompanied by a high of 86 degrees. The evening may very well bring some more precipitation our way. Guest News Happy Independence Day to […]
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A strong earthquake shook much of the Midwest early Friday morning. The epicenter of the earthquake -- the strongest in the region in 40 years -- was about seven miles below ground and 38 miles northwest of Evansville, Indiana in southern Illinois. Reports came in from such distant places as West Virginia, Alabama and Kansas. No injuries were reported. The magnitude 5.2 earthquake caused debris to fall on a sidewalk and shatter in Louisville, Kentucky, after part of a cornice fell off a brick building. The United States Geological Service said the largest historical earthquake in the region -- magnitude 5.4 -- shook southern Illinois in 1968.
The earthquake occurred in the Wabash Valley fault system, adjacent to the New Madrid Seismic Zone1968. That zone, named for the town of New Madrid, Missouri, was the site of a series of huge temblors in 1811 and 1812.


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If you check out the artists on this summer's Warped Tour, you might notice them drinking a LOT of Monster Energy Drink — like, more caffeine than most of us could handle in 90-degree heat — and perhaps even bathing in it:
Hot out? No problem! Shot of @BreatheCarolina from Warped Tour Detroit. Credit: @BPuninske #WarpedTour #Monster pic.twitter.com/uNe9XJZTQv
— Verity Magazine (@VerityMag) July 19, 2014
But you can't always believe your eyes, because Reddit user SmackyRichardson noticed a slight difference in the bands' Monster cans versus the ones distributed to fans:
It's called Monster Tour Water, and it's only available backstage — a Monster employee tells us "it's never been sold anywhere" — thus making it a highly sought-after collector's item. (Right now it's going for $13.99 on eBay.) But SmackyRichardson feels it's a health hazard:
"Kind of dangerous in a way, as anyone who was actually chugging that many Monsters in 100 degree heat would more than likely kick the bucket. Warped tour is full of impressionable tweens who want to look as cool as their idols onstage."
Not everybody agreed with her theory, and this is actually nothing new — Warped Tour has had branded water for at least a decade:
As one Reddit user explained, it's not worth getting THAT excited about:
"I work for Monster and we drink tour water at most events we do. If people do notice, they are so intrigued and want one. Its just water in a can, man…"
But if you don't read the fine print, it may come as a shock:
"I remember discovering that accidentally when I worked my first Warped Tour. Popped one open backstage and went to enjoy a sweet sip… Even when the resulting taste is not a strong one, it's always shocking when you expect one flavor and something very different hits your mouth. Spit it out and freaked out, then read the can."
Some people are calling it a marketing conspiracy:
Pretty smart marketing at #warpedtour the bands are drinking water, but the fans think they're drinking Monster. pic.twitter.com/vPaIObcEc3
— REVERB (@RVRB) August 3, 2014
But the fans and bands seem pretty cool with it:
Actually pretty stoked on all the monster "tour water" that's in my fridge. pic.twitter.com/OGIjICgBSX
— #freechooch (@DAVlDXFERNANDEZ) July 27, 2014
Pounding some monster tour water on our way to Austin MN for our show tonight first show back after a week pic.twitter.com/7Mlppj79rd
— James Clark (@TTFjames) November 16, 2013
Andy Biersack's can of Monster tour water, Josh Balz's(MIW)water bottle and Kelen Capener's(TSSF)pick:D I'm too cool pic.twitter.com/AyRly94q68
— Matthew Hermann (@MatthewHermann6) December 9, 2013
#2012ConcertMemories Warped tour when @BreatheKyleEven threw his Monster tour water bottle right at me while on stage♥ pic.twitter.com/GLDy2RER
— Sasha ♡ (@gruesomebabe) December 25, 2012
When I get sad I look at my All Time Low monster tour water and Im like hey AllTimeLow drank that water and then usually Im not sad anymore
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i also put a monster tour water can on my wall pic.twitter.com/zipNKOnAyG
— sydney △⃒⃘ (@mxdeofwax) July 30, 2013
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Homebuyers are paying the highest prices since 2008 for local houses, and the number and type of homes available can't keep up with demand.
Buyers should expect to find higher prices and fewer options, local agents said. And if you're ready to leave that starter home and move into a larger home, building new might be your best bet, they said.
