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Location: Philly
Sage is dope live....check him out!
I've seen Sage perform numerous times including in Pittsburg, Delaware and when Parts of Speech and I opened up for him at Swarthmore College this past October. Each show was was as good, if not better than the last! The diversity of his material really allows him to create a unique ambiance and interaction with the crowd. My personal favorite is still the spoken word "hey bobby" and the performance version of the emperors new clothing with the added second verse. Sage, you are a real inspiration to all of us, keep bangin out those shows and lyrics cuz if u dont...some wack mcs will... respect to Sage and the greater underground community, lets keep our artistic integrity strong.
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Tue Dec 17, 2002 1:25 pm
Joined: 12 Nov 2002
Posts: 17
Location: South OC, Cali
We threw a show at the Orian in L.A.
Sage came with his grandma and her Freind to watch the show.(quite a nice lady) Any way when sage came on he busted out an electric guitar and started airguitaring, fooling the audience into thinking he was playin it. He then busted out with makeshift patriot. it was the shit. After he was done like half the crowd bailed. I suggest people to go out of there way to see a sage performence.
Tue Dec 17, 2002 3:45 pm
Ambidex Trucks
Joined: 11 Nov 2002
Posts: 24
Sage performances
i have seen sage perform about 10 times and each time its different and exciting. who ever said his show was the worst they have every seen should probably understand hip hop music and before they speak. Sage is one of the top musical performers in the world he can rock any crowd. period.
strategic prophecy
Tue Dec 17, 2002 3:58 pm
Joined: 12 Nov 2002
Posts: 17
Location: South OC, Cali
uhh i gotta clarify, half of the audience left after sage's SET not song...whoops
Wed Dec 18, 2002 1:00 am
Joined: 02 Sep 2002
Posts: 402
Location: the dirty south
i heard he ran off stage to go play some ping pong (or was it ski ball?)
then came back later and rocked it.
Wed Dec 18, 2002 1:28 am
Sage Francis
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Joined: 30 Jun 2002
Posts: 21790
I enjoy playing ping pong more than I do walking dark, creepy streets at night
Wed Dec 18, 2002 6:53 am
Say Sam Ting
Joined: 01 Sep 2002
Posts: 2525
In a San Jose Show.. my younger brother wanted sage to do the Mullet gig... then sage said something about my mother.... I'll still want to kill him for that....
Wed Dec 18, 2002 11:50 am
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Auburndale Man Leaps To Death From I-4 Overpass
According to comments from wife, Auburndale man had suffered from seizures.
Published: Monday, March 31, 2014 at 7:48 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, March 31, 2014 at 7:38 p.m.
AUBURNDALE | A father of two who had been struggling with health problems died after apparently jumping from the State Road 559 overpass onto the eastbound lanes of Interstate 4, where he was hit by a vehicle Monday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A fund to help the Weed family with medical bills has been set up on rally.org.
Billyjoe Frank Weed, 32, of Auburndale jumped from the overpass shortly after 7 a.m., the FHP said.
In the afternoon, his family gathered at the Sam Efurd Fire Station for support.
Weed's widow, Aimee, has been a firefighter for the department since 2009.
"It's been a rough day for everyone," Fire Chief Stuart McCutcheon said.
According to a social media page Aimee Weed set up on the fundraising website rally.org, her husband has been suffering from seizures since July. She was not available for comment.
"In July 2013, I came home from a 48-hour shift as a firefighter, to find the baby screaming in the crib and my husband unconscious on the floor," she wrote.
Since then, he had several more episodes, she wrote. He also had severe arthritis in his back and neck, Tourette syndrome and a bone disease that was causing him to lose his teeth.
"This devoted father can't be alone with his kids until he is placed on medicine for his seizures," she wrote 13 days ago. "Please help us rally around BJ."
After thousands of dollars and no diagnosis, the family was having trouble affording the medical bills.
Aimee Weed posted a week ago that her husband finally had an appointment for an electroencephalogram, which measures electrical activity of the brain.
There are no updates after that.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with our friend, firefighter and city employee Aimee Weed," McCutcheon said.
Sean Klotzbach, 42, of Dover, was driving a 2014 Ford F-150 eastbound when Billyjoe Weed jumped, the FHP said. The truck hit him. Klotzbach was not injured.
According to Aimee Weed's posts, the couple were Auburndale High graduates and high school sweethearts. They have two children, a 9-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son. The close-knit family loved going to St. Augustine.
Aimee Weed posted a short biography about her husband. She concluded with the story of the first day she found him unconscious — he had somehow made sure his then-5-month-old son was in the crib before passing out.
"BJ is a devoted father who will do anything for his children, even at the sacrifice of his own self," she wrote.
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Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy Advance
Dec. 27, 2007 -- An "antisense" compound may partially correct the genetic defect that causes deadly Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.
Researchers are not calling the finding a breakthrough, but they are cautiously optimistic that the approach may one day lead to a treatment that extends the lives of people afflicted with the always-fatal disease.
Duchenne's muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease seen in one in 3,500 baby boys. The boy's muscles get weaker and weaker, landing them in wheelchairs by their twelfth birthday. Their hearts and lungs also weaken, and the brain may be affected.
Most of these boys die in early childhood; with steroid treatment and breathing aids, their life span can be as long as 25 to 35 years. Nothing, however, prevents eventual death.
Now there's a small glimmer of hope. Scientists now know the specific genetic mutation that causes Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. That mutation causes a "misreading" of the gene that encodes dystrophin, a substance crucial for muscle cell survival.
In the test tube, a compound called an antisense oligonucleotide partially corrects this genetic misreading. It seems to work in animals. Might it work in humans?
Judith C. van Deutekom, PhD, of Netherlands' Leiden University, and colleagues tested the treatment, called PRO051, in four 10- to 13-year-old boys with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. They'd all been confined to wheelchairs since ages 7 to 11.
Each boy got a single treatment -- four injections -- in a leg muscle. The idea wasn't to cure the boys, but to make sure nothing bad happened and to see whether the genetic correction works in humans.
The answer: Nobody got hurt by the treatment. And at the site of the injections, there were signs of dystrophin production.
On the downside, there was evidence that the disease in these young boys may have already advanced too far for an eventual treatment to be much help. Future clinical trials may require even younger patients.
The treatment, van Deutekom and colleagues cautiously conclude, "may be a potential approach to restoring dystrophin synthesis in the muscles of patients with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy."
The researchers report their findings in the Dec. 27 issue of TheNew England Journal of Medicine.


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Don't go by how ugly this bowl looks. You are in the presence of the tastiest pickle in the world. Second tastiest actually, since my mom's mango pickle is the tops. But this lime pickle comes quite close.
You need a kilo of limes to start with. Wash them well and pat dry with a dish towel. Now spread them out on a tray to dry completely.
In the meantime, make your stuffing. First you mix the whole spices and grind them. You need a tbsp of black peppercorns, 2 tbsp cumin seeds, 4-5 pods of black cardamom and 8-10 cloves. Once these spices are ground to a fine powder, mix in 100 grams salt, 3 tbsp granulated sugar, 2 tbsp rock salt and 1 tsp ground cinnamon. Finally, add in 4 tbsp of the most critical spice - ajwain (also called carom seeds or bishop's weed).
Slit each lime into four, keeping the base intact so the pieces still stay together. Fill with as much spice stuffing as you can fit in a lime (1-2 tsp usually does it). Arrange these limes in a glass or a ceramic jar. When you have only 3 limes left, pour any spices you have left in the jar. Juice the last 3 limes and add that juice to the jar.
Now cover your jar and put it out on the porch, or any place you get direct sunlight. Leave the jar in the sun for two days, then let it be for another 8-10 days.
At the end of two weeks, the spices and the lemons mingle into a delicious pickle. My mom then puts it in the fridge where it keeps for at least 6 months.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
My Mom's Lime Pickle
Don't go by how ugly this bowl looks. You are in the presence of the tastiest pickle in the world. Second tastiest actually, since my mom's mango pickle is the tops. But this lime pickle comes quite close.
12 comments:
- Sukanya Ramkumar said...
Mouthwatering one...YUM!
- March 31, 2011 at 11:33 PM
- simply.food said...
The spice mixture used is very unusual I am sure it tastes awesome.
- March 31, 2011 at 11:59 PM
- Prathibha said...
The spices sounds wonderful dear...Never tried this version of lime pickle....might be I will give a try in small quantity first..recipe noted in mind..:)
- April 1, 2011 at 8:20 AM
- Nithya said...
No matter how it looks. I'm sure this is mouthwatering pickle :)
- April 1, 2011 at 12:09 PM
- jayasree said...
Different kind of pickle...Liked the stuffing method and the spices that go into it...And no oil too.
- April 1, 2011 at 4:01 PM
- Aparna said...
This is one of my faves. Am going to try it soon. Isn't there a sweet version with jaggery too?
- April 1, 2011 at 7:21 PM
- Srivalli said...
No matter how it looks, mom's pickles are the best!..do you have that mango pickle?..will check for that..
- April 8, 2011 at 11:58 AM
- Swati Sapna said...
oh my god... im salivating so hard i swear my laptop is flooded :D hehehe! but seriously, this is absolutely drool-worthy! and this spice mix is something I have never heard of... very unique!
- April 11, 2011 at 11:26 PM
- Aparna said...
Couldn't resist this and have made your pickle. It still needs to get "mushy" and I can't wait for that! :)
My post's at http://www.mydiversekitchen.com/2011/04/quite-bit-of-pickle-avakkai-urugai.html
- April 16, 2011 at 10:55 PM
- vegeyum said...
I am making this wonderful lime pickle. The spice mix is amazing. Just one question: Do I need to cover the limes w juice? Its less than 1/3 full of juice.
- April 22, 2011 at 10:59 AM
- Simran said...
@Vegeyum - you don't need to cover the limes with juice. 1/3rd seems just about right.
- April 22, 2011 at 3:18 PM
- Pelicano said...
Simran- nice pickle! I know this one well... ;-) You are only the third person in the world to share your family's recipe for it- a treasure!
I like your use of all raw spices instead of roasted as some do... beautiful top-notes, I am imagining. I'll mix up a jar yet today- thanks so much for sharing!
- June 20, 2011 at 12:33 AM


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"Working to make our neighborhoods a better place to live..."
* What is Operation Crackdown?
* How does Operation Crackdown work?
* Role of the Young Lawyers Section
* Become an Operation Crackdown volunteer
* Is there a problem property in your neighborhood?
* Operation Crackdown Bulletin Board
* Contact Operation Crackdown
What is Operation Crackdown?
Crack houses, open air drug markets, and other neighborhood "drug hubs" pose some of the most serious threats to our District neighborhoods, largely because they often lead to "spillover" crimes -- robberies, gang violence, homicides, and other problems that go hand-in-hand with drug addiction. They make it hard to live and grow up in our neighborhoods and they drive down property values.
Operation Crackdown provides community groups (such as neighborhood civic organizations and tenants' rights groups) with free legal representation to combat these problems. Operation Crackdown attorneys use the civil courts and city agencies to force the owners of problem properties to stop illegal drug use, drug sales and drug manufacturing on those properties. Operation Crackdown attorneys can help community groups obtain court orders that require a property owner to:
* evict problem tenants;
* install outdoor lighting in dark alleys and vacant lots to discourage criminal activity;
* hire security to patrol the property; or
* take other steps to eliminate the use, sale or manufacture of illegal drugs.
At restaurants, bars, lounges, and liquor stores where drugs are being sold, Operation Crackdown lawyers can petition the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to review and revoke the establishment's license to operate.
How does Operation Crackdown Work?
Operation Crackdown maintains a group of specially trained lawyers in Washington, D.C., who are willing to devote a portion of their time, free of charge, to help bring the menace of neighborhood drug trafficking to an end.
We begin by evaluating each problem property referred to us to determined whether we can help. We typically require that the problem be drug-related and that there be an existing community group willing to act as a contact for the matter. Once we accept a referral, we pair the referring community group with one of our volunteer attorneys.
The attorney begins by talking with residents of the neighborhood to get a sense of the extent of the problem, the evidence available, and the neighborhood's level of comfort with proceeding under the law to stop the drug activity.
What happens next depends on the nature of the drug activity, the type of property involved, and the community's desires. Initial steps range from simply monitoring the property, to sending the owner of the problem property a written warning demanding that he or she take steps to eliminate the problem. In many cases, this written warning alone is enough to cause the owner to eliminate the problem.
If it is not enough, the lawyer will help ready the neighbors for, and then guide them through, litigation or an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board proceeding. Typically, this involves:
* helping the neighborhood residents keep logs of observed activities at the problem property;
* coordinating with and gathering evidence from police and other sources;
* preparing and filing the necessary court or agency papers; and
* handling any hearings or trial.
Role of the Young Lawyers Section
Operation Crackdown is a community service project of the Young Lawyers Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia. The Section has approximately 2,000 members who have been admitted to practice five years or less, or who are under 37 years of age. Lawyers participating in Operation Crackdown, however, may be of any age or experience.
Operation Crackdown is led by a Steering Committee consisting of approximately ten experienced volunteer attorneys. The Committee is assisted by the Bar Association staff.
For more information, please contact the Operation Crackdown Hotline at (202) 293-1348, or e-mail Operation Crackdown at email@example.com
Become an Operation Crackdown Volunteer
Many District lawyers and non-lawyers, both new and experienced, contribute their valuable skills to Operation Crackdown. You can help too by becoming a volunteer. Volunteers are encouraged to attend Operation Crackdown's 2-hour training session, which is held approximately twice a year. Lawyers and non-lawyers are welcome to participate. Lawyers admitted to the Virginia Bar are eligible for two hours of continuing education credit.
For information about when and where the next training session will be held, please contact the Operation Crackdown Hotline at (202) 293-1348, or e-mail Operation Crackdown at firstname.lastname@example.com
What to do if there is a problem property in your neighborhood
If your neighborhood has a problem property, Operation Crackdown can evaluate it for you and tell you whether we can help. Just fill out the form below. All information submitted to Operation Crackdown is treated confidentially.
Your Name: __________________________
Address: __________________________
Phone: (H)_________(W)___________
Does your neighborhood have a community group?
____ Yes ____ No ____ Don't Know
If so:
Group Name: _________________________
Contact: _________________________
Phone: _________________________
Address of problem property: _________________________
Owner of problem property: _________________________
Please give a brief description of the nature of the problems at the property (e.g., the type of problem activity observed, times of day when these activities occur, how long the problem has persisted, the nature of any police response, etc.):
Operation Crackdown Bulletin Board
In the News
A Significant New Tool for Community Groups Fighting the War Against Crack houses
In June, the District of Columbia Council passed the Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act of 1998 on an emergency basis. Originally drafted by Operation Crackdown*s founder, William Lawler, and Steering Committee Member, Craig Margolis, the legislation was sponsored by Councilmembers Jack Evans and Sharon Ambrose.
The Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act is an invaluable new tool in the war against crack houses that will be especially useful to Operation Crackdown volunteers and our clients. The Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act eliminates many of the current obstacles that hinder private citizens* ability to close down crack houses that are wreaking havoc in their neighborhoods. The Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act's strengths include:
Defining a drug-related nuisance by the effects of the crack house on a neighborhood, including diminished property value, increased fear of residents, increased ambulance or police calls to the property, solicitations to purchase drugs around the property, and other common complaints voiced by neighborhood residents;
Lawsuits can be brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Corporation Counsel, or a community-based organization. Communities, rather than individuals, are authorized to sue to provide "safety in numbers" and safeguard the identity of individuals who could be subject to harassment by crack dealers. Enabling community groups to sue also fosters community cooperation and helps screen out frivolous actions;
Witnesses are protected by allowing the Court to put pleadings and supporting affidavits under seal;
Fair notice is given to property owners of problems on the property, but plaintiffs are not required to prove the owner's actual knowledge of the drug-related nuisance. As a result, absentee landlords and property owners cannot avoid closing down a crack house by taking an ostrich-like "head in the sand" approach;
Summary process is provided so that a community organization can obtain relief from a court as early as ten days after filing a complaint; and
Most importantly, judges are given wide discretion to order appropriate, and flexible, relief to meet the circumstances of a particular case. Judges have several options to respond to the situation, including ordering repairs on the property, paying rent into escrow to be used to abate the nuisance, and, if necessary, ordering the property to be closed, sealed, or even demolished.
Before the Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act, Operation Crackdown volunteers were forced to rely on an analogy between crack houses and more traditional *nuisances* recognized under the common law; or to invoke a seldom-used statute from the turn of the century known as the *Bawdy House Law,* originally designed to combat houses of prostitution, and recently amended to apply to crack houses, which gives courts the authority to seal problem properties and evict any occupants for one year.
The Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act simplifies and expedites the legal process of getting a crack house shut down by clarifying the status of crack houses as nuisances, permitting courts to adopt flexible remedies, and giving these kind of cases priority over ordinary civil actions filed in D.C. Superior Court by guaranteeing community groups a hearing within 10 days after a complaint has been filed. In addition, the new law helps to protect the identities of individual community groups members, because many fear retaliation from those engaged in drug trafficking activity.
In addition, as part of our efforts on the Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act, Operation Crackdown also prompted an amendment to the drug-related eviction statute currently on the books, which is another useful tool for our volunteers and clients. The drug-related eviction statute permits community groups to sue to evict problem tenants within the geographic area served by the community group if the tenants have been maintaining a *drug-haven* within the meaning of the statute. 45-2551 et. seq. As originally drafted, the eviction statute applied only to opiates; as a result of the amendment, the statute now applies to virtually all types of illegal drugs.
Operation Crackdown expects that these recent legislative developments will make our program even more effective in assisting community groups that tackle the crack house problem in their neighborhoods. At least one complaint relying upon the Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act has already been filed. By speaking to community groups all over the city, we are educating community residents about their new rights under the law.
Operation Crackdown continues to grow and always needs new volunteers. We currently have over seventy cases involving properties all over the city. If you are interested in becoming an Operation Crackdown volunteer, please call 828-3643.