In March, the average selling price for houses in Johnson County rose to about $157,000. That's 11 percent higher than last year and 20 percent higher than 2009, right after the recession set in.
The number of foreclosed homes for sale is down significantly, and the overall number of homes listed is low, both of which help drive up prices, Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors spokeswoman Claire Belby said.
Demand has been high enough that sellers who don't price their homes too high often get multiple offers, including some that are thousands more than the list price, according to Susan McClain, managing broker for Century 21 Scheetz. She said those offers are coming in quickly too, so much so that a person might get an offer in less than a month.
Agents usually have about six or seven months' worth of houses to sell, but that average has dropped to about four months or lower, Belby said.
While starter homes priced in the $75,000 to $150,000 range are selling fast, buyers looking for something in the $200,000 to $250,000 range are struggling to find a house to buy. There just aren't a lot of homes available in that price range, McClain said.
Builders are responding to that shortage. New subdivisions are being developed for the first time since before the recession and are being filled with midrange and higher-end homes. A new subdivision in the Center Grove area, The Sanctuary at Harrison Crossing, will have homes ranging from $216,000 to $380,000, while Homesteads at Hillview in Franklin will range from $250,000 to $400,000 or more.
In April, the average price for new homes being built in the unincorporated parts of Johnson County, including the Center Grove area, was about $287,000, according to county building permits. Developers are focusing on that price range because residents who got established in smaller homes may have larger families or better jobs and want to move up, McClain said.
'That's not normal'
The economy has improved, so people have more money available to buy a house. Prices also are going up, so people are seeing homes as a good investment again, Belby said.
But she said one of the main
problems facing buyers right now is a low number of homes for sale.
In the first quarter of this year, 725 homes were listed for sale in Johnson County, compared with 965 in the same period in 2010. Foreclosures, which typically sell at lower prices, have gone from about 25 percent to 15 percent of all homes for sale across central Indiana, which helps to increase prices, Belby said.
Sellers are more likely to get close to their asking price, or in some cases more, McClain said.
"We are seeing quite a few multiple offers that go above list price. That's not normal," McClain said. "I'm going to say our norm is we're still probably just under list price for average sale price, 97 or 98 percent of list price."
Families often have no problem selling a $125,000 home. But the sales are happening so quick that some buyers are having to rent or move in with family for a short time while continuing to hunt for something new, she said.
'Need that extra inventory'
David Brenton, owner and broker of David Brenton's Team on the southside, sold more than 300 homes last year in the area, with an average price of $150,000. Those prices were up compared with 2012, but the average home price for the county typically stays in the $100,000 to $150,000 range, mainly because that's the most widely available home, he said.
Pricier homes in the Center Grove area do pull the average up, but most of the homes are in less-expensive subdivisions that you can find in areas such as New Whiteland, Whiteland and Franklin.
Those communities also want to attract higher-end homes. Residents in Whiteland fought against a large subdivision that was proposed to have small lots and home prices around $160,000. Franklin officials also want developers to build more high-end subdivisions since the city lacks available homes that cost more than $300,000.
Lower-end subdivisions also aren't being built because many of those companies that built and developed those types of homes are no longer in business, such as C.P. Morgan, Johnson County planning and zoning director David Hittle said. Many of the newer subdivisions also are building with higher-end materials such as brick, stone or composite siding that increase building costs, Hittle said.
Much of the new building is higher-end because that's what in short supply, McClain said.
"We're really just starting to see the building side take off, and they've done a lot of research and I completely agree with them. We really need that extra inventory in that midrange area," McClain said.
The Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis expects people will want about 18 new homes costing $175,000 or more each month this year, chief executive officer Steve Lains said. That's a little lower than the demand of 22 homes per month under $175,000, but those types of homes make up most of houses in the county, so demand is usually higher.
New subdivisions are needed with midrange and upper-end houses, while large subdivisions with starter homes may still have lots available for new houses, Lains said.
On the rebound
Home prices have hit the highest point since 2008. Fewer foreclosed houses for sale and a low number of homes listed have driven up prices. Here's a look at the average home sale prices in Johnson County during March for the past seven years:
March 2014 $156,799
March 2013 $139,551
March 2012 $134,284
March 2011 $148,595
March 2010 $131,066
March 2009 $130,601
March 2008 $139,466
SOURCE: Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors
Value of new homebuilding permits filed in April:
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Oval Place, Greenwood, Harrison Crossing subdivision
Shady Ridge Row, Greenwood, Shadow Ridge Village West subdivision
Raintree Boulevard, Greenwood, Raintree Village subdivision
Oakvista Drive, Greenwood, Brookhaven subdivision
Haywood Road, Greenwood, Wakefield West subdivision
SOURCE: Johnson County Planning and Zoning


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Teen director puts new spin on vampire romance in third feature
Director Emily Hagins is riffing on the "Twilight" phenomenon a bit with her new film, "My Sucky Teen Romance." In the movie, 17-year-old Kate and her friends are spending the weekend at SpaceCON, the local science fiction convention. When she's there, she meets Paul, dressed as a teen vampire — but Paul's not just in costume. He's a real vampire. When he accidentally bites Kate, it's up to her friends to find a way to turn her back and defeat the other vampires taking over the convention, using their knowledge of pop-culture as a weapon.
"I really wanted to tell a story that takes place at the convention setting," Hagins said in a phone interview with The Oklahoman. Hagins, 19 and from Austin, Texas, was hoping to make a film that would appeal to teens, especially the "geeky" ones.
"I was a big horror fan in general," Hagins said. "When I was 14, I read the 'Twilight' books and I was into them, of course."
In making her own vampire movie, Hagins chose the bits of the mythology she liked best.
"You're able to pick and choose what kind of rules you want," she said. "It's kind of like shopping."
Teen cast, crew
Hagins had a cast and crew made up primarily of teenagers. She began making the movie at age 17. Even more impressively, it's Hagins's third feature film. She hopes to have a long career as a filmmaker, a career that started at age 12.
"This is something I'll continue to do as long as I can," she said. "I was just very lucky that I started young."
Her father, who used to work in advertising, showed Hagins the basic steps of making a commercial, from planning to shooting to editing, when the family first got a video camera.
Her time directing her first feature film, "Pathogen," became the story of the documentary, "Zombie Girl: The Movie."
Her second film was a mystery, "The Retelling."
Her third, out on DVD on Tuesday, features geeks versus vampires, and was partially funded through the crowdfunding site Indiegogo. She said it was helpful in raising funds, especially with the short timeline she was working under to turn this film around during the window for a film playing on the "Twilight" zeitgeist.
"I think there's room in the future for crowdfunding to exist with ways people have been making movies before," she said.
Though she's a young filmmaker, she'd rather people focus on the second word in that phrase.
"I want to move past the idea that I'm just a young kid filmmaker," she said. "I like to use my young perspective to tell my stories because I feel like that's what I have to offer ... (but) I would much rather people look at the films as the films. I don't want people to say 'That was pretty good, for a kid.'"
Following "My Sucky Teen Romance," Hagins' next film is a John Hughes-influenced film about a goofy teen, set on Halloween."My Sucky Teen Romance" is available on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, iTunes and On Demand.


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The Gables first opened to renters in 1911, and the shared observatory with billiard table, dance floor and attached roof garden on the fourth floor came a year later.
THE CENTURY-OLD Gables on Capitol Hill is surely one of the most courtly of Seattle's apartment buildings. The landmark holds the northwest corner of 16th Avenue East and East Harrison Street. Most of Seattle's apartments — what historic preservationist Diana James calls our "shared walls," the title of her recent history on them — were built during the city's years of exploding growth starting in the mid-1890s.
The Gables first opened to renters in 1911, and the shared observatory with billiard table, dance floor and attached roof garden on the fourth floor came a year later. It was one of the largest of the 61 apartment buildings managed by Seattle's super-realtor at the time, John Davis & Co. The 24-unit apartment was built in two parts, the Annex — here to the far left — and the much larger, U-shaped expression of Tudor nostalgia. At the time, its style was described as Old English.
The highest rent at the Gables in 1912 was $45 for a five-room apartment — about $1,000 today. While the kitchens were cramped, the living rooms were large enough to entertain. For what may be one of the earliest scheduled cultural moments there, Mrs. Harry Louis Likert opened her apartment's door on Nov. 12, 1911, to the Emerson Club.