Young Lawyer at Reed, Smith Takes On Owner of Drug Property
by Patti Hurst
Andrew Hurst of Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay (no relation to the author) is one of those lawyers who goes the extra mile to serve his clients. Hurst, under the direction of Reed, Smith partner Helen Kirsh, and with the help of summer associate Karin Larson, spent the summer working with the East Central Civic Association to return a two-story brick row house in the Shaw neighborhood to lawful uses. Hurst's work for the Association is as much a personal battle against crime in D.C. as it is his responsibility as a lawyer.
"The house is occupied by a large cast of characters who receive visitors from all over the metropolitan area at any hour of the day or night," Hurst says. Neighbors report that residents of the house do drug deals in the front yard. Needles and other drug paraphernalia litter the yard and the adjoining sidewalk. Neighbors have often complained to police about loud fighting and gunshots emanating from the property. Although the police raid the house regularly, the drug activity continues. Members of the East Central Civil Association contacted Operation Crackdown for help after a resident of the house was shot and killed 100 yards from home.
Hurst began by visiting the property and meeting with the East Central Civic Association to discuss its concerns and possible strategies for solving the problem. The group decided that it would send a letter to the owner of the property demanding that he abate the nuisance created by the drug activity at the house in 60 days. "The purpose of the letter is to prove that the owner knows about the nuisance, which is an element of proof in any civil nuisance action," Hurst says. The letter also notifies the owner of the Civic Association's intention to file a civil nuisance action if the problem persists.
One initial hurdle Hurst overcame was locating the owner of the property and serving him with the group's demand letter. "We had reports that the owner was in North Carolina, but one day an Association member saw him walking down the street in Shaw. We sent the letter by certified mail to him at his Shaw address and he claimed the letter."
Hurst is now working with the Association to gather the evidence he will need to bring a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court. Some Association members are keeping logs of drug activity they notice at the property. Others have taken photographs of the dilapidated condition of the house and trash accumulated on the property. Members are also working to identify visitors to the house. Hurst is working with the police, who have given him records of their searches of the property and information about residents who have been arrested there in the past. Hurst plans to use an officer's testimony at trial to establish the existence of a nuisance.
"We sent our letter to the owner on August 1st and have received no response so far. We are ready to file the complaint and proceed to trial so that this problem will end as soon as possible. Shaw's residents simply are not willing to tolerate this problem property in their midst any longer."
Lawyers at Shaw, Pittman Adopt Trinidad Neighborhood in D.C., Target Crack Houses With Nuisance Suits
by Patti Hurst
A group of young lawyers at the D.C. firm Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge has "adopted" a District of Columbia neighborhood and plans to target the area's drug problem with nuisance suits against the owners of several area crack houses.
Over the past two months, lawyers Seth Waxman, Matthew Anzaldi, Darryl McCallum, Rett Snotherly and Susan Borschel have worked to incorporate residents of the Trinidad neighborhood into Trinidad Concerned Citizens for Reform, Inc. The group was formed for the express purpose of taking legal action against owners of crack houses. The Trinidad neighborhood is bounded by West Virginia Avenue, Mt. Olivett Road and Trinidad Avenue in the Northeast sector of D.C. Some have said the Trinidad area is plagued with the City's second-worst drug market.
Lawyer Seth Waxman, who is a volunteer with the Operation Crackdown program of the Young Lawyers Section, said that his firm initially agreed to represent the Trinidad residents in an action against one problem property. However, when Waxman's friends at the firm expressed interest in the case, the firm agreed to tackle several properties in the Trinidad community.
"Shaw, Pittman's commitment of substantial resources to the Operation Crackdown program offers a rare opportunity to address drug problems on a community-wide basis," said Operation Crackdown Coordinator Jennifer Quinn of Steptoe & Johnson. "Too often, drug dealers simply move down the block when Operation Crackdown focuses on cleaning up a particular property. Shaw Pittman's approach makes that much more difficult," Quinn said.
Shaw Pittman is working with local police and Kathleen O'Connor, who is an assistant U.S. Attorney working as a Community Prosecutor in the 5th District. O'Connor and the police helped lawyers for Shaw Pittman identify problem properties, and provided vital evidence of illegal activities on those properties, information about search warrants issued for those properties and the evidence found by the police during those searches. The firm is also working with community members to gather additional evidence needed to establish the existence of a nuisance on the properties, such as license plate numbers of vehicles entering the neighborhood to purchase drugs.
Lawyers are now prepared to send "demand letters" to the owners of the problem properties, which put the owners on notice of the unlawful activities at the property, the existence of a nuisance, and their obligation to end that nuisance. Most of the properties are owner-occupied, but some have problem tenants. "We will give the property owners a reasonable amount of time to address the nuisance. If the owners do not respond, we will file actions for public and private nuisance in the civil courts of the District of Columbia," Waxman said.
The firm is also considering other legal options, including suits under the Residential Drug-Related Eviction Act, D.C. Code 45-2501 et seq., which gives civic groups standing to bring eviction actions to clean up drug havens. Other options include suits under the civil provisions of RICO, where treble damages and attorneys fees are available, and the recently amended "Bawdy House" statute, D.C. Code 22-2717, 2722 et seq., which was enacted in 1914 to address houses of prostitution but now also applies to crack houses.
Although Shaw Pittman's commitment of resources to Operation Crackdown is significant, its lawyers acknowledge that there are many benefits from participation. Waxman noted that "the firm liked the idea of being able to address the drug problems of an entire neighborhood. Participation also gives junior litigators at Shaw Pittman an opportunity to manage their own cases and to try cases at an early stage in their careers."
The junior lawyers at Shaw Pittman are supervised by Thomas Hill, who heads the firm's pro bono program. Hill is formerly of the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Recent Legal Developments
D.C. Court Uses Nuisance Statute to Rid Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Crack house
by Patti Hurst
A local court invoked a rarely used nuisance statute late last month to close a Capitol Hill roughhouse after residents pled guilty to the criminal offenses of using and selling crack cocaine in and near the house. The "order of abatement" issued by U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth sets new precedent which volunteer attorneys for Operation Crackdown plan to use in their own civil nuisance actions against crack house owners.
The U.S. Attorney's office sought the order of abatement under a rarely used law enacted in 1914 to address brothels and gambling houses that were prevalent in the city at the time. The government used the law last month to close a house on the 600 block of G Street, S.E., after two of its occupants, Eugene and his brother Charles Wade, pled guilty to keeping a disorderly house, aiding and abetting and two other drug crimes. Under the nuisance law, D.C. Code 22-2717, the court may order all residents of the house to vacate for one year.
Prosecutors alleged that for more than three years, the Wade house had been at the epicenter of rampant open-market drug dealing. The two-story brick house sits across from Christ Church, the oldest Episcopal parish in the city and a few blocks from four elementary and junior high schools. Since at least 1994, neighbors have complained that members of the Wade family sold drugs at the house. Undercover police repeatedly bought crack at the house and police later seized unregistered ammunition found there. Buyers would stop their cars in front on the house and honk their horns at all hours of the day and night until someone came out to make a sale.
Based on the admissions of guilt obtained from the Wade brothers under the plea-bargain, the government asked the court to declare the house a nuisance and to evict the Wade family from the house for one year. The court granted that request without issuing an opinion.
The abatement order is a victory for prosecutors and a useful tool for residents of D.C. neighborhoods with crack houses in their midst. Prosecutors are planning to invoke the law more frequently to shut down crack houses by showing that they are "disorderly" or "public nuisances" under the law.
Until now, prosecutors used criminal forfeiture laws to take property from owners convicted of drug crimes. This process, however, can take a year or more. Moreover, it is often difficult to determine the lawful owner of a house when there are many family members and there is no clear succession of ownership. Prosecutors hope to use abatement orders to evict occupants of crack houses while lengthy criminal forfeiture proceedings are underway.
The court's order is important for D.C. citizens because it is the first judicial recognition that an owner or occupant who uses his or her District property for drug dealing creates a legal nuisance that is actionable under law. Lawyers for Operation Crackdown will be able to use the decision in their own civil nuisance actions by arguing that other crack houses in the District are public and private nuisances which, under common law, should be abated.
The Wade family and others have criticized Judge Lamberth's decision to order abatement under the 1914 law because they say it imposes unfair burdens on occupants of the house that were not involved with drug dealing. Although the only remedy available under the 1914 law invoked by the court is eviction for one year, Operation Crackdown attorneys seek a wider variety of injunctive relief under the common law. Plaintiffs in common law nuisance actions have sought to close crack houses permanently, to order drug-dealing tenants evicted from the property, to secure abandoned houses, to build tall fences around vacant lots, to install outdoor lighting in dark yards and alleys and to require property owners to hire security guards. The availability of additional forms of relief under common law allows the parties and the court to tailor effective relief that addresses the particular facts at issue.
Important Statutes and Decisions
The Drug Related Nuisance Abatement Act has been approved by Congress. The text follows.
"Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act of 1998," D.C. CODE 1981 § 45-3301 et seq.:
§ 45-3301 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the term:
(1) "Adverse impact" means the presence of any one or more of the following conditions:
(A) Diminished real property value which is related to the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia in and around the property;
(B) Increased fear of residents to walk through or in public areas, including sidewalks, streets, and parks, due to the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia, or violence stemming therefrom;
(C) Increased volume of vehicular and pedestrian traffic to and from the
property which is related to the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia in and around the property;
(D) An increase in the number of ambulance or police calls to the property which are related to the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia, or to violence stemming therefrom;
(E) Bothersome solicitations or approaches by persons wishing to sell controlled substances or drug paraphernalia on or near the property;
(F) The display of dangerous weapons at or near the property;
(G) Investigative purchases of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia by undercover law enforcement officers at or near the property;
(H) Arrests of persons on or near the property for criminal conduct relating to the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia;
(I) Search warrants served or executed at the property relating to the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia;
(J) A substantial number of complaints made to law enforcement and other government officials about alleged illegal activity associated with the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia in and around the property; or
(K) The discharge of a firearm at the property.
(2) "Community-based organization" means any group, whether unincorporated or incorporated, affiliated with or organized for the benefit of one or more communities or neighborhoods, of defined geographic boundaries, containing the drug related nuisance, or any group organized to benefit the quality of life in a residential area containing the alleged drug-related nuisance.
(3) "Controlled substance" means any of the controlled substances as defined in § 33-501(4).
(4) "Drug paraphernalia" means drug paraphernalia, as defined in § 33- 601(3).
(5) "Drug-related nuisance" means:
(A) Any real property, in whole or in part, used or intended to be used to facilitate any violation of Chapter 5 of Title 33; or
(B) Any real property, in whole or in part, used, or intended to be used, to facilitate the use, sale, distribution, possession, storage, transportation, or manufacture of any controlled substance or drug paraphernalia which has an adverse impact on the community.
(6) "Manufacturing" means the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of a controlled substance, either directly or indirectly, by extraction from substances of natural origin or independent means of chemical synthesis, including the packaging or repackaging
of the drug or labeling or relabeling of its container.
(7) "Owner" means the individual, corporation, partnership, trust association, joint venture, or any other business entity, and the respective agents of such individuals or entities, in whom is vested all or any part of the title to the property alleged to be a drug-related nuisance.
(8) "Property" means tangible real property, or any interest in real property, including an interest in any leasehold, license or real estate, such as any house, apartment building, condominium, cooperative, office building, storage, restaurant, tavern, nightclub, warehouse, park, median, and the land extending to the boundaries of the lot upon which such structure is situated, and anything growing on, affixed to, or found on the land.
(9) "Tenant" means a person who resides in or occupies real property owned by another person pursuant to a lease agreement, whether written or oral, or pursuant to a tenancy at will or sufferance at common law.
§ 45-3302 Action to abate.
(a) Wherever there is reason to believe that a drug-related nuisance exists, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia, or any community-based organization may file an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to abate, enjoin, and prevent the drug-related nuisance.
(b) Such actions shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint in the Civil Branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against any person alleging the facts constituting the drug-related nuisance.
(c) Such actions shall be in equity and shall be tried without a jury.
§ 45-3303 Complaint.
(a) The complaint or an affidavit attached thereto shall describe the adverse impact of the drug-related nuisance upon the surrounding community.
(b) The complaint shall contain a description of attempts made by the plaintiff to notify the owner of the property on which the drug-related nuisance is situated about the drug-related nuisance and the resulting adverse impact. No complaint shall be filed unless a reasonable attempt at notice to the owner of the property on which the alleged drug-related nuisance is situated is made no later than 14 days prior to the filing of the complaint. This notice requirement may be satisfied either by a mailing to the last known mailing address of the owner or by posting a conspicuous notice at the property stating the general nature of the drug-related nuisance.
(c) When an action is brought pursuant to this act by a community-based organization, the complaint shall be supported by at least 1 person residing, either as a tenant or otherwise, or owning real property within 3000 feet of the property alleged to be a drug-related nuisance. Said support shall be in the form of an affidavit testifying to the fact that the affiant's residence is within 3000 feet of the alleged drug-related nuisance, that the affiant has witnessed the activities alleged to constitute a drug-related nuisance, and that the affiant is aware of an adverse impact on the community stemming from the alleged drug-related nuisance.
(d) A copy of the summons and complaint shall be served upon the defendant at least 5 business days prior to the first hearing on the action. Service shall be made in accordance with the Rules of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or by posting a conspicuous notice at the property indicating the nature of the proceedings, a copy of the summons, and the time and place of the hearing. If service is made by posting at the property, a copy of the summons and complaint shall be sent, by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the last known mailing address, if any, of the defendant. If the defendant is not the owner of the property, a copy of the summons and complaint shall be mailed to the last known mailing address of the owner.
§ 45-3304 Preliminary injunction.
(a) Upon the filing of a complaint to abate the drug-related nuisance, the court shall hold a hearing on the motion for a preliminary injunction, within 10 business days of the filing of such action. If it appears, by affidavit or otherwise, that there is a substantial likelihood that the plaintiff will be able to prove at trial that a drug-related nuisance exists, the court may enter an order preliminarily enjoining the drug-related nuisance and granting such other relief as the court may deem appropriate, including those remedies provided in § 45-3310. A plaintiff need not prove irreparable harm to obtain a preliminary injunction. Where appropriate, the court may order a trial of the action on the merits to be advanced and consolidated with the hearing on the motion for preliminary injunction.
(b) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the application for or the granting of a temporary restraining order, or other equitable relief otherwise provided by law.
§ 45-3305 Protection of witnesses.
If proof of the existence of the drug-related nuisance depends, in whole or in part, upon affidavits of witnesses who are not law enforcement officers, the court in its discretion may issue orders to protect those witnesses, including, but not limited to, placing the complaint and supporting affidavits under seal.
§ 45-3306 Conviction not required.
A previous conviction of the defendant, or any tenant or owner of the property, shall not be required to demonstrate a drug-related nuisance.
§ 45-3307 Security.
No security bond shall be required to issue a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order sought by the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia or by the Corporation Counsel. Otherwise, the court may require a security bond to issue a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order.
§ 45-3308 Burden of proof.
The plaintiff must establish that a drug-related nuisance exists by a preponderance of the evidence. Once a reasonable attempt at notice is made pursuant to § 45-3303, the owner of the property shall be presumed to have knowledge of the drug-related nuisance. A plaintiff is not required to make any further showing that the owner knew, or should have known, of the drug-related nuisance to obtain relief under §§ 45-3310 or 45-3311.
§ 45-3309 Evidence of reputation.
In an action brought under this chapter, evidence of general reputation of the property or tenants is admissible for the purpose of proving a drug-related nuisance, and for the purpose of proving the knowledge of the defendant of the nuisance.
§ 45-3310 Relief.
(a) If the existence of a drug-related nuisance is found, the court shall enter an order permanently enjoining, abating, and preventing the continuance or recurrence of the nuisance. In order to effectuate fully the equitable remedy of abatement, such order may include damages as provided in S> 45- 3311. The court may grant declaratory relief or any other relief deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes of the judgment. The court may retain jurisdiction of the case for the purpose of enforcing its orders. A drug- related nuisance is a nuisance per se requiring abatement as provided under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Any order issued under this section may include the following relief:
(1) Assessment of reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party;
(2) Ordering the owner to make repairs upon the property;
(3) Ordering the owner to make reasonable expenditures upon the property, including the installation of secure locks, hiring private security personnel, increasing lighting in common areas, and using videotaped surveillance of the property and adjacent alleys, sidewalks, or parking lots;
(4) Ordering all rental income from the property to be placed in an escrow account with the court for up to 90 days or until the drug-related nuisance is abated;
(5) Ordering all rental income for the property transferred to a trustee, to be appointed by the court, who shall be empowered to use the rental income to make reasonable expenditures related to the property in order to abate the drug-related nuisance;
(6) Ordering the property vacated, sealed, or demolished; or
(7) Any other remedy which the court, in its discretion, deems appropriate.
(c) In fashioning an order under this section, the court shall consider, without limitation, the following factors:
(1) The extent and duration of the drug-related nuisance and the severity of the adverse impact on the community;
(2) The number of people residing at the property;
(3) The proximity of the property to other residential structures;
(4) The number of times the property has been cited for housing code or health code violations;
(5) The number of times the owner or tenant has been notified of drug- related problems at the property;
(6) Prior efforts or lack of efforts by the defendant to abate the drug- related nuisance;
(7) The involvement of the owner or tenant in the drug-related nuisance;
(8) The costs incurred by the jurisdiction or by the community-based organization in investigating, correcting, or attempting to correct the drug- related nuisance;
(9) Whether the drug-related nuisance was continuous or recurring;
(10) The economic or financial benefit accruing or likely to accrue to the defendant as a result of the conditions constituting the drug-related nuisance; or
(11) Any other factor the court deems relevant.
(d) In fashioning an order under this section, the court shall not consider the lack of action by other property owners, tenants, or third parties to abate the drug-related nuisance.
§ 45-3311 Damages.