Readers interested in Diana James' history of Seattle's shared walls might want to mark their calendars for June 8. At 10 a.m. on that Saturday, James will lead a Historic Seattle walking tour around 16th Avenue East while interpreting what is, she explains, "One of Seattle's more intense concentrations of apartment buildings representing a wide variety of styles." For details and registration, call Historic Seattle at 206-622-6952.
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Terror in Boston: Blasts at marathon leave at least 3 dead, dozens hurt
BOSTON — Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S.
A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation still was unfolding said the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism.
President Barack Obama vowed that those responsible will "feel the full weight of justice."
A senior U.S. intelligence official said two other bombs were found near the end of the 26.2-mile course in what appeared to be a well-coordinated attack.
As the FBI took charge of the investigation, authorities shed no light on a motive or who may have carried out the bombings, and police said they had no suspects in custody. Officials in Washington said there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
WBZ-TV reported late Monday that law enforcement officers were searching an apartment in the Boston suburb of Revere. Massachusetts State Police confirmed that a search warrant related to the investigation into the explosions was served Monday night in Revere but provided no further details.
The fiery twin blasts took place about 10 seconds and about 100 yards apart, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and sending dense plumes of smoke rising over the street and through the fluttering national flags lining the course. Blood stained the pavement, and huge shards were missing from window panes as high as three stories.
"They just started bringing people in with no limbs," said runner Tim Davey of Richmond, Va. He said he and his wife, Lisa, tried to keep their children's eyes shielded from the gruesome scene inside a medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners, but "they saw a lot."
"They just kept filling up with more and more casualties," Lisa Davey said. "Most everybody was conscious. They were very dazed."
Police said at least three people were killed. An 8-year-old boy was among the dead, according to a person who talked to a friend of the family and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Hospitals reported at least 144 people injured, at least 17 of them critically. The victims' injuries included broken bones, shrapnel wounds and ruptured eardrums.
At Massachusetts General Hospital, said Alisdair Conn, chief of emergency services, said: "This is something I've never seen in my 25 years here … this amount of carnage in the civilian population. This is what we expect from war."
The investigation
About 23,000 runners took part in the race, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious marathons.
One of Boston's biggest annual events, the race winds up near Copley Square, not far from the landmark Prudential Center and the Boston Public Library. It is held on Patriots Day, which commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution, at Concord and Lexington in 1775.
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis asked people to stay indoors or go back to their hotel rooms and avoid crowds as bomb squads methodically checked parcels and bags left along the race route.
He said authorities had received "no specific intelligence that anything was going to happen" at the race.
"We still don't know who did this or why," Obama said at the White House, adding, "Make no mistake: We will get to the bottom of this."
With scant official information to guide them, members of Congress said there was little or no doubt it was an act of terrorism.
"We just don't know whether it's foreign or domestic," said Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
A few miles away from the finish line and around the same time, a fire broke out at the John F. Kennedy Library. The police commissioner said it may have been caused by an incendiary device but didn't appear to be related to the bombings.
The first explosion occurred on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the finish line.
When the second bomb went off, the spectators' cheers turned to screams. As sirens blared, emergency workers and National Guardsmen who had been assigned to the race for crowd control began climbing over and tearing down temporary fences.
The bombings occurred about four hours into the race and two hours after the men's winner crossed the line. By that point, more than 17,000 of the runners had finished the race but thousands more were still running.
The attack may have been timed for maximum carnage: The four-hour mark is typically a crowded time near the finish line because of the slow-but-steady recreational runners completing the race and because of all the relatives and friends clustered around to cheer them on.
The senior U.S. intelligence official said the two other explosive devices found nearby were being dismantled. The official spoke on condition of anonymity.
Setting the scene
Runners in the medical tent for treatment of dehydration or other race-related ills were pushed out to make room for victims of the bombing.
A woman who was a few feet from the second bomb, Brighid Wall, 35, of Duxbury, said that when it exploded, runners and spectators froze, unsure of what to do. Her husband threw their children to the ground, lay on top of them and another man lay on top of them and said, "Don't get up, don't get up."
After a minute or so without another explosion, Wall said, she and her family headed to a Starbucks and out the back door through an alley. Around them, the windows of the bars and restaurants were blown out. She said she saw six to eight people bleeding profusely, including one man who was kneeling, dazed, with blood trickling down his head. Another person was on the ground covered in blood and not moving.