In addition to equitable relief granted under this act, the plaintiff may request, and the court in its discretion may order damages for each day the drug-related nuisance is unabated since the date the defendant first received notice of the drug-related nuisance as provided in § 45-3303, or knew or should have known of the existence of the drug-related nuisance, whichever is earlier. Such damages shall be payable to the plaintiff, or, in the case of an action by the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia or by the Corporation Counsel, to the General Fund of the District of Columbia. No other damages are recoverable under this chapter.
§ 45-3312 Violation of injunction or abatement order.
(a) A violation of any court order issued under this chapter is punishable as a contempt of court.
(b) Upon finding that a defendant has willfully violated an order issued under this chapter, the court may issue any additional orders necessary to abate the drug-related nuisance.
(c) Upon motion, the court may vacate an order or judgment of abatement if the owner of the property satisfies the court that the drug-related nuisance has been abated for 90 days prior to the motion, corrects all housing code and health code violations on the property, and deposits a bond in an amount to be determined by the court, which shall be in an amount reasonably calculated to ensure continued abatement of the nuisance. Any bond posted under this subsection shall be forfeited immediately if the drug-related nuisance recurs during the 2-year period following the date on which an order under this section is entered. At the close of 2 years following the date on which an order under this section is entered, the bond shall be returned.
§ 45-3313 Interpretation.
This chapter shall be construed liberally in accordance with its remedial purposes. The definition of a drug-related nuisance shall not be subject to any restrictions or limitations upon public or private nuisance actions at common law. This action is civil in nature and none of its provisions should be interpreted as punishment.
§ 45-3314 Availability of other remedies.
The provisions of this chapter shall not limit the availability of other remedies under the law or other equitable relief whether or not an adequate remedy exists at law.


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Are Novenas Worthwhile?
Where to Turn?
Why Curse a Fig Tree?
Why Pray for the Deceased?
When Did Women's Religious Communities Begin?
Q: I am a 73-year-old married woman
with three adult children. I graduated
from a Catholic high school, have
been a faithful wife and have always
attended Mass—daily if possible. I also say
the Rosary almost every day.
We live on a modest income in a small
house, and I praise God every day for my
blessings, although I have been through
many trials and tribulations.
My 48-year-old son-in-law died of a
brain tumor last year, after two years of suffering.
Because my daughter and grandchild
were left with only a small insurance
policy, she must work at a job where she
is treated unfairly by employers who live
in million-dollar homes. Her job provides
no medical coverage.
For six months I have been praying
three daily novenas that the insurance
company that underpaid her would be
responsible for additional insurance. The
other day we learned that the insurance
company was not responsible for more
than it has already paid. I guess my novenas
were fruitless.
Why do so many people who never go
to church live in mini-mansions, have great
jobs, etc.? Does God give them more blessings
than people who go to church and
confession regularly—like my widowed
daughter? I see many Christian actors and
athletes who have huge homes, private
jets and other luxuries.
I know that many people have experienced
floods, earthquakes and other
losses. I have sent help when I can. Today,
however, after my long novenas I am
very discouraged. Why is life so unfair?
Please pray for my daughter and grandchild.
A: Thanks for writing. Yes, I will
pray for your daughter and
grandchild. The practice of praying for
the same intention nine days consecutively
is a very good one, but it does
not guarantee that the intention prayed
for will certainly happen. If it did, then
God would be at our beck and call,
knowing our wants and needs only because
of our prayers.
One of the side effects of a novena
is that people may resolve to stand up
for their rights and work in various
ways until those rights are recognized
and respected. Your daughter-in-law
can take the insurance company to
court if she thinks that she has a case
against them.
Are her current employers complying
with relevant state and federal laws?
Has she developed skills at this job that
would be better compensated by another
You may want to read and pray over
Psalms 37 and 73, both of which were
based on experiences of injustice.
our February 2005 issue, I wrote a short
reflection on Psalm 73. You can access
it here.
It is very tempting to envy evildoers
and feel that God is slow to trip them
up, but that path leads to a dead end.
God's justice is fully vindicated only
in heaven. Unfortunately, some people
use their freedom in very destructive
Being wealthy is not a sin—it all
depends on how the money was made.
Some wealthy people are also very generous
to charities.
A novena made in the proper frame
of mind should not end in bitterness.
Please encourage your daughter to
explore all her options within her present
employment and outside it. Perhaps
God is answering your prayers in
a way you did not expect.
Where to Turn?
Q: I have several ex-Catholic friends
who at one time considered returning
to the Catholic Church. Because of the
U.S. priest sex-abuse scandals, however,
they are now looking for a Protestant group
to join.
These friends say that they cannot rejoin
a Church where such horrible things have
happened to children at the hands of bad
priests (even if they were relatively few in
number) and when Catholic bishops in
the United States did not prevent this.
What can I say to these friends?
A: The first thing to say is that
the sexual abuse of minors by
anyone is a crime. It is also a sin and
is made more so when a previously
trusted person (like a member of the
clergy) is the abuser. People who have
been abused should be encouraged to
report this to law enforcement and to
Church authorities.
Is joining a Protestant Church the
answer? Can your friends find one
where sexual abuse of a minor by a
member of the clergy has never occurred?
Regretfully, I doubt it. Or where
this is guaranteed not to occur in the
future? Again, I doubt it. Sin is very real
and will eventually show up among
every group of Jesus' followers—indeed,
among all humans.
This does not excuse sin in general or
clergy sexual abuse of minors in particular.
Right now, experts in the field
of child protection will tell you that, in
fact, the Catholic Church is the largest
group in the United States taking the
sexual abuse of minors seriously.
Some Catholic bishops and others
have clearly not taken this abuse seriously
enough in the past. Adopting
and implementing their June 2002
Charter for the Protection of Children and
Young People is one way of doing this
now. The National Review Board, composed
of lay women and men, works
to ensure that clergy sexual abuse continues
to be addressed seriously in every
diocese and eparchy.
The challenge here is much bigger
than we may think. We need to be
advocates for children everywhere.
Q: In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus
curses a fig tree and commands it
to remain barren forever (21:18-22). At
first glance, it would seem that he was "having a bad day" and lost his temper
when an apparently healthy tree had no
figs, but there must be more to it than
that. What does this story mean?
A: The footnote in the New American Bible for this passage reads: "Jesus' act seems arbitrary and ill-tempered, but it is a prophetic action similar to those of Old Testament prophets that vividly symbolize some part of their preaching; see, for example, Ezekiel 12:1-20.
"It is a sign of the judgment that is to come upon the Israel that with all its apparent piety lacks the fruit of good deeds (Matthew 3:10) and will soon bear the punishment of its fruitlessness (Matthew 21:43).
"Some scholars propose that this story is the development in tradition of a parable of Jesus about the destiny of a fruitless tree, such as Luke 13:6-9. Jesus' answer to the question of the amazed disciples (verse 20) makes the miracle an example of the power of prayer made with unwavering faith (verses 21-22)."
Why Pray for the Deceased?
Q: When did the custom of celebrating
Masses for people who have died
A: I cannot give you an exact date
for the first time this happened.
It was a natural step from remembering
martyrs to remembering other holy
people to remembering those who
might need further purification. There
are prayers for the dead in the Third
Anaphora of St. Peter (Sharar) used by
the Maronite Church today; this text
dates to 431.
The Mass links us to all the living, all
the saints and "all the dead whose faith
only you [God] can know" (Eucharistic
Prayer for Masses for Various Needs
and Occasions).
In Book Nine of the Confessions, St.
Augustine of Hippo describes extended
conversations with his mother, St.
Monica, shortly before her death in
387. He reports that she asked him to
remember her during celebrations of
the Mass.
When Did Women's Religious Communities Begin?
Q: How and when did religious communities of women begin? I
know there is a great variety among religious orders, communities
and societies. How did that come about? These questions
arose during a recent RCIA session.
A: The first Christian "sisters" were contemplatives in the desert
in Egypt, starting in the fourth century. Although they lived
alone at first, they soon gathered together to form communities
dedicated to prayer. Because people sought them out for advice,
some of these groups moved closer to urban areas. St. Scholastica (480-542?), sister of St. Benedict, is regarded as founding the first women's religious
community in the West.
All religious sisters were contemplatives until the 1300s, when groups
began so that women could combine community life and work such as
teaching, hospital work, running orphanages and similar apostolic work.
Some groups that began as associations of laywomen later became formal
religious communities.
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Include your street address for personal replies enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, please. Some answer material must be
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- LEDs are made of semiconductor chips and emit light when a current passes through them.
- Stockholm is beautiful in the mornings, the golden light glinting off the buildings.
- Dark clothes don't glow because the dark pigments absorb the UV light.
- Everything is brightly lit once the UV lights are turned on.
- Fluorescent lights or special grow lamps also work if left on about 14 to 16 hours per day.
- Hang paper chains or other decorations well away from lights or any other source of heat.
- For the past couple of years, the appearance of Christmas lights and festive decorations has heralded the arrival of a weighty travel anthology.
- Fairy lights were switched on and music played.
- Instead of the usual studio lighting he used the available light sources visible in the shot, such as lamps, Christmas tree lights and so forth.
- Queuing traffic at the numerous lights in and around the High Street creates more congestion.
- I don't want to drive these things wide open on the street, but we'll run them zero to 60 at the next few lights.