Competitors and race volunteers were crying as they fled the chaos. Authorities went onto the course to carry away the injured, while race stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site.
Roupen Bastajian, a state trooper from Smithfield, R.I., had just finished the race when he heard the blasts.
"I started running toward the blast. And there were people all over the floor," he said. "We started grabbing tourniquets and started tying legs. A lot of people amputated. … At least 25 to 30 people have at least one leg missing, or an ankle missing, or two legs missing."


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Division 2 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 (OHS(MI) Act) outlines the process for the selection of HSRs, their role and their responsibilities.
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The primary role of a HSR is to represent the employees in their designated work group (DWG) with their operator on matters of health and safety of those employees. In order to do this, the legislation provides the HSR with certain powers, which include:
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Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 5th round (142nd overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
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July 5, 2015 § 13 Comments
We overtook the Team Helen's/Santa Monica BMW guys on Ocean and I noticed that in the midst of their stylish blue-white-red kits there was an orange helmet. The rider was rail thin and wearing an Optum kit. I checked his top tube and it said "Phil Gaimon."
So I knew that the 2015 July 4th Holiday Ride was going to be hard.
It turns out that Gaimon, who's one of the nicest people around, showed up to help the Helen's guys retake their Mandeville KOM, formerly owned by local legend Tony Manzella and recently usurped by Nick Brandt-Sorenson, the infamous masters racer who received a two-year suspension after testing positive for naughty substances at masters nationals in Bend, Oregon in 2011, where he won both road and the crit titles and then de-won them after the pee-pee test.
To my way of thinking, Strava KOM's are the one place that doping and dopers should be encouraged, since the whole compete-on-Strava thing is a totally bogus shit show to begin with, but whatever … my immediate problem was figuring out how a 51-year-old freddie would stay in the same county as the top pro road racer in the country.
The short answer, of course, is "ain't gonna happen," and it didn't. But when we turned onto Mandeville Canyon Road for the 6-mile, 16-minute climb, it sure seemed like it might. Then Phil went to the front and five seconds later the dream died stillborn.
I was behind Frenchy the Younger, seven bikes back. In the rear I could hear the pounding and mashing of the massive fredoton which included well over 200 idiots like me who thought that we were really going to get a chance to ride against Phil Gaimon.
The Mandeville Canyon climb is very gradual, and never starts to hurt until the halfway point. We hadn't finished the first quarter mile and over a hundred riders had evaporated into a mist of seized muscles and irreparably ruined (until tomorrow) egos. My legs hurt in that first quarter mile the way they usually hurt in the last.
After the white picket fence that marks the halfway point, U23 Hagens-Berman pro and Eagle Scout Diego Binatena leaped away from what was now a group of less than ten people. Phil took a breath, never bothering to get off the hoods, and gradually increased his effort by ten watts every thirty seconds. Diego returned to the fold and a couple of other riders popped like the gas-inflated stomach of a decomposing corpse that's stuck with a shovel.
Now Phil had Diego, Matt Cuttler, me, Matt Wikstrom, Tony Manzella, and Stathis Sakellariadis on his wheel. All but Tony and Matt were young enough to be my kids, and all, including Tony, were just getting warmed up. The massive noise and carnage earlier in the ride had been replaced by the eerily quiet sound of spinning chains and labored breathing, which turned out to be mine.
With about half a mile to go Matt started to come off Diego's wheel. "I'm done," he muttered.
"Close the fucking gap!" I croaked, and miraculously, he lunged and did.
Shortly thereafter we both cracked. Tony, Matt, and Stathis came streaking past to close the yawning gap I generously handed them. Matt and I pedaled together briefly until I had to leave him in order to get caught up on some important reading material. When I hit the final wall, Phil had sat and was lazily pedaling. He had towed the group, I later learned, for the entire fifteen minutes at something around 430 watts.
Of course I sprunted by him and shouted, "Quitter!" as I beat the remnants of the softly charging fredoton, led by Derek B. and G$. Diego, Stathis, Matt, and Tony were finishing the business section of the Times when I arrived.
"Beat" of course is meaningless when all you do is finish ahead of someone, because the true tale of the tape is on the KOM leaderboard, where the computer gets to decide who's the fastest of them all. Poor Phil Gaimon never had a chance against ol' Strava.