- The look, of course, was no big deal, but the preposterous wheelspinning start as the lights went green certainly was.
- On the walls were mirrors which reflected what little natural light came through the portholes around the room.
- I resume my watch but the light is failing so I exchange my camera for my rifle.
- On entering this vast sanctum, one is immediately struck by the quality of space and light.
- I suppose blocking of a right to light would be an example, would it not?
- The right to light must be a specific right, so that light is claimed for particular windows or skylights, and there cannot be a general claim for light over the whole piece of land.
Visible light is electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength falls within the range to which the human retina responds, i.e. between about 390 nm (violet light) and 740 nm (red). White light consists of a roughly equal mixture of all visible wavelengths, which can be separated to yield the colours of the spectrum, as was first demonstrated conclusively by Newton. In the 20th century it became apparent that light consists of energy quanta called photons which behave partly like waves and partly like particles. The velocity of light in a vacuum is 299,792 km per second.
- She seemed very pale and weak, the light from her eyes, gone.
- She had a very soft beauty to her, but she had a fierce light in her eyes.
- No words could describe that feeling of supreme joy at seeing the light in her eyes.
- The good of human freedom, by European lights, must be weighed against the risk and cost of actually fighting for it.
- He was, by his lights at least, honest with me.
- I think that the president is a basically decent man who is trying to do the best he can according to his lights.
- I found you on the net, and hope you may give some light to this mystery for me!
- The light of knowledge characterises John's spiritual development and devotion to God.
- The light of knowledge is necessary to expel this demon of ignorance, he says.
- They believed this to be a natural power of the soul, realized as it gradually opens itself to divine light and truth.
- The light of the divine shines everywhere, and has no gender, and has no single pronoun, and has no one image.
- May God grant new gospel light to this spiritually deprived nation!
- The hanging lantern caught the lights in his blond hair.
- Squint your eyes and see the landscape as a series of shapes, lights and darks, as opposed to seeing every detail.
- My uncle turns, glances at me, the sun from behind the clouds casting lights and darks across his lean face.
- I was nervous and when I get nervous I smoke - too bad I didn't have a light.
- The opening casements were also taped along the junction between the casement and the opening light.
- Summer cross-ventilation can be obtained through opening lights in the glass wall and the motorized panes of the clerestory.
- Top lights and side windows flood the building with daylight from unexpected angles.
- Well-lit by a triple-light mullion and transom window with wooden surrounds, the landing was given additional light from a dormer window high up in the central gable.
- The windows also show progress in one particular way: they are still mullioned and transomed, but the individual lights are no longer arched.
- In summer, the glazed frame-light can often be left off altogether and replaced with a slatted frame, the glazed light being put back if there is a likelihood of heavy rain.
- He said Mandisi has always been a shining light and brought understanding and laughter to their lives.
- He had made other mistakes over the years, but he also had been one of the bright and shining lights of college sports.
- New cap Scott MacLeod is one of Scotland's bright young lights, but Gray fails to shine.
verbo (past lit /lɪt/; past participle lit or lighted)[with object]
- We were both watching TV, the pictures brightly lighting the dark living room.
- Sets are very minimalist but lit to good effect.
- It's cramped, poorly stocked and somehow dimly lit.
- It was peaceful, the street lights were lit and the only noise that could be heard was a dog barking in the distance.
- As he flicked the switch to light the brightly coloured bulbs, an enormous cheer went up from onlookers.
- In later years insurance companies forced the removal of the old candelabras and these were replaced with little electric lights, lighted by a button.
- If we are among the lucky ones we may have an oil lamp but in most cases we have a candle to light us to bed.
- One was so scrupulous that when he finished work, he would snuff out the candle the state had provided and light himself to bed with his own.
- We took off our sandals, and two of the men carried burning torches to light our way.
- The night sky would light up; there was a bright white glow every time the lightning surged through the clouds.
- I stared blankly at the PC screen, waiting for it to light up.
- They should wear light coloured clothes and reflective armbands and have bicycles properly lit up, front and back.
- He pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and walked away from the fire, through the village, and into the forest.
- We both lit our Bic lighters as if we were at a Grateful Dead concert.
- Almost every month my neighbour has a bonfire: last Friday at 9.15 pm he lit one.
- Mr Griffiths was sucking hopefully at his pipe, which had refused to light properly.
- However, the four managed to overpower the man and retrieve the lighter before it lit.
- It took three goes to get the cigarette to light, as my hands were shaking.
- He fished a pipe out of his pocket, lit it up, and began to smoke.
- She got out her last cigarette and lit it up as she walked away.
- When I see people struggling to light their smokes up in a stinking back alley in the dead of winter, in the rain, I really can't see that is their little pleasure time.
- If it is sufficiently light outside to tell a white thread from a black thread then one should be fasting.
- The closer one is to the North Pole, the longer the dark or light period is.
- The seeds were then grown in vermiculite at 30°C under dark or light conditions.
- The walls were a dark jade color here, the tile a light tan covered with crimson matting.
- The streets of the city were cobble stones, and most of the buildings made of a light gray stone or wood.
- The screen turned light purple and a single folder appeared in the middle of the screen.
bring (or come) to light
- Make or become widely known or evident: no new facts came to lightMás ejemplos en oraciones
reveal, disclose, expose, uncover, show up, lay bare, unveil, manifest, unearth, dig up, dig out, turn up, bring to notice, detect, identify, dredge up, smoke out, root out, ferret out, hunt out, nose outbe discovered, be uncovered, be unearthed, appear, come out, transpire, become known, become apparent, materialize, emerge, crop up, turn up, show up, pop up
- The club also questioned the fact that the controversy had come to light on the eve of a key match against champions AC Milan today.
- We don't know what kind of evidence this prosecutor has brought to light.
- Once all of the facts are brought to light, all judges will of course judge impartially.
go out like a light
- informal Fall asleep or lose consciousness suddenly: she returned to bed and went out like a lightMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Staggering, I turned around to face my attacker but never saw him, a second fist followed the first and I went out like a light.
- I can hear her breathing and going out like a light.
- Something hit the back of the trench and I went out like a light.
in a —— light
- So as to give a specified impression: the audit portrayed the company in a favourable lightMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Nor does it stop one school being compared with another in an unfair light.
- If the phrase 'traditional marriage' casts one's view on the matter in an unfavourable light, then by all means, use a different one.
- You know, it doesn't even show the military in an unflattering light, it's more warts-and-all kind of thing.
in the light of (or in light of)
- Taking (something) into consideration: the exorbitant prices are explainable in the light of the factsMás ejemplos en oraciones
taking into consideration, considering, taking into account, bearing in mind, keeping in mind, mindful of, taking note of, in view of
- In the light of what happened at Newcastle, it had been decided that it would not be in the public interest to proceed with the two charges today.
- Our task is to evaluate the ensuing legislation in the light of all these matters.
- In the light of my conclusion it is unnecessary to express an opinion on this argument.
light a fire under someone
- see fire.
light and shade
- The contrast between lighter and darker areas in a painting.Oraciones de ejemplo
- The last decade of the 5th century and the first of the 4th saw the next peak of Greek painting: Pliny says Apollodorus 'opened the gates of painting', balancing light and shade.
- And yet Vermeer seems willing to set down the areas of light and shade just as they occur.
- Avison also draws analogies between music and painting: both require a mixture of light and shade, foreground, middle ground and distance.
- 6.1The contrast between more and less intense emphatic treatment of something: the sinfonietta players bring ample light and shade to the musicMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Beautiful tone, assured phrasing, wonderful contrasts of light and shade, the players revelled in Haydn's ever-inventive musicality.
- Director David Bintley has brought north three works of contrasting light and shade, style and vintage that add up to a superbly balanced programme.
- 'Judgement' is an atmospheric and emotional work, musically balancing light and shade, metal riffs contrasting with delicate acoustic passages.
light at the end of the tunnel
- An indication that a long period of difficulty is nearing an end: it had been a hard struggle but I could see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnelMás ejemplos en oraciones
- There is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, but it is still a long way off yet.
- It has, at times, been difficult but he can see a light at the end of the tunnel now.
- We are able to work alone for long periods of time, if necessary, with no light at the end of the tunnel.
light the fuse
- see fuse2.
the light of day
- Daylight: we sailed at the first light of dayMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Oddly, since the day was so foggy, parts of the landscape that were completely obscured in the light of day, now shone brightly under a moon brilliant enough to read by.
- These creatures are vulnerable only to sunlight, which makes it pretty weird that there's not one scene in the movie where a single demon is exposed to the light of day.
- As the light of day slowly dimmed, the world was lit by the angry flashes of lightning which crackled across the sky.
- 9.1General public attention: bringing old family secrets into the light of dayMás ejemplos en oraciones
- As soon as that is exposed to the light of day, the public will revolt against it.
- Does Keighley hide some kind of weapons of mass destruction or is there some other secret that cannot bear the light of day?
- A masked killer is stalking the High School where almost all the students have deep, dark and dirty secrets hidden from the light of day.
the light of one's life
- A much loved person: she was his only child, the light of his lifeMás ejemplos en oraciones
- JJ has given me a lifetime of love in a short time, and she is the light of my life.
- I lost the light of my life, my buddy, my best friend.
- He had always been the light of my life and I thought he was so brave, moving away from everything he knew to make a fresh start.
the lights are on, but nobody's (or no one's) home
- Used to suggest that a person lacks intelligence or awareness: looking into their eyes, it's a clear case of the lights are on, but nobody's homeMás ejemplos en oraciones
- When it comes to "support" from these folks, as with so many other things, the lights are on but nobody's home.
- What's up with Calvin's vacant "the lights are on but nobody's home" type stare.
- The bland expression on her face just looks like "the lights are on but nobody is at home"!
lights out
- Bedtime in a school dormitory, military barracks, or other institution, when lights should be switched off: a few minutes before lights outMás ejemplos en oraciones
- The other night, just before lights out in the barracks, the girl I sleep beside on a regular basis had what I thought was a pretty perceptive thought - for a girl.
- The older children, the over 16's, were allowed forty-five minutes more, before lights out at ten.
- So, he worked, counting down the minutes until lights out.
lit up
- informal, dated Drunk: a lit-up Augustus should provide a spectacle which nobody ought to missMás ejemplos en oraciones
- She was flushed and sweaty and lit up on something.
punch someone's lights out informal
see the light
- Understand or realize something after prolonged thought or doubt: he suddenly saw the light and realized he was going nowhere with UnitedMás ejemplos en oraciones
understand, realizeinformal cotton on, catch on, get the message, get the picture, have an aha momentBritish informal twigunderstand, comprehend, realize, find out, see daylight, work out what's going on, get the pointinformal cotton on, catch on, tumble, latch on, get the picture, get the message, get the drift, get it, get wise, see what's what, savvyBritish informal twig
- Prominent organizations have began to see the light more, and realize what kind of production prospects can give them.
- I wish I could say that the experience helped me see the light and realize that I had misjudged the film.
- Would it suddenly see the light and stop its bullying?
- 15.1Undergo religious conversion.Oraciones de ejemplo
- Paul is in the same world after seeing the light on the road to Damascus as he was before, but everything looks different.
- Saul's traveling companions didn't see the light because the call was not for them.
- It took a roots-up, religious-type conversion - I'd walked in darkness, then I saw the light.
see the light of day
- Be born.Oraciones de ejemplo
- George Headley was a prolific scorer for Jamaica, but he wasn't actually born there - he first saw the light of day in Panama in Central America.
- 16.1Begin to exist or to become publicly known or available: this software first saw the light of day back in 1993Más ejemplos en oraciones
- Without that right, important information that should be available to the public would never see the light of day.
- But let me tell you this: if nothing else I write sees the light of day, I won't care.
- And somehow, in all his research, Marshall also missed this astonishing piece of news, which likewise has not seen the light of day before.
throw (or cast or shed) light on
- Help to explain (something) by providing further information about it: no one could shed any light on the mysterious car accidentMás ejemplos en oraciones
explain, elucidate, clarify, clear up, offer/give an explanation for/of, make clear, make plain, interpret, comment on
- Certainly it would be fascinating to see the results, as they would throw light on exactly how much the public understands about any of this stuff.
- Now a new poll sheds light on whether TV viewers are fed up with all the sex on television.
- He has cast light on so many problem areas that I am moved to nominate him as the first national boxing commissioner - should that post ever be created.
Verbos con partícula
light up
- (Of a person's face or eyes) suddenly become animated with liveliness or joy: his eyes lit up and he smiled a smile of delight lit up her faceMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Audrey watched the exchange expectantly, a bright smile suddenly lighting up her entire face.
- She grinned suddenly, her face lighting up, her eyes turning to tawny amber-green.
- As for the race itself, Diane breaks into a beaming smile and her eyes light up as she recalls that sunny day at York Racecourse last May.
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- They are small (not bigger than 0.5 cm or 1/5 in), have lightish brown legs, and a round, hard, shiny reddish-brownish shell.
- For the goggles, I was looking at a green camouflage colour, lightish, around the $100 mark.
- He described him as a black male wearing black combat trousers and a lightish or light grey vest.
lightless adjetivo
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- As an added bonus, the keyboard seems to light up, which I envision will be a boon to struggling typists working in windowless, lightless spaces.
- After midnight the storm finally blew itself out, and the lightless convoy moved out.
- They were not alone in enjoying this subterranean existence because Bermuda's caves support a diverse fauna specially adapted to a lightless existence.
Old English lēoht, līht (noun and adjective), līhtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch licht and German Licht, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek leukos 'white' and Latin lux 'light'.
The two words spelled light have different sources. The light referring to the rays that stimulate sight shares an ancestor with Greek leukos 'white' (found in leukaemia (mid 19th century) a disease that affects the white blood cells), and Latin lux (source of lucid (late 16th century)). The light referring to weight comes from the same ancient root as lung (Old English)—the lightness of the lungs distinguishes them from other internal organs. This sense of light survives in lights (Middle English), the lungs of sheep, pigs or bullocks, used as food, especially for pets. If someone does something that creates a tense or exciting situation, people might say that they light the blue touch-paper. A touch-paper is a type of fuse that will burn slowly when touched by a spark. It is now only used with fireworks, but in the past would also have been a means for igniting gunpowder. The word lighten (Middle English) 'shed light on' is the source of lightning (Middle English).
Palabras que riman con lightaffright, alight, alright, aright, bedight, bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, Dwight, excite, fight, flight, fright, goodnight, height, ignite, impolite, indict, indite, invite, kite, knight, lite, might, mite, night, nite, outfight, outright, plight, polite, quite, right, rite, sight, site, skintight, skite, sleight, slight, smite, Snow-white, spite, sprite, tight, tonight, trite, twite, underwrite, unite, uptight, white, wight, wright, write
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- Wrap the dish in clingfilm and place in the fridge with a light weight on top for an hour or so, to allow the flavours to mingle before serving.
- The large, sixteen-inch light alloy wheels add to the sporty dynamics of the car.
- He worked on light metal alloys and the electrolytic production of potassium and sodium.
- His problem was that the car came up four pounds light at the scales following the run.
- I was 200 kilos too light to be a linebacker, I guess.
- We should require auto makers to make cars, SUVs and light trucks that go farther on a gallon of gas.
- They plan to be using it both as a light rail transport system and a tourist attraction.
- They were similar to the horses used for light carts and tradesmen's carts.
- The pace of light infantry is limited to the speed of a soldier on foot.
- Traces of the modus operandi of the light infantry of old still live on amidst special forces such as the SAS.
- Sniper units are similar to the light infantry units but they operate in smaller teams.
- That's because with empty tanks and a light car, you might find you have more grip than you expected.
- This requires an optimized design of the vessel to minimize the light ship weight as much as possible.
- Sun is vital, so choose an open site on light soil with good drainage.
- Low rainfall and light soils of moderate fertility help control vine vigour and canopy here.
- It tolerates salty conditions and actually prefers light, sandy soil, since it needs a supply of air to its roots.
- The lighter isotope of helium, helium - 3, is short of one neutron compared to its heavier version.
- His idea was to use the material flux from an exploding fission weapon to compress a container that held the light isotopes.
- Anthropometric measurements were taken with participants wearing light clothes and no shoes or socks.
- He was walking in light footwear across his base camp on his way to the latrine.
- His trademark is ready to wear dresses that are light and suitable for any occasion.
- He'd walked her home through the light, early summer rain that was falling on the city.
- We had run into pretty light resistance, and we had pushed out a couple of thousand yards.
- It could carry 118,000 barrels of light oil products such as gasoline and heating oil.
- Here, cooks will prepare a light meal of mixed salad, tinned cold fish or meat, bread and cheese and fruit.
- It was light and tasty, but rather deficient in the garlic stakes.
- Prawn risotto with dill and creme fraiche had all the promise of a light but punchy starter.
- It was white, fleshy and not oily, cooked in a light batter and served with a white cream sauce and mushrooms.
- Each doctor that saw her said something different about her diet; food, no food, light diet; no food!
- Adding some light dairy products to a smart diet was first seen as a way to lower blood pressure.
- Pale green in the glass, with golden highlights, this is a soft, light wine with attractive floral notes.
- Schiava grapes are found in most of the non-varietal light red wines of Trentino-Alto Adige.
- I took a seat on a high barstool amongst the quiet and serious four and ordered half a pint of light ale for the golden pound I had had in my right pocket.
- Cream the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy, then add the beaten egg a little at a time while continuing to work.
- The pastry was crisp and light and the salad was the kind where you wanted to eat every scrap.
- The sticky toffee pudding had a light sponge and moreish caramel sauce, all of which disappeared fast.
- The knock on the front door was light, and at first I wasn't certain of it.
- Even Levine, looking tired, doesn't approach the podium with a light step these days.
- The therapy is very gentle, using only light touch, but it is amazing in its results.
- The thickness of the font was kind of perfect for our logo, not too bold and not too light.
- Anyone seeking a little light reading had better steer clear of this book.
- None of the inherent whimsy is lost and the film remains an incredibly moving but suitably light piece.