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December 29: On what would have been Raymond's 93rd birthday, Velo Club La Grange invites everyone to join them on a memorial pedal along the famous Nichols Canyon route. This is one of the iconic rides in Southern California, and was started by Fouquet, a French immigrant, waiter, restaurateur, and passionate cyclist. Riders meet at the traditional meeting place on the corner of Westwood Boulevard and La Grange Avenue. Please meet by 7:45 AM. The ride will be a "No Drop" pace led by Marco Fantone. VCLG asks that you obey traffic laws and be courteous to motorists, even the ones who are obviously trying to kill you. The ride is about 30 miles long and ends at Peet's Coffee in Brentwood, so you can also park there, as it is about three miles to the start in Westwood. Estimated end time is 10:00 AM. All La Grange members are encouraged to wear their current kits in honor of Raymond's memory, and other area riders are also encouraged to wear their club colors, as Raymond's life was all about supporting Southern California amateur bicycle racing.
December 29: Tour of Palos Verdes. This will be a moderately paced wankalong leaving the Malaga Cove fountains at 7:30 AM sharp for a more easily paced loop around the PV Peninsula. Everyone is invited, and like all good rides this one ends at a coffee shop, also in Malaga Cove. There's plenty of parking if you're driving. The route will follow the Donut Ride, but at a pace where you're not hocking up a lung.
Jan 1: South Bay Holiday Ride. This ride goes off at promptly at 7:59:18 from the Center of the Known Universe, a/k/a CotKU, a/k/a Manhattan Beach Starbucks by the pier. It is a complete fredfest, and when the weather is good, which it will likely be on Wednesday, the ride can attract well over 200 alleged cyclists, all of whom will be surging and charging to get to the front so that they can promptly slow down. The festivities start on Mandeville Canyon Road, where the massive gaggle, which will have already shed a hundred riders up San Vicente, will lose another 175 or so riders as the pace hits warp speed up this 6-mile climb. So, if you're reading this carefully, yes, you got it right. It's an all-day pedal (70+ from PV) so that you can do an 18-minute effort with some very fast riders. The rest of the time you'll be terrified for your life trying to avoid the tandems, in-line skaters, racquetball players, and freddies who are trying out their $15k Christmas rig for the very first time.
Jan. 1: North County Holiday Ride. This ride goes off not-so-promptly at 8:00 AM or 8:05 AM, leaving from RIDE Cyclery in Encinitas. What began as a friendly, welcoming way to get people to enjoy a holiday pedal together — modeled after the South Bay ride of the same name — has become a kind of low-watermark in vicious brutality. The ride eases along for about 20 minutes, and can have pretty big numbers depending on the weather, but as soon as the group hits the San Dieguitos climb, well, the effluent meets the rotating blades. This ride is not for the meek, the weak, or the fragile of ego, because your legs will get torn off and your sense of self-worth will be completely destroyed. Expect to spend a lot of time by yourself, wondering why you drove 100 miles at 5:00 AM to pedal, lost and broken, amidst the endless rollers of North County hell. The ride climbs up Lake Hodges, which invariably reduces the already reduced gathering into a final selection of ten or fifteen of the true strongmen and strong women of SoCal cycling. Make it to the top of this bad boy with the leaders and you'll be rubbing shoulders with Tinstman, Rogers, Dahl, MMX, and a handful of other bloodthirsty warriors. The ride is quick and short; 60 miles finished by a graveside service.
Jan 1: Long Beach NYD Ride. If you've never ridden with 10,000 other freddies, this is your chance. A wilder, crazier, more reckless, bizarre, dangerous, flailing group of whackadoodles hasn't gathered in one place since the last full session of Congress. It's a hundred miles and the pace starts hot, shedding the freddies, until only the strong freddies are left. The ride goes south from Long Beach; check the ride route here. The ride finishes in San Diego, so you should be prepared to either ride 100 miles back, or have someone waiting to pick you up, or have money for a motel room, or belly up to the bar and start drinking. Enjoy, and stay alive, or at least in one piece.


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University of Minnesota media ethics prof Jane Kirtley pronounces herself "aghast" at the plan. Indeed: Don't they realize how much more money they could make selling their 10 pm Extra segment? It already consists of product promotions in the guise of consumer news roughly half the time. Here's a list of the last 16 Extras archived at the KARE-11 website, with the consumer pieces in bold:
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