- Wavell had, it seems, an interest both in light fiction and serious history.
- Penn keeps the tone of the film extremely light, as the action effortlessly hops between Florida and Beverly Hills.
- The first part of the story ends at a very natural point in the story, and on a suitably light moment.
- All day, there are thoughts both weighty and light dancing through my head.
- Are they working to review the light sentence that has been handed out?
- But suggest a bit of light housework and he's all feral snarls and pulling rank.
- Sit up, do light housework, or take a walk until your body has had a chance to digest.
- She easily fell into a light sleep, wanting to be able to wake up at the slightest sign of danger.
- She is a light sleeper and sleeping next to me does deprive her of what little sleep she does get.
- I am a fairly light sleeper, and do get woken very easily by sound.
- Jude found the room full of soldiers and light women.
be light on
- Be rather short of: we're light on fuelMás ejemplos en oraciones
- I've complained before about movies being light on plot, but this one is absolutely plot-free.
- Such civil litigation is labour intensive, and like all capital defence offices, we were light on labour.
- He has been light on policy while exhorting voters to abandon the stale battle between right and left.
be light on one's feet
- (Of a person) be quick or nimble: she may be plump but she is very light on her feetMás ejemplos en oraciones
nimble, deft, agile, lithe, limber, lissom, flexible, supple, adroit, graceful, acrobatic, lively, active, quick, quick-moving, spry, sprightly;informal twinkle-toed, nippy
- As she dances around the ring, she is light on her feet and moves with the grace and subtle strength of a ballet dancer in a pas de deux.
- She was never exactly a ballerina but she could be light on her feet if she needed to be.
- We hired a swing band, so there was a ton of dancing and I was light on my feet well past midnight.
a light touch
- The ability to deal with something tactfully or in an understated way: a novel which handles its tricky subject with a light touchMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Directed with wit and a light touch, the production flew like the wind, but never so quickly that the zany personalities got lost in the rush.
- My clients appreciate my light touch and a cool head when it comes to dividing marital assets, custody agreements and determining child support or spousal support.
- Her directing is right on, and her light touch steers Galloway deftly through some black humor.
make light of
- Treat as unimportant: I didn't mean to make light of your problemsMás ejemplos en oraciones
play down, downplay, understate, underrate, rate too low, not do justice to, do an injustice to, underplay, de-emphasize, underemphasize, trivialize, minimize, diminish, downgrade, reduce, lessen, brush aside, gloss over, shrug offinformal soft-pedal, sell shortrare misprize, minify
- Companies that make light of elders are finding a consumer force to reckon with.
- This is the second time Mr Howard has made light of such an incident.
- Unfortunately, the subtlety, range and freshness of her work has too often been ignorantly made light of.
make light work of
- Accomplish (a task) quickly and easily: make light work of cooking with the help of this electronic food processorMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Having bowled out their opponents for 170, the home side made light work of knocking off the required runs with more than 18 overs to spare.
- At the end of the day-long meeting, he made light work of summing up the main points.
- High praise is due to our server, who made light work of snaking his way through the thickets of humanity.
travel light
- Travel with a minimum load or minimum luggage: she's one of those backpackers who likes to travel lightMás ejemplos en oraciones
- The commandos and Special Forces traveled light and were trained for this kind of backwoods work.
- We all travelled light, taking with us only what we considered to be the bare essentials of life.
- Frank travelled light around the world, with one small cardboard suitcase and a canvas rucksack.
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- In addition to the eggs, he puts in a little flour, some milk or a little water, and makes a lightish sort of batter.
- It's a lightish drinking wine and a good Pinot for the money.
- Transfixed by a sports agenda of lightish news, the BBC failed to see the real story.
Old English lēocht, līht (noun), lēohte (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch licht and German leicht, from an Indo-European root shared by lung.
The two words spelled light have different sources. The light referring to the rays that stimulate sight shares an ancestor with Greek leukos 'white' (found in leukaemia (mid 19th century) a disease that affects the white blood cells), and Latin lux (source of lucid (late 16th century)). The light referring to weight comes from the same ancient root as lung (Old English)—the lightness of the lungs distinguishes them from other internal organs. This sense of light survives in lights (Middle English), the lungs of sheep, pigs or bullocks, used as food, especially for pets. If someone does something that creates a tense or exciting situation, people might say that they light the blue touch-paper. A touch-paper is a type of fuse that will burn slowly when touched by a spark. It is now only used with fireworks, but in the past would also have been a means for igniting gunpowder. The word lighten (Middle English) 'shed light on' is the source of lightning (Middle English).
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verbo (past and past participle lit /lɪt/ or lighted)[no object]
- The sunlight struck upon my face and my eyes lit upon the white and sandy shores of France.
- He turned to go home; but even as he turned, his eye lit upon a figure behind a tree.
- Upon arriving in Sonoma, she lit upon the idea of launching a high-end home store where she could combine both her passions under one roof.
- Gently she handed the little girl to her mother and they lighted from their horses.
- It was said with a grin but that didn't dilute the cloud that lighted on the soldier's face.
- A thrush had lighted on a bough not five meters away, almost at the level of their faces.
Verbos con partícula
light into
- North American informal Criticize severely; attack: he lit into him for his indiscretionMás ejemplos en oraciones
thrash, drub, thump, batter, hammer, pummel, hit out at, strike out at, (let) fly at, weigh into, belabourinformal lay into, tear into, sail into, lace into, pitch into, paste, let someone have itBritish informal have a go atscold, berate, upbraid, castigate, censure, condemn, lambaste, criticize, reprimand, rebuke, chide, reprove, admonish, harangue, take to task, lay into, rant at, rave at, rail at, revile, fulminate against, haul/call over the coalsinformal pitch into, rap someone's knuckles, slap someone's wrist, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, carpet, tell off, bawl outNorth American informal chew out
- One student said something to the effect of 'everyone calm down' and then Zack lit into that guy.
- He lit into the head of his National Security Forces.
- The magazine gleefully lit into its competitors in its May 14 issue, but it makes its own share of blunders.
light out
- North American informal Depart hurriedly: he lit out for California to 'find' himselfMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Janie then lit out of the house with her shotgun, telling Pa she was off to find Lyddie June.
- MacAdams, a white poet and journalist from Texas who lit out for the cool of New York, is part of it too.
- We are a society of people who light out for the territory when problems come along.
Old English līhtan (in (sense 2); also 'lessen the weight of'), from light2; compare with alight1.
The two words spelled light have different sources. The light referring to the rays that stimulate sight shares an ancestor with Greek leukos 'white' (found in leukaemia (mid 19th century) a disease that affects the white blood cells), and Latin lux (source of lucid (late 16th century)). The light referring to weight comes from the same ancient root as lung (Old English)—the lightness of the lungs distinguishes them from other internal organs. This sense of light survives in lights (Middle English), the lungs of sheep, pigs or bullocks, used as food, especially for pets. If someone does something that creates a tense or exciting situation, people might say that they light the blue touch-paper. A touch-paper is a type of fuse that will burn slowly when touched by a spark. It is now only used with fireworks, but in the past would also have been a means for igniting gunpowder. The word lighten (Middle English) 'shed light on' is the source of lightning (Middle English).
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State budget agreement provides $1M cash infusion to North Country CAP agency
CONCORD � The long-term financial picture for Tri-County Community Action Program just got brighter with the state budget agreement appropriating $1.033 million to the agency as well as a $250,000 line of credit.
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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and the Monroe Plan for Medical Care announced Thursday an agreement to continue offering coverage for more than 100,000 Medicaid Managed Care and Family Health Plus members in Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Livingston, Seneca, Yates and Orleans counties.
The hospitals and insurers are eager to preserve access for Medicaid recipients, according to a release from Excellus. The terms of the agreement include strategies to improve patient care and help reduce financial losses for Excellus, the release said.
"While Excellus will continue to lose money under this program, the losses are reduced to a level we can sustain until other longer term initiatives are implemented," stated Christopher Booth, chief executive officer of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.
"Gov. Cuomo recently cited Rochester as a model for the state and the nation for high quality, low cost health care," stated Bradford Berk, chief executive officer of the University of Rochester Medical Center, which has Thompson Health as one of its affiliates. "It is the history of collaboration among stakeholders that has made Rochester unique and successful. This agreement is just the most recent example."
"The importance of this announcement is that people who truly can't afford private coverage but may require high quality health care will have equal access to it," stated Mark Clement, chief executive officer of the Rochester General Health System.
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Monroe County Environmental Education Center will host snowshoeing at Skytop at 1 p.m. Monday at Skytop Lodge, 1 Skytop Lodge Road, Skytop.
Karen N. Boyle, environmental educator with MCEEC, and Kimberly Matthew, activities director at Skytop, will lead a two-hour snowshoe hike.
Participants, who should dress in layers, will meet at Skytop at 12:45 p.m. Additional hikes are scheduled for Jan. 14 and 28 and Feb. 3.
The cost is $8 for nonmembers, $5 for members and children under age 12. Skytop snowshoe rental costs $10 for adults and $6 for children. Preregistration is required.
To preregister, call 570-629-3061. For information, visit mcconservation.org.
